Waiting on Wednesday #8

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking The Spine, that highlights upcoming releases we're anticipating.

    Author: Sara Raasch
   Series: Snow Like Ashes #1
   Genre: YA, Fantasy, Romance
   Release Date: October 14, 2014

Summary From Goodreads: 

A heartbroken girl. A fierce warrior. A hero in the making.

Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now, the Winterians’ only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winter’s magic and rebuild the kingdom ever since.

Orphaned as an infant during Winter’s defeat, Meira has lived her whole life as a refugee, raised by the Winterians’ general, Sir. Training to be a warrior-and desperately in love with her best friend, and future king, Mather-she would do anything to help her kingdom rise to power again.

So when scouts discover the location of the ancient locket that can restore Winter’s magic, Meira decides to go after it herself. Finally, she’s scaling towers, fighting enemy soldiers, and serving her kingdom just as she’s always dreamed she would. But the mission doesn’t go as planned, and Meira soon finds herself thrust into a world of evil magic and dangerous politics- and ultimately comes to realize that her destiny is not, never has been, her own.

Discussion Post: Moving Time

 

My dad recently got a new job in New Mexico, meaning that my family and I have to move this summer. I don't know about you guys, but I have never moved before, not even to a different city/town. I've lived in Ohio my whole life, so the prospect of me having pick up everything and move to a completely different place on the other side of the country within two months is kind of exciting and extremely frightening at the same time. 

We finally sold our house last week, but we have no idea when the moving company is coming. Therefore, we're pretty much stuck here for the time being. Our deadline is August 12th because that's when my dad's work begins and my new high school starts the next day (eep!). Hopefully we know soon, because I need to prepare!

So tell me, have you guys ever moved or transferred schools? Have any moving tips or maybe just funny/embarrassing first day of school stories? Do you instigate all the conversations or are you more of an introvert like me and allow other people to break the ice? I want to know what you guys have to say!

Review: In the After (In the After #1) by Demitria Lunetta

Author: Demitria Lunetta
Series: In the After
Genre: YA, Sci-fi/Dystopian
Release Date: June 25, 2013
Format: Ebook

My Rating: 4.5 Stars

Summary From Goodreads: 

They hear the most silent of footsteps.
They are faster than anything you've ever seen.
And They won't stop chasing you...until you are dead.

Amy is watching TV when it happens, when the world is attacked by Them. These vile creatures are rapidly devouring mankind. Most of the population is overtaken, but Amy manages to escape—and even rescue “Baby,” a toddler left behind in the chaos. Marooned in Amy’s house, the girls do everything they can to survive—and avoid Them at all costs.

After years of hiding, they are miraculously rescued and taken to New Hope, a colony of survivors living in a former government research compound. While at first the colony seems like a dream with plenty of food, safety, and shelter, New Hope slowly reveals that it is far from ideal. And Amy soon realizes that unless things change, she’ll lose Baby—and much more.

Stacking the Shelves #6

Stacking the Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, talks about all the books we are adding to our shelves. It can be any book, borrowed, bought, won, for review, and ebooks of course!

Review: Free to Fall by Lauren Miller

Author: Lauren Miller
Series: None
Genre: YA, Sci-Fi/Dystopian, Romance
Release Date: May 13, 2014
Format: ARC

My Rating: 3 Stars

Summary From Goodreads: 

What if there was an app that told you what song to listen to, what coffee to order, who to date, even what to do with your life—an app that could ensure your complete and utter happiness? What if you never had to fail or make a wrong choice?

What if you never had to fall?

Fast-forward to a time when Apple and Google have been replaced by Gnosis, a monolith corporation that has developed the most life-changing technology to ever hit the market: Lux, an app that flawlessly optimizes decision making for the best personal results. Just like everyone else, sixteen-year-old Rory Vaughn knows the key to a happy, healthy life is following what Lux recommends. When she’s accepted to the elite boarding school Theden Academy, her future happiness seems all the more assured. But once on campus, something feels wrong beneath the polished surface of her prestigious dream school. Then she meets North, a handsome townie who doesn’t use Lux, and begins to fall for him and his outsider way of life. Soon, Rory is going against Lux’s recommendations, listening instead to the inner voice that everyone has been taught to ignore — a choice that leads her to uncover a truth neither she nor the world ever saw coming.

ARC August: Goal Post

This is my first time joining ARC August, and also the first time that I've heard of it. I really need to read my ARCs, especially the ones on Netgalley so this is a great chance for me to do so!