Giveaway Reminder of Graceling

My international giveaway of a paperback copy of Graceling by Kristin Cashore ends on Sunday! In 1 day and 18 hours. So if you haven't entered yet, you really should do so now :D Open to everyone.
Graceling is an amazing book, and it is most definitely a must read for EVERYONE :)

You can enter my giveaway HERE.

http://carinabooks.blogspot.com/2012/01/graceling-by-kristin-cashore-giveaway.html

Waiting on Wednesday #17

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

THE IMMORTAL RULES BY JULIE KAGAWA

Goodreads Description:

You will kill. The only question is when.

In the dark days since the insidious Red Lung virus decimated the human population, vampires have risen to rule the crumbling cities and suburbs. Uncontested Princes hold sway over diminished ranks of humans: their "pets." In exchange for their labor, loyalty and of course, their blood, these pets are registered, given food and shelter, permitted to survive.

Unregistered humans cling to fringes, scavenging for survival. Allison Sekemoto and her fellow Unregistereds are hunted, not only by vampires, but by rabids, the unholy result of Red Lung-infected vampires feeding on unwary humans. One night, Allie is attacked by a pack of rabids, saved by an unlikely hero...and turned vampire.

Uncomfortable in her undead skin, Allie falls in with a ragtag crew of humans seeking a cure, or cures: for Rabidism and for Vampirism. She's passing for human...for now. But the hunger is growing and will not be denied. Not for friendship—not even for love.

Hardcover, 304 pages

Expected publication: April 24th 2012 by Harlequin Teen

Pre-Order it here.

Oh. This book seems AMAZING!! Can't wait to read it :D I love Julie's other series; The Iron Fey. I have a feeling this series is a bit different than that one ;) But oh. This one seems so so so amazing. And I am dying to read it :) Pretty cover, as well. <3
What are you waiting for?

Teaser Tuesday #8

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read

• Open to a random page

• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
  
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!

• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Today my teaser is from Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu. I bought this book because of that gorgeous cover. Plus it sounds amazing. But oh, I have only read 27 pages of it today. And then I stopped. Because I'm very sick today, and I can't handle a sad book. So I peeked, and oh, this book will be sad. But also amazing. So waiting until tomorrow or the day after to finish it :) 
What are you reading?

Hazel scooted forward quickly, though her heart still tried to tug her back. She didn't even know where she was going, or wether she could find her way back home, but the path belonged to the wolf now.
Maybe, when she had Jack, she could come back for the shoes. ~ page 173

Review: Article 5 by Kristen Simmons

I’m not sure how to feel about this book. To me, it is a weak four star, I think. See, I loved the story. I loved the plot. I loved the love interest. But I kind of hated the main character.

I had trouble getting into this book at first, since it didn’t feel so real to me, because of how it was written, and with how much I disliked the main character, Ember. 

She isn’t really so bad, I just couldn’t connect to her at all. Didn’t feel anything that she was feeling. And I felt like she was overreacting way too often. Sure, it’s probably normal for must to react that way; I just did not find it to be believable. 

There were so so so many people in this book I did not like. So many bad guys. And just evil people. And then there were Chase. I loved Chase. But I HATED the way Ember thought of him. Chase is a good guy. Kind, loving, strong, broken. But Ember can't seem to see that. 

Even so, I found the book to be very enjoyable. Thought the action and almost-romance was great, even if Ember pissed me off so often. I wasn’t able to put this book down, even with how sick I am today.  

I kind of liked what the US turned into after a war. Even though it's bad and evil, that was one part I found to believe as real. The book leaves many things unsolved, but I have high hopes for all unsolved things in the sequel :)

It reminded me a lot of Legend, but Legend was so much better. But still, there wasn’t really anything alike. And I still really liked this book. I am excited about a sequel :D 

So if you haven’t read this book yet, you really should do so :)

Goodreads - Buy it

Mini Review: Glitches by Marissa Meyer

Another short review. Glitches is a short prequel to Marissa's new book, Cinder. <3 I adored Cinder. A really, really must read book :) Reading this short story has made me want to re-read Cinder. Must do that very, very soon. <3

I loved reading the prequel. About how Cinder's first day with her new.. family was. I really liked Garan. But oh, it was also so sad. It really isn't fair, what happens to so many people in this book :\ But still, I love it all.

I still hate Adri so so so much, but I also just love Peony so much more. She is so much kinder than all the others. And oh. Iko! I love Iko. “I have a glitch, too. Sometimes I forget that I’m not human. I don’t think that happens to most androids.”

This prequel is a must read for everyone having read Cinder or is going to read it. It's not so long, but it is still really amazing. And it makes me long for book 2 / Scarlet so much more. I need that book. <3

Goodreads. My review of Cinder.