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To all our readers,

Don't worry, we're still alive!

I know it has been, what a month?, since our last book review/post, but we've been in a sort of slump.

Not that it's because we ran out of books to read, because that may as well be impossible, but well one of us hasn't felt the urge to read and everyone knows that when you're not into it, it isn't as good.

The other one has a term paper to right and even though she would love to stop it all to read for you guys, she can't.

But here's an idea! If you guys have read a book and want to submit a review, then go ahead! We'll post it here and credit you. (this goes for any day, not just our slump ones.) That way, we'll keep the wheel of book sharing going!

Also, don't forget to check out our giveaway section. We dont' have one yet, but we're in touch with a lot of blogs that are. Who knows, maybe you'll win!

That's all for now! Keep checking on us!

-Karina

Review: Rules of Attraction

Title: Rules of Attraction
Author: Simone Elkeles
Pages: 324
Hardcover, Walker & Company

Goodreads summary:
When Carlos Fuentes returns to America after living in Mexico for a year, he doesn’t want any part of the life his older brother, Alex, has laid out for him at a high school in Colorado . Carlos likes living his life on the edge and wants to carve his own path—just like Alex did. Then he meets Kiara Westford. She doesn’t talk much and is completely intimidated by Carlos’ wild ways. As they get to know one another, Carlos assumes Kiara thinks she’s too good for him, and refuses to admit that she might be getting to him. But he soon realizes that being himself is exactly what Kiara needs right now

My review:

Oh my goodness. Love this book!

Okay, so I wasn't expecting much of it to begin with. I loved the first one so much and I've had a history of being disappointed with the sequel. But this book, this book brings hope that squalls will once more be grand!

This is the story of Carlos Fuentes, Alex's high school senior little brother, and high school senior Kiara.

Kiara is your basic high school senior, with a slight speech problem. Carlos is your basic Mexican gang member. They would have never picked one another as someone they would go out with.

When circumstances beyond them control bring them under the same roof, they can't recognize one another.

The book is amazing. I loved it so much, and as a native Spanish speaker, it was amazingly correct. Well there was one exception, but it could actually depend on what it really means. I'm glad to say that I've learned a lot of things from this book. Due to my growing up in the States, I'm not that advanced in the Mexican slang and well reading Simone Elkeles has finally caught me up to the language of my cousins.

I personally connected with the book, and I'm thinking that's what made me love it so much. It wasn't just how well written it was, or how there was a believable romance, or how I was basically engaged into the story that when I took a break and returned to my room, for a moment I was trying to remember what channel I had been watching. That's how good it was, I could see everything playing out in my head.

I'm giving this 4.5 out of 5 stars and am recommending it to everyone who loves a romance, wants to learn Spanish or just looking for a good sequel.

-Karina

Review: Crash into Me

Title: Crash into Me
Author: Albert Borris
Pages: 257
Hardcover, Simon Pulse publishing

Goodreads summary:
Owen, Frank, Audrey, and Jin-Ae have one thing in common: they all want to die. When they meet online after each attempts suicide and fails, the four teens make a deadly pact: they will escape together on a summer road trip to visit the sites of celebrity suicides...and at their final destination, they will all end their lives. As they drive cross-country, bonding over their dark impulses, sharing their deepest secrets and desires, living it up, hooking up, and becoming true friends, each must decide whether life is worth living--or if there's no turning back.

My review:

Alright, I'll admit it. I picked up this book at Borders because it had a really cool cover. Then because it had a nice title. So cheers to publishing companies and their cover art designers, you have won another reader over.

Crash into Me is basically about a group of suicidal kids on a cross-America road trip to their final destination in California. It's a literal and figurative final destination, because that's where the Pack is going to fulfill the Pact to finally die together.

And they did.

Only it wasn't the way you would think. This book takes four strangers who only have their emotional instability/death wishes in common and takes them through the journey that everyone should take.

They find reasons along the journey that brings them closer to what they're really afraid of, what they really want to get rid off from their lives, while bringing them closer to each other.

Their journey does end in death, but not the kind they expected.

The book was actually well written. I really like reading Albert Borris. The characters do develop, and you feel for them. The flashes to the past give you insight to what kind of people they are, while reading about the kind of people they're becoming.

I give it 4/5 stars, and recommend it to everyone.

-Karina

Review: I Am Number Four

Title: I Am Number Four
Author: Pittaucs Lore
Pages: 440
Hardcover, HaperCollins publishing

Goodreads Summary:
In the beginning they were a group of nine. Nine aliens who left their home planet of Lorien when it fell under attack by the evil Mogadorian. Nine aliens who scattered on Earth. Nine aliens who look like ordinary teenagers living ordinary lives, but who have extraordinary, paranormal skills. Nine aliens who might be sitting next to you now.

The Nine had to separate and go into hiding. The Mogadorian caught Number One in Malaysia, Number Two in England, and Number Three in Kenya. All of them were killed. John Smith, of Paradise, Ohio, is Number Four. He knows that he is next.

I AM NUMBER FOUR is the thrilling launch of a series about an exceptional group of teens as they struggle to outrun their past, discover their future—and live a normal life on Earth.

I AM NUMBER FOUR.
I AM NEXT.

My Review:

Wow. Considering I tend to stay away from books on aliens, this is amazing!

I will admit, I only started reading it because it was being made into a movie with my all time favorite actor, Alex Pettyfer. But once I started reading it, it didnt' really matter.

The story lines begins basic, new boy falls in love with popular girl and befriends a nerd/loser. But the twists the story line is what makes it so great. I will admit though, the character's seem to have sort of dull personalites, and the relationship is ofcourse fluffy, yet somehow unrealistic due to their ages. (Lets just say that normal teenagers tend to get more hormonal than these two did through out the entire series book.)

I'm not sure how Lore will go on writing this, as John or as another number, but as of finishing the book, I could go with either one. I'm not say the writing was bad, it wasn't, but it wasn't something amazing. I think the thing that really makes this book shine is its plot. The plot is amazing!

But even so, this book is totally worth reading, and trust me, the ending is nothing but simply the begining.

-Karina

Goodreads Giveaways

So, for those of you who have goodreads accounts let me fill you in on something you may or may not already know:

Goodreads is constantly in book giveaway!

yup! you can win anything from ARCs (advanced readers copies) to currently out but signed copies of books.

you can post giveaways as well!

so if you have, go! go my little blog readers and enter those contests:

http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway

not only is this for US residents, but a lot of giveaways also include international shipping! Just make sure you see your country's initials next to countries available.

Now, for those of you who don't have Goodreads, I really think you should! It's a great site, where not only can you keep track of the books you've read, wanted to read, and are currently reading but you also get a chance to connect with other users who have the same book interests. There's always something to do on Goodreads if you look for it. From trivia, to voting, to simple Q&A with authors, Goodreads is the place to go for books.

On a separate note:

You may have noticed, those of you who have followed or simple passed by since the beginning, that our blog looks different.

Why, it actually looks like a blog! It has widgets, a nice background and not to mention a more noticeable follow button.

Well this is all thanks to my newest member, April.

She has come to revive this blog with me! April has come in taught me the was of technology.

She's a genius! And I love her sooo much for it!

So this is the shout out to her.

And if anyone ever feels like they want to come and be apart of this blog family, like a reviewer for anything, sent me a message and we'll talk.

-Karina

My Soul to Steal Release

Guess what?! As of... yesterday you can buy My Soul to Steal in bookstores all over the U.S. :D  My Soul to Steal is the 4th book in the Soul Screamers series by Rachel Vincent! I've only read the first one so far but this series is awesome!  And one of these characters just happen to be on my fictional boyfriend list. :)

Here's the official blurb!

YOU WANT MY SOUL AND MY BOYFRIEND?

Trying to work things out with
Nash—her maybe boyfriend—is hard enough for Kaylee Cavanaugh. She can’t just
pretend nothing happened. But “complicated” doesn’t even begin to describe their
relationship when his ex-girlfriend transfers to their school, determined to
take Nash back.

See, Sabine isn’t just an ordinary girl. She’s a mara,
the living personification of a nightmare. She can read people’s fears—and craft
them into nightmares while her victims sleep. Feeding from human fear is how she
survives.

And Sabine isn’t above scaring Kaylee and the entire school to
death to get whatever—and whoever—she wants.

I DON'T THINK SO.

And here's the book trailer!

You can buy it from Barnes and Noble HERE 

Or Amazon HERE :D

And there may even be a contest on Rachel Vincent's blog right now...