Top Ten Books I Put Off Reading For Dumb Reasons (52)

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

So this week's Top Ten Tuesday post is TECHNICALLY "Top Ten Books I Almost Put Down But Didn't," but, honestly, the books I almost put down but don't usually don't fit on any Top Ten list. I mean, I don't dislike them or anything (mostly), but I don't have a Top Ten of them. I also generally suck at DNFing and don't really think about doing so while reading (unless I'm really, really miserable). So then I was going to do "Top Ten Books I Almost Didn't Pick Up." But then when I was putting together the list, I realized this post is actually titled "Top Ten Books I Put Off Reading for Dumb Reasons." Which is how we got here.

Review: Touched by Corrine Jackson

Title: Touched (Sense Thieves #1)
Author: Corrine Jackson
Release Date: November 27th, 2012
Publisher: Kensington Teen
Page Count: 343
Source: Purchased
First Reaction: Twilight - if Twilight actually made me care. (A lot.)

Remy O’Malley heals people with touch—but every injury she cures becomes her own. Living in a household with an abusive stepfather, she has healed untold numbers of broken bones, burns,and bruises. And then one night her stepfather goes too far.

Being sent to live with her estranged father offers a clean start and she is eager to take it. Enter Asher Blackwell. Once a Protector of Healers, Asher sacrificed his senses to become immortal. Only by killing a Healer can a Protector recover their human senses. Falling in love is against the rules between these two enemies. Because Remy has the power to make Protectors human again, and when they find out, they’ll be coming for her—if Asher doesn’t kill her first.

[Summary Source: Goodreads]

Top Ten Books That Made Me Cry (44)

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by The Broke and the Bookish

I think for this week's post I'm just going to throw up 10 book covers and that's it. I don't really want to get into the reasons why each of these books lead to the crying and the sads and what have you. Like, even if you can't see why said book would make me cry, just accept it and move on. Because explaining might make me cry again and I just can't. Also, I acknowledge the The Fault in Our Stars by John Green will be on everyone's lists and I'm okay with that. Also, also, I cheated, this list is four more than ten. I'm okay with that too.

(PS: You should be able to reach the Goodreads page for each of these books by clicking the images. Please keep in mind that many of these books are not the first, or even the last, in their series. And furthermore, some of these books aren't out yet - Strange and Ever After doesn't come out until the summer! So consider this hype.)

Review: If I Lie by Corrine Jackson

Title: If I Lie
Author: Corrine Jackson
Release Date: August 28th, 2012
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Page Count: 276
Source: Purchased
First Reaction: I'm just gonna sit here and cry for a little bit, okay?

A powerful debut novel about the gray space between truth and perception.

Quinn’s done the unthinkable: she kissed a guy who is not Carey, her boyfriend. And she got caught. Being branded a cheater would be bad enough, but Quinn is deemed a traitor, and shunned by all of her friends. Because Carey’s not just any guy—he’s serving in Afghanistan and revered by everyone in their small, military town.

Quinn could clear her name, but that would mean revealing secrets that she’s vowed to keep—secrets that aren’t hers to share. And when Carey goes MIA, Quinn must decide how far she’ll go to protect her boyfriend…and her promise.

[Summary Source: Goodreads]

Stacking the Shelves (10)

"Stacking the Shelves" is a weekly feature hosted by Tynga's Reviews

Twas a busy buying week for me, so let's get down to it.

BORROWED

1. Summer and the City by Candace Bushnell

I'm ALMOST done with The Carrie Diaries so I clearly need this one at the ready.

BOUGHT

             

        

 2. The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson
Bought in e-book form because it sounds awesome. And it was on sale.

3. 52 Reasons to Hate My Father by Jessica Brody
This one also sounds great. And was also on sale in e-book form. Holla!

4. The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson
I've been meaning to pick up this one FOREVER and so, yet another GREAT e-book sale convinced me it would be a VERY GOOD IDEA to snag it immediately.

5. Whatever After by Sarah Mlynowski
This week's stacking the shelves is brought to you by e-book sales on Amazon. HURRAY.

6. Splintered by A.G. Howard
Okay, this is also an e-book but it WASN'T on sale. I bought it because Hobbitsies is hosting the Debut Author Challenge and there's a Goodreads Book Club for it. Since I offered to help run said book club, I figured I should actually read the book. And so I bought it.

7. Everneath by Brodi Ashton
ANOTHER e-book sale for an awesome sounding book.

8. Touched by Corrine Jackson
As much as I LOVE actual books, all these crazy awesome e-book sales are REALLY DOING IT FOR ME.

9. Mister Monday by Garth Nix
E-book sale plus Garth Nix. WHAT IS MY LIFE? HOW DID IT GET SO AWESOME?

10. The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd
I bought the hardcopy of this book with the coupon I got from BN last week. Hurray 15% off!

11. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
British book purchase #2. It was the only copy in the store. My hands got all grabby. IT WAS AMAZING.

12. Pantomime by Laura Lam
I went to the signing Thursday night and blogged about it in my Friday Coffee Clutch (discussion) post. It was SO MUCH FUN. Especially since I got to go with some lovely blogging friends.

13. Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger
If there was ONE new release I had to buy while in London, It was absolutely, without question, THIS ONE. It's so pretty and I'm so excited and YES YA STEAMPUNK FROM GAIL CARRIGER. *sigh*

Them be the books, BUT WAIT. THERE'S MORE. I've decided to add a new section to this post. *Drumroll please...*

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

On Sunday I reviewed My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick.

Monday marked the start of The Carrie Diaries Read-Along I'm doing with Harley Bear Book Blog. You guys wanna check that out. There's a GIVEAWAY involved.

I listed my Top Ten Best Bookish Memories on Tuesday. I really enjoyed making that list. Everything on it holds a special place in my heart, but I think #10's my favorite!

Just Like Fate by Cat Patrick and Suzanne Young was my Waiting on Wednesday pick is past week. Absolutely CANNOT wait until August for this one!

On Thursday I reviewed Sever by Lauren DeStefano. The trilogy might be over, but there's a new series on the horizon and I can't wait to get my grabby hands on it.

Friday I told you all about my VERY FIRST AUTHOR SIGNING and how awkward these kinds of things make me feel. I still feel pretty awkward, so if you do too, please come discuss with me, okay?

I would say my week went pretty well. How did yours go? Let me know in the comments below!