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Summer Girls by Hailey Abbott

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Published May 2009 by Point
Format: Paperback
ISBN 9780545102681
250 Pages
Series? Summer Girls | #1
Source: Public Library
Challenges: 2012
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In SUMMER BOYS, Beth, Ella, and Kelsi ruled Pebble Beach. Now it's time for 3 new girls to rock the summer.

JESSICA: Liam is the cutest guy I've ever seen and he loves the beach as much as I do. So how do I show him I'd make a better girlfriend than friend?

GREER I could be tanning on glam French beaches, but instead I'm "family-bonding" in Maine. At least the boys are hot - especially Brady. So what if he has a clingy ex-girlfriend?

LARA: Just my luck. I've fallen hard for the one boy who's totally off limits. If only I could stop kissing him...

666: The Number of the Beast by Various Authors

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Published September 2007 by Scholastic Inc.
Format: Hardcover
ISBN 9780545021173
336 Pages
Series? Nope.
Source: Public Library
Challenges: 2012
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This anthology brings together the best of today's horror writers in one spine-tingling collection. All of these stories are guaranteed to terrify!

So lock the door. Turn on the lights. Don't answer the phone. Open the book...if you dare...

Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Published June 2010 by EgmontUSA
Format: Hardcover
ISBN 9781606840597
418 Pages
Series? Raised by Wolves | # 1
Source: Library
Challenges: 2012
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Adopted by the Alpha of a werewolf pack after a rogue wolf brutally killed her parents right before her eyes, fifteen-year-old Bryn knows only pack life, and the rigid social hierarchy that controls it. That doesn't mean that she's averse to breaking a rule or two.

But when her curiosity gets the better of her and she discovers Chase, a new teen locked in a cage in her guardian's basement, and witnesses him turn into a wolf before her eyes, the horrific memories of her parents' murders return. Bryn becomes obsessed with getting her questions answered, and Chase is the only one who can provide the information she needs.

But in her drive to find the truth, will Bryn push too far beyond the constraints of the pack, forcing her to leave behind her friends, her family, and the identity that she's shaped?

Teaser Tuesday: Hidden (17)

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 07:00:00 +0000

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

Effie at the Wedding by Tracy Marchini

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Published March 2011 by Smashswords
Format: ebook
ISBN B004UN57W4
10 Pages
Series? No
Source: LibraryThing
Challenges: 2012
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Effie has a million reasons why she's not thrilled to be at her sister's wedding -- and the monstrously pink bridesmaid's dress isn't even on the list. When Effie finds herself locked in the bathroom, she thinks she might just stay there. After all, it's better than hearing from her mom about how often she's been to the buffet or how beautiful Ophelia looks in her wedding dress.

In this hysterical young adult short story, Effie will have to find a reason to celebrate... or get used to her porcelain throne.

Hidden by Kelley Armstrong

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Published December 2011 by Subterranean Press
Format: eBook
ISBN
240 Pages
Series? Women of the Underworld | #10.4 Novella
Source: Barnes and Noble
Challenges: 2012
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Hiking through the snow, holiday baking and playing board games by the fire – what’s not to love about an old-fashioned family Christmas?

Werewolves Elena Michaels and Clayton Danvers want to give their four-year-old twins, Kate and Logan, something their parents never had: a nice, normal holiday. No Pack responsibilities, no homicidal half-demons or power-hungry sorcerers to deal with – just the four of them, alone, at a chalet outside Ontario’s Algonquin Park.

Then a strange werewolf shows up at their door…while the town is buzzing about a young man, back from college, found half-eaten in the woods. And there’s the missing little girl …

With all the signs pointing to a rogue mutt with a taste for human flesh, Elena and Clay have no choice but to investigate. But are they the hunters – or the hunted?

Teaser Tuesday: The Demon Lover (16)

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Tue, 29 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

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

Grave Mercy by Robin LeFevers

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Mon, 28 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Published April 2012 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: eBook
ISBN 9780547628349
564 Pages
Series? His Fair Assassin #1
Source: NetGalley
Challenges: 2012
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Why be the sheep, when you can be the wolf?

Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others.

Ismae's most important assignment takes her straight into the high court of Brittany—where she finds herself woefully under prepared—not only for the deadly games of intrigue and treason, but for the impossible choices she must make. For how can she deliver Death’s vengeance upon a target who, against her will, has stolen her heart?

Teaser Tuesday: Grave Mercy (15)

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Tue, 22 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

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

Halflings by Heather Burch

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Published February 2012 by Zondervan
Format: eBook
ISBN ?
288 Pages
Series? Halfling series | # 1
Source: NetGalley
Challenges: 2012
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After being inexplicably targeted by an evil intent on harming her at any cost, seventeen-year-old Nikki finds herself under the watchful guardianship of three mysterious young men who call themselves halflings. Sworn to defend her, misfits Mace, Raven, and Vine battle to keep Nikki safe while hiding their deepest secret—and the wings that come with.

A growing attraction between Nikki and two of her protectors presents a whole other danger. While she risks a broken heart, Mace and Raven could lose everything, including their souls. As the mysteries behind the boys’ powers, as well as her role in a scientist’s dark plan, unfold, Nikki is faced with choices that will affect the future of an entire race of heavenly beings, as well as the precarious equilibrium of the earthly world.

Teaser Tuesday: Halfling (14)

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

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

White Witch by Trish Milburn

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Mon, 14 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Published March 1 2012 by Bell Bridge Books
Format: eBook
ISBN 9781611940831
188 Pages
Series? Nope.
Source: NetGalley
Challenges: 2012
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Witchcraft Is Her Family’s Business. No One Quits The Family And Lives To Tell About It. “Jax” Pherson has power, enough power to know her future will end in service to the dark coven her father controls. Unless she can stay hidden in a small community in the mountains of North Carolina. She must find a way to live without magic and deny the darkness she feels welling up inside her—the same dark power that fuels the covens around the world. All she wants is a normal life. A boyfriend. Friends. Some place to belong, but all too soon Jax’s barely begun new life hangs in the balance when she discovers that the boy she’s attracted to is sworn to kill her kind. He’s a hunter with good reason to kill everything that goes bump in the night. Even the most fleeting use of her power is tantamount to signing her death warrant and will bring both hunter and coven down on her. But can she walk away when her friends are threatened by an old evil? Something created by the magic of witches? Jax’s only hope of survival is to convince the boy she loves to forget everything he’s ever been taught and help her find a way to fight the covens. To believe there is some good in her.

Teaser Tuesday: White Witch (13)

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:40:00 +0000

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

11:15 The Making of a Halfling by Heather Burch

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Mon, 07 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Published December 2011 by Zondervan
Format: ebook
ISBN 9780310723462
20 Pages
Series? Halflings | #0.5
Warnings: None
Challenges: 2012

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Mace and Raven are given a mission to stop a catastrophic event. With his halfling abilities still untapped, Vine is allowed to join the mission, but only as a spectator. The clock is ticking and the tragedy is proving difficult to stop. Will Vine be able to sit back and watch, or will the power of heaven unleash just in time?

30 Day Book Meme: Day 30

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

30 Day Book Meme

Day 30: Your Favorite Book of All Time

I don't have an answer for this one. I mean I have not even read half of the books that I hope to read in my lifetime so to pick out my favorite book that I have read in my entire life...that would be impossible. Every time I read another book I find that it is my favorite book of all time. For all I know I have yet to read the book that should go to this day. So for now I am just going to try and find it.

Teaser Tuesday: Frostbite (13)

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Tue, 01 May 2012 07:00:00 +0000

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

Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Tue, 01 May 2012 03:03:00 +0000

Published April 2011 by Vintage
Format: Paperback
ISBN 9780375724831
311 Pages
Series? No
Warnings: Adult Situations, Language, Character Death
Source: Palomar College Book Store
Challenges: 2012
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"Tell your story walking."

St. Vincent's Home for Boys, Brooklyn, early 1970s. For Lionel Essrog, a.k.a. The Human Freakshow, a victim of Tourette's syndrome (an uncontrollable urge to shout out nonsense, touch every surface in reach, rearrange objects), Frank Minna is a savior. A local tough guy and fixer, Minna shows up to take Lionel and three of his fellow orphans on mysterious errands: they empty a store of stereos as the owner watches; destroy a small amusement park; visit old Italian men. The four grow up to be the Minna Men, a fly-by-night detective agency-cum-limo service, and their days and nights revolve around Frank, the prince of Brooklyn, who glides through life on street smarts, attitude, and secret knowledge. Then one dreadful night, Frank is knifed and thrown into a Dumpster, and Lionel must become a real detective.

As Lionel struggles to find Frank's killer without letting his Tourette's get in the way he's forced to delve into the complex, shadowy web of relationships, threats, and favors that make up the Brooklyn world he thought he knew so well. No onenot Frank, not Frank's bitter wife, Julia, not the other Minna Menis who they seem. Not even The Human Freakshow.

30 Day Book Meme: Book 29

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000

30 Day Book Meme

Day 29: A Book Everyone Hated But You Liked

I loved this book when I first read it. I liked how Frankie was able to figure out what had been going on in the school for generations all by herself. I also thought that the pranks were funny. On Goodreads this book has an overall rating of 3.88 and I think that was way too low for this book. I have not read it in a while but I would still give it a five star.

Teaser Tuesday: Angelfire (11)

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000

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

Los Angeles Noir 2: The Classics

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Published April 2012 by Akashic Books
Format: Paperback
ISBN 9781936070022
326 Pages
Series? Los Angeles Noir | #2
Warnings: Death, Drugs, Profanity
Source: Amazon
Challenges: 2012
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Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book is comprised of stories set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city. In 2007, the original Los Angeles Noir landed on best-seller lists and won two major awards. Now, this sequel volume explores the history of the noir literary tradition on its home turf.

Speed Reader?

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Source: Staples eReader Department

30 Day Book Meme: Day 28

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000

30 Day Book Meme

Day 28: Favorite Titles

Darkness Becomes Her by Kelley Keaton

Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

One More Summer by Liz Flaherty

Glitch by Heather Anastasiu

Archon by Sabrina Benulis

I don't really know why I like titles. I just do. It all depends on the day of the month, the angle of the moon to Pluto, how many zits on my face, and a lot of seemingly useless other things. I can't give away all of my secrets.

30 Day Book Meme: Day 27

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000

30 Day Book Meme

Day 27: The Most Surprising Plot Twist or Ending

This is the fourth book in the series and I did not see the ending coming even when I was on the last page. In fact I am still not really sure what happened in the ending. It was that twisty. That is the reason that I liked this series so much though. I could never tell who was good and who was bad and just when I ever thought that the story was going one way it was turned upside down and it would go into a completely different direction. I started to hope that someone would win soon because my brain was going to explode with the possibilities.

Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Published November 2008 by RazorBill
Format: Paperback
ISBN 9781595141972
443 Pages
Series? Vampire Academy | #3
Rating: High School
Source: Library
Challenges: 2012
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Rose Hathaway knows it is forbidden to love another guardian. Her best friend, Lissa-the last Dragomir princess-must always come first. Unfortunately, when it comes to gorgeous Dimitri Belikov, some rules are meant to be broken...

But since making her first Strigoi kills, Rose hasn't been feeling right. Something dark has begun to grow in her mind, and ghostly shadows warn of a terrible evil drawing nearer to the Academy's iron gates. And now that Lissa and Rose's sworn enemy, Victor Dashkov, is on trial for his freedom, tensions in the Moroi world are higher than ever.

Lying to Lissa about Dimitri is one thing but suddenly there's way more than friendship at stake. The immortal undead are on the prowl, and they want vengeance for the lives that Rose has stolen. In a heart-stopping battle to rival her worst nightmare, Rose will have to choose between life, love, and the two people who matter most..but will her choice mean that only one can survive?

Spotlight: Wereworld

noreply@blogger.com (Rapunzel (Escape the Tower)) — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000

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