Teaser Tuesday #24

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading and it asks us to...

" It was wore than he'd feared. She was fully clothed, her hair  matted on the pillow and her face deep crimson. "

~ p. 182

New Releases May 2nd– May 8th

Let's have a look at the wonderful books being released this week!

May 3^rd

Bite Club (The Morganville Vampires #10) by Rachel Caine (Goodreads ~ Amazon)

Illusions (Wings #3) by Aprilynne Pike (Goodreads ~ Amazon)

Divergent (Divergent #1) by Veronica Roth  (Goodreads ~ Amazon)

The Magnolia League (The Magnolia League #1) by Katie Crouch (Goodreads ~ Amazon)

Shift (Shade #2) by Jeri Smith-Ready (Goodreads ~ Amazon)

Moonglass by Jessi Kirby (Goodreads ~ Amazon)

The Summer of Firsts and Lasts by Terra Elan McVoy (Goodreads ~ Amazon)

Compulsion by Heidi Ayarbe (Goodreads ~ Amazon)

Girl Wonder by Alexa Martin (Goodreads ~ Amazon)

Sixteenth Summer by Michelle Dalton (Goodreads ~ Amazon)

MOONGLASS and GIRL WONDER are on my TBR pile. I love DIVERGENT. You all need to read that one, it is more than awesome!!!

Book Review: We’ll Always Have Summer (Summer #3) by Jenny Han

Title: We’ll Always Have Summer (Summer #3)

Author: Jenny Han

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Publishing Date: April 26^th 2011

Length: 304 pages

Genre: YA, contemporary romance

Source: Simon & Schuster Galley Grab

It's been two years since Conrad told Belly to go with Jeremiah. She and Jeremiah have been inseparable ever since, even attending the same college-- only, their relationship hasn't exactly been the happily ever after Belly had hoped it would be. And when Jeremiah makes the worst mistake a boy can make, Belly is forced to question what she thought was true love. Does she really have a future with Jeremiah? Has she ever gotten over Conrad? It's time for Belly to decide, once and for all, who has her heart forever.

Summary by Goodreads

WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE SUMMER is more mature than the previous two novels in the SUMMER series, the characters are grown up now and we get the chance to read about their college life.

Everything seems different, Cousins isn’t a constant stay for summers anymore. In some ways characters moved on, built up their own lives, but they are still unconsciously circling around the same summer house, the memories of past summers and the same feelings that were suppressed or awakened so many years ago.

Belly isn’t the girl who was surprised to be pretty and noticed anymore. I really enjoyed reading about her college life and new relationships. I liked seeing her as a young woman planning her future. She is as lovely as always, the only thing that bothered me was her denial, that she wouldn’t trust her true feelings because she could get hurt.

As in book one and two the story is told from Belly’s point of view. In this last instalment the elder Fisher brother, Conrad also gets to tell some parts of the story from his perspective. In the two previous books he has been an obscure, brooding character and it was my biggest pleasure to finally read about his thoughts and feelings. Former incidents and statements become clearer, his behaviour more comprehensible, which makes him only more appealing.

We also get to witness another side of younger Fisher brother Jeremiah. His actual behaviour shows that people change, no-one ever stays the way he was.

WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE SUMMER adds further characters to our beloved character cast and develops relationships in a more reasonable way, sometimes at cost of personal admissions, true feelings and happiness.

Of course I got teary, in the end, I didn’t want  this series to end!  The end was rash, decisions and confessions were made that led to a satisfying end. It was a pleasing end, but offered too few details.

1) we finally get a glimpse of the real big brother

2) we start to look out for fruit stands at the roadside
3) we all want to count on our parents when it comes to important and life changing decisions

4) of a very wise and unforgettable woman

5) infinity finally becomes accessible 

4,5/5 ****/* WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE SUMMER- Confusion, denial, love, two brothers, one girl and the ultimate decision!

Feel the summer spirit of Cousins one last time. See Belly, Jeremiah and Conrad define their future lives and be prepared for a great showdown! WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE SUMMER is the last book in the SUMMER series and definitely a must-read!

 

* For those of you who haven't already started it, check out THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY, the first  novel in this series!

* You can read the first chapter of WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE SUMMER here! 

* Read the Q&A with Jenny Han here. 

* Make sure to visit www.dearjennyhan.com 

* Thanks to Simon & Schuster and their Galley Grab programme! 

***I really miss the SUMMER series, can you recommend other great summer reads?

Comment Love Giveaway

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The Prize 

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The Rules

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* Winner will be chosen by random.org 

* Contest runs from May 1st to May 31st 


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In My Mailbox #26

The idea of In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren and is to bring books to the attention of our blog readers and to encourage interaction with other blogs.

 

 

 E-Copies/ARCs

 

 

13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson

 

Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma  

 

The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross

Ordinary Beauty by Laura Wiess 

Possession by Elana Johnson 

 

Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma 

The Day Before by Lisa Schroeder 

 

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* Thanks to Petra @ Safari Poet for helping me out when I so desperately wanted to read the free download copy of 13 LITTLE BLUE ENVELOPES, but couldn't download it (a major problem you see...).

 

* Thanks to netgalley, Penguin Young Readers Group and Harlequin  for allowing me access to IMAGINARY GIRLS and THE GIRL IN THE STEEL CORSET!

 

* Thanks to the S&S Galley Grab programme I got ORDINARY BEAUTY, POSSESSION, FORBIDDEN and THE DAY BEFORE! 

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 Bought

 

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling (German Hardcover edition; After four years of avoiding this novel, I finally decided to order and read it) 

For Review

 

Finding Sky by Joss Stirling 

Divergent by Veronica Roth

The Lost Saint by Bree Despain 

 

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* Thanks to Oxford University Press for sending me a copy of FINDING SKY! 

 

* A huge thanks to (I guess) Harper Collins UK for sending me DIVERGENT. A few days ago this shiny and finished copy arrived and I was surprised because they had sent me two ARCs before (you can imagine I love them!). I already read DIVERGENT  (--> Review) and I loved it so much, that I'll definitely do a re-read!

 

* Thanks to Egmont UK for sending me THE LOST SAINT, second novel in THE DARK DIVINE series!

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Won

Instructions for a Broken Heart by Kim Culbertson

Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasley 

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* Loni @ A Casual Reader, I can't thank you enough for these wonderful books. I need to stop participating in your giveaways, can't win them all :D 

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