Awhile on the Pile/From the Review Pile is a meme hosted by Stepping Out of the Page every Thursday but was also inspired by Rachel at My Reading Pile/Fiktshun. The aim of this meme is to showcase books that you've received for review -- or any book that you own and really want to read/review -- but haven't yet got around to reading in order to give the book some extra publicity.
Here's the book I chose to give some extra love this week:
Title: The Fox Inheritance
Author: Mary E. Pearson
Series: Jenna Fox Chronicles #2
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Publication Date: August 30, 2011
Source: ARC & audiobook from publisher
Once there were three. Three friends who loved each other—Jenna, Locke, and Kara. And after a terrible accident destroyed their bodies, their three minds were kept alive, spinning in a digital netherworld. Even in that disembodied nightmare, they were still together. At least at first. When Jenna disappeared, Locke and Kara had to go on without her. Decades passed, and then centuries.
Two-hundred-and-sixty years later, they have been released at last. Given new, perfect bodies, Locke and Kara awaken to a world they know nothing about, where everyone they once knew and loved is long dead.
Everyone except Jenna Fox.
Sometimes, you get sent review copies that you didn't request, and sometimes those ARCs are sequels or later books in a series that you haven't yet started. That's the case with
The Fox Inheritance. I had always planned to read
The Adoration of Jenna Fox, but with all the other books on my plate, I just haven't gotten around to it yet. And then the publisher of the audiobooks contacted me to offer a copy of
The Fox Inheritance for review. I explained that I would need to either read or listen to the first book before accepting the review copy, but they still ended up sending it. I had hoped that it would arrive with the first book on audio, but no such luck.
Oh, well. I
will get to it eventually, especially now that a
third book is slated for release in 2013. Maybe this will be another one of those that I wait until the series is complete before I start it.
Have you read this series? If so, what are your thoughts?
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
{TTT} Awhile on the Pile
Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by the awesome ladies at The Broke and the Bookish. Apparently, they are overly fond of list-making and love to share their bookish lists with the rest of us book nerds. =) We're game.
This week's topic is Ten Books That Have Been On Your Shelf (Or TBR) From Before You Started Blogging That You STILL Haven't Read Yet:
Back before I started blogging - or right around the same time, anyway - Borders went out of business. It was rather heartbreaking because at the time, that's where I did all of my book shopping, and they had these awesome 40% off coupons all the time. Plus, membership was free! Anyway, I visited their closing sales rather frequently and ended up with a lot of books on my shelves that to this day, I still haven't read. And I've been blogging for over five years now! :*( Mind you, not all of those pictured are from the Borders going-out-of-business sales. Some I truly had every intention of reading as soon as I got home with them. But I think even then I was a mood reader...I just didn't know it yet.
A lot of these have ended up in my #booksfortrade pile, but not all. And if you don't know what that is, you can find out more here. I honestly do still plan to read the Marchetta books, Sabriel and Twenty Boy Summer. One day...
Which books from before blogging are still sitting neglected on your shelves?
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Awhile on the Pile #14: Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris
Here's the book I chose to give some extra love this week:
Author: Elizabeth Norris
Series: Unraveling #1
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Publication Date: April 24, 2012
Source: ARC
But her reincarnation, and Ben’s possible role in it, is only the first of the puzzles that Janelle must solve. While snooping in her FBI-agent father’s files for clues about her accident, she uncovers a clock that seems to be counting down to something—but to what? And when someone close to Janelle is killed, she can no longer deny what’s right in front of her: Everything that’s happened—the accident, the murder, the countdown clock, Ben’s sudden appearance in her life—points to the end of life as she knows it. And as the clock ticks down, she realizes that if she wants to put a stop to the end of the world, she’s going to need to uncover Ben’s secrets—and keep from falling in love with him in the process.
From debut author Elizabeth Norris comes this shattering novel of one girl’s fight to save herself, her world, and the one boy she never saw coming.
Sounds pretty awesome, right? Yeah, I thought so, too. I really can't tell you why I haven't read it yet, other than I just haven't had the time. But I really need to get to it. I've read some really varied reviews, anywhere from this being one of the best end-of-days novels to others that indicated it was very formulaic and contrived. I love when a book garners such mixed reactions from readers. And I can't wait to see which camp I end up in!
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Awhile on the Pile #13: Take a Bow by Elizabeth Eulberg
Here's the book I chose to give some extra love this week:
Author: Elizabeth Eulberg
Series: stand-alone
Publisher: Point
Publication Date: April 1, 2012
Source: ARC
Emme, Sophie, Ethan, and Carter are seniors at a performing arts school, getting ready for their Senior Showcase recital, where the pressure is on to appeal to colleges, dance academies, and professionals in show business. For Sophie, a singer, it's been great to be friends with Emme, who composes songs for her, and to date Carter, soap opera heartthrob who gets plenty of press coverage. Emme and Ethan have been in a band together through all four years of school, but wonder if they could be more than just friends and bandmates. Carter has been acting since he was a baby, and isn't sure how to admit that he'd rather paint than perform. The Senior Showcase is going to make or break each of the four, in a funny, touching, spectacular finale that only Elizabeth Eulberg could perform.
So, when I picked up this ARC at ALA Midwinter, I wasn't a huge fan of contemporary novels. I put it in the TBR pile near my desk and promptly forgot about it. Now that I know I ♥ contemps with every fiber of my being, I'm going to make a point to read this one in the very near future.
If you've already read it or any of the author's other works, I'd love to hear what you thought!
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Awhile on the Pile #12: The Peculiars by Maureen Doyle McQuerry
Here's the book I chose to give some extra love this week:
Author: Maureen Doyle McQuerry
Series: n/a
Publisher: Amulet
Publication Date: May 1, 2012
Source: ARC
I think I haven't gotten around to 80% of the books that released on my birthday. There were just too many, and my main focus at that time was Insurgent. But had my ARC come with this cover instead of the plain, cartoonish one it did, I might have read it immediately instead of sticking it on the bookshelf to collect dust. [Figuratively, I mean...my books don't collect dust. ;0) ]
Have you read this one? If so, what did you think?
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Awhile on the Pile #11: Fever by Lauren DeStefano
Here's the book I chose to give some extra love this week:
Author: Lauren DeStefano
Series: The Chemical Garden trilogy, Book #2
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Publication Date: February 21, 2012
Running away brings Rhine and Gabriel right into a trap, in the form of a twisted carnival whose ringmistress keeps watch over a menagerie of girls. Just as Rhine uncovers what plans await her, her fortune turns again. With Gabriel at her side, Rhine travels through an environment as grim as the one she left a year ago - surroundings that mirror her own feelings of fear and hopelessness.
The two are determined to get to Manhattan, to relative safety with Rhine’s twin brother, Rowan. But the road there is long and perilous - and in a world where young women only live to age twenty and young men die at twenty-five, time is precious. Worse still, they can’t seem to elude Rhine’s father-in-law, Vaughn, who is determined to bring Rhine back to the mansion...by any means necessary.
In the sequel to Lauren DeStefano’s harrowing Wither, Rhine must decide if freedom is worth the price - now that she has more to lose than ever.
This is another one of those that I was dying to get my hands on but once I did, I got behind and never got to. I loved Wither when I read it last year and I'm really excited to continue Rhine's story and see if she ever reunites with Rowan. I may end up listening to this one so I can get to it sooner rather than later. Thank goodness for Audible! :D
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Awhile on the Pile #10: The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore
Here's the book I chose to give some extra love this week:
Author: Pittacus Lore
Series: Lorien Legacies #2
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date: August 23, 2011
Nine of us came here, but sometimes I wonder if time has changed us—if we all still believe in our mission. How can I know? There are six of us left. We're hiding, blending in, avoiding contact with one another . . . but our Legacies are developing, and soon we'll be equipped to fight. Is John Number Four, and is his appearance the sign I've been waiting for? And what about Number Five and Six? Could one of them be the raven-haired girl with the stormy eyes from my dreams? The girl with powers that are beyond anything I could ever imagine? The girl who may be strong enough to bring the six of us together?
They caught Number One in Malaysia.
Number Two in England.
And Number Three in Kenya.
They tried to catch Number Four in Ohio—and failed.
I am Number Seven. One of six still alive.
And I'm ready to fight.
I enjoyed I am Number Four well enough, and the movie was decent. But when I realized The Power of Six was from Seven's POV, I was more than a little intrigued. She's only a secondary character in the first book, but she wasn't minor by any means.
I know ARCs of The Rise of Nine are out in circulation, so I'd like to get to this one soon so I can finish up the series this year. (It's only supposed to be the three books, right?) I'm even considering listening to the audio for The Power of Six just so that I can mark it off my to-read list. Plus, I've heard that this second installment is better than the first. Can anyone speak to that?
What book do you wish you could make time for?
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Awhile on the Pile #9: Last Rite by Lisa Desrochers
Here's the book I chose to give some extra love this week:
Author: Lisa Desrochers
Series: Personal Demons, book 3
Publisher: Tor Teen
Publication Date: May 8, 2012
Source: traded ARCs with fellow blogger, also won a signed copy from the author
With the help of the powerful angel Gabe and demon-turned-mortal Luc, Frannie has been able to stay one step ahead of the forces of Hell. But when the demons killed Frannie's best friend and destroyed her brother, they raised the stakes. If Frannie wants to keep her family and friends safe, she knows she has no choice but to go on the run.
Their best defense is the power Frannie has been struggling to master, but her attempts to hone her skill go horribly awry. If Frannie doesn't learn fast, the consequences could be devastating--even apocalyptic.
What happens when you can't outrun Hell...or trust the ones you love?
I was dying to get my hands on this book before it was released, and then I did and here it is two months after the release and I still haven't had the time to read it. *sigh* Review books come in spurts for me. Seems like it's either all or nothing, though, with physical ARCs. And that's when I find myself spending way too much time perusing Netgalley's offerings. :P Anyway, that's why this one has been left collecting dust...it's definitely not for lack of trying to get to it.
I promised myself in May that June would be the month I caught up on all the books I wanted to read for me, but then June came and went and I'm still trying to catch up on review books, all the while stock-piling more and more books for my personal, when-I-have-time-for-them stash. It's a never-ending battle.
I did manage to completely reorganize and alphabetize my bookshelves while I had some time off, so that counts for something, right? I mean, I even took the time to label them with color-coded stickers distinguishing those that hadn't been read and in what order they needed to be read. Call me crazy, but I'm well on my way to that library I've always dreamed of. :D
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Awhile on the Pile #8: Balthazar by Claudia Gray
Here's the book I chose to give some extra love this week:
Author: Claudia Gray
Series: Evernight
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication Date: March 6, 2011
Source: traded ARCs with fellow blogger
In a story filled with forbidden love and dark suspense, one of the most beloved characters in Claudia Gray’s New York Times bestselling Evernight series will captivate readers with his battle to overcome his past and follow his heart.
I tried to read Evernight back when it was available for free, probably right around the time Balthazar was released, if I remember correctly. I couldn't get past the first couple of chapters, though, so I pretty much gave up ever trying to read this series. But then I read a couple of great reviews of Balthazar from people I trust on Goodreads, and I decided to give it a try. So, I traded ARCs with one of those same Goodreads friends. And the book has sat on my shelf ever since because of other obligations and bookish priorities. Oops.
I still really want to read it, so if you've already read it, give me a reason to move it up on the TBR list. :)
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Awhile on the Pile #7: Brightest Kind of Darkness by P.T. Michelle
Here's the book I chose to give some extra love this week:
Author: P.T. Michelle
Series: Brightest Kind of Darkness #1
Publisher: Patrice Michelle
Publication Date: June 27, 2011
Source: copy received from author for review
After Nara prevents a bombing at Blue Ridge High, her ability to see the future starts to fade, while people at school are suddenly being injured at an unusually high rate.
Grappling with her diminishing powers and the need to prevent another disaster, Nara meets Ethan Harris, a mysterious loner who seems to understand her better than anyone. Ethan and Nara forge an irresistible connection, but as their relationship heats up, so do her questions about his dark past.
The author contacted me for a review back when I'd first started blogging and didn't realize there was a time limit on these things. The book's premise sounded interesting and I planned on getting to it eventually, but here it is, a year later, and I still haven't read this book. And yet I've read some amazing reviews for it and my curiosity is always piqued whenever someone mentions the book. I really need to make the effort and read it because it'll probably end up being one of those books where I ask myself, "Why did I wait so long to read this?!?"
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Awhile on the Pile #6: I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
Here's the book I chose to give some extra love this week:
Author: Barry Lyga
Series: Jasper Dent #1
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: April 3, 2012
Source: ARC from publisher
Jasper (Jazz) Dent is a likable teenager. A charmer, one might say.
But he's also the son of the world's most infamous serial killer, and for Dear Old Dad, Take Your Son to Work Day was year-round. Jazz has witnessed crime scenes the way cops wish they could--from the criminal's point of view.
And now bodies are piling up in Lobo's Nod.
In an effort to clear his name, Jazz joins the police in a hunt for a new serial killer. But Jazz has a secret--could he be more like his father than anyone knows?
I've heard amazing things about this book from sources I trust. I scored my ARC at ALA Midwinter, and I can't believe I haven't managed to get to it yet. Have you read it? If so, what did you think?
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Awhile on the Pile #5: The Fox Inheritance by Mary E. Pearson
Here's the book I chose to give some extra love this week:
Author: Mary E. Pearson
Series: Jenna Fox Chronicles #2
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Publication Date: August 30, 2011
Source: ARC & audiobook from publisher
Two-hundred-and-sixty years later, they have been released at last. Given new, perfect bodies, Locke and Kara awaken to a world they know nothing about, where everyone they once knew and loved is long dead.
Everyone except Jenna Fox.
Sometimes, you get sent review copies that you didn't request, and sometimes those ARCs are sequels or later books in a series that you haven't yet started. That's the case with The Fox Inheritance. I had always planned to read The Adoration of Jenna Fox, but with all the other books on my plate, I just haven't gotten around to it yet. And then the publisher of the audiobooks contacted me to offer a copy of The Fox Inheritance for review. I explained that I would need to either read or listen to the first book before accepting the review copy, but they still ended up sending it. I had hoped that it would arrive with the first book on audio, but no such luck.
Oh, well. I will get to it eventually, especially now that a third book is slated for release in 2013. Maybe this will be another one of those that I wait until the series is complete before I start it.
Have you read this series? If so, what are your thoughts?
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Awhile on the Pile #4: The Storyteller by Antonia Michaelis
Here's the book I chose to give some extra love this week:
Author: Antonia Michaelis
Series: n/a
Publisher: ABRAMS
Publication Date: January 1, 2012
Source: ARC from publisher
Award-winning author Antonia Michaelis moves in a bold new direction with her latest novel: a dark, haunting, contemporary story that is part mystery, part romance, and part melodrama.
I honestly don't know why I haven't gotten around to reading this one yet, aside from lack of time. I was intrigued by the very idea of the book, and then I read a ton of great reviews for it. I even had bookish friends outside the realm of the blogosphere raving about it. And yet, I still haven't read it. I need to rectify that soon. It's sitting in the cubby of my shelf that I've labeled "to read in the very near future" in my head. (I don't label my shelves in reality because I rearrange them too often and I'd hate to leave behind a sticky mess.) It's my goal to at least have it read by the end of the year. But the same could be said for another 30 or so books on my shelf. :C
So, what book has been on your pile for way too long?
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Awhile on the Pile #3: Vanish by Sophie Jordan
Here's the book I chose to give some extra love this week:
Author: Sophie Jordan
Series: 2nd book in the Firelight series
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication Date: September 6, 2011
Source: ARC from publisher
Bitter rivalries.
Deadly choices.
To save the life of the boy she loves, Jacinda did the unthinkable: She betrayed the most closely-guarded secret of her kind. Now she must return to the protection of her pride knowing she might never see Will again—and worse, that because his mind has been shaded, Will’s memories of that fateful night and why she had to flee are gone.
Back home, Jacinda is greeted with hostility and must work to prove her loyalty for both her sake and her family’s. Among the few who will even talk to her are Cassian, the pride’s heir apparent who has always wanted her, and her sister, Tamra, who has been forever changed by a twist of fate. Jacinda knows that she should forget Will and move on—that if he managed to remember and keep his promise to find her, it would only endanger them both. Yet she clings to the hope that someday they will be together again. When the chance arrives to follow her heart, will she risk everything for love?
So...the reason this one has been sitting on the pile for so long is because I haven't read the first book, Firelight, yet. And I am just not capable of starting a series in the middle...it just doesn't feel right. But I've heard great things about this series. I've got Firelight on my shelf, as well, but since Hidden's release is only mere months away, I think I'll just wait until then to start the series and read them all back-to-back. That way, no agonizing wait after what I've heard is a pretty big cliffhanger in Vanish.
Have you read any of this series? What do you think? Is my plan to wait a cop-out? :P
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