May 6, 2012

In My (Masked) Mailbox (52)

In this meme, hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren (and inspired by Alea at Pop Culture Junkie), we share the books we've received, bought or taken out from the library. This post covers the past couple weeks.

 

Books for review:

Physical copies:

Changeling by Philippa Gregory
Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult & Samantha van Leer (thanks to S&S Canada for these two)

Shooting Stars by Allison Rushby (thanks, Allison!)

E-books:


The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda (thanks to Raincoast Books & Macmillan)
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (thanks to Disney Hyperion)

May 4, 2012

U-Pick: Character You'd Most Like as Your Personal Matchmaker?


Here's how this feature works: each week I'll post a categorical superlative (e.g. "most sadistic villain" "crankiest father figure" "protagonist you would most like to slap some sense into" etc.) and list a few choices of characters from YA books in a poll. You get to pick! The poll will run for a week, and then in the following post I'll update with the name of the winning character. 

Last week the poll was for the Couple Best Described by the Facebook Status "It's Complicated." One couple took an early lead and didn't give it up! Yes, the winner was...
 
...Maya and Lochan from Forbidden!

They're brother and sister, so yeah, I definitely think they deserve this title. A shout-out to Katniss & Peeta, who came in a distant second, followed closely by Rose & Dimitri, Rhine & Linden, and Suze & Jesse who all tied for third.

This week's poll: YA Character You Would Most Like As Your Personal Matchmaker






There are lots of choices here, so vote below! (If the book is part of a series, I've just listed the series name. You can decide which book you want to base your vote on.) In whose hands would YOU trustingly place your love life?

There's also an option for a write-in vote if your pick isn't listed. If that's the case, please choose "other" and then leave the character's name and book title in the comments :)

Many thanks to Melanie from The Reclusive Bibliophile for her awesome post If You Like Stories About Matchmaking, which helped me with some of the choices for this poll.

The next U-Pick topic will be: YA Character Most In Need of Psychiatric Help. Any suggestions for who I should include in the choices?

May 3, 2012

Slated: Excerpt #4

It's release day for Slated by Teri Terry! Here's the fourth (and final) excerpt:



May 2, 2012

Slated: Excerpt #3

Here's the third excerpt from Slated by Teri Terry, which releases tomorrow:



May 1, 2012

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