This is So Not Happening by Kieran Scott

Source: Library

Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date: May 01, 2012
Format: Hardcover
Page: 320

After their long summer apart, Ally and Jake were hoping for a drama free senior year. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like things will work out that way...again. — It turns out that Chloe is pregnant and says that Jake is the father. Hammond is pissed at his best friend, but mostly can't believe that Ally would stay with Jake. But Ally is tired of being apart from Jake and is willing to make it work. But that is easier said than done when Jake starts blowing Ally off to go to doctor's appointments with Chloe and Ally joins the school play and meets a new cute guy.

But as graduation approaches, things get more complicated as new secrets come out and Ally realizes maybe Jake isn't the guy she thought he was. After everything they've been through can Ally and Jake get out of Orchard Hill with their relationship intact?

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Warning: this review might contain spoilers for those of you who have not read the first two books in this trilogy.

This Is So Not Happening is the third and finale book in the He’s So/She’s So trilogy. I read the first two books two years ago, when the second book was coming out, and I had to wait two years for this book to come out, which was a torture.

I have a love/hate relationship with these books. I really enjoyed the first book, but wasn’t a fan of the second book, so it was down to the third book to decide how I really feel about this trilogy. And I’m happy to say that the third book reminded me the reason why I loved this series from the start.

This Is So Not Happening picked up where the second book left off. I’m really satisfied with how things ended in this trilogy. I’m sad, but satisfied. I love how the characters become more mature in this book than they were in the first two books. It made it easier to feel for them, and relate to them. Also, the romance feels more mature and real too.

The main thing I love about these books is the drama. I love it. I don’t know how Kieran Scott does it. It’s unbelievable. The drama in this book/ this trilogy will keep you on the edge of your seat. It’s like watching Gossip Girl.

Overall, I love this trilogy and I do recommend it for people to check it out. In my opinion, this trilogy doesn’t get the attention it should get. It’s a very enjoyable, quick, easy summer read.

P.S. Just make sure you have all three books ready when you start to read this trilogy. Kieran Scott’s cliffhangers are like no others.  

Rating:4/5

Book Trailer: The Forsaken

The Forsaken by Lisa M. Stasse

July 10, 2012

Simon & Schuster

Now in stores!

As an obedient orphan of the U.N.A. (the super-country that was once Mexico, the U.S., and Canada), Alenna learned at an early age to blend in and be quiet—having your parents taken by the police will do that to a girl. But Alenna can’t help but stand out when she fails a test that all sixteen-year-olds have to take: The test says she has a high capacity for brutal violence, and so she is sent to The Wheel, an island where all would-be criminals end up.

The life expectancy of prisoners on The Wheel is just two years, but with dirty, violent, and chaotic conditions, the time seems a lot longer as Alenna is forced to deal with civil wars for land ownership and machines that snatch kids out of their makeshift homes. Desperate, she and the other prisoners concoct a potentially fatal plan to flee the island. Survival may seem impossible, but Alenna is determined to achieve it anyway.

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Teaser Tuesdays (11)

Hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading!

TEASER TUESDAYS rules:

1. Grab your current read.

2. Let the book fall open to a random page.

3. Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page.

4. Share the title & author … so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Please avoid spoilers!

My Teasers:

"My name is Sara Jane Rispoli.

Several short weeks ago, I turned sixteen.

So far there has been nothing sweet about it."

Page 1 of Cold Fury by T.M. Goeglein

What are your teasers?

July Page Count Contest

July Page Count Contest is hosted by Angela over at Reading Angel. For the first time, I thought I’d try it, it sounds fun.

I’ll update this page until the end of July instead of doing new post updates.

Week One

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling – 310 pages 

Love and Leftovers by Sarah Tregay – 451 pages 

Total Pages Read: 761

500 Followers Giveaway!

I've reached 500 followers, and to thank you all of my followers, I’m giving away books. Thanks again for your support, and good luck!

Details:

International

One winner

Ends: July 30

How to enter:

Fill out this form!

Prizes:

Pack # 1

Pack #2

Pack #3

Thank you to all my followers! 

Follow Friday (38)

Follow my blog Friday is hosted at Parajunkee and AlisonCanRead. It’s a weekly meme where bloggers meet and follow one another.


This week’s question: 

Jumping Genres: Ever pick up a book from a genre you usually don't like and LOVE it? Tell us about it and why you picked it up in the first place.

Genre – Sci-fi

Book – Across the Universe by Beth Revis

Reason for picking it up – I owned my copy of Across the Universe for so long that I decided to read it. I didn’t have luck in the Sci-fi genre before Across the Universe, but I end up loving it. 

Waiting on Wednesday (29)

Meme hosted by Breaking the Spine

This week I’m waiting on …   

Defiance by C.J. Redwine

Balzer + Bray (HarperCollins)

August 28, 2012

Within the walls of Baalboden, beneath the shadow of the city's brutal leader, Rachel Adams has a secret. While other girls sew dresses, host dinner parties, and obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to survive in the wilderness and deftly wield a sword. When her father, Jared, fails to return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the Commander assigns Rachel a new Protector, her father's apprentice, Logan--the same boy Rachel declared her love for two years ago, and the same boy who handed her heart right back to her. Left with nothing but fierce belief in her father's survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him herself. But treason against the Commander carries a heavy price, and what awaits her in the Wasteland could destroy her.

At nineteen, Logan McEntire is many things. Orphan. Outcast. Inventor. As apprentice to the city's top courier, Logan is focused on learning his trade so he can escape the tyranny of Baalboden. But his plan never included being responsible for his mentor's impulsive daughter. Logan is determined to protect her, but when his escape plan goes wrong and Rachel pays the price, he realizes he has more at stake than disappointing Jared.

As Rachel and Logan battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a monster that can't be killed and an army of assassins out for blood, they discover romance, heartbreak, and a truth that will incite a war decades in the making.

What are YOU waiting on?

When It Happens by Susane Colasanti

Source: Purchased

Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Release Date: May 04, 2006
Format: Paperback
Page: 287

At the start of her senior year in high school, Sara wants two things: to get into a top college and to find true love.Tobey also wants two things for his senior year: to win Battle of the Bands and to make Sara fall in love with him. However, a popular jock named Dave moves in on Sara first. But Tobey’s quirky wit and big blue eyes are hard for Sara to ignore. Plus, he gets the little things that matter to her. Can a slacker rock-star wannabe win the heart of a pretty class brain like Sara? Hilariously and movingly told through Tobey and Sara’s authentic voices, Susane Colasanti’s debut novel sizzles in its portrayal of two young people searching for The One.

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When It Happens was my first read by Susane Colasanti. I read it almost two years ago, and it was the book that had me fallen in love with the authors work. I loved this book so much. It’s such a sweet, fun, light contemporary. This kind of book is the reason why I love contemporaries.

Tobey and Sarah have both different resolutions for the new school year. Sarah’s is to get accepted to her first choice college, while Tobey’s is to make Sarah fall in love with him. Sarah and Tobey might seem different when you look at them on the outside, but they are so much alike. They both love music and they both want to find their “something real”.

I love both characters equally. I really enjoyed reading about Sarah’s nerdy side as much as I liked reading about Tobey’s band/bad boy side. They are truly a cute couple. I’m not going to lie, the book has a lot, I mean a lot of cliché stuff on it, but I didn’t mind it. And I’ve no doubt you won’t too.

I love that it’s two POV. We get to see what each character is thinking and feeling. The music aspect of the book was also great. I love reading about anything that involve music, and in this book, it made the book more entertaining and fun to read.

Overall, When It Happens is a satisfying read. This book, I have to admit, is by far my favorite Susane Colasanti’s book. I recommend this book for everyone who wants a light, fun summer read. Also, I suggest you go check out her other books as well. I’ve read all of them and I enjoyed every single one of them. 

Rating: 5/5

June Wrap-Up

Hi everyone!

I hope you all had a great month. June was a good month for me, and also it was adult books month.  I read 13 books, and only 4 books were YA. I’ve been into adult books this month. Anyway, without further ado, here are the books I’ve read in June. 

Dark Lover by J.R. Ward

A Midsummer’s Nightmare by Kody Keplinger

Almost Perfect by Susan Mallery

Bittersweet by Sarah Ockler

Over You by Emma McLaughlin and Nicole Kraus

All Summer Long by Susan Mallery

The Tycoon’s Secret Daughter by Susan Meier

I Only Have Eyes for You by Bella Andre

Something Like Normal by Trish Doller

Chasing Perfect by Susan Mallery

Finding Perfect by Susan Mallery

Summer Brides by SusanWiggs

Sister of the Bride by Susan Mallery

What are did you read in June?