Contest Winner and such

First off I want to tell you that my friend started a blog that I'm sure you all will love! Check her out: http://readingismyantidrug.blogspot.com/

As for the winner I am about to put all the names in a cup (with the correct amount of entries) and draw! Ready?

The Winner is: LaLaLand! Congrats!!!!

Email me at: Princessashley9@gmail.com with your address!

Check back very soon for a chance to win another contest!

Must Monday

It's Monday so you know what that means! This week we have two fantastic books that I for one cant wait for! I had really wanted an ARC of Prada and Prejudice but it appears that I'll be waiting with you guys :)

Prada and Prejudice by Mandy Hubbard

Pick a copy up June 11th.

Love, Lies and Texas Dips by Susan McBride

Now that her dream of becoming a deb is finally coming true, Laura’s confidence is at an all-time high. But when she dares to mess with Jo Lynn’s football star boyfriend, Dillon, Laura finds herself at the center of some heinous gossip.

As predicted, becoming a deb is a shallow undertaking that Mac can barely muddle through. Still, things go from bad to worse when the new girl at school starts working her charms on Mac’s best friend, Alex. When Ginger’s grandmother asks her to sit for a formal portrait with the son of a local legend, she discovers that she already knows him—and what she knows isn’t good.

Special

Since I was out of town on my actual blogs birthday I'm doing a get to know me post today and one next week. This week is 15 things about me. Next week I will answer any questions about me or whatever so comment or email me.

1. My middle name is Ann. I got it from my mom's bestfriend.
2. My biggest fear in the world is bee's.
3. I suck butt at spelling. Give me a word to read and you got it. Ask me to spell and your screwed.
4. I am a facebook addict. I spend more time on there then I should. Can I help it if I'm social?
5. I'm scared to death of graduating high school. Funny thing is I want to do it early.
6. I buy used books :P I have a great job and make big money but seriously sometimes you just like spending $4 on a book!
7. I read with my mom. It started when I was little, us reading the Boxcar Children together but now we've moved on :)
8. I used to be the worst reader. I was so behind.... the poof I was way ahead.
9. I love reading in the bathtub. It's so relaxing.
10. I love watching cartoons. Not all just like two shows. Dont laugh, but I spent to much time trying to grow up when I was little so I love the flashbacks :)
11. I'm scared of needles. I still cry over shots.
12. I'm better at sports then I pretend to be.
13. I still have one doll. I've had him forever and his name has always been brown baby. I dont play with him tho.
14. I'd rather hang with my mom then friends.
15. Hardly any of my friends know I love to read.

Killing Britney

Killing Britney
Sean Olin

Grade: C
Rating: tv-14

Summary: (From Amazon) Winter in Madison, WI, can be chilling enough without a serial killer on the loose. Now the La Follette Rabid Raccoons have one more thing to turn their blood cold. Britney Johnson is the ugly duckling turned swan who has reinvented herself with dramatic results. She's slim, blonde, and beautiful and begins dating the captain of the school's ice hockey team. What's not to envy? But it looks like someone is taking envy to another level by killing off her friends and family. Olin has created an atmospheric, moody horror novel filled with vivid depictions of evisceration and gunshot wounds to the head. Readers are guided from scene to scene as though the events were unfolding across the movie screen. Gritty language and even grittier situations conjure up powerful images of death and sex. Teens will be left guessing until the very end as to who is behind the mayhem.

My thoughts: When I first heard of this book I was so excited. It sounded amazing and I figured I would be finding a new love. It turns out that this book was not my thing. I would not go so far as to say this was a dumb book because it was far from dumb. The book was written incredibly and the story was captivating. With all this praise you may be wondering why I gave it a C. The C is simply a statement of my like for this book. I could not grasp the need for certain aspects and the story was just a tad to creepy. I prefer books that do not give me the chills nor keep me up at night. Would I tell people to read this book? Absolutely! Would I tell people like me to read this book? No way!

Recommendation: This novel is very dark and has lots of passion. Not for the faint of heart or younger readers. High School and up preferred.

Release: This novel has already been released to the public.

Up Next: The Blonde of the Joke

Important

Weekly mail call will not happen this week!

A review is taking it's place.

A Bad Boy Can Be Good For a Girl
Tanya Lee Stone

Grade: A+ or 5 Kisses
Rating: Tv-14 for extreme sexual content

Summary: (From Amazon.com) Three girls succumb to the charms of one sexy high school senior and emerge wiser for the experience in this energetic novel in verse. Josie is a self-assured freshman who values her girlfriends over boys until a hot jock focuses his attention on her and her simmering hormones break into a full boil. Confused by her behavior, yet unable to control her desire, she acts out every romantic cliché she has ever disdained, until the boy drops her and she experiences the chill of rejection. It is Judy Blume's Forever that sparks Josie's fire again, and finding a few blank pages at the back of the library's copy, she sends a warning to the girls of her school. Next readers meet Nicolette, a junior who sees her sexuality as power. A loner, she's caught by surprise at her own reaction when this popular boy takes notice of her. Suddenly she thinks she sees the difference between sex and love, and then, just as suddenly, he's gone. Finally, Aviva, a pretty, smart, artsy, and funny senior, is stunned when the jock seems to want her. She gives up her virginity, only to be disappointed in both the sex and the boy. Furious, Aviva heads to the library to check out Forever, now crammed with the words of girls who suffered the same fate at the hands of the same boy.

Thoughts: This was one of those books. You know the kind you just can’t put down no matter what. I read this book so quickly, it’s funny. I loved how Forever was included in the story line as that is one of my favorite books of all times. The three characters were so different yet they all had something in common that was major. I couldn’t believe how great this book was. When I first got it in the mail I figured it to be so-so. I was so wrong, as this is one of the most intriguing stories I have read in such a long time.

Recommendation: I would recommend this book to High School girls, as well as their mom’s. It captures the emotions of the popular guy romance so deeply that you can feel as if you are the main character.

Release: This novel has already been released. Go buy a copy, NOW!

Up Next: Killing Brittney, Khy has been so kind as to let me borrow it!

Fab Friday

This week we have Kristi from www.thestorysiren.com

Why did you start it?
I guess for a couple reasons. I already had a personal blog, where a did a few book reviews every once in awhile. It was a little bit after that, that I found some acutal book blogs. And I thought to myself "hey I should do that!" I expected my family and friends to be my only visitors....

How many people subscribe?
I’m not really all that sure. I have 180 or so followers, and I get an average of 400-500 visitors a day. Which continues to blow my mind!

Any advice for new bloggers?
I have tons! Not that I’m an expert or anything, but I’ve picked up a few things here and there. I have a few posts I’ve done, a guest post at Harmony book reviews: http://harmonybookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/09/13/review-guest-blog-the-story-siren/
I’ve also done a few posts at my blog that might be helpful: Book Blog Ettiqute: http://www.thestorysiren.com/2008/12/book-blog-etiquette.html and How Do You Get all Those Books?: http://www.thestorysiren.com/2008/12/how-did-you-get-all-those-books.html

What is your favorite review you have written?
Hmm.... that’s a hard one. I really don’t know if I have a favorite, because honestly I’m not all that impressed with my reviews. I did have fun writing my review for Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston.

Can we have a snipet?
"I loved it, I LOVED it. I love it so much I want to marry it. If you are a fan of faerie books, you’ll want to read this one. If you’ve tried faerie books before, but didn’t like them, you’ll want to read this. If you aren’t a fan of faerie books, you’ll still want to read it. It’s that good.

Incredible characters, incredible writing, incredible plot. It was really just so fricking fantastic, it’s hard to find the words to describe it. I never in a million years would have guessed this was a debut novel. The key to my heart is great characters and story line, and this book had it all and then some. Even the minor characters stood out to me, and they were fascinating."

Thanks for having me!! :)

Thank YOU Kristi!

Giving Up The V

Giving Up the V
Serena Robar

Grade: A or 5 kisses
Rating: Tv-14 for sexual content and minor violence

Summary: Barnes and Noble, as well as Amazon had no summaries available at this time. I’ll give you a quick little peek into the world of Giving up the V with out giving too much away. A certain main character is taken to get birth control for her sixteenth birthday. This brings up the discussion of who should take her virginity. She has no interest in it, but all her guy friends would love to step on up and hit a home run. When a certain athlete shows up at her school, she thinks she has found the ONE to deflower her. But has the guy she been looking for been there all along?

Thoughts: When I first received this book I thought it would be just like Forever or Anatomy of a Boyfriend. I am pleased to tell you it was far from either of those. Don’t get me wrong, both of those were great, but the whole aspect of this book was not firsts and dating. There were quirky things thrown in to make it a lighter book, needless to say I laughed a few times. I also liked the notes the author put in at the end. They were adorable and you got a deeper understanding of how the book came to be.

My recommendation: This book is definitely for more mature readers. I would NOT tell any middle school kids to read it as you should enjoy middle school without all the sex. High School girls will love this book and remember it forever. Come on, you know you can’t resist a book about losing IT!

Release: This will be released in June! Be sure to snatch a copy!

Up Next: A Bad Boy Can Be Good For a Girl

Wednesday Wishlist (18)

Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks by Lauren Myracle

Buy it May 14th :)

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

In a single moment, everything changes. Seventeenyear- old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she fi nds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck...