Title: What I Didn't Say Author: Keary Taylor Release Date: May 11, 2012 Add it to Goodreads Synopsis: Getting drunk homecoming night your senior year is never a good idea, but Jake Hayes never expected it all to end with a car crash and a t-post embedded in his throat.
His biggest regret about it all? What he never said to Samantha Shay. He's been in love with her for years and never had the guts to tell her. Now it's too late. Because after that night, Jake will never be able to talk again.
When Jake returns to his small island home, population 5,000, he'll have to learn how to deal with being mute. He also finds that his family isn't limited to his six brothers and sisters, that sometimes an entire island is watching out for you. And when he gets the chance to spend more time with Samantha, she'll help him learn that not being able to talk isn’t the worst thing that could ever happen to you. Maybe, if she'll let him, Jake will finally tell her what he didn't say before, even if he can't actually say it. This is a YA contemporary novel told from the POV of 17-year-old Jake.
The amazing Holly Cupala is having a trailer release party for her newest book Don't Breathe a Word. Holly has incredible book trailers so you gotta check it out!
And there are PRIZES! PRIZES: Five Grand Prizes: Signed copies of Don’t Breathe a Word, Tell Me a Secret, the TMAS special edition audiobook, bookmarks, stickers, and other swag* Ten Runner-Up Prizes:Don’t Breathe a Word flyers, bookmarks, stickers, and a TMAS button* Plus the first forty people who buy the book at this link between now and Valentine’s Day get DBAW bookmarks and stickers from me!* *Must include mailing address with entry. All prizes ship to US addresses (sorry!) HOW TO ENTER: 1. USE GOOGLE to go to the DBAW trailer link, then click the Share button to send to your Facebook, Twitter, Google+, MySpace, blog, or other social network. 5 pts each 2. USE GOOGLE to tell us where you posted and enter to win 3. Buy the book at this link for more chances to win!
Some if you may have already seen the behind the scenes footage from the Chain Reaction book trailer but I wanted to post it anyway because who doesn't want to see those Fuentes boys in action??
Part 1
Part 2
Previous books in the series.
Perfect Chemistry and Rules of Attraction
Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers (August 16th, 2011) Reading Level: Young Adult Hardback: 336 pages Series: Perfect Chemistry #3 Luis Fuentes has always been sheltered from the gang violence that nearly destroyed his brothers’ lives. But that didn’t stop him from taking risks—whether he’s scaling a mountain in the Rockies or dreaming of a future as an astronaut, Luis can’t stop looking for the next thrill.
Nikki Cruz lives her life by three rules—boys lie to get their way, don’t trust a boy who says “I love you,” and never date a boy from the south side of Fairfield. Her parents may be from Mexico, but as a doctor’s daughter, she has more in common with her north-side neighbors than the Latino Blood at her school. Then she meets Luis at Alex’s wedding, and suddenly, she’s tempted to break all her rules.
Getting Nikki to take a chance on a southsider is Luis’s biggest challenge, until he finds himself targeted by Chuy Soto, the new head of the Latino Blood. When Chuy reveals a disturbing secret about Luis’s family, the youngest Fuentes finds himself questioning everything he’s ever believed to be true. Will his feelings for Nikki be enough to stop Luis from entering a dark and violent world and permanently living on the edge?
Here is the brand new book trailer for the upcoming book Descended by Blood by Angeline Kace. USE GOOGLE to add it to Goodreads. It will be released August 26th, 2011.
To celebrate the book trailer, and upcoming release, Angeline is having 2 wonderful giveaways! Each blog posted the book trailer (listed below) will be giving away an ARC ebook copy of Descended by Blood. In addition, you can enter below to win an ereader skin.
Descended by Blood by Angeline Kace Publisher: Accendo Press (August 26th, 2011) Reading Level: Young Adult Series: Vampire Born #1 Brooke Keller is a high school junior who has never spent much time living in one place. She is finally in a town long enough to almost snag the boy of her dreams, until her life is threatened after killing a fanged man in his attempt to kidnap her. Brooke begins a dangerous journey in an effort to find out who is after her and how to stop them. In a world with powerful and prejudiced vampires, Brooke must tap into the side of her that she never knew existed at the risk of losing her life in order to save it. Prize:
1 winner will receive an ARC ebook of Descended by Blood by Angeline Kace.
Rules:
You must be at least 13 to enter.
Name and email must be provided and counts as 1 entry.
Extra entries are possible and links must be provided.
Contest is International and ends June 23rd.
Once contacted, the winner will have 48 hours to respond.
The form must be filled out to enter.
*NOTE: The ebook will not be sent to the winner until it is ready--in late July or early August.
What's cooler than winning and reading the ARC? Reading the ARC on your Kindle while it's wearing the Descended by Blood skin! The winner will get the choice of having the skin for their Kindle, Nook, Nook Color, iPad, or Kobo.
Here are the benefits of the Skin:
Kindle skins cover the front and back of the Kindle
3M technology for easy application and clean removal
Super-thin (less than 1mm) tough scratch protection
Contest is open to US residents only. Contest ends Thursday, June 9th. Note: This is the same form that will be seen on all blogs hosting the book trailer. Please only enter once! USE GOOGLE TO ENTER TO WIN THE EREADER SKIN
Find Angeline Kace Website | Blog | Goodreads | Twitter Read chapter one of Descended by Blood. Other blogs hosting the book trailer Kristen @ Seeing Night Book Reviews Ashley @ The Bookish Burnette Amber @ Me, Myshelf, and I Jessica @ Confessions of a Bookaholic <-- You are here! Kara @ Great Imaginations Jaime @ Two Chicks on Books Check out all of these blogs for additional chances to win the ARC ebook!
It has, literally, been forever since I have done an IMM. I've been swamped with homework and last week we took my daughter to her first concert (post on that to come later). It was a blast! Here are the books I have received over the past month. Special thanks to Random House, HarperTeen, Bloomsbury, Simon & Schuster, Penguin/Speak, Shelley Workinger, Janenifer Echols, and Ednah Walters.
Review Every Little Thing in the World by Nina de Gramont She's So Dead to Us by Kieran Scott Promises to Keep by Charles De Lint The Forever Crush (Pink Locker Society) by Debra Moffitt Dark Eden (ARC) by Patrick Carman Flawless (ARC) by Lara Chapman Tighter (ARC) by Adele Griffin Wake Unto Me (ARC) by Lisa Cach Moonglass by Jessi Kirby Bitter End by Janenifer Brown The Lucky Kind (ARC) by Alyssa B. Sheinmel Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have) (ARC) by Sarah Mlynowski Wildefire (ARC) by Karsten Knight The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (ARC) by Michelle Hodkins We'll Always Have Summer by Janeny Han Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood by Eileen Cook Bite Club by Rachel Caine Ordinary Beauty by Laura Weiss (2 copies- one for giveaway) Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky (2 copies- one for giveaway) Forgiven (ARC) by Janet Fox Nocturne (ARC) by Christine Johnson Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn Betrayed (signed) by Ednah Walters Everfound by Neil Shusterman Kiss of Death by Lauren Henderson Tighter by Adele Griffin (2nd copy) The Education of Hailey Kendrick by Eileen Cook Passion by Lauren Kate
Swag Betrayed by Ednah Walters(signed) bookmarks Sabine and Kisri by Moira Rogers (signed) bookplates Bitter End by Janenifer Brown (signed) bookplate and bookmark, plus bracelet (not pictured)
Gift Bad Moon Rising by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Signed Love Story by Janenifer Echols Settling by Shelley Workinger (NOTE: I'm blurbed!!)
Other Goodies The Sisters Brothers by Patrick Dewitt (book and signed poster) A giveaway is going on now for a poster just like this one!
Starcrossed Book Trailer
And I just had to share a brand new book trailer I saw yesterday. I just read Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini and it was beyond amazing!! If you haven't added this book to your goodreads list, do it NOW! This book just jumped into my top 3 of this year so far. Check out the UK book trailer!
What did you get in your mailbox this week?
*IMM is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren and it was inspired by Alea at Pop Culture Junkie.
Ned Vizzini has teamed up with Chris Columbus and Illustrator Greg Call on the new book House of Secrets. Today I'm sharing the fabulous trailer with you featuring Chris and Ned talking about the story!
House of Secrets by Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini Published: Balzer + Bray (April 23rd, 2013) Reading Level: Middle Grade Hardcover: 496 pages Series: House of Secrets, #1 Summary: The Walker kids had it all: loving parents, a big house in San Francisco, all the latest video games.. but everything changed when their father lost his job as a result of an inexplicable transgression. Now the family is moving into Kristoff House, a mysterious place built nearly a century earlier by Denver Kristoff, a troubled writer with a penchant for the occult.
Suddenly the siblings find themselves launched on an epic journey into a mash-up world born of Kristoff’s dangerous imagination, to retrieve a dark book of untold power, uncover the Walker family’s secret history and save their parents.. and maybe even the world.
