Teaser Tuesdays(5)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

“How can you spend hours every day trying in small ways to figure out who you are, then have a near-stranger give you a sentence of yourself that says it better than you ever could? -Bruce the Second Pg 20 Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List Rachel Cohn, David Levithan 

So here's my qoute for Teaser Tuesday hope you enjoyed it and check out Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List.

Fun fact apparently this book is being turned into a movie!! After finding this out pretty much today i spent way to much time scouring the internet for info on the movie.However i can't seem to find a movie trailer,the release date or any up to date information. 

So if you know these thing please comment and let me know.

Top Ten Tuesday(31)Ten Books I Plan To Have In My Beach Bag This Summer

Check out how Top Ten Tuesday works & the future schedule of topics HERE.The Top Ten Tuesday, is hosted by the ever-fabulous The Broke and the Bookish   This  meme was created because they are particularly fond of lists at The Broke and the Bookish.

Ten Books I Plan To Have In My Beach Bag This Summer or Ten Books I Think Make Great Beach Reads

Books I've Read

1. Between Us and The Moon Rebecca Maizel I've just read this book and i adored it.Perfect to read while soaking up some sun.
2. The Summer of Yesterday Gaby Triana Great summer read involving Disney,Cute boys and a trip in time and learning about appreciating the past.
3. How to Meet Boys Catherine Clark Great book about a summer a group og friends will never forget.
4. Any of the books co written by Rachel Choen & David Lethivan So this might be cheating because i guess this can count as 3 book but I really enjoyed reading these books and would mind rereading them on a beach.
5. The Curiosity because i can reread this anthology anywhere a million times and not get tired of it.

Book I've Yet to read

1. #Nerd Cambria Hebert The whole opposites attract thing always interests me.
2. Joyride Anna Banks Defying expectations who wouldn't want to curl up on a gorgeous day and read about that.
3. The Summer Of Chasing Mermaids That cover is absolutely lovely and when I get my hands on that book in a week or so its going to look great with me hanging on the beach.
4. The Cost Of All The Things Maggie Lehrman Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind meets We Were Liars enough said.
5. Second Star Alyssa b. Sheinmel Three wordon why this book is on my list :Summer,Surfing,Peter Pan

It's A Summer Thing

So for the third summer in a row I'm off to work at a sleep away camp for the summer.This summer will be a bit different however because I'm not returning to Camp K but instead working at a Girl Scout Camp in Wisconsin.I just got word a few days ago that I got the job and needless to say I have camp on the brain. I leave for staff training in a week and while deciding what books to bring on the very slim chance that I get some time on my days off to read I started to wonder if there were any good books revolving around a summer camp. 

I couldn't think of any that I've read besides OyMG by Amy Fellner Dominy-which is pretty hilarious and touching-so i searched for camp related books on Goodreads and discovered a bunch of campish books.So below Iv'e included both fiction and non fiction books with a camp setting that I would really like to read at some point.

Title:Five Summer
Author: Una LaMarche
Fiction,YA
Four best friends, five summers of camp memories. 

The summer we were nine: Emma was branded “Skylar’s friend Emma” by the infamous Adam Loring...
The summer we were ten: Maddie realized she was too far into her lies to think about telling the truth...
The summer we were eleven: Johanna totally freaked out during her first game of Spin the Bottle...
The summer we were twelve: Skylar’s love letters from her boyfriend back home were exciting to all of us—except Skylar...
Our last summer together: Emma and Adam almost kissed. Jo found out Maddie’s secret. Skylar did something unthinkable... and whether we knew it then or not, five summers of friendship began to fall apart. 

Three years after the fateful last night of camp, the four of us are coming back to camp for reunion weekend—and for a second chance. Bittersweet, funny, and achingly honest, Five Summers is a story of friendship, love, and growing up that is perfect for fans of Anne Brashares and Judy Blume's Summer Sisters.

Title:Things I Can't Forget
Author:Miranda Keneally
Fiction,YA
Kate has always been the good girl. Too good, according to some people at school—although they have no idea the guilty secret she carries. But this summer, everything is different…

This summer she’s a counselor at Cumberland Creek summer camp, and she wants to put the past behind her. This summer Matt is back as a counselor too. He’s the first guy she ever kissed, and he’s gone from a geeky songwriter who loved The Hardy Boys to a buff lifeguard who loves to flirt--with her.

Kate used to think the world was black and white, right and wrong. Turns out, life isn’t that easy…



Title:Not A Happer Camper 

Author:Mindy Schneider
Non-Fiction,Memoir 

Remember those long sultry summer days at camp, the sun setting over the lake as you sang Kumbaya? Well, Mindy Schneider remembers her summer at Camp Kin-A-Hurra in 1974 just a wee bit differently. Not a Happy Camper chronicles a young girl’s adventures at a camp where the sun never shines, the breakfast cereal dates back to the summer of 1922, and many of the counselors speak no English. For eight eye-opening and unforgettable weeks, 
Mindy and her eccentric band of friends — including Autumn Evening Schwartz, the daughter of hippies who communicates with the dead, and the sleep-dancing, bibliophile Betty Gilbert — keep busy feuding in color wars, failing at sports, and uncovering the camp’s hidden past. As she focuses on landing the perfect boyfriend and longs for her first kiss, Mindy unexpectedly stumbles across something infinitely grander: herself. Hilarious, charming, and glowing with nostalgia, Mindy Schneider’s memoir is a must-read for anyone who’s ever been to summer camp, or wishes they had


Title:Cabin Pressure: One Man's Desperate Attempt to Recapture His Youth as a Camp Counselor
Author:Josh Wolk
Non-Fiction,Memoir 

Three months before getting married at age thirty-four, Josh Wolk decides to treat himself to a "farewell to childhood" extravaganza: one last summer working at the beloved Maine boys' camp where he spent most of the eighties. And there he finds out that there's no better way to see how much you've changed than to revisit a place that hasn't changed at all.In these eight hilarious, uncomfortable, enlightening weeks, Josh readjusts to life teaching swimming and balancing on a thin metal cot in a cabin of shouting, wrestling, wet-willie-dispensing fourteen-year-olds who, contrary to the warnings of doom saying sociologists, he finds indistinguishable from the rowdy fourteen-year-olds of his day in any way other than their haircuts. With his old camp friends gone, he finds himself working alongside guys who used to be his campers.

 Moments of feeling cripplingly old are offset by the corrosive insecurities of his youth when he's paired in the cabin with Mitch, the forty-two-year-old jack-of-all- extreme-sports whose machismo intimidated Josh so much fifteen years earlier, and whom their current campers idolize. And throughout all this disorienting regression, Josh's telephone conversations with his fiance, Christine, grow increasingly intense as their often comical discussions over the wedding become a flimsy cover for her worries that he's not ready to relinquish his death-grip on the comforts of the past.

So there ya go fellow bloggers and blog reader my list of books related to summer camps.

Have any camp related book recommendations. A funny stories when you were a camper or counselor then go right ahead and leave me a comment I'd love to hear from you.

Review:The Orphan Queen

Title:The Orphan Queen
Author:Jodie Meadows

She is a princess. When the Indigo Kingdom conquered her homeland, Wilhelmina and other orphaned children of nobility were taken to Skyvale, the Indigo Kingdom’s capital. Ten years later, they are the Ospreys, experts at stealth and theft. With them, Wilhelmina means to take back her throne.

She is a spy. Wil and her best friend, Melanie, infiltrate Skyvale Palace to study their foes. They assume the identities of nobles from a wraith-fallen kingdom, but enemies fill the palace, and Melanie’s behavior grows suspicious. With Osprey missions becoming increasingly dangerous and their leader more unstable, Wil can’t trust anyone.

She is a threat. Wraith is the toxic by-product of magic, and for a century using magic has been forbidden. Still the wraith pours across the continent, reshaping the land and animals into fresh horrors. Soon it will reach the Indigo Kingdom. Wilhelmina’s magic might be the key to stopping the wraith, but if the vigilante Black Knife discovers Wil’s magic, she will vanish like all the others.

Jodi Meadows introduces a vivid new fantasy full of intrigue, romance, dangerous magic, and one girl’s battle to reclaim her place in the world.  

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The  story of the displaced  nobility trying to regain her/his kingdom isn't all that ground breaking (Princess of Thorns,other titles went hear till I realized me putting them here would have been a major spoiler for most of my examples) take my word for it though there is quite a few books/series that fall in the same vein as The Orphan Queen. However with that being said The Orphan Queen is still an enjoyable read and stands out doing it's own thing.

Princess Wilhelmina better know as Wil is trying to regain her kingdom of Aecor with the help of the other displace noble orphans of her stolen land. Wil is a thief,future leader and caring/protective of her loved ones.As a main  character Wil is brash,loyal,ready to gain her kingdom back ,and has a lot to learn about being a leader.As a main character she is likable and i'm eager to see what comes next for her and the other characters. The other charecters i'm looking forward to learing more about is Black knife *swoons*,the Prince and the other Ospreys,plus that new wraith like character at the end.*shudders*.

The pacing was okay – not too fast, not too slow.One thing that bothered me was lack of history regarding the  Wraith the toxic by-product of magic and Wil's kingdoms downfall. Besides the actual brief history lesson of two of the Osprey's there's little about both.I feel like there needed to be a bit more world building in general.The Cover is really freaking gorgeous, I'm digging the cloak on the girl and the overall color scheme of the cover.All in all Orphan Queen is a quick and likable read and i can't wait for the sequel.Mainly because that ending killed me and i need to know what happens next ASAP!3/5

Waiting on Wednesday(49) Every Last Breathe

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine, and specifically spotlights upcoming novels we can't wait to read. As always, there are some amazing upcoming books, but this week I'm particularly excited for..

Title: Every Last Breathe

Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Publisher:Harlequin Teen
Release Date: July 28,2015

Some loves will last ’til your dying breath

Every choice has consequences—but seventeen-year-old Layla faces tougher choices than most. Light or darkness. Wickedly sexy demon prince Roth, or Zayne, the gorgeous, protective Warden she never thought could be hers. Hardest of all, Layla has to decide which side of herself to trust.

Layla has a new problem, too. A Lilin—the deadliest of demons—has been unleashed, wreaking havoc on those around her…including her best friend. To keep Sam from a fate much, much worse than death, Layla must strike a deal with the enemy while saving her city—and her race—from destruction.

Torn between two worlds and two different boys, Layla has no certainties, least of all survival, especially when an old bargain comes back to haunt them all. But sometimes, when secrets are everywhere and the truth seems unknowable, you have to listen to your heart, pick a side—and then fight like hell…

So that's what I'm waiting. So how about you? Leave a link and let me know. :)

Top Ten Tuesday(30):Freebie!!! Top Ten Books I'd give a theme song too

Check out how Top Ten Tuesday works & the future schedule of topics HERE.The Top Ten Tuesday, is hosted by the ever-fabulous The Broke and the Bookish   This  meme was created because they are particularly fond of lists at The Broke and the Bookish.

Today's Top Ten Tuesday topic is a FREEBIE!!!So I decided to combine my to favorite things music and books meaning I've chosen to do...
Top Ten Books I'd give a theme song too

1. Between Us and The Moon I picked this song because I think Bean would appreciate the reference to the stars/ect but also because it fits well with the summer vibe and sums of that first love type feeling, Echosmith-Bright "You sprinkle star dust on my pillow case
   It's like a mooning brushed across my face Nights are good and that's the way it should be"
   
2. Sophomore Year is Greek to Me  It's always been Zona  and her dad so Paradise Fears You To Believe In showcases that. I've got you to believe in, I've got you to believe in,some people have their faith,I don't what to think,
3. The Bane Chronicales Cassandra Clare Theme song is:I believe in a thing called loved by the darkness The Bane Chronicles is composed of a bunch of short stores about Magnus vein and on thing is clear Magnus believes in is  love even as the years keep adding up in his long life."I believe in a thing called love Just listen to the rhythm of my heartThere's a chance we could make it nowWe'll be rocking 'til the sun goes down"
   
4. Roomies Lindy Zart  Kennedy  loves Graham  but with a new love interest she might just have had enough and  Bridget Mendler-515 goes perfectly with how while she doesn't want to she might just give up on Graham I think I've gone dumb,Sick on puppy love
   Wanna break out Think I've had enoughThe walls are caving in
   
5. The Prince of Venice Beach Blake Nelson Cali is a runaway teen living the simple life in Venice Beach, California Be Okay fits that easy going vibe Cali has despite whats going on in his life Oh Honey-Be Okay "Can't complain about much these daysI believe we'll be okay oh oh oh oh oh ohWanna scream it outI believe we'll be okay"
6. Nantucket Red Leila Howland Nantucket Red is a sequel and I absolutely loved it mainly because the book seemed so genuine and relate-table.Cricket Thompson is the main character and the book is all about her growing up and discover just what she really wants. Ready or Not by Bridget Mendler fits the changes Cricket is going though "I'm the kinda girl who doesn't say a word,Who sits at the curb and waits for the world But I'm about to break out, about to break out I'm like a crook tonight"
7. Stone Cold Touch is the 2nd book in the dark elements trioloy and in it Layla is still torn between Zayne and Roth I picked Tear in My Heart by Twenty One Pilots because it sums up the whole love triangle thing.It works from the  perspective. of Layla to Roth or From both Roth and Zayne to Layla."Sometimes you’ve got to bleed to know,That you're alive and have a soul,But it takes someone to come around to show you how."
8. The HeartBreakers Ali Novak "And I, I hate to see your heart breakI hate to see your eyes get darker as they close But I've been there before" Paramore-Hate to See Your Heart Break
9. A Long Way From You Gwendolyn Heasley In A Long Way From You Kitsy is torn between a lot of thing like boys, the past and her future, and etc. I think Meaghan Trainor's song Selfish Heart makes an excellent theme song for Kitsys journey "I'm too focused on this dream, And your kiss is a drug, pulls me back so quick Until I pull us apart, well forgive my selfish heart"

Review: Legacy

Title: Legacy

Author: Ellery A.Kane

How do you want to feel today?

In 2041, the choice is yours.

San Francisco is deserted, the Bay Bridge bombed, and the BART subway trains grounded. The Guardians, members of an elite and mysterious government-appointed military police force, are maintaining order at all costs—thanks to emotion-altering drugs like Emovere that suppress fear and anxiety.

 Lex Knightley, daughter of a prominent forensic psychiatrist, risks entering the devastated city to partner with the Resistance, a group of rebels intent upon exposing the dangers of Emovere.

Lex discovers an ally in Quin McAllister, a magnetic Guardian Force recruit with a haunting past that binds them together. As she uncovers the secrets of the Guardian Force and confronts the truth about her family, Lex begins to realize that even those closest to her are not quite who they seem.
Legacy is the first in a trilogy but can also be enjoyed as a stand-alone.

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Legacy's synopsis will definitely draw you in if your a fan of down with the government dystopian books.The story starts of strong and just keeps going. This worked and didn't work for me I felt like everything was pretty fast paced and a bit more detail in general would have been great. The best part about the book is learning about the different emotion-altering drugs.

The book starts off with a bang with Lex and her dangerous trip across the bridge to find the rebels. In the beginning he pov switches from present to past explaining how Lex got there, and how her mother is the person who started the problem in the world that the rebels are facing. Lex was kind of hit or miss for me on one hand she was a likable character on the other she a bit stubborn somewhere towards the end of the book and she started to bother me. Quin was kind of hard to understand,he was hot then cold the next minute. I couldn't really relate to both characters. The other charterers like Max or Eddie where probably a lot more relate-able for me than the main two.

The cover fit wonderfully with the story and a few key moments in the book. Legacy is a good read/book and I can respect that but truthfully it's just not something I'd read again. Regardless to how I feel though give Legacy a shot and form you own opinion.2/5

Something to Note: I received this book from the author for an honest review.