Thursday’s Thoughts -YA+

September 20, 2012 by unwasted words

Well, fellow adult Twilighters, Downworlders, Muggles, and Mundies the secret’s out, Publishers Weekly is reporting that adults out buy their younger counterparts by more than half. Not that this is a real surprise to the YA community. The YA publishing industry is marketed to the 12 to 17 year-old demographic but appeals more to the 18 and up crowd. Who’s buying these gems of teenage angst filled fiction? More than a quarter of YA book sales are made by readers […]

Categories: Thursday's Thoughts • Tags: Publishers Weekly, Thursday's Thoughts, YA

Wednesday’s Watch -The Blessed

September 19, 2012 by unwasted words

The Blessed is a little something different for me, not being my usual required reading, but the cover is so compelling I had to to get a copy. I can’t wait to read it, partially because the concept is so fresh. The summary and tailer are below! Brooklyn teens Lucy, Cecelia and Agnes find themselves in the emergency room at Perpetual Help Hospital at the lowest point in their lives. Lucy, the superficial party girl; Cecelia, a drop out rock […]

Categories: Blog, Features, Wednesday's Watch • Tags: Amazon, The Blessed, Tonya Hurley, YA

Book of the Week!!! 09/18-09/24

September 18, 2012 by unwasted words

This book blew me away. It started out with a bang and continued full throttled with action and intrigue. Loved Jessica and the lore of the lone female wolf. Amanda Carlson’s world building and story lines were truly engaging keeping the reader interested until the very last page. Fans of Rachel Vincent’s Shifters series will find Full Blooded the book to fill the void left after Alpha. Very impressive debut, seriously wished the next one was out now!  Get a […]

Categories: Book of the Week, Features, NEW • Tags: Adult, Amanda Carlson, Amazon, Book of the Week, Full Blooded, shifters, Urban Fantasy, werewolves

An Intense Emotional Conclusion

September 17, 2012 by unwasted words

  Nothing worth having is ever easy. Fighting for what’s right has it’s rewards and as Jacinda’s learned it also has a price. As she sets off to make amends, Jace can’t imagine the biggest threat isn’t the enemy hunting her but the one she never saw coming. A daring rescue. Secrets revealed. Choices made. Blood betrayed. A story beyond stunning. Hidden, is a carefully curated story written in simple yet impactful prose, Sophie Jordan delivers an intense emotional conclusion […]

Categories: Book Reviews • Tags: Firelight, Hidden, Sophie Jordan, Vanished, YA

Hidden ARC Winner!

September 17, 2012 by unwasted words

Congratulations to Samantha who won an ARC of Sophie Jordan’s Hidden. I’ll be posting more Need It To Read It ARC Giveaways in the coming days. So if you want to win an ARC of Nerve, Blessed, or Beta stay tuned.

Categories: Contest & Giveaways

A Dark Fairytale

September 17, 2012 by unwasted words

Hester has forsaken love for life. The women in her family have a strange habit of dying after child birth. The possibility of a genetic defect can’t compare to the mythical reality she faces. With the help of a few mysterious locals Hester must unravel her ancestry and the curse that binds her life to the past in ordeal to have a future. Monstrous Beauty is a dark fairytale that shifts between the threads of time to show the actions […]

Categories: Book Reviews • Tags: Elizabeth Fama, Monstrous Beauty, YA

A Nice Romantic Murder Mystery

September 17, 2012 by unwasted words

Being the new girl in your old town comes with a special kind of awkward. It’s an even more torturous experience when you have a wealth of family oddities and live in a cursed house. Clare couldn’t blend in if she tried. Her quirky style and love of fashion sets her apart in the beachy town of Winston, California. But when her strange talent of seeing the past through people’s clothes takes her down a dark path toward the town’s […]

Categories: Book Reviews • Tags: Hanging By A Thread, Sophie Littlefield, YA

Monday’s Musings -Fall Fresh Start

September 17, 2012 by unwasted words

I’ve had a really rough summer and I think my blog has reflected that. I’m sorry about my crazy erratic post schedule. In April my grandmother was hospitalized and at the same time my dog and partial blog inspiration also became sick. Two weeks later we finally got my grandmother home, but my beloved Gypsy did not fair as well and had to be euthanized. I can’t begin to describe how difficult it is to care for an elderly family […]

Categories: Features, Monday's Musings

A Modern Mythological Must-Read

September 17, 2012 by unwasted words

Finding out you’re one of a trio is shocking enough, learning that you’re a monster hunting descendant of Medusa, is just insane. Needless to say the recently reunited triplets Greer, Grace, and Gretchen have a tough road ahead of them. With clashing personalities and the task of getting Grace and Greer up to speed, training wise, the last thing they need is a difficult rescue. Unfortunately with their mentor pool dwindling quickly the sisters are going to have to trust […]

Categories: Book Reviews • Tags: Sweet Shadows, Sweet Venom, Tera Lynn Childs, YA