Monday, May 26, 2014

[FINISHED] There Will Come a Time by Carrie Arcos

Kai got a copy for touring from Simon and Schuster Philippines. Thank you S&S PH!

There Will Come a Time
Title: There Will Come a Time
Author: Carrie Arcos
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Date of Publication: April 15, 2014

Mark knows grief. Ever since the accident that killed his twin sister, Grace, the only time he feels at peace is when he visits the bridge on which she died. Comfort is fleeting, but it’s almost within reach when he’s standing on the wrong side of the suicide bars. Almost.

Grace’s best friend, Hanna, says she understands what he’s going through. But she doesn’t. She can’t. It’s not just the enormity of his loss. As her twin, Mark should have known Grace as well as he knows himself. Yet when he reads her journal, it’s as if he didn’t know her at all.

As a way to remember Grace, Hanna convinces Mark to complete Grace’s bucket list from her journal. Mark’s sadness, anger, and his growing feelings for Hannah threaten to overwhelm him. But Mark can’t back out. He made a promise to honor Grace—and it’s his one chance to set things right.

Schedule

May 26

Nina of The Bookish Confections - Excerpt
Algel of Tea-rrific Reads - Excerpt

May 27

Camelle of Home of a Book Lover - Review
Leslie of bibliophilekid - Review

May 28

Biena of Library Mistress - Review
Charlie of Letter Trails - Excerpt
Jhed of When Books Defy Gravity - Excerpt
Rachel of My Book Empire - Excerpt

May 29

Cassandra of the enigma of herself - Review
Kazhy of My Library in the Making - Review
Sab of Sab The Book Eater - Excerpt

May 30

Dianne of Oops! I Read A Book Again - Interview
Von of Mr. Book Wonder - Interview

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[FINISHED] Played by Liz Fichera

Thank you to Harlequin Teen for the ARC and thanks Kai for touring your copy!

Played (Hooked, #2)
Title: Played (Hooked #2)
Author: Liz Fichera
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Date of Publication: May 27, 2014

This Game Is Getting All Too Real

He said: I like to keep under the radar and mostly hang out with my friends from the rez. But when I saved Riley Berenger from falling off a mountain, that rich suburban princess decided to try to save me.

She said: If I can help Sam Tracy win the heart of the girl he can't get over, I'll pay him back for helping me. I promised him I would, no matter what it takes.

Schedule

May 26


May 27

Biena of The Library Mistress - Excerpt

May 28

Lyra of Defiantly Deviant - Excerpt
Von of Mr. Book Wonder - Excerpt

May 29

Nina of The Bookish Confections - Excerpt

May 30

Kazhy of My Library in the Making - Review
Charlie of Letter Trails - Excerpt

[FINISHED] This Star Won't Got Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl

Thank you to JB and National Book Store for the review copy! The reviews can be found below.

This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
Title: This Star Won't Got Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
Author: Esther Earl, Lori Earl and Wayne Earl (with introduction from John Green)
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Date of Publication: January 28, 2014

A collection of the journals, fiction, letters, and sketches of the late Esther Grace Earl, who passed away in 2010 at the age of 16. Photographs and essays by family and friends will help to tell Esther’s story along with an introduction by award-winning author John Green who dedicated his #1 bestselling novel The Fault in Our Stars to her.

Reviews

Cassandra of the enigma of herself

Monday, May 19, 2014

[FINISHED] Infinite Sky by C.J. Flood

Thank you to Simon and Schuster Philippines for the touring copy!

Infinite Sky (Infinite Sky, #1)
Title: Infinite Sky (Infinite Sky #1)
Author: C.J. Flood
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Date of Publication: May 20, 2014

A truly beautiful book about the summer that changed one girl's life, as her mum leaves home, travellers set up camp in the family's field, her older brother goes off the rails, and she falls in love for the very first time. Opening with a funeral, Iris is mourning the boy in the casket - but who is it? Sam, her tearaway brother, or Trick, her tentative boyfriend? Over one long hot summer, we find out just how their three lives were turned upside-down.

Schedule

May 19

Kai of Amaterasu Reads - Review
Biena of The Library Mistress - Excerpt

May 20

Michelle of The Twins Read - Review
Leslie of bibliophilekid - Review

May 21

Celine of Two Ends of a Bookshelf - Review
Sab of Sab The Book Eater - Excerpt

May 22

Kazhy of My Library in the Making - Review
Lyra of Defiantly Deviant - Excerpt

May 23

Nina of The Bookish Confections - Excerpt

May 24

Hazel of Stay Bookish - Review
Algel of Tea-rrific Reads - Excerpt

Monday, May 12, 2014

[FINISHED] Panic by Lauren Oliver

Thank you to JB and National Book Store for graciously giving Pinoy Book Tours an ARC of PANIC to tour! You can find the reviews below.

Panic
Title: Panic
Author: Lauren Oliver
Publisher: HarperTeen
Date of Publication: March 4, 2014

Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a dead-end town of 12,000 people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do.

Heather never thought she would compete in Panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher. She’d never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.

Dodge has never been afraid of Panic. His secret will fuel him, and get him all the way through the game, he’s sure of it. But what he doesn't know is that he’s not the only one with a secret. Everyone has something to play for.

For Heather and Dodge, the game will bring new alliances, unexpected revelations, and the possibility of first love for each of them—and the knowledge that sometimes the very things we fear are those we need the most.

Reviews

Kazhy of My Library in the Making
Leslie of bibliophilekid
Biena of The Library Mistress

PANIC is available in National Book Store and Powerbooks. Shop online and buy eBooks at nationalbookstore.com. Follow National Book Store on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@nbsalert) for updates on the latest events, promos and contests.

Monday, May 5, 2014

[FINISHED] Glaze by Kim Curran

Glaze
Title: Glaze
Author: Kim Curran
Date of Publication: May 2014

Petri Quinn is counting down the days till she turns 16 and can get on GLAZE – the ultimate social network that is bringing the whole world together into one global family. But when a peaceful government protest turns into a full-blown riot with Petri shouldering the blame, she’s handed a ban. Her life is over before it’s even started.

Desperate to be a part of the hooked-up society, Petri finds an underground hacker group and gets a black market chip fitted. But this chip has a problem: it has no filter and no off switch. Petri can see everything happening on GLAZE, all the time. Including things she was never meant to see.

As her life is plunged into danger, Petri is faced with a choice. Join GLAZE… or destroy it.

Schedule

May 5

Bryann of Three Blank Pages - Review

May 6

Leslie of bibliophilekid - Review
Janice of Roller Coaster Ride - Review
The Bookwhore Diaries - Excerpt

May 7

Charlie of Letter Trails - Excerpt

May 8

Camelle of Home of a Book Lover - Review
Mary Grace of The Solitary Bookworm - Review

May 9

Kazhy of My Library in the Making - Review
Biena of The Library Mistress - Excerpt

[FINISHED] Scan by Walter Jury and Sarah Fine

Dianne in here! I got an ARC of SCAN so I'm touring it!

Scan (Scan, #1)
Title: Scan (Scan #1)
Author: Walter Jury and Sarah Fine
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Date of Publication: May 1, 2014
Genre: YA sci-fi

Tate and his father don’t exactly get along. As Tate sees it, his father has unreasonably high expectations for Tate to be the best—at everything. Tate finally learns what he’s being prepared for when he steals one of his dad’s odd tech inventions and mercenaries ambush the school, killing his father in the process and sending Tate on the run from aliens who look just like humans.

All Tate knows--like how to make weapons out of oranges and lighter fluid--may not be enough to save him as he’s plunged into a secret inter-species conflict that’s been going on for centuries. Aided only by his girlfriend and his estranged mother, with powerful enemies closing in on all sides, Tate races to puzzle out the secret behind his father’s invention and why so many are willing to kill for it. A riveting, fast-paced adventure, Scan is a clever alien thriller with muscle and heart.

Schedule

May 5

Dianne of Oops! I Read A Book Again  - Review
Kazhy of My Library in the Making - Review

May 6

Michelle of The Twins Read - Review
Maricar of blackplume - Excerpt

May 7

Francine of Always Lost in Books - Review
Algel of Tea-rrific Reads - Excerpt

May 8

Biena of The Library Mistress - Review
Sab of Sab The Book Eater - Excerpt

May 9

Charlie of Letter Trails - Excerpt