Blog Tour: Most Likely to Succeed by Jennifer Echols {Review+Giveaway}

Most Likely to Succeed (Superlatives #3)
by Jennifer Echols
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Release Date: August 4th 2015

Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary
Rate: 4 STARS 

Synopsis:

In this sexy conclusion to The Superlatives trilogy from Endless Summer author Jennifer Echols, Sawyer and Kaye might just be perfect for each other—if only they could admit it.

As vice president of Student Council, Kaye knows the importance of keeping order. Not only in school, but in her personal life. Which is why she and her boyfriend, Aidan, already have their lives mapped out: attend Columbia University together, pursue banking careers, and eventually get married. Everything Kaye has accomplished in high school—student government, cheerleading, stellar grades—has been in preparation for that future.

To his entire class, Sawyer is an irreverent bad boy. His antics on the field as school mascot and his love of partying have earned him total slacker status. But while he and Kaye appear to be opposites on every level, fate—and their friends—keep conspiring to throw them together. Perhaps the seniors see the simmering attraction Kaye and Sawyer are unwilling to acknowledge to themselves…

As the year unfolds, Kaye begins to realize her ideal life is not what she thought. And Sawyer decides it’s finally time to let down the facade and show everyone who he really is. Is a relationship between them most likely to succeed—or will it be their favorite mistake?

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine where that spotlights the upcoming books I am currently anticipating. 

~Currently Anticipating~

A Thousand Nights by E.K Johnston 

Release Date: October 6th, 2015 

Publisher: Disney Hyperion 

Event Recap: The Witch Hunter by Virginia Boecker {Reading and Signing}

Cailtyn and I went to the Virginia Bocker reading and signing last Friday (our first summer book event this year). We started with the lovely Victoria Aveyard (as moderator) and Virginia Boecker being their awesome self in this interview (not verbatim).

Cover Roundup: The First Time She Drowned, Game On, and MORE

**Click on the cover to go to its Goodreads page**

The First Time She Drowned by Kerry Kletter

Pinterest Board: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir 

Release Date: April 28th, 2015
Publisher: Razorbill

Goodreads Summary:

 Laia is a slave. 

Elias is a soldier. 

Neither is free.

Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear.

It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire’s impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They’ve seen what happens to those who do.

But when Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire’s greatest military academy.

There, Laia meets Elias, the school’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he’s being trained to enforce. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined—and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself.

In case you've missed it all you Ember in the Ashes fan...

FAN ART CELEBRATION (Phase 3): 

So I suck at making fan art so  I decided to make An Ember in the Ashes Pinterest board instead :D

Follow Taherah's board An Ember in the Ashes on Pinterest.

About the Author: 

Sabaa Tahir grew up in California’s Mojave Desert at her family’s 18-room motel. There, she spent her time devouring fantasy novels, raiding her brother’s comic book stash and playing guitar badly. She began writing An Ember in the Ashes while working nights as a newspaper editor. She likes thunderous indie rock, garish socks and all things nerd. Sabaa currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine where that spotlights the upcoming books I am currently anticipating. 

~Currently Anticipating~

Winter by Marissa Meyer 

Release Date: November 10th, 2015 

Publisher: Feiwel and Friends 

Cover Attack

As you may know, we went on an unplanned month long hiatus so we owe you readers a whole month's worth of cover reveals that happened. Be warned: There are A LOT. 

Anyways hope you enjoy and drool over all the pretties :) 

Note: The books are generally speaking arranged by genre (some may not be)

**Click on the cover to go to its Goodreads page**

Review: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
368 Pages
Release Date: February 21st, 2012
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Genre: Contemporary
Rating: 5 STARS

Goodreads Summary:

A lyrical novel about family and friendship from critically acclaimed author Benjamin Alire Sáenz.

Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine where that spotlights the upcoming books I am currently anticipating. 

~Currently Anticipating~

Dumplin' by Julie Murphy 

Release Date: September 15th, 2015 

Publisher: Balzer and Bray 

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine where that spotlights the upcoming books I am currently anticipating. 

~Currently Anticipating~

Legacy of Kings by Eleanor Herman 

Release Date: August 25th, 2015

Publisher: Harlequin Teen 

July Releases

July 7th:

Review: The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Fixer by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
384 Pages
Release Date: July 7th, 2015
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Source: Publisher via Netgalley
Genre: Contemporary/Thriller
Rating: 4.5-5 STARS 

Goodreads Summary: 
This thriller YA is Scandal meets Veronica Mars.

Sixteen-year-old Tess Kendrick has spent her entire life on her grandfather's ranch. But when her estranged sister Ivy uproots her to D.C., Tess is thrown into a world that revolves around politics and power. She also starts at Hardwicke Academy, the D.C. school for the children of the rich and powerful, where she unwittingly becomes a fixer for the high school set, fixing teens’ problems the way her sister fixes their parents’ problems.

And when a conspiracy surfaces that involves the family member of one of Tess's classmates, love triangles and unbelievable family secrets come to light and life gets even more interesting—and complicated—for Tess.

Perfect for fans of Pretty Little Liars and Heist Society, readers will be clamoring for this compelling teen drama with a political twist.