Waiting on Wednesday: Pawn by Aimee Carter (13)

PAWN (#1)
By: Aimee Carter
Release Date: November 26th, 2013
Publisher: Harlequin Teen

 

YOU CAN BE A VII. IF YOU GIVE UP EVERYTHING. 

For Kitty Doe, it seems like an easy choice. She can either spend her life as a III in misery, looked down upon by the higher ranks and forced to leave the people she loves, or she can become a VII and join the most powerful family in the country.


If she says yes, Kitty will be Masked—surgically transformed into Lila Hart, the Prime Minister's niece, who died under mysterious circumstances. As a member of the Hart family, she will be famous. She will be adored. And for the first time, she will matter.

There's only one catch. She must also stop the rebellion that Lila secretly fostered, the same one that got her killed …and one Kitty believes in. Faced with threats, conspiracies and a life that's not her own, she must decide which path to choose—and learn how to become more than a pawn in a twisted game she's only beginning to understand.

I had the chance to meet Aimee Carter at a #YeahYA signing and she was so super nice and a ton of fun, I loved meeting her! I really liked her Goddess Test series, so you know, I must have this. I must. I MUST. Especially since it sounds so good. 

I MUST HAVE YOU BOOK. I SHALL HAVE YOU. 

I SOUND SO CREEPY. o_o

What are you waiting for this Wednesday?

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COVER REVEAL: Trust in Me by J. Lynn + Giveaway!

TRUST IN ME (#1.5)
By: J. Lynn
Publisher: William Morrow Impulse
Release Date: October 22nd, 2013

It’s Wait for You as you’ve never seen it. Trust in Me lets you in on Cam’s side of the #1 New York Times Bestselling story.

Cameron Hamilton is used to getting what he wants, especially when it comes to women. But when Avery Morgansten comes crashing into his life – literally – he finally meets the one person who can resist his soulful baby blues. But Cam’s not ready to give up. He can’t get the feisty and intriguing girl out of his head.

Avery has secrets, secrets that keep her from admitting the feelings Cam knows she has for him. Will persistence (and some delicious homemade cookies) help him break down her barriers and gain her trust? Or will he be shut out of Avery's life, losing his first real shot at the kind of love that lasts forever?

Guuuys, guys, guys, has anybody read WAIT FOR YOU? Because if you have, you most likely (it is a 99.99% chance) loved it, and so you can fangirl over TRUST IN ME with me! If you haven't read WAIT FOR YOU yet, and you would like to, don't worry - I would never leave you out! Just keep reading on! Tehehe. But anyway, I can't wait to read TRUST IN ME, even though it's only a novella and I want it to be a full novel *cries a little*, and I need to pre-order a finished paperback copy of WAIT FOR YOU so I can display it and shove it in people's hand and scream, "READ IT!" Now can I get one of Cam's homemade cookies? (I will not read that the wrong way. I am mature. I am mature. I am so not mature. o_o)

The spotlight of this post definitely goes to the cover of TRUST IN ME, but I talk so much you probably wouldn't notice! But what do you lovelies think? I really like the blue-green color they used, and I want this so muuuuch. *paces back and forth waiting* *breaks hole in floor* *runs away whistling innocently* I DIDN'T DO IT. If you've read WAIT FOR YOU, I'd love it if you'd tell me about all your feels! If you liked it, loved it, or even if you disliked it, I love discussing books. And if you haven't read WAIT FOR YOU, you should still totally leave a comment and tell me if you want to read it, if you've read Jennifer's previous books, or if you like cake! Anything goes! Wheeee!  

Pre-order TRUST IN ME!

For those of you darlings who haven't read WAIT FOR YOU yet, I promised that I wouldn't leave you out right? There is a giveaway going on and enter below for a chance to win a signed copy of WAIT FOR YOU, as well as an awesome turtle charm! Don't think, just enter! You know you want to! 

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P.S. - Cam and Avery, as well as any other couple in Jennifer's books, will forever make me: 

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COVER REVEAL: If Only We by Jessica Sankiewicz

IF ONLY WE 
By: Jessica Sankiewicz 
Release Date: October 2013 

They say all it takes is one wrong move and you lose the game. One false step and you’re trapped. One slip-up in your choice of words and you ruin a friendship forever. That is what they say. They say I lost.

I do not believe them.

At the end of the summer after graduation, Adrienne wonders what happened to cause her life to be in ruins. She isn’t getting along with her mom, her stepsister isn’t talking to her, and, to top it off, the boy she’s been in love with doesn’t want anything to do with her. She believes the turning point was a choice she made at graduation. When she wakes up the next day, she has been transported back three months to that moment, the one where everything started to fall apart.

Adrienne realizes she has been given a second chance--and this time she doesn’t want to mess anything up. Reliving the entire summer, though, turns out to be a lot harder than she thought. As the same days and weeks go by, she starts to see how simple decisions can make a huge impact on the world around her. Despite knowing some of what lies ahead, there are some things she didn’t anticipate. She thought she knew what mistake led her to where she ended up the first time. She was wrong.

And by the time summer is over, she discovers what was really at stake.

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Jessica is the 28 year old author of IF ONLY WE, a YA contemporary coming out in October 2013. You can often find her either reading or marathon watching TV on DVD, her favorites being Castle and Veronica Mars. She frequently mismatches her clothes and giggles uncontrollably. She knows almost every Billy Joel song by heart. She collects books and toys, and she has an intense love of cats and lemurs. Currently in the midst of her quarter-life-crisis, she is still takin' names and getting very close to reaching an epiphany.

So darlings, what do you think of the cover? Do you like it? I'd love to know! Wheeee! 

~♥~

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REVIEW ARCHIVE UPDATE: July 2013

Hello darlings! 

So some of you may be aware but Wake Up at Seven has been experiencing problems, and it's regretful, but I feel like I owe it to all of you lovely readers who have stuck with us through it to inform you that we don't know if it'll ever be fixed. This might sound odd, but for those unaware, Wake Up at Seven was going through an admin transfer and somehow - please don't ask me how, because if I knew I'd be yelling at Blogger for it - along the way, it seems like the admin role just...disappeared. This is about as far as I'm aware of the situation, that none of the bloggers at Wake Up at Seven have access to things such as updating Review Archives or tour banners, because those rights fall under an admin. I really don't know what else to do, and believe me when I've gone through periods of just wanting to give up or attempt to start all over again, but I can't just find it in myself to abandon Wake Up at Seven. Especially with Isabelle and Sarah on hiatus *kicks both*, and really just because I love blogging here. So I've come up with what I hope is a satisfactory resolution - at least for the Review Archive issue. At the end of each month, I'll try my hardest to remember to have a post up that'll give you a list of all the reviews on Wake Up at Seven up to that point, with the ones from that month added on and so on. Make sense? I hope it does and that you'll continue to stick with us and read what we have to say! 

Note: The titles that have been reviewed on Wake Up at Seven are alphabetically organized, but those that begin with "The..." or "A..." will be listed under the first letter the second word. Example: The Iron King will be found under I, instead of T. We apologize for any inconveniences! 

If you would like to contact me for a review of your book, please send an email to: kimberlyho75@yahoo.com

- Kaede

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• Above World by Jenn Reese (Kaede)

• Among the Nameless Stars by Diana Peterfreund (Kaede)

• Angelfall by Susan Ee (Isabelle) 
• Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins (Isabelle)

• Awaken by Meg Cabot (Kaede)

• Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (Isabelle)

• Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (Isabelle)

• Between You and Me by Marisa Calin (Sarah)

• Bloodlines by Richelle Mead (Sarah) 
• The Breakaway by Michelle Davidson Argyle (Kaede)
• Broken by A.E. Rought (Sarah)

• Chasing Mrs. Right by Katee Robert (Kaede)

• The Collector by Victoria Scott (Kaede)

• Confessions of an Angry Girl by Louise Rozett (Isabelle) 

• Crimson Frost by Jennifer Estep (Kaede)

• Dante's Girl by Courtney Cole (Kaede)

• The Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor (Sarah)

• The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken (Kaede)

• Daughter Of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (Isabelle) 

• Delirium by Lauren Oliver (Isabelle)

        •    Delirium Review War (feat. Kat Kennedy)
• Derailed by Alyssa Rose Ivy (Kaede)

• Eon by Alison Goodman (Kaede) 

• The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Isabelle)

• The Fine Art of Truth or Dare by Melissa Jenson (Kaede)

• The Goddess Inheritance by Aimee Carter (Kaede)

• The Gods Among Us by DC Belton (Isabelle) 

• The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead (Sarah)

• Hopeless by Colleen Hoover (Kaede)

• How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True by Sarah Strohmeyer (Kaede)

• The Iron King by Julie Kagawa (Isabelle)

• Kissing Shakespeare by Pamela Mingle (Guest Review by Lucie)

• Legend by Marie Lu (Kaede)

• The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa (Kaede)

• Midnight City by J. Barton Mitchell (Kaede)

• A Midsummer's Nightmare by Kody Keplinger (Kaede) 

• Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama (Sarah) • My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick (Isabelle) 

• Normalish by Margaret Lesh (Kaede)

• Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Sarah)  

• One Shot Away by T. Glen Coughlin (Kaede)

• Preloved by Shirley Marr (Sarah) 

• Prototype 2 by Dan Jolley (Kaede)

• Rape Girl by Alina Klein (Guest review by Lucie) 

• Rockoholic by C.J. Skuse (Kaede) 

• Rules of Entanglement by Gina L. Maxwell (Kaede)

• Saving June by Hannah Harrington (Kaede) 
• Scarlet by Marissa Meyer (Kaede)
• Secret for a Song by S.K. Falls (Kaede)
• Seraphina by Rachel Hartman (Sarah) 
• Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (Kaede) 
• Spartan Frost by Jennifer Estep (Kaede)
• Speechless by Hannah Harrington (Kaede) 
• Splintered by A.G. Howard (Kaede)
• Starring Jules: As Herself by Beth Levine Ain (Kaede)
• Survive by Alex Morel (Sarah)

• Team Human by Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan (Kaede)

• Team Human by Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan (Sarah)

• Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas (Isabelle) 

• Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi (Kaede) 

• True by Erin McCarthy (Kaede)

• Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (Kaede)

• Underworld by Meg Cabot (Kaede)• Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (Kaede)

• Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan (Sarah)

• Veer by Alyssa Rose Ivy (Kaede)

• Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez (Isabelle) 

• Waiting for the Storm by Marie Landry (Kaede)
• Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire (Kaede)
• Want by Stephanie Lawton (Isabelle) 
• What Kills Me by Wynne Channing (Guest post by Lucie)

• What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang (Sarah)

• Wings of Arian by Devri Walls (Kaede) 

• Wings of Tavea by Devri Walls (Kaede) 

• Wither by Lauren DeStefano (Kaede) 

• The Woken Gods by Gwenda Bond (Sarah)

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BLOG TOUR: Waiting for the Storm by Marie Landry (Review & Giveaway!)

WAITING FOR THE STORM 
By: Marie Landry
Review by: Kaede
Release Date: April 9th, 2013
Format: E-book
Source: Xpresso Book Tours

 

Seventeen-year-old Charlotte O’Dell knows this summer is going to suck. Her mother just died, her sister hates her, and her dad has completely checked out. Fulfilling her mother’s final wish, the family heads to Angel Island for the summer to stay in a beach house her mother once loved.

After a year of being shut away taking care of her mother, Charlotte is numb and practically afraid of her own shadow; she hopes going to the island will give her the time and space she needs to begin healing, and an opportunity to bring her family back together. When she meets her mysterious neighbor, Ezra, it doesn’t take long for Charlotte to confess the issues she’s developed. Ezra begins giving Charlotte assignments to get over her fears, and although she accepts his tasks, all she really wants is to be with him. When she’s with Ezra, she’s able to forget the hollow ache in her heart and the fact that her family is falling apart. But Ezra has secrets…

Can Charlotte pull what’s left of her family together, mend her broken heart, and allow herself to fall for Ezra? Or is it all just a storm waiting to happen?

WAITING FOR THE STORM surpassed my expectations with ease, presenting itself as an engaging and just compulsively readable contemporary novel. 

While I was reading I realized how quickly I was flying through the pages, and that made me really happy because it was a sign that I was really liking the book. There was always something that kept me interested happening. 

I think my favorite part of the story though was the pacing. Marie Landry didn't drag her story out, nor rush through it, but instead she went steady - which for me was perfect. 

All the characters that were introduced in WAITING FOR THE STORM were likable for me, except for maybe Alexis and Bianca because I didn't feel anything with them, just this kind of weird indifference. Admittedly it did take a little time, but I ended up really liking Charlotte. From the very beginning she was a realistic and believable character, and I liked her - don't get me wrong, but as we saw more and more of her and who she is, I began to love her. And I mean, Charlotte loves books and she starts blogging, and instant connection right there people. 

I tilted my head and studied his face. "Are you hitting on me, Erza?"

He laughed under his breath and lowered his head. "Yeah, I am." He looked at me through his thick lashes. "Is that okay?" 

I also loved Charlotte's relationship with Ezra (although every time I see this name I think of Erza from FAIRY TAIL and I really don't want to see an image of a girl in my head when we're talking about a boy in this case but I can't help it sometimes *cries*) and just how well they fit together. Charlotte and Ezra start off as friends and they begin to fall in love with each other and they were really cute together and wheee! 

"...I said you could have everything else if you wanted, but I wanted that one. Just that one, and you took it like you take everything else."

Charlotte's sister Ella won't start off as everyone's favorite character but I couldn't bring myself to hate her. There was a part - the bigger part - that said to despise her because she was so bratty, but there was also a part of me that said everybody deals with grief in their own way and this just how Ella is. 

WAITING FOR THE STORM wasn't perfect, but while I did have a few small issues, most of them were extremely minor. However there was one thing that bothered me slightly, and I think it's because I've been seeing this issue used as a plot device in a few books now. Ella is assaulted by a guy, and as a result Charlotte is able to talk to her sister and finally understand her better. I believe an assault like that is a serious issue, but it didn't seem to have any effect on Ella the next day and nobody talks about it afterwards, and it just didn't sit right with me but I'm glad that Charlotte and Ella finally got to talk to each other about how they really feel.

As a whole though, WAITING FOR THE STORM was very enjoyable with strong writing and an ability to express emotions clearly to the reader. There were twists I didn't expect, and if you think you might like WAITING FOR THE STORM even the slightest bit, then I would highly recommend going for it. I went in thinking I would at least like it, but I ended up with a story filled with characters I adored, and an author I'll definitely be following in the future. 

4 coffee cups! 

*An advance copy of this book was provided  for review. However, all opinions remain honest and my own.*

Find Marie on Website | Goodreads | Facebook | Twitter

Marie Landry is the author of BLUE SKY DAYS (contemporary YA—January 2012), UNDRESSED (a collection of short erotic romance stories—October 2012), THE GAME CHANGER (chick lit—November 2012), and WAITING FOR THE STORM (contemporary YA—April 2013). Marie has always been a daydreamer; since early childhood, she’s had a passion for words and a desire to create imaginary worlds, so it only seemed natural for her to become a writer. She resides in Ontario, Canada, and most days you can find her writing, reading, blogging about writing and reading, listening to U2, or having grand adventures with her two precious nephews. For more on Marie and her books, please visit marielandry.blogspot.ca or check out her book blog Ramblings of a Daydreamer (sweetmarie-83.blogspot.ca).

~♥~

To celebrate the tour, Marie has reduced the price of WAITING FOR THE STORM to only 99 cents! I reallllly think you guys should pick up this deal, and if you don't have a Kindle, never worry! You can also get WAITING FOR THE STORM on Smashwords with the code BH53J! But there might be a chance to win WAITING FOR THE STORM waiting for you....

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Stacking the Shelves (12 &13) + Weekly Roundup

NetGalley: 

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Kaede fails at keeping up with Stacking the Shelves posts. *runs away* The good news though is that I only missed a week. Just one! That's not too bad, right? Right? I got some great books over the past two weeks, and I'm sure I probably left something out and will be hitting myself over it when I remember but will be too lazy to add it in, but...uh...yeah. What has everybody been reading? Anything good? And who got some great books this week? I'd love to know!

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SIEGE AND STORM by Leigh Bardugo
SHADOW KISS by Richelle Mead 

BLOOD PROMISE by Richelle Mead
SPIRIT BOUND by Richelle Mead

THE WARRIOR HEIR by Cinda Williams Chima

THE WIZARD HEIR by Cinda Williams Chima

THE DRAGON HEIR by Cinda Williams Chima

THE ENCHANTER HEIR by Cinda Williams Chima

THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF TOMORROW by Avery Williams

BELLADONNA by Fiona Paul 

WEST SIDE STORY by Irving Shulman

CRASH INTO YOU by Katie McGarry (Note: there was a lot of squealing and weird happy dancing when I got this. o_o) 

PHOENIX by Elizabeth Richard

THE IRON TRAITOR by Julie Kagawa (There was also a lot of OHMYGODLOOKMOMLOOKDADLOOKNEIGHBORNEXTDOOR fangirling because Julie Kagawa is amazing BUT THE ENDING IS TERRIBLE. *sobs* I still love you book, fear not. It's just the next book's release date is so so far and and *cries even more* But guys when I found it was signed I almost died again. Two almost deaths because of books. This is not looking good for me and my dreams of living long...)

SOUL SCREAMERS Volume 2 by Rachel Vincent 

BETWEEN THE COVERS by Various Authors 

THE MOON AND MORE by Sarah Dessen

BLACK CAT; Volume 1 by Kentaro Yabuki

BLACK CAT; Volume 2 by Kentaro Yabuki

BLACK CAT; Volume 3 by Kentaro Yabuki

TIDAL by Amanda Hocking 
THE DREAM THIEVES by Maggie Stiefvater

All the love and thanks to Harlequin Teen, Penguin, Lisa Desrochers, Christina @ Ensconced in YA, Scholastic and Disney Hyperion on NetGalley for all the lovely books! And Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Walmart of course. Tehehe. 

Here's what you might have missed the last two weeks:

Sunday: 
Sarah reviews THE WOKEN GODS by Gwenda Bond

Tuesday:
The trailer for FRIGID by J. Lynn was revealed

Wednesday: 
Waiting on Wednesday: JUST ONE YEAR by Gayle Forman

Saturday:
A Review of WITHER by Lauren DeStafano

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