Cover VS Cover

Last time there was a tie between the German Cover and the US Cover of Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel.

This week's cover comparison is: If I Stay by Gayle Forman.

 

Portuguese Cover                         UK Paperback

 

US Hardcover                               US Paperback

UK Hardcover

You know I think I like all the covers in a way or another. I can't just choose one! Can you?

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Which Cover Do You Prefer?

Portuguese Cover UK Paperback US Hardcover US Paperback UK Hardcover

Recent and Future Releases

April 4:


   The Lipstick Laws


April 5:

     
 City of Fallen Angels         Where She Went             Through Her Eyes


April 12:


     The Gathering


April 26 :
     
   The Goddess Test         We'll Always Have    The Last Little Blue Envelope



         Abandon

Blog Hop (19) & Follow Friday (19)

The Book Blogger Hop is a meme sponsored by Jennifer at Crazy For Books.

This week's question is:

HI! Welcome to my blog! I am participating in Follow Friday hosted by Parajunkee's View.

Hop on please leave comment, link your blog, and follow, and I will follow you as well.

This week's question is:  

"Do you have anyone that you can discuss books with IRL? Tell us about him/her."

Yes, my roommate and friend. We have similar tastes and once we finish reading a book we like to tell each other about it. I've read many books she found interesting and liked them as well. It's actually quite nice being able to tell someone what I think about a particular book and hear her opinion.

Review - A Season of Eden by Jennifer Laurens

Title and Author:  A Season of Eden by Jennifer Laurens aka J.M. Warwick

Publisher: Grove Creek Publishing

Publication Date: October 20, 2008

Paperback/Hardcover: 248

Genre: YA, Romance

Summary:

He's my teacher. I shouldn't be alone with him. But I can't help that he's irresistible.
I let the door silently close at my back. He stared at me, and a taut quiet stretched between us. "I like hearing you play," I said, moving toward him. He turned, in sync with my slow approach. He looked up at me but didn't say anything. I rested my clammy hand on the cold, slick body of the baby grand. "May I?" The muscles in his throat shifted, then he swallowed. "Eden." My knees weakened, like a soft tickling kiss had just been blown against the backs of them. "Is it okay?" I asked. His gaze held mine like two hands joined. He understood what I was really asking. "Let me stay," I said. "Please." "You're going to get me in trouble," he said

Review:

The description of this book immediately intrigued me. It deals with a taboo relationship between a young teacher and a student (the student is 18 and the teacher is only 22).

I love the kind of stories you know the characters aren’t supposed to be together but can’t help being drawn to each other. This is that kind of story.

Most of the story happens during Eden’s senior year in highschool and it’s obvious how her relationship with James (the teacher) helps her grow up and become a smart young woman instead of a spoiled teenager.

Eden is the “agressor” is this story while James is somewhat innocent and all around adorable. I couldn’t help immediately liking him.

The romance between Eden and James was very well written. The whole book is a big seduction and it’s all about the anticipation of the moment they will actually get together.

All in all I really enjoyed reading A Season of Eden. The plot is interesting, the book is well written and the way the relationship between a teacher and a student was portrayed was very refreshing. Plus, I really liked the ending, even though I was left hoping for more.

Give this one a shot! :)

Rating: Worth Your Time

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Waiting on Wednesday

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine, It  features upcoming releases that are  eagerly awaited for.

Mara Dyer believes life can’t get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there. It can.
She believes there must be more to the accident she can’t remember that killed her friends and left her strangely unharmed. There is.
She doesn’t believe that after everything she’s been
through, she can fall in love. She’s wrong.

You can't tell by the description exactly what this book is about but it seems pretty interesting.Plus, it has an amazing cover, doesn't it?

Six Month Blogoversary Giveaway

So, guess what? My blog turns 6 months today and I think it's time for a giveaway, don't you?

I've had a great time so far and I can't wait for the next 6 months!

Do you want to know about the giveaway?

* I'm giving away a book of your choice from the book depository up to 10 USD.

* This giveaway is International.

* You must be at least thirteen to enter.

* Giveaway is open until May 10th.

* You must fill in the form

Thank you for entering and good luck!

Blog Hop (18) & Follow Friday (18)

The Book Blogger Hop is a meme sponsored by Jennifer at Crazy For Books.

This week's question is:

HI! Welcome to my blog! I am participating in Follow Friday hosted by Parajunkee's View.

Hop on please leave comment, link your blog, and follow, and I will follow you as well.

This week's question is:  

"Do you judge a book by its cover?"

Yes, sometimes I do. The cover of a book is the first thing that draws my eye to a book, after all. If I really like the cover Ill find out what the book is about and if the plot interests me I will read it.

I'm not the type of person who won't read a book because of its cover, though. I won't read a book I don't find interesting because it has a great cover either.

Review - Looking For Alaska by John Green

Title and Author: Looking for Alaska by John Green

Publisher: Puffin

Publication Date: March 3, 2005

Paperback/Hardcover: 221

Genre: YA

Summary:

Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps." Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young. Clever, funny, screwed-up, and dead sexy, Alaska will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps.

Review:

It took me a while to finally read this book. I had heard a lot of things about it and wasn’t sure it would actually be an enjoyable read.

I am definitely glad I’ve finally read Looking for Alaska, though because it is an amazing book. All the good things I heard about it are true.

Looking for Alaska is about friendship, loss, grief and learning how to deal with it. The book follows one year in the life of Miles Halter who begs his parents to enroll him in Culver Creek Preparatory School. Miles doesn’t have friends and he hopes to start a new life in Culver Creek. He dreams to seek what François Rabelais called “The Great Perhaps.”

Miles quickly befriends his roommate, Chip also known as The Colonel and falls in love with Chip’s friend, Alaska.

I loved all the characters in this book. They are all extremely well written and well drawn. They have unique backgrounds and their emotions are real. Even the secondary characters are well developed. As I read the book I got the feeling I knew exactly who each character was and how they felt. There are no card board cut-out characters in this book, which is a great plus.

I have to say The Colonel is my favorite character. I love the fact he’s a walking human encyclopedia, a good friend and a prankster.

As a narrator Miles is extremely reliable. His voice is clear. He’s honest and easy to connect to.

As the plot develops and the characters try to find out who they really are and what the answer to, for instance, Simón Bolívar’s question “How will I ever get out this Labyrinth?” is, you can’t help but feel connected to them. No wonder this book has won several awards. It is extremely well written and deals with important issues.

Looking for Alaska is a book I would recommend to anyone. John Green wrote a beautiful, heartbreaking story that will stay with you for a long time. It will make you think about life and dead and the effect some people have on your life.

It will make you think about some of lives’ most important questions.

Rating: Must Read

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Cover Vs Cover

Last week the US Paperback cover of Looking for Alaska by John Green was the winning one. It  really is a great cover!

This week's cover comparison is: Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel.

                              German Cover                                          UK Cover

 

US Cover

For me the US cover is definitely the best one. It is incredibly pretty and the single tear immediately captured my attention.

What about you? Which cover do you think is the best?

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Which cover do you prefer?

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Blog Hop (17)

The Book Blogger Hop is a meme sponsored by Jennifer at Crazy For Books.

This week's question is:

"Since today is April Fool's Day in the USA, what is the best prank you have ever played on someone OR that someone has played on you?"

It's April Fool's Day in Portugal as well! I can't remember any really good pranks, though. I'm sure there are some but I'm not a very big prankster nor are my friends. :S