Team Smackdown

So, are you curious to find out who won the first Team Smakdown?

The winner of the Team Smackdown: Team Dimitri vs Team Adrian  is:

Team Dimitri!

Team Dimitri is in the next round!

So, what do you think ?Did Dimitri deserve to win. :) (He's my favorite but I really like Adrian as well!)

Now, when it comes to the giveaway, according to rafflecopter the winner of a bookmark  from MauveMagpie is ! Shelby Young. Congrats!

Thanks for participating and watch you for the next Smackdown on Monday.

I could really use your help with this feature so if you are interested in being a team advocate please let me know! I'll show you the list of Teams that'll be featured. :)

Recent and Future Releases

November 1st:


         Crossed


November 8th:

 

       Darker Still                Faking Faith           Hush Hush (GN)

 

  The Sharp Time               The Ripper

November 14th:


    Where We Go


November 15th:

 

      Shatter Me                  The Pledge

November 17th:


        Destined


November 21st:


  The Future of Us

Link Your Reviews

We all want to promote our reviews, don't we? This is a way of letting other people know about them. Just leave a link to your review below.

Go visit the other reviews and let people know what you think about them!

This will is weekly feature posted on Thursdays. :) 

My Book Boyfriend

My Book Boyfriend is a weekly meme, hosted by Missie at The Unread Reader. It is a weekly meme where we talk about a literary crush including stats, a picture of what you imagine he looks like and some quotes from him that make you swoon.  If you are interested in participating please check out the My Book Boyfriend Introduction Page over at Missie's blog The Unread Reader.

This week my book boyfriend is:

Alex Wakeman from Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson

Stats

Status: Alex works for a mysterious military unit. He's Lila's brother best friend and her love interest.

Age: 21

Height:

Eyes: Blue

Hair: Dark Brown

More info: Alex is totally swoon-worthy. He's a great friend, He rides a red motorcycle.

 

"He was even more beautiful than I had remembered. His tanned face and ice-blue eyes made my stomach lurch violently. I grabbed the banister with one hand to stop myself from falling again."

"Alex paused. "I want you to be happy and I want you to be safe." he said finally.

"I'm both those things with you."

"I felt his other hand sear hot against my cheek. He bent his head and in a voice that Jack coudn't hear, said, "When you came down the stairs, and fell into me, that was the moment." Then his lips pressed agaisnt mine."

"As though he sensed me stufying him, Alex turned then walked around to my seid eof the car. He put his arms around me and I sank my head agaisnt his chest, feelign some of the anxiety immediately fade away. He lifted me up and rested me on the bonnet of the car and we stayed like that for a while, me cocooned in his arms with the sun slowly warming us."

Actor Jensen Ackles

Someone said Jensen would be a great Alex and I couldn't unsee it anymore!

What about you? What do you think? Who is your Alex? 

 

Review - Silence by Becca FitzPatrick

Title and Author: Silence (Hush Hush 03)

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Publication Date: October 4th, 2011

Paperback/Hardcover: 438

Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal

Summary:

The noise between Patch and Nora is gone. They've overcome the secrets riddled in Patch's dark past...bridged two irreconcilable worlds...faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty and trust...and all for a love that will transcend the boundary between heaven and earth. Armed with nothing but their absolute faith in one another, Patch and Nora enter a desperate fight to stop a villain who holds the power to shatter everything they've worked for—and their love—forever.

Review:

I’m a fan of the Hush Hush series so I couldn’t wait to read Silence. I couldn’t wait to find out if things would work out between Nora and Patch!

Silence picks up where Crescendo ended. Nora and Patch have been captured by the Black Hand. To save Nora, Patch strikes a deal and when Nora wakes up after being captured she can’t remember the last few months of her life, including Patch.

Little by little she starts to remember a few things as she fights to discover who kidnapped her and why.

All out favorite characters are back. Nora, Patch, Vee, Scott, The Black Hand… As always, you’ll like some of them and hate others. :)

I confess I like a little romance so the moments between Patch and Nora made me smile and sigh. I enjoyed reading about Nora getting to know Patch all over again and realizing there’s a lot of chemistry between them. I always like reading about this two being together. :)

There’s a lot of action in this book. You’ll be holding your breath more often than not! All the mystery and action scenes are very well written and were able to keep me entertained and curious.

All in all, Silence is a great book with some romance and a lot of action that was able to hold my attention. The book is very well-written and interesting.

It didn’t end exactly as I thought it would but that’s okay. Another book in the series is set to be published, which means more Patch! I’m sure we all can be grateful for that. :)

Rating: Somewhere between Worth Your Time and Must Read (4 ½ Stars)

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Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! 

This week I'm reading: 

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer - Michelle Hodkin

“I’m not your type,” I managed to say.
Noah then took a step toward me, and a deviant smile teased the corner of his mouth. Damn. “I don’t
have a type.”
“That’s even worse,” I said, and I swear I tried to sound mean when I said it. “You’re as indiscriminate as
they say.”
But I wanted him closer.
“I’ve been slandered.” His voice was barely above a whisper. He took another step, so close that I felt the
warm aura of his chest. He looked down at me, all sincere and open and with that chaos hair in his eyes and
I wanted and didn’t want and I had to say something.
“I doubt it” was the best I could do. His face was inches from mine. I was going to kiss him, and I was
going to regret it.
But at that moment, I couldn’t bring myself to care."

"You are aware that my math skills are even more lacking than my social skills?”
“Impossible.” Jamie’s mouth spread into a mocking grin.
“Thanks. Seriously, you must have better things to do with your life than waste it on the hopeless?”
“I’ve already learned Parseltongue. What else is there?”
“Elvish.”
“You’re like, a gen-u-wine nerd. Love it. Meet me at the picnic tables during lunch. Bring your brain, and
something for it to do,” he said as he walked away. “Oh, your flap’s open, by the way,” he called over his
shoulder.
“Excuse me?”
Jamie pointed at my messenger bag with a grin, then strolled to his next class. I closed my bag."

What about you? What are you reading right now?