Today is my birthday!

Yay, today is my birthday!

Aren't these robot cupcakes awesome! I wish I had them. 

The only thing I ask for on my birthday is Eileen's Cookies. 

Has anyone else out there been to Eileen's or had their cookies? If you haven't, I feel bad for you, because these are one of the best things on the planet. All of them are just so delicious! You can't even imagine. 

I love their cookie cakes. Better than a regular cake. 

I'm sending out imaginary cookies and cupcakes to everyone!

Random Acts of Kindness: September

RAK is hosted by Book Soulmates. To sign up for this month or for more information, go here. 

I did not receive anything last month, nor did I send anything out. I'm going to try to send a thing or two out this month. 

Anyway, if you are interested in my wishlist, visit here or here. 

And today is my birthday!

Review: Fateful

Fateful
Claudia Gray
Publisher: Harper Collins Children's Books
Release Date: September 13, 2011

It's about a servant girl named Tess in 1912, who wants to escape from the house where she works, and most particularly the lecherous young lord of the manor. But that's not her biggest problem. While on a voyage to America, where she plans to escape and start a new life, she meets Alec, who's ruggedly handsome, fabulously wealthy, intelligent and yet so clearly troubled that she'd rather not fall for him, but she does. That also is not her biggest problem. Alec, it turns out, is a werewolf ... one cursed to change every night, unless and until he surrenders his independence and joins the Brotherhood, a pack of violently misogynistic werewolves who have been tracking him for months. You'd think that would be their biggest problem, wouldn't you?

But no. Their biggest problem -- though they don't know it yet -- is that they're aboard the RMS Titanic.

Werewolves on the Titanic! You really can't get any better than that!


I really enjoyed Fateful. I thought I would and it was no disappointment.


I have to say that I devoured this book. I read it in on sitting. So good and so intriguing. 


I really liked the characters in this book. Tess and Alec. I really liked reading about them.


As far as the werewolf part goes, I have to say I've seen better. it's not that it was bad. It's just not my favorite werewolves.


And the ending. I don't want to give anything away, but I will way that at the end I was happy but not quite satisfied.


Fateful will satisfy any fans of werewolves or historical fiction, and I love both. 

Charming Covers [15]

Charming Covers is a feature where I show some covers for upcoming books that have recently been revealed/ I've recently found.

Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson

May 8, 2012

Taylor's family might not be the closest-knit – everyone is a little too busy and overscheduled – but for the most part, they get along fine. Then they get news that changes everything: Her father has pancreatic cancer, and it's stage four – meaning that there is basically nothing to be done. Her parents decide that the family will spend his last months together at their old summerhouse in the Pocono Mountains.

Crammed into a place much smaller and more rustic than they are used to, they begin to get to know each other again. And Taylor discovers that the people she thought she had left behind haven't actually gone anywhere. Her former summer best friend is suddenly around, as is her first boyfriend. . . and he's much cuter at seventeen than he was at twelve.

As the summer progresses, the Edwards become more of a family, and closer than they've ever been before. But all of them very aware that they're battling a ticking clock. Sometimes, though, there is just enough time to get a second chance – with family, with friends, and with love.

I fell in love with Morgan's first novel, Amy and Roger's Epic Detour.  Now, I can't wait to see if her sophomore novel is as good. It sounds heartbreaking and fabulous.

While this isn't my favorite cover, it is pretty and really catches my eye. 

Top Ten Tuesday (2)

Top Ten Tuesdays is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

This weeks theme is Top Ten Books That Are On The Top Of My TBR List For Fall.

1. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin- Everything about this book looks amazing. The cover, the story.... I can't wait to read this one.  (September 27)

2. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifvator-  I loved Maggie's Wolves of Mercy Falls series so I'm ver excited to see how this book is. So far, I've been hearing good things about it.  (October 18)


3.  If I Die by Rachel Vincent-  I love this series. I was obsessing when I read the last book, and I need to read this one now! (September 20)


4. Daughters of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor- This one looks really good and I've been hearing really good things about it. (September 27)


5.  Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins- This one is one here for obvious reasons. Anna and the French Kiss was amazing and people are saying this is just as good, if not better. I can't wait to get my hands on it! (September 29)


6.  Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick- I really enjoyed Hush, Hush, but I didn't get into Crescendo as much. Hopefully the series will end well, and I'll like it as much as the first one. (October 4)


7. The Faerie Ring by Kiki Hamilton- This one looks really interesting and I've been hearing good things about it. Hopefully it will be good! (September 27)


8. Amplified by Tara Kelly- I absolutely loved her debut, Harmonic Feedback, so I can't wait to see what this one will be like. If it's anything like her last book, I'm sure I'll love it. (October 25)


9. Destined by Jessie Harrell- I had this one on my Waiting on Wednesday a couple weeks ago. It's a Cupid and Psych retelling so I'm sure it will be fabulous. (November 17)


10. Going Underground by Susan Vought- This one looks extremely cute. I can't wait to see how it turns out. (September 13)

Review: Vanish

Vanish
Sophie Jordan
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: September 6, 2011


To save the life of the boy she loves, Jacinda did the unthinkable: She betrayed the most closely-guarded secret of her kind. Now she must return to the protection of her pride knowing she might never see Will again—and worse, that because his mind has been shaded, Will’s memories of that fateful night and why she had to flee are gone.

Back home, Jacinda is greeted with hostility and must work to prove her loyalty for both her sake and her family’s. Among the few who will even talk to her are Cassian, the pride’s heir apparent who has always wanted her, and her sister, Tamra, who has been forever changed by a twist of fate. Jacinda knows that she should forget Will and move on—that if he managed to remember and keep his promise to find her, it would only endanger them both. Yet she clings to the hope that someday they will be together again. When the chance arrives to follow her heart, will she risk everything for love?

In bestselling author Sophie Jordan’s dramatic follow-up to Firelight, forbidden love burns brighter than ever

Oh, I'm really liking these books so far. I loved Firelight, and Vanish was just as good.

There are many things about these books that I like, but I must say that I really liked that it's about dragons. Dragons are amazing, especially when they're people, too, like this. I would really like to see more of this in the future.

I also really liked Jacinda. She's strong. She's loyal to her family and her kind.

And will... I love Will. I don't think I need to say more.

For me, this was a very fast read. i could not stop reading.  So much happened in this book. And after reading the ending, I need to know what happens next!

I think this has potential to be my new favorite series. 

Spread the Word

Spread the Word is a feature that I came up with where I share some quotes that I like. 

I went ahead and put these quotes onto some pictures as well. 

Where do the quotes come from? I'll try to mix it up sometimes, but the quotes today are some of my favorite song quotes. 

This is from the song Me and Mia by Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

Ambitions by Donkeyboy

We are Golden by Mika