Book Trailer: The Forsaken by Lisa M. Stasse

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Lisa M. Stasse's just recently published book, The Forsaken, the first book in The Forsaken trilogy's book trailer is alive in the world. Check it out:







A thought-provoking and exciting start to a riveting new dystopian trilogy.

As an obedient orphan of the U.N.A. (the super-country that was once Mexico, the U.S., and Canada), Alenna learned at an early age to blend in and be quiet—having your parents taken by the police will do that to a girl. But Alenna can’t help but stand out when she fails a test that all sixteen-year-olds have to take: The test says she has a high capacity for brutal violence, and so she is sent to The Wheel, an island where all would-be criminals end up.

The life expectancy of prisoners on The Wheel is just two years, but with dirty, violent, and chaotic conditions, the time seems a lot longer as Alenna is forced to deal with civil wars for land ownership and machines that snatch kids out of their makeshift homes. Desperate, she and the other prisoners concoct a potentially fatal plan to flee the island. Survival may seem impossible, but Alenna is determined to achieve it anyway.

Waiting on Wednesday – Week 62

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It's to spotlight on upcoming books which I'm DYING to get my hands on.

This week's WoW is:
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

**Blurb may contain spoilers**

In Clockwork Princess, Tessa and her companions travel all over the world as they race to stop the clockwork army before it’s too late. As Jem’s health worsens alarmingly and his friends search desperately for a cure, can Tessa choose between the two boys she loves—even if it means never seeing the other one again?

Goodreads ◆ March 19, 2013

OH. MY. GODDDSSSSS. The cover is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!! :D :D :D Why does 2013 have to be so far away? :((( and I'm pretty sad that this is the last one in The Infernal Devices series. I've actually managed to catch up on this one (opposed to The Mortal Instruments) and I'm still stuck out between Will and Jem (although, I'm pretty much leaning towards Will). *sigh* How will it all end? We'll just have to see.

What are you waiting on?

Pure by Julianna Baggott

Pure by Julianna Baggott


Release Date: February 8, 2012
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Series: Pure, Book 1
Rated: YA 14+
Format: eGalley
Source: NetGalley
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We know you are here, our brothers and sisters . . .
Pressia barely remembers the Detonations or much about life during the Before. In her sleeping cabinet behind the rubble of an old barbershop where she lives with her grandfather, she thinks about what is lost-how the world went from amusement parks, movie theaters, birthday parties, fathers and mothers . . . to ash and dust, scars, permanent burns, and fused, damaged bodies. And now, at an age when everyone is required to turn themselves over to the militia to either be trained as a soldier or, if they are too damaged and weak, to be used as live targets, Pressia can no longer pretend to be small. Pressia is on the run.

Burn a Pure and Breathe the Ash . . .
There are those who escaped the apocalypse unmarked. Pures. They are tucked safely inside the Dome that protects their healthy, superior bodies. Yet Partridge, whose father is one of the most influential men in the Dome, feels isolated and lonely. Different. He thinks about loss-maybe just because his family is broken; his father is emotionally distant; his brother killed himself; and his mother never made it inside their shelter. Or maybe it’s his claustrophobia: his feeling that this Dome has become a swaddling of intensely rigid order. So when a slipped phrase suggests his mother might still be alive, Partridge risks his life to leave the Dome to find her.

When Pressia meets Partridge, their worlds shatter all over again.


Burn a Pure and breathe the ash.
Take his guts and make a sash.
Twist his hair and make a rope.
And use his bones to make Pure soap.


I was lucky enough to have laid my eyes on this one for review on NetGalley because Pure is just...wow. Honestly, there's not a more action-packed, rough on the edges dystopian that I've read so far. I was completely enraptured– I just couldn't stop reading.

I love how Pressia, the heroine of Pure, is flawed physically. I mean, it's totally a bad thing for her, but I'm tired of seeing drop-dead gorgeous models as main characters who have "no clue" how beautiful they are. She was a refreshing change, and a strong one at that. I love Partridge as well. He was the only real way in which we readers could see into the world of the Pures and I loved his perspective. It's fresh and new, and certainly deadly. BRADWELL! I didn't take to liking him at first, but boy-oh-boy, I'm head over heels now. I found the change in perspectives interesting as the book revolves around the views of Pressia, Partridge, El Capitan (who is as well an interesting one...but by talking about him, it'll give too much away) and Lyda.
I really felt that Pure is a reflection on our world. There's the whole rich vs. poor, how much more privilege some get over others; the feminist group: the fight for gender equality. I was amazed at how much this world was like ours and to be truthful, a little saddening as well.

I'm blown away. Completely. I can't wait for Fuse, the sequel to this fascinating book. The post-apocalyptic world which Julianna Baggott has created is truly capitivating: from start to finish I was obsessed with reading this book. I'm sorry I couldn't have written a longer review, but it's just so hard to express everything down. I'm still quite in awe, even though I read this a while back. I love, love, loved it, and will most likely be feeling the same about the rest of this series. Can't wait!


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Hey Guys!


Sorry it's been a while. I wasn't here...even though I was. The past couple of posts have all been scheduled, so I really wasn't "here". I was in Northern India, and because of the lack of internet, it's been hard catching up on emails and checking out everything going on in the blogosphere. But now that I'm back to my summer home in (south) India, internet is available and I'll be able to blog. Sorry for the current lack of posts though, I'm still getting over some sickness that I got from my trip. So now you know, that if I'm posting, it's because of that (and also maybe that fact that I'm addicted to Revenge and may or may not be dedicating my time to watching it :P)




Thank you though, for checking out the posts that were posted when I was gone, for commenting and the support you guys have given me, especially this year :) Every year just keeps getting better! Hope you all are having a fabulous summer, filled with reading and relaxing...and of course TV. Cause every summer needs some TV, right? :P I'm going to be chilling out for the next month, and then school starts (Grade 11! Scary :S) again in August, so yay. Great.


ANYWAY, won't focus on the future right now, just living it in the now. Wow, yes, that sounded cheesy to me too.


Love y'all and exiting Gossip Girl style with xoxo,


Rabiah