On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Cosy Books and runs every Saturday. It’s where we list all the books we desperately want but haven’t actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming. Click on the link to Book Chick City, sign the Mr. Linky and join the fun! * * * Two more upcoming books I’m looking forward to. Even though I haven’t read these authors before, I’m really curious about what they have...

Last year, there seemed to be a trend of covers with gorgeous red dresses and beautiful white ones. While these trends are far from over, 2012 seems to be the year of the black dress. It’s something we had seen a lot on the covers for the Fallen series by Lauren Kate – and in fact, some of these covers look like they could belong with the series – but I’ve noticed a lot more of them in the recent months. Here are a few...

Across the Universe by Beth Revis Pages : 416 Genre : YA, Science-Fiction, Dystopia Series : Across the Universe, book 1 My Rating : What it’s about : The plan for Amy’s family was simple; cryo-sleep aboard the Godspeed ship, to wake up on another planet a few centuries later. Only, something goes wrong, and Amy wakes up alone, too soon. Before long, Amy discovers something bad is going on Godspeed : other sleepers get murdered...

(click on picture for gallery view!) Paris 2010. Walking the streets in the Quartier Latin. For more Wordless Wednesday, click...

Filling the Shelf is basically Mailbox Monday (this month hosted by Cindy’s Love of Books) or In my Mailbox (created by The Story Siren ), but with a title that suits my blog 😀 If you’re interested in joining the fun or seeing what other bloggers added to their shelves, I invite you to visit those two awesome features! Happy Monday all! This week is the Face Closeup edition! It’s like that time where all my new books had...

The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells Pages : 295 Genre : YA, Fiction Stand Alone My Rating :  What it’s about : Mia couldn’t be more excited to be spending her summer in the Hamptons with her family; she loves the beach and the sea, and she has always been close to her cousin Corinne. She envisions a summer of fun, secrets and laughs… until she gets there and realize her cousin has changed since the last time she...

On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Cosy Books and runs every Saturday. It’s where we list all the books we desperately want but haven’t actually bought yet. They can be old, new or forthcoming. Click on the link to Book Chick City, sign the Mr. Linky and join the fun! * * * Two futuristic books – it’s really the trend this year, whether it’s in a dystopian or post-apocalyptic setting, or sometimes something...

Uglies : Shay’s Story by Scott Westerfeld, Devin Grayson and Steven Cummings Pages : 180 Genre : Graphic Novel, Science-Fiction Series : Uglies (graphic novel), Book 1 My Rating : What it’s about : Shay is an Ugly, and like all Uglies, when she turns sixteen, she’ll be transformed into a beautiful, perfect Pretty. She’ll get new looks and move to the most interesting part of the town with all the other Pretties. But...