New Releases - AUGUST 2014

It's August! Does everyone know what this means? Only one more month of summer! *cries*
Anyway, Ellie normally does the New Releases but as she is in Portugal, staying in a luxurious villa and enjoying the sun and sea, I will be doing August New Releases on behalf of her.

OPPOSITION

Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout

Release date: August 5th 2014

Format: Paperback

Katy knows the world changed the night the Luxen came. She can’t believe Daemon stood by as his kind threatened to obliterate every last human and hybrid on Earth. But the lines between good and bad have blurred.

Daemon will do anything to save those he loves, even if it means betrayal. But when it quickly becomes impossible to tell friend from foe, and the world is crumbling around them, they may lose everything to ensure the survival of their friends…and mankind.

MY THOUGHTS

Both Ellie and I are majorly excited to read the fifth and final installment to the Lux series. All of our unanswered questions in Origin will be answered and I'm sure there will be more action than ever! While some of us are sad to see the end of the series, there has been no question over how much we have come to love all the characters, the story and plot, and of course, Jennifer L. Armentrout. I think a few tears here and there will be shed.

MAGNOLIA

Author: Kristi Cook

Release date: August 5th 2014

Format: Paperback

In Magnolia Branch, Mississippi, the Cafferty and Marsden families are southern royalty. Neighbors since the Civil War, the families have shared vacations, holidays, backyard barbecues, and the overwhelming desire to unite their two clans by marriage. So when a baby boy and girl were born to the families at the same time, the perfect opportunity seemed to have finally arrived.

Jemma Cafferty and Ryder Marsden have no intention of giving in to their parents’ wishes. They’re only seventeen, for goodness’ sake, not to mention that one little problem: They hate each other! Jemma can’t stand Ryder’s nauseating golden-boy persona, and Ryder would like nothing better than to pretend stubborn Jemma doesn’t exist.

But when a violent storm ravages Magnolia Branch, it unearths Jemma’s and Ryder’s true feelings for each other as the two discover that the line between love and hate may be thin enough to risk crossing over.

MY THOUGHTS

Hmm... there is a fine line between love and hate. This book doesn't scream, 'Pick me up and read me pronto', at me and I mostly just picked this because, a) we all know that Ellie is a sucker for cliché romances, b) the name Ryder is pretty hot, and c) most other YA books for August were a part of a book series that I haven't read.

 

THE UNFINISHED LIFE OF ADDISON STONE

Author: Adele Griffin

Release date: August 12th 2014

Format: Hardcover

From the moment she stepped foot in NYC, Addison Stone’s subversive street art made her someone to watch, and her violent drowning left her fans and critics craving to know more. I conducted interviews with those who knew her best—including close friends, family, teachers, mentors, art dealers, boyfriends, and critics—and retraced the tumultuous path of Addison's life. I hope I can shed new light on what really happened the night of July 28.

MY THOUGHTS

Adele Griffin the author of many books that are on my to-read list and when I saw another one of her books with another intriguing cover, I knew that it was going to be another addition to my list. I don't really read biographies but as this is a false biography with Adele Griffin narrating it, how can I turn it down?

FORGET ME

Author: K. A. Harrington

Release date: August 14th 2014

Format: eBook

On the three-month anniversary of her boyfriend Flynn’s death, Morgan uploads her only photo of him to FriendShare to get some closure—but she’s shocked when the facial recognition software suggests she tag him as "Evan Murphy." She’s never heard of Evan, but a quick search tells her that he lives in a nearby town and looks exactly like Flynn. Only this boy is very much alive.

Digging through layers of secrets and lies, Morgan is left questioning everything she thought she knew about her boyfriend, her town, and even her parents' involvement in this massive web of lies.

MY THOUGHTS

Yesssss! This gives off the creepy/mysterious/thriller vibe and I really, really, really need this book right now!

DANGEROUS BOYS

Author: Abigail Haas

Release date: August 15th 2014

Format: Kindle Edition

Three teens venture into the abandoned Monroe estate one night; hours later, only two emerge from the burning wreckage. Chloe drags one Reznick brother to safety, unconscious and bleeding; the other is left to burn, dead in the fire. But which brother survives? And is his death a tragic accident? Desperate self-defense? Or murder?
Chloe is the only one with the answers. As the fire rages, and police and parents demand the truth, she struggles to piece together the story of how they got there-a story of jealousy, twisted passion, and the darkness that lurks behind even the most beautiful of faces…

MY THOUGHTS

I already love Haas' previous book: Dangerous Girls and after Ellie read it, we were on the phone for an hour talking about how brilliant and shocking the book was so I'm very prepared and for Dangerous Boys and all the twists Haas has in store for us. I cannot wait for this to come out and once again, amazing cover. 

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I know that 2/5 books have already been mentioned in a post Ellie previously did > here, but I had to do them for this post to emphasise how excited I am for them to come out and because they are both some of the most anticipated books to come out for August. And because I added two books that have already been mentioned, I added another two new books to make up for it. 

-C E L I N E

Eagerly awaited August, October, November News!

You should all be excited, with The new Lux Series book, Abigail Haas news, Another Becca Fitzpatrick news and another video from Capitol TV (new Mockingjay video). 

I'm going to do this in order of date, so that its set out in chronological order (it seems more logical to do it like this..)

                          Lets crack on! 

THE LUX SERIES 

I utterly love this series, and the first five books utterly kicked butt. As many fans of the Lux series would know that we are all eagerly awaiting the last instalment of this series, and as I spend at least one hour each day looking at different authors blogs, I frequently check out Jennifer Armentrout's blog and we have news about the last book in the Lux series. 

OPPOSITION 

RELEASE DATE : AUGUST 5TH

BLURB:  

Katy knows the world changed the night the Luxen came.

She can't believe Daemon welcomed his race or stood by as his kind threatened to obliterate every last human and hybrid on Earth. But the lines between good and bad have blurred, and love has become an emotion that could destroy her—could destroy them all.

Daemon will do anything to save those he loves, even if it means betrayal.

They must team with an unlikely enemy if there is any chance of surviving the invasion. But when it quickly becomes impossible to tell friend from foe, and the world is crumbling around them, they may lose everything— even what they cherish most—to ensure the survival of their friends…and mankind.

War has come to Earth. And no matter the outcome, the future will never be the same for those left standing.

TEASERS

1. “Katy

I always had this plan for the off chance I was around for the end of the world. I’d climb up on my roof top, turn up the radio, blast R.E.M.’s It’s The End of The World, and watch it all go down from my lofty perch.

Except real life rarely turned out that cool.

And it was really happening—it was the end of the world as we knew it, and I sure as hell didn’t feel fine.

Everything had changed and we had been the catalyst for it all.”

2. “For once, I don't hurt. I don't worry. I want this.”

3. Her stare was serious as she studied him. "I'm not sure she likes you"

4. "She's not going anywhere soon. Dawson knocked her into next week I think"

5. "We were supposed to have tonight and tomorrow, and many weeks and many months, but we didn't even have another minuet." 

6. "There was a rumble , causing the house to groan and small clouds of dust to drop from the ceiling. The table scuttled over the floor. A chair toppled over, and then another. somewhere in the living room a window shattered. Kat was going to bring the house down."

REACTIONS ON GOODREADS

(MANY GIFS WERE USED) 

These reactions were once the books name had been released and these reviews were posted back in 2013, when we had to wait almost a year for the book. 

"I had one of the happiest moments of my life when I found out that the fifth book was going to be in Katy's and Daemon's POV and that it already had a title. I was dancing around in joy, but then my eyes fell on the date 2014 and I felt like ripping someone's throat out. Okay maybe not that extreme but I still really wanted to punch something."

"AM I IN HEAVEN? OR AM I DREAMING?

PIIIIIINNCCCCHHHHHH ME SOMEONE!

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

*squeals louder*

"So Kate and Daemon got married, Andrew and Ash died, Bethany and Dawson are having a baby, Matthew betrayed his own family then dies, Daemon, Dawson, and Dee turned all Dark Vader on us, and Jennifer L. Armentrout excepts us to wait a freakin century and a half for the release date of the next book?"

                                                    More Daemon, Dawson, and (dare I say?) Archer?

A title of the final book?

But no synopsis...

AND RELEASE DATE SET TO SUMMER 2014!?

DANGEROUS GIRLS... DANGEROUS BOYS? 

After very recently buying and reading this book, it made a huge impact on my emotions. Its an indescribable book, brilliantly written. Celine wrote a review on it, make sure you check it out and then run to your bookshop and read it. 

Imagine my surprise when I was surfing the web and found another book, just like Dangerous girls but with a slightly different title and by the same author... 

I SCREAMED!

DANGEROUS BOYS?

RELEASE DATE : AUGUST 17TH

BLURB:  

Three teens venture into the abandoned Monroe estate one night; hours later, only two emerge from the burning wreckage. Chloe drags one Reznick brother to safety, unconscious and bleeding; the other is left to burn, dead in the fire. But which brother survives? And is his death a tragic accident? Desperate self-defense? Or murder?

Chloe is the only one with the answers. As the fire rages, and police and parents demand the truth, she struggles to piece together the story of how they got there.
A story of jealousy, twisted passion, and the darkness that lurks behind even the most beautiful of faces…

REACTIONS ON GOODREADS. 

Update: OH. EM. GEE. I AM GETTING AN ARC.

"Dangerous Squirrels. Dangerous Babies. Dangerous Half-Eaten Corn on the Cob. I do not care what the hell Abigail Haas writes next - if it has her name on it, I'll be reading it. I'm already evangelical about Dangerous Girls, and beyond excited that her newest psychological thriller maintains the same thoughtful, slow-building creepiness combined with intriguing character development told through creative non-linear structure".

"After the mindf****ry and awesomeness that was Dangerous Girls,

I. CANNOT. WAIT."

MORE BECCA?

After Becca Fitzpatrick's amazing series of Hush Hush, which is about a girl who meets an incredibly mysterious guy in biology only to learn he is as fallen angel, she gets dropped into this surreal world. Becca's writing is laced with detail, she creates a world and characters as if she is writing an unauthorised biography. 

I was very excited when I check out her blog and found that she was indeed making another book, called Black ice. 

BLACK ICE. 

RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 7TH

BLURB: 

Sometimes danger is hard to see... until it’s too late.

Britt Pfeiffer has trained to backpack the Teton Range, but she isn't prepared when her ex-boyfriend, who still haunts her every thought, wants to join her. Before Britt can explore her feelings for Calvin, an unexpected blizzard forces her to seek shelter in a remote cabin, accepting the hospitality of its two very handsome occupants—but these men are fugitives, and they take her hostage.

In exchange for her life, Britt agrees to guide the men off the mountain. As they set off, Britt knows she must stay alive long enough for Calvin to find her. The task is made even more complicated when Britt finds chilling evidence of a series of murders that have taken place on that very mountain... and in uncovering this, she may become the killer’s next target.

But nothing is as it seems in the mountains, and everyone is keeping secrets, including Mason, one of her kidnappers. His kindness is confusing Britt. Is he an enemy? Or an ally?

BLACK ICE is New York Times bestselling author Becca Fitzpatrick’s riveting romantic thriller set against the treacherous backdrop of the mountains of Wyoming. Falling in love should never be this dangerous…

REACTIONS ON GOODREADS. 

THAT COVER.
THAT BLURB.
AND WRITTEN BY BECCA FITZPATRICK?

"aw, if Hush, Hush isn't enough, Becca went ahead and started a new series.

Becca, I'm still paralyzed with the fangirling and admiration for Patch. AND NOW I HAVE ANOTHER BOOK TO TAKE AWAY ANY TRACES OF MY NORMALCY THAT HUSH, HUSH MISSED TO TAKE AWAY? 
I will not stand for this. I call for justice. It's wrong to hypnotize people with your writing. 

Eh, oh well, it's not like I have a social life, anyways. I'm just gonna...you know...pop some popcorn, saddle into my bed, and turn pages of your new book."

MOCKINGJAY NEWS!

After doing a very long post of the news for the upcoming Mockingjay films, guess what got released? No, not the trailer but another Capitol Report. 

(A/N : I almost cried) 

How exciting is this?! I can almost taste the trailer. 

Well I hoped you enjoyed the update. 

I loved the reactions on goodreads, made me realise how crazy and funny fangirls are. 

My bLoG iS BETteR ThaN Your VLoG

ELlIe