Showing posts with label 2013 sophomore reading challenge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2013 sophomore reading challenge. Show all posts

Friday, August 30, 2013

Student Bodies Tour



Welcome to my stop on the Student Bodies blog tour hosted by YA Bound Book Tours.  Click HERE to see the full blog tour schedule!

Student Bodies (Poltergeeks #2)
Release Date: 09/05/13

Summary from Goodreads:
Whoever said being a teenage witch would be easy? For fifteen-year-old Julie Richardson and the city’s resident protector from supernatural evil, the Left Hand Path doesn't give a damn if you've found true love for the first time in your life. There’s someone lurking the halls of Crescent Ridge High School with enough malice to unleash an epidemic of Soul Worms – supernatural larvae that feed on the very fabric of a victim’s humanity.

After witnessing the death of one of the most popular kids at school, Julie and über genius boyfriend Marcus are in a race against time to find out who is behind the attacks. All the evidence points to a horrifying plot at the City Weir during the Winter Solstice; the place where icy waters of the Bow River and a thunderous spillway will mean the deaths of more than a hundred of Julie’s classmates.

If she has any hope of saving their lives, she’ll need a little help from a coven of white witches and an Aboriginal mage whose snarky attitude is matched only by her magical prowess.

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About the Author
Sean Cummings is a fantasy author with a penchant for writing quirky, humorous and dark novels featuring characters that are larger than life. His debut was the gritty urban fantasy SHADE FRIGHT published in 2010. He followed up later in the year with the sequel FUNERAL PALLOR. His urban fantasy/superhero thriller UNSEEN WORLD was published in 2011.

2012 saw the publication of Sean’s first urban fantasy for young adults. POLTERGEEKS is a rollicking story about teen witch Julie Richards, her dorky boyfriend and race against time to save her mother’s life. The first sequel, STUDENT BODIES is due for publication in September 2013.
Sean Cummings lives in Saskatoon Canada.

*Author Links*
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My Review:
Julie is back again and after witnessing the death of a popular kid at school she knows her job as a shadowcull is only beginning. Someone is unleashing soul worms on the students of Crescent Ridge High School and Julie (with the help of her boyfriend Marcus) needs to find out who is behind the malicious black magic before another student ends up dead. But to do so, she'll need to get help from a coven of witches, and quick.

I was looking forward to reading the sequel to Poltergeeks as soon as I heard Sean Cummings was releasing the second book, and I was not let down. Student Bodies was full of the sassy attitude of Julie and action-packed challenges that kept me wanting to turn the page and not stop reading.

This time around Julie was faced with a whole new series of challenges with her new job of shadowcull and she's in a constant battle of trying to prove that she's capable to her mother and prove that she can be in a relationship with Marcus. This just makes Julie seem like a normal teenage girl, which is what makes her so interesting to read about. All the characters seem to grow with this instalment which is fantastic to see.

The story opens to a thrilling train station scene and it does not slow down. There's plenty of suspense and action, with twists and turns to keep the reader guessing about who's behind the malicious magic. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who loves paranormal and ghost stories, and I'll be keeping my eyes out for more of Julie's stories.

***GIVEAWAY***
STUDENT BODIES GIVEAWAY:

CANADA/US Prize Pack:
1 Signed Copy of STUDENT BODIES
1 Signed Copy of POLTERGEEKS
1 Signed Copy of FUNERAL PALLOR
1 Signed Copy of SHADE FRIGHT
1 Amazon Kindle

UK Prize Pack
1 Signed Copy of STUDENT BODIES
1 Signed Copy of POLTERGEEKS
1 Signed Copy of FUNERAL PALLOR
1 Signed Copy of SHADE FRIGHT
1 Amazon Kindle

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

2013 Reading Challenges

Last year I managed to succeed in my reading goal mainly due to the reading challenges I challenged myself in, and I found plenty of good challenges out there. This year, I've decided to take up the challenge again. Here are the challenges I'm going to be tackling throughout the year:


The challenge is to read 12 debut authors in the year, and at the moment my list is as follows:
  1. Revolution 19 by Gregg Rosenblum
  2. Broken by A.E. Rought
  3. Insomnia by J.R. Johansson
  4. The Cadet of Tildor by Alex Lidell
  5. Pantomime by Laura Lam
  6. My Sister's Reaper by Dorothy Dreyer
  7. Altered by Jennifer Rush
  8. The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett
  9. Level 2 by Lenore Appelhans
  10. Echo by Alicia Wright Brewster
  11. The Sweet Revenge of Celia Door by  Karen Finneyfrock
  12. Lawless by Jeffrey Salane

This challenge is to read 10 sophomores (second in the series or second novel published in 2013). Some of the books I plan to read include:

The challenge is to read books from my TBR list (and I have a LOT of books waiting to be read). This year I'm aiming for the level Sweet Kiss (21-30 books). Some of those books I plan to read include:

  1. Torment by Lauren Kate
  2. Specials by Scott Westerfield
  3. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  4. Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
  5. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
  6. The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
  7. The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting
  8. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
  9. I'd Tell you I'd Love you but then I'd have to Kill you by Ally Carter
  10. Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins

This challenge is all about reading audio books (which I absolutely love and devour), so I'm going all out and selecting the goal of Married (25+ audio books). Some of those books I've already got on my list to listen to include:
  1. Altered by Jennifer Rush
  2. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
  3. Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink
  4. Endlessly by Kiersten White
  5. Revived by Cat Patrick

Last year I definitely outdid myself, reading 10 more books than the previous year, reading a total of 70. This year my goal is 75, so I'm aiming for the goal Getting my Heart Rate up (1-5 books more).

Yay!!! So, that's my reading goals for this year. What reading challenges, if any, are you going to be participating in?
 
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