Cover Reveal + Giveaway: Rebellion by J.A. Souders

Hello, lovely readers!


Today J.A. Souders and Rockstar Book Tours are revealing the cover for REBELLION, book 3 in the Elysium Chronicles releasing in June 9, 2015! Check out the gorgeous cover and enter to win the books!



On to the reveal!

Title: REBELLION

Author: J.A. Souders

Publisher: TOR Teen

Pub. Date: June 9, 2015

Find it: Goodreads

Book Haul [33] + A Message of Gratitude!

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My "Weekly Book Haul" is pretty much just like In My Mailbox by the Story Siren, This Week In Books by Pop Culture Junkie, and Stacking the Shelves by Tynga's Reviews and all the other titles with the similar concept here and there. This is a weekly post showcasing the books you received for the given week, either bought online or from a physical bookstore, borrowed from the library or from a friend, received for review or won from a giveaway, etc.

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Hello, everyone! Pardon the three-week absence of posts from my blog. One of the reasons why is that I am knee-deep in wedding preparations for most of my free time from work. I can't believe that in more or less six months from now, I am going to be married! It's exciting... and nerve-wrecking. I know I'm about to freak out or have a panic attack any moment now.

Anyway, here's my book haul, which has piled up for the weeks of not posting:

TITLES:

(from the Book Depository)
THE DESERT TALES by Melissa Marr
RENEGADE by J.A. Souders (read and reviewed)
THE IRON TRAITOR by Julie Kagawa (read and reviewed)
OUTPOST by Ann Aguirre (read and reviewed)
CREWEL by Gennifer Albin (read and reviewed)
ANTIGODDESS by Kendare Blake
MONSTROUS BEAUTY by Elizabeth Fama (read and reviewed)
ORIGIN by Jennifer L. Armentrout (read and reviewed)
 
(from Fully Booked)
A TOUCH MORTAL by Leah Clifford -Bargain Sale worth Php 100.00! roughly around $2-
CHAMPION by Marie Lu (read) -Signed Copy!-
ECLIPSE by Stephenie Meyer (read and reviewed) -Bargain Sale worth Php 50.00! roughly around $1-
SUNLIGHT AND SHADOW by Cameron Dokey

(from National Bookstore)
ALLEGIANT by Veronica Roth (read)
DECEPTION by C.J. Redwine
SERIOUSLY... I'M KIDDING by Ellen Degeneres (read and reviewed) 

Book Haul [20]

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My "Weekly Book Haul" is pretty much just like In My Mailbox by the Story Siren, This Week In Books by Pop Culture Junkie, and Stacking the Shelves by Tynga's Reviews and all the other titles with the similar concept here and there. This is a weekly post showcasing the books you received for the given week, either bought online or from a physical bookstore, borrowed from the library or from a friend, received for review or won from a giveaway, etc.

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Hello! How have you all been? This is my first book haul for this year, 2013, and I have quite a bunch to show you guys this week. So let's get started!

Titles from the BOOK DEPOSITORY:
100 WAYS TO CREATE FANTASY FIGURES by Francis Tsai
OPAL by Jennifer L. Armentrout
LUMINOSITY by Stephanie Thomas
ELIXIR by Jennifer L. Armentrout
GRETA AND THE GOBLIN KING by Chloe Jacobs
TOUCHED by Corrine Jackson

Titles from NATIONAL BOOKSTORE:
THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green
LOVE YOUR FRENEMIES by Mina V. Esguerra

Renegade by J.A. Souders [ARC REVIEW]

TITLE: Renegade
           (The Elysium Chronicles #1)
AUTHOR: J.A. Souders
PUBLISHER: Tor Teen
PUB DATE: Aug 20 2012

Summary from Goodreads:

"Since the age of three, sixteen-year-old Evelyn Winters has been trained to be Daughter of the People in the underwater utopia known as Elysium. Selected from hundreds of children for her ideal genes, all her life she’s thought that everything was perfect; her world. Her people. The Law.

But when Gavin Hunter, a Surface Dweller, accidentally stumbles into their secluded little world, she’s forced to come to a startling realization: everything she knows is a lie. Her memories have been altered. Her mind and body aren’t under her own control. And the person she knows as Mother is a monster.

Together with Gavin she plans her escape, only to learn that her own mind is a ticking time bomb... and Mother has one last secret that will destroy them all."

Rating:

Step into the underwater world of Elysium, and meet Evelyn Winters, the Daughter of the People. All her life she sees the law, the people, everything in her little world is perfect. Or so she thought…

Mother has always told her that Surface Dwellers are dangerous, but she need not to be alarmed, for she is safe in the palace, in her little garden. Everything is at it should be. Until Gavin Hunter, a Surface Dweller accidentally stumbles upon her while she worked on her garden. Suddenly everything isn’t all right anymore. She has memories she can’t recall having at all. She finds out that the one person she trusts the most has lied to her all her life.

And now Evie is on the run. She plans to escape with Gavin, but one dark secret is going to keep her from freedom, a secret that could lead them to destruction…

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books I Read in 2012

Top Ten Books I Read in 2012

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they post a new Top Ten list  that bloggers are welcome to join in and answer. 

Hi, everyone! Wow, did 2012 pass by in a blur?! I can't believe we're about to welcome a new year (unless the world does end on the 21st. :P) Anyway, I'm here to give thanks and honor the books (and its respective authors) that I believe stood out most from all the books I've read this year. This is the only time I am counting down my list chronologically from 10 to 1. 

Without further ado, let's get to the list. Dim the lights... here we go... (see what I did there? LOL)

10. RENEGADE by J.A. SOUDERS - Nowadays, everyone loves dystopian and post-apocalyptic novels. And with a lot of books with the said theme popping up everywhere, there's a lot of pressure going on with debuting authors. Ms. Souders has done an amazing job in introducing the Elysium Chronicles with her first book, Renegade. I admire the execution of the storyline, and I love that it has the right mix of action, adventure, mystery and romance.

9. ANNA & THE FRENCH KISS by STEPHANIE PERKINS - I am not much into Contemporary, but with all the buzz that I keep seeing over this book, I had to let my curiosity win over. And I am so glad I did! It's not exactly the ground breaking kind of story (I'm always up for blood and action) but it was a really delightful book to read.

8.  INTERIM GODDESS OF LOVE by MINA V. ESGUERRA - Mina Esguerra is a Filipino author. And I have been a fan of her books since I read My Imaginary Ex. This is probably my favorite among her books. It's simple and cute, and has that mix of a fantasy element, which of course what I always love in a book.

7. STEALING PARKER by MIRANDA KENNEALLY - This is probably the most relatable contemporary novel that I've read ever. It really changed the way I looked at Miranda Kenneally's writing. You can check out my review of Stealing Parker to get into the details.

Book Haul [17]

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My "Weekly Book Haul" is pretty much just like In My Mailbox by the Story Siren, This Week In Books by Pop Culture Junkie, and Stacking the Shelves by Tynga's Reviews and all the other titles with the similar concept here and there. This is a weekly post showcasing the books you received for the given week, either bought online or from a physical bookstore, borrowed from the library or from a friend, received for review or won from a giveaway, etc.

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Hello everyone! How was your week? I hope you had a good one.

I am so eager to show you what I got this week. I'm so giddy about them, I had to stop myself from forming the idea of posting my haul at the middle of the week. If I did, then I'd have nothing to post for today. Yeah, over-excited, much?

So here are the books that I got this week:

These are the ones that came in the mail from the Book Depository. Most of them are books I've already read via Net Galley, blog book tours, and/or review requests but I didn't have printed copies yet.