The Secret of the Emerald Sea



Beneath the waves of the glittering Emerald Sea, there is another world, filled with magic, strange and wondrous creatures, and many mysteries. When a young girl from a small seaside village decides to explore this hidden world one rainy night, she learns a shocking secret that leads to the adventure of a lifetime…

(Goodreads)

What I Liked:

I liked the mythology aspect of this book. Cupid in particular was one to watch. Cover art is lovely!

What I Didn't:

The first part of the book was hard to get into, but it picked up as I went along. I also expected a teen book from the cover, but the tone was more middle grade to preteen with a fairy tale sort of slant.

Overall:

This book is a good adventure, but the tone is almost middle grade to preteen which is why I placed the rating the way I did.  Once you get past the age expectation and put your mind into the story, it works. Not going to give any spoilers! If you enjoy an old fashioned fairy tale feel, give this book a try.

3 1/2 out of 5

Follow Friday and Blogger Hop

Welcome to another Follow Friday and Blog Hop!

Happy Follow Friday everyone! Let me tell you a little bit about this HOP. Every Friday or really Thursday evening we all get together and say HI! But, we need to know how to find you, so please your link in the Mr. Linky below. Also on Follow Friday we have a Feature...because alliteration is the way we roll. Each week is a different feature from the book blogging community. They are picked randomly or I give in after multiple harassing emails. Just depends on the week. If you want to be next weeks feature...leave your link. Also, I've had a recent rash of people signing up on the linky weeks later, which sort of defeats the purpose. If you want to participate check back here on the next Friday!


Our feature this week is...

Jess from Gone With the Words

Hi everyone! I’m Jess and I’m behind the “Gone with the Words” blog! I haven’t always been a reader, I was in Middle School (or Junior High to some of you), but lost interest in High School. It all changed in 2009 when I bought Twilight....and read it in a matter of hours. I then scrambled to get my hands on the rest of the series and didn’t leave my house all weekend. The rest is history. I was in love with books once again.

After reading about 200 books last year alone I decided to begin a blog where I could talk about them. Thus, Gone with the Words was born in January. At that time it wasn’t called that though, it was called “Read? Don’t Mind if I Do...” but wasn’t in love with that name. So I held a poll that included names suggested by other bloggers and Twitter friends, and that’s how I got the name for my blog. As for which genres I like, it’s evolving the more I read. I love Paranormal/Fantasy & Contemporary YA and Romance the most though. I also really like Urban Fantasy. If it’s a series, that’s even better.

Q. How did you come up with your blog name?

Mine is rather stupid. You see I tend to be that person that stuffs things together to make new and interesting things. Or just silly names - which seems to be trendy for the last decade especially with celeb names. So like, I was trying to choose what I wanted to be when I grew up and I said to myself:

"Well I like computers. Total computer dork. And I like art. So that makes me...the perfect Computer Graphic Designer!" That was random, but true.

How does this translate to a name...well I like paranormal stuff and I'm a book junkie, so...I shortened it changed the ie to ee...just for shits and giggles and viola' Parajunkee as a handle. Tack on the View because of course the blog is my opinion and there you have it. Parajunkee's View.




Now for the Follow Fun!

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My answer:

I have always loved YA books, and it seems that most of the time, I look around my house and what do I see? Piles of books of course! Usually they are YA. Sometimes they are knitting, crochet, zombie books, or with my newest blog, witchy stories. You just never know. What I do know is that my writing desk is covered in books (happy sigh) and that is never a bad thing. If I need to move them, I can just finish taking over the shoe shelves in the closet.



In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word!  This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books!  It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!  So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list at http://www.crazy-for-books.com/

The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don't have time to Hop today, come back later and join the fun!  This is a weekly event!  And stop back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added!  We get over 200 links every week!! 

RULES:

Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews.

1.  Enter your book blog link in the Linky List below

In your link, please state the main genre that you review:  eclectic, contemp. fiction, ya, paranormal, mystery, non-fiction, etc.

Example:  Crazy-for-Books (contemp. adult fiction) 

2. Post about the Hop on your blog.  Spread the word about the book party!  The more the merrier!  In your blog post, answer the following question (new question each week!).  

If you have a suggestion for a future HOP question, go to http://www.crazy-for-books.com/!  Thanks! 

 

This week's question comes from Somer who blogs at A Bird's Eye Review (her blog design is ADORABLE - check it out!):

 "Do you read only one book at a time, or do you have several going at once?"

My answer:  In the days before my Nook, I would typically only read one book at a time.  Since I've acquired an e-reader, I typically have 2 books going at once - one on the e-reader that I can throw in the purse or take to the gym - and one in paper that I read at home.  Right now, I have 3 books going which is CRAZY for me - 1 book on the Nook, 1 book in PDF on my Netbook, and 1 book in paper!

3.  Visit other blogs in the Linky List!  Make new friends!  Follow new book bloggers!  Talk about books!  Rave about authors!  Take the time to make a quality visit!  Check out other posts and content, make a new friend!  Don't randomly follow someone if you never intend on actually following them!  No spamming please!  (Please do not leave your link and not visit other blogs - it's just not cool and not in the spirit of the Hop!)

And just as an FYI - this event is not something you should feel that you have to participate in every week.  If you want to join in and link up once a month, GREAT!  It's up to you how often you participate!

So, have fun HOPPING and enjoy your BOOK PARTY weekend!!!

My answer:

I have several books going at once. Usually one for each blog. Well, at least one. My YA blog is the heaviest right now with a mermaid series going on and some other books I am reviewing on a deadline. If I could strap on a futuristic device that let me read in my sleep, I would do it. For me, it is paper books, PDFs on my IPad and e-books on the Nook Color. Oh, and audio books too!UPDATE:  THE BOOK BLOGGER HOP DOES NOT ACCEPT TWITTER LINKS!  IF YOU LEAVE A TWITTER LINK, IT WILL BE DELETED!!!  ONLY YOUR BLOG URL IS ACCEPTED!  THANK YOU

Across the Universe

A love out of time. A spaceship built of secrets and murder.

(Goodreads)

My Thoughts:

I don't normally like science fiction. It literally leaves me cold. I don't like space ship novels. My futuristic fiction needs to have trees. Sorry.

So, then I heard about this book and figured I would check it out at the library and listen to it as an audio book. I wasn't sure. Now, I am so glad I took a chance on it.

What I liked:

The tone of the book. It set a scene and rolled with it. The chapters from each character's point of view were perfect and you completely felt what they were feeling. The angst of being in space, the frustration with the status quo...

The plot. Excellent. I don't do spoilers, so all I will say is what I posted from the Goodreads blurb.

The mystery. I was listening to my IPad every chance I got. Not kidding. I even propped it up in my lap while I was driving because my headphone jack is not working.

So, take a chance on this one. I am so glad I did. Beth Revis did an amazing job and I will be looking to add this book to my library. Love it!

5 out of 5



Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.
Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone-one of the few thousand inhabitants of the spaceship-tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.
Now Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.

What I'm Reading Now...

At seventeen, Cordelia is an ordinary teen with an extraordinary and frightening secret. A secret that induces vivid dreams which she not only experiences true love, but crippling fear while barely escaping with her life each night.

After a life altering event, Cordelia has an unexpected encounter with Evan, the mysterious boy from her dreams, who reveals who and what she is – a descendant of the Greek gods. At that moment everything she knows of her world is a lie, and she must leave the present and go into the past to assume the role she was put on this earth for – safeguarding her ancient empire amidst evil forces that toil hastily to destroy it.

(Goodreads)

My thoughts:

I am right in the middle of this book and loving every second of it. The Greek mythology blended with the wild west town and supernatural elements are original and compelling. A review will be forthcoming.

Check out this amazing first time author on her page on Goodreads and add her book to your shelf.

5 out of 5 so far. I'm a sucker for those covers with the girl in the poofy dress too...

Thank you Mayandree Michel for sending me the book ahead of time to review.

In my mailbox...

Some awesome finds in the used book store and my wonderful publisher friends sending me excellent books to review. Yay!

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Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings

Goodreads

What I Liked: This book grabbed my interest just from the title. Toe Rings?  Mermaids? Awesome. What was not to like? The book didn't disappoint. 

 Jade is an  unforgettable character that you can't help but care about. Her mom is missing and presumed dead, she has just gotten her first period in the most embarrassing way and she has just sprouted a set of mermaid fins. Just another day, right?Top that with a new crush and some friend troubles and you have yourself the perfect  summer read.

With a penchant for chocolate cake cups (recipe included in the book! Squeee!) and caramel chocolate Wigwags, Jade is a mermaid girl after my own heart. 

What I Didn't: Not a thing.  I read it in one sitting. More please...

Overall: I enjoyed this book. It was quirky, fun and full of teenage angst. Who hasn't had an embarrassing moment? Or three or four?  This book totally captures that feeling. Combine that with an adventurous mermaid story of self discovery and you will be turning the pages just as fast as I did. Luke, the crush was totally hot and the interplay with her friends was spot on.  It was excellent. No, I will not give you any spoilers. You will have to read for yourself. I can tell you that this book is totally worth your while and it has a chocolate mug cake recipe in it. (It was delicious by the way!) Chocolate! Yum!

So, when you are looking for a new mermaid book, look for Real Mermaids Don't Wear Toe Rings. I know you will love it as much as I did.

5 out of 5 stars.

Freak of nature takes on a whole new meaning...
If she hadn't been so clueless, she might have seen it coming. But really, who expects to get into a relaxing bathtub after a stressful day of shopping for tankinis and come out with scales and a tail?
Most. Embarrassing. Moment. Ever.
Jade soon discovers she inherited her mermaid tendencies from her mom. But if Mom was a mermaid, how did she drown?
Jade is determined to find out. So how does a plus-size, aqua-phobic mer-girl go about doing that exactly? And how will Jade ever be able to explain her secret to her best friend, Cori, and to her crush, Luke?
This summer is about to get a lot more interesting...
"Absolutely fresh and sweet, a quirky coming of age story."
-The YA-5

In my mailbox

This week has been a fun week at the mailbox. Each of these were sent by the publisher for review.

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Fay-Bay's Books: 100 follower giveaway!! : )

Fay-Bay's Books: 100 follower giveaway!! : ): "Ok, so I said I'd post this giveaway yesterday but I didn't get a chance to. Sorry!! But, I am posting it today. I went out and I was trying..."

And the awesome giveaway is:

It was a slender length of rusted steel, tapered to a point at one end and jagged at the other, as if it had broken. A thousand people would step over it and think it trash, but not her.
This was the tip of a rapier.

Sixteen-year-old Jill has fought in dozens of fencing tournaments, but she has never held a sharpened blade. When she finds a corroded sword piece on a Caribbean beach, she is instantly intrigued and pockets it as her own personal treasure.
The broken tip holds secrets, though, and it transports Jill through time to the deck of a pirate ship. Stranded in the past and surrounded by strangers, she is forced to sign on as crew. But a pirate's life is bloody and brief, and as Jill learns about the dark magic that brought her there, she forms a desperate scheme to get home—one that risks everything in a duel to the death with a villainous pirate captain.
Time travel, swordplay, and romance combine in an original high-seas adventure from New York Times bestseller Carrie Vaughn (Goodreads)

I don't know about you, but I would love to win this amazing book!

Follow Friday and Blogger Hop

Happy Follow Friday everyone! Hope this week has brought you many awesome books.

Join our hosts on their linky lists and meet some uber cool bloggers!

http://www.crazy-for-books.com/
http://www.parajunkee.com/

Featured blog of the week:

For more information on our featured blogger of the week, pop over to Parajunkee's site and get her deets.

Question of the week:

Who are you "the person" as opposed to you "the blogger"?

My answer:

I am a Merchandise Manager at a very high volume B&N store.  It is a full time job and then some, but I love it. When I am not at work, I am a dog mom (dog slave) to 9 rescue dogs, 4 finches, 1 fish and 1 lizard. I am also a wife to my wonderful husband of almost seventeen years. When I am not keeping up with all of that, I am working on two YA novels, learning to knit and crochet and attempting to resurrect my exercise bike from underneath a pile of laundry. Most days I wish I had a maid. Some days I actually get to watch parts of a movie when I run past the TV. Go figure.

So yes, I have mastered the art of blogging and writing my books while getting my time in on the exercise bike (there is this awesome shelf on the bike), nuking dinner while rolling my hair in granny rollers and getting my husband's jeans ready in time for him to wear them to work when I get up at 4am to be at work before 7am. I blog over Cheerios. I read everywhere. Audio books are my friend. I need a tool belt for all of my electronic gadgets. Android phone. IPad. Nook Color.

Life is never dull. My life as a blogger started last fall. Social media in general started last April. I love it. Never have a felt more connected with book lovers and friends all over the globe. My job as a bookseller and the life of a book blogger mesh perfectly.  I get to talk about books day in and day out. What could be better than that?

So, now I have five blogs with differing subject matter, and am toying around with an idea for a sixth. But, to my husband's very real point, I need to get my books written. So, cross that New Year's resolution with the exercise bike that is staring me in the face and you have a woman that can really multitask.  Now, where is that coffee?

 From Cray-For-Books:

In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word!  This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books!  It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!  So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list at crazy-for-books.com (http://www.crazy-for-books.com/)

The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don't have time to Hop today, come back later and join the fun!  This is a weekly event!  And stop back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added!  We get over 200 links every week!! 

RULES:

Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews.

1.  Enter your book blog link in the Linky List on the host site.

In your link, please state the main genre that you review:  eclectic, contemp. fiction, ya, paranormal, mystery, non-fiction, etc.

Example:  Crazy-for-Books (contemp. adult fiction) 

2. Post about the Hop on your blog.  Spread the word about the book party!  The more the merrier!  In your blog post, answer the following question (new question each week!).  

 

 

This week's question comes from Ellie who blogs at Musings of a Bookshop Girl:

 "If I gave you £50 (or $80) and sent you into a bookshop right now, what would be in your basket when you finally staggered to the till?"

My answer:

 

Wow. I think I would take half of the YA section with me. Probably the new book Zombie Autopsies also. It looks like a hoot. Steel, Darkest Mercy, Vespertine...those are all on my list.

Parajunkee's View: Interview with Young Adult Author Franny Billingsl...

Parajunkee's View: Interview with Young Adult Author Franny Billingsl...: "Home > Paranormal Spring Break > Interview > Young Adult Author Franny Billingsly Parajunkee's View is pleased as punch to welcome ..."

The book:

Before Briony's stepmother died, she made sure Briony blamed herself for all the family's hardships. Now Briony has worn her guilt for so long it's become a second skin. She often escapes to the swamp, where she tells stories to the Old Ones, the spirits who haunt the marshes. But only witches can see the Old Ones, and in her village, witches are sentenced to death. Briony lives in fear her secret will be found out, even as she believes she deserves the worst kind of punishment.
Then Eldric comes along with his golden lion eyes and mane of tawny hair. He's as natural as the sun, and treats her as if she's extraordinary. And everything starts to change. As many secrets as Briony has been holding, there are secrets even she doesn't know. (Goodreads)

I don't know about you guys, but that sounds great! Just click on the above link to read more from the interview with Parajunkee. There is great information for readers and writers alike.

Sonia Gensler: GIVEAWAY!

Sonia Gensler: GIVEAWAY!: "Hey guys! THE REVENANT will debut in just over three months. Can you believe it? I'm having a giveaway to celebrate. There will be THREE wi..."

The book:

When Willie arrives in Indian Territory, she knows only one thing: no one can find out who she really is. To escape a home she doesn't belong in anymore, she assumes the name of a former classmate and accepts a teaching job at the Cherokee Female Seminary.

Nothing prepares her for what she finds there. Her pupils are the daughters of the Cherokee elite—educated and more wealthy than she, and the school is cloaked in mystery. A student drowned in the river last year, and the girls whisper that she was killed by a jealous lover. Willie's room is the very room the dead girl slept in. The students say her spirit haunts it.

Willie doesn't believe in ghosts, but when strange things start happening at the school, she isn't sure anymore. She's also not sure what to make of a boy from the nearby boys' school who has taken an interest in her—his past is cloaked in secrets. Soon, even she has to admit that the revenant may be trying to tell her something. . . .(Goodreads)


This book sounds great! Check out the above link for more goodies and giveaways. Don't wait too long though or the contest will close. Good luck everyone!

Unwind

In a society where unwanted teens are salvaged for their body parts, three runaways fight the system that would "unwind" them.

Connor's parents want to be rid of him because he's a troublemaker. Risa has no parents and is being unwound to cut orphanage costs. Lev's unwinding has been planned since his birth, as part of his family's strict religion. Brought together by chance, and kept together by desperation, these three unlikely companions make a harrowing cross-country journey, knowing their lives hang in the balance. If they can survive until their eighteenth birthday, they can't be harmed -- but when every piece of them, from their hands to their hearts, are wanted by a world gone mad, eighteen seems far, far away.

In Unwind, Boston Globe/Horn Book Award winner Neal Shusterman challenges readers' ideas about life -- not just where life begins, and where it ends, but what it truly means to be alive. (Goodreads)

I loved this book. It really made you think. There was nothing about it I didn't like. Neal Schusterman did an extraordinary job of bring up the debate of what constitutes life and death and everything in between. It is one of those books that you are going to want to read again, just to make sure you didn't miss something.

It has a dystopian element that is so popular right now. A futuristic society that thinks they know how to control every aspect of a person's life. If you don't behave, you could be unwound. The ultimate bogeyman for us all.

5 out of 5 stars. (Just for you Mr. Schusterman-you have a sky full of them. You rock!)

Candace's Book Blog: Win The Body Finder Prize Pack! The Body Finder, D...

Candace's Book Blog: Win The Body Finder Prize Pack! The Body Finder, D...: "Sorry! Blogger is REFUSING to publish the pictures with the post! I did tweet them, but I'll keep working on getting pictures
on..."

I can't wait to read this book! I loved the first one and I know this one will be just as great! So hop on over to Candace's Book Blog and enter quick so you don't miss out on an awesome prize package!
The missing dead call to Violet. They want to be found.
Violet can sense the echoes of those who've been murdered—and the matching imprint that clings to their killers. Only those closest to her know what she is capable of, but when she discovers the body of a young boy she also draws the attention of the FBI, threatening her entire way of life.
As Violet works to keep her morbid ability a secret, she unwittingly becomes the object of a dangerous obsession. Normally she'd turn to her best friend, Jay, except now that they are officially a couple, the rules of their relationship seem to have changed. And with Jay spending more and more time with his new friend Mike, Violet is left with too much time on her hands as she wonders where things went wrong. But when she fills the void by digging into Mike's tragic family history, she stumbles upon a dark truth that could put everyone in danger. (Goodreads)

KelseyAnne's Book Blog: My First Giveaway Ever!

KelseyAnne's Book Blog: My First Giveaway Ever!: "Ok people I'm hosting my 1st ever giveaway! Yaaay. I decided to do a giveaway after having more than 50 followers on Twitter. Ok so 50 may..."

Join Kelsey on her first giveaway of:

Good luck! Hurry over before March 14th!

Mermaids!!! Feature: Tera Lynn Childs

Lily Sanderson has a secret, and it’s not that she has a huge crush on gorgeous swimming god Brody Bennett, who makes her heart beat flipper-fast. Unrequited love is hard enough when you’re a normal teenage girl, but when you’re half human, half mermaid like Lily, there’s no such thing as a simple crush.

Lily’s mermaid identity is a secret that can’t get out, since she’s not just any mermaid – she’s a Thalassinian princess. When Lily found out three years ago that her mother was actually a human, she finally realized why she didn’t feel quite at home in Thalassinia, and she’s been living on land and going to Seaview high school ever since, hoping to find where she truly belongs. Sure, land has its problems – like her obnoxious, biker boy neighbor Quince Fletcher – but it has that one major perk – Brody. The problem is, mermaids aren’t really the casual dating type – when they “bond,” it’s for life.

When Lily’s attempt to win Brody’s love leads to a tsunami-sized case of mistaken identity, she is in for a tidal wave of relationship drama, and she finds out, quick as a tailfin flick, that happily-ever-after never sails quite as smoothly as you planned. (Goodreads)

This book was wonderful. Author of Oh. My. Gods. and Goddess Bootcamp, Ms. Childs creates a whirlwind world under the waves. Lily is a mermaid on a mission. Once she figures out just what that is...



Warning: Contains Forgive My Fins spoilers.

On Lily Sanderson’s eighteenth birthday she’ll become just a girl—still a mergirl, true, but signing the renunciation will ink Princess Waterlily of Thalassinia out of existence. That leaves plain old Lily living on land, dating the boy she loves, and trying to master this being-human deal once and for all.
Now that Lily and Quince are together, mer bond or not, she’s almost content to give up her place in the royal succession of Thalassinia. But just when she thinks she has everything figured out, the waves start to get rough. Lily’s father sends a certain whirlpool-stirring cousin to stay with her on land. What did Doe do to get herself exiled from Thalassinia and stuck in terraped form, when everyone knows how much she hates humans? And why why why is she batting her eyelashes at Lily’s former crush, Brody?
The seafoam on the raging surf comes when a merboy from Lily’s past shows up—Tellin asks Lily for something that clouds her view of the horizon. There’s a future with Quince on land, her loyalty to the kingdom in the sea, and Lily tossing on the waves in the middle. Will she find a way to reconcile her love, her duty, and her own dreams? (from Tera Lynn's website)

This series is one to watch. Mermaid fans will love Lily's romantic entanglements. I did.

Check out Tera Lynn's other books:

And her up and coming Medusa Girls series:

If you want to find out more about Tera Lynn Childs and her other books, check out her website at: http://www.teralynnchilds.com/

You can also find her on Goodreads and Facebook.

Have you read any of Tera's books? Which ones? I would love to hear about your favorite.