No String Attached Giveaway Hop

No Strings Attached Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am a Reader, Not a Writer.

I really understand that most people loves getting free books from giveaways. No, every people. But well, not every people loves going through the process of following a Twitter, Blog, doing this, doing that. etc. And so, here in this hop, I would love to share my books with you, with no extra requirements at all. See the Rafflecopter below? "Free Entry". And look how great that it.

The only requirement to enter your giveaway will be for you to fill the Raffle copter below. My giveaway is open internationally, and what I'm giving would be an E-book in an ePub format.

So what I'm giving away this time would be ONE book from below:

      

THIS IS WHAT HAPPY LOOKS LIKE by JENNIFER. E. SMITH [GOODREADS]

MIND GAMES by KIERSTEN WHITE [GOODREADS]

EVERY DAY by DAVID LEVITHAN [GOODREADS]

The entry is simple. Just fill out the Rafflecopter below. I'm checking!

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Tour : Guest Post : The Rules of Disappearing by Ashley Elston

Title : The Rules of Disappearing
Author : Ashley Elston
Genre : Contemporary
Published Date : May 14th 2013
Publisher : Disney-Hyperion
Pages : 320

Hosted by : Shane at Itching for Books

From Goodreads :

She’s been six different people in six different places: Madeline in Ohio, Isabelle in Missouri, Olivia in Kentucky . . . But now that she’s been transplanted to rural Louisiana, she has decided that this fake identity will be her last.

Witness Protection has taken nearly everything from her. But for now, they’ve given her a new name, Megan Rose Jones, and a horrible hair color. For the past eight months, Meg has begged her father to answer one question: What on earth did he do – or see – that landed them in this god-awful mess? Meg has just about had it with all the Suits’ rules — and her dad’s silence. If he won’t help, it’s time she got some answers for herself.

But Meg isn’t counting on Ethan Landry, an adorable Louisiana farm boy who’s too smart for his own good. He knows Meg is hiding something big. And it just might get both of them killed. As they embark on a perilous journey to free her family once and for all, Meg discovers that there’s only one rule that really matters — survival.

Get a Copy : [AMAZON] | [BARNES&NOBLE] | [INDIEBOUND] | [THE BOOK DEPOSITORY]

Guest Post

Today we have Ashley Elston, the very author of THE RULES OF DISAPPEARING talking about "A day in the life of Ashley Elston". Excited, guys?

So here's Ashley :

With three sons, a small business and trying to write in any spare moment, my waking hours are pretty crazy but here is an example of a typical day.

7:02 am – This is usually when I propel myself from the bed because I have overslept AGAIN and only have 23 minutes until the kids leave for school. Luckily, my older boys get themselves up on their own so I only have to get the four year old dressed and fed.

7:25am – I collapse against the kitchen counter. Inevitably, there were papers to sign, lunches to pack and last minute forms to fill out. At this point, I vow for the hundredth time that I will set everything out the night before so this doesn’t happen again.

8:00 am – Exercise time – my new favorite thing is Hot Yoga!

9:30-10 am – I’m in the office at our house. I shuffle between work for our landscaping business and book stuff. Also, answering emails, checking the social media, and any other distraction that pops up.

2:15 pm – I leave the house to begin my carpool routine.

3:30 – Carpool routine is over. I know, ridiculous.

4-6 pm – On any given day, there are practices for various sports, appointments, etc… I have been known to drive 50 miles in this time frame and never leave my town.

6:00 pm – Dinner. Either I cook or pick something up – totally depends on how crazy the afternoon was.

7-9 pm – My entire family usually ends up on one couch (yes, all five of us) and we watch TV or talk or laugh or read. There is also the occasional light saber battle: boys vs dad. It’s epic.

9:00 pm – The search for all of the stuffed animals my 4 year old likes sleep with begins. Right now, his favorites are: a bear named Teddy, a monkey named George Washington, a giraffe named Shorty G, a kangaroo named Roo and Blue Blanket. Not a blue blanket but Blue Blanket.

9:30 pm – Hopefully at this point all kids are in bed. Notice the word “hopefully”.

10:00 pm – This is my favorite time to write. The house is quiet. No phones. No TV.

Midnight: This is when I usually crawl into bed and it takes only seconds before I’m out.

And then it all begins again 7 hours later…

[CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL TOUR SCHEDULE]

About the Author :

Louisiana girl who writes Young Adult thrillers. Part time photographer, full time wife and mother of 3 boys.

I love everything southern.

I'm represented by Sarah Davies with Greenhouse Literary. My debut novel, THE RULES FOR DISAPPEARING, will be published by Disney-Hyperion Children’s on May 14, 2013.

Visit her website at ashleyelston.com or find her at Twitter.

Stacking the Shelves #3

Welcome to [B.O.O.K.L.I.F.E]'s Stacking the Shelves post!

What is Stacking The Shelves all about?

We are all book lovers and the need to share our enthusiasm is sometimes overwhelming.
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. 
This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

If you’re anything like me, you are probably hoarding books and even though you are excited about your latest book arrival, it might be a while before you get to review it and Stacking The Shelves is a good way to express your undying enthusiasm for those titles!

This meme is hosted by Tynga over at Tynga's Review. Check it out for more details, and join the fun!
Read on to see what I got this week :

[BOUGHT]

   

THE 5TH WAVE by RICK YANCEY [GOODREADS]

NOBODY BUT US by KRISTIN HALBROOK [GOODREADS]

[ARC FROM NETGALLEY]

(Thank you Flux Books, Disney, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt!)

      

   

SOME QUIET PLACE by KELSEY SUTTON [GOODREADS]

THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU & ME by AMANDA GRACE [GOODREADS]

BACKWARD GLASS by DAVID LOMAX [GOODREADS]

THE RULES FOR DISAPPEARING by ASHLEY ELSTON [GOODREADS]

TIDES by BETSY CORNWELL [GOODREADS]

What did you get this week, bloggers? Feel free to comment and leave the link to your STS below. Enjoy!

Waiting on Wednesday #6

Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection from me is:

Title : The Book of Broken Hearts

Author : Sarah Ockler

Genre : Contemporary

Expected Publication : May 21st 2013

Publisher : Simon Pulse

Pages : 352

From Goodreads :

When all signs point to heartbreak, can love still be a rule of the road? 

A poignant and romantic novel from the author of Bittersweet and Twenty Boy Summer.

Jude has learned a lot from her older sisters, but the most important thing is this: The Vargas brothers are notorious heartbreakers. 

She’s seen the tears and disasters that dating a Vargas boy can cause, and she swore an oath—with candles and a contract and everything—to never have anything to do with one.

Now Jude is the only sister still living at home, and she’s spending the summer helping her ailing father restore his vintage motorcycle—which means hiring a mechanic to help out. 

Is it Jude’s fault he happens to be cute? And surprisingly sweet? And a Vargas?

Jude tells herself it’s strictly bike business with Emilio. Her sisters will never find out, and Jude can spot those flirty little Vargas tricks a mile away—no way would she fall for them. 

But Jude’s defenses are crumbling, and if history is destined to repeat itself, she’s speeding toward some serious heartbreak…unless her sisters were wrong?

Jude may have taken an oath, but she’s beginning to think that when it comes to love, some promises might be worth breaking.

My Thoughts

Sarah Ockler is one of my favorite author ever since I read her heartbreaking Twenty Boy Summer, and any book she wrote would definitely have a VIP pass to my TBR list, including this one. The title was the thing that intrigues me, especially that 'Broken Hearts' part. A book about broken hearts? Yes, please.

What's your "waiting on" pick this week? Feel free to comment and leave your WoW Link below.

Enjoy!

Love in Bloom Giveaway Hop

Love in Bloom Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am a Reader, Not a Writer & Potrait of a Book.

This is the giveaway hop for those who love reading about a heart warming, sweet, light contemporary YA romance. I love reading contemporary, and my favorite is the tearjerker and the dramatic one. But I also have some light contemporary as well. On this giveaway, I would like to share with you my contemporary collection.

The only requirement to enter your giveaway will be for you to fill the Rafflecopter below. My giveaway is open internationally, and what I'm giving would be an E-book in an ePub format.

So what I'm giving away this time would be ONE book from below:

      

   

JUST ONE DAY by GAYLE FORMAN [GOODREADS]

THE STATISTICAL PROBABILITY OF LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT by JENNIFER. E. SMITH [GOODREADS]

THIS IS WHAT HAPPY LOOKS LIKE by JENNIFER. E. SMITH [GOODREADS]

The entry is simple. Just fill out the Rafflecopter below. I'm checking!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Stacking the Shelves #2

Welcome to [B.O.O.K.L.I.F.E]'s Stacking the Shelves post!

What is Stacking The Shelves all about?

We are all book lovers and the need to share our enthusiasm is sometimes overwhelming.
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. 
This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

If you’re anything like me, you are probably hoarding books and even though you are excited about your latest book arrival, it might be a while before you get to review it and Stacking The Shelves is a good way to express your undying enthusiasm for those titles!

This meme is hosted by Tynga over at Tynga's Review. Check it out for more details, and join the fun!
Read on to see what I got this week :

[ARC FROM THE AUTHOR, FOR TOUR]

(Thank you, S. K!)

SECRET FOR A SONG by S. K. FALLS [GOODREADS]

[BOUGHT]

IF I SHOULD DIE by AMY PLUM [GOODREADS]

[ARC FROM NETGALLEY]
(Thank you Harlequin Teen, Random House, and St. Martin's Griffin!)

      

   

DARE YOU TO by KATIE MCGARRY [GOODREADS]

BELONGING by KAREN ANN HOPKINS [GOODREADS]

ALL OUR PRETTY SONGS by SARAH MCCARRY [GOODREADS]

TRUTH OR DARE by ELLA MONROE [GOODREADS]

THE DEEPEST NIGHT by SHANA ABE [GOODREADS]

What did you get this week, bloggers? Feel free to comment and leave the link to your STS below. Enjoy!

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

Title : The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
Author : Jennifer E. Smith
Genre : Contemporary
Published Date : January 2nd 2012
Publisher : Poppy/Little Brown
Pages : 236

Source : Bought

Rating : ✿✿✿✿✿

From Goodreads :

Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?

Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. 

Having missed her flight, she's stuck at JFK airport and late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon-to-be stepmother Hadley's never even met. 

Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's sitting in her row.

A long night on the plane passes in the blink of an eye, and Hadley and Oliver lose track of each other in the airport chaos upon arrival. Can fate intervene to bring them together once more?

Quirks of timing play out in this romantic and cinematic novel about family connections, second chances, and first loves. 

Set over a twenty-four-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it.

 Get a Copy : [AMAZON] | [BARNES&NOBLE] | [INDIEBOUND] | [THE BOOK DEPOSITORY]

My Rating

Review

I was looking for a good contemporary novel to read since I finished The Fault in Our Stars, when I came upon this book. 

From its title and cover, I assumed that this book would be something like Anna and the French Kiss, heartwarming and cute and easy to read, and sounds really unique. I mean, love at first sight was nothing new and could be sometimes cliche, but the statistical probability of it?

And honestly, I'm the type of person who could be easily hooked by curiosity, so when I saw the long and unique title of this book, I couldn't help but to check it out.

"Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?"

—Hadley

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight told us about the reluctant Hadley as she was about to get off to London for her father remarriage. But when everything seemed to fall out of place, Hadley was forced to take another flight as she missed the original one, and met the intriguing Oliver on the way. As they talked and discussed their heart on a supposedly once-in-a-lifetime talk, Hadley realized that they were soon getting way too attached. But what will happen when the plane touched London and they might never seen each other again?

I really love the opening of this novel, especially the part where Hadley ask the question about life-changing four minutes of her life, which was really great to hook the reader. The way it was written gave the reader distinct image of what had happened to Hadley that made her missed her flight, and at the same time made the reader curious.

The ending however, as expected, was predictable for me. Girl gets the guy and every problem solved and the live happily ever after. Uh-huh, okay. 

It's not like I hate this book—because, honestly, I enjoy reading it—but rather, it didn't really leave an impression on me. So yeah, read on and you'll know how many stars did I rate this one.

Hadley, our main protagonist, was really well-written. While her traits was nothing really fancy, she was really consistent with her character. When she said she hates this and that, the story really portrayed her as the person she said she was.

Oliver, the boy who sat a seat away from Hadley on 18-C, was also quite interesting. He was reclusive as a person, and I think it really added a nice touch of reality, because sometimes the characters on many many novels was way too open for the sake of information. So yeah, I love Oliver's character with his hesitation and all that.

There's actually nothing that I hate from this book, but then again, maybe it was just because I already assumed that this book would be predictable right from the beginning. Which, turned out, was right.

This book was also a bit flat and didn't invoke any strong feelings toward it. So maybe, it was another reason why there's nothing for me to hate here. And yeah, I think I have to go with just 3 stars because this book simply didn't leave any impression for me. Or maybe, I just didn't like the flatness.

If you're looking for a light, sweet, romantic read like Anna and the French Kiss, this book would definitely something you should pick up.

About the Author :

Jennifer E. Smith is the author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight, The Storm Makers, You Are Here, and The Comeback Season. 

She earned a master’s degree in creative writing from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and currently works as an editor in New York City. 

Her work has been translated into 27 languages, and her new young adult novel, This is What Happy Looks Like, is coming out in April 2013.

Visit her website at jenniferesmith.com or find her at Twitter.