Waiting On Wednesday ~ Kids In Love by Nikki Godwin

"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly event hosted by 

Jill at Breaking the Spine 

that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating!

As one of the original Saturnites, Darby McMillon has been a longtime face of the fandom. From the days when the boys were just a YouTube band trying to gain fans up through their recent lockdown, Darby's channel - Darby's Daily Dose of Drama - was the "go to" spot for all things Spaceships Around Saturn.

Until now, she's been trusted by most and envied by few, but her meet up with SAS girlfriend Chloe Branson shakes Darby's world. She learns quickly that when you're with the band, everything isn't always red carpets and music videos.

And the closer she gets to her SAS crush Tate Kingsley, the closer she comes to losing her Saturnite status forever.

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The long awaited sequel to American Girl On Saturn is finally coming!  I have already been asked by my 13 yo if I will be purchasing this book on release day.  The answer to that question was, of course, YES!  We are all super excited to hear about Darby and Tate!

What books are you waiting on this week?  Leave me your links and have a great day!

Top Ten Tuesday ~ Books People Have Been Telling Me I MUST Read

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly event hosted by 

The Broke and the Bookish. 

This weeks topic: 
Books People Have Been Telling Me I MUST Read

This week we each decided to do a list of 5 since we both get reading recommendations all the time.


Kristalyn's Picks

In all honesty, this book holds no interest for me.  I have heard it all, "The story line is excellent" "It isn't all about sex" I just really don't want to read it or I think I would have by now.

I have honestly been putting this series to the side for a LONG time, but I intend to get to it very soon!  I actually got a call from my sister not long ago thanking me for mentioning it on one of my posts that I wanted to read this series because she loved it so much.  I SWEAR I'm going to read it VERY soon!

Here it is!  The one book you will never see me review because I never, EVER intend to read it.  I swear if I hear one more person tell me I HAVE to read this book because it is SO good I'm going to get sick.  My two main reasons: I don't do cancer books and I don't willingly go into books that make me wish I had bought stock in Kleenex.


This is one I have been back and forth with a lot on whether or not I'm going to read it.  My friend Amber at Paradise of Pages recently just did a reread on this series and I think she has finally convinced me it's time I give it a shot.

 
This is the other series that dear Amber insists I read.  It is high up there on my radar and I have been told by MANY people that this is one I need to read.  Okay....I'll do it!  Soon I hope.  


Beighley's Picks


People have always told me that I should read this book, and it's been on my TBR list since it practically came out, but I just never got to it.  When the movie came out and it got all hyped up I took it off because I couldn't stand hearing about it anymore.  I also was done hearing all of its comparisons to The Hunger Games because Hunger Games will ALWAYS be better!  I finally got to watch the movie and I ended up liking it, but I'm glad I never wasted my time reading the book, especially since they have a horribly sad ending.  

Since the day she's started them, my mom has always wanted me to read these books... then I asked her a question.  "Can you buy them on Kindle?", I said.  "No... they are not available for the Kindle, BUT you can buy them on a Nook", she said.  I cringed at the answer, and from that day forth, I chose to not read these books until they were available for Kindle.  I liked the prequel book "Tiger's Promise" a lot though, so I'm DYING to read them!  I have decided to hold out until these books are available on Kindle.


This is actually a book I wanna read someday as well.  I've always heard about how amazing TFiOS is and it took all my willpower not to puke every time.  With all the popularity of the TFiOS movie, I got to hear about how much better this book is (not that it's a hard thing to do).  Even though TFiOS just isn't my kinda book, I hope this one will be!

First off, I'd like to give a shout out to Amber from Paradise of Pages for calling me out on being a cheater!  Since I wasn't sure I'd end up liking these books or not, I read the first two graphic novel versions from the library.  The good news is that I ended up liking them so I can't to read them for real this time!

This is another book @lynniespalmtree keeps nagging me to read.  I don't really remember what it's about, but I remember it sounded interesting.  I'll definitely be crossing this off my TBR list soon!


What books are on your list this week?  Leave us your links so we can visit and check them out!

Memory Lane Monday #21: Banana Edition ~ What A Boy Needs by Nyrae Dawn ~ Memory Post

Memory Lane Monday is a weekly meme that Amber at Paradise of Pages and Kristalyn (and Beighley) at The Sarcastic Palmtree, came up with. We have been wanting to re-read some of our favorites but feel overwhelmed by all the other new books coming out that our re-reads get put to the side. We have decided we don't want to put them aside anymore, so we will be taking turns putting up our reviews on our blogs throughout the month. This does not mean we won't keep up with recent releases, it just means we will make more time for those we have read before as well.

Jaden Sinclair knows he'll never amount to anything...so why would he deserve a girl like Priscilla Mendoza? 

Since last summer, things have been screwed up between Jaden and Pris. He knows it's his fault, but that doesn’t stop him from wanting to go a few rounds with her new boyfriend. He also knows he’s the loser his dad calls him, but it doesn’t stop him from wanting her.

After getting a huge bomb dropped on him, Jaden lashes out and lands himself in jail. Everything in his chaotic life is turned upside down and to make it worse, his mom kicks him out in order to side with his dad. Yeah, he’s totally a prize for a girl like Pris. 

Sebastian, Aspen, and Pris are all going places in their lives...and he knows he can't keep tagging along for the ride.

The group has one last chance for The Epic Adventure they've been looking for: a road trip to New York, where Jaden's friends will be going to college. Unfortunately, the more time Jaden hangs around Pris, the harder it is to keep the carefully constructed walls between them so she doesn't find out what a train wreck he really is. 

When the trip ends, Jaden has to decide if he's ready to say goodbye to his friends, and the girl he loves. He knows what he needs, but will he be man enough to go for it?

Yeah... I know... I'm STILL here... I've been reading so much this summer and since I just read "What A Boy Wants" I decided I'd read the next one as well.

There isn't much I really remember about this book as far as details go.  I remember the group goes on a road trip but as far as specific stops go, I don't really remember anything.  I remember things that they did along the way, but I don't remember where they did them.  

What I do remember is that Jaden comes from a broken home and I liked being able to go deeper into his life and see his struggles because Sebastian never poked around asking questions, so we were kinda left in the dark a little.  I definitely don't like his dad at all!  

I remember that I liked to see the story through Jaden's eyes a little more than Sebastian's, even though his was great.  I think it was probably because I could understand his reasoning a little more for why he does the things he does.  Even though our lives are very different, we tend to think more the same in comparison to Sebastian and I.  

I'm so pumped to read this book again!  Come back next week to see my review of the amazing conclusion to this great story!

~Banana

Here's how Memory Lane Monday works:

• Each week the co-hosts will trade off with recapping when it is a re-read or what they have heard so far about the book and the other co-host will put up their review. 
• The participants can read anything that they remember reading in the past, or something that they have wanted to read that has been around for a while and just haven't gotten around to reading it yet for whatever reason.
• Participants can decide if they want to recap the book before reading it or just put up a review of what they read.
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• Most importantly remember to just have fun! :)

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