The Reading Hideaway

When The Lonely Hearts Club by Elizabeth Eulberg was first published, my mom told me that the author was from the same small city in Wisconsin that I'm from and she was coming back to town to talk about her book. Did I want to go? Sure, why not. It was an author! So, we went; I got her book; got my copy signed; met Elizabeth Eulberg herself. It was awesome. Loved that book. It's still one of my favorites. Then, shortly after The Lonely Hearts Club came Prom & Prejudice . Elizabeth Eulberg was coming back to town to talk about her book. Did I want to go? Uh, yeah! So, we went; I got her new book; got my copy signed; met Elizabeth Eulberg herself. Again, pretty awesome. Finally, I heard about Take A Bow . I had been following Elizabeth on her blog after meeting her twice and wanted to keep up with any books she was writing. Right away, I hoped she would come back to town to talk about her newest novel. And she did. My best friend, Kayleigh, had never met Elizabeth ...

Title: The Future Of Us Authors: Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler Publisher: Razorbill Rating: 4 Synopsis: It's 1996, and Josh and Emma have been neighbors their whole lives. They've been best friends almost as long - at least, up until last November, when Josh did something that changed everything. Things have been weird between them ever since, but when Josh's family gets a free AOL CD in the mail, his mom makes him bring it over so that Emma can install it on her new computer. When they sign on, they're automatically logged onto their Facebook pages. But Facebook hasn't been invented yet. And they're looking at themselves fifteen years in the future. By refreshing their pages, they learn that making different decisions now will affect the outcome of their lives later. And as they grapple with the ups and downs of what their futures hold, they're forced to confront what they're doing right - and wrong - in the present. Review: I read T...

In My Mailbox is a daily post hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren . Here is what I got this week: Take A Bow by Elizabeth Eulberg The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks What did you guys get this week? 

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly post that highlights books we are excited to read hosted by Jill from Breaking The Spine. Title: Take A Bow   Author:  Elizabeth Eulberg Synopsis: From the fantastic author of The Lonely Hearts Club and Prom & Prejudice comes a story of all the drama and comedy of four friends who grow into themselves at a performing arts high school. Emme, Sophie, Ethan, and Carter are seniors at a performing arts school, getting ready for their Senior Showcase recital, where the pressure is on to appeal to colleges, dance academies, and professionals in show business. For Sophie, a singer, it's been great to be friends with Emme, who composes songs for her, and to date Carter, soap opera heartthrob who gets plenty of press coverage. Emme and Ethan have been in a band together through all four years of school, but wonder if they could be more than just friends and bandmates. Carter has been acting since he was a baby, and isn't sure how to admi...

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. "I press Josh's doorbell for the third time and peer through the window. His backpack is on the side table, which means he hasn't left for school yet. I look behind a potted plant, relieved to see they haven't moved the emergency key. Balancing my waffle plate in one hand, I let myself in." - page 157 The Future Of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler

Title: The Girl Who Was On Fire Author: Various Publisher: Smart Pop (BenBella Books Inc.) Rating: NF Synopsis: Katniss Everdeen's adventures may have come to an end, but her story continues to blaze in the hearts of millions worldwide. In The Girl Who Was On Fire , thirteen YA authors take you back to Panem with moving, dark, and funny pieces on Katniss, the Games, Gale and Peeta, reality TV, survival, and more. From the trilogy's darker themes of violence and social control to fashion and weaponry, the collection's exploration of the Hunger Games reveals exactly how rich, and how perilous, protagonist Katniss' world really is. • How does the way the Games affect the brain explain Haymitch's drinking, Annie's distraction, and Wiress' speech problems? • What does the rebellion have in common with the War on Terror? • Why isn't the answer to "Peeta or Gale?" as interesting as the question itself? • What should Panem have ...

In My Mailbox is a daily post hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren . Here is what I got this week: Bunheads by Sophie Flack The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet by Erin Dionne What did you guys get this week?

Hey everybody! It's Alexis. I know, insane right? She's STILL blogging? I haven't heard from her in months... Yeah about that... Sorry. The time I haven't been blogging, I've been reading. That's good, right? Has to count for something... Anyway, this is The New Reading Hideaway! I hope you are as excited as I am. My old blog website got me frustrated and I wasn't able to update often via iPad so, I started a new one on Blogger. It seems like a lot of my favorite book blogs are on Blogger so I thought that I would give it a shot. Wow, I just noticed there are a lot of exclamation points in this post. It shows how excited I am! Hopefully, I will update more often then I have been. Until then, I'm gonna go back to my reading.