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Title: The Martian Author: Andy Weir Publisher: Crown Rating: DNF Synopsis (via Goodreads):  Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate the planet while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded on Mars' surface, completely alone, with no way to signal Earth that he’s alive — and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone years before a rescue could arrive. Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment or plain-old "human error" are much more likely to kill him first. But Mark's not ready to quit. Armed with nothing but his ingenuity and his engineering skills — and a gallows sense of humor that proves to be his greatest source of strength – he embarks on a dogged quest to stay alive, using his botany experti...

Waiting on Wednesday is a daily meme hosted by Jill at  Breaking the Spine .  It highlights what newly released books us bloggers are most excited to read.  Title: Girl Against the Universe Author: Paula Stokes Synopsis (via Goodreads):  Maguire is bad luck.  No matter how many charms she buys off the internet or good luck rituals she performs each morning, horrible things happen when Maguire is around. Like that time the rollercoaster jumped off its tracks. Or the time the house next door caught on fire. Or that time her brother, father, and uncle were all killed in a car crash—and Maguire walked away with barely a scratch.  It’s safest for Maguire to hide out in her room, where she can cause less damage and avoid meeting new people who she could hurt. But then she meets Jordy, an aspiring tennis star. Jordy is confident, talented, and lucky, and he’s convinced he can help Maguire break her unlucky streak. Maguire knows that the best thing she can...

Thanks to  YA Bound Book Tours , I am able to reveal the cover of Cookie O'Gorman's novel, Adorkable , available March 31st, 2016! Synopsis (via Goodreads):  Adorkable (ah-dor-kuh-bul): Descriptive term meaning to be equal parts dorky and adorable. For reference, see Sally Spitz.  Seventeen-year-old Sally Spitz is done with dating. Or at least, she's done with the horrible blind dates/hookups/sneak attacks her matchmaking bestie, Hooker, sets her up on. There's only so much one geek girl and Gryffindor supporter can take.  Her solution: she needs a fake boyfriend. And fast.  Enter Becks, soccer phenom, all-around-hottie, and Sally's best friend practically since birth. When Sally asks Becks to be her F.B.F. (fake boyfriend), Becks is only too happy to be used. He'd do anything for Sal--even if that means giving her PDA lessons in his bedroom, saying she's "more than pretty," and expertly kissing her at parties.  The problem: Sally's been i...

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB at  A Daily Rhythm. ""Wave to Daddy!" Marissa said, waving David's hand at the camera.  "Wave to Daddy!" "He's too young to know what's going on," Martinez said.  "Just think of the playground cred he'll have later in life," she said.  "'My dad went to Mars.  What's your dad do?'"" (pg. 249)

Waiting on Wednesday is a daily meme hosted by Jill at  Breaking the Spine .  It highlights what newly released books us bloggers are most excited to read.  Title: The Star-Touched Queen Author: Roshani Chokshi Synopsis (via Goodreads):  Cursed with a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, sixteen-year-old Maya has only earned the scorn and fear of her father's kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her world is upheaved when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. But when her wedding takes a fatal turn, Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Yet neither roles are what she expected. As Akaran's queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar's wife, she finds friendship and warmth.  But Akaran has its own secrets - thousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit. Beneath Akaran's magic, Maya begins to suspect ...