Karen's Choice - Books

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at  breaking the spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Title:  Cress  Author:  Marissa Meyer Published by:  Feiwel & Friends Published:  February 4th 2014  Summary:   Rapunzel's tower is a satellite. She can't let down her hair - or her guard.  Third book in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles series, Cinder and Captin Thorne are fugitives on the rune, with Scarlet and the Wolf in two. Together, they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army.  Their best hope lies with Cress, who has been trapped on a satellite since childhood with only her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker - unfortunately, she's just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice.  When a daring rescue goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her...

Title: Coldwater Author:  Diana Gould Pages: 312 Published: January 15th 2013 Publisher: Vireo Book Summary:  Brett Tanager, writer-producer of a TV detective show, kills someone accidentally in a drunken hit and run, and is never caught - by anyone except herself. Using drink and drugs to cope with her guilt, her life spins out of control, until, at her lowest ebb, she is approached by her former step-daughter whose best friend has disappeared. Brett's attempt to help plunges her into a dark, disturbing journey through moneyed Hollywood and it's seamy undersides, pitting her against the cunning of a ruthless killer and a wed of deceit in which the darkest secrets may be her own. Review:  Gwad! Did you read the summary? If you didn't, then do it. The summary was good, right? I was so glad when I got this book and received it in the mail. Finally, I could start reading it! The beginning was really good, it got my attention right a way. Books that start like...

  Title:  Justice (deck of lies) Author: Jade Varden Published: December 24th 2011 Pages: 154 Summary: A House of Cards .... When you build an entire life on a foundation of lies, it only takes one truth for the whole this to come crashing down. I never invited the truth in. I never when searching for it. I never had any reason to suspect that the two people I love most were dishonest with me every second of every day. I made one bad decision, and in a single day my entire world changed. If I'm ever going to discover the truth about myself and my parents, I have to trace all the lies back to their source. I have to try to find the truth that they're hiding. The more I discover about myself, and my past, the more I realize that lies really are better that the truth. But now that I know the lies are all around me, I can't stop until I've discovered them all. I'll pull each lie away, one by one, and examine it to see what's underneath.... until th...

  Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at  breaking the spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Title:  Dead Ever After Author: Charlaine Harris  Release date: May 7, 2013 (Yeah, I know it'a already published...) Summary:  There are secrets in the town of Bon Temps, once that threaten those closest to Sookie - and could destroy her heart... Sookie  Stackhouse fins it easy to turn down the request of former barmaid Arlene when she wants her job back at Merlotte's. After all Arlene tried to have Sookie killed. But her relationship with Eric Northman is not so clearcut. He and his vampires are keeping their distance... and a cold silence. And when Sookie learns the reason why, she is devastated.  Then a shocking murder rocks Bon Temps, and Sookie is arrested for the crime.  But the evidence against Sookie is weak, and she makes bail. Investigation the killing, she'll l...

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at  breaking the spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Title: Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns Author: Lauren Weisberger Release Date: June 4, 2013 Summary: This sequel to The Devil Wears Prada takes place 8 years after the last story closed. Andy is now running her own successful bridal magazine with Miranda's other ex-assistant, Emily. Andy is also on the verge of getting married. She should be happy, but soon she finds that the life she has built puts  her back in Miranda's path . 

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at  breaking the spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Title: Joyland Author: Stephen King Release Date: June 4, 2013 Gawd! I love Stephen King books, and I can't wait for this one! Summary:  Joyland takes place in 1973 and is the story of a college student who works as a carny during the summer and must deal with legacy of a murder and dying child.

Title: Awaken Author: Katie Kacvinsky Pages: 309 Published May 23rd 2011 Summary:  Maddie lives in a world where everything is done on the computer. Whether it's to go to school or on a date, people don't venture out of their home. There's really no need. For the most part, Maddie's okay with the solitary, digital life - until she meets Justin. Justin likes being with people. He enjoys the physical closeness of face-to-face interactions. People aren't meant to be alone, he tells her. Suddenly, Maddie feels something awakening inside her - a feeling that maybe there is a different, better way to live. But with society and her parents telling her otherwise, Maddie is going to have to learn to stand up for herself if she wants to change the path her life is taking . In this not-so-brave new world, two young people struggle to carve out their own space. Review: When I first saw the cover, I was all like "I have to read this book" I don't k...