Teaser Tuesday (14)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! 

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

"I fell asleep to the scent of my wolf. Pine needles, cold rain, earthy perfume, coarse bristles on my face.

It was almost like he was there."

pg. 25

I am absolutely loving Shiver so far! Why oh why has it taken me so long to finally read them?? Well, I am definitely enjoying them now.

Tease me!! 

In My Mailbox (15)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme created by Kristi at The Story Siren that gives readers the chance to share the books they bought/received/swapped/rented over the past week.

From netGalley

The Way We Fall by Megan Crewe

Publication Date: January 24th, 2012

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion

Summery From Goodreads

It starts with an itch you just can't shake. Then comes a fever and a tickle in your throat. A few days later, you'll be blabbing your secrets and chatting with strangers like they’re old friends. Three more, and the paranoid hallucinations kick in.

And then you're dead.
When a deadly virus begins to sweep through sixteen-year-old Kaelyn’s community, the government quarantines her island—no one can leave, and no one can come back.
Those still healthy must fight for dwindling supplies, or lose all chance of survival. As everything familiar comes crashing down, Kaelyn joins forces with a former rival and discovers a new love in the midst of heartbreak. When the virus starts to rob her of friends and family, she clings to the belief that there must be a way to save the people she holds dearest.
Because how will she go on if there isn't?
Megan Crewe crafts a powerful and gripping exploration of self-preservation, first love, and hope. Poignant and dizzying, this heart-wrenching story of one girl’s bravery and unbeatable spirit will leave readers fervently awaiting the next book in this standout new series.

I very much enjoy Apocalyptic movies, but have yet to read any books of the sort. So, I am pretty excited about this one.
  
Bought

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Publication Date: August 1, 2009

Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. 

Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

Publication Date: July 13, 2010

Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.

I have decided that these books are so prevalent in the YA readers audience that I didn't put up summaries. Normally, I stay away from werewolf reads. I am not exactly sure why. But I have been reading so much about them with Forever just recently being released that they have really grabbed my interest. I read the first chapter of Shiver on a whim and fell completely in love with Maggie's writing and a little gruesome of a love story beginning to brew. I want to read it now! I think that I might...

  

Nightshade by Andrea Cremer

Publication Date: October 19, 2010

Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group

Summary From Goodreads

Calla is the alpha female of a shape-shifting wolf pack. She is destined to marry Ren Laroche, the pack's alpha male. Together, they would rule their pack together, guarding sacred sites for the Keepers. But then, Calla saves a beautiful human boy, who captures her heart. Calla begins to question everything - her fate, her existence, and her world and the orders the Keepers have asked her to follow. She will have to make a choice. But will she follow her heart if it means losing everything, including her own life? 

I have been hearing so much about Wolfsbane lately that I just had to see what the buzz was about. Another wolf book, I know! What happened??

Thank you to my wonderful aunt and uncle for the B&N giftcard for a junkie's birthday! I made good use of it :D

 
What is in your mailbox this week?? 

In My Mailbox Monday (4)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme created by Kristi at The Story Siren that gives readers the chance to share the books they bought/received/swapped/rented over the past week.

This Week

This week, by hubby and I took a bike ride to the library. We moved back to our home town back in September, but this was the first time we took the time to go to the library. I wish we would have went sooner! So, I took three books out from the library this week.

The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff

Pages: 352

Publication Date: September 21, 2010

Publisher: Razorbill 

Mackie Doyle seems like everyone else in the perfect little town of Gentry, but he is living with a fatal secret - he is a Replacement, left in the crib of a human baby sixteen years ago. Now the creatures under the hill want him back, and Mackie must decide where he really belongs and what he really wants.

A month ago, Mackie might have told them to buzz off. But now, with a budding relationship with tough, wounded, beautiful Tate, Mackie has too much to lose. Will love finally make him worthy of the human world?
(From Goodreads)

Oooo, a lil romance with someone who is not necisarily human? Yes please! I love books where boys kiss girls... or the other way around too!

 Shiver by Maggie Steifvator

Pages: 400

Publication Date: June 1, 2010

Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks

the cold.
Grace has spent years watching the wolves in the woods behind her house. One yellow-eyed wolf—her wolf—watches back. He feels deeply familiar to her, but she doesn't know why.

the heat.
Sam has lived two lives. As a wolf, he keeps the silent company of the girl he loves. And then, for a short time each year, he is human, never daring to talk to Grace...until now.

the shiver.
For Grace and Sam, love has always been kept at a distance. But once it's spoken, it cannot be denied. Sam must fight to stay human—and Grace must fight to keep him—even if it means taking on the scars of the past, the fragility of the present, and the impossibility of the future.
(From Goodreads)

Yes! It took a while, but I am finally giving into the phenomenon that is Shiver. This girl is usually all about angel, vampire, and different paranormal romances. Werewolf romance is not usually included, but I am beginning to come along! Shiver does sound infatuating to me.

Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause

Pages: 264

Publication Date: August 14, 2007

Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Vivian Gandillon relishes the change, the sweet, fierce ache that carries her from girl to wolf. At sixteen, she is beautiful and strong, and all the young wolves are on her tail. But Vivian still grieves for her dead father; her pack remains leaderless and in disarray, and she feels lost in the suburbs of Maryland. She longs for a normal life. But what is normal for a werewolf?
Then Vivian falls in love with a human, a meat-boy. Aiden is kind and gentle, a welcome relief from the squabbling pack. He's fascinated by magic, and Vivian longs to reveal herself to him. Surely he would understand her and delight in the wonder of her dual nature, not fear her as an ordinary human would.
Vivian's divided loyalties are strained further when a brutal murder threatens to expose the pack. Moving between two worlds, she does not seem to belong in either. What is she really—human or beast? Which tastes sweeter—blood or chocolate?
(From Goodreads)
I know that Blood and Chocolate is not new, but I really want to read it! I watched the movie before I know that it was a book and knew that I wanted to read it. It is interesting to me that the main character, a werewolf, is female. That is not normally something that I see, a female werewolf. Awesome!

What is in your mailbox this week??

Happy Shooting, Junkies!