Trailer Love: Alice in Zombieland by Gina Showalter

She won’t rest until she’s sent every walking corpse back to its grave. Forever.

Had anyone told Alice Bell that her entire life would change course between one heartbeat and the next, she would have laughed. From blissful to tragic, innocent to ruined? Please. But that’s all it took. One heartbeat. A blink, a breath, a second, and everything she knew and loved was gone.

Her father was right. The monsters are real….

To avenge her family, Ali must learn to fight the undead. To survive, she must learn to trust the baddest of the bad boys, Cole Holland. But Cole has secrets of his own, and if Ali isn’t careful, those secrets might just prove to be more dangerous than the zombies….


I wish I could go back and do a thousand things differently.
I'd tell my sister no.
I'd never beg my mother to talk to my dad.
I'd zip my lips and swallow those hateful words.
Or, barring all of that, I'd hug my sister, my mom and my dad one last time.
I'd tell them I love them.
I wish... Yeah, I wish.

mm mm mm only a few more days until this little beauty is finally released for all to enjoy! Just saw the trailer ~ lovely and on the verge of heartbreaking... oh, and there's the creepiness factor too ;)



Release Date: September 25th! 

Happy Reading Everyone :)

~ Keely ~

Trailer Love: What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang

I should not exist. But I do.

Eva and Addie started out the same way as everyone else—two souls woven together in one body, taking turns controlling their movements as they learned how to walk, how to sing, how to dance. But as they grew, so did the worried whispers. Why aren’t they settling? Why isn’t one of them fading? The doctors ran tests, the neighbors shied away, and their parents begged for more time. Finally Addie was pronounced healthy and Eva was declared gone. Except, she wasn’t . . .

For the past three years, Eva has clung to the remnants of her life. Only Addie knows she’s still there, trapped inside their body. Then one day, they discover there may be a way for Eva to move again. The risks are unimaginable-hybrids are considered a threat to society, so if they are caught, Addie and Eva will be locked away with the others. And yet . . . for a chance to smile, to twirl, to speak, Eva will do anything.

Could you imagine being locked inside a body you had no control over? Gives me chills just trying to imagine it... Two souls? Interesting concept I'm definitely excited to explore...

And that cover?! w.o.w.

So here's the trailer ~ it's fabulous.. I love book trailers, but so many of them are... eh... This is not one of those trailers... #totallypumped ;)

Check it out....

I'll cut it short ~ give you some time to calm the goosebumps I'm sure have taken residence ;)

Happy Reading Everyone :)

~ Keely ~ 

Cover Characteristicts

Cover Characteristic is a weekly meme hosted by Sugar & Snark in which we share our top five covers based on the week's characteristic. For cover whores like me, how much more fun can it get!

This week's characteristic:

dresses

5. Indelible by Lani Woodland

4. My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent

3. Blood Will Tell by Samantha Young

2. Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

1. Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake

All beautiful covers, but why is Anna Dressed in Blood my number 1?? Because I love the creepy factor, black and white with splashes of red, and the simplicity of her white dress in contrast to her black hair and scarlet hem that hints at danger. Love, love, love :)

Happy Reading Everyone :)

~ Keely ~

Trailer Love: Ten by Gretchen McNeil

And their doom comes swiftly.

It was supposed to be the weekend of their lives—an exclusive house party on Henry Island. Best friends Meg and Minnie each have their reasons for being there (which involve T.J., the school’s most eligible bachelor) and look forward to three glorious days of boys, booze and fun-filled luxury.

But what they expect is definitely not what they get, and what starts out as fun turns dark and twisted after the discovery of a DVD with a sinister message: Vengeance is mine.

Suddenly people are dying, and with a storm raging, the teens are cut off from the outside world. No electricity, no phones, no internet, and a ferry that isn’t scheduled to return for two days. As the deaths become more violent and the teens turn on each other, can Meg find the killer before more people die? Or is the killer closer to her than she could ever imagine?

Read the synopsis? Reminiscing about the days of The Ring, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and Scream? I did too at first... Probably what caught my intrigue ~ what? don't judge... ;) This sounded like a typical teen-slasher story, where the boys and girls all possess great genes, hook up at one point or another, and eventually meet their demise thanks to a creepy guy in a rain coat with a scythe in hand.

The trailer earns the supposedly cliche story some respect from this reader ~ it's creepishly awesome.. the whole Ring vibe with the message of revenge.. and the singing in the background.. Nothing is creepier than opera type singing when a murderer is in the midst... Gave me chills, and now I desperately need September 18th to get here as soon as possible...


Happy Reading Everyone :)


~ Keely ~

The Taker by Alma Katsu: Love Sickness

Love can be a beautiful, amazing, tangible thing that makes you whole to the point of being better for it. On the other hand, it can also eat you alive, whittling away at the good in you until there is nothing left but deceit and ruthlessness.

Most people would say love is only the good, but is that true? What about unrequited love? Love that is not returned can make a person commit desperate acts, things they would have never thought themselves possible of achieving if not for the emotion that was consuming them.

Lanore, our main character and point of view in Alma Katsu's The Taker, is so innocent and naive, the daughter of faithful man and women, living in a pious little town in 19th century rural Maine where sins are not forgiven, are not seen as mistakes, but as gossip and a reason to be shunned. She has this deep reasoning within her that she is different and deserves to get what she wants, no matter the price.

Only 100 pages in, and Lanore is already a completely different person than I met. Either that, or she just hides her faults very well beneath her innocent exterior. Johnathan is her vice, and her love for him is total and overwhelming. She would do anything for him, even commit murder (or what she views as murder) to "save him," when really her actions are a means to her own end. He steals her innocence in more ways than one, although he is ignorant of his thievery. Only Lanore knows. She isn't unaware of her transformation; in fact, she recognizes it and almost embraces her new self, even though she knows she's wrong. 

I don't know yet whether this love brought out the truth in Lanore or if Johnathan's unrequited feelings have reduced her to being on the verge of immoral. I think maybe she is just hungry, desperate to fit in somewhere, and she has always believed Johnathan to be her true home. 


My question at this point in reading: Is this love that Lanore feels, or is it an illusion that is making her sick? 




Happy Reading Everyone :)




~ Keely ~

Review: Beautiful Disaster

The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate percentage of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance between her and the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend America, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University’s Walking One-Night Stand.

Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needs—and wants—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the charming college co-ed. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his charms, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’ apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.

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This book literally kept me up all night~something which hasn't happened to me in a while. I thought I'd lost my 'reading mojo,' as someone so cleverly put it, but this book brought it back with a vengeance. I'd heard about it through a fellow book blogger, and so much was the gushing in the review, I had to give it a try. If was I was tired, had a headache, and was gulping down coffee as if my life depended on it the last couple of days, it was because of this book. It was so worth it.

Beautiful Disaster revolves around the unlikely, crazy, ecstatic, depressing, and sometimes psychotic relationship between Travis Maddox and Abby Abernathy. Travis has never had a problem getting girls, and he's never particularly wanted or needed them (except for a quick romp on his famous couch) until he met one girl who wouldn't give into his reputable charms. (That's how it always happens with guys like that right? They love a girl who won't put up with their crap and sees them for what they are.) However, Abby's not the innocent girl we expect and has a past that she's trying bury, a past that she's reminded of when she's with Travis, giving her contradicting feelings and causing her to constantly second guess their relationship.  

The intensity of the emotions in this book really put a strain on my nerves and patience, but as a glutton for punishment, I loved every minute of it. Travis and Abby are insane, individually and about each other, but no matter what happens, how big the fight, how impossible it seems, they always come to the conclusion that they belong together. The roller-coaster relationship of theirs is not lacking in love, but they still have a lot of growing to do and obstacles to overcome before they can come to the point where nothing can stop them. 

In some of the reviews I've read, I've heard there is too much violence, cursing, etc, etc... I thought that's what made this book real. People curse, they are essentially violent, they make huge mistakes, and are sometimes physical about releasing their anger. That's the reality of being human. We can't always control ourselves according to 'civilized' society. Travis's constantly flaring temper is huge part of what makes him who he is, what causes him to be the 'screw up' he believes himself to be, and it's up to Abby to love him anyway. That's what this book is about - loving someone for who they are, not trying to change or save them, but loving them without conditions. 

I wish I could say this book was an easy and light read - it's anything but that. It's an intense and extremely emotional ride from start to finish. One of the best and most realistic love stories I've ever read. 

Happy Reading Everyone :)

~ Keely ~

*Below are quotes I highlighted through my Kobo app. They are just few excerpts that made me laugh out loud or smile in that completely predictable girly way.* 

Kobo Highlights:

~America rolled down her window and spit out her gum. "You're so obvious. Why didn't you just roll in dog shit to make your outfit complete?"~

~"Hell yes, he's cute...in that preppy, missionary position kind of way."~

~"Jealous of what? The STD infested imbecile you're going to piss off in the morning?"~

~"It looks like Vegas threw up on a flock of vultures," America sneered.~

~"I know we're fucked up, all right? I'm impulsive, and hot-tempered, and you get under my skin like no one else. You act like you hate me one minute, and then you need me the next. I never get anything right and I don't deserve you...but I fucking love you, Abby. I love you more than I've loved anyone or anything, ever. When you're around, I don't need booze, or money, or the fighting, or the one-night stands...all I need is you. You're all I think about. You're all I dream about. You're all I want."~

~"It's dangerous to need someone that much. You're trying to save him and he's hoping  you can. You two are a disaster." ... I smiled at the ceiling. "It doesn't matter what or why it is. When it's good, Kara...it's beautiful."~