Monday, April 28, 2014

Event Recap: Becca FItzpatrick's Signing in Manila! (03/29/14)


Let me start by saying that March 29 was one of the happiest days of our lives! We were able to meet Becca Fitzpatrick. In case you don't know her (which I highly doubt, but here's an introduction nonetheless),  she's the New York Times bestselling author of the soon-to-be-movie, Hush, Hush series. 

We were invited to join the blogger's forum with Becca. During the blogger's forum, we, along with the other book bloggers, got to ask questions, touch amazing her hair, and take wacky selfies with her. Haha! 
Here are some of the photos taken at her signing:

Becca on the hot seat. (because it was literally a hot seat)

Becca really has great hair! LOL

Becca interacting while signing some books.

Ate Kazhy's (of My Library in the Making) book.

Ate Dianne of Oops! I Read A Book Again asking Becca a question. 

Louisse of The Soul Sisters trolling. LOL!

Ate Kai of Amaterasu Reads with Becca.

Celine and I carrying tons, well not really, of books. Including Black Ice! Thanks, NBS. We can't say thank you enough!

*All photos are from Hazel Ureta of Stay Bookish

Here are 10 facts about Becca that were answered during the forum:
  1. There’s a bad boy in Black Ice who is kind of similar to Patch.
  2. The only time Becca cried while writing the Hush, Hush saga is when she wrote Scott’s death.
  3. Out of all the characters in the Hush, Hush series, Becca is closest to Vee because Vee was based on two of her childhood best friends. In addition, she never struggled when writing Vee.
  4. Patch was based on a guy she knew from high school, and he wasn’t a fallen angel on the first draft of Hush, Hush. He was just a normal guy with a deep, dark secret.
  5. Becca’s a fan of Twilight, and she doesn’t mind people comparing Nora to Bella from Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight.
  6. Becca’s favorite book of hers is Sapphire Skies, but if she were to choose her favorite out of her publisher books, it would be Finale.
  7. If Hush, Hush were to be adapted as a movie, Becca wouldn’t probably be that much involved in it because she says it’s not her talent. Though she would want to visit the set.
  8. According to Becca, Crescendo was by far the most difficult to write because there was the pressure of making it as good as the first book.
  9. Becca hasn’t read any other YA books about fallen angels.
  10. Black Ice was originally a paranormal book, but her editor suggested that she make it a straight realistic contemporary book, and so Becca did.
So that's it for the recap! Hope you enjoyed the facts. Lastly, we would like to thank JB of National Bookstore for the chance to have met Becca more intimately. And as usual, thank you *awesome* NBS for bringing authors here! We will be forever grateful. :-)




    Friday, March 28, 2014

    Stacking the Shelves (7.1)

    Stacking The Shelves, hosted by Tynga’s Reviews, is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

    Thursday, March 27, 2014

    (The Lost One Release Day Blitz) Review + Giveaway



    The Lost One (End of Days #2)

    by Meg Collett
    Genre: New Adult, Romance, Paranormal
    Source: eARC (Thanks, Meg and Sinful Thoughts!)
    SYNOPSIS  
    They say some things must be broken before they can be fixed. But when Michaela hoped to cast doubt on the Aethere, she never thought things would fall apart like they did. Now the Aethere have turned their attention to the End of Days, and they won’t rest until they obtain the tools of Earth's final destruction: the Seven Seals. 

    The world is falling apart at the seams, and Michaela finds herself clutching the threads. She alone understands what will happen if the Aethere ever get the seals, and it’s the one thing she will fight to the death to prevent if she has to.  

    Even amidst the devastation on Earth, Michaela struggles to restore her faith in Gabriel. Together, they'll need to decide if their love is strong enough to erase the line she had fought so hard to draw between holy and fallen. 

    Michaela said she wanted a war, but when the End is looming, what will she fight for?

    Tuesday, March 25, 2014

    Dark and Entrancing: Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge

    Cruel Beauty
    by Rosamund Hodge
    Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Mythology, Retelling
    Release Date: January 28, 2014
    Publisher: Balzer+Bray
    Source: Own Copy/Bought
    Links: Goodreads | Amazon | Author's Blog

    SYNOPSIS
    Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Cruel Beauty is a dazzling love story about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny.
     Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom-all because of a foolish bargain struck by her father. And since birth, she has been in training to kill him.
     With no choice but to fulfill her duty, Nyx resents her family for never trying to save her and hates herself for wanting to escape her fate. Still, on her seventeenth birthday, Nyx abandons everything she's ever known to marry the all-powerful, immortal Ignifex. Her plan? Seduce him, destroy his enchanted castle, and break the nine-hundred-year-old curse he put on her people.
     But Ignifex is not at all what Nyx expected. The strangely charming lord beguiles her, and his castle-a shifting maze of magical rooms-enthralls her.
    As Nyx searches for a way to free her homeland by uncovering Ignifex's secrets, she finds herself unwillingly drawn to him. Even if she could bring herself to love her sworn enemy, how can she refuse her duty to kill him? With time running out, Nyx must decide what is more important: the future of her kingdom, or the man she was never supposed to love.

    Monday, March 24, 2014

    Cover Reveal: Lux: Beginnings by Jennifer L. Armentrout


    The Lux Series: Beginnings
    by Jennifer L. Armentrout
    Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Paranormal
    Release Date: June 3, 2014
    Publisher: EntangledTeen

    Saturday, March 22, 2014

    Mind-blowing and Heart-wrenching: Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover


    Maybe Someday
    by Colleen Hoover
    Genre: New Adult, Romance
    Release Date: March 18, 2014
    Publisher: Atria Books
    Source: Own Copy/Bought
    Links: Goodreads | Amazon | Author's Blog

    SYNOPSIS
    At twenty-two years old, aspiring musician Sydney Blake has a great life: She’s in college, working a steady job, in love with her wonderful boyfriend, Hunter, and rooming with her good friend, Tori. But everything changes when she discovers Hunter cheating on her with Tori—and she is left trying to decide what to do next.
    Sydney becomes captivated by her mysterious neighbor, Ridge Lawson. She can’t take her eyes off him or stop listening to the daily guitar playing he does out on his balcony. She can feel the harmony and vibrations in his music. And there’s something about Sydney that Ridge can’t ignore, either: He seems to have finally found his muse. When their inevitable encounter happens, they soon find themselves needing each other in more ways than one…

    Tuesday, March 18, 2014

    (Lover, Divine Blog Tour) Excerpt + Giveaway




    Lover, Divine
    by A. Star
    Genre: New Adult, Romance, Mythology
    Release Date: February 25, 2014
    Links: Goodreads | Amazon | Author's Website
    SYNOPSIS
    Born into one of the wealthiest families in Ireland, Siobhan Law has status, privilege, and a secret: The Greek gods of Olympus and their kingdom in the clouds are real, and her family acts as one of their agents on Earth.

    When the beautiful immortal celeste Liam Argyros shows up claiming to have come to Earth to deal in the affairs of the divine, Siobhan finds herself unable to resist his charms. New to the game of passion and seduction, she quickly ends up in over her head, sinking deeper with every attempt Liam makes to win her over.

    But Liam’s divine mission is far more complex than she ever imagined and nothing is truly as it seems. Because Liam has a secret of his own: He is Apollo, Olympian god of the Sun, and his mission will never be complete until he has claimed Siobhan’s heart forever.