Must Read Monday

Must Read Monday is a new meme created by Jenna from Fans of Fiction. This is a fun way to recommend books to other bloggers by using an acrostic puzzle based on the week's theme. It helps bloggers learn more about the book. This week's theme is favorite book you were forced to read in school.

Firemen of the future commit

Arson. burning those

Houses that contain books trying to

Rid the world of 

Every last one.

Never has Guy complained about his job. in fact

He enjoys watching the books burn until an

Encounter with a teenage girl

Intrigues him enough to take a closer look at books

Turning him against views he once supported

4

5

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In My Mailbox

IMM is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren.

Looking or Alaska by John Green

Will Grayson Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

Matched by Ally Condie

Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

Gone by Michael Grant

Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles

Legend by Marie Lu

Book: Legend
Author: Marie Lu
# of Pages: 305 (Hardcover)
Rating: 5 stars

Goodreads Summary:
The United States is gone, along with its flooded coasts. North America's two warring nations, the western Republic and the eastern Colonies, have reached a breaking point. In the midst of this broken continent and dark new world are two teenagers who will go down in history....

Born into the slums of Los Angeles, fifteen-year old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. A mysterious boy with no recorded image or fingerprints. A boy who should no longer exist. A boy who watches over his family until one evening, when the plague patrols mark his family's door with an X--the sign of plague infection. A death sentence for any family too poor to afford the antidote. Desperate, Day has no choice; he must steal it.

Born to an elite family in Los Angeles' wealthy Ruby sector, fifteen-year old June is the Republic's most promising prodigy. A super intelligent girl destined for great things in the country's highest military circles. Obedient, passionate, and committed to her country--until the day her brother Metias is murdered while on patrol during a break-in at the plague hospital.

Only one person could be responsible.

Day.

And now it's June's mission to hunt him down.

The truth they'll uncover will become legend.

My Thoughts: I was really excited for this book, and it did not disappoint. Although Day and June come from two completely different backgrounds, they have more in common than they realize. Both are stealthy, observant, and strong fighters. In her quest to avenge her brother and bring Day down, June learns, with Day's help, the secrets and motives of the Republic that she so respects.

Narrated by both June and Day this book is full of action and is practically unputdownable. Lu's writing will suck you in and leave you wanting more once you have finished. If you love dystopians, then you will definitely want to read this book.

Waiting on Wednesday

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating.

Book: Rage Within (Dark Inside #2)

Author: Jeyn Roberts

Release Date: September 4

Goodreads Summary

Aries, Clementine, Mason and Michael have survived the first wave of the apocalypse that wiped out most of the world's population, and turned many of the rest into murderous Baggers. Now, they're hiding out in an abandoned house in Vancouver with a ragtag group of surviving teens, and trying to figure out their next move.

Aries is trying to lead, but it's hard to be a leader when there are no easy answers, and every move feels wrong. Clementine is desperate to find her brother Heath, but it's impossible to know where he'd be, even if he is still alive. Michael is still haunted by the memories of his actions during his harrowing struggle to survive. And Mason is struggling with something far worse: the fear that he may be a danger to his friends.

As the Baggers begin to create a new world order, Aries, Clementine, Mason and Michael will have to trust and rely on each other in order to survive.

What are you waiting on this Wednesday?

End of Year Book Survey

The End of Year Book Survey is hosted by The Perpetual Page Turner.

1. Best book you read in 2011?

~Nevermore by Kelly Creagh

~Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

~Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally

~Legend by Marie Lu

~If I Stay & Where She Went by Gayle Forman

~Ashfall by Mike Mullin

~Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

~Divergent by Veronica Roth

2. Most disappointing book/Book you wish you loved more than you did?

~The Maze Runner - I had heard so many great things about this book that I just had to read it. Unfortunately, I did not care for it as much as I thought I would. I am still planning on reading the other 2 books in the series though.

3. Most surprising (in a good way!) book of 2011?

~Unearthly - I was very disappointed with the first angel book I read and was reluctant to read another. But, after reading so many raving reviews about this book, I could not resist. Needless to say Unearthly put the other book to shame.

4. Book you recommended most to people in 2011?

~Nevermore by Kelly Creagh

~Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

~Ashfall by Mike Mullin

5. Best series you discovered in 2011?

~The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins

~Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan

~Michael Bennett series by James Patterson (Step on a Crack, Run for Your Life, Worst Case, Tick Tock)

~The Lying Game series by Sara Shepard

6. Favorite new authors you discovered in 2011?

~Mike Mullin

~Veronica Roth

~Marie Lu

~Miranda Kenneally

~Gayle Forman

~Robison Wells

7. Best book that was out of your comfort zone or was a new genre for you?

~Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King

8. Most thrilling, unputdownable book in 2011?

~Dark Inside by Jeyn Roberts

~Enclave by Ann Aguirre

~Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

~Variant by Robison Wells

9. Book you most anticipated in 2011?

~Legend by Marie Lu

~Catching Jordan by Miranda Menneally

10. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2011?

11. Most memorable characters in 2011?

~Day & June from Legend

~Darla from Ashfall

~Tris from Divergent

~Varen from Nevermore

12. Most beautifully written book read in 2011?

~Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

~South of Broad by Pat Conroy

13. Book that had the greatest impact on you in 2011?

~If I Stay by Gayle Forman

~Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

14. Book you can't believe you waited UNTIL 2011 to read?

~Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

~The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins

~The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

15. Favorite Quote/Passage from a book I read in 2011?

"If you weren't driving, I'd kiss you senseless," I tell him.

He swerves to the side of the road and stops the car abruptly. "Not driving anymore."

~Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

"Damn it," he exclaims, laughing. "Stop beating me up. Look, I'm gonna tell you something, because you're my best friend. Underneath that crazy knot you call hair, all us guys know you're really a girl, and we want you to be happy."

~Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally

16. Book you read in 2011 that you would be most likely to reread in 2012?

~Legend

~Jellicoe Road

~Nevermore

17. Book that had a scene in it that had you reeling and dying to talk to somebody about it? (a WTF moment, an epic revelation, a steamy kiss) Be careful of spoilers!

The endings of
~Nevermore by Kelly Creagh

~The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

~Delirium by Lauren Oliver
~Variant by Robison Wells

Top Ten Books I'm Excited to Read in 2012

Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.

1. Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

2. Slide by Jill Hathaway

3. Fever by Lauren DeStefano

4. Insurgent by Veronica Roth

5. Ashen Winter by Mike Mullin

6. Fracture by Megan Miranda

7. Grave Mercy by R.L. LaFevers

8. Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris

9. Tempest by Julie Cross

10. Enshadowed by Kelly Creagh

11. The Selection by Kiera Cass

12. Something Like Normal by Trish Doller

In My Mailbox

IMM is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren.

The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler

Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta

The Duff by Kody Keplinger

Ruthless by Sara Shepard
                                                                                                                             For my Nook

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Soul Screamers Volume 1: My Soul to Lose, My Soul to Take, My Soul to Save by Rachel Vincent.

For Christmas

Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey by Bob McCabe
and 2 gift cards