Showing posts with label Theme of the Month. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Theme of the Month. Show all posts

Saturday, May 18, 2013

National Military Appreciation Month

May is 

National Military Appreciation Month 

 

Let's all appreciate the hard work the men and women in the military do for our country. 



In honor of their service be sure to check out these awesome reads featuring military men and women.... 

Recommended Reads

Title: Suicide Note
Author: Teresa Mummert
Blurb:
Jenn’s life is nothing as she had imagined it would be. She is twenty-something with a failing career and her love life has officially ended with an ultimate act of betrayal. She is ready to throw away her dreams when a chance run-in with a soldier, dealing with his own misfortunes, alters her course and changes her perspective on life.

Title: Off Limits
Author: Sawyer Bennett
Blurb:Nixon Caldwell has served his time in the Marine Corps, surviving two brutal tours in Afghanistan. He is back home, surrounded by what he likes best…isolation. It's certainly the best way to avoid confrontation of the consuming guilt that is weighing him down.
When an accident brings Emily and Nix together, he soon learns he is not the master of his own fate.

Title: Wounded
Author: Jasinda Wilder
Goodreads ~Amazon ~Review
Blurb:War is hell. It takes a chunk out of a man's very soul to do the kinds of things war demands of you. You live with fear, you live with guilt, and you live with nightmares. If you haven't been through it, there's no understanding it. War leaves no room for love, no room for tenderness or softness. You gotta be hard, closed off, and ready to fight every moment of every day. Lose focus for a split second, and you're dead.


Title: Reaper's Property
Author: Joanna Wylde
Goodreads ~Amazon ~Review
Blurb:
Marie doesn’t need a complication like Horse. The massive, tattooed, badass biker who shows up at her brother’s house one afternoon doesn’t agree. He wants Marie on his bike and in his bed. Now.
But Marie just left her abusive jerk of an ex-husband and she’s not looking for a new man. Especially one like Horse—she doesn’t know his real name or where he lives, she’s ninety percent certain he’s a criminal and that the “business” he talks with her brother isn’t website design.


☆You can also check out these other reads:
Undeclared by Jen Frederick 
Black Knight Series by Julie Ann Walker
Elite Ops Series by Lora Leigh
Mcloud Series by Shannon McKenna
  
And I couldn't have a military post without some yummy military men!! Enjoy!!

My fellow book Lovers, there is another way you can help!!
Check out Books For Soldiers to see how you can help by sending a book overseas, because every book lover should have something to read...
More Information:



HAPPY READING!!!

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Theme of the Month (Poetry)

April may be Child Abuse Prevention Month

but it is also

Poetry is the 'literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm' - Merriam Webster Dictionary
Here are some recommended New Adult/YA Poetry themed Novels

Title: Graffitti Moon
Author: Cath Crowley

Blurb: It’s the end of Year 12. Lucy’s looking for Shadow, the graffiti artist everyone talks about.
His work is all over the city, but he is nowhere.
Ed, the last guy she wants to see at the moment, says he knows where to find him. He takes Lucy on an all-night search to places where Shadow’s thoughts about heartbreak and escape echo around the city walls.
Title: Love & Leftovers
Author: Sarah Tregay
Links: Goodreads ~ Amazon ~

Blurb:Marcie has been dragged away from home for the summer--from Idaho to a family summerhouse in New Hampshire. By the time Labor Day rolls around, Marcie suspects this "summer vacation" has become permanent. She has to start at a new school, and there she leaves behind her Leftover status when a cute boy brings her breakfast and a new romance heats up. But understanding love, especially when you've watched your parents' affections end, is elusive.
Title: Paper Towns
Author: John Green
Links: Goodreads ~ Amazon

Blurb: Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life - dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge - he follows.
Title: Crank Series
Author: Ellen Hopkins
Links: Goodreads ~ Amazon ~

Blurb: The heart-wrenching bestselling Crank trilogy shows that addiction is never just one person’s problem.
Title: Hard to Resist
Author: Shanora Williams

Blurb: Natalie Carmichael thought that Bryson Daniels would be her world. She planned a bright future with him, cherished four years with him, and couldn't have been any happier, but during graduation night, all of that changes.
Title: The Day Before
Author: Lisa Schroeder
Links: Goodreads ~ Amazon ~

Blurb: One moment can change everything.Amber’s life is spinning out of control. All she wants is to turn up the volume on her iPod until all of the demands of family and friends fade away. So she sneaks off to the beach to spend a day by herself.

Then Amber meets Cade. Their attraction is instant, and Amber can tell he’s also looking for an escape. 
Title: Slammed Series
Author: Colleen Hoover

Blurb: Following the unexpected death of her father, 18-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for both her mother and younger brother. Outwardly, she appears resilient and tenacious, but inwardly, she's losing hope.
Enter Will Cooper: The attractive, 21-year-old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry and a unique sense of humor.

For more information on
Poetry Foundation 
Poetry for Children
 Terminology
US Poet's Society
Guide to Slam Poetry

HAPPY READING!!

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Theme of the Month (Abuse)

April is

National Child Abuse Prevention Month

For more information on the subject please visit : Child Welfare.gov
"Prevention is the best hope for reducing child abuse and neglect and improving the lives of children and families. Strengthening families and preventing child abuse requires a shared commitment of individuals and organizations in every community."

 Here are some recommended New Adult/YA reads that include this topic.
 
Hopeless
by: Colleen Hoover
★★★★★ 5 Stars
"Let me inform you of something... The moment my lips touch yours, it will be your first kiss. Because if you've never felt anything when someone's kissed you, then no one's ever really kissed you. Not the way I plan on kissing you" - Holder
Also by Colleen Hoover: Slammed, Point of Retreat, This Girl

The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden 
by: Jessica Sorensen
★★★★ 4 Stars
“No one has ever needed me before because I’ve never let anyone that far in.” - Kayden

Amazon ~ Goodreads ~ Barnes&Noble ~
Also by Jessica Sorensen: The Secret of Ella & Micah, Shattered Promises

Emerge
by: Lila Felix
★★★★★ 5 Stars
“I want you alone J with your mouth on mine and trust me, the last thing you will be doing is giggling." - Carlos
 
Amazon ~ Goodreads ~ Barnes&Noble ~
 Also by Lila Felix: Perchance, Love & Skate

Wishing For Someday Soon
by: Tiffany King
★★★★★ 5 Stars
“Trust was a double-edged sword. It could give you hope, but it could cut you in an instant when it was broken.”

Amazon ~ Goodreads ~ Barnes&Noble ~
Also by Tiffany King: Forever Changed, Miss Me Not
 
Heart on a Chain
by: Cindy Bennett
★★★★★ 5 Stars
 “You can’t tell me you haven’t noticed the way things are at school. I’m everyone’s favorite loser. There isn’t anyone more fun to pick on then me."-Kate

Amazon ~ Goodreads ~ Barnes&Noble ~

Also by Cindy Bennett:Geek Girl, Immortal Mine
Pushing the Limits
by: Katie McGarry
★★★★★ 5 Stars 
“Because growing up means making tough choices, and doing the right thing doesn’t necessarily mean doing the thing that feels good.”

Amazon ~ Goodreads ~ Barnes&Noble ~

Also by Kate McGarry: Dare You To, Crossing the Line

Ten Tiny Breaths

by: K.A. Tucker
★★★★★ 5 Stars 
“Just breathe. Ten tiny breaths … Seize them. Feel them. Love them.” - Kacey

Amazon ~ Goodreads ~ Barnes&Noble ~

Also by K.A. Tucker: Anathema, One Tiny Lie


Reason to Breathe 
by: Rebecca Donovan
★★★★★ 5 Stars
"No one tried to get involved with me, and I kept to myself. This was the place where everything was supposed to be safe and easy." 

Amazon ~ Goodreads ~ Barnes&Noble ~

Also by Rebecca Donovan: Barely Breathing and Out of Breath

Sempre
by: J.M. Darhower
★★★★★ 5 Stars
“Go for it, while you can. I know you have it in you. And I can't promise you'll get everything you want, but I can promise nothing will change if you don't try.” 


Amazon ~ Goodreads ~ Barnes&Noble ~



For more check out these Goodreads Listopia Lists
Do what you can to help prevent and stop Child Abuse.

For more information visit:
CAPA - Child Abuse Prevention
NEC Services - Prevention Services
Prevent - Prevent Child Abuse
HELP - Child Help

HAPPY READING!!!

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