BOTW - Texas DayDream

Texas DayDream

Teen Romance

Wattpad Book Blurb:

Mia Carmichael is your typical out of control New York City teenager. Her parents have had enough of her rebellious acts. After being tossed out of yet again another school Mia’s Parents send her off to her Mother’s Brother’s Ranch in North West Texas for the summer. 

Mia only met her uncle once in her life as child and has no idea what her life is about to become. 

Upon arriving to Texas via a very long flight, Mia is faced with meeting her cousins, plus their friends and everyone at the ranch shell be helping at for the summer. 

Will Mia be able to fit and stay herself with all the cowboy temptation laying around?

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BOTW - Just Friends

Just Friends

Teen Fiction / Short Story

Wattpad Book Blurb:

It has almost been three years since they met. They were normal, ordinary friends then. That day changed her life... but now her heart is broken, shattered into pieces. What exactly happened..? Things were just not the same without him. (Based on true life events)

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BOTW - The Magic Within

The Magic Within

Teen Fantasy

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Hate. That's all she ever knew.  Jewl was too young to remember the time when humans were actually at peace with the dolphins. But what she did remember, however, was that they had killed her mother, enslaved her, turned her into one of them, and taken all her magic away. Now she's left in the world of the humans, disoriented and alone.   Being a dolphin in a castle isn't easy. There are people who want to help, and people who want to harm. Sometimes it's easy to differentiate them, and sometimes it's not. But Jewl manages to adapt, and everything's starting to be alright again. At least, as close to "alright" as it could.  But then things start to go wrong again. A sinister plot arises - one that could mean the end of all that Jewl had known. And she's determined to stop it, no matter what the cost. But the cost is high.

What she had, was taken away. What she thought she had, was turned against her. What she believed in, was shattered.   But those she never expected to help, helped. Those she trusted, were true. Those she thought were gone, came back.   She was playing with dangerous magic. But hers was going to be dangerous right back.

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BOTW - Faith in Five

Faith in Five

Teen Fantasy

Wattpad Book Blurb:

Five Teens...

Two Worlds...

One Mission...

"Five young will arise from the Sands. In these, place your faith. For they shall save our world and the worlds beyond..."

Prophecy is a sacred thing that dates back to well before our time. Yet, not only  does it exist in our world, but also in every other world. Each world's prophecy is unique and stands alone, separated and unaffected by that of another world's prophecy; until now...

Follow the journey of five high school students as they fight the forces of evil in one world while sitting through class in the other. Embrace their hardships as they come to follow their destiny and learn how they must fulfill the foretelling prophecies that connect their worlds.  Will it bring peace to the worlds? Or will it send it spinning into the depths of oblivion? 

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BOTW - Whichever Way the Wind Blows

Whichever Way the Wind Blows

Teen Romance / Humour

Wattpad Book Blurb:

Skyla's mom has always wanted her to attend Stella High Girls' Boarding School. After all, who wouldn't want to? Being in the midst of pretty girls with high self esteem who all come to learn how to be models and actresses? Skyla's mom's dream. But it's not Skyla's dream. However, one photo-taking spree, a boy who keeps his last name a secret, an accident and the revealing of a lost dream may change all of that.

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BOTW - List #35

BOTW WEEK 35:

Bookvie: Vampire Academy - out February 7, 2014 (USA)

  

Who’s in it:

Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry and Sarah Hyland

What's it all about (book blurb from Goodreads):

St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school—it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They’ve been on the run, but now they’re being dragged back to St. Vladimir’s—the very place where they’re most in danger...

Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy’s ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi—the world’s fiercest and most dangerous vampires—make Lissa one of them forever.

Vampire Academy - Official Trailer - The Weinstein Company

Movie Stills

After Twilight, I gave up on reading vampire-themed books as I found them all to be a replication of the same storyline, and ultimately, I became bored. So, I settled for watching TV shows like Vampire Diaries, The Originals and True Blood instead.

I have been waiting for a breathtaking series to rekindle the vampire craze, so I might just pick this one up and see what I make of it. We'll see how far I get. Whether I finish the book or not, I will watch the movie.

So, have you read the books? What did you make of them and are you looking forward to the movie?

Must-Read: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Release Date: March 14, 2006

Publisher: Knopf Books

Summary (from Goodreads):

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still.

Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.

BOTM - Adam and Evie

Adam & Evie

Before she became Evie Chase, Hollywood's Golden Girl, Evie was nothing more than a nerd at the bottom of the Roosevelt High food chain. Her best friend? Popular jock Adam Fields--who she didn't leave with on very good terms. To put it bluntly, they never spoke again.

Fast forward three years, and everything's changed. Seventeen, senior year, forgetting the past. Evie's out in LA living the dream, and Adam's still at home finishing off high school. She thinks it's all behind her, while he tries to uphold his belief in not regretting things in life. And all goes well--the both of them living their separate lives--until . . . She's back.

It's pretty awkward when "nerd girl" suddenly becomes the girl that everyone envies. And it's really weird when the person you find you missed the most is the one who hurt you.

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Interview

1. Please tell the readers a bit about yourself.

I'm seventeen years old, laugh a little too loud, and a lover of life. I love watching Friends--because it's the best show ever. Peanut butter is amazing. I have a great talent for making situations awkward. And of course, I love to write. (:

2. What types of books do you write?

My books are mostly of the Teen Fiction/Humor/Romance genre, but I'd love to dabble in some fantasy later on.

3. How many books have you written?

I've written many, but finished none. Adam and Evie will actually be the first novel I've ever completed. (:

4. What movie and/or book are you looking forward to this year?

Catching Fire is definitely one of the top movies I'm looking forward to. I can't really think of any books I'm waiting for right now.

5. What type of books do you enjoy reading?

It varies, really. I like to read something from the Young Adult Romance genre, like a basic teen book, but I also enjoy reading books from the Fantasy genre.

6. If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things would you want with you?

1. Food
2. Water
3. A boat

7. Are you considering a sequel?

For Adam and Evie, possibly. It's not as much a sequel than it is a spinoff. Some Adam and Evie  characters will be featured in it, but the story itself is almost stand alone. But really, everything's up in the air.

8. What inspired you to become a writer?

I love writing. I absolutely adore it, and I always have. It's a great escape and such an amazing way to express yourself. I'm not very good at opening up to people outright, so being able to let out my feelings through this venue is incredible to me. Whether you're elated or saddened by something, you can express it through writing. It really is such a powerful, powerful thing.

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Author Spotlight - leighleigh17

Stupid Love

Being considered the dumbest girl in school isn't exactly a dream come true for Caroline Miranda. Especially when Bryce Hart, the guy she's been crushing on for the past three years, is a top notch genius. He's good looking, quiet, and smart.

But Caroline soon figures out that appearances aren't everything after she confesses her love, only to be told from the guy himself that he, 'doesn't like stupid girls'.

With a broken heart, Caroline vows to never think about Bryce ever again. But how can she do that when certain circumstances keep pushing them together?

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Interview

1. Please tell the readers a bit about yourself.

My name is Taylor, but as a writer I go by Leigh, which happens to be my middle name. I turned sixteen years old on October 31st, and I've been in love with reading and writing ever since I first picked up a book. Before I learned how to read the words on a page, I used to pick up any book and pretend to know what was inside of it, making up my own story based on the cover. I like to think of those moments as a sign of the future for my writing.

2. What types of books do you write?

The most common genre I write is romance, whether it be teen-school romance or fantasy-romance, if I get the idea and keep thinking about it, I'll usually write something on it. I'm also one of those writers who usually get their ideas from something that's actually happened in real life.

3. How many books have you written?

Well, complete wise, one, but it was a short story. How many have I started? About thirty, and one of those is currently two-hundred pages and almost completed. It's something I am planning on trying to get published.

4. What movie and/or book are you looking forward to this year?

I'm a huge fan of the Mortal Instruments series, and I'm really looking forward to the last book coming out. Also the final book to the Tiger's Curse series, which isn't as well known but is overall a really interesting set of novels. I'm kind of looking forward to Divergent, since I read the book. I think that's the only movie I'm looking forward to this year as of right now.

5. What type of books do you enjoy reading?

Anything. And when I say that, I really mean it. Currently, I have almost three-hundred books on my book shelf, and some of them range from 'Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde', 'Pride and Prejudice', the Harry Potter Series, to 'Thirteen Reasons Why'. Usually I like books to have some romance in it, but I'm open to anything that sounds like a good story that's worth telling. 

6. If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things would you want with you?

That's a really hard question that I always have trouble answering... Well, if there was no technology on said island, I would bring:

1. My bookshelf that has all my books on it (does that count as one thing...?)
2. Water
3. And food. 

7. Are you considering a sequel?

With 'Stupid Love', the book is based off of a really popular story that I first came across while watching a Korean Drama. There have been many forms of that story, such as a Japanese Drama, and even a Taiwanese one, even though it was originally a manga. What I did was take some of the basic points of the story and then twist them in different ways. As for a sequel, there will most likely not be one. However, 'Stupid Love' is the first story from the Drama Jerk Series I'm writing. There will be three, each one based off of another Drama I've seen.

8. What inspired you to become a writer?


I'm not exactly sure what inspired me. When I was younger I was always more creative than my three older brothers, and I would sometimes get this urge to just make something. All through elementary school I recieved awards for some of the short stories I would write, and finally, at the age of eight I realized it was something I really wanted to do. So I started. Only to realize that my writing style, my grammar, just... everything, was awful. Which every writer starts out that way, so I began writing all the time and now here I am. That inspires me most today, I think. The fact that I've come so far already.


Excerpt

"Maybe if you had a little coordination..." he trailed off. My eyes squinted.

"So I'm clumsy, big deal. At least I have a heart," I spat.

"If I didn't have a heart I would be dead."

"Too bad you're not."

"Like you mean that. How would you be able to live without your 'one true love'?" he scoffed, quoting a part of my love letter. My eyes narrowed and the car stopped as we reached the local pizza place. The doors to the van opened and everyone began to get out.

"Wanna bet?" I said. Before Bryce could reply, I lifted my foot and kicked him straight in the chest. The force was so strong and unexpected, that he tumbled backwards out of the car and onto the pavement. The laugh that flew from my lips was loud and obnoxious.

"Hey!" Bryce screamed angrily when he sat upwards. His hair was ruffled and anyone could tell that he was furious. In fact, it was the only emotion I'd ever truly seen on his face.


"Oops," I shrugged, casually.

Cover Love - Unravel (Linked #2) by Imogen Howson

Release Date: July 8, 2014

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Summary (from Goodreads):

Untold dangers await telepathic twins in this sequel to the futuristic, romantic thriller called classic sci-fi, space-travel adventure at its best. After Elissa and Lin exposed the government's secret experiments in Linked, which Booklist called a roller-coaster ride into space that just about everyone should enjoy, their home planet Sekoia is thrown into chaos. Determined to do their part to help the planet they've hurt, they return to Sekoia only to discover that things are far worse that they imagined. Resources are suddenly scarce, people are scared, and there's a rising current of anger against the Spares. When Lissa and Lin find themselves among another group of Spares and twins, they feel like they've found their kindred spirits at last. But a threat none of them could have expected is lying in wait for Sekoia's Spares.

BOTW - Taken By Destiny

Taken By Destiny

Teen Romance / Mystery

Wattpad Book Blurb:

Sixteen year old Lucy Harper is an average, happy girl with a good life. One decision plucks her from the life she knows in America to an unfamiliar London where she is a stranger to everyone. This mysterious place forces Lucy to realize that in life, we have to fight for those we love. We must make sacrifices. 

The longer Lucy stays in this place the more odd things begin to happen. Ominous dreams stain her sleep, where she encounters a strange girl who brings about more questions than answers. The mystery deepens with the presence of a boy shrouded in intrigue. In time Lucy learns that her presence in this place means more to some than others. In time she learns what she is fighting, and what is worth fighting for.

As she fights for those she loves, she is faced with a destiny she never thought possible.

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BOTW - The Unusuals

The Unusuals

Teen Fiction /Adventure

Wattpad Book Blurb:

Jamie Smith was never a normal girl. All her life she was training and running from The Government. Everything changes when everyone except her and five other Unusual are left to fend for themselves. Jamie Smith must now over come not only running from the Government but also betraying best friends, prophecies and the fear of losing everyone she loves...

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BOTW - First Kiss & Broken Promises

First Kiss & Broken Promises

Teen Romance

Wattpad Book Blurb:

First Kiss can be earth-shattering and so can ‘broken promises’, especially when both are sealed and delivered by the one who has held your heart in the palms of his hands since the day you turned a teen. 

Seventeen year old Divya Narayan is a high-spirited young girl with an adventurous streak in her, who doesn’t think twice before taking a risk. She learns very early in life that broken promises by ones you love equals a broken heart. So she makes two promises – Never to fall in love and never to break a promise. 

One fateful night four years ago, Aryan Diaz not only broke Divya's heart but also her trust and their unique bond of friendship. When the charming heart-breaker returns next door to Divya, he holds more than a key to her locked heart; he has answers that can set her free to break the promises she made. 

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BOTW - Stupid Love

Stupid Love

Teen Romance

Wattpad Book Blurb:

Being considered the dumbest girl in school isn't exactly a dream come true for Caroline Miranda. Especially when Bryce Hart, the guy she's been crushing on for the past three years, is a top notch genius. He's good looking, quiet, and smart.

But Caroline soon figures out that appearances aren't everything after she confesses her love, only to be told from the guy himself that he, 'doesn't like stupid girls'.

With a broken heart, Caroline vows to never think about Bryce ever again. But how can she do that when certain circumstances keep pushing them together?                                            

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BOTW - A Nightmare's Fate

A Nightmare's Fate

Romance

Wattpad Book Blurb:

When Raven loses her fiancé, her world falls apart. Having lost the love and light in her life, she struggles to find a way out of the darkness. Her friends band together to try to get her back in the game, feeling again and possibly loving again. However, Raven's attempts at blind dates fail and she's left alone for a time until a stranger steps into her life and turns her sadness around. But everybody has their secrets, will her new beau's pull her even further into darkness?

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