[review] SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE BY MORGAN MATSON

Book: Since You've Been Gone
Author: Morgan Matson
Rating:

The Pre-Sloane Emily didn't go to parties, she barely talked to guys, she didn't do anything crazy. Enter Sloane, social tornado and the best kind of best friend—the one who yanks you out of your shell.But right before what should have been an epic summer, Sloane just... disappears. No note. No calls. No texts. No Sloane. There’s just a random to-do list. On it, thirteen Sloane-selected-definitely-bizarre-tasks that Emily would never try... unless they could lead back to her best friend. Apple Picking at Night? Ok, easy enough.Dance until Dawn? Sure. Why not? Kiss a Stranger? Wait... what?
Getting through Sloane’s list would mean a lot of firsts. But Emily has this whole unexpected summer ahead of her, and the help of Frank Porter (totally unexpected) to check things off. Who knows what she’ll find?
Go Skinny Dipping? Um...

[challenge] 2014 STANDALONE BOOKS

Its so rare to find standalone YA nowadays. Even when you think you've found one, the next thing you know the author is announcing  there is a sequel. And he/she was planing to make it a 10 book saga from the start, portraying every life stage, with the MC dying in the last one... of old age.
I mean sure.. i would love to read Hunger Games (alike) when I'm 40+...?

Our goal this year is to find GOOD standalone YA. We are joining the challenge hosted by Dizneeees World Of Books and Icey Books. Fell free to join in our quest.

The aim is 15 books (easy peasy!)
We will use this post to track and catalog our reading progress, which means it will be updated and edited frequently.

Happy Reading!

January Reads:
1. SOMETHING REAL by Heather Demetrios [31.Jan.2014]

February Reads:
2. DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT by Sarah Mlynowski [17.Feb.2014]

March Reads:
3. ILLUMINATING GRACIE by Lisa C. Temple [04.Mar.2014]

May Reads:
4. TORN AWAY by Jennifer Brown  [06.May.2014]
5. SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE by Morgan Matson [28.May.2014]

July Reads:
6. THIS SONG WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE by Leila Sales [08.July.2014]

September Reads:
7. ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE by Benjamin Alire Sáenz [02.September.2014]

7/15 books

[challenge] 2014 DEBUT AUTHOR CHALLENGE

When i pick up a debut author its never on purpose. Only after a finish the book and browse thought other peoples reviews do i realize that i just read a debut. They can some time be worst, they can sometimes be better (then long time authors) but they are always worth checking out.

This year we will find them on purpose. We will read them and review them and love'm or hate'm. The challenge, if you fell like joining, is hosted by  The Story Siren.

It lasts from January 1, 2014 to January 31, 2015. The aim is 12 book in a year! I think we can do that (its basically one book a month).
We will use this post to track and catalog our reading progress, which means it will be updated and edited frequently.

Happy Reading!

January Reads:
1. RED RISING by Pierce Brown [28.Jan.2014]
2. SOMETHING REAL by Heather Demetrios[31.Jan.2014]

March Reads:
3. BROKEN SKIES by Theresa Kay [19.Mar.2014]

May Reads:

3/12 books

[challenge] REVIEW PILE CLEANUP for 2014

Need we say it?
We've all been there at one point, went a little wild, clicking on books, so sure we need to have them! Only when they come to put them aside for the next ones we just NEED to read!?

Here is a challenge to help you break that cycle! Its Review Pile Reading Challenge and its hosted by Phantasmic Reads. If you feel like joining click the button on the left.


We are aiming for 31-40 read/reviewed books (Grand Master level! Yay!)
We will use this post to track and catalog our reading progress, which means it will be updated and edited frequently.

Happy Reading!

January Reads:
1. UNHINGED by A.G. Howard [04.Jan.2014]
2. AVALON by Mindee Arnett [21.Jan.2014]
3. SECRET by Brigid Kemmerer [26.Jan.2014]
4. RED RISING by Pierce Brown [28.Jan.2014]
5. SOMETHING REAL by Heather Demetrios [31.Jan.2014]

February Reads:
6. DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT by Sarah Mlynowski [17.Feb.2014]

March Reads:
7. ILLUMINATING GRACIE by Lisa C. Temple [04.Mar.2014]
8. BROKEN SKIES by Theresa Kay [19.Mar.2014]
9. RUINS by Dan Wells [29.Mar.2014]
10. CAPTIVATE ME by S.J. Pierce [31.Mar.2014]

April Reads:
11. THREE by Kristen Simmons [08.Apr.2014]

May Reads:
12. TORN AWAY by Jennifer Brown [06.May.2014]
13. BIGGEST FLIRTS by Jennifer Echols [14.May.2014]
14. DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE SERIES by Laini Taylor [16.May.2014]

14/40 books

[challenge] CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE 2014

Contemporary Romance...
I've said this once before and ill say it again: I love reading romance once i a while. They feel like a green meadow after disastrous setting of the dystopia genre that I tend to read too often. Plus they offer a little more sexy time and who doesn't love that, right?

This is a reading challenge hosted by The Book Vixen. Feel free to join if you share our love for this genre (just click the button thingy)!

We will use this post to track and catalog our reading progress, which means it will be updated and edited frequently.

Happy Reading!

1. WALLBANGER by Alice Clayton (11.Jan.'14)
2. Torn Away by Jennifer Brown
3. Biggest Flirts by Jennifer Echols
4. Take Me On (Pushing the Limits #4) by Katie McGarry
5. Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson
6. This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales
7. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
 

7/10 books

[challenge] TBR PILE CLEANUP for 2014

First of all - WE LOVE CHALLENGES!!

Having that in mind and also the despaired need to cleanup our ever-growing TBR pile, we decided we need to do this (this being - joining the Bookish TBR pile Reading Challenge for 2014)!

The hosts (as i mentioned) are Bookish, If you feel like joining the fun fallow the button-link!
 This challenge will run from Jan 1, 2014 - Dec 31, 2014. Anyone can enter!


The aim is 50+ books! (fingers crossed)
We will use this post to track and catalog our reading progress, which means it will be updated and edited frequently.

Happy Reading!

January Reads:
1. THE NATURALS by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (04.Jan.2014)
2. SPLINTERED by A.G. Howard (06.Jan.2014)
3. WALLBANGER by Alice Clayton (11.Jan.2014)
4. ELEANOR & PARK by Rainbow Rowell (20.Jan.2014)
5. THE FALL OF FIVE by Pittacus Lore (20.Jan.2014)

February Reads:
6. SIEGE AND STORM by Leigh Bardugo (03.Feb.2014)

May Reads:
7. BEAUTIFUL CREATURES by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

September Reads:
8. ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (02.Sept.2014)

8/50 books