Tune In Tuesday {14}

Tune in Tuesday is hosted by the awesome Ginger at Greads.

Ghosts - Laura Marling

My husband introduced me to Laura Marling when we first started dating. At first it wasn't my thing, but eventually I grew to really like it. This is probably my favorite song off the Alas I Cannot Swim album. The slow, melodic feel of it is perfect for days when I'm feeling kind of blah. Yeah, I'm one of those people who prefers sad music on sad days :P

Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway {Review}

Publisher: Razorbill

Publish Date: April 10, 2008

Source: Bought/Own

When her ex writes a break-up song about her that rockets up the charts, Audrey is suddenly famous--she can't go out without being mobbed by fans and paparazzi. Readers can take a wild ride with Audrey as she makes headlines, confronts her ex on MTV, and shows the world who she really is. It's the song everyone's singing. And it's about her! But for Audrey, becoming famous overnight equals total, life-changing disaster.

You wouldn’t think the hype monster would be a problem for an older book, but that’s precisely what happened here. Sadly, Audrey, Wait! didn’t blow me away like it seems to have done for so many people. Don’t get me wrong, it was funny, but I wasn’t rolling on the floor laughing or anything of the sort.

One thing I really did enjoy was Audrey’s best friend, Victoria. I loved that she basically wasn’t afraid of anything and didn’t mind giving anyone and everyone a piece of her mind. Plus, you almost never see characters in serious relationships in YA, especially when it comes to the best friend, but Victoria and Jonah were pretty cute.

For some reason, Audrey herself just wasn’t a hit with me. I understand the crazy situation she was put in, but man, did she have to be so whiny all the time? It seemed like she was just complaining for a good ¾ of the book.

The Nutshell: Overall, I did enjoy Audrey, Wait! but I didn’t enjoy it quite as much as all the hype would lead me to think. If you’re looking for a quick, fun read though, this will definitely fit the bill.

Pages: 320

Series: No

Review: 3 stars 

In My Mailbox {30}

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren. It features books acquired over the past week no matter the source (bookstore, publisher, friend, library, etc.)

I didn't have a very exciting book week, but I got some so that still makes it good :] This week was basically more holds coming in from that time I thought I might run out of books to read. Silly me.

Library:

Nevermore by Kelly Creagh

Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver

The DUFF by Kody Keplinger

Don't forget about my Tempest audiobook giveaway :]

Tempest Audiobook Giveaway

The awesome people over at St. Martin's Griffin have provided me with an audiobook copy of Tempest! Since audiobooks aren't exactly my cup of tea, I figured you guys should get a chance to experience this fantastic read (or listen). All you have to do is fill out the form below and you're good to go :]

You can find my review for Tempest here

TGIF {14}

TGIF is a weekly meme hosted by Ginger at GReads. Each week she poses a question and everyone is invited to join in and share their answers :]


This week's question:
Friday, Jan. 27th - Buy or Borrow: Where do your books that you read come from? The bookstore? The library? Do you prefer to own a book, or have it on loan?