Teaser: The Girl Who Disappeared Twice by Andrea Kane

Teaser Tuesdays

A fun weekly meme Hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading where readers share the teaser sentences from their current reads. This week's teaser is from a thriller/suspense novel from Andrea Kane, The Girl Who Disappeared Twice. I would like to give credit Netgalley for giving me the chance to read this E-book. And, for the story, it's a fast pace thriller and keep on putting me at the edge of my sit.

The Blurb

 

Over three decades ago, Felicity and her identical-twin sister Hope were chloroformed and one of them is abducted -Felicity. Her body was never recovered and the case remain cold. In this current year, Hope's daughter have been reported missing after the school hour. Hope's is breaking down, last time her sister and now her very own adorable 5 years old daughter has been abducted. History is repeating, but Hope wants to stop it so she hires Forensic Instinct, a group of forensic investigators lead by Casey Woods, a forensic profiler to find her abducted little Krissy. Who is/are the abductors and is this case has anything to do with Felicity's abduction over 30 years ago?

"You look like you belong here. Which is good, since there's no escape. Even though right now that's all you'll want to do." - page 52

First Impression: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

 

Title: Clockwork Angel | Author: Cassandra Claire

Series: The Infernal Devices #1

Genre: YA Fiction, Paranormal, Adventure

Format: Large Paperback, 479 Pages

Date Started: July 17, 2011

 The Blurb

 Magic is dangerous - but love is more dangerous still

When sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray arrives in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, something terrifying is waiting for her in London's Downworld, where vampires, warlocks and other supernatural folk stalk the gaslit streets. Friendless and haunted, Tessa seek refuge with the Shadowhunters, a band of warriors dedicated to ridding the world of demons. drawn even deeper into their world, she finds herself fascinated by - and torn between - two best friends and quickly realizes that love may be the most dangerous magic of all.

 My First Impression

Advanced Rating: 4 Stars

The demon exploded in a shower of ichor and guts. - 1st line

I've been meaning to read this book for quite a long time but always forgetting to get to it. I love the cover. I bet the guy in suit featured on the cover is one of the Shadowhunters in this book. Well, I can see the tattoos shining! The cloth he wears, the clockwork gears and the clock tower give sense of the clockwork world and the time setting in which this story is taken place. For the story, I think this would be a good one. I've read City of Bones, and it impressed me. So I really hope that Clockwork Angel can give me the same impact. And since this is said to be a prequel to the Mortal Instruments, I'm eager to discover how this story is related to the Mortal Instruments world. 

Coming Soon: 11/22/63 by Stephen King

Let me first tell you what this is all about. Coming Soon is a segment in which I will post about the upcoming books from my favorite authors and most probably books that I would love to add into my personal collections. So, this segment is pretty much like a hybrid of Waiting On Wednesdays and On My Wishlist memes. This is not a meme though as this is just a personal segment at my blog, but you're always welcome to drop comments. Thanks! 

*****

11/22/63 by Stephen King

Format: Hardcover, 960 pages

To be Published On: November 8, 2011

Publisher: Scribner

 

The Story (Goodreads): On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas. President Kennedy died, and the world change. If you had the chance to change history, would you? Would the consequences be worth it?

Jake Epping is a thirty-five-year-old high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, who makes extra money teaching adults in the GED program. He receives an essay from one of the students—a gruesome, harrowing first person story about the night 50 years ago when Harry Dunning’s father came home and killed his mother, his sister, and his brother with a hammer. Harry escaped with a smashed leg, as evidenced by his crooked walk.

Not much later, Jake’s friend Al, who runs the local diner, divulges a secret: his storeroom is a portal to 1958. He enlists Jake on an insane—and insanely possible—mission to try to prevent the Kennedy assassination. So begins Jake’s new life as George Amberson and his new world of Elvis and JFK, of big American cars and sock hops, of a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill, who becomes the love of Jake’s life—a life that transgresses all the normal rules of time.

  
*****

I started reading King's books with Duma Key. Though it was not a good read but there's something about King's storytelling that makes me want to read his other books. Then, I picked Under the Dome and read and this book had left me with a great satisfaction. I loved the characters, the story, and every single thing about the book is really amazing. And, this one 11/22/63 has an injection of historical in it and I think it would be a fantastic read. 

**Pre-Order "11/22/63" at Amazon.com and visit Stephen King's website for the latest info.

Teaser: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Teaser Tuesdays: A fun weekly meme Hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading where readers share the teaser sentences from their current reads. This week's teaser is from Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth. I'm currently on page 739.

The Pillars of the Earth: Against the richly imagine backdrop of 12th century England, filled with intrigue and treachery, Follett draws the reader irresistibly into a wonderful epic of family drama, violent conflict and unswerving ambition. From humble stonemason to imperious monarch, the dreams, labours and loves of his characters come vividly to life.

Aliena shook her head. 'I couldn't bear to be parted from him. I love him too much.' 'If you love him,' Ellen said, 'go and find his father.' - The Pillars of the Earth pg. 738

Genre Wars & TBR Piles

Hey readers and bookaholics!!

I'm so glad to be back here at Coffee N Crackers. In these last few months I don't really have the heart to update my blog or to participate in any of these blogging thingy. But, now I think, is the right time to start over. Well, it's Friday and I so happy to participate in the Friday Memes, Follow Friday and Book Blogger Hope. I haven't done any of these in such a long time and it feels great to be back in game!! 

Book Blogger Hop: Hosted by Crazy for Books. This week's question is "How many books are current in your To-Be-Read (TBR) pile?". My answer: Well, I'm not so sure about these. I think there are lots of books I'd really need to pick up and read. But, right now I own about 20-25 books in total and the rest of my TBR pile are books still on the bookstores' shelves! 

Friday Follows: Hosted by Parajunkee's View: This week's question is "Genre Wars!! What's your favorite genre made it your favorite? ". My answer: Woa! this is a tough question to answer with a single genre and even more difficult to list a book out of that genre as I consider myself an eclectic reader. But, it's ok, I can give it! My favorite genre, I'd say, would be Mystery & Thrillers and the latest book that I've read that make it my favorite is a gigantic epic by Stephen King, Under the Dome. The book is just extraordinarily crafted.

Coming Soon: Perfect by Ellen Hopkins

Let me first tell you what this is all about. Coming Soon is a segment in which I will post about the upcoming books from my favorite authors and most probably books that I would love to add into my personal collections. So, this segment is pretty much like a hybrid of Waiting On Wednesdays and On My Wishlist memes. This is not a meme though as this is just a personal segment at my blog, but you're always welcome to drop comments. Thanks! 

*****

Perfect by Ellen Hopkins (Hardback)
Series: Impulse Book #2
To be Published On: September 13, 2011
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry  

The Story (author's website): Everyone has something, someone, somewhere else that they’d rather be. For four high-school seniors, their goals of perfection are just as different as the paths they take to get there. Cara’s parents’ unrealistic expectations have already sent her twin brother Conner spiraling toward suicide. For her, perfect means rejecting their ideals to take a chance on a new kind of love. Kendra covets the perfect face and body—no matter what surgeries and drugs she needs to get there. To score his perfect home run—on the field and off—Sean will sacrifice more than he can ever win back. And Andre realizes to follow his heart and achieve his perfect performance, he’ll be living a life his ancestors would never understand.

Everyone wants to be perfect, but when perfection loses its meaning, how far will you go? What would you give up to be perfect?A riveting and startling companion to the bestselling Impulse, Ellen Hopkins's Perfect exposes the harsh truths about what it takes to grow up and grow into our own skins, our own selves.

*****

I never read any of Hopkins' books, but I know that she wrote her story in a very poetic way in which I think would be very addictive and unputdownable. I find out that Hopkins tackles controversial issue in each of her novels and sometimes her story may be very disturbing based on reviews). I would love to try this author's works. I read the synopsis of one of her novel "Identical" and it sounds interesting. Maybe it would be my first read from the author.

**Pre-Order "Perfect" at Amazon.com and visit Ellen Hopkins' website for the latest info.

Library Time: Wally Lamb's Books

Hey guys! Today I went to my campus's library to return a few reference books on Forensic Psychology and Forensic Medicine as well as two Phillippa Gregory's novels, The Constant Princess and  The Other Queen (I haven't read this one).Since I already completed my 4 years of study in Forensic Science, I don't have to borrow reference books any more. So, today I looked through the fiction shelves looking for something good to read during the remaining ten, eleven days of my campus's life. And hey, look what I found! Two books by Wally Lamb, "The Hour I First Believed" and "I Know This Much is True". Heard lots of great things about both so, I hope that I'll enjoy these two novels. 

*****

About Wally Lamb: Lamb is the recipient of the 1998 Governor’s Arts Award, State of Connecticut, a past recipient of the NEA grant for fiction and is a Missouri Review William Peden fiction prize winner.

First Impression: Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Hi welcome to "First Impression". Let me tell you what's going on today. First I will share the first line of the story and my opinion on the the book that I've just started reading: the cover, the story, and will give an advance star rating to the book. Second, you'll share with me your "First Impression" by linking it back to Coffee N Crackers through the link widget below. Rules: The book must be a book that you just started reading, not a book that you already finished. Easy right? And you can post your First Impression whenever you start reading a new book: no specific day.

 *****

Delirium, by Lauren Oliver: Love (deliria) is a disease and scientists have created a cure for it. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain, safe, measured, predictable, and happy. But with ninety five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love.

 It has been sixty-four years since the president and the Consortium identified love as a disease, and forty-three since the scientists perfected a cure. - 1st line

The Cover: Just a simple cover. But I think it is creative when you can actually see a face of a cute babe through the alphabet of the title and author's name. But, still I don't like the background's color. What is it? light blue? turquoise? whatever.  


The Story: There're lots of readers out there giving a high credits to this book. But, I don't have a high expectation in this one though. I know the idea of manifesting love as a disease called "deliria" is quite intriguing.  But isn't this just another love story? Wait! don't kill me. That was what I thought before I flipped the cover and  read. But, after reading a few chapters, I think Delirium is going to be a book that I'll enjoy reading.


Advanced Star Rating: 3 Stars