GingerRead Reviews

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. I am eagerly awaiting so many it was very hard to choose which one I was going to spotlight today. In honor of Halloween I have chosen one of the creepiest books on my to-read list. Release Date: January 8th 2013 Synopsis:  The city of Ludlow is gripped by the hottest July on record. The asphalt is melting, the birds are dying, petty crime is on the rise, and someone in Hannah Wagnor’s peaceful suburban community is killing girls.  For Hannah, the summer is a complicated one. Her best friend Lillian died six months ago, and Hannah just wants her life to go back to normal. But how can things be normal when Lillian’s ghost is haunting her bedroom, pushing her to investigate the mysterious string of murders?  Hannah’s just trying to understand why her friend self-destructed, and where she fits now that Lillian is...

Series: Standalone Genre: Young Adult, Horror, Dystopia Release Date: June 1st 2012  Source: Bought  Overall Rating: 5/5 Stars  Cover Rating: 3/5 Stars  Synopsis: It’s the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won’t stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a person and bring them back as a monstrous version of their former self. To Sloane Price, that doesn’t sound so bad. Six months ago, her world collapsed and since then, she’s failed to find a reason to keep going. Now seems like the perfect time to give up. As Sloane eagerly waits for the barricades to fall, she’s forced to witness the apocalypse through the eyes of five people who actually want to live. But as the days crawl by, the motivations for survival change in startling ways and soon the group’s fate is determined less and less by what’s happening outside and more and more by the unpredictable and violent b...

Series: Chaos Walking #1 Genre: Young Adult, Dystopia, Science Fiction  Release Date: May 5th 2008 Source: Bought  Overall Rating: 5 /5 Stars  Cover Rating: 2/5 Stars  Synopsis:  Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him -- something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Who is she? Why wasn't she killed by the germ like all the females on New World? Propelled by Todd's gritty narration, readers are in for a white-knuckle journey in which a boy on the cusp of manhood must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who...

Series: Standalone  Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Contemporary  Release Date: March 17th 2009 Source: Bought  Overall Rating: 4 /5 Stars Cover Rating:  2/5 Stars Synopsis:   HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO?  All Meg has ever wanted is to get away. Away from high school. Away from her backwater town. Away from her parents who seem determined to keep her imprisoned in their dead-end lives. But one crazy evening involving a dare and forbidden railroad tracks, she goes way too far...and almost doesn't make it back. John made a choice to stay. To enforce the rules. To serve and protect. He has nothing but contempt for what he sees as childish rebellion, and he wants to teach Meg a lesson she won't soon forget. But Meg pushes him to the limit by questioning everything he learned at the police academy. And when he pushes back, demanding to know why she won't be tied down, they will drive each other to the edge - and over... I had never read a book by Jennifer Echols ...

Stacking the shelves is hosted over at Tynga's Reviews . This week I rediscovered Amazon and I can't go on that website without buying something at least. And by something I mean at least five books each time. Click the images for more information on Goodreads. So here is what I got: Bought: I bought Rebel Angels because although I didn't like the first one all that much I have been told they get better and I'm hoping that's true.  City Of Lost Souls is another story all together, I've loved all of Cassandra Clare's books so I'm certain I will love this one just as much. I'm surprised I didn't buy it sooner actually. I got The Immortal Rules on Netgallery, twice, but I never read it in time so I decided to just buy it myself. Cinder looks like a really awesome retelling and I haven't read many of those. Everyone is always talking about Under The Never Sky so I gave into temptation and bought it just so I could see what all the fuss was about....

Series:   Standalone Genre :  Young Adult, Magical Realism, Paranormal Release Date:   June 14th 2011 Source:   Bought Overall Rating:   3/5 Stars Cover Rating:  4.5/5 Stars Synopsis:   Chloe's older sister, Ruby, is the girl everyone looks to and longs for, who can't be captured or caged. When a night with Ruby's friends goes horribly wrong and Chloe discovers the dead body of her classmate London Hayes left floating in the reservoir, Chloe is sent away from town and away from Ruby. But Ruby will do anything to get her sister back, and when Chloe returns to town two years later, deadly surprises await. As Chloe flirts with the truth that Ruby has hidden deeply away, the fragile line between life and death is redrawn by the complex bonds of sisterhood. What did I just read? That was the first thought that popped into my mind when I finished this book. I have never been so dumbfounded by a book before. I'm not even sure whether I liked it or not. I spen...

Series: Shifters #1 Genre: Adult, Urban Fantasy Release Date: April 1st 2008 Source: Bought Overall Rating: 4.5/5 Stars Cover Rating: 2.5/5 Stars Synopsis:  Okay, so cats don't always land on their feet. I know that better than most. Since rejoining the Pride, I've made big decisions and even bigger mistakes: the kind paid for with innocent lives. As the first and only female enforcer, I have plenty to prove to my father, the Pride, and myself. And with murdered toms turning up in our territory, I'm working harder than ever, though I always find the energy for a little after-hours recreation with Marc, my partner both on- and off-duty. But not all of my mistakes are behind me. We're beginning to suspect that the dead are connected to a rash of missing human women and that they can all be laid at my feet--two or four, take your pick. And one horrible indiscretion may yet cost me more than I can bear... I knew I was going to love this book because I had loved the first so...

I've decided to start this meme again, not sure why but alas I have. I'll try to stick to it this time! "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking The Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. Synopsis:  Mara Dyer once believed she could run from her past.  She can’t.  She used to think her problems were all in her head.  They aren't.  She couldn't imagine that after everything she’s been through, the boy she loves would still be keeping secrets.  She’s wrong.  In this gripping sequel to The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, the truth evolves and choices prove deadly. What will become of Mara Dyer next? Release Date:  October 23rd 2012 Why Can't I Wait? Because the first book in the series was amazing! I still have so many unanswered questions though so I'm hoping they will become clear in this one. Plus I need more Noah! Read my review of The Unbecoming Of Mara Dyer here . Email me a...