Inpsired Friday: Book-Wall-Shelf

Inspired Fridays is hosted by  Inkk Reviews

You don't have to actually craft anything to "be inspired". Show something you maybe have done, want to try, or even a cool looking book nook or library. Whatever inspires you!

I have a pretty decent size room but I have a huge desk and too many doors. I am limited to bookshelves I can fit and I swear every time I get a package with books lately it contains at least 4 books. My option now is to cover the walls haha. If you have any ideas please let me know.

What has Pinterest inspired in you?

In My Mailbox #5

IMM started @ The Story Siren and its to show you guys what we have gotten throughout the week from publishers or contests or even just books we bought.

Won

Fathomless (Fairytale Retellings #3) by Jackson Pearce from The Bookish Babe

Angelfall (Penryn & the End of Days #1) by Susan Ee from The Bookish Babe

Defy The Dark from Good Choice Reading

Severed Heads, Broken Hearts by Robyn Schneider from  Good Choice Reading

The End Games by T. Michael Martin from  Good Choice Reading

Belladonna (Secrets of the Eternal Rose #2) by Fiona Paul from  Good Choice Reading

Matchplay by Dakota Madison from The Cozy Reading Corner

Bought 

What I Didn't Say by Keary Taylor

My Only Exception by Erika Trevathan

A Time to Heal (Quilts of Lancaster County #2) by Barbara Cameron

Meant to Be (The Saving Angels #1) by Tiffany King

Branded (Book 1) by K.L. Hawker

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Scrap by Emory Sharplin

What's in your mailbox?

Book Review: The Boys of Summer

 

The Boys of Summer (Summer #1) by C.J. Duggan

Kindle Edition, 321 pages

Published December 17th 2012

 

(Goodreads synopsis) It seemed only natural to nickname them the ‘Onslow Boys’. Every time they swaggered in the front door of the Onslow Hotel after a hard week’s work, their laughter was loud and genuine as they settled onto their bar stools. I peeked through the restaurant partition, a flimsy divider between my world and theirs. I couldn’t help but smile whenever I saw them, saw him ... Toby Morrison.

Quiet seventeen-year-old Tess doesn’t relish the thought of a summertime job. She wants nothing more than to forget the past haunts of high school and have fun with her best friends before the dreaded Year Twelve begins.

To Tess, summer is when everything happens: riding bikes down to the lake, watching the fireworks at the Onslow Show and water bomb fights at the sweltering Sunday markets.

How did she let her friends talk her into working?

After first-shift disasters, rude, wealthy tourists and a taunting ex-boyfriend, Tess is convinced nothing good can come of working her summer away. However, Tess finds unlikely allies in a group of locals dubbed ‘The Onslow Boys’, who are old enough to drive cars, drink beer and not worry about curfews. Tess’s summer of working expands her world with a series of first times with new friends, forbidden love and heartbreaking chaos.

All with the one boy she has never been able to forget.

It will be a summer she will always remember.

Warning: sexual references, and occasional coarse language.

 

This book was pretty fun to read. It takes place in a tiny town. Tess wants to spend her summer with her best friends so she gives in and takes a job with Adam and Ellie at the Onslow Hotel. Adam doesn't stick around long but his part in the book is still really awesome (LOVE HIM!) The Onslow Boys are the guys that all the girls (especially Tessa and Ellie) are crazy about. They are really funny and of course they are all hot. The guys are always playing pool at the hotel so the girls make their way into becoming "good" friends with them. Toby has a girlfriend which drives Tessa nuts. Ellie is just plain boy crazy. She comes off as a hoe bag but she has some serious secrets.The girls spend their summer hanging and falling for the Onslow boys. There were a few times that I thought Tess was going to fall for Chris or Adam which would have made things interesting. 

Next to Adam, Seth was my favorite character. He was so funny and constantly up to trouble. Even though he was a huge flirt, he really cared about his friends and defended them (a little overboard at times).

The one thing I really didn't like was how immature Tess was. For all the things that she did, she did way too many things that she was mentally too young for. Toby should have been able to see how young she was. I know age is just a number but there's a difference from a 16 year old acting older or even her own age compared to a 16 year old acting/thinking like a 12 year old. Other than that I don't have any complaints.

Team Adam!

The Craziness I Call My Life

I haven't done a random post in a while so I'm sure you guys are dying for one.

My life is pretty boring. Not much happens in my life. I go to church and pretty much stay home besides going to the pool, beach or for a run. My friends suck lol. On a good note my dad is walking with a cane and you dont really have to help him as much anymore.He still isn't at the point that can be left alone but hey its huge compared to 6 months ago when we had to move him in bed because he couldn't do even that much. Unfortunately the Neurosurgeon wants to put bone back in his head. I know its good (scares the crap out of me having that soft spot) but the surgery where they took that piece out had him in like a coma for 3 days and the surgery before that he had ended up having a stroke and seizure. A new surgery is like "great now whats going to happen?" I feel bad but its exhausting. I'm 23 and my whole life is about taking care of my dad. At least I have my books lol.

So I got a new piercing WOOOHOO!! I love this piercing place (Master Pierce) and they have eye candy lol.

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Yes those are gauges. I've heard all the comments on it but hey I like it so BAM there it is! I plan on getting more piercing but with time. I keep hearing the "why?!" It's like I said. I like it lol 

YA'LL JUST HAVE TO GET USED TO MY BAD-ASSARY! =]

Last week I went to the beach and got the horrible sun burn (looking pretty black right now). We were there from 11am to 4pm so you can just imagine. Anyways so the point to telling you this story is what happen when I got home. So I went with my friends Sophie (the most dramatic Puerto Rican ever) and Jean. Well I'm getting ready to take a shower (sand in butt is not lovely!) Well Sophie starts freaking out and I'm like "???" She tells me that 20 minutes ago someone posted this picture on instragram from the beach we were just at. 

So I'm like "umm excuse me?" Then she does a little more instragram research (I know what your thinking) and someone else had posted a picture of the shark on Palm Beach 4 hours ago. She starts yelling that it washed up while we were there and she's loosing her marbles over this. Me on the other hand, my inner monologue was saying "I knew there was a shark" "nobody ever believes me when I say a shark is going to eat me" "thats why all those lil fishes were around us". Mind you the shark washed up dead haha. The point is THERE WAS A HUGE SHARK AT THE BEACH WE WERE JUST AT! This is why Florida sucks people. REMEMBER THAT! 

 

 

I'm going to wrap this up with some scriptures that really impacted me this week.

Ephesians 2:4-10 ESV 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us,5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Waiting on Wednesday #2

 

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking The Spine to show upcoming releases that we can't wait to read (aka going crazy waiting for). This weeks book is:

 

Truly, Madly, Deadly by Hannah Jayne

 Expected publication: July 16th 2013

Sourcebooks Fire

Paperback, 304 pages

(Goodreads synopsis) Sawyer Dodd has it all. She's a star track athlete, choir soloist, and A-student. And her boyfriend is the handsome all-star Kevin Anderson. But behind the medals, prom pictures, and perfect smiles, Sawyer finds herself trapped in a controlling, abusive relationship with Kevin. When he dies in a drunk-driving accident, Sawyer is secretly relieved. She's free. Until she opens her locker and finds a mysterious letter signed by "an admirer" and printed with two simple words: "You're welcome."

The reason I'm "waiting on" this book it because of how quickly this caught my attention. Its not your typical book.

Teaser Tuesdays #2

 

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!


My Teaser:

"Ladies, I give you the banana." With that, Adam smashed it against Scott's locker, smearing it in a vast sweeping motion. The mushy, granulated chunks were thoroughly mashed into the crevices of his combination lock. And Adam did this all while humming a joyous tune. He then hooked the banana peel through the lock loop; it dangled like a motley alien form. (kindle location 171 of 4531 3%)

The Boys of Summer (Summer #1)
by C.J. Duggan

Kindle Edition, 321 pages

Published December 17th 2012

(Goodreads synopsis) It seemed only natural to nickname them the ‘Onslow Boys’. Every time they swaggered in the front door of the Onslow Hotel after a hard week’s work, their laughter was loud and genuine as they settled onto their bar stools. I peeked through the restaurant partition, a flimsy divider between my world and theirs. I couldn’t help but smile whenever I saw them, saw him ... Toby Morrison.

Quiet seventeen-year-old Tess doesn’t relish the thought of a summertime job. She wants nothing more than to forget the past haunts of high school and have fun with her best friends before the dreaded Year Twelve begins.

To Tess, summer is when everything happens: riding bikes down to the lake, watching the fireworks at the Onslow Show and water bomb fights at the sweltering Sunday markets.

How did she let her friends talk her into working?

After first-shift disasters, rude, wealthy tourists and a taunting ex-boyfriend, Tess is convinced nothing good can come of working her summer away. However, Tess finds unlikely allies in a group of locals dubbed ‘The Onslow Boys’, who are old enough to drive cars, drink beer and not worry about curfews. Tess’s summer of working expands her world with a series of first times with new friends, forbidden love and heartbreaking chaos.

All with the one boy she has never been able to forget.

It will be a summer she will always remember.

What are you reading?

In My Mailbox 1

This is my very first IMM. I'm so excited. Over the past month I have been winning a TON of books so I figured I would share what I have received with ya'll.

Shadowhunters poster signed by Clockwork Princess audiobook narrator and Teen Wolf star, Daniel Sharman. From Simon & Schuster.

Island Eyes, Island Skies by Richard Henry Levine - won from christi the teen librarian

Lumberjack In Love by Penny Watson - won from Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf

Being Henry David by Cal Armistead - won from The Cozy Reading Corner

 Manipulation by Jolene Perry - won from Mostly YA Book Obsessed

Spill Over by Jolene Perry - won from Mostly YA Book Obsessed

Residue by Laury Falter - won from One A Day Y.A

The Voice by Jennifer Anne Davis - won from Reading Teen

It's Not Like I Planned It This Way by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor - bought

Where It Began by Ann Redisch Stampler - bought

ESV Study Bible - bought

E-books

Fractured Light by Rachel McClellan - won from The Autumn Review

Obscura Burning by Suzanne Van Rooyen - won from Reading Lark

Trust in Me by Bethany Lopez - won from The Bookish Babe

Serial Hottie by Kelly Oram - won from  Good Choice Reading

V is for Virgin by Kelly Oram - won from  Good Choice Reading

Being Jamie Baker by Kelly Oram - won from  Good Choice Reading

The Avery Shaw Experiment by Kelly Oram - won from  Good Choice Reading

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I have a ton more kindle books that I bought over this past month but there are way too many to keep track of. I will try in the future. Thanks for stopping by.