'Of Poseidon' by Anna Banks

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Today's book is 'Of Poseidon' by Anna Banks. Of Poseidon is told from Galen's[the prince of the Syrena] and the protagonist, Emma's point of view. The story starts with Emma running into Galen [literally!] in Florida on a beach with her friend, Chloe. Both Galen and Emma sense a connection.  Embarrassed, Emma quickly makes her exit with Chloe. Later, when they are playing in some of the deeper waters, Chloe is killed by a shark, sadly after Emma asked the shark to go away. Galen helps saves Emma when she is about to drown as she has ran out of air. This novel is very funny, [it has become one of my favourite books now] and I would recommend it for 14-15 year olds. 

Here's the book description:

Galen is the prince of the Syrena, sent to land to find a girl he's heard can communicate with fish. 

Emma is on vacation at the beach. When she runs into Galen—literally, ouch!—both teens sense a connection. But it will take several encounters, including a deadly one with a shark, for Galen to be convinced of Emma's gifts. 

Now, if he can only convince Emma that she holds the key to his kingdom...

Told from both Emma and Galen's points of view, here is a fish-out-of-water story that sparkles with intrigue, humor, and waves of romance.

                                                                         

Sorry if this blog post has been short. :P

Until next time!

Pssst! There is a sequel to 'Of Poseidon'. It's called 'Of Triton'. I haven't read it yet, but it seems so exciting! There is also a 3rd book coming out next year, called 'Of Neptune'. Watch out for that!

Here's the picture source: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12425532-of-poseidon 

No copyright infringement intended. 

                                                                                                        

'The Program' by Suzanne Young

Hi! This is for my elder sis [she loves this book], check out her blog here: http://keldakoh.blogspot.sg

The book today is about a girl named Sloane. Her home is plagued as teen suicide is now an epidemic. There is only one proven course of treatment: The Program. Anyone who's been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone - but so are their memories.

This book is actually kinda emotionally terrifying. No, correction: it's REALLY terrifying. No kidding. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed this book, [and so did my sister] and I'd recommend this book for 14 and above.

Here's the book description:

In Sloane’s world, true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program.

Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment.
 Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. 
She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone—but so are their memories.

Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. 
He’s promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. But despite the promises they made to each other, it’s getting harder to hide the truth. 
They are both growing weaker. Depression is setting in. And The Program is coming for them.

Byee! :)

Pssssst! There will be a sequel to 'The Program' coming out next year [the expected publication date is April 29] called 'The Treatment'. 

No copyright infringement intended. 

Picture source:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11366397-the-program

'Divergent' by Veronica Roth

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The book for today is called 'Divergent'.[One of my FAVEE books] It is set in a futuristic Chicago where the people who live there are divided into 5 factions, each meant to represent a value. They are: Abnegation [the selfless], Amity [the peace], Candor [the honest], Dauntless [the brave] and Erudite [the intelligent].


On a selected day, all sixteen year olds will take something called an aptitude test to determine which faction they are best suited for. They can either choose to leave their for another faction, or stay in their current faction. The main character, Beatrice Prior [later known as Tris] leaves her faction for another faction.

This book is very interesting as it is set in the future [how cool, right?]and fast paced.  I would recommend this book for [hmmm....] 13-15 year olds.
Here's the book description:

In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). 
On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. 
Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. 
But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.



Until next time! :D



Psssst! There are also sequels to this book - the second book is called 'Insurgent' and the third book, which is due to come out October 22 this year, is called Allegiant.

No copyright infringement intended.
Photo sources:
Book cover - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divergent_(novel)
Five Factions - http://nikkiandholly17.deviantart.com/art/Divergent-5-Factions-345303576

'Invisibility' by Andrea Cremer and David Levithan

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This week's book will be 'Invisibility' by Andrea Cremer and David Levithan. It is a fairly new book, published only in May. It is about a guy,[Stephen]born with the curse of being invisible. Yeah, literally invisible. Then, a girl moves in next door to his flat. Imagine his shock when the girl, Elizabeth, can see him!
This is an entertaining story filled with love and magic. I would recommend this book to 13-15 year olds.  

Here's the book description:

Stephen has been invisible for practically his whole life — because of a curse his grandfather, a powerful cursecaster, bestowed on Stephen’s mother before Stephen was born. 

So when Elizabeth moves to Stephen’s NYC apartment building from Minnesota, no one is more surprised than he is that she can see him. A budding romance ensues, and when Stephen confides in Elizabeth about his predicament, the two of them decide to dive headfirst into the secret world of cursecasters and spellseekers to figure out a way to break the curse. 

But things don’t go as planned, especially when Stephen’s grandfather arrives in town, taking his anger out on everyone he sees. In the end, Elizabeth and Stephen must decide how big of a sacrifice they’re willing to make for Stephen to become visible — because the answer could mean the difference between life and death. At least for Elizabeth.

Until next time :)

No copyright infringement intended. 

Here's the picture source: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11147422-invisibility

Psst! I will only post blogs about 1-2 times a week, reason being, school has just ended, so I'm more busy. :)

The He's So/She's So Trilogy by Kieran Scott

Hey! :)

Today's book[s] are 'She's so dead to us', 'He's so not worth it', and 'This is so not happening', all part of the He's So/She's so trilogy. 

The first book follows a girl named Ally Ryan. Ally moved out of Orchard Hill, her former home as her father had "practically bankrupted all their friends". Two years after she moved out of Orchard Hill, her mother landed a job back at the site of their downfall. 

Here's the book description:

" When having money is all that matters, what happens when you lose it all?

Perfect, picturesque Orchard Hill. It was the last thing Ally Ryan saw in the rearview mirror as her mother drove them out of town and away from the shame of the scandal her father caused when his hedge fund went south and practically bankrupted all their friends. Friends that liked having trust funds and new cars and friends that didn’t like constant reminders they had been swindled. So it was adios, Orchard Hill. Thanks for nothing.

Now two years later, Ally’s mother has landed a job back in the site of their downfall. Despite Ally’s new low key, happy life, it’ll be back into the snake pit with the likes of Chloe Appleby and Hammond Ross.

But then there’s Jake Graydon. Handsome, wealthy, bored Jake Graydon. He moved to town after Ally left and knows nothing of her scandal, but does know that he likes her. And she likes him. So off into the sunset they can go, right? Too bad Jake’s friends have a problem with his new crush since it would mean he could make Ally Ryan happy. And if anyone deserves to be unhappy it’s her.

Ally was hoping to have left all the drama in the past but some things just can’t be forgotten. Aren’t there more important things than money?"

The second book, 'He's so not worth it' centres around Ally Ryan and her former friends, who pick on her and humiliate her. Then Jake Graydon lets her down. Then her father reappears again and acts like nothing ever happened. 

Here's the book description:

"In this sequel to SHE’S SO DEAD TO US, Ally Ryan finds that some things are just not worth the energy.

First her “friends” humiliate her. Then Jake lets her down. Again. Then her MIA father reappears and acts like nothing has changed. Then her mother wants to spend the entire summer at her new boyfriend’s beach house. Breaking point, meet Ally Ryan.

After the year she had, all Ally wants is to be let alone. Unfortunately, the Jersey Shore is not the place for privacy. And if she gets one more text about what Jake Graydon has been up to all summer . . .

Labor Day cannot come soon enough. "

In the final book, 'This is so not happening', Ally finds out Jake had an affair over the summer and got Chloe pregnant. Ally, however, is persistent in making her relationship with Jake work. 

Here's the book description:

"In this final book of the HE’S SO/SHE’S SO TRILOGY, Ally and Jake face their toughest challenges yet.

After their long summer apart, Ally and Jake were hoping for a drama free senior year. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like things will work out that way...again. 

It turns out that Chloe is pregnant and says that Jake is the father. Hammond is pissed at his best friend, but mostly can't believe that Ally would stay with Jake. But Ally is tired of being apart from Jake and is willing to make it work. But that is easier said than done when Jake starts blowing Ally off to go to doctor's appointments with Chloe and Ally joins the school play and meets a new cute guy.

But as graduation approaches, things get more complicated as new secrets come out and Ally realizes maybe Jake isn't the guy she thought he was. After everything they've been through can Ally and Jake get out of Orchard Hill with their relationship in tact?"

The trilogy is full of drama and love. I'd recommend these three books to 13-15 year olds. 

Until next time :)

Psssst! There is actually a reliable site for book I'd like to recommend. It's called goodreads.com. Go check it out!

No copyright infringement intended. Here's the picture source:

She's so dead to us -->http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7531734-she-s-so-dead-to-us

He's so not worth it -->http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9703097-he-s-so-not-worth-it

This is so not happening -->http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12022929-this-is-so-not-happening

'Entwined' by Heather Dixon

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'Entwined' is a book based on the fairytale 'The twelve dancing princesses'. It centres on a princess named Azalea and her eleven sisters. After their mother dies giving birth to the twelfth sister, the princesses go into mourning and are forced to comply with the rules of mourning. They, however, find a magical secret passage in their room and dance there every night as it leads to a beautiful pavilion.
This book is full of magic and is very enchanting. I would recommend this to readers who love magic and 12-14 year olds.
Here's the book description:

"Azalea is trapped. Just when she should feel that everything is before her . . . beautiful gowns, dashing suitors, balls filled with dancing . . . it's taken away. All of it.

The Keeper understands. He's trapped, too, held for centuries within the walls of the palace. And so he extends an invitation.

Every night, Azalea and her eleven sisters may step through the enchanted passage in their room to dance in his silver forest.

But there is a cost.

The Keeper likes to keep things.

Azalea may not realize how tangled she is in his web until it is too late."

Here's the picture source:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8428195-entwined
No copyright infringement intended! Until next time :D

Psst! Just for fun, here are the names of the twelve princesses:
Azalea
Bramble
Clover
Delphinium
Evening Primrose (Eve)
Flora            --- twins
Goldenrod   --- twins
Hollyhock
Ivy
Jessamine
Kale
Lily (The youngest and twelfth princess)

'The Elite' by Kiera Cass

Here we go!

Like the previous book in The Selection Trilogy, this is one of my FAVOURITE books. Seriously.
'The Elite' continues on from where 'The Selection' left off. Now down to 6 elite girls instead of the usual 10, America is running out of time to decide if her heart is with Aspen or Prince Maxon. When she is with Maxon,she is "swept up in their new romance", but whenever she sees Aspen standing guard somewhere, she is reminded of "the life they planned to share". I couldn't put it down while I was reading it. Again, I personally would recommend it to hopeless romantics and 13-15 year olds. Do check out the Kiera Cass[The author of the book]'s blog.


Here's the book description:
"Thirty-five girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection. All but six have been sent home. And only one will get to marry Prince Maxon and be crowned princess of Illea.

America still isn’t sure where her heart lies. When she’s with Maxon, she’s swept up in their new and breathless romance, and can’t dream of being with anyone else. But whenever she sees Aspen standing guard around the palace, and is overcome with memories of the life they planned to share. With the group narrowed down to the Elite, the other girls are even more determined to win Maxon over—and time is running out for America to decide.

Just when America is sure she’s made her choice, a devastating loss makes her question everything again. And while she’s struggling to imagine her future, the violent rebels that are determined to overthrow the monarchy are growing stronger and their plans could destroy her chance at any kind of happy ending."

No copyright infringement intended. Here's the source for the picture.

Psst! There is actually one more book in The Selection Trilogy! It's an ebook and it's called 'The Prince'. It is told from Maxon's POV[Point of view].
Until next time :)