Monday, July 6, 2015

Review: The Moon Dwellers by David Estes



Title: The Moon Dwellers
Author: David Estes
Format: Audio
Publisher: Podiium Publishing

Narrator(s): Julia Whelan, William Damron

Overall: 5/5
Performance: 5/5
Story: 5/5

Review:

Disclaimer: I was given a copy of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review.

I have fallen in love with this book by David Estes, and to be able to get a chance to hear one of my favorite books performed I jumped at the chance and was honored to be one of the ones selected for a free copy of this book.  Adele and Tristan are two of my favorite characters.

Listening to Julia Whelan voice Adele, I feel she is absolutely the perfect fit for this spirited young woman.  The life she brings to Adele, from the very beginning of her story, to the fight and her interactions with her two friends Tawni and Cole has me riveted.  It only further cements that Adele is by far one of my favorite female leads.

Listening to William Damron as the voice of Tristan, my heart beats a bit faster.  He is very, very close to the voice I imagine Tristan having (I've read the book on Kindle as well) and fall in love with him all the more.  Strong, dedicated, and at the complete opposite social spectrum from Adele, yet he fights in the war between the tri-realms just as Adele does.

Tristian and Adele are tied together from the very beginning and their backgrounds are different, their stories unique.  One fights to get out of the Pen and ultimately learn the truth about her parents past...the other seeks to make something good out of his troubled life, leaving the lavish lifestyle of a sun dweller and the President's son.

I highly recommend reading this book in audio, together Julia Whelan and William Damron bring a new dimension of life into this post-apocalyptic dystopian tale spun by David Estes.  Decidedly a five star read.

BPC: Dystopian

Book Photo Challenge information can be found here: Just One More Page Book Photo Challenge

July 6th: Dystopian


Absolutely love these books.  I've read the first, and will be re-reading it this month, and reading the second book in the series.  These covers though! Seriously, aren't they just so freaking pretty?! 

Sunday, July 5, 2015

BotW: July 5-11: Anna and the French Kiss


We all know that I love to read.  Nothing new there.  There had been several books that I'd been recommended through friends, posts on tumblr, and even through goodreads.  Ultimately, I chose this week to make one of those recommendations, and one of my reads from last month, this week's book of the week. 

Anna and the French Kiss
Stephanie Perkins


For one, just look at that cover! I mean really? It is so pretty! So simple! I absolutely adore it.  The story is absolutely delightful as well, and ultimately I want to get my hands on the other two books in this series, and continue the story that was presented in this delightful book.  I literally read this book in 24 hrs, it was that good and kept me hooked. 

The rest of the books:
Lola and the Boy Next Door
Isla and the Happily Ever After

Now, here are some of my favorite quotes from this week's book of the week! 

“For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.”
“I wish friends held hands more often, like the children I see on the streets sometimes. I'm not sure why we have to grow up and get embarrassed about it.”  

BPC: Signed

Book Photo Challenge information can be found here: Just One More Page Book Photo Challenge

July 5th: Signed





These two books are two of my favorite in my library and that's why they were featured as two of the five or six signed books that I currently own. One scares the ever living crap out of me and the other one breaks my heart on a regular basis! 

Goodread links below:

Saturday, July 4, 2015

BPC: Shelfie

Book Photo Challenge information can be found here: Just One More Page Book Photo Challenge

July 4th: Shelfie


Don't judge the messiness of the shelf! I am currently working on getting it organized just as I want it....currently it is stacked in triplicate with a couple of books on top.  I've got so many books to go through and this is literally the ONLY shelf space I have at the moment.  Though I do have a couple of ideas for shelves...*ponders*