Review - Paradise by Jill S. Alexander

Paradise

by Jill S. Alexander

Paisley Tillery is the drummer for a country rock band. If they can make it to the stage at the Texapalooza music fest, then Paisley will be closer to her dream of a career in music and a ticket out of her small Texas town.
Drumming and music are what Paisley has always wanted. Until the band gets a new lead singer, the boy from Paradise, Texas. With Paradise in her life, what Paisley wants, and what she needs, complicate her dreams coming true.

I read PARADISE in pretty much one day. This is the kind of book that is real, feel good, no non-sense, down to earth with real life problems and feelings and everyday life type stuff happening. I LOVED it!
Paisley is a drummer for a country rock band in a small Texas town. Music is not a dream for Paisley, it is her passion, it's her life, her destiny. PARADISE is about how teen sisters love one another and will do anything for the other. PARADISE is about family. It is about the highschool jock and the career he had... It is about the beautiful girl.. the girl he married.. and the two daughters they had. It is about family. It is about friendship. It is about love. It is about freedom and finding yourself. It is about learning..

Waiting on Wednesday - Stick by Andrew Smith

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we seriously can’t wait for. If you know anything about me, then you know I'm a HUGE Andrew Smith fan. Kinda close to stalkerish - even. I have read everything that Andrew Smith has published and absolutely adore every novel. The fourth novel to be published by Andrew Smith is STICK and will be out this fall. Let's check it out, shall we..

Stick

by Andrew Smith 

Stark McClellan (“Stick”) hears the world in a different way. He is surrounded by cruelty and ugliness, but holds on to a powerful sense of wonder, faith, and love for his best friend, Emily, and the most important person in Stick’s world -- his older brother, Bosten, who happens to be gay.
When the boys’ father throws Bosten out of their home, Stick steals a car and takes off on a three-state odyssey to find and rescue him.

Let's take a looksie at the phenomenal trailer for Stick:

Stick by Andrew Smith

Hardcover, 368 pages

Expected publication: October 11th 2011 by Feiwel & Friends

Pre-Order Stick via Amazon HERE!

Other superb novels by Andrew Smith :

Ghost Medicine

In The Path Of Falling Objects

The Marbury Lens

Don’t forget to leave me a link in the comments and tell me what goodies you’re Waiting on this Wednesday! Hey while you’re at it, why don’tcha be a pal and follow me while you’re here, I’ll follow back. Pinkie Promise.
 As always, I hope you have a wonderful week and thank you for stopping by. Happy Reading!
Arrivederci.

Cover Reveal - STICK by Andrew Smith

  

Stark McClellan (“Stick”) hears the world in a different way. He is surrounded by cruelty and ugliness, but holds on to a powerful sense of wonder, faith, and love for his best friend, Emily, and the most important person in Stick’s world -- his older brother, Bosten, who happens to be gay. When the boys’ father throws Bosten out of their home, Stick steals a car and takes off on a three-state odyssey to find and rescue him.

 "Andrew Smith is one of the most courageous and compelling authors I've read. Stick moved me deeply."

-Sara Zarr, author of Once Was Lost

  

Stick by Andrew Smith

Hardcover, 368 pages

Expected publication: October 11th 2011 by Feiwel & Friends

Pre-Order Stick via Amazon HERE! 

Other novels by Andrew Smith :



The Marbury Lens



  

Ghost Medicine





  

In The Path Of Falling Objects



If any of y'all would like to check out Andrew's blog, it's way cool, like cool enough to go back almost a couple times a week even! So I will put the links up for convenience. I'm pretty cool like that, too. Ha!

Ghost Medicine - Andrew's blog

Andrew's website

Andrew's FB page

Andrew's Twitter page

There are four other pretty Awesome blogs that are involved with Stick's exclusive cover release. Make sure you go by and check them out also. While you're there, why don'tcha be a darling and follow their blog too. Thanks. Molto kisses lovies!

The Naughty Book Kitties
 I Read Banned Books

A Simple Love of Reading

The Quintessentially Questionable Query Experiment

As always, I hope you have a wonderful week and thank you for stopping by. Happy Reading!

Arrivederci.





Waiting on Wednesday - Everfound (The Skinjacker Trilogy #3) by Neal Shusterman

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we seriously can’t wait for. I have been waiting for this baby for a long time. Not too much longer and I'll have the complete trilogy to read all at once! Woot!

Everfound (The Skinjacker Trilogy #3)

by Neal Shusterman

While Mary lies in a glass coffin aboard a ghost train heading west, her minions are awaiting her re-awakening by bringing lots of new souls into Everlost to serve her. Meanwhile Jackin’ Jill has met Jix, a fur-jacker—a skin jacker who can take over the bodies of animals, most notably jaguars. Jix serves a Mayan god who collects Everlost coins, and has his own agenda. In the concluding volume of The Skinjacker Trilogy, Neal Shusterman reveals new sides of the characters of Everlost, who are pitted against each other in a battle that may destroy all life on Earth.

Hardcover, 512 pages

Expected publication: May 3rd 2011 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

Pre-Order Everfound (The Skinjacker Trilogy #3)  HERE! 

 

 

 

Everlost (Skinjacker Trilogy #1)

Everwild (Skinjacker Trilogy #2)

 

Don’t forget to leave me a link in the comments and tell me what goodies you’re Waiting on this Wednesday! Hey while you’re at it, why don’tcha be a pal and follow me while you’re here, I’ll follow back. Pinkie Promise.
 As always, I hope you have a wonderful week and thank you for stopping by. Happy Reading!
Arrivederci.

Fool For Books Giveaway Hop - Winner

Mr. Random chose #188

Linda Henderson / seriousreader

Linda chose: Vampire Academy Signature Edition (Vampire Academy, #1)

Congratulations to Linda! I've sent an email already for confirmation. Thank you very much to everyone else who participated, there will be more goodies soon!

Pinkie Promise.

And As always, I hope you have a wonderful week and thank you for stopping by. Happy Reading!
Arrivederci!