Waiting on Wednesday

Release Date: 2010
Summary:
You’d think Polly Martin would have all the answers when it comes to love—after all, her grandmother is the famous syndicated advice columnist Miss Swoon. But after a junior year full of dating disasters, Polly has sworn off boys. Now she’s just trying to survive her summer job at Wild Waves western-themed water park (under the supervision of ex #3 Sawyer Holmes) and focus on herself for once. So Polly is happy when she finds out Grandma is moving in for the summer –think of all the great advice she’ll get.

But Miss Swoon turns out to be a man-crazy sexagenarian! How can Polly stop herself from falling for Xander Cooper, the suddenly-hot skateboarder who keeps showing up at Wild Waves, when Grandma is picking up guys at the bookstore and flirting with the dishwasher repairman? And why, despite her best intentions, does Polly keep letting boys get in the way of her relationship with her best friend Jane?

No advice column in the world can prepare Polly for what happens when Jane convinces her to go on a group camping trip with three too many ex-boyfriends and the tempting Xander. Polly is forced to face her feelings and figure out if she can be in love—and still be herself. After all, true happiness doesn’t come from a boy. It comes from within. Well, maybe it a little bit comes from a boy . . .


It sounds so cute! And I hope that it's just as funny as her debut novel, MY BIG NOSE AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS. 

Winners of my Graceling vs Hunger Games giveaway!

So sorry that I took to long to post the giveaway winners but I've barely have had time to get on my computer.

Anyway the winners were:

I Heart Gossip who won both books!

and

Audrey who won the giftcard to a bookstore of her choosing!

Congrats to you two! I've emailed you both so look for the email in your inbox or spam folder.




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Waiting on Wednesday

Release Date: 2010
Summary:
Seventeen-year-old Gwen hides a dangerous secret: she’s Other. Half-pooka, to be exact, thanks to the father she never met. Most Americans don’t exactly roll out the welcome mat for Others, especially not the small-town folks of Klikamuks, Washington. As if this isn’t bad enough, Gwen’s on the brink of revealing her true identity to her long-time boyfriend, Zack, but she’s scared he’ll lump her with the likes of bloodthirsty vampires and feral werewolves.
When a pack of werewolves chooses the national forest behind Gwen’s home as their new territory, the tensions in Klikamuks escalate–into murder. It soon becomes clear a serial killer is methodically slaying Others. The police turn a blind eye, leaving Gwen to find the killer before the killer finds her. As she hunts for clues, she uncovers more Others living nearby than she ever expected. Like Tavian, a sexy Japanese fox-spirit who rivals Zack and challenges her to embrace her Otherness. Gwen must struggle with her own conflicted identity, learn who she can trust, and–most importantly–stay alive.

This one sounds so cool and it has a lovely cover! And it's about pookas. I want it so badly!

Where shall my books be shelved now?

A couple of weeks ago, many bloggers reviewed bookcases from CSN. When I first read the reviews, I decided to bookmark the site for future use. Well, the time has now come. My three bookcases are overloaded and the shelf in my closet is bending with the heavy weight of my books. So I obviously need a new bookcase.

My main bookcase which has all the books that I've read looks like this:

It's a miracle that it hasn't broken. Behind those stack of books are more books alphabetically shelved. And on top of those shelved books are more books.

My second bookcase is newer; I just got it about two months ago and so far it is very sturdy.

This one is not quite as full like the other one but it's getting there. This is my to-read bookcase. 1/4 of the books shown are for review and the rest are my personal to-read piles. My third bookcase is shelved with study books for the SAT, ACT, and AP tests so I didn't bother taking a picture of it (and it's a two-shelf bookcase).

The last picture is of my closet shelf. That one is stacked with already read books, box collections, and some to-review and personal to-read books.

Sorry that the picture is too dark but my closet doesn't have a light inside. (On the left side of the first pile I have box sets of the UGLIES series, PENDRAGON series, SPIDERWICK series, MORTAL INSTRUMENTS series, and other books.) For the next few days I'll be looking through the CSN website, searching for a big (yet small) bookcase that will hold my books and fit in my room. Unfortunately, my room is around 8x12 and it's already crowded enough with my three bookcases, bureau, dresser, nightstand, and bed, so I'll need to get a small bookcase.

Should I get a corner bookcase? A spine tower? Two shelves? Three shelves? Five?

Please help my make my decision.