Teaser Tuesday (7)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB at Should be Reading
Rules:
-Grab your current read
-Open to a random page
-Share two sentences from that page
-Be careful not to include spoilers!
-Include the book titles and author, so other participants can add the book the their TBR pile!
This week's teaser comes from..

Misfit by Jon Skovron

page 13

“Yes, Monsignor,” says Jael, putting on the poker face she’s had eight years to perfect. “Demons are bad. Everyone knows that.”

Review: The Day Before by Lisa Schroeder

  Title: The Day Before                      Pages: 320 
  Author: Lisa Schroeder                   Source: GalleyGrab
  Publisher: Simon Pulse                  Published: Jun 28, 2011
  Series: Standalone                         Purchase: Amazon
  Rating: 4 out of 5

Amber learned some unsettling news that is threatening to tear her life and family apart. She can't take anymore of it, so she escapes to the beach for a day to herself.

While at the aquarium next to the beach, she meets Cade. There's an instant spark. There's something mysterious about Cade, but Amber promises him she won't ask. Today is about having a good time without complications getting in the way.

But as the day goes on, Amber gets more and more curious and more clues start revealing themselves about what's really going on with Cade. What's more, she's determined to give a good day and to find out what's bugging him.

The Day Before is written in verse, a type of writing I've never read, so it was quite the experience. It takes some getting used to and it certainly flies by quickly. I read The Day Before in about two and a half hours or less.

Like previously stated, I devoured The Day Before in one sitting. It was a fast and fun summer romance read.

The characters were great, if a tad bit under developed. I would have loved if Lisa Schroeder would have went more in depth with Amber and Cade, but the fact that she didn't wasn't a huge disappointment for me. I went into the story with no expectations, so I wasn't expecting a long, incredibly in depth book. This is no way a negative about The Day Before, however. Like I said, the fact that they weren't in depth characters didn't bother me as much, because I knew it was just a short, fun, fluff type romance novel, which I love from time to time.

If you love those types of books, like I do, certainly read this one! You'll most likely finish it within two or three hours. Who wouldn't love a book you could pick up and read in that amount of time?

The writing was phenomenal and was almost lyrical. Schroeder describes the setting perfectly. Her writing brings a smile to my face with its simple, yet poetic way of flowing. The romance was wonderful, and Amber and Cade were absolutely adorable together. They carried a coin everywhere they went on the beach to decide what to do next. Heads they throw glitter in the air, tails they fly a kite. Schroeder's dialogue for Amber and Cade was brilliant and realistic.

The plot was of course a tad predictable, as all fluffy romance reads are, but in a way that was like slipping into a warm bath. It's comfortable and you expect the warmth and it makes you smile. The Day Before was exactly like a warm bath for me.

Over all, I really liked The Day Before and would recommend it to anyone looking for a great, fast, and fun summer romance read or anyone that loves novels in verse.

I give The Day Before a 4 out of 5.

In My Mailbox (11)

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren and is a weekly meme to showcase what you got over the week by buying, receiving, borrowing, stealing from a friend etc.

For Review:

Stupid Fast by Geoff Herbach

I received this from the publisher for review and was surprised when I opened the package. I haven’t heard of this novel, but I definitely will check it out.

Misfit by Jon Skovron

Do you understand how excited and surprised I was to find this in a package in my mailbox? I thought it got sent to me on accident! I requested this and am very glad I received it. Definitely reading this one soon.

Forgotten by Cat Patrick

Super excited for this one, too! I did a Waiting on Wednesday for this one a while back and am so happy I got it! I was actually hoping for the other cover, but this one is growing on me.

The Duff by Kody Keplinger

I am excited for this one, though I’ve heard mixed feelings.

 

Contests:

Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter

Okay first of all, the cover is amazing! It’s that purple color, but in person it’s shiny and pretty! I love the cover. And the girl on the cover totally reminds me of Dianna Agron for some reason. I won this from Ambur at Burning.x.Impossibly.x.Bright for her birthday giveaway. I got to choose a book from the Book Depository! Thank you Ambur!

 

Random Buzzers:

The Lucky Kind by Alyssa B. Sheinmel

I’m glad I won this, I’m excited to read it!

 

Bought:

Flawless (Pretty Little Liars #2) by Sara Shepard

I loved the first and I love the show, so I’m sure I’ll love this. I got this via a $5 Amazon gift card from Swagbucks, so definitely go check this awesome site out!

 

That’s it from me this week. I had an amazing week and was very lucky to get these books. What did you get in your mailbox?