Blog Tour: Never Say Never by Kailin Gow

Welcome to the Never Say Never Blog Tour stop at Unabridged Bookshelf! Thank you to SupaGurl Tours for allowing me to participate in this tour!Make sure to stop by all the blogs on the tour, for the full schedule please click the banner above. 

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Never Say Never

Author: Kailin Gow

Series: Never Knights #1

Publisher: The Edge Books

Publication Date: August 13, 2012

What girl wouldn't want to be surrounded by the sexy guys from the hottest teen rock sensation in the country?  18-year-old Never "Neve" Knight, not only is surrounded by the hottest boys to hit the music charts, but she is the band's lead singer. As the band's lead singer and manager, Never formed and shaped the band to where it is today, a band on the rise and on the brink of being signed by a label. As one of the guys, she knew each of the band members since they were all snot-nose ten-year-olds. While her boys were the cutest guys and they would protect her like knights, she couldn't date any one of them and ruin the chance at being signed with the record label of her dreams. That changes when one of the band members suddenly drops out of the band, and in walks Danny Blue, with his dreamy blue eyes, hot body, and British accent. Suddenly, Never's solid world has turned to mush, and her rule for not dating one of her band members is seriously challenged. Can she keep her head straight and get her band signed with a label without losing her heart?

*Age 16 and up for mature subject matter and sexual situations*

Stacking the Shelves: The I Have Been Slacking Edition

Stacking The Shelves was created and is hosted by Tynga at Tynga's Reviews. Stacking the Shelves is where I will be sharing the books and goodies I have received for the week. This will include both physical and eBooks that are purchased, borrowed, gifted, or for review

This is a post for about the last 3-4 weeks, I have been slacking and not putting up everything I have gotten.

(Each Cover is linked to Goodreads)

Cover Battle: Paperback/Hardcover and US/UK/France

It that time again, when we pit covers for the same book against themselves to see who comes out the reigning victor.

This week one book series goes up against the newly revealed paperback cover and another US cover goes up against not only its UK counterpart, but its French cover also!

First up the winners of the last battle

The New Bridger series covers won out over the old ones, and the US cover of Unspoken won over the UK cover!

First up is The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda

THE HARDCOVER          VS          THE PAPERBACK

Next is Under The Never Sky by Veronica Rossi

THE US COVER         VS       THE FRENCH COVER    VS       THE UK COVER

   Vote for your choice below and I will reveal the winners during next Friday's Cover Battle!

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Book Review: Touched by Cyn Balog

Title: Touched
Author: Cyn Balog
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Publication Date: August 14, 2012
Number of Pages: 320

Nick Cross always listens to the voice in his head. Because if he doesn't? Things can go really, really wrong. Like the day he decided to go off script and saved a girl from being run over . . . and let another one drown. Trying to change the future doesn't work.
But this summer at the Jersey Shore, something's about to happen that Nick never could have predicted. He meets a girl named Taryn and finds out about the Book of Touch. Now the path that he thought he was on begins to shift . . . and there's no way to stop things from happening. Or is there?
In a life where there are no surprises, nothing has prepared Nick for what he's about to discover--or the choice he will be forced to make. . . .

MY REVIEW

Touched by Cyn Balog is the story I never saw coming. This is unusual for a novel about a boy who can see the future. Just when I thought I knew where the story might go, it did a complete turn knocking me off my feet every time. Nick Cross tries so hard to stay “on script” to prevent the pain and loss he suffers every time the future changes. His is not the only one who suffers his mother suffers too. Always knowing what is going to happen in his future has not really helped Nick, as much as ostracized him.

Nick as a main character is relatable to anyone who has felt like they did not fit or just did not belong. Also, no one has to experience the grief of losing something or someone they never knew they were going to have in the future like Nick. Nick is considerably stronger than his mother is simply because he craves function and have a life, instead of locking himself away like his mother. When Nick is not too sure how much longer he can continue going this way, he meets Taryn.

Taryn is not just any other girl, when Nick touches her hand, the future “You Wills” just stop. Nick gets to be a normal, awkward teenage boy around Taryn. In addition, Taryn has to be a strong like Nick, because the wrong people seem to be drawn to her. Taryn is like a savior to Nick, and Nick in turn is a savior to Taryn. Both of them have been through a lot, and they understand each other better than they do themselves almost. I really like the fact that both Nick and Taryn can hold their own, and they are not completely dependent on each other all the time.

The biggest factor I loved in Touched is even with the glimpses of the future Cyn Balog keeps the reader hidden in the dark. The story is woven beautifully to catch readers by surprise. When it comes to stories about the future sometimes it can be to predicable, and it loses some of the mystery. This is not the case with Touched. If you want a book to make your head spin, Touched is that book.

**Unabridged Bookshelf received this book from the publisher, in exchange for an honest review**

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Double Cover Reveal: Taken and Altered Souls by Karice Bolton

Title: Taken
Author: Karice Bolton
Series: The Watchers Trilogy #0.5 (Prequel Novella)
EXPECTED PUBLICATION: December 2012

Ana and Athen are enjoying the quiet life as a couple with only the minor dark demon infraction to rectify. Cyril and Arie are enjoying the newfound simplicity too. Things are perfect – too perfect.
They soon realize that something far more sinister is taking place in their world, and they must do their best to stop the evil from spreading. Determined to figure out who is tampering with the mortals’ fate they are unable to recognize that it’s a trap, and one of their own is the target.
This is where it all begins.

Review: The Raft by S.A. Bodeen

Title: The Raft
Author: S.A. Bodeen
Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
Publication Date: August 21, 2012

Robie is an experienced traveller. She’s taken the flight from Honolulu to the Midway Atoll, a group of Pacific islands where her parents live, many times. When she has to get to Midway in a hurry after a visit with her aunt in Hawaii, she gets on the next cargo flight at the last minute. She knows the pilot, but on this flight, there’s a new co-pilot named Max. All systems are go until a storm hits during the flight. The only passenger, Robie doesn’t panic until the engine suddenly cuts out and Max shouts at her to put on a life jacket. They are over miles of Pacific Ocean. She sees Max struggle with a raft.
And then . . . she’s in the water. Fighting for her life. Max pulls her onto the raft, and that’s when the real terror begins. They have no water. Their only food is a bag of Skittles. There are sharks. There is an island. But there’s no sign of help on the way.

Bout of Books Read-a-thon: Goals and Updates

I decided I need to get some massive reading done, and I thought that the Bout of Books Read-a-thon would be a great way to motivate me to read! There is still time to sign up  and participate, just visit Bout of Books.

This post contains my Goals and all my updates will be added through out the entire Read-a-Thon!

MY GOALS: