Summer by Summer by Heather Burch

Summer by Summer
by Heather Burch

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Just released: April 7, 2015
Publisher: Blink
Genre: Christian, Romance, YA
Paperback: 288 pages
Rating: 4

First sentence(s):
I am in a hospital room.

Zombie sighting:
It looked like something from a tropical zombie apocalypse movie.
-chapter 7, page 99

When Summer took a job as a nanny for a couple vacationing in Belize, she imagined it would be a fresh start before starting college in the fall. And while she adores her charge, Josh, she can’t say the same for her employers’ oldest son, Bray. He’s cocky, inconsiderate, and makes her feel she’s a chore he has to put up with. In short, he’s everything she dislikes in a guy.

Bray had a plan for the summer: party, hang out with friends, and forget all the responsibilities waiting for him back home. But every time he’s forced to be around Summer, her dour, serious mood sets him off. Not to mention she has a habit of picking up on what he already knows is wrong with him.

Then the two find themselves on a dive trip gone wrong, stranded on a remote island. As they focus on survival, their differences melt away, and they find being together may be what both needed all along.

My two-bits:

Interesting wild mix of Christian, Romance, Thriller, YA storyline, but told with an island vacation vibe - so kinda mellow.

The story gets into island survivor mode with a romance. The romance was sweet and builds as the main character had to first overcome issues from her past. Both characters grow, develop and bond well throughout their experience on the island.

And too, island living positives and negatives are explored.

Got me thinking of "What would I do if stranded on an island?"

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* review copy courtesy of BookSparks YA Summer Reading Challenge 2015 (details). @booksparks #ReadingIsBeautiful

* part of Summer YA Book Box giveaway (here)

Stacking the Shelves - 7.25.15

Stacking the Shelves
hosted by Tynga's Reviews (details)
Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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Bought:

The Blue: A Novel
by Lucy Clarke
-Mystery, Thriller
Amazon | Goodreads
=====> Looks like a good one and wanted to add this to my Armchair Summer Travel reading list.

For Review:

Beautiful Affliction
by Lene Fogelberg
-Memoir
courtesy of book tour by BookSparks
Thanks !
Amazon | Goodreads

Never Said
by Carol Lynch Williams
-YA
courtesy of BookSparks YA Summer Reading Challenge 2015
Thanks !
Amazon | Goodreads

Summer by Summer
by Heather Burch
-YA
courtesy of BookSparks YA Summer Reading Challenge 2015
Thanks !
Amazon | Goodreads

The Red Sun
by Alane Adams
-Fantasy, YA
courtesy of BookSparks YA Summer Reading Challenge 2015
Thanks !
Amazon | Goodreads

The Looney Experiment
by Luke Reynolds
-YA
courtesy of BookSparks YA Summer Reading Challenge 2015
Thanks !
Amazon | Goodreads
Library:

Beautiful Disaster
by Jamie McGuire
-New Adult, Romance
Amazon | Goodreads
My rating: 5
The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate number of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance from the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University's Walking One-Night Stand.

Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needs—and wants—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.

=====> A guilty pleasure kind of read. I inhaled this one and loved it!

UNBOXING:

From Powell's Indiespensable club package (details & signup):
Powell's subscription club delivers the best new books, with special attention to independent publishers. Signed first editions. Inventive, original sets. Exclusive printings.... Every six weeks, another installment to read and admire. Plus, every package is stocked with exciting surprises!

This is package #53. (sorry - this is sold out, but you can signup for the next one)

Box includes:

The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty
by Vendela Vida
signed first-edition
in a custom slipcase exclusive to Indiespensable
Amazon | Goodreads

Above the Waterfall
by Ron Rash
Release date: September 8, 2015
Amazon | Goodreads
Also in the box:

* A collectible booklet featuring the Powells.com interview and Indiespensable Q&A with Vendela Vida
* Fuller Foods Serious Cheesy Puffs: Sriracha and Cheddar. Just had a couple and YUM. Nice blend and not too spicy.

AND binge watching:

Outlander
tv series, season one, volume one
-Adventure, Romance
Amazon | imdb
Follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate relationship is ignited that tears Claire's heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

Based on this book...

Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
-Romance, Scotland
Amazon | Goodreads
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* some of these may be offered as giveaways within the next two months

* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently

* per usual, check out the sidebar for my current giveaways offers

YA Summer Reading Challenge 2015

#READINGISBEAUTIFUL
YA SUMMER READING CHALLENGE 2015
sponsored by BookSparks (details here)
I am thrilled to share the news about BookSparks new Summer reading challenge!

#ReadingIsBeautiful is a two month YA reading challenge that celebrates the beauty of books (and those who read them)!

I will be participating and adding most of my review book copies to my Summer YA Book Box Giveaway - signup up to win a giveaway box here.

HERE is the line up:
(link for my review will be activated when posted)

Season of Fire
(The Remnants #2)
by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Amazon | Goodreads

Summer by Summer
by Heather Burch
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

Bear Witness
by Melissa Clark
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

Beautiful Girl
by Fleur Philips
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

The Red Sun
Legends of Orkney
by Alane Adams
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

The Looney Experiment
by Luke Reynolds
Amazon | Goodreads | my review

Never Said
by Carol Lynch Williams
Amazon | Goodreads | my review
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* head over to get more details and to signup for this challenge here - books provided for honest reviews