Promises

I told you all that I would be posting a bunch of reviews. I told you this last week, it never really happened. I haven't had much time to post, and I'm working on that. But some things I will be posting soon (I hope) involve me meeting John Green and David Levithan on the 26th of this month and Jandy Nelson on the 28th of this month. The post about meeting John and David might be extremely fangirly, just a warning.
Along with posting those two things, there are a lot of Young Adult books coming out tomorrow or after (and many I still have to read), but I will try my hardest to post reviews for most of the May releases I have. Some of the reviews you can look forward to seeing are Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready, Jekel loves Hyde by Beth Fantasky, Something Like Fate by Susane Colasanti, and a bunch of others.

The Bright Side of Blogging

I started blogging about a year and a half ago. Since then, I have changed completely. Not only has blogging broadened my knowledge of everything literature related, but it also has introduced me to a much of lovely people!
In the blogging world, you can almost always find somebody who has the same obsessions as you. This has been the case for me. From Doctor Who (Sarah), David Levithan (Khy), 10 Things I Hate About You (A bunch of awesome people on twitter), The Vampire Diaries (Khy, Sarah, Catt, Mitali, Heidi, and a bunch of others), Coffee (CHELSEA!), and many more things that I love watching/doing. My blogging friends are also my beta readers for what I’m writing. They tell me if anything I write it utter crap, which is really important to do when I’m on my high horse gloating or something.
The blogging world has also brought me to meeting my some of my favorite authors and bloggers! Since starting my blog, I have met:

David Levithan
John Green
Lisa McMann
Scott Westerfeld
Sarah Reese Brennan
Heidi R. Kling
C.J. Omololu
Daisy Whitney
Cheryl Renee Herbsman
J.A. Yang
Malinda Lo
C. Lee McKenzie
Sarah Dessen
Kami Garcia
Margaret Stohl
Sarah Quigley
Carrie Jones
Alyxandra Harvey
Khy of Frenetic Reader
Alicia of Shooting Star Mag
Nancy of Ravenous Reader
And there are probably some people I am forgetting, which I’m sorry about!

The blogging world is like a family. There are the weird cousins, the sisters (or brothers), the family members you look up to, and whatever other relatives. Most of us get along with one another and help each other out. I am proud to be a book blogger. My blog is a getaway for me. There are some bloggers that I talk to on a daily basis and my life wouldn’t be the same without. If I hadn’t started blogging, I wouldn’t be reading as much as I do. I wouldn’t have read David Levithan (my all time favorite author), Sarah Dessen, and a bunch of other authors that I absolutely adore. I don’t know what I would do without this blogging world that I’m apart of. I love the people who read my blog and I love the bloggers I talk to.
Others people talking about the Bright Side of Blogging-

Sunday April 25th: Sarah's Random Musings
Monday April 26th: The Book Cellar
Wednesday April 28th: Frenetic Reader
Thursday April 29th: Persnickety Snark
Friday April 30th: The Page Flipper
Saturday May 1st: The Compulsive Reader

Morpheus Road: The Light by D.J. MacHale

Marshall Seaver is being haunted. In the first installment of this chillingly compelling trilogy, sixteen-year-old Marshall discovers that something beyond our world is after him. The eerie clues pile up quickly, and when people start dying, it’s clear whatever this isit’s huge. Marshall has no idea what’s happening to him, but he’s soon convinced that it has something to do with his best friend Cooper, who’s been missing for over a week. Together with Coop’s sister, Marsh searches for the truth about what happened to his friend, ultimately uncovering something bigger than he could ever have imagined

I don’t really know how to sum up my opinions about this book. I wanted to like it, I really wanted to like it. No matter how hard I tried to like this book, nothing really clicked with me. D.J. MacHale is a wonderful writer, Morpheus Road was written really well and the plot was creepy and many people will probably love it. The characters seemed a bit annoying to me, which is part of the reason I didn’t really like it.
For the genera that is recommended for Morpheus Road, I think this story will really take off. It is marketed as Middle Grade. Long time readers of Zoe’s Book Reviews know that I am not a Middle Grade fan.
I recommend Morpheus Road to younger teens who are/used to be a fan of Goosebumps. It my personal favorite book, but it also wasn’t a bad book. If you read it, I hope you enjoy it.


I want to just make a quick note on the cover. Isn't is creepy? I love it!

*I received this book from the publisher.

A Golden Web by Barbara Quick

Alessandra is desperate to escape—from her stepmother, who’s locked her away for a year; from the cloister that awaits her if she refuses the marriage plans that have been made for her; from the expectations that limit her and every other girl in fourteenth-century Italy. There’s no tolerance in her village for her keen intelligence and her unconventional ideas. In defiant pursuit of her dreams, Alessandra undertakes an audacious quest, her bravery equaled only by the dangers she faces. Disguised and alone in a city of spies and scholars, Alessandra will find a love she could not foresee—and an enduring fame.


I will be honest with you all. I didn’t expect to like this book very much. I am not a big historical fiction fan, actually, historical fiction is one of my least favorite things to read. Much to my surprise, A Golden Web pulled me in. This was my second time trying to read it and after the first two chapters I was completely devoured into the story. The characters were written well, Alessandra and her brother were lovely characters that I loved reading about. I recommend this book to lovers of Historical Fiction and people who are trying to love Historical Fiction more.


*I received this book from the publisher.

Two Lovely Trailers!

I have two book trailers to show you all that I love! I loved both of these books, expect to see my reviews coming up soon!

Sorry I haven't posted in the last few days! I was on a trip and I meant to post some reviews, but I didn't have the time to write them. I'll try and write some tonight!

Hope you all had a lovely week!

A Chat with D.J. MacHale Tonight!

Not able to meet D. J. MacHale while he’s on tour?
Not to worry! You can still ask him all your questions about Morpheus Road on publication day!

Here’s how to do it:
Go to: http://www.ustream.tv/simonandschuster

Login on the right side via Twitter or Facebook to post questions for him.

D. J. will be answering the questions LIVE on the day the book is published (Today) day, 4/20 at 6:00 PM Eastern time, and you can watch it there then!



I encourage you all to go and watch D.J. MacHale talk about Morpheus Road.

Rules of Attraction and Perfect Chemistry Giveaway!

Hey Everyone.

I am here to give you all a chance to win a copy of Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles and Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles. Both are amazing books that I love.
To enter this contest, fill out the form below.
US residents only, sorry international people!

One person will win a copy of Perfect Chemistry and Rules of Attraction and some bookmarks.

+2 entries if you follow Zoe's Book Reviews.

You can find my Rules of Attraction review here.
My Perfect Chemistry review here.
My interview with Simone here.