Because I love the Thieves Like Us series so much, and because I’m pretty sure that no one has heard of the books or read them. I plan to fix that! So, I decided to do a giveaway so that one lucky person can enjoy the start of this fun, adventurous book series.

Jonah Wish, a brilliant computer hacker, is the newest addition to an elite group of teen outlaws all hired by the same mysterious benefactor, Nathaniel Coldhardt. Each of them offers a unique talent: Patch is a one-eyed locksmith; Motti can dismantle any electrical system; Con’s charm is truly mesmerizing; and Tye can detect a lie with more precision than a polygraph. Under Coldhart’s watchful eye, this motley crew races from a high-tech underground conference centre to exotic locations where they hunt for priceless ancient artefacts that may bring riches . . . or the secret to eternal life.

The Rules

• Contest open only to US residents
• Must be 13 years of age or older
• Giveaway begins May 15, 2013 @ 12:00AM and ends May 26, 2013 @ 12:00AM

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“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted on Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

Allegiant by Veronica Roth

Coming October 22, 2013

From Goodreads:

One choice will define you.

What if your whole world was a lie?
What if a single revelation—like a single choice—changed everything?
What if love and loyalty made you do things you never expected?

The explosive conclusion to Veronica Roth’s #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy reveals the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated millions of readers in Divergent and Insurgent.

AsdKahskajsd I’m so excited for this book! Plus it’s coming out on my birthday! Happy birthday to meeee I’m sure it’s going to be an amazing conclusion to an equally amazing book series. Can’t wait!

Want to Read It?

List Price: $19.99

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To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

My answers:

Currently Reading

I’m reading two books right now (well, actually three, but I’ve kind of put Lord of Chaos by Robert Jordan on indefinite hiatus for a while whilst I read other books). The first book I’m reading (and can’t seem to put down!) is Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. I actually started it last fall, but I had to go back to school and left the book unfinished. I finally got it from the library (as well as its sequel, because I knew that I would want to read them back-to-back). Of course, I’m loving it so far– it’s so lyrical, and even though the MC is somewhat of a Mary Sue (too amazing, so ~quirky and ~different that it’s ridiculous) I really like the world that Taylor has created; it’s so completely other.

Genre: YA, fantasy

I’m also reading The Program by Suzanne Young. I’ll tell you something, I read some reviews of it before I really got started with the book and they were kind of disappointing. Now I’m a bit unsure if I’ll actually like the book. Even without the reviews panning the book, I noticed a few things that make me a bit uncomfortable about how the author is handling the dialogue of teen depression and suicide (namely, how she’s using it as a plot impetus to supposedly further her love triangle). I think, like all books I read past the first few chapters, I’ll give this book until halfway through before I decide whether or not to finish. Hopefully it’ll improve.

Genre: YA, dystopian

Finished Reading

I finished reading The Language of Flowers on the 20th. I had to struggle to engage myself with the book, to be honest. I found the main character to be bland and didn’t really understand why anyone bothered to like her–she was rude, standoffish, pushed people who wanted to help her away, vindictive, and generally didn’t think about anyone but herself. Plus she was a little a lot clueless. Overall I was so annoyed with her that it took away from any enjoyment I might have had regarding the plot, which was insubstantial to begin with… Sigh.

Genre: Contemporary, romance

Reading Next

I’ll probably be reading Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor right after I finish Daughter of Smoke and Bone. There are some books that you just know you’re going to want to read the sequels to within moments of starting the first book in the series. This is one of them, and I’m looking forward to reading it after.

Genre: YA, fantasy

Title: The Bloodline Cipher (Thieves Like Us #3)

Author: Stephen Cole

Published: 2008, Bloomsbury

Pages: 326

Rating:

“Jonah and the rest of the elite team of teenage thieves have been sent on a mission by Coldhardt to retrieve an ancient grimoire. He believes it to be a magical book of the law of the dead. Something like that could fetch a very good price in the right market. But when they go in to get it, the discover another team of thieves has beaten them to it. Even more disturbingly, this team is better trained, and better informed. It seems Coldhardt’s old mentor, a man he thought was dead, is not only very alive, but has a highly efficient rival organisation, and a devilish plan to wipe out Coldhardt. Only the best will make it. In a thrilling adventure with brilliant plotting and fiendish twists, join Jonah faces his toughest challenge yet – but will it be his last?”

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Good, Exciting Fun

I remember reading the first two books in this series when I was in middle school or high school, and falling absolutely in love with them. They weren’t like other books I’d read. A love triangle wasn’t the main focus of the story, although romance was present, if an afterthought. No, instead, these books were about the action, the excitement, the thrill of adventure and danger that reminded me a bit of the Alex Rider books I used to read. I was so bummed that they never published the third and final book in the States, and for years I searched for a relatively cheap copy on Amazon that I could ship from the UK and read, finally. And while this book didn’t exactly hold up to my rather idealized expectations of the series, it still proved to be a quick, fun read that kept me engaged from start to finish.

Jonah Wish and his team of fellow thieves find themselves targeted by their employer’s rival after a deal gone bad. This team is just as young as they are, but for some reason always three steps ahead. What started out as a chance encounter turns into a battle of wits and lives as Coldhardt’s crew realizes that a lot more is at stake if they want to crack the Bloodline Cipher.

I was a bit worried that, since it had been years, I wouldn’t be able to get into the story easily. I shouldn’t have been worried—Cole handles the exposition nicely without beating the subject over the reader’s head, quickly and efficiently introducing the main characters and their talents (Jonah is a hacker, Motti is the security and weapons, Con is the seductress who can convince anyone to do anything, Patch can pick any lock, and Tye is a human lie detector). It was like being with old friends again, and I was able to quickly focus my attention on the story.

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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! ( make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others! )
• Share the title & author , too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

The Program by Suzanne Young

“‘Maybe a coffee spiked with QuikDeath would help you focus on the pain.’

My expression falters; just the mention of the poison enough to send my heart racing.”

This is from the first page of the book that I just started, The Program by Suzanne Young. I wasn’t even planning to start this book; it wasn’t even on my radar until about an hour ago when the opportunity presented itself to read it for free online via the PulseIt program. I figured I might as well! I don’t even know what the book is about; this is the first time I’m going into a book completely blind in a really long time, so we’ll see how it goes

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