Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasley

Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasley
Release Date: February 8, 2011
Publisher: HarperTeen
Source: Bought
Goodreads Stars: 3.5
Rating: Enjoyable

Meet Corrinne. She's living every girl's dream in New York City--shopping sprees at Barneys, open access to the best clubs and parties, and her own horse at the country club. Her perfect life is perfectly on track. At least it was. . . .

When Corrinne's father is laid off, her world suddenly falls apart. Instead of heading to boarding school, she's stripped of her credit cards and shipped off to the boonies of Texas to live with her grandparents. On her own in a big public school and forced to take a job shoveling manure, Corrinne is determined to get back to the life she's supposed to be living. She doesn't care who she stomps on in the process. But when Corrinne makes an unlikely friend and discovers a total hottie at work, she begins to wonder if her life B.R.--before the recession--was as perfect as it seemed.

I have had Where I Belong on my Kindle for the longest time, and I am so glad to have finally been able to get to it. I'm pretty sure I bought it at the end of 2011, so that means it's been sitting unread for a year and a half. I have a book buying problem, I know.

I was in the mood for a light contemporary to read after I had finished two books in twenty four hours for Dewey's 24 Hour Read-a-Thon, and while Where I Belong wasn't as light and fluffy as I was expecting, it was great to take a break and dive into this.

Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins
The Sweet Trilogy #1
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Publisher: HarperTeen
Source: Bought
Goodreads Stars: 1
Rating: Troll

Embrace the Forbidden

What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences?
This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels.

Tenderhearted Southern girl Anna Whitt was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. She's aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but it isn't until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage and her willpower is put to the test. He's the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna.

Forced to face her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?

If I was to describe this book in one word it would be shit. Complete shit. I was really looking forward to Sweet Evil because everyone seemed to love it. It's always being talked about on my Twitter timeline, and everyone is excited for the release of the second book. Sweet Evil just missed the mark in every single way. I can't think of one thing that I liked about it.

2013 Debut Showcase: May

The purpose of this feature is to show you guys which YA debuts I'm most looking forward to, and which ones I've enjoyed. Hopefully it'll also help build some buzz around some of these debuts. There will be one post at the beginning of each month showing the top three upcoming debuts I'm most looking forward to and excited for, and it will also wrap up the previous month by showing which debuts I read and enjoyed.

So, without further ado, here are the April debuts that I have read, and my thoughts on them in a couple of sentences.

Monthly Wrap Up: April 2013

I managed to read a bunch of books this month! I'm so proud of myself, and I think I was only able to do so because a) there were days where I was reading a couple of books at a time, and b) I took part in the 24 Hour Read-a-Thon!

Books Read in April

1. The Collector by Victoria Scott

2. The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd

3. Fractured by Teri Terry

4. Arclight by Josin L. McQuein

5. The Rules by Stacey Kade

7. A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin

8. Dead Silence by Kimberly Derting

9. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

10. Reboot by Amy Tinterra

11. A Storm of Swords Part One by George R R Martin

12. Where You Are by Tammara Webber
13. Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

Where You Are by Tammara Webber

Where You Are by Tammara Webber
Between the Lines #2
Release Date: March 14, 2013(UK)
Publisher: Razorbill
Source: Publisher
Goodreads Stars: 4
Rating: Enjoyable

Buy the Book: Amazon UK

Emma, Reid and Graham's story continues in this sequel to Between the Lines, by bestselling author of Easy, Tammara Webber. Emma has pursued her dream - she's trying to live a normal life and attend university. But when a twist of fate means she encounters Graham again in New York, life promises to be anything but ordinary . . . - Goodreads

This book caused me so much distress. I read it for the 24 Hour Read-a-Thon, and so I was basically reading non-stop until I finished. That meant that I powered through all of the drama, relationship stuff, and sad bits in just a few hours, and it left me mentally exhausted. There was so much going on in this book!