Waiting On Wednesday #20: Imposter by Jill Hathaway

"Waiting On Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by  Breaking the Spine. 

This is were we get to 'spotlight' books that we are anxiously waiting to be released! The ones that we are dying to get our hands on and read into the wee hours of the night and make our shelves look all pretty :)

This week, I'm waiting on... 

Impostor (Slide #2)

by Jill Hathaway

Release date: March 26th, 2013

SUMMARY

(from Goodreads) 

What if a killer took control of you?

"Vee Bell’s gift (or curse) of “sliding”—slipping into the mind of another person and experiencing life, briefly, through his or her eyes—has been somewhat under control since she unwillingly witnessed the horrific deaths of her classmates six months ago.

But just as things are getting back to normal, Vee has a very bizarre experience: she loses consciousness and finds herself in a deserted area, at the edge of a cliff, with the broken body of the boy who took advantage of her on the rocks below.

As Vee finds herself in stranger and stranger situations with no memory of getting there, she begins to suspect that someone she knows has the ability to slide—and that this “slider” is using Vee to exact revenge on his or her enemies."

Why I'm waiting on... Imposter???

If you read Slide, then you know how ah-maaazing it is! 

Just think about it, if you were able to "slide" into other people's minds and experience what they go through, what would you do? Who would you want to "slide" into, or who would you not want to?

And now, in Impostor, it seems that someone is able to control Vee's ability?! 

Sounds creepy! I can't wait to find out who and why!!!

And, if you like, you can see my review of Slide right here!

What are you 'waiting on' this week??? 

Thanks for stopping by! Happy reading!!!

A "Nobel Beehive Award" Review: Slide by Jill Hathaway

Hello again, hope you are all enjoying some really good reads right now!
I have another review to share, and I have to say, this book has landed on my top 12 books of 2012!
Take a look...

Slide 

by Jill Hathaway 

Format: ARC 

Release Date: March 27, 2012

Age Group: YA, 14 + 

Publisher: Balzer + Bray 

Author's Site(s):  Jill Hathaway's Blog, Facebook, Twitter   

From Goodreads: 

"Vee Bell is certain of one irrefutable truth—her sister’s friend Sophie didn’t kill herself. She was murdered. 

Vee knows this because she was there. Everyone believes Vee is narcoleptic, but she doesn’t actually fall asleep during these episodes: When she passes out, she slides into somebody else’s mind and experiences the world through that person’s eyes. She’s slid into her sister as she cheated on a math test, into a teacher sneaking a drink before class. She learned the worst about a supposed “friend” when she slid into her during a school dance. But nothing could have prepared Vee for what happens one October night when she slides into the mind of someone holding a bloody knife, standing over Sophie’s slashed body. 

Vee desperately wishes she could share her secret, but who would believe her? It sounds so crazy that she can’t bring herself to tell her best friend, Rollins, let alone the police. Even if she could confide in Rollins, he has been acting off lately, more distant, especially now that she’s been spending more time with Zane. 

Enmeshed in a terrifying web of secrets, lies, and danger and with no one to turn to, Vee must find a way to unmask the killer before he or she strikes again."

This book is like no other that I have read - the ability to 'slide' into someone else's mind and see what they are thinking, doing - kind of like 'walking in someone else's shoes' - is a brilliant story-line.  

Within the first few pages, we are thrust right into one of Vee's 'episodes' and experience and feel everything that she does when she slides. It's intense and so visual! I really felt like I was sliding right along with her.
The plot - so mysterious and suspenseful! I'm usually really good at figuring out the 'who did it' person right from the beginning, but Hathaway was so very good at giving out the hints and then throwing in few twists to throw me off track!
Vee's family dynamic seemed to be what most authors are going for these days, single parent home, siblings that kind of get along... but I really like the way Hathaway did it. Even though Vee, her sister Mattie and Dad didn't have much communication, they all still loved and cared for each other very much. In my opinion, most families are like this. Which makes their relationship realistic and more relate-able.
And of course, the romance! I adored Zane, not at first though, he seemed a bit too perfect, but nonetheless, he was too sweet and cute not to like... and of course, the BFF! At first I just didn't get it - Rollins was so standoffish and too much of a 'guy' at first. But once I got further into the book, he started to grow on me and I just knew that there had to be more to him than what he was fronting... and then, with the help of one of Vee's episodes, I finally got to see what Rollins was going through in his life - everything starts to click together and I couldn't help going all soft for him too. He had every right to be and react the way he did, I love him... and I loved the ending... and... oh my, so hard to keep this review spoiler free!

Slide has it all: suspense, mystery, love... It's a definite must read for 2012!
Go. Read. Slide. NOW!... release date is March 27th!

In My Mailbox Sunday #7: eBook edition

"In My Mailbox" is a weekly meme created by 
The Story Siren -
The idea is to post whatever 'books' you may have received from the week (before), whether you purchased them, gifted to you, borrowed, traded, etc.

I have been itching to join all you vlog-ers, lol, but I am not very tech savvy and will save it once I know that I won't be chasing any of you away ;)
My Nook and I are very happy campers! We finally have a really really really good line up of books to get to! I'm SO excited!
Here's what I got this past week... 

*RAK'ed eBooks for my Nook :) 

From Kerri: 

- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

- Hourglass by Myra McEntire

- Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

- The Iron Witch by Karen Mahoney 

From my sister, Sarabeth of Chronicles of Sarita: 

- Divergent by Veronica Roth

- The Fault in Our Stars by John Greene 

- The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

*I treated myself to this next book... 

Everneath by Brodi Ashton

EVERYTHING about this book has me hooked -  

The summary, the gorgeous cover, reviews! 

I cannot wait to start this one, hopefully next week :)  

*AND look what I found for just ONE DOLLAR... 

and it's a hardcover book too, lol! 

The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold 

Sebold is the author of The Lovely Bones - I haven't watched the movie, but the book was really good, gave me the shivers - so I am hoping that this one is just as good! 

*AND, I received some bookmarks! 

From the author herself, Jill Hathaway :) 

I am SO looking forward to reading Slide - 

Quick summary: "A girl who passes out and slides into other people's minds."

Wow, sounds awesome!

Release date is currently set to be March 27th, 2012!  

That's all from me this week! 

How does your IMM look??? Did you get your faves??? 

 I have to say, this is my MOST fave meme ever :) 

I just love seeing what everyone received, especially through vlogs, hee hee! 

Leave your link so I can visit :) 

Thanks and Happy Reading!!!