Waiting On Wednesday #57: TIME AFTER TIME (Time Between Us #2) by Tamara Ireland Stone

It has been a long time since I've done a 'Waiting On Wednesday' post - 

I feel so out of the loop! Now that I am feeling up to it, I really need to catch up on all the good books that will be releasing in the Fall/Winter! 

I am really looking forward to seeing everyone's posts today :) 

Please be sure to say 'hi' and leave your links for me - thanks!!! xo

"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, quite possibly, to make our shelves look all pretty too :)

What I'm waiting on... 

TIME AFTER TIME

(Time Between Us #2) 

by Tamara Ireland Stone

Expected release date: October 8th, 2013

Published by: Disney-Hyperion

Genre: Young Adult - Romance, Time Travel

SUMMARY

"Calling Anna and Bennett’s romance long distance is an understatement: she’s from 1995 Chicago and he’s a time traveler from 2012 San Francisco. The two of them never should have met, but they did. They fell in love, even though they knew they shouldn't. And they found a way to stay together, against all odds. 

It’s not a perfect arrangement, though, with Bennett unable to stay in the past for more than brief visits, skipping out on big chunks of his present in order to be with Anna in hers. They each are confident that they’ll find a way to make things work...until Bennett witnesses a single event he never should have seen (and certainly never expected to). Will the decisions he makes from that point on cement a future he doesn't want?"

"Told from Bennett’s point of view, Time After Time will satisfy readers looking for a fresh, exciting, and beautifully-written love story, both those who are eager to find out what’s next for Time Between Us's Anna and Bennett and those discovering their story for the first time."

Why I'm waiting on "TIME AFTER TIME"...

I absolutely fell head over heels for Bennett! And, of course, Anna and Bennett's love story!

I really want to see how Bennett manages to continue to time travel to be with Anna, and even more so since he sees something (in the future?) that can change everything! 

You can see my review of TIME BETWEEN US right HERE!!!

SO, what are you waiting on this week??? 

xoxo

Time Between Us (ARC) by Tamara Ireland Stone Giveaway!

To celebrate the release of TIME BETWEEN US, 

I am giving away my ARC copy!!!

Time Between Us

by Tamara Ireland Stone

Release date: October 9th, 2012

Published by: Hyperion/Disney

Genre: Young Adult Romance

Source read: ARC 

SUMMARY

"Anna and Bennett were never supposed to meet: 

she lives in 1995 Chicago 

and he lives in 2012 San Francisco. 

But Bennett has the unique ability to travel through time and space, which brings him into Anna's life, and with him a new world of adventure and possibility. 

As their relationship deepens, the two face the reality that time may knock Bennett back to where he belongs, even as a devastating crisis throws everything they believe into question. Against a ticking clock, Anna and Bennett are forced to ask themselves how far they can push the bounds of fate, what consequences they can bear in order to stay together, and whether their love can stand the test of time." 

You can see my review right here :) 

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A "Nobel Beehvie Award" Review: Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone

Time Between Us

by Tamara Ireland Stone

Release date: October 9th, 2012

Published by: Hyperion/Disney

Genre: Young Adult Romance

Source read: ARC 

SUMMARY

"Anna and Bennett were never supposed to meet: 

she lives in 1995 Chicago 

and he lives in 2012 San Francisco. 

But Bennett has the unique ability to travel through time and space, which brings him into Anna's life, and with him a new world of adventure and possibility. 

As their relationship deepens, the two face the reality that time may knock Bennett back to where he belongs, even as a devastating crisis throws everything they believe into question. Against a ticking clock, Anna and Bennett are forced to ask themselves how far they can push the bounds of fate, what consequences they can bear in order to stay together, and whether their love can stand the test of time." 

MY REVIEW

Such an original and believable time-travel-love story! 

Bennett travels through time, and usually he does it for fum. But this time, there is a reason he has to go back, and ends up in Anna's time. As much as he tries to stay away, tries to remain unnoticed by all so he doesn't disturb "history", is there a possibility that things happened for a reason? Was he meant to come here? To meet her? 

Anna goes to a private school where everyone is the majority of the students are privileged  own cars and have traveled plenty. Anna is okay with the fact that her parents both have to work overtime in order to put through her school to give her the best education and she is all prepared to start her senior year, with the hopes to travel once she graduates. It is something that she has always wanted to do and fears that she may not be able to because of her lack of finances... but in the end, life is good for Anna. 

When she meets Bennett, its hard to say how she feels about him. And as she bumps into him and little by little gets to know him, she is not sure what to think of him. They're relationship slowly unfolds... she continuously feels that that Bennett may be hiding things; that he may not be telling her everything... can she trust him? 

I really loved seeing how independent Anna was! Even after meeting Bennett and the things they went through, she did not completely crumble but got herself together and became stronger. 

Oh my, and Bennett... you will fall in love with this boy! Other than the fact that he is a time traveler, he is still such a unique and memorable character. He is not perfect, but no boy ever is. But he makes up for it, in so many ways. 

As a teen who grew up in the early 90's (oh my, did I just give away my age?!), who was in high school when Kurt Cobain passed away and who thought that Eddie Vedder (of Pearl Jam) was a god - all of the 90's references brought me back in time as well! I felt like I was 16, 17, 18 all over again, which makes me love this book even more!

And it has to be said, I really enjoyed this so much more than The Time Travelers Wife, which was much more serious and at times lagged - Time Between Us picks up after about 100 pages or so and then it has you continuously turning the pages! You won't be able to put it down - so be careful you don't get any paper-cuts!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR - Tamara Ireland Stone 

Tamara lives with her husband and two children just outside San Francisco, California.

She runs a marketing communications firm that serves the software industry and is currently working on her next novel. 

Her YA time travel romance, TIME BETWEEN US, has sold in fifteen countries and been optioned for film by CBS Films. 

Official Website, Blog, Goodreads, Facebook, Twitter 

You can enter to win an ARC of TIME BETWEEN US by Tamara Ireland Stone right here!

Thank you for stopping by...
happy reading :) 

My First Friday Reads with Bunny!

Happy TGIF everyone!!! 

I decided to join in on Bunny's "#FridayReads (hash)tag" on YouTube today :)

I was in a bit of a hurry, lol! Watch me ramble about my books for today/tonight!

You can visit Bunny's blog too!

Books mentioned:
- Time Between Us by Tamara Ireland Stone (YA)
- Mira's Diary: Lost in Paris by Marissa Moss (MG)

Have a wonderful weekend!
And happy reading :)