Friday Finds (June 7)

 

FF2_MdFRIDAY FINDS showcases the books you ‘found’ and added to your To Be Read (TBR) list… whether you found them online, or in a bookstore, or in the library — wherever! (they aren’t necessarily books you purchased).

So, come on — share with us your FRIDAY FINDS!

I went searching to see what I could come up with for this weeks Friday Finds and came across this book that looks absolutely amazing.  It is now on my TBR list.  If anyone has read it please let me know how it was.

Product DetailsParallel by Lauren Miller.

Abby Barnes had a plan. The Plan. She’d go to Northwestern, major in journalism, and land a job at a national newspaper, all before she turned twenty-two. But one tiny choice—taking a drama class her senior year of high school—changed all that. Now, on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Abby is stuck on a Hollywood movie set, miles from where she wants to be, wishing she could rewind her life. The next morning, she’s in a dorm room at Yale, with no memory of how she got there. Overnight, it’s as if her past has been rewritten.

With the help of Caitlin, her science-savvy BFF, Abby discovers that this new reality is the result of a cosmic collision of parallel universes that has Abby living an alternate version of her life. And not only that: Abby’s life changes every time her parallel self makes a new choice. Meanwhile, her parallel is living out Abby’s senior year of high school and falling for someone Abby’s never even met.

As she struggles to navigate her ever-shifting existence, forced to live out the consequences of a path she didn’t choose, Abby must let go of the Plan and learn to focus on the present, without losing sight of who she is, the boy who might just be her soul mate, and the destiny that’s finally within reach. (Goodreads Excerpt)

This is another  one I found but am not sure if I want to read it.  It reads like the Hunger Games (which I loved) but maybe too much!  Let me know what you think and I will decide.

The TestingThe Testing(testing #1) by Joelle Charbonneau

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Isn’t that what they say? But how close is too close when they may be one in the same?

The Seven Stages War left much of the planet a charred wasteland. The future belongs to the next generation’s chosen few who must rebuild it. But to enter this elite group, candidates must first pass The Testing—their one chance at a college education and a rewarding career.

Cia Vale is honored to be chosen as a Testing candidate; eager to prove her worthiness as a University student and future leader of the United Commonwealth. But on the eve of her departure, her father’s advice hints at a darker side to her upcoming studies–trust no one.

But surely she can trust Tomas, her handsome childhood friend who offers an alliance? Tomas, who seems to care more about her with the passing of every grueling (and deadly) day of the Testing. To survive, Cia must choose: love without truth or life without trust. (Goodreads Excerpt)

These are both new releases.  If you read them please leave me a comment on your thoughts.  Happy Friday!

PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT with either the link to your own Friday Finds post, or share your ‘finds’ in a comment here (if you don’t have a blog). Thanks! :D

Friday Finds is a meme hosted by Should Be Reading. Check out their blog!

4 responses to “Friday Finds (June 7)

  1. I’ve had the Parallel ARC and been wanting to read it. It really sound interesting! I love parallel universe talks.

    Here’s mine: http://booksandbindings.com/friday-finds-june-7-2013/

  2. Both of those are my to-read list! Really looking forward to The Testing.

    Here are my YA & MG finds: http://pidginpeasbooknook.blogspot.com/2013/06/friday-finds-40.html

  3. I’m glad you found these, because they are now on MY to-read list ^.^

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