Friday Night Alibi by Cassie Mae

Synopsis from Goodreads: Rising star Cassie Mae introduces New Adult readers to a practical soon-to-be college freshman who seems to have everything—until a special guy shows her what she’s been missing.
In the wealthy town of Sundale, Kelli Pinkins has hatched the perfect plan to capitalize on her sweet reputation. For a generous fee, she will be every trust-fund baby’s dream: a Friday-night alibi, the “girlfriend” or “BFF” that parents dream about. With college approaching in the fall, Kelli’s services are in demand more than ever, which means that her social life is nonexistent. But Kelli is A-okay with that. She’s raking in cash for school. Besides, relationships are tricky, and sometimes very messy. She’d rather be at home on Xbox LIVE, anyway. Then the unexpected happens: She meets college stud Chase Maroney.
Chase isn’t like the preppy, privileged guys Kelli usually meets in Sundale. For starters, he’s twentysomething, always wears black., and he shoots back one-liners as fast as she can dish them out. But Kelli’s attempts to drive Chase away falter when she realizes that he treats her like he reallyknows her, like he cares about knowing her. When Kelli finally gives in to the delicious kiss she’s been fighting for so long, she faces a tough decision: make Chase a real-life boyfriend and risk her heart . . . or keep her clients and lose her first true love.

Number of pages: 233
My review: When I saw this on Goodreads and read the synopsis I was immediately intrigued and knew I HAD to read it. And it was really good!
I enjoyed reading about Kelli and Chase (better known as their nicknames, "Stinky" and "Moron"). The whole novel was just really cute and, at times, quite innocent. Although, other times it did get a little hot and heavy ;)
Oranges have never seemed so sexy.
Anyways, reading from Kelli's point of view was sort of like diving into her diary. The way she explained things was just so blunt and with no sugar coating. And she was honest. I just loved that. In her descriptions of Chase, and the struggles with her parents, she just sounded real.
I also love a book that has anything to do with people being rich, rich, rich so this was perfect! The whole concept of the "Friday Night Alibi" was pretty cool too. Although I would have liked to see her talk about a few other clients. However, her struggles with this one client in particular and all the challenges he brought on, made it more realistic in my eyes.
I believe this is classified as New Adult romance so you should probably be a little older if you want to read this! Or you can ignore my warning altogether and go for the gusto.
See you soon!

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Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality by Elizabeth Eulberg

Synopsis from Goodreads.com: A hilarious new novel from Elizabeth Eulberg about taking the wall out of the wallflower so she can bloom.

Don't mess with a girl with a Great Personality.

Everybody loves Lexi. She's popular, smart, funny...but she's never been one of those girls, the pretty ones who get all the attention from guys. And on top of that, her seven-year-old sister, Mackenzie, is a terror in a tiara, and part of a pageant scene where she gets praised for her beauty (with the help of fake hair and tons of makeup).

Lexi's sick of it. She's sick of being the girl who hears about kisses instead of getting them. She's sick of being ignored by her longtime crush, Logan. She's sick of being taken for granted by her pageant-obsessed mom. And she's sick of having all her family's money wasted on a phony pursuit of perfection.

The time has come for Lexi to step out from the sidelines. Girls without great personalities aren't going to know what hit them. Because Lexi's going to play the beauty game - and she's in it to win it.

Number of pages: 261

Release Date: March 1st, 2013

My review: I finished this book in only one day because it was THAT fantastic! The first book I read from Elizabeth Eulburg was Prom and Prejudice and I gave a raving review of that book so when I heard that she was releasing another book, I just had to get my hands on it! So, as you can imagine, the day that Netgalley informed me that my request had been approved to read it, I was ecstatic! 

Anyways, the synopsis does a pretty good job of summing up the story, but once you start reading you realize it has so much more depth than it lets on. Lexi is one of those characters I instantly took a liking to because she knew exactly what she wanted in life, she tried not to take anyone's crap, and she had two of the coolest friends, Cam and Benny, I have ever had the pleasure of meeting in a book.

I really appreciated how as the story progressed she was able to stand up for herself, and this caused her to be a really wonderful (and NOT weak) central female character. I just hate when female characters seem to depend too much on boys or don't have a single thought of their own.

The friendship between Cam, Benny, and Lexi was hilarious and I actually felt a deep connection with them. Their friendship sort of reminded me of the kids from that old TeenNick show "Unfabulous". (Click the picture here to see what I'm talking about) Also, their friendship lasted through the book, it wasn't one of those friendships where the main girl abandoned them after she found a guy, or something. Cam was always saying hilarious statements and even though they were funny they also had a deep sense of truth in them. 

I loved to see the development Lexi went through regarding her family issues, her sister Mac's pageant fiascoes  her friendship, and the way she discovered how important image is to people. This book was on my top books of 2013 that I wanted to read and I'm glad I was able to read it because it was so refreshing and an absolute page turner! (No pun intended) I would definitely recommend you checking it out!

See you soon!

Paige

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Stacking the Shelves #1

Instead of doing monthly hauls I'm going to participate in the Stacking the Shelves meme hosted by Tynga over at Tynga's Reviews. Stacking the Shelves is a way to show off what books you have received in the week (whether they be for review, from the library, etc.) Most people do their's on Saturdays but I will be doing mine on Sundays. Enjoy!

This week: February 3- February 10

Purchased
So this week I went to my local Scholastic Warehouse Sale and got a ton of books for extremely cheap so here's what I got there:

Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson (paperback $4.50)


The Allegra Biscotti Collection by Olivia Bennett (paperback $1.25)


Airhead by Meg Cabot (paperback $1.50)


Plus by Veronica Chambers (paperback $1.50)


The Roar by Emma Clayton (paperback $1.25)


Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson (paperback $1.50)


Epic by Conor Kostick (paperback $5.00)


Ashes by Kathryn Lasky (paperback $1.50)


Lyonesse by Sam Llewellyn (hardback $2.50)


Legend by Marie Lu (hardcover $4.00)


Clone Codes by Patricia C. McKissack (hardback $2.50)


Maximum Ride Manga 1 by James Patterson (paperback $5.00)


Maximum Ride Manga 4 by James Patterson (paperback $5.00)


The Comet's Curse by Dom Testa (paperback $1.25)


Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld (hardback $5.00)


Bogus to Bubbly by Scott Westerfeld (paperback $1.50)



For review
The Genius of Little Things by Larry Buhl (paperback, sent to me by the author)


Eternal by Virginia Hust (ebook, sent to me by the author)

(sorry about the click to look inside thing from Amazon, this is the only picture I could find of the cover)

Songbird by Syrie James (ebook, sent to me by the author)


The Look by Sophia Bennett (ebook, received through NetGalley)


Leave a comment below of your Stacking the Shelves for this week and I'll come check it out and as always make sure to follow/subscribe!
See you soon!
Paige

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December and January Haul

Here are all the books I got in December and January (there's quite a few so keep in mind this was over a two month period!)

From Barnes and Noble: 
Monster High #2: The Ghoul Next Door by Lisi Harrison (hardcover)


Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (hardcover)


From Amazon.com:
Maximum Ride #7: Angel by James Patterson (paperback)


The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (paperback)


From Half.com:
House of Night #2: Betrayed by P.C. and Kristen Cast (hardcover)


House of Night #3: Chosen by P.C. and Kristen Cast (hardcover)


From PaperBackSwap.com:
Last Seen Wearing by Colin Dexter (paperback)


Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie (paperback)


Shakespeare's Sonnets Edited by Stanley Wells (paperback)


Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie (paperback)


The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie (paperback)


The Runaway Dolls by Ann M. Martin, Laura Goodwin, and Brian Selznick (paperback)


From the $1 local used bookstore:
No Fear Shakespeare: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare (paperback)


Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (paperback)


Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris (paperback)


Midnighters: The Secret Hour by Scott Westerfeld (paperback)


Midnighters 2: Touching Darkness by Scott Westerfeld (paperback)


Cruel Summer by Alyson Noel (paperback)


Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr (paperback)


The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie (paperback)


Dead Mans Folly by Agatha Christie (paperback)


Murder Is Easy by Agatha Christie (paperback)


Dead in the Clouds by Agatha Christie (paperback)


Towards Zero by Agatha Christie (paperback)


Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (paperback)


From the $1. 99 Goodwill Bookstore:
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella (paperback)


Cracked Up To Be by Courtney Summers (paperback)


Switched by Amanda Hocking (paperback)


Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs (paperback)


Bite Me! by Melissa Francis (paperback)


Received as a gift on Christmas: 
The Fame Game by Lauren Conrad (paperback)


Won as a giveaway on Goodreads:
Wolf Dawn by Susan Cartwright (paperback)


Upload by Mark McClelland (paperback and signed by the author!)


Unremembered by Jessica Brody (paperback ARC)


NetGalley books received for review:
Entangled by Nikki Jefford (ebook)


Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality by Elizabeth Eulburg (ebook ARC)


What did you get this month? 
See you soon!
Paige

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