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Welcome to my new Behind The Pages post! You can find last month's post of this feature, with Katie McGarry and Crash Into You, here . Today I'm sharing two annotated pages from Adi Alsaid's debut novel LET'S GET LOST.  What is Behind The Pages all about? I asked some of my favourite authors and a bunch of promising 2014 debut authors to annotate a scene, page or more of one of their books. I see the feature as a chance to show readers what's behind a page. Authors can share their favourite writing memories, the music that influenced a certain scene or anything else that comes to their mind. We might get hints to what the characters were thinking and feeling that exact moment or other fun details about their story. Hope you enjoy Behind The Pages as much as I do. I'm intending this feature to be a monthly post here on the blog. Thanks to all the incredible authors who took the time to annotate a page or scene for us, your comments are always so insi...

Title: Written in the Stars Author: Ali Harris Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK Publishing Date: June 5th 2014 Length: 450 pages Keywords: Adult, romance, chick lit, alternate future, London Source: Publisher Bea Bishop is horrible at making decisions. Forget big life ones, even everyday choices seem to paralyse her. She's learned to live with this because experience has taught her that it doesn't matter what you do, no one has the power to control destiny. Anyone who believes they can is a fool. But as her wedding day approaches, her years of indecision are weighing heavily on her, and she can't help but wonder, 'What if, what if, what if….' What if she hadn't upped sticks and moved to London? What if she hadn't grabbed the first job that came along and settled down with the first guy who showed an interest? But all of her questions are silenced when she slips while walking down the aisle and is knocked unconscious. In this split second ...

The Day Human King by B. Kristin McMichael Published: 2014 After he assumed the power of the late sidhe king, Devin thought the battle to protect Nessa and proceed with her coronation was over. Everyone feared him and he had the power to do anything in the sidhe world. He was wrong. As problem after problem arises, Nessa finds the path to the throne is not as simple as they thought. Formalities must be adhered to, preparations must be made, and between all of that, Devin and Nessa must decide what to do with an obviously pregnant Fiona, who will not name the father of her child. To make matters worse, the elite sidhe are still assassinating each other. No one in the palace is safe. Who is behind the latest deaths, and can the coronation actual occur with all the drama going on? Devin and Nessa’s road to power might be cut short if they can’t find the answers.

Title: Sinner (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #3.5) Author: Maggie Stiefvater Publisher: Scholastic Publishing Date: July 1st 2014 Length: 357 pages Keywords: YA, romance, paranormal, werewolves, music, Los Angeles Source: Bought Sinner follows Cole St. Clair, a pivotal character from the #1 New York Times bestselling Shiver Trilogy. Everybody thinks they know Cole's story. Stardom. Addiction. Downfall. Disappearance. But only a few people know Cole's darkest secret -- his ability to shift into a wolf. One of these people is Isabel. At one point, they may have even loved each other. But that feels like a lifetime ago. Now Cole is back. Back in the spotlight. Back in the danger zone. Back in Isabel's life. Can this sinner be saved? Summary by Goodreads The thing about SINNER is that you can't start this book expecting perfect characters who engage in uncomplicated conversations and who get in situations that unmistakably lead to a happy ending.    There's so m...

Source Happy Birthday! Today on August 10th 2014 Miss Page-Turner's City of Books turns 4 ! I can't believe how much has happened since I first started blogging. My pile of unread books has never been as big as right now. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Just think about all the reading adventures still ahead. I can never resist a book recommendation from a book blogger whose opinion I value and book taste I trust.  Thank you to everyone who has supported me and my blog over the years, commented on reviews and read interviews. I can't imagine a life without books and without the book talk on the blog and on Twitter. There are so many people around the world I've 'met' through book blogging and who I'd love to finally meet in person. But for now I can only hand out virtual birthday cake to everyone who comes to celebrate. And because there is always looking ahead and wishing to many more years of happy blogging and reading to all of us, I want to invit...

Title: The Best Thing That Never Happened To Me Author: Laura Tait & Jimmy Rice Publisher: Corgi Publishing Date: July 3rd 2014 Length: 320 pages Keywords: Adult, romance, chick lit, friendship, London Source: Publisher Everyone remembers their first love. Holly has learnt that life isn't about seizing the moment. She might have harboured dreams about travelling the world as a teenager, but she let go of those - just as she let go of Alex. But what if the feelings never really went away? Alex wants to make every moment of his new job count. It's a fresh start in a new city, and he knows that moving to London has nothing to do with Holly. Well, probably. How do you know if it was meant to be. or never meant to happen at all?   Summary by Goodreads In THE BEST THING THAT NEVER HAPPENED TO ME Laura Tait and Jimmy Rice explore what everyone and especially every curious and devoted reader is wondering about. The what-ifs and could-have-beens in life. How could Ho...

Title: On the Fence Author: Kasie West Publisher: HarperTeen Publishing Date: July 1st 2014 Length: 304 pages Keywords: YA, contemporary, romance, friendship, tomboy Source: Publisher She's a tomboy. He's the boy next door… Charlie Reynolds can outrun, outscore, and outwit every boy she knows. But when it comes to being a girl, Charlie doesn't know the first thing about anything. So when she starts working at a chichi boutique to pay off a speeding ticket, she finds herself in a strange new world. To cope with the stress of her new reality, Charlie takes to spending nights chatting with her neighbor Braden through the fence between their yards. As she grows to depend on their nightly Fence Chats, she realizes she's got a bigger problem than speeding tickets-she's falling for Braden. She knows what it means to go for the win, but if spilling her secret means losing him for good, the stakes just got too high.  Summary by Goodreads Charlie lives with her ...