Past, Present, & Future Reads #8

Past, Present, & Future Reading Pile is a new feature on my blog where I "hopefully" post every Monday to keep track of the books I've read the week before, what I'm currently reading and which books I hope to start and finish during that week.   

The Past

Starters, by Lissa Price

(Starters, #1)

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Release Date: March 13, 2012

HER WORLD IS CHANGED FOREVER 
Callie lost her parents when the Spore Wars wiped out everyone between the ages of twenty and sixty. She and her little brother, Tyler, go on the run, living as squatters with their friend Michael and fighting off renegades who would kill them for a cookie. Callie's only hope is Prime Destinations, a disturbing place in Beverly Hills run by a mysterious figure known as the Old Man. 
He hires teens to rent their bodies to Enders—seniors who want to be young again. Callie, desperate for the money that will keep her, Tyler, and Michael alive, agrees to be a donor. But the neurochip they place in Callie's head malfunctions and she wakes up in the life of her renter, living in her mansion, driving her cars, and going out with a senator's grandson. It feels almost like a fairy tale, until Callie discovers that her renter intends to do more than party—and that Prime Destinations' plans are more evil than Callie could ever have imagined. . . .

This was REALLY good. =) I highly recommend it. It's my favorite Dystopian novel so far this year. You can read my review here. 

Total Books: 1

The Present

Illuminate, by Aimee Agresti

(Gilded Wings, #1)

Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books

Release Date: March 6, 2012

Haven Terra is a brainy, shy high school outcast. But everything begins to change when she turns sixteen. Along with her best friend Dante and their quiet and brilliant classmate Lance, she is awarded a prestigious internship in the big city— Chicago—and is sent to live and work at a swanky and stylish hotel under the watchful eyes of a group of gorgeous and shockingly young-looking strangers: powerful and alluring hotel owner Aurelia Brown; her second-in-command, the dashing Lucian Grove; and their stunning but aloof staff of glamazons called The Outfit.      As Haven begins falling for Lucian, she discovers that these beautiful people are not quite what they seem. With the help of a mysterious book, she uncovers a network of secret passageways from the hotel’s jazz-age past that leads her to the heart of the evil agenda of Aurelia and company: they’re in the business of buying souls. Will they succeed in wooing Haven to join them in their recruitment efforts, or will she be able to thwart this devilish set’s plans to take the souls of her classmates on prom night at the hotel?      Illuminate is an exciting saga of a teen’s first taste of independence, her experience in the lap of luxury, and her discovery she may possess strength greater than she ever knew.

I've been reading this book since Thursday after finishing Starters, but I haven't been reading much. =( But it's really good so far. I'm about 100 pages in now, hopefully I finish it within the next couple of days. Being busy with my writing and other stuff on top of being sick is not fun! Boo! Also, this is a debut author book. =D Very excited about that.

The Future

• Supernaturally, by Kiersten White
• Alpha, by Rachel Vincent

After I finish Illuminate, I'm going to start reading Supernaturally since I didn't get to it this week. Then I'm going to FINALLY read Alpha since I can't wait any longer. =( I know you've heard this from me a lot, but I'm super sad this is the last book.