Glimmer by Phoebe Kitanidis Published by Balzer + BrayPublish Date: April 17, 2012 352 PagesSource: Borrowed What if you forgot your identity and had to rely on other people to tell you who you were? And what if to discover your true self, you first had to unravel a mystery so big and terrifying you were […]
a Rafflecopter giveaway The winners of Looking for Alaska by John Green are Natalie from Mindful Musings & Kat from No Page Left Behind Congratulations to everyone! Everyone has been notified via email. More giveaways coming soon!
Bookworm: book·worm /ˈbo͝okˌwərm/ Noun. 1. A person devoted to reading. (Dictionary.com) Y’all, I am a Bookworm. If you’re reading this: 1) You probably totally understand. 2) You might be one too. ****************************** Being so attached to books and the characters the settings the stories inside of them, you totally understand why I need to be able to […]
First Comes Love by Katie Kacvinsky Published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Publish Date: May 8, 2012 228 Pages Source: Borrowed Like his name, Gray is dark and stormy. Dylan, a girl always searching for what’s next, seemingly unable to settle down, is the exact opposite: full of light and life. On the outside, they seem […]
Button courtesy of the fabulous GReads! This week marks John Green Week on blogs everywhere and is hosted by I Eat Words and some other blogs listed here. Why? Only one of my favorite days in a long time: the release of The Fault in Our Stars, JG’s newest book and my birthday present this […]
Switched (Trylle Trilogy #1) by Amanda Hocking Published by St. Martin’s Griffin Publish Date: January 3, 2012 293 Pages Source: ARC from Publisher Switched by Amanda Hocking When Wendy Everly was six-years-old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. It isn’t until eleven years later that Wendy discovers her mother […]
The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour Published by Dutton Juvenile Publish Date: February 16, 2012 304 Pages Source: Borrowed Colby and Bev have a long-standing pact: graduate, hit the road with Bev’s band, and then spend the year wandering around Europe. But moments after the tour kicks off, Bev makes a shocking announcement: she’s abandoning their […]
Hosted by Breaking the Spinein which we can highlight upcoming releaseswe’re having a fit over. My choice for this week is: The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi The Drowned Cities by Paolo BacigalupiPublished by Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersExpected Publication: May 1, 2012 In this exhilarating companion to Printz Award winner and National Book Award […]
The Vanishing Game by Kate Kae Myers Published by Bloomsbury USA Children’s Publish Date: February 14, 2012 368 Pages Source: Borrowed Jocelyn’s twin brother Jack was the only family she had growing up in a world of foster homes-and now he’s dead, and she has nothing. Then she gets a cryptic letter from “Jason December”-the code […]
Y’all… I won’t lie when I say that this has been a TOUGH YEAR for ASHELEY. I’m so THANKFUL for TODAY. I’ve been waiting for tonight! See ya later, 2011!! There are better times up ahead!!! More blogging buddies! More books! More: dragons and swords dystopian societies with awful villains swoon-worthy romances and I’ve promised […]