Month: August 2012

Let’s Talk…on Issue Books!

Let’s Talk…on Issue Book..

Click here to see Let’s Talk! I’m so excited that Melissa at i swim for oceans likes discussion posts because sometimes I get chatty and have things to say. What’s up, Melissa?? Let’s Talk.  This week’s question: Do you like issue books? Why or why not? I read to escape. I never really wanted to […]

Posted August 31, 2012
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…on Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier

…on Daughter of the Forest..

Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier Series: Sevenwaters #1 Book Published by Tor Books Publish Date: May 5, 2000 400 Pages Source:  Library Lord Colum of Sevenwaters is blessed with six sons: Liam, a natural leader; Diarmid, with his passion for adventure; twins Cormack and Conor, each with a different calling; rebellious Finbar, grown […]

Posted August 29, 2012
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Ten Bookish Confessions!

Ten Bookish Confessions!

Click HERE to check out Top Ten Tuesday at The Broke and the Bookish Ten Bookish Confessions (In no particular order. This blog post includes some snark!) 1. I actually like YA Contemporary. WHAT? Before this year, I didn’t like YA Contemporary at all. But I was open to becoming a more well-rounded reader, so […]

Posted August 28, 2012
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Let’s Talk…on Three of My Favorite Book Series

Let’s Talk…on Three ..

Click here to see Let’s Talk! I’m so excited that Melissa at i swim for oceans likes discussion posts because sometimes I get chatty and have things to say. What’s up, Melissa?? Let’s Talk.  This week’s question: What are your top three favorite book series and why? Oh good grief! Only three? The Iron Fey […]

Posted August 24, 2012
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Review | Inbetween by Tara Fuller

Review | Inbetween by Tara F..

Inbetween by Tara Fuller Series: Kissed by Death #1 Published by Entangled Teen Publish Date: August 28, 2012 400 Pages Source:  Publisher Find It:  Goodreads / Amazon Since the car crash that took her father’s life three years ago, Emma’s life has been a freaky — and unending — lesson in caution. Surviving “accidents” has […]

Posted August 22, 2012
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My Thoughts On: Semi-Charmed Life by Nora Zelevansky

My Thoughts On: Semi-Charmed..

Semi-Charmed Life by Nora Zelevansky Published by St. Martin’s Griffin Publish Date: July 3, 2012 336 Pages Source:  Publisher via NetGalley In Nora Zelevansky’s hilarious debut, Semi-Charmed Life, an Upper West Side naïf, Beatrice Bernstein, gets swept up in the seemingly magical life of socialite Veruca Pfeffernoose, while ghost writing her blog. Veruca’s glitteringly opulent […]

Posted August 21, 2012
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BLOG TOUR! Beautiful Lies by Jessica Warman: Guest Post + GIVEAWAY!

BLOG TOUR! Beautiful Lies by..

HEY YOU GUYS! Today is my stop on the BEAUTIFUL LIES by Jessica Warman Blog Tour! I loved this book!  Rachel and Alice are an extremely rare kind of identical twins-so identical that even their aunt and uncle, whom they’ve lived with since their parents passed away, can’t tell them apart. But the sisters are connected […]

Posted August 16, 2012
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My Thoughts On: Beautiful Lies by Jessica Warman

My Thoughts On: Beautiful Li..

Beautiful Lies by Jessica Warman Published by Walker Children’s Publish Date: August 7, 2012 422 Pages Source: Publisher via NetGalley Rachel and Alice are an extremely rare kind of identical twins-so identical that even their aunt and uncle, whom they’ve lived with since their parents passed away, can’t tell them apart. But the sisters are […]

Posted August 16, 2012
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…on Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

…on Beautiful Disaster by ..

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire Series: Beautiful #1 Published by Atria Books Publish Date: July 12, 2012 (first published May 26, 2011) 276 Pages Source:  NetGalley The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate number of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough […]

Posted August 15, 2012
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BLOG TOUR! My Thoughts On: Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

BLOG TOUR! My Thoughts On: T..

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas Series: Throne of Glass #1 Published by Bloomsbury USA Children’s Publish Date: August 7, 2012 416 Pages Source:  Publisher via NetGalley After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. […]

Posted August 13, 2012
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