Month: January 2015

Review: The Originals: The Rise + Giveaway

Review: The Originals: The R..

The Originals: The Rise by Julie PlecSeries: The Originals #1Published by Harlequin HQNPublish Date: January 27, 2015Source: PublisherFind it here:  Goodreads / Amazon / B&N Family is power. The Original vampire family swore it to each other a thousand years ago. They pledged to remain together always and forever. But even when you’re immortal, promises are hard to keep. […]

Posted January 15, 2015
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Review: Unforgettable by Shannon Richard + Giveaway

Review: Unforgettable by Sha..

Unforgettable by Shannon RichardSeries: Country Roads #4Published by Forever YoursPublish Date: January 13, 2015Source: PublisherFind it here:  Goodreads / Amazon / B&N One long, hot summer would never be enough… Attorney Hannah Sterling lives a life she’s worked hard for. So when she unexpectedly inherits an inn, Hannah decides to take that long overdue holiday and settle her eccentric grandmother’s […]

Posted January 14, 2015
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Review: Best Kind of Broken by Chelsea Fine + Giveaway

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Best Kind of Broken by Chelsea Fine Series: Finding Fate #1Published by ForeverPublish Date: March 4, 2014Source: PublisherFind it here:  Goodreads / Amazon / B&N Pixie Marshall wishes every day she could turn back time and fix the past. But she can’t. And the damage is done. She’s hoping that a summer of free room and board working with her […]

Posted January 13, 2015
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Review | The Body Electric by Beth Revis + Giveaway

Review | The Body Electric b..

The Body Electric by Beth RevisPublish Date: October 6, 2014Source: Author for review – Thank you! Find it here:  Goodreads / Amazon / B&N The future world is at peace.Ella Shepherd has dedicated her life to using her unique gift—the ability to enter people’s dreams and memories using technology developed by her mother—to help others relive their happy memories.But not […]

Posted January 12, 2015
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Reading Like a Beast in a Non-Reading World, Part 1

Reading Like a Beast in a No..

Source According to Urban Dictionary, “beast status is achieved when the aforementioned person is so good at a certain skill that they have exceeded human comprehension, thus making them non-human.” (Source: here.)  I’m just gonna go out on a limb here and say that I read like a beast. Chances are pretty good that if you […]

Posted January 9, 2015
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Review | The Fever by Megan Abbott – with Audiobook Notes

Review | The Fever by Megan ..

The Fever by Megan AbbottPublished by Little, Brown and CompanyPublish Date: June 17, 2014Source: Book – Library, Audiobook – LibraryFind it here:  Goodreads / Amazon / B&N The panic unleashed by a mysterious contagion threatens the bonds of family and community in a seemingly idyllic suburban community.The Nash family is close-knit. Tom is a popular teacher, father of two […]

Posted January 7, 2015
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Top Ten Tuesday | Ten Young Adult Debut Books I’m Excited To Read in 2015

Top Ten Tuesday | Ten Young ..

Click HERE to visitThe Broke and the Bookish Ten Debut Books I Want To Read I LOVE LOVE LOVE reading debut authors.  It’s always so thrilling to add another author to my list so I can  watch for new titles. The anticipation over what they’ll write next  is EXCITING to me. Today, I chose to […]

Posted January 6, 2015
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Review | A List Of Things That Didn’t Kill Me by Jason Schmidt

Review | A List Of Things Th..

A List Of Things That Didn’t Kill Me by Jason SchmidtPublished by Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYRPublish Date: January 6, 2015Source: PublisherFind it here:  Goodreads / Amazon / B&N How does a good kid overcome a bad childhood? Jason Schmidt’s searing debut memoir explores that question with unflinching clarity and wit, in the tradition of Jeannette Walls’ The Glass Castle.Jason Schmidt […]

Posted January 5, 2015
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Quick Challenge Update: Four more challenges for me!

Quick Challenge Update: Four..

Oh my goodness! In addition to the ReRead Challenge, Hail To the King, and the Book Blogger Organizaation Challenge — I’ve signed up for a few more challenges BUT IT’S OKAY and I’M REALLY EXCITED. Lots of the books I read can count for more than one of these things! (Phew.) Click HERE for challenge details or […]

Posted January 5, 2015
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Review | Paris In Love by Eloisa James – with Audiobook Notes

Review | Paris In Love by El..

Paris In Love by Eloisa JamesPublished by Random HousePublish Date: April 3, 2012272 PagesSource: Book – Library, Audiobook – LibraryFind it here:  Goodreads / Amazon / B&N In 2009, New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James took a leap that many people dream about: she sold her house, took a sabbatical from her job as a Shakespeare professor, and moved her […]

Posted January 4, 2015
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