Author: Asheley

2011 Award Winning Reads Challenge Wrap-Up

2011 Award Winning Reads Cha..

2011 Award Winning Reads Challenge This challenge was hosted by Ashley at Books from Bleh to Basically Amazing and Jacinda at The Reading Housewives of Indiana.  The challenge ran from Memorial Day to Labor Day (May 30th until September 5th, 2011). I challenged myself to read nine books that fell into the categories of the Award Winners. These […]

Posted September 6, 2011
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A Single Shot by Matthew F. Jones Review

A Single Shot by Matthew F. ..

Review: A Single Shot by Matthew F. Jones is by far one of the best books I’ve read in a very long time. It is a fast-paced and gritty and everything noir fiction should be. Split into seven chapters corresponding to the seven days of the week, readers get an accurate idea of exactly how one […]

Posted September 2, 2011
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My Thoughts On:  Dark Souls by Paula Morris

My Thoughts On: Dark Souls ..

Dark Douls by Paula Morris Published by Point Publish Date:  August 1, 2011 292 Pages My Source:  ARC/Borrowed Dark Souls by Paula Morris  Welcome to York, England. Mist lingers in the streets. Narrow buildings cast long shadows. This is the most haunted city in the world. . . . Miranda Tennant arrives in York with […]

Posted August 30, 2011
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My Thoughts On:  Supernaturally by Kiersten White

My Thoughts On: Supernatura..

Supernaturally by Kiersten White Published by HarperTeen Publish Date:  July 26, 2011 336 Pages My Source:  ARC/Borrowed Supernaturally by Kiersten White Evie finally has the normal life she’s always longed for. But she’s shocked to discover that being ordinary can be . . . kind of boring. Just when Evie starts to long for her […]

Posted August 29, 2011
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My Thoughts On:  Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

My Thoughts On: Jellicoe Ro..

    Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta Published by HarperTeen Publish Date:  September 1, 2008 419 Pages My Source:  Gifted/Won from Jacinda, The Reading Housewives of Indiana Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta “What do you want from me?” he asks. What I want from every person in my life, I want to tell him. More.  […]

Posted August 24, 2011
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My Thoughts On:  Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey

My Thoughts On: Cold Kiss b..

Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey Publisher:  HarperTeen Publish Date:  September 20, 2011 336 Pages My Source:  NetGalley Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey When her boyfriend, Danny, is killed in a car accident, Wren can’t imagine living without him. Wild with grief, she uses the untamed powers she’s inherited to bring him back. But the Danny […]

Posted August 23, 2011
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My Thoughts On:  Linger by Maggie Stiefvater

My Thoughts On: Linger by M..

*Due to the potential for spoilers, I recommend that you skip my thoughts on this book if you have not read Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #1) by Maggie Stiefvater.* Linger by Maggie Stiefvater Publisher:  Scholastic Press Publish Date:  July 13, 2010 360 Pages My Source:  Library Linger by Maggie Stiefvater the longing. Once Sam […]

Posted August 22, 2011
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My Thoughts On:  Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

My Thoughts On: Paranormalc..

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White Publisher:  HarperTeen Publish Date:  August 31, 2010 335 Pages My Source:  Library Paranormalcy by Kiersten White Weird as it is working for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, Evie’s always thought of herself as normal. Sure, her best friend is a mermaid, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she’s falling for a shape-shifter, and […]

Posted August 18, 2011
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My Thoughts On:  The Reading Promise by Alice Ozma

My Thoughts On: The Reading..

The Reading Promise:  My Father and The Books We Shared by Alice Ozma Publisher:  Grand Central Publishing Publish Date:  May 3, 2011 288 Pages My Source:  Library The Reading Promise: My Father and The Books We Shared by Alice Ozma When Alice Ozma was in 4th grade, she and her father decided to see if […]

Posted August 12, 2011
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My Thoughts On:  Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day by Ben Loory

My Thoughts On: Stories for..

Stories for the Nighttime and Some for the Day by Ben Loory Publisher:  Penguin Publish Date:  July 26, 2011 208 Pages My Source:  NetGalley Stories for Nighttime and Some for the Day  by Ben Loory My Thoughts:  I have never really been one for reading short stories…until now. Stories for Nighttime and Some for the […]

Posted August 10, 2011
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