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2012 Standalone Reading Challenge – Joining up!
Time for challenge number two! I’m a huge fan of series, but it’s nice every now and then to read a book that is amazing enough to just stand alone. No cliffhangers. No shaking your fist at the world. Just a plain old good book that reminds you why you started reading in the first place. The Challenge: Read 15 stand alone books that are released in 2012. Here’s what I’m planning on reading (for now): 1. Fracture by Megan Miranda 2. Struck by Jennifer Bosworth 3. Don’t Breathe A Word by Holly Cupala 4. Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen 5.…
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Children’s Book Review: Vunce Upon A Time
Media Type: Hardcover Picture Book Title: Vunce Upon a Time Author: J. Otto Seibold Illustrator: Siobhan Vivian Publisher: Chronicle Books Pages: Hardcover; 40 Release Date: September 1, 2008 Source: Publisher ————————————– Appropriate Age Group: As a read aloud I’d say this is appropriate for any group! Some of the vocabulary is a little advanced though, so independent readers might find it tricky. As an independent read I’d put it somewhere around 2nd or 3rd grade level. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Dagmar is not like other vampires. He’s shy, he’s afraid of humans, and . . . he’s…
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Book Review: Trick or Treat
Media Type: Ebook Title: Trick or Treat Author: Richie Tankersley Cusick Publisher: Open Road Pages: Kindle Edition; 165 Release Date: October 4, 2011 (Kindle) Source: NetGalley ——————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence; Horror ——————————————- HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of R.L. Stine and Christopher Moore Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A young girl is tormented by her new house’s terrible past Martha wants to be happy for her father. She likes his new wife—even if she’s a terrible cook—but she doesn’t understand why they had to leave…
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I need this challenge!
I am signing up for the 2012 TBR Pile Reading Challenge because I desperately need to get through all those books sitting (and staring accusingly at me) on my shelves! I always mean to get to them, and then I get a new shiny ARC…and…well….I’m sorry books. Welcome to 2012 TBR PILE Reading Challenge!!! We all have those books. We buy them, win them, they’re gifted to us.. Then we put them up on a bookshelf and there they stay, collecting dust, waiting for the time when we’ll finally decide to pick them up.. Join us on a quest to…
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Meet Kersten Hamilton’s characters and take a book home. It’s a win/win!
For those of you who may not know, I am an avid Kersten Hamilton fan. Her writing mixes fantasy and Celtic mythology, and her characters are wonderfully vivid! Kersten has two books out so far, both which are fantastic. You can find my review for Tyger, Tyger here and my review for In the Forests of the Night here, if you’re interested in seeing what I thought! I’d definitely suggest you give them a try though!———————————————————————————————————Now, without further ado, I give you an interview with Teagan, Finn and Abby (who just sort of snuck in but we won’t say anything). Jessica: Since…
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Book Review: Crave
Media Type: Ebook Title: Crave Author: Melissa Darnell Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Paperback; 416 Release Date: October 25, 2011 Source: NetGalley ———————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note. ———————————– HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love vampires, witches, or a mixture of the two. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Savannah Colbert has never known why she’s so hated by the kids of the Clann. Nor can she deny her instinct to get close to Clann golden boy Tristan Coleman. Especially when she recovers from…
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I’ve had this song stuck in my head…
For about the last three days. I’m not sure if that’s good, or bad, or if my brain is turning to mush. It could be all three. All I DO know is that you all now are subjected to it. HA! Also I love Maroon 5. That is all.
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Audiobook Review: The Patron Saint of Butterflies
Media Type: Audiobook Title: The Patron Saint of Butterflies Author: Cecelia Galante Publisher: Full Cast Audio Format: 8 CDs Release Year: 2011 (Audiobook) Run Time: 8 hours 45 minutes Source: Audiobook Jukebox ———————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Religious Discussions, Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Agnes and Honey have always been best friends, but they haven’t always been so different. Agnes loves being a Believer. She knows the rules at the Mount Blessing religious commune are there to make her a better…
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Library Loot: First visit in November!
Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Marg from The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries! This is actually the first time I’ve physically been to my local library in over 4 months, other than to drop donation books off. Ever since…
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An interview and giveaway with Victoria Simcox!
Yesterday I reviewed The Magic Warble by Victoria Simcox. Today, I’m lucky enough to have her stopping by to answer a few questions and offer up a giveaway for all you lovely people! *cue cheer here* Take a minute to learn a little bit more about Victoria and her writing, and don’t forget to leave her a comment! An Interview with Victoria Simcox Author of The Magic Warble Everyone loves getting lost in story set in a magical world. What other books and/or authors inspired your world? C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia were probably my greatest inspiration. I read these books…