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Hades Giveaway
Thanks to the kind people at Zeitghost Media and MacMillan Children’s Publishing Group, I have a great giveaway for you! Alexandra Adornetto’s highly anticipated sequel to Halo, aptly titled Hades, is being offered up to one lucky winner. Huzzah! If you haven’t already seen the trailer, allow me to give you some eye candy…. Alexandra will actually be on tour this Fall, and you can find the dates and places she will be at THIS LINK. If you’re a fan, make sure you check it out! To enter the giveaway, FILL OUT THIS FORM. You must have a U.S. or Canada mailing…
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Book Review: Vanish
Media Type: Print Book Title: Vanish Author: Sophie Jordan Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: Hardcover; 304 Release Date: September 6, 2011 Source: Publisher ———————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ———————————— HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended for: Lovers of Firelight, Dragons and Paranormal Romance Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N To save the life of the boy she loves, Jacinda did the unthinkable: She betrayed the most closely-guarded secret of her kind. Now she must return to the protection of her pride knowing she might never see Will again—and worse,…
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Release Day for The Last Rising
HAPPY RELEASE DAY! After paying two millennia’s penance to Osiris, world-weary Phoenix Ice has had enough. Saving souls without any hope for her own redemption isn’t how she imagined spending eternity. Fed up, she decides her next death will be her last. But when she sacrifices her own life for a sexy Texan in a catastrophic plane crash, she has no idea the consequences will be so great…or that she’ll end up back in his life for her next assignment. Now that Turner Alcott has survived the worst, finding a wife and mother for his son matters more than ever…
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Interviewing Amber Argyle, author of Witch Song
Please welcome Amber Argyle to the blog! Author of Witch Song, she’s here today to share a little bit about herself. I asked questions, she gave fabulous answers! Make sure to leave her a comment below to let her know you stopped by, and look out for my review of Witch Song later this week! 1. Welcome to the blog Amber! First off, a challenge. If you had to choose only one genre of book to read for the rest of your life, which one would you choose and why? *whines* Just one? Okay, fine—fantasy. But don’t force me to choose between…
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Just a quick note:
For all you “Beach Reads” Summer Reading Challenge participants. The giveaways and the linky for August are extended (so they will still be open) until September 5th. I won’t have time to close them and tally them until then anyway, so enjoy. There is one more giveaway that goes up tomorrow. All giveaway winners will be chosen on the 6th. Don’t forget that you can enter the giveaways even if you aren’t participating. Thanks guys! Click the banner for the homepage
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An Interview with Beth Barany
Beth Barany, author of Henrietta the Dragon Slayer, is here today for an author interview. I asked her a few questions and she was sweet enough to answer them! You can see my review here, the book was great, but I’ll let her go ahead and take the center stage. Don’t forget to leave a comment for her! 1) I saw on your website that you help aspiring authors! What led you to choose that as a path? I’ve always seemed to gravitate to teaching and helping others, and what better way to focus my talents and enthusiasm and knowledge…
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Book Review: The Paradise Prophecy
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Paradise Prophecy Author: Robert Browne Publisher: Dutton Adult Pages: Hardcover; 400 Release Date: July 21, 2011 Source: Publisher ———————————– Genre: Psychological Thriller / Mystery HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy psychological thrillers and are fans of mystery novels. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N A spectacular thriller inspired by John Milton’s Paradise Lost in which the final chapter of the War in Heaven is about to play out on Earth, with the fate of humanity hanging in the balance. The Myth When God cast the…
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Crazy Summers with Isabel Kunkle
Click the button to be taken to more giveaways and posts! Please welcome the fabulous Isabel Kunkle to the blog today! Isabel is the author of Hickey of the Beast, which you can add to you reading list and see my review of by clicking the title. She’s here to share a kooky summer story (which I adored reading) and give away some goodies too! Don’t forget to leave a comment, and enjoy! The first thing I have to say here is that my father is deranged. There’s a fair amount of evidence supporting this–the man came within a stern…
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Where I’ve Been
I know I haven’t been around a lot lately, and so you all deserve a hug for sticking with me. Let me tell you that this has been a pretty difficult set of weeks, and yet I feel like I’m stronger because of them. My determination to stay happy in spite of circumstances is really driving me to be productive and have a good outlook. Of course it does help that I have great friends! *smiles at all of you* My grandfather is really ill. He’s home now, but chances are he won’t be around much longer. If I’m not…
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Book Review: Fury
Media Type: Print Book Title: Fury Author: Elizabeth Miles Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: Hardcover; 352 Release Date: August 30, 2011 Source: Galley Grab ====================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 2 Keys to My Heart Sometimes sorry isn’t enough…. It’s winter break in Ascension, Maine. The snow is falling and everything looks pristine and peaceful. But not all is as it seems… Between cozy traditions and parties with her friends, Emily loves the holidays. And this year’s even better–the guy she’s been into for months is finally noticing her. But Em knows if she starts things…