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EVERGREEN Giveaway Update!!!
As you may recall, earlier today I posted my review of Evergreen, the second book in Brenda Pandos’ Mer Tales series! It’s wonderful, and I KNOW you want a copy! Lucky for you, Brenda has been sweet enough to offer up a copy of her wonderful book to you, lovely readers! One winner will take home an ebook copy of Evergreen! How do you enter? Just comment below! Brenda will choose from those of you who comment, ask her a question, or anything of that nature. Easy peasy! PLUS there is a HUGE giveaway going on over at Brenda’s blog!…
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Book Review: Evergreen
Media Type: Print Book Title: Evergreen * Series: Mer Tales #2 Author: Brenda Pandos Publisher: Obsidian Mountain Publishing Pages: Paperback; 275 Release Date: June 29, 2012 Source: Author ——————————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note ——————————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a great mermaid story and a fabulous romance! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N A kingdom on the brink of war. A king on the fringes of insanity. A family running for their lives. Ash and Fin’s only desire is to be together…
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Coming Soon on HDB… (8/20/12)
Yes, I know this is way late and I apologize lovely followers! It’s down to 2 months before our wedding, so if I’m gone a lot or scatterbrained (more than normal) you know why. Bear with me! I’m still here :). Let’s see what’s coming up this week… TUESDAY Tomorrow you’ll find a review of Brenda Pandos’ Evergreen on the blog. This is the sequel to Everblue which I LOVED last year! Can’t wait! WEDNESDAY What books should YOU have your eye on? Let me rave at you a bit, and hopefully add some new reads to your TBR! THURSDAY Another review…
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Book Review: Throne of Glass
Media Type: Ebook (ARC) Title: Throne of Glass *Series: Throne of Glass #1 Author: Sarah J. Maas Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Pages: Hardcover; 416 Release Date: August 7, 2012 Source: NetGalley ——————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence, Mild Language ——————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love a strong female character, and amazing adventure! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N 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.…
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52 Days of 52 Reasons to Love Jessica Brody and Her Books! (Plus a giveaway!)
Hello there fellow bibliophiles! Today you have the pleasure of being introduced to a new book by the fabulous Jessica Brody AND have a chance to win! Read on! 1 of the 52 Reasons to Love Jessica Brody and Her Books….for 51 other reasons, visit In Bed With Books (August 16th), The Hiding Spot (August 18th), and Novel Novice (August 19th), and stay tuned for more! Today’s Reason: Jessica sang background vocals on ABC’s TV commercials for “Shrek the Halls” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”. About 52 Reasons to Hate My Father (FSG, July 2012) Being America’s favorite heiress is…
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Book Review: So L.A.
Media Type: Print Book Title: So L.A. Author: Bridget Hoida Publisher: Lettered Press Pages: Paperback; 384 Release Date: June 20, 2012 Source: TLC Book Tours / Author ——————————————– Genre: Contemporary HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love reality tv, and are okay with satirical humor Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Magdalena de la Cruz breezed through Berkeley and built an empire selling designer water. She’d never felt awkward or unattractive… until she moved to Los Angeles. In L.A., where “everything smells like acetone and Errol Flynn,” Magdalena attempts to reinvent…
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Circle of Light has a cover!!!
As you may recall, this lovely lady is Jennifer DeLucy! Jen has been on my blog a few times before, and is super sweet to work with. That, and she’s an extremely talented writer! She’s probably blushing right now if she’s reading this. Today I have a treat! I’ve read Jen’s last two books in the Light Series: Seers of Light and Whisper of Light, and one thing that always struck me were the simplicty of the gorgeous covers. Now? There’s a third book, Circle of Light. Are you ready for the cover? First take a look at the last…
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Book Review: The Downside of Being Charlie
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: The Downside of Being Charlie Author: Jenny Torres Sanchez Publisher: Running Press Kids Pages: Paperback; 268 Release Date: May 22, 2012 Source: Publisher ————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Language ————————————- HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Everyone. Seriously. EVERYONE. Especially readers who enjoy contemporary reads. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Charlie is handed a crappy senior year. Despite losing thirty pounds over the summer, he still gets called “Chunks” Grisner. What’s worse, he has to share a locker with the biggest Lord…
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Bout of Books: Daily Updates Post
So excited to be participating in this! I’m a big fan of meeting new people and discovering new blogs. This is my master list for daily updates. Here you’ll find what I’m reading, what I’ve finished, and other goodies. You can also see my goals post to see what I’m hoping to accomplish. Away we go! MASTER LIST UPDATES ======================================================================= Monday (8/13/12) Reading: Number of pages read today: 100 Number of hours listened (audio book): 6:19:52 Total books finished: None yet! Books in progress: The Peculiars by Marueen Doyle McQuerry / Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake Challenges completed: 2/2 * Auggie…
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Emotobooks: A Guest Post by Ron Gavalik
Visit the Emotobooks homepage by clicking the logo above! As promised, today I give you a look into what may well be the future of tablet friendly books! Ron Gavalik, one of the founders of Grit City Publications, is there today to share a little about Emotobooks and what makes them so special. I’m always happy to dive into new mediums of literature. So I’m happy to let him have my blog for the day! Enjoy! ******************** Emotobooks: The Fusion of Written Fiction and Expressionistic Art Ron Gavalik Thank you to Jessica for allowing me to guest post. As a…