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Waiting on Wednesday (4/24/2013)
“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine! Each blogger spotlight one or more upcoming releases that they are eagerly awaiting. This week I’m waiting on… THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE is a fable that reshapes modern fantasy: moving, terrifying and elegiac – as pure as a dream, as delicate as a butterfly’s wing, as dangerous as a knife in the dark, from storytelling genius Neil Gaiman. It began for our narrator forty years ago when the family lodger stole their car and committed suicide in it, stirring up ancient powers best left undisturbed.…
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Book Review: The Archived
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Archived *Series: The Archived #1 Author: Victoria Schwab Publisher: Hyperion Pages: Hardcover; 328 Release Date: January 22, 2013 Source: Library ——————————————————– Content Screening: Mild Violence; Adult Language HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for an amazing adventure with a strong and capable female protagonist. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and…
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Children’s Book Review: I Hate Picture Books!
Media Type: Ebook Title: I Hate Picture Books! Author: Timothy Young Illustrator: Timothy Young Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Pages: Hardcover; 32 Release Date: February 28, 2013 Source: NetGalley —————————————- Recommended to: Parents who are looking for a book to share with their kids. Difficulty Level: Great parent/child read. Readers with more vocabulary under their belt can read alone, maybe 5-8. HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Max hates his picture books and hes throwing them all away. But he soon learns just how invaluable imagination is and has a change…
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Blogoversary Giveaway #3 – Rouge by Leigh T. Moore!
Let’s keep this party going, shall we? I’m so enjoying spreading the love to all you wonderful followers. Also I thank you massively for your entries! The Indie authors that I’m featuring in my giveaways are wonderful people. People who weave amazing stories that tend to get overlooked. So click away, enter like mad, and get your own copies of their amazing work for your very own! ******************** Question of the Day: What is one book that you’d recommend to everyone out there? Argh, this is so hard! Let me tell you that I’ve had my fair share of books…
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Brad Cotton: Guest Post + Giveaway!
Please welcome Brad Cotton to the blog today! Brad is the author of A Work in Progress, an adult fiction novel that follows writer Danny Bayle. Check out the synopsis below! Writer Danny Bayle’s life is in shambles. His true love has left him and his grandfather — the last and most important influence in his life — has just passed away. Danny has spent the last few months languishing, unable to write a single word, but at the urging of a friend ventures out into the world in an attempt to jumpstart a new life, befriending in the process…
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Blogoversary Giveaway #2 – The Zellie Wells Trilogy by Stacey Wallace Benefiel!
I’ve said it a ton of times today, eloquently and not so eloquently, but I again send out all my love to everyone out there. Whether you were personally affected by the tragedy or not, we are all hurting. I just feel the need to keep saying again and again that I am thinking of everyone. I wanted to keep the mood light today, since I think we can all use a smile or two. So here’s today’s question and answer: ******************** Question of the Day: What is your favorite thing about the book blogger culture? What I love more…
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Blogoversary Giveaway #1 – The Illumine Series by Alivia Anders!
As I mentioned earlier today marks the day my blog turns a whopping THREE YEARS OLD! *wipes tears* They grow up so fast… Anyway I’ll be celebrating all week by sharing some goodies with you, talking about what I love about blogging, and just being all around silly. I mean really, that’s what I’m all about anyway. Am I right? Bring on the festivities! ********************* Question of the Day: What is your favorite thing about blogging? The people! All the amazing people I meet on a daily basis, including authors, fellow bloggers, and just downright cool people who make my…
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Weekly Rewind (4/14/13)
Monday – Book Review: Untold Damage Looking for a dark, gritty mystery novel? Set in San Francisco, Robert K. Lewis weaves a tale of what can happen when you hit rock bottom and struggle to pull yourself back out. Tuesday – Author Interview: Charlotte Rains Dixon Charlotte Rains Dixon stops by the blog to talk about her new book, Emma Jean’s Bad Behavior! Check out what she has to say. Wednesday – Book Review: The Guilty One I was so drawn in by this book. Full of intrigue, questions of morality and the line between childhood and adulthood, this is an amazing…
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Guest Post + Giveaway with Jenny E. Miller
A treat for you today! Jenny E. Miller is visiting the blog with her debut book, Asylum. Are you looking for a creepy read? One with mystery and twisted romance? Sounds like you’re looking for this book. June Foster’s summer is limping along. Her life on a 1950′s farm in eastern Washington is boring–full of milking cows, picking apricots and tending to the chicken coops. Her only friends are her record player and her books. But when gorgeous, turquoise-eyed Frank falls into her world, her life becomes anything but ordinary. June falls for Frank hard and fast–he’s beautiful, impossibly strong,…
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A Shard of Ice has a cover!
Chances are that you’ve seen this gorgeous cover peppering the blogosphere today. It’s so mind blowing and gorgeous though, that who could blame everyone for wanting to post it? Alivia Anders is an author who is near and dear to my heart, and who is talented beyond measure. I, for one, can’t wait to get my hands on a copy of this book! Title: A Shard of Ice Series: Black Symphony Saga Publisher: Red Alice Press Release Date: April 14th, 2014 THEIR SOULS, REAWAKENED When 13-year-old Lilix Morgan is found alive and floating on a bed of ice at sea,…