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Book Blogger Hop! Let’s hop!
It’s that time again! WOOHOO FRIDAY! Time to share another awesome fact with you, my dear readers, and do some blog hopping. Don’t you love discovering new reads? Thanks once again to Jen at Crazy-For-Books for hosting! Don’t forget to click the button and join on in. Today’s question is: What’s the ONE super-hyped book you’ll NEVER read? Honestly? Okay, don’t throw anything at me but it’d probably have to be The Vampire Diaries series. *ducks* I know, I know. EVERYONE loves them. Plus the television show. I’ve tried picking up The Awakening twice and I just couldn’t get past the…
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A hug for all of you!
Hi all! This is me giving you a big hug, for a lot of reasons really, but mostly for being patient with me. I know things have slowed down a lot and, despite the ravenous pace at which I’m reading, reviews are behind. Thanks for believing in me! I’m working a week of 10 hour days, so needless to say I pretty much only sleep at the end of the day. I’ll work to catch up this weekend and get your more awesome reviews next week. In the meantime, don’t forget to check out the reviews this week AND enter…
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Book Review: Frost
Media Type: Ebook Title: Frost *Series: The Frost Chronicles #1 Author: Kate Avery Ellison Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 194 Release Date: April 18, 2012 Source: Author —————————————- Content Screening: Mild Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers looking for a creepy, but intriguing new type of read. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / B&N In the icy, monster-plagued world of the Frost, one wrong move and a person could end up dead—and Lia Weaver knows this better than anyone. After monsters kill her parents, she must keep the family farm running despite the freezing…
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Win a copy of ONCE by Anna Carey!
Ready to win one of the most anticipated books of the year? If you are a fan of Anna Carey’s Eve, you’ll love the second installment. Eve is back in Once. When you’re being hunted, who can you trust? For the first time since she escaped from her school many months ago, Eve can sleep soundly. She’s living in Califia, a haven for women, protected from the terrifying fate that awaits orphaned girls in The New America. But her safety came at a price: She was forced to abandon Caleb, the boy she loves, wounded and alone at the city…
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Book Review: Once
Media Type: Print Book (ARC) Title: Once *Series: Eve #2 Author: Anna Carey Publisher: HarperCollins Pages: Hardcover; 368 Release Date: July 3, 2012 Source: Publisher ————————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ————————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of Eve, or readers who enjoy dystopian fiction. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N When you’re being hunted, who can you trust? For the first time since she escaped from her school many months ago, Eve can sleep soundly. She’s living in Califia, a haven for women, protected from…
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Book Review: Eve
Media Type: Print Book Title: Eve *Series: Eve #1 Author: Anna Carey Publisher: Harper Pages: Hardcover; 318 Release Date: October 4, 2011 Source: Library ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Violence ————————————– HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Fans of dystopian fiction, readers who enjoyed The Handmaid’s Tale. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Where do you go when nowhere is safe? Sixteen years after a deadly virus wiped out most of Earth’s population, the world is a perilous place. Eighteen-year-old Eve has never been beyond the heavily guarded…
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Children’s Book Review: My Monster Burrufu
Media Type: Ebook Title: My Monster Burrufu Author: Alberto Corral Illustrator: Alessandra Sorrentino Publisher: Petite Grande Idee Pages: Paperback; 102 Release Date: April 4, 2011 Source: Amazon ——————————————————– Recommended to: Parents looking for a good sized chapter book to share with their children. Great bedtime book! Difficulty Level: This would be perfect for readers transitioning from picture books to lengthier chapter books. The vocabulary is not too complicated, and there are still plenty of illustrations. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Seven-year-old Olivia has just moved to a new house—the same house where a lonely monster named…
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Quick Update
Hi lovely readers! You may have noticed that I’ve been pretty scarce this week, so this is me letting you know that I’m not gone! Our wedding is a mere 3 months away (I know, I’m excited too!) and this just happens to be crunch time week. Registries had to be made, invitations addressed, millions of envelopes licked…bleh. Well anyway I’m still here, just a little busy. Don’t worry! Next week will go back to normal. That being said please make sure to stop by tomorrow and Friday! Tomorrow my review of Once by Anna Carey (follow up to Eve) will…
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TV Shows and The Emerald Isle: A guest post by Kate Hinderer + goodies!
Good morning lovely readers! If you’re just stopping by for the day, please make sure to welcome Kate Hinderer! She is the author of Aurora Undefined (which I loved last year) and now of the upcoming book The Emerald Isle. To escape a bad break-up and fighting parents Audyn takes a job as a lifeguard at Fascination Island. The posh five-star resort lives up to its name in every way, including the strange rules the owner has about entering the water at night. Despite declaring it a boy-free summer, it isn’t long before the shy, endearing Levi and the mysterious, tattooed…
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Watching TV with Lisa Stasse and your chance to take home a copy of her book!
Hello dear readers! Guess who is in for a treat today? Yes, YOU! Lisa Stasse, author of The Forsaken, is here today with a guest post and a giveaway. You heard it right. You get to learn more about her and enter for you chance to take home a copy of the book! A thought-provoking and exciting start to a riveting new dystopian trilogy. As an obedient orphan of the U.N.A. (the super-country that was once Mexico, the U.S., and Canada), Alenna learned at an early age to blend in and be quiet—having your parents taken by the police will…