-
Celebrating Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier with a giveaway!
Tweet Thanks to the lovely people at Zeitghost media and Macmillan Publishing, I have another giveaway to share with you! Kerstin Geir’s books were originally written in German, and are now being translated to share with other readers around the world. How exciting is that? The first book coming over is called Ruby Red. Gwyneth Shepherd’s sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling through time. But unexpectedly, it is Gwyneth, who in the middle of class takes a sudden spin to a different era! Gwyneth must now unearth the mystery of why her mother would…
-
Talking Characters with Allison van Diepan
Tweet Please give a warm welcome to the fabulous Allison Van Diepan! On a blog tour to promote her newest book, The Vampire Stalker, Allison is here to share with us a bit of background to the book. I love this post. As fellow readers, I’m sure you all wished one of your favorite characters really existed at some point. Allison van Diepan understands that, but I’ll let her explain. Could the characters we love be real? In The Vampire Stalker, Amy discovers that her favorite book character, the dashing Alexander Banks, is actually a real person. In fact, all of…
-
The 6th Path!
Tweet Ready for some more Chloe King and Nine Paths goodness? The show is only 5 days away! Are you excited? I AM! Again, there is still time to start playing if you haven’t already. Get over to this link and start playing. The prizes are well worth it! Let’s start off where I last left you shall we? At the end of the last post I shared with you that my next clue had shown up, and so I’ll start from the beginning of the 6th Path! I woke up to this awesome shirt in the mail, and was instantly…
-
Chatting with Karyn Henley & a giveaway!
Tweet Karyn Henley, author of Breath of Angel and many children’s books, is here today! I had fun browsing her Goodreads page, I’ll tell you that. So many cute books! Anyway, she is here to share a bit about what she does when she isn’t writing, and was sweet enough to bring along a giveaway! Are you ready? I’ve learned that I’m always writing, even when I’m not at my computer putting words into sentences. I get great ideas when I’m washing dishes or cleaning the bathtub or taking a shower or walking for exercise. But I do have a hobby:…
-
Book Review: Bloodspell
Tweet Title: Bloodspell Author: Amalie Howard Publisher: Langdon Street Press Pages: Paperback; 369 Release Date: June 1, 2011 Source: Publisher/TBS ==================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart The spell was simple… Cruentus Protectum (Defend the Blood) But what do you do if your blood is your enemy? Victoria Warrick has always known she was different. An outcast at school, she is no stranger to adversity. But when she receives an old journal for her seventeenth birthday, nothing prepares her for the dark secrets it holds — much less one that reveals…
-
Book Review: Possession
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: Possession Author: Elana Johnson Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: Hardcover; 416 Release Date: June 7, 2011 Source: Publisher/TBS ===================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Vi knows the Rule: Girls don’t walk with boys, and they never even thinkabout kissing them. But no one makes Vi want to break the Rules more than Zenn…and since the Thinkers have chosen him as Vi’s future match, how much trouble can one kiss cause? The Thinkers may have brainwashed the rest of the population, but Vi is determined…
-
My Favorite Things.
Tweet In order to recharge my batteries, and fight off this pervading blah that is following me around, I’ve decided to look at the bright side. Below are 10 of my favorite things. After all, what better way to feel happy than to remember what makes you happy? If you feel like sharing yours too, link them up in the comments and I’ll come visit. 1. Books. Obviously. No matter how many I read, no matter how many I have, I’m always in love with these little paper gems. Whenever I’m stressed out, I take a bookcation. 2. Mashed Potatoes…
-
Book Review: Nerd Camp
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: Nerd Camp Author: Elissa Brent Weissman Publisher: Antheneum Books Pages: Hardcover; 160 Release Date: May 24, 2011 Source: GalleyGrab ==================== Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Ten-year-old Gabe has just been accepted to the Summer Center for Gifted Enrichment. That means he’ll be spending six weeks at sleep-away camp writing poetry and perfecting logic proofs. S.C.G.E. has been a summer home to some legendary middle-school smarty-pants (and future Jeopardy! contestants), but it has a reputation for being, well, a Nerd Camp. S.C.G.E = Smart…
-
An Interview with (swoon!) Harlin from A Need So Beautiful
Tweet In case you don’t already know, this lovely woman right here is Suzanne Young! One of the nicest, and most talented, writers I’ve had the pleasure to meet via the Internet! She’s here to share with you a little bit of Harlin (YUM!) and give you some more insight into the upcoming A Need So Beautiful. I promise you, if you haven’t put this on your TBR yet it belongs there. My review is coming soon, but this book is absolutely gorgeous. There is no other way to describe it. 1) Hi Harlin, welcome to my blog! Quick, describe…
-
Audio Book Review: The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place
Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade/Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing! HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Media Type: Audio Book Title: The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Mysterious Howling Author: Mayrose Wood Narrator: Katherine Kellgren Publisher: Books on Tape Format: Audio CD Duration: 5:27 Source: Library Found running wild in the forest of Ashton Place, the Incorrigibles are no ordinary children: Alexander, age ten or thereabouts, keeps his siblings in line with gentle nips; Cassiopeia, perhaps four or five, has a bark that is (usually) worse than her bite; and Beowulf, age somewhere-in-the-middle, is alarmingly adept at chasing squirrels.…