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Blog Tour: Book Review – Everything I Never Wanted to Be
Everything I Never Wanted to Be by Dina Kucera is the true story of a family’s battle with alcoholism and drug addiction. Dina’s grandfather and father were alcoholics. Her grandmother was a pill addict. Dina is an alcoholic and pill addict, and all three of her daughters struggle with alcohol and drug addiction including her youngest daughter, who started using heroin at age fourteen. –More at Goodreads Why I chose this: I didn’t choose this book, so much as it chose me. It showed up at my door one day and I read the back of the book, completely blown…
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Book Review: Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares
“I’ve left some clues for you. If you want them, turn the page. If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.” So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the New York Times bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across…
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Teaser Tuesdays (9)
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read. Open to a random page. Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! My Teaser: “Outside the salty breeze tousled my hair, and I…
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WINNERS!
I am SO sorry my friends! I completely forgot about the giveaways I had on my vlog last month! Without further ado, let’s get to some winners! Winners of Firelight Swag! Katie at Katie’s Amazing Book Reviews Yllektra Winners of She Smells the Dead Prize Packs! Stephanie Saunders Jeremy West at Novel Thoughts Congratulations you four!!! I’ll be emailing you shortly to get your information!
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Random Books: The Waiting Edition
Welcome to another edition of Random Books! This is a feature where I type a chosen word into the Goodreads search bar, and choose three books that catch my eye. You then get the random thoughts that go through my head as I learn about the book. It’s a fun way to discover new books! *** This week my theme is “waiting”. I’m currently waiting for a lot of things. Winter break. A better job. Thanksgiving turkey! NOM NOM NOM. So away we go! *** Twelve-year-old Addie tries to cope with her mother’s erratic behavior and being separated from her beloved…
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Book Review: Wildthorn
Seventeen-year-old Louisa Cosgrove longs to break free from her respectable life as a Victorian doctor’s daughter. But her dreams become a nightmare when Louisa is sent to Wildthorn Hall: labeled a lunatic, deprived of her liberty and even her real name. As she unravels the betrayals that led to her incarceration, she realizes there are many kinds of prison. She must be honest with herself – and others – in order to be set free. And love may be the key… –From Goodreads Cover Inspection: Absolutely gorgeous! The corset fits the mood of the book perfectly. First Thoughts: Louisa seems so…
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In my Mailbox – Delicious Bookishness
I know I’d said I’d post a vlog today, but I woke up in a foul mood and I haven’t been able to shake it. Trust me, you wouldn’t want me to vlog today. LOL. I’m not a nice person when I feel like this. Still I won’t skip IMM for the second week in a row, so for your viewing pleasure here are the books that I received this week! As always, many thanks to Kristi at The Story Siren for hosting! For Review: The Healing Spell by Kimberley Griffiths Little Broken Birds, The Story of My Momila by…
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Children’s Book Review: Do Witches Make Fishes?
Media Type: Print Book Title: Do Witches Make Fishes? Author: Jason Mayo Illustrator: Justin Wolfson Publisher: AuthorHouse Pages: Paperback; 36 Release Date: August 3, 2010 Source: Author ———————————————– Recommended to: Parents and educators looking for a funny tale about eating healthy. Difficulty Level: Any age. This book can be read out loud (with voices!) for younger children, but is simple enough to be read alone by older children. Add it on: Goodreads / Amazon / B&N “Do Witches Make Fishes?” is the moral tale of a young boy who favors candy over his mother’s outlandish but healthy dishes. When faced with an…
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Blog Tour: Book Review – Pandora’s Succession
Media Type: Ebook Title: Pandora’s Succession Author: Russell Brooks Publisher: Self-published Pages: Paperback; 282 Release Date: October 24, 2010 Source: Author ———————————— Genre: Thriller / Suspense HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a thrill ride of a book with fabulous characters! Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N CIA operative, Ridley Fox, never stopped hunting his fiancé’s killers — a weapons consortium called The Arms of Ares. When an informant leads him to an old bunker outside of Groznyy, Chechnya, Fox is captured and left for dead. When the informant rescues…
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Book Review: Wind Warrior
Leslie Michaels is a visionary, and only those close to her know of her special gift and the visions that come when her mind and body surrender to sleep. Fate has a way of righting many wrongs, and for Leslie it is a destiny that changes her life dramatically. But not before she is forced to flee into the wilderness to escape a murderous trapper bent on claiming her for his very own. Faith and a strong will to survive are her only companions, until she encounters Winnokin, the handsome Seneca war chief who first came to her in her…