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Book Review: Karma Bites
Her best friends aren’t speaking, her parents just divorced, and her hippie grandmother has moved in. The only karma Franny’s got is bad karma. Then Franny gets her hands on a box of magic recipes that could fix all of her problems. It could even change the world! Finally, life is looking up. But Franny is about to learn that magic and karma aren’t to be played with. When you mess with the universe, it can bite back in unexpected ways. Ouch! –From Goodreads Cover Inspection: Bright and intriguing! First Thoughts: Do kids really talk like this? *** My Thoughts:…
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Book Review: Firelight
(I had to make this cover extra large because I LOVE it!) With her rare ability to breathe fire, Jacinda is special even among the draki—the descendants of dragons who can shift between human and dragon forms. But when Jacinda’s rebelliousness leads her family to flee into the human world, she struggles to adapt, even as her draki spirit fades. The one thing that revives it is Will, whose family hunts her kind. Jacinda can’t resist getting closer to him, even though she knows she’s risking not only her life but the draki’s most closely guarded secret. –From Goodreads Cover…
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Waiting on Wednesday (11)
“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where we share upcoming releases that we just cannot wait for! Sam leads a pretty normal life. He may not have the most exciting job in the world, but he’s doing all right—until a fast food prank brings him to the attention of Douglas, a creepy guy with an intense violent streak. Turns out Douglas is a necromancer who raises the dead for cash and sees potential in Sam. Then Sam discovers he’s a necromancer too, but with strangely latent powers. And his worst nightmare wants to join forces .…
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Thank you!
You are all so amazing! *high fives all around* We made our impact friends, we did. Kersten emailed me this morning and asked us to take a break from our Tyger, Tyger campaign and wait it out! I’ve taken down the first post, and ask that you please take down any buttons you put up or posts for the time being. We must remember to be respectful and let whatever will happen, happen. Still it’s good to know that there are so many of us that we can truly support something we love! To the blogging community: You are amazing.…
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Book Review: Freefall
Seth McCoy was the last person to see his best friend Isaac alive, and the first to find him dead. It was just another night, just another party, just another time where Isaac drank too much and passed out on the lawn. Only this time, Isaac didn’t wake up. Convinced that his own actions led to his friend’s death, Seth is torn between turning his life around… or losing himself completely. Then he meets Rosetta: so beautiful and so different from everything and everyone he’s ever known. But Rosetta has secrets of her own, and Seth will soon realize he…
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The Fanatic Report (1)
This will be a weekly feature, although I haven’t figured out what day yet, where I’ll post all the goodies I find around the Internet! Listen, read, watch. It’s all here. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Around the Blogosphere: – Reading With Tequila, one of my favorite book blogs, recently announced her new Goodreads group on her blog! I’m a member and it looks like it is shaping up to be quite awesome. – I Like a Little Science in My Fiction recently posted a great article explaining why vampires sparkle and I was intrigued! I mean isn’t that something that’s been on your…
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“Me Mondays” August 9th
It’s time for another weekly installment of “Me” Mondays! Don’t know what this is? Click HERE to visit the opening post and see how to win a prize! Oh yeah, it’s Monday alright! *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Question #5 was chosen this week: Melissa of Spellbound by Books asks… What is one(or more than one because its hard to just pick one lol) of your all time favourite books and why? *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Well hmmm….that is a hard one. I’ll keep it to 3 okay? If I tried to go less than that I’ll sit here for the greater part of an hour hemming and hawing…
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I’m HOME!
Well hello all you lovely new followers you! What a surprise to come home to find that I have more people who want to read what I write than when I left :). Welcome ya’ll! I hope I keep you entertained and in the know! For those of you who don’t know, this last week I was up in Big Bear with a YMCA camp. Each year I’m a counselor and I get to spend a week away from technology and the city. These were my awesome co-counselors Rachael and Dana. Two of the coolest people you’ll ever meet! Especially…
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Book Review: Friend Is Not A Verb
From the author of the Edgar Award–winning The Wessex Papers comes a hilariously offbeat novel about Henry “Hen” Birnbaum, a teenage boy who dreams of becoming a rock star despite a minor setback, namely: his girlfriend just dumped him and kicked him out of their band. Now his social life consists of night after night of VH1 marathons with his best friend and next-door neighbor, the neurotic Emma Wood. Then there’s the matter of Sarah, his sister, who mysteriously disappeared for a whole year and just as mysteriously returned. As the story unfolds, the reasons for her disappearance seem more…
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Calendar of Events – August 5th through August 12th
A new calendar of events will go up every Thursday. It’s August! How are you doing on your reading challenge goal? This week all events are being hosted at A Bibliophile’s Paradise. As you know, I’m not here right now so I can’t update the links but I DID make sure to get a calendar ready to go for all of you! Thanks to all the people that have stuck with us throughout this challenge, and hello to all the new people who are just joining us! Calendar of Events for August 5th – August 12th Friday, August 6th –…