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Waiting on Wednesday (8)
“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where we share upcoming releases that we just cannot wait for! The Dupres have been Savannah’s guardians, appointed by a band of root doctors and hoodooists, for nearly two hundred years. They’ve all grown…complacent. Now, the Arcos brothers, who’ve long been entombed at Bonaventure, have been inadvertently freed by a group of teenagers horsing around in the cemetery. Determined to take revenge on the city who entombed them, the Arcos’ gather strength in the city’s youth. Within the moon’s full cycle, the gang’s quickening will be complete–they’ll become vampires. Newlings,…
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Book Review: Don’t Know Where, Don’t Know When
What a nightmare. Hannah Dias, California Girl with Attitude, and Alex, her laid-back brother, have moved from exciting San Francisco to boring Snipesville, Georgia. Life doesn’t improve when they meet Brandon, a dorky kid who is plotting his escape from the Deep South, and the weird Professor, who has a strange secret. Suddenly, the kids are catapulted thousands of miles and almost seventy years to England during World War Two. They fall into a world of stinging nettles, dragon ladies, bomb blasts, ugly underwear, stinky sandwiches, painful punishments, and non-absorbing toilet paper. They learn so much more than they could…
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Guest Post – A.S. Laing
Today I’m fortunate enough to have the fabulous A.S. Laing stop by my blog for a guest post! She is the author of Don’t Know Where, Don’t Know When which I very recently had the opportunity to devour and enjoy. I tell you what, this was the most fun I’ve ever had while learning something. Annette’s way of writing is completely fantastic! However I’m posting a review tomorrow, so let’s get down to her fabulous guest post shall we? Let me get one thing straight: I hate the word “educational”. Hate it. It conjures up visions of flash cards, study guides,…
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“Me Mondays” July 12th
It’s time for another weekly installment of “Me” Mondays! Don’t know what this is? Click HERE to visit the opening post and enter to win fun prizes! My favorite part of Monday! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Question #14 was chosen by the powers that be, so let’s get answering! Kaya asks: What is your highest ambition (ie a specific number of followers) in regards to your blog? ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Great question Kaya and thanks for asking! The short answer to this question is simply: I don’t know. To be truthful, when I opened up this blog all I wanted was a place to share my crazy…
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A little shameless promotion.
However in this case it isn’t self promotion, it’s band promotion! Here are some underground bands I’ve fallen in love with and feel that the world needs to know about. Is it book related? Well no…but I love me some good music! First off, let me introduce Sink to See. They are amazing! This song is called “2012” and it’s by far my current favorite. Give it a listen! And now….The Rescues! Love love love love (did I mention love?) them! This song is called “Stay Over” and I’m smitten. So smitten. Leave me a comment! What do you think?…
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Selena Shorts Summer Prize Pack!
This week the challenge posts are all over at Raila’s place (Books Out of the Bookshelves), but I’m still in charge of keeping the calendar updated so I go peek. Look what I found today! I must give some love to the newest giveaway in our “Beach Reads” Summer Challenge! Selena Shorts has sweetly offered up this summer prize pack complete with: – A signed copy of The Pace – The Pace bookmarks – A fluffy white beach towel – A summer tote bag Isn’t this awesome! Remember you have until August 30th to enter any or all of the…
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Book Review: The Iron King
Media Type: Print Book (Library Binding) Title: The Iron King *Series: The Iron Fey (#1)Author: Julie KagawaPublisher: Harlequin TeenPages: Paperback; 363 Release Date: February 1, 2010 Source: Library ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild Fantasy Violence ————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who enjoy a fantasy read, complete with a kick-ass heroine and a love triangle. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Meghan Chase has never fit in at her small-town high school, and now, on the eve of her 16th birthday, she discovers why. When her half brother…
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Book Blogger Hop & Follow Friday! July 9th
I’ve started taking part in both of these amazing blog hops, because I’ve discovered so many lovely blogs! If you stop by from one of these, please leave me a comment with a link to your blog so that I can come say hi! Stop by Parajunkee’s blog to participate in this one! Click the button above to be taken straight there! Jennifer hosts this hop every week, and she’s started adding in a question for us to share the answer to! Woohoo! Click the button above to be taken to her blog :). This week’s question: Tell us about…
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Book Review: Shadow Hills
His love captivated her… his secrets might kill her. Since her sister’s mysterious death, Persephone “Phe” Archer has been plagued by a series of disturbing dreams. Determined to find out what happened to her sister, Phe enrolls at Devenish Prep in Shadow Hills, Massachusetts—the subject of her sister’s final diary entry. After stepping on campus, Phe immediately realizes that there’s something different about this place—an unexplained epidemic that decimated the town in the 1700s, an ancient and creepy cemetery, and gorgeous boy Zach—and somehow she’s connected to it all. But the more questions she asks and the deeper she digs,…
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Calendar of Events – July 8th through July 15th
A new calendar of events will go up every Thursday. This is due to the fact that the month started on a Thursday, so that’s how we’ve broken up the month! So without further ado, let’s see what’s happening this week! This week all events are hosted at Books Out of the Bookshelves! Calendar of Events for July 8th – July 15th Thursday, July 8th – Calendar Post (this post!) Friday, July 9th – This week’s guest introduction post. Saturday, July 10th – Tricia Rayburn Guest Post! Sunday, July 11th – Selena Shorts Guest Post and Summer Giveaway! Monday, July 12th –…