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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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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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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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Waiting on Wednesday (14)
“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where we share upcoming releases that we just cannot wait for! Everyone at school can’t stop talking about how hot Meredith Willis’s new next-door neighbor, Adrien, is. But Meredith can’t help but think there’s something strange about the cool, sophisticated new guy, and those sunglasses he constantly wears are the least of it. Every time he’s around, Meredith sees things—terrifying things that nobody else seems to notice. And when she dares to sneak a look into the windows of his house, she sees something in the cellar that…
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Waiting on Wednesday (13)
“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where we share upcoming releases that we just cannot wait for! A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together. Deep in the stacks of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her discovery…
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In My Mailbox – Elephant Ears? Yes!
As promised, I vlogged in my costume! I figure this will either make you want to watch my vlogs more often, or completely scare you away. Either way…. Books Mentioned: * Bad Girls Don’t Die by Katie Alender * Three Wishes by Isabelle Merlin * The Curse of the Wendigo by Rick Yancey * Dirty Little Secrets by C.J. Omololu * The Sapphire Talisman by Brenda Pandos * Through Her Eyes by Jennifer Archer * The Handbook for Increasing Your Relationship IQ by Edward Fairley As always, much love to Kristi at The Story Siren for hosting this weekly meme!
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Random Books: The Zombie 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! *** It’s time for the ZOMBIE edition! Pretty apropos don’t you think? I mean it is a celebration this weekend of all things creepy, scary and dead! There’s a zombie walk downtown today in my city. Am I going? TOTALLY! *** Top 10 Lessons for Surviving a…
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Waiting on Wednesday (12)
“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where we share upcoming releases that we just cannot wait for! Tess is the exact opposite of her beautiful, athletic sister. And that’s okay. Kristina is the sporty one, Tess is the smart one, and they each have their place. Until Kristina is diagnosed with cancer. Suddenly Tess is the center of the popular crowd, everyone eager for updates. There are senior boys flirting with her. Yet the smiles of her picture-perfect family are cracking and her sister could be dying. Now Tess has to fill a new role: the…
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In My Mailbox – First ever vlog & a GIVEAWAY!
Yup, you win my friends. I did a vlog! I debated, I hemmed, I hawed, then I told myself to stop being ridiculous and just do it already. I’m kind of sick, so I hope I don’t look ridiculous. I also apologize for the plethora of obnoxious things I may or may not do :). This is the first take. It’s a bit gritty because, unlike all you cool people, I don’t have a camera on my computer. So this is taken on my small video camera. It’s 100%, raw, uncut me. You love me right? Books Mentioned For Review:…
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Random Books: The Love 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! *** The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women is a fairly typical all-girls school—that is, if every school teaches advanced martial arts in PE, chemistry always consists of the latest in chemical warfare, and everyone breaks CIA codes for extra credit in computer class. So…