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Waiting On Wednesday (3)
“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where we share upcoming releases that we just cannot wait for! Paranormalcy by Kiersten White Sixteen-year-old Evie’s job is bagging and tagging paranormals. Possessing the strange ability to see through their glamours, she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency. But when someone–or something–starts taking out the vamps, werewolves, and other odd beasties she’s worked hard to help become productive members of society, she’s got to figure it out before they all disappear and the world becomes utterly normal. Normal is so overrated. Release Date: September 21, 2010 This sounds…
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Teaser Tuesdays (3)
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: I told her how strong she was and…
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
“It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?” is where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week. It is a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list. Click on the button above to be taken to Sheila at One Person’s Journey Through A World of Books and see her weekly post! Read this Week: Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale by Holly Black Need by Carrie Jones The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan Never After by Dan…
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In My Mailbox (2)
In My Mailbox is a weekly post created by The Story Siren and inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie. IMM explores the weekly contents of our mailboxes, as well as books we might have bought this week! Ever since she was eight years old, high school student Janie Hannagan has been uncontrollably drawn into other people’s dreams, but it is not until she befriends an elderly nursing home patient and becomes involved with an enigmatic fellow-student that she discovers her true power. (From Goodreads) I was so excited to get this book! The Book Depository was down for a bit after the…
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Book Blogger Hop 4/30
The Book Blogger Hop is a weekly meme hosted by Crazy for Books so that readers and bloggers can visit one another and get to know new blogs! In Jennifer’s words: This is a weekly event where book bloggers and readers can connect to find new blogs to read. It’s a great way to network with other bloggers and make new friends! Every day I seem to find another book blog that I start following. In the spirit of the Friday Follow, I thought it would be cool to do a Book Blogger Hop to give us all bookies a…
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Tech Talk for Book Bloggers! Round 2!
I had pretty good feedback on last week’s post, so I thought I’d give it another go! I didn’t see a meme for this yet, so I decided to test this out and see how people respond. If you’d like to participate at all, please feel free to leave me a link in the comments and I’ll go and visit your post! I hope for Tech Talk to be a way for book bloggers to talk about the technology out there that helps us feed our habit, whenever and wherever! *** This week’s feature is: The Gimble Hands Free Book Holder…
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Library Loot (2)
Library Loot is a weekly meme co-hosted by Eva at A Striped Armchair and Marg at The Adventures of Intrepid Reader! Bloggers are encouraged to share the books they’ve checked out at the library and give a little insight into why they chose them :). *** Saw Never After sitting on a “The Librarian Recommends” shelf and I thought, hey why not! The cover is lovely, the premise looks amazing, and it counts towards my Speculative Fiction Goal! I honestly don’t know how this will be, as this author has never come on my radar yet. Still, I’m excited! Check back for my…
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Waiting On Wednesday (2)
“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where we share upcoming releases that we just cannot wait for! Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she’s made it out of the bloody arena alive, she’s still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what’s worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss’s family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. Powerful and…
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Teaser Tuesdays (2)
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: Standing up for real, I check that the…
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In My Mailbox (1)
This has been a great first week of book blogging for me! 🙂 I so appreciate the people that host memes so the new guys (aka me) have a chance to visit some great blogs and get visited as well! *** In My Mailbox is a weekly post created by The Story Siren and inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie. IMM explores the weekly contents of our mailboxes, as well as books we might have bought this week! Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simple life. Then word comes…