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Meet Kersten Hamilton’s characters and take a book home. It’s a win/win!
For those of you who may not know, I am an avid Kersten Hamilton fan. Her writing mixes fantasy and Celtic mythology, and her characters are wonderfully vivid! Kersten has two books out so far, both which are fantastic. You can find my review for Tyger, Tyger here and my review for In the Forests of the Night here, if you’re interested in seeing what I thought! I’d definitely suggest you give them a try though!———————————————————————————————————Now, without further ado, I give you an interview with Teagan, Finn and Abby (who just sort of snuck in but we won’t say anything). Jessica: Since…
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Book Review: Crave
Media Type: Ebook Title: Crave Author: Melissa Darnell Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Paperback; 416 Release Date: October 25, 2011 Source: NetGalley ———————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note. ———————————– HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who love vampires, witches, or a mixture of the two. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Savannah Colbert has never known why she’s so hated by the kids of the Clann. Nor can she deny her instinct to get close to Clann golden boy Tristan Coleman. Especially when she recovers from…
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I’ve had this song stuck in my head…
For about the last three days. I’m not sure if that’s good, or bad, or if my brain is turning to mush. It could be all three. All I DO know is that you all now are subjected to it. HA! Also I love Maroon 5. That is all.
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Audiobook Review: The Patron Saint of Butterflies
Media Type: Audiobook Title: The Patron Saint of Butterflies Author: Cecelia Galante Publisher: Full Cast Audio Format: 8 CDs Release Year: 2011 (Audiobook) Run Time: 8 hours 45 minutes Source: Audiobook Jukebox ———————————- Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Religious Discussions, Mild Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Agnes and Honey have always been best friends, but they haven’t always been so different. Agnes loves being a Believer. She knows the rules at the Mount Blessing religious commune are there to make her a better…
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Library Loot: First visit in November!
Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Marg from The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time during the week. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries! This is actually the first time I’ve physically been to my local library in over 4 months, other than to drop donation books off. Ever since…
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An interview and giveaway with Victoria Simcox!
Yesterday I reviewed The Magic Warble by Victoria Simcox. Today, I’m lucky enough to have her stopping by to answer a few questions and offer up a giveaway for all you lovely people! *cue cheer here* Take a minute to learn a little bit more about Victoria and her writing, and don’t forget to leave her a comment! An Interview with Victoria Simcox Author of The Magic Warble Everyone loves getting lost in story set in a magical world. What other books and/or authors inspired your world? C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia were probably my greatest inspiration. I read these books…
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Book Review: The Magic Warble
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Magic Warble Author: Victoria Simcox Publisher: Two Harbors Press Pages: Paperback; 276 Release Date: January 1, 2009 Source: Author ———————————- Intended Reading Group: Middle Grade/Lower YA Content Screening: Very Mild Fantasy Violence ———————————- HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Young readers looking for a foray into fantasy. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Dwarfs, gnomes, fairies, talking animals, and an evil queen – all these and more can be found in The Magic Warble, an enchanting tale of adventure and friendship. What first attracted my attention…
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Book Review: Ashes
Media Type: Ebook Title: Ashes Author: Estevan Vega Publisher: StoneGate Ink Pages: Ebook; 400 Release Date: September 11, 2011 Source: Author ————————————– Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence; Mild Language ————————————– HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Lovers of ARSON, as well as those looking for a dark, and intriguing read. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N More than three months have passed since Arson and Emery were taken. Taken and then separated. And experimented on. Salvation Asylum is more like a prison than a psychiatric facility. Unknowingly, Arson…
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Book Review: Arson
Media Type: Ebook Title: Arson Author: Estevan Vega Publisher: Tate Publishing Pages: Ebook; 350 Release Date: May 4, 2010 Source: Author ——————————— Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence, Mild language ——————————— HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Readers who appreciate darker themes, and a lovable underdog protagonist. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything / Amazon / B&N Arson Gable feels like a freak. He can create fire. He never asked for it. He never wanted it. But he can’t shut it off. Before now, three things were true: he both loved and despised…
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This or That? with Jillian Dodd
I’d like to welcome Jillian Dodd to the blog today! She’s the author of That Boy, a book which I’ve been intrigued by since I saw it on Goodreads. Today she’s here to share with us her preferences in a game of This or That? Take a look! Maybe you share some commonalities! 1) Cake or Pie? I’m not big on fruit, so I’ve never liked pies much. The exception to that is Peanut Butter Pie, which I love and make often. I love cake. My mom used to make me Red Velvet cake for my birthday every year. Now…