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Book Review: Here Lies Bridget
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: Here Lies Bridget Author: Paige Harbison Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: Paperback; 224 Release Date: January 18, 2011 Source: NetGalley ======================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild language HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Bridget Duke is the uncontested ruler of her school. The meanest girl with the biggest secret insecurities. And when new girl Anna Judge arrives, things start to fall apart for Bridget: friends don’t worship as attentively, teachers don’t fall for her wide-eyed “who me?” look, expulsion looms ahead and the one boy she’s always loved—Liam Ward—can barely even look…
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Follow Friday and Book Blogger Hop!
Tweet Hi everyone hopping and following! Welcome! If you happen to follow my humble little blog here, please leave a comment so I can follow you back! What is the most scene in a book that you have read lately? Oh man. Hands down, the book Invincible Summer by Hannah Moskowitz wins for emotional scenes! I can’t spoil, but let’s just say that the family in that book just can’t catch a break and near the end something happens that just…AH! Breaks your heart in two. I think I sobbed through the last 150 pages of that book. Get a box…
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Book Review: Odessa – The Seraphym Wars
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: Odessa – The Seraphym Wars Author: Rebecca Ryals Russell Publisher: Muse It Up Pages: Ebook; 272 Release Date: March 29, 2011 Source: Author ====================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Myrna Ashlin Watts graduated from High School in Jacksonville, Fl just in time to find herself transported to a bizarre and primal planet corrupted by demon-dragons. And they want her DEAD. Her problem is she has been recruited to kill them, too. 18-year-old Myrna is drawn into the middle of an epic battle between Seraphym and…
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Interviewing Mary Lindsey and a GIVEAWAY!
Tweet Mary Lindsey, author of the upcoming (and absolutely gorgeous) Shattered Souls is here today! She will be sharing with us a little bit about herself, and then sharing with you a fantastic giveaway she has planned. Oh yes, it involves Wolfsbane, just saying. Here we go! * If you had to pick a fictional place from a book to live for the rest of your life, where would you want to go? I thought a lot about this question and came up with lots of cool answers, but it just kept coming back to one: The Texas Gulf Coast. I’ve lived…
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Interviewing Milo and a Giveaway!
Tweet A treat today! Adele Griffin, one of my all time favorite people and authors, is here to celebrate her newest book, Tighter. I had the pleasure to read this and it is fabulous! I won’t spoil yet, however I will let you read this. A character interview with Milo, who happens to be my favorite character. Enjoy! 1. Welcome to the blog Milo! If you had describe yourself in just 3 words, what would you choose? Milo Paul McCrae—Mysterious, Perceptive, Magnetic. 2. How would you describe your relationship with Jamie? Fraught. 3. Quick, you have a gift card for…
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Escape Giveaway!
Tweet It’s time for another giveaway! Lisa Polisar has sweetly offered up a copy of her book to one lucky winner. If you haven’t already seen my review, it’s the post right before this. The book is fantastic! Now, because Lisa is offering up this giveaway specially, there is a quick stipulation to entering. We are trying to spread the love for her newest book and the smaller publishing company that is attached to it. So, a little different, but the way to enter is small and easy. Are you ready? To be entered to win a signed copy of…
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Book Review: Escape
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: Escape Author: Lisa Polisar Publisher: NukeWorks Pages: Paperback; 174 Release Date: December 7, 2010 Source: Author ================== Intended Reading Group: Adult Book Genre: Mystery HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart From the quiet English countryside to the gritty streets of Boston’s Chinatown, there is a silent commonality among these eerie tales – Polisar’s fascination with the darkness of the human psyche. Whether it’s murder in a jazz club or deadly assassins, Polisar’s intricate storytelling and startling characters will take you on an unforgettable journey from fear and terror to escape. Add it on: Goodreads…
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Talking with Nick from The Lucky Kind and a giveaway!
Tweet The lovely Alyssa Sheinmel is here today to share some more goodness from The Lucky Kind. Nick, the adorable main character, is here to share some things he loves about his girlfriend, Eden. Isn’t that cute? (insert awwww here) Let’s go! Top Ten Things that Nick Brandt Loves About Eden Reiss The Lucky Kind is about, among other things, Nicholas Brandt and the girl he loves, Eden Reiss. Herewith, the top ten things that Nick loves about his girl. The dark brown freckle on her right knee, just waiting to be kissed. The way she seems so much cleaner…
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Book Review: The Diva Doctrine
Media Type: Book Title: The Diva Doctrine Author: Patricia V. Davis Publisher: Bonneville Books Pages: Paperback; 160 Release Date: May 8, 2011 Source: Cedar Fort Books ——————————— Genre: Self-Help HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Recommended to: Women who are looking for something uplifting and funny to read. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Librarything Patricia V. Davis may be the first to tell you she’s an expert in failed relationships. But ask any of the readers who helped a post on her advice blog go viral, and they’ll say that whether you’re wide-eyed twenty-something dreamer, the world’s grooviest grandma, or something in between, there’s…
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New Enewsletter now available!
Tweet Happy Sunday and Happy Mother’s Day everyone! I hope that no matter what you did today, whether it be celebrate your mom, celebrate being a mom, or just relax, it was a blast! I have some news. A newsletter! Back when I ran my Indie/Handmade blog I did a newsletter every week. It highlighted happenings on the blog, held special subscriber only giveaways, and was just a source for fun news around the web. I’ve decided I’d like to do one for this blog as well! So no more weekly updates here on the blog. I’ll let you make…