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Book Review: Aurora Undefined
Media Type: Book Title: Aurora Undefined Author: Kate Hinderer Publisher: Self-published Pages: Kindle; 211 Release Date: March 10, 2011 Source: Author/TBS ===================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note. HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Aurora is entering her senior year and everything around her seems to be falling apart. Her best friend has joined the cool crowd and she struggles to grapple with the loss. But when tragedy strikes, Aurora realizes what loss is really all about and how moving on becomes a fight of the will, mind and heart. Add it on: Goodreads /…
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My Life Undecided Giveaway!
Tweet Well, as you all know, I fell completely in love with Jessica Brody’s My Life Undecided. It was funny, sweet, and down right enjoyable to read! If you haven’t read my review yet, you can find it here. Anyhow, I loved it so much that I was given an opportunity by Macmillan to give a copy away! A huge thank you to them! How cool is that? Up for grabs is one gorgeous copy of My Life Undecided by Jessica Brody! Same as always, to enter, FILL OUT THIS FORM. Only difference is that this time I am providing you…
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Chatting with Zoe from Flying Blind & a giveaway!
Tweet Please welcome to the blog today, Deborah Cooke! She is the author of Flying Blind, which I recently reviewed, and is here to share with us a little more about her main character. Zoe is a spitfire and I loved her! I was able to interview her and get a little more insight into her life. 1) Hi Zoe! Welcome to the blog! If you had to describe yourself in just one word, which one would you choose? I’d say creative. I think my dad would say stubborn. 2) What are your thoughts on being the next Wyvern? I really…
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Places to visit, with Leah Cypess!
Tweet Please welcome the lovely Leah Cypess! She’s here to promote her newest book, Nightspell, which I completely loved. The best part? We get to see more into Leah’s thought process with a special list. I asked her to share with us the top 5 places that she’d like to visit before she ends her time on this earth. Truth be told? She picked some amazing options! The top sites on my list of “places to visit before you die” are all trips I’ve planned but never got to go on: [1] Istanbul I’m working on a book that takes…
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A look into Torn by Erica O’Rourke
Tweet Today I have Erika O’Rourke, author of Torn, here to give us a look into the book. She’s given us a little extra excerpt from the book’s main character, Mo. Mo is quite a fiery and loyal friend. I truly loved her. Take a look at her inner thoughts as she battles with what has just happened. ********** This was supposed to be our best year ever. Verity and me, seniors, our last hurrah before we escaped to New York and started fresh. No more whispers about my family. No more pitying looks. Verity and me, with the world…
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Book Review: My Life Undecided
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: My Life Undecided Author: Jessica Brody Publisher: Farrar, Straus, Giroux Pages: Hardcover; 320 Release Date: June 7, 2011 Source: Publisher ===================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Nothing of note HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart PLEASE READ THIS! MY LIFE DEPENDS ON IT! Okay, maybe that was a bit melodramatic, but I’m sorry, I’m feeling a bit melodramatic at the moment. Here’s the deal. My name is Brooklyn Pierce, I’m fifteen years old, and I am decisionally challenged. Seriously, I can’t remember the last good decision I made. I can remember plenty of…
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Book Review: Hate List
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: Hate List Author: Jennifer Brown Publisher: Little Brown Pages: Hardcover; 405 Release Date: September 1, 2009 Source: Library ======================= Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart Five months ago, Valerie Leftman’s boyfriend, Nick, opened fire on their school cafeteria. Shot trying to stop him, Valerie inadvertently saved the life of a classmate, but was implicated in the shootings because of the list she helped create. A list of people and things she and Nick hated. The list he used to pick his targets. Now, after a summer…
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Book Review: Mercy
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: Mercy Author: Rebecca Lim Publisher: Harper Collins Pages: Paperback; 281 Release Date: October 28, 2010 Source: NetGalley ======================= Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild language; violence HDB Rating: 3 Keys to My Heart An electric combination of angels, mystery and romance, MERCY is the first book in a major new paranormal series. There’s something very wrong with me. I can’t remember who I am or how old I am, or even how I got here. All I know is that when I wake up, I could be any one. It is always this…
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Book Review: Don’t Stop Now
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: Don’t Stop Now Author: Julie Halpern Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Pages: Hardcover; 224 Release Date: June 7, 2011 Source: Publisher/TBS ==================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Language HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart On the first day of Lillian’s summer-before-college, she gets a message on her cell from her sort-of friend, Penny. Not only has Penny faked her own kidnapping, but Lil is the only one who figures it out. She knows that Penny’s home life has been rough, and that her boyfriend may be abusive. Soon, Penny’s family, the local police,…
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Book Review: Stupid Fast
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: Stupid Fast Author: Geoff Herbach Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Pages: Paperback; 320 Release Date: June 1, 2011 Source: Publisher/TBS ===================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Mild suggestive humor HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart Fifteen-year-old Felton Reinstein has always been on the smallish side, but in his sophomore year he starts growing…and growing. During gym one day he smokes the football jocks in a 600-yard race. Felton has never been interested in sports, but there’s no doubt-he is “stupid fast.” As he juggles his newfound athletic prowess, his mom’s sudden depression, an annoying…