Wherever You Go Author: Heather DavisPublisher: Harcourt Children’s BooksPublication Date: Nov. 14, 2011Pages: 320Source: E-galley requested from netgalley About the Book: Seventeen-year-old Holly Mullen has felt lost and lonely ever since her boyfriend, Rob, died in a tragic accident. The fact that she has to spend most of her free time caring for her little sister… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a feature run by the lovely crew at The Broke and The Bookish Top Ten Books That Have Been on my Shelf the Longest but I’ve Never Read I have gotten much better about not buying so many books. When I first started blogging this was not the case. I still have… Read more »
If you’ve read my blog before or you follow me on twitter you might know that I’m a bit of a John Green fangirl (and by a bit I of course mean embarrassingly obsessive.) He is without question my very favorite author. Ever. As you can imagine I wanted to do something really awesome to celebrate the… Read more »
Blogoversary Giveaway Three It’s week three of blogoversary giveaways!! There are two prizes this week as well! One of the first events I went to when I started to get serious about blogging was the YA Lit conference put on by Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville Illinois. I met John Green there!!! Talk… Read more »
In My Mailbox In my Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. The idea of In My Mailbox is to bring books to the attention of blog readers and to encourage interaction with other blogs. I filmed a vlog but it was awful so I decided to spare you. I had to use… Read more »
Today on the blog I am pleased to welcome Chantel Acevedo, author of Song of the Red Cloak. I read this book based on a recommendation from Rachel Hawkins (author of Hex Hall) via twitter. It was really more of an order than a recommendation 😉 I was so impressed. I loved the time period, the mythology,… Read more »
Song of the Red Cloak Author: Chantel AcevedoPublisher: Self published via CreateSpacePublication Date: 2011Pages: 310Series: Song of the Red Cloak, book oneSource: PurchasedAbout the Book: Two Spartan boys grow up together, and become inseparable friends. One is a prince of Sparta , destined to rule this ancient Greek state, the other a slave, or helot, who serves the… Read more »
Cold Kiss Author: Amy GarveyPublisher: Harper TeenPublication Date: Sept. 20, 2011Pages: 304Source: E-galley requested from NetgalleyAbout the Book:It was a beautiful, warm summer day, the day Danny died. Suddenly Wren was alone and shattered. In a heartbroken fury, armed with dark incantations and a secret power, Wren decides that what she wants—what she must do—is to bring Danny back…. Read more »
Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine. It’s a weekly meme to talk about what upcoming book we’re most looking forward to reading . Waiting on Wednesday November 9, 2011 Shine by Jeri Smith-Ready Release Date: May1, 2012 Published by: Simon Pulse No other love has burned so bright Life can change in an… Read more »
A Beautiful Dark Author: Jocelyn DaviesPublisher: Harper TeenPublication Date: September 27, 2011Pages: 390Series: A Beautiful Dark, book oneSource: E-galley requested from NetgalleyAbout the Book: On the night of Skye’s seventeenth birthday, she meets two enigmatic strangers. Complete opposites;like fire and ice;Asher is dark and wild, while Devin is fair and aloof. Their sudden appearance sends Skye’s life… Read more »
