Welcome back! Today I am pleased to be the next stop on the blog tour for Anne Osterlund’s Salvation. I’ve posted before abouthow much I’ve enjoyed her other books (Aurelia, Exile, and, Academy 7.) I wish more people would them!!! Anne’s newest book, Salvation, is her first contemporary novel. Here’s a bit more about it: A smart,… Read more »

I told myself I’d get my Debut Author Challenge goal post up before the end of the year. Cutting it pretty close, huh? I am pretty terrible at reading challenges. I tried this one a couple years ago and gave up after a couple months. However, I find that I’m reading books by the same… 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 was MIA over the holidays but am getting back in the swing of things. It was nice… Read more »

Happy Holidays!  I am taking a somewhat unexpected break from blogging until after Christmas.  I was in a car accident on Sunday (no one was injured) and I’ve been getting estimates and trying to figure out insurance and such. It’s been taking up quite a bit of my time. Add to that intermittent power outages due to… Read more »

Destined Author: Aprilynne PikePublisher: Harper TeenPublication Date: May 1, 2012Pages: 307Series: Wings, book fourSource: ARC from publisher Warning!!!! Minor spoilers for the previous books ahead! Read with caution!!!About the Book: Laurel now knows the truth: Yuki is a rare Winter faerie, the most powerful–and deadly–of all, and Klea plans to use her to help conquer and destroy Avalon. But Klea’s reach extends… Read more »

Waiting on Wednesday Altered by Jennifer Rush Release Date: January 2, 2013 Published by: Little, Brown & Co. When you can’t trust yourself, who can you believe?Everything about Anna’s life is a secret. Her father works for the Branch at the helm of its latest project: monitoring and administering treatments to the four genetically altered… 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. Oh. My. Stars. I got an early Christmas present today. It made me cry. My sister and her… Read more »

For the past three years Jamie over at The Perpetual Page-Turner has done an end of the year survey of  sorts. I love this idea so I thought I’d join in this year. I jumped around a bit and didn’t answer everything but you get the picture!For the first few questions I made a “prezi”… Read more »

Waiting on Wednesday Just One Day by Gayle Forman Release Date: January 8, 2013 Published by: Dutton Juvenille A breathtaking journey toward self-discovery and true love, from the author of If I StayWhen sheltered American good girl Allyson “LuLu” Healey first meets laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter at an underground performance of Twelfth Night in England, there’s… Read more »

Princess of the Silver Woods Author: Jessica Day GeorgePublisher: BloomsburyPublication Date: Dec. 11, 2012Pages: 336Series: Twelve Dancing Princesses of Westfalin, book threeSource: Requested e-galley on NetgalleyAbout the Book: When Petunia, the youngest of King Gregor’s twelve dancing daughters, is invited to visit an elderly friend in the neighboring country of Westfalin, she welcomes the change of scenery. But in order to reach… Read more »