As someone who rarely has anything to do an IMM, the fact that I am doing two within one week is pretty mind blowing. Not a huge haul this week but two things that I’m more excited for than usual. The book is a title I am realllyyy excited to read. The Lost Code by […]
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Book Bloggers and Publishers Online Conference 2012
So, just a few hours ago the 2012 Book Bloggers and Publishers Online Conference ended, and I miss it already. The BBPOC was a 5 day long series of discussion about blogging and the publishing industry, and I learned so so much. The host Terry Kate of Romance in the Back Seat, was fantastic and […]
Read the rest of this entry »Pretty Crooked- Elisa Ludwig
ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley. Synopsis: High school sophomore Willa and her artist mother move to Arizona where Willa starts attending an elite prep school after her mother finally sells some paintings, and Willa attempts to even things out by stealing from the rich students and giving to the poor ones. -Goodreads Review: […]
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For Review Sooo excited about this weeks review haul! The bulk of it comes from Valerie Estelle Frankel, the author of a wide variety of books that you should definitely check out. I will be reviewing Katniss the Cattail on March 23rd in celebration of the Hunger Games movie release and will be featuring the […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Shifter- Janice Hardy
Synopsis: Nya is an orphan struggling for survival in a city crippled by war. She is also a Taker—with her touch, she can heal injuries, pulling pain from another person into her own body. But unlike her sister, Tali, and the other Takers who become Healers’ League apprentices, Nya’s skill is flawed: She can’t push […]
Read the rest of this entry »Katana- Cole Gibsen
This ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. Synopsis: Rileigh Martin would love to believe that adrenaline had given her the uncanny courage and strength to fend off three muggers. But it doesn’t explain her dreams of 15th-century Japan, the incredible fighting skills she suddenly possesses, […]
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So, yesterday I did something pretty spontaneous. I registered for Book Bloggers and Publishers Online Conference 2012 about ten minutes after learning of its existence. The timing was just too perfect to pass up. I’m actually on my reading week from school this week and am of course, always looking for info on how to […]
Read the rest of this entry »My Rating System
Recently I’ve been noticing myself giving a lot of four star reviews and started thinking about my rating system and what it means. So, for future reference here is a somewhat thought out breakdown of what each rating on my star scale means to me and why some ratings are infinitely more common than others. […]
Read the rest of this entry »This World We Live In- Susan Beth Pfeffer
Synopsis: It’s been over a month since Miranda Evans (from Live As We Knew It) has written in her diary and nearly one year since the catastrophic event of a meteor colliding with the moon. Miranda’s father, stepmother, and baby brother show up at her door. Accompanying them are three strangers: a man named Charlie […]
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