Archive for April, 2013

Guest Post: Goldilocks Past and Present by Anna Rose

Today, I’ve got something special for you! I don’t host guest posts very often, but… I always love fairytale retellings, so I just had to have Anna Rose, author of Goldilocks on the blog. You should absolutely check out her book, Goldilocks and then read on to find out how she went about adapting this […]

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Bout of Books 7.0

It’s coming, it’s coming! Bout of Books! The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books […]

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Cover Reveal: Follow the White Rabbit by Me!

Series: Beautiful Madness, Book One Author: Me! Description: For centuries, Wonderland thrived as the domain of beautiful bedlam and unapologetic madness. It was a place like no other. All it took was one girl slipping in through the cracks of the universe to start chaos spiraling toward order. In the 150 years since Alice’s visit, the […]

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Graceling: The Movie?!

Reddit just pointed me towards some really cool noise, and I just had to gush about it. Knowing me, everyone else knows this already, buuutt… I’m excited! There could be a movie set around Kristin Cashore’s Graceling trilogy (is that what it’s called?). The rights to the series have been picked up by Relicance, the […]

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Promo: Surrender by Rhiannon Paille + Excerpt

How far would you go to save everything you ever loved? Kaliel was warned about her love for the Ferryman. One day he will marry the land and leave Avristar forever. She doesn’t listen, and because of what she is– a Flame– one of nine apocalyptic weapons, she sparks a war. In a desperate attempt […]

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Waiting on Wednesday: The Shade of the Moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights all of the wonderful, upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. This week… I am DESPERATE to read The Shade of the Moon by Susan Beth Pfedder, Book Four of The Last Survivors series. I didn’t even know there was going to […]

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Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Series: Lunar Chronicles, #1 Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Publish Date: January rd,, 2012 Source: Purchased Goodreads Rating: 5/5 – Why did I put off reading this book for so long?!? Synopsis: Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make […]

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Review: The Essence by Kimberly Derting

Series: The Pledge, #2 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Publish Date: January 1st, 2013 Source: Purchased Goodreads Rating: 2/5 – The biggest disappointment of the year so far. Synopsis: At the luminous conclusion of The Pledge, Charlaina defeated the tyrant Sabara and took her place as Queen of Ludania. But Charlie knows that Sabara has not disappeared: The […]

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Top Ten Tuesday Rewind: Top Ten Vivid Worlds/Settings

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme hosted by The Broke and The Bookish. This week is a rewind week, meaning all participating bloggers can pick a topic they missed from past weeks. I opted to go with my Top Ten Vivid Settings/Worlds, because I have read some insanely imaginative books that I think […]

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Review: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Series: The Grisha, #1 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Publish Date: June 5th, 2012 Source: Purchased Goodreads Rating: 5/5 – A fantasy setting as epic as it is awesome. Synopsis: The Shadow Fold, a swathe of impenetrable darkness, crawling with monsters that feast on human flesh, is slowly destroying the once-great nation of Ravka. Alina, a pale, […]

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