Tuesday, October 26, 2010

FANTASTIC BOOK REVIEW: Win Secondhand Charm by Julie Berry!

FANTASTIC BOOK REVIEW: Win Secondhand Charm by Julie Berry!: "This is your chance to Win...SECONDHAND CHARM (ARC) by Julie Berry Rules 1 Winner! For your chances to win FILL OUT THIS FORM! Additional E..."

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Friday, October 22, 2010

Unpublished, but Wonderful: Lethal Inheritance by Tahlia Newland


Lethal Inheritance by Tahlia Newland

About the Novel:
Lethal Inheritance is a YA fantasy novel. A combination quest, love story and surrealistic journey into the mind, it has the sexy characters, flashes of humour, terrifying battles and mix of fantasy and reality that made the ‘Twilight’ series so popular with a wide readership.

The Blurb

If last night was real then Ariel should be dead, but her mother has disappeared, there are bruise marks on her neck and that hideous beast in the photo looks frighteningly familiar.

When demons kidnap her mother, Ariel is catapulted into a mysterious realm in a hidden layer of reality. Stuck on a rescue mission she doesn’t want, she must negotiate an intriguing and unpredictable world where demons who feed on fear are hunting her, and they’re aiming to kill.

She needs help fast, but can she trust the quirky old guide who says he can teach her how to fine tune her mind into a powerful weapon? And what should she do about Nick, whose power is more than he or she can handle?


My Opinion: I only read the first chapter, but by the end I was already into it and saddened that I didn't have more! This book have great potential to become something big! Tahlia seems to have a way with words and I hope that someone will see the greatness and give her book a loving home!

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Follow Friday & The Blog Hop



1. Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Host { http://parajunkee.com} and any one else you want to follow on the list
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Book Blogger Hop
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The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don't have time to Hop today, come back later and join the fun! This is a weekly event! And stop back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added!

Thanks for visiting everyone and make sure you leave a comment so I can visit you in return! I love having you all!

Sunday, October 17, 2010

In My Mailbox

IMM is hosted by The Story Siren. This week my IMM will feature books from last week as well as this week. I didnt have time to post this last week, but the 8th was my birthday! I turned 14! My mom took me to Booksamillion and I had a book shopping spree and bought all the books! And then, I came home Thursday to a package from Simon Audio! It said I had won a Clockwork Angel audiobook contest! I was so surprised! This is the best IMM in the short history of my blog! Let's hope the books last!
   












Friday, October 15, 2010

Follow Friday & The Blog Hop



1. Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Host { http://parajunkee.com} and any one else you want to follow on the list
2. Follow our Featured Bloggers.
3. Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing.
4. Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say hi in your comments
5. Follow Follow Follow as many as you can
If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. 6. Spread the Love...and the followers
7. If you want to show the link list, just follow the link below the entries and copy and paste it within your post!
8. If your new to the follow friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!

Book Blogger Hop
In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and find new book-related blogs that we may be missing out on! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs that they may not know existed! So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list below!!

The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don't have time to Hop today, come back later and join the fun! This is a weekly event! And stop back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added!

Thanks for visiting everyone and make sure you leave a comment. I love having you all!

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Waiting On Wednesday-Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick

This heavenly Wednesday, I want......

CRESCENDO!!!!!


The sequel to the New York Times Best selling phenomenon, Hush, Hush!
Nora should have known her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch (who, title aside, can be described as anything but angelic), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking up. Patch is starting to pull away, and Nora can't figure out if it's for her best interest or if his interest has shifted to her arch-enemy Marcie Millar. Not to mention that Nora is haunted by images of her father and she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to him that night he left for Portland and never came home.

The farther Nora delves into the mystery of her father's death, the more she comes to question if her Nephilim blood line has something to do with it as well as why she seems to be in danger more than the average girl. Since Patch isn't answering her questions and seems to be standing in her way, she has to start finding the answers on her own. Relying too heavily on the fact that she has a guardian angel puts Nora at risk again and again. But can she really count on Patch, or is he hiding secrets darker than she can even imagine?

I just reread Hush, Hush and I miss Patch and Nora! I love this cover, fits right in with the first one! I want it so much that I find I am babbling with joy!

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Teaser Tuesday-The Bewitching Season by Marissa Doyle

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

The Bewitching Season by Marissa Doyle

''Persy thought about denying it, but one look at his suddenly serious face stopped her. This search meant as much to him as it did to her. With a pang, she realized that her running away would affect him too. She couldn't give him the brush-off now.''

This is the first Historical Fiction that I read. I love it and can never find it in a bookstore. I just take it out of my library every other week. I can't read the second on until I buy the first one! It's a catch 22.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, #5) By Richelle Mead

Format: Hardcover 
Pages: 489 
Publisher: Penguin's Young Readers Group

From the inside cover:
Salvation has its price.
The words stunned Adrian for a moment, but he kept going. "You're lying. What you're describing is impossible. There's no way to save a Strigoi. When they're gone, they're gone. They're dead. Undead. Forever."
Robert's next words weren't directed at Adrian. They were spoken to me. "That which is dead doesn't always stay dead...."

After a long and heartbreaking journey to Dimitri’s birthplace in Siberia, Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir’s—and to her best friend, Lissa Dragomir. It's graduation, and the girls can’t wait for their real lives outside of the Academy’s cold iron gates to finally begin. But even with the intrigue and excitement of court life looming, Rose’s heart still aches for Dimitri. He's out there, somewhere.

She failed to kill him when she had the chance, and now her worst fears are about to come true. Dimitri has tasted her blood, and she knows in her heart that he is hunting her. And if Rose won't join him, he won't rest until he's silenced her...forever.

But Rose can't forget what she learned on her journey—whispers of a magic too impossible and terrifying to comprehend. A magic inextricably tied to Lissa that could hold the answer to all of Rose's prayers, but not without devastating consequences. Now Rose will have to decide what—and who—matters most to her. In the end, is true love really worth the price?
 

Fall in love with Rose and Dimitri all over again in Spirit Bound, the eagerly awaited fifth novel in Richelle Mead's enthralling Vampire Academy series.

Why I Read This: I read this because after the first 5 books in the series were glamorous, I didn't think Richelle would drag us along this far just to beat us and leave us. And I was correct in my assumptions.

Plot: Since Vampire Academy is already 5 books in, the plot is well established. Rose Hathaway, guardian extraordinaire, tries to be her best friend's guardian while fighting insanity. She does all of this while trying to love her beautiful Russian instructor, turned Strigoi. Knowing Rose Hathaway, the plot won't stay the same and the only thing we can wonder is what kind of trouble will she get into next? Rose is in the royal court with Lissa. She is dating Adrian and yet she can't get the possibility of saving Dimitri off her mind. She embarks on a trip to break out, dare I say it..... Victor Dashkov. Running into Dimitri, Rose is almost on her last limb until Lissa comes to the unexpected rescue.... And that's it, anything else, you will have to read the book!

Characters: Rose is, of course, my favorite character. She is the same person every time. She's powerful, confident, and reckless, and I love her for it. She never changes and will do anything for the people she loves. She won't mince her words with you and she doesn't always think before she acts, but you can never accuse her of being anybody but herself.
     Dimitri, hmm, I don't think I can tell you anything about him without spoiling it. He is still the same beautiful, gorgeous Russian we all know and love. All I can say is, the missing him? Stop it. He's back.

Reliability: I think all of us girls, or maybe just me, finds Rose to be an inspiration. I wish I had her confidence. I think the reason we love Rose, even though she's the one we love to hate, is because we know that there is more to her. She has flaws and problems and she's in love with an older man, but she goes on and she never takes no for an answer.
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Thursday, October 7, 2010

Follow Friday & The Blog Hop



1. Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Host { http://parajunkee.com} and any one else you want to follow on the list
2. Follow our Featured Bloggers.
3. Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing.
4. Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say hi in your comments
5. Follow Follow Follow as many as you can
If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. 6. Spread the Love...and the followers
7. If you want to show the link list, just follow the link below the entries and copy and paste it within your post!
8. If your new to the follow friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!

Book Blogger Hop
In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and find new book-related blogs that we may be missing out on! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs that they may not know existed! So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list below!!

The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don't have time to Hop today, come back later and join the fun! This is a weekly event! And stop back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added!


This week's question: What's your favorite beverage while reading or blogging, if any?
* I try not to drink or eat anything, God forbid I spill something. Although, when I am in a book store I like to get a frozen caramel macchiato and drink it while I search for and skim through books.

Thanks for visiting everyone and make sure you leave a comment. I love having you all!

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Waiting On Wednesday-Torment by Lauren Kate-


Waiting On Wednesday

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Torment By Lauren Kate







How many lives do you need to live before you find someone worth dying for? In the aftermath of what happened at Sword & Cross, Luce has been hidden away by her cursed angelic boyfriend, Daniel, in a new school filled with Nephilim, the offspring of fallen angels and humans. Daniel promises she will be safe here, protected from those who would kill her. At the school Luce discovers what the Shadows that have followed her all her life mean - and how to manipulate them to see into her other lives. Yet the more Luce learns about herself, the more she realizes that the past is her only key to unlocking her future...and that Daniel hasn't told her everything. What if his version of the past isn't actually the way things happened...what if Luce was really meant to be with someone else?

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Teaser Tuesday #1 (Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read
Open to a random page
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!


Brightly Woven By Alexandra Bracken

"Your hands are so soft." His voice sounded far away. I was losing him again.
"North, if it hurts you, if it's going to kill you-- why do you still practice magic?"
"Because," he said, his eyes drifting shut again," who am I without it?"


I loved this book and the hands comment was oddly sweet to me. It was a weird subject that got turned into something interestingly wonderful. Go read it, there are plenty more of North's compliments where that came from!

P.S. My computer will be in TOMORROW! Can you say excited! I missed him so much and when he arrives, a review is coming your way maybe one about vampires? ;)

Confessions of a Bookaholic: Haunted Halloween with Nancy Holder and a giveaway...

Confessions of a Bookaholic: Haunted Halloween with Nancy Holder and a giveaway...: "Ghost Cams! When I’m writing the Possessions series, I work very hard to put myself into the fear zone. I usually watch a scary movie e..."

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Monday, October 4, 2010

Manic Monday

Imagine you can only keep 5 things that you have (people not included). What 5 things would you keep?
* If I could only keep 5 things that I already have it would probably have to be my bookshelf, my cat, my bed, my laptop, and my iPod touch.

What's the hardest thing you've ever had to learn?
* The hardest thing that I've ever had to learn has last week in science class, we learned how to balance chemical equations. I thought that I'd never get it, but with extra studying, it was a thing of the past.

Today is the first day of the rest of my life and I'm going to...
* Enjoy life for myself. I am young and a Libra. I once read that Libra's are pleasers and this Libra is. I am always worrying about someone else's feeling and thoughts before I make a lasting decision. I can honestly have panic attacks thinking about what someone else will say or think. It has been a big blockade in my life and today is the first day where my living will be my own and not affect by anyone else's.
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Friday, October 1, 2010

The Blog Hop

Book Blogger Hop
In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and find new book-related blogs that we may be missing out on! This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books! It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs that they may not know existed! So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list below!!

The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don't have time to Hop today, come back later and join the fun! This is a weekly event! And stop back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added!


This week's question:
How do you spread the word about your blog?
I first started out with blog directories and then I started commenting on other blogs and had a good outcome! After visiting and commenting on other sites and soon stumbled upon Follow Friday and The Blog Hop and participating has been fun and worthwhile!


-Keturah

Follow Friday



1. Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Host { http://parajunkee.com} and any one else you want to follow on the list
2. Follow our Featured Bloggers.
3. Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing.
4. Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say hi in your comments
5. Follow Follow Follow as many as you can
If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. 6. Spread the Love...and the followers
7. If you want to show the link list, just follow the link below the entries and copy and paste it within your post!
8. If your new to the follow friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!





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