“They plunged down the cobblestone street together, Will crouched down low on Balios, the wind tearing through his hair and drying the wetness on his face – whether it was blood or tears, he didn’t know.” – Ch. 18 I was so afraid to start reading this book. Truth be told, The Infernal Devices […]
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The Murmurings by Carley Ann West
The MurmuringsAuthor: Carly Anne WestCategory: Young AdultFormat: eGalleyPublisher: Simon PulseRelease Date: 3-5-13 Everyone thinks Sophie’s sister, Nell, went crazy. After all, she heard strange voices that drove her to commit suicide. But Sophie doesn’t believe that Nell would take her own life, and she’s convinced that Nell’s doctor knows more than he’s letting on. As […]
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It’s been busy for the last few weeks and I have some awesome books to share! Purchased: The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson I ordered this book from the fabulous Blue Willow Bookshop in Houston and it came with a bunch of awesome stickers and a signed book plate!! How To Say Goodbye in Robot […]
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
The StorytellerAuthor: Jodi PicoultCategory: FictionFormat: eGalleyPublisher: AtriaRelease Date: 2-26-13Sage Singer, who befriends an old man who’s particularly beloved in her community. Josef Weber is everyone favorite retired teacher and Little League coach and they strike up a friendship at the bakery where Sage works. One day he asks Sage for a favor: to kill him. […]
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A very happy-making package from Macmillan arrived this week: From HMH and NetGalley From Penguin and NetGalley: One really fun thing that happened this week was a trip to Blue Willow Books for the Marissa Meyer signing! Marissa was very funny and talked a lot about her writing process and told some gory fairy tales. […]
Ex Libris Audio: Three Good Things
Find out more information about this feature and my ratings here. Three Good ThingsAuthor: Wendy FrancisNarrator: Madeleine MabyPerformance: GoodPublisher: Simon and Schuster AudioAvailable NowEllen McClarety, a recent divorcée, has opened a new bake shop in her small Midwestern town, hoping to turn her life around by dedicating herself to the traditional Danish pastry called kringle. […]
Order Of Darkness: Changeling Giveaway
If you love historical fiction like I do, I’m sure you have come across the fabulous work of Philippa Gregory. Her well researched and completely engrossing novels really take you back in time. Today I am very excited to offer giveaway featuring the first book in her Young Adult series, Order of Darkness: Changeling. The […]
Burn For Burn by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian
I was very excited to hear that two gifted storytellers were teaming up to write a book, but when I heard it was all about revenge, I thought – even better! Revenge is such a layered and complicated issue. It’s so tempting to hurt those that have wronged you, yet it almost always backfires […]
City Of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare
You get a real sense in this book, even more so than in City of Fallen Angels, that the last year or so has changed Clary, Jace, Simon, Alec and Isabelle in profound ways. Cassandra Clare has done an outstanding job of developing these characters to the point that City of Bones seems […]
Far From Here by Nicole Baart
Far From Here Author: Nicole Baart Genre: Fiction Format: Paperback Publisher: Howard Books Release Date: 2-7-12 Danica Greene has always hated flying, so it was almost laughable that the boy of her dreams was a pilot. She married him anyway and together, she and Etsell settled into a life where love really did seem to […]