Archive for February, 2012

Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood

Synopsis: Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far too educated for their own good. But the truth is even worse: they’re witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship–or an early grave. Before her […]

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The Dead & The Gone- Susan Beth Pfeffer

Synopsis: Susan Beth Pfeffer’s Life as We Knew It enthralled and devastated readers with its brutal but hopeful look at an apocalyptic event–an asteroid hitting the moon, setting off a tailspin of horrific climate changes. Now this harrowing companion novel examines the same events as they unfold in New York City, revealed through the eyes of seventeen-year-old […]

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Planning for Book Expo America- Part 1

This June, I am planning on making my first trip to Book Expo America, and honestly… I’m practically thinking about it non stop because I’m just that excited. Not sure how I’ll manage to keep my mind on track for another three months before I go. So, for anyone else who might be thinking of […]

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JK Rowling Announces a New Novel for Adults

Big news yesterday! Little, Brown announced that they had struck a deal with the one and only J.K. Rowling (author of Harry Potter for those living under a rock) for an adult novel. I’d love to say more, but there are literaly no details at this point. Title, plot, nothin. Rowling obviously has a lot […]

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Incarnate- Jodi Meadows

Synopsis: New soul Ana is new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one knows why. No soul Even Ana’s own mother thinks she’s a nosoul, an omen of worse […]

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How do you keep track of your favorite blogs?

Lately I’ve been finding myself losing track of my favorite blogs because I can’t always keep track of them. I don’t log into blogger enough to utilize the features it has to keep track of posts, the blogs I follow on twitter are just as likely to get buried under other tweets as catch my […]

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Trivia Tuesday #4

This week in the Trivia Corner…. Thing you know Vampire Academy? Well this week we have TWO quizzes to test your VA know how. Round 1 Complete this Vampire Academy name chain. I got a little stuck on number 3, so be sure to let me know in the comments how you do.     […]

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Cover Reveal: Finn Finnegan by Darby Karchut

Finn Finnegan Summary: Finn (not bleedin’ Finnegan) MacCullen is eager to begin his apprenticeship. He soon discovers the ups and downs of hunting monsters in a suburban neighborhood under the demanding tutelage of the Knight, Gideon Lir. Both master and apprentice are descendents of the Tuatha De Danaan, a magical race of warriors from Ireland. […]

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Life as We Knew It- Susan Beth Pfeffer

Synopsis: Miranda’s disbelief turns to fear in a split second when a meteor knocks the moon closer to the earth. How should her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis wipe out the coasts, earthquakes rock the continents, and volcanic ash blocks out the sun? As summer turns to Arctic winter, Miranda, her two […]

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The Goddess Test- Aimee Carter

Synopsis: It’s always been just Kate and her mom—and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate’s going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won’t live past the fall. Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And […]

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