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WEREling by Steve Feasey Publication: April 27th, 2010 Published by: Feiwel and Friends ARC received by BookItForwardARC Tours Summary from goodreads: "Fourteen-year-old Trey Laporte is not a kid anymore. Not after the day he wakes up in agony—retina-splitting, vomit-inducing agony. His clothes are torn. His room is trashed. Enter Lucien Charron, the mysterious, long-lost “uncle” with freakish fire-flecked eyes and skin that blisters in the sun. Suddenly, Trey finds himself living in a luxury penthouse at the heart of a strange and sinister empire built on the powers of the Netherworld—vampires, demons, sorcerers, and djinn. And there is a girl—Alexa Charron—who is half vampire, half human, and insanely pretty, with powers all of her own. Trey is falling for her. Trey is training night and day to control the newly discovered power lurking inside him. Now, demons are closing in on every side, and the most psychopathic bloodsucker to rock the Netherworld wants to destroy him. ...

***This contest is now closed. Thanks for entering!!*** So these books were laying around the house, unread, so practically brand new! Want some?! I will choose two winners when the giveaway ends and they will each receive three books. I will try to give each winner at least two of the books they want!! This giveaway is open to US only, sorry but I really have no money... trust me, I hate it too! It will end April 9th because that's payday and I should be able to find 10 spare dollars, hehe no worries they'll definitely get sent out! Here's the books to choose from(all descriptions from goodreads or amazon): These Boots Were Made for Stomping by Julie Kenner, Jade Lee, and Marianne Mancusi "When three separate heroines place orders at the same online shoe store-www.hiheelia.com-they receive shoes that not only look fabulous, but also give them superpowers that help them find true love and take charge of their lives." Catch a Mate by Gena Showalter ...

Hey guys! The voting for round 1 has begun over at Princess Bookie's . There are 35 choices and the top 20 will move on to the next round. Voting will be open until Friday so if you haven't voted yet, stop on by and vote for your favorite. Here's mine: Sherry <3

Hey guys! In case you didn't know, I got to read a really awesome book recently. It was so super awesome that me and some blogging friends(Kari from A Good Addiction, Eleni from La Femme Readers, and Corinne from Lost for Words) have decided to set up a blog for all things Arson. Arson by Estevan Vega isn't being released until May, but we have all sorts of things getting set up for it. The blog tour for it is getting finalized now and for each stop we will be posting at this blog as well, so stay on the lookout for author interviews, guest posts, fan artwork, character interviews, contests and more! You will also be able to find all the reviews for Arson here and more on the author. The site is still a work in progress but so far it's been a fun ride. There's just something about supporting a book you love and a talented author. So head on over to Arsonists Anonymous now and check it out!! Thanks! Sherry <3

The Ghost and The Goth by Stacey Kade 288 pages Publication Date: July 10th, 2010 (ARC received from Disney Publishing) Summary from goodreads: "After a close encounter with the front end of a school bus, Alona Dare goes from Homecoming Queen to Queen of the Dead. Now she’s stuck here in spirit form with no sign of the big, bright light coming to take her away. To make matters worse, the only person who might be able to help her is Will Killian, a total loser/outcast type who hates the social elite. He alone can see and hear her, but he wants nothing to do with the former mean girl of Groundsboro High. Can they get over their mutual distrust—and this weird attraction between them—to work together before Alona vanishes for good and Will is locked up for seeing things that don’t exist?" My Review: **** = 4 Stars The Ghost and The Goth is a really enjoyable book. I read somewhere that this type of book has been done before, but how many books have you read that are base...

Whoops! I should have posted this review a long time ago but I goofed.. so my apologies to you Mr. Vega! :) (Copy received from Author for honest review)   Summary from goodreads: "ARSON GABLE FEELS LIKE A FREAK. HE CAN CREATE FIRE. HE NEVER ASKED FOR IT. HE NEVER WANTED IT. BUT HE CAN'T SHUT IT OFF. Before now, three things were true: he both loved and despised his grandmother; his life was going nowhere; and he was alone. But when a strange girl-who feels more normal behind a mask than inside her own skin-moves in next door, Arson hopes to find something he's never had: purpose. Using what he fears the most about himself, Arson must face his consuming past and confront the nightmare that is present as he walks the fine line between boy and monster. Dark, moody, and breathtakingly relevant, Arson, the chilling chronicle of an isolated boy with unimaginable ability, is sure to ignite the hearts and minds of a new generation." My review: ***** = 5 Stars At fir...

I am so very lucky to be hosting author Judith Graves today, whose debut novel Under My Skin releases in just three short days on March 27th, 2010! Judith was kind enough to offer insight into how she came up with UMS! The idea: I don’t know where the inspiration to write truly comes from - where the characters live before they hang out with me, so to speak. They arrive in my coil notebooks or on my laptop screen as fairly fleshed out beings. They have likes and hates, loves and losses, agendas and secrets. Sure, I discover things about them on the way…but how do they appear in the first place? (shrugs) I dunno. Under My Skin (UMS) came from a “what if” question: What if paranorms from different parts of the world duked it out over the last bit of unclaimed territory? Beyond that…the characters, the town, the conflict – just happened. The process: I was a musician/singer-songwriter for many years but never devoted much time to my dabbling in fiction. Between band stuff, my d...

I've been slacking on my affiliate duties, sorry my lovies!! Lucy has done some mini-reviews over at her blog: Delightful Reviews , including Bones of Faerie by Janni Simner and O, Juliet by Robin Maxwell! She also had a guest post by author Suzanne Young. She's on a vacation right now so keep on the lookout for some stuff coming from her soon! Kari is co-hosting an awesome YA contest, so if you haven't checked that out yet at her blog, A Good Addiction , or her co-host Eleni's Blog, La Femme Readers , you definitely should. She participated in Author Appreciation Week and had some great author shout outs. Author Ryan Porter had a guest post over at her blog. She also reviewed Uninvinted by Amanda Marrone and Split by Swati Avasthi. Larissa hosted a Wolfie Weekend over at her blog, Welcome to Larissa's Life . She announced the winners of her 350 follower contest! She did many reviews and interviews in the past week so you should go check all of those out. She ...

Princess Bookie is hosting another remake a cover contest ! I didn't get to participate in the last one so i'm glad I had time to make one for this! With this contest, you had to choose one of the given titles to remake. I chose Sea by Heidi Kling. The Real Cover(below) What do you think!? Sherry <3

So Princess Bookie is having amazing contests lately, including this one which consists of getting up to 3 books, some that aren't even released yet. Here's the details straight from her blog!                                        "Its time for a cool contest donated by a fellow blogger!! This is her stash and she wants you to dig in it!!!! This is another fun contest that takes a bit of work! What do you win? Up to 3 of these books! The way this works is each book has a post it note on it! You can pick up to 3 numbers (depending on how many entries you are doing) between #1-15 you get that book/books. The catch: You won't know which book has which post it note (with the number) on it! Thats the surprise! For example, maybe Forgive My Fins number is 10. Who knows! The winner: Choose y...

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted my Kristi at The Story Siren to showcase which items we received each week, wether it be from the mail, the store or from the library.  I haven't been getting to awful much which is fine by me since i'm behind on my reading anyways so i've been doing my IMM bi-weekly instead of once a week. In the past two weeks I received: Thirst 1 & Thirst 2 by Christopher Pike(as well as 5 awesome New Moon bookmarks): won from Twilighterz Anonymous The Way he Lived by Emily Wing Smith: Given to me by Heather(Fire&Ice) The Ghost and The Goth by Stacey Kade(arc): For review from Disney Publishing Some awesome swag from the wonderful Amy Brecount White(author of Forget-Her-Nots) I also got Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins for review(BookItForward ARC Tours) but I already read it and sent it out to the next person so no pic for that one! What did you guys get?! :) Sherry <3

(made by Sara from Novel Novice) Today instead of picking a favorite author, I have decided to dedicate the last day of Author Appreciation Week to all authors whos work has touched my life in some way. Wether they wrote a book that made me laugh, cry, think, etc., I am forever grateful. There are many out there and I won't list them because I would hate to leave anyone out, but pretty much any person who has become an author. Any writer that has slaved away over a book to give us the readers a day, a week or a lifetime of enjoyment. So thank you authors for doing what you do, and as long as you continue writing, we will continue reading! :) Sherry <3

     (made by Sara from Novel Novice) J.K Rowling   Today I have chosen Harry Potter author J.K Rowling. J.K Rowling's books have been a presence in my life since I was a preteen. Her books, have in a way, given my family something to connect over. My brother was the first one to start reading HP and I followed suit a couple books later. I have been in love with the series ever since and I made my mom, sister and grandmothr start them. They continued on their own, as have everyone I know that have started them. I love how each book focuses on a main problem but that all seven books have a continual problem that is resolved at the end of the seventh book. The details and the world that J.K came up with were absolutley astounding. The HP series is one that will remain my favorite probably for the rest of my life. If I ever get to a phase in my life where reading doesn't feel the same to me as it does now, I think all I will have to do is pick up ...

(made by Sara from Novel Novice) For today's Author Appreciation Post I have chosen Cassandra Clare. Author Bio(from Clare's Website): "Cassandra Clare was born to American parents in Teheran, Iran and spent much of her childhood travelling the world with her family, including one trek through the Himalayas as a toddler where she spent a month living in her father’s backpack. She lived in France, England and Switzerland before she was ten years old. Since her family moved around so much she found familiarity in books and went everywhere with a book under her arm. She spent her high school years in Los Angeles where she used to write stories to amuse her classmates, including an epic novel called “The Beautiful Cassandra” based on a Jane Austen short story of the same name (and which later inspired her current pen name). After college, Cassie lived in Los Angeles and New York where she worked at various entertainment magazines and even some rather suspect tabloids wher...

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine . This meme showcases upcoming releases that we are looking forward to. This week I chose Starlighter by Bryan Davis. It is the first in a new series titled Dragons of Starlight. Here is the summary from goodreads: "In this new four-book fantasy series for young adults by bestselling author Bryan Davis, human and dragon worlds collide when Jason Masters enters the dragon planet and meets Koren, a descendant of humans who were kidnapped and are now the dragons’ slaves."     I am a huge fan of dragons so just the series title and the cover really caught my attention. I can't wait to get my hands on this one. It is available for preorder on the book depository and is being released on April 1st!! What are you waiting for? Sherry <3

Summary from goodreads: "When Sophie Mercer turned thirteen, she discovered that she was a witch. It's gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-Gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie's estranged father--an elusive European warlock--only when necessary. But when Sophie attracts too much human attention for a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, it's her dad who decides her punishment: exile to Hecate Hall, an isolated reform school for wayward prodigium, a.k.a. witches, fae, and shapeshifters. By the end of her first day among fellow freak-teens, Sophie has quite a scorecard. Three powerful enemies who look like supermodels; a futile crush on a gorgeous warlock; a creepy, tag-along ghost; and a new roommate, who happens to be the most-hated person and only vampire on campus. Sophie soon learns that a mysterious predator has been attacking students, and her friend Jenna is the number one suspect. Meanwhile, Sophie has a more personal shock t...

   I will admit that I read and own all four of the Twilight books. I will also admit that I reread them from time to time. They are not the best books I have ever read, but they are on my favorites shelf. The reason why I chose Stephenie Meyer for Author Appreciation Week is because, due to her Twilight novels, I began reading again. I ask myself how different my life would be if I never picked them up. I didn't even go out and read Twilight until I found out about the movie. I didn't even find out about the movie until I was on IMDB one day and saw it under Rob's page. I am a HUGE Harry Potter fan so Rob is and always will be Cedric first, and then Edward. Anyways, back to my point, I somehow came across these novels that brought about a change in my life. I have been reading ever since. So to say that I owe Stephenie Meyer a lot for bringing out the diehard reader in me is an understatement. Her name is one I will always remember, for showing me that reading can be ad...

I have decided that for Author Appreciation Week, I will choose my top 5 favorite authors and post 1 a day. They will be in no particular order, there is no way I can pick which one is better then the others, I  <3  them all equally. For my first pick I have chosen Debut Author Julie Kagawa who released The Iron King in Feburary. There are many books that I absoultely love and The Iron King is one of them. It amazed me how fast I was sucked in and I couldn't stop once I got started. Julie's writing is incredible and I look forward to many more things from her. She knows how to create a new world and how to bring her readers in. Not only is she a great author but she's so friendly. She takes the time to communicate with her readers on a daily basis, either by twitter, chatzy or through her blog. Taking that extra step and branching out from being just an author of a book, to being this author of a book that we the readers get to talk with, that makes a huge differenc...

  I can't believe my blog has hit 300+ followers! Thank you, thank you, thank you to all my wonderful follower! A big shout out to Kari and Eleni because i'm sure it was their contest that did it, so thank you ladies! (if you haven't entered yet you should.)  I don't have a contest going on right now for hitting 300 followers. My job literally isn't giving me very many hours, and I have crazy bills to pay, and my car is out of service so when the time comes that I can throw a huge contest for hitting 300 followers, I will!!! I'm going to have a couple of posts today, after this one, so i'm sorry if anyone hates those ppl that post multiple times throughout the day. I've got my Author Appreciation Post going up at some point, and my IMM that I forgot to do yesterday.. oops. I've decided to do my Affiliate's updates on a bi-weekly basis. I know for some, especially me, you don't always get a ton done in one week, so I figured to just do it ...

Hey everyone! Kari @ A Good Addiction and Eleni @ La Femme Readers are co-hosting a mega-huge contest of some awesome upcoming releases and some awesome already released books. Here's the details straight from Kari's blog: "I've finally hit 400 followers on my blog... thank you, thank you, thank you. Also just as exciting, my darling friend and affiliate Eleni at La Femme Readers has hit 800 on her blog and as a thank you, we have teamed up to offer you guys an amazing contest with 6 winners, featuring some of the most drool worthy YA titles coming up. The books you up for grabs are: Linger by Maggie Stiefvater Spirit Bound by Richelle Mead Dark Touch: Shadows by Amy Meredith The Tension of Opposites by Kristina McBride Sea by Heidi R. Kling Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles The rules, the entries, and the nitty gritty: You must be a follower of BOTH of our blogs to be eligible. See that little box on the right hand side bar that says followers with...

The giveaway for the 1st book in Sherrilyn Kenyon's The League Series, Born of Night, ended last night! I have randomly selected a winner... **drumroll please** Congrats to Eli M.(The Tainted Poet) I will be emailing you shortly and you will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be selected! On a side note.. As soon as I hit 300 followers I will be hosting an awesome contest, only 25 followers to go!! :) Sherry <3

(banner made by the wonderful Sara @ Novel Novice) So while on twitter, Heidi Kling, aka 2010 debut author of the upcoming release Sea (June 2010), came up with the awesome idea to do an Author Appreciation Week. I thought, wow what a great idea! So here's how it will go down. You can choose 5-10 of your favorite authors and make a post about them. It will be a week long event so 1-2 a day depending on how many you choose. In your post tell everyone why this/these authors are your favorites and list their work as well so all of us who aren't familiar with them can go check out what they've done! After you post, head on over to twitter, if you have one, and use the hashtag #AuthorAppreciationWeek and link your post so those who don't have blogs can find all the links in one place! Doesn't that sound great!? I'm in, what about you?! I look forward to seeing everyone elses favorite authors!! Sherry <3

(Won from YA Edge) Summary from goodreads: "A fresh, urban twist on the classic tale of star-crossed lovers. When Brittany Ellis walks into chemistry class on the first day of senior year, she has no clue that her carefully created “perfect” life is about to unravel before her eyes. She’s forced to be lab partners with Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, and he is about to threaten everything she's worked so hard for—her flawless reputation, her relationship with her boyfriend, and the secret that her home life is anything but perfect. Alex is a bad boy and he knows it. So when he makes a bet with his friends to lure Brittany into his life, he thinks nothing of it. But soon Alex realizes Brittany is a real person with real problems, and suddenly the bet he made in arrogance turns into something much more. In a passionate story about looking beneath the surface, Simone Elkeles breaks through the stereotypes and barriers that threaten to keep Brittany an...