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So author of As You Wish and the upcoming Sisters Red, Jackson Pearce, has been hosting monthly contests until the release of Sisters Red. Each month they have been getting bigger and better and since Sisters Red is due out in 2 months, the prize package this month is pretty stellar. If you blog about her contest anywhere on the web, be it on blogger, livejournal, facebook (no twitter) you get entered to win an arc of Sisters Red, A mystery arc, A signed copy of As You Wish and mega Sisters Red swag/prizes. Now I was lucky enough to read Sisters Red through an arc tour and I absolutely loved it. I can't wait to get my hands on my own copy so I can read it again and then make everyone I know read it, because it is THAT good. For more details, check out Jackson Pearce's blog where Jackson along with the help of Spacedog give out all the details on how you can win. I obviously was late to the party because today is the last day to enter, so make sure you post soon!! :) Sh...

Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side By Beth Fantaskey Published Feburary 2009 Published By Harcourt Paperback, 372 Pages Purchased by me(Borders) Summary from Goodreads: "The undead can really screw up your senior year . . . Marrying a vampire definitely doesn’t fit into Jessica Packwood’s senior year “get-a-life” plan. But then a bizarre (and incredibly hot) new exchange student named Lucius Vladescu shows up, claiming that Jessica is a Romanian vampire princess by birth—and he’s her long-lost fiancé. Armed with newfound confidence and a copy of Growing Up Undead: A Teen Vampire’s Guide to Dating, Health, and Emotions, Jessica makes a dramatic transition from average American teenager to glam European vampire princess. But when a devious cheerleader sets her sights on Lucius, Jess finds herself fighting to win back her wayward prince, stop a global vampire war — and save Lucius’s soul from eternal destruction." My Review: ***** = 5 Stars I've always wan...

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren . It showcases our week in books! :) (haha see my dog sniffing the books at the top of the pic <3) It was a slow week for me but I still got some awesome books! Purchased from Borders: Voices of Dragons by Carrie Vaughn Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Darkside From the awesome Eleni @ LaFemmeReaders: Linger by Maggie Stiefvater Won from Lili @ ChicaReader: The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott Thanks Eleni and Lili(and mom for buying me the other books)!! :) Now I have to finish Shiver so I can read Linger. I made myself stop so I wouldn't obsess with waiting to get Linger, but I now haz it in my possession so I can just finish Shiver and continue right on! What did you guys get this week?? Sherry <3

The Unwritten Rule By: Elizabeth Scott Publication Date March 16th 2010 Published By Simon Pulse 224 Pages, Hardcover (won from ChicaReader) Summary from goodreads: "Everyone knows the unwritten rule: You don't like your best friend's boyfriend. Sarah has had a crush on Ryan for years. He's easy to talk to, supersmart, and totally gets her. Lately it even seems like he's paying extra attention to her. Everything would be perfect except for two things: Ryan is Brianna's boyfriend, and Brianna is Sarah's best friend. Sarah forces herself to avoid Ryan and tries to convince herself not to like him. She feels so guilty for wanting him, and the last thing she wants is to hurt her best friend. But when she's thrown together with Ryan one night, something happens. It's wonderful...and awful. Sarah is torn apart by guilt, but what she feels is nothing short of addiction, and she can't stop herself from wanting more..." My Review: *** = 3 S...

For those of you that missed it, check out the trailer for The Absolulte Value of -1, Steve Brezenoff's young adult debut. Summary from goodreads: "Noah, Lily, and Simon have been a trio forever. But as they enter high school, their relationships shift and their world starts to fall apart. Privately, each is dealing with a family crisis—divorce, abuse, and a parent's illness. Yet as they try to escape the pain and reach out for the connections they once counted on, they slip—like soap in a shower. Noah’s got it bad for Lily, but he knows too well Lily sees only Simon. Simon is indifferent, suddenly inscrutable to his friends. All stand alone in their heartache and grief. In his luminous YA novel, Steve Brezenoff explores the changing value of relationships as the characters realize that the distances between them are far greater than they knew." To learn more about the book, which is to be released in September, check out Steve's blog for all things about...

Hey everyone! I was lucky enough to receive an arc a while back of The Ghost & The Goth. If you missed by review you can check it out here . Now I'm even luckier because I got to interview the wonderful author of TG&TG Stacey Kade! Not only is there an interview, but today I also get to share with you an excerpt from the prologue of TG&TG! Me : Hello Stacey, so glad to have you today! Stacey : Thanks, Sherry, for having me here! Me : Tell us a little bit about yourself? Stacey : Oh, I'm never good at this! How about five random facts instead of a coherent, witty answer? That I can do! 1) I'm a PK (pastor's kid) so I was always the new girl in school. We moved every three to four years. Not quite sure how I survived that! :) 2) I did not attend my senior prom (and I don't think it damaged me psychologically...at least, not much!) 3) One of my very best friends is my sister, who is thirteen years younger than I am. Not often you can say that about s...

**contest closed** It's time to kickoff a HUGE contest that Susan from Wastepaper Prose and I have been planning! I recently hit 350 blog followers and she recently hit 250 so today we are going to give back to our wonderful followers! Keep reading to see what prizes are up for grabs! Prizes will be split up and some will be put into packs. Instead of having everyone enter for everything, you can select which prizes you would like to be entered for. In the form, just check the boxes to the ones you would like to win, all of your entries will count towards each prize that you enter for. We did this because some of you may not want/need a critique, or maybe you already have some of the books we are giving away. Unfortunately we can't send prizes out internationally, but we will each be giving away a book from the book depository for up to $15 to our international followers, so thats 2 international winners! Prize Packs will be labeled starting with (A) on the form. Check t...

Today the blog tour for Estevan Vega's Arson stops here at Flipping Pages. We get to go back in time and read the original first chapter of A Boy Called Arson. Not only is the name different but the first chapter from back then and the first chapter from the finished book are completely different. Here you go!! ------- A Boy Called Arson By: Estevan Vega One It was just a game. Arson was never the type of kid to experiment with dangerous things. As a baby, the mere thought of playing with knives frightened him. It was strange the manner in which fear played with him, like a child plays with a pet, only with a certain sadistic charm. He admired fear, yes, as any eight year old, but from a distance—as if it wasn’t a part of the world where he existed: when he snuck into R-rated horror films designed to seduce viewers with dread, or in the numbing moments following a catastrophic highway accident—not playing with his own fragile mind. Not in his world. His nam...

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme that is hosted by Kristi from The Story Siren (whose birthday happens to be today so stop on by and give her lots of happy b-day wishes). It showcases the books we received that week, wether it be from the library, that we won, or that we purchased, etc... I have not been doing this for a while, so this weeks IMM is a combination of like the past three weeks or so. I know theres stuff I'm missing but I really can't search through all of my books/swag to see whats already been posted so I'll just go with this stuff that hasn't been put onto the shelf yet. Purchased from Borders: The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan Beastly by Alex Finn Valiant by Holly Black Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down A Dream by Tom Petty Purchased from The Book Depository: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater Purchased from Kristi @ The Story Siren: Honey, Baby, Sweetheart by Deb Caletti Wild Roses by Deb Caletti Purchased from Monica @ The...

Not sure if you all have seen this yet, but you should definitely check it out. Vania from VLC Photo did an outstanding job, and now I'm itching to read it even more! For those of you that don't know Sea, will be released this June! We're down to two months!!! YAY!!! What do you think?? Sherry <3

I read something earlier that completely blew my mind. Usually I don't hop on the rant train when something like this happens. We've all seen it. One person posts one thing and before you know it there's 40 posts going on about each persons views towards said subject. Well, If I'm ever to give my personal opinion on a blogging matter, I choose this one!! I like to self promote. I like for other people that are inerested in reading to find out about that awesome new book I read last week, or maybe find a book that they hadn't heard of before from my blog. Seriously... what's wrong with that? Apparently that makes me loud. You know what? I don't care. I am who I am and I blog out of pure joyousness. I do what I like. I've never heard anyone complain or compare that to how other bloggers go about they're business. I've got nothing bad to say to the author of the post because a personal opinion is a personal opinion. But just because I'm not ...

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted my Jill over at Breaking the Spine. It showcases upcoming books that we can't wait to read! This week I chose The Prophecy by Dawn Miller. Now please don't hate me but I'm just not a religious person. This seems to have an overall religious tone to it about God and evil and while normally I would just avoid most books on the subject because I'm just not interested in it, this sounds verry good! Here's the summary from Goodreads: "This intense, emotionally charged supernatural thriller is set in the dark city streets of St. Louis, where five teenagers are reunited by a reoccurring nightmare from their childhood. They soon learn that what was meant to destroy them would be the catalyst that drives them to embark on an epic journey of good versus evil—a journey that will open their eyes and hearts to the true power of God and the reality of evil determined to blind the world from that truth." Doesn't...

It's been a while since I've finished a book. Ten days to be exact. Wow... just seems weird. I'm currently in the middle of four other books, and while they are all actually amazing books that I am loving so far, I was just in the mood for something else. So... I picked up The Body Finder yesterday and decided to test that out. I had borrowed it from a blogging friend and decided it needed to get read soon anyways. Man oh MAN am I glad I decided to read this. I've been wanting to for like 5 months anyways, but you know there's always something going on. Read on for my review! :) The Body Finder By Kimberly Derting Published by HarperTeen Publication Date March 16th, 2010 Source: Borrowed(Monica at Bibliophilic Book Blog) Summary from Goodreads: "A serial killer on the loose. A girl with a morbid ability. And the boy who would never let anything happen to her. Violet Ambrose can find the dead. Or at least, those who have been murdered. She can sense the echo...

Princess Bookie's Blog Contest Craze is going on right now! If you haven't seen all of the giveaways then you are truly missing out. Cindy over at Princess Bookie is posting a giveaway just about every 15 minutes. Theres a lot of books to be won, so if you haven't checked it out yet, head on over now!! Also, as one of the giveaways, all you have to do it promote the contest craze in some way and you will be entered to win a prize pack of ARC's from one kind donater. There's a whole list to choose from, so get promoting!! Sherry <3

Ok or it was time 35 minutes ago! I accidentally woke up late so I'm pushing my read-a-thon start date to 9:00 so I can eat and get everything all set to go. I'll start off with the first mini challenge! Where are you reading from today? My house in NY. 3 facts about me …   About reading/books or random.. oh heck we'll go with random!        1)  My favorite food is shrimp.  2) I'm constantly painting my nails but usually my the next day i've picked all the nail  polish off.  3) The only fruit I like is apples. o_O How many books do you have in your TBR pile for the next 24 hours? For starters just 4 but i'll add to it when necessary. :) Do you have any goals for the read-a-thon (i.e. number of books, number of pages, number of hours, or number of comments on blogs)? No goals really, I just want to have fun and help support my fellow readers throughout the day! If you’re a veteran read-a-thoner, Any advice for peo...

Wow! I can't believe it's already April 10th tomorrow. Time is just flying by. Pretty soon summer will be here and then fall and school... and I don't want to think about that!! So... tomorrow is the 24 hour read a thon. I'm all signed up but I never posted a book list. I think I'll play it by ear for the most part. I'm for sure going to finish Shiver. And I am definitely reading The Body Finder. I have hopes that I will finally finish Before I Fall. If I can get those read then I think I will start Descent into Dust. Anything more will just be added, and anything that I change will just be adjusted. I will leave this nifty little list on my readathon page, which if you look over to your right, is on the sidebar! :) Leave me a message here if you're participating tomorrow and i'll try to stop by everyone's blog to help support you during my breaks!!! :) Have fun everyone!! Sherry <3

My most recent contest has ended! I have randomly selected 2 winners who will each receive 3 books. The first winner selected was        xxxsquigglesxxx who picked the books: 1. These Boots Were Made for Stomping 2. Catch a Mate 3. No Holding Back The second winner selected was  Amber who said she was down for surprises.. so she will be getting 1. Alibi in High Heel 2. More Than Words: Stories of Courage 3. Deadly Deceptions I will be emailing you both shortly and you have 48 hours to respond or new winners will be selected! Congrats! Sherry <3