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Invincible Summer by Hannah Moskowitz Publication Date: April 19th, 2011 Published By: Simon Pulse Paperback, 336 Pages Source: Simon&Schuster Galley Grab for Honest Review Summary: "Noah’s happier than I’ve seen him in months. So I’d be an awful brother to get in the way of that. It’s not like I have some relationship with Melinda. It was just a kiss. Am I going to ruin Noah’s happiness because of a kiss? Across four sun-kissed, drama-drenched summers at his family’s beach house, Chase is falling in love, falling in lust, and trying to keep his life from falling apart. But some girls are addictive.... Not your typical beach read" Review: **** 1/2 = 4.5 Stars I read Hannah's first book, Break, last year, and I loved it. I am very glad that Invincible Summer was great as well, and has lived up to its hype, IMHO. Hannah writes with a certain roughness. I don't mean the writing itself, but the characters and relationships. Break was very gritty and powerful ...

The newest weekly challenge is posted over at inkpop and this is one you don't want to miss. It coincides with Jennifer Archer's upcoming April release, Through Her Eyes. Summary of Through Her Eyes: "Every ghost has a story to tell. The last place Tansy Piper wants to be is stuck in Cedar Canyon, Texas, in the middle of nowhere, with a bunch of small-town kids. But when her mother decides to move to the desolate West Texas town, Tansy has no choice but to go along. Once there, Tansy is immediately drawn to the turret of their rickety old house, a place she soon learns has a disturbing history. But it's the strange artifacts she finds in the cellar—a pocket watch, a journal of poetry, and a tiny crystal—that have the most chilling impact on her. Tansy soon finds that through the lens of her camera, she can become part of a surreal black-and-white world where her life is intertwined with that of mysterious, troubled Henry, who lived in the same house and died deca...

Hello my lovelies! Sorry for the delay(and recent absence from the blog), but I have finally selected a winner for a Pre-Order of Divergent by Veronica Roth! The entries were tallied and I used the wonderful Random.org to select one lucky winner.... and that lucky winner is..... ********** ***** ** Jasmine aka The Reading Housewife *********** Congrats Jasmine! I will send you an email shortly and your book will be pre-ordered for you! If you didn't win, don't fret. I will most likely be having another contest for Divergent because of it's epicness. You can also enter to win a Pre-Order of The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter , that contest ends 4/15/2011. On a side note: I want to apoligize for not being around lately. My job and school have me so stressed and worn out, that I haven't had time to read/blog/have a life. It's unfortunate but when times like this arise, we have to choose, and while I may enjoy blogging more than school or work, they are my p...

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren, and inspired by Alea at PopCulture Junkie. Seeing as the last time I did one of these was a month ago, we'll just call this the March edition. For Review: My Life, the Theater and Other Tragedies Trials by Fire by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Hourglass by Myra McEntire Illusions by Aprilynne Pike Animorphs: The Invasion & The Visitor by K.A. Applegate The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab The Betrayal of Maggie Blair by Elizabeth Laird Wither by Lauren DeStefano Entwined by Heather Dixon Rage by Jackie Morse Kesslar Not Pictured: Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton When Colors Bleed by Estevan Vega (ebook format) E-galleys from Netgalley: Die for Me by Amy Plum Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter Hereafter by Tara Hudson Dark of the Moon by Tracy Barrett Possession by Elana Johnson The Magnolia League by Katie Crouch *Special thanks to Egmont Books, Scholastic, HarperCollins/Harper...

Hello again! I'm scouring the blogging world for ARCs of Karsten Knight's Wildefire and Andrea Cremer's Wolfsbane, I have some things I would trade like the following: Finished Copy of Wither by Lauren DeStefano ARC of Divergent by Veronica Roth (I wasn't going to trade this bc I love it so much, but I will for one of those books above) ARC of Illusions by Aprilynne Pike and others ARCs that I haven't read yet but will read asap if you want to trade for them... like: Sweetly by Jackson Pearce Hourglass by Myra McEntire Trials by Fire by Jen Lynn Barnes The Near Witch by Victoria Schawb I don't usually resort to such measures, but I really want to read these books. They are the only two I am interested in trading for at this time. Let me know peeps! :) Sherry <3

Hey everyone. I just want to address a certain subject that I've heard whispers about lately. If you look at my blog, you will see that many of the recent reviews, are all 5 stars. Most of the time, the books I read will get rated 4 and above. Someone recently made the comment that they wouldn't take recs from a reviewer who rates everything 4 and above, specifically for the reason that they (they being me) are not harsh enough. Now of course everyone is entitled to their opinion, I'm a free speech and thought kind of person , I respect whatever you want to think. But... I want you all to know, that I LOVE the books I read. As a reader, I know exactly what it is I am looking for, which is why I specifically purchase those books and request those books and not other books that I don't feel I would enjoy. If I don't enjoy a book by a certain point, I stop reading. If I don't finish it, then I don't review it. Hence, why the majority of my reviews are ...

In case you missed it, the new weekly writing challenge has been posted over on inkpop . The Dark Days of Supernatural Writing Challenge #4 features none other than Kimberly Derting's recent release, Desires of the Dead, the sequel to The Body Finder. About this writing challenge: "See me, hear me, touch me, feel me. What must it be like to have heightened senses? To understand the world through intense smell or know something is wrong the moment that you touch another person. In Desires of the Dead, the second book in Kimberly Derting's The Body Finder series, Violet senses the dead, or rather the brutally murdered, through heightened sense of smell, touch, sound and even sight. How can a girl have a normal relationship with her new best friend turned boyfriend whens she is constantly haunted? Now it's your turn. Write a story, poem or essay that uses a heightened sense (touch, sight, sound or smell) to influence a protagonist relationship? Maybe your heroine ca...

Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini Publication Date: May 31st, 2011 Published By: HarperTeen Hardcover, 496 Pages Source: E-book from Netgalley courtesy of HarperTeen Summary: "How do you defy destiny? Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how different she is—no easy task on an island as small and sheltered as Nantucket. And it's getting harder. Nightmares of a desperate desert journey have Helen waking parched, only to find her sheets damaged by dirt and dust. At school she's haunted by hallucinations of three women weeping tears of blood . . . and when Helen first crosses paths with Lucas Delos, she has no way of knowing they're destined to play the leading roles in a tragedy the Fates insist on repeating throughout history. As Helen unlocks the secrets of her ancestry, she realizes that some myths are more than just legend. But even demigod powers might not be enough to defy the forces that are both drawing her and Lucas together—and ...

The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter Publication Date: April 19th, 2011 Publisher: Harlequin Teen Paperback, 297 Pages Source: E-galley from Netgalley courtesy HarlequinTeen Summary: "Every girl who has taken the test has died. Now it's Kate's turn. It's always been just Kate and her mom--and now 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 mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld--and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests. Kate is sure he's crazy--until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride, and a goddess. If she fails..."     Review: ***** = 5 Stars   There were three...

The Other Side of Life by Jess C. Scott Cyberpunk Elven Trilogy #1 Publication Date: 2011 (First Published in 2010) Published by CreateSpace Paperback, 234 Pages Source: Ebook Courtesy of Jess C. Scott / Teen Book Scene Blog Tour Summary: "A thieving duo’s world turns upside down when an Elven rogue uncovers the heinous dealings of a megacorporation. * Recommended for adults or young adults seeking cyberpunk themes (not hardcore sci-fi), and a love story (not fluffy romance)." EXCERPT: Nin knew how much humans loved money, riches, and material things — though he never really could understand why. The more technologically advanced the human species got, the more isolated they seemed to become, at the same time. It was alarming, how humans could spend entire lifetimes engaged in all kinds of activities, without getting any closer to knowing who they really were, inside. My Review: **** = 4 Stars I was interested in reading this book because of the elements in\t comb...