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Misfit by Jon Skovron Publication Date: August 1st, 2011 Published By: Amulet Books Hardcover, 384 Pages Source: ARC Tour- Blog Tour Summary: "Jael has always felt like a freak. She’s never kissed a boy, she never knew her mom, and her dad’s always been superstrict—but that’s probably because her mom was a demon, which makes Jael half demon and most definitely not a normal sophomore girl. On her sixteenth birthday, a mysterious present unlocks her family’s dangerous history and Jael’s untapped potential. What was merely an embarrassing secret before becomes a terrifying reality. Jael must learn to master her demon side in order to take on a vindictive Duke of Hell while also dealing with a twisted priest, best-friend drama, and a spacey blond skater boy who may have hidden depths. Author Jon Skovron takes on the dark side of human nature with his signature funny, heartfelt prose." Review: **** = 4 Stars I believe this is going to be a book people either really like, ...

Today I bring you Elise Benton's playlist. Elise is the main character from the upcoming Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnik, which is to be released on August 2nd from HarperTeen. This story is a retelling of Pride & Prejudice and I absolutely LOVED it! Take a look at the songs Elise listed below (the choices make me love this this character even more!). *** Elise Benton’s “favorites” playlist on her iPod: These are the songs I like to crank up when I actually get the house or the car to myself—which doesn’t happen nearly often enough, as far as I’m concerned. They all make me happy, even the sad songs, which I know sounds weird but there’s just something about every one of these songs that gets to me in a good way. I’ve added a note to each one to explain why I love it. -- Elise. 1. Adele , Rolling in the Deep (Adele’s a goddess. Period.) 2. Mumford and Sons, After the Storm (Spare, quiet, moving.) 3. Simon and Garfunkel, Scarborough Fair (Yes, it’s old. But sometimes you...

As part of the blog tour for the upcoming Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep, I got to ask Jennifer a few questions for the blog. Please welcome Jennifer! *** Greetings and salutations! First of all, I want to thank Sherry for having me on the blog today. Thanks so much, Sherry! Flipping Pages for All Ages: Describe yourself in five words OR Use the letters of your first name to describe yourself. Jennifer Estep: Sassy, sarcastic, sugar-addict, bookaholic, geek FPfAA: How does writing for young adults differ from writing for adults? Jennifer: It’s definitely been a fun challenge for me to write a young adult series with my Mythos Academy books. My adult books are pretty dark and gritty so it was nice to write something a little lighter, but that still has a lot of action, magic, and danger in it. Plus, there are so many elements that go into writing YA – capturing your heroine’s journey, finding her voice, showing her growing up, world building, even developing a romance....

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi Publication Date: November 15th, 2011 Published By: HarperTeen Hardcover, 352 Pages Source: Received from publisher for an honest review Summary: "Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old-girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don't fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color. The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war- and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she's exactly what they need right now. Juli...

Forgotten by Cat Patrick Publication Date: June 7th, 2011 Published By: Little Brown Books for Young Readers Hardcover, 288 Pages Source: Review Copy received from Big Honcho Media for honest review Summary: Each night when 16 year-old London Lane goes to sleep, her whole world disappears. In the morning, all that's left is a note telling her about a day she can't remember. The whole scenario doesn't exactly make high school or dating that hot guy whose name she can't seem to recall any easier. But when London starts experiencing disturbing visions she can't make sense of, she realizes it's time to learn a little more about the past she keeps forgetting-before it destroys her future. Part psychological drama, part romance, and part mystery, this thought-provoking novel will inspire readers to consider the what-if's in their own lives and recognize the power they have to control their destinies." Review: *** 1/2 Stars Forgotten was a great debut f...

So for the past three and a half weeks I haven't had a computer to use. I've been tweeting and keeping up with the blogging world (or trying to) from my phone and iPad (which has potential but you certainly can't do posts and such on it, and if you can someone please teach me!). Anywho, I haven't had access to posting reviews or anything. I have some stuff planned to go up pronto, that should have been posted in the past two weeks, and I apologize to the those that were supposed to have reviews go up (certain blog tours and special giveaways and such). I will be getting the up asap and I won't have to worry about lack of a computer anymore because I just got a new laptop (thank the lord!!!). Once again, I apologize for the inconvience. Please check back on Wednesday for a review of Forgotten by Cat Patrick and a Forgotten Prize Pack Giveaway! Sherry< 3