True Review

I was lucky enough to attend BEA on Wednesday. First off I had a completely amazing time. My train left Albany at 5:10 and I arrived in NYC at 7:35, where Eleni from Lafemmereaders and Emily from Red House Books were waiting for me. We took a taxi to the Jatvis center and they showed me where to register. After getting my badge we met up with Taschima from Bloody Bookaholic, Jennifer from Reading with Tequila and Lexie( I have to look up her blog name, I don't want to get it wrong!). We ate some breakfast, or candy lol, then hung out in the press area until we could officially go into the exhibit hall. It was crazy. It was a madhouse. People were just everywhere and it was hectic. But it was fun. I got to meet some great authors... like Simone Elkeles ---->    From left to right: Me, Simone Elkeles, Kelsey(The Book Scout), and Eleni(Lafemmereaders) And Heidi Kling(Sea, out June 10th!) Not only did I meet a lot of other fabulous authors(Elizabeth Scott,...

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. These are the books I have gotten from the past three weeks. For Review: Low Red Moon by Ivy Devlin Won from Teens Read & Write: The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles Won from BookLove Teen: The Mark by Jen Nadol Wherever Nina Lies by Lynn Weingarten The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson(signed) Won from Jessica Lawson(Daisy Whitney & Kay Cassidy): The Cinderella Society by Kay Cassidy(signed) Cinderella Slipper Bookmark Glass Cinderella Slipper(not pictured) From BookLoverCarol: Hearts at Stake by Alyxandra Harvey Tenth Grade Bleeds by Heather Brewer Claire De Lune by Christine Johnson The Naughty List by Suzanne Young The Hollow by Jessica Verday Won from Ivy: The Outsider by S.E Hinton Received from participating in the UMS blog tour: Under My Sking by Judith Graves Gift for my mom(thanks Monica & Susan): Lover Mine by JR Ward(signed)(not pic...

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver Publication Date March 2010 Published by HarperCollins 470 Pages, Hardcover Review of my own copy, purchased by me. Summary from Goodreads: "What if you had only one day to live? What would you do? Who would you kiss? And how far would you go to save your own life? Samantha Kingston has it all—looks, popularity, the perfect boyfriend. Friday, February 12th should be just another day in her charmed life. Instead, it’s her last. The catch: Samantha still wakes up the next morning. In fact, she re-lives the last day of her life seven times, until she realizes that by making even the slightest changes, she may hold more power than she had ever imagined." My Review: ***** + = 5+ Stars Wow. That's the first word that came to my mind when I turned the final page of Before I Fall and I realized what I just read. Lauren Oliver's debut is absolutely stunning and I'm still shocked that this is her first book. Her writing style is grace...

For this interview I am going to mix things up a bit. I haven't gotten the chance to read 13 to Life yet, so I figured I would make this a fun, enjoyable interview. With us today is Shannon Delany, whose debut, 13 to Life, comes out July 22. Let's get started! ------ Me : Shannon, use the letters of your first name to describe yourself for us. Shannon: S- Solid <--It relates to my personality AND body type! Bonus points! H- Homesteader <--26+ acres and heritage livestock attest to this. A- Authoritative <--I've recently learned I intimidate some people. COPE. I'm really quite sweet. Well, usually... N- Novelist <--Who'dda thunk it? ;-) N- Newbie <--SO much to learn in this biz! O- Outgoing. <--NOT. But I can occasionally fool folks. N- Dear heavens! There are a lot of N's in that name! Thanks, Mom! ;-) Umm. Neurotic. But in an absolutely charming way. Really. At least I hope so... ;-) Me:  What are three items that are a must...

I got this from Amy over at My Overstuffed Bookshelf. If there were ever a book written about me, this is the list you would find at the front. Come join in the fun and share yours as well! 1. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed? Oddly enough I don't have a closest. Yes it is horrible and it sucks. But if I did, definitely closed, theres a sense of neatness when everything is closed up and in it's place. 2. Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotels? Hellz yea. I always do, and the pretty soap bar and the matches. I love little hotel keepsakes. 3. Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out? My dog sleeps in the bed with me and my boyfriend so while I occasionally tuck the sheets back in, they rarely stay so I don't really worry about it anymore. 4. Would you rather be attacked by a bear or a swarm of bees? A bear. I freaking hate bees. Something about the tinyness and the severness of the pain they may cause. That sound...

Forget You by Jennifer Echols Publication Date: July 20th, 2010 Published By MTV Paperback, 256 Pages ARC received from Jennifer Echols Summary from Goodreads: "There’s a lot Zoey would like to forget. Like how her father has knocked up his twenty-four-year old girlfriend. Like Zoey’s fear that the whole town will find out about her mom’s nervous breakdown. Like darkly handsome bad boy Doug taunting her at school. With her life about to become a complete mess, Zoey fights back the only way she knows how, using her famous attention to detail to make sure she’s the perfect daughter, the perfect student, and the perfect girlfriend to ultra-popular football player Brandon. But then Zoey is in a car crash, and the next day there’s one thing she can’t remember at all—the entire night before. Did she go parking with Brandon, like she planned? And if so, why does it seem like Brandon is avoiding her? And why is Doug—of all people—suddenly acting as if something significant happened ...

          (haha actually no one said anything about my prolounged absense but I know some of you missed me ;) ) Hey guys! I hope I haven't been gone too long for you all to forget about me! Just kidding. But I really haven't been around lately. I've been working extra hours and I've been very sick so my chances for picking up a book kinda just POOFED! But things are quieting down this week, and I'm slowly but surely starting to feel better. I will definitely be finishing some books this week and will finally be posting some reviews after taking the past two weeks off. Thanks for sticking with me through my mini vacation! :) P.S - Anyone that won something from the Epic Giveaway, I apologize a thousand times but with getting called in to work Saturday(was going to send them out that day) and with being sick and working late today, they haven't gone out yet. BUT! I have tomorrow off and they WILL be going out, so I'm sorry again, but you will ...

Is everyone ready? It took forever to tally the thousands of entries, but Susan at  Wastepaper Prose  and I powered through and got it done in a pretty timely manner. (At least I think so.) Now, the results of the Contest of Epic Proportions are in and, as promised, we have 21 fabulous winners. So without further adieu...

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren . I got 4 awesome books this week. I was good and didn't buy anything. For review: arc of Forget You by Jennifer Echols(signed) Won: arc of The Absolute Value of -1 by Steve Brezenoff(signed by Heidi Kling, Jennifer Hubbard, Phoebe Kitanidis, Dia Reeves and Kristen Walker) Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves(signed) Also got a signed A Match Made in High School bookmark and a signed The Secret Year bookmark as well as some Bleeding Violet bookmarks From Susan @ Wastepaper Prose: Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder(signed) Big thanks to Jennifer Echols, Steve Brezenoff(and all the tenners that signed -1) and Susan for these great books!! :) What did you get this week?? Sherry <3