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Review: Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

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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...

Waiting on Wednesday(5)

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine ! This week I chose Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver. I've seen it everyone and I've read some amazing reviews. I can't wait to get my hands on it. I actually heard it was at Barnes and Noble in some areas so I am going to head over to mine tomorrow and check it out.. The actual release day isn't until March 2nd though! Here's the 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." So there you ...

Want to win Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver?

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Want to win a copy of Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver before it is released? Even better, how about a signed copy??? Well then have no fear, Lauren is hosting a contest over at her blog giving away a signed finished copy of her much anticipated debut novel. All you have to do is go here , and tell Lauren what you think about the name for her second book that will be realeased in 2011. It's a good one! :) To learn more about Lauren and her book, Before I Fall, go check out her website! The contest is only running until February 14th so better hurry up and enter! :) Sherry <3