The Bursting Bookshelf

Wow, I just found out about a thing called NaNo WriMo. It's a program where tons of writers from around the world take the whole month of November (National Novel Writing Month) and write a 50,000 word novel. That's 30 days to get it done. I could never do that. The website is here. The craziest thing of all is that when I...

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AHHH! I just read this on Electrifying Reviews. From Vampiresite.net The CW is developing a series based on another book series fromVampire Diaries author L.J. Smith – and TVD consulting producers Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain, who also are writing the upcoming “Plan B,” are involved.The new project, Secret Circle, is about a California teen who moves to her mom’s hometown of New Salem and...

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Title: Evermore Author: Alyson Noel Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Release: February 3, 2009 (paperback) Rating: 4/5 Pages: 301 Series: Immortals Series Synopsis: Since a horrible accident claimed the lives of her family, sixteen-year-old Ever can see auras, hear people’s thoughts, and know a person’s life story by touch. Going out of her way to shield herself from human contact to suppress her abilities...

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Title: The Lost HeroAuthor: Rick RiordanPublisher: HyperionRating: 4.5/5Release: October 12, 2010Pages: 553Series: The Heroes of OlympusSynopsis:After saving Olympus from the evil Titan lord, Kronos, Percy and friends have rebuilt their beloved Camp Half-Blood, where the next generation of demigods must now prepare for a chilling prophecy of their own: Seven half-bloods shall answer the call, To storm or fire the world must fall....

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Title: Jessica's Guide to Dating On The Dark Side Author: Beth Fantaskey Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books Release: December 17, 2008 Rating: 5/5 Series: None Pages: 351 Synopsis: The undead can really screw up your senior year . . . Marrying a vampire definitely doesn't fit into Jessica Packwoods senior year get-a-life plan. But then a bizarre (and incredibly hot) new exchange student named...

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This week I'm on time! I'm very proud of myself right now. Anyways, this week I found out some information on an author that I like a lot... Alyson Noel!!! This week Alyson posted on her blog the cover of the Riley Bloom book, Shimmer. So that's the cover for Shimmer which I like quite a bit. It's cool how you can see...

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Title: Fearless Platinum Edition Artist: Taylor Swift Produced By: Big Machine Records Release: October 26, 2009 Rating: 5/5 Song List: Jump Then Fall * Untouchable * Forever & Always (Piano Version) * Come In With The Rain * Superstar * The Other Side of the Door * Fearless Fifteen Love Story Hey Stephan White Horse You Belong With Me Breathe (feat. Colbie Caillat)...

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event held by Jill over at Breaking The Spine! It's all about those books you just can't wait for and are counting down the days till they come out. This week mine is a day late but I decided to do it anyway even though I'm late. I'll give you one guess as to what it is....

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Title: Speak Now Singer: Taylor Swift Produced By: Big Machine Records Release: October 25, 2010 Rating: 5/5 Song List: Mine Sparks Fly Back to December Speak Now Dear John Mean The Story of Us Never Grow Up Enchanted Better Than Revenge Innocent Haunted Last kiss Long Live Bonus Content  (only on Target Deluxe Edition): Ours If This Was a Movie Superman Back to...

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Title: The Hollow Author: Jessica Verday Publisher: Simon Pulse Release: September 1, 2009 Rating: 3/5 Series: The Hollow Trilogy Pages: 509 Synopsis: When Abbey's best friend, Kristen, vanishes at the bridge near Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, everyone else is all too quick to accept that Kristen is dead…and rumors fly that her death was no accident. Abbey goes through the motions of mourning her...

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Title: The Host Author: Stephenie Meyer Publisher: Back Bay Books Release: May 6, 2008 Rating: 3.5/5 Series: Unknown Synopsis: Stephenie Meyer, creator of the phenomenal teen-vamp Twilight series, takes paranormal romance into alien territory in her first adult novel. Those wary of sci-fi or teen angst will be pleasantly surprised by this mature and imaginative thriller, propelled by equal parts action and emotion....

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Title: Night World Volume 3 Author: LJ Smith Publisher: Simon Pulse Release: April 7, 2009 Rating: 4.5/5 Series: Night World Series Synopsis: Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters -- they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict rules. And falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World. The apocalypse is drawing...

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Title: Night World Volume 2 Author: LJ Smith Publisher: Simon Pulse Release: November 8, 2008 Rating: 4/5 Series: Night World Series Synopsis: Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters -- they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict rules. And falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World.In Dark Angel, Gillian is...

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Title: Night World Volume 1 Author: LJ Smith Publisher: Simon Pulse Release: June 3, 2008 Rating: 4/5 Series: Night World Series Synopsis: Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters -- they live among us without our knowledge. Night World is their secret society, a secret society with very strict rules. And falling in love breaks all the laws of the Night World. In Secret Vampire, Poppy...

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Title: Kisses From Hell Author: Kristen Cast, Alyson Noel, Kelley Armstrong, Richelle Mead, Francesca Lia Block Publisher: Harper Teen Release: August 16, 2010 Rating: 3.5/5 Series: The Hell Collections Synopsis: Truly, Madly, Undead-ly This irresistible collection features stories of love amid vampires by five of today's hottest authors—Kristin Cast (Tempted), Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy), Alyson NoËl (Evermore), Kelley Armstrong (The Summoning), and Francesca...

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This time my Book Haul is really small but I decided to post it anyway. This time I got: The Host by Stephenie Meyer Vampire Diaries: Shadow Souls by LJ Smith Thanks, The Bursting Bookshelf ...

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Hey guys, I have some bad-ish news. I have decided to cancel Saturday Book Count as I didn't really care for it all that much. Sorry, The Bursting Bookshelf ...

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Hey guys! Sorry I'm a day late but here it is now. This week the news I have found out some news about an upcoming book in The Heroes of Olympus series. I found this out because I just finished The Lost Hero the other day and in the back it had the name to the next book in the series. So the...

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This is a segment I'm not yet sure I'll stick with but I'll give it a try. So here it goes... This week that book that took forever but I found was worth it was: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan This book took me a week and a half but it was just sooo great! It's worth the time most definitely and...

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Hey guys! It's my first ever In My Mailbox. In My Mailbox is a weekly meme held by The Story Siren. But so far for my purposes, In My Mailbox will only be whenever I happen to get stuff, In My Mailbox. This week I got: Firelight by Sophie Jordan Paranormalcy by Kiersten White I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore Infinite Days...

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event held by Jill over at Breaking The Spine! It's all about those books you just can't wait for and are counting down the days till they come out. This week mine is Stefan's Diaries Volume One: Origins. Set during the Civil War, against a backdrop of grand estates, unimaginable riches, and deadly secrets, three teenagers in...

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The title pretty much says it all. I just got bored so I decided to change it up a little and go with a new one. I hope you guys like it! Happy Reading, The Bursting Bookshelf ...

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Wow haul #4 already! I really should slow down with the books for a while. Nah :) This time I got: The Maze Runner by James Dashner Kissed by an Angel by Elizabeth Chandler Kisses from Hell by Various Authors That's all for now, Happy Reading, The Bursting Bookshelf ...

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Hey guys! This is a new segment that I've decided to introduce for fun! Saturday Book Count will be a time when I will post a) how many books I'm reading  b) how many books are in my to be read pile and  c) how many books I got this week. So let's get started... This week I'm reading 9 books. I have 14 (not...

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New in the world of... is a new segment that I will do once a week announcing (or re-announcing) big news that happened this week in the world of YA fiction. There's new news on the series that really got me started on loving books. What was the series you may ask? They are recently a TV show. There are two trilogies. Can...

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Title: Pretty Little Liars Author: Sara Shepard Publisher: Harper Teen Release: September 21, 2006 Rating: 3.5/5 Series: Pretty Little Liars Book #1 Synopsis: Among the mega mansions and perfectly manicured hedges of Rosewood, Pennsylvania, everyone has something to hide—especially four very pretty little liars. High school juniors Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily have been keeping secrets ever since their best friend, Alison DiLaurentis,...

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Hey Guys! I know, back with another book haul so soon? Yep! Ran out to the bookstore and picked up some fairly popular books that have been on my list forever! So here we go! Fallen by Lauren Kate Torment by Lauren Kate Halo by Alexandra Adornetto Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl Thank's all  for...

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Hey there! Sorry for not posting in a while but here it comes! *DRUM ROLL* BOOK HAUL!!! So just recently I splurged and got several books including the new Rick Riordan book, The Lost Hero. The other books I got are as follows... Gool by Maurice Gee Graceling by Kristen Cashore The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan Thanks for reading and have yourselves...

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Hey everyone! Tosay's haul is very small but I still wanted to post it anyway. So in my latest book haul I got: Wicked by Sara ShepardIron King by Julie KagawaIron Daughter by Julie Kagawa So far I have only read Wicked but I have planned to read Iron King and Iron Daughter next. That's all for now but stay tuned for more...

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