The Bursting Bookshelf

Title: Prophecy of the SistersAuthor: Michelle ZinkPublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersRelease: July 1, 2010Pages: 343Series: Prophecy of the Sisters #1 Synopsis:In Michelle Zink's debut novel, orphaned twin sister Lia and Alice Milthorpe are yoked together in an ancient prophecy that makes them enemies and could destroy them both. If Lia can break this familial curse, she can not only save her relationship with...

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Title: BumpedAuthor: Megan McCaffertyPublisher: Balzer + BrayRelease: April 26, 2011Pages: 323Series: Bumped #1 Synopsis:When a virus makes everyone over the age of eighteen infertile, would-be parents pay teen girls to conceive and give birth to their children, making teens the most prized members of society. Girls sport fake baby bumps and the school cafeteria stocks folic-acid-infused food.   Sixteen-year-old identical twins Melody and Harmony...

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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 I chose Goddess Interupted by Aimee Carter: Kate Winters has won immortality. But if she wants a life in the Underworld with Henry, she’ll have to...

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Hey everyone, I just finished my new blog layout and I would like your opinions! I tried to incorporate all of your suggestions from the blog survey; follow by email, Twitter and Goodreads Buttons, brighten up the theme, dark text on light background and a new header! I really tried to improve everything and make it more enjoyable to visit and read my...

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Here is the great big long list of books I read in 2011. It was a very successful reading year for me, and I can only hope that I can read as many next year. ...

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Title: DeliriumAuthor: Lauren OliverPublisher: HarperTeenRelease: February 1, 2011Pages: 441Series: Delirium #1 Synopsis:Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn’t understand that once love -- the deliria -- blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the government demands that all citizens receive the cure upon...

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It's finally the big day, and I hope you guys have a great day and get a ton of great books! Merry Christmas from Anna Tee at the Bursting Bookshelf! ...

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In My Mailbox is a weekly feature done by The Story Siren. For Review: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith (Thanks to Hachette Book Group Canada) Bought (all eBooks): Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have) by Sarah Mlynowski Hereafter by Tara Hudson Bumped by Megan McCafferty The Unidentified Rae Mariz Entwined by Heather Dixon Unearthly...

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What if you were mankind’s last chance at survival? Sixteen-year-old Tess lives in a compound in what was once the Western United States, now decimated after a devastating fourth World War. But long before that, life as we knew it had been irrevocably changed, as women mysteriously lost the ability to bring forth life. Faced with the extinction of the human race, the...

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Title: EvernightAuthor: Claudia GrayPublisher: HarperTeenRelease: February 10, 2009Pages: 327Series: Evernight #1 Synopsis:Bianca wants to escape. She's been uprooted from her small hometown and enrolled at Evernight Academy, an eerie Gothic boarding school where the students are somehow too perfect: smart, sleek, and almost predatory. Bianca knows she doesn't fit in. Then she meets Lucas. He's not the "Evernight type" either, and he likes it...

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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 I chose Black Heart by Holly Black: Cassel Sharpe knows he’s been used as an assassin, but he’s trying to put all that behind him. He’s...

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Title: Across the UniverseAuthor: Beth RevisPublisher: RazorbillRelease: January 11, 2011Pages: 398Series: Across the Universe #1 Synopsis:Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be...

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Well, we made it to round two! Now the challenge is to keep Meghan in the running to get her to round three. Please go vote for Meghan her at the YA Sisterhood TODAY! Let's get Meghan to the next round! If you would like to help even more, tweet using #heroinetourney and #teammeghan ! Thanks you guys, you rock! ...

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In My Mailbox is a weekly feature done by The Story Siren. Gift: Dragon's Oath by PC Cast and Kristin Cast Won: Under My Skin by Judith Graves ...

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Hello everyone, I have decided to compile a list of 2012 books that both look and sound great! Please leave the books you're excited for in the comments. Mine is pretty long, how about yours? A Million Suns by Beth Revis Dreamless by Josephine Angelini Of Poseidon by Anna Banks The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa ...

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Title: CraveAuthor: Melissa DarnellPublisher: HarlequinTeenRelease: October 25, 2011Pages: 416Series: The Clann #1 Synopsis:Savannah Colbert has never known why she's so hated by the kids of the Clann. Nor can she deny her instinct to get close to Clann golden boy Tristan Coleman. Especially when she recovers from a strange illness and the attraction becomes nearly irresistible. It's as if he's a magnet, pulling...

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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 I chose The Calling by Kelley Armstrong: In The Calling, the sizzling second book in the Darkness Rising trilogy, New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong...

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Title: ChokerAuthor: Elizabeth WoodsPublisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Release: January 4, 2011Pages: 233Series: None Synopsis:Sixteen-year-old Cara Lange has been a loner ever since she moved away from her best and only friend, Zoe, years ago. She eats lunch with the other girls from the track team, but they're not really her friends. Mostly she spends her time watching Ethan Gray from a...

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Hey everyone, since my blog has been open for over a year now, I decided that it was about time to see your opinions on it. Fill out the survey below, and after you will be given a link to an exclusive thank you giveaway of two SIGNED bookmarks. Thank you all for your input, I hope I can better your reading experience...

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Title: FatefulAuthor: Claudia GrayPublisher: HarperCollins Children's BooksRelease: September 13, 2011Pages: 356Series: None Synopsis:In Fateful, eighteen-year-old maid Tess Davies is determined to escape the wealthy, overbearing family she works for. Once the ship they’re sailing on reaches the United States, she’ll strike out on her own. Then she meets Alec, a handsome first-class passenger who captivates her instantly. But Alec has secrets.... Soon Tess...

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So Follow my Blog Friday is a meme held by Parajunkee and it's where you answer the weekly question and then link yourself and you go and check out other blogs of your interest. Q: Keeping with the Spirit of Giving this season, what book do you think EVERYONE should read and if you could, you would buy it for all of your...

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Title: PlaygroundAuthor: 50 Cent and Lauren MoserPublisher: RazorbillRelease: November 1, 2011Pages: 272Series: NoneTHANKS TO PENGUIN GROUP CANADA FOR THE REVIEW COPY.Synopsis:Thirteen-year-old Butterball doesn’t have much going for him. He’s teased mercilessly about his weight. He hates the Long Island suburb his mom moved them to and wishes he still lived with his dad in the city. And now he’s stuck talking to a totally...

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Title: The Lying GameAuthor: Sara ShepardPublisher: HarperTeenRelease: December 7, 2010Pages: 307Series: The Lying Game #1 Synopsis:I had a life anyone would kill for. Then someone did.   The worst part of being dead is that there’s nothing left to live for. No more kisses. No more secrets. No more gossip. It’s enough to kill a girl all over again. But I’m about to...

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In My Mailbox is a weekly feature done by The Story Siren. For Review: Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver (THANKS TO HARPERCOLLINS CANADA) Incarnate by Jodi Meadows (THANKS TO HARPERCOLLINS CANADA) ...

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Okay everyone, now is our time to shine! Meghan's round is up and it's up to you guys to get her to the second round of the Heroine Tourney. Click here to vote for Meghan. Voting ends tonight, so be sure do vote soon! ...

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1) How did you get the idea for Hushed?From Archer. He came first. I had the idea for his character and began fleshing him out in my head by asking myself questions. He kills people for the girl he's in love with. Why? Because they did something terrible to her. What makes him change? Evan. And so on. 2) What was your favourite...

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Hey everyone! With The Tournament of Heroines approaching swiftly, we need to rally the troupes of Team Meghan! This year is my first year advocating for the Tournament, and I was lucky enough to get one of my favourite heroines; Meghan from the Iron Fey Series by the awesome Julie Kagawa! It's going to be a stiff competition of many great heroines, but...

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