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Title: Matched Author: Ally Condie Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Release: November 30, 2011 Pages: 366 Series: Matched #1 Synopsis: Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate . ....

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Book Blogger Hop is a weekly meme hosted by Crazy For Books made to help showcase your blog to other bloggers out there with the same interests! What book are you most looking forward to seeing published in 2011?  Why are you anticipating that book? The book that I am looking forward to the most would have to be either The Gathering by Kelley...

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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. What is/was your favorite subject in school?One of my favorites was science. I also really liked language courses. ...

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Hey guys, I would just like to thank each and every one of you for following my blog! I just recently (yesterday, January 24, 2011) hit 100 followers after blogging for just over 4 months! I cannot believe it's been that long, or that I've come this far. Thank you to everyone who follows my blog and here's to many more successful months...

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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. Who do you cheer for?No one. I'm not a sports kind of person. Though occasionally I'll cheer for a hockey team during playoffs. ...

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Hey guys, I would just like to show you a brand new cover for a book that I'm pretty excited for! The Craving by LJ Smith It's finally Elena/ Katherine's turn! The last one had Damon on it and the first one had Stefan on it. Have any of you guys read these books? Personally I can't wait to read these books! ...

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Title: TormentAuthor: Lauren KatePublisher: Delacorte Books for Young ReadersRelease: September 28, 2010Pages: 452Series: Fallen #2Synopsis:Hell on earth. That's what it's like for Luce to be apart from her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel. It took them an eternity to find one another, but now he has told her he must go away. Just long enough to hunt down the Outcasts - immortals who want...

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Hey guys! I'm just finishing up the transformation from my old theme to my new one and I just wanted to show you guys the resized button I just scaled! ...

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Hey guys! So as you probably already know, I recently held a poll with choices for a new theme here at The Bursting Bookshelf. There were 5 choices, all which got votes. But by a landslide, one theme won. DRUMROLL PLEASE! That's right! It was Logo #2!Thanks to everyone who voted and chose Logo #2. Please leave a comment below with your thoughts...

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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. What makes up your non-human family??Only a dog! ...

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Hey guys! I just recently found a new blog hop that features books you get out in the library! I think it sounds fun since there's no other hop like it! It's hosted by Lazy Girl Reads. I only have one books this week and that's Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. It's all about Greg who builds schools...

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Book Blogger Hop is a weekly meme hosted by Crazy For Books made to help showcase your blog to other bloggers out there with the same interests!  "Why do you read the genre that you do?  What draws you to it?"I read YA fiction, but mostly paranormal fiction. Why? I love the different creatures that are so different from the real world! They are...

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Hey guys! I just got another book today! Today it was... Need by Carrie Jones! What did you guys get? ...

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Title: Heartless Author: Sara Shepard Publisher: Harper Teen Release: January 19, 2010 Rating: 5/5 Pages: 277 Series: Pretty Little Liars #7 Synopsis: In picturesque Rosewood, Pennsylvania, neighbors gossip over picket fences, and gleaming SUVs sit in every crushed-granite driveway. But recently, friendly smiles have been replaced with suspicious glares and accusatory whispers and it's all because Hanna, Aria, Emily, and Spencer just can't...

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Title: KillerAuthor: Sara ShepardPublisher: Harper TeenRelease: July 1, 2009Rating: 5/5Pages: 321Series: Pretty Little Liars #6Synopsis:In picture-perfect Rosewood, Pennsylvania, ash-blond highlights gleam in the winter sun and frozen lakes sparkle like Swarovski crystals. But pictures often lie— and so do Rosewood's four prettiest girls.  Hanna, Aria, Spencer, and Emily have been lying ever since they became friends with beautiful Alison DiLaurentis. Ali made them...

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Hey Guys! Guess what? That's right! I just won my first contest (well actually I won in late December but I just received the prize in the mail!)! What did I get? Well... Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead! BUT... IT'S ALSO SIGNED!!!!!! I also got a Vampire Academy Tattoo and Bracelet! This is all courtesy of an amazing contest that was hosted over...

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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 have chosen The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa: You will kill. The only question is when. In the dark days since the insidious Red Lung...

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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. What book(s) have you discovered lately from someone's book blog? There are numerous occasions where I've discovered a book on a blog and decided to read it but probably the...

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Book Blogger Hop is a weekly meme hosted by Crazy For Books made to help showcase your blog to other bloggers out there with the same interests!"What book influenced or changed your life? How did it influence/change you?"I would have to say that every book I read changes me some how and how I view the world. For example, The Hunger Games gave me...

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Hey guys i just wanted to do a quick announcement as the cover of Passion (Fallen #3) was just announced! What do you guys think? It's slightly different from the other two covers as this one features colour and you can see more of the models face. ...

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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 Dreamless by Josephine Angelini: As the only Scion that can enter Hades at will, Helen descends to the Underworld in search of a way...

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Hey guys! I thought I should let you guys know about this cool contest being held over at A Little of This & That. This time it's for a copy of Awakened by PC & Kristen Cast. Click the link above to enter and good luck to everyone! ...

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Title: City of Bones Author: Cassandra Clare Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Release: March 27, 2007 Rating: 4/5 Pages: 485 Series: The Mortal Instruments #1 Synopsis: When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder - much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then...

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Hey guys! Did you hear the news? I sure did! You may be wonderingat this point what 'The News' is. Well I'll tell you guys through this weeks New In The World Of... The News: *DRUMROLL* Cassandra Clare announced recently a tentative name for the next Shadowhunters series she might write. She posted that if/ when she were to write another Shadowhunters book...

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