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October 2011 - The Bursting Bookshelf

In My Mailbox

In My Mailbox is a weekly feature done by The Story Siren. For Review: Playground by 50 Cent (THANKS TO PENGUIN GROUP CANADA) Bought: The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa What did you get this week? ...

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Follow My Book Blog Friday

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. If you could have dinner with your favorite book character, who would you eat with and what would you serve? I would eat with Ash from The Iron Fey...

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Giveaway of Thin Air

Want a chance to win a copy of Thin Air by Lynn Seresin? Enter below for your chance! To enter for the grand prize, people have to collect all the letters from the blog tour. The grand prize for this blog tour is a signed paperback copy, and an earring much like the kind Alice would wear. Enter here for the grand prize. Check...

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Interview with Jus Accardo, Author of Touch for the Touch Blog Tour

Today I have a great interview for you guys! I got invited to interview Jus Accardo, author of Touch for the official Touch blog tour! Thanks for letting me hang today, Anna! 1) What is your favorite part of a book to write?I love the first time the hero and heroine meet. With Dez and Kale, it was a blast! They run into...

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In My Mailbox

In My Mailbox is a weekly feature done by The Story Siren. I only got two, but they both look great! Bought: Variant by Robison Wells Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink ...

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Follow My Book Blog Friday: The I'm Featured! Edition

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. This week I got featured on Alison Can Read! Thanks to both Alison and Rachel of Parajunkee for having me! This week's question is: What superhero is your alter-ego?...

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Wither by Lauren DeStefano

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Title: WitherAuthor: Lauren DeStefanoPublisher: Simon & Schuster Children's PublishingRelease: March 22, 2011Pages: 358Series: The Chemical Garden #1Synopsis:Obviously, something went terribly wrong. Genetic mutations have festered, reducing human longevity to twenty-five, even less for most women. To prevent extinction, young girls are kidnapped, mated in polygamous marriages with men eager to procreate. Sixteen-year-old Rhine Ellery, a recent victim of this breeding farm mentality, has...

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In My Mailbox

In My Mailbox is a weekly feature done by The Story Siren. I got a ton of books this last little while and they all look so great! And I know I'm late, but I just got such a steady flow of books! For Review: Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (THANKS TO SIMON & SCHUSTER CANADA) The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (THANKS TO...

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Everything We Ever Wanted by Sara Shepard

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Title: Everything We Ever WantedAuthor: Sara ShepardPublisher: Harper PaperbacksRelease: October 11, 2011Pages: 352Series: NoneTHANKS TO HARPERCOLLINS CANADA FOR THE ADVANCE REVIEW COPY.Synopsis:Sara Shepard, the bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars, delivers a powerful novel of family dreams, lies, and delusions. Everything We Ever Wanted begins with a phone call with allegations that rock an upper crust Philadelphia family to its very foundations, unlocking years of...

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Top 5 Multi-Talented Authors

Today I've put together a list of my favourite multi-talented authors. What is a multi-talented author? In this case they are an author who can write for multiple age groups. Here is my list of my top 5 multi-talented authors: 1) Sara Shepard If you have read any of Sara's Pretty Little Liars books or The Lying Games books, you know just how well this author...

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Brightest Kind of Darkness by PT Michelle

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Title: Brightest Kind of DarknessAuthor: PT MichellePublisher: Patrice MichelleRelease: June 27, 2011Series: Brightest Kind of Darkness #1THANKS TO THE AUTHOR FOR THE REVIEW COPY.Synopsis:Nara Collins is an average sixteen-year-old, with one exception: every night she dreams the events of the following day. Due to an incident in her past, Nara avoids using her special gift to change fate…until she dreams a future she...

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Follow My Book Blog Friday

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. If you could pick one character in a book, movie or television show to swap places with, who would it be? I would probably choose Elena from The Vampire...

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Eve by Anna Carey

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Title: EveAuthor: Anna CareyPublisher: HarperTeenRelease: October 4, 2011Pages: 320Series: The Eve Trilogy #1THANKS TO HARPERCOLLINS CANADA FOR THE REVIEW COPY.Synopsis:Where do you go when nowhere is safe?   Sixteen years after a deadly virus wiped out most of Earth’s population, the world is a perilous place. Eighteen-year-old Eve has never been beyond the heavily guarded perimeter of her school, where she and two...

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Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Title: Thirteen Reasons WhyAuthor: Jay AsherPublisher: RazorbillRelease: October 18, 2007Pages: 288Series: NoneSynopsis:Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers thirteen cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, his classmate and crush who committed suicide two weeks earlier. On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided...

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In My Mailbox: The Smart Chicks Kick It Edition

In My Mailbox is a weekly feature done by The Story Siren. This week I was lucky enough to be able to attend an awesome author event. What event? Smart Chicks Kick It 2.0. On the stop I attended there were six awesome (and funny!) authors; Kelley Armstrong, Melissa Marr, Sara Zarr, Beth Revis, Jennifer Lynn Barnes and Margaret Stohl. Needless to say,...

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