The Bursting Bookshelf

Title: PandemoniumAuthor: Lauren OliverPublisher: HarperTeenADVANCE REVIEW COPY THANKS TO HARPERCOLLINS CANADA.Release: March 6, 2012Pages: 375Series: Delirium #2Check it Out Now or Order! Synopsis:Lauren Oliver captivated readers with Delirium, the first book in a thrilling dystopian trilogy in which Lena Haloway dared to fall in love with Alex and escape the cure, the government-mandated procedure that renders a person immune to the disease of...

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Title: Cryer's CrossAuthor: Lisa McMannPublisher: Simon PulseRelease: February 8, 2011Pages: 256Series: No Series Synopsis: The small town of Cryer's Cross is rocked by tragedy when an unassuming freshman disappears without a trace. Kendall Fletcher wasn't that friendly with the missing girl, but the angst wreaks havoc on her OCD-addled brain. Then a second student goes missing--someone close to Kendall's heart. Review: Whew. What a book! Cryer's Cross took me...

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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 Wrecked by Anna Davies: Miranda has lived on Whym Island since the death of her parents. She has taken comfort in its seclusion and in...

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Title: FeverAuthor: Lauren DeStefanoPublisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersRelease: February 21, 2012Pages: 341Series: The Chemical Garden #2 (THANKS TO SIMON & SCHUSTER CANADA FOR THE ADVANCE REVIEW COPY)Synopsis: Rhine and Gabriel have escaped the mansion, but danger is never far behind.  Running away brings Rhine and Gabriel right into a trap, in the form of a twisted carnival whose ringmistress keeps watch over a menagerie of girls....

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In My Mailbox is a weekly feature done by The Story Siren. This week I got: For Review: Forbidden by Syrie James & Ryan M. James (Thanks to Wunderkind PR and HarperCollins USA for this great surprise!) ...

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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: BeefcakeandBabes Asks: I like unique names for characters and am looking forward to coming up with some when I start writing. What’s the most unique character name you’ve come across?...

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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 Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown. Calder White lives in the cold, clear waters of Lake Superior, the only brother in a family of murderous...

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In My Mailbox is a weekly feature done by The Story Siren. This week's In My Mailbox is actually a compilation of the last two weeks, during which I went to Chapters and went a little crazy. For Review: The Onyx Talisman by Brenda Pandos (Thanks to Brenda for blog tour) Bought: Stargazer by Claudia Gray Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce Wolfsbane by Andrea...

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Title: A Million SunsAuthor: Beth RevisPublisher: RazorbillRelease: January 10, 2012Pages: 386Series: Across the Universe #2 Synopsis: Godspeed was fueled by lies. Now it is ruled by chaos.  It's been three months since Amy was unplugged. The life she always knew is over. And everywhere she looks, she sees the walls of the spaceship Godspeed. But there may just be hope: Elder has assumed leadership of the ship. He's finally...

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RazOrbill is a brand new web experience from Penguin Books Canada, it provides a place for everyone to speak their mind and discuss YA books, blogger or not. The site itself launched on January 17th. Not only does it give you the conversation aspect, but it also gives you access to author chats, live streams of events, first looks at upcoming titles, and opportunities...

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Title: Beauty QueensAuthor: Libba BrayPublisher: Scholastic PressRelease: May 24, 2011Pages: 396Series: None Synopsis: The fifty contestants in the Miss Teen Dream pageant thought this was going to be a fun trip to the beach, where they could parade in their state-appropriate costumes and compete in front of the cameras. But sadly, their airplane had another idea, crashing on a desert island and leaving the survivors stranded with little food,...

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So, like I did with January, I will be picking out my February reading pile in advance, but the likelihood of me sticking exactly to this pile is slim. Here we go: Bitterblue by Kristin CashoreEmerald Talisman by Brenda PandosSapphire Talisman by Brenda PandosDragon's Oath by PC Cast + Kristin CastDeadly Cool by Gemma HallidayUnder the Never Sky by Veronica RossiBlack Heart by Holly Black...

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Title: Heist SocietyAuthor: Ally CarterPublisher: Hyperion BooksRelease: February 9, 2010Pages: 287Series: Heist Society #1 Synopsis: When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her on a trip to the Louvre…to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie traveled to Austria…to steal the crown jewels. When Kat turned fifteen, she planned a con of her own—scamming her way into the best boarding school in the country,...

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Ok, while January was a VERY busy month for me, I actually got quite a few books read! But not all the ones that I had planned on reading. I had planned on reading: Saving June by Hannah HarringtonThe Last Sacrifice by Richelle MeadVariant by Robison WellsNever Have I Ever by Sara ShepardHeist Society by Ally CarterSpellbound by Cara Lynn Shultz I Actually...

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A kingdom on the brink of war.A king on the fringes of insanity.A family running for their lives. Ash and Fin’s only desire is to be together and dive into their happily ever after, though their conflicting worlds work to pull them apart. Neither is ready to convert to the other’s life: become a human or a mer. Little do they know that somewhere in...

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Title: EverneathAuthor: Brodi AshtonPublisher: Balzer + BrayTHANKS TO HARPER COLLINS CANADA FOR THE ADVANCE REVIEW COPY.Release: January 24, 2012Pages: 370Series: Everneath #1 Check it out! Synopsis: Last spring, Nikki Beckett vanished, sucked into an underworld known as the Everneath, where immortals Feed on the emotions of despairing humans. Now she's returned- to her old life, her family, her friends- before being banished back to the underworld... this time forever. ...

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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 Glimmer by Phoebe Kitanidis. What if you forgot your identity and had to rely on other people to tell you who you were?  And what...

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