The Bursting Bookshelf

Well, I've been working on this post for quite some time now. It's been something I've been contemplating doing for quite some time now: I've decided to quit blogging.  This decision has been a long time in the making and there are many reasons for it, but the biggest one is that I simply don't have the time to do it anymore. I've...

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Title: Echoes and Embers  Author: Karsten Knight Publisher: Simon & Schuster  Release: August 28, 2012 Pages: 480 THANKS TO SIMON AND SCHUSTER CANADA FOR THE REVIEW COPY. Series: Wildefire #2 Synopsis: Fan the flames: A teen goddess fires up her search for love and family in this sequel to Wildefire.Ashline Wilde may have needed school to learn that she is actually a reincarnated goddess, but she’s ready to move beyond...

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Title: Die for Me  Author: Amy Plum Publisher: Harper Teen  Release: May 10, 2011 Pages: 344 Series: Revenants #1 Synopsis: In the City of Lights, two star-crossed lovers battle a fate that is destined to tear them apart again and again for eternity. When Kate Mercier's parents die in a tragic car accident, she leaves her life--and memories--behind to live with her grandparents in Paris. For Kate, the only...

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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 only thing worse than forgetting her past... is remembering it. When Freedom Airlines flight 121 went down over the Pacific Ocean, no one...

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Title: The Lost Girl  Author: Sangu Mandanna Publisher: Balzer + Bray Release: August 28, 2012 Pages: 423 THANKS TO HARPERCOLLINS CANADA FOR THE REVIEW COPY. Series: Unknown Synopsis: Eva’s life is not her own. She is a creation, an abomination—an echo. Made by the Weavers as a copy of someone else, she is expected to replace a girl named Amarra, her “other”, if she ever died. Eva studies what...

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Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews to show what your book haul for the week looks like! For Review: Asunder by Jodi Meadows Mind Games by Kiersten White Bought: The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa ...

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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: Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone.  With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program,...

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Title: Rift  Author: Andrea Cremer Publisher: Philomel  Release: August 7, 2012 Pages: 431 THANKS TO PENGUIN CANADA FOR THE REVIEW COPY. Series: Nightshade Prequel #1 Synopsis: Chronicling the rise of the Keepers, this is the stunning prequel to Andrea Cremer's internationally bestselling Nightshade trilogy! Sixteen-year-old Ember Morrow is promised to a group called Conatus after one of their healers saves her mother's life. Once she arrives, Ember finds joy...

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Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews to show what your book haul for the week looks like! Bought: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan Speechless by Hannah Harrington The Iron Legends by Julie Kagawa Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick For Review: Undead by Kirsty Mckay Magisterium by Jeff Hirsch The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron Scarlet by Marissa Meyer ...

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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: If what you see is what you get, Jules is in serious trouble. The suspenseful first of four books from the New York Timesbestselling author...

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Hello, fellow Canadians! I know I'm a day late, but I hope you all had a great Turkey Day! I'd also like to give you guys a quick general update. Lately I've been super busy with academics and applying for schools, so I haven't had as much time to read and review. I think I may have reached the end of the applying...

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Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews to show what your book haul for the week looks like! For Review: The Raven Boys by Maggie Steifvater Fuse by Julianna Baggott Bought: The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway Defiance by CJ Redwine ...

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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: “There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . ....

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Title: We Sinners  Author: Hanna Pylvainen Publisher: MTV Books  Release: August 21, 2012 Pages: 208 THANKS TO HENRY HOLT FOR THE REVIEW COPY. Series: None Synopsis: This stunning debut novel—drawn from the author's own life experience—tells the moving story of a family of eleven in the American Midwest, bound together and torn apart by their faith The Rovaniemis and their nine children belong to a deeply traditional church (no drinking,...

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