Join us in June as we read Beautiful Creatures, and you can even enter to win a copy! Yep I’m giving away one paperback copy of this book! Buy on Amazon Beautiful Creatures (Beautiful Creatures, Book 1) By: Kami Garcia Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Released On: 2009-12-01 ISBN: 0316042676 Genre: YA Pages: 563 Synopsis (from Amazon): Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she’s struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family…
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Wishlist Wednesday May 25, 2011
A few of the books I am MOST wanting RIGHT NOW. =D Buy on Amazon Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie (Modern Faerie Tale) By: Holly Black Published by: Margaret K. McElderry Released On: 2006-09-26 ISBN: 0689868235 Genre: YA, FANTASY, FICTION Pages: 320 Author’s Website: http://www.blackholly.com/ Author’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/hollyblack Synopsis (from Amazon): When seventeen-year-old Valerie runs away to New York City, she’s trying to escape a life that has utterly betrayed her. Sporting a new identity, she takes up with a gang of squatters who live in the city’s…
Read MoreWishlist Wednesday May 18, 2011
A few of the books I am MOST wanting RIGHT NOW. =D Preorder on Amazon Sweetly By: Jackson Pearce Published by: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ISBN: 0316068659 Genre: YA Pages: 320 Author’s Website: www.jacksonpearce.com Author’s Twitter: http://twitter.com/JacksonPearce/ Author’s Facebook: HERE Author’s YouTube Channel: HERE Why: Loved Sisters Red! Love Jackson, she has the best youtube videos! lol. I really enjoy the different takes on fairy tales, and Jackson did so well with Sisters Red that I can’t wait to see what she does with Hansel and Gretel!…
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Ok, I totally meant to post this on yesterday. Something came up and I was out of town for the bulk of the day, so I’m posting today instead. =D I’ve seen a lot of book posts like “Waiting on Wednesday” “Wanting Wednesday” etc. so I thought “SURE! WHY NOT!” These posts are a great way for me to get to chatter about the books that are coming out soon, or that I want but dont have! So here you have it. A few of the books I am MOST…
Read MoreEnter to win: CELL by Stephen King
I recently moved all my books from my studio up into my dining room and found I have several books in duplicate! So, since I have a few extra copies, I thought over the next few months we’d have some give-a-ways! The first book up is from one of my FAVORITE authors! EnTeR to win: CELL by Stephen King! {goodreads} I actually have a regular hardback AND a large print hardback. Both are in excellent condition. They are not “new”, but there is no marks, covers are in excellent shape,…
Read MoreIn My Mailbox: Mar 13 – 19th
In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren in which book bloggers share the books they’ve gotten in the past week. I had another pretty good book week this week! I picked up a few great hardbacks at the Salvation Army Store for $1! Great Detectives: A Century of the Best Mysteries from England and America P Is for Peril (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries) R Is For Ricochet (Kinsey Millhone Mysteries) The Wheel of Darkness (Special Agent Pendergast) The Right Hand of Evil From the library,…
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The Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer By: Lucy Weston 143919033X Published by: Gallery Genre: Pages: 320 Author’s Website: n/a Author’s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lucy.weston.vampire FAQ: Lucy Weston was a character in Bram Stokers Dracula. BRIEF SYNOPOSIS: Sovereign Power. Eternal Pleasure. Revealed at last in this new vampire saga for the ages: the true, untold story of the "Virgin Queen" and her secret war against the Vampire King of England. . . . On the eve of her coronation, Elizabeth Tudor is summoned to the tomb of her mother, Anne…
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In the Woods By: Tana French 0143113496 Published by: Penguin (Non-Classics) Genre: Pages: 464 Author’s Website: http://tanafrench.com/ Author’s Twitter: Synopsis {from the author’s site} As dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. But on this warm evening, three children do not return from the dark and silent woods. When the police arrive, they find only one of the children, gripping a tree trunk in terror, wearing blood-filled shoes, and unable to recall a single detail of the previous…
Read MoreJanuary 2011 Book Club
This months book club choice was a recommendation from my “Auntie”. Like me, she enjoys reading, so when I asked if anyone had read anything good lately she told me to come and get this book. She claims SHE loved it. It’s a stretch away from my usual horror/thriller picks, so I hope I can “get into” it. LOL! This months choice is: The Help By: Kathryn Stockett 0399155341 Published by: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam Genre: fiction Pages: 464 Author’s Website: http://www.kathrynstockett.com/ Author’s Twitter: n/a Author’s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kathryn-Stockett-THE-HELP/73669783277?ref=ts MOVIE TIE-IN:…
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Last months book club was a huge success! I loved the book, and especially love that a few folks joined me in reading and we had some great discussions on Skype and FaceBook! Reading, it seems is becoming a forgotten past-time. You would think it would be in full bloom with all the reading folks do now a days, via the internet and cell phones. Its not though. I was surprised that so many people tell me they haven’t read a book since they were in school. REALLY? I hope…
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