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Book of the Day: Quintessence

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Hey guys! Whoot whoot! Looky what I got last week! Quintessence by David Walton Quintessence by David Walton Release Date: 2013-03-19 Imagine an Age of Exploration full of alchemy, human dissection, sea monsters, betrayal, torture, religious controversy, and magic. In Europe, the magic is thin, but at the edge of the world, where the stars reach down close to the Earth, wonders abound. This drives the bravest explorers to the alluring Western Ocean. Christopher Sinclair is an alchemist who cares only about one thing: quintessence, a substance he believes will…

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Book of the Day: Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells

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Happy Tuesday, you guys! Look what is coming out today!! Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells: An Anthology of Gaslamp Fantasy by Ellen Datlow!! I can’t wait to read this one, it has been on my wish list for MONTHS! Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells: An Anthology of Gaslamp Fantasy by Ellen Datlow Release Date: 2013-03-19 “Gaslamp Fantasy,” or historical fantasy set in a magical version of the nineteenth century, has long been popular with readers and writers alike. A number of wonderful fantasy novels, including Stardust by Neil Gaiman, Jonathan…

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Book of the Day: PANDEMONIUM

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Hey guys! Last week I got Pandemonium by Warren Fahy Pandemonium by Warren Fahy Release Date: 2013-03-19 Deep beneath the Ural Mountains, in an underground city carved out by slave labor during the darkest hours of the Cold War, ancient caverns hold exotic and dangerous life-forms that have evolved in isolation for countless millennia. Cut off from the surface world, an entire ecosystem of bizarre subterranean species has survived undetected—until now. Biologists Nell and Geoffrey Binswanger barely survived their last encounter with terrifying, invasive creatures that threatened to engulf the…

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Book of the Day: The Phantom of the Post Office

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Oh my gosh! You guys! How cute is this? The Phantom of the Post Office (43 Old Cemetery Road) by Kate Klise And more importantly, how have I never heard of this series?! We want them ALL! ASAP! The Phantom of the Post Office (43 Old Cemetery Road) by Kate Klise Release Date: 2013-04-02 The letter-loving trio at Spence Mansion has something to grieve about—Ghastly’s post office is about to close, which will cut off their connection to their fans. A new invention called VEXT-mail is threatening to replace not…

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Book of the Day: New Lands

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Happy Saturday, yall! Last week in my mailbox I found New Lands (The Chronicles of Egg) by Geoff Rodkey I had never heard of this series before but it looks really cute! I’m going to have to try to pick up the first book in the series, so I can read it!   New Lands (The Chronicles of Egg) by Geoff Rodkey Release Date: 2013-05-02 This highly anticipated sequel to Rodkey’s much-praised debut is funny, heartfelt, and action-packed. Don’t miss it! After a narrow escape from Deadweather Island, Egg and…

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Friday Reads with Special Guest – Starian72

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Happy Friday, guys! Time for another #FridayReads, and this week we have another special guest!!! This weekend, Geraldine is reading Partials (Partials Sequence) by Dan Wells Partials (Partials Sequence) by Dan Wells Release Date: 2013-02-26 The human race is all but extinct after a war with Partials—engineered organic beings identical to humans—has decimated the population. Reduced to only tens of thousands by RM, a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of humanity is immune, the survivors in North America have huddled together on Long Island while the Partials have…

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Trailer: AMAROK by Angela Townsend

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Woohoo! Check out the BRAND NEW TRAILER for Amarok by Angela Townsend! I got to read this book last year and LOVED IT! Also, I have it on good authority that Amarok is on Amazon’s DAILY DEAL for today (March 14th, 2013)!!! Amarok by Angela Townsend Release Date: 2012-11-20 Emma’s life has been hell since she moved from sunny California to a remote Alaskan town. Abandoned by her father and living with the guilt of causing her mother’s death, she makes a desperate dash for freedom from her abusive stepfather.…

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Book of the Day: Orleans

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Happy Thursday, guys! This past weekend, I received a copy of Orleans by Sherri L. Smith. I was so excited! This one has been on my wishlist a while! Orleans by Sherri L. Smith Release Date: 2013-03-07 First came the storms.Then came the Fever.And the Wall. After a string of devastating hurricanes and a severe outbreak of Delta Fever, the Gulf Coast has been quarantined. Years later, residents of the Outer States are under the assumption that life in the Delta is all but extinct…but in reality, a new primitive…

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Book of the Day: White Lines

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Happy Wednesday , Last week in my mailbox I found White Lines by Jennifer Banash White Lines by Jennifer Banash Release Date: 2013-04-04 A gritty, atmospheric coming of age tale set in 1980s New York City Seventeen-year-old Cat is living every teenager’s dream—she has her own apartment on the Lower East Side and at night she’s club kid royalty, guarding the velvet rope at some of the hottest clubs in the city. The night with its crazy, frenetic, high-inducing energy—the pulsing beat of the music, the radiant, joyful people and…

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Book of the Day: The Raven Boys

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Happy Tuesday! OMG, OMG! Look what I got the other day! I AM SO EXCITED!!! The Raven Boys (Raven Cycle) by Maggie Stiefvater The Raven Boys (Raven Cycle) by Maggie Stiefvater Release Date: 2012-09-18 An all-new series from the masterful, #1 New York Times bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater!”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 . . . or you killed him.” It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive. Every year, Blue…

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