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Review: Song of the Sparrow by Lisa Ann Sandell

Elaine of Shalott has many brothers. Almost 350 of them. When Elaine's mother was murdered by Saxons, Elaine's father had no choice but to bring his frightened eight-year-old daughter to the army camp where he lived and served under Arthur.

Elaine grows wise and strong in the camp and becomes a friend, sister and nurse to the men as they return from battle after battle. But she'd like to be more than friend or sister to the handsome Lancelot. And Lancelot seems to reciprocate the feelings...un...

Teaser Tuesday -6-

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that pageBE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
I...

Review: The Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner

Gen, named after the God of Thieves, Eugenides, is a thief. He's worked hard to build his reputation and flaunts his accomplishments. That's how he's landed himself in prison.

When the magus, the king's right hand man, appears with a proposition, Gen can't help but be interested. Especially since it means he gets to leave prison.

He embarks with his new companions on a journey across the countryside, in search of a mythical treasure. Entire hunting parties have disappeared on the same journey. ...

Kindle Giveaway - Reminder

Don't forget to enter for your chance to win a Kindle! Want more chances to win? click on the link below and comment on all the participating blogs.

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What are you waiting for? Sign up your book blog! Spread the fun. And don't forget to visit all the blogs and e...

In My Mailbox -2-

 IMM is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. Please check out other book blogs and find out what readers are...well, reading. :)

 Want to participate? Post about books you've bought, checked out from the library, received for review or as a gift, etc. Books don't have to arrive via your mailbox.




This week I have a LOT in my mailbox!! So, without further ado, here we go.





Bumped, by Megan Mccafferty.

You may or may not know this, but my son is adopted. Still, I was morbidly curious about this ...

Review: The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

Grace Divine is the daughter of Pastor Divine. Her older brother, Jude, is as close to a saint as a teenage boy can be! (He volunteers at the shelter three days a week.) Their family is about as perfect as they come.

But they have a dark secret. Three years ago, Daniel, Jude's best friend, disappeared, and Jude came home covered in his own blood.

Now, Daniel is back and Grace is torn between her love for Daniel and her love for Jude. Caught in a web of lies and mystery, Grace doesn't know who t...

Review: My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison

Savannah has it all. She has the looks, the popularity, the hot boyfriend. Never mind that Hunter is a little on the brainy side and Savannah is, well, not. When Savannah's older, nerdy sister, Jane, steals Hunter, Savannah is devastated. 

Enter Chrissy Everstar: a teenage fairy doing an extra credit project because she only scored Fair in Godmother school.

Chrissy grants Savannah 3 wishes, but there is a reason Chrissy only Fair. First she sends Savannah to the Middle Ages, twice...

Stop everything!

The mail came about an hour ago. I picked up my little boy (who gets grumpy if I check the mail without him) and flew out the door. No coat, no shoes for the little man, just pure adrenaline.

What did I find in my mailbox?

This:


That's me with a copy of my book. Aaaaahhhhh. It looks great. I'm so happy!

Now, back to work. It needs one more run through before publication. If I disappear for a few days, you'll know why.

Love me some Janette Rallison.

Hey readers. One of my favorite YA authors is Janette Rallison. She's one of the few authors who makes me laugh out loud every time I read one of her books.

She is celebrating the release date of her new book, My Unfair Godmother (Fair Godmother #2), with a month of giveaways. Woohoo! I cannot wait, and I've been dying to win a copy of this book. Here is my chance!

Want more information? Check out her blog HERE. You'll be glad you did. She's pretty funny.

In My Mailbox -1-

I wanted to kind of sweep my negative review under the rug (I hate doing that to an author!). So I decided to participate in a weekly meme by The Story Siren called In My Mailbox.

The idea of IMM is to post any books you've bought, received as a gift, checked out from the library, or received in the mail to review. However you get them, post them.

In my case, it's almost always the library. Up this week?

Dark Divine by Bree Despain:


I'm really excited about this one. I'm already on the waiting li...