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May 9, 2012
Wordsmith Wednesday (#2)
The objective:
Show us a scene from your current project. It can be creepy, adventurous, romantic, etc. Just a snippet to let readers see what they're in for!
The guidelines:
* Must be from a current work-in-progress (WIP). Nothing already published.
* You may choose from any section of the manuscript, but be mindful not to include spoilers.
* Keep it clean and YA audience friendly, please. No erotica.
* Stay under 300 words or about one page. It can be as little as a few lines if yo...
Review: Insanity by Lauren Hammond
Insanity by Lauren Hammond
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Publisher: S.B. Addison Books
Pages: 190
Received: Provided ARC by author in exchange for a fair review
Rating: 5 out of 5 Books
GOODREADS BLURB:
Sometimes love...can drive you crazy.
Adelaide Carmichael and Damien Allen couldn't be more opposite.
Adelaide's mother abandoned her when she was ten years old, leaving her to be raised by her abusive and alcoholic father.
Damien on the other hand came from a wealthy family,...
May 8, 2012
Teaser Tuesday (#9): Above by Leah Bobet
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along! Just click the following link to see the rules. Without further ado, here are my teasers for the week:
"Atticus's eyes have made grown men cower and run for the sewers."
"I was upset the first time, and the fifth - afraid she'd run into the bad things in the sewers or tunnels, that she'd make it Above and get caught by the men in white coats; not afraid enough of what scares Atti...
Review: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Release Date: May 1, 2012
Publisher: Harper Teen
Pages: 525
Received: Purchased
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Books
GOODREADS BLURB:
One choice can
transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences,
and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must
continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with
haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty,
politics and love.
Tris's ini...
May 2, 2012
Wordsmith Wednesday (#1)
The objective:
Show
us a scene from your current project. It can be creepy, adventurous,
romantic, etc. Just a snippet to let readers see what they're in for!
The guidelines:
* Must be from a current work-in-progress (WIP). Nothing already published.
* You may choose from any section of the manuscript, but be mindful not to include spoilers.
* Keep it clean and YA audience friendly, please. No erotica.
*
Stay under 300 words or about one page. It can be as lit...
April 26, 2012
Review: Partials by Dan Wells
Partials by Dan WellsRelease Date: February 28, 2012
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Pages: 468
Received: Purchased
Rating: 3 out of 5 Books
GOODREADS BLURB:
Humanity is all but
extinguished after a war with partials—engineered organic beings
identical to humans—has decimated the world’s population. Reduced to
only tens of thousands by a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of
humanity is immune, the survivors in North America have huddled
together on Long Island. The thr...
April 2, 2012
Teaser Tuesday (#8): A Temptation of Angels by Michelle Zink
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just click the following link to see the rules. Without further ado, here are my teasers for the week:
"Her mother was across the room in seconds, leaning over the bed and speaking close to her face. 'You're in grave danger, Helen.'""Helen, Helen,' her mother murmured. 'You must remember one thing.' She pulled back, looking into Helen's eyes. 'You know more than you think. Whatever else...
March 28, 2012
I promise I'm not dead.
Hey everyone!
I just wanted to post real quick that I am NOT dead...I'm simply visiting family and it has taken a lot of time away from my blogging. :(
I'm also in the thick of writing a new project, as well as promoting my now-released sequel to Bridger, which is Traitor! If you haven't checked it out, it's available on Amazon in eBook, and by the end of the month it'll be available in paperback as well.
That's all I have for now, but I promise starting next week, it'll be back to your...
I just wanted to post real quick that I am NOT dead...I'm simply visiting family and it has taken a lot of time away from my blogging. :(
I'm also in the thick of writing a new project, as well as promoting my now-released sequel to Bridger, which is Traitor! If you haven't checked it out, it's available on Amazon in eBook, and by the end of the month it'll be available in paperback as well.
That's all I have for now, but I promise starting next week, it'll be back to your...
February 28, 2012
Teaser Tuesday (#7): Mayfair Moon by J.A. Redmerski
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just click the following link to see the rules. Without further ado, here are my teasers for the week:
"We both went through the same hell. But I was learning to put it behind me. I was trying to be myself and live my life rather than letting what happened force me to live in fear.""The events that led to all the changes in my life were another side to my story, the darker secret side I...
February 26, 2012
Review: Divergent by Veronica Roth
Divergent by Veronica RothRelease Date: May 3, 2011Publisher: Katherine Tegen BooksPages: 487Received: PurchasedRating: 5 out of 5 BooksGOODREADS BLURB:
In a future Chicago, 16-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.
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