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April 10, 2014
Boy Meets Boy Reviews: Review: Small Circles by Megan Duke
A unique view on Small Circles by Boy Meets Boy Reviews ->
Boy Meets Boy Reviews: Review: Small Circles by Megan Duke: Small Circles is the story of four friends over four years of their young adult lives in Tennessee. Starting in their sophomore year at a ...
Ninety Degrees Cover Reveal!
It's beautiful, is it not? This is the third cover designed by author/graphic designer J.D. Netto. I am more than impressed with his work, and I'm so happy I agreed to work with him on revamping these books! J.D. will be designing the final Small Circles book as well - Infinite Limits - due out winter 2014. For those that just can't wait until May 20th, I'm doing a giveaway on Goodreads! If you enter, you could win an advanced reading copy of Ninety Degrees! Follow this link ->
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It's ok to be happy!
Megan.
April 9, 2014
Want a free Ebook?
So would I!
Now is your chance! This month, I'm sending out a limited number of free ebook copies of Small Circles! What's the catch? You have to be following me on Goodreads, and by receiving your free copy you are agreeing to post a review. If you run a blog and are looking for books to review, or if this is something you'd be interested in doing personally, please message me on Goodreads with your email address and the type of file you wish to receive (mobi, ePub, or PDF). Also, please provide an estimated date by which you will have the review posted.
It's okay to be happy :)
Megan.
Now is your chance! This month, I'm sending out a limited number of free ebook copies of Small Circles! What's the catch? You have to be following me on Goodreads, and by receiving your free copy you are agreeing to post a review. If you run a blog and are looking for books to review, or if this is something you'd be interested in doing personally, please message me on Goodreads with your email address and the type of file you wish to receive (mobi, ePub, or PDF). Also, please provide an estimated date by which you will have the review posted.
It's okay to be happy :)
Megan.
April 2, 2014
Book Haul (March Reads & April To-Reads)
In the month of March, I started several series by reading the first of many trilogies. But I also read a two standalone novels - both standing out from excellence.
Standalone Novels:
Panic by Lauren Oliver
The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan
First in Series:
Something Like Summer by Jay Bell
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
My reviews / opinions of all these books are up on my Goodreads page.
These are the books I plan to read in the month of April :
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
(currently reading)
Graceling Realm (Graceling, Fire, Bitterblue) by Kristin Cashore
Standalone Novels:
Panic by Lauren Oliver
The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan
First in Series:
Something Like Summer by Jay Bell
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
My reviews / opinions of all these books are up on my Goodreads page.
These are the books I plan to read in the month of April :
Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith
(currently reading)
Graceling Realm (Graceling, Fire, Bitterblue) by Kristin Cashore
Because I'm That Person.....
My new list of actors and actresses I'd like to see play my characters in a movie. Because it will happen. One day.
Larson Ashby - Callan McAuliffe
Paxton Graham - (undecided)
Owen Spencer - Logan Lerman
Jade Walbridge - Shay Mitchell
Audrina Ashby - Nicola Peltz
Carter Walbridge - Taylor Lautner
Silas McFuller - (undecided)
Charleigh McAfee - (undecided)
Logan Brown - (undecided)
Tucker Watson - Lucas Till
Larson Ashby - Callan McAuliffe
Paxton Graham - (undecided)
Owen Spencer - Logan Lerman
Jade Walbridge - Shay Mitchell
Audrina Ashby - Nicola Peltz
Carter Walbridge - Taylor Lautner
Silas McFuller - (undecided)
Charleigh McAfee - (undecided)
Logan Brown - (undecided)
Tucker Watson - Lucas Till
Ninety Degrees Giveaway!
In honor of the upcoming release of the next companion to Small Circles, I am hosting a giveaway on Goodreads for Ninety Degrees! The cover will be revealed this month, but you can enter to win a copy now!
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Goodreads Book Giveaway
Ninety Degrees
by Megan Duke
Enter to win
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Goodreads Book Giveaway
Ninety Degrees
by Megan Duke
Giveaway ends May 20, 2014.
See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.
Enter to win
April 1, 2014
First 3 Pages of NINETY DEGREES
Here's a little sneak preview of Ninety Degrees: A Precursor to Small Circles (5.20.14)
If there were two things Silas McFuller knew about the world, it was that life is not always fair, but everything happens for a reason. From a very young age, he’d come to know that despite all of the trials and tribulations one must go through in order to survive, good things normally came out of the bad. Even the worst of things proved to have some sort of purpose behind them. For seventeen years, he trusted that nature’s forces had the best intentions, and so far, he hadn’t been proven wrong.When Silas was fifteen, he broke his arm jumping on a trampoline, thus preventing him from being able to pitch the rest of baseball season. He eventually came to understand that the time he’d spent away from his favorite sport had allowed him to pursue another passion. He picked up photography and spent time noticing the little things. It was this that led to Silas meeting his best friend Charleigh McAfee. Charleigh was a free spirit, as most would describe her. A true rebel without a cause. Her bleach-blonde hair was accented with a different pop of color each week, and she covered the soles of her shoes in writing with lyrics from her favorite songs or quotes from her favorite books. She wasn’t the skinniest of girls, but not in an unhealthy way. She had curves for days and her broad shoulders made her appear wider than she actually was. Secretly, Charleigh wasn’t comfortable in her skin, but she never showed it. Her positive attitude reached as high as the sky, and it rubbed off on those around her, especially Silas.Silas McFuller was not a free spirit. He tried to be at the best of times, but his true nature was very much stuck. He longed for the freedom Charleigh carried in her charisma, but honestly, Silas cared too much. He had a secret, too – one not even his best friend knew just yet – and it was this secret that made his high school experience much different than the rest.Silas and Charleigh attended Chattanooga Preparatory School. It is, along with it’s sister school Foster and Allan Academy, a very prestigious establishment. It is also considered the lesser of the two, due to rumor that only the students whose families can’t afford boarding are sent there. The school houses grades 9-12, and Silas and Charleigh had first met their freshman year. Silas had recently moved from North Carolina, and Charleigh, she’d been a part of the area since she first learned how to breathe. She had taken it upon herself to show him the ropes and familiarize him with the area she’s called home for so long. It didn’t take much for the two to find a common ground. They both enjoyed the arts – to be fair, Silas had only just picked up on this hobby – and Charleigh bragged about her marvelous works of art scattered about the town. Her most potent form of expression was through her murals. Graffiti would be the proper term, of course, but she spoke of them like they were to be compared to Michelangelo’s renderings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Each masterpiece told a story, either of her or someone she’d known in her fifteen years of life. After that day, Silas secretly hoped that he could make an impact like that on someone in his life. Enough so that he could inspire a masterpiece. He’d always been a hopeless romantic, and leaving an impression that huge meant what he did mattered. It happened for a reason.Now, the friends were starting their final year at CPS. They were seniors, at last. It had seemed like a long awaited journey for the both of them. They’d gone through a lot, but they still had one more year, and there were plenty of things they hadn’t faced yet.
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If there were two things Silas McFuller knew about the world, it was that life is not always fair, but everything happens for a reason. From a very young age, he’d come to know that despite all of the trials and tribulations one must go through in order to survive, good things normally came out of the bad. Even the worst of things proved to have some sort of purpose behind them. For seventeen years, he trusted that nature’s forces had the best intentions, and so far, he hadn’t been proven wrong.When Silas was fifteen, he broke his arm jumping on a trampoline, thus preventing him from being able to pitch the rest of baseball season. He eventually came to understand that the time he’d spent away from his favorite sport had allowed him to pursue another passion. He picked up photography and spent time noticing the little things. It was this that led to Silas meeting his best friend Charleigh McAfee. Charleigh was a free spirit, as most would describe her. A true rebel without a cause. Her bleach-blonde hair was accented with a different pop of color each week, and she covered the soles of her shoes in writing with lyrics from her favorite songs or quotes from her favorite books. She wasn’t the skinniest of girls, but not in an unhealthy way. She had curves for days and her broad shoulders made her appear wider than she actually was. Secretly, Charleigh wasn’t comfortable in her skin, but she never showed it. Her positive attitude reached as high as the sky, and it rubbed off on those around her, especially Silas.Silas McFuller was not a free spirit. He tried to be at the best of times, but his true nature was very much stuck. He longed for the freedom Charleigh carried in her charisma, but honestly, Silas cared too much. He had a secret, too – one not even his best friend knew just yet – and it was this secret that made his high school experience much different than the rest.Silas and Charleigh attended Chattanooga Preparatory School. It is, along with it’s sister school Foster and Allan Academy, a very prestigious establishment. It is also considered the lesser of the two, due to rumor that only the students whose families can’t afford boarding are sent there. The school houses grades 9-12, and Silas and Charleigh had first met their freshman year. Silas had recently moved from North Carolina, and Charleigh, she’d been a part of the area since she first learned how to breathe. She had taken it upon herself to show him the ropes and familiarize him with the area she’s called home for so long. It didn’t take much for the two to find a common ground. They both enjoyed the arts – to be fair, Silas had only just picked up on this hobby – and Charleigh bragged about her marvelous works of art scattered about the town. Her most potent form of expression was through her murals. Graffiti would be the proper term, of course, but she spoke of them like they were to be compared to Michelangelo’s renderings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Each masterpiece told a story, either of her or someone she’d known in her fifteen years of life. After that day, Silas secretly hoped that he could make an impact like that on someone in his life. Enough so that he could inspire a masterpiece. He’d always been a hopeless romantic, and leaving an impression that huge meant what he did mattered. It happened for a reason.Now, the friends were starting their final year at CPS. They were seniors, at last. It had seemed like a long awaited journey for the both of them. They’d gone through a lot, but they still had one more year, and there were plenty of things they hadn’t faced yet.
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March 30, 2014
Things Are Heating Up.....
Ninety Degrees: A Precursor to Small Circles. Coming May 20th 2014! 
