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Review: The Weight of Zero by Karen Fortunati

The Weight of Zero by Karen FortunatiExpected Publication: October 11th 2016 by Delacorte PressNumber of Pages: 400 Pages (Hardcover)Series: No
   Seventeen-year-old Catherine Pulaski knows Zero is coming for her. Zero, the devastating depression born of Catherine’s bipolar disorder, almost triumphed once; that was her first suicide attempt.    Being bipolar is forever. It never goes away. The med du jour might work right now, but Zero will be back for her. It’s only a matt...

Hamilton Book TAG

   Welcome to the Hamilton book TAG!    Just like basically everyone else in the book community, I'm obsessed with Hamilton. For those who don't know, Hamilton is a musical that is basically the big thing right now. Getting tickets is basically impossible since it's just THAT good. It took me a while until I actually checked it out, despite having seen people talk about it on twitter like crazy. But once I checked it out, I can't stop anymore.
   This TAG was creat...

#ContinuousPractice: Day 1-31 - UPDATE #1!

   Welcome to my first update!    Thirty one days ago I posted my commitment to the #ContinuousPractice challenge (read here) and, surprisingly enough, I've actually been truly committing to it. So in this post I want to give you an overview of how I've been holding up word count wise and hour wise.

   In my original post I've stated that, each day I want to work on my current work in progress for at least one hour, be it by writing new chapters, editing already ex...

Ask the Author: Lorie Langdon (Gilt Hollow)

   For this weeks edition of Ask the Author I've reached out to Lorie Langdon, the co-author of Doon and author of Gilt Hollow. I'm very interested in the latter so of course I couldn't resist writing her to ask about an interview. Luckily, she agreed to do it!   Here are her A's to my Q's:
Gilt Hollow by Lorie LangdonExpected Publication: September 27th 2016 by BlinkNumber of Pages: 304 Pages (Hardcover)Series: No
   Willow Lamott’s best friend is a murderer, and...

Waiting on Wednesday: Girl Against the Universe by Paula Stokes

   Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine in which we discuss our most anticipated upcoming releases.

   The book:
Girl Against the Universe by Paula Stokes
Expected Publication: May 17th 2016 by HarperTeen
Number of Pages: 400 Pages (Hardcover)
Series: No

   Maguire knows she’s bad luck. No matter how many charms she buys off the internet or good luck rituals she performs each morning, horrible things happen w...

Ask the Author: Meredith Russo (If I Was Your Girl)

   For this edition of Ask the Author I decided to contact the amazing Meredith Russo, author of If I Was Your Girl, to ask if she'd be interested in doing an interview with me. She was. I sent her my Q's and received amazing A's from her, which you can all find below. I cannot wait to get my hands in If I Was Your Girl, even more after having the chance to talk to Meredeith, and discovering that she feels the same way about the My Chemical Romance breakup as I do, so can May please...

Waiting on Wednesday: Gemini by Sonya Mukherjee

   Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly feature hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine in which we discuss our most anticipated upcoming releases.

   The book:
Gemini by Sonya MukherjeeExpected Publication: July 26th 2016 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersNumber of Pages: 336 Pages (Hardcover)Series: No
   In a powerful and daring debut novel, Sonya Mukherjee shares the story of sisters Clara and Hailey, conjoined twins who are learning what it...

#ContinuousPractice: A 100 Day Challenge

   Today while scrolling through my twitter feed I spotted a tweet posted by Kim Graff linking to her blog talking about #ContinuousPractice. I was intrigued so I clicked the link, read the post and decided that, since I'm always on the hunt for new ways to motivate myself into writing every day, I want to do it.
   So, I'm presenting you the 100 day #ContinuousPractice challenge.

   This challenge was originally started by Saundra Goldman, where you pick some...

Ask the Author: Rahul Kanakia (Enter Title Here)

   For this edition of Ask the Author I'm bringing you the amazing author behind the upcoming Disney-Hyperion title, Enter Title Here: Rahul Kanakia. Enter Title Here is one of my most anticipated titles of 2016 so of course I had to write him an e-mail kindly asking if he'd be interested in doing an interview. Luckily, he agreed and answered all my Q's with some awesome A's.   Here is his book and his answers:
Enter Title Here by Rahul KanakiaExpected Publication: Aug...

Review: Beyond the Red by Ava Jae

Beyond the Red by Ava Jae
Expected Publication: March 1st 2016 by Sky Pony Press
Number of Pages: 360 Pages (Hardcover)
Series: Currently no.

   Alien queen Kora has a problem as vast as the endless crimson deserts. She’s the first female ruler of her territory in generations, but her people are rioting and call for her violent younger twin brother to take the throne. Despite assassination attempts, a mounting uprising of nomadic human rebels, and pressure to find a mate to help her rul...