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Cover Lust Friday: The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay

   Cover Lust Friday is a weekly meme that's all about covers. Pick a cover that stands out to you, add your reason why you've chosen that particular one or what you like about it. Let's have fun with it and share the love for our favorite covers.
   The Cover:
The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay
Published: June 4th 2013 by Atria Books
Number of Pages: 434 Pages (Paperback)
Series: No

   I live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairv...

Waiting on Wednesday: Underneath Everything by Marcy Beller Paul

   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:

Underneath Everything by Marcy Beller Paul
Expected Publication: October 27th 2015 by Balzer + Bray
Number of Pages: 304 Pages (Hardcover)
Series: No

   Underneath Everything is a seductive, gorgeously written debut about two girls bound by an obsessive and toxic friendship, perfect for fans of Lauren Oliver and Court...

Review: The Martian (Movie, 2015)

Title: The Martian
Release: 2015
Runtime: 141 minutes
Cast: Matt Demon (Mark Watney)
Jeff Daniels (Teddy Sanders)
Sean Bean (Mitch Henderson)
Chiwetel Ejiofor (Vincent Kapoor)
Based on The Martian by Andy Weir

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and...

Ask the Author: Tammara Webber (Easy)

   For this weeks Ask the Author I'm bringing you the wonderful Tammara Webber, author of Easy, a book I read and enjoyed last year. I got the chance to ask her a couple of questions which is super exciting, since here answers are detailed and interesting.
Here's his book and his A's for my Q's:

Easy by Tammara Webber
Published: November 6th 2012 by Penguin Berkley
Number of Pages: 321 Pages (Paperback)
Series: Yes, #1 in the Contours of the Heart Series

   When Jacqueline follo...

Cover Lust Friday: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

   Cover Lust Friday is a new weekly meme that's all about covers. Pick a cover that's beautiful, intriguing, creative, stunning, you name it, and add your reason why you've chosen that particular one or what you like about it. Let's have fun with it and share the love for our favorite covers.
   The Cover:
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
Published: September 27th 2011 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Number of Pages: 452 Pages (Hardcover)
Series: Ye...

Waiting on Wednesday: First & Then by Emma Mills

    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:

First & Then by Emma Mills
Expected Publication: October 13th 2015 by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Number of Pages: 272 Pages (Hardcover)
Series: No

   Devon Tennyson wouldn't change a thing. She's happy watching Friday night games from the bleachers, silently crushing on best friend Cas, and blissfully ignoring the f...

Review: Forget Tomorrow by Pintip Dunn

Forget Tomorrow by Pintip Dunn
Expected Publication: November 3rd 2015 by Entangled: Teen
Number of Pages: 400 Pages (Hardcover)
Series: Yes, #1

   Imagine a world where your destiny has already been decided...by your future self.
   It's Callie’s seventeenth birthday and, like everyone else, she's eagerly awaiting her vision―a memory sent back in time to sculpt each citizen into the person they're meant to be. A world-class swimmer. A renowned scientist.
   Or in Call...

Waiting on Wednesday: The Amazing Book is Not on Fire by Dan Howell and Phil Lester

   Hey guys!
   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:

The Amazing Book is Not on Fire by Dan Howell and Phil Lester
Expected Publication: October 8th 2015 by Ebury Press
Number of Pages: 224 Pages (Hardcover)
Series: No

   Hello reader,
   In this book is a world. A world created by two awkward guys who share their lives on the in...

Ask the Author: Andy Weir (The Martian)

   Hey guys!
   For this weeks Ask the Author I'm bringing you someone I am infinitely excited about seeing as his book was one of my absolute favorites last year (here's my review) and the movie based upon it is coming out very soon - of course I'm talking about Andy Weir. I had the chance to ask him a couple of Q's which he took the time and answered.
   Here's his book and his A's for my Q's:

The Martian by Andy Weir
Published: February 11th 2014 by Crown
Number of...

Waiting on Wednesday: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

   Hey guys!
   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:

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Expected Publication: September 29th 2015 by Henry Holt and Company
Number of Pages: 480 Pages (Hardcover)
Series: Yes, #1

   Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than cr...