Top Ten Tuesday: Top 10 Perfect Beach Reads

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish featuring a new top ten list each week. Everyone can participate- head on over to their blog and sign up. This week’s topic is Top 10 perfect beach reads. What I look for in a beach book is a gripping […]

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In My Mailbox (19) – week ending May 28

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren and she was inspired by Alea at Pop Culture Junkie. It is a way to feature the books you purchased, borrowed or received for review each week. This week I received: For Review:  Beauty Queens by Libba Bray – This one […]

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Blood Red Road by Moira Young

Book: Blood Red Road (Dustlands #1) by Moira Young Published by: Margaret K McElderry, June 6 2011 Genre: Young Adult Dystopia Format/pages: Hardcover 512 pages Format read/Source: eGalley via Simon & Schuster Date read: May 26 2011 Rating: 4 / 5 Stars Blood Red Road is Moira Young’s debut and is the first book in […]

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Armchair BEA: Nurturing Book Blogging Relationships

Armchair BEA is a site for book bloggers to participate in a Virtual book convention, while Book Expo America is happening in New York. Today, book bloggers are posting about nurturing relationships. My book blog is about nine months old now, and I have greatly enjoyed building relationships in the blogging community. I do have […]

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Armchair BEA: Best Books of 2011 – Early Favorites

Today’s topic for those participating in Armchair BEA is: Best Books of the year (so far) and most anticipated titles for the rest of the year. Let’s get started! Best Books of 2011: Early Favorites: 1. Chime by Franny Billingsley – Lovely, inventive and original. Chime is a stand-out with strong characters and a magical […]

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Strings Attached by Judy Blundell

Book: Strings Attached by Judy Blundell Published by: Scholastic Press, March 2011 Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction Format/pages: Hardcover 310 pages Format read/Source: Library Book Date read: May 21 2011 Rating: 4 / 5 Stars It is the year 1950, and 17-year-old Kit Corrigan has left her Providence home headed for New York City to try […]

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