In My Mailbox (24) week ending July 30

In My Mailbox is a weekly event hosted by The Story Siren & inspired by Pop Culture Junkie. It is a way to feature the books you purchased, traded, borrowed or received for review each week. I came home with an abundance of books from Comic-Con, which has become a great place for bookish events […]

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Comic-Con recap YA Sunday & Book Giveaway

Sunday: This is the last day of Comic-Con, time to pack up and head to the convention center one last time. Sunday there were a number of huge TV panels scheduled for Hall H: Glee, Dr. Who, and Supernatural. Of the three, I would have loved to attend the Glee panel as I have the […]

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Vampire Academy: The Graphic Novel Review & Giveaway

Book: Vampire Academy: A Graphic NovelĀ  based on Richelle Mead’s series, adapted by Leigh Dragoon, Illustrated by Emma Vieceli, Razorbill books, August 23, 2011 Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Graphic Novel Format/pages: Paperback 144 pages Format read/Source: Received at SDCC, read July 27 2011 Rating: 4 / 5 Stars Publisher’s summary: After two years on the […]

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Comic-Con recap Friday – Saturday & Giveaway

Friday: Started out the day in the wee hours of the morning (4:30 AM!) and headed to the long pre-registration line for Comic-Con 2012. I know it seems ridiculous to spend time during Comic-Con to wait hours in line for next year’s event, but this is what we did. A limited number of tickets were […]

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Comic-Con recap Wednesday – Thursday & swag giveaway

This year was my fourth Comic-Con and my husband, daughter and I have started to make it an annual tradition / mini San Diego vacation. We each have our own wish lists of panels and events each year. This year my husband wanted to find some comics from his childhood years at the exhibit hall […]

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Waiting on Wednesday- Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine highlighting upcoming books that we are eagerly anticipating. This week I am featuring Pandemonium, book two in the Delirium trilogy by Lauren Oliver. I have wanted to have this book in my hands ever since I finished the first installment. I adore Lauren […]

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