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Waiting on Wednesday (20)

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Title: Auracle Author: Gina Rosati Publisher: Roaring Brook Press Expected Release: August 7, 2012 ADD TO GOODREADS On the surface, there’s nothing remarkable about Anna Rogan: She gets average grades, she’s not especially fashionable, she spends most of her time just hanging out with her best friend Rei. But Anna does have a remarkable secret: she has the ability to do astral projection. She uses her out-of-body experiences to explore the universe, until one day when there’s an accident at school and her classmate Taylor gets into her body. Now Taylor’s using her new identity to accuse an innocent boy of murder and she shows no signs of leaving Anna’s body. The only person who knows Anna’s secret is Rei, and as her feelings for Rei grow she must face a future where they can never touch...unless they can get find a way to get Taylor out of Anna’s body, stop the murder trial, and discover the true nature of Anna’s power I am soo looking forward to this book! It looks e

Teaser Tuesday- Pure by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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Here is a teaser from PURE!!!!  "I reached for the bag again, but Aiden caught my hand. His fingers wrapped around mine. Our hands fit perfectly together." (page 69) Words by the awesome Jennifer L. Armentrout

Winners - Surprise Giveaway

479 Pao Martinez Parente Must Follow GFC 232 Carmen Brack Follow @apedulla on Twitter 435 maidenveil Must Follow GFC 133 Ana Tomova Follow @apedulla on Twitter 24 Emily L Tweet About the Giveaway 420 erin Tweet About the Giveaway 452 Identity Seeker (Sarah Bibi Setar) Post on your blog 34 3 TayteH Follow @apedulla on Twitter 3596 Erin Favorite Book  Will the winners please contact me with their mailing address and which book they would like! Its first come first serve. Contact me at amandapedulla21@hotmail.com / I will cross out which books have been chosen!

Heroine Tournament- Team Clara

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Hey everyone! This year I will be representing Clara from Unearthly by Cynthia Hand. I love this series and I love Clara because she is one awesome heroine. In the tournament Clara first faces off against Rose from Vampire Academy on December 12, 2011. If you are a fan of the Unearthly series and loves Clara as your favorite heroine, be sure to vote!! A Big thanks to Cynthia Hand for creating such awesome book and the awesome characters that go along with it. I love all of the books, including the upcoming release of the next part of the series Hallowed !! Good luck to all the other competitors!! How YOU can help:) Please vote on December 12 at YA Sisterhood blog. Voting will last 24 hours and her first opponent is Rose of Vampire Academy You can also spread the word about voting, by tweeting, blogging, tumbler, facebook and much more would be soo appreciated  The hashtag for Clara is #VoteClaraHeroineTourney  I will also be tweeting and blogging and it will also be on my Faceboo

In My Mailbox (21)

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   This week I got: For Review: Pure (Covenant #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (e-ARC)(I LOVED this book!!) Thanks to Jennifer L.Armentrout My Beating Teenage Heart by C.K. Kelly Martin (thanks to C.K. Kelly Martin) The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler ( Thanks to Penguin Canada <3) Bought: The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins  Soul Screamers by Rachel Vincent Saving June by Hannah Harrington  Special Thanks to Jennifer L. Armentrout because she is SUPER AWESOME and I love all her books!! I look forward to many more to come especially Deity :D

Half-Blood Facebook Page

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Hey Everyone! I am glad to present a Covenant Fan group on Twitter totally dedicated to Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout! Come check it out! Covenant Fan The group was created by Reading Angel and myself!! This is the Official Fan Group of the Covenant Series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. If you are a fan of this series, please join and chat with us!! Rules: We all love books and reading, so please be respectful of each other and each others opinions. You will be removed if you can not follow this simple rule. Since these are Young Adult books please keep in mind that we may have young adult readers in this group and talk appropriately.  Thanks:D Add yourself to the group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/covenantfangroup/ Half-Blood: The Hematoi descend from the unions of gods and mortals, and the children of two Hematoi-pure-bloods-have godlike powers. Children of Hematoi and mortals-well, not so much. Half-bloods only have two options: become trained Sentinels

Catching Jordan (Hundred Oaks #1) by Miranda Kenneally

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Title: Catching Jordan Author: Miranda Kenneally Pages: 288 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire Expected Release: December 1, 2011   Order/Buy: Barns & Noble , Amazon.com , Book Depository,  Chapters Indigo What girl doesn't want to be surrounded by gorgeous jocks day in and day out? Jordan Woods isn't just surrounded by hot guys, though - she leads them as the captain and quarterback on her high school football team. They all see her as one of the guys, and that's just fine. As long as she gets her athletic scholarship to a powerhouse university. But now there's a new guy in town who threatens her starring position on the team... and has her suddenly wishing to be seen as more than just a teammate. Review:   Catching Jordan had the perfect blend of sports and romance into one great book. Miranda Kenneally did a perfect job with Jordan as her main character who is explaining her life as one of the best quarterbacks in her school. I found that Jo

Waiting on Wednesday (19)

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Title: The Selection ( The Selection #1)  Author: Kiera Cass Pages: 336 Publisher: HarperTeen Expected Publication: April 24, 2012 For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in the palace and compete for the heart of the gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks. Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself- and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined. Ok I cant wait to read this! It sounds seriously awesome and it would

Pyxis: The Discovery by K.C. Neal

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 Title: Pyxis: The Discovery (Pyxis #1) Author: K.C. Neal Paperback to be released December 2, 2011 Published by StoneHouse Ink Young Adult/Teen Paranormal Fantasy Two worlds... one 16-year-old girl must learn to protect them both.   The nightmares haunting Corinne and her friend Mason hint at a universe that exists beyond the one they know. Her destiny is to protect a weakness between the two worlds, but the person who was supposed to teach her everything is dead. As Corinne and Mason search for answers, she tries to ignore the sparks igniting between them, but can't deny she feels safe only when he's nearby. Will they find help before their nightmares break free? Review:  Pyxis was out of this world great! I loved the whole book from beginning to end. Corrine, her best friend Ang, and of course handsome Mason!! Pyxis has mystery, paranormal and romance rolled up into one exciting book! The whole novel was jaw-dropping and it will want you to want to read the n

Book Batch Mondays (2)

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Book Batch Mondays was created by Amanda at Stuck In YA Books. This meme tells other readers what books are coming out that week on the Tuesday or any day of the week. Anybody is able to participate in this meme. Hey everyone, books coming out this week that look awesome are:  The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler It's 1996, and less than half of all American high school students have ever used the Internet. Emma just got her first computer and an America Online CD-ROM. Josh is her best friend. They power up and log on--and discover themselves on Facebook, fifteen years in the future. Everybody wonders what their Destiny will be. Josh and Emma are about to find out.   Saving Jane by Hannah Harrington  When her older sister commits suicide and her divorcing parents decide to divide the ashes, Harper Scott takes her sister's urn to the one place June always wanted to go: California. On the road with her best friend, plus an intriguing guy with a myster

In My Mailbox (20)

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A feature exclusively titled by Kristi from The Story Siren that is used by several blogs to display their received reads for the week.  This week In My Mailbox I received: Bought: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi-  My Review Review: The Last Princess by Galaxy Craze (Thanks to Hatchette Canada) A Million Suns by Beth Revis (Across the Universe 2) (Thanks to Penguin Canada) Keep Holding On by Susane Colasanti (Thanks to Penguin Canada) *Read and Loved* The Catastrophic History of You and Me by Jess Rothenberg (Thanks to Penguin Canada) Catching Jordan by Miranda Kenneally (Thanks to Source books and Netgalley) In Light of Burning by K.W. McCabe (author) Tales from Frewyn by Michelle Franklin (author) The Commander and the Den Asaan Rautu by Michelle Franklin (author) Young Murder Love by April Brookshire (author) Unlovable (Book 1 in the Port Fare Series) by Sherry Gammon (author) Titan Magic by Jodi Lamm (author)

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

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Title: Shatter Me Author: Tahereh Mafi Pages: 338 Publisher: HarperCollins/HarperTeen Release Date: November 15, 2011  Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don't fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color. The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war-- and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she's exactly what they need right now. Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be

Waiting on Wednesday (18)

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Title: Above Author: Leah Bobet Pages: 368 Expected Release: April 1, 2012 Publishers: Arthur A. Levine Books  GOODREADS Matthew has loved Ariel from the moment he found her in the tunnels, her bee's wings falling away. They live in Safe, an underground refuge for those fleeing the city Above--like Whisper, who speaks to ghosts, and Jack Flash, who can shoot lightning from his fingers. But one terrifying night, an old enemy invades Safe with an army of shadows, and only Matthew, Ariel, and a few friends escape Above. As Matthew unravels the mystery of Safe's history and the shadows' attack, he realizes he must find a way to remake his home--not just for himself, but for Ariel, who needs him more than ever before. I cant wait to read this book! It sounds super good and the covers is B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L !! the whole summary makes me want to read this more!! :)  What are you waiting for?

Touch by Jus Accardo + Interview

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  When a strange boy tumbles down a river embankment and lands at her feet, seventeen-year-old adrenaline junkie Deznee Cross snatches the opportunity to piss off her father by bringing the mysterious hottie with ice blue eyes home. Except there’s something off with Kale. He wears her shoes in the shower, is overly fascinated with things like DVDs and vases, and acts like she’ll turn to dust if he touches her. It’s not until Dez’s father shows up, wielding a gun and knowing more about Kale than he should, that Dez realizes there’s more to this boy—and her father’s “law firm”—than she realized. Kale has been a prisoner of Denazen Corporation—an organization devoted to collecting “special” kids known as Sixes and using them as weapons—his entire life. And, oh yeah, his touch? It kills. The two team up with a group of rogue Sixes hellbent on taking down Denazen before they’re caught and her father discovers the biggest secret of all. A secret Dez has spent

In My Mailbox (19)

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A feature exclusively titled by Kristi from The Story Siren that is used by several blogs to display their received reads for the week. I had good week this week! The wonderful people at Hachette Canada sent me to review A Midsummer's Nightmare, which I cant wait to read because I love all of Kody's books! I also won a copy of Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout (<3 this book too)! Leah Clifford also sent me a book when she had her live show, she sent me Au Revior Crazy European Chick by Joe Schreiber. She is super awesome:D I also get to review the Incarnate which am excited to read! Jodi Meadows is awesome, and I cant wait to read her debut novel. Unearthly is also awesome! Tucker <3 For Review:  A Midsummer's Nightmare by Kody Keplinger (ARC) -->Thanks to Hatchette Canada <3  Incarnate (Newsoul #1) by Jodi Meadows (E-ARC) (Who is SUPER awesome) It has such a pretty cover!! --> Thanks to HarperCollins and Netgalley Won: Half-Blood by Jennifer L.Armen

Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly

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Title: Angel Burn (Angel #1) Author: L.A. Weatherly Pages: 449 Publishers: Candlewick Press Date Released: May 24, 2011 Source: E-book Willow knows she’s different from other girls, and not just because she loves tinkering with cars. Willow has a gift. She can look into the future and know people’s dreams and hopes, their sorrows and regrets, just by touching them. She has no idea where this power comes from. But the assassin, Alex, does. Gorgeous, mysterious Alex knows more about Willow than Willow herself. He knows that her powers link to dark and dangerous forces, and that he’s one of the few humans left who can fight them. When Alex finds himself falling in love with his sworn enemy, he discovers that nothing is as it seems, least of all good and evil. In the first book in an action-packed, romantic trilogy, L..A. Weatherly sends readers on a thrill-ride of a road trip - and depicts the human race at the brink of a future as catastrophic as it is deceptively beautiful

Waiting on Wednesday (17)

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Title: Thumped (Bumped #2) Author: Megan McCafferty Pages: 304 Publisher: Balzer + Bray  Expected Publication: April 24th 2012 THE CONCLUSION TO ONE OF THE MOST TALKED-ABOUT NOVELS OF LAST YEAR It’s been thirty-five weeks since twin sisters Harmony and Melody went their separate ways. And now their story has become irresistible: twins separated at birth, each due to deliver twins…on the same day! Married to Ram and living in Goodside, Harmony spends her time trying to fit back into the community she once believed in. But she can’t forget about Jondoe, the guy she fell for under the strangest of circumstances. To her adoring fans, Melody has achieved everything: a major contract and a coupling with the hottest bump prospect around. But this image is costing her the one guy she really wants. The girls’ every move is analyzed by millions of fans eagerly counting down to “Double Double Due Date.” They’re two of the most powerful teen girls on the planet, and they could do on

Teaser Tuesday

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“Maybe … maybe it wasn‟t such a good idea to use these,” I said. “What do you think that word on the box means? Pyxis?” “I don‟t know. Let me get my laptop.” I hurried to the other end of the basement and into my room.  Summary: Two worlds... one 16-year-old girl must learn to protect them both. The nightmares haunting Corinne and her friend Mason hint at a universe that exists beyond the one they know. Her destiny is to protect a weakness between the two worlds, but her mentor is dead. As Corinne and Mason search for answers, she tries to ignore the sparks igniting between them, but can't deny she feels safe only when he's nearby. Will they find help before their nightmares break free?

Remembrance Tour Schedule

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Here is the Remembrance Tour Schedule: Bloggers will either Review or Interview. Michelle has also set up a giveaway! To enter for the giveaway, you will be going to Michelle's blog:) Here is the link http://blog.michellemadow.com/2011/11/remembrance-november-blog-tour.html  Michelle and I are very excited to start this tour. I cant wait to visit each of the stops, I hope you do to:) Tour starts TOMORROW! Thank you November  8- Book Breather November  9- The Fiction Fairy November 10- Book Crook Lisa November 11- Alexa Loves Books November 12- Shortie Says (Jena) November 13- The Book Barbies November 14- I Read, I Write, I Review November 15- Creative Reads (Shellie) November 16- Zoey's Uncreatively Titled Blog November 17- The Story Queen November 18- Unabridged Bookshelf November 19- Bookish Delights November 20- I'm a Book Shark (Interview) November 21- A Cupcake and a Latte November 22- I Love Books Club November 23- Storybound Girl November 24- A Tale of Many R

Books am Most Thankful for

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The book am most thankful for would be............. The Blue Blood series. This series made me love books even more. The characters were just awesome! I cant wait to read the final book in the series. Melissa de la Cruz is a fantastic author, I cant wait to read more of her books. My sister got me on this series. I am thankful for everything Melissa has done for this series!

In My Mailbox (18)

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       Books I bought: Crossed (Matched #2) by Ally Condie For Review: The Dragonfly Prophecy Jacquelyn Castle (picture) Hallowed (Unearthly #2) by Cynthia Hand (Netgalley) Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi (Netgalley) Everneath by Brodi Ashton (Netgalley)  Thank You HarperCollins :) & Maryglenn McCombs Won: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi                                                         

The Tempest (The Tempest #1) by Julie Cross

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Title: The Tempest (#1) Author: Julie Cross Pages: 352 Publisher: St Martin Griffin Release Date: January 17, 2012 Source: Netgalley The year is 2009.  Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer is a normal guy… he’s in college, has a girlfriend… and he can travel back through time. But it’s not like the movies – nothing changes in the present after his jumps, there’s no space-time continuum issues or broken flux capacitors – it’s just harmless fun.   That is… until the day strangers burst in on Jackson and his girlfriend, Holly, and during a struggle with Jackson, Holly is fatally shot. In his panic, Jackson jumps back two years to 2007, but this is not like his previous time jumps. Now he’s stuck in 2007 and can’t get back to the future.Desperate to somehow return to 2009 to save Holly but unable to return to his rightful year, Jackson settles into 2007 and learns what he can about his abilities.But it’s not long before the people who shot Holly in 2009 come looking for Jackson i

Cover Reveal (Endlessly by Kiersten White)

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Title: Endlessly (Paranormalcy #3) Author: Kiersten White Pages: 320 Publisher: HarperTeen Expected Publication: July 24, 2012 The third book in the Paranormalcy trilogy. The final chapter of Evie's adventures. Old friends, new ones, all wrapped up in impossible decisions. And some ball gowns. Because what's a life of normal and paranormal drama without a ball gown or two? OMG this so soooo gorgeous!! I love HarperTeens covers they are always soo pretty. I love this series also and I cant wait for the final book to come out:)  What do you think of this cover?

Cover Reveal (Fated by Alyson Noel)

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This is the new cover for Alyson new series Soul Seekers #1 in the series Fated:) Title: Fated (Soul Seekers #1) Author: Alyson Noel Publisher: St. Martins Giffin Pages: 304 Expected Release Date: May 2012 It’s a young adult supernatural novel and it’s a completely new world. This book is going to be set in the Southwest, most likely New Mexico. So it’s going to have a very different atmosphere, landscape and feel, and it’ll explore the ability to walk through the Upperworld and the Underworld and to walk amongst the dead. It’s about a 16-year-old girl, who starts suffering the symptoms of what appears to be a psychotic break. But her grandmother recognizes it for what it is: her heredity ability—her father had it as well—to walk between the Upperworld and the Underworld.  What do you think? I personally like it:)