Waiting On Wednesday – November 9, 2011
This weekly event is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. Black Heart (Curse Workers #3) by Holly Black Hardcover, 320 pages Expected publication: April 3, 2012 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Cassel Sharpe knows he’s been used as an assassin, but he’s trying to put all that behind him. He’s trying to be good, even though he grew up in a family of con artists and cheating comes as easily as … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mel, WOW, young adult
Review: Deadly Cool by Gemma Halliday
Paperback, 320 pages Released: October 11, 2011 Publisher: HarperTeen Places to find the book:Goodreads.comAmazon.comChapters.ca First I find out that my boyfriend is cheating on me. Then he’s pegged as the #1 suspect in a murder. And now he’s depending on me to clear his name. Seriously? As much as I wouldn’t mind watching him squirm, I know that he’s innocent. So I’m brushing off my previously untapped detective skills and getting down to business. But I keep tripping over … Read entire article »
Filed under: book review, Featured, Mel, young adult
Review: Carrier of the Mark by Leigh Fallon
Paperback, 342 pages Released: October 4, 2011 Publisher: HarperTeen Other places to find the book:Goodreads.comAmazon.comChapters.ca Their love was meant to be. When Megan Rosenberg moves to Ireland, everything in her life seems to fall into place. After growing up in America, she’s surprised to find herself feeling at home in her new school. She connects with a group of friends, and she is instantly drawn to darkly handsome Adam DeRís. But Megan is about to discover that her feelings for … Read entire article »
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Waiting On Wednesday – November 2, 2011
This weekly event is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. Expected publication: March 6, 2012 Publisher: Simon Pulse from Goodreads:Gabby Gardiner wakes up in a hospital bed looking like a cautionary ad for drunk driving and lacking a single memory of the accident that landed her there. What she can remember, in frank and sardonic detail, is the year leading up to the accident.As she takes us through her transformation from invisible girl to on-trend Girl Who Dates Billy Nash (aka Most Desirable Boy Ever), she is left wondering: Why is Billy suddenly distancing himself from her? What do her classmates know that Gabby herself does not? Who exactly was in the car that night? And why is Gabby left alone to take the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Ann Redisch Stampler, Where It Began, WOW, young adult
Review: Everything We Ever Wanted by Sara Shepard
Paperback, 352 pages Released: October 11, 2011 Publisher: Harper Paperback Places to find the book:Goodreads.comAmazon.combookdepository.com How do you choose between your family and your history? Emotional and compelling storytelling from Sara Shepard, author of All the Things We Didn’t Say. A late-night phone call on a Sunday evening rarely brings good news. So when Sylvie, a recently-widowed mother of two, receives a call from the head teacher of the school she’s on the board of, she knows it won’t be something she wants to hear. The school was founded by her grandfather, and she’s inherited everything he strived to build up – a reputation, a heritage, the school and the grand old family house. And with this inheritance comes responsibility.So when her son Scott is whispered to be involved in a scandal that … Read entire article »
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In My Mailbox – October 16, 2011
In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren where we show what books have found a new home with us! Illuminate by Aimee Agresti – this line of the synopsis sold me “With the help of a mysterious book, she uncovers a network of secret passageways from the hotel’s”. I love secrets and stories centered around mystery…and books about books! The Dovekeepers by Alice Hoffman – an adult book that caught my eye, more secrets! “Hoffman delivers her most masterful work yet—one that draws on her passion for mythology, magic, and archaeology and her inimitable understanding of women. ” What a combo, I can’t wait to get started! What goodies did you get this week? In case you missed it, last Thursday was the 125th anniversary of The Night Circus! To … Read entire article »
Filed under: Illuminate, IMM, The Dovekeepers, young adult
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