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Spotlight: Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard
It all begins with a stupid question: Are you a Global Vagabond? No, but 18-year-old Bria Sandoval wants to be. In a quest for independence, her neglected art, and no-strings-attached hookups, she signs up for a guided tour of Central America—the wrong one. Middle-aged tourists with fanny packs are hardly the key to self-rediscovery. When Bria meets Rowan, devoted backpacker and dive instructor, and his outspokenly humanitarian sister Starling, she seizes the chance to … Read entire article »
Trailer of the Week: Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter
I decided that this week’s featured video would be another movie trailer. I had seen this one around in its book form and was curious about the read. Now, having seen the images in the movie preview, I want more! Check it out for yourself: I love the Johnny-Cash-esque-talk over the action. (Or is it really the Man in Black himself?) This looks to have some great special effects and putting vampires into historical setting can … Read entire article »
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Excerpt: Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Ah, we love getting exclusive stuff around here. And today, we have something special for you YA fans out there. More specifically, fans of Veronica Roth’s Divergent. I’ve heard so many rave reviews about the first book, that I’m ashamed to admit not actually having read mine yet (Mel has and enjoyed it). Well, the wait is almost over, as the release of Insurgent draws near. To get in the right mood, here is an … Read entire article »
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IMHO: Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke’s Heart by Sarah MacLean
She lives for passion. Bold, impulsive, and a magnet for trouble, Juliana Fiori is no simpering English miss. She refuses to play by society’s rules: she speaks her mind, cares nothing for the approval of the “ton,” and can throw a punch with remarkable accuracy. Her scandalous nature makes her a favorite subject of London’s most practiced gossips . . . and precisely the kind of woman The Duke of Leighton wants far far away … Read entire article »
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IMHO: Dead to You by Lisa McMann
Released: February 7, 2012 Publisher: Simon Pulse Hardcover, 243 pages Ethan was abducted from his front yard when he was just seven years old. Now, at sixteen, he has returned to his family. It’s a miracle… at first. Then the tensions start to build. His reintroduction to his old life isn’t going smoothly, and his family is tearing apart all over again. If only Ethan could remember something, anything, about his life before, he’d be able to put … Read entire article »
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New Release Buzz for Feb. 7, 2012
Here are the books that Mel and I have been discussing that hit the shelves today. With these first two books, I’m thinking that we maybe should have named this post “Wicked New Releases”… The Steamy: When Lily Wellstone heads to the Bitterward Estate to comfort her widowed friend Eugenia, she certainly does not have romance in mind. In fact, the playful but level-headed Lily is amused to no end when, en route, a Gypsy gifts her … Read entire article »
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Trailer of the Week: Freshman Year and Other Natural Disasters by Meredith Zeitlin
It’s been a few weeks since we posted a book trailer, but after Mel shared this one with me, we had to share it here too: Call me crazy, but I just have to find out why this freshman puts a giant bottle of Skyy Vodka in the locker! This trailer has a fun tone that I look forward to reading in the book. What do you think? Here are the book details: Release Date: March 1, 2012 Publisher: … Read entire article »
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Review: Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Set in New York City in 1938, Rules of Civility tells the story of a watershed year in the life of an uncompromising twenty-five-year- old named Katey Kontent. Armed with little more than a formidable intellect, a bracing wit, and her own brand of cool nerve, Katey embarks on a journey from a Wall Street secretarial pool through the upper echelons of New York society in search of a brighter future. The story opens on New Year’s Eve … Read entire article »
Filed under: 2011, Amor Towles, book review, Everything Else, Featured, Jackie, Reviews by Author
Review: Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson
In the near future, at a moment no one will notice, all the dazzling technology that runs our world will unite and turn against us. Taking on the persona of a shy human boy, a childlike but massively powerful artificial intelligence known as Archos comes online and assumes control over the global network of machines that regulate everything from transportation to utilities, defense and communication. In the months leading up to this, sporadic glitches are … Read entire article »
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Review: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Hardcover, 342 pages Released: November 15, 2011 Publisher: HarperCollins Places to find the book:Goodreads.comAmazon.comChapters.ca 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, … Read entire article »
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