Tour Stop and Review: The Dead I Know by Scot Gardner
You wake in the middle of the night, your arms and feet pinned by strong hands. As you thrash your way to consciousness, a calm voice says, “Steady. We’re here to help.” Your mind registers a paramedic, a policeman, an ambulance. You are lying on the lookout at Keeper’s Point, the lookout Amanda Creen supposedly threw herself off. And you have absolutely no idea how you got there. Aaron Rowe walks in his sleep. He … Read entire article »
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Teaser: Endurance by Ann Aguirre (Chapter 2)
I’m happy to be able to share a little teaser of Ann Aguirre’s new short story, Endurance. The complete story will be available at 9am tomorrow morning, but if you just can’t wait, hopefully this will tide you over You’ll find access at the bottom of this post to Heroes and Heartbreakers, who will be sharing Endurance in full tomorrow. I hope you enjoy! Stone had never killed anything. Not an animal. Not an … Read entire article »
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Review: The Secret Me Book by Rachel Kempster and Meg Leder
Discover what makes you, you… What makes you tick and hum? What quirks and habits are yours and yours alone? who do you wish you could be? who are you now? The answers make up your “secret me,” your soul’s fingerprint. Packed with creative and quirky prompts, ideas, and activities, The Secret Me Book gives you an inspiring way to get to know this core part of you. Scribble thoughts, make lists, paste pictures, and doodle—all tapping into the real you. What would … Read entire article »
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Review: The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch
The wars that followed The Collapse nearly destroyed civilization. Now, twenty years later, the world is faced with a choice—rebuild what was or make something new. Stephen Quinn, a quiet and dutiful fifteen-year-old scavenger, travels Post-Collapse America with his Dad and stern ex-Marine Grandfather. They travel light. They keep to themselves. Nothing ever changes. But when his Grandfather passes suddenly and Stephen and his Dad decide to risk it all to save the lives of two … Read entire article »
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Reading “The Eleventh Plague” by Jeff Hirsch
So I have had a crazy busy New Year and my reading has dwindled, I was saying constantly its time to sit and relax with a book; whatever I did there was never enough hours. Until recently that is-I finally picked up “The Eleventh Plague” by Jeff Hirsch. I am loving the book, which goes to prove that I can’t judge the book by the cover, as I thought I would not be into it at all. … 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 »
Filed under: Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart, Featured, Sarah MacLean
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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Review: A Midnight Dance by Lila DiPasqua
Inspired by the tale of Cinderella, Lila DiPasqua weaves a steamy historical romance that offers a glass slipper, a dangerous deception, and an impoverished beauty determined to find her handsome prince…and make him pay. Born into wealth, Sabine Laurent and her twin sister lived a life of luxury, their father’s prestigious theater frequented by royalty and aristocracy alike. And Sabine dreamed of her own prince charming—the devastatingly handsome Jules de Moutier. That was before the loss of her sister and her family’s fall from grace—a disaster Sabine blames on the Moutier family. Now, with her father’s death, she’s inherited his sizable debt and the responsibility of caring for his spoiled long-time mistress and her two wastrel daughters. But with the help of Sabine’s eccentric friends—the balance of her father’s acting troupe—she plans … Read entire article »
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What Do You Think (3) : The Interactive Book Experience
Last month, there was big hype over what Pottermore.com was going to be. We’ve since learned that not only is it for the exclusive distribution of the e-version of the Harry Potter books, but Rowling said she “wanted to give something back to the fans that have followed Harry so devotedly over the years, and to bring the stories to a new generation”. The site is an interactive environment and includes some 18,000 words of new writing! Just like Harry, users will be assigned a house by the sorting hat, mix potions, shop for their own wand and compete with their friends for a house cup by playing games. How cool is that! This week limited access to a beta version is being given to those who answer Magical … Read entire article »
Filed under: 39 Clues, Go BZRK, Pottermore, transmedia, what do you think
Review: Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
Hardcover, 372 pages Released: December 2, 2010 Publisher: Dutton Other places to find the book:Amazon.comBookdepository.comAdd it to goodreads Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris – until she meets Etienne St. Clair: perfect, Parisian (and English and American, which makes for a swoon-worthy accent), and utterly irresistible. The only problem is that he’s taken, and Anna might be, too, if anything comes of her almost-relationship back home. As winter melts into spring, will a year of romantic near – misses end with the French kiss Anna – and readers – have long awaited? My Rating: 4.5 / … Read entire article »
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