Review: Timeless by Alexandra Monir
Hardcover, 304 pages Released: January 11, 2011 Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers ISBN: 9780385738385 When tragedy strikes Michele Windsor’s world, she is forced to uproot her life and move across the country to New York City, to live with the wealthy, aristocratic grandparents she’s never met. In their old Fifth Avenue mansion filled with a century’s worth of family secrets, Michele discovers a diary that hurtles her back in time to the year 1910. There, in the midst of the glamorous Gilded Age, Michele meets the young man with striking blue eyes who has haunted her dreams all her life – a man she always wished was real, but never imagined could actually exist. And she finds herself falling for him, into an otherworldly, time-crossed romance. Michele is soon leading a … Read entire article »
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? February 28, 2011
It’s Monday! What are you reading? is a weekly event to celebrate what we are reading for the week as well as books completed the previous week. Feel free to join in this weekly event if you’d like as well as use the picture above. Thanks Sheila for hosting! Last week:I reviewed Delerium by Lauren Oliver (Loved it! You can also read my interview here). I read Timeless by Alexandra Monir & just posted my review this morning. I fianlly started…hangs head in shame that it has taken me this long…City of Bones by Cassie Clare!!! Special thanks to Jackie, Melissa for making this happen & for the fun book chat on Friday night This week:Finish up City of Bones for another chat Friday night with the crew! Also writing up … Read entire article »
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*Throws confetti* And the winner is….
Thanks to everyone who entered my giveaway last week. Congrats to April on winning a signed copy of Madame Tussaud and a pair of Marie Antoinette cupcake earrings!!!! … Read entire article »
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Review: Tempestuous by Lesley Livingston
“I don’t love Sonny Flannery.” That’s the lie Kelley Winslow told to protect the boy she loves from a power he doesn’t know he possesses. Devastated, Sonny retreats—to a haven for Lost Fae that’s hidden deep underneath New York City. But Kelley’s not about to let things end in heartbreak. To get Sonny back, she’s got to find out who’s after his magick—and how to use her own. She’s got to uncover who’s recruiting Janus Guards to murderously hunt innocent Faerie. She’s got to help rebuild the shattered theater company she called family. And she’s got to do it all without getting dangerously distracted by the Fennrys Wolf, whose legendary heart of stone seems to melt whenever he’s around Kelley. The intrigue and romance that began with Wondrous strange and … Read entire article »
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Interview Time with Lauren Oliver
One of my top 10 favorite books last year was Before I Fall, Lauren’s debut about a girl who dies but is able to go back to that day & relive it, each time seeing the impact she had. It was so beautiful, complex and a book that sticks with you. Lauren newest book, Delirium, is a dystopian novel with the view that love is a disease that needs to be cured. Her writing invokes a variety of emotions which is something I love, making it more like active rather than passive reading! The characters feel so real that you can’t help struggle with them…and at times you also want to vent some frustration. I recently had a chance to ask Lauren a few questions about Delirium, so without further … Read entire article »
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Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Hardcover, 441 pages Released: February 1st 2011 Publisher: HarperTeen ISBN: 9780061726828 Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn’t understand that once love — the deliria — blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the governments demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy. But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love. My Rating: 4.5 / 5 My Thoughts: According to new findings, love is a disease. Therefore at age 18, everyone is cured of Amor Deliria Nervosa. … Read entire article »
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Interview with Lauren Oliver
Yesterday, I posted my review of Lauren Oliver’s latest novel, Delirium. Today, I’m happy to have Lauren on the blog for a little Q&A session. Please, give a warm welcome and let’s see what Lauren has to say, in her own words! Jackie: Please tell the readers a bit about what we can expect from Delirium? Lauren: DELIRIUM is a novel about a world in which love has been declared a contagious disease. Scientists have invented a cure and the government has made it mandatory. The book tells the story of Lena, a seventeen-year-old on the verge of being cured. J: Delirium is a dystopian novel, which is becoming increasingly popular (again?) in YA literature. Do you think this genre has taken over from the overwhelming amounts of vampire, angels and werewolf novels of … Read entire article »
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Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver
Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn’t understand that once love — the deliria — blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the governments demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy. But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love. After reading Before I Fall, Lauren Oliver’s first book, I knew one thing about this author: she can really stir up the emotions! (I’m still reeling from the ending of that book.) So, … Read entire article »
Filed under: book review, Delirium, Lauren Oliver, YA
Drum Roll Please….
Thanks to everyone who entered my giveaway last week. Congrats to NISE on winning an advanced copy of Sins of the House of Borgia by Sarah Bower!!!! … Read entire article »
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Guest Post and Review: The Queen of Last Hopes: The Story of Margaret of Anjou by Susan Higginbotham
I am excited to have Susan Higginbotham with us today. Susan is one of the finest historical fiction authors, her passion & meticulous research combines to create unforgettable stories! Please give a warm welcome to Susan as she explains why there continues to be a fascination with British Monarchy from centuries ago. I am not a celebrity watcher. The only time I look at People magazine is when I’m stuck in a waiting room with nothing to read, and since I almost always have a paperback or my Kindle tucked in my purse, that hardly ever happens. But dead celebrities—or at least dead British royal celebrities—are a different matter altogether. I never tire of them, and my bookshelves are ample testimony to that. Even if I didn’t have the excuse of … Read entire article »
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