Review Copy Cleanup hosted by Books, Biscuits and Tea and Nyx Book Reviews is a month long challenge to read your review copies. During the month of August the hosts will also have a number of Twitter parties and mini-readathons. If you would like to join, be sure to visit one of their blogs to sign up.
I don't have a lot of books to review, but I have enough that I felt it was worth joining this...
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Jul302012
Review: Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez
Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez
Hardcover, 294 pages
Published October 18th 2011 by Simon Pulse
Borrowed From Library
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Now is not the time for Carmen to fall in love. And Jeremy is hands-down the wrong guy for her to fall for. He is infuriating, arrogant, and the only person who can stand in the way of Carmen getting the one thing she wants most: to win the prestigious...
Jul262012
Book Trailer - Anna Karenina
Inspired by Book Trailer Thursday feature at Once Upon A Twilight.
Share your trailer with us - doesn't matter if it's a new release, a book that is coming soon, or a book that you just read.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
838 pages (first published 1877)
Trailer: Anna Karenina - 2012
Director comments for a full minute, skip that part to get to the good stuff!
Book Synopsis From Goodreads:
Anna...
Jul252012
Waiting On Wednesday (36) Going Vintage
Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating.
My choice for this week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt
Expected publication: March 26th 2013 by Bloomsbury
Synopsis from Goodreads:
The story of a girl figuring out the truths and illusions of life...
Jul242012
Tune In Tuesday (11)
Tune In Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by GReads. It's a great way to share songs that you love, new or old, and spread some music around the blogosphere!
Tune In Tuesday: My Teen Years Special Edition
I still listen to tons of music from the 80's, and 2 of my all-time favorites are 'Kayleigh' by Marillion and 'Crazy' by Icehouse. Both songs invoke such emotion in me and really take me back...
Jul232012
Review: Narc by Crissa-Jean Chappell
Narc by Crissa-Jean Chappell
Publication Date: August 8, 2012
Page Count: 288
Published by: Flux
Source: eArc received from publisher in exchange for an honest review
Synopsis From Goodreads:
"You're going to hate me forever when you learn my secret."
Seventeen-year-old stoner Aaron Foster was offered a choice: go to jail or turn undercover narc to find the dealer who's funneling drugs into...
Jul222012
Sunday Updates (6)
Inspired by features from The Sunday Post from Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Sunday Summary from Book Twirps.
Received For Review:
Personal Effects by E.M. Kokie (via NetGalley)
This one getting approved came as a total shocker because I requested it months ago. I can't wait to read it!
Borrowed From The Library:
Of Poseidon (Of Poseidon #1) by Anna Banks
I have had a lame...
Jul202012
TGIF (6)
TGIF is a weekly feature hosted by Ginger over at GReads.
Top 3 Best Books I've Read (So Far) This Year:
Something Like Normal by Trish Doller
Such a Rush by Jennifer Echols
Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
Something Like Normal is simply amazing. I love everything that Jennifer Echols writes. And be sure to pick up a copy of Pushing The Limits when it is released on July 31. You...
Jul192012
Book Trailer - Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr
Inspired by Book Trailer Thursday feature at Once Upon A Twilight.
Share your trailer with us - doesn't matter if it's a new release, a book that is coming soon, or a book that you just read.
Carnival of Souls by Melissa Marr
Hardcover, 320 pages
Expected publication: September 4th 2012 by HarperCollins
Synopsis From Goodreads:
In a city of daimons, rigid class lines separate the powerful from...
Jul182012
Winner! 700 Follower Giveaway
Thank you so much to everyone who stopped by my blog to enter and leave comments. I had a total of 586 entries, and the winner of Such A Rush by Jennifer Echols is #389 Christina K. (tweeting every day really payed off for you!) Winner has been notified and has 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen.
Don't forget you can still enter my July New Release Giveaway Hop.
a Rafflecopter giveawa...
Jul182012
Waiting On Wednesday (35) Rivals and Retribution (13 to Life #5) by Shannon Delany
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating.
My choice for this week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
Rivals and Retribution (13 to Life #5) by Shannon Delany
Paperback, 320 pages
Expected publication: August 7th 2012 by St. Martin's Griffin
Synopsis From Goodreads:
In Rivals...
Jul172012
Tune In Tuesday (10)
Tune In Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by GReads. It's a great way to share songs that you love, new or old, and spread some music around the blogosphere!
Tune In Tuesday: My Teen Years Special Edition
The year: 1985
Me: 16 years old
Let me tell you a little story. My best friend and I obsessed over music together during our teen years. We started going to concerts together and we always...
Jul152012
Sunday Updates (5)
Inspired by features from The Sunday Post from Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Sunday Summary from Book Twirps.
Received For Review:
The Raven Boys (Raven Cycle #1) by by Maggie Stiefvater (via NetGalley)
Reviews Posted:
Such A Rush by Jennifer Echols
This Is Not A Test by Courtney Summers
Books Read This Week:
I was somehow able to start reading 3 books and finish not a single one....
Jul142012
July New Release Giveaway Hop
Welcome to my stop on the July New Release Giveaway Hop, which is hosted by Book Twirps & Refracted Light Reviews.
PRIZE: One winner will get their choice of ANY YA July New Release book from The Book Depository up to $15.00 U.S.
There are so many great YA books being released in July! Here are just a few of my picks. You do NOT have to choose one of these books. Let me know in the comments...
Jul142012
Review: This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers
This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers
Paperback, 323 pages
Published June 19th 2012 by St. Martin's Griffin
Source: Library
Synopsis From Goodreads:
It’s the end of the world. Six students have taken cover in Cortege High but shelter is little comfort when the dead outside won’t stop pounding on the doors. One bite is all it takes to kill a person and bring them back as a monstrous version of...
Jul122012
Book Trailer - Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry
Inspired by Book Trailer Thursday feature at Once Upon A Twilight.
Share your trailer with us - doesn't matter if it's a new release, a book that is coming soon, or a book that you just read.
Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry
Hardcover, 384 pagesExpected publication: July 31st 2012 by Harlequin TeenAdd On Goodreads
Synopsis From Goodreads:
"I won't tell anyone, Echo. I promise." Noah tucked...
Jul112012
Waiting On Wednesday (34) Onyx (Lux #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we are eagerly anticipating.
My choice for this week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
Onyx (Lux #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Paperback, 416 pages
Expected publication: August 14th 2012 by Entangled Teen
Synopsis From Goodreads:
Being connected to Daemon...
Jul102012
Tune In Tuesday (9)
Tune In Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by GReads. It's a great way to share songs that you love, new or old, and spread some music around the blogosphere!
Tune In Tuesday: My Teen Years Special Edition
Last week I gave you waaay too much info on the amazing Duran Duran. This week I bring you the years 1986 and 1987 and only ONE member of Duran Duran. The guitar player, Andy Taylor.
Check...
Jul092012
700 Follower Giveaway
I have reached 700 followers and it is time to celebrate with a giveaway!! I am so grateful for all of my amazing followers. Thank you so much for stopping by and reading what I have to say.
I am giving away a copy of Such A Rush by Jennifer Echols.
Be sure to check out my review of Such A Rush HERE.
Contest Rules:
1. You must be a follower to enter.
2. Open to wherever the Book Depository...
Jul092012
Review: Such A Rush by Jennifer Echols
Such a Rush by Jennifer Echols
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Hardcover, 320 pages
Expected publication: July 10th 2012 by MTV Books
Synopsis From Goodreads:
A sexy and poignant romantic tale of a young daredevil pilot caught between two brothers.
High school senior Leah Jones loves nothing more than flying. While she’s in the air, it’s easy to forget life with her absentee mother at the low-rent end...
Jul082012
Sunday Updates
Inspired by features from The Sunday Post from Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Sunday Summary from Book Twirps.
Books I Received From The Library:
It is NOT a good thing all 5 of these books came in at the same time. I was way down on the list when I requested these, so I was not expecting them all on the same day. Too many books, not enough time! And the look my husband gives me when he...
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