The Near Witch - Victoria Schwab

The Near Witch by Victoria Schwab Publisher: Hyperion Books Publication Date: August 2, 2011 Source/Format:  BEA 2012 || Paperback "The Near Witch is only an old story told to frighten children."  "If the wind calls at night, you must not listen. The wind is lonely, and always looking for co…

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Dance of Shadows - Yelena Black

Dance of Shadows by Yelena Black Series: Dance of Shadows #1 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Publication Date: February 12, 2013 Source/Format: Netgalley ( Thanks Bloomsbury! ) || e-galley [I received this book from the publisher. This in no way affects the thoughts expressed in my review.] Dancing with someone i…

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That Time I Joined the Circus - J.J. Howard

That Time I Joined the Circus by J.J. Howard Publisher: Point Publication Date: April 1, 2013 Source/Format: Netgalley ( Thanks Scholastic! ) || e-galley [I received this book from the publisher. This in no way affects the thoughts expressed in my review.] A music-obsessed, slightly snarky New York City …

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Also Known As - Robin Benway

Also Known As by Robin Benway Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication Date: February 26, 2013 Source/Format: Netgalley ( Thanks Bloomsbury! ) || e-galley [I received this book from the publisher. This in no way affects the thoughts expressed in my review.] Being a 16-year-old safecracker and active-duty daughter…

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Top Ten Tuesday: It's a Snap Decision

As always, this feature is hosted by  The Broke and the Bookish !  I actually do think that I have a shortlist of authors who, should they write a new book in any genre or about anything, I would immediately buy the book. For the sake of the list, I'm going to try to keep it to authors who I'v…

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Unravel Me - Tahereh Mafi

[This is the second  book of the Shatter Me  series. If you haven't started this series yet, feel free to check out my review of Shatter Me  (Book 1) instead.] Unravel Me  by Tahereh Mafi  Series: Shatter Me #2 Publisher: Harper Collins Publication Date: February 5, 2013 Source/Format:  Borrowed from Cas…

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2013 Book Blogger Love-a-Thon || Wrap-Up Post & Giveaway

The Love-a-Thon is finally drawing to a close, as much as that breaks my heart! While today has been an incredibly fun experience, it was bound to come to an end eventually. I loved getting to know bloggers both familiar and new, and of course, taking part in all the challenges! In case you wanted…

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2013 Book Blogger Love-a-Thon || Mini-Challenge #5

We're hitting the home stretch of the Book Blogger Love-a-Thon, and this means that we're down to our fifth and last mini-challenge ! As we're winding down and all of us are probably still in a reflective mood, we've decided to keep going with that theme for this challenge. What do y…

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2013 Book Blogger Love-a-Thon || Flash Giveaway #2

We're well underway when it comes to the Love-a-Thon, and I'd like to think that it's been a lot of fun so far. The responses to the mini-challenges have just been AWESOME, and I've enjoyed hopping around to see what everyone's been getting up to. (If you're still intereste…

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2013 Book Blogger Love-a-Thon || Mini-Challenge #4

It's time for an afternoon tea break (which makes me think of Epic Reads - those girls are AWESOME and Tea Time is the best!), and... you guessed it, our fourth mini-challenge ! This one involves getting a bit more personal, and reflective... What do you need to do? Write a letter to your bloggi…

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2013 Book Blogger Love-a-Thon || Mini-Challenge #3

How's everyone doing? It's time to pat yourself on the back for making it to the halfway point! Take a coffee break, grab some snacks, sneak in some reading time... perhaps you should stretch too? Either way, it's time for the third mini-challenge ! What do you need to do?  It's time …

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2013 Book Blogger Love-a-Thon || Flash Giveaway #1

How's everyone doing so far? I'm pretty happy about how much love I can sense between all the bloggers who've chosen to join us (especially on Twitter), and I'm sure it will only get better as the day goes on. If you don't know what's going on, feel free to hop on over to t…

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2013 Book Blogger Love-a-Thon || Mini-Challenge #2

It's time for the second mini-challenge  of the day! Since it's now bright and early and time to start waking up, we figured that you'd knock back a cup of coffee or tea and be ready for this challenge. It's time to put your creative thinking cap on! What do you need to do?  Grab a fe…

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2013 Book Blogger Love-a-Thon || Mini-Challenge #1

I love celebrating other bloggers who are talented, unique and inspiring! While it's certainly a key part of our celebrations today, this post is special. Right now, we're kicking off the first of our mini-challenges !  What do you  need to do ? We're giving you four categories - best revi…

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2013 Book Blogger Love-a-Thon || The Interview Swap

As co-hosts of this event, Katelyn and I decided early on that we would be interviewing each other.  Katelyn  is the amazing blogger behind Tales of Books and Bands , where she blogs about some really rad books and some really awesome music. She's also one of the sweetest, funniest and friendlies…

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