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A couple of weeks ago I picked up a book called Every Last Promise and became completely engrossed in it. Usually I have control and am able to put down a book to go to bed, but I was up well into the morning because Every Last Promise has a killer hook. So I was excited to get the opportunity … Continue reading Interview: Kristin Halbrook Discusses her Novel Every Last Promise
So happy to be sharing this with you! I think I might cry!! I haven't got a set release date, but it's coming soon. By soon, I mean in a few days. ;) Blurb: Fifteen-year-old Allie Grant lives crippled by her illness. Though kept in isolation, she’s never alone: A spirit named Song lurks in the silence … Continue reading and finally–the cover for Dissonance–a project 5 years in the making
I was nominated by Alextheshadowgirl! ♥ Thanks! RULES: Thank the blogger who nominated you, linking back to their site. Put the Award logo on your blog. Answer the ten questions sent to you. Make up ten new questions for your nominees to answer. Nominate ten blogs. QUESTIONS: 1. What’s your favorite TV show? I don't watch … Continue reading Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award
stolen from The Lonely Book Lover! Phase 1 – Initial Attraction: A book that you bought because of the cover And I loved it. Phase 2 – First Impressions: A book that you got because of the summary I loved, loved this book. Here's the summary: Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a quiet twenty-eight-year-old who has all … Continue reading The Courtship Book Tag
Wilhelmina has a hundred identities. She is a princess. When the Indigo Kingdom conquered her homeland, Wilhelmina and other orphaned children of nobility were taken to Skyvale, the Indigo Kingdom’s capital. Ten years later, they are the Ospreys, experts at stealth and theft. With them, Wilhelmina means to take back her throne. She is a … Continue reading Review: The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows
Perfect for fans of Laurie Halse Anderson and Gayle Forman, Every Last Promise is a provocative and emotional novel about a girl who must decide between keeping quiet and speaking up after witnessing a classmate's sexual assault. Kayla saw something at the party that she wasn't supposed to. But she hasn't told anyone. No one … Continue reading Review: Every Last Promise by Kristin Halbrook
I'm guilty of having bought this book mostly for the gorgeous cover and the title (Van Gogh is an inspiration.) It wasn't until later that I noticed the reviews on Goodreads are harsh. Way too harsh. This book? I enjoyed it. I thought it was lovely. Most of all, I enjoyed the writing style--which other … Continue reading Starry Night by Isabel Gillies
Goodreads | Barnes and Noble Under the streets of London there's a place most people could never even dream of. A city of monsters and saints, murderers and angels, knights in armour and pale girls in black velvet. This is the city of the people who have fallen between the cracks. Richard Mayhew, a young … Continue reading Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Thicker Than Blood The Magicians series #3 by Lindsey R. Sablowski Release Date August 2014 Find on Goodreads! Pitch: Alaire Sencler is not the man he used to be. He left behind a foul and bloody past to be with the woman he loves, but the memories never allow him to forget what he did. While the White … Continue reading Cover Reveal: Thicker than Blood
find on Goodreads They know that fire can burn. But they've forgotten how water can scald. Thus ends Threats of Sky and Sea, a YA Fantasy by Jennifer Ellision--who is an awesome person, I might add, and allowed me to interview her here. As far as greedy kings go, this novel is home to one with an unusual upper … Continue reading Threats of Sky and Sea by Jennifer Ellision
I'm always interested to learn how other authors see things. It's a complex art, and though no two stories are the same, sometimes the craft itself has similar characteristics in everyone. I'm so glad Jennifer Ellision let me ask her some questions. You should check out her book here! Q: Your characters in Threats of Sky … Continue reading Interview with Jennifer Ellision
Goodreads | Barnes and Noble Heroes never really die. We all make an impact on the world. Even if we don't make major history books, it doesn't change this truth: No life is an accident. You will meet obscure heroes in strange ways, and Revolution is one such tale. Andi Alpers meets an obscure hero by finding her diary, and is … Continue reading Book Review: Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
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