In My Mailbox (65)

 In My Mailbox is a weekly meme run by Kristi at The Story Siren which showcases the books that have been delivered to our mailbox or doorstep or directly into our hot little hands.
Purchased:By The Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters
Dead to You by Lisa McMann
Review:The List by Siobhan Vivian
Purity by Jackson Pearceboth for Southern Book Bloggers ARC Tour

What did you get in

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Love My Indie with Libby from libbysbookblog

Love My Indie is a feature where fellow bloggers, readers, and authors tell me about their favorite independent bookstores. I love the feeling I get when I go into an independent bookstore - like it is filled with hidden treasures just waiting for me to find them.
Showing some Indie Love today is:

Libby from libbysbookblog
"On a cold windswept street,

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Top Ten Tuesday: Spring Fever

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. This meme was created because they are particularly fond of lists. I am too so that is why I am participating this week.
 Spring Fever: Top Ten Books I'd Play Hooky With
I'll admit that I've taken a day off from work, went to work late, or left a few a hours early because there was a book I wanted to read, a

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Blog Tour: Forgiving Trinity

At seventeen, Trinity McCabe has already made enough mistakes to fill a lifetime. Especially the one where she got high, drove a car, and almost killed a dog. And then let her friend Aidan take the blame.

She’s clean now and desperate to fix the messes she’s made, but first she’s going to have to get out of her pajamas.
As Trinity struggles to stop sleepwalking through life, she faces the

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Establishing a Book Budget. Finally.

It's finally happened. I've decided that it is time that I start budgeting my money for books. My new bookshelves are filling up too quickly but my wallet isn't. I don't do well with book buying bans (usually results in a book-buying binge), but I do thrive with setting goals and having a reward system.

Here is my plan:
Start each month with a $15.00 book allowance
Add $5.00 to my budget for

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In My Mailbox (64)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme run by Kristi at The Story Siren which showcases the books that have been delivered to our mailbox or doorstep or directly into our hot little hands.


 Purchased:The Queen of Kentucky by Alecia Whitaker
In His Eyes Anthology by Various Authors e-book (free)
 The Dirt by Lori Culwell e-book

Gifted:
Fury by Elizbeth Miles
RAK from Briana at Bree's Books

Won:

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Waiting on Wednesday: Out of Reach

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:

Out of Reachby Carrie ArcosPublished by Simon PulsePublication Date:  October 16, 2012
When Micah disappears from home, his sister Rachel decides to secretly take matters into her own

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Hallowed by Cynthia Hand

Hallowedby Cynthia HandPublished by Harper TeenAvailable: January 17, 2012Pages: 403Source: Borrowed from friend









For months Clara Gardner trained to face the fire from her visions, but she wasn't prepared for the choice she had to make that day. And in the aftermath, she discovered that nothing about being part angel is as straightforward as she thought. 

Now, torn between her

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In My Mailbox (63)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme run by Kristi at The Story Siren which showcases the books that have been delivered to our mailbox or doorstep or directly into our hot little hands.




Purchased:Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard
The Rivals by Daisy Whitney
Ordinary Beauty by Laura Wiess (my review)
On The Fringe by Courtney King Walker e-book
  For Review: Never Enough by Denise JadenARC tour hosted

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The Friday Five

The Friday Five

I haven't posted a Friday Five in a really long time. I think I stopped after starting my Love My Indie feature, but guest posts for that are sporadic, so I think I will alternate in The Friday Five every once and again. My initial inspiration for this came from Sarah Dessen's posts when I read her blog like most people read the daily paper. Here is what I want to share with you

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TGIF: Social Networking

TGIF is hosted by Ginger at GReads! Each week she proposes a question to her readers.
This week's question:  
Social Networking: Do you use Twitter or Facebook to promote your blog?  How has it benefited your book blogging experience? If not, how do you promote your blog? Share your twitter handle and/or Facebook link!

I use Twitter to help promote my blog. I use it to share my reviews and

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And the Winner Is . . .

The Winner Is . . .Ricki at Reading Challenged
She has won my Lunar Love Giveaway -Moonlight and Oranges by Elise Stephens(winner has been contacted by email and accepted giveaway prize)
  There were 82 entries and using random.org, number 13 was selected. Congratulations Ricki! Thanks to everyone who stopped by my blog and entered.

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Waiting on Wednesday: Dear Teen Me

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:


 

Dear Teen Me
ed. by Miranda Kenneally and E. Kristin Anderson
Published by Zest Books
Publication Date: November 16, 2012
 




Dear Teen Me includes advice from over 70 YA authors (

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Spotlight On and Giveaway: Trail of the Spellmans

Trail of the Spellmansby Lisa LutzPublished by Simon & SchusterPublication Date: February 28, 2012










The fifth installment in the New York Times bestselling series by Lisa Lutz, featuring the fearless private investigator Izzy Spellman and her quirky, yet endearing, family of sleuths.
For the first time in Spellman history, Isabel Spellman, PI, might be the most normal member of

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In My Mailbox (62)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme run by Kristi at The Story Siren which showcases the books that have been delivered to our mailbox or doorstep or directly into our hot little hands.






PurchasedPandemonium by Lauren Oliver
The Catastrophic History of You And Me by Jess Rothenberg
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
Raw Blue by Kirsty Eagar

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by

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Guest Post and Giveaway - Derek the Ghost, author of Scary School

The Importance of Middle-Grade Fiction

Or

Why Reading my Book Series Scary School is Guaranteed to Turn your Kid into a Well-adjusted, Ivy League-bound, World-beater Dynamo


By Derek the Ghost

    Let’s start off with this question. Why is reading important for children? Wait. I have better question. Why is absorbing a story in the form of text considered a superior means of

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Scary School by Derek the Ghost

Scary Schoolby Derek the GhostPublished by Harper CollinsPublication Date: June 21, 2011Pages: 237Source: Author









You think your school's scary? 

Get a load of these teachers:
"Ms. Fang," an 850-year-old vampire
"Dr. Dragonbreath," who just might eat you before recess
"Mr. Snakeskin"--science class is so much more fun when it's taught by someone who's half zombie
"Mrs. T"--break

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Lunar Love Giveaway Hop

The Lunar Love Giveaway Hop is hosted by Bookworm Lisa and I Am a Reader, Not a Writer.  This hop begins on the day of a full moon and features books with paranormal, supernatural, science fiction or space travel element or books that have something to do with the moon or have a moon on their cover.The blog hop runs from March 8 through March 13. There are over 150 blogs participating. There

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Gil Marsh by A.C.E. Bauer

Gil Marshby A.C.E. BauerPublished by Random House Books for Young ReadersPublication Date: February 28, 2012Pages: 192Source: NetGalley









Good looking, athletic, and smart, Gill Marsh is the most popular kid at Uruk High School, even though he is only a junior. When Enko, a new kid from Montreal, shows up, Gil is wary. Yet Enko is easy going and matches Gil's athletic prowess

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Random Acts of Kindness - February Wrap Up/March Sign Up

Random Acts of Kindness is hosted by Vanessa and Isalys at Book Soulmates. This is a time to share or give our favorite things - BOOKS. After missing a few months, I signed up again in February. As much as it makes me happy to receive books, I love to give them to.

This month I gave these books:
Tempest by Julie Cross to Amber at The Musings of ALMYBNENR
The Deepest Cut by J.A. Templeton to Mary

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