Review: Temptation by Karen Ann Hopkins

 




Temptation 

by Karen Ann Hopkins

Published by Harlequin Teen

Publication Date: June 26, 2012

Pages 383
Source: Author









Your heart misleads you.That's what my friends and family say. But I love Noah.And he loves me.We
met and fell in love in the sleepy farming community of Meadowview,
while we rode our horses together through the grassy fields and in those
moments in each

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Labor Day Read-a-thon - Final Update

Amanda at Letters Inside Out is hosting a Labor Day Read-a-thon. 

Details can be found on her blog HERE.



My last read-a-thon was a bust, so I'm giving it a shot with this one. 

I'm not setting any goals except to read, read, and read some more.



If you don't have any plans (or have a couple hours to spare here and there),

sign up at Letters Inside Out!!

Updates:

Day 1, Friday: 
No

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Waiting on Wednesday: Collateral

"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:






















Collateral

by Ellen Hopkins

Published by Atria Books

Publication Date:  November 13, 2012

























Written in Hopkins’s stunning poetic

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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Confessions

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.



Bookish Confessions 



1. I failed my English final my senior year of high school.



2.
I started the series Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready, didn't absolutely love
it, gave away my copy

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Guest Post and Giveaway: Temptation by Karen Ann Hopkins

Your heart misleads you.That's what my friends and family say. But I love Noah.And he loves me.We
met and fell in love in the sleepy farming community of Meadowview,
while we rode our horses together through the grassy fields and in those
moments in each other's arms. It should be
ROSE & NOAH
forever, easy.But it won't be.Because he's Amish.And I'm not.







Temptation, the debut

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Waiting on Wednesday: Over You

"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:










Over You
by Amy Reed
Published by Simon Pulse
Expected Publication: Summer 2013











Max would follow Sadie anywhere, so when Sadie decides to ditch her problems and

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Guest Post and Giveaway: Feeding the YA Monster by Tiffany Trent

 









Today I am happy to host Tiffany Trent, author of the YA steampunk fantasy The Unnaturalists. Her book is out now. I have my copy! Do you? If not, check out the giveaway I am hosting at the end of this post.





Please welcome Tiffany!!







Feeding the YA Monster

I
remember the exact moment I started writing YA.  I remember that moment
because it had a particular feel—a

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Recommend A . . . book with a blue cover

(altered from Chick Loves Lit) 

“Recommend A…” will have a new prompt every week, which Shanyn will have posted ahead of time on the Recommend A… page.
All you have to do is Recommend with Chick Loves Lit on Mondays, following the
prompt, and link up so Shanyn (and everyone else) can see what you’ve
recommended!

 This week's prompt:



book with a blue cover




 

The Unbearable Book

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Bout of Books 5.0

 




 (from Bout of Books)


The Bout of Books read-a-thon is
organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the
Paranormal.  It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday,
August 13th and runs through Sunday, August 19th in whatever time zone
you are in.  Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading
competition is between you and your usual number of books

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And the Winners Are . . .

The Winners Are . . . 



Cynthia R.



Summer Giveaway Hop



and 



Sharleen





Celia on the Run e-book giveaway



Winners were selected using random.org and have been contacted by email. 

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and entered.

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Review: Double Clutch by Liz Reinhardt

Double Clutch (Brenna Blixen #1)

by Liz Reinhardt

Publisher: self-published

Publication Date: September 28, 2011

Pages: 267
Source: Purchased









(from Goodreads)
What happens when you fall in love with the perfect guy... twice... in one day?Brenna
Blixen spent her freshman year homeschooling in Denmark; now that she’s
back in the States, she’s determined to make her sophomore

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Austen in August: Intro Post

When I saw that Adam from Roof Beam Reader was hosting the Austen in August reading event, I figured that I would sign up. At the beginning of the year, I added Pride and Prejudice to my 2011 reading goals list. At the end of July, I still hadn't read it. So here we are. I'm giving myself the entire month to read it and it is the only book that I plan to read for Austen in August. Adding

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