Books of the Month (6)

Books of the Month is where I share books I got In My Mailbox, read, and reviewed during the entire month.
This month I've added a new category: Shared from My Shelves. This includes books that I've loaned to my friends and other readers. Variations of these types of posts exist on many blogs so I am not claiming credit for this idea.

 
Books of January























Purchased 
Just

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Waiting on Wednesday: Me Since You by Laura Wiess

"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:








Me Since You
by Laura Wiess
Published by September 3, 2013
Publication Date: MTV Books











(from Goodreads)

Sixteen-year-old Rowan
is still reeling from her

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Cover of Snow Blog Tour: Love My Indie with author Jenny Milchman

JKS Communications


Visiting today is author Jenny Milchman as part of the blog tour for her debut novel 

Cover of Snow. Jenny is a huge fan of and advocate for independent bookstores and agreed to share one of her many favorite independent bookstores for my recurring feature 

Love My Indie.






Welcome Jenny!


A My Favorite Bookstore

I
had to alter the title of this blog post because

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Waiting on Wednesday: fml by Shaun David Hutchison

"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:












fml
by Shaun David Hutchison
Published by SimonPulse
Publication Date: June 23 , 2013








(from Goodreads)

Tonight’s the night:
Simon’s big chance to finally get

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Guest Post: Twisted Lit authors Kim Askew and Amy Helmes

Welcome Twisted Lit authors Kim Askew and Amy Helmes!

Anyone
who’s ever read Shakespeare’s Macbeth knows it’s incredibly dark, and,
well...basically a complete bloodbath. It’s one of our favorite
Shakespeare plays  — (uh...what does that
say about us?) — and we knew we wanted to tackle it for our YA Twisted
Lit series. But how do you approach characters that are ambitious to the
point

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Falling for You by Lisa Schroeder: Excerpt and Giveaway

Hosted by The Mod Podge Bookshelf



I am pleased to participate in the Falling for You blog tour for young adult author, Lisa Schroeder. Her verse novels (which you will have a chance to win below) are some of my all-time favorites and are my go-to recommendations for readers who want to read a novel in verse but don't know which one to start with. Falling for You is Lisa's first published

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Waiting on Wednesday: Elegy by Tara Hudson

"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:









Elegy
by Tara Hudson
Published by HarperTeen
Publication Date: June 4 , 2013












(from Goodreads)

 A stalker ghost,
misguided Seers, and spellbinding wraiths—

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Bout of Books 6.0 Recap

Man this Bout of Books Read-a-thon flew by. It's funny how that happens when you are reading books that you enjoy. I'm pretty satisfied with the amount of reading (and listening) I did this week. Below are my original goals and what I actually ended up reading. I usually don't
list specific books that I will read because, as you can see, I always
veer away from the list. No big deal because

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Love My Indie with Authors Amy Helmes and Kim Askew

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 are:



Amy Helmes and Kim Askew 

authors of Tempestuous and Exposure









We spend

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Bout of Books 6.0: Update #1, Day 4

It's Day 4 of the Bout of Books Read-a-thon and this is my first update. Just a reminder of my original goals:



Read for Review:




The Namesake by Steven Parlato




And By the Way . . . by Denise Deegan





 




Finish Delirium by Lauren Oliver Audiobook




Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver Audiobook




Read a few chapters of Pride and Prejudice

What I've accomplished so far:

Read

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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Goals for 2013

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 Goals for 2013



I previously wrote  a reading/blogger goals post for 2013, but of course as soon as it was posted I thought of some more. Here is a more complete list of my

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Review: Forever My Girl by Heidi McLaughlin

Forever My Girl
by Heidi McLaughlin
Published by Bandit Publishing
Publication Date: December 26, 2012
Pages: 220
Sources: Purchased









(from Goodreads)
I was never supposed to
be a rock star. I had my life all planned out for me. Play football in
college. Go to the NFL. Marry my high school sweetheart and live happily
ever after. I broke both our hearts that day when I told her

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Bout of Books 6.0

 




 

Official Blurb

(from Bout of Books website)

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, January 7th and runs through Sunday, January 13th
in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and
the only reading competition is between you and your

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Reading and Blogging Goals for 2013

It's that time again to consider the new year, establish some goals, and think about what I want to achieve in the future. Here are some of my goals for 2013. I've tried to be ambitious without setting myself up for less than success.

 Reading Goals

Read 90 books for the Goodreads Challenge
read 30 books from my bookshelves that obtained prior to 2013; this includes e-books, and at least 5 of

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