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Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Come Back to Me by Coleen Patrick: Excerpt and Giveaway

Posted on 21:00 by gllapsi








Come Back to Me 

by Coleen PatrickPublication date: March 4, 2013Genre: YA Contemporary


 Goodreads * Amazon * Barnes & Noble 















Synopsis:

Whitney Denison can’t wait to start over.

She thought she had everything under control, that her future would
always include her best friend Katie… Until everything changed.

Now her life in Bloom is one big morning after hangover
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Posted in Book Blitz, Excerpt | No comments

Monday, 29 April 2013

Books of the Month (9)

Posted on 21:00 by gllapsi


Books of the Month is where I recap books I received In My Mailbox,
read, shared from my shelves, and plug my book reviews and discussions
during the entire month. Variations of these types of posts exist on
many blogs so I am not claiming credit for this idea.

 
Books of April

































Purchased   
if he had been with me by Laura Nowlin

The Disenchantments by Nina
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Sunday, 28 April 2013

Well, I Declare: #BoutofBooks 7.0

Posted on 21:00 by gllapsi




It's time to gear up for another read-a-thon. I missed out on the Dewey's 24-Hour read-a-thon this weekend, and I haven't participated in an organized read-a-thon since December. So, it is definitely time!! 

Thanks to the lovely Amanda and Kelly, we have Bout of Books 7.0.


from Bout of Books

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender
and Kelly @ Reading the
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Thursday, 25 April 2013

Love My Indie with Author Katie Kacvinsky

Posted on 21:00 by gllapsi





Love

My Indie is a feature where fellow bloggers, readers, and authors share
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:


Katie Kacvinsky

Author of First Comes Love, Second Chance, Awaken and Middle Ground

 



Read More
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Review: Manicpixiedreamgirl by Tom Leveen

Posted on 03:00 by gllapsi

 






Manicpixiedreamgirl



by Tom Leveen



Published by Random House Children's Book
Publication Date: April 23, 2013
Pages: 256
Source: ARC from Author via NetGalley






 


(from Goodreads)
Sometimes the most dramatic scenes in a high school theater club are the ones that happen between the actors and crew off stage.Seventeen-year-old
Tyler Darcy's dream of being a writer is starting
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Posted in Review, Tom Leveen | No comments

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Bridge by Jeri Smith-Ready is available now!

Posted on 15:59 by gllapsi

If you missed the news:







Bridge

a Shade short story is now available!!


(from Goodreads)

Logan is barely
seventeen, and barely dead. To find eternal rest, the ghost rock star
must make peace with his brother Mickey, before his guilt over Logan’s
death drives him to suicide.Krista sees ghosts everywhere, but
never the one she needs most. A chance boardwalk encounter with Logan
turns
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Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Review: The Symptoms of My Insanity by Mindy Raf

Posted on 03:00 by gllapsi








The Symptoms of my Insanity

by Mindy Raf

Published by Dial Books for Young Readers

Publication Date: April 18, 2013

384 pages

Source: ARC from Penguin

























(from Goodreads)

When you’re a hypochondriac, there are a million different things that could be wrong with you, but for Izzy, focusing on what could be wrong might be keeping her from dealing with what’s
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Monday, 22 April 2013

Get A “Twisted Lit” Character Named After You!

Posted on 03:00 by gllapsi
In
honor of William Shakespeare’s birthday (celebrated on April 23),
authors Kim Askew and Amy Helmes, have dropped by with a guest blog post
to announce a special contest!


Get A “Twisted Lit” Character Named After You!




We reimagined William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” and “Macbeth,” with our “compulsively readable” YA books, Tempestuous and Exposure.
Ever since the novels were
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Sunday, 21 April 2013

I Rocked the Drop!!!

Posted on 10:00 by gllapsi

 Operation Teen Book Drop 2013 took place on April 18th and I spent the day leaving 
books all around my town. I took the day off from work to spend the day with my husband and then I dragged him all over town with me. When I told him the plan for the day, he asked me why was I doing this, and I said: "Because I want to. Maybe someone will find a nice surprise." Then he wanted to know if I would
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Friday, 19 April 2013

Love My Indie with Author Tom Leveen

Posted on 03:00 by gllapsi






Love
My Indie is a feature where fellow bloggers, readers, and authors share 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:


Tom Leveen

Author of Party, Zero, and manicpixiedreamgirl



 

I love my indie bookstore,
Read More
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Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Waiting on Wednesday: Racing Savannah by Miranda Kenneally

Posted on 21:00 by gllapsi






"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:











Racing Savannah
by Miranda Kenneally
Publication Date: December 3, 2013
Published by Sourcebooks Fire










(from Goodreads)

Author of Catching Jordan, Miranda
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Posted in companion novel, Waiting on Wednesday | No comments

Monday, 15 April 2013

Book Club Discussion: Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park

Posted on 03:00 by gllapsi
Provisions and Paperbacks, my IRL book club, recently read Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park. As I said in my previous post (you can read it here), I want to share some thoughts and ideas brought up during the book club and bring my blog readers into the discussion.


Not yet, but there will be spoilers. You have been warned.



Flat-Out Love 
by Jessica Park
Published April 11, 2011
Pages:389

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Sunday, 14 April 2013

Giveaway: Pretty Amy or Dear Cassie by Lisa Burstein

Posted on 13:14 by gllapsi

It's Giveaway Time!!

 When
I become a fan of a book or an author, I share my enthusiasm
for their work by recommending their books to my reading friends,
blasting it all over Twitter, and write reviews. AND to make double-sure that
I am putting the book into the hands of at least one reader, I like to have a
giveaway. Last month I gave away copies of Flat-Out Love and Flat-Out Matt by
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Posted in companion novel, giveaway | No comments

Friday, 12 April 2013

Review: Geography Club by Brent Hartinger

Posted on 03:00 by gllapsi








Geography Club
by Brent Hartinger
Published by HarperTeen
Publication Date February 17, 2004
Pages 240
Source: Library








(from Goodreads)
Russel Middlebrook is convinced he's the only gay kid at Goodkind High School. Then
his online gay chat buddy turns out to be none other than Kevin, the
popular but closeted star of the school's baseball team. Soon Russel
meets other gay
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Posted in LGBTQ, library book, Review, series | No comments

Tuesday, 9 April 2013

Waiting on Wednesday: The Meme Plague by Angie Smibert

Posted on 21:00 by gllapsi






"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:









The Meme Plague
by Angie Smibert
Publication Date: August 13, 2013
Published by Skyscape










(from angiesmibert.com)

It begins with the name JONAS W. on the side
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Posted in Angie Smibert, series, Waiting on Wednesday | No comments

Operation Teen Book Drop 2013 #rockthedrop

Posted on 09:00 by gllapsi

I'm ready to #RocktheDrop

April 18, 2013




As a reader, blogger, and lover of books, one of my favorite things to do is put books in the hands of other readers to enjoy. It's why I host giveaways, participate in an annual holiday read-a-thon, and gift books to many of my friends. So when I first found out about Operation Teen Book Drop, I just knew that it was something that I had to
Read More
Posted in rock the drop | No comments

Sunday, 7 April 2013

Cover Reveal: Witch Hearts by Liz Long

Posted on 21:00 by gllapsi

I recently connected with Liz Long through Twitter when my friend who follows her tweeted about Liz's upcoming novel Witch Hearts. I then learned that Liz is a local author and I'm all for supporting local authors and am more than happy to participate in this cover reveal.


Welcome Liz!

Hi
everyone! I want to thank the amazing authors and bloggers who
volunteered to help with today's cover
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Posted in Cover Reveal, local author, paranormal | No comments

Friday, 5 April 2013

Recommended and Read: Losing It by Cora Carmack

Posted on 04:30 by gllapsi




Losing It

by Cora Carmack

Published: self-published

Publication Date: October 12, 2012

Pages: 204

Source: Purchased



Goodreads



Recommended by: my aunt



I
almost didn't read Losing It because of the title and cover - too
obvious, but it was recommended to me and since I'm making an effort to
read more recommendations, I gave it a go. And I must say that I'm glad I
overlooked
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Posted in new adult, recommended and read, self-published | No comments

Thursday, 4 April 2013

Blog Tour: The Symptoms of My Insanity by Mindy Raf

Posted on 03:00 by gllapsi




Today I have Mindy Raf here sharing her favorite bookstore memory as part of The Symptoms of My Insanity blog tour.  


Welcome Mindy!


Book
People, located in Orchard Mall, was my favorite bookstore.  I loved
the colorful display window, the cats and dogs that wandered around (I
think there were birds too), and that great hybrid scent of fresh books
with my leftover Original Olga’s
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Tuesday, 2 April 2013

Waiting on Wednesday: Left Drowning by Jessica Park

Posted on 21:00 by gllapsi






"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:














Left Drowning 
by Jessica Park
Published by Amazon Children's Publishing
Publication Date July 16, 2013













(from Goodreads)
What does it take to rise from
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Monday, 1 April 2013

Review: Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire

Posted on 21:05 by gllapsi









Walking Disaster
by Jamie McGuire
Published by Atria Books
Publication Date: April 2, 2013
Pages: 448
Source: ARC from Atria Books via NetGalley












(from Goodreads)
Can you love someone too much?
Travis Maddox learned two things from his mother before she died: Love hard. Fight harder.In
Walking Disaster, the life of Travis is full of fast women, underground
gambling, and
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