Review: Forever by Karen Ann Hopkins

Forever

Series: Temptation #3

by Karen Ann Hopkins

Publication Date: January 28, 2014

Published by HarlequinTEEN

Pages:336

Source: Publisher via Netgalley

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All I want is my happily-ever-after.

That's all I've wanted since meeting Noah Miller.

From
the day we met, the world has tried to keep Noah

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Guest Post: Elizabeth Scott - HEARTBEAT

Elizabeth Scott is one of many of my favorite young adult authors. I've read over half of her books and the over half are in my TBR pile. Heartbeat, her newest book published by Harlequin Teen, came out yesterday. Today I'm hosting Elizabeth as a part of the Heartbeat Blog Tour hosted by Kismet Book Touring. I've asked Elizabeth to share her favorite bookstore memory.



Welcome Elizabeth!!!

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Review: Made of Stars by Kelley York

Made of Stars
by Kelley York
Published by Entangled Teen 
Publication Date: October 1, 2013
Pages: 320
Source: Netgalley
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(from Goodreads)

When eighteen-year-old
Hunter Jackson and his half sister, Ashlin, return to their dad’s for
the first winter in years, they expect everything to be just like the
warmer months they’d spent there

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Waiting on Wednesday: Defector by Susanne Winnacker

"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:






Defector
Variants #2

by Susanne Winnacker
Published by Simon Pulse
Expected Publication Date:  June 26, 2014 
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from Goodreads

 

Tessa

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Stacking the Shelves (6)

This week I'm joining Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga's Reviews and sharing the books that I acquired throughout the week.

 

 




A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray (Won) - After seeing libba Bray at YALLFest last year, I've decided that I need to read all of her books.  Golden by Jessi Kirby (Won) - The book has received a ton of 4 and 5 star reviews from bloggers, authors,

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Review: The One Left Behind by Lena Nicole

The One Left Behind

by Lena Nicole

Publication Date: October 19, 2013

Pages: 497

Source: Purchased from Amazon
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Colin and Addison are on
their way home when they are caught in a vicious car accident. While
Colin walks away with minimal injuries, Addison suffers from a traumatic
brain injury causing her to

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Cover Reveal: The One Left Behind by Lena Nicole

COVER REVEAL!

Lena Nicole's

The One Left Behind




Synopsis

Colin and Addison are on their way home when they are caught in a vicious car accident. While Colin walks away with minimal injuries, Addison suffers from a traumatic brain injury causing her to lose her short-term memory. She can’t remember the night of the accident. She doesn’t remember being engaged. She doesn’t remember Colin

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Blog Tour: Pretty Little Dreams by Jennifer Miller - Excerpt

Today is the Release Day of Jennifer Miller's Pretty Little Dreams and I get to participate in the blog tour with an Excerpt. Pretty Little Dreams is Book Two of the Pretty Little Lies Series. This tour is hosted by Lustful Literature.





Pretty Little Dreams

A Pretty Little Lies Novel
 by Jennifer Miller
 
Publication Date: January 14, 2014
Pages: 261
 
 
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Help Save this Indie Bookstore

 UPDATE 1/15/14 10:16 P.M.



Since my original post on 1/13/14 Brandi Schmidt has canceled her fundraising campaign to purchase Main Street Books. Thank you to everyone who shared this post via social media.



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Last week I read a tweet in my Twitter feed about saving a independent bookstore. I clicked the attached indiegogo link and found out the

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Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando: My Roomie Story and a Giveaway

Roomies
 by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando
Publication Date: December 24, 2013
Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 288
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It's time to meet your new roomie.When
East Coast native Elizabeth receives her freshman-year roommate
assignment, she shoots off an e-mail to coordinate the basics:
television, microwave, mini-fridge. That first note to San

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Blog Tour: Stir Me Up by Sabrina Elkins

Today I am participating in the Stir Me Up blog tour hosted by YA Bound Book Tours. I read Stir Me Up a few months ago and really liked the story, characters, and the emphasis on cooking. When the chance to share this book again on my blog came up, I was all for it. I'm inspired to try some of the recipes in Stir Me up and today I am featuring one of the recipes from the book. I've included

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Books Read in 2013

I didn't post a Year End Review (because I'm a slacker), but I do like to keep track of all of the books that I read in a year. In 2013, I listened to more audiobooks than I ever had before and read several new-to-me authors. Here is a complete list of all of the books I read in 2013. Links are to Amazon.


The date listed is when I finished the book.

*Library Book

**Borrowed from a friend

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Review: Camp Christmas by J.K. Rock

Camp Christmas 

by J.K. Rock
Novella #1.5Publication date:  December 17, 2013







Published by Spencer Hill ContemporaryGenre: Young Adult 














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Hannah never meant to
be a mean girl – at Camp Juniper Point or at her high school. It just
sort of happened during one painful

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Bout of Books 9.0: Goals and Updates

Bout of Books Read-a-thon 9.0: My Goals and Updates








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 6th and runs through Sunday, January 12th
in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and
the only reading competition is between

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Stacking the Shelves (5)

This week I'm joining Stacking the Shelves hosted by Tynga's Reviews and sharing the books that I acquired throughout the week.














Crash Into You by Katie McGarry (Purchased) - I read an ARC of Crash Into You (still need to review), and knew that I had to own it. This was on my Christmas wishlist, I didn't get it so I bought it for myself. 

Confessions of a Hater by Caprice Crane

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Love My Indie Bookstore Feature: I'm Bringing It Back!

I've set one blog goal for 2014 and that it to bring back my Love My Indie Bookstore Feature. When I first started my blog in 2010, I knew that I wanted to start a feature about independent bookstores. I invited authors, bloggers, and readers to share there favorite independent bookstores or bookstore memories. I've shared some stories about the bookstores that I frequent or visited on

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