Waiting on Wednesday: 4/9/14

This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine!      There is a right way and a wrong way to summon her.      Jess had done the research. Success requires precision: a dark room, a mirror, a candle,…

Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins

ARC, 345 pages Release Date: April 8, 2014 Published by: Putnam Juvenile Untitled Series, #1 Source: Around the World ARC Tours For fans of: Action, LOL, Sparkly Covers, Fantasy, YA      Harper Price, peerless Southern belle, was born ready for a Homecoming tiara. But after a strange run-in at the dance imbues her with…

Great by Sara Benincasa

ARC, 263 pages Release Date: April 8, 2014 Published by: Balzer + Bray Stand-alone Source: Around the World ARC Tours For fans of: Retellings, Chick-lit, LGBTQ, Cntemporary      In Sara Benincasa’s contemporary retelling of The Great Gatsby, a teenage girl becomes entangled in the drama of a Hamptons social circle, only to be implicated…

Waiting on Wednesday: 4/2/14

This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine!      Game of Thrones meets the Grimm’s fairy tales in this twisted, fast-paced romantic fantasy-adventure about Sleeping Beauty’s daughter, a warrior princess who must fight to reclaim her throne. …

Top Ten Tuesday: My Gateways to Reading!

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week we will post a new Top Ten list. Everyone is welcome to join.    This week’s topic is:  Top Ten Tuesday:  Top Ten “Gateway” Books/Authors In My Reading Journey *These are in no particular order! 1. Babysitter’s Club: When I was a little…

Waiting on Wednesday: 3/26/14

This bookish meme tells the blogosphere what we’re waiting patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) for! It’s hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine!      Downton Abbey meets Cassandra Clare in this lush, romantic fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White.     “I did my best to keep you from crossing…

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