Courtney Summers has revealed the cover of her upcoming novel Fall for Anything on her blog! I've read Cracked Up To Be and absolutely enjoyed it and when I heard about Fall for Anything, I knew it was a book that must be added to the 'must-have' pile. I also got my copy signed when I met her during the Ontario Library Association's...

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I'm back home in Canada again! Alright, so if you're a new follower, you probably have a confused expression on your face right now but my older followers will know that for the past two weeks, I've been in Florida! I brought my little netbook along so I could still blog and keep up to date with stuff while I was at the...

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Title: Beautiful World Author: Anastasia Hollings Release Date: May 25, 2009 (paperback) Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: 209 Source: Bought Overall: 1 Star Summary: Amelia Warner will stop at nothing to get what she wants: everything. Seventeen-year-old Amelia Warner is always on the outside. Moving from boarding school to boarding school with her brother and their father, the untenured professor, doesn't help. Amelia lives inches...

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I'm proud to say that last week I was awarded The Crazy Bookworm's Blog of the Week Award from Cathy, The Crazy Bookworm! I've known Cathy on the Chapters/Indigo community for awhile now, before my blogging days, and she's such a great person- always quick to help or just say 'hello'!   Want to a chance to win Blog of the Week too?...

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Follow Friday and Book Blogger Hop are weekly events hosted by Rachel at Parajunkee and Jennifer at Crazy-for-Books respectively.  This week's question is: Do you use a rating system for your reviews and if so, what is it and why? Yep, I have a rating system! If you've somehow missed it, it's on my sidebar to the right, near the top. It's the...

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Title: The Lightening Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #1) Author: Rick Riordan Release Date: April 15, 2006 (paperback) Publisher: Miramax/Hyperion Books for Children Pages: 400 Source: Borrowed Overall: 5 Stars Summary: Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school...again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking...

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Thank you so much to Becky at Breathless Books, Bailey at IB Book Blogging, Danielle at Every Last Page, and Missy at Missy's Reads & Reviews for passing this award to me! Here's how the award works: 1. Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog...

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating. Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers  Release Date: December 15, 2010 Summary (from Goodreads): Things in Delilah Hannaford's life have a tendency to fall apart. She used to be a good student, but she can't seem to keep it together anymore. Her "boyfriend"...

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EW.com revealed the cover of Where She Went by Gayle Forman today! Where She Went is the sequel to If I Stay, a heartbreaking novel I loved even though I must have been crying the entire time I was reading it. If you haven't read If I Stay before, you can check out my review of the novel here. Release Date: April 4,...

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Title: Catching Fire  Author: Suzanne CollinsRelease Date: September 1, 2009 (hardcover)Publisher: Scholastic PressPages: 400Source: Bought Overall: 5 Stars Summary:*If you still haven't read The Hunger Games, this description and review may contain spoilers.* Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their...

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Earlier in the month, I was fortunate once again to receive The Versatile Blogger Award. Thank you Stephany from Read-a-holic for passing the award to me (and sorry it took so long to post about it)! Here is how the award works: 1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you this award. 2. Share 7 things about yourself. 3. Pass...

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Title: The Hunger Games Author: Suzanne Collins Release Date: October 8, 2008 (hardcover) Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: 384 Source: Bought Overall: 5 Stars Summary: Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with every one out to make sure you don't live to see the morning? In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem,...

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The first of not one, not two, but THREE book trailers for Lisa Desrochers debut novel, Personal Demons, was revealed today on her blog! Each trailer will be focusing on one of the main characters in the novel, with the first trailer centering on GABE. I'm super excited for the release of Personal Demons and every review I've read so far for the...

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Follow Friday and Book Blogger Hop are weekly events hosted by Rachel at Parajunkee and Jennifer at Crazy-for-Books respectively.  This week's question is: How many blogs do you follow? According to my blogger dashboard (under the 'manage' section beside the 'add' button in case you're curious to know for yourself), I follow 169 blogs.... but this number will definitely be increasing! It seems...

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Alright, I posted earlier, near the end of July, about spotting the cover of Entice but it seems it wasn't the true cover after all. Entice is the the third book in the Need series by Carrie Jones. The official cover of Entice has been revealed and is slightly different than the earlier version that had been posted. It was exclusively released on...

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Are you up for a challenge? Do you enjoy reading YA contemporary fiction? If your answer was yes to both questions, then why not join the Contemps and take part in The Contemps Challenge!  So just who are the Contemps you might ask?  Well, they're a group of YA authors with contemporary novels releasing over the course of a year. In their words,...

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The book trailer for Clockwork Angel, the first novel in The Infernal Devices prequel trilogy, by Cassandra Clare was revealed earlier today on MTV Hollywood Crush! If you still don't know this, I love love LOVE The Mortal Instruments series and I'm so excited to finally read Clockwork Angel when it's released at the end of the month. I'm already loving the cover...

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine spotlighting upcoming releases we're eagerly anticipating. Publisher: Simon & Schuster's Children's Publishing  Release Date: October 19, 2010 Summary (from Goodreads): The sequel to the New York Times Best selling phenomenon, Hush, Hush! Nora should have know her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relatio ...more The sequel to the...

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I spotted the cover of We'll Always Have Summer, the third and final book in the Summer trilogy by Jenny Han and couldn't wait to share it!  Release Date: April 26, 2011Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children`s Publishing I couldn't find the plot description anywhere yet, but no matter, I still can't wait to read the novel next year. With the way the second...

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Like the title suggests, I'm heading to Florida for two weeks! Tomorrow morning to be exact... bright and early to try to beat the crowds at the border. I haven't been to Florida for a few years, but this year, instead of flying, we're actually going to drive down because let's face it, plane tickets are way too expensive these days. So we're...

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In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where we share any new books we bought, received, borrowed, etc. during the week. So what did I get this week? Bought: The Agency 2: The Body at the Tower by Y.S. Lee You Wish by Mandy Hubbard (review here)  Borrowed (from a relative): The Lightening Thief (Percy Jackson and...

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Title: You Wish Author: Mandy Hubbard Release Date: August 10, 2010 (paperback) Publisher: Razorbill Pages: 284 Source: Bought Overall: 4.5 Stars Summary: What if all your wishes really came true? Kayla McHenry’s sweet sixteen sucks! Her dad left, her grades dropped, and her BFF is dating the boy Kayla’s secretly loved for years. Blowing out her candles, Kayla thinks: I wish my birthday...

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Follow Friday and Book Blogger Hop are weekly events hosted by Rachel at Parajunkee and Jennifer at Crazy-for-Books respectively.  This week's question is: How many books do you have on your 'to be read shelf'? Well, according to my shelf on Goodreads, as of RIGHT NOW I have about 167 books... and this changes daily. There's just too many books I spot that...

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Title: One Night That Changes Everything Author: Lauren Barnholdt Release Date: July 6, 2010 (hardcover) Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: 256 Source: Bought Overall: 4.5 Stars Summary: Eliza is in a full-blown panic. Her notebook has been stolen—the one that lists everything she wants but is afraid to go after. And the absolute worst person in the world has it: her ex-boyfriend, Cooper. Like...

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