In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where we share any new books or goodies we bought, received, borrowed, etc. during the week. Yay! I finally got to buy some new books this week! Bought:Bright Young Things (Bright Young Things #1) by Anna Godbersen Crescendo (Hush, Hush #2) by Becca Fitzpatrick Elixir (Elixir #1) by Hilary...

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Hey everyone! I just wanted to wish you all a safe and happy Halloween today! I've already eaten too much candy and chocolate (especially anything with caramel... and I'm just waiting for the Smarties to be brought out...), but I have no plans in stopping! I don't have too much planned for tonight... maybe catching up in the last few Vampire Diaries episodes...

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The Ontario Library Association's 2011 Forest of Reading nominees were announced earlier in the week and it's exciting to see who the nominees are this time around! What's special about the Forest of Reading program is that not only are the awards geared especially to Ontario students, but all of the nominees are by CANADIAN authors! Those who participate through their schools or...

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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: Harlequin Teen Release Date: Jan 25, 2011 Summary: In less than twenty-four hours I’ll be seventeen. Although, technically, I won’t actually be turning seventeen. I’ve been in the Nevernever too long. When you’re in Faery, you don’t age. So while a year has...

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The trailer for Matched by Allie Condie was finally revealed a few days ago and you can now also view it on the official website, where you can also learn more about the Society and if you have a Facebook account, you can also "Find Your Optimal Match" too!   Release Date: November 30, 2010Publisher: Dutton Juvenile I'm really excited for the release of...

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Rachel Hawkins revealed the cover of Demonglass, the second novel in the Hex Hall series, on her blog yesterday! Release Date: March 1, 2011Publisher: Hyperion Summary (from Goodreads):** This summary contains spoilers if you haven't read the first novel in the series, Hex Hall, yet!!* Sophie Mercer thought she was a witch. That was the whole reason she was sent to Hex Hall,...

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The trailer for Misguided Angel, the fifth book in the Blue Bloods series, by Melissa de la Cruz was revealed not too long ago on Melissa's website!  Release Date: November 2, 2010 (Canada) / October 26, 2010 (US)Publisher: Hyperion What did you guys think about the trailer? Not much really happens, but I thought the line they used really added to the suspense!...

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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 PulseRelease Date: May 24, 2011 Summary:Abby accepted that she can’t measure up to her beautiful, magnetic sister Tess a long time ago, and knows exactly what she is: Second best. Invisible. Until the accident. Now Tess is in a coma, and Abby’s...

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I'm sure the title is self-explanatory but eeek! I have my very first two midterms this Wednesday for Sociology and Chemistry, and then next Monday I have one for Biology and the following day... Physics. *gulp* Physics is the SUBJECT THAT SHALL NOT BE NAMED because I think it's just that EVIL. Not to mention, I also have to write a scientific proposal...

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Title: Torment  Author: Lauren Kate Release Date: September 28, 2010 (hardcover)Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young ReadersPages: 464Source: ARC won from Bookurious Overall: 3.5 Stars Summary:How many lives do you need to live before you find someone worth dying for? Hell on earth. That's what it's like for Luce to be apart from her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel.  It took them an eternity to...

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Amber from Down The Rabbit Hole is hosting a YA Love Triangle Week event and needs a few more volunteers who will blog about the 'team' they're on! It's really not that hard to find some sort of love triangle in a YA novel, so really, I'm sure one of the choices below will have a guy you're rooting for. As well, both...

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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 PublishingRelease Date: March 22, 2011 Summary: Thanks to modern science, every human being has become a ticking genetic time bomb—males only live to age twenty-five, and females only live to age twenty. In this bleak landscape, young girls are kidnapped...

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Rebecca Maizel revealed the cover of Stolen Nights, the second novel in the Vampire Queen trilogy, on her blog today! EDIT on Oct 13/12 with New Cover:   Old Cover: Release Date: June 21, 2011 June 1, 2012 April 6, 2012 February 5, 2013 January 29, 2013 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Summary (from Goodreads):  Lenah Beaudonte should be dead. But having sacrificed herself...

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The Scorch Trials, the sequel to The Maze Runner and the second novel in the trilogy, will be out in stores tomorrow and look what I came across... the book trailer! I just started reading The Maze Runner and so far so good— I have a feeling there will be plenty of excitement to come! I also watched the trailer for The Maze...

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In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where we share any new books or goodies we bought, received, borrowed, etc. during the week. I only got one book this week and it happened to be one I really really wanted!! Bought:Alpha (Shifter #6) by Rachel Vincent It's the final book in the Shifter series, and I...

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I'm a few days late in posting this but here are my October Release Picks! These are the books that have either caught my eye or which I'm really looking forward too! ** All links lead to Goodreads. ** October 1 Alpha (Shifter #6) by Rachel Vincent (Note: This is an ADULT novel.)  October 5  Behemoth (Leviathan #2) by Scott WesterfeldFreefall by Mindi...

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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: Viking Juvenile Release Date: May 10, 2011 Summary:What Happened to Goodbye is about a high school senior who, after her parents’ divorce, has taken up the practice of assuming a new identity in each of the four towns she’s lived in. That's the...

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In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren where we share any new books or goodies we bought, received, borrowed, etc. during the week. I didn't do an IMM post last week, so this week's will be the books I got within the past two weeks and will follow a slightly didn't format than I usually do....

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Welcome to Part 2 of my Indigo Teen Read Awards experience! After several months and over 330 000 votes by Canadian teens, these are the 2010 winners of the Teen Read Awards!  (I can't take credit for this pic. It's a screenshot from the Chapters/Indigo website here.) Were you surprised by any of the winners? When Prophecy of the Sisters won for Best...

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I'm sure you all know by now just how excited I was to get the chance to go the first annual Teen Read Awards just over a week ago, so I finally had some time to write a post about the experience! In one word, it was AMAZING! I had a fun night with my sister and it was such a cool experience...

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