Title: Hex, A Witch and Angel Tale Author: Ramona Wray Release Date: February 1, 2011 Publisher: CreateSpace Pages: 242 Source: Copy provided by author in the Hex Blog Tour organized by Ashley at What's Your Story? Overall: 3.5 Stars Summary: Like most girls at Rosemound High School, seventeen-year-old Lily Crane is acutely aware of Ryder Kingscott. Hands down the cutest guy in school,...

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Title: What Happened to Goodbye Author: Sarah Dessen Release Date: May 10, 2011 (hardcover) Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group Pages: 402 Source: Bought Overall: 4 Stars Summary: Since her parents' bitter divorce, Mclean and her dad, a restaurant consultant, have been on the move - four towns in two years. Estranged from her mother and her mother's new family, Mclean has followed her...

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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 have lots of thanks to give in this post but without further ado, here's what I got the past two weeks... Received: ARC of Once Every Never by Lesley Livingston ARC of...

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Title: Last Sacrifice (Vampire Academy #6) Author: Richelle Mead Release Date: December 6, 2010 (hardcover) Publisher: Razorbill Pages: 594 Source: Bought Overall: 5 Stars Summary: *Contains spoilers if you haven't read the previous novel in the series, Spirit Bound.*  Rose Hathaway has always played by her own rules. She broke the law when she ran away from St. Vladimir’s Academy with her best...

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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. Release Date: September 5, 2011 Publisher: Poppy Summary (from Chapters/Indigo): Most high school sports teams have rivalries with other schools. At Hamilton High, it's a civil war: the football team versus the soccer team. And for her part,Lissa is sick of it. Her quarterback...

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The cover for Clockwork Prince, the second novel in the Infernal Devices trilogy, by Cassandra Clare was revealed this morning on Mundie Moms! They're also giving away some of the limited edition Clockwork Prince t-shirts and chapter samplers that were handed out at BEA, so you'll definitely want to head to their blog to enter!  Release Date: December 6, 2011Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry...

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Last Tuesday evening (May 17), I was able to attend one of the three stops on the Dystopian Tour in which Canadian fans got to meet Veronica Roth and Lauren Oliver while they were in Ontario promoting their novels, Divergent and Delirium, respectively. I arrived at Indigo Yorkdale in Toronto a few hours early and found that there was already a very short...

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Title: Blood Magic (The Blood Journals #1) Author: Tessa Gratton Release Date: May 24, 2011 (hardcover) Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pages: 416 Source: ARC provided by publisher through Bookurious Overall: 4 Stars Summary:  This page-turning debut novel will entice fans who like their paranormal romances dark and disturbing. It's a natural next-read for fans of Stephenie Meyer, Carrie Jones, and...

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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. Release Date: August 9, 2011 Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Summary (from Goodreads): "These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume." —Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare The most tragic love...

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Title: Haven (Haven #1) Author: Kristi Cook Release Date: February 22, 2011 (hardcover) Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: 416 Source: Bought Overall: 4 Stars Summary: Violet McKenna isn’t a normal girl with normal teenage issues; she has more to contend with than most people could handle. Violet thought she was just crazy when she had a vivid vision of her dad’s murder. Her life...

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Last Thursday evening (May 12), I was fortunate enough to attend Meg Cabot's signing at Chapters Queensway when she came to Toronto to help promote her latest novel Abandon! This was the only Canadian stop in Meg Cabot's tour so I think the two hour drive to get to the event was well worth it in order to have the chance to meet...

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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.  This week I got... Received for Review: Ashes, Ashes by Jo Treggiari  ARC of Love Story by Jennifer Echols Thanks so much to Scholastic Canada and to Jennifer Echols who sent me her...

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Title: Lexie Author: Audrey Couloumbis Illustrator: Julia Denos Release Date: May 24, 2011 (hardcover) Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pages: 208 Source: Copy received from publisher Overall: 3 Stars Summary: Ten-year-old Lexie used to love going to the shore. For as long as she can remember, she's spent every summer there with her parents, eating hamburgers, swimming in the ocean, and...

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Around mid-April, I mistakenly posted the trailer spotlighting Willow, one of the main characters in L.A. Weatherly's upcoming novel Angel Burn, thinking it was the full trailer... well, the official version is finally out for your viewing pleasure now! And seeing as I've already posted the Willow teaser trailer, I thought I'd also include the Alex teaser trailer below as well. Enjoy! And...

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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. Release Date: June 21, 2011 Publisher: Balzer & Bray Summary (from Chapters/Indigo): We all want to be remembered. Charlotte's destiny is to be forgotten. Charlotte's best friend thinks Charlotte might be psychic. Her boyfriend thinks she's cheating on him. But Charlotte knows what's really...

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Title: Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever. Author: Caissie St. Onge Release Date: May 10, 2011 (paperback) Publisher: Ember Pages: 240 Source: ARC provided by publisher Overall: 3.5 Stars Summary: For Jane Jones, being a vampire is nothing like you read about in books. In fact, it kind of sucks. She's not beautiful, she's not rich, and she doesn't "sparkle." She's just an average,...

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It was my first time participating in a giveaway hop and it was fun! I'll definitely have to try and take part in another one of these hops in the future because it was cool to discover some new blogs to follow! Anyways, I'm sure you want to know who won an ARC of Carol Lynch Williams' novel Miles From Ordinary, right? Random.org...

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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.  This week I got... Received for Review: ARC of Blood Red Road (Dustlands #1) by Moira Young  Facing Fire by KC Dyer ARC of Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever. by Caissie St. Onge...

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