Meg Cabot unveiled the jacket flap / book cover for Underworld, the second novel in the Abandon Trilogy, on her Twitter and Facebook accounts last night as a Halloween treat for her fans! Release Date: May 2012 Publisher: Scholastic Point Summary (from Goodreads): Escape from the realm of the dead is impossible when someone there wants you back. Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera isn’t dead....

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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 A Midsummer's Nightmare by Kody Keplinger A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness  ARC of Winter Town by Stephen Emond  Thanks so much to Hachette...

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Katie Alender revealed the title and cover of the final novel in her Bad Girls Don't Die trilogy on her blog today! It will be called As Dead As It Gets!   Release Date: May 15, 2012 Publisher: Hyperion Summary (from author's website):  It’s been three months since Alexis helplessly witnessed Lydia Small’s violent death, and all she wants is for her life...

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Earlier in the week, the book cover for Myra McEntire's Timepiece was leaked online when it wasn't supposed to be revealed until March 2012. Today, she officially posted the cover on her blog and clarified that it was the ARC cover. I'm assuming that the final cover will feature a shinier look and an added blurb on it since that's what happened to...

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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: February 28, 2012 Publisher: Candlewick Press Summary (from Goodreads): Queen Victoria has a little problem: there’s a petty thief at work in Buckingham Palace. Mary Quinn takes the simple case, going undercover as a domestic servant. But before long, a scandal threatens...

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Title: Reasons to Be Happy Author: Katrina Kittle Release Date: September 6, 2011 (paperback) Publisher: Sourcebooks Pages: 288 Source: Copy provided by publisher  Overall: 3 Stars Summary:  REASONS TO BE HAPPY 21. Cat purr vibrating through your skin 22. Jumping on a trampoline in the rain 23. Raw cookie dough 24. Getting yourself all freaked out after a scary movie 25. Dancing like...

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Title: Virtuosity Author: Jessica Martinez Release Date: October 18, 2011 (hardcover) Publisher: Simon Pulse Pages: 304 Source: ARC provided by publisher  Overall: 4 Stars Summary: Now is not the time for Carmen to fall in love. And Jeremy is hands-down the wrong guy for her to fall for. He is infuriating, arrogant, and the only person who can stand in the way of...

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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: The Death Cure (Maze Runner #3) by James Dashner Mastiff (Beka Cooper #3) by Tamora Pierce Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult Steampunk! An Anthology of...

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Title: Lola and the Boy Next Door Author: Stephanie Perkins Release Date: October 4, 2011 (hardcover) Publisher: Dutton Pages: 338 Source: Bought Overall: 4.5 Stars Summary:   Budding designer Lola Nolan doesn’t believe in fashion . . . she believes in costume. The more expressive the outfit -- more sparkly, more fun, more wild -- the better. But even though Lola’s style is...

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Title: How to Save a Life Author: Sara Zarr Release Date: October 18, 2011 (hardcover) Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Pages: 352 Source: ARC provided by publisher Overall: 4 Stars Summary: Jill MacSweeney just wants everything to go back to normal. But ever since her dad died, she's been isolating herself from her boyfriend, her best friends--everyone who wants to support...

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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: April 10, 2012 Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Summary (from Goodreads): It was like a nightmare, but there was no waking up. When the night began, Nora had two best friends and an embarrassingly storybook one true love. When it ended,...

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The 2012 nominations for the Ontario Library Association's Forest of Reading were announced yesterday morning... and I've been ever so excited to see which books will be nominated this year! If you're not quite aware of what I'm really talking about, the Forest of Reading program celebrates the best of Canadian fiction, especially those for children and teens. All of the nominees are...

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Simon & Schuster Canada is hosting another awesome sweepstakes giveaway! This time, Canadians have the chance to win a whole library of novels by Jodi Picoult! I've never actually read a novel by the author but I've, of course, heard about her. I remember seeing the film version of her novel, My Sister's Keeper, and crying my heart out... And if you're a...

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Title: Carrier of the Mark (Carrier Trilogy #1) Author: Leigh Fallon Release Date: October 4, 2011 (paperback) Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: 352 Source: Bought  Overall: 4 Stars Summary: Their love was meant to be. When Megan Rosenberg moves to Ireland, everything in her life seems to fall into place. After growing up in America, she's surprised to find herself feeling at home in her...

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Title: The Death Cure (Maze Runner #3) Author: James Dashner Release Date: October 11, 2011 (hardcover) Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: 336 Source: Copy provided by publisher  Overall: 5 Stars Summary: Thomas knows that Wicked can't be trusted, but they say the time for lies is over, that they've collected all they can from the Trials and now must rely on...

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Title: The Scorch Trials (Maze Runner #2) Author: James Dashner Release Date: October 12, 2010 (hardcover) Publisher: Delacorte Press Pages: 368  Source: Bought  Overall: 4 Stars Summary: Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. No more puzzles. No more variables. And no more running. Thomas was sure that escape meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. But no...

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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: May 8, 2012 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Summary (from Goodreads): Like his name, Gray is dark and stormy. Dylan, a girl always searching for what's next, seemingly unable to settle down, is the exact opposite: full of light and life....

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The book trailer for The Death Cure, the third and final novel in James Dashner's Maze Runner trilogy, was revealed yesterday evening on his blog!   I read The Death Cure in one sitting on Saturday night, completing it at around 3 a.m. And what a finish to the trilogy, I must say! My review of the novel should be up later in the...

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Title: The Maze Runner (Maze Runner #1) Author: James Dashner Release Date: October 6, 2009 (hardcover) Publisher: Delacorte Press Pages: 384 Source: Won at Indigo Teen Read Awards Overall: 4 Stars Summary: When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas...

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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...  Won: Silence (Hush, Hush #3) by Becca Fitzpatrick  Thanks to Simon & Schuster Canada for having a giveaway for Canadian bloggers! I'm not used to really winning anything, so...

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Title: The Girl of Fire and Thorns (Fire and Thorns #1) Author: Rae Carson Release Date: September 20, 2011 (hardcover) Publisher: Greenwillow Books Pages: 432 Source: ARC provided by publisher  Overall: 4 Stars Summary: Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness. Elisa is the chosen one. But she is also the younger of two princesses. The one who has never done...

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