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5 Stars

The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead

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Title: The Golden Lily (Bloodlines #2) Author: Richelle Mead Release Date: June 12, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: Razorbill Pages: 418 Source: ARC provided by publisher Overall: 5 Stars Summary: The second thrilling installment in Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy spinoff series. Tough, brainy alchemist Sydney Sage and doe-eyed Moroi princess Jill Dragomir are in hiding at a human boarding school in the sunny, glamorous world...

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4 Stars

Underworld by Meg Cabot

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Title: Underworld (Abandon Trilogy #2) Author: Meg Cabot Release Date: May 8, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: Scholastic Point Pages: 336 Source: Copy provided by publisher Overall: 4 Stars Summary: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot, the dark reimagining of the Persephone myth begun in Abandon continues...into the Underworld. Seventeen-year-old Pierce Oliviera isn't dead. Not this time. But she is being held...

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C.K. Kelly Martin

Canada Day Blog Hop & Giveaway!

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  I'm really excited to be taking part in the 2nd annual Canada Day Blog Hop hosted by Chrystal at Snowdrop Dreams of Books, Aislynn at Stitch Read Cook and Carmel at Rabid Reads! Over the next few days, beginning June 28 and running until July 1, you can visit the participating Canadian blogs below for giveaways to win some awesome novels! All...

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Kresley Cole

Waiting on Wednesday (103) - Poison Princess by Kresley Cole

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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: October 2, 2012 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Add to Goodreads Summary (from Simon & Schuster Canada):    #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole introduces The Arcana Chronicles, post-apocalyptic tales filled with riveting action, the dark mysticism...

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Richelle Mead

Spotted! Cover of The Indigo Spell by Richelle Mead

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The Golden Lily was only released in stores a couple weeks ago but the book cover for The Indigo Spell, the third novel in the Bloodlines series by Richelle Mead, was officially revealed today on MTV's Hollywood Crush!  Release Date: February 12, 2013 Publisher: Razorbill Add to Goodreads There's no summary to be found yet but I'm sure I'll be loving The Indigo...

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Ally Carter

Spotted! Cover of Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter

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The title and book cover of the third novel in Ally Carter's Heist Society series, Perfect Scoundrels, was revealed earlier today on MTV's Hollywood Crush! Release Date: February 5, 2013 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Add to Goodreads Summary (from MTV's Hollywood Crush): Katarina Bishop and W.W. Hale the fifth were born to lead completely different lives: Kat comes from a long, proud line of loveable...

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4 Stars

Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin

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Title: Masque of the Red Death (Masque of the Red Death #1) Author: Bethany Griffin Release Date: April 24, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: Greenwillow Books Pages: 336 Source: Bought Overall: 4 Stars Summary: Everything is in ruins. A devastating plague has decimated the population, and those who are left live in fear of catching it as the city crumbles around them. So what does...

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4 Stars

A Midsummer's Nightmare by Kody Keplinger

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Title: A Midsummer's Nightmare Author: Kody Keplinger Release Date: June 5, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: Poppy Pages: 304 Source: ARC provided by publisher Overall: 4 Stars Summary: Whitley Johnson's dream summer with her divorcé dad has turned into a nightmare. She's just met his new fiancée and her kids. The fiancée's son? Whitley's one-night stand from graduation night. Just freakin' great. Worse, she totally...

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Stacking the Shelves

Stacking the Shelves (4)

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Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by fellow Canadian blogger Tynga at Tynga's Reviews where we share any new books or goodies we bought, received, borrowed, etc. during the week.This week, I got... Received for Review: Devine Intervention by Martha Brockenbrough Grim by Anna Waggener The Orphan King (Merlin's Immortals #1) by Sigmund Brouwer ARC of Skinny by Donna Cooner The...

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2.5 Stars

The Last Princess by Galaxy Craze

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Title: The Last Princess (The Last Princess #1) Author: Galaxy Craze Release Date: May 1, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: Poppy Pages: 304 Source: ARC provided by publisher Overall: 2.5 Stars Summary: Happily ever after is a thing of the past. A series of natural disasters has decimated the earth. Cut off from the rest of the world, England is a dark place. The sun...

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Cynthia Hand

Spotted! Cover of Boundless by Cynthia Hand

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Cynthia Hand revealed the book cover for Boundless, the third and final novel in the Unearthly series, earlier today on her blog! Release Date: January 2, 2013 Publisher: HarperTeen Add to Goodreads There is no official summary available for Boundless yet, but that's perfectly okay because I'm still super excited for its release, regardless! I'm so glad HarperTeen has stuck with the theme...

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3 Stars

Purity by Jackson Pearce

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Title: Purity Author: Jackson Pearce Release Date: April 24, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Pages: 224 Source: Copy provided by publisher Overall: 3 Stars Summary: A novel about love, loss, and sex -- but not necessarily in that order. Before her mother died, Shelby promised three things: to listen to her father, to love as much as possible, and...

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5 Stars

The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa

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Title: The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden #1) Author: Julie Kagawa Release Date: April 24, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: Harlequin Teen Pages: 485 Source: Bought Overall: 5 Stars Summary: In a future world, vampires reign. Humans are blood cattle. And one girl will search for the key to save humanity. Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a vampire city. By...

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Brodi Ashton

Spotted! Cover of Everbound by Brodi Ashton

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Brodi Ashton revealed the cover for Everbound, the second novel in the Everneath series, on her blog today! Release Date: January 22, 2013 Publisher: Balzer + Bray Add to Goodreads Summary (from Goodreads): **Contains spoilers if you haven't read Everneath!** Two months ago, the Tunnels of the underworld came for Nikki Beckett. That night, Nikki's boyfriend, Jack, made the ultimate sacrifice. All Nikki...

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Alexandra Bracken

Waiting on Wednesday (102) - The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

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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: December 18, 2012 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Add to Goodreads Summary (from UnRequired Reading): When Ruby wakes up on her tenth birthday, something about her has changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something...

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2012 Debut Author Challenge

A Girl Named Digit by Annabel Monaghan

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Title: A Girl Named Digit Author: Annabel Monaghan Release Date: June 5, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pages: 192 Source: Copy provided by publisher Overall: 4.5 Stars   Summary: Farrah "Digit" Higgins may be going to MIT in the fall, but this L.A. high school genius has left her geek self behind in another school district so she can blend in with...

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4.5 Stars

Rapture by Lauren Kate (& Giveaway!)

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Title: Rapture (Fallen #4) Author: Lauren Kate Release Date: June 12, 2012 (hardcover) Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Pages: 464 Source: Copy provided by publisher Overall: 4.5 Stars Summary: The sky is dark with wings. . . . Like sand through an hourglass, time is running out for Luce and Daniel. To stop Lucifer from erasing the past, they must find the...

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Stacking the Shelves

Stacking the Shelves (3)

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Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by fellow Canadian blogger Tynga at Tynga's Reviews where we share any new books or goodies we bought, received, borrowed, etc. during the week.The past two weeks, I've gotten... Received for Review: ARC of The Blessed (The Blessed #1) by Tonya Hurley   ARC of Enshadowed (Nevermore #2) by Kelly Creagh Thanks so much to...

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