100 FOLLOWER GIVEAWAY

HEY GUYS!

So, we have officially reached 100 followers! Well, 101 as I am putting this up. :) 

In order to thank you guys for being so awesome and sticking with us as we continue to figure things out, we wanted to host a giveaway! One lucky winner will get to choose any book they wish (under $15) from the book depository if they ship to where you live.
Thanks so much for following, and we can't wait to see who the lucky winner is!

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Review: Hallowed by Cynthia Hand

Reviewer: Taylor
Title: Hallowed
Author: Cynthia Hand
Source: Library
Series: Yes (2nd book)
Pages: 403
Rating: 5/5
Publication Date: January 17, 2012
Publisher: HarperTeen

For months Clara Gardner trained to face the fire from her visions, but she wasn't prepared for the choice she had to make that day. And in the aftermath, she discovered that nothing about being part angel is as straightforward as she thought.
       Now, torn between her love for Tucker and her complicated feelings about the roles she and Christian seem destined to play in a world that is both dangerous and beautiful, Clara struggles with a shocking revelation: Someone she loves will die in a matter of months. With her future uncertain, the only thing Clara knows for sure is that the fire was just the beginning.
      In this compelling sequel to "Unearthly," Cynthia Hand captures the joy of first love, the anguish of loss, and the confusion of becoming who you are.

The Main Idea: THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING. It includes a love triangle I actually like, drama, suspense, and romance. Pick it up regardless of whether you like paranormal or not!

Y'all... I love this series. Unearthly was great, but Hallowed blew me away! Who would have thought I would love an angel book so much.

When I read Unearthly, I couldn't decide which team I was on. Team Tucker or team Christian?! But as much as I loved Tucker, I couldn't help but feel that Clara was supposed to be with Christian. You find out more in this book which one she must/will choose. While a lot of people were saying there wasn't a whole lot of Tucker in this book, I noticed him in there a lot! The battle for Clara definitely heats up between the two boys and her choice gets even harder.

One thing I loved about this book is that SO many questions were answered. It was actually a huge relief. I hate not knowing what is going on. Some of the revelations were seriously SHOCKING, and one particular revelation about had me in tears (which is big, because i NEVER cry in books). This revelation carries big weight in this story, and really puts a serious emotional twist on the book.

I could go on forever, but long reviews are rather...well... long. So, that is all I will say for now. But, please, if you have read Unearthly, go pick up Hallowed now!

Taylor

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Cinder by Marissa Meyer AUDIOBOOK CLIP

Hey everybody! Macmillan Audio was nice enough to send me a link to a clip of the AudioBook of Cinder! I reviewed the book very recently, and absolutely loved it! So, check out the AudioBook clip to get a taste of what it sounds like. Audiobooks are seriously THE BEST ever because you can be getting your reading finished basically anywhere... driving in the car, doing chores, excercising.. or whatever! This clip will also give you a sneak peek into the book as well- I really like the narrator!

 

Cinder Audio Book Clip!

Thanks for reading!

Taylor

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Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Reviewer: Taylor
Title: Cinder
Author: Marissa Meyer
Source: Library
Series: Yes
Pages: 387
Rating: 5/5
Publication Date: January 3, 2012

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth's fate hinges on one girl... Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She's a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world's future.

Main Idea: HOLY SMOKES THIS BOOK IS EPIC. A fairy-tale retelling of Cinderella with a cyborg as the main character equals FANTASTIC READING.

Guys, this book was SO SO good. First of all, I think it is important to know what a cyborg actually is, because I had to look this up like 30 pages into the book. I thought a cyborg was JUST a machine... so I was so confused on how she was having feelings and thinking like a real person. Well, come to find out, a cyborg is part human AND part machine. Blew my mind.

While this book has parallels to the fairytale of Cinderella, that does not mean this book is predictable.. at ALL. I was pretty much shocked and excited the whole time I was reading it. The twists and turns are awesome. And we all know how much I love twists and turns :)

We really only get to know Cinder in this book, though. There aren't many secondary characters that really stand out. But, guess what?! This is a trilogy! So, that I'm sure we will get to know prince Kai and all of our other characters a little bit better :)

Okay, so go pick this book up now please!

Taylor 

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Waiting on Wednesday (10)

Title: My Life Next Door
Author: Huntley Fitzpatrick
Series: No
Pages:395
Publication Date: June 14, 2012
Type: Contemporary

"One thing my mother never knew, and would disapprove of most of all, was that I watched the Garretts. All the time."
The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. Loud, numerous, messy. And every day from her balcony perch, seventeen year old Samantha wishes she was one of them… until the day Jase Garrett climbs her terrace and changes everything.
Jase can sense that his beautiful neighbor is missing something in her sterile home, and as the two fall fiercely in love, his family makes her one of their own.
But when the bottom drops out of Sam's world, which perfect family will save her–and will her perfect love survive?
Set among the haves and have-nots of a coastal New England town, My LIFE NEXT DOOR captures the angst, the heartache, and the raw-nerve emotions of first time love—and biting loss.

This book looks so good! Cutesy, but serious at the same time. I'm not HUGE on contemporaries, but this one is reminding me of Lola and the Boy Next Door, so I definitely NEED to read it.

-Taylor

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