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The Fault In Our Stars by John Green Pages: 321 Published : January 10, 2012 Diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer at 13, Hazel was prepared to die until, at 14, a medical miracle shrunk the tumours in her lungs... for now.  Two years post-miracle, sixteen-year-old Hazel is post-everything else, too; post-high school, post-friends and post-normalcy. And even though she could live for a long time (whatever that means), Hazel lives tethered to an oxygen tank, the tumours tenuously kept at bay with a constant chemical assault.  Enter Augustus Waters. A match made at cancer kid support group, Augustus is gorgeous, in remission, and shockingly to her, interested in Hazel. Being with Augustus is both an unexpected destination and a long-needed journey, pushing Hazel to re-examine how sickness and health, life and death, will define her and the legacy that everyone leaves behind This is not going to be one of those reviews where I tell you how much this book made me sob like a baby, or how

The Program by Suzanne Young Pages : 408 Published : 4.30.13 In Sloane’s world, true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program.   Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone—but so are their memories.  Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. He’s promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. But despite the promises they made to each other, it’s getting harder to hide the truth. Th

So this is a very spur of the moment post. But I was talking to the loverly Taherah from BOOKS AS YOU KNOW IT today, we decided that since we unlucky souls can't make it to BEA, where the party is, we are gonna do something awesome back home.  And thus, The Anti-BEA Readathon was born.  This is like the most casual Read-A-Thon ever. It takes place from May 27th through June 2nd . Basically, instead of focusing on being all jelly of the BEA goers, we're gonna dive into the books and read as much as you can . You can set a challenge if you want, but the basic idea is to see how many books you can chug through, leaving a considerably less pile of TBR than Read.  Feel free to do your own posts or whatever you want. But like I said..it's WAY casual. However, there IS a hashtag that we'll be using to spread the Anti-BEA love. You can tag your reading updates, chat with peeps, and we might have a Twitter party or two. It's all up in the air. But you never know. Use the Ha

I'm absolutely stoked to be on the rockin' tour for Monument 14: Sky on Fire. I've got some pretty awesome stuffs for ya, so don't go now! The party is just getting started! Sky on Fire by Emmy Laybourne Publishing : 5.28.13 Pages: 212 T he world hasn't ended...yet. In this sequel to MONUMENT 14, the group of survivors, originally trapped together in a superstore by a series of escalating disasters, has split in two. Most of the kids are making a desperate run on their recently repaired school bus for the Denver airport where they hope to reunite with their parents, be evacuated to safety, and save their dying friend.  But the world outside is dark and filled with dangerous chemicals that turn people into bloodthirsty monsters, and not all the kids were willing to get on the bus. Left behind in a sanctuary that has already been disturbed once, the remaining kids try to rebuild the community they lost. But when the issues are life and death, love and hate, who can y

Welcome to my WOW, or HOW as I like to call it where I feature an upcoming release that I'm hyperventilating for! It's totally fun to geek out about upcoming releases! This event is hosted by the lovely Jill @  Breaking The Spine.  T oday's awesome-sauce pick is.... Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson TBPublished: 10.14.13 Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his wills.  Nobody fights the Epics... nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them. And David wants in. He wants Steelheart—the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father. For years, like the Reckoners, David's been studying, and planning—and he has somet

Night School by C. J. Daughtery Published : May 21, 2013 Pages : 400 Allie's world is falling apart.  She hates her school. Her brother has run away. And she's just been arrested. Again. Now her parents are sending her away to a boarding school where she doesn't know a soul.  But instead of hating her new school, Allie finds she's happy there. She's making friends. And then there's Sylvain, a suave French student who openly flirts with her. And Carter, the brooding loner who seems to have her back.  Soon, though, Allie discovers Cimmeria Academy is no ordinary school. Nothing there is as it seems. And her new friends are hiding dangerous secrets. *thanks to Harper for providing a copy for review*   I have no idea where to start with this book. I liked it, but I didn't, ya know? There was some really great parts of the book, but there were also things that tended to tick me off. But first, let me just say, I heart the cover. The colors, the font, the way it

HEY EVERYONE! For lack of a review this Friday, I decided I would share a post that I did on ASHLEY 's blog as a part of her blogoversary! IT IS HER POST, and I MADE IT FOR HER. But seriously. It was either this or a depressing gif post about me surviving school. So hopefully Asheybaby forgives me. =] Anyway. I hope you all like it!! And go visit her . She is amazing. The Art of Booknerding {can any reader be one, is there something more to it?} Reading is one of the most common hobbies in the world. In fact, you could probably go so far as to say it's the number one hobby around. You don't have to look far to find a reader. Technology has even been specifically designed for the purpose of making the interest easier. It's pretty snazzy how big the reading community is. But then, within the bajillions of readers in the world, we have people that call themselves Book Nerds. It seems to be a pretty common term that people use. I found myself wondering if maybe that term is