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The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken Published : 488 Pages : 12. 18. 12 When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp.” She might have survived the mysterious disease that’s killed most of America’s children, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control. Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones. When the truth comes out, Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life. Now she’s on the run, desperate to find the one safe haven left for kids like her—East River. She joins a group of kids who escaped their own camp. Liam, their brave leader, is falling hard for Ruby. But no matter how much she aches for him, Ruby can’t risk getting close. Not after what happened to her parents. When they arrive at East River, nothing is as it see

I'm baaaack! It's been forever. But I been gone for three of the 6 weeks, and super busy with no time the other three. I have great priorities obviously. =] But anyway, as a result I have a TON of books. Like over 40. It's insane. I don't know how I got so many...but I did. So yup, there's a almost-twenty-minute vlog because I was too lazy to edit. W hat's N ew O n T he B log: Review: Golden Review: The Elite Review: Boundless In which I tell you about the Bloggy Awards The Girl Who Lived Hyperventilatin on Wednesday: The Bone Season Review: Second Chance Summer Hyperventilating on Wednesday: Marie Antoinnette, Serial Killer Of Beast And Beauty Tour: Interview! I joined the BEAT THE HEAT Readathon! SYLO Blog Tour: Review & Giveaway T he B ook H aul We finally come to the part of the post where I show you my books. Because of the overload I didn't want to edit and therefore this video is almost 20 minutes long. It's annoying but this is me seriously t

Hey everyone! Welcome to my stop on the Some Quiet Place tour! I'm really excited to be a part of this. SQP is a fabulous book and I get to do a little character spotlight! Woot Woot! A bout T he B ook Some Quiet Place  by Kelsey Sutton Published : 7. 8. 13 Pages : 331 I can’t weep. I can’t fear. I’ve grown talented at pretending. Elizabeth Caldwell doesn’t feel emotions . . . she sees them. Longing, Shame, and Courage materialize around her classmates. Fury and Resentment appear in her dysfunctional home. They’ve all given up on Elizabeth because she doesn’t succumb to their touch. All, that is, save one—Fear. He’s intrigued by her, as desperate to understand the accident that changed Elizabeth’s life as she is herself. Elizabeth and Fear both sense that the key to her past is hidden in the dream paintings she hides in the family barn. But a shadowy menace has begun to stalk her, and try as she might, Elizabeth can barely avoid the brutality of her life long enough to uncover the

Velcome! To dis extraordinaire tour stop for zis thrilling new book, eh, SYLO! I'm very pleased to be a part uv such a vonderful toure. Please do not ask vhere ze accent uh-came from. I do not know.  Sylo by D. J. MacHale Published : July 2, 13 Pages : 407 Source: Review copy received for tour. ***I was not paid for this review*** Does Tucker Pierce have what it takes to be a hero when the U.S. military quarantines his island? Fourteen-year-old Tucker Pierce prefers to fly under the radar. He’s used to navigating around summer tourists in his hometown on idyllic Pemberwick Island, Maine. He’s content to sit on the sidelines as a backup player on the high school football team. And though his best friend Quinn tells him to “go for it,” he’s too chicken to ask Tori Sleeper on a date. There’s always tomorrow, he figures. Then Pemberwick Island is invaded by a mysterious branch of the U.S. military called SYLO. And sitting on the sidelines is no longer an option for Tucker, because tom

You guys! I'm so excited to announce this like you don't even know. And I'm not even the HOST. I'm just a hyper person right now. So basically by Nator Twin Jessi and one of my other favorite peoples Reanna are having a readathon. Like right when I need one too! I missed like all the read-a-thons this year and I've followed them but I totally want to do one. So bad. So they like read my mind or something. Basically I am doing this, and reading a bunch of ARC's and books on my shelves that need to be read along with some books for my summer lit class. I'm not gonna list them all out because I want this to be just me reading a ton of stuff I want to read. And since my birthday fits into this time period, I'll probably end up getting new books that I'm dying to read. So that's me. What about you? In need of some reading sprints? Sign up Here ! It'll be fun! XOXO,

Hey Guys! I'm beyond stoked to be participating in this rocking tour! I've got lots of awesome for you all today so read on! Of Beast and Beauty  By Stacey Jay Published: 7.23.13 Pages: 400 In the beginning was the darkness, and in the darkness was a girl, and in the girl was a secret... In the domed city of Yuan, the blind Princess Isra, a Smooth Skin, is raised to be a human sacrifice whose death will ensure her city’s vitality. In the desert outside Yuan, Gem, a mutant beast, fights to save his people, the Monstrous, from starvation. Neither dreams that together, they could return balance to both their worlds. Isra wants to help the city’s Banished people, second-class citizens despised for possessing Monstrous traits. But after she enlists the aid of her prisoner, Gem, who has been captured while trying to steal Yuan’s enchanted roses, she begins to care for him, and to question everything she has been brought up to believe. As secrets are revealed and Isra’s sight, which

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 Jill @  Breaking The Spine.  T oday's awesome-sauce pick is.... Marie Antoinnette, Serial Killer by Katie Alender TBPublished:  9.24.13 Colette Iselin is excited to go to Paris on a class trip. She’ll get to soak up the beauty and culture, and maybe even learn something about her family’s French roots. But a series of gruesome murders are taking place across the city, putting everyone on edge. And as she tours museums and palaces, Colette keeps seeing a strange vision: a pale woman in a ball gown and powdered wig, who looks suspiciously like Marie Antoinette. Colette knows her popular, status-obsessed friends won’t believe her, so she seeks out the help of a charming French boy. Together, they uncover a shocking secret involving a dark, hidden history. When Colette realizes she herself

Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson Published: 5.8.12 Pages: 468 T aylor Edwards’ family might not be the closest-knit—everyone is a little too busy and overscheduled—but for the most part, they get along just fine. Then Taylor’s dad gets devastating news, and her parents decide that the family will spend one last summer all together at their old lake house in the Pocono Mountains. Crammed into a place much smaller and more rustic than they are used to, they begin to get to know each other again. And Taylor discovers that the people she thought she had left behind haven’t actually gone anywhere. Her former best friend is still around, as is her first boyfriend…and he’s much cuter at seventeen than he was at twelve. As the summer progresses and the Edwards become more of a family, they’re more aware than ever that they’re battling a ticking clock. Sometimes, though, there is just enough time to get a second chance—with family, with friends, and with love. It's official. I don

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 Jill @  Breaking The Spine.  T oday's awesome-sauce pick is.... The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon TBPublished: 8.20.13 It is the year 2059. Several major world cities are under the control of a security force called Scion. Paige Mahoney works in the criminal underworld of Scion London, part of a secret cell known as the Seven Seals. The work she does is unusual: scouting for information by breaking into others’ minds. Paige is a dreamwalker, a rare kind of clairvoyant, and in this world, the voyants commit treason simply by breathing. But when Paige is captured and arrested, she encounters a power more sinister even than Scion. The voyant prison is a separate city—Oxford, erased from the map two centuries ago and now controlled by a powerful, otherworldly race. These creatures, the