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Shelf Absorbed – My YA TBR Pile (…of doom)

I buy books.  A lot of books.  And I am not always so great at organsing them.  They end up under my bed, in the closet, at my mother’s house, missing in bags, etc.  So, my mission was to put all my...

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Getting a Kindle: Why I Finally Gave In [BTT]

Booking through Thursday: E-readers like the Kindle and iPad are sweeping the nation ? do you have one? Do you like it? Do you find it changes your reading/buying habits? If you don?t have one, do you...

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Review: Vampire Academy: The Graphic Novel by Richelle Mead and Emma Vieceli

Vampire Academy: The Graphic Novel by Emma Vieceli, Richelle Mead Series: Vampire Academy: The Graphic Novel #1 Published by Razorbill Genres: Graphic Novel, Young Adult Pages: 144 • Add it:...

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A weekend at the library – October Re-cap

In this month’s recap: I visit the glorious Gladstone Library, get some serious reading done and decide to feed my ebook addiction. The Gladstone Library This month, I spent a wonderful weekend at the...

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Kindle Deals: 10 great YA books under £1!

While surfing amazon.co.uk, I couldn’t help but notice a whole host of YA novels going for super cheap prices. Not sure what is going on, but I fully approve! So, here are some picks from the pile I...

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Review: Dare You To by Katie McGarry

Dare You To by Katie McGarry Series: Pushing the Limits #2 Published by Harlequin Teen, MIRA Published on May 28th 2013 Genres: Contemporary YA, Young Adult Pages: 456 • Add it: Librarything •...

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Feed My Reader (2): Of Dragons and Droughts

Feed my Reader is my excuse to highlight my latest e-book additions a-la Showcase Sunday/Stacking the Shelves/Mailbox Monday. This week I’ve got a tonne of gorgeous YA novels… and a cookbook! Scorched...

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Review: Outpost by Ann Aguirre

Outpost by Ann Aguirre Series: Razorland #2 Published by Feiwel & Friends Genres: Dystopian YA, Young Adult Pages: 317 • Add it: Librarything • Goodreads Source: Purchased myself Deuce’s whole...

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Waiting on Wednesday: Second Star by Alyssa B. Sheinmel

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that are being eagerly anticipated.   Second Star by Alyssa B. Sheinmel – Goodreads Out on...

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Review: The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George

The Edge of Nowhere by Elizabeth George Series: Saratoga Woods #1 Published by Hodder & Stoughton, Viking Juvenile Genres: Young Adult Pages: 448 • Add it: Librarything • Goodreads Source: Received...

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Waiting on Wednesday: Dirty Magic by Jaye Wells

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that are being eagerly anticipated. Dirty Magic (The Prospero’s War #1) by Jaye Wells –...

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Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge and Readathon

I’ve decided to embrace the Christmas spirit this year, and have signed up for the Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge hosted by The True Book Addict. It sounds like quite a bit of fun, and gives me an...

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Feed My Reader (3) – Of Beasts, Beauties and Weres

Feed my Reader is my excuse to highlight the latest e-book additions (a-la Showcase Sunday/Stacking the Shelves/Mailbox Monday). Ever since I made the executive decision to expand my e-book collection...

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Review: Rush by Eve Silver

Rush by Eve Silver Series: The Game #1 Published by Katherine Tegen Books Published on June 11th 2013 Genres: Science Fiction YA, Young Adult Pages: 361 • Add it: Librarything • Goodreads Source:...

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Book Talk: Where did all these spaceships come from (and how can I make them...

At BEA, it was clear that YA sci-fi was definitely an up-and-coming genre. Entangled by Amy Rose Capetta was featured in the YA Author focus panel, The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey was all the rage and...

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Review: Crash Into You by Katie McGarry

Crash Into You by Katie McGarry Series: Pushing the Limits #3 Published by Harlequin Teen, MIRA Genres: Contemporary YA, Young Adult Pages: 474 • Add it: Librarything • Goodreads Source: Received for...

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A Few of My Favourite Things (November 2013)

Instead of my “usual” monthly wind-up post, I thought I’d share my November favourites instead. This is primarily  because I had a month chalk full of favourites: three five-star books read, two...

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Review: These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner Series: Starbound #1 Published by Hyperion Genres: Science Fiction YA, Young Adult Add it: Librarything • Goodreads Source: Received for review from...

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December TBR: The really, really big one.

Last month, I committed to completing by goodreads challenge before the end of  the year. This meant reading a staggering 28 books before the year’s end – a number which I have since cut down to 18....

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December 2013 Book Haul!

Another month, another book haul. This month, you’ll notice a larger than average number of books by a certain science fiction author… my all-time favourite, Ann Aguirre. I’d Tell You I Love You, But...

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