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ReaderGirls October BOOktacular Contest!

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ReaderGirls promised an  October BOOktacular contest   and here it is:  4 GREAT YA ARCs, 4 lucky winners!  We are offering: Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick Book summary:   Nora should have know her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch (who, title aside, can be described anything but angelic), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking up. Patch is starting to pull away and Nora can't figure out if it's for her best interest or if his interest has shifted to her arch-enemy Marcie Millar. Not to mention that Nora is haunted by images of her father and she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to him that night he left for Portland and never came home. The farther Nora delves into the mystery of her father's death, the more she comes to question if her Nephilim blood line has something to do with it as well as why she seems to be in danger more than the average girl. Since Patch

Book Blogger Hop

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This is our first time doing the hop. We hope everyone tries the hop out at some point. Jennifer from Crazy for Books hosts this weekly event which runs Friday through Sunday of every week. Who can participate and how? The answers can be found in the following rules from Jen's site: RULES: Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews. 1. Enter your book blog link in the Linky List.  2 . Post about the Hop on your blog. Spread the word about the book party! The more the merrier! In your blog post, answer the following question (new question each week!). If you have a suggestion for a future HOP question, click here to fill out the form! Thanks! This week's question comes from Suko who blogs at Suko's Notebook. What's your favorite beverage while reading or blogging, if any? Is it tea, coffee, water, a glass of wine, or something else? 3. Visit other blogs in the Linky List! Make new friends! Follow new book blogg

Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers

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Reading level: Young Adult Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Tor Teen; First Edition edition (September 14, 2010) Book summary: The first novel in an exciting new YA urban fantasy trilogy. Luc Cain enrolls in Frannie Cavanaugh's class, but what Frannie doesn't know is that Luc has been sent from hell to claim Frannie's soul. My review: Personal Demons is one joyride of a read. There's lots of romance, hot guys, good vs. evil, and did I say hot guys? Main narrator Frannie is instantly attracted to the new guy, Luc, with his bad boy dark looks and sexy smile. But she also finds herself strangely attracted to the new blonde hottie, Gabe. What's a good hearted d on't believe in love and God high school senior girl like Frannie to do? Luc works for Acquisitions in Hell and his latest assignment is to "tag" Frannie so her soul belongs to Hell. Gabe is a Dominion, a powerful angel, sent to protect this golden girl and "tag" her for Hea