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We received for review from Tours:  Delirium by Lauren Oliver It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han Tell Me a Secret by Holly Cupala Everlasting by Angie Frazier Wayfarer by R.J. Anderson We borrowed from the Library: Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce And Then Everything Unraveled by Jennifer Sturman We swapped:  The Gardner by S. A. Bodeen We received others but our camera is begging to be retired so we'll post next week. In My Mailbox  was started by   The Story Siren . 

Library Loot is co-sponsored by   The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader  and  A Striped Armchair . When I put these titles on my list for requests I didn't think they'd become available so quickly. I just picked up And Then Everything Unraveled  and   Sisters Red.   And Then Everything Unraveled by Jennifer Sturman Publisher:  Point Date:  July 2009 Page Count:  244 Reading Level:  YA Summary:   Delia Truesdale has no idea her life's about to change forever. She's too busy enjoying the California summer. Her Internet tycoon mother, T.K. Truesdale, is out of town, and that means Delia can spend all her time at the beach, surfing. That is, until everything unravels.  Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce Date: June 2010 Page Count: 328 Reading Level: YA Scarlett March lives to hunt the Fenris--the werewolves that took her eye when she was defending her sister Rosie from a brutal attack. Armed with a razor-sharp hatchet and ...

One title we're anxiously awaiting is The Devouring 3: Fearcape by Simon Holt. We love the colors used on these covers, especially this one. Here's the summary: The Vours: evil, demonic beings that inhabit human bodies on Sorry Night, the darkest hours of the Winter Solstice. It's been a year since Reggie first discovered the Vours, and the Winter Solstice is approaching once again. It will be another night of unspeakable horror for those unlucky enough to be taken by the Vours, because this time, she won't be able to stop them. The Vours have imprisoned Reggie in a psychiatric hospital, where she is subjected to a daily routine of unfathomably sadistic experiments. Her life is a living Hell, but she won't give up. They attacked her brother. They killed her friend. And Reggie will never stop fighting back. The very first book, The Devouring , was a deliciously dark and creepy story. We may have covered our eyes in parts but that doesn't mean we put the boo...

This week's teaser is from Holly Cupala's "Tell Me a Secret."  "I crumbled right there on the porch, which rattled with music and the wild laughter still echoing in the bedroom. Something drastic was in order. Tears sprang from nowhere, and I couldn't stop them."   (Page 57, ARC edition) Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: HarperTeen (June 22, 2010) It's tough living in the shadow of a dead girl. . . . In the five years since her bad-girl sister Xanda's death, Miranda Mathison has wondered about the secret her sister took to the grave, and what really happened the night she died. Now, just as Miranda is on the cusp of her dreams—a best friend to unlock her sister's world, a ticket to art school, and a boyfriend to fly her away from it all—Miranda has a secret all her own. When two lines on a pregnancy test confirm her worst fears, Miranda is stripped of her former life. She must make a choice with tremend...

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (December 2008) Page Count: 214 Reading Level: Ages 14-UP Summary: Perfect Parker Fadley isn't so perfect anymore. She's quit the cheerleading squad, she's dumped her perfect boyfriend, and she's failing school. Her parents are on a constant suicide watch and her counselors think she's playing games...but what they don't know, the real reason for this whole mess, isn't something she can say out loud. It isn't even something she can say to herself. A horrible thing has happened and it just might be her fault. If she can just remove herself from everybody--be totally alone--then everything will be okay...The problem is, nobody will let her. My review: I like the name given to the main character in the above summary. Parker does try to be perfect and it's this need to be the best in everything that acts as the catalyst to her downfall. When the perfect girl tries to 'loosen up' she goes so overboard  ...

We fell behind one week due to an unexpected family member's illness. We had two really good weeks. The first week we received from swapping: Thief Eyes by Janni Lee Simner Love Bites (Vampire Kisses, Book 7) by Ellen Schreiber The Silver Blade by Sally Gardner Velvet Haven: The Immortals of Annwyn: Book One (Annwyn Chronicles) by Sophie Renwick Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey L ast week we received: Castration Celebration by Jake Wizner The Beautiful Between by Alyssa B. Sheinmel The Rise of Renegade X by Chelsea Campbell Faithful by Janet S. Fox (all swapped) The New Rakes by Nikki Maggenis ADULT title (purchased)  Leftovers by Laura Wiess (swapped) How was your week? In My Mailbox  was started by   The Story Siren . 

Reading level: YA Page count: 322 pages Publisher: Grove Creek Publishing (April 29, 2010) Summary: Book Two. Seeing good and evil spirits is a gift Zoe guards with her life. Despite her guardian angel's disappearance, Zoe forces herself to accept that she still has a purpose-but how does she carry the weight of her brother's drug abuse, the hardship of living with an autistic sister, and a best friend who's obsessed with a guy who only wants Zoe? She's never felt more alone. When a mysterious spirit appears, Zoe thinks she has a new guardian angel. Instead, her brother's addiction worsens, her parents are on the brink of separation, and her best friend tries to kill her. The spirit she thinks is her new guardian isn't there to protect her: he's out to destroy her family and seize Zoe's soul. . . for Hell. Will Matthias' return mean that he is Zoe's guardian angel again? Or is their love the reason the jaws of Hell now gape open? My review:...