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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. ...

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...

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...

Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Balzer + Bray; (July 20, 2010) Book synopsis: In the right dose, everything is a poison.  Even love. Jessamine Luxton has lived all her sixteen years in an isolated cottage near Alnwick Castle, with little company apart from the plants in her garden. Her father, Thomas, a feared and respected apothecary, has taught her much about the incredible powers of plants: that even the most innocent-looking weed can cure -- or kill. When Jessamine begins to fall in love with a mysterious boy who claims to communicate with plants, she is drawn into the dangerous world of the poison garden in a way she never could have imagined. . . . My review: The power of herbs, a garden of poisonous plants, the blossoming of forbidden love. I was sucked into reading The Poison Diaries by the synopsis alone.  Jessamine, 16, has been sheltered growing up the lone child of her cold apothecary father who spends more time with ...

The Prohec y of the Sisters . The Hollow . Guardian of the Gate . The Haunted . What do these amazing four YA paranormal titles share in common? Something to do with a cool postcard we received yesterday telling us about an amazing tour featuring two of our favorite YA authors, Michelle Zink and Jessica Verday. The Ghosts & Graves 2010 Book Tour kicks off in NY, not in Manhattan but at the legendary Sleepy Hollow Cemetery! Yep, THE Sleepy Hollow cemetery, the same from Jessica Verday's The Hollow trilogy. We'll say it now: YAY! We're thrilled! And we're marking our calendars for Sunday, October 24th. We smell an extra special contest, too! Here is the tour list: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Date: October 24 Time: 2:00-4:00 pm Location: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery 540 North Broadway Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 The Otis Library Date: October 25 Time: 6:30-8:00 pm Location: The Otis Library 261 Main Street Norwich, CT 06360 Easton Public Library Date: October 26 Time: 7:00-8:30...

This week we honor dystopian novels with a tease from XVI by Julia Karr. Cool cover! "Thanks to Ginnie, I'd always been somewhat aware of the audio surveillance police, but ever since the recent NonCon incidents downtown, and after seeing Gran's scrambler, I'd been thinking more and more about the ASP listening in on everything. "Is it safe? Can we talk here?"" (Page 137, ARC) Book synopsis: In the year 2150, being a girl isn’t necessarily a good thing, especially when your sixteenth (read sex-teenth) birthday is fast approaching. That in itself would be enough to make anyone more than a little nuts, what with the tattoo and all – but Nina Oberon’s life has taken a definite turn for the worse. Her mother is brutally stabbed and left for dead. Before dying, she entrusts a secret book to Nina, telling her to deliver it to Nina's father. But, first Nina has to find him; since for fifteen years he's been officially dead. Complications arise whe...

Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 296 pages Publisher: Carolrhoda Books; 1 edition (September 1, 2010) Book synopsis: Noah, Lily, and Simon have been a trio forever. But as they enter high school, their relationships shift and their world starts to fall apart. Privately, each is dealing with a family crisis—divorce, abuse, and a parent's illness. Yet, as they try to escape the pain and reach out for the connections they once counted on, they slip—like soap in a shower. Noah's got it bad for Lily, but he knows too well that Lily sees only Simon. Simon is indifferent, suddenly inscrutable to friends. All stand alone in their heartache and grief. My review: There are some books I can get into easily, while others take some time, and then there are some I give up on. These three all share one thing in common: connection. Reading is ultimately an experience shared between the author's words and the reader. If the story doesn't connect with me what's the po...