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Archives for August 2011

Book Review: Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr

August 16, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 4 Comments

A gripping page-turner that was part romance, part suspense like someone had taken Tolkien and made it modern, dark and edgy. It tells the story of faeries in a traditional sense - that they aren't part of our world and humans don't belong in their world, either. These faeries aren't necessarily evil and out do to ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 16, 2011 7:31 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, Fiction, Medium Content, Young Adult
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In My Mailbox ~1~

August 15, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: In My Mailbox Leave a Comment

In My Mailbox was inspired by Alea at Pop Culture Junkie and is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren. It's where I show all the books I've gotten by various means throughout the week.  Since I LOVE book cover art on my kindle, I took my own pictures of the covers of my ebooks. The WOW Diet by Michelle Snow, Borrowed from my ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 15, 2011 3:16 am By Jessica Filed Under: In My Mailbox |
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Chapter Sampler for The Death Cure by James Dashner!

August 13, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: News 1 Comment

I had The Death Cure by James Dashner as one of my Waiting on Wednesday picks and Random Buzzers just emailed me a link to the chapter sampler that I've been waiting for! James Dashner had one at the Book Festival I went to in June, but he couldn't give it to me and I've ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 13, 2011 8:31 am By Jessica Filed Under: News | Tagged With: News, Young Adult
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Flashback Friday: What We Did At The Louvre But Shouldn’t Have

August 12, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Flashback Friday Leave a Comment

This is my first-ever Europe Edition of Flashback Friday where me and my husband were crazy enough to take a 18-month old on a month-long tour of Europe while I was 4 months pregnant. It was ADVENTUROUS to say the least :) We went to the Louvre in Paris on May 26, 2008. We bought the ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 12, 2011 5:48 am By Jessica Filed Under: Flashback Friday | Tagged With: Funny, True Story, Writing
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Book Blogger Appreciation Week

August 11, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Events Leave a Comment

Book Blogger Appreciation Week is September 12-16 this year.  As a newbie book blogger, I don't really know what to expect from it, but I saw fellow bloggers post about it and what can I say?  It looked fun!  Here are my nominations: Blog Award Categories Best Book Blog Meme: Waiting on Wednesday @ Breaking the Spine Best ... Read More »

 Posted on: August 11, 2011 5:09 am By Jessica Filed Under: Events | Tagged With: Book Blogger Appreciation
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