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Archives for January 2012

Books I Cook On: Everyday Italian by Giada de Laurentiis

January 10, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Events 1 Comment

Books I Cook On is an event I’m doing for January where I review one of my top 5 favorite cookbooks each week and post my favorite recipe from that book.  Learn to cook, eat healthier – it’s fun! Before I started this blog, I wrote a food blog where I took a picture of everything ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 10, 2012 1:22 am By Jessica Filed Under: Events | Tagged With: Cookbook
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Heroine Tournament Winner!

January 9, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Events 1 Comment

The Tournament of Heroines is an event hosted at the YA Sisterhood where two book heroines go against each other in a voting round. For more info, visit their Tournament Page.  And the winner of the Tournament of Heroines is.... Clary!! from The Mortal Instrument Series by Cassandra Clare. Here's my sad bracket. Oh well. Maybe I'll guess the winner next year. The tournament was ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 9, 2012 12:56 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Events | Tagged With: Heroine Tournament
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WHERE IN HADES IS MY BOOK?

January 6, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 7 Comments

There are two awesome book signings in Utah this month: Cinder by Marissa Meyer and Everneath by Brodi Ashton. My favorite thing about book signings is reading their books and then getting to ask them questions about it. Plus meeting them. Yeah, yeah and the signature, too. Luckily, Cinder is already released and Marissa Meyer won't be ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 6, 2012 4:01 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Funny, Journal
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Upcoming January Events

January 6, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: News 1 Comment

Here are the events that I will be participating in this month.  You can always check out my Events page to see other future events I'm going to be doing. Books I Cook On What: I am going to review my top 5 favorite cookbooks each week and post my favorite recipe from that book.  Learn to ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 6, 2012 1:57 am By Jessica Filed Under: News | Tagged With: Online Events, Utah Signings
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Book Review: Entwined by Heather Dixon

January 5, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 5 Comments

A perfect re-telling of the 12 Dancing Princesses. It followed the overall story line of the Grimm's fairytale, but the details were original and interesting.  It was charming the way that you imagine fairy tales should be.  It had magic, but at the same time, evil lurks just around the corner.  As I was reading, ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 5, 2012 1:15 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 5 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, Mild Content, Young Adult
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