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Archives for December 2012

Top 12 Books I Read in 2012

December 18, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Top Ten Tuesday 8 Comments

 Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish with a different theme every week. Top Ten  Twelve Tuesday (5): Books I Read in 2012 List is in the order I read them. I cheated and picked 12 because these are all the books I rated with 5 stars this year. Plus top 12 in 2012 has ... Read More »

 Posted on: December 18, 2012 10:41 am By Jessica Filed Under: Top Ten Tuesday | Tagged With: 2012, Favorites, List
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Shelving by Covers: December 18, 2012

December 17, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: New Releases 2 Comments

Here are the brand new YA releases out today! I've "shelved" them purely based on their cover.  Hope you laugh and find some new, shiny books. Your Eyes Are a Lovely Shade of Wall Lesson 1: Hair Whipping Will Poke Someone's Eye Out MORDOR Doesn't He Own A Shirt?? The covers are affiliate links.  If you click a link and purchase ... Read More »

 Posted on: December 17, 2012 1:56 pm By Jessica Filed Under: New Releases | Tagged With: New Releases
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Top Ten Tuesday (4): New to Me Authors of 2012

December 11, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Top Ten Tuesday 5 Comments

 Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish with a different theme every week. Top Ten New to Me Authors of 2012 10.  Marissa Meyer - I loved this debut author's clever combination of sci-fi and fairy tales. Cinder was a book I couldn't put down. 9. Veronica Roth - This was a much ... Read More »

 Posted on: December 11, 2012 8:58 am By Jessica Filed Under: Top Ten Tuesday |
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New Young Adult Releases: December 11, 2012

December 11, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: New Releases Leave a Comment

You know that feeling of browsing the brand new books at the book store? I want to re-create that as best as I can online.  But I’ve got better shelf categories than the boring ones they have at the story like “Teen Fantasy” and “Paranormal Romance.”  And the best part – they are shelved purely on ... Read More »

 Posted on: December 11, 2012 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: New Releases | Tagged With: New Releases
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Gift Card Giveaway Hop

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

  The only thing I love more than books is gift cards! I'm giving away a $10 gift card to your choice of iTunes or Amazon. Thank to Kathy from I Am A Reader Not a Writer and Mary from Sweeping Me for hosting this hop. Use the Rafflecopter below to enter.  (If you are reading this from ... Read More »

 Posted on: December 10, 2012 10:53 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Events | Tagged With: Giveaway
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