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Book Review: Forbidden by Syrie and Ryan M. James

January 19, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 3 Comments

Forbidden felt like angels meet X-Men. The conflict and characters reminded me a lot of the first X-Men movie. It was told from two points of view: Alec's and Claire's, which I found refreshing. It was nice not to read a one-sided love story. The characters had a lot of depth to them and they ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 19, 2012 1:42 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, ARC, Book Review, Content Rating, Medium Content, Young Adult
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Books I Cook On: The Steamy Kitchen by Jaden Hair

January 18, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Events Leave a 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 18, 2012 8:35 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Events | Tagged With: Cookbook
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Book Review: Halflings by Heather Burch

January 17, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 2 Comments

The first thing that caught my attention about Halflings was the beautiful, visual writing. It reminded me of The Mortal Instrument series but more religious since it talked about heaven, hell and God (but not in a preachy way). Peter Pan felt like an inspiration for some aspects of the book, especially the Halfling characters. ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 17, 2012 1:10 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eARC, Medium Content, Young Adult
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In My Mailbox ~18~

January 16, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: In My Mailbox 2 Comments

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren 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. Untraceable by S.R. Johannes, FREE from Amazon. Summer's Crossing by Julie Kagawa, FREE from Amazon (and it ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 16, 2012 11:40 am By Jessica Filed Under: In My Mailbox |
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The Dusty Bookshelf Goodreads Group

January 13, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Reading Challenge 4 Comments

First of all, I'd like to say thanks to everyone who has signed up for this reading challenge so far! There are over 30 people signed up which has gone above and beyond my expectations! So thanks everyone! I will be posting a mini-challenge in February so keep your eyes out for that. It's going ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 13, 2012 4:13 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Reading Challenge | Tagged With: Challenge, Dusty Bookshelf, News
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