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Merry Christmas!

December 23, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary Leave a Comment

I hope you are as excited for the holidays as this: See you all sometime next week! Read More »

 Posted on: December 23, 2011 1:16 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Holidays
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Reading Challenge: The Dusty Bookshelf 2012

December 22, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Reading Challenge 3 Comments

I started this challenge for me.   It’s a dream of mine to look at my bookshelf and say unequivocally and without exception, “I’ve read all those books.”  And some of those books have been sitting on my shelf for a LONG time.  Hence the name :)  You can sign up for this challenge here. There's a giveaway going on ... Read More »

 Posted on: December 22, 2011 1:44 am By Jessica Filed Under: Reading Challenge | Tagged With: Challenge, Dusty Bookshelf, Events
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Book Review: Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare

December 21, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 3 Comments

Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series. Clockwork Prince is like A Tale of Two Cities meets warlocks, werewolves, with a little steampunk and it's all set in Victorian England. The first thing I noticed about Clockwork Prince was how much detail goes into the world that she has created. It ... Read More »

 Posted on: December 21, 2011 1:34 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, Medium Content, Young Adult
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Book Review: Rumors by Anna Godbersen

December 20, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review Leave a Comment

Spoiler free even if you haven't read the first book in this series. Gossip Girl in 1899 continues.  The pace felt slower in Rumors than it did in the first book, The Luxe. The first book had one main story line that was told from many points of view, but Rumors had lots of divergent story ... Read More »

 Posted on: December 20, 2011 1:19 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 3 Stars, Book Review, Content Rating, eBook, Medium Content, Young Adult
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Tournament of Heroines: The Superior Sixteen

December 19, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Events Leave a 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.  Round 1 is finished and I wanted to update my bracket to see how well I did so far. Here is the official list of the ... Read More »

 Posted on: December 19, 2011 2:10 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Events | Tagged With: Heroine Tournament
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