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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Julie Cross

Today, I have the fabulous Julie Cross here on the blog to talk about her debut novel, Tempest! Tempest is a YA novel set to release in January 2012. I had an opportunity to read this novel, and let me tell you, it is awesome! I highly recommend you buy this when it's out on the 17th.
So you kno…

Review: After Obsession by Carrie Jones

Title: After Obsession
Author: Carrie Jones
Format: Hardcover ($17.99 US)

from the jacket copy:


ALANThere she is. The dream rushes back to me. We were falling, clutching at each other, with twisting darkness all around us. . . . The girl looks up at me and I realize I've stopped walking and am sta…

Tempest review -- Julie Cross

Title: Tempest
Author: Julie Cross
Format: ARC (tbr in Hardcover, $17.99 US)


Jacket Copy (from the ARC):


Jackson thought he had all the time in the world with Holly.Until time took him away from her.Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer is a normal guy...who just happens to be able to travel through time. It…

In My Mailbox (10)

Before I Fall -- Lauren Oliver

Title: Before I Fall
Author: Lauren Oliver
Format: Paperback ($9.99 US)


Oh . . . Oh, my God . . .

Five stars. Five billion stars. Five quadrillion stars. Five infinity stars.

I don't think I'll ever read a book that'll touch me in quite the same way.

A lot of Goodreadsers didn't like Befo…

Ultraviolet review -- RJ Anderson

Title: Ultraviolet
Author: RJ Anderson
Format: UK paperback (in my school library. In the US. Coincidence? I THINK NOT)






At first, the concept of ULTRAVIOLET fascinated me: a girl with synesthesia being the main character? Totally going to be an awesome book! 
However, the concept of group confinement f…

The Night Circus review -- Erin M.

Title: The Night Circus
Author: Erin Morgenstern
Format: library hardcover ($26.95 US)


























I AM Ultimately Conflicted

So, let's do this like an Amazon review for a skincare product:

PROS:
Beautiful Writing
Genius Premise
Entertaining Mystery
Fantastic Ending
Highly-Researched Worldbuilding

CONS:
Boring as Some…

Divergent review -- Veronica Roth

Title: Divergent
Author: Veronica Roth
Format: Hardcover ($17.99 US)



























Way more than five stars. 

Divergent is the book that successfully brought me out of my reading rut. For a while, I was only reading a book every four or five days, not because I was busy but because I didn't enjoy it anymore. Div…

Hallowed review -- Cynthia Hand

Title: Hallowed Author: Cynthia Hand Format: eARC (240 pages)























Cynthia Hand is truly a gem in the world of YA lit -- she can weave stories that are believable and wonderful without the gimmicks and the wicked cliffhangers that most YA authors use to draw readers in. Hallowed is a delicious sequel to Un…

In My Mailbox (9)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren that features books we've received "in our mailboxes" -- books we've purchased, received for review, gotten from the library, etc.
This week, I got quatre livres. Watch the vid to find out what they are!




By the by . . .
Today…

In My Mailbox (8)

Awwww, DRATS. I'm a day late . . . but oh, well! I think you'll really like my post this week. I got really creative with my video. I discovered the power of editing . . . and using a microphone.
I made so many technological advancements this week, I could just burst. And so will you!

So, w…

In My Mailbox (7): The Silent Edition

This is what I got this week! Oops. I'm not supposed to be talking.

The Space Between -- Brenna Yovanoff (5 owls)

Title: The Space Between
Author: Brenna Yovanoff Format: Hardcover ($17.99)
Everything is made of steel, even the flowers. How can you love anything in a place like this?
Daphne is the half-demon, half-fallen angel daughter of Lucifer and Lilith. Life for her is an endless expanse of time, until her b…

Waiting on Wednesday (5)

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine that showcases future releases we're quite antsy for.


This is an easy one, folks. It's not hard to tell what book I'M looking forward to . . . unless you're blind or you don't have a brain. Here it is, though. Th…

Whisper -- Alyson Noel

Title: Radiance
Author: Alyson Noel
Format: eARC (to be published in paperback, $7.99)

This time, Riley might really have bitten off more than she’s ready for. After practically begging the Council for a more challenging Soul Catch, she is assigned an actual Roman gladiator—Theocoles, the Pillar of Do…

Crossed -- Ally Condie

Title: Crossed
Author: Ally Condie
Format: Hardcover ($17.99, Dutton)

The hotly-awaited second book in the dystopian Matched trilogy.In search of a future that may not exist and faced with the decision of who to share it with, Cassia journeys to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky - taken by the Soci…

In My Mailbox (6): VLOG (Again)

In My Mailboxis a meme, hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren, that showcases books you've received during the current week.




This week, I got . . . nothing.
That's right, nothing!
But I still somehow manage to make a three-minute video (don't ask me how).
I also do some drawing. Fun times…