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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…