Review: Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce

Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce Published: 2009, Random House Series: Beka Cooper, #2 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Source: Library book Contains spoilers for Terrier Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble Sir Lionel shook his head. “I have no problems in working with Corus, Corporal Goodwin. My problem lies in first, the fact that we have a peace here, and I fear that you will break...

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Top Ten Books on My Summer TBR List

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by the bloggers of The Broke and the Bookish. This week everyone is supposed to post the top ten books on his/her summer TBR list.  Summer's usually my time for light reading. In between reading lots of academic and more critical books for school and then writing papers about them, I savored having more fun reads in the summer, where I could...

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TGIF (1)

TGIF is a weekly meme hosted by Ginger of GReads! She posts a book-related question or a prompt that's open to everyone in the book blogging community. Most Valuable Book:  From your personal collection of books, which ones hold the most value to you - is it signed by the author? or maybe it's your favorite story of all time? Share it with us. All of my stories are valuable to...

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Review: Terrier by Tamora Pierce

Terrier by Tamora Pierce Published: 2006, Random House Series: Beka Cooper, #1 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Source: Library book Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble I well knew the rules to follow with our training Dogs: Speak when you're spoken to. Keep out of the way. Obey all orders. Get killed on your own time. Tamora Pierce is one of my favorite YA fantasy writers of...

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In My Mailbox #4

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. It's a great way for book bloggers to showcase books and other literary things they've received over the past week. This week I only acquired one book, but that's all right because I'm pretty sure the sheer awesomeness of this one book counts for many ordinary books. Purchased for my Kindle: I feel like I've been in a bit of...

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Review: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi Published: 2011, Harper/HarperCollins Series: Shatter Me, #1 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Source: Library book Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble I feel more exposed than I ever have in my life. For 17 years I’ve trained myself to cover every inch of exposed skin and Warner is forcing me to peel the layers away. I can only assume he’s doing it on purpose. My...

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Rewind! (Top Ten Favorite Fictional Couples)

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by the bloggers of The Broke and the Bookish. This week is a rewind week, so I got to pick any past topic. I only just started my blog, so having a rewind week excited me because there are so many old prompts I wish I could have answered! I chose to pick my top ten favorite fictional couples in books. I think that at heart I am a romantic. My recent reads...

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Review: Vanish by Sophie Jordan

Vanish by Sophie Jordan Published: 2011 by HarperTeen Series: Firelight, #2 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Source: Library book Contains spoilers for Firelight. Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble It’s with these words that I know what my life would be like if I stayed here. It wouldn’t be a bad life. Cassian would always be my friend, would always have my back, and he would help...

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Review: Firelight by Sophie Jordan

Firelight by Sophie Jordan Published: 2010 by HarperTeen Series: Firelight, #1 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Source: Library book Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble Safe. Safe. Safe. That word comes up a lot with Mom. Safety. It’s everything. It’s led me to this. Leaving the pride, killing my draki, avoiding the boy who saved my life, the boy who awakened my draki in the midst...

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