Review: Brooklyn Girls by Gemma Burgess

Brooklyn Girls by Gemma BurgessPublished: July 2, 2013, St. Martin's PressGenre: Adult ContemporarySource: eARC from publisher via Netgalley Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble Maybe we just have to figure out what we want our lives to be, and how we're going to do it. And we need to help one another. We're all in this together—this house, this period of life, this strange predicament of...

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Review: The End Games by T. Michael Martin

The End Games by T. Michael MartinPublished: 2013, HarperTeenGenre: Young Adult Post-ApocalypticSource: Library bookGoodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble And who are you, Michael? I'm the one who can save us. I'm a Gamer. And the Master. So what are you going to do? I'm going to remake the world. And after that? I'm going to beat that world. I'm not quite sure what drew me to pick up a copy...

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Top Ten Books I've Read So Far In 2013

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by the bloggers of The Broke and the Bookish. This week we're revealing our top ten best books read so far in 2013.  The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz: "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is literary fiction at its finest. I read with the sense that Diaz had everything meticulously planned out, from the...

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Review: Moonglass by Jessi Kirby

Moonglass by Jessi Kirby Published: 2011, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Genre: Young Adult Contemporary Source: Library book Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble Joy had been right about stories making things more beautiful. I watched the gray surface of the water roll with the swells, and I came up with a new story. I told myself that maybe the years she was with us were like...

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Review: Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare Published: 2013, Margaret K. McElderry Books Series: The Infernal Devices, #3 Genre: Young Adult Historical Fantasy Source: Library book Contains spoilers for Clockwork Angel (my review) and Clockwork Prince (my review) Goodreads · Amazon · Barnes & Noble “And maybe you should stop pitying yourself,” he said. “Most people are lucky to have even one...

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Waiting on The Mirk and Midnight Hour by Jane Nickerson

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights any upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. The Mirk and Midnight Hour (Strands of Bronze and Gold, #2) by Jane Nickerson  Publication date: March 2014 Jane Nickerson's second novel, also set in the "Strands" world, is based on the Scottish 'Ballad of Tam Lin,' and is set in...

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Top Ten Books At The Top Of My Summer 2013 TBR List

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by the bloggers of The Broke and the Bookish. This week we're listing the books that have made it to the top of our Summer 2013 TBR piles.  Debuts, Standalones, and Anticipated Reads: Splintered by A.G. Howard — I won Splintered through the Debut Author Challenge back in January and haven't been able to read it yet. I love retellings/reimaginings...

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