Contest: ARC of Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble

CONTEST CLOSED! WINNER ANNOUNCED HERE! Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (September 1, 2009) 320 pages, paperback $9.99 (Amazon.com, 09/06/09) I just reviewed Dreaming Anastasia and I want to giveaway my copy of the ARC! It was a great read and I’m sure anyone would enjoy it as much as I did. So I’m going to share! How to Enter: There’s a form embedded into this post....

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Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble

Dreaming Anastasia by Joy PrebleSourcebooks Jabberwocky (September 1, 2009)320 pages, paperback$9.99 (Amazon.com, 09/06/09)Plot: 5Setting: 5Writing: 5Originality: 5Characters: 5Passion: 3Overall: 28/30 = 93% = ACover/Title Bonus: 5I picked this up while at BEA in May. I read it a few months ago. I’ll be giving away my copy of the ARC in the next post.Summary (Amazon.com):What really happened to Anastasia...

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In My Mailbox

I bought: Catching Fire (2nd Book of the Hunger Games) by Suzanne CollinsThis was pre-ordered! I finished it last night. Suffice it to say that it was awesome. I’m dying for book 3. Again, if you haven’t read The Hunger Games, hop to it!I Won:Ballad: A Gathering of Faerie by Maggie StiefvaterFlux (October 1, 2009)360 pages, paperback$9.95 (Amazon.com, 09/06/09)This is the follow up book to Lament,...

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Miss Percy Parker Tour WInner!

Thanks again to Leanna Renee Heiber for the blog tour stop! The luck winner of the signed copy of The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker is: Juju from Tales of Whimsy! List Randomizer There were 13 items in your list. Here they are in random order: Juju from Tales of Whimsy Morning Glow Cherie J Tina throuthehaze Paradox Wanda ...

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Cover Art: Twice As Hot by Gena Showalter

Oh, shiny! Twice As Hot by Gena Showalter is follow up novel to Playing with Fire, which I read way back in March 2008. Gena is by far one of my most favorite authors. She does a phenomenal job writing action and romance and it usually incorporates a slight mystery. I will be reading this as soon as it comes out January 26, 2010. Blurb (Gena’s blog): Set the world on fire? With Belle Jamison,...

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Gadget: Bookmark II

I saw this on OhGizmo! It’s a pretty cool bookmark. There’s no information on how to obtain it but it’s allegedly produced by Propaganda. Check out Oh Gizmo! for the other pictures. Notice the line that’s being “marked”. ;) I think it’s pretty cool. What about you? ...

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I Love Morning Glories!

Just needed to share this, so I am. I love morning glories, specifically 'Star of Yelta' morning glories. I started with them just around my light pole out front. But one year I decided to plant them around the porch railing at the front door. Well, this year and last, they have really taken off! It’s like a forest of morning glories! You can’t really tell how dense they are from the pictures but...

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Wow & Cover Art: Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs

Patricia Briggs has displayed her next Mercy Thompson series cover, Silver Borne, on her web site. This author has gotten lucky with her covers. Each one keeps getting better and better. Although, they aren’t exactly the same in every aspect but they are true to Mercy’s character. Silver Borne is slated to release March 30, 2010. Patricia also announced that Ace, the publisher, “has contracted...

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