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Ten By Gretchen McNeil Source: I recieved a copy of this book as a gift from a friend! Publisher: Balzer + Bray ( Harper Collins ) Standalone Edition: Ebook 304 pgs Release date: September 18th 2012 Genre: Young Adult Contemporary/Thriller/Horror Purchase: Amazon / Barnes & Noble / Book Depository * Rating: 4/5 Description from Goodreads:  SHHHH! Don't spread the word! Three-day weekend. Party at White Rock House on Henry Island. You do NOT want to miss it. It was supposed to be the weekend of their lives—an exclusive house party on Henry Island. Best friends Meg and Minnie each have their reasons for being there (which involve T.J., the school’s most eligible bachelor) and look forward to three glorious days of boys, booze and fun-filled luxury. But what they expect is definitely not what they get, and what starts out as fun turns dark and twisted after the discovery of a DVD with a sinister message: Vengeance is mine. Suddenly people are dying, and with a storm ragi...

Earthbound (Earthbound #1)  by Aprilynne Pike Hardcover, 352 pages Published July 30th, 2013 by Razorbill I received Earthbound from Library Thing in exchange for an honest review,   all thoughts and opinions are my own!  Mystery, Action, Romance, and a Unique  Mythology Synopsis from Goodreads but edited by Brittany: Tavia Michaels is the sole survivor of the plane crash that killed her parents. When she starts to see strange visions of a boy she’s never spoken with in real life, she begins to suspect that there’s much about her past that she isn’t being told. Tavia immediately searches for answers, desperate to determine why she feels so drawn to a boy she hardly knows. But when Tavia discovers that the aunt and uncle who took her in after her parents' death may have actually been responsible for the plane crash that killed them--and that she may have been the true intended victim--she flees for the safety of Camden, Maine, where the boy she sees in her visions i...

* Drum roll please! ***************** Everybody give a warm welcome to : Brittany!!!!!!!!! Let's let her tell us a bit about herself shall we? My name is Brittany and I currently work as a high school German teacher! Why German, because it’s the language of love. J I grew up a farmer’s daughter and have three younger sisters who are my best friends. I live in Minnesota with my husband Nick. Besides reading, I upcycle books during my free time: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Bookitup?ref=si_shop . 1. Was there a specific book that started your passion for reading? This question should be phrased besides Harry Potter what books ignited your passion? I can distinctly remember my extreme reading frenzy beginning during the Harry Potter series. I was one of those kids that read through the night after I bought the books. I am a Potter fan to the death. One of the happiest days of my life was when I saw Harry Potter World in Florida. Another book that really kicked off my readin...

Crave (The Clann #1) by Melissa Darnell Paperback, 416 pages Published October 25th 2011 by Harlequin Teen I was given a copy of this book for review from Harlequin Teen and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.  * This review was originally published on the blog in December of 2011, However it had very few page views and no comments. Since I have the next 2 books in the series now for review I wanted to re-share this original review with you in preparation! " Hon you live in the post-Harry Potter world, where you teens think magic is awesome. I lived in the pre- Harry Potter times. I was witchy when whitchy wasn't cool." Savannah Colbert has never known why she’s so hated by the kids of the Clann. Nor can she deny her instinct to get close to Clann golden boy Tristan Coleman. Especially when she recovers from a strange illness and the attraction becomes nearly irresistible. It’s as if he’s a magnet, pulling her gaze, her though...

To Visit the books goodreads page just click on the title to follow the link. ( Hopefully Blogger will stop bugging soon and let me attach links to the goodreads images again.) From St. Martin's Press                     Shutdown ( Glitch #3 )              Shadows of Glass ( Ashes Trilogy #2 )                                 By Heather Anastasiu                       By Kassy Taylor From Hannacroix Creek Books Atom and Eve  By Jeff Yager Gifted From Friends                       The Dig ( Zoe and Zues Trilogy #1 )                  The Lost Girl                                    ...

The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen   Hardcover, 435 pages Published June 4th 2013 by Viking Juvenile   Luke is the perfect boyfriend: handsome, kind, fun. He and Emaline have been together all through high school in Colby, the beach town where they both grew up. But now, in the summer before college, Emaline wonders if perfect is good enough. Enter Theo, a super-ambitious outsider, a New Yorker assisting on a documentary film about a reclusive local artist. Theo's sophisticated, exciting, and, best of all, he thinks Emaline is much too smart for Colby. Emaline's mostly-absentee father, too, thinks Emaline should have a bigger life, and he's convinced that an Ivy League education is the only route to realizing her potential. Emaline is attracted to the bright future that Theo and her father promise. But she also clings to the deep roots of her loving mother, stepfather, and sisters. Can she ignore the pull of the happily familiar world of Colby? Emaline wants the moon and mor...

8. Quick! Write 15 bullet points of things that appeal to you on blogs! Holy cow! 15?! 15!? o.O  1. Design: I get frustrated with blogs that are just slapped together. Super basic templates are used with no attempt to personalize them. Glaring white backgrounds, blockyness. Blech. I get it for the first chunk of time as you are learning the ropes. Mine probably looked ridiculous as I tried out new things. But other bloggers are so friendly and willing to give "how to" tips! There is also tons of info on the web to help! Personalize it, make it clean, make it something people enjoy looking at.  That was kinda the negative version huh? well.. erm... flip that all and then you will have what I like! Personality, color, appeal.  2. non white backgrounds. Sometimes the white can be ok. But personally. I get a headache after awhile. I like blogs that have color :)  3. Reviews! I love blogs that have alot of reviews! Not Just memes and promos! I hate seeing blogs that are j...

The Meme Name says it all The spine-tingling horror of Stephen King meets an eerie mystery worthy of Sara Shepard's Pretty Little Liars series in Kate Karyus Quinn's haunting debut. On a cool autumn night, Annaliese Rose Gordon stumbled out of the woods and into a high school party. She was screaming. Drenched in blood. Then she vanished. A year later, Annaliese is found wandering down a road hundreds of miles away. She doesn't know who she is. She doesn't know how she got there. She only knows one thing: She is not the real Annaliese Rose Gordon. Now Annaliese is haunted by strange visions and broken memories. Memories of a reckless, desperate wish . . . a bloody razor . . . and the faces of other girls who disappeared. Piece by piece, Annaliese's fractured memories come together to reveal a violent, endless cycle that she will never escape—unless she can unlock the twisted secrets of her past. There is so much that I love about this cover. The Typography is such a...

6. Describe how you shop for books? You mean people actually have a method? What is this madness! Rarely do I go in with a specific book in mind unless I am going to an event. I pretty much just walk through the bookstore doors ( when I can actually make it to a store ) pause, breathe in the smell of new books, and head straight for the YA section! I proceed to pull out books whose titles intrigue me, or covers snag my attention, and make decisions from there.  When I worked at Borders I would find new books on my lunch breaks- or while I was shelving- and just sit down in a corner and start to read, if I felt like I didn't want to put it back on the shelf after my break, it came home with me. :)  7. Talk about your blogger quirks. I dunno if I really have " quirks " .. Just watch. All of you are sitting there reading this and just ticking off the weird things that I do.  If I had to pick something I would say my quirk is that I review things fairly conversationally. I do...

Revel by Maurissa Guibord Hardcover, 352 pages Published February 12th 2013 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers There’s an island off the coast of Maine that’s not on any modern map. Shrouded in mist and protected by a deadly reef, Trespass Island is home to a community of people who guard the island and its secrets from outsiders. Seventeen-year-old Delia grew up in Kansas, but has come here in search of her family and answers to her questions: Why didn’t her mother ever talk about Trespass Island? Why did she fear the open water? But Delia’s not welcome and soon finds herself enmeshed in a frightening and supernatural world where ancient Greek symbols adorn the buildings and secret ceremonies take place on the beach at night. Sean Gunn, a handsome young lobsterman, befriends Delia and seems willing to risk his life to protect her. But it’s Jax, the coldly elusive young man she meets at the water’s edge, who finally makes Delia understand the real dangers of life on the island. Deli...

This Sunday Post is going to be .. ALOT smaller than it aught to be. I have been gifted a ton of books o.O mostly e-books,  but awesome non-the-less. So I'm going to share the ones that I am the most excited about,  or that I have been told I HAVE TO READ. This will include books I received last month, and so far this month. Sorry that nothing is linked up this time guys! I took an accidental nap that completely screwed up my productivity! ( Currently reading Revel by Maurissa Guibord and LOVING it ! ) (Hopeless by Colleen Hoover was recommended to me by Jessica at  Just a Book Lover  . Supposedly it's awesome and will make me love contemporaries... we shall see haha. ) Recieved - Already Read- To Be Reviewed From Spencer Hill Press From St. Martin's Press to be used in future giveaway! I have also been participating in the 15 Day Book Blogger Challenge hosted by  Good Books and Good Wine  ! Be sure to check out my challenge posts! Feel Free to leave l...