28.  The Serpent’s Shadow  Rick Riordan ****  This was a great conclusion to the series.  It had all the adventure and high tension of the other two books, while still keeping plenty of character and emotional depth.  I’m kind of said to say goodbye to all the characters, but I can’t help but wonder if there might be a spinoff series at some point ( Read more... )

12. Delirium  Lauren Oliver ***  This started out a bit slow for me, but the good writing and intriguing premise kept me going and the pace/tension picked up more.  I enjoyed seeing Lena’s gradual change as she learned more about the truth of the world around her.  I also liked the way her relationship with Alex progressed.  The ending caught me by ( Read more... )

I hope you all had a great Christmas yesterday.  Mine was nice, especially because my husband and I got to take a much needed break from the not-so-fun part of our big secret (which will be revealed once my husband's youtube channel hits 10,000 views).  We just kept everything low key and relaxed.  The most effort I put into anything yesterday was ( Read more... )

This weekend, I went to the Rochester Teen Book Festival again.  It was just as much fun as last year, although this year, I brought/bought fewer books to sign (smaller budget this year) and I wasn't the last to leave this time.  Once again they had a ton of awesome YA writers.  First, I went to Ally Carter's presentation which was great.  She ( Read more... )

I didn't end up reading as much as I did last year, but I still read 94 books this year which is still a lot.  Here's the list.  All the bolded ones were my favorites.

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I want to try something new and I hope you guys will play along with me.  I'm not all that great at giving book reviews but I do like to recommend books and discuss them with friends--though I've never really had much luck with book clubs.  So I thought I'd try an informal book club here, minus the club part.  Basically, when I finish reading a ( Read more... )

This weekend, lloveland and I went to Rochester for the Teen Book Festival.  If I had to describe it in one word, it'd be WOW!  Oh my goodness, we had SO much fun!  Here's all the authors who were there:


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Thanks you guys for your questions!  And now the moment you've all been waiting for.  Drum roll please....

The winner of a free copy of Panthan's Crucible is:   shoebrera !  Congratulations!  Please PM me with your address and I'll get it shipped to you as soon as I can.

Jackson Pearce (watchmebe ) announced her April contest here:

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And in case you haven't read it yet, go read her first book, As You Wish because it's awesome!


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