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First of all, I'm so behind on LJ it's not even funny. I'm going to catch up on commenting soon, I promise! In recent WHOA THIS IS SUCH A GOOD BOOK YEAR NEWS!: I won an autographed copy of a Kelley Armstrong book! WHEE! Now, onto more book related nerdiness. Here's a list of the upcoming releases I'm looking forward to. I know I forgot some, there ( Read more... )

Several of my favorites are up for awards, here: Cassandra Clare, Jeaniene Frost, Rachel Vincent, Richelle Mead, Ilona Andrews, Holly Black, Melissa Marr....and more!  GO VOTE PEEPS!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE! YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO! DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!

So my girls andreaeducator  and musicalmolls  just got back from Rockboat. (FINALLY! *glomps her friends*)

There was general sadness that I couldn't go, because seriously like ALMOST ALL OF MY FAVORITE BANDS WERE THERE! So what did my exceptionally amazing friends do? This:


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1. Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
2. Turn to page 56.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post that sentence along with these instructions in your LiveJournal.
5. Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.

"Wristwatches were an anachronism in Nineteenth Century."

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snagged from xjustadoreher and get_upand_go

Rules:
01. Compose a list of YOUR top ten (or however many) famous people to crush on.
02. Collect one picture of each person.
03. Post them in your journal, #10 to #1.
04. Do the same if you'd like. Whatever.

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Someone asked me this in the comments of one of my other posts, and I thought it would be a fun post to itself. :)

So, here's the deal. One Dozen Books. If the books are a series, just list your favorite book in that series, not all of them. Try not to cheat...I know this is difficult! I'm tagging ALL OF YOU because you know you want to do this! ;)

( In No Particular Order (other than being visually pleasing) )

It goes without saying that I am a lover of books. Stories, characters, and delicious prose...well...these are things that I throw myself into. My shelves are filled with countless books that i have read and loved, stories that I have enjoyed reading.
I have never enjoyed reading a book as much as I enjoyed this one. Never.

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He watches her constantly to see if she’s watching him, but she never is. Or, at least she’s never watching him the way he wants her to. Sometimes she looks at him with worried eyes, as if she expects him to fall apart at any moment. Other times, when he catches her gaze, her expression seems apologetic. He knows she blames herself for ( Read more... )