Review: Isla and The Happily Ever After

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Isla and The Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins Published by Dutton Juvenile on August 14th 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Goodreads Love ignites in the City That Never Sleeps, but can it last? Hopeless romantic Isla has had a crush on introspective cartoonist Josh since their first year at the School of America in Paris. And after a chance encounter in Manhattan over the summer, romance might be closer than Isla imagined. But as they begin their senior year back in France, Isla and Josh are forced to confront...

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Review: The Grimm’s Complete Fairy Tales

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm, Kenneth C. Mondschein, Wilhelm Grimm Series: Stand Alone Published by Canterbury Classics on November 24th 2011 Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore, Young Adult -Fantasy Source: Bought Goodreads They are the stories we've known since we were children. Rapunzel.Hansel and Gretel. Cinderella. Sleeping Beauty. But the works originally collected by the Brothers Grimm in the early 1800s are not necessarily the versions we heard before bedtime. They're darker and often don't end very happily—but they're often far more interesting. This elegant edition of Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales includes all our cherished favorites—Snow White, Rumpelstiltskin, Little Red Cap, and many more—in their original versions. With specially...

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Giveaway: The Darkest Mind Triology

Hello lovely readers! I have another awesome giveaway. This giveaway is for In the Afterlight, the highly-anticipated conclusion to NYT-bestselling The Darkest Minds trilogy by Alexandra Bracken. Take a look at what you can win below: Keep track of your memories! Enter for your chance to win a tripod and telephoto lens for your camera-phone plus The Darkest Minds series & tote bag. This campaign consists of prize packs to represent each of the 5 Psi groups.  Visit other blogs with the hashtag #TheDarkestMinds if you would like to enter to win the other prize packs. BOUT IN THE AFTERLIGHT: Ruby can’t look back. Fractured by an unbearable loss, she and the kids who survived the government’s attack on Los Angeles travel north to regroup. Only Ruby...

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Friday Freebie

Hello and welcome to another Friday Freebie. This meme is created by Jen at YA Romantics. Hello and welcome to another Friday Freebie. Let’s get straight to it. Friday Freebie # 1 Friday Freebie # 2 Giveaway: • TWO winners will receive one prize pack • 2 Winners will be picked •Ends September 19th, 2014 •Hosted by BWB Rules: *To Enter, fill out the Rafflecopter form below *Must be 18 years of age or older *Contest is open to US ONLY! *Winner will be announced on the blog via Rafflecopter *Winner will be notified by email *Do NOT put your email in the comment section *Check out my Contest Policy a Rafflecopter giveaway Good Luck and Happy...

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Review: of Scars and Stardust

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Of Scars and Stardusts by Andrea Hannah Published by Flux on September 7, 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary, Young Adult-Mystery Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads After her little sister mysteriously vanishes, seventeen-year-old Claire Graham has a choice to make: stay snug in her little corner of Manhattan with her dropout boyfriend, or go back to Ohio to face the hometown tragedy she's been dying to leave behind.  But the memories of that night still haunt her in the city, and as hard as she tries to forget what her psychiatrist calls...

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Review: Trial by Fire

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Trial by Fire by Josephine Angelini Published by Feiwel & Friends on September 6, 2014 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying experiences that others in her hometown of Salem take for granted, which is why she is determined to enjoy her first high school party with her best friend and longtime crush, Tristan. But after a humiliating incident in front of half her graduating class, Lily wishes she could just...

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