Review: Faking Normal

Review: Faking Normal
Jan 14
2014

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.This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence.Faking Normal by Courtney C. Stevens Series: Stand Alone Published by HarperCollins on February 25th 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads An edgy, realistic, and utterly captivating novel from an exciting new voice in teen fiction. Alexi Littrell hasn't told anyone what happened to her over the summer. Ashamed and embarrassed, she hides in her closet and compulsively...

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Review: The Impossible Knife of Memory

Review: The Impossible Knife of Memory
Jan 13
2014

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.This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence.The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson Published by Viking Juvenile on January 7, 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary, Young Adult-Realistic Fiction Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads For the past five years, Hayley Kincaid and her father, Andy, have been on the road, never staying long in one place as he struggles to escape the demons that have tortured him since his return from Iraq. Now...

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Review: Maybe One Day

Review: Maybe One Day
Jan 12
2014

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.This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence.Maybe One Day by Melissa Kantor Series: Stand Alone Published by HarperTeen on February 18th 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Critically acclaimed author Melissa Kantor masterfully captures the joy of friendship, the agony of loss, and the unique experience of being a teenager in this poignant new novel about a girl grappling with her best friend's life-threatening...

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This Week In Pictures

Jan 11
2014

Hello everyone and Welcome to This Week In Pictures. This is where I show you what pictures I’ve taken this week on Instagram. You can follow me here: Bookswithbite This is a new book that we will be reviewing for a blog tour. #unstoppablecorn Another quote I found that I love. I’m a Starbucks fiend!!! Another book I bought on a trip to Target. Love this author!! I love my princess socks! (Don’t judge me) A new book that I got in mail and excited to read. If you know me, then you know that I love make up. It’s another thing that I buy a lot of. And this is one of my fave go-to foundations. I bought these books to complete the series I had. For as long as I known, I’ve always had a PC computer. My husband has been telling me that I needed...

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Review: Heartbeat

Review: Heartbeat
Jan 10
2014

I received this book for free from FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Paragraphs Books in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott Series: Stand Alone Published by Harlequin Teen on January 28th 2014 Genres: Young Adult-Contemporary/Romance Pages: 240 Source: FTC: Exchange for honest opinion, Paragraphs Books Buy on Amazon Goodreads Life. Death. And...Love? Emma would give anything to talk to her mother one last time. Tell her about her slipping grades, her anger with her stepfather, and the boy with the bad reputation who might be the only one Emma can be herself with. But Emma can't tell her mother anything. Because her mother is brain-dead and being kept alive by machines...

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Review: Quarantine: The Loners

Review: Quarantine: The Loners
Jan 8
2014

Quarantine: The Loners by Lex Thomas Published by EgmontUSA on July 10, 2012 Genres: Young Adult-Science Fiction/Dsytopian Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads It was just another ordinary day at McKinley High—until a massive explosion devastated the school. When loner David Thorpe tried to help his English teacher to safety, the teacher convulsed and died right in front of him. And that was just the beginning. A year later, McKinley has descended into chaos. All the students are infected with a virus that makes them deadly to adults. The school is under military quarantine. The teachers are gone. Violent gangs have formed based on high school social cliques. Without a gang, you’re as good as dead. And David has no gang. It’s just him and his little brother,...

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Book Tag: The Ultimate Book Tag

Jan 7
2014

Hello everyone! Welcome to my first book tag. This book tag is called The Ultimate Book Tag and it was created by the lovely ladies at Chapter Chicks. If you like to participate, please leave your link in the comment below so I can visit and read your answers. Let’s get started!! The Ultimate Book Tag 1. Do you get sick while reading in the car? No, I do not. In-fact, I do read in the car quite often. 2. Which author’s writing style is completely unique to you and why? Hmmm, I would have to say Patricia Briggs. There is something about her writing and characters that just click for me. I can read her books over and over and snicker at parts I already know are coming up. 3. Harry Potter Series or the Twilight Saga? Give 3 points to defend your answer....

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