September 30, 2011

Eye of the Beholder • Uglies

Eye of the Beholder • Uglies
Uglies  by Scott Westerfeld Series: Uglies #1 Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: February 8, 2005 Source/Format: Bought || Paperback Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. In just a few weeks, she'll have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunning …

TGIF (1): Banned Books + Book Blogger Hop (3)

TGIF (1): Banned Books + Book Blogger Hop (3)
TGIF at GReads is a feature by the fabulous  Ginger , who asks us a fun question to answer every week. It's always a joy to be a part of this, and I think everyone certainly should try it out! How do you feel about the censorship of the freedom to read? Do you think the education system needs to …

September 29, 2011

Happily Ever Afters For Two • To Catch a Prince

Happily Ever Afters For Two • To Catch a Prince
To Catch a Prince  by Gillian McKnight (features To Catch a Prince  & The Frog Prince ) Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication Date: March 22, 2011 Source/Format: Bought || Paperback Stepsisters and best friends Helene Masterson and Alexis Worth could not be more different…

September 27, 2011

Top Ten Tuesday: Can I Reread You?

Top Ten Tuesday: Can I Reread You?
As always, this feature is hosted by  The Broke and the Bookish !  1. The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling I practically grew up on the Harry Potter books. 2. The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini Honestly, I really do love dragons. And this is one of my favorite books about dragons ever. Plus…

The Thoughts in Your Head • It's Kind Of A Funny Story

The Thoughts in Your Head • It's Kind Of A Funny Story
It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Publication Date: May 1, 2007 Source/Format:  Bought || Paperback Craig Gilner is a gifted 15-year-old boy who works hard to get into a fiercely competitive high school, then crumbles under the intense academic pressure. Blindside…

September 22, 2011

The Life and Times of Society Girls • Bergdorf Blondes

The Life and Times of Society Girls • Bergdorf Blondes
Bergdorf Blondes by Plum Sykes Publisher: Viking Publication Date: April 29, 2004 Source/Format: Bought || Paperback If you think a Brazilian is a South American, that PJs are pajamas, and that Beyond is somewhere far away, then you obviously haven't met a Bergdorf Blonde. Plum Sykes's beguiling…

September 20, 2011

Top Ten Tuesday: Am I The Only One?

Top Ten Tuesday: Am I The Only One?
As always, this feature is hosted by  The Broke and the Bookish !  1. The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare I've read so many incredible reviews of this book, and I loved The Mortal Instruments too, so there really is no excuse for my not having read this book yet. I can't wait to pick it up…

September 19, 2011

Search for Salvation • Shadow Souls

Search for Salvation • Shadow Souls
Shadow Souls by L.J. Smith Series: The Vampire Diaries #6 Previous Books:  The Awakening + The Struggle ,  The Fury + Dark Reunion , Nightfall Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: March 1, 2001 Source/Format: Bought || Paperback Elena Gilbert's love, the vampire Stefan Salvatore, has been captured and…

September 14, 2011

Demons & Damsels • Nightfall

Demons & Damsels • Nightfall
Nightfall by L.J. Smith Series: The Vampire Diaries #5 Previous Books: The Awakening + The Struggle , The Fury + Dark Reunion Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: March 16, 2010 Source/Format: Bought || Paperback Elena Gilbert has been through it all: She has fallen in love, fought ghastly evil, becom…

September 13, 2011

Stand Your Ground • Stealing Heaven

Stand Your Ground • Stealing Heaven
Stealing Heaven by Elizabeth Scott Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: June 23, 2009 Source/Format: Bought || Paperback Dani has been trained as a thief by the best there is—her mother. They never stay in one place long enough for Dani to have real connections, real friends—a real life. But in the…

September 12, 2011

Love & Notoriety • Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart

Love & Notoriety • Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart
Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart  by Sarah MacLean Series: Love by Numbers #3 Previous Book:  Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake  + Ten Ways to Be Adored When Landing a Lord Publisher: Avon Publication Date: April 26, 2001 Source/Format: Bought || Kindle e-book Bold, impulsive, and …

September 11, 2011

Part Manic Pixie Dream Girl • Looking for Alaska

Part Manic Pixie Dream Girl • Looking for Alaska
Looking for Alaska by John Green Publisher: Speak Publication Date: September 28, 2006 Source/Format: Bought || Paperback Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called the "Grea…

September 9, 2011

Who Framed Grace Brookstein? • After the Darkness

Who Framed Grace Brookstein? • After the Darkness
Sidney Sheldon's After the Darkness by Sidney Sheldon , Tilly Bagshawe Publisher: Harper Publication Date: December 28, 2010 Source/Format: Borrowed from Pam || Paperback Blessed with the face of an angel and the guileless, trusting nature of a child, Grace Brookstein is the prized wife of the king o…

September 8, 2011

Test Your Faith • The Dark Divine

Test Your Faith • The Dark Divine
The Dark Divine by Bree Despain Series: The Dark Divine #1 Publisher: Egmont USA Publication Date: December 22, 2009 Source/Format: Bought || Paperback Grace Divine—daughter of the local pastor—always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared and her brother Jude came home cove…

September 7, 2011

A Love That Lasts • Forever

A Love That Lasts • Forever
Forever  by Maggie Stiefvater Series: The Wolves of Mercy Falls #3 Previous Books: Shiver + Linger Publisher: Scholastic Press Publication Date: July 12, 2011 Source/Format: Bought || Hardcover In Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver, Grace and Sam found each other. In Linger, they fought to be together. Now, …

September 6, 2011

Friendship in Regency England • I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend

Friendship in Regency England • I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend
I Was Jane Austen's Best Friend by Cora Harrison Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 28, 2010 Source/Format: Bought || Hardcover When shy Jenny Cooper goes to stay with her cousin Jane Austen, she knows nothing of the world of beautiful dresses, dances, secrets,…

September 5, 2011

God Save the Queen • The Anglophile

God Save the Queen • The Anglophile
The Anglophile by Laurie Gwen Shapiro Publisher: Red Dress Ink Publication Date: August 1, 2005 Source: Bought || Paperback Forget tall, dark, and handsome. For Shari there's only tall, pasty and from Across the Pond (despite her aunt's advice to find a nice Jewish boy). Ever since Shari first h…

September 4, 2011

Go-Getter Girl • Kiss It

Go-Getter Girl • Kiss It
Kiss It  by Erin Downing Publisher: Simon Pulse Publication Date: June 15, 2010 Source/Format: Bought || Paperback Chastity Bryan has never been shy about going after what she wants. And when sexy, mysterious, so-not-from-this-town Sebastian walks into Chaz’s life, she knows in an instant that what she …

September 3, 2011

A European Scavenger Hunt • 13 Little Blue Envelopes

A European Scavenger Hunt • 13 Little Blue Envelopes
13 Little Blue Envelopes  by Maureen Johnson Series: Little Blue Envelope #1 Publisher: Harper Teen Publication Date: December 21, 2010 Source/Format: Bought || Paperback When Ginny receives thirteen little blue envelopes and instructions to buy a plane ticket to London, she knows something exciting is …

September 2, 2011

Werewolf Hunters • Sisters Red

Werewolf Hunters • Sisters Red
Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce Series: Fairytale Retellings #1 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication Date: June 7, 2010 Source: Bought || Hardcover Scarlett March lives to hunt the Fenris--the werewolves that took her eye when she was defending her sister Rosie from a brutal attack.…

September 1, 2011

Extremely Gifted Girls • A Great and Terrible Beauty

Extremely Gifted Girls • A Great and Terrible Beauty
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray Series: Gemma Doyle #1 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: May 1, 2006 Source/Format: Bought || Paperback Sixteen-year-old Gemma has had an unconventional upbringing in India, until the day she foresees her mother's death in a black, swirling vi…