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Welcome to the Back to the Books Giveaway Hop, which was organized by Kathy @ I'm a Reader, Not a Writer and Heather @ Buried in Books . A "hop" is when participating blogs hosts a giveaway and then we link up together allowing our followers to hop easily from one giveaway to another. So, to find the linky all you have to do is click the link for one of the above blogs. The Cozy Reading Corner's prize for this hop will be a pdf file ebook of Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder!!! Inside Out (Insider, #1) by Maria V. Snyder Synopsis: Keep Your Head Down. Don't Get Noticed. Or Else. I'm Trella. I'm a scrub. A nobody. One of thousands who work the lower levels, keeping Inside clean for the Uppers. I've got one friend, do my job and try to avoid the Pop Cops. So what if I occasionally use the pipes to sneak around the Upper levels? The only neck at risk is my own…until I accidentally start a rebellion and become the go-to girl to lead a revolution. ~~~~~~~~~~~...

I am so excited!!! Jeaniene Frost's book: One Grave at a Time (Book 6, Night Huntress Series ♥) was released today!!! Yay-Yay-Yay-Yay!!!! OMG. I just might die of excitement before I even get a chance to read the first page. Wow. I can't really tell if my excitement is coming across to you, but trust me when I say that it is here and it's causing me to squeal like a little fangirl and dance a really embarrassing jig while chanting "I'm going to read about Bones!!! I'm going to read about Cat!!! I'm going to read about Bones AND Cat!!!" AHHHHHHH!!!!! **Squeal** Yipee!!!! Whoop-Whoop!!! Okay, **cleansing breath**, I think I'm done now. But, now I have to go and hunt down this book!!! Bye!!!! :D -KWB **WARNING: This book is only intended for peoples 18 and older!!! **

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser! My Teaser: "I went to drag my gaze away from the door when Sebastian passed by, his head turning. It was clear by the falter in his step that he didn't expect to see me sitting there." -pg. 56 of Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton -KWB

Title: Being Author: Kevin Brooks Publisher: The Chicken House Publication Date: February 1, 2007 Synopsis: It was just supposed to be a routine exam. But when the doctors snake the fiber-optic tube down Robert Smith's throat, what they discover doesn't make medical sense. Plastic casings. Silver filaments. Moving metal parts. In his naked, anesthetized state on the operating table, Robert hears the surgeons' shocked comments: "What the hell is that?" "It's me," Robert thinks, "and I've got to get out of here." Armed with a stolen automatic and the videotape of his strange organs, he manages to escape, and to embark on an orphan's violent odyssey to find out exactly who--exactly what--he is. Verdict: Being was absolutely captivating and I could scarcely put it down. The story starts out with Robert Smith going to the doctor for a routine examination: an endoscopy. But what they see there was anything but routine. I don't w...

This blog hop is brought to you by Crazy For Books “Non-book-related this week!! Do you have pets?” Yes!!! I have chihuahuas!!! And I love them!!! ♥ -KWB

This is a weekly meme created by Celise @ Incandescent Enchantments where you plan your book reveiws schedule for the week. After you finish the review, you go back to the Checklist Monday post and mark it as completed. This week I plan ro review: -The Eye of the Crystal Ball by T.P. Boje -Ashfall by Mike Mullin -The Mephisto Covenant by Trinity Faegen -Past Perfect by Leila Sales -KWB

"In My Mailbox" is a meme created by Kristi at The Story Siren that features books I've received/purchased/borrowed during the current week. From Simon & Schuster, I got: Past Perfect by Leila Sales Fake Me A Match by Lauren Barnholdt Virtuosity by Jessica Martinez From Authors, I got: Defiance by G.C. Naffin I personally bought: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (I was actually super surprised when I found this on my public library's "For Sale" shelf!!! I snatched it up for a steal!) -KWB

Title: Misfit Author: Jon Skovron Publisher: ABRAMS Publication Date: September 1, 2011 Synopsis: Jael has always felt like a freak. She’s never kissed a boy, she never knew her mom, and her dad’s always been superstrict—but that’s probably because her mom was a demon, which makes Jael half demon and most definitely not a normal sophomore girl. On her sixteenth birthday, a mysterious present unlocks her family’s dangerous history and Jael’s untapped potential. What was merely an embarrassing secret before becomes a terrifying reality. Jael must learn to master her demon side in order to take on a vindictive Duke of Hell while also dealing with a twisted priest, best-friend drama, and a spacey blond skater boy who may have hidden depths. Author Jon Skovron takes on the dark side of human nature with his signature funny, heartfelt prose. Verdict: Misfit was so unlike anything else I've ever read and I loved every page of it! Jon Skovron put a whole new twist on the Heaven, Hell...

Title: The Girl of Fire and Thorns Author: Rae Carson Series: Fire and Thorns, #1 Publisher: Greenwillow/HaperCollins Publication Date: September 20, 2011 Synopsis: Once a century, one person is chosen for greatness. Elisa is the chosen one. But she is also the younger of two princesses, the one who has never done anything remarkable. She can’t see how she ever will. Now, on her sixteenth birthday, she has become the secret wife of a handsome and worldly king—a king whose country is in turmoil. A king who needs the chosen one, not a failure of a princess. And he’s not the only one who seeks her. Savage enemies seething with dark magic are hunting her. A daring, determined revolutionary thinks she could be his people’s savior. And he looks at her in a way that no man has ever looked at her before. Soon it is not just her life, but her very heart that is at stake. Elisa could be everything to those who need her most. If the prophecy is fulfilled. If she finds the power deep within...

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser! My Teaser: " ' Well then ,' he says cheerfully, ' I suppose we could talk. ' He has such a nice voice. Dark and warm. ' Talk? ' I say cleverly. The quirk of his lips widen into a huge smile, and it is like the moon has just risen on a summer night. ' Unless you would prefer to be married to a stranger, of course. ' " -The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson -KWB

Title: Eve Author: Anna Carey Series: The Eve Trilogy, #1 Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: October 4, 2011 Synopsis: The year is 2032, sixteen years after a deadly virus—and the vaccine intended to protect against it—wiped out most of the earth’s population. The night before eighteen-year-old Eve’s graduation from her all-girls school she discovers what really happens to new graduates, and the horrifying fate that awaits her. Fleeing the only home she’s ever known, Eve sets off on a long, treacherous journey, searching for a place she can survive. Along the way she encounters Caleb, a rough, rebellious boy living in the wild. Separated from men her whole life, Eve has been taught to fear them, but Caleb slowly wins her trust...and her heart. He promises to protect her, but when soldiers begin hunting them, Eve must choose between true love and her life. Verdict: This year has brought us some great books. And Eve was no exception. I loved everything about this book. From t...

This is a weekly meme created by Celise @ Incandescent Enchantments where you plan your book reveiws schedule for the week. After you finish the review, you go back to the Checklist Monday post and mark it as completed. This week I plan ro review: -Eve by Anna Carey - COMPLETED -The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson - COMPLETED -Misfit by Jon Skovron - COMPLETED -KWB

Thanks to random.org we now have our new winner for the pdf ebook of Dead Beautiful by Yvonne Woon! I'd like to thank everyone who entered!!! But...... we can only have one winner..... Laura Ann Dunks @ The Voice Within CONGRATULATIONS!!! YIPEE!!! Woo-Hoo!!! **shoots some fireworks** I hope you enjoy your prize!!! ;) Please Note- You have 48 hours to respond to my confirmation email before I have to pick another winner!!! Thanks, -KWB

"In My Mailbox" is a meme created by Kristi at The Story Siren that features books I've received/purchased/borrowed during the current week. I've missed this meme these past two (or has it been three?) weeks......... I know! Shame on me! But I'll be listing almost everything I've gotton since the last one. :)) From publishers via NetGalley, I got: Cold Kiss by Amy Garvey Eve by Anna Carey Misfit by Jon Skovron The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson The Juliet Spell by Douglas Rees **Already reviewed . Tris & Izzie by Mette Ivie Harrison **Already reviewed . From Authors, I got: The Eye of the Crystal Ball by T.P. Boje Darwin's Children by Natasha Larry Paying the Piper by Rachel Brimble And I also bought a whole lot of other books that will probably be stuck in my TBR pile for a good while. -KWB

Title: Tris & Izzie Author: Mette Ivie Harrison Publisher: Egmont Publication: October 11, 2011 Synopsis: A modern retelling of the German fairytale "Tristan and Isolde", Tris and Izzie is about a young witch named Izzie who is dating Mark King, the captain of the basketball team and thinks her life is going swimmingly well. Until -- she makes a love potion for her best friend Brangane and then ends up taking it herself accidentally, and falling in love with Tristan, the new guy at school. Verdict: I really think this story had a great beginning. It really did, but after that it kind of took a turn for the worst. The idea behind the book was great! The execution, not so much. I really wanted to love this book. Izzie, was an okay character, but there were certain things she did that really made me want to slap her! For instance, there was one part when her ex-boyfriend, Mark, actually punched her (don't get me wrong- he had every reason to do it, but the bottom l...

This blog hop is brought to you by Crazy For Books “Let’s talk crazy book titles! Highlight one or two (or as many as you like!) titles in your personal collection that have the most interesting titles! If you can’t find any, feel free to find one on the internet!” MY answer: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon Synopsis: Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. Although gifted with a superbly logical brain, Christopher is autistic. Everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning for him. Routine, order and predictability shelter him from the messy, wider world. Then, at fifteen, Christopher’s carefully constructed world falls apart when he finds his neighbor’s dog, Wellington, impaled on a garden fork, and he is initially blamed for the killing. Christopher decid...

Title: The Juliet Spell Author: Douglas Rees Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: September 27, 2011 Synopsis: I’m Juliet. At least, I wanted to be. So I did something stupid to make it happen. Well, stupid and wonderful. I wanted the role of Juliet more than anything. I studied hard. I gave a great reading for it—even with Bobby checking me out the whole time. I deserved the part. I didn’t get it. So I decided to level the playing field, though I actually might have leveled the whole play. You see, since there aren’t any Success in Getting to Be Juliet in Your High School Play spells, I thought I’d cast the next best—a Fame spell. Good idea, right? Yeah. Instead of bringing me a little fame, it brought me someone a little famous. Shakespeare. Well, Edmund Shakespeare. William’s younger brother. Good thing he’s sweet and enthusiastic about helping me with the play...and—ahem—maybe a little bit hot. But he’s from the past. Way past. Cars amaze him—cars! And cell phones? Ugh...

Title: Drink, Slay, Love Author: Sarah Beth Durst Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: September 13, 2011 Synopsis: Pearl is a sixteen-year-old vampire... fond of blood, allergic to sunlight, and mostly evil... until the night a sparkly unicorn stabs her through the heart with his horn. Oops. Her family thinks she was attacked by a vampire hunter (because, obviously, unicorns don't exist), and they're shocked she survived. They're even more shocked when Pearl discovers she can now withstand the sun. But they quickly find a way to make use of her new talent. The Vampire King of New England has chosen Pearl's family to host his feast. If Pearl enrolls in high school, she can make lots of human friends and lure them to the King's feast -- as the entrees. The only problem? Pearl's starting to feel the twinges of a conscience. How can she serve up her new friends—especially the cute guy who makes her fangs ache—to be slaughtered? Then again, she...

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is: Last Breath (Morganville Vampires, #11) by Rachel Caine Synopsis: With her boss preoccupied researching the Founder Houses in Morganville, student Claire Danvers is left to her own devices when she learns that three vampires have vanished without a trace. She soon discovers that the last person seen with one of the missing vampires is someone new to town-a mysterious individual named Magnus. After an uneasy encounter with Morganville's latest resident, Claire is certain Magnus isn't merely human. But is he a vampire-or something else entirely? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I honestly CAN'T WAIT for November 1, 2011 to get here so that I can my hands on this book!!! I ♥ The Morgaville Vampires Series!!! -KWB

Thank you to Pixie @ The Bookaholic for nominating me for the Liebster Blog Award. The goal of the award is to spotlight up and coming bloggers who currently have less than 200 followers. The rules of the award are: 1. Thank the giver and link back to the blogger who gave it to you. 2. Reveal your top 5 picks and let them know by leaving a comment on their blog. 3. Copy and paste the award on your blog. 4. Have faith that your followers will spread the love to other bloggers. 5. And most of all - have bloggity-blog fun! I have met some awesome bloggers and know this choice will be difficult but... MY NOMINATIONS ARE : 1. Karen @ I Read to Escape 2. Amie @ Mom Reads My Books! 3. Grace @ Paging Through Life 4. Maia @ My Book Diaries 5. Alexis @ YA Books: Beyond the Cover **UPDATE : Since I just found out that Alexis @ YA Books: Beyond the Cover was already nominated for this award I decided to nominate one other blogger who really deserves it: **Stephanie @ Steph's Stacks -KWB

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teaser! My Teaser: "Around her, all traces of darkness had disappeared. The overhead sun had rid the world of shadows. Yet here she was, a child of shadows." -Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst -KWB

Yay!!! We now have our winner!!! I'd like to thank everyone who entered and became a follower- Thanks a bunch!!! I've said this before and I'll say it again: I wish I could give you all a prize, but there can only be one winner................ Shannon Johnson Yay!!! Congratulations!!! Woot-Woot!!! **lets hundreds of balloons go flying through the air** I hope you enjoy your prize: The Dark Divine by Bree Despain!!! :)) Just a reminder- You have 48 hours to respond to my confirmation email before I have to pick another winner!!! Thanks, -KWB

Title: Anna and the French Kiss Author: Stephanie Perkins Publisher: Dutton Publication Date: December 2, 2010 Synopsis: Anna is looking forward to her senior year in Atlanta, where she has a great job, a loyal best friend, and a crush on the verge of becoming more. Which is why she is less than thrilled about being shipped off to boarding school in Paris - until she meets Etienne St. Clair: perfect, Parisian (and English and American, which makes for a swoon-worthy accent), and utterly irresistible. The only problem is that he's taken, and Anna might be, too, if anything comes of her almost-relationship back home. As winter melts into spring, will a year of romantic near - misses end with the French kiss Anna - and readers - have long awaited? Verdict: **sigh** I just love a great love story. And that is exactly what Anna and the French Kiss is- a great love story. I loved the characters; because each one had depth. They weren't flat characters with one desire that you e...

I JUST REACHED 100 FOLLOWERS!!! Thank you guys so much!!! ♥ I am eternally grateful to each and every one of you, because this is a huge step/milestone in my un-paid blogging career!!! **dances around very happily and very embarrassingly** Well you know what happens now, right? GIVEAWAY!!! Detais to come.......... so stay tuned!!! **UPDATE: Hello all my wonderful followers!!! Are you ready for the giveaway? If the answer is yes, then keep on reading. Okay, the prize is going to be a pdf file ebook of Dead Beautiful by Yvonne Woon!!! To enter you MUST be a follower (this is after all a giveaway to thank my followers) and you must fill out the form below. For this giveaway I'm not going to require you do anything for extra entries, but if you would like to tweet about the giveaway, etc. it is very much appreciated! The winner will be chosen using random.org This giveaway will run from July 8- July 14, and the winner will be announced on July 15 (after the announcement, the winner wi...

I am so super excited!!! Last night, FedEx brought me my prize that I won from the Meritverse forums !!! What was the prize? you ask..... well, I got a signed copy of Firespell by Chloe Neill, a signed Firespell bookmark, and a signed copy of Black Night by Christina Henry! :)) Woo-Hoo!!! (I just wanted to let my readers know that I am in no way bragging- I am just so excited that I want to scream it to everyone I see, but I figured blogging about it would keep me from being locked up.) **Something else that was neat: They also sent me a Congratulations card, but the cool part was that it was actully sealed using wax (like back in the olden days!). And the seal was a "C" (for Cadogen House (which is from another awesome series by Chloe Neill: Chicagoland Vampires)) So, do ya wanna see? What? Do I hear a "Yes, show us!" Well, I do aim to please. Which is why I took pictures!!! -KWB

This blog hop is brought to you by Crazy for Books "What is the one ARC you would love to get your hands on right now?" So hard to choose!!! But I would have to go with: Shut Out by Kody Keplinger Synopsis: Most high school sports teams have rivalries with other schools. At Hamilton High, it's a civil war: the football team versus the soccer team. And for her part, Lissa is sick of it. Her quarterback boyfriend, Randy, is always ditching her to go pick a fight with the soccer team or to prank their locker room. And on three separate occasions Randy's car has been egged while he and Lissa were inside, making out. She is done competing with a bunch of sweaty boys for her own boyfriend's attention.Lissa decides to end the rivalry once and for all: she and the other players' girlfriends go on a hookup strike. The boys won't get any action from them until the football and soccer teams make peace. What they don't count on is a new sort of rivalry: an imposs...

Title: Uncommon Criminals Author: Ally Carter Series: Heist Society, #2 Publisher: Hyperion Publication Date: June 21, 2011 Synopsis: Katarina Bishop has worn a lot of labels in her short life life. Friend. Niece. Daughter. Thief. But for the last two months she’s simply been known as the girl who ran the crew that robbed the greatest museum in the world. That’s why Kat isn’t surprised when she’s asked to steal the infamous Cleopatra Emerald so it can be returned to its rightful owners. There are only three problems. First, the gem hasn’t been seen in public in thirty years. Second, since the fall of the Egyptian empire and the suicide of Cleopatra, no one who holds the emerald keeps it for long, and in Kat’s world, history almost always repeats itself. But it’s the third problem that makes Kat’s crew the most nervous and that is simply… the emerald is cursed. Kat might be in way over her head, but she’s not going down without a fight. After all she has her best friend—the gorgeo...

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine , that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is: Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi Synopsis: Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days. The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old-girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don't fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color. The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war- and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tort...