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Leap into Books Giveaway Hop!

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Welcome to the Follower Love Giveaway Hop! which was organized by Kathy @ I'm a Reader, Not a Writer and Jinky is Reading . 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 Firespell by Chloe Neill!!! Firespell (The Dark Elite, #1) by Chloe Neill Synopsis: New Girl. New School. Old Evil. From the author of the Chicagoland Vampires novels. A new series about a boarding school filled with something worse than homework. Lily's parents have sent her to a fancy boarding school in Chicago filled with the ultra-rich. If that wasn't bad enough, she's hearing and seeing bizarre things on St. Sophie's creepy campus. Her roommate, Scout, keeps her sane, but keeps disappearing at night. When one

In My Mailbox (19)

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"In My Mailbox" is a meme created by Kristi at The Story Siren that features books that I've received/purchased/borrowed during the current week. I won: A signed copy of Eternal Starling (Emblem of Eternity, #1)  by Angela Corbett and swag Swag for Innocent Darkness (The Aether Chronicles, #1)  by Suzanne Lazear From Authors for Review: Clockwise  by Elle Strauss (Blog Tour coming up!) From Netgalley: Shooting Stars  by Allison Rushby Hollyweird  by Terri Clark The Weepers: The Other Life  by Susanne Winnacker -Kristen ♥

Transcend Time Saga Title Hunt!

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Welcome to the Transcend Time Saga Title Hunt! The title hunt is the reveal of the title for the final novel in the Transcend Time Saga. Each of the bloggers participating in the hunt have been given a letter. Hop around to the blogs participating to hunt for the letters. (And remember that two of the letters are used twice, so the title is eight letters long.) Once you've unscrambled the title, go to Michelle Madow's blog and use the title name to enter the giveaway for a voucher for an advanced e-copy of the final Transcend Time novel! (She is giving away a voucher because the novel is planned to be released at the end of the year, and she hasn't finished writing it yet! This voucher will ensure that you will receive an advance e-copy once they are available). Today's Letter is: E The e-version of Remembrance is on sale for $0.99 until Michelle's USA tour ends in April! -Kristen ♥

Review: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

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Title: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight Author: Jennifer E. Smith Publisher: Poppy/Little Brown Publication Date: January 2, 2012 Synopsis: Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything? Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. She's stuck at JFK, late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon to be step-mother that Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's in seat 18C. Hadley's in 18A. Twists of fate and quirks of timing play out in this thoughtful novel about family connections, second chances and first loves. Set over a 24-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it. Verdict: TSPOLAFS is one of those books you pick up with expectations already

In My Mailbox (18)

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"In My Mailbox" is a meme created by Kristi at The Story Siren that features books that I've received/purchased/borrowed during the current week. I won: A signed copy of Half-Blood (Covenant, #1)  by Jennifer L. Armentrout An ebook copy of Pride's Run  by Cat Kalen A Kindle copy of The Forever Girl: Sophia's Journey (Forever Girl, #1)  by Rebecca Hamilton From Authors for Review: Intangible  by J. Meyers -Kristen ♥

Review for Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver

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Title: Pandemonium Author: Lauren Oliver Series: Delirium, #2 Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: February 28, 2012 Synopsis: I’m pushing aside the memory of my nightmare, pushing aside thoughts of Alex, pushing aside thoughts of Hana and my old school, push, push, push, like Raven taught me to do. The old life is dead. But the old Lena is dead too. I buried her. I left her beyond a fence, behind a wall of smoke and flame. Lauren Oliver delivers an electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed New York Times bestseller, Delirium. This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with the fire of fierce defiance, forbidden romance, and the sparks of a revolution about to ignite. Verdict: "Oh. My God." These were the only words I could utter after reading Pandemonium. Then I tried to gather my thoughts, so I put the book down and began to pace. But it wasn't long before I was returning to the book and re-reading the last page. And still, the only words running thr

TGIF (6)

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TGIF is a weekly feature hosted by GReads! that has a different question each week. This Friday's Question: Love Stories: What are some of your favorite fictional love stories? Claire and Shane from The Morganville Vampires series by Rachel Caine This couple inspires me! They love each other so much and I love seeing their relationship grow as the series continues!  ♥ Lena and Alex from Delirium by Lauren Oliver These two people loved each other in a society where love was considered a disease. That's powerful stuff! ♥ Dez and Reese from Destiny's Fire by Trisha Wolfe Dez thought she was the only one of her kind...... and then she met Reese. This boy is hotness personified, but he's also a sweetie!  ♥ Katy and Daemon from Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout I love this couple for not falling in love at first sight, and for letting their relationship build! And I love Daemon for making me realize that I've been wrong for imagining aliens as looking like creat

Review: Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley

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Title: Graffiti Moon Author: Cath Crowley Publisher: Knopf Books Publication Date: February 14, 2012 Synopsis: Senior year is over, and Lucy has the perfect way to celebrate: tonight, she's going to find Shadow, the mysterious graffiti artist whose work appears all over the city. He's out there somewhere—spraying color, spraying birds and blue sky on the night—and Lucy knows a guy who paints like Shadow is someone she could fall for. Really fall for. Instead, Lucy's stuck at a party with Ed, the guy she's managed to avoid since the most awkward date of her life. But when Ed tells her he knows where to find Shadow, they're suddenly on an all-night search around the city. And what Lucy can't see is the one thing that's right before her eyes. Verdict: Awwwwwww........... Graffiti Moon is ahhhh-mazing! When I read the premise, I thought to myself, "Well this should be a cute story!" And it was cute- it was freakin' adorable! But

Follower Love Giveaway Hop!

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Welcome to the Follower Love Giveaway Hop! which was organized by Kathy @ I'm a Reader, Not a Writer and Rachael Renee Anderson . 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 First Date by Krista McGee!!! First Date by Krista McGee Synopsis: Addy Davidson is the last girl in the country who wants to be on the new reality TV show to win a date to prom with the President's son. She's focused on her schoolwork so she can get a scholarship to an Ivy League college, uncomfortable in the spotlight, never been on a date, and didn't even audition for it. But she got selected anyway. So she does her best to get eliminated on the very first show... right before she realizes that the Presid

In My Mailbox (17)

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"In My Mailbox" is a meme created by Kristi at The Story Siren that features books that I've received/purchased/borrowed during the current week.  From Authors, I received: A signed ARC of Oldsoul  by Dan Haring A Kindle copy of Remembrance (Transcend Time, #1)  by Michelle Madow A PDF copy of Here  by Denise Grover Swank (Blog Tour coming up!) I won: A Kindle copy of Angel Evolution (The Evolution Trilogy, #1)  by David Estes A Kindle copy of Treehugger  by Kea Alwang An autographed bookplate for Splintered  by A.G. Howard Signed bookmarks for Kiss the Morning Star  by Elissa Janine Hoole Swag and an ARC copy of The Secret Sisterhood of Heartbreakers  by Lynn Weingarten A bookmark from Gina Rosati , the author of  Auracle A HB copy of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight  by Jennifer E. Smith I'd like to give a shout-out to Lena @ Addicted 2 Novels  and Maryanne @ Eve's Fan Garden ! Thanks, -Kristen ♥

In My Mailbox (16)

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"In My Mailbox" is a meme created by Kristi at The Story Siren that features books that I've received/purchased/borrowed during the current week. I received: A review copy of Here  by Denise Grover Swank for an upcoming blog tour I bought: Destiny's Fire  by Trisha Wolfe I won: A beautiful necklace and earring set inspired by the cover of Incarnate (Newsoul, #1)  by Jodi Meadows  from Dot @ Scattered Pages -Kristen ♥

Project Tell Taylor!

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Michelle Madow's debut novel Remembrance was inspired by Taylor Swift's "Love Story" music video. She talked all about it in a blog entry a few months ago, discussing how Remembrance was inspired by Taylor Swift's "Love Story" music video . She even wrote a letter to Taylor Swift and sent it to her, along with a signed book! It's been a few months now, and she has yet to hear back from Taylor that she received the letter and book. She really wants to tell Taylor about how inspiring she and her music have been to her, but since Taylor Swift is an international superstar, she’s a little hard to reach. This is where YOUR help comes into play! Michelle is giving away the biggest prize pack she's offered yet, and the ways to enter to win are by telling Taylor Swift about Remembrance. The Goal: Get Taylor Swift to Tweet about Remembrance! Remembrance (Transcend Time, #1)  by Michelle Madow Synopsis: Lizzie Davenport has been reincarnated from Rege