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Title: The Hunt Author: Andrew Fukuda Series: The Hunt, #1 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Publication Date: May 8, 2012 Synopsis: Don’t Sweat. Don’t Laugh. Don’t draw attention to yourself. And most of all, whatever you do, do not fall in love with one of them. Gene is different from everyone else around him. He can’t run with lightning speed, sunlight doesn’t hurt him and he doesn’t have an unquenchable lust for blood. Gene is a human, and he knows the rules. Keep the truth a secret. It’s the only way to stay alive in a world of night—a world where humans are considered a delicacy and hunted for their blood. When he’s chosen for a once in a lifetime opportunity to hunt the last remaining humans, Gene’s carefully constructed life begins to crumble around him. He’s thrust into the path of a girl who makes him feel things he never thought possible—and into a ruthless pack of hunters whose suspicions about his true nature are growing. Now that Gene has finally found

Welcome to the Charity Hopping Around the World Giveaway Hop! which was organized by Kathy @ I'm a Reader, Not a Writer , Reading Away the Days, and Reading a Little Bit of Everything . 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. For this blog hop, our purpose is to promote a charity. So, I'd like to share the BookEnds Charity . BookEnds is built upon a powerful belief in our children: A belief that all children should grow up not only with abundant love, food and care but surrounded by the limitless literacy possibilities books provide. We also believe that our children need to be given the opportunity to learn to assist others. BookEnds is built upon a belief in the power of economy: Driven by our children, BookEnds simple business model transforms every $100 into

Title: The Immortal Rules Author: Julie Kagawa Series: Blood of Eden, #1 Publisher: Harlequin Teen Publication Date: April 24, 2012 Synopsis: In a future world, Vampires reign. Humans are blood cattle. And one girl will search for the key to save humanity. Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a vampire city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten. Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of them. The vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie herself is attacked—and given the ultimate choice. Die… or become one of the monsters. Faced with her own mortality, Allie becomes what she despises most. To survive, she must learn the rules of being immortal, including the most important: go long enough without human blood, and you will go mad. Then Allie is forced to flee into the unknown, outside her city walls. There she joins a ragged band of humans who are seeking a legen

Hello Bloggy Followers! I am so thrilled to be participating in this virtual book tour for Dan Haring's debut novel: Oldsoul ! And..... we have Dan here with us on the blog today! :)) But first, a little bit more information about him: Dan Haring has been drawing and writing for most of his life. He earned his degree in animation from BYU and has worked on such films as The Incredible Hulk and Disney's Tangled. He's from a tiny town in Utah called Goshen, and currently lives in Southern California with his wife and children. Author Website: http://danharing.com/ Twitter: @danharing Interview: First off, I'd like to thank you for joining me on the blog today! Thank you so much for having me! I'm excited to be here. 1. Describe Oldsoul as a tweet (140 characters or less)! Jason in an Oldsoul. He's got a dead girl in his mind, a girl to save, & is up against an army of immortal bad guys only Oldsouls can kill. (Barely got it in under the wire) 2. If you c

Title: The Hunger Games Director: Gary Ross Starring: Jennifer Lawrence , Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth Synopsis: In a not-too-distant future, North America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 12 districts. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal intimidation of the subjugated districts, the televised games are broadcast throughout Panem. The 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors, literally, with all citizens required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss' young sister, Prim, is selected as the mining district's female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart Peeta, will be pitted against bigger, stronger representatives who have trained for this their whole lives. Written by Suzanne Collins   Verdict: I am a HUGE fan o

"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. This week I only got one book from Netgalley, but it was an awesome one! The Immortal Rules (Blood of Eden, #1)  by Julie Kagawa -Kristen ♥

Welcome to the Kick-Butt Characters Giveaway Hop! which was organized by Kathy @ I'm a Reader, Not a Writer  and Good Choice 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. For this blog hop, everyone is giving away books with kick-butt characters! There are so many kick-butt characters to choose from. So, instead of me choosing. I'll let you do all the work! You can choose which PDF ebook  you want from the list below.  :)) You can choose fierce Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)  by Suzanne Collins   or bold Rose Hathaway from Vampire Academy (Vampire Academy, #1)  by Richelle Mead   or intellectual Claire Danvers from Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1)  by Rachel Caine   or  brave  Dru Anderson from  Strange Angels (S

Title: Insurgent Author: Veronica Roth Series: Divergent, #2 Publisher: HarperTeen Publication Date: May 1, 2012 Synopsis: One choice can transform you—or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable—and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not

Hello Bloggy Followers! I am so excited to announce that The Hunger Games Soundtrack has been released! Yay!!! I'm definitely going to be purchasing a copy today!  :))   Title: The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond Songs: 01. Abraham's Daughter - Arcade Fire 02. Tomorrow Will Be Kinder - The Secret Sisters 03. Nothing to Remember - Neko Case 04. Safe & Sound - Taylor Swift (feat. The Civil Wars) 05. The Ruler and the Killer - Kid Cudi 06. Dark Days - Punch Brothers 07. One Engine - The Decemberists 08. Daughter's Lament - The Carolina Chocolate Drops 09. Kingdom Come - The Civil Wars 10. Take the Heartland - Glen Hansard 11. Come Away to the Water - Maroon 5 (feat. Rozzi Crane) 12. Run Daddy Run - Miranda Lambert (feat. Pistol Annies) 13. Rules - Jayme Dee 14. Eyes Open - Taylor Swift 15. Lover is Childlike - The Low Anthem 16. Just A Game - Birdy -Kristen ♥

Title: The Earthquake Machine Author: Mary Pauline Lowry Publisher: Authorhouse Publication Date: September 2011 Synopsis: The Earthquake Machine tells the story of 14 year-old Rhonda. On the outside, everything looks perfect in Rhonda's world but at home Rhonda has to deal with a manipulative father who keeps her mentally ill mother hooked on pharmaceuticals. The only reliable person in Rhonda's life is her family's Mexican yardman, Jess. But when the INS deports Jess back to his home state of Oaxaca, Rhonda is left alone with her increasingly painful family situation. Determined to find her friend Jess, Rhonda seizes an opportunity to run away during a camping trip with friends. She swims to the Mexican side of the Rio Grande and makes her way to the border town of Boquillas, Mexico. There a peyote-addled bartender convinces her she won't be safe traveling alone into the country's interior. So with the bartender's help, Rhonda cuts her hair and

"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: The Hunt  by Andrew Fukuda for review from Netgalley The Earthquake Machine by Mary Pauline Lowry for review from the author I won Bleeding Hearts (Drake Chronicles, #4)  by Alyxandra Harvey from Nimue @ Endlessly Bookish I bought the Kindle version of  On Little Wings  by Regina Sirois from Amazon -Kristen ♥

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I absolutely *love* this holiday! My grandma's parents were part Irish, so I like to think that I'm at least 1/4 Irish. Which works for me!  :))  Today I am participating in the  "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" Giveaway hop , which was organized by Kilt and Keeley . This day is really special for all fans of the ahhh-mazing Shade series by Jeri Smith-Ready! This giveaway will run from  March 17-March 19 ! The winner will be contacted on March 20 and will have 5 days to reply back to my confirmation email, or else a new winner will be chosen. This is an international giveaway because the prize will be emailed to the winner! The prize is the MP3 format of the song I Will Possess Your Heart by Death Cab for Cutie ! If you have read the series, then you know the significance of this song. ;) Do you want to know something else awesome about this giveaway? If you win, you will be entered into another grand prize giveaway for the very last SHINE AR

Welcome to the Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop! which was organized by Kathy @ I'm a Reader, Not a Writer , Books Complete Me , and Author Cindy Thomas . 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 Destiny's Fire by Trisha Wolfe !!! Destiny's Fire (Kythan Guardians #1) by Trisha Wolfe Synopsis: It’s the year 2040, and sixteen-year-old Dez Harkly is one of the last of her kind—part of a nearly extinct race of shape-shifters descended from guardians to the Egyptian pharaohs. Her home and her secret are threatened when the Council lowers the barrier, allowing the enemy race to enter the Shythe haven. As the Narcolym airships approach, Dez and her friends rebel against their Council and

TGIF is a weekly feature hosted by GReads! that has a different question each week. This Friday's Question: Social Networking: Do you use Twitter or Facebook to promote your blog? How has it benefited your book blogging experience? If not, how do you promote your blog? Share your twitter handle and/or Facebook link! Yes! I use both Twitter and Facebook to help promote my blog! When I first started my blog I didn't have either and it only took me a month or see to realize what an efficient tool Twitter can be! I will admit that like so many, I didn't really see the point of Twitter at first..... but now I'm addicted! I'm constantly checking my news feed on Twitter and posting tweets! My Facebook page is more recent. I created it about six months ago and have 306 likes, but I'm ashamed to say that I'm really bad about keeping it updated. In fact I just checked and the last time I posted an update on my page was in January. Yikes! But no worries, you c

Title: Shooting Stars Author: Allison Rushby Publisher: Walker Childrens Publication Date: February 28, 2012 Synopsis: Meet Josephine Foster, or Zo Jo as she’s called in the biz. The best pint-sized photographer of them all, Jo doesn’t mind doing what it takes to get that perfect shot, until she’s sent on an undercover assignment to shoot Ned Hartnett—teen superstar and the only celebrity who’s ever been kind to her—at an exclusive rehabilitation retreat in Boston. The money will be enough to pay for Jo’s dream: real photography classes, and maybe even quitting her paparazzi gig for good. Everyone wants to know what Ned’s in for. But Jo certainly doesn’t know what she’s in for: falling in love with Ned was never supposed to be part of her assignment. Verdict: I love being a book blogger! I love being able to promote books I love through my reviews! But sometimes you come across a book you love so much that you're afraid your review won't do it justice. Shooting

Title: Pretty Crooked Author: Elisa Ludwig Series: Pretty Crooked, #1 Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Publication Date: March 13, 2012 Synopsis: Willa’s secret plan seems all too simple: take from the rich kids at Valley Prep and give to the poor ones. Yet Willa’s turn as Robin Hood at her ultra-exclusive high school is anything but. Bilking her “friends”-known to everyone as the Glitterati-without them suspecting a thing, is far from easy. Learning how to pick pockets and break into lockers is as difficult as she’d thought it’d be. Delivering care packages to the scholarship girls, who are ostracized just for being from the “wrong” side of town, is way more fun than she’d expected. The complication Willa didn’t expect, though, is Aidan Murphy, Valley Prep’s most notorious (and gorgeous) ace-degenerate. His mere existence is distracting Willa from what matters most to her-evening the social playing field between the have and have-nots. There’s no time for crushes and

"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. This week I received: ReVamped (Angel Creek, #1)  by Ada Adams for review from the author Grave Mercy (His Fair Assassin, #1)  by R.L. LaFevers for review from Netgalley City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2)  by Cassandra Clare was gifted to me by my Daddy ♥ Fall For You (The Jane Austen Academy Series #1: A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice)  by Cecilia Gray was gifted to me by the author I checked out The Pledge (The Pledge, #1)  by Kimberly Derting from the Library I bought the Kindle version of  Kiss in the Dark  by Marcia Lynn McClure from Amazon -Kristen ♥

TGIF is a weekly feature hosted by GReads! that has a different question each week. This Friday's Question: Promote An Author: Is there a particular author you wish got more recognition? Pick one author & tell us why we should read their work. There are so many authors that I'd like to talk about (Rachel Caine, Chloe Neill, Jeri Smith-Ready, Jackson Pearce, Richelle Mead)! But since the instructions say to pick only one , I have decided on: Jennifer L. Armentrout The first book I read by Jennifer was Obsidian, and I fell in love..... I immediately wanted to get my hands on the sequel, Onyx, but it doesn't come out till August 14, 2012. That's when I won a giveaway for her book, Half-Blood, and lo and behold, I fell in love again! Half-Blood reminded me alot of Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy. And I devoured it! But, the sequel, Pure, doesn't come out till April 3, 2012. :'( Luckily, Jennifer released a prequel to the Covenant series, so I'll be

Title: Dark Frost Author: Jennifer Estep Series: Mythos Academy, #3 Publisher: Kensington Publication Date: May 29, 2012 Synopsis: I've seen so many freaky things since I started attending Mythos Academy last fall. I know I’m supposed to be a fearless warrior, but most of the time, I feel like I’m just waiting for the next Bad, Bad Thing to happen. Like someone trying to kill me—again. Everyone at Mythos Academy knows me as Gwen Frost, the Gypsy girl who uses her psychometry magic to find lost objects—and who just may be dating Logan Quinn, the hottest guy in school. But I’m also the girl the Reapers of Chaos want dead in the worst way. The Reapers are the baddest of the bad, the people who murdered my mom. So why do they have it in for me? It turns out my mom hid a powerful artifact called the Helheim Dagger before she died. Now, the Reapers will do anything to get it back. They think I know where the dagger is hidden, but this is one thing I can’t use my magic to

Title: Starters Author: Lissa Price Series: Starters, #1 Publisher: Delacorte Books Publication Date: March 13, 2012 Synopsis: HER WORLD IS CHANGED FOREVER Callie lost her parents when the Spore Wars wiped out everyone between the ages of twenty and sixty. She and her little brother, Tyler, go on the run, living as squatters with their friend Michael and fighting off renegades who would kill them for a cookie. Callie's only hope is Prime Destinations, a disturbing place in Beverly Hills run by a mysterious figure known as the Old Man. He hires teens to rent their bodies to Enders—seniors who want to be young again. Callie, desperate for the money that will keep her, Tyler, and Michael alive, agrees to be a donor. But the neurochip they place in Callie's head malfunctions and she wakes up in the life of her renter, living in her mansion, driving her cars, and going out with a senator's grandson. It feels almost like a fairy tale, until Callie discovers that

Today, is the Virtual Kick of Party for Feather Stone's debut novel: The Guardian's Wildchild! You can see her post HERE . And..... we have Feather here with us on the blog today! Interview: First off, I'd like to thank you for joining me on the blog today! 1.   Describe The Guardian's Wildchild as a tweet   (140 characters or less)! The Guardian’s Wildchild is a story of a free spirited woman’s struggle for the higher good while having to give up what she values most – her freedom and her heart. It’s about a meticulous naval captain trapped between his moral code and a dark force. The dark force is winning. 2. If you could re-title The Guardian's Wildchild what would you call it and why? The Higher Good Throughout the story, the motive for Sidney’s actions was always for the higher good even if it meant the ultimate sacrifice, one’s life.   Her advice to the captain when he was threatening to walk the dark path was for him to consider the higher good for all. 2.