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Cover Reveal: Forget Tomorrow by Pintip Dunn

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Title: Forget Tomorrow Author:  Pintip Dunn Publisher: Entangled Teen Publication Date: November 3, 2015 Synopsis: Imagine a world where your destiny has already been decided...by your future self.  It's Callie’s seventeenth birthday and, like everyone else, she's eagerly awaiting her vision―a memory sent back in time to sculpt each citizen into the person they're meant to be. A world-class swimmer. A renowned scientist.  Or in Callie's case, a criminal.  In her vision, she sees herself murdering her gifted younger sister. Before she can process what it means, Callie is arrested and placed in Limbo―a hellish prison for those destined to break the law. With the help of her childhood crush, Logan, a boy she hasn’t spoken to in five years, she escapes.  But on the run from her future, as well as the government, Callie sets in motion a chain of events that she hopes will change her fate. If not, she must figure out how to protect her sister from the biggest threat of all

May Wrap-Up

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The prepubescent gif of Justin Timberlake may be a tad inaccurate since May has already passed, but I couldn't resist.  So I only read 4 books this month and my 2015 Goodreads Challenge is mocking me. Onto the books!! I absolutely had to read The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West! It released at the beginning of the month and was a really cute contemporary read, which is exactly what I was in the mood for! I devoured the entire thing in one sitting because I could not get enough of quirky Gia, adorable Hayden, and their hilarious banter. Next thing I know, I found myself in the mood for a historical romance. So I picked up Catch a Falling Heiress by Laura Lee Guhrke. I really enjoyed this book and gave it a solid 4.5/5 stars. It featured a strong heroine, a swoon-worthy hero, and a big scandal.  One of my favorite authors, Jeaniene Frost, posted a free short story called Pack on her website, so I obviously took the time to read it. It was super, super short but it definitely got me e

Cover Reveal: Fighting to Breathe by Aurora Rose Reynolds

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Title: Fighting to Breathe Author: Aurora Rose Reynolds Publication Date: July 6, 2015 Synopsis: Lea Lamb and Austin Wolf were young when they fell in love. They never imagined the future could hold anything other than together-forever. When Lea’s father dies in a tragic fishing accident, she's crushed under the weight of her grief and catches a glimpse of another type of future, one she knows she's not strong enough to face. Austin is angry. For the past fifteen years, he's believed the woman he loved with every ounce of his soul left him without so much as a backwards glance. When Lea unexpectedly returns to their hometown, all the years of heartache inside Austin bubbles to the surface and presents itself as blinding rage. Faced with the truth about the past, a newly discovered secret, these former lovers will learn that if they want to have any chance at the future they’d given up on all those years ago, they will have to rescue one another from drowning in pain so

Scholastic’s #IReadYA Week!

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Hey guys!! It’s that time again. Time to celebrate #IReadYA week!!  Scholastic’s #IReadYA week is a celebration of all things YA! In support of this week, they will be holding daily challenges starting today, May 18, and running through Friday the 22nd. By participating in the challenges, you earn the chance to win some really fun #IReadYA prizes including: #IReadYA tote bags, tumblers and free YA books! These daily challenges are a lot of fun, and range from describing a YA book only using words that start with the same letter (e.g. Harry helps Hogwarts, hefting horcruxes), to sharing YA reaction videos/memes. Also, some of our favorite YA authors will be participating right alongside you with impromptu Twitter chats, Tumblr posts and more. To become a part of #IReadYA week and take part in the daily challenges, just click here: Scholastic’s #IReadYA Week ______________________________ Challenges include: ● Day 1 - #IReadYA Picture Share ● Day 2 - #YAlliteration Challenge ● Day 3

Cover Reveal: Shadowhunters Series by Cassandra Clare

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Hey guys!! In case you missed it, Cassandra Clare's The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices series got a new look. And while I'm partial to the original covers, I definitely dig these. The Mortal Instruments Not to mention, the spines of all six books create something really cool: The Infernal Devices -Kristen ♥

Blog Tour: Clearer in the Night by Rebecca Croteau (Excerpt + Giveaway)

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Title: Clearer in the Night Author: Rebecca Croteau Publisher: Penner Publishing Publication Date: May 11, 2015 Synopsis: Cait’s used to being an outsider. The odd girl out, the one with the alcoholic mother. The one whose sister and father died. The one who might just have telepathy. These things she could manage, could hide just enough to get by. Now a werewolf’s bite forces her outside the whole human race. Two men—the one night hook-up who shows up at her hospital bed, and the rescuer worker who may be following her—seem to know more about her condition than she does…and about this strange world of magic she’s pulled into. As Cait plunges into this darker reality, painful secrets of her past are churned up and she’s forced to confront her new identity. Torn between the between the sweet and too-hot-to-be-true Eli and possessive, darkly sensual Wes, Cait must decide whom to trust and which side to choose…before it’s too late. About the Author: Rebecca, Ree to her friends, lives w

Release Day Blitz: The Wrath & the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh (Giveaway)

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Title: The Wrath & the Dawn Author: Renée Ahdieh Series: The Wrath and the Dawn, #1 Publisher: Putnam Juvenile Publication Date: May 12, 2015 Synopsis: A sumptuous and epically told love story inspired by A Thousand and One Nights  Every dawn brings horror to a different family in a land ruled by a killer. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, takes a new bride each night only to have her executed at sunrise. So it is a suspicious surprise when sixteen-year-old Shahrzad volunteers to marry Khalid. But she does so with a clever plan to stay alive and exact revenge on the Caliph for the murder of her best friend and countless other girls. Shazi's wit and will, indeed, get her through to the dawn that no others have seen, but with a catch . . . she’s falling in love with the very boy who killed her dearest friend. She discovers that the murderous boy-king is not all that he seems and neither are the deaths of so many girls. Shazi is determined to uncover the reason f

Cover Reveal: Inevitable Circumstances by S.R. Grey

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Title: Inevitable Circumstances Author: S.R. Grey Series: Inevitability, #2 Publication Date: May 14, 2015 Synopsis: My name is Essa Brant, and I’ve just made the biggest mistake of my life. By trusting someone I shouldn’t, by forgetting I’m in love with a dangerous man with many enemies, I now find myself caught up in some very dire circumstances. I’m learning, though, that when all is lost, there is still something you can hold on to: hope. Well, I’m holding tight with my last and final hope that Farren will save me. ~~~~~ My name is Farren Shaw, and when I discover the woman I love has been abducted I am ready to go to any lengths to save her. I will kill and destroy for Essa. After all, it’s not like I haven’t done these things before. Only problem is, when I do find Essa and finally tell her all the things I’ve been keeping from her, will she still want me? ~~~~~ Fast-paced and exciting, Inevitable Circumstances promises to leave your pulse racing, while your heart roots for

Book Tour: Lola Carlyle's 12-Step Romance by Danielle Younge-Ullman (Guest Post + Giveaway)

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Title: Lola Carlyle's 12-Step Romance Author: Danielle Younge-Ullman Publisher: Entangled Teen Publication Date: May 5, 2015 Synopsis: Lola Carlyle is lonely, out of sorts, and in for a boring summer. So when her best friend, Sydney, calls to rave about her stay at a posh Malibu rehab and reveals that the love of Lola’s life, Wade Miller, is being admitted, she knows what she has to do.Never mind that her worst addiction is decaf cappuccino; Lola is going to rehab. Lola arrives at Sunrise Rehab intent solely on finding Wade, saving him from himself, and—naturally—making him fall in love with her…only to discover she’s actually expected to be an addict. And get treatment. And talk about her issues with her parents, and with herself. Plus she has insane roommates, and an irritatingly attractive mentor, Adam, who’s determined to thwart her at every turn. Oh, and Sydney? She’s gone. Turns out, once her pride, her defenses, and her best friend are stripped away, Lola realizes she’s