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Partials

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Partials (Partials Sequence #1) Author: Dan Wells Review By: Courtney Published By: Balzer + Bray Harper Collins Date: February 28th 2012 Genre: YA Dystopia Pages: 468 pages The human race is all but extinct after a war with Partials--engineered organic beings identical to humans--has decimated the population. Reduced to only tens of thousands by RM, a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of humanity is immune, the survivors in North America have huddled together on Long Island while the Partials have mysteriously retreated. The threat of the Partials is still imminent, but, worse, no baby has been born immune to RM in more than a decade. Our time is running out. Kira, a sixteen-year-old medic-in-training, is on the front lines of this battle, seeing RM ravage the community while mandatory pregnancy laws have pushed what's left of humanity to the brink of civil war, and she's not content to stand by and watch. But as she makes

Breaking Waves Cover Reveal

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Breaking Waves (Heart Waves Trilogy #2) by Danielle Sabarium  Offical Blog   From the moment they met, Jenna knew Reece would break her heart, but she never dreamed it would happen like this. Jenna is left shattered and broken. When life becomes too painful to deal with and she feels completely alone, there’s only one person to help her pick up the pieces and move on. The one person she doesn’t want to turn to. The one person she promised to stay away from. Tyler . Can Jenna put aside everything she knows about him and let Tyler help heal her broken heart?   Out January 10th 2013 Heart Waves on Pinterest         Twitter       Facebook        Goodreads        Heart Waves on Nook             Heart Waves on Amazon

Author Interview && Giveaway With Danielle Sibarium

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Interview with Author Danielle Sibarium About: Danielle Sibarium grew up as an only child of divorced parents in Brooklyn, New York. Her imagination was developed at an early age. Surrounded by stuffed animals and imaginary friends, she transported herself into a fantasy world full of magic and wonder. Books were the gateway between her play world and reality. On any given summer afternoon she became Snow White sweeping and cooking for the dwarves, or Cinderella waiting for the prince. Danielle always loved dialogue and in elementary school began writing plays and short stories. This is when she began to understand she could not only bring her fantastical world to life for herself, but she could enchant others as well. And so she wrote. She wrote and wrote and wrote. Please visit her Offical Blog for more. Info from the Authors Web Site Goodreads     Facebook      For Always Amazon                   For Always Nook    Twitter Heart Waves on Pinterest   I

Tithe

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Tithe: A Modern Faery Tale (The Modern Faerie Tales #1) Author: Holly Black Review By: Courtney Published By: Margaret K. McElderry Books Date: April 2004 Genre: YA Fantasy/Fey-Magic Pages: 331 pages Sixteen-year-old Kaye is a modern nomad. Fierce and independent, she travels from city to city with her mother's rock band until an ominous attack forces Kaye back to her childhood home. There, amid the industrial, blue-collar New Jersey backdrop, Kaye soon finds herself an unwilling pawn in an ancient power struggle between two rival faerie kingdoms - a struggle that could very well mean her death. I once again borrowed this book...I bet you all think does she ever read her own books...at least that's what my husband says. I have a lot of books on my shelves but when I borrow a book I hate to have it for to long since its not mine :) Anyways on with my review...I loved this book, now not like I love Divergent but I really did enjoy reading

Bared To You

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Bared To You (Crossfire #1) Author: Sylvia Day Review By: Courtney Published By: Penguin Group Date: April 3rd 2012 Genre: Adult Romance Pages: 360 pages Our journey began in fire... Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness-beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. I was drawn to him as I'd never been to anything or anyone in my life. I craved his touch like a drug, even knowing it would weaken me. I was flawed and damaged, and he opened those cracks in me so easily... Gideon knew. He had demons of his own. And we would become the mirrors that reflected each other's most private wounds... and desires. The bonds of his love transformed me, even as I prayed that the torment of our pasts didn't tear us apart... I borrowed this book from a friend. I had never heard of it, but I did hear about 50 Shades Of Grey, which it is compaired to. Let me say that I read it in a day, yes a day, its a amazing

Heart Waves

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Heart Waves (#1) Author: Danielle Sibarium Review By: Courtney Published By: KFR Communications, LLC Date: June 1st 2012 Pages: 249 Genre: YA-Romance Jenna Kingsley has a gift. She knows things. With a simple touch she can pick up personal information from jewelry or objects. While at a neighbor's party, a voice mesmerizes her. Jenna is momentarily frozen as a ring is placed in her hand. White electricity surges through her and a dire prediction is made. "It's like Romeo and Juliet. You're going to break my heart." From the moment they meet Jenna is enchanted and entranced with Reece Walton. She’s thrilled to learn he’s spending the summer two houses away from hers. Every moment they spend together is magical. But she can’t get the prediction out of her mind. As the summer draws to a close and secrets are revealed, can Jenna get past the fear of being left with a broken heart to live in the moment with Reece or will her fear of bei

Ascend

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 Ascend (Trylle Trilogy #3) Author: Amanda Hocking Review By: Courtney Published By: St. Martin's Griffin Date: April 24th 2012 Genre: YA / Epic Fantasy Pages: 326 pages The Final Chapter Begins Wendy Everly is facing an impossiable choice. The only way to save the Trylle from their deadliest enemy is by sacrificing herself. If she doesn't surrender to the Vittra, her people will be thrust into a brutal war against an unbeatable foe. But how can Wendy leave all her friends behind...even if it's the only way to save them? The stakes have never been higher, because her kingdom isn't the only thing she stands to lose. After falling for both Finn and Loki, she's about to make the ultimate choice...who to love forever. One guy has finally proven to be the love of her life-and now all their lives might come to an end. Everything has been leading to this moment. The future of her entire world rests in her hands-if shes ready to fight for it.

Insuregent

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Insurgent (Divergent #2) Author: Veronica Roth Review By: Courtney Published By: HarperTeen Date: May 1st 201 Genre: YA / Dystopia Pages: 525 pages   ONE CHOICE A CHOICE Becomes a Sacrifice A SACRIFICE Becomes a Loss A LOSS Becomes a Burden A BURDEN Becomes a Battle ONE CHOICE CAN DESTROY YOU  Okay so I grabbed this book as quick as I could right after I read Divergent. Let me just say this series is my ultimate favorite this year so far. I borrowed the first book from Kayla and right when I was done my husband surprised me with book two, and then I went and bought the first book for myself :) That's how much I really enjoy this series. It continues where we left off in Divergent and Tris, Four, Marcus, Caleb and Peter are on the run after the attacks on the Abnegation , They wind up going to Amity to hide since Amity are peaceful people they have no choice but to help but they will not get involved. This is

Liebster Blog Award

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Books-Marks the Spot has actually been awarded two liebster awards one from Lisseth @Read-A-holicZ and the other one from Kit @Kitty Korner Library. How cool are they, if you haven't checked out there blog, do so. The real question what is a Liebster Award, it is given ti blog that have under 200 followers. What does Liebster mean, it is a German word which means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing and welcome. I got mine from Snyder & Tiffney you should check out their blog at http://caughtinasnyderwebb.blogspot.com/ What you have to do: Each person must post 11 facts about themselves. Answer 11 questions the tagger has given you and 11 questions for the people you tag. Tag 11 more bloggers! Tell them you tagged them. No tag backs!!!  I've been married since I was 20 (High School Sweet Heart) I didn't get my Lincense till I was 21 I'm a Ginger

Need

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Need (Need #1) Author: Carrie Jones Review By: Courtney Published By: Bloomsbury USA Date: December 23rd 2008 Genre: YA / Paranormal Fantasy Pages: 306 pages Zara White suspects there's a freaky guy semi-stalking her. She's also obsessed with phobias. And it's true, she hasn't exactly been herself since her stepfather died. But exiling her to shivery Maine to live with her grandmother? That seems a bit extreme. The move is supposed to help her stay sane...but Zara's pretty sure her mom just can't deal with her right now. She couldn't be more wrong. Turns out the semi-stalker is not a figment of Zara's overactive imagination. In fact, he's still following her, leaving behind an eerie trail of gold dust. There's something not right - not human - in this sleepy Maine town, and all signs point to Zara. Okay if that cover didn't do anything for you then I have a simple question...What's wrong with you

Torn

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Torn (Tryelle Trilogy #2)  Author: Amanda Hocking Review By: Courtney Published By: St. Martin's Press Date: February 28th 2012 Genre: YA / Urban Fantasy Pages: 324 pages When Wendy Everly first discovers the truth about herself—that she’s a changeling switched at birth—she knows her life will never be the same. Now she’s about to learn that there’s more to the story… She shares a closer connection to her Vittra rivals than she ever imagined—and they’ll stop at nothing to lure her to their side. With the threat of war looming, her only hope of saving the Trylle is to master her magical powers—and marry an equally powerful royal. But that means walking away from Finn, her handsome bodyguard who’s strictly off limits…and Loki, a Vittra prince with whom she shares a growing attraction. Torn between her heart and her people, between love and duty, Wendy must decide her fate. If she makes the wrong choice, she could lose everything, and everybody, she’s ever

Mistborn

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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) Author: Brandon Sanderson Review By: Courtney Published By: Tom Doherty Associates Date: July 25th 2006 Genre: Fantasy or Epic Fantasy Pages: 541 pages For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier "snapped" and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark. Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his

Pandemonium

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Pandemonium (Delirium #2) Author: Lauren Oliver Review By: Courtney Published By: HarperCollins Date: February 28th 2012 Genre: Dystopia Pagse: 375 **Spoliers for anyone who hasn't read Delirium - just a catuion to read at your own risk** " SO WHAT was your name before?" I say, and she freezes, her back to me. "Before you came to the Wilds , I mean."   For a moment she stands there. Then she turns around. "You might as well get used to it now," she says with quiet intensity .   "Everything you were, the life you had, the people you knew.. .dust . " She shakes her head and says, a little more firmly, "There is no before. There is only now , and what comes next ." I loved Delirium so as soon as I saw that this book came out I bought it, and I was extremely excited...I couldn't wait to see what would happen to Lena and Alex. Of course I didn't write this blog as soon as I finis

Fever

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  Fever (The Chemical Garden #2)  Author: Lauren DeStefano Reviewed By: Courtney Published By: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Release Date: February 21st 2012 Genre: YA/ Dystopia Pages: 341 pages  **Spoiler - This is the second book to Wither, read at own risk :)**   Rhine and Gabriel have escaped the mansion, but danger is never far behind. Running away brings Rhine and Gabriel right into a trap, in the form of a twisted carnival whose ring mistress keeps watch over a menagerie of girls. Just as Rhine uncovers what plans await her, her fortune turns again. With Gabriel at her side, Rhine travels through an environment as grim as the one she left a year ago - surroundings that mirror her own feelings of fear and hopelessness. The two are determined to get to Manhattan, to relative safety with Rhine’s twin brother, Rowan. But the road there is long and perilous - and in a worl

Books in TV Shows

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So as I was browsing the Internet tonight on books, I came across something that said they are making The Selection by Kiera Cass into a TV show on the CW. The book came out this year and it is just sitting in my e-reader waiting for me to read it... I am a CW watcher and have been for years now (90210, Supernatural) and now they are making these books into TV shows && I love it!! I read the Vampire Diaries before I knew anything about them turning it into a show. A lot of readers got upset about many things they changed compared to the books, but in a way the TV show is of its own standards, its like reading the novels and seeing the fanfiction on TV. I also started watching the Secret Circle, though I have not read that series.  Anyways The Selection is about thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime they get the opportunity to escape their life & to be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in the palace and co

Before I Fall

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Author: Lauren Oliver Reviewed By: Courtney Published By: HarperCollins Release Date: March 2nd 2010 Genre: Young Adult Pages: 470    What if you only had one day to live? What would you do? Who would you kiss? And how far would you go to save your own life? Samantha Kingston has it all: looks, popularity, the perfect boyfriend. Friday, February 12, should be just another day in her charmed life. Instead, it turns out to be her last. The catch: Samantha still wakes up the next morning. Living the last day of her life seven times during one miraculous week, she will untangle the mystery surrounding her death—and discover the true value of everything she is in danger of losing  This was recommend to me by my friend who also recommend Delirium to me. I am a quick reader so I flew when I read this book. Unless its more than 500 pages it will only take me a day if I really love the book. This one took me about 2 days to read. I was not so sure