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This or That? with Alexa Martin
Tweet Alexa Martin, author of the recently released Girl Wonder, is here today to share a little about herself! In a game of This or That? we will find out some of the things that Alexa likes. Sound fun? I think so! Let’s see what she has to say! 1. Hot or cold? Hot 2. Sweet or salty? Salty (bring on the nachos!) 3. Right side of the bed or left side of the bed? Diagonal 4. Socks or slippers? Socks 5. Physical book or digital? Physical 6. Penguins or puffins? Penguins 7. Treadmill or Actual run? Ha ha… this…
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Interviewing Luc from Compulsion & Giveaway!
Tweet Today I am lucky enough to have Luc here on the blog! He is one of the characters in Heidi Ayarbe’s new book, Compulsion, and he is seriously fascinating. Cocky, arrogant, and pretty gosh darn delicious….just saying. Anyway I’ll let him have the floor! Hi Luc, and welcome! (fans self) If you were to make the newspaper front page, what would the headline read? World Cup News: Camacho Leads USA to the Promised Land What? Why not? How would you describe your friendship with Jake? Solid. *shrugs* Okay. He’s a total guevón, and the best mid-fielder I’ve ever known.…
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Do YOU iClue? Clue the FIRST.
Tweet Adele Griffin is taking over my blog today for the iClue mystery game, and I’m happy to let her! It’s no lie that’s she’s seriously awesome. The First iClue! Have you read Adele Griffin’s mini-mystery starring Jessie from TIGHTER? If not, click here. Now I’ll let her take it away with the clue for today. Hey, Everyone. It’s my week up to bat for the fabulous Roecker sisters’ iClue Mystery. Solve my mystery, and you’ll have the password that will enter you for a grand prize of an iPod Touch. Good luck! And I hope you enjoy this week’s mysterious…
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Feeling the wind in my hair….
Tweet So if you didn’t already know, I’m one of the few people out there who doesn’t drive. Yep. No car. No driving. (insert gasp here) So how do I get around? Well I’m lucky enough to live in a fabulous city that not only has a great bus system, but also has bike paths galore! My BF and I take off on our bikes quite often. Down to the beach, out to the pier, just riding with the wind in our hair. And we take pictures! Just thought I’d share some that we took on our 3 hour excursion…
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Character Tweets – Back When You Were Easier to Love
Tweet Emily Wing Smith is here today! She is the author of the upcoming book, Back When You Were Easier to Love. She’s here to share with us some tweets from her characters. mattiasmind: Which psychologist are you? Take this quiz http://goo.gl/fb/D9dqH HHS Noah: HHS girls soccer at home on Friday. Be there! joy_after: cheap rates on plane tix here: http://bit.ly/eAbb87 who’s in? mattiasmind: forget it, @joy_after. #nowayjose ustgretel: Wait, plane tix @joy_after? Do tell! I have to say, I haven’t read this book yet but these tweets definitely peak my interest! Especially coupled with the synopsis that you’ll find below. What’s worse…
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Spring Fever Swap – Sign Up!
Tweet THIS SWAP IS NOW CLOSED! THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING! Lack of good spring weather got you down? Feeling like you need a little color in your life? A little excitement? Well look no further! What is a “swap” you ask? Let me put it this way. You give something, you get something! Simple as that. Read more below if you’re interested. The Basics: If you don’t know what a swap is, here’s what it’s all about: Everyone enjoys getting a package in the mail. Unfortunately there isn’t always a reason to give a gift. So….I create my own gift giving…
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Odessa: The Seraphym Wars – Teaser & Giveaway!
Tweet For you today, I have a teaser from Rebecca Ryals Russell’s upcoming book, Odessa: The Seraphym Wars. A little bit steampunk, a lot fantasy, I’m about half way through reading this and can’t wait to share my review with you! In the meantime though, let me give you a taste of what to expect if you choose this book for your TBR pile. “Trembling, I stepped forward and thrust the sword into her chest where I hoped the heart was. I couldn’t imagine how a simple shard of metal could destroy a demon, but I watched in fascinated horror…
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Book Review: Broken
Tweet Media Type: Book Title: Broken Author: Susan Bigelow Publisher: Candlemark & Gleam Pages: Ebook; 340 Release Date: January 25, 2011 Source: Publisher/TBS ======================= Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Cussing, Violence, Sexual Situations HDB Rating: 4 Keys to My Heart In a post-war future world where First Contact has been made, humans are colonizing the stars, and the nations of Earth have been united under a central government, Extrahumans are required by law to belong to the Union. When a young man with visions of the future sets out on a mission to define the course of human history,…
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Exhausted.
Tweet I had planned to post today! Oh yes, best laid plans and all that. Then I couldn’t sleep and was dead tired when I woke up this morning. Followed by having 26 children today, 22 of which were under the age of 7. Helped a friend with a paper. Further followed by attending a one and a half hour training. Am I griping? Yep. Sorry. Point is this is all you get from me today :). I’m going to go fall into an exhausted heap with a book until I wind down enough to go to sleep. I still…
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4/18 in case you missed it!
Tweet Hi everyone! Did you miss me? By me I of course mean the me who writes stuff like this and doesn’t just auto post things to make sure her readers don’t get bored. Wait…don’t answer that. I’ll stay in my “they all love me” bubble just a little longer, thank you. ANYWAY this is my new Monday feature where I highlight what happened the last week. You know, in case you were living under a rock and missed it. Enjoy! ********** Tuesday, April 12 * Book Review of Invincible Summer: This book BLEW ME AWAY. It’s heart wrenching, it’s utterly…