• Feature Posts/Weekly Memes

    Bloodspell Swagalicious Summer Giveaway!

    Not participating yet? You can only win if you play! Click HERE to start! Hi again everyone! Apologies for the radio silence on this event. I’ve been a bit under the weather, and my blog hasn’t exactly been top priority. Lucky for me, I had lots of posts pre-scheduled so I’ve been able to rest :). I’m feeling slightly better though, and so I figured it’s time for another giveaway! ********** Earlier this week, Amalie Howard stopped by with a guest post about her Caribbean Summers. As I mentioned, I’m totally jealous of her summertime memories. Today she’s here with…

  • Feature Posts/Weekly Memes

    Caribbean Summers with Amalie Howard

    Not participating yet? Click HERE to get started! It’s time for another fantastic guest post. I’ll keep it short and let things roll on their own. You’re GOING to want to check out the giveaway tomorrow though. Just saying. Amalie Howard, the extremely talented author of Bloodspell, is here to honor us with summertime memories! What I loved about this post is the way she writes it so vividly. I can almost imagine myself swinging in a hammock and staring over blue waters. I’m jealous….I admit it.  Please enjoy the post below, and remember to check out Bloodspell. (You can…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Review: Bloodspell

    Tweet Title: Bloodspell Author: Amalie Howard Publisher: Langdon Street Press Pages: Paperback; 369 Release Date: June 1, 2011 Source: Publisher/TBS ==================== Intended Reading Group: Young Adult Content Screening: Violence HDB Rating: 5 Keys to My Heart The spell was simple… Cruentus Protectum (Defend the Blood) But what do you do if your blood is your enemy? Victoria Warrick has always known she was different. An outcast at school, she is no stranger to adversity. But when she receives an old journal for her seventeenth birthday, nothing prepares her for the dark secrets it holds — much less one that reveals…

  • Book Blitzes/Promo Posts

    Meeting Amalie Howard & a giveaway!

    Tweet Amalie Howard is stopping by today to promote her debut novel, Bloodspell on an epic blog tour! I’m lucky enough to have a special bio to post in her honor. She even brought a giveaway with her, you lucky people you. Spoiled, that’s what we are. As a book blogger, I love to learn more about authors so this was great for me! Take a look! My Twitter handle says that I’m a “writer, mother, dreamer, jedi, superhero, evil genius, and part-time lunatic.” That’s me in a nutshell. I write books for young adults because I have a thirteen-year-old girl…