Monthly Archives: June 2011

Contest Alert: Tynga’s Reviews celebrates its 2 year blog-anniversary!

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Lesley

Cindy of Tynga’s Reviews is celebrating the two year anniversary of her blog!  This is one of my favorite book blogs – always fun and thoughtful with a strong, unique voice in the blogging community.  Congratulations, Cindy! Tynga’s Reviews is … Continue reading →

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Bookish news #4

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Lesley

Read the first chapter of Drink Deep Chloe Neill has posted online the first and part of the second chapter of Drink Deep, the fifth book the Chicagoland Vampires series.  This romantic urban fantasy series is one of my absolute … Continue reading →

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Contest Alert: Kalayna Price’s Grave Dance

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Lesley

Help get the word out about the upcoming release of Grave Dance and you could win an awesome prize like a signed copy of Melissa Marr’s Wicked Lovely or a Grave Dance ARC! Grave Dance is the second book in the … Continue reading →

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Review: Grave Witch (Alex Craft #1) by Kalayna Price

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Lesley

Genre: Urban FantasyFormat: Mass Market PaperbackPublisher: ROC (December 16th 2010)How I got this book: BoughtLinks: Amazon Goodreads Blurb from Goodreads: Not even death can save her now. As a grave witch, Alex Craft can speak to the dead-she’s even on good … Continue reading →

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Movies!

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Lesley

Last weekend I saw Super 8 and loved it.  It’s sort of a cross between E.T., Jurassic Park, and Cloverfield.  The child actors are amazing, especially Elle Fanning.  I laughed, I cried, I gripped the edge of my seat – it … Continue reading →

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Bookish news #3

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Lesley

A few things have been going on lately that I wanted to mention… More Potter??!J.K. Rowling plans to make an announcement concerning the Harry Potter series in a couple of days.  Author Michelle Rowan speculates in this post that it … Continue reading →

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Mini Reviews

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Lesley

During the past couple of months, I’ve written several book reviews that are too short to post here.  But you can find them on Goodreads.  Below are the books I’ve read and my ratings.  Clicking the links will take you … Continue reading →

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Random Awesome #5

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Lesley

Random awesome link: http://pauladeenridingthings.com/ Thank you to YA author John Green for bringing this awesome website to my attention.  It’s exactly what you think it is: celebrity chef Paula Deen riding things.  Some of John’s comments are also pretty hilarious, … Continue reading →

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Review: Spider’s Bite (Elemental Assassin #1) by Jennifer Estep

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Lesley

Genre: Urban FantasyFormat: Mass Market PaperbackPublisher: Pocket Books (January 26th 2010)How I got this book: BoughtLinks: Amazon Goodreads Blurb from Goodreads: They call me the Spider. I’m the most feared assassin in the South — when I’m not busy at … Continue reading →

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Review: Magic Slays (Kate Daniels #5) by Ilona Andrews

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Lesley

Genre: Urban FantasyFormat: Mass Market PaperbackPublisher: Ace (May 31st 2011)How I got this book: BoughtLinks: Amazon Goodreads   Blurb from Goodreads: Plagued by a war between magic and technology, Atlanta has never been so deadly. Good thing Kate Daniels is … Continue reading →

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