Monthly Archives: August 2011

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week?

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Jenn

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being reading, and the books to be finish this week. It was created by J.Kaye’s Book Blog, … Continue reading →

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TSS: Supporting Independent Bookstores!

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Jenn

It’s been a pretty busy few weeks here!  To start with, a few weeks ago I announced a new “effort” I initiated as a means to showing support of independent bookstores, #IndieThursday: Each Thursday, tweet about the book you recently purchased … Continue reading →

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Frightful Friday: Murders, Monsters & Mayhem!

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Jenn

Frightful Friday is a weekly meme in which I feature a particularly scary or chilling book that I’ve read that week. Feel free to grab the button & join in! This week, rather than posting about a single book, I … Continue reading →

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Tales of a (Formerly) Reluctant Reader: The Capstone Edition!

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Jenn

  Tales of a (Formerly) Reluctant Reader is a feature in which my eleven-year-old son, John, reviews books as a formerly reluctant reader. He gives his opinion of the book, detailing why he thinks this book would be good for … Continue reading →

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Review: Creep by Jennifer Hillier

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Jenn

Hardcover:368 pages Publisher:Gallery; Original edition (July 5, 2011) Language:English ISBN-10: 1451625847 Dr. Sheila Tao is a psychology professor, an expert in human behavior. She also has a pretty difficult past, suffering from sex addiction.  She’s dating a wonderful man, Morris, … Continue reading →

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Happy Paperback Release to The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove by Susan Gregg Gilmore!

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Jenn

Last year, I had the honor of reviewing Susan Gregg Gilmore’s book, The Improper Life of Bezellia Grove. When I was contacted by her publicist to help celebrate the paperback release of the book, I couldn’t say no. Here’s the … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Vicky Alvear Shecter, Author of Cleopatra’s Moon

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Jenn

Today I’m excited to welcome Vicky Alvear Shecter, author of Cleopatra’s Moon, for a guest post today. I reviewed the book yesterday and consider it quite the interesting read! In her post, Vicky discusses how we, as individuals, survive despite … Continue reading →

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Review: Cleopatra’s Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Jenn

Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover:368 pages Publisher:Arthur A. Levine Books (August 1, 2011) ISBN-10: 0545221307 Source: Publisher Cleopatra VIII Selene, Princess of Egypt, is the only daughter of Cleopatra VII and Marcus Antonius. She’s grown up in luxury in the regal … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week?

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Jenn

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being reading, and the books to be finish this week. It is hosted by Sheila from One … Continue reading →

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