Author Archives: Jenn

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

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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Bloggeista Ole! My Agenda

  Last bloggiesta, I spent my time organizing my books into a new set of bookshelves.  This round I want to spend more time focusing on my blog! However, as always, life gets in the way.  I’ve attempted to come up … Continue reading

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Bloggiesta Mini-Challenge: Organize Thy Books!

It’s practically impossible to be a successful book blogger unless you have some sense of organization, from how you keep track of the review copies  you receive down to how you organize your bookshelves.  This post & mini-challenge will help … Continue reading

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In Response to Many…the Gushing Review of The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown

Today is the official release date of The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown.  To celebrate this wonderful day and, at the request of many, I’ve decided to publish my original, gushing, nonsensical review of the book. Since I’ve already published the … Continue reading

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Giveaway: The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown (Audiobook)

Thanks to the author, I have one audiobook of The Weird Sisters to give away!  To enter, please fill out the form below.  The winner will be announced on Monday, January 31st.  Open to US & Canadian residents only, please.  … Continue reading

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Review: The Weird Sisters by Eleanor Brown

  Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher:Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam (January 20, 2011) ISBN-10: 0399157220 Source: Publisher   When their mother is stricken ill with breast cancer, three sisters reunite in the college town of Barnwell, OH where they were raised.  Not that … Continue reading

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Review: You Know When the Men Are Gone by Siobhan Fallon

Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam (January 20, 2011) ISBN-10: 0399157204 Source: Publisher At Fort Hood, TX dozens of women are awaiting the safe return of their husbands from war.  They form a close-knit community, linked together by the … Continue reading

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

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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Review: Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King

  Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers (October 12, 2010) ISBN-10: 0375865861 Source: Library Vera Dietz is a senior in high school still reeling after the death of her best friend Charlie.  The … Continue reading

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Review: Invasion (C.H.A.O.S Book One) by Jon S. Lewis

  Reading level: Young Adult Hardcover: 336 pages Publisher: Thomas Nelson (January 4, 2011) ISBN-10: 1595547533 Source: Publisher   Sixteen year-old Colt McAllister is orphaned after his parents are killed in a car “accident.”  He moves to Arizona to live … Continue reading

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