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Thursday, July 11, 2013
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Posted by Giselle on 07/11/2013 • 0 Comments
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Posted by Giselle on 07/11/2013 • 1 Comment
So who am I? Well, my name is Giselle and I’m from Canada (Maritimes). As you can guess I love reading. My favorite genre tends to change regularly. Recently I gravitate towards thrillers, sci-fi, dystopian, horror: Basically, exciting books that glue me to its pages (duh, right?)! My list of favs is below. I do read a lot of YA novels and this blog is mostly YA oriented, but I also really enjoy Adult novels (Horror, PNR, and UF), so you will see the occasional adult review as well. I also have an unnatural love for zombies (and not the nice ones… O_O)! I’ve enjoyed reviewing books for a few years before the blog on some buggy Facebook app. I started more regularly when I discovered Goodreads in January 2011….
Book Girls Don’t Cry: What I Look For In a Blog
Posted by Giselle on 07/11/2013 • 20 Comments
Inspired by Book Buzzers, Book Girls Don’t Cry is a weekly feature where we each discuss/vent/advise on the chosen weekly bookish topic. Don’t miss Jenni on Mondays, and Amy on Saturdays:
Be attractive, baby! *winks*
Most people will start a blog because they want to share their opinion, so it’s important that your blog (design, content etc) attracts readers. What you should really aim for are regular visitors as they’re the ones who are your loyal blog supporters and readers. How do you get people to come back? After visiting tons of blogs in my 2 years of blogging – and even before – I’ve seen it all, and some things will attract me to come back, other things will make sure I never do.
How to attract…
Demanding Ransom Tour Stop: Guest Post + Giveaway
Posted by Giselle on 07/10/2013 • 7 Comments
Today as part of the Demanding Ransom Blog Tour – Kismet Book Touring – I’ve got the lovely Megan Squires on the blog with some fun facts about herself! She loves Breaking Bad, so now we’re BFFs! Have a look and enter to win before you go! 
Guest Post by Megan Squires 10 Random Facts About Megan Squires (in no particular order)
I have never seen any of the original Star Wars. Or any Indiana Jones. Or The Sound of Music. Call me un-American if you will. I did, however, seen the Baz Lurhmann Romeo and Juliet seven times in the movie theater. So I think that proves that I’m not only a bit of a creature of habit, but when I like something I tend to become a…
Waiting on Wednesday (85)
Posted by Giselle on 07/10/2013 • 39 Comments
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. My pick this week:
Whoa this sounds really cool and different for a dystpian/sci-fi/whatevers. I like the murder mystery included in it, too! What are you waiting on? Link me up!
Review: Nomad by J.L. Bryan
Posted by Giselle on 07/09/2013 • 25 Comments
JL Bryan has always impressed me with the level of originality and excitement he works into his novels (big fan of Jenny Pox), and I was yet again taken aback, this time by a time-travel dystopian that is full of thrills and has a kick-ass heroine to boot!
Time-travel dystopian! When I saw those words together my mind kind of flipped, making me unsure of what to expect. For one, time-travel is nothing to play around with if you’re not fully committed to deliver. I have a low level of patience for ignored time loops and paradoxes, and while I’m still wrapping my head around the details of JL’s take on it with Nomads and the universe taking care of itself, it’s one of very few time-travel plots that I…
Review: In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters
Posted by Giselle on 07/08/2013 • 30 Comments
It excites me so when I come across a novel that shows me there can still be books that thoroughly stand out from any other in its originality and outstanding story-telling. I can not even believe that In the Shadow of Blackbirds is Cat’s debut novel!
What I love most from this book is how, through impressive research, Cat achieves an exceptionally poignant historical atmosphere from a time that saw through so much death and horror. The fall of 1918 had not only the highest death toll from the Spanish Flu which killed over 50 million people (some sources even say up to 100 million), but it was also in the throes of the first World War. Having been fascinated by an epidemic flu that, even to this day,…
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Giselle is a wife and mother who lives on books and coffee - what else is there?
She's known to be sarcastic and rarely serious. She loves reading books, blogging
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favorite she has a wide variety of genres that she enjoys. She likes her characters
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