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Saturday, December 31, 2016

Fresh Batch (January 1st-7th)

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Fresh Batch, posted weekly, keeps you up to date on the hottest releases of the upcoming week.

Flavor of the week:

Under Rose-Tainted Skies
Louise Gornall
Publication date: January 3rd 2017
by Clarion Books

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Norah has agoraphobia and OCD. When groceries are left on the porch, she can’t step out to get them. Struggling to snag the bags with a stick, she meets Luke. He’s sweet and funny, and he just caught her fishing for groceries. Because of course he did.

Norah can’t leave the house, but can she let someone in? As their friendship grows deeper, Norah realizes Luke deserves a normal girl. One who can lie on the front lawn and look up at the stars. One who isn’t so screwed up.

 

 

Other releases this week:
* In no particular order *


– Flying Lessons and Other Stories [Purchase]
– The Continent (The Continent #1) by Keira Drake [Purchase]
– The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett by Chelsea Sedoti [Purchase]
– Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia [Purchase]


– Breath of Fire (Kingmaker Chronicles #2) by Amanda Bouchet [Purchase]
– Flicker and Mist by Mary G. Thompson [Purchase]
– Flower by Elizabeth Craft and Shea Olsen [Purchase]
– Freeks by Amanda Hocking [Purchase]


– The Book Jumper by Mechthild Gläser [Purchase]
– Love and First Sight by Josh Sundquist [Purchase]
– Life in a Fishbowl by Len Vlahos [Purchase]
– The Cursed Queen (The Impostor Queen #2) by Sarah Fine [Purchase]


– Maresi (The Red Abbey Chronicles #1) by Maria Turtschaninoff [Purchase]
– Wayfarer (Passenger #2) by Alexandra Bracken [Purchase]
– Mafiosa (Blood for Blood #3) by Catherine Doyle [Purchase]
– Wing Jones by Katherine Webber [Purchase]


– The Witch’s Vacuum Cleaner and Other Stories (Children’s Circle Stories #2) by Terry Pratchett [Purchase]
– The X-Files: Origins: Agent of Chaos (The X-Files: Origins) by Kami Garcia [Purchase]
– The Truth of Right Now by Kara Lee Corthron [Purchase]
– The Midnight Gardener & The Well of Tears (The Town of Superstition #1-2) by R.G. Thomas [Purchase]


– Because of the Sun by Jenny Torres Sanchez [Purchase]
– If You Were Here by Jennie Yabroff [Purchase]
– Whenever I’m with You by Lydia Sharp [Purchase]
– Almost Autumn by Marianne Kaurin [Purchase]


– Lost Girls by Merrie Destefano [Purchase]


HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
What’s going to be your first 2017 purchase?

 

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Romance Mini-Reviews: Two Mysteries + A Blast from the Past

Posted by on 12/14/2016 • 2 Comments

 

Hard Rules Lisa Renee Jones

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Wall Street meets the Sons of Anarchy in the smoldering, scorching first novel in the explosively sexy new Dirty Money series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones.

How bad do you want it?

The only man within the Brandon empire with a moral compass, Shane Brandon is ready to take his family’s business dealings legitimate. His reckless and ruthless brother, Derek wants to keep Brandon Enterprises cemented in lies, deceit, and corruption. But the harder Shane fights to pull the company back into the light, the darker he has to become. Then he meets Emily Stevens, a woman who not only stirs a voracious sexual need in him, but becomes the only thing anchoring…

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Halloween-y Book Recommendations

Posted by on 10/31/2016 • 6 Comments

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, FRIENDS! I hope everyone has a creeptastic day and that this Monday will be better than most! My real life horror story for today is that I had a finished draft for a final essay due today and I started it last night so who knows how that will turn out. But anyway, I am here to do what I do best and recommend some horror books to celebrate this day.

ADD TO GOODREADS

The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake Amity by Micol Ostow

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Review: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

Posted by on 10/14/2016 • 12 Comments

Feels in a gif:

I usually find it hard to express all my feels about a book in a singular gif but with The Hating Game, it was quite easy. Actual pic of me after I finished the book.

I haven’t read a rom-com I loved this much in years and I think The Hating Game encompasses everything I love about good rom-coms and a good romance. It made me feel so mushy and happy on the inside and I am glad that The Hating Game found its way into my life. This book has already received so much hype and so many people are already loving it so instead of doing a review review, I thought I’d list 5 quick reasons that might make you want to pick this book up.

1. Main…

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Review: Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter

Posted by on 09/16/2016 • 6 Comments

Here is the thing about this book, it would have hands down been a favorite of the year were it not so flipping confusing. I am not the kind of person that is immediately turned off from a book when something doesn’t make sense to me. In fact, I enjoy it when my mind is being twisted into a pretzel because everything is SO COMPLICATED but that isn’t Vassa in the Night. Vassa in the Night has beautiful writing, an interesting plot and a gorgeous atmosphere but the problem is that the world building needs a LOT of work. I don’t understand at ALL how the world works. This book is trying so hard to be whimsical and eerie that the bare bones are kind of just forgotten about. I…

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10 #OZYA Books I Need in My Life

Posted by on 08/10/2016 • 4 Comments

I love complaining but my fav thing to complain about is how I cannot read so many amazing #OZYA books because I cannot afford to pay a fortune in shipping and because they are not available outside of Australia. So here is a list of 10 books I want to read so badly and am hoping will be published outside of Australia.

1. Spark by Rachael Craw

I’ve had this on my TBR since before it came out and it just appeals to me on a spiritual level. Superpowers? Kids who are experiments gone wrong? YES PLEASE.

2. Holier Than Thou by Laura Buzo

This one is a YA/NA crossover that I’ve had on my TBR since my early Goodreads years. I absolutely love the sound of it and am DYING…

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Review: 738 Days by Stacey Kade

Posted by on 06/07/2016 • 4 Comments

It’s been so long since I’ve read a book that completely hooked me and wouldn’t let go. I am so glad that I picked this one up to read because it reminded me of how much I love getting absorbed in a book and nothing can stop me from putting it down. The characters were so complex and amazing, and the story was interesting to read. I needed to know what would happen next and how their relationship would progress. This book gave me all the feels and I had many tears of happiness, and of heartbreak. I felt like I really knew the characters and what was happening to them took a toll on my emotions.

I will start with Amanda Grace. My heart broke for her so much,…

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Secret Coders by Gene Luen Yang

Posted by on 05/24/2016 • 1 Comment

Things to know about Secret Coders by Gene Luen Yang

1. It’s for a much younger audience. I didn’t realize this at first but while I was reading it, it become clear that I was not the intended audience of Secret Coders. This didn’t mean that I didn’t enjoy the graphic novel, it just meant that it took me longer to get involved in the novel.

2. It isn’t just about coding and computer science-y stuff. If that isn’t your thing, don’t worry. It isn’t my thing either but I definitely enjoyed Secret Coders. There is a mystery element that makes itself known towards the end of the novel and that is what tied the knot for me. I want more Secret Coders because I needs to know the answers.

3. The illustrations are AMAZING. They…

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