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Book talk - Vanishing girls by @oliverbooks Lauren Oliver

New York Times  bestselling author  Lauren Oliver  delivers a gripping story about two sisters inexorably altered by a terrible accident. So if you've been following previous posts, you know that Vanishing Girls was featured in the March favourites. I was incredibly excited for this to hit the shelves and practically screamed with joy on the morning of the 10th.  Sadly, only three hours after the Hardback arrived at my house, I was almost kind of ready to send it back. Couldn't believe it and I'm still a little bit in denial, but I guess these things happen. I'm saying this with a really heavy heart because the book wasn't terribly written, nor was the story by any means ludicrous - just couldn't seem to hold my interest for more much than 10 minutes.   The writing itself was of course compelling, well written and  typically Oliver-esque, but unfortunately, whatever it was, every time I sat down with it nothing really went in. I just felt super...

TUESDAY SPECIAL- Trailer REVEAL Tease by Sophie Jordan

H e l l o  H e l l o ,    Long time no see... I know, I know, we apologize, but we've had so much to do over the past few weeks, the three of us just couldn't quite manage to post... Life happens.  BUT on the bright side, we're back now... and free as birds. (Honest!)  Never mind that now though! Lets get back to our original BIG ANNOUNCEMENT- and it is HUGE. The  book trailer for SOPHIE JORDAN'S  'Tease' from  the New Adult series 'Ivy Chronicles' is NOW LIVE! *CHEERS*  Well, get ready guys.... HERE IT COMES. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Big thanks again to Caroline Penry from the  +HarperCollins Publishers  team for providing the trailer! What did you guys think? Did you love it? Adore it? Hate it? Let us know in the comments or send us a Tweet! You know what to do now, SHARING IS CARING  Give Sophie a tweet and tell her what you thought about the trailer! You can tag the...

A Different Blue - Top Ten Moments

Here we are again, for another round of THE TOP TEN MOMENTS OF . . .  Today's segment will be featuring 'A Different Blue' by Amy Harmon.  Absolutely LOVED it. I'm pretty I can still feel my heart fluttering a little. Such a brilliant read, so go get yourself a copy and get started.  LITTLE WARNING FROM ME I'd advise you to only read up to the number 7, if you haven't completed or started the book yet,  wouldn't want to spoil it for you!  Alright so, get ready, get set and lets get the party started.  A Different Blue - TOP TEN MOMENTS - Written by Amy Harmon, Published March, 2013 Number 10  ''I grew up - found out what I wanted to do with my life. Sometimes the things we want to be rescued from can save us. ''   Number 9    ''Why don't you focus on where you're going and less on where you come from? Why don't you focus more on what makes you brilliant and less on what y...