Month: October 2012

Showcase Sunday (#9)

Posted October 21, 2012 by Emma in Blog / 22 Comments
Showcase Sunday (#9)

Showcase Sunday is a weekly meme hosted by Vicky at Books, Biscuits & Tea. Its an opportunity to highlight our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed from libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders each week. Due to having a MASSIVE Showcase last week… I have down-sided slightly this week. So what I have received is mostly from NetGalley. I have had a good week this week with them….     Of Light and Darkness by Shayne Leighton – Now as you can see I have been straying from YA on NetGalley, Sci-Fi/Horror […]

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PROMO – Bruxa: The Secret Within by A.F. Costa

Posted October 20, 2012 by Emma in Blog / 1 Comment
PROMO – Bruxa: The Secret Within by A.F. Costa

Title – Bruxa: The Secret Within #1 Author – A.F. Costa Genre – Paranormal YA Publisher – Pages – 400 Book Description:  Gabriella is no ordinary seventeen-year-old girl. She is the last to carry her mother’s rare bloodline of Bruxa, an ancient secret order of witches. Settling into her late father’s estate, she is welcomed by a phantom presence that resurrects within her, a secret curse her father took to his grave ten years ago. Gabriella finally finds a sense of belonging and gains the affections of high school’s most desired boy, Joey Davale. Her newly found life becomes derailed […]

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Feature & Follow (#9)

Posted October 19, 2012 by Emma in Blog / 9 Comments
Feature & Follow (#9)

Feature & Follow Friday is a blog hop that is designed to provide some much-appreciated exposure to the bloggers participating, and to expand their following. Hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read, each of whom feature a chosen blog for the week, it’s an interesting way to get to know one another.   Q: When you step out of your USUAL genre what do you like to read? Best books in that genre?   A: This is such a great question… As you all know I’m a massive YA and that is all I seem to read at the moment, […]

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Only In Her Dreams Book Tour – Review, Interview and Giveaway

Posted October 17, 2012 by Emma in Blog / 2 Comments
Only In Her Dreams Book Tour – Review, Interview and Giveaway

Title – Only In Her Dreams (The Oneiroi Book #1) Author – Christina McKnight Genre – Urban Fantasy Pages – 310 Publisher – Self -Published Source – Tour Book Book Description: When Lucessa Sarcona awakes from a recurring dream, she has no idea her life is about to be turned upside down. A stranger, familiar to her dreams, shows up in the flesh, and Lucessa knows she’s either crazy or experiencing something not of this world. A war ensues between three demigod brothers. One, trained to rule Erebos, is violently replaced. One forced to return to his homeland and lead […]

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‘Waiting on’ Wednesday (#9)

Posted October 17, 2012 by Emma in Blog / 14 Comments
‘Waiting on’ Wednesday (#9)

Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. Title – Requiem (Delirium #3) Author – Lauren Oliver Release Date – March 15th 2013 Now an active member of the resistance, Lena has been transformed. The nascent rebellion that was under way in Pandemonium has ignited into an all-out revolution in Requiem, and Lena is at the centre of the fight. After rescuing Julian from a death sentence, Lena and her friends fled to the Wilds. But the Wilds are no longer a safe haven—pockets of rebellion have opened […]

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Showcase Sunday (#8)

Posted October 14, 2012 by Emma in Blog / 10 Comments
Showcase Sunday (#8)

Showcase Sunday is a weekly meme hosted by Vicky at Books, Biscuits & Tea. Its an opportunity to highlight our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed from libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders each week. This is one MASSIVE showcase I have for you this week… This week I received… Rift by Andrea Cremer – I absolutely loved Nightshade and I can’t wait to see what the Prequel will be like… Then I can start the series again. Whoop. Defiance by C.J. Redwine – I was so excited […]

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Review – The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa

Posted October 13, 2012 by Emma in Blog / 3 Comments
Review – The Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa

Title – The Lost Prince (The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten #1) Author – Julie Kagawa Genre – Fantasy Pages – 379 Publisher – Harlequin Teen Source – NetGalley Now I know I have read this book backwards to the Iron Fey Series and I will read that ASAP. I know I have missed the so much of Ash and Meghan, but this one I couldn’t wait to read after I received NetGalley. Ethan Chase; Meghan’s younger brother and also the Iron Queen of the Neverever, has suffered his entire life by having the Sight and seeing Them. The […]

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Feature & Follow (#8)

Posted October 12, 2012 by Emma in Blog / 18 Comments
Feature & Follow (#8)

  Yay! My favourite day of the week! Feature & Follow Friday is a blog hop that is designed to provide some much-appreciated exposure to the bloggers participating, and to expand their following. Hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read, each of whom feature a chosen blog for the week, it’s an interesting way to get to know one another. Q: What book do you think would make a great Halloween movie? Please explain in graphic detail of goriness…   I know of lot you would suggest Anna Dressed In Blood, but sad to say I haven’t read it… which […]

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RIP Scrap-booking Design!

Posted October 11, 2012 by Emma in Blog / 3 Comments
RIP Scrap-booking Design!

Hello Everyone, As you can see my blog has had a big transformation from my original Scrap-booking Design. I consulted the lovely Amelia @ The Authoress to design me a header, button and signature and they are absolutely gorgeous. Once I received the email I was ecstatic with design of them my blog looked lovely, if I do say so myself. What I loved about her designs, I wasn’t very fussy  and she completely blown me away with the designed she created. I don’t think I can Thank her enough for all the hard work she has put in the header… She is one a talented lady! As […]

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