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Happy Friday Everyone!!! From Goodreads : Saba lives in Silverlake, a wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms where her family scavenge from landfills left by the long-gone Wrecker civilization. After four cloaked horsemen kidnap her beloved twin brother Lugh, she teams up with daredevil Jack and the Free Hawks, a girl gang of Revolutionaries.   Saba learns that she is a fierce fighter, an unbeatable survivor, and a cunning opponent. And she has the power to take down a corrupt society from the inside. Saba and her new friends stage a showdown that change the course of her civilization. Erin's Thoughts: WOAH!! Blood Red Road is definitely an exciting read! There's a ton of action going on and it's always moving forward!! I think I should start off by saying that this book is entirely written in an accent, so a lot of words are misspelled and the grammar is often times wrong.  Also, there are no quotation marks used AT ALL!! I know this could put a lot of peop...

Hey Everyone! Brodi Ashton ( Everneath Series), Jodi Meadows ( Incarnate Series ), Cynthia Hand ( Unearthly Series ) Book Event!! Can you believe it? All three of those authors together in one event!!!! Aah!!! It was basically my dream come true!! Yay!! So I had been waiting for this event for a long time!! I actually emailed Jodi Meadows telling her how amazing she and her books are (cause I'm a dork like that) and then I casually  mentioned that she should stop by Salt Lake City, should she get the chance!! To my delight, Jodi emailed me back and told me that she, Brodi and Cynthia were meeting up in SLC for a writing retreat and that they would be planning an event!! I was so excited!! I, of course, immediately took credit for this phenomenon and told everyone (aka my mom) that I emailed an author and asked her to come to SLC and she totally granted my request!! Okay, so I massaged the truth a little, but still, cool, huh?? So, needless to say, I was SO EXCITED for this ...

Hey Everyone! Here's another review from Erin!! :) From Goodreads : Salvage   is a thrilling, surprising, and thought-provoking debut novel that will appeal to fans of   Across the Universe , by Beth Revis, and   The Handmaid's Tale , by Margaret Atwood. This is literary science fiction with a feminist twist, and it explores themes of choice, agency, rebellion, and family.   Ava, a teenage girl living aboard the male-dominated, conservative deep space merchant ship Parastrata, faces betrayal, banishment, and death. Taking her fate into her own hands, she flees to the Gyre, a floating continent of garbage and scrap in the Pacific Ocean.   This is a sweeping and harrowing novel about a girl who can't read or write or even withstand the forces of gravity. What choices will she make? How will she build a future on an earth ravaged by climate change?   Named by the American Booksellers Association as a Spring 2014 Indies Introduce Pick. Erin's Thought...

From Erin: So last Tuesday I was able to attend the launching event for Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl's new book Dangerous Creatures !! So a lot of you probably know this, but this is a spin off series from Beautiful Creatures  featuring Lena's cousin Ridley (and Link)! The event was JUST AWESOME!! Not only were Kami and Margaret there, but the amazing Shannon Hale, author of Goose Girl , was the mediator!! And in addition to the panel members, Ally Condie ( Matched ), Ann Dee Ellis ( The End or Something Like That ), Christina Hobbs aka the Christina of Christina Lauren ( Sweet Filthy Boy ), and some others!! I got to talk to Ally Condie and tell her how much I love her books, but unfortunately I haven't read Ann Dee Ellis, and I didn't even recognize Christina Lauren until way afterwards, although I haven't read her books either :(.  There was also a band, Dom Liberati, that played during the signing. From Left to Right: Kami Garcia, ...

Hey Everyone!! So I finished Cora Carmack's newest novel All Lined Up, the first book in her new series Rusk University,  and I'm so darn excited to share with you my review!! When I was given the opportunity to review this one a few months ago for the blog tour, I instantly jumped at the chance; which for some of you, if you've been reading up on my blog for a while now, know that I haven't been the best reader in the past months, therefore haven't really been accepting any review request/blog tour dates, only because my schedule has been so crazy busy, I just haven't had the chance to read as much as I've wanted! Anyway, I did it! I read my first blog tour book in like almost a year, I think!! Therefore, it's time to give myself a pat on the back ;). From Goodreads : New York Times   and   USA Today   bestselling author Cora Carmack follows up her trio of hits—Losing It, Faking It, and Finding It—with this thrilling first novel in an explo...

Hey Everyone! I hope all of you are having a fabulous Memorial Day Weekend!  I'm excited because I not only got the day off today, but FINALS ARE OVER!!! Which means...SUMMER SUMMER TIME!! Which also makes Cress by Marissa Meyer (the 3rd book in the Lunar Chronicles) my first official Summer Read!! :) From Goodreads : In this third book in the Lunar Chronicles, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they’re plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army.   Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl imprisoned on a satellite since childhood who's only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she’s just received orders from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice.   When a daring rescue of Cress goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a high price. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let ...

And it's Tuesday! :) I can't believe this is the fourth day in a row that I have a post to post!!  WOW, a new record...at least for the past year! ;) Anyway, I finished Don't Even Think About It by Sarah Mlynowski yesterday!! From Goodreads : Contemporary teen fiction with romance, secrets, scandals, and ESP from the author of  Ten Things We Did (And Probably Shouldn't Have) . We weren't always like this. We used to be average New York City high school sophomores. Until our homeroom went for flu shots. We were prepared for some side effects. Maybe a headache. Maybe a sore arm. We definitely didn't expect to get telepathic powers. But suddenly we could hear what everyone was thinking. Our friends. Our parents. Our crushes. Now we all know that Tess is in love with her best friend, Teddy. That Mackenzie cheated on Cooper. That, um, Nurse Carmichael used to be a stripper. Since we've kept our freakish skill a secret, we can sit next to the class brai...

And it's Monday Everyone!! But to cheer all of you up I'd like to introduce once again Erin, who I first introduced to everyone on  Saturday  !   Erin has written her first guest review for The Romance Bookie, and it's... Catching Jordan  by Miranda Kenneally!! One of my absolute favorites!!! From Erin: From  Goodreads : ONE OF THE BOYS What girl doesn't want to be surrounded by gorgeous jocks day in and day out? Jordan Woods isn't just surrounded by hot guys, though-she leads them as the captain and quarterback of her high school football team. They all see her as one of the guys and that's just fine. As long as she gets her athletic scholarship to a powerhouse university. But everything she's ever worked for is threatened when Ty Green moves to her school. Not only is he an amazing QB, but he's also amazingly hot. And for the first time, Jordan's feeling vulnerable. Can she keep her head in the game while her heart's...

Happy Mother's Day to all the fabulous Mother's out there in the world!! I know my brother and I are trying everything today to spoil our mom! :) I've been a fan of Jamie McGuire's since I read Beautiful Disaster in October of 2011, when it was actually still a self-published novel!  I just absolutely devoured that book!! So when I found out Jamie McGuire was publishing a new novella series, in the contemporary world, I knew I had to read it! Happenstance  by Jamie McGuire is the first of three in this new novella series, which hit online stores Friday (May 9th, 2014)! From Goodreads : Such a gorgeous cover! #1 New York Times Bestseller Jamie McGuire returns to self-publishing with this page-turning YA account of Erin Easter, one of three Erins in the small senior class of rural Blackwell High School who not only share a first name, but also their birthday. Erin Easter, raised by a neglectful single mom, keeps to herself and admires Weston Gates from afar...

Hey Everyone!! So as some of you may have noticed, my posts have been extremely sporadic this past year!  I've been so crazy busy, with school, my two jobs, starting a relationship, friends, and lets just say life in general! That being said, I still read as much as possible, and while I wish I could read more, there are just not enough hours in the day to do everything!   I've been toying with this idea for a few months now, and while I've been a bit skeptical, because The Romance Bookie is my baby.  I've been doing this for three and a half years now, I've put A LOT of hard work into her!  But I've come to a realization...it isn't fair for her to go down!  The Romance Bookie needs more attention!! Last month, at the Festival of Books, I was waiting in life for Marissa Meyer, when I started talking to the girl in line in front of me.  She was so nice! I found out, like me, she's a fan of books, of course, and  like me doesn't have any ...

***WARNING!!! This Book Contains Graphic Material Not Suitable for anyone under the age of 17!!!!***  ADULT NOVEL, means not for you children!! Good Morning Everyone! (Or if you live somewhere where it is not morning...Happy Thursday Everyone! :)) I just finished an exciting release that will hit stores this coming Tuesday!  I'm so excited to share it with you!! From Goodreads: One-night stands are supposed to be with someone convenient, or wickedly persuasive, or regrettable. They aren’t supposed to be with someone like him. But after a crazy Vegas weekend celebrating her college graduation—and terrified of the future path she knows is a cop-out—Mia Holland makes the wildest decision of her life: follow Ansel Guillaume—her sweet, filthy fling—to France for the summer and just…play. When feelings begin to develop behind the provocative roles they take on, and their temporary masquerade adventures begin to feel real, Mia will have to decide if she belongs in the ...

Hey Everyone!! So here's Part 2 at The Los Angeles Times Festival of Book 2014!! Today I'm covering the second day, Sunday April 13th!  In case you missed last week's post, HERE is the link!  BTW sorry for saying it would be up the next day, things have just been crazy busy as always, and the uploading of these videos took a lot longer than expected! So Day 2 began bright and early! We left a little later, because it actually hadn't taken as long as we anticipated, so YAY for an extra half hour of sleep!! Anyway Sunday was probably the funnest day! It started with a visit to meet Marissa Meyer (AGAIN!)! Marissa Meyer is the author of The Lunar Chronicles  ( Cinder , Scarlet , Cress , and next years release Winter ).  I met Marissa back in 2012 at  Passion and Prose , shortly after Cinder , her debut novel, was released (less than a month after). Flashback to 2012... Check out my long hair! Well, this time around Marissa signed my copies of Scarl...