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***WARNING!!! THIS BOOK MAY CONTAIN SUBJECT MATTERS NOT SUITABLE FOR ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 17!!!!*** Today I'm so excited to be a part of the Beautiful Oblivion  Blog Tour for Jamie McGuire's latest release...which gives us more insight on those sexy Maddox brothers!! ;) Description of Beautiful Oblivion  by Jamie McGuire, the first book in the Maddox Brothers Series: Fiercely independent Camille "Cami" Camlin gladly moved on from her childhood before it was over.  She has held down a job since before she could drive, and moved into her own apartment after her freshman year of college.  Now tending bar at The Red Door, Cami doesn't have time for much else besides work and classes, until a trip to see her boyfriend is cancelled, leaving her with a first weekend off in almost a year. Trenton Maddox was the king of Eastern State University, dating co-eds before he even graduated high school.  His friends wanted to be him, and women wanted to tame him,...

Hey Everyone!! Diana  and I are back for Meg-A Readers 2014!!!!! And we are so excited!!!! As you can tell from the banner, Meg-A Readers will held from Monday July 28th to Sunday August 3rd this year!   Why only a week? some of you may be asking? Well, Diana and I have decided that because Meg hasn't or won't be releasing anything new in 2014, that we will be taking somewhat of a small break in order to get ready for next years HUGE Meg-A Readers event!!!  So instead of dedicating two entire months to Meg Cabot this year, like we've been doing the previous two years, we will only do one entire week dedicated to everything Meg!  Every day a different post, Meg Cabot related!! :) If you would like to join in on the action, let us know!! You can reach me by email: romancebookie@yahoo.com to send me your links! So for you who don't know what Meg-A Readers is, let me give you a little bit of background information... Meg-A Readers was founded back in the S...

Hey Everyone!! From Goodreads: The Shadow Fold, a swathe of impenetrable darkness, crawling with monsters that feast on human flesh, is slowly destroying the once-great nation of Ravka. Alina, a pale, lonely orphan, discovers a unique power that thrusts her into the lavish world of the kingdom’s magical elite—the Grisha. Could she be the key to unravelling the dark fabric of the Shadow Fold and setting Ravka free? The Darkling, a creature of seductive charm and terrifying power, leader of the Grisha. If Alina is to fulfill her destiny, she must discover how to unlock her gift and face up to her dangerous attraction to him. But what of Mal, Alina’s childhood best friend? As Alina contemplates her dazzling new future, why can’t she ever quite forget him? Glorious. Epic. Irresistible. Romance. Erin's Thoughts: So I've been meaning to read Shadow and Bone  for quite a while now! Actually, I read it a few years back, but I realized that I barely remembered anything about...

Hey Everyone!! From Goodreads : I should not exist. But I do. Eva and Addie started out the same way as everyone else—two souls woven together in one body, taking turns controlling their movements as they learned how to walk, how to sing, how to dance. But as they grew, so did the worried whispers. Why aren’t they settling? Why isn’t one of them fading? The doctors ran tests, the neighbors shied away, and their parents begged for more time. Finally Addie was pronounced healthy and Eva was declared gone. Except, she wasn’t . . . For the past three years, Eva has clung to the remnants of her life. Only Addie knows she’s still there, trapped inside their body. Then one day, they discover there may be a way for Eva to move again. The risks are unimaginable-hybrids are considered a threat to society, so if they are caught, Addie and Eva will be locked away with the others. And yet . . . for a chance to smile, to twirl, to speak, Eva will do anything. Erin's Thoughts: What...

Good Day Everyone! The other day I finished my book at work, and because I didn't have my other book on me, that I already was reading, I decided to pick up the short but sweet The Queen's Army  by Marissa Meyer, which is #1.5 in the Lunar Chronicles Series! I've had this one sitting on my Kindle for quite some time, so this was the perfect excuse to finally read it! (Not that I need an excuse to read, it's just finding the time to read all these awesome books!) Anyway... From Goodreads : It is time. The boy must leave his family to serve in the Queen's army. To be chosen is an honor. To decline is impossible. The boy is modified. He is trained for several years, and learns to fight to the death. He proves to the Queen—and to himself—that he is capable of evil. He is just the kind of soldier the Queen wants: the alpha of his pack. My Thoughts: Like I said above, this one was short and sweet!  Z was a great character! You saw his vulnerability when he...

From Goodreads: Acclaimed author Katie McGarry returns with the knockout new story of two high school seniors who are about to learn what winning really means. Champion kickboxer Haley swore she'd never set foot in the ring again after one tragic night. But then the guy she can't stop thinking about accepts a mixed martial arts fight in her honor. Suddenly, Haley has to train West Young. All attitude, West is everything Haley promised herself she'd stay away from. Yet he won't last five seconds in the ring without her help. West is keeping a big secret from Haley. About who he really is. But helping her-fighting for her-is a shot at redemption. Especially since it's his fault his family is falling apart. He can't change the past, but maybe he can change Haley's future. Hayley and West have agreed to keep their relationship strictly in the ring. But as an unexpected bond forms between them and attraction mocks their best intentions, they'll face t...

So yesterday, I once again went into the world of John Green, but this time through a different perspective...through the big screen. I saw The Fault in Our Stars  featuring Shailene Woodley (as Hazel) and Ansel Elgort (as Augustus). I know, I know, pretty much everyone has already seen it!  But due to a very busy fun weekend last week (I celebrated my first anniversary with my boyfriend), I was unable to see it.  In one way I'm very glad that I didn't have to deal with crowds, because I heard theaters were PACKED!! Anyway...to the REVIEW! From IMDb : Hazel and Gus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous given that Hazel's other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg, and they met and fell in love at a cancer support group. My Thoughts: Wow!  Let's just say I went through another box of ...

I did something really exciting on Thursday! I got to meet Emily Giffin at the Grove in Los Angeles! :) 2014 has been an amazing year so far with me going to signings! I've had the opportunity to meet so many amazing authors!  I definitely give all the credit to me having my driver's license, but also just to the fact that 2014 seems to have had some amazing author coming within two hours of where I live! :)  There might another one I'm going in late July if all things work out! :) Anyway to the EMILY GIFFIN signing!!! To this signing I went with my amazing mom!  I drag her along with me sometimes :). We got there right on time, got my wristband after I bought my copy of Emily's latest release, The One and Only , which hit shelves on May 20th!  We had excellent seats! That's me and my mom behind that empty seat in the front row! The picture above is also the one Emily Giffin took herself, for her tour pics :). View of the stage before... Here...

***WARNING!!!! THIS BOOK CONTAINS SUBJECT MATTERS THAT ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR ANYONE UNDER THE AGE OF 18!!!*** So I did quite a bit of reading over the weekend, two reviews (including this one) that have been posted, and one that will be coming up in the coming months :). But for now, here's my review for Sylvia Day's recent release of Afterburn and Aftershock ! From Goodreads : Never mix business with pleasure. Never bring politics into the bedroom. In a way I did both when I took Jackson Rutledge as a lover. I can't say I wasn't warned. Two years later, he was back. Walking into a deal I'd worked hard to close. Under the tutelage of Lei Yeung, one of the sharpest businesswomen in New York, I had picked up a thing or two since Jax walked away. I wasn't the girl he once knew, but he hadn't changed. Unlike the last time we'd drifted into each other's lives, I knew exactly what I was dealing with... and how addictive his touch could be. The ...

Here's another great review from Erin!! :) From  Goodreads : Moving to a new high school sucks. Especially a rich-kid private school. With uniforms. But nothing is worse than finding out the first girl you meet is dead. And a klepto.   No one can see or hear Kimberlee except Jeff, so--in hopes of bringing an end to the snarkiest haunting in history--he agrees to help her complete her "unfinished business." But when the enmity between Kimberlee and Jeff's new crush, Sera, manages to continue posthumously, Jeff wonders if he's made the right choice. Clash meets sass in this uproarious modern-day retelling of Baroness Orczy's   The Scarlet Pimpernel . Erin's Thoughts: So I read this book because I am a huge fan of Aprilynne Pike and her  Wings  series!! But this book is a big departure from  Wings.   Although it's about a ghost, the rest of the story is very much a contemporary setting (high school), which is similar to  Wings ,...

Happy Sunday Everyone! So very recently, in fact I believe earlier this week, I came across a post from Gayle Forman, one of my favorite authors, where I shared a link to her new novella, Just One Night , which happened to be the continuation of Willem and Allyson's journey from her two previous books, Just One Day  and Just One Year ! I, of course, had to get it immediately, because the ending for Just One Year , has always left so many unanswered questions! From Goodreads: After spending one life-changing day in Paris with laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter, sheltered American good girl Allyson “Lulu” Healey discovered her new lover had disappeared without a trace. Just One Day followed Allyson’s quest to reunite with Willem; Just One Year chronicled the pair’s year apart from Willem’s perspective. Now, back together at last, this delectable e-novella reveals the couple’s final chapter. My Thoughts: This novella actually came out this week on May 29...