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Book Review: Rockoholic

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Title: Rockoholic Author: C.J. Skuse Publisher: Scholastic Rating: 5 Synopsis (via Goodreads):   She's got it bad, and he ain't good -- he's in her garage?  "I'm your biggest fan, I'll follow you until you love me..."   Gonna have to face it: Jody's addicted to Jackson Gatlin, frontman of The Regulators, and after her best bud Mac scores tickets, she's front and center at his sold-out concert. But when she gets mashed in the moshpit and bodysurfs backstage, she's got more than a mild concussion to deal with. By the next morning, the strung-out rock star is coming down in her garage. Jody -- oops -- kind of kidnapped him. By accident. With a Curly Wurly candy bar. And now he doesn't want to leave.  It's a rock-star abduction worthy of an MTV reality series...but who got punk'd?! Review: Not only did the synopsis of Rockoholic excite me, but also the fact that it was my first ARC to read and review from Scholastic. Back

Waiting on Wednesday (6)

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Waiting on Wednesday is a daily meme hosted by Jill at  Breaking the Spine.  It highlights what newly released books us bloggers are most excited to read. Title: Scarlet Author: Marissa Meyer Synopsis (via Goodreads):   Cinder returns in the second thrilling installment of the  New York Times -bestselling Lunar Chronicles. She’s trying to break out of prison—even though if she succeeds, she’ll be the Commonwealth’s most wanted fugitive.  Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit’s grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn’t know about her grandmother and the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother’s whereabouts, she has no choice but to trust him, though he clearly has a few dark secrets of his own.  As Scarlet and Wolf work to unravel one mystery, they find another when they cross paths with Cinder. Together, they must stay one step ahead of th

In My Mailbox (12)

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In My Mailbox is a daily meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren . It features the books we got this week to read and review.  This is what I got this week:  Bought:  Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Revived by Cat Patrick Deadly Cool by Gemma Halliday My dad was in an awesome mood yesterday since he drove me to Madison so I could purchase new drum heads for my drum set (wonder who broke them...) and go book shopping at my favorite bookstore Frugal Muse Books. I think today is going to be a reading day for me since it's so nice outside, and of course my to-read pile is growing. =) What did you get this week?

Waiting on Wednesday (5)

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Waiting on Wednesday is a daily meme hosted by Jill at  Breaking the Spine.  It highlights what newly released books us bloggers are most excited to read. Title: Reached Author: Ally Condie Synopsis (via Goodreads):   After leaving Society and desperately searching for the Rising—and each other—Cassia and Ky have found what they were looking for, but at the cost of losing each other yet again: Cassia has been assigned to work for the Rising from within Society, while Ky has been stationed outside its borders. But nothing is as predicted, and all too soon the veil lifts and things shift once again.  In this gripping conclusion to the #1  New York Times-bestselling Matched  Trilogy, Cassia will reconcile the difficulties of challenging a life too confining, seeking a freedom she never dreamed possible, and honoring a love she cannot live without. My Thoughts: I have read both Matched and Crossed . I loved them. Now I want a copy of Reached . Like, as soon as possible.

In My Mailbox (11)

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In My Mailbox is a daily meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren. It features the books we got this week to read and review. This is what I got this week:  From the Library:  Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope by Jenna Bush Cinder  by Marissa Meyer The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt by Caroline Preston What did you get this week?

Book Review: Touch of Frost

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Title: Touch of Frost Author: Jennifer Estep Publisher: K-Teen Rating: 5 Synopsis (via Goodreads):   My name is Gwen Frost, and I go to Mythos Academy; a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids, where even the lowliest geek knows how to chop off somebody's head with a sword and Logan Quinn, the hottest Spartan guy in school, also happens to be the deadliest. But lately, things have been weird, even for Mythos. First, mean girl Jasmine Ashton was murdered in the Library of Antiquities. Then, someone stole the Bowl of Tears, a magical artifact that can be used to bring about the second Chaos War. You know, death, destruction and lots of other bad, bad things. Freaky stuff like this goes on all the time at Mythos, but I'm determined to find out who killed Jasmine and why; especially since I should have been the one who died... Review: This review should've been posted a long time ago. I think I finished reading this book maybe two months ago now, but I'