Update

Hey you guys!

I just want to thank you all for following me! I've reached 105 followers. =D I think since I have reached that, everyone in my Ash contest who was a follower from 105 or before will get like 3 extra entries! Woot!

Alright. A little update. I have officially moved back to college! Which is a good and bad thing, for various reasons. Anyway. Due to this, as well as having to get ready for classes. I probably won't have a new post up until Sunday, maybe Monday. I sadly don't have any posts lined up and won't have time to type any reviews until probably tomorrow.

Just wanted to let you guys know and show I hadn't disappeared. =)

Waiting on Wednesday (10)

“Waiting on Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine


The Everafter by Amy Huntley
Release Date: October 1st, 2009

Madison Stanton doesn't know where she is or how she got there. But she does know this--she is dead. And alone, in a vast, dark space. The only company she has in this place are luminescent objects that turn out to be all the things Maddy lost while she was alive. And soon she discovers that with these artifacts, she can re-experience--and sometimes even change--moments from her life: Her first kiss. A trip to Disney World. Her sister's wedding. A disastrous sleepover.

In reliving these moments, Maddy learns illuminating and sometimes frightening truths about her life--and death.

Mega Contest Palooza!

Hey Guys,

So, I know everyone loves contests! I know I do. So recently I posted about Princess Bookie's contest who is giving away a TON of books. You can check out my post about it HERE if you haven't already.

Well a good blogger friend of mine is holding another Awesome Contest. She's giving away a lot of good books to three lucky winners! Some of the books include, but are not limited to:

Give up the Ghost by Megan Crewe

Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink

Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Betraying Season by Marissa Doyle

So what are you waiting for? Run on over to Taschima's blog by clicking HERE and sign up!

And Good Luck!

Eyes Like Stars

Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev

Release Date: July 7th, 2009
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Age Group: Young Adult
Pages: 352
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Enter Stage Right

All her world's a stage.
Beatrice Shakespeare Smith is not an actress, yet she lives in a theater.
She is not an orphan, but she has no parents.
She knows every part, but has no lines of her own.
Until now.

Welcome to the Théâtre Illuminata, where the characters of every place ever written can be found behind the curtain. They were born to play their parts, and are bound to the Théâtre by The Book—an ancient and magical tome of scripts. Bertie is not one of them, but they are her family—and she is about to lose them all and the only home she has ever known.

Lisa Mantchev has written a debut novel that is dramatic, romantic, and witty, with an irresistible and irreverent cast of characters who are sure to enchant the audience.

Open Curtain

This book as become one of my all time favorites. This is because this book is one of the most original story lines I have read. It was upbeat, humorous, entertaining, and most of all completely new from other things I have read.

First you have the characters and if you have read any of the Shakespearean plays you might recognize some of the characters, with the exception of Beatrice Shakespeare Smith. Bertie is strong minded, determined and very capable. She finds magic in things no one else thinks is worth anything, shows trust in those who are unreliable, and gives life to the book (and Theatre). To lighten the otherwise darkened mood of the plot is the Fairies! I love their humor and obsession with sugarcoated things. It makes everything more delicious. There is the highly favorable love triangle as well, and I can’t wait to see how it turns out in the next books.

The writing was also fun and upbeat. It was quick to pick up and fast pace to the end. It was definitely an easy enough read that makes you want to read it over and over again. The only complaint was that I was slightly confused in the beginning at what was going on, but that was simply because I forgot what the jacket flap had mentioned about the book.

I definitely CANNOT wait to read the sequel and will definitely be keeping a watchful eye on Lisa hoping for spoilers.

Who Might Like This Book:
Fairy lovers
Shakespeare Lovers
Play lovers
Paranormal Romance

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