Reflections of a Bookaholic

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Blog Updates + New Beginnings

Some of you may have noticed things look a little different around here. Whoot! Whoot! This new look has been a long time coming. Seriously, clean and simple never took so much work. Who would have thought?

Thank you to April from Creative Girl Media for her visionary expertise. She spiffied up my header, created the drop-down menu (the evil thing), and inspired the vision. Certainly all of my work on the back end was so much easier because of her. Thanks so much!

I've got bookmarks!!

BUT THERE'S MORE!!

I've got a giveaway to celebrate the new look and to unveil the new Facebook page (Why am I just now creating this page?!).

Rules are simple:

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Prize - Book of your choice $15 or under from either Amazon or Book Depository (as long as can be shipped to you).
Ends July 1st (because that's a nice round date).

There are a few more surprises to unveil... I'm expanding my services + introducing a wonderful editing/media service... but there's time for all that. Stay tuned! For now, fill out the rafflecopter to enter the giveaway!

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Review: Carnival of Souls (Audiobook)

In a city of daimons, rigid class lines separate the powerful from the power-hungry. And at the heart of The City is the Carnival of Souls, where both murder and pleasure are offered up for sale. Once in a generation, the carnival hosts a deadly competition that allows every daimon a chance to join the ruling elite. Without the competition, Aya and Kaleb would both face bleak futures--if for different reasons. For each of them, fighting to the death is the only way to try to live.

All Mallory knows of The City is that her father--and every other witch there--fled it for a life in exile in the human world. Instead of a typical teenage life full of friends and maybe even a little romance, Mallory scans quiet streets for threats, hides herself away, and trains to be lethal. She knows it's only a matter of time until a daimon finds her and her father, so she readies herself for the inevitable.While Mallory possesses little knowledge of The City, every inhabitant of The City knows of her. There are plans for Mallory, and soon she, too, will be drawn into the decadence and danger that is the Carnival of Souls.

From Melissa Marr, bestselling author of the Wicked Lovely series and Graveminder, comes a brand-new tale of lush secrets, dark love, and the struggle to forge one's own destiny.

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Monday, May 20, 2013

Review: Never Tell

Sixteen-year-old Julia Whitmire appeared to have everything: a famous father, a luxurious Manhattan town house, a coveted spot at the elite Casden prep school. When she is found dead in her bathtub, a handwritten suicide note left on her bed, her parents insist that their daughter would never take her own life.

But Julia's enviable world was more complicated than it seemed. The pressure to excel at Casden was enormous. Abuse of prescription antidepressants and ADHD medication ran rampant among students; an unlabeled bottle of pills in Julia's purse suggests she had succumbed to the trend. And a search of Julia's computer reveals that in the days leading up to her death she was engaged in a dangerous game of cyberbullying against an unlikely victim.

NYPD detective Ellie Hatcher is convinced the case is a suicide, but she knows from personal experience that a loving family can be the last to accept the truth. When the Whitmires use their power to force a criminal investigation, Ellie's resistance causes trouble for her both at work and in her personal life. As she is pressured to pursue a case she doesn't believe in, she is pulled into Julia's inner circle--an eclectic mix of overly precocious teenagers from Manhattan's most privileged families as well as street kids from Greenwich Village. But when the target of Julia's harassment continues to receive death threats, Ellie is forced to acknowledge that Julia may have learned the hard way that some secrets should never be told.

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Saturday, May 18, 2013

More Book Closets

Source: shoppingcandy.blogspot.com via Jasmine on Pinterest

Remember the other book closet? This one gives the other one a run for its money. They just changed the door. If only there were 5 closets in a room. Le Sigh.

Don't remember the other book closet? Here's a reminder.