Hello everyone! So the time has come, I will be going on a hiatus. I will be going on a about 3 week vacation and I didn't want to worry about posts or anything while I was out of my house. Once I get back I will be getting right back into posts like normal (it may take some time but I will try my best) and Summer Blogger Promo Tour will also be taking place once I get back so we will be getting some fun posts every week from different bloggers. I hope everyone has a...

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Nil Unlocked Author: Lynne Matson  Pages: 432 Published by: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Published on:  May 12th 2015 Review for Nil On the island of Nil, the rules are set. You have exactly 365 days to escape—or you die. Rives is now the undisputed Leader of Nil City, but keeping the City united is tougher than ever. Raiders have grown bolder, supplies are dwindling, and non-human inhabitants have taken a turn toward the deadly. New arrivals cause rifts within the City, putting the Search system at risk, and calling everything Rives knows into question. Desperate for answers, he...

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This past weekend, I was able to attend Bay Book Fest on Sunday. For it's first year, it wasn't a bad event. There are things that definitely could have been improved but I enjoyed it. So I started the day off by my parents dropping me off at the BART (The NorCal subway) around 10:30. I was able to catch an early BART and from there I BARTed to Downtown Berkeley, right into the festival. The festival was actually split in funny ways. Some streets were blocked off to traffic and some weren't. The awesome people I met!...

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Harry Potter Moment of the Week is a weekly meme created by Uncorked Thoughts. Each week there is a question, Harry Potter related of course, and all you do answer the question. It is a great way to celebrate and keep Harry Potter alive! --- What dragon do you take to battle in the Triwizard Tournament? Um, that would definitely have to be the Hungarian Horntail. Like, I am a girl who sits inside all day blogging and reading, you think I would last 2 minutes in a battle without the most dangerous dragon? I would battle with the...

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme created by Breaking The Spine. --- Every Last Word Author: Tamara Ireland Stone Pages: 368 Publishing by: Disney-Hyperion Publishing on: June 16th 2015 If you could read my mind, you wouldn't be smiling. Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. But hidden beneath the straightened hair and expertly applied makeup is a secret that her friends would never understand: Sam has Purely-Obsessional OCD and is consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can't turn off.  Second-guessing every move, thought, and word...

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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme held over at Broke and Bookish. Each week there is a topic and we list off our top ten items based on that topic. --- (Seize the Tuesdays will be continued once school starts. I may do a few over my summer break but I have no life during summer break. Therefore it is hard to write about something exciting you did if you do nothing during summer break.) Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases For the Rest of 2015 1. Never Always Sometimes by Adi Alsaid 8/4/15 Adi's debut novel, Let's...

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The Revenge Playbook Author: Rachael Allen Pages: 368 Publishing by: HarperTeen Publishing on: June 16th 2015 In this poignant and hilarious novel, Rachael Allen brilliantly explores the nuances of high school hierarchies, the traumas sustained on the path to finding true love, and the joy of discovering a friend where you least expect. Don’t get mad, get even! In the small town of Ranburne, high school football rules and the players are treated like kings. How they treat the girls they go to school with? That’s a completely different story. Liv, Peyton, Melanie Jane, and Ana each have their own...

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PS I Still Love You Author: Jenny Han Pages: 337 Published by: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Published on: May 26th 2015 Lara Jean didn’t expect to really fall for Peter. She and Peter were just pretending. Except suddenly they weren’t. Now Lara Jean is more confused than ever. When another boy from her past returns to her life, Lara Jean’s feelings for him return too. Can a girl be in love with two boys at once? In this charming and heartfelt sequel to the New York Times bestseller To All the Boys I've Loved Before, we...

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Harry Potter Moment of the Week is a weekly meme created by Uncorked Thoughts. Each week there is a question, Harry Potter related of course, and all you do answer the question. It is a great way to celebrate and keep Harry Potter alive! --- Who would you take to the Yule Ball? This question was surprisingly very hard for me. Hermione, Harry, Ron, Dumbledore, and Snape were people that I first thought of. Then the Weasley twins came into mind, and I knew that's who I wanted to take to the ball. Now don't make me choose...

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme created by Breaking The Spine. --- Last Year's Mistake Author: Gina Ciocca Pages: 256 Publishing by: Simon Pulse Publishing on: June 9th 2015 Before: Kelsey and David became best friends the summer before freshman year and were inseparable ever after. Until the night a misunderstanding turned Kelsey into the school joke, and everything around her crumbled—including her friendship with David. So when Kelsey's parents decided to move away, she couldn't wait to start over and leave the past behind. Except, David wasn't ready to let her go... After: Now it's senior year and...

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Seize the Tuesday is a book blogger meme created by Adi Alsaid and the Let’s Get Lost Buddies Street Team, to share stories about how we’ve seized the Tuesday, with a special focus on the particular book we're reading. We’ll post on as many Tuesdays as possible and share our posts online with the hashtag: #LetsAllGetLost. If you loved Let’s Get Lost then join the LGL Buddies on Facebook and help promote the book! --- The Winner's Crime Author: Marie Rutkoski Pages: 416 Published by: Farrar Straus Giroux  Published on: March 3rd 2015 Book two of the dazzling Winner's Trilogy...

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It's June! It's June! School ends in four days for me and then I'll be freeeeeeeee (That is, until August rolls around...) I will be going on a big hiatus for half of June and a few days in July. So now that Summer vacation is around, I have time to do things like sleep! And read more! :D Even if I am going to be busy for a few weeks this month I still very much plan to read! --- The Heir Author: Kiera Cass Pages: 342 Published by: HarperTeen Published on: May 5th 2015 Princess Eadlyn has...

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