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Grammar Snufus by Karla Stover

Okay, here's the deal. When did people become "that" instead of "who?" I hear this on the radio on the TV ( and shouldn't news reporters know better )? and unless my memory is wrong, have even read it in places. Why? How hard is it to remember that people require a "who"? And here's another--myself instead of me. My boss did this all this time and it drove me crazy. Are we so afraid to  be in the spotlight that we have to say, "So-and-so and myself did such-and-so?"

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Dream Boy by Madelyn Rosenberg and Mary Crockett

Dream Boy by Mary Crockett and Madelyn Rosenberg Available July 1st Pre-order Amazon / Kindle / BN / Book Depository /  Indiebound / Kobo Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire  Paperback 336 pages Reviewed E-ARC provided by publisher for review YA Magical Realism Series??? I believe it's a stand alone Goodreads - Annabelle Manning feels like she’s doing time at her high school in Chilton, Virginia. She has her friends at her lunchtime table of nobodies. What she doesn’t have are possibilities. Or a date for Homecoming. Things get more interesting at night, when she spends time with the boy of her dreams. But the blue-eyed boy with the fairytale smile is just that—a dream. Until the Friday afternoon he walks into her chemistry class.   One of friends suspects he’s an alien. Another is pretty sure it’s all one big case of deja vu. While Annabelle doesn’t know what to think, she’s willing to believe that the charming Martin Zirkle may just be her dream come true. But as Annabelle disc...

Blog Tour- The Golden Cage by Kaitlyn Davis Review and Giveaway

Tour Page & Schedule The Golden Cage (A Dance of Dragons #0.5) by Kaitlyn Davis Description :   From bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis comes a fantasy adventure perfect for fans of Throne of Glass, Graceling, and Game of Thrones. In the land of Ourthuro, cruelty is a way of life. The king rules with an iron fist and no one dare defy him--no one except his daughter. Princess Leena is keeping a dangerous secret, she has fallen in love with a soldier and it would mean both of their lives if her father ever discovered their affair. But Leena will risk it all to be with the man she loves--her heart, her life, her freedom. And when her brother's birthday celebration takes a dangerous turn, Leena is forced to make a decision that will change the fate of her nation and eventually the world. The Golden Cage is a prequel novella to The Shadow Soul (A Dance of Dragons #1)--available now! Goodreads Free Novella: Amazon | BN | Apple | Smashwords Author Bio: Kaitlyn Davis is the bestsell...

The Fault in Our Stars Movie Review Briefly

Probably not the best time to go see this movie is the day before your son goes in for surgery, even if it's just for a torn ACL, or so they said. Still, there is a lot of crying and you know....death, loss, almost dying, sickness, the thought of losing your child and what parents must go through. And yeah, so I am sitting there holding my son's hand through most of the movie trying not to be too loud with my crying- you know how you need to wail but you know you shouldn't? That was me- and I'm thinking "What am I doing here today???". But my son wasn't bothered by it. He was more worried that I wouldn't be able to keep it together long enough to drive us home. I don't go to a lot of movies. Even less books turned into movies. But other than some things being out of order, I found this one to be done remarkably well and close to the book. I will definitely be buying the soundtrack because the music were a great accent to the feelings being portraye...

Blog Tour-The Revealed by Jessica Hickam Book Sparks Summer Reading Challenge

*This summer I'm participating in Book Sparks Summer Reading Challenge which you can read about here. Each week, a different book is chosen, which you can read the reviews of or grab a copy for yourself. Just visit Book Spark's home page to find out all the details.This week's book is THE REVEALED by JESSICA HICKAM, a paranormal dystopian set in a war ravaged USA trying to come back from a catastrophic World War. The first presidential election in what is left of the United States is about to take place and Lily Atwood is the daughter of the leading candidate. The Revealed by Jessica Hickam Publisher: Spark Press  Available June 17th, 2014 YA Dystopian/Paranormal Reviewed e-ARC provided by Publisher for review To buy links (pre-order) Amazon /  Goodreads-  Lily Atwood lives in what used to be called Washington, D.C. Her father is one of the most powerful men in the world, having been a vital part of rebuilding and reuniting humanity after the war that killed over five bi...

BLOG TOUR-Guest Post from Author Madelyn Rosenberg of DREAM BOY and GIVEAWAY!!

Do you remember when I featured this book on my blog as a Waiting on Wednesday pick??? Well it's coming out July 1st from Sourcebooks!! And I have one of the authors here today with a wonderful blog post about dreams and music and their writing process. I think everyone will enjoy it! And of course there is a giveaway that absolutely EVERYONE will enjoy, I am sure!!! First, a little about DREAM BOY!! GOODREADS SUMMARY Annabelle Manning feels like she’s doing time at her high school in Chilton, Virginia. She has her friends at her lunchtime table of nobodies. What she doesn’t have are possibilities. Or a date for Homecoming. Things get more interesting at night, when she spends time with the boy of her dreams. But the blue-eyed boy with the fairytale smile is just that—a dream. Until the Friday afternoon he walks into her chemistry class.  One of friends suspects he’s an alien. Another is pretty sure it’s all one big case of deja vu. While Annabelle doesn’t know what to think, she’s...

Guest Post- S.R. Johannes "How to Find Great Indie Books"

Today I have S.R.Johannes here to share some insights on how to choose a good Indie Book. She should know. She exploded onto the Indie scene with her first book Untraceable back in 2011. Since then the series has had two more books with Unstoppable just releasing in the beginning of June. Shelli published as an Indie author when it was still a little harder to do it, when Indie still had a bit of a bad reputation. But her  Nature of Grace  series has proved Indie books are going strong. Here's what she has to say about choosing your Indie book. How to Find Great Indie Books Over the years, the term self published author has taken on many folds of meaning. It used to mean "bad quality". But over the years that has changed some. Yes, some are still bad, unedited, and not worth the money spent; but many indie books are very good. The quality of indie books isn't as much of an issue as it has been in the past. Indie books spread over all genres: romance, teen, new adult. ...

How I Got Skinny, Famous and Fell Madly in Love by Ken Baker

How I Got Skinny, Famous and Fell Madly in Love by Ken Baker Available Now Published by Running Press Kids Reviewed Finished Copy from Publisher Contemporary YA Fiction To Buy Links- Amazon / Kindle/ BN / Indiebound / Book Depository / Kobo Goodreads -  "Thick. Heavy. Big boned. Plump. Full figured. Chunky. Womanly. Large. Curvy. Plus-size. Hefty." To sixteen-year-old Emery Jackson, these are all just euphemisms for the big "F" word—"fat." Living on a Southern California beach with her workout fiend dad, underwear model sister, and former model mother, it is impossible for Emery not to be aware of her weight. Emery is okay with how things are. That is, until her "momager" signs her up for  Fifty Pounds to Freedom , a reality show in which Emery will have to lose fifty pounds in fifty days in order to win the million dollars that will solve her family's financial woes. Emery is skeptical of the process, but when the pounds start to come off ...

Blog Tour- Fury-Book One of The Cure Series by Charlotte Mc Conaghy Review and Giveaway

 Tour Page and Schedule Fury: Book 1 of The Cure by Charlotte McConaghy 348 pages, Published March 25th, 2014 by Momentum Books, Pan Macmillan In the tradition of Divergent comes a novel about a world where negative emotions are stolen ... and only those with fury can stand up and fight. Eighteen-year-old Josephine Luquet wakes naked and covered in blood that is not hers on the same day every year—when the blood moon is full. Josi has not responded to the "Cure"—an immunization against anger mandated by the government—and believes herself to be a threat to others. Then she meets Luke. Luke has had the Cure but seems different to the other "drones"—and he's dead set on helping Josi discover the truth about herself before the next blood moon. But time is running out. Is Luke willing to risk his life to be near her? Does he truly understand what violence she is capable of? Raw and full of passion, Fury is a story of love in a dystopian world, and how much we are wi...

Blog Tour- The Dragon's Egg by H.B. Bolton Interview, Review and Giveaway

Okay, I'd first like to ask you to hang in there with me for my post. I realize it's long, but there are just a lot of things to know about this series and I'm doing an interview and review. There is a giveaway at the end and right below this is a link to the rest of the tour that you will definitely want to follow. I can't say enough good things about this series. My excitement for it grows with each book. It is definitely a recommended read! Tour Page & Schedule  The Dragon’s Egg (Relics of Mysticus- Book Three) by H.B. Bolton Sure, the glass castle floating over Evan’s head makes him uneasy, but that’s the least of his worries. With each step inside the Dungeon of Dreadful Dreams, he must battle against his worst nightmares. One after the other, wispy smoke-filled bull sharks come at him — he must remember they’re only illusions pulled from his imagination by those dreaded shadowlike hands. If only the vengeful dragon circling above was also an illusion and didn’...

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