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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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The Heavens Rise by Christopher Rice- Review

The Heavens Rise by Christopher Rice Available Now Hardcover 336 pages Amazon / Kindle / Barnes and Noble / Book Depository / Indiebound / Kobo From Goodreads-   New York Times  bestselling author Christopher Rice brilliantly conjures the shadowed terrors of the Louisiana bayou—where three friends confront a deadly, ancient evil rising to the surface—in this intense and atmospheric new supernatural thriller. It’s been a decade since the Delongpre family vanished near Bayou Rabineaux, and still no one can explain the events of that dark and sweltering night. No one except Niquette Delongpre, the survivor who ran away from the mangled stretch of guardrail on Highway 22 where the impossible occurred…and kept on running. Who left behind her best friends, Ben and Anthem, to save them from her newfound capacity for destruction…and who alone knows the source of her very bizarre—and very deadly—abilities: an isolated strip of swampland called Elysium. An accomplished surgeon, Niquett...

Hereafter (Shadowlands #2) by Kate Brian Review

Hereafter (Shadowlands #2) by Kate Brian Available Now Published by Disney-Hyperion Hardcover 320 pages Received e-ARC from publisher through NetGalley for review To Buy Links- Amazon / Kindle/   MP3 Audiobook / Barnes and Noble / Book Depository/   Indiebound/ Kobo Goodreads Synopsis -  Rory Miller thought her life was over when a serial killer set his sights on her and forced her into witness protection. But a fresh start on Juniper Landing Island was exactly what she and her family needed. For the first time in years she and her sister hang out at the beach, gossip about boys, and party together. She's also made friends with a local clique--including a magnetic and mysterious boy named Tristan.   But Rory's world is about to change again. Picturesque Juniper Landing isn't what it seems. The truth about the swirling fog that rolls in each morning, the bridge that leads to nowhere, and those beautiful locals who seem to watch Rory's every move is more terrifying t...

Blog Tour- The Real Boy by Anne Ursu Review and Giveaway

Today, I am reviewing The Real Boy by Anne Ursu as part of the blog tour. You can follow the tour Here.   You might remember the illustration I shared with you last week from the book here. The Real Boy by Anne Ursu Available Now Published by Walden Pond Press Hardcover 288 pages To Buy Links- Amazon / Kindle / Audible / Barnes and Noble/ Book Depository / Indiebound / Kobo / Goodreads Synopsis-   On an island on the edge of an immense sea there is a city, a forest, and a boy. The city is called Asteri, a perfect city that was saved by the magic woven into its walls from a devastating plague that swept through the world over a hundred years before. The forest is called the Barrow, a vast wood of ancient trees that encircles the city and feeds the earth with magic. And the boy is called Oscar, a shop boy for the most powerful magician in the Barrow. Oscar spends his days in a small room in the dark cellar of his master's shop, grinding herbs and dreaming of the wizards who onc...

Red by Alison Cherry Review

Red by Alison Cherry Available Now Publisher: Delacorte Book for Young Readers Hardcover 320 pages To Buy Links- Amazon/ Kindle/ Barnes and Noble/ Book Depository/ Indiebound/ Kobo Goodreads Synopsis-   Felicity St. John has it all—loyal best friends, a hot guy, and artistic talent. And she’s right on track to win the Miss Scarlet pageant. Her perfect life is possible because of just one thing: her long, wavy, coppery red hair. Having red hair is all that matters in Scarletville. Redheads hold all the power—and everybody knows it. That’s why Felicity is scared down to her roots when she receives an anonymous note: I know your secret. Because Felicity is a big fake. Her hair color comes straight out of a bottle. And if anyone discovered the truth, she’d be a social outcast faster than she could say "strawberry blond." Her mother would disown her, her friends would shun her, and her boyfriend would dump her. And forget about winning that pageant crown and the prize money th...

Countdown by Michelle Rowen Review

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Witchstruck ( The Tudor Witch Trilogy) by Victoria Lamb- Review

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The Real Boy-by Anne Ursu Illustration and Excerpt and Giveaway (US only)

You  might have read that Anne Ursu's book BREADCRUMBS is on my Special, Special shelf along with some other very special books. When I read it, it was like going back to my childhood, sitting among my favorite books and stories and having them shaken up and told with fresh words, but still comforting and familiar. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. And now, Anne Ursu brings her incredible talent with words to us in The Real Boy. They say, a picture is worth a thousand words. I'll let the below picture speak to you and even give you an excerpt. Then you might want to go ahead and get your copy of The Real Boy. You're gonna want your own. And a Special, Special shelf. The Glass House   All artwork copyright © 2013 by Erin McGuire Excerpt They got to the edge of the forest, and though Oscar willed himself to walk right out of the Barrow as if it were nothing at all, his body refused to listen. He stopped. “Are you all right?” Callie asked. “Yes,” Oscar sai...

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