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Feature & Follow (30 October)

The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of  Parajunkee’s View  and Alison of  Alison Can Read . Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it’ll allow us to show off more new blogs!

Book Review: The Sister Pact, Stacie Ramey

Title: The Sister Pact Author: Stacie Ramey Published: 03/11/2015, Sourcebooks Fire Pages: 320 Source: Netgalley Format: Ebook Rating: 2/5 A suicide pact was supposed to keep them together, but a broken promise tore them apart. Allie is devastated when her older sister commits suicide - and not just because she misses her. Allie feels betrayed. the two made a pact that they'd always be together, in life, and in death, but Leah broke her promise and Allie needs to know why. Her parents hover. Her friends try to support her. And Nick, sweet Nick, keeps calling and flirting. Their sympathy only intensifies her grief.  But the more she clings to Leah, the more secrets surface. Allie's not sure which is more distressing: discovering the truth behind her sister's death or facing her new reality without her.

Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Halloween Costumes

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by  The Broke and The Bookish . This week's topic is a Halloween freebie. I've not read many scary books and I absolutely detest horror films. I'm going to show my top ten costumes I've dressed up as or I'd love to dress up as for Halloween. I love dressing up but rarely get the chance to.

The Sunday Post (25 October)

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly of Caffeinated Book Reviewer . It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

Book Review: Reluctant Prince (Kingdom of Cymmera #1), Dani-Lyn Alexander

Title: Reluctant Prince Series: Kingdom of Cymmera #1 Author: Dani-Lyn Alexander Published: 03/11/2014, Lyrical Press Pages: 252 Source: Bought Format: Ebook Rating: 3/5 Kingdom of Cymmera, #1 Betrayal lies cloaked in shadow. Seventeen year old Ryleigh Donnovan is certain her life is cursed. Nothing ever goes smoothly, and her first job interview is no exception. An earthquake rocks the building, sending Ryleigh on a frantic search for her younger sister, a search which lands her in the hospital. Terrified they'll push her for answers she can't afford to give, Ryleigh flees with a mysterious stranger. Jackson Maynard is about to be ordained as a Death Dealer, a warrior for the Kingdom of Cymmera, but first he must pass one more test. When he fails to acquire the human girl the prophet has chosne, he's forced to stand trial for treason. Banished from his realm, he seeks out the girl from the vision, Ryleigh Donnovan, and together they embark on a journey to save hi...

Top Ten Tuesday: Wishes for the Book Genie

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by  The Broke and The Bookish . This week's topic is the ten wishes I'd ask the book genie to grant me.

The Sunday Post (18 October)

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly of Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.

Feature and Follow (16 October)

The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of  Parajunkee’s View  and Alison of  Alison Can Read . Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it’ll allow us to show off more new blogs!

Book Review: Pretending to Dance, Diane Chamberlain

Title: Pretending to Dance Author: Diane Chamberlain Published: 06/10/2015, St Martin's Press Pages: 352 Source: Netgalley Format: Ebook Rating: 3/5 Molly Arnette is very good at keeping secrets She lives in San Diego with a husband she adores, and they are trying to adopt a baby because they can't have a child on their own. But the process of adoption brings to light many questions about Molly's past and her family - the family she left behind in North Carolina twenty years before. The mother she says is dead but who is very much alive. The father she adored and whose death sent her running from the small community of Morrison's Ridge. Her own birth mother whose mysterious presence in her family raised so many issues that came to a head. The summer of twenty years ago changed everything for Molly and as the past weaves together with the present story, Molly discovers that she learned to lie in the very family that taught her about pretending. If she learns the...

Top Ten Tuesday: Author Duos I'd Love to See

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by  The Broke and The Bookish . This week's topic is the top ten author duos I'd love to see. This is a tricky one! I've not really thought of this before...

The Sunday Post (11 October)

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimberly of Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news. A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.