Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: – Grab your current read– Open to a random page– Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page– BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!! (make sure… Read more »
Monthly Archives:: July 2012
‘Post’ on Sundays – #12
**’Post’ on Sundays is a weekly/biweekly post here at Forever 17 Books where I can share with you all the goodies I have received, bought or borrowed. This post was inspired by In My Mailbox by The Story Siren.** For Review:-Ironskin by Tina Connolly (via netgalley) SQUEE! Thank you… Read more »
A Kid’s Perspective: Judging a Book By Its Cover (2)
Inspired by an article on Babble called, Judging a Book by Its Cover: A 6-year-old Guesses What Classic Novels Are All About, I have asked my 5 year old what his thoughts are on a few Young Adult covers lying around the house. To take it a step further, I… Read more »
Review: Monsters of Men (Chaos Walking #3) by Patrick Ness
From Goodreads: “War,” says the Mayor. “At last.” Three armies march on New Prentisstown, each one intent on destroying the others. Todd and Viola are caught in the middle, with no chance of escape. As the battles commence, how can they hope to stop the fighting? How can there ever… Read more »
‘Waiting On’ Wednesday (15): Black City by Elizabeth Richards
**Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.** Black City by Elizabeth Richards Expected Publication Date: November 13th 2012 Publisher: Putnam Juvenile From Goodreads: A dark and tender post-apocalyptic love story set in the aftermath of a bloody… Read more »
Teaser Tuesday (11): Blink Once by Cylin Busby
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: – Grab your current read– Open to a random page– Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page– BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!! (make sure… Read more »
Review: The Loners (Quarantine #1) by Lex Thomas
From Goodreads: It was just another ordinary day at McKinley High—until a massive explosion devastated the school. When loner David Thorpe tried to help his English teacher to safety, the teacher convulsed and died right in front of him. And that was just the beginning. A year later, McKinley has… Read more »
‘Post’ on Sundays – #11
**’Post’ on Sundays is a weekly/biweekly post here at Forever 17 Books where I can share with you all the goodies I have received, bought or borrowed. This post was inspired by In My Mailbox by The Story Siren.** Won:-Once (Eve #2) by Anna Carey I won this over at… Read more »
A Kid’s Perspective: Judging a Book By Its Cover (1)
I recently came across an article on Babble called, Judging a Book by Its Cover: A 6-year-old Guesses What Classic Novels Are All About. I thought it was the cutest thing and instantly thought how fun it would be to see what my 5 year old thought of some of… Read more »
Review: Glitch by Heather Anastasiu
Expected Publication Date: August 7th 2012 by St. Martin’s Griffin From Goodreads: In the Community, there is no more pain or war. Implanted computer chips have wiped humanity clean of destructive emotions, and thoughts are replaced by a feed from the Link network. When Zoe starts to malfunction (or “glitch”),… Read more »
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