Book Review and GIVEAWAY: Isle of the Lost, by Melissa de la Cruz {ends 6/7}

For her mother was the great Maleficent, Mistress of Darkness, the most powerful and wicked fairy in the world and the most fearsome villain in all the land. Or at least, she had been. Once upon a time, her mother's wrath had cursed a princess. Once upon a time, her mother's...

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Book Review and Giveaway: Mimi Malloy, At Last! by Julia MacDonnell {ends 6/3}

Review by: Rachel Gonzales My sisters love nothing better than picking at our past like it’s the carcass of a rotisserie chicken, ooh and aahing when they find a juicy morsel, a bit of crispy skin. It’s a love that came upon them, one by one, after the Change. Maybe it’s a...

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Book Review: Sophomore Year is Greek to Me, by Meredith Zeitlin

Review by: Jackie Vore Official synopsis: A laugh-out-loud high school adventure set in Greece, perfect for fans of Meg Cabot High school sophomore Zona Lowell has lived in New York City her whole life, and plans to follow in the footsteps of her renowned-journalist...

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Quick Pick: The Law of Loving Others, by Kate Axelrod

Opening lines: It was a Friday in the middle of December, the day after Daniel and I had finished our finals, and we were leaving Pennsylvania for New York.  Reason I picked up the book: I received it in the mail to review, without a pitch letter or email...

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Book Review: One of Us, by Tawni O'Dell

Review by: Rebecca Eve Schweitzer Official Synopsis: Dr. Sheridan Doyle, a fastidiously groomed and TV-friendly forensic psychologist, is the go-to shrink for the Philadelphia District Attorney's office whenever a twisted killer's mind eludes other experts. But beneath his...

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Book Review and GIVEAWAY: Walking on Trampolines, by Frances Whiting (ends 5/19)

Review by: Rachel Gonzales There is a moment in panic when time stills, suspended like Chinese lanterns across a street, and in that instance you can fool yourself that everything will be all right if you just stay calm. This novel by Frances Whiting, a popular and long-running...

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Quick Pick: Younger, by Pamela Redmond Satran

Opening lines: I almost didn't get on the ferry. Reason I picked up the book: Younger is one of my new favorite TV shows (see the updated book cover at right, starring Sutton Foster and Hilary Duff) and I just found out it's based upon this book.  And...

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GIVEAWAY: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie at City Theatre, Detroit {June 6th}, ends 5/12

Many of us grew up reading the children's book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, and now you can see this stage production this June in Detroit! It will be playing at the City Theatre on June 6th and 7th.  Read on to win a family 4-pack for the June 6th at 5pm performance,...

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Book Review and Autographed Copies GIVEAWAY: End of Days, by Susan Ee, ends 5/15

The invasion. My mom. My sister. The massacres. They all come rushing back. He's right. We're at war. On the verge of an apocalypse filled with monsters and torture in a nightmare world.  And I'm standing here, a moonstruck teenager pining for an enemy soldier. What...

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Book Review and GIVEAWAY: The Far End of Happy, by Kathryn Craft (ends 5/13)

"We're all on the same team here." Ronnie turned to Corporal McNichol. "There's something you need to know." Janet said, "That's enough, Ronnie. It won't do any good to air private affairs." Ronnie deflected the slice of Janet's glare. "This isn't the first time he's threatened...

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