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Lisa T. Bergren’s Remnants Blog Tour – Stop #10 (with giveaway!)
I am a huge fan of Lisa Bergren. I was going to say that I’m a fan of her work, but in recent years as I’ve gotten to know her, I can say that Lisa’s one of the really genuine and sweet people out there in the world. She just also happens to have been created with these off the wall amazing writing abilities too! When she got in touch with me about joining the team for her new series, Seasons of Wonder, I didn’t even hesitate. My response was to beg her to allow me to do it! I loved this book. I mean overly, abundantly, amazingly loved…
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Book Review: Luminary by Krista McGee
Luminary by Krista McGee Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: YA, Sci Fi, Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publication Date: January 7, 2014 Thalli understands what it means to be in a fight for survival. She has spent her young, genetically engineered life trying to fit in with everyone else. Even though she’s not supposed to have feelings or emotions, she does. And curiosity? She possesses that in spades. In the first book in this series, Anomaly, Thalli struggled to keep herself in line with everyone else. Though scheduled for annihilation because of her differences, she managed to escape with three other people. Luminary picks up where Anomaly ends. When Thalli and her…
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Book Review: A Tale of Two Centuries by Rachel Harris
Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Entangled Publishing Publication Date: 8/6/2013 Alessandra D’Angeli misses her long lost distant relative. When Cat traveled back through time a couple of centuries, she completely rocked Alessandra’s world. She taught her brand new things and gave her ideas that women of that era didn’t entertain. Now that Cat has returned to her own time, life’s pretty boring for Alessandra. Except for that engagement to that handsome man. But even that’s a little off. When Alessandra discovers that her intended is no longer hers – or intended – her life takes an even more dramatic turn towards anti-drama. In other words, boredom. But soon she gets a…
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Review: Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Young Adult Publisher: St. Martins Griffin Publication Date: September 2013 Cath and her twin sister Wren are sort of somewhat maybe kind of ready for college. As part of a pair that’s always been known in the singular, Cath isn’t quite ready to stretch beyond what she already knows. Wren on the other hand, is very ready to jump into new. So much so that she’s chosen not to be Cath’s roommate and not to take similar classes. This causes no small amount of panic and chaos in Cath’s world. It’s not pretty. It only adds to the adventure when Cath…
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Review: Paige Rewritten by Erynn Mangum
Paige Rewritten by Erynn Mangum Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: Chick lit Publisher: NavPress Publication Date: October 2013 Paige Alder is finally in a good place. Now that she’s learned how to say no and really control her schedule and her day, she’s doing great. In fact, she’s dating an awesome guy and she’s even been offered a promotion at work. Except… She’s really not a fan of the job she’s doing and it’s starting to wear her down. She’s not using her education and though she was promised that she would one day become a case worker, she’s still just a glorified receptionist. Should you take a promotion when…
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Review: Boston Jacky: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Taking Care of Business by L.A. Meyer
Reviewed by: Lori Twichell Genre: YA, Historical, Adventure Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Publication Date: September 10, 2013 Jacky’s back in Boston and things are more riotous than ever. Literally. With Jacky continuing to bring more and more of her Irish buddies into Boston with her shipping company, the locals aren’t very happy. And the women’s temperance league is on the roll. Guess who is at the top of their hit list?? Yeah. Jacky doesn’t make good impressions on groups that are conservative in nature. And on top of that, where’s Jaimy? He’s not with Chopstick Charlie anymore. He’s in Boston. But Jacky doesn’t even know that! The two…