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Monthly Archives: March 2012

In My Mailbox 35 (with a special appearance from Mr. Brunette)

Posted on 03/31/2012 by Bookish Brunette | 27 Comments

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we showcase the books that we got “in the mail” that week! Wanted (ARC- from Lindsey Cummings) Wide Open (Tor) Spirited: 13 Haunting Tales (pub) The Hunt (St. Martins Press) The Girls’ Guide to Dating Zombies (pub) Blood & Love (Rhiannon Frater)… Continue Reading

Pages of Bookish Love: Swapping Blogs

Posted on 03/30/2012 by Bookish Brunette | 20 Comments

Pages of Bookish Love is a new feature that Ashley and I (Alexa) are doing on our blogs. We each recommend one book to the other and then review the book on each other’s blog. For instance, Ashley recommended I read The First Days, as you can see my review is posted on her blog.… Continue Reading

Cover Reveal: The One by Heather Self

Posted on 03/29/2012 by Bookish Brunette | 17 Comments

The One by Heather Self Debut novel releasing Summer 2012 Stranded on Earth four thousand years they’ve waited for the arrival of the One: some to save her, others to kill her. With her birth, the ancient prophecy could at last be fulfilled and the doorway between the worlds would open. Those who know the prophecy believe this… Continue Reading

Cover Swoon: Rae Wilder series by Penelope Fletcher

Posted on 03/28/2012 by Bookish Brunette | 15 Comments

Glamour by Penelope Fletcher, originally called Demon Girl Compel by Penelope Fletcher, originally called Demon Day Enchant by Penelope Fletcher, originally called Demon Dark _________________________________ Add The Rae Wilder series to your Goodreads shelf _________________________________ The Rae Wilder series by Penelope Fletcher got a whole new look recently! I’m TOTALLY loving the new covers! But I seriously loved the… Continue Reading

Book Review: 20 Years Later by E.J. Newman

Posted on 03/27/2012 by Bookish Brunette | 1 Comment

20 Years Later by E.J. Newman Published July 5th 2011 by Dystopia Press From Goodreads: LONDON, 2012: It arrives and with that the world is changed into an unending graveyard littered with the bones, wreckage, and memories of a dead past, gone forever. LONDON, 2032: Twenty years later, out of the ashes, a new… Continue Reading

Book Stalking: Velveteen by Daniel Marks

Posted on 03/26/2012 by Bookish Brunette | 28 Comments

Velveteen by Daniel Marks Expected pub: 10/9/2012 by Random House Children’s Books Velveteen Monroe is dead. At 16, she was kidnapped and murdered by a madman named Bonesaw. But that’s not the problem. The problem is she landed in purgatory. And while it’s not a fiery inferno, it’s certainly no heaven. It’s gray, ashen, and… Continue Reading

Thomas & January by Fisher Amelie Cover Reveal & Excerpt

Posted on 03/23/2012 by Bookish Brunette | 10 Comments

*SQUEE* You all remember how much I LOVED Callum & Harper by Fisher Amelie???? Well Ms. Amelie is coming out with a follow up! This one is about Tom!!!! He was a friend of Callum & Harper’s! But each of these can totally be read as a stand alone!! (Just so you know!) ________________________________ Swiped… Continue Reading

eBook Deals for your Friday!!

Posted on 03/23/2012 by Bookish Brunette | 23 Comments

Here are some eBook Deals for your Friday!! Amazon is rocking my face off lately!!! FREE eBOOKS: __________________________________ eBooks for $0.99 __________________________________ $1.99 __________________________________ $2.99… Continue Reading

Book Review: Vamplayers by Rusty Fischer

Posted on 03/22/2012 by Bookish Brunette | 16 Comments

Vamplayers by Rusty Fischer Published: 2/15/2012 by Medallion Press From Goodreads: At the Afterlife Academy of Exceptionally Dark Arts, the vampires in training follow one of two tracks: they become either Sisters or Saviors. Of course, everyone wants to be a Savior, swooping into infested high schools in matching red leather jumpsuits and wielding… Continue Reading

BB Thinking Too Hard about Twilight

Posted on 03/21/2012 by Bookish Brunette | 64 Comments

I feel like I should clarify something to everyone: I DID NOT HATE TWILIGHT. You can clearly see on my Goodreads shelves that every book in the Twilight series is rated a solid 5 stars! Hell if I’d have been REVIEWING books when they were released and I read them- who’s to say they wouldn’t… Continue Reading