Sometime back in 2009, I received a review request via email from an author. She introduced herself quite politely, identified herself as a fellow Southwest Ohioan, and asked that I give her book an honest review. Having less than a year of book blogging under my belt, at that time I never turned down a…
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Kiaras Festivus Green Rider Guest Review & Blackveil GIVEAWAY
A Note From Kiara: This review & giveaway is written and sponsored by one of my dear friends who posts as Spragujs and has been cross-posted with the author’s permission from The Double Phoenix blog. Please stay tuned for the giveaway at the end of this post! To celebrate Festivus Kiaras, Kiara has asked for…
Kiaras Festivus Year 2
Hello, darlings, and welcome to the kick-off of my 2nd annual Kiaras Festivus party, also known as “Melissa likes to celebrate her birthday for a whole entire month!” Well, yes, as a matter of fact, I do. And I’m hoping you’ll be excited to celebrate with me because I have so much awesome stuff in…
Laurie Halse Anderson’s SPEAK
This is the situation: Some guy thinks a rape scene is pornography, and wants to keep the book out of the hands of “impressionable teenagers”. Myra McEntire has already said everything that I was thinking about on the subject. (McEntire has a YA of her own, due to be released in May of 2011, which…
Diana Rowland ‘Impromptu Contest’ Winner
I apologize for the delay, as I said I would draw the winner on Tuesday. And I completely forgot. This is what working 6 days/50 hour weeks at Ye Olde Day Job (henceforth to be known as YODJ) does to me. To choose the winner, I numbered each entrant’s comment (skipping over any replies). By…