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Review Time! One simply does not review an Ally Carter novel without abusing CAPLOCKS and EXCLAMATION MARKS!!! After a long and painful wait, we finally have the 3rd book of Ally Carter's Heist Society series! This is one of my favourite series in the world and ugh, I'm still fangirling. You can purchase a copy of Perfect Scoundrels from  Fishpond  |  The Nile  |  Booktopia  |  Bookworld . Thanks to Hachette Childrens for the review copy! (Goodreads)  Katarina Bishop and W.W. Hale the fifth were born to lead completely different lives: Kat comes from a long, proud line of loveable criminal masterminds, while Hale is the scion of one of the most seemingly perfect dynasties in the world. If their families have one thing in common, it's that they both know how to stay under the radar while getting--or stealing--whatever they want. No matter the risk, the Bishops can always be counted on, but in Hale's family, all bets are off when money is on the lin...

Review Time! Life in Outer Space is the first book published through Hardie Grant Egmonts  Ampersand Project . A project dedicated to publishing YA works of fiction by unpublished authors. Melissa Keil  is the first author to be published through this project! YAY for Aussie YA fiction and 2013 YA Debuts! You can purchase a copy of Life in Outer Space from  Fishpond  |  The Nile  |  Booktopia  |  Bookworld . Thanks to Hardie Grant Egmont for the review copy! (Goodreads)  Sam Kinnison is a geek, and he’s totally fine with that. He has his horror movies, his nerdy friends, World of Warcraft – and until Princess Leia turns up in his bedroom, he doesn’t have to worry about girls. Then Sam meets Camilla. She’s beautiful, friendly and completely irrelevant to his life. Sam is determined to ignore her, except that Camilla has a life of her own – and she’s decided that he’s going to be part of it. Sam believes that everything he needs to know h...

Review Time! Prodigy by Marie Lu is the long anticipated sequel to Legend, a phenomenal 2011 YA Debut. You can read my review of Legend -  HERE   (It's really good!!!). I was so excited to read Prodigy and it was an added bonus that I read it so soon after I finished Legend so the story was still fresh! You can purchase a copy of Legend from  The Book Depository  |  The Nile  |  Fishpond  |  Bookworld . Thanks to Penguin for the review copy! (Goodreads)  June and Day arrive in Vegas just as the unthinkable happens: the Elector Primo dies, and his son Anden takes his place. With the Republic edging closer to chaos, the two join a group of Patriot rebels eager to help Day rescue his brother and offer passage to the Colonies. They have only one request—June and Day must assassinate the new Elector. It’s their chance to change the nation, to give voice to a people silenced for too long. But as June realizes this Elector is nothing like ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Book Profile Name - The Ruining ( Goodreads ) Author - Anna Collomore Genre -  Psychological Thriller Release Date - February 7th 2013 Annie Phillips is thrilled to leave her past behind and begin a shiny new life on Belvedere Island, as a nanny for the picture-perfect Cohen family. In no time at all, she falls in love with the Cohens, especially with Libby, the beautiful young matriarch of the family. Life is better than she ever imagined. She even finds romance with the boy next door. All too soon cracks appear in Annie's seemingly perfect world. She's blamed for mistakes she doesn't remember making. Her bedroom door comes unhinged, and she feels like she's always being watched. Libby, who once felt like a big sister, is suddenly cold and unforgiving. As she struggles to keep up with the demands of her new life, Annie's fear gives way to frightening hallucinations. Is she tumbling into madness, or is something sinister at play?  Available -  The ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Debutante Profile Name – Anna Collomore  Debut – The Ruining  Genre – Psychological Thriller  Website–  HERE Facebook -   HERE Twitter -  HERE Anna Collomore is the debut author of The Ruining (Penguin/Razorbill, February 2013). A former book editor from New York City, Anna now lives and writes in Paris. When she's not reading or writing, Anna can be generally be found in patisseries, thrift stores, parks, flower shops, or (embarrassingly) bars that mimic Brooklyn. Dream Debutante Dress -  It's Vera Wang bridal, but I figure the blush pink tone makes it versatile. Notes from a YA Debutante 10 Things About Anna:  1.) I have only 1.12 remaining kidneys. 2.) I was really little when the AIDS crisis was full-on emerging. My childhood friend had recently kissed me, and I became convinced I had AIDS. For months (it felt like a year), I thought I was going to die. I was afraid to tell my parents. Finally I asked someone how you ge...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Book Profile Name - Blaze ( Goodreads ) Author - Laurie Boyle Crompton Genre -  Contemporary Release Date - February 1st 2013 Blaze is tired of spending her life on the sidelines, drawing comics and feeling invisible. She's desperate for soccer star Mark to notice her. And when her BFF texts Mark a photo of Blaze in sexy lingerie, it definitely gets his attention. After a hot date in the back of her minivan, Blaze is flying high, but suddenly Mark's feelings seem to have been blasted by a freeze-ray gun, and he dumps her. Blaze gets her revenge by posting a comic strip featuring uber-villain Mark the Shark. Mark then retaliates by posting her "sext" photo, and, overnight, Blaze goes from Super Virgin Girl to Super Slut. That life on the sidelines is looking pretty good right about now... Available -  The Book Depository  |  Fishpond  |  Amazon  |  Barnes and Noble The Insider's Scoop While talking about Blaze in other interviews ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Debutante Profile Name – Laurie Boyle Crompton  Debut – Blaze Genre – Contemporary Website–  HERE Facebook -   HERE Twitter -  HERE Laurie Boyle Crompton's debut, BLAZE (or, Love in the Time of Supervillains), is available now! Her next book with Sourcebooks is titled THE REAL PROM QUEENS OF WESTFIELD HIGH and her novel ADRENALINE will be published by FSG/Macmillan in 2014. Laurie caught the writing bug back in high school while reading one of her essays aloud to her classmates. They laughed in all the right places and it was like the opposite of that nightmare where everyone laughs as you stand there in your underwear. It made her giddy with power and she’s been happily writing ever since. Laurie and her family split their time between Queens and New Paltz, NY. Dream Debutante Dress -  What fangirl wouldn’t love this dress with a built-in cape? And if there’s one thing Batman has taught us all, everything comes down to who’s got the coolest...

Hey everybody! Today I have a cheeky giveaway for all of you! To celebrate the release of Notes from Ghost Town by Kate Ellison, Egmost USA is giving one lucky reader the chance to win a hardcover copy of Notes from Ghost Town as well as the new paperback copy of The Butterfly Clues (which also comes out today)! (Goodreads)   They say first love never dies... From critically acclaimed author Kate Ellison comes a heartbreaking mystery of mental illness, unspoken love, and murder. When sixteen-year-old artist Olivia Tithe is visited by the ghost of her first love, Lucas Stern, it’s only through scattered images and notes left behind that she can unravel the mystery of his death. There’s a catch: Olivia has gone colorblind, and there’s a good chance she’s losing her mind completely—just like her mother did. How else to explain seeing (and falling in love all over again with) someone who isn’t really there? With the murder trial looming just nine days away, Olivia must follow her hear...

Review Time! A few months back I was contacted by a lovely publicist about reviewing books for The Folio Society, I've never actually heard of The Folio Society before but when I googled them, I came across this website and they have, no exaggeration, THE most beautiful books in the world. If you appreciate your classics, Folio Society is definitely a place to check out. All their books are finely made, beautifully bound, the artwork on the cover and between the pages are amazing and they all come in a lovely slipcase. Honestly, these are the most beautiful books I've ever seen. I'm so impressed that I'm raving! Thanks to the Folio Society for the review copy! (Goodreads) Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes he...

Review Time! Hooked by Liz Fichera is a 2013 YA Debut published by Harlequin Teen this month so if this sounds like your cup of tea make sure to head to your local bookstore and pick up a copy! There is nothing I like more than reading a frothy YA romance which wasn't quite what Hooked was but it was a great read nevertheless! You can purchase a copy of Hooked from  Fishpond  |  The Nile  |  Booktopia . Thanks to Harlequin Teen for the review copy! (Goodreads)  When Native American Fredericka ‘Fred’ Oday is invited to become the only girl on the school’s golf team, she can’t say no. This is an opportunity to shine, win a scholarship and go to university, something no one in her family has done.  But Fred’s presence on the team isn’t exactly welcome — especially not to rich golden boy Ryan Berenger, whose best friend was kicked off the team to make a spot for Fred. But there’s no denying that things are happening between the girl with the killer sw...

Review Time! Venom by Fiona Paul is a 2012 YA Debut that was published by HarperCollins in December of last year! This cover probably threw you off because it's the AUS/NZ cover however this is the very same book as this one -  CLICK ME . I've always had a thing for historical YA and I was super excited to dig into Venom, read on to hear about what I think! You can purchase a copy of Venom from  Fishpond  |  The Nile  |  Booktopia  |  Bookworld  Thanks to HarperCollins for the review copy! (Goodreads)  Cassandra Caravello is part of Venice′s wealthy elite. Her world is one of fabulous gowns, society parties and privilege, yet she longs for something more. While her fiancé is away studying in Paris, she has a chance meeting with an artist called Falco. He is attractive, audacious...and highly unsuitable. When Cass stumbles upon the body of a murdered woman - with a bloody X carved across her heart - she′s drawn into a dangerous world of s...

Hey guys, can you believe it's February already? :O Time is literally flying and before we know it, it's going to be 2014! I've got a book haul for you today, if you've been on my blog for a long time you'll know that I used to do book hauls every fortnight but I got really lazy so now it's a monthly book haul! In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren. For Review -  Night School Legacy - C.J. Daugherty The Kill Order by James Dashner Fearless by Cornelia Funke Every Day by David Levithan Disharmony by Leah Giarratano Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi The Prey by Andrew Fukuda Prodigy by Marie Lu Hooked by Liz Fichera (Thanks to Hachette, Scholastic, Text Publishing, Penguin, Simon and Schuster and Harlequin Teen) Bought - Destined by Aprilynne Pike What a great month! So many great books, I've recently finished reading Hooked and my review will be up Tuesday if any of you are interested in checking it out! :) I'm currently...