Congrats to our winner, Felicia!
We are ecstatic to give away a one hardcover copy of The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa this week!  You can start entering at midnight, Monday (April 16th) through midnight, Friday (April 20th), and we will announce the winner this Saturday, April 21st!  You can earn up to 10 entries!!!
We’ve read The Immortal Rules, and you can read or see more our review below… “ I have to admit that I’ve been curious myself, and was eerily drawn to the novel and moved it to the top of my NEL! …

March’s Book of the Month was a wonderful read! (Thanks Krystal)  You can check out my review, with facial expressions, below or you can read what I thought about the ‘German Gem‘ here…
This terrific time-travel novel is a the first book in a trilogy.  The books have already been released in German, but we will have to wait years to read the entire series in English!  YIKES!  (I might be learning German, people!)  The main character, Gweneth, is a typical British teen who finds out that she has the ability …

I am asking our Bookshelf Banter Ladies, and you, a few questions to pique your interest in our Book of the Month, Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi!

Here are the questions… And, Tahereh Mafi’s answers!
1. How long could you make it in an insane asylum… all on your own… in a padded room?
I actually took part in the Sephora Sensorium exhibit while I was in Manhattan, because it’s supposed to show you what it’s like to lose your sense of smell; I thought it might be an interesting experience — and …

I was thrilled to get a copy of Michelle Zink’s highly anticipated historical fiction, A Temptation of Angels!  This story is a historical fiction with a paranormal twist.  Helen, the main character, is so easy to follow on this tragic and titillating adventure.  Her life is changed in more than one way, and her reaction to it all is what pulls you in.  The supportive strangers (and brothers), Darius and Griffin, are successful in stealing hearts and almost stealing the show!  I was also intrigued by Raum, a childhood friend …

While Waterfall, Cascade, and Torrent have nothing literally to do with water the story they tell is a rush of excitement, adventure, romance, and life-changing time travel!  Waking up in medieval Italy and being saved by a tall, dark, and handsome heir sounds like a dream… Gabi thought so at first, until she encountered a world without women’s rights and indoor plumbing!
 

 
I give this series 4 books on the bookshelf!  If you love historical fiction, time travel, romance, and action/adventure you are in for a treat!

Series Description by the author:
The …

The Name of the Star, by Maureen Johnson, is a paranormal-murder-mystery that will keep you entertained and perplexed through the entire story!  The book is the first in a series called ‘Shades of London’.  Rory Deveaux is the main character, and her quirky American demeanor mixed with the ‘proper’ boarding school culture kept me intrigued while the mystery unfolded.
While Rory is busy making new friends and getting accustomed to her crazy classes, a ‘Jack the Ripper’ copycat stalks London.  After Rory unknowingly meets the murderer he becomes fascinated with her. …

Oh my word, I just finished Spellbound by Cara Lynn Shultz. I feel like I have been saying “I love this book!” so much this summer, but I am saying it again. I LOVE THIS BOOK!! Cara has created a world in which I want to sit and marinate for awhile. Often, I am reading a book and begin to get bored. Then, a quicker paced section happens and I’m caught up again. This book was moving and had me hooked the entire time! If you’ve read more than one …

 
 
 
 
The magic of the Le Cirque des Reves is more than what it appears. This circus is like one you have never seen. Not only is it full of unbelievable and daring acts, but it is also the battleground for two young magicians that have been training since childhood for a fight to the death. Unfortunately, Celia and Marco know do not know the rules of the game they have been destined to play. As years go by and the undefined battle continues Celia and Marco discover a love that …

Mickey Bolitar’s life seems like one heart-breaking disaster after another. In the last year, his father died, his mother had to go to rehab and he is stuck living with an uncle that he doesn’t know or particularly like. The only thing he is looking forward to as he starts a new school is Ashley, his new girlfriend but that quickly changes when she disappears without a word. Confused and uneasy with Ashley’s disappearance, he begins to investigate and finds himself wrapped up in a violent and sordid …

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It is a rare thing when I finish a book and immediately want to read it again. There is only a short list of these books from my entire lifetime so far. The list includes Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables, George Orwell’s 1984, Christopher Paul Curtis’s The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963, Lois Lowry’s Gathering Blue, Laurie Halse Anderson’s Fever 1793, J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series, a few others, and, now, Myra McEntire’s Hourglass.
I finished Hourglass a couple of days ago, and I have been wondering how to put …