Month: February 2013

February Wrap Up

Posted February 28, 2013 by Lauren in 2013 recaps, wrap up / 4 Comments

OMG! I cannot believe tomorrow it will be March. It seems like last week when I was writing up my 2012 wrap up posts… wow time flies. February was a really relaxing month filled with lots of snow & cold so my boyfriend and I didn’t get out to do much… mostly just spent the […]

Waiting on Wednesday(28)

Posted February 27, 2013 by Lauren in waiting on wednesday / 0 Comments

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine.  It spotlights new releases that you are eagerly anticipating. DescendantbyLesley Livingston Expected Publication: August 2013 “The last thing Mason Starling remembers is the train crossing a bridge. An explosion . . . a blinding light . . . then darkness. Now she […]

Top Ten Tuesday(28)

Posted February 26, 2013 by Lauren in Top Ten Tuesday / 12 Comments
Top Ten Tuesday(28)

Top Ten Tuesday is  a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Top Ten Authors I’d Put On My Auto buy List Oh, this was hard to narrow down. Almost every time I read a book by an author I continue to buy their future books, unless they are like middle grade or […]

Review: Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

Posted February 25, 2013 by Lauren in Review / 2 Comments
Review: Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

Pages: 262Published: September 2006 by Shaye Areheart Books# in Series: N/A – StandaloneSource: Purchased at Coles Amazon | The Book Depository | Chapters/Indigo | Kobo Summary from Goodreads:  WICKED above her hipbone, GIRL across her heart Words are like a road map to reporter Camille Preaker’s troubled past. Fresh from a brief stay at a psych […]

Review: Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover

Posted February 24, 2013 by Lauren in Review / 3 Comments
Review: Point of Retreat by Colleen Hoover

Pages: 320Published: September 18th 2012 by Atria Books# in Series: #2 in Slammed seriesSource: Purchased from Coles Amazon | The Book Depository | Chapters/Indigo | Kobo Summary from Goodreads: “Hardships and heartache brought them together…now it will tear them apart.  Layken and Will have proved their love can get them through anything; until someone from […]

Stacking the Shelves (34)

Posted February 23, 2013 by Lauren in Uncategorized / 34 Comments

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews where you showcase all of the books you received for the week, whether it be physical or electronic books! I am so happy the weekend is here! It was a short week for me as I had Monday off but the extra day off made me […]

Review: Slammed by Colleen Hoover

Posted February 22, 2013 by Lauren in Review / 2 Comments
Review: Slammed by Colleen Hoover

Pages: 312Published: April 17th 2012 by CreateSpace# in Series: #1 in Slammed seriesSource: Purchased from Indigo Spirit Amazon | The Book Depository | Chapters/Indigo | Kobo Summary from Goodreads: Following the unexpected death of her father, 18-year-old Layken is forced to be the rock for both her mother and younger brother. Outwardly, she appears resilient […]

Review: Mind Games by Kiersten White

Posted February 20, 2013 by Lauren in Review / 2 Comments
Review: Mind Games by Kiersten White

Pages: 256Expected Publication: February 13th 2013 by HarperTeen# in Series: #1 in Mind Games seriesSource: HarperTeen via Edelweiss for review Amazon | The Book Depository | Chapters/Indigo | Kobo Summary from Goodreads: “Fia was born with flawless instincts. Her first impulse, her gut feeling, is always exactly right. Her sister, Annie, is blind to the […]

Top Ten Tuesday(27)

Posted February 19, 2013 by Lauren in Top Ten Tuesday / 11 Comments

Top Ten Tuesday is  a weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. Top Ten Favorite Paranormal Characters I had a hard time picking which genre to focus on. I love characters from every genre I’ve read but I didn’t have enough for ten. Finally I just went with a broad “paranormal” category…                 1. […]