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Scorch by Gina Damico – Review

Scorch by Gina Damico Reviewed 21 April 2015

Rating 5 / 5

Goodreads Description Sixteen-year-old Lex Bartleby is a teenage grim reaper with the bizarre ability to damn souls. That makes her pretty scary, even to fellow Grims. But after inadvertently transferring her ability to Zara, a murderous outlaw, Lex is a pariah in Croak, the little town she calls home.

To escape the townspeople’s wrath,…

Uppercase Box – April 2015

Just received my April Uppercase Box and I am so excited to have received:

An autographed copy of The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord

A printed quote made specifically for Uppercase

A set of four bookworm magnets

An I *heart* Max Watson button.

Lisa, the owner of Uppercase, is also trying something new this month with having an interactive, reading experience.  There are sticky notes placed…

Book Haul – 14 & 15 April 2015

Well….yet another book haul. There will probably be another within the next few days, let’s be honest. Barnes and Noble knows I’m trying to cut back, so they send me a 20% off coupon. Figures.

Anyway, I was super excited to receive all these. I’ve heard some pretty great things about each! Have you read any of these? Did you like them? Leave a comment, I’d love to know what you thought!

We…

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews Reviewed 15 April 2015

Rating 1 / 5 stars

Goodreads Description Greg Gaines is the last master of high school espionage, able to disappear at will into any social environment. He has only one friend, Earl, and together they spend their time making movies, their own incomprehensible versions of Coppola and Herzog cult classics.

Until Greg’s mother…

Breakfast Served Anytime by Sarah Combs Reviewed 14 April 2015

Rating 5/5 Stars!!

Goodreads Description A coming-of-age debut evokes the bittersweet joys and pangs of finding independence in one unforgettable summer away at “geek camp.”

When Gloria sets out to spend the summer before her senior year at a camp for gifted and talented students, she doesn’t know quite what to expect. Fresh from the…

Book Haul – 9 April 2015

Hooray! A book haul! I’ve been waiting for my mail order books to come in so I could do them all at once but….I got impatient.

Egg & Spoon by Gregory Maguire The cover for this is so unique, I fell in love with it just for that.

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart I’ve heard such fantastic things about this book, I simply had to get myself a copy and check it out!

H2O by Virginia Bergin The book jacket…

Well, I’m not one to generally blog about my life and who I am, as my goal is to make this blog as focused on the things you want to know about as possible – books!

Okay, now with all THAT said, I’m a 21-year-old bookworm who really doesn’t know where she’s going in life  I currently live in Connecticut, USA.  Don’t ask me why.  I hate winters.  The pros consist of a less than 2 hour drive to…