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Review: Tangled by Erica O’Rourke

April 3, 2012 – 5:29 am | One Comment
Review: Tangled by Erica O’Rourke

Book: Tangled
Author: Erica O’Rourke
Series: Torn Trilogy (book 2)
Release: January, 2012
Source: Kensington Teen
Reviewer: Desi
Purchase: Amazon – Barnes & Noble
Constance started to keen as the air around us began to thrash and twist, the caustic scent of …

Review: The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney

January 7, 2012 – 5:02 am | 2 Comments
Review: The Mockingbirds by Daisy Whitney

Book: The Mockingbirds
Author: Daisy Whitney
Release: November 2010
Reviewer: Desi
Source: Personal Library
Purchase: Amazon – Barnes & Noble
Some schools have honor codes.
Others have handbooks.
Themis Academy has the Mockingbirds.
Themis Academy is a quiet boarding school with an exceptional student …

What do Veronica Roth, Rachel Caine, Holly Black & Jana Oliver have in common?

January 5, 2012 – 8:07 pm | 2 Comments
What do Veronica Roth, Rachel Caine, Holly Black & Jana Oliver have in common?

What do Veronica Roth, Rachel Caine, Holly Black & Jana Oliver have in common…besides all being talented authors? Ok, and yeah, they are all attractive female writers but how about the fact that they each …

Teen Review: Rubinrot “Ruby Red” by Kerstin Gier

December 23, 2011 – 6:00 am | 2 Comments
Teen Review: Rubinrot “Ruby Red” by Kerstin Gier

Author: Kerstin Gier
Book: Ruby Red
Translator: Anthea Bell
Series: Edelstein Trilogy Book 1
Release: May 2011
Reviewer: Desi
Source: Get Red PR
Purchase: Amazon – Barnes & Noble
Gwyneth Shepherd’s sophisticated, beautiful cousin Charlotte has been prepared her entire life for traveling …

Review: Midnight Magic by Nancy Di Fabbio

December 15, 2011 – 9:05 am | 2 Comments
Review: Midnight Magic by Nancy Di Fabbio

Book: Midnight Magic
Author: Nancy Di Fabbio
Release: September 2011
Reviewer: Desi
Source: Publisher
Purchase: Amazon – Barnes & Noble
Fourteen-year-old Mattie is obsessed with horses. Thrilled to discover a primitive painting of a beautiful black horse hidden in the attic …

Desi shares her favorite easy recipe for Red Pepper Jelly!

December 13, 2011 – 6:24 pm | One Comment
Desi shares her favorite easy recipe for Red Pepper Jelly!

Hi everyone!
I wanted to share a recipe for one of my favorite things to make for the holidays, Red Pepper Jelly! This is pretty simple to make and makes a great present for teachers and …

Desi dishes on the books she’s thankful for & the dish she waits all year to devour…

November 23, 2011 – 5:26 am | 6 Comments
Desi dishes on the books she’s thankful for & the dish she waits all year to devour…

This year has been crazy…chaotic may even be a better word to describe the roller-coaster that 2011 has been. There have been so many changes for me since last Turkey day that just thinking about …

Tween Review: Blood Red Road by Moira Young

November 12, 2011 – 8:30 am | 2 Comments
Tween Review: Blood Red Road by Moira Young

Author: Moira Young
Book: Blood Red Road
Series: Dustlands (book 1)
Release: June 2011
Reviewer: Desi
Source: Personal Library
Purchase: Amazon
Saba has spent her whole life in Silverlake, a dried-up wasteland ravaged by constant sandstorms. The Wrecker civilization has long been …

Tween Review: Last Breath by Rachel Caine

November 9, 2011 – 10:47 am | 4 Comments
Tween Review: Last Breath by Rachel Caine

Author: Rachel Caine
Book: Last Breath
Series: Morganville 11
Release: November 2011
Source: Personal Library
Purchase: Amazon  - Barnes & Noble
With her boss preoccupied researching the Founder Houses in Morganville, student Claire Danvers is left to her own devices when …

Tween Review: ASHES by Ilsa J. Bick + GIVEAWAY!!!

October 22, 2011 – 9:25 am | 18 Comments
Tween Review: ASHES by Ilsa J. Bick + GIVEAWAY!!!

Author: Ilsa J. Bick
Book: Ashes
Series: ASHES Trilogy-Book 1
Release: September 6, 2011
Reviewer: Desi
Purchase: Amazon – Barnes & Noble
It could happen tomorrow . . .
An electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying every electronic device, wiping out …

Tween Review: Torn by Erica O’Rourke

September 10, 2011 – 8:01 am | 2 Comments
Tween Review: Torn by Erica O’Rourke

Author: Erica O’Rourke
Book: Torn
Release: July 2011
Series: Torn Trilogy 1
Reviewer: Desi
Source: Kensington Teen
Purchase: Amazon - Book Depository
Everyone has secrets.
Even best friends.
Swirling black descends like ravens, large enough to block the glow of the streetlights. A dull roar …

ARC Teen Review: ENTHRALLED Paranormal Diversions Anthology

September 7, 2011 – 7:08 am | 31 Comments
ARC Teen Review: ENTHRALLED Paranormal Diversions Anthology

Author: Anthology
Book: Enthalled; Paranormal Diversions
Released: September 20, 2011
Reviewer: Desi & Day
Source: Harper Collins
Purchase: Amazon – Book Depository
A journey may take hundreds of miles, or it may cover the distance between duty and desire.
Sixteen of today’s …

ARC Teen Review: Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan

September 2, 2011 – 12:00 pm | 3 Comments
ARC Teen Review: Glow by Amy Kathleen Ryan

Author: Amy Kathleen Ryan
Book: Glow
Release: September 13, 2011
Series: Sky Chasers 1
Reviewer: Desi
Source: St. Martin’s Griffin
Purchase: Amazon – Book Depository
If a violent battle destroyed the only world you’ve ever known, would you be brave enough to …

ARC Tween Review and Giveaway: Soul Thief by Jana Oliver

August 28, 2011 – 8:00 am | 77 Comments
ARC Tween Review and Giveaway: Soul Thief by Jana Oliver

Book: Soul Thief
Author: Jana Oliver
Release: August 30 , 2011
Series: Demon Trappers book 2
Reviewer: Desi
Source: Author
Purchase: Amazon – Book Depository
Riley Blackthorne is beginning to learn that there are worse things than death by demon. And love …

Tween Review: Touch Of Frost by Jennifer Estep

July 27, 2011 – 4:08 am | One Comment
Tween Review: Touch Of Frost by Jennifer Estep

Author: Jennifer Estep
Book: Touch Of Frost
Release: July 27, 2011
Series: Mythos Academy 1
Source: Kensington Books
Purchase: Amazon – Barnes & Noble
Gwen Frost is an outsider at Mythos Academy, a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids, …

Teen Review: Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs

June 24, 2011 – 3:20 am | 12 Comments
Teen Review: Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs

Author: Tera Lynn Childs
Book: Forgive My Fins
Release: June, 2010
Series: Forgive My Fins 1
Source: Personal Library
Purchase: Amazon – Book Depository 
Lily Sanderson has a secret, and it’s not that she has a huge crush on gorgeous swimming …

Teen Review: Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs

June 23, 2011 – 10:30 am | 15 Comments
Teen Review: Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs

Author: Tera Lynn Childs
Book: Goddess Boot Camp
Series: Oh. My. Gods! 2
Release: June, 2009
Source: Personal Library
Purchase: Amazon – Book Depository
Seventeen-year-old Phoebe has recently learned that she’s a descendant of Nike (the goddess, not the shoe). Now, …

Tween Review: Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs

June 23, 2011 – 2:19 am | 21 Comments
Tween Review: Oh. My. Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs

Author: Tera Lynn Childs
Book: Oh. My. Gods.
Release: May, 2008
Series: Oh My Gods! 1
Source: Personal Library
Purchase: Amazon – Book Depository 
When Phoebe’s mom returns from Greece with a new husband and plans to move to an island …

Giveaway: Desi’s Favorite Book Boys

June 12, 2011 – 10:00 am | 75 Comments
Giveaway: Desi’s Favorite Book Boys

Post Written by Doll Desilula

I wanted in on the action this week. So, I did what young girls do best…I whined and begged and persisted until the grown-ups caved. :)
You see, I LOVE books and …

Tween Review & Giveaway: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

June 11, 2011 – 4:00 am | 35 Comments
Tween Review & Giveaway: Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Post written by Doll Desilula
Book: Beautiful Creatures
Author: Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Series: Caster Chronicles 1
Release: December 1, 2009
Source: Book Expo America
Purchase: Amazon – Book Depository
Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin …