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Book Trailer: The One and Only Ivan

Readinista — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 04:38:00 +0000

I don’t normally talk about children’s book, but this little book has caught my eye so many times I just had to feature it. The One and Only Ivan was inspired by a touching true story of a Silverback Gorilla captured in the Democratic Republic of Congo and brought to the US to be in a circus mall. There, he meets a baby elephant that changes everything about his life in captivity. It may look...

Announcement: Giveaway winner of Immortal Lycanthropes

Readinista — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:09:53 +0000

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway of the Immortal Lycanthropes by Hal Johnson and to all those who helped spread the word. It’s time to announce the winner! Congratulations to: Julie R. A super huge thank you to Hal Johnson for generously providing a hardback of his book to giveaway! In case you missed it, there was an interview connected to the giveaway where Hal tells us more about his book and some...

Review: The Raven Boys

Readinista — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 05:00:06 +0000

Many of my readers already know that I adore Maggie Steifvater’s books. Her stories are unique and her writing is witty yet poetic. The Raven Boys is no exception. I loved it and I think this is one Steifvater’s best books. It’s slow at the beginning but I wouldn’t necessarily change that. It lays some important ground work for the intense ending and the books to come. What I liked most about The Raven Boys...

Exciting October Releases

Readinista — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:00:39 +0000

There are a lot of books to look forward to this October. The covers alone intrigue me enough to read them, however there seems to be a lot more to these books than a pretty face. They all have unique premises. Each book intrigued me in a different way and even thought I don’t think I’ll ever get to read all of these, I thought they were worth highlighting.

Book Trailer: A Monster Calls

Readinista — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:44:17 +0000

The book cover for this book always made me think it was a much scarier book but after seeing this book trailer, I realize now that it’s not. I tend to avoid horror books, well because I just don’t need scary in my life, so I didn’t even look twice at this book. The trailer makes rethink my first opinion. I think it’s less on the horror side but more on the spooky side and I...

Interview with M. Beth Bloom and Giveaway of Drain You (Closed)

Readinista — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 05:01:57 +0000

Kicking off the week is another fabulous interview and giveaway. I’ve joined up with Mundie Moms, Hobbitsies, and many others on the Drain You blog tour. On this stop, author M. Beth Bloom answers my interview questions and the Harper Teen hosts a giveaway with lots of Drain You goodies. There’s also a book trailer! Bio Bloom’s first short story “Love And Other Catastrophes: A Mix Tape” was featured in Story Quarterly and selected by...

Announcement: Giveaway Winners of Chasing Fools

Readinista — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:51:58 +0000

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway of the Chasing Fools by Aida Brassington and to all those who helped spread the word. It’s time to announce the winners! Congratulations to: Megan B. and Adisty S. A super huge thank you to Aida Brassington for generously providing two ebook copies of her book to giveaway! In case you missed it, there was a guest post connected to the giveaway where Aida shares tips on...

Interview with Emma Michaels and Giveaway of Owlet (Closed)

Readinista — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:59:33 +0000

This post is jammed packed with goodies for you all. I have an interview with author Emma Michaels, an excerpt from Owlet, the book trailer, and a giveaway. Can you handle all this? I hope so. You can read more excerpts of Owlet if you follow the blog tour. Bio Emma Michaels is the author of the ‘A Sense of Truth’ and ‘Society of Feathers’ series. Her goal with her latest YA novel ‘Owlet’ is...

S.R. Johannes Discusses Changes in the Publishing Industry

Readinista — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:34:26 +0000

As part of the Uncontrollable Blog Tour, S.R. Johannes is making a stop here to enlighten us all on the ever changing publishing industry. I reviewed the first book in the series, Untraceable, and loved it so much I gave it 5 stars. Now, I’m enjoying Uncontrollable just as much. Review to come soon. Before writing this post, I asked her three questions about the publishing industry. 1. How is the publishing industry changing? 2. Is...

Announcement: Winner of The Solid Series Giveaway

Readinista — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:20:24 +0000

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway of the Solid Series (Solid and Settling) by Shelley Workinger and to all those who helped spread the word. It’s time to announce the winner! Congratulations to: Katy S. A super huge thank you to Shelley Workinger for generously providing ebook copies of her books to giveaway! In case you missed it, there was an interview connected to the giveaway. If you didn’t win the giveaway, there...