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Scarlet  By A.C. Gaughen Published: Valentine's Day, 2012 Review copy from netgalley In the mood for swashbuckling fun? Read this. From Goodreads: "Many readers know the tale of Robin Hood, but they will be swept away by this new version full of action, secrets, and romance. Posing as one of Robin Hood’s thieves to avoid the wrath of the evil Thief Taker Lord Gisbourne, Scarlet has kept her identity secret from all of Nottinghamshire. Only the Hood and his band know the truth: the agile thief posing as a whip of a boy is actually a fearless young woman with a secret past. Helping the people of Nottingham outwit the corrupt Sheriff of Nottingham could cost Scarlet her life as Gisbourne closes in. It’s only her fierce loyalty to Robin—whose quick smiles and sharp temper have the rare power to unsettle her—that keeps Scarlet going and makes this fight worth dying for" .  The tale of Robin Hood has always been a fave, so the premise appealed to me. The ...

2011 was a great reading year. I can't get over how many new favorite authors I discovered, how many challenges tried, and how many events I was able to attend. So, on to the best of the best. I am not ranking them this year, because in many cases it would be like putting apples up against oranges. Instead, I am calling them all the best of the best. I really recommend all of these titles AND I am linking them all to Goodreads so that you can easily add them to your TBR pile. If I had to pick a FAVORITE favorite it would be this: Night Circus  I did not think it would live up to the hype, but I just loved it. Here's another: Ready Player One Two more great books: Miss Peregrine's Among Others You can see the rest of my list on Goodreads here But I want to share this: Book I most thought I would hate and ended up loving: I am a little nervous about 2012. Much of it seems to be sequel. Not that sequels are bad, I just love discovering...

I'm today's hunt stop for the  2011 YA Story Scavenger Hunt ! Follow the hunt every day during the month of December! Answer the daily trivia questions from MG and YA books published during 2011 to be entered into the YA book giveaway. Today's question is from  Enclave  by Ann Aguirre. Question #61:  Who was the leader of the Wolves?   Remember to fill out your answer in the form at Most Important Letter  here ! Good luck!!

The Girls of  No Return  By Erin Saldin Will be published: 2/1/12 From goodreads:  CUT meets HATCHET in this lacerating debut about girls, knives, and redemption. The Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area stretches across two million acres in northern Idaho. In its heart sits the Alice Marshall School, where fifty teenage girls come to escape their histories and themselves. Lida Wallace has tried to negate herself in every way possible. At Alice Marshall, she meets Elsa Boone, a fierce native Idahoan; Jules, who seems too healthy to belong at the school; and Gia Longchamps, whose glamour entrances the entire camp. As the girls prepare for a wilderness trek, Lida is both thrilled and terrified to be chosen as Gia's friend. But everyone has their secrets--their "Things" they try to protect; and when those come out, the knives do as well.    This is a story of obsession and about finding out who you are and where you are going. Lida is h...

Here I was thinking that I have all of these posts scheduled so that you would not notice that I am missing while I finish up the last of my grad school work.....Sorry! As this week I have a tour book to plow through, papers to finish, and K-Dramas to watch (thank you One Page at a Time ) for this new addiction I didn't need! Grrr! I promise to be back with content in about a week. Until then, if you see me, be kind. 

Whoo Hoo! Trivia time! I'm today's hunt stop for the  2011 YA Story Scavenger Hunt ! Follow the hunt every day during the month of December! Answer the daily trivia questions from MG and YA books published during 2011 to be entered into the YA book giveaway. Today's question is from  Divergent  by Veronica Roth. Question #7:  What faction was Eric from originally? Remember to fill out your answer in the form at Most Important Letter  here !

Graffiti Moon By Cath Crowley Goodreads link Will be out on Valentines Day, 2012 Review copy from ATWT From Goodreads: Senior year is over, and Lucy has the perfect way to celebrate: tonight, she's going to find Shadow, the mysterious graffiti artist whose work appears all over the city. He's out there somewhere—spraying color, spraying birds and blue sky on the night—and Lucy knows a guy who paints like Shadow is someone she could fall for.  Really  fall for. Instead, Lucy's stuck at a party with Ed, the guy she's managed to avoid since the most awkward date of her life. But when Ed tells her he knows where to find Shadow, they're suddenly on an all-night search around the city. And what Lucy can't see is the one thing that's right before her eyes. What a sweet surprise this book is! I don't normally care for contempt stories, or romance, but I LOVED this book. I read it in one shot today. Lucy and Ed live in Melbourne (Australia) and the en...