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Love? Maybe. by Heather Helper

Synopsis from Goodreads : Just because Piper's birthday is on Valentine's Day does not mean she's a romantic. In fact, after watching her father and then her stepfather leave, she's pretty sure she doesn't believe in love at all. Then her friends concoct a plan to find them all Valentine's dates, and somehow Piper finds herself with the most popular guy in school. But true love never follows a plan, and a string of heartfelt gifts from a secret admirer has Piper wondering if she might be with the wrong guy. In this heartwarming...

End of Summer Read-A-Thon Hosted by Turning Pages and YA Bookmark

Hey everyone! Just a heads up I will be participating in the End of Summer Read-A-Thon hosted by Turning Pages and YA Bookmark! And you should too! Here is a link to the sign up page and use these buttons on your blog to promote the challenge too! There will be giveaways and prizes and it all starts August 9 and runs until August 12! Here's the complete info: What is The End of Summer Read-A-Thon?The End of Summer Read-A-Thon is hosted by me (Lisa) from Turning Pages and Audris from YA Bookmark; running from August 9th...

Cum Laude by Cecily von Ziegesar

Synopsis from Goodreads: They're here for a higher education . . . and you won't believe how far they'll go. Dexter College is a small liberal arts college in the quiet town of Home, Maine. But it won't stay quiet for long with this group of freshmen. There's Shipley--blonde and beautiful, the object of envy and more than a little lust. Determined to assert herself and to shed her good-girl image, she buys cigarettes and condoms, because that's what every self-respecting college girl does. Her edgy roommate, Eliza, came to Dexter...

Stacking the Shelves #18

Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga over at Tynga's Reviews. Stacking the Shelves is a way to show off what books you have received throughout the week (whether they be for review, from the library, etc.) This week: July 21-July 28, 2013 Bought at local used bookstore in Vegas: Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins Cum Laude by Cecily von Ziegesar Graceling by Kristin Cashore Bought at local used bookstore in California: Love, Maybe? by Heather Helper Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt Sweethearts by Sara Zarr Received...

Bookshelf Tour

So last night was my first day at home in 5 weeks (since I've been working) and of course the first thing I did was reorganize my shelves. I was up until 1 in the morning doing this *hides in shame* but I think the look pretty nice. Here's the overview: So they are all arranged alphabetically by author's last name. Except for that shelf on the right hand side and third down. That one is only classics. Oh and the top two shelves are my big series' like Gossip Girl and The Clique. Also, all the little dots on the spine mean I haven't...

Losing It by Cora Carmack

Synopsis from Goodreads: Virginity. Bliss Edwards is about to graduate from college and still has hers. Sick of being the only virgin among her friends, she decides the best way to deal with the problem is to lose it as quickly and simply as possible-- a one-night stand. But her plan turns out to be anything but simple when she freaks out and leaves a gorgeous guy alone and naked in her bed with an excuse that no one with half-a-brain would ever believe. And as if that weren’t embarrassing enough, when she arrives for her first...

The Shining by Stephen King

Synopsis from Goodreads: What of the penetrating cold terror of an old hotel, a haunted place of seductive evil with a malevolent will of its own - and a five-year-old boy of innocent beauty whose mind mirrors the nightmarish secrets of its past? Behind every door of the Overlook's 110 empty rooms there is a chamber o horror. Little Danny knows of these things because he has the terrible power - The Shining. Number of pages: 447 My review: REDRUM. REDRUM. This book not only thrilled me, but terrified me. I swear to you I had nightmares...

Anatomy of a Single Girl by Daria Snadowsky

Synopsis from Goodreads: With Judy Blume-like honesty and insight, this sequel toAnatomy of a Boyfriend is about life after first love--romance, sex, friendship, family, and the ups and downs of life as a single girl. After everything that happened—my first boyfriend, my first time, my first breakup—jumping back into the dating game seemed like the least healthy thing I could do. It’s not that I didn’t want to fall in love again, since that’s about the best feeling ever. But as a busy college premed still raw from heartbreak,...