The Diary of a Mood Reader

.So thanks to Megan's recent post @ Reading Away the Days I was inspired to sign up for the Ho-Ho-Ho Read-A-Thon this year! The challenge is hosted by the lovely ladies Kimberly @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer and Jennifer @ The Book Shelfery . If you'd like to participate you can sign up here . About the challenge courtesy of Jennifer @ The Book Shelfery : We love holiday themed reads from the covers to the warm & fuzzy tales on the inside. For this read-a-thon you must read holiday themed or winter setting reads. For bloggers, we have spoken to most of the main publishing houses and for ARCS of holiday books released in Sept/Oct, they are fine with you posting a review in November and December since that is when folks look to buy them. Below are the rules. Read them, grab the button and link up. For our non-blogger friends you can join too. Just link your Goodreads, Tumblr or Facebook account. Looking forward to spending time with you. Well I'

Significance  Author: Shelly Crane Series: Significance #1 Release: June 15th 2011 Publisher: Kiss Me Publications Source: I received a copy via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review Genre: YA paranormal romance Rating: 6 STARS ... I know I know, but it's my favorite!! Website: http://shellycrane.blogspot.com/ Maggie is a seventeen year old girl who's had a bad year. Her mom left, her dad is depressed, she's graduating, barely, and her boyfriend of almost three years dumped her for a college football scholarship. Lately she thinks life is all about hanging on by a thread and is gripping tight with everything she has. Then she meets Caleb. She saves his life and instantly knows there's something about him that's intriguing but she is supposed to be on her way to a date with his cousin. But things change when they touch, sparks ignite. Literally. They imprint with each other and she sees their future life together flash before her eyes. She

Title: Twisted Sisters Author: Kimber Leigh Wheaton Series:The Orion Circle (Book 2) Genre: Urban Fanstasy, Young Adult Release Date: October 27th 2015 Goodreads Link:   https://www. goodreads.com/book/show/ 26126404-twisted-sisters It’s a child’s toy—what could go wrong? While playing with a spirit board, two sorority sisters summon the vindictive spirits of three women brutally murdered by a psychopath. Join Logan, Kacie, and the rest of the Orion Circle as they delve into the disturbing events of the past to find the key to freeing the spirits. But this isn’t any ordinary haunting.  These ghosts were banished before, and now they have returned more powerful than anyone could have imagined. Anger breeds hatred and hatred leads to darkness—these phantoms are on the verge of losing their last spark of humanity and becoming completely lost to the shadows. Can Logan and Kacie convince the tortured souls to embrace the light and move on, or will the spirits s

Hello everyone! I hope everyone's weekend has been well, luckily I had a three day weekend instead of the usual two! I really needed that extra day, as I'm getting over a stubborn cold. I'm not sure if I told you all or not, but I work a LOT of hours September through December. Tonight I am finishing up reading Lord Fenton's Folly, my review will be posted on October 3rd! It's been really fun reading it, plus Carla over at Lipstick & Mocha just read it, so I get to chat with her tonight about it! We're planning on doing a review together, I have no idea how that looks but I'm sure it will be fun! The reason I wanted to write this post was because I just finished watching Magic Beyond Words, The JK Rowling Story . (This movie is on Netflix instant!) My husband and I watched it, he's not a big reader but he really enjoyed it. I am still trying to talk him into reading the series, in my opinion the Harry Potter books are even for people who don&

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Lauded as a “fantasy world that you don’t want to miss out on”, the Courtlight Series consists of seven full-length novels that give readers an imaginative escape into a high fantasy world. With over 100,000 English-language books sold, global readers have become “captivated from beginning to end”. The series weaves an epic story of fantasy and romance, with avid comparisons to Tamora Pierce and Mercedes Lackey, as a girl struggles to overcome the odds of her place in society while saving a prince and his empire from mortal peril.

The Carnelian Legacy  Author: Cheryl Koevoet Series: Carnelian (Bk 1) Release: January 28th 2015 (2nd printing) Publisher: Abbott Press Source: I received a copy via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review Genre:YA Paranormal Romance Rating: 5 wonderful heart-melting stars!!! Website: http://www.thecarnelianlegacy.com/ Marisa MacCallum always believed that the man of her dreams was out there somewhere. The problem is—he’s in another dimension.  After the death of her father, eighteen-year-old Marisa's life is on the verge of imploding. She seeks comfort on her daily ride through the woods of Gold Hill, but when a mysterious lightning storm strikes, she is hurled into the ancient, alternate dimension of Carnelia where she is discovered by the arrogant but attractive nobleman, Ambassador Darian Fiore.  Stranded in a world teeming with monsters, maniacs and medieval knights, Marisa is forced to join Darian on a dangerous mission to negotiate peace with his

Revel  Author: Maurissa Guibord Release date: February 12th 2014  Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Source: I purchased this book myself Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars Author's Website: http://www.maurissaguibord.com/ There’s an island off the coast of Maine that’s not on any modern map.  Shrouded in mist and protected by a deadly reef, Trespass Island is home to a community of people who guard the island and its secrets from outsiders. Seventeen-year-old Delia grew up in Kansas, but has come here in search of her family and answers to her questions: Why didn’t her mother ever talk about Trespass Island? Why did she fear the open water? But Delia’s not welcome and soon finds herself enmeshed in a frightening and supernatural world where ancient Greek symbols adorn the buildings and secret ceremonies take place on the beach at night.  Sean Gunn, a handsome young lobsterman, befriends Delia and seems willing to risk his life to protec

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Poison (Wind Dancer #1) by Lan Chan Release Date: September 1st 2015        Dominion Publishing

Hello everyone! I was nominated for The Sunshine Blogger Award by the lovely Sinead over at Less Reality, More Books ! Please go check out her blog, anyone who loves vampires, werewolves, angels and aliens, her blog is for you! Thanks Sinead for nominating me! :)  " The idea of the Sunshine Award is that you nominate bloggers who put a little sunshine in your day, who are positive, creative and inspiring . " R ules: – Answer the 11 questions from the blogger who nominated you. – Nominate some wonderful bloggers and write 11 questions for them to answer. Sinead's Questions  What's  your favorite genre? I love paranormal & fantasy. I will read YA, NA & Adult in these genres, however YA is my FAVORITE! :) When did you first start reading? I remember developing my love of reading very early on, around 3rd grade or so. I loved reading so much I would read anything! Some of my best friends are books