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Armchair BEA Day 4: Ethics & Non-Fiction

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Ethics There is a lot of issue regarding ethics. This is a heavy issue that continues to happen to a lot of bloggers is plagiarism and to ensure credit belongs to that person. To the new bloggers I recommend that you credit the person who you took information because if you don't the blogging community can attack with force and we are a tough community. The guidelines of bloggers that we should follow is to create our own pieces of work and reviews. I know that it is hard to create something, but since you are the one reading the book and reviewing it, you should show how much you love that book by using your own words.  I've been blogging for almost 3 years, you learn many things about it through others, but it is fun! Non- Fiction I know this is bad but I don't really read non-fiction. I would lead more to a biography or true crime if I was interested in that book but I have seen a few that I was interested in but I have not been able to purchase them yet.

Armchair BEA: Day 3- Giveaway + Literature

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GIVEAWAY!!! Today I will be giving away a copy of Reboot by Amy Tintera, as well as a copy of The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay a Rafflecopter giveaway Literature:  The literature that has changed my life would be The Sea of Tranquility as well as Hopeless, Slammed and anything by Jennifer L. Armentrout. These amazing authors have created these amazing books that will grab your attention from the beginning. Colleen Hoover is another favorite because she chooses topics that will impact you and also what you can relate to. This powerful message of hope and love is what makes me want to hug them.  Many of you can say that Judy Blume has changed their lives, but growing up I never read any of her novels (I know!!) I am glad that now fiction has New Adult because its starting to come alive and many people do go through this stage of their lives where they fall in love for the first time, having troubled times etc. Katja Millay did an incredible job with T

Armchair BEA Day 2: Blogger Development

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Blogger Development I do think that I did branch out more as a blogger because of the community as well as joining more blog tours. As a blogger who started from nothing and figuring what to do, I think I did a great job reaching out to the community and as well as organize Stuck In YA Books. There are some days that I do get stressed out with the blog but I still try to have fun with providing giveaways and also talking to authors through twitter. I am not near any author events but, that would be another blogger dream I would love to take part in. Unforunately Thunder Bay is a small city with little local author events at the same time not many bloggers. The blogging community is another family because we all like the same things in novels and also in our daily lives. I hope to meet all you new bloggers as well. Blogging is hard work but it does pay off in the end.  We discover new authors, books and even bloggers go professional. Lots are great designers who can create am

Armchair BEA: Day 1 (Introductions)

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Please tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? How long have you been blogging? Why did you get into blogging?   My name is Amanda. I love to read anywhere. I have 3 other siblings. I am currently going to be going into my 5th year of university to become a teacher. I have been blogging for almost 3 years now. I got into blogging by starting to post mini reviews on Chapter Indigo. My reading progressed after I read the Twilight series. I started to blog on blogger after a few months 2 . Where in the world are you blogging from? Tell a random fact or something special about your current location. Feel free to share pictures.   I am a Canadian blogger from Thunder Bay, Ontario. The special thing about Thunder Bay is that we have great scenery and yummy food! We are a great community who all know each other, or related. Persians are one of the most popular desserts in town (like a cinnamon roll with strawberry icing) Also great history! and the Sleeping Gia

How I Lost You by Janet Gurtler (Blog Tour)

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Title: How I Lost You Author: Janet Gurtler Pages: 320 Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire/ Raincoast Genre: YA Release Date: April 23, 2013 Buy: AmazonCA | Kobo | Chapters Indigo | B&N | Amazon Summary: ( Goodreads )   There are a few things Grace Anderson knows for sure. One is that nothing will ever come between her and her best friend, Kya Kessler. They have a pact. Buds Before Studs. Sisters Before Misters. But in the summer before senior year, life throws out challenges they never expected. And suddenly the person who's always been there starts to need the favor returned. Grace and Kya are forced to question how much a best friend can forgive. And the answer is not what they expected. Review:   In How I Lost You by Janet Gurtler created this amazing book about friendships, romance the the true meaning of finding who you want to be and the meanings of being a friend. In this powerful story about friendship,

Stacking the Shelves (52)

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Review: Pods by Michelle K. Pickett  Triangles by Kimberly Ann Miller When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney  Where We Belong by Emily Giffin * Review * Thank You: Spencer Hill Press + Little Brown (Also Kelly Simmon) + St. Martins Press (Surprise Book) Bought: Beautiful Stranger (Beautiful Bastard #2) by Christina Lauren Devoured (Devoured #1) by Emily Snow First Comes Love (First Come Love #1) by Katie Kavinsky * Review * Goddess (Starcrossed #3) by Josephine Angelini Dare To You (Pushing the Limits #2) by Katie McGarry The Book Of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler * Review * Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass #1) by Sarah J. Maas *Read* All I Need by Susane Colasanti *Read* Of Triton (Of Poseidon #2) by Anna Banks *Read* The Originals by Cat Patrick

Distorted by Laura Dunaway: Blog Tour

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SYNOPSIS A ly Chase has worked for Paul Pierce for years, loving him from afar. He is handsome, rich, and the powerful CEO of Pierce Homes. Just when Aly has decided her love for him is futile and vows to move on, Paul begins to give Aly the attention she had always desired, forcing her to feel confused by his actions. Then there's Aly’s best friend, Ethan Baker. He's sweet, handsome and charming. He is also in love with her. He's accepted that Aly and he will only be friends, until one day Aly realizes that her feelings towards Ethan are way more. Aly is caught in between the man she’s loved for so long and the man that has always been there for her. As her feelings are pulled and tugged in both directions, she must make a choice before her distorted life loses both of them. Who will end up winning Aly's heart? AUTHOR BIO Laura Dunaway has been married to her prince for 17 years and together they are raising three amazing kids.  W

The Hazards of Skinny Dipping by Alyssa Rose Ivy (Blog Tour: Review)

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The Hazards of Skinny Dipping Author: Alyssa Rose Ivy Pages: 248 Release Date: May 17, 2013 Genre: New Adult  Copy received for honest review Buy: Amazon | B&N Summary: ( Goodreads ) This isn't a deep book about first loves or self-discovery. If you want a book like that, I'd be happy to recommend one, but I don't have that kind of story to tell. Instead my story is about rash decisions and finding out that your dream guy is bad in bed. It's the story of when I finally went skinny dipping, and how my life was never the same again. Oh, and it's also the story of my freshman year of college and realizing Mr. Right might have been there all along. Author Bio: Alyssa Rose Ivy is a New Adult and Young Adult author who loves to weave stories with romance and a southern setting. Although raised in the New York area, she fell in love with the South after moving to New Orleans for college. After years as a perpetual student, sh

Cover Reveal: Off The Record (Off Sides #3) by Sawyer Bennett

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  Title: Off the Record Author: Sawyer Bennett Expected release date: June 11, 2013 Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Group: New Adult Cover designed by: Vitalink Cover reveal organized by: AToMR Tours The sparks of dislike burn hot, but the sparks of mutual attraction burn even hotter. Ever Montgomery suffered the ultimate betrayal by the one man who she should have been able to count on for anything. It has left her hurt, jaded and incapable of forming relationships, but it also means that she can spot a liar a mile away. These traits are earning her a reputation as a reporter with a keen nose for a good story and a complete understanding of the extreme power of the written word. Lincoln Caldwell, is the hot goalie for the New York Rangers. At twenty-four and a rising star, he works hard and he plays even harder. He’s gorgeous and carefree—the ultimate charmer. Ladies fall at his feet and the single life has never been lived the

Cover Reveal: Subject to Change & Picture Perfect

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ABOUT SUBJECT TO CHANGE: Joey made her dad a deathbed promise that she would become a doctor, and dedicate herself to fighting the very cancer that took his life. There’s just one problem -three years into her pre-med classes, she's struggling to stay on top of the curve, let alone prove she's dazzling enough to earn a spot in an Ivy League medical school. In a Hail Mary move, she throws a basic Business 101 class into her semester schedule, banking on a perfect score to boost her GPA. That is, until she’s paired for a final project with Hawk, the bartending, motorbike-riding, gorgeously bedheaded loser who falls asleep in class and communicates in one-word sentences. Hawk does whatever he wants, whenever he wants, which sets Joey on edge – in every possible way. As they get to know each other, her urge to scream at him is curbed only by her fantasies of tearing his clothes off. Soon those fantasies become reality, and Joey realizes Hawk makes her feel more fu

The Book Of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler

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Title: The Book of Broken Hearts Author: Sarah Ockler Pages: 352 Publisher: Simon Pulse Release Date: May 21, 2013 Review copy provided by publisher via Edelweiss Buy: AmazonCA | Kobo | Chapters Indigo | B&N | Book Depository Summary: ( Goodreads ) Jude has learned a lot from her older sisters, but the most important thing is this: The Vargas brothers are notorious heartbreakers. She’s seen the tears and disasters that dating a Vargas boy can cause, and she swore an oath — with candles and a contract and everything — to never have anything to do with one.  Now Jude is the only sister still living at home, and she’s spending the summer helping her ailing father restore his vintage motorcycle. No one wants to end up with a toaster on wheels, so they hire a mechanic to help out. Is it Jude’s fault he happens to be cute? And surprisingly sweet? And a Vargas? Jude tells herself it’s strictly bike business with Emilio. Her siste