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Kristen Simmons – ARTICLE 5, BREAKING POINT, THREE Kristen Simmons is a rock star because of her creativity with this amazing series, her book boyfriend (aka Chase Jenninngs) and her amazing skills of writing. I got to know Kristen through one of her giveaways and she is one of the most nicest authors to get to know! She know how to capture an audience with the futuristic vibe that everyone knows and loves. A lot of people can relate to Ember to themselves in certain ways. Kristen Simmons YOU are a Rockstar!  How do you develop your storylines. I am very excited to read the last book in this series Three which comes out soon!!  Kristen Simmons on Storylines: Storylines are generally the last things that come to me when I’m brainstorming a new book. Almost always I “meet” the characters first. They’ll pop up at random times – when I’m people watching, or listening to the radio, or just about the fall asleep. Usually I will envision them in some sort of situa...

Title: Breaking Point (Article 5 #2)  Author: Kristen Simmons Pages: 384  Publisher: Tor Teen/Raincoast Books Release Date: February 5, 2013 Buy: AmazonCA | Chapters Indigo | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository Summary: ( Goodreads ) The second installment in Kristen Simmons's fast-paced, gripping YA dystopian series. After faking their deaths to escape from prison, Ember Miller and Chase Jennings have only one goal: to lay low until the Federal Bureau of Reformation forgets they ever existed. Near-celebrities now for the increasingly sensationalized tales of their struggles with the government, Ember and Chase are recognized and taken in by the Resistance—an underground organization working to systematically take down the government. At headquarters, all eyes are on the sniper, an anonymous assassin taking out FBR soldiers one by one. Rumors are flying about the sniper’s true identity, and Ember and Chase welcome the diversion…. Until th...

Hello!! I am happy to be helping one of my favorite authors, Kristen Simmons in a giveaway of her latest upcoming release in her Article 5 series (Which is awesome by the way!!) BREAKING POINT!! Kristen asked me to host a giveaway for one of the ARCs for one lucky follower. If you read Article 5 be sure to enter !! Thank you Kristen for the awesome prize!! This book is definitely worth entering because I read it in 2 days and it was full of action and swoon-worthy Chase Jennings! Rules: OPEN TO US & CAN. It will run for the whole month of October ending on HALLOWEEN night!!! *Note Kristen will be sending you the book if you are the winner:D About Breaking Point: The second installment in Kristen Simmons's fast-paced, gripping YA dystopian series. After faking their deaths to escape from prison, Ember Miller and Chase Jennings have only one goal: to lay low until the Federal Bureau of Reformation forgets they ever existed. Near-celebrities now for the increasingly...

Title: Breaking Point (Article 5 #2)  Author: Kristen Simmons Pages: 384 Publisher: Tor Teen Release Date: February 5, 2013 Summary: ( Goodreads )  The second installment in Kristen Simmons's fast-paced, gripping YA dystopian series. After faking their deaths to escape from prison, Ember Miller and Chase Jennings have only one goal: to lay low until the Federal Bureau of Reformation forgets they ever existed. Near-celebrities now for the increasingly sensationalized tales of their struggles with the government, Ember and Chase are recognized and taken in by the Resistance—an underground organization working to systematically take down the government. At headquarters, all eyes are on the sniper, an anonymous assassin taking out FBR soldiers one by one. Rumors are flying about the sniper’s true identity, and Ember and Chase welcome the diversion…. Until the government posts its most-wanted list, and their number one suspect is Emb...

Here is the awesome cover for Breaking Point the next book in Article 5 trilogy!!  Expected Publication: February 5, 2013 Publisher: Tor Teen  No summary yet!! :( What do you think of the cover???

 Hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren I have had one awesome week!! I went to Minneapolis this past weekend and I went to Barns & Noble, which was awesome because I found a pretty hardcover of Shatter Me + Article 5! Then Monday was an awesome day because I got 2 packages in the mailbox from Raincoast Books and Gina Rosati. I was soo excited when I opened it up because the books from Raincoast included the most awesome books, Of Poseidon, a finished copy of Article 5 (I now have 2 copies), another copy of Embrace (love the original cover) Girl Meets Boy and Among Others. In Gina's package, which was soo exciting because she is an awesome author, she sent me an ARC of her debut novel Auracle (signed) and some awesome swag <3 Be sure to follow her on twitter :) On Wednesday, HarperCollins Canada sent me 40 Things I Want To Tell You for an upcoming blog tour, and Once by Anna Carey, really excited to read it! I suck at book bans LOL, I bought Harbinger and The Iron King because ...

Title: Article 5 (Article 5 #1)  Author: Kristen Simmons Pages: 384 Publisher: TorTeen/Raincoast Books Release Date: January 31, 2012  Buy: Amazon | Chapters Indigo | Barns & Noble | Book Depository  Summary: ( Goodreads ) New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned. The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes. There are no more police—instead, there are soldiers. There are no more fines for bad behavior—instead, there are arrests, trials, and maybe worse. People who get arrested usually don't come back. Seventeen-year-old Ember Miller is old enough to remember that things weren’t always this way. Living with her rebellious single mother, it’s hard for her to forget that people weren’t always arrested for reading the wrong books or staying out after dark. It’s hard to forget that life in the United States used to be different. Ember has perfected the art of keeping a low profile. She knows how ...

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along! Just do the following : • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! ( make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others! ) • Share the title & author , too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!  Teaser: "You'd better book it," Sean advised. "Once they figured out you're gone, they'll come looking. I wont be able to do anything then." About Article 5: ( GOODREADS ) New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., have been abandoned. The Bill of Rights has been revoked, and replaced with the Moral Statutes. There are no more police—instead, there are soldiers. There are no more fines for bad behavior—instead, there are arr...

This week I only bought 1 book! I did get a package from Raincoast books and tons of textbooks for school:P For Review - Thanks to Raincoast Books (Thanks Crystal) and Harlequin Teen Embrace by Jessica Shirvington (white one) Article 5 by Kristen Simmons  Switched by Amanda Hocking (ARC)  *I also have a finish copy* Goddess Interrupted (The Goddess Test #2) by Aimee Carter (ARC- Netgalley) Spellcaster (Spellbound #2) by Cara Lynn Shultz (ARC-Netgalley) Bought:  Darkness Becomes Her (Gods and Monsters #1) by Kelly Keaton  Overprotected by Jennifer Laurens (was free on Amazon)