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Spring into The Future D.C Stop with Tahereh Mafi, Anna Carey and Veronica Rossi

April 18, 2012      3 Comments

Jess and I were super excited to see the Spring Into The Future Tour come through our area. We had read/listened to these books and had no idea we’d ever get the chance to meet the authors. There were so many book bloggers in attendance and we even had the chance to briefly say hi to Sash of Sash and Em

Like idiots, we thought the event started at 12:30 when it really started at 3:30 so, we were 4 hours early! We’d already driven 1 hour and a half to get to the store, so we walked to the waterfront, ate some seafood, and browsed a nearby bookstore.

Once we arrived at the store, it got packed pretty quickly. We were lucky to get front row seats. As the event began the authors sipped on tea and let us in on all the inside of writing, publishing, and their inspirations. They all had great chemistry and I felt like I could listen to them for hours. It was a great signing. Here are some highlights:



Anna Carey…

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Sense List Vol.6

April 17, 2012      1 Comment

Welcome to The Sense List ! A feature on Books and Sensibility where we wrap up current YA news and events. This feature was inspired by YA Highway’s Field Trip Friday and Novel Thoughts This Week In YA

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In My Mailbox Vol. 19

April 15, 2012      14 Comments

 

Books & Sensibility is taking part in the In My Mailbox meme started by The Story Siren. Each week bloggers post books that have arrived in their mailbox, picked up from the bookstore or purchased. Here are some books we are getting ready to read.…

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Book Review : Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers

April 7, 2012      7 Comments

“Why be the sheep when you can be the wolf ?”

 

Synopsis : Seventeen-year-old Ismae escapes from the brutality of an arranged marriage into the sanctuary of the convent of St. Mortain, where the sisters still serve the gods of old. Here she learns that the god of Death Himself has blessed her with dangerous gifts—and a violent destiny. If she chooses to stay at the convent, she will be trained as an assassin and serve as a handmaiden to Death. To claim her new life, she must destroy the lives of others. 

In the late 15th century the nation of Brittany is entrenched in mysticism, war, and treason. Ismae, a simple pig farmer’s daughter, is plucked from a life of hardship to serve Death as an assassin. In the midst of her training, she becomes involved in a clandestine plot and must serve the royal family and her country.

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Book Review : Born Wicked By Jessica Spotswood

April 3, 2012      1 Comment

 

Synopsis: Everybody knows Cate Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far too educated for their own good. But the truth is even worse: they’re witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship—or an early grave. . . Desperate to find alternatives to their fate, Cate starts scouring banned books and questioning rebellious new friends, all while juggling tea parties, shocking marriage proposals, and a forbidden romance.

Born Wicked is a debut historical fiction that features an alternate history with a magical twist. In this revision of 1890’s New England, the Brotherhood–a sect of a priest–rule with an iron fist over the lives of women who fear they may be witches.

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The Sense List Vol. 5

April 2, 2012      1 Comment

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