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Book Review : Devilish by Maureen Johsnon

November 1, 2011 3 Comments

Synopsis : The only thing that makes St. Teresa’s Preparatory School for Girls bearable for Jane is her best friend Ally. But when Ally changes into a whole different person literally overnight the fall of their senior year, Jane’s suddenly alone—and very confused.

Turns out, Ally has sold her soul in exchange for popularity—to a devil masquerading as a sophomore at St. Teresa’s! Now it’s up to Jane to put it all on the line to save her friend from this ponytail-wearing, cupcakenibbling demon . . . without losing her own soul in the process. . .

I became a fan of Maureen Johnson ever since she made this video to teen writers asking her how to get published.

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Join Us For National Blog Posting Month

October 29, 2011 Leave a Comment

We’ve been blogging for a couple of months here at Books and Sensibility and decided it was time for a big challenge. So, we’ve signed up for National Blog Posting Month or NaBloPoMo hosted byBlogher.

In the same spirit of NaNoWriMo, NaBloPoMo challenges bloggers to blog everyday for a month

That’s 30 days and 30 post.

We plan to do every thing from features, book reviews, book cover post and maybe try some new stuff

It will be a challenge, but if we go down, we’ll go down kicking and screaming. If you think you can do it you should join us and we can get through it together.

Bout of Books 2.0 : Spine Poem

October 29, 2011 Leave a Comment

So, Bout of Books . . . it started off good and then I took a steep downward fall. I’ve done very little reading the last few days. However, after I make this post I am picking up Clockwork Angel and finishing it !

For a Bout of Books challenge from Actin’ Up With Books you have to make a poem using book spines. I am not the biggest poetry fan, but here is my try. *snaps fingers rhythmically*

Wake, beautiful creatures !

Before I die

The road, downright dangerous

Looking for Alaska

I now realize I should flip Look For Alaska and Downright Dangerous. Oh, well.

Book Review : The Next Door Boys

October 28, 2011 4 Comments

“When you’re no longer afraid of death, there are a lot of things you’re not afraid of anymore”

– Jolene B. Perry, The Next Door Boys

I received Jolene B. Perry’s Next Door Boys from NetGalley. I choose it because the name jumped out at me and the cover art reminded me of a Sarah Dessen novel. Within a few minutes of reading the book, I realized this is a LDS novel. Something I didn’t quite expect

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Waiting on Wednesday Vol. 6

October 26, 2011 16 Comments

Each week Books and Sensibility participates in Waiting on Wednesday, a meme hosted by Breaking The Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

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If These Books Were Judged By Their Covers : Cover Trends

October 25, 2011 5 Comments

They say don’t judge a book by its cover, but every week Books and Sensibility contributors take a stroll around the local bookstore (okay, the internet) to see what we can find in the world of book covers

Lately, there have been two distinct trends when it comes to YA book covers.

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