Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Feb 9, 2012, 10:25 am
It's February and the Holidays seem so, so far away, but this is a good time to look back at the Book Geeks Gift Exchange. We had a nice number of participants and a follow-up email asking if anyone DIDN'T get a gift suggests that everyone exchanged gifts successfully this year. Phew, I'm glad! So t...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Feb 8, 2012, 6:05 pm
Unlocked Courtney Milan This is a 99 cent eBook that was for a brief time over the end of last year, free, so I pounced on the chance to try this new-to-me Romance author.   The Premise: Ten years ago, Evan Carlton, Earl of Westfield realized that the cutting remarks he used to cover up his huge cr...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Feb 6, 2012, 10:33 am
Magic GiftsIlona Andrews This is a novella from the Kate Daniels universe that was a free gift for fans over the Christmas holidays. It was a limited time only download, so I don't think it's up anymore, but word is that it will be published with the upcoming Gunmetal Magic if you missed it. In the...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Feb 3, 2012, 5:35 pm
Anna and the French KissStephanie Perkins The Premise: Anna doesn't want to go to France for her senior year, but her parents don't give her a choice. She's enrolled in a boarding school: The School of America in Paris, and it's good-bye to her best friend Bridgette and good-bye to Toph, the guy she...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jan 31, 2012, 11:53 pm
... common to read about the scent of a character's magic, and ... collection at Conjure Oils consists of 21 scents, from "Makeshift Morgue" ... . Maybe that's the smell of something burning. The combination makes ... as the disease, but smells a lot sweeter.  Pennyroyal, cowslips, and ... - "...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jan 28, 2012, 1:25 pm
image from cuteoverload.com Congratulations to Charlotte, who won the Cinder audiobook! Macmillian Audio will be sending that out to you ASAP! For those who did not win, this cute puppy is here to virtually hug you.
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jan 27, 2012, 7:40 pm
The Book of a Thousand Days Shannon Hale This is a retelling of a lesser-known fairytale (Maid Maleen) that I have been meaning to get my hands on for some time. I finally found a copy while perusing a new used bookstore in Sedona, AZ (where the parents and in-laws live) and read it over the end of ...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jan 23, 2012, 12:46 pm
Exclusively Yours Shannon Stacey Shannon Stacey has gotten a bit of buzz online amongst the romance reviewing community since she debuted with Exclusively Yours, which was published as an ebook by Carina Press, Harlequin's e-only imprint. Now, her books are going to be in print too (from HQN). I stu...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jan 19, 2012, 11:48 am
Thanks to the folks at Macmillan Audio I have a copy of the Cinder audiobook to give away to one lucky winner! Sample of Cinder audiobook Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jan 18, 2012, 2:37 pm
Inspired by this post by need-tea with all its pretty pictures of books, I thought I'd show you pictures of books I have bought in the past month.. Some of these I have posted on twitter, but not here. Crown Duel and Court Duel by Sherwood Smith: I have read (and own) this duology (I also have the ...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jan 16, 2012, 10:59 pm
I first heard of Mina V. Esguerra on Chachic's blog when she reviewed Fairy Tale Fail. This is a Filipino author who writes chick lit set in Manila. I always love a book NOT set in the usual places, and filed it away for future reference. At 99 cents each, I didn't think I could go wrong with either...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jan 14, 2012, 12:46 pm
CinderMarissa Meyer As a fairytale retelling with a cyborg Cinderella, and ... of New Beijing, Linh Cinder is a talented mechanic who works out ... nook) format here My Thoughts: This story starts off very well. It ... prince, and letumosis, but the story becomes much larger in scope ... Cinder...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jan 9, 2012, 10:54 am
Embers Laura Bickle The Premise: Anya Kalinczyk is a Lantern, a special type of Elemental with an affinity for fire and the ability to consume spirits. Her day job is as an arson investigator for the Detroit Fire Department, but on occasion Anya gets a call from DAGR (the Detroit Area Ghost Research...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jan 6, 2012, 8:15 pm
The Scorpio Races Maggie Stiefvater So I have never read Maggie Stiefvater before. Despite the lovely trailers and generally good reviews, I just haven't been interested in the teenagers and werewolves or the teenagers and the faerie. But, killer seahorses? I am interested in that. I picked up a cop...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jan 3, 2012, 10:17 pm
Does anyone have $325 to spare somewhere? Because that's how much these book clutches are going for at Kate Spade. I never seem to care about purses, but the Emma clutch is doing something for me. Be still my beating heart! Also, they have A Tale of 2 Cities, The Importance of being Earnest, and Ro...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jan 1, 2012, 3:50 pm
(click chart made via onlinecharttool.com to embiggen) Every year, same goal of reading 100 books, but the only year I made it was 2006, before I started reviewing. Newsflash: reviewing cuts into reading time!  But, that's OK, I like to blog. To break down the books I've read, you can check out g...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Dec 29, 2011, 6:44 pm
Day Two of Nomes' Faves of TwentyEleven is the Characters (click here for the rules, and here for Nomes' nominations in this category). 1. favourite female main character Wow, this is actually very difficult. I waffled. A lot. I finally decided that of all the female characters in the books I've r...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Dec 27, 2011, 3:36 am
Hope that people are having a nice holiday season. I'm over in AZ as usual, spending time with the family (Christmas with my dad's family, Hannukah with my husband's) and eating lots and reading a bit too. I'm not sure I'm going to have much time this week to work on reviews, so this is a good week...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Oct 3, 2011, 10:23 pm
One Salt SeaSeanan McGuire This is book 5 of a series that I'm a rabid fan of (you know, checking the shelves day of release, making the store order copies so I can have my choice of the nicest looking one, that kind of thing). If you haven't started this series, I very strongly recommend beginning ...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 27, 2011, 10:04 am
Raw Blue Kirsty Eager I'm participating in both book tours that Holly is hosting to promote Raw Blue by Kirsty Eager and Six Impossible Things by Fiona Wood. I must have signed up early because I got to read and review Six Impossible Things last week, and this week I got my hands on Raw Blu...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 26, 2011, 11:10 am
I don't usually do posts about books received in a week, but since I scored very nicely this weekend at a library book sale, I thought I'd show my spoils. Greenburgh Library hosted an annual book sale with paperbacks for 50 cents, trade paperbacks for $1, and hardcovers for $2. Although I already r...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 22, 2011, 11:13 am
Silver Shark Ilona Andrews My book reading has taken a little detour into contemporary YA this month (three reviews in the genre forthcoming), but never fear, I'm not abandoning my love of speculative fiction. Here's a novella to tide you over. Silver Shark is the second novella set in the...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 20, 2011, 11:32 am
Random.org picked 3 and 8 as the winning numbers and that corresponds to: Suzanne and Kimberly B.! Congratulations! I'm emailing you two now. Everyone else gets to look at a cute squirrel. I believe his name is Walter, and I wish that pocket was mine.
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 19, 2011, 10:13 pm
Today has been a great day for mail because not only did I get Raw Blue today on Holly's Book Tour, but I ALSO got about 20 of these: So adorable. These are from donating books to the Pencil Foundation. Yay! Happiness.
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 16, 2011, 6:56 pm
... not quite coping with a reversal of family fortune, moving house, new ... school. They had the appearance of a happy, perfect family, but ... continues to have its share of disaster, like being zeroed in ... friends, and there are plenty of unique characters and impossible situations ... e...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 13, 2011, 10:13 am
Today is the second day of Book Blogger Appreciation week, and I was lucky to be paired with Jackie of My Ever Expanding Library to do an interview swap. I hadn't been to her blog before but when I headed over, I was impressed. Looks like we have some overlap in tastes and reading preferences, and I...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 12, 2011, 2:00 pm
Blood Rights Kristen Painter I met the author and got a signed ARC copy of Blood Rights at BEA. Thanks to Orbit, I have a couple extra ARCs that I will also be giving away at the end of this post. The Premise: Chrysabelle is a comarré, which is "the vampire equivalent of a geisha", bred f...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 9, 2011, 5:12 pm
Daughter of Smoke and Bone Laini Taylor There has been much love in the book blogosphere for Laini Taylor's Lips Touch,Three Times and I've been chomping at the bit to read her writing. Because of this, I made sure I grabbed a copy of Daughter of Smoke and Bonewhen I saw it at BEA this summe...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 6, 2011, 10:49 am
Dragon Bound Thea Harrison I've come to the conclusion that Paranormal Romance doesn't tend to work for me the way Urban Fantasy does, but I saw sooo many rave reviews for Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison, that I couldn't resist giving it a try. The Premise: Pia Giovanni has spent her whole l...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Sep 2, 2011, 11:05 am
Wild & Steamy Meljean Brook, Jill Myles, and Carolyn Crane There was about a week where this self-published anthology by a few well-known authors in romance and UF was 99 cents, and this week happened to coincide with my being on a plane for 6 hours as I traveled west across the U.S. So ...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Aug 27, 2011, 6:24 pm
I was in Arizona last week. I saw a double rainbow in Sedona: And a dust storm in Phoenix: I also saw my little brother graduate with honors. Imagine. This kid now has a masters and everything: It was a nice week, but vacation wise, very short (2 days) because I have deadlines with work as usua...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Aug 23, 2011, 11:10 pm
Let's Get Lost Sarra Manning I loved Sarra Manning's adult offerings quite a bit, but I had not (until now) tried her young adult books, which I've also heard good things about. I bought many of her backlist in a glom-fest a couple months ago and grabbed Let's Get Lostfor a plane...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Aug 16, 2011, 4:30 pm
The Dating DetoxSimone Elkeles The Dating Detox was an impulse buy on Bookcloseouts (OK self, get real, what's not an impulse buy from you at that website?).   I've really enjoyed the British chick lit/ contemporary romances I've read this year, and I want to read more. This looked like a good c...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Aug 12, 2011, 12:51 pm
Relic Master: The Dark CityCatherine FisherI was offered a copy of this book from the publisher at the same time they pitched a giveaway for the whole series on my blog. I'd never read Catherine Fisher before, but I had heard murmurings about Incarceron, and I remember a glowing review from the B...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Aug 10, 2011, 2:34 pm
Congratulations to Jess from The Cozy Reader!! I've already contacted her and Penguin has sent out the book, so this is a late announcement, but turns out my procrastination isn't that bad (today), because I was just sent a link to this music video Parry Gripp created for The Magician King, and I...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Aug 9, 2011, 11:09 pm
The MagiciansLev Grossman This is a book that has been on my radar for a couple of years. Actually, ever since I noticed a friend reading it. I've known this friend for over 15 years, so I trust his opinion and he was pretty enthusiastic about The Magicians. When Penguin contacted me about possi...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Aug 2, 2011, 10:19 pm
I may have said I wasn't planning more giveaways after the Relic Master one, but apparently I lied. Courtesy of Penguin, I will be giving away one copy of the sequel to The Magicians, The Magician King, which will be released next week on August 9th. I'm currently reading the first book, The Magic...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Aug 2, 2011, 9:38 pm
is Lisa P from Starmetal Oak! Congratulations, Lisa! For those of you who did not win..here is a cute puppy. Any excuse to post images from cuteoverload
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Aug 1, 2011, 11:58 am
Magic SlaysIlona Andrews I pre-ordered the signed edition of this book from Powell's ages ago but it took me some time to get to it once I got the book. I just didn't want to make the experience go too soon! This is one of my favorite UF series and is book 5. If you haven't started this yet, I highl...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jul 28, 2011, 4:32 pm
cuteoverload.com The random number generator at random.org has spoken. Congratulations to the winners of last weeks giveaways: Lobo won Shut Out (an international winner!) and Sabrina won Naamah's Blessing The giveaway of the Relic Master series is still ongoing. In the meantime, I seem to be sl...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jul 25, 2011, 10:57 am
I know, it's giveaway town up in here. This is the third giveaway in a couple of weeks (but probably the last for a little while). One lucky winner gets all four books this time! ( P.S. my Naamah's Kiss giveaway still has a couple more days.) Today's giveaway is courtesy of Penguin Group. This ...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jul 23, 2011, 8:26 pm
Love StoryJennifer EcholsThis is a review of an ARC copy I got in a contemporary romance spending spree (won from the author at a charity auction).   The Premise: Erin grew up in a wealthy environment. She was raised by her grandmother who wanted Erin to major in business so she could take over ...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jul 20, 2011, 3:39 pm
I have one unread hardcover (finished copy) of Naamah's Blessing to give away today.  This is the third book in the Kushiel's Legacy series. Trying something new here and using a google form for entries. No hoops, just your email (one person per entry please)! ----> Enter here
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jul 15, 2011, 9:08 pm
I just reviewed this book and I have ONE extra copy of an ARC copy of Shut Out to give away, thanks to BEA, so here it is - To enter: 1. Email janicu[at]gmail[dot]com with the subject SHUT OUT GIVEAWAY, and say “please enter me” or something like that, and that should be it. No hoops, altho...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jul 14, 2011, 10:55 pm
Shut OutKody Keplinger  The DUFF is one of my favorite reads of this year; I loved the real and unvarnished voice of the main character, a teen distracting herself from her problems by having a physical relationship. When I found out that Kody Keplinger had another book in the works, based on A...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jul 5, 2011, 3:54 pm
HoundedKevin HearneThe Iron Druid Chronicles have been on my radar since Chelle's cover feature on them. Nice covers, but want to shave that soul patch thingy. Anyway, when I found a copy of Hounded for sale at my library's sale area, I grabbed it. The Premise: Atticus O'Sullivan is a two thousan...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jul 2, 2011, 10:01 am
EnclaveAnn Aguirre Ann Aguirre is one of my favorite authors, particularly for her Sirantha Jax series, which is a science fiction romance. I've been eagerly awaiting Enclave since I first heard that Aguirre would be trying her hand at YA dystopia. This is the first installment of the Razorland seri...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jun 28, 2011, 2:38 pm
Here we go, Day 2 of the Sharing the Awesome awards hosted @ inkcrush is all about the characters. (P.S. This is a fairly open and relaxed set of awards. I don't see a deadline, nor any real rules other than whatever books you choose for your awards be books you read this year. I urge you to join i...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jun 27, 2011, 11:51 am
Nomes of inkcrush is hosting the Sharing the Awesome awards - which is a series of posts about people's favorite books for 2011 (so far) are. Looks like she's doing this until the end of June and everyone is welcome to jump in whenever they want. Day 1 is about your favorite books, Day 2 focuses ...
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Janice Y. posted an article on janicu's book blog - Jun 24, 2011, 8:33 pm
ChimeFranny Billingsley   I read Billingsley's The Folk Keeper back in the day (2007) before having a book blog (but I did write a very brief review which is on goodreads), and I liked it. It was different enough to stick in my mind and to take note of the author's name. Fast forward to this year...
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