The Back To The Books Giveaway Hop!

Thank you to I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Buried in Books for hosting this!

Happy September everyone!
I can't believe Summer has ended and now we are back in full swing!
September marks the one year anniversary of my blog too!

So this is an extra special month for me.
Thank you for making my blogging experience so far be super fun.

Now, onto the giveaway! I have a few things you can win from me!
Let's take a look, shall we?!

Book Review: The First Husband by Laura Dave

Title: The First Husband

Author: Laura Dave

Publisher: Viking

Publication Date: May 2012

Genre: Adult Fiction

Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone

Exploring the Bookshelf! (4)

Welcome to another edition of Exploring the Bookshelf.

This is a little feature that allows me to investigate my friend's bookshelves and see how they stack! Literally!
How do you organize your bookshelves? Genre? Order? Color?
So many possibilities!

Here is my good friend Crystal over at Elegantly Bound Book Reviews talking about her books, what she looks forward to reading and how she organizes her shelves.

Book Review: The Goddess Legacy by Aimee Carter

Title: The Goddess Legacy

Author: Aimee Carter

Publisher: HarlequinTeen

Publication Date: July 2012

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy/Retelling

Series or Stand Alone: Series, Book 2.5

Shelf Candy Saturday!! (42)

Goooood morning other sugar kings and queens out there!
Happy Saturday to you!

Welcome to another edition of Shelf Candy.
Thank you to Maria at A Night's Dream of Books for hosting this weekly meme!

Now, onto our Shelf Candy!

This week I'm happy to share with you:

Author Interview, GIVEAWAY & Book Review: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Title: Cinder

Author: Marissa Meyer

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Publication Date: January 2012

Genre: Young Adult Fiction

Series or Stand Alone: Series, Book One

Exploring the Bookshelf (3)

Welcome to another edition of Exploring the Bookshelf.


My friend Chris was kind enough to provide us with a couple of pictures from his home.


Chris has many interests, and a man after my own heart, loves music, books and graphic novels. In fact, start talking to Chris about graphic novels and you better sit down and grab a cup of tea. The kid can go on about graphic novels and talk to you about ones you've never heard of. So deep is his love.


Now, onto his bookshelves!

Book Review: Every Day by David Levithan

Title: Every Day

Author: David Levithan

Publisher: Knopf

Publication Date: August 2012

Genre: Young Adult Fiction

Series or Stand Alone: n/a

Shelf Candy Saturday!! (41)

Happy Saturday everyone!
Welcome to Shelf Candy Saturday! Thank you to Maria at A Night's Dream of Books for hosting this weekly meme.


Whew, it's been a long week. Seriously. I'm looking forward to settling down for a bit and reading, and browsing!
And as the summer winds down, I was thinking about awesome summer books I've read. What made me love them? What made me carry them around, hoping for just two minutes of quiet reading time?
There was first love, mermaids, road trips, lots of beautiful summer stories.


This week's Shelf Candy is one of my favorite Summer series.

Pick Your A Thon! Mini Challenge- hosted by The Book Monsters

Hi There!

Thanks for stopping by and thanks to The Book Monsters for hosting this Pick Your A Thon!

I'm running a small mini challenge here on The Windy Pages and hope you'll participate! If you haven't signed up yet for the Pick Your A Thon, stop by The Book Monsters!

Giveaway & Book Review: Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry

Title: Pushing The Limits

Author: Katie McGarry

Publisher: HarlequinnTeen

Publication Date: August 2012

Genre: Young Adult Realistic Fiction/Romance

Series or Stand Alone: Series, Book One

Exploring the Bookshelf (2)

Welcome back to another edition of Exploring the Bookshelf! I'm your host Kimberly, aka crazy bookwork with a blog.
I believe you can learn a lot about a person by browsing their book collection. 
And remember, this week there's a linky at the bottom of the post if you want to share your bookcase with us!

Today, my friend Thuy over at Read Now Sleep Later Lite will be sharing her bookshelves!

Take it away Thuy!

Book Review: Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead

Title: Liar & Spy

Author: Rebecca Stead

Publisher: Random House Children's Books

Publication Date: August 2012

Genre: Middle Grade Fiction

Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone

Shelf Candy Saturday! (40)

Welcome friends to another edition of Shelf Candy!

I'm here to share another wonderful book cover that will make the sugar in your blood spike and your mouth water!

Thanks to Maria at A Night's Dream of Books for hosting this meme! She has taken it over from Steph at Five Alarm Book Reviews and we're happy to continue in participating in this fun weekly eye candy!

And now, here we have the Shelf Candy for this week:

Book Review: Beneath the Shadows by Sara Foster

Title: Beneath the Shadows

Author: Sara Foster

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Publication Date: June 2012

Genre: Adult Fiction/Gothic

Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone

Young Adult Giveaway Hop!

Welcome to the Young Adult Giveaway Hop! Thank you to I Am A Reader Not A Writer and Reading Teen for hosting!

I have a super awesome treat for you!

Yes you! I'm talking to you!

Ready??..

Exploring the Bookshelf (1)

Ask anyone that knows me, and if I go into someone's house, I immediatley browse their book collection. A book collection can tell a lot about a person- sometimes their inner most secrets!

How the books are organized, what kind of shelving do they use? Alphabetical vs. color? Size vs. genre? Non-Fiction vs. Fiction?
The possibilities are endless when it comes to book organization!

For fun, I asked some of my friends to take pictures of their book shelves and write little blurbs about them.
I'll be featuring these for the next few weeks & next week I'll put a linky tool at the bottom of the post so you can link up to us!

Now onto our first Exploring the Bookshelf!

Welcome Nicole from The Reader's Antidote. Take it away Nicole!

Author Interview & Book Review: Girl of Nightmares by Kendare Blake

Title: Girl of Nightmares

Author: Kendare Blake

Publisher: Tor Teen/Macmillan

Publication Date: August 2012

Genre: Young Adult Horror

Series or Stand Alone: Series, Book Two

Shelf Candy Saturday!! (39)

Hello fellow Sugar-a-holics!

Welcome to another edition of Shelf Candy! I am your Sugar Queen and here to present to you another beautiful cover or two!
A special thanks to Five Alarm Book Reviews who hosts this meme! Be sure to check out the other Sugar-a-holics on her Shelf Candy post!

Onto the Shelf Candy:

Book Review: The Unquiet by Jeannine Garsee

Title: The Unquiet

Author: Jeannine Garsee

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Publication Date: July 2012

Genre: Young Adult Fiction/Ghost Story

Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone