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Sunday, March 31, 2013

Out and About! (5)

Welcome to another edition of Out and About!

I might have been having a little bit of champagne and finishing a chapter in my latest read!
Hubby waiting patiently in the background.

Where are you reading this week?

Link up below!


Thursday, March 28, 2013

Review: Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner

Title: Touch & Go

Author: Lisa Gardner

Publisher: Dutton Adult

Publication Date: February 2013

Genre: Adult Mystery/Thriller

Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Top Ten Tuesday! (7)

Welcome back for another edition of Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you to The Broke and the Bookish for hosting this weekly meme!

This one I had a lot of fun doing because, wow, I do have a lot of books on my To Read shelf.

The list this week is:
Top Ten Books I Recommend the Most
This was really hard because I recommend lots of books to people, depending on their interests. 

Monday, March 25, 2013

Giveaway, Author Interview & Review: The Taker by Alma Katsu

Title: The Taker

Author: Alma Katsu

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: March 2012

Genre: Adult Fiction

Series or Stand Alone: Series, Book One

Saturday, March 23, 2013

A quick little note

Hey friends and fellow book addicts!

I'm sorry I have been MIA as of late. There's been a lot going on for me and I haven't gotten much chance to read, write reviews or, you know, sleep!

I'm switching jobs at the moment as well so it's been a bit stressful. (in a good way!)

Anyway, I just want to say thanks for reading my reviews, commenting and being patient. I know there wasn't an "Out and About" last week, but I will start it again so get those pictures ready!
On that note, I usually take a bunch of pictures for Out and About. This one here is an "outtake" that I didn't use that week.

Happy Reading!

Review: If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch

Title: If You Find Me

Author: Emily Murdoch

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Publication Date: March 2013

Genre: Young Adult Fiction

Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Review: Just One Day by Gayle Forman

Title: Just One Day

Author: Gayle Forman

Publisher: Dutton Juvenile

Publication Date: January 2013

Genre: Young Adult Realistic Fiction

Series or Stand Alone: Series, Book One

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Review: Wicked Kiss by Michelle Rowen

Title: Wicked Kiss

Author: Michelle Rowen

Publisher: Harlequin Teen

Publication Date: February 2013

Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Fiction

Series or Stand Alone: Series, Book Two

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Top Ten Tuesday! (6)

Welcome back for another edition of Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you to The Broke and the Bookish for hosting this weekly meme!
This one I had a lot of fun doing because, wow, I do have a lot of books on my To Read shelf.

The list this week is:

Top Ten Books I HAD to buy, but are still sitting on my self unread.

Monday, March 18, 2013

Review: Exposed by Kyra Davis

Title: Exposed

Author: Kyra Davis

Publisher: Pocket Star

Publication Date: March 2013

Genre: Adult Erotica/Romance

Series or Stand Alone: Series, Book Two

Friday, March 15, 2013

Ryan's Review: The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman

Title: The Imperfectionists

Author: Tom Rachman

Publisher: Dial Press

Publication Date: April 2010

Genre: Adult Fiction

Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Introducing Ryan!!

Hey everyone!

I'm super excited to introduce Ryan Hobler, your newest Windy Pages reviewer!

Ryan is a talented singer/songwriter who gigs around The Big Apple, so if you're in the neighborhood check him out!

You can find him at www.ryanhobler.com
or you can find his blog here.


Ryan has so graciously agreed to write some reviews for the blog.
Tomorrow, Ryan will be reviewing The Imperfectionists by Tom Rachman.

Thanks again Ryan and we look forward to more insightful reviews from you!

Monday, March 11, 2013

Review: The Madness Underneath by Maureen Johnson

Title: The Madness Underneath

Author: Maureen Johnson

Publisher: Putnam

Publication Date: February 2013

Genre: Young Adult Mystery

Series or Stand Alone: Series, Book Two

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Out and About! (4)

And here we are...


My friend L taking advantage of the swing set.
Manhattan Beach, CA



Thursday, March 7, 2013

Introducing Clean Sweep ARC Challenge!!!!

Hello friends! I'm so excited to be sharing this awesome news!

Kimba over at the Caffeinated Book Reviewer, and I are hosting a month long challenge in May 2013!!!

The goal:

To read as many ARCs as we can during the month of May. We will have fun challenges and giveaways posted throughout to month to keep you motivated and reading.

There will be a Grand Prize for TWO lucky people who participate.

So get your list together and let's get ready to read, Read, READ!



Here are the rules:

Must be read during May 1st and May 21st 2013.

Starts and ends at midnight in your local time zone!

Physical and digital arcs are eligible, any length or genre!

Linky will close May 15th so sign up now before you miss out!

When you join please add the challenge button to your blog. When you post your goals be sure to add button and links back to your hosts.

Challenges will be hosted every Saturday with a chance to win additional prizes.

Grand prize- TWO winners will be chosen to pick a book of their choice from The Book Depository (Up to $15 per book)

Please post your recap by June 3rd. This is the day the Rafflecopter will close. Recap post should include a link to the review or Goodreads review with the date it will be posted on your blog. (this is for readers who may be reading books way ahead of schedule and don't want to post a review yet!)

Rafflecopter entries will be rewarded for each book review linked, posting about challenge, recap post, participation in challenges, and following.

Challenge schedule and Rafflecopter will post on April 30th, at 4pm (EST)

Rafflecopter will close on June 3rd at 11:59 (EST)


Be cool and grab the button!



Sign up now!
and let's get some of those ARCs cleared away! 
An extra special thanks to Kimba at Caffeinated Book Reviewer for being super awesome and hosting this challenge with me!!



Review: Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt

Title: Going Vintage

Author: Lindsey Leavitt

Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books

Publication Date: March 2013

Genre: Young Adult Realistic Fiction

Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Top Ten Tuesday! (5)

Happy Tuesday everyone!

I'm back with a Top Ten Tuesday. You know how much I love making lists! Thank you to the Broke and the Bookish for hosting!

Today's Top Ten Question is: Top Ten Series I'd Like To Start But Haven't Yet.

Oh, this is going to be a good one!

Monday, March 4, 2013

Giveaway & Review: Prodigy by Marie Lu

Title: Prodigy

Author: Marie Lu

Publisher: Putnam

Publication Date: January 2013

Genre: Young Adult Fiction/Dystopia

Series or Stand Alone: Series, Book Two

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Review: Hysteria by Megan Miranda

Title: Hysteria

Author: Megan Miranda

Publisher: Walker's Children's Books

Publication Date: February 2013

Genre: Young Adult

Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone