Sunday, May 13, 2018

#BookReview: Everywhere You Want to Be by @ChristinaJuneya

About the Book:

From author Christina June comes Everywhere You Want to Be, a modern tale inspired by the classic Red Riding Hood.

Matilda Castillo has always done what she was told, but when she gets injured senior years, she watches her dreams of becoming a contemporary dancer slip away. So when Tilly gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend the summer with a New York dance troupe, nothing can stop her from saying yes--not her mother, not her fears of the big city, and not the commitment she made to Georgetown. Tilly's mother allows her to go on two conditions: one, Tilly will regularly visit her abuela in New Jersey, and two, after the summer, she'll give up dancing and go off to college.

Armed with her red vintage sunglasses and her pros and cons lists, Tilly strikes out, determined to turn a summer job into a career. Along the way she meets new friends ... and new enemies. Tilly isn't the only one desperate to dance, and fellow troupe member Sabrina Wolfrik intends to succeed at any cost. But despite dodging sabotage and blackmail attempts from Sabrina, Tilly can't help but fall in love with the city, especially since Paolo, a handsome musician from her past, is also calling New York home for the summer.

As the weeks wind down and the competition with Sabrina heats up, Tilly's future is on the line. She must decide whether to follow her mother's path to Georgetown or leap into the unknown to pursue her own dreams.
 



Saturday, May 12, 2018

#BookReview: Mindful Framing: Transform your Anxiety into Vital Energy by Oscar Segurado

About the Book:

Do you have ANXIETY or STRESS?  Learn HOW to TRANSFORM them into VITAL ENERGY... with JUST 15 MINUTES in the morning
ANXIETY AND STRESS are epidemic in today’s fast-paced world. In response, many turn to meditation and related practices with limited long-term success.
Oscar Segurado, MD, PhD, understands why. Meditation worked well for thousands of years, but can’t counter the effects of life in the twenty-first century. Instead, you need a new approach to control anxiety, especially given the proven connection between stress and serious diseases, including cancer, caused by a dysfunctional immune system.
A mere fifteen minutes of mindful framing in the morning creates a solid mental framework for the rest of the day. You are the screenwriter and director of a lifestyle movie leading to a calm mind, healthy relationships and a vigorous body.
It’s a modern world. We need a modern way to transform anxiety into vital energy. Segurado offers the way: mindful framing.
Five steps towards a NEW FRAME OF MIND Recognize your TRIGGERS OF ANXIETY while riding an imaginary bus Leverage your FIVE SENSES while experiencing virtual sensations Connect with MOTHER NATURE while traveling through a fictional landscape Harmonize your EMOTIONS with those of others while watching a symbolic "emotional tree" Invigorate your immune system while exploring your ORGANISM with your "mind's eye" Scroll up and grab a copy today. 


#BookReview: Your One & Only by Adrianne Finlay

About the Book:

Jack is a walking fossil. 

The only human among a sea of clones. 

It’s been hundreds of years since humanity died off in the slow plague, leaving the clones behind to carry on human existence. 

Over time they’ve perfected their genes, moving further away from the imperfections of humanity. 

But if they really are perfect, why did they create Jack?

While Jack longs for acceptance, Althea-310 struggles with the feeling that she’s different from her sisters. 


Her fascination with Jack doesn’t help. 

As Althea and Jack’s connection grows stronger, so does the threat to their lives. 

What will happen if they do the unthinkable and fall in love?


#BookishChallenges: Join us for! Never Have I Ever #BookishEdition #CrossroadReviewsMay18

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#BookBlitz: Phantom Pact: The Bearer’s Burden by @ChadAndrewQueen #Giveaway @XpressoTours


Phantom Pact: The Bearer’s Burden
Chad Queen
Publication date: May 8th 2018
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Cade Elegy’s mind is tearing itself apart, crowded with the phantoms of the dead, and he must carry the burdens they could not.
This bond lends him their experience and allows him to bend the laws of the physical world — a power he desperately needs if he is to discover the truth of what happened to his missing family.
The trail has gone cold, but he is given one last chance when he is recruited by a princess to solve a murder. They soon uncover proof that their war with the Wraiths, a hostile alien race dominating their planet, never really ended.
Together with the princess, an overzealous archaeologist, and an ancient computer intelligence, Cade must stop the Wraiths before they annihilate the last remaining cities of Chalice and before the phantoms he bears destroy what’s left of his mind.







Friday, May 11, 2018

#BookReview: Eggsistential Thoughts by Gudetama the Lazy Egg by Francesco Sedita, Max Bisantz

About the Book:

Meh . . .

From Sanrio, who brought you Hello Kitty, comes Gudetama, the lazy egg. 

Not all Sanrio characters are cheery! In Japanese, when you're lazy, you are referred to as gude gude. 


And that's where our new friend gets its name. 

Gudetama (tama from "tamago," egg in Japanese) is the lazy egg. Gudetama likes soy sauce and being left alone. 

Sometimes, Gudetama wonders if we are born only to suffer. 

And here, in Eggsistential Thoughts, are Gudetama's musings on life.



#Hodgepodge: Review with @EndyOchita for Alienated (Alienated #1) by @Melissa_Landers @DisneyHyperion


Welcome to this weeks Hodgepodge post! Each week will be totally different and we hope that you enjoy these!  This week we have an older review from non other than our middle grade (almost high schooler) reviewer Endy!