Thursday, May 05, 2016

#Review of A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha Mabry

 
 
Everyone knows the legends about the cursed girl--Isabel, the one the seƱoras whisper about. They say she has green skin and grass for hair, and she feeds on the poisonous plants that fill her family’s Caribbean island garden. Some say she can grant wishes; some say her touch can kill.

Seventeen-year-old Lucas lives on the mainland most of the year but spends summers with his hotel-developer father in Puerto Rico. He’s grown up hearing stories about the cursed girl, and he wants to believe in Isabel and her magic. When letters from Isabel begin mysteriously appearing in his room the same day his new girlfriend disappears, Lucas turns to Isabel for answers--and finds himself lured into her strange and enchanted world. But time is running out for the girl filled with poison, and the more entangled Lucas becomes with Isabel, the less certain he is of escaping with his own life.

Wednesday, May 04, 2016

The #Wanderings Notebook | Product Review






# HIGH QUALITY full grain leather that looks, smells, and feels beautiful
# REFILLABLE Buy this notebook once and continue to use it for a lifetime. Refills available online
# FOUNTAIN PEN friendly paper. Blank and un-lined. 90 double-sided pages
# ATTENTION TO DETAIL This notebook is carefully crafted for quality. You'll love the look, feel, and the fact that it won't fall apart like some notebooks
# OUR GUARANTEE: If for any reason you don't love the Wanderings notebook please let us know and we'll send you a refund - no questions asked


Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick #Giveaway

 
 
Nanette O'Hare is an unassuming teen who has played the role of dutiful daughter, hardworking student, and star athlete for as long as she can remember. But when a beloved teacher gives her his worn copy of The Bugglegum Reaper--a mysterious, out-of-print cult classic--the rebel within Nanette awakens.

As she befriends the reclusive author, falls in love with a young troubled poet, and attempts to insert her true self into the world with wild abandon, Nanette learns the hard way that rebellion sometimes comes at a high price.
 

Savage by Thomas E. Sniegoski #Giveaway

 
 
Sidney and her friends must race to find the origin of a storm that has hit their small island home—turning every animal into savage weapons—in this suspenseful thriller from New York Times bestselling author, Thomas E. Sniegoski.

The future is looking bright for Sidney Moore as she as she gets ready to leave the small island of Benediction behind for one of Boston’s top veterinary schools. Only a few small bumps in the road to navigate before she can go—her father’s recovery from a debilitating stroke, and her own guilt for ending her relationship with her high school sweetheart. But she’s always been strong willed, and she’s not about to let anything stop her from achieving her goals.

Now a storm is bearing down on Benediction, a hurricane that will bring devastating winds and rain, rising tides...and something else. Something deadly; something that will transform all the things that creep, crawl, and flutter into instruments of terror and death.

The future is looking bright for Sidney Moore…if only she can survive the storm

Tuesday, May 03, 2016

#FFBC: The Keeper of the Mist by @RachelNeumeier



The Keeper of the Mist
by Rachel Neumeier
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Release Date: March 8th 2016
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fiction


Synopsis:

A lush new fantasy about finding the will to lead against all odds, perfect for fans of Shadow and Bone.

Keri has been struggling to run her family bakery since her mother passed away. Now the father she barely knew—the Lord of Nimmira—has died, and ancient magic has decreed that she will take his place as the new Lady. The position has never been so dangerous: the mists that hide Nimmira from its vicious, land-hungry neighbors have failed, and Keri’s people are visible to strangers for the first time since the mists were put in place generations ago. At the same time, three half-brothers will their own eyes on the crown make life within the House just as dangerous as the world outside.

But Keri has three people to guide her: her mysterious Timekeeper, clever Bookkeeper, and steadfast Doorkeeper. Together they must find a way to repair the boundary before her neighbors realize just how vulnerable Nimmira is.

With a spunky main character, lyrical storytelling, and hidden romance, The Keeper of the Mist is an engrossing story that is full of adventure.

#BAM: Outlander (Outlander, #1) by Diana Gabaldon

 
 
The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an “outlander”—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of Our Lord...1743.

Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of lairds and spies that may threaten her life, and shatter her heart. For here James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, shows her a love so absolute that Claire becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire—and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

Monday, May 02, 2016

#AboveTEK Phone & Tablet Bolt Clamp Mount | Product #Review



Three Device Holders : Comes with 5-inch, 8-inch, and 10-inch swivel holders suitable for smartphones, phablets, and tablets like iPhone 6+, iPad mini, iPad Air, Samsung S6, Samsung phablets and tablets, and Kindle tablets
Rubber-Padded Metal Bolt Clamp : Easily attaches on desktop, coffee table, study table, bedside table, and other flat edges without damaging the furniture's surface
Freely Adjust And Position : 360-degree rotatable swivel device holders, flexible and bendable gooseneck arm
Elegant And Stable Design : Skid-proof anti-slip holder that firmly clamps and stands on desktop without shaking or slipping; product dimension 12.6 x 4.7 x 2 inches
Anti-Scratch Clip : Keeps devices safe without scratching or chipping wooden, aluminum, and smooth metal surfaces