A Shell Full of Books: 2013-2014

Well, it's been a long time since I've done one of these. I believe a year in fact. Anyway, this is where I post the books I got over the past year from people. And here they are! I've already read this one, and Racing Savannah, and I've loved them both! Read them! As you can see, I've gotten a lot of books over the past year. Plus, a bunch of e-books that I have bought/won and didn't write down. Thank you to everyone...

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Review: Breathe, Annie, Breathe (Hundred Oaks #5) by Miranda Kenneally

Title: Breathe, Annie, Breathe (Hundred Oaks #5) Author: Miranda Kenneally Series: Yes Finished or ARC: ARC Source: I won it Goodreads: Annie hates running. No matter how far she jogs, she can’t escape the guilt that if she hadn’t broken up with Kyle, he might still be alive. So to honor his memory, she starts preparing for the marathon he intended to race. But the training is even more grueling than Annie could have imagined. Despite her...

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Review: Racing Savannah (Hundred Oaks #4) by Miranda Kenneally

Title: Racing Savannah (Hundred Oaks #4) Author: Miranda Kenneally Series: Yes Finished or ARC: Finished Source: I think I bought this, but I'm not sure. I might have won it. Goodreads: They’re from two different worlds. He lives in the estate house, and she spends most of her time in the stables helping her father train horses. In fact, Savannah has always been much more comfortable around horses than boys. Especially boys like Jack Goodwin—cocky,...

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Mini Reviews #9: Christmas in July with A Man's Heart

Christmas in July (Christmas, Colorado #2) by Debbie Mason  I loved this book! Debbie Mason is a brilliant writer who crafted an amazing story about finding love again. While I hated that there was a love triangle and Grace's insecurities made her a bit...irrational, I loved that Jack never gave up on winning her back. I loved Jack, though he was a total idiot for what he did to Grace before he lost his memory. And then while he was...

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Review: Origin (Lux #4) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Title: Origin (Lux #4) Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Series: Yes Finished or ARC: Finished Source: I think I won this, but then again, it's been awhile since I got it. Goodreads: Daemon will do anything to get Katy back. After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world...

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Mini Reviews #8: At 3:59, at the Red Pyramid, the Son of Sobek Married Two Friends with the Staff of Sephasis over two Bleeding Hearts

Okay, I’m going to try to do these reviews in five words, one phrase, or less, minus the rating and technical info. Click on the titles to go to Goodreads! (I just really don't want to write a full review for any these because it's been ages since I've read them and I didn't write anything down at the time I finished them.) 1) 3:59 by Gretchen McNeil  5 starfish            ...

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Review: The Book of Broken Hearts by Sarah Ockler

Title: The Book of Broken Hearts Author: Sarah Ockler Series: No Finished or ARC: Finished Source: I won it (I think) Goodreads: Jude has learned a lot from her older sisters, but the most important thing is this: The Vargas brothers are notorious heartbreakers. She’s seen the tears and disasters that dating a Vargas boy can cause, and she swore an oath—with candles and a contract and everything—to never have anything to do with one. Now...

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Review: White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Title: White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements #1) Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Series: Yes Finished or ARC: Finished, ebook Source: Bought Goodreads: One kiss could be the last.  Seventeen-year-old Layla just wants to be normal. But with a kiss that kills anything with a soul, she's anything but normal. Half demon, half gargoyle, Layla has abilities no one else possesses.  Raised among the Wardens—a race of gargoyles tasked...

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Review: Cold Spell by Jackson Pearce

Title: Cold Spell (Fairytale Retellings #4) Author: Jackson Pearce Series: Yes Finished or ARC: Finished Source: Christmas gift! :D Goodreads: Kai and Ginny grew up together–best friends since they could toddle around their building’s rooftop rose garden. Now they’re seventeen, and their relationship has developed into something sweeter, complete with stolen kisses and plans to someday run away together. But one night, Kai disappears with...

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Review: Ten by Gretchen McNeil

Title: Ten Author: Gretchen McNeil Series: No (unfortunately) Finished or ARC: Finished Source: Won Goodreads: SHHHH!Don't spread the word!Three-day weekend. Party at White Rock House on Henry Island.You do NOT want to miss it.It was supposed to be the weekend of their lives—an exclusive house party on Henry Island. Best friends Meg and Minnie each have their reasons for being there (which involve T.J., the school’s most eligible bachelor) and look...

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Review: Things I Can't Forget (Hundred Oaks #3) by Miranda Kenneally

Title: Things I Can't Forget Author: Miranda Kenneally Series: Yes Finished or ARC: Finished Source: Christmas gift. Thank you, Mom! Goodreads: Kate has always been the good girl. Too good, according to some people at school—although they have no idea the guilty secret she carries. But this summer, everything is different…This summer she’s a counselor at Cumberland Creek summer camp, and she wants to put the past behind her. This summer Matt is...

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