Summer Giveaway Hop!

Time for another giveaway hop! This one is the Midsummer’s Eve Giveaway hop and it is Co- Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Mary from BookHounds & Forever Young (adult).This hop will run from August 1- 7th. The winner will be announced on August 8th.I will be giving away an ARC copy of […]

Posted August 1, 2011 by Michelle @ Book Briefs in blog hop, Giveaways / 12 Comments

In My Mailbox (8)

In My Mailbox was inspired by Alea at Pop Culture Junkie and created by Kristi at The Story Siren.   Since I am overseas with no extra luggage room of any kind, I will have not been buying or borrowing any new books. 🙁 so, I will not be doing an IMM until I get home […]

Posted July 24, 2011 by Michelle @ Book Briefs in Uncategorized / 7 Comments

Review- Breathe by Abbi Glines

Breathe by Abbi Glines Kindle Edition Published May 16th 2011 by Wild Child Publishing  Age Group: YA Source: Author Buy this Book: Amazon kindle edition Summary (from Goodreads) Sadie White’s summer job isn’t going to be on the beach life-guarding or working at rental booths like most kids her age. With her single mother’s increasing […]

Posted July 21, 2011 by Michelle @ Book Briefs in Reviews / 10 Comments

Review- Evernight by Claudia Gray

Evernight (Evernight, Book 1) by Claudia Gray Paperback, 327 pages Published February 10th 2009 by HarperTeen  Age Group: YA Source: HarperTeen Buy this Book: Amazon Summary (from Goodreads) Bianca wants to escape. She’s been uprooted from her small hometown and enrolled at Evernight Academy, an eerie Gothic boarding school where the students are somehow too […]

Posted July 19, 2011 by Michelle @ Book Briefs in Reviews / 7 Comments

Review- Solid by Shelley Workinger

Solid by Shelley Workinger Paperback, 221 pages Published July 9th 2010 by CreateSpace  Age Group: YA Source: Author Buy this Book: Amazon Summary (from Goodreads) Teens who discover they were secretly genetically altered before birth are brought together at a classified site where they forge new friendships, find love, develop “super-abilities,” and even unearth a […]

Posted July 14, 2011 by Michelle @ Book Briefs in Reviews / 3 Comments

Review- Wildefire

Wildefireby Karsten Knight Hardcover, 400 pages Expected publication: July 26th 2011 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers  Age Group: YA Source: Galley Grab Preorder this Book: Amazon Summary (from Goodreads) Every flame begins with a spark.  Ashline Wilde is having a rough sophomore year. She’s struggling to find her place as the only […]

Posted July 12, 2011 by Michelle @ Book Briefs in Reviews / 13 Comments

Review- The Magician

The Magician (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel # 2) by Michael Scott Hardcover, 461 pages Published June 24th 2008 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers  Age Group: YA Source: Bought Buy this Book: Amazon Summary (from Goodreads) After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, the City of Lights. Home […]

Posted July 10, 2011 by Michelle @ Book Briefs in Reviews / 0 Comments

Review- Give Up the Ghost

Give Up the Ghost by Megan Crewe Hardcover, 256 pages Published September 15th 2009 by Henry Holt and Co. Age Group: YA Source: Bought Buy this book: Amazon Summary (from Goodreads) Cass McKenna much prefers ghosts over “breathers.” Ghosts are uncomplicated and dependable, and they know the dirt on everybody…and Cass loves dirt. She’s on a mission to […]

Posted July 7, 2011 by Michelle @ Book Briefs in Reviews / 0 Comments

Review- The Dead Girls’ Dance

The Dead Girls’ Dance (Morganville Vampires, Book 2) by Rachel Caine Mass Market Paperback, 256 pages Published April 3rd 2007 by NAL Jam Age Group: YA Source: Won  Buy this book: Amazon Summary (from Goodreads) Claire has her share of challenges. Like being a genius in a school that favors beauty over brains; homicidal girls in her dorm, and […]

Posted July 3, 2011 by Michelle @ Book Briefs in Reviews / 0 Comments