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When She Woke by Hillary Jordan

Save the Date by Jenny B. Jones

LOL- well I guess I had a thing for Jenny this year......
Tragic loss, emotional stress, faith issues, dramatic romance...vampire actors!? Its all there and I loved it. Jenny has an amazing voice that captures the YA audience with an honest and uncheesy look at the issues they face.
(Second up: Where She Went by Gayle Forman)

A story about forgiveness and second chances....I had a really hard time in the beginning grabbing a hold of the idea that I could like a character who cheated on his wife. However Eric wound up stealing my heart and my forgiveness. 

Ok- so maybe this book isn't comforting....BUT it is a delicious read and perfect for a gloomy rainy day. I heart Lauren Oliver and cannot wait to carry on with the series.

This was such a gorgeous story. The details and writing gave the story a feeling that placed me on the beach and transported me back to the 1940's... I could hear the water, smell the breeze and feel the romance. 

I adored this novel. I actually read it and listened to it on audio...and the second time through made me like it even more. I loved the Paris setting, the french flair of the book and the whole setting of delicious art and warm coffee.

Not that tunnels and meeting freaks is my thing....but I think in the end where the characters are would be cool to see. A world full of danger and drama...I could handle that for a few hours. 

So we all know who Anne Boyeln is right?...But what if she wasn't the evil cad history tends to make out of her? What if she truly loved Henry and was a woman of unfortunate events. Sandra's look at a much more compassionate Anne truly touched my heart and presented a story of friendship and love.

I loved this book! Mackey's story was full of mystery, drama and tragic suspense. Even with its lovely writing and soft but addicting story, I've seen this book fly under the radar this year! I hope more of you pick this up and give it a try.

I like zombie books, however what I don't normally read is adult PNR and shiver me timbers, Sophie's book just blew my socks off, be it the steamy romance, hot Smoke or just Cass and her kick-butt self- I wound up loving the story!!

Imagine if you could slip through a crack in your wall and wake up in a life that could of been.....but never knowing if it was real or the madness taking over your mind. This book was so good and haunting in the sense of mental illness creepy that it left me with the chills...

Outside of my comfort zone by means of short story compilations.... I listened to this on audio and found it to be one of my favorite reads of 2011. Every story offered insight to military life without a bunch of political agenda. The storytelling was genius and easy to break down into hour daily listens over the course of a week.

I LOVED this series!! And Im looking forward to jumping into Bloodlines....while these were a tad bit mature in the sexy department for YA novels, I did enjoy Mead's writing style and have considered trying her adult novels.

I have recommended this book to bloggers, readers, my friends, family, the librarians, all the moms in my kids schools...along with every teenager I talk to about books. I loved this book so much that myself and some other fabulous bloggers got together and did Waterfall Wednesdays, a read-along which turned out an amazing 30 participants and a great book discussion.

This book had a cleaver and shockingly good premise, while Girls was a bit slow building and odd to say the least, the writing and layout of the story proved to be pretty brilliant when it all came together.

Drink Slay Love by Sarah Beth Durst