PTA Live!

  Tonight I was lucky enough to attend the Penguin Teen Australia Live event being held at Black Cat Books in Paddington.  Felicity from PTA is one of those fantastically passionate people and I enjoyed hearing all the things she had to say (most especially those Fiery Heart quotes! If I wasn’t already anxiously anticipating the fourth …

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Guest Post: Wide Awake by Shelly Crane

Author Shelly Crane has stopped by with a guest post for the Wide Awake Blog Tour! Top 10 1) Favorite food? Alfredo 2) Favorite color? Teal 3) Favorite place? A beach house 4) Favorite music genre? Rock! 5) Favorite band/song? Snow Patrol/Chasing Cars 6) Favorite book genre? YA 7) Favorite book? Vampire Academy by Rachelle …

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The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: Episodes 21-30 (plus extras)

It’s Friday again so that means that here on whYAnot it’s time for another watch and review for The Lizzie Bennet Diaries! This week I’m discussion episodes 21 though 30 with some additions. There’s another Q&A as well as the first three Lydia Bennet video diaries. NOTE: The links below in the episode titles will take …

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Why I’m lovin’ Bloglovin’…

One of my blogging resolutions for this year was to read more blogs and be better organized. Enter Bloglovin. What is Bloglovin?  Much like google reader – Bloglovin allows you to follow blogs and get alerts each time they put up a new post. There’s even a video to explain (because let’s face it, I’m …

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Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite Covers!

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they will post a new Top Ten list that one of their bloggers over at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone is welcome to join. This week is a TTT Rewind – which means I can …

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Book Review: The Silver Sphere by Michael Dadich

Today I have the pleasure of reviewing Michael Dadich’s The Silver Sphere as part of a blog tour hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer.  Title: The Silver Sphere Author: Michael Dadich Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Sci-Fi Publisher: Evolved Publishing Publication Date: November 2012 Pages: 274 Rating: 3.5 stars Synopsis (from goodreads): Shelby Pardow never …

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Promo Blitz: A Ripple in Time by Julia Hughes

Title: A Ripple In Time Author: Julia Hughes Book Description: One hundred years after she sunk, the Titanic has a new love story. Wren awakes in a present day in which World War 1 never ended, and the alternative him died as a child. Somehow, his nightmares entered the consciousness of Carina, a girl on …

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The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: Episodes 11-20

It’s Friday again so that means that here on whYAnot it’s time for another watch and review for The Lizzie Bennet Diaries! Brief summary of the episodes 11 through to 20 in my oh-so eloquent own words to follow. NOTE: The links below in the episode titles will take you to the video for the episode on the …

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Top Ten Tuesday: Favourite Books I Read Before I Was a Blogger

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. Each week they will post a new Top Ten list that one of their bloggers over at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone is welcome to join. This week’s topic is: Top Ten Favourite Books I Read Before I Was …

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The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: Episodes 1-10

As a Jane Austen fan, I love all of her novels. But I have a guilty secret. It took me five years to read Pride and Prejudice. As a thirteen year old I found the language slightly stiff and awkward and the social situations bored me. It took a few tries and a few years …

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