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New Release and Giveaway! SOMETHING WICKED by Nicole M. Rubino (Something Wicked #1)

Published by beckymmoe on 01/09/2020

Something WickedNicole M. Rubino(Something Wicked, #1)Publication date: November 26th 2019Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult A break-up and a car accident are no way to begin your seventeenth birthday. For Theo Montgomery, that is exactly how it began. Her bad luck turns worse when she returns home from a school dance to find her home engulfed in flames – with her parents still inside. Theo is sent to live with her estranged aunt, Elizabeth, in Salem, Massachusetts. Salem proves to offer many new discoveries, one of those being that Theo, like her aunt, is a witch. A witch who must keep her…

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Looking for your next great read? Here’s some help…

Published by beckymmoe on 12/25/2016

Did you get some gift cards? Looking for some suggestions on how to spend them? Check these out! NPR came up with a collection of 309 of 2016’s best reads–apply a few filters (there’s 30 to choose from!), it will give you suggestion(s) for what to read next! Visit the #bookconcierge, NPR’s guide to 2016’s great reads. http://apps.npr.org/best-books-2016/ Past years’ apps are also still available too–check them all out!   Goodreads’ (readers’ choice) Best Books of 2016 winners are up–for 20 different categories!   Penguin Random House has lists of must-read Books of 2016 in 15 different categories   What…

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Bookish Bingo Wrap-Up (and, the insanity continues!)

Published by beckymmoe on 04/07/2015

It’s time to see how we did! Forgotten Fridays pick– Start a series–Part Time Cowboy by Maisey Yates 2015 Debut–The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things by Ann Aguirre Magical Realism– Fairy Tale Retelling– “Pretty Dress” cover–Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare Middle Grade–The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale White Cover–Paper or Plastic by Vivi Barnes LGBT QIA–Night Shift (the story by Kindle Alexander) Epistolary–iDrakula by Bekka Black Blue Cover–Polarity in Motion by Brenda Vickers Mystery or Thriller–Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King Over 400 pages–Mean Streak by Sandra Brown Graphic novel–Word Girl and the Coalition of Evil by Chris Karwowski POC MC– Mental…

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Saturday Morning Videos: “Let it Snow” #SNOWVEMBER Storm (and why you should always have enough books)

Published by beckymmoe on 11/22/2014

Technically, it wasn’t a “blizzard”–not enough wind, and some other science-y technicalities. But OH MY GOSH, did we just live through a doozy of a storm up here (and we had no heat at our house for 3 days of it–that and literally hours of shoveling kind of take the bloom off the no-school-and-no-work rose, believe me) but here’s a less gloomy look at it than the news will give you… First, a Frozen parody. It should be noted that where the singer is (downtown Buffalo) they only got a dusting of snow. But the rest of the shots give you an idea of…

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Stella Telleria (Author of Across the Wire) Talks Writing, Books, and Badass Heroines! (Plus Giveaways :)

Published by beckymmoe on 03/18/2014

 Author Stella Telleria is here today, and she’s brought some fine looking friends… 😉 Thanks so much for agreeing to be with us today! I’m pumped to be here. Thank you for having me. What 5 things should readers know about you? This is a tough question—especially since I hate talking about myself. I was a tomboy growing up and I dislocated my elbow while wrestling with my older brother when I was about 7 (my brother was 12). He also socked out a few loose teeth of mine and was responsible for a few scars and black eyes. I…

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