Etsy {bookishness} | All about Jane...
- on June 19, 2013
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- Fangirling. We all do it. There's no shame in it. Squee 'til your little heart can squee no more. We won't judge... in fact, we'll probably join you. We are all about the squee. For us here at Refracted Light, one of our obsessions for which our literary love knows no bounds is Jane Austen. So last week, finding myself trawling through the cre[...]
Waiting on Wednesday | Her Dark Curiosity & Allegiant
- on June 19, 2013
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- "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine. Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd Expected Publication: Jan. 28, 2013 To defeat the darkness, she must first embrace it. Months have passed since Juliet Moreau returned to civilization after escaping her father's island—and the secrets she left behind. N[...]
Teaser Tuesday | Secondary Characters, Crossing the Line, and Clockwork Princess
- on June 18, 2013
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- Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read Open to a random page Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin[...]
Sunday Spotlight | Week #34
- on June 16, 2013
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- Welcome to Refracted Light's Where we give you a run down of the weekly blog haps, the 'sitch', the "whazzup!?" This week's reviews: Goddess by Josephine Angelini (Dani) For Darkness Shows The Stars by Diana Peterfreund (Heather) Secondary Characters by Rachel Schieffelbein (Snippet Review; Dani) The Trouble With Flirting by Claire LaZebnik (Snippe[...]
Saturday Snippet Reviews | Secondary Characters, The Trouble With Flirting & City of Lost Souls
- on June 15, 2013
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- There are times when Heather, Aly & I finish a book, but don't have time to write a full, comprehensive review... or even a shorter "flashbulb" review. BUT we still want to share our thoughts with you on what we've been reading. That's why every Saturday we'll be featuring 3 "snippet" reviews -- short, sweet, to-the-point reviews that we'll try to keep to 2-7 s[...]
June New Release Giveaway!!!
- on June 15, 2013
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- It's the June New Release Giveaway Hop! hosted by Book Twirps & me! So what do I have for you this month? ONE (1) lucky follower will win ONE (1) of the following books (INTL): If you haven't yet read the preceding books in Assassin's Curse OR Grisha series, you may substitute one of those instead of the offered book. A paperback copy of ONE is[...]
Scavenger Hunt, Excerpt & Giveaway | The Possession Series by Elana Johnson
- on June 14, 2013
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- Welcome to We're celebrating the release of the third and final book in the series, ABANDON. You can find out the details of the series scavenger hunt on Elana's blog. Elana has given us a short excerpt today from Abandon. This is Jag and you'll be able to find the city clue in the excerpt. Once you know the city, you can ENTER TO WIN a priz[...]
Flashbulb Review | For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund
- on June 13, 2013
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- OH MY STINKING WORD, I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH! That is exactly what I felt like when I finished For Darkness Shows the Stars. I can never decide if Persuasion or Pride and Prejudice is my favorite Jane Austen novel. It's too hard to decide since they are both so epically made of awesome, but suffice it to say, I have a great love for Persuasion. So, when I h[...]
Waiting on Wednesday | The King's Guard by Rae Carson
- on June 12, 2013
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- "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine. The King's Guard by Rae Carson Expected Publication: July 30, 2013 At fifteen years old, Hector is the youngest squire in the most elite military force in the country. And his first day is disastrous. Everyone assumes the only reason he was recruited is his [...]