Month: June 2013

The Program Review

The Program Review

     Julie’s Review       Book: What was really interesting and great about this story is despite the tragic backdrop, there is hope and true love. This is a society where teen suicide is an epidemic and the government created The Program to “cure” at-risk teens by erasing their memories. Some teens would rather “terminate” […]

Posted June 28, 2013 by Julie S. in Reviews / 0 Comments
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Linked Review

Linked Review

   Julie’s Review     At first I thought Linked was a dystopian world where the government performed secret horrible experiments on twins. Then I thought it was a sci-fi space opera adventure story. It is really kind of both. This story is fast-paced and exciting, with twists and turns and danger. When Lissa and her twin, […]

Posted June 24, 2013 by Julie S. in Reviews / 2 Comments
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Release Party and Giveaway Reminder: Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsey

Today I attended Mary Lindsey’s Houston release party for her new book, Ashes on the Waves, at Blue Willow Bookshop.  She’s funny and cool and knows all her fans personally.  So I really enjoyed it 🙂  Mary’s kids baked selkie cookies for the event!   I also wanted to remind everyone of the giveaway for a signed copy I’m hosting […]

Posted June 22, 2013 by Julie S. in Author Appearances, Giveaways / 4 Comments
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Betwitching Book Tours Summer Giveaway

Bewitching Book Tours is having a huge Summer Giveaway! There are 4 giveaways going on – so enter all 4 Rafflecopter entry forms. This giveaway runs June 21- July 21. Subscribe to Chapter Break posts. Never miss a post on Chapter Break. Subscribe today for all the bookish awesome in your inbox. Email Address Subscribe Join 2,829 other […]

Posted June 22, 2013 by Julie S. in Giveaways / 13 Comments
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Audiobook Week 2013 – Day 5: Finding Audiobooks

Day 5 of  Audiobook week 2013 topic: Friday: Finding audiobooks Where do you learn about great audiobook titles? Buy your audiobooks? Share your secrets with the rest of us! We’d particularly love to know what narrators or publishers are active in social media or do a great job communicating with listeners.    Julie’s Thoughts I usually learn […]

Posted June 21, 2013 by Julie S. in Audiobook Week / 3 Comments
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City of Fallen Angels Review

City of Fallen Angels Review

    Our book club has decided to read the entire Mortal Instruments series, one each month, leading up to the movie coming out in August. We started reading this series in March 2013. Feel free to read along with us! We’d love to hear your thoughts on this series.      Rose’s Review        Okay, […]

Posted June 21, 2013 by Julie S. in Reviews / 1 Comment
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Audiobook Week 2013 – Day 4: Audiobook Tasks

Day 4 of  Audiobook week 2013 topic: Thursday: Audiobook Tasks What do you do while you listen? Any particular tasks or games that you find amazing for audio time?    Julie’s Thoughts Almost all of my audiobook listen time is spent driving. My drive is 45 minutes to an 1.5 hours depending on traffic. I’ve also recently […]

Posted June 20, 2013 by Julie S. in Audiobook Week / 5 Comments
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Audiobook Week 2013 – Day 3: Mid-Week Meme

Day 3 of Audiobook week 2013 topic: Wednesday: Mid-week Audiobook Week Meme Current/most recent audiobook Impressions Current/most recent favorite audiobook Favorite narrator you’ve discovered recently One title from your TBL (to be listened) stack, or your audio wishlist    Julie’s Thoughts Current/most recent audiobook: I’m currently listening to The Program, by Suzanne Young. Read by Joy Osmanski. I’m listening through […]

Posted June 19, 2013 by Julie S. in Audiobook Week / 4 Comments
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Of Posiedon Review

Of Posiedon Review

     Julie’s Review     Of Poseidon was a free audiobook download part of the Sync summer reading program. I enjoyed the alternating point of views between Emma and Galin. The narrator did a good job and I liked the voices and the acting. I would listen to this narrator again. The book itself was kind […]

Posted June 19, 2013 by Julie S. in Reviews / 1 Comment
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