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February 18, 2014 By Cassie 45 Comments

February Literary Junkies

Mockingjay Poster on southeastbymidwest.com

For those of you who don’t know, I live in South Carolina which was just hit by an ice storm that took out over 100,000 people’s power. Ours was included in this and we have only just got power back. I tell you this so that you know that I haven’t just been neglecting the blog, not blogging was one of the hardest parts of

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February 9, 2014 By Cassie Leave a Comment

Muse Unexpected Book Blast + Giveaway

Muse Unexpected Book Blast on southeastbymidwest.com

Purchasable From: Amazon and Barnes & Noble Goodreads Synopsis “We’re Muses. Not vampires, not fairies, not werewolves. We’re Muses.” Sophie was sure her mother had reached an epic level of crazy. ‘We’re Muses?’ She thought Muses were lame, not to mention she found the idea ridiculous. However, Sophie couldn’t explain away her physical transformation that made Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries look like a

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January 23, 2014 By Cassie 29 Comments

Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia Review

Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia on southeastbymidwest.com

Goodreads Synopsis: “Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin, the small Southern town he had always called home, as a place where nothing every changed. Then he met mysterious newcomer Lena Duchannes, who revealed a secret world that had been hidden in plain sight all along. A Gatlin that harbored ancient secrets beneath its moss-covered oaks and cracked sidewalks. A Gatlin where a curse has

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January 21, 2014 By Cassie 41 Comments

January Literary Junkies

Literary Junkies on southeastbymidwest.com #literaryjunkies

It’s time for another round of Literary Junkies. For those who may new around here, Literary Junkies is the literary themed linkup that I try to participate in once a month. The linkup was created by Taylor from Pink Heels, Pink Truck and is now co-ran with Christine from Life with a Side of Coffee. Each month the ladies also have a rotating co-host spot

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January 18, 2014 By Cassie 15 Comments

The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty Review

The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty on southeastbymidwest.com

Goodreads Synopsis: “Only a few years before becoming a famous silent-film star and an icon of her generation, a fifteen-year-old Louise Brooks leaves Wichita, Kansas, to study with the prestigious Denishawn School of Dancing in New York. Much to her annoyance, she is accompanied by a thirty-six-year-old chaperone, who is neither mother nor friend. Cora Carlisle, a complicated but traditional woman with her own reasons

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January 2, 2014 By Cassie 31 Comments

2014 Book Challenges: Book Selections

Around the World in 12 Books

Tuesday I posted about some of the book challenges that I will be participating in. I spent most of Tuesday and Wednesday compiling my list of books that I will be reading. Now some of the books do cross-mingle but all of the challenges allow for this. NOTE: Some of these books are tentative based on availability and my whims, to keep up with the

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December 31, 2013 By Cassie 2 Comments

2014 Book Challenges

Full House Reading Challenge

Last year I had a bunch of book challenges that I SWORE that I was going to participate in…but I never did. One of my resolutions for this upcoming year is to read more and I think that actually PARTICIPATING in the book challenges will help me to hold to this resolution. Here are the current book challenges I’m participating in, for a more detailed

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December 26, 2013 By Cassie 11 Comments

Raspberries and Vinegar by Valerie Comer Review

Raspberries and Vinegar by Valerie Comer on southeastbymidwest.com

“I was provided this book by the author to review, however, all opinions are my own . For more information please visit my disclosure page.” GoodReads Synopsis “Josephine Shaw: Complex, yet singleminded. A tiny woman with big ideas and, some would say, a mouth to match. But what does she really know about sustainable living as it relates to the real world? After all, she and

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October 5, 2013 By Cassie Leave a Comment

Grounded by Angela Correll Review

Grounded by Angela Correll Review on southeastbymidwest.com

“I was provided this book by the author to review, however, all opinions are my own . For more information please visit my disclosure page.” GoodReads Synopsis “New York City flight attendant Annie Taylor is grounded, putting a halt to weekends in Rome and her jet-setting lifestyle. Soon her noncommittal boyfriend’s true nature is revealed, and to top it all off, she loses her apartment. With

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September 17, 2013 By Cassie 2 Comments

September Literary Junkies

Literary Junkies Linkup

It’s the third Tuesday of the month so that means it’s time for the Liteary Junkes Linkup. The Literary Junkies is a book club that is hosted by Taylor and Lesley in which each month we have a book that we read and we discuss it on GoodReads and on Twitter. We also do this monthly linkup, however, even non-book club members can join in! If you

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