Week in Review: The Halfway Gone Edition

Week in Review

The Halfway Gone Edition!

Splash into Summer begins tomorrow!! Are you as excited as I am?


Did you realize that today marks the halfway point?  Only six more months until 2013! (Unless, of course, the Mayans are right and we won't make it that far...)


Splash into Summer is officially under way.  We have a week under our belts and another two to go!  Here's a helpful Schedule of Events.


I've also redesigned my blog template this week and finally given myself a menu bar, which I've been coveting for a while.  I even made a bar with helpful Splash into Summer links!  Please take a look and let me know if anything looks weird on your end!  (Does anyone know the technical term for allowing page-jumping links?  I'm going to organize my reviews and want to have ABC links across the top of the page, but I'm not sure what html I'm googling for!)


Be sure to display our button to receive bonus giveaway entries during Splash and to help us promote the event! ♥ ♥ ♥

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READING NOW:

*FATHOMLESS by Jackson Pearce
*WRECKED by Anna Davies


[link to my GoodReads account so you can see my blurb feed as I read]

READ THIS WEEK:

*RENEGADE by J. A. Souders [Reviewed yesterday!]

*ABOVE WORLD by Jenn Reese

*BREATHLESS by Cole Gibsen

REVIEWED:

*52 REASONS TO HATE MY FATHER by Jessica Brody

*DARK TIDES TRILOGY (SIREN'S CALL, SIREN'S SURRENDER, SIREN'S DESIRE) by Devyn Quinn

*THE VICIOUS DEEP by Zoraida Córdova
*RENEGADE by J. A. Souders [Flash / Splashy One to Watch]

FEATURES:

*Cover Crazy x2: PAPER VALENTINE by Brenna Yovanoff, PIVOT POINT by Kasie West
*Splash into Summer: Participation Linky
*Splash into Summer: Schedule of Events
*Top Ten Ways to Catch a Mermaid

*{INT} WIN a Mermaid Novel of Your Choice! Also, Vote for Your Favorite Mermaid!
*Waiting on Wednesday: THE SAVAGE BLUE by Zoraida Córdova
*1000 Book Giveaway: THE MERMAN AND THE MOON FORGOTTEN

 

RECEIVED THIS WEEK:

YouTube Link

 ARCs/Finished Copies for Review:

*JUST FOR FINS swag from author Tera Lynn Childs for being on the Splash Team.  Some of this will be a GIVEAWAY during Splash into Summer!

*THE CADET OF TILDOR pendant from author Alex Lidell for being a part of the Official Cover Reveal and Giveaway.  It's lovely, thank you!!

*TILT by Ellen Hopkins

{Confession?  I have never read anything by Ellen Hopkins.  It's time to change that, don't you think?  Thank you to Goldberg McDuffie and Simon and Schuster!}

*DEITY by Jennifer L. Armentrouth

{Spencer Hill Press, I LOVE you!!!!  You made my day and I squealed as soon as I found a package from you and saw what was inside!}

*CURSED by Jennifer L. Armentrout

{Spencer Hill Press, I LOVE you!!!!  You made my day and I squealed as soon as I found a package from you and saw what was inside!}

 Borrowed:

*DAUGHTERS OF THE SEA: LUCY by Kathryn Lasky

{The third book in the series.  The first is HANNAH, and the second is MAY, which I reviewed during last year's Splash!}

*TRANSCENDENCE by C.J. Omololu

{I enjoyed DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS and am looking forward to another book by Omololu!  I didn't have time to snag my Netgalley ARC before it was archived.  Luckily, the local library had a copy for me!}

*KILL ME SOFTLY by Sarah Cross

{I reviewed this one yesterday and loved it!  It's fairy tales, even though you'd never guess that from the title/cover!}

 Purchased:

{None of my pre-orders arrived until AFTER I filmed the video..and I'm lazy...so I'll add these two books in next week!  I've read them both in ARC form, though, and they're great!}

What did you get in your mailbox this week?