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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Armchair BEA: 2012 Favorites!

Another Armchair BEA post! What are some books at BEA that I hope will make it on my favorites shelf...It's a gian tlist. Let's see:

Favorites at BEA: You have no idea how jealous I am of the people who get to go to BEA! These are some amazing books and hopefully I can snag a copy!
Alice in Zombieland (White Rabbit Chronicles, #1)

Valkyrie Rising

A Fractured Light (A Beautiful Dark, #2)

Starling (Starling, #1)

Something Strange and Deadly (Something Strange and Deadly #1)

Defiance (Defiance, #1)

Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)

Mystic City (Mystic City, #1)

The Treachery of Beautiful Things

Poison Princess (The Arcana Chronicles, #1)

Renegade (Elysium-Chronicles, #1)

Did you make it through that list? What are some of your favorites of 2012 or books at BEA you hope will make it to your favorites list?

Monday, June 4, 2012

Armchair BEA: Self Interview

I decided to join Armchair BEA and this is the first post: a self interview where I answer 5 questions. Hopefully I can get all the posts since I wont have a lot of Wi-Fi. Ugh. So here it is:


Armchair BEA: Please tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? How long have you been blogging? Why did you get into blogging?

Fiction Freak: I'm a teen blogger who (I'm saying this for the fifth time) can not believe how many followers I have! It's just mind blowing! I've been blogging for 7 months and first got into it because...in all honesty, I was just bored on Thanksgiving. All my friends called be a book freak and I joked saying I was a fiction freak since I hated textbooks. I got so bored I just decided why not? And started this blog. It only made sense at the time.


A BEA: What are you currently reading, or what is your favorite book you have read so far in 2012?

FF: I'm currently reading Katana by Cole Gibsen which is rocking my face off! I can't believe how awesome it is. My favorite book, however, has to be Sweet Evil! It was absolutely stunning!


A BEA: If you could eat dinner with any author or character, who would it be and why?

FF: Meghan from The Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa for sure! Her or Ash, but I'm afraid that if it was a dinner with Ash I'd be swooning all night. So let's go with Meghan. Why? Because I've always loved the series and I'd love to ask Meghan why she did some things or how she felt on other things. There are just so many things that aren't revealed. Like if Keenan was actually born!


A BEA: What is your favorite part about the book blogging community? Is there anything that you would like to see change in the coming years?

FF: All the authors and bloggers I meet and the books I'm introduced to! I've met so many awesome people and Haas some fun interviews with such talented authors. Bloggers make amazing friends especially since they have a giant love for books thar can challenge mine!  And I can't think of much I'd love to change except for the fact that a few bloggers aren't exactly nice to others because of how many followers we have. But I have met a lot of nice bloggers too, so I can't say anything bad.


A BEA: Have your reading tastes changed since you started blogging? How?

FF: Yes actually! I used to end up reading unsatisfying books that made my stomach churn in a bad way or just...ugh. But now, thankfully, I can sniff out a good book! It's such a relief!


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So how was it? Fun? Not so fun? Well I hope you enjoyed!


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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Swag Pack Giveaway!


Who wants to win some swag?

The Dark Light
Mysterious lights have flickered above Crownsville for as long as Mia can remember. And as far as she’s concerned, that’s about the only interesting thing to happen in her small town.

That is, until Sol arrives. Mia’s not one to fall for just any guy, but she can’t get intense Sol—or the brilliant tattoo on his back—out of her mind.

Then Mia’s brother goes missing, and Mia’s convinced that Sol knows more than he’s sharing. But getting closer to Sol means reevaluating everything she once believed to be true. Because Sol’s not who Mia thought he was—and neither is she.

This book sounds absolutely amazing and eerie and I can't wait to get my hands on a copy! Meanwhile, here's a swag giveaway! You can win all of the items shown above, which, if you can't see, are three Dark Light bookmarks, three wristbands, and three stickers! EDIT: I also received a poster (signed!) to include in this pack! Who wouldn't want that?

THE MEAN STUFF:
  • US only
  • 13 or older, or if you have your parent's permission
  • Ends June 17th!
Umm...that's it! Just enter the Raffleopter below!


Showcase Sunday

Hey, I'm back! But I'm afraid not for long. This week I'm going ot New York! No, not for BEA, sadly. Just for summer vacation. I really want to go to BEA, but there's this small problem that I'm not 18 yet. So I'm afraid that's out of the question. I will, however, most likely be at Teen Author Carnival, so look for me there! Anyways, there will still be posts (that I scheduled ahead of time just for y'all. Don't worry. There's a post each day that is either a giveaway, review, or something), but you'll find I won't be as interactive as usual. When I come back I'll share some pictures maybe!

Click here to find ut how to join!

For Review
Rapture (Fallen, #4)     Arise (Hereafter #2)

Bought
Tempest Rising (Tempest #1)

NetGalley
Innocent Darkness (The Aether Chronicles, #1)

I can't wait to read these, particularly Rapture. After Passion, I'm interested as to what exactly is going to happen. I finally finished Hereafter after each exam so I'm now onto Arise.
I bought Tempest rising after one of my friends told me it was absolutely amaazing. Is it? I saw it last year, but I never liked stories involving surfers. I don't know why.
Innocnet Darkness! I'm so excited to read this and can NOT wait to read it!

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Shock Me Saturday

Fun or None?

Last day! Shock Me Saturday is where I tell you five facts that may shock you. Or may not. Hopefully, they will!


  1. Two years ago, I absolutely hated reading. I have no idea what turned me into such a Fiction Freak.
  2. For the past year my internet has been insanely slow. So I go to the library EVERY DAY to keep my blog up and running! Lol.
  3. I'm barely passing ELA. Ugh. What can I say, I had a mean teacher.
  4. My mom thinks I have a disease because evenif I hated book 1 in a series, I have an itch to buy book 2.
  5. I am honestly scared shitless to ask publishers for ARCs. I'm amazed that I actually received some!
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Friday, June 1, 2012

Finally Friday

Fun or None?
Day 5! Today is FINALLY FRIDAY which means it's my first day of SUMMER VACATION!!! EEEK! But anyways, today's post is about the ten books I'm counting down to and why. Click on the title to show the Goodreads page. Here we go (in no particular order):



 The Treachery of Beautiful ThingsThe Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Frances Long
The book sounds so much like Julie Kagawa's Iron Fey series and most of you should know that that's my absolute favorite series. So when I heard of this, I was instantly hooked! Did I mention I love fey stories?









Venom by Fiona Paul
Venom (Secrets of the Eternal Rose, #1)
This book just sounds so alluring. Mystery, romance, and hello? Renaissance time period? Of course I want it! And that cover is just so beauitful! Is that wrong to judge a book by its cover?









Defiance by C.J. Redwine
Defiance (Defiance, #1)I love the "rebel good girl" thing here. And we all know that kickass heroines are awesome, right? Right. And then there's the romance. I love love love stories where the love interest has no idea about his feelings until it's too late. I mean, even though it's annoying, the revelation scene is always just so cute!








Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)This sounds like the Study series and Grave Mercy combined to me. Of course, both were favorites so again, I'm interested in how htis will turn out. A girl assassin? Hmmm....I feel as if it might be more interesting if it was a guy assassin and a princess, but I'm still curious as to how the story will go.








Valkyrie Rising by Ingrid Paulson
Valkyrie RisingThe fact that this book is about Valkyries is good enough. I mean, with all these awesome paranormal stories coming out, it's hard to find a creature that hasn't been used a million times. Even mermaids are getting out of hand!









Mystic City by Theo Lawrence
Mystic City (Mystic City, #1)This sounds intriguing, expecially with the apparent amnesia and the mystery of why she was engaged with her family's rival. Definitely my type of story!











Fractured Light by Jocelyn Davies
A Fractured Light (A Beautiful Dark, #2)I honestly thought that A Beautiful Dark would just end. That the story would stop there. I mean, the main character died (or so I thought.) so how would the story end? I'm so happy that it isn't and I can't wait for this next installment! And more Asher, too!








Touching the Surface by Kimberly Sabatini
Touching the SurfaceThis story seems definitely original with its afterlifesetting and the love triangle. And again, the cover is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! I'm also curious as to what the painful memories are...and who she may have murdered.









Timekeeper by Alexandra Monir
Timekeeper (Timeless, #2)I absolutely loved Timeless so when I heard that the sequel was coming out this year, I was ecstatic! Witht he ending of Timeless I'm definitely longing for this to be released.After all, IS he the same person?









Lost Prince by Julie Kagawa
The Lost Prince (The Iron Fey: Call of the Forgotten, #1)If you've bee following my blog for a while, you'll know that my absolute favorite series is the Iron Fey by Julie Kagawa. So when I heard that she was planning a spin-off series with Ethan (Oh my, doesn't he look all grown up in that cover) it automatically became one of my "longing for" books!








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