Good Reads Choice Awards

The Good Reads Choice Awards are happening--RIGHT NOW! 
There are tons of categories to vote for: Best Young Adult Fiction, Favorite Book of 2011, etc! And there are some great YA nominees competing for the winner! 


In Best Young Adult Fiction there is :





There are soooo many good choices in this category, it was tough to choose!!


In Young Adult Science Fiction & Fantasy:






There were soo many fantastic YA fantasy books this year, it's going to be tough to choose!


And, for Favorite Book of 2011, there are a few YA titles!:





The YA selection had some great books in 2011, and I think 2012 will be just as promising. 


Which will you vote for?? Head on over to vote now at:
http://www.goodreads.com/award/choice/2011#56971-Favorite-Book-of-2011
Happy Reading!

In My Mailbox 21

In My Mailbox is hosted by the Story Siren to showcase the books we received/bought/borrowed during the week. This week I bought:

 

Matched by Allie Condie
The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson

For Review:

 

Untraceable by S.R. Johannes
Note to Self  by Avery Sawyer

What did you get in your mailbox this week??
:) It's the last week of November, enjoy it!

Dash and Lily's Book of Dares

Dash and Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

"I've left some clues for you.
If you want them, turn the page.
If you don't, put the book back on the shelf, please."


So begins the lates whirlwind romance from the New York Times bestselling authors of Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locatiions across New York? Could their in-person selves possible connect as well as their notebook versions? Or will they be a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?

Ramblings: This book just looked absolutely adorable--and I was right! I couldn't put this book down. I've been heading downhill with my reading lately ): but this book has brought me back on top! I was so gripped by this story that I read it in one day!

Characters: Lily and Dash were pretty compatible characters, although at one point in the story I was so mad at both of them! Lily for being dumb, and Dash for judging Lily! (Even though she didn't give off the best first impression. Once I got over that though, I was pretty pleased with how the story progressed. The characters didn't seem fully developed to me, maybe the story just needed more to it so I could get a better feel of the characters.

Plot: This plot moved rapidly and kept me turning the pages. There were a few key points to the story, but the rest of the time there didn't seem to have much going on. Even though there wasn't too much to the story (I felt it wasn't very deep) I still really enjoyed this book and the plot was new and refreshing!

Overall: A sweet romance, good for a stressed day and if you aren't looking for anything too deep. Don't pass up this sweet Christmas read!

Overall Rating: 3 Stars
Cover Love: 4 Hearts 

Musing Monday 13

Musing Monday is hosted by Should Be Reading. This week's Musing asks:

How do you decide to read a book by an author you haven’t read before? What sort of recommendations count most highly in making that decision?


For me, whether or not the author is a debut or not doesn't affect my reading selections too often. There are some authors where I love one book by them so I go buy their next book and I don't like it. So, who the author is is not a huge factor in my book selection. I am always writing down and adding books into my TBR pile, based off of reviews written by other bloggers. Most of the time though, I'll walk in a bookstore or my public library, with no book in particular in mind, and I'll just browse the shelves reading the summary on the jacket flap until I find a book with a story that really grabs me. It's the story that I like! 


What about you?

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In My Mailbox 20

Welcome to my In My Mailbox! IMM is hosted by The Story Siren so that every week you can showcase the books you receive or borrow or buy.

For Review:


India Was One by an Indian
The Magi by Kevin Turner
The Jinx by D.F. Lamont

Bought:


The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
You Against Me by Jenny Downham

What did you get in your mailbox?

Fall

Hello everybody and thanks for stopping by Magic is in Words! I love having you; your comments warm my heart. I hope that you are having a wonderful fall, and that you can read some great books this season!