Book Tuesday: The Song of the Lioness Quartet

December 2, 2015 by ·

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Title: The Song of the Lioness Quartet
Author: Tamora Pierce
Genre: YA, Fantasy
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Publication Date: Orig. published 1983
Pages: each book is around 250
Buy: Amazon

Alanna: The First Adventure

And so young Alanna of Trebond begins the journey to knighthood. Alanna has always craved the adventure and daring allowed only for boys; her twin brother, Thom, yearns to learn the art of magic. So one day they decide to switch places: Disguised as a girl, Thom heads for the convent; Alanna, pretending to be a boy, is on her way to the castle of King Roald to begin her training as a page. But the road to knighthood is not an easy one. As Alanna masters the skills necessary for battle, she must also learn to control her heart and to discern her enemies from her allies. Filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil, Alanna’s first adventure begins — one that will lead to the fulfillment of her dreams and make her a legend in the land.

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Writer’s Block is a Real Thing

November 25, 2015 by ·

If you’re a writer, then at some point in your life you’ve encountered the dreaded writer’s block.  Hell, if you’ve written a school essay you’ve encountered it.

It’s real.  It’s horrible.  It sucks.

It happened to me the other day and I was quite surprised by it.  I know.  You must be thinking, “Ummm Cristina, this is nothing new to you right?”

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My Christmas Book Wish List

November 24, 2015 by ·

So Black Friday is in a few days and Christmas is around the corner (I KNOW!) so I thought I’d do a little bit of a different post for today’s Book Tuesday–my Christmas Book Wish List!

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On the Air Reading at The York – Recap

November 18, 2015 by ·

So as I am writing this post, I realize that we finished writing On the Air two years ago, last week.  Two years sounds like so long and so short a time.  It’s crazy to think how far we’ve come and how much we still have yet to do, but that’s the amazing part of this whole process!

I needed a few days to “detox” and recover from this latest reading.  I took a week off blogging and feel so much better about it.  The whole month of October was a bit of a whirlwind, to be honest.  I mentioned it before, but the casting process was insane.  We were down to the very last minute with a few of these roles.  We couldn’t be happier with the cast we got though! So encouraging, hard working, and just the nicest group of people.  You can read all about them here.

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Book Tuesday: Forever with You

November 17, 2015 by ·

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Title: Forever with You (Wait for You #5)
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Genre: New Adult, Contemporary
Publisher: Avon
Publication Date: September 29, 2015
Pages: 384
Buy: Amazon

Some things you just believe in, even if you’ve never experienced them. For Stephanie, that list includes love. It’s out there. Somewhere. Eventually. Meanwhile she’s got her job at the mixed martial arts training center and hot flings with gorgeous, temporary guys like Nick. Then a secret brings them closer, opening Steph’s eyes to a future she never knew she wanted—until tragedy rips it away.

Nick’s self-assured surface shields a past no one needs to know about. His mind-blowing connection with Steph changes all that. As fast as he’s knocking down the walls that have kept him commitment-free, she’s building them up again, determined to keep the hurt—and Nick—out. But he can’t walk away. Not when she’s the only one who’s ever made him wish for forever . . .

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Book Tuesday: Release Day – Soundless

November 10, 2015 by ·

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Title: Soundless
Author: Richelle Mead
Genre: YA, Fantasy
Publisher: Razorbill
Publication Date: November 10, 2015
Pages: 272
Buy: Amazon

For as long as Fei can remember, there has been no sound in her village, where rocky terrain and frequent avalanches prevent residents from self-sustaining. Fei and her people are at the mercy of a zipline that carries food up the treacherous cliffs from Beiguo, a mysterious faraway kingdom.

When villagers begin to lose their sight, deliveries from the zipline shrink and many go hungry. Fei’s home, the people she loves, and her entire existence is plunged into crisis, under threat of darkness and starvation.

But soon Fei is awoken in the night by a searing noise, and sound becomes her weapon.

Richelle Mead takes readers on a triumphant journey from the peak of Fei’s jagged mountain village to the valley of Beiugo, where a startling truth and an unlikely romance will change her life forever…

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Book Tuesday: The Dream Thieves

October 27, 2015 by ·

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Title: The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle #2)
Author: Maggie Stiefvater
Genre: YA, Contemporary, Paranormal
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Publication Date: September 17, 2013
Pages: 416
Buy:Amazon

**Spoilers from The Raven Boys in the description**

Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same.

Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life.

Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the same pieces of the Cabeswater puzzle that Gansey is after…

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A Reading at The York

October 22, 2015 by ·

So like the title says, we’ll be doing a reading of On the Air at The York Theatre—next week!

As you can imagine, I’ve had no life.  Between re-writes, casting, and also directing at my old HS, I’ve barely had time to breath.

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Book Tuesday: The Accident Season

October 20, 2015 by ·

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 Title: The Accident Season
Author: Moïra Fowley-Doyle
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal, YA
Publication Date: August 18, 2015
Publisher: Corgi Childrens
Pages: 288
Buy: Amazon

It’s the accident season, the same time every year. Bones break, skin tears, bruises bloom.

The accident season has been part of seventeen-year-old Cara’s life for as long as she can remember. Towards the end of October, foreshadowed by the deaths of many relatives before them, Cara’s family becomes inexplicably accident-prone. They banish knives to locked drawers, cover sharp table edges with padding, switch off electrical items – but injuries follow wherever they go, and the accident season becomes an ever-growing obsession and fear.

But why are they so cursed? And how can they break free?

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My Dream Library Collection

October 14, 2015 by ·

If you could add any book to your dream library–regardless of price–what you choose?

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