What if you had the chance to live your life again and again, until you got it right? Imagine being born, dying and being born again and again. What if there were second chances? And third chances? In fact an infinite number of chances to live your life? Would you eventually be able to save the world from its own inevitable destiny? And would you even want to?
Two of you exist. You and your Alt. Only one will survive.
Synopsis
The city of Kersh is a safe haven, but the price of safety is high. Everyone has a genetic Alternate—a twin raised by another family—and citizens must prove their worth by eliminating their Alts before their twentieth birthday. Survival means advanced schooling, a good job, marriage—life.
Have you ever wanted to get away from it all? Escape the everyday, humdrum, same old same old, day-to-day routine? Books are a great way to escape, and why not enjoy a little scintillating romance while you're at it? Emme Cross answers this call with her sizzling, steamy, sexy St. Bart's series. Oh my! Read on to learn more in my interview with the awesome author, Emme Cross.
I have a few questions to pose to YMC Bookalicious readers. Do you have a reading strategy for 2013? Did you join a challenge to read a specific number of books this year? Is your plan to tackle the pile on your nightstand? Are you committed to a book club list or just like to wing it as titles pique your interest? Why not share your faves with other avid readers?
Have you finished shopping for everyone on your gift list? What about that person you find so hard to buy for? My suggestion is to pair a book with a coordinating item to create a thoughtful gift that will go over like gangbusters!
A coffee table book with a gift to go with the subject matter like a pass to a museum, art gallery, photo exhibit or maybe a cool photo frame.
Are you a caregiver of someone with early on-set dementia or Alzheimer’s? Dr. Tiffany Chow's new book, The Memory Clinic offers practical and reassuring advice for caregivers like you. We're hosting a special kind of book club for you with an intimate face to face discussion with Dr. Chow. Keep reading for all the details.
There are a few people in my world who make me go gaga and I consider them my rocks stars even when this list tends to be mostly authors. Go figure, right? But here's the thing, I’m also a fan of some actual rock stars. What if there were a celebrity who was both a rock star and an author? Can you say Jian Ghomeshi?
October is Autism Awareness month in Canada. This yearly campaign puts a spotlight on autism which is a cause that is near and dear to my heart as a parent to a child on the autism spectrum. One of my favourite authors Lisa Genova, has created a new work of fiction that tackles yet another mystery of the human brain.
It's a wonderful thing to be in the position to connect book bloggers with their favourite authors. Recently, I had the opportunity to introduce teen blogger Alex to the talented YA author Joanne Levy at a book signing in London, Ontario. Read on to learn more about Joanne's new novel Small Medium At Large through the eye's of awesome guest blogger Alex W.
The easy, breezy days of summer have come and gone and back-to-school mode is now on. Does your child still have back to school jitters or new school nerves? For some children these feelings never subside. For these children life is not such a happy-go-lucky experience and school becomes a constant source of anxiety. They are less carefree and more worrywart when it comes to dealing with social situations in everyday life.
Have you ever wanted to run away with the circus? Well, hold that thought while I tell you a tale of the marvelously magical adventure to be experienced in Erin Morgenstern's debut novel The Night Circus!
The title puts it right out there, How Can I Be Your Lover When I'm Too Busy Being Your Mother? and it speaks volumes, especially if you recognize the relationship role where the woman acts as a mother to her man. Sara Dimerman and J.M. Kearns have some advice on how to prevent or get out of the pattern they call the Mother Syndrome.
Chris Cleave is the type of author who "walks the talk." While preparing to write his new novel Gold, Chris put himself through an intensive, athletic cycling program to get into the heads of the Olympic medal driven characters in his story. He also spent some time with children who have leukemia and was part of a team that raised money for leukemia research.
Jennifer Weiner's experiences as a television sitcom writer and her short story Swim inspired her latest novel, The Next Best Thing. Read on to find out more about Jennifer's story behind the story in my interview with the author and make a mental note to check out the wonderful contests mentioned below. You can enter for a chance to win some awesome prizes!
One of the perks of working with publishers, is having the awesome opportunity to give away books to ardent readers. Another bonus as a book blogger occurs when I get feedback in the form of a wonderful book review. Read along, as self-confessed bookaholic and budding teen writer Alex shares her thoughts on the charming new YA novel, Between The Lines, by Jodi Picoult and her teenage daughter, Samantha Van Leer.
Guest book review of Root Bound, by Jay C. Spencer
A coffee table book with a gift to go with the subject matter like a pass to a museum, art gallery, photo exhibit or maybe a cool photo frame.
