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In My Mailbox

August 22, 2010 by Arena Blake 15 Comments

In My Mailbox is a weekly feature hosted by The Story Siren.  It’s a chance for book bloggers to display the books they purchased or received for review each week. Check out my brand-new intro and outro for my video blog… Do you like it? Featured Books: (ARCs Courtesy of Penguin Young Readers Group) Pegasus…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Ally Condie, In My Mailbox, Robin McKinley

Fragment Friday: The Replacement

August 20, 2010 by Arena Blake 21 Comments

I’m mixing things up this week and participating in Fragment Friday, a fun meme hosted by Book Chic Club. Basically, you video yourself reading a teaser from the current book you’re reading. Fun, right? This week, I’m reading The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff. Watch the video to hear some of the first chapter. 🙂 *****…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Book Blogger Hop, Follow Friday, Fragment Friday

Review: Radiance

August 19, 2010 by Arena Blake 7 Comments

Radiance by Alyson Noël is definitely a book that drew me in with its cover.I mean, why is this dog looking off into the distance at this bright light? And why is this little girl ignoring it to touch a dandelion? And why does the place she’s in have this etheral quality to it? It’s…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Alyson Noël, Four Stars, Middle Grade

Waiting on Wednesday: Paranormalcy

August 18, 2010 by Arena Blake 18 Comments

“Waiting on Wednesday” is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming book releases that we’re eagerly anticipating! This week, I’m waiting on Paranormalcy by Kiersten White. The blogosphere is abuzz with rave reviews of this book. I am *so* excited to read it! Sixteen-year-old Evie’s job is bagging and tagging paranormals….

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Kiersten White, Waiting on Wednesday

QuakeCon Recap: Joining The Den of Nerds

August 17, 2010 by Arena Blake 14 Comments

Last week, The Nerd and I embarked on a particularly nerdy journey — QuakeCon 2010. The Nerd grew up playing video games like Quake and Doom, made by id Software, so every year since we’ve lived in DFW we’ve attended this free convention for video game geeks. So, we packed up our computers and headed…

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Filed Under: Geeking Tagged With: Nerdy Conventions

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Arena is the wife of a Nerd and mom of a toddler who loves his Star Wars blankie a little too much. She shares parenting adventures, yummy recipes, and great photography on this Dallas mom blog. thenerdswife@gmail.com

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