Book of the Month Poll – July 2016

By Cynthia Ayala

Hey there avid readers and book lovers, another month means another book of the month poll where you get to vote on what novel you believe should be the book of the month for July. If you want your favorite to win, remember to share and encourage others to vote. You can leave your vote in the comments section with just the title of the vote, likes on the comment will not count, but replies mentioning which novel you would like to win do. You can also head on over to Pollcaster by clicking the link here or on the picture below. Here are the selections for this month:
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Tension Driven Chick Lit | Review of ‘Deadly’ (Pretty Little Liars #14)

By Cynthia Ayala

Deadly by Sara Shepard
HarperTeen
Image Credit: Goodreads

Aria, Emily, Hanna, and Spencer have done some very bad things, but they are done being tortured. The FBI has been lurking around and the girls have decided to put their lives in their hands. But just as they thought everything would be okay, it all begins to unravel. A always has a plan, and it is deadlier than ever.

Deadly, published on December 3, 2013 by HarperTeen, is the fourteenth novel in Sara Shepard bestselling young adult series, Pretty Little Liars.
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A Powerful Hit | Review of ‘Hit’ (Hit #1)

By Cynthia Ayala

Hit by Delilah S. Dawson Simon Pulse Image Credit: Goodreads
Hit by Delilah S. Dawson
Simon Pulse
Image Credit: Goodreads

The United States is debt free, but only because it was bought out by Valor National Bank that plays by new rules. Bottom line, read the fine print. Debt collectors are now assassins that give them three options: pay, die, or become one of them. Patse was given those choices when they came for her mother. Now she has a hit list, a van, and a job. Protect her mother at by getting blood on her hands.

Hit by Delilah S. Dawson was published on April 14, 2015 by Simon Pulse. A young adult thriller that paints a dystopic future for America that seems closer to reality than it is fiction.
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May Book of the Month Poll

By Cynthia Ayala

Hello there readers! So here is the latest book of the month poll. If you want your book to win, remember to vote. And remember all winning books will get a featured book review. Happy reading folks! 

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Weekly Reading List #41

By Cynthia Ayala

Hello there avid readers! So I am in the last two weeks of school and that means I really have to finish these two papers I’ve got going on here and work on my packing. I’m almost done with my packing. I’ve got boxes all taped up and the like. It’s really going to be my cats stuff that is going to be a while. I mean I’m going to have to wait until the very last moment to put away his litter box, which includes cleaning it, the litter genie (which is awesome by the way) and really just clean up my room, but stuff away and the like. I’m almost done, I did two loads of laundry last night and just started throwing things into boxes and space bags. I misplaced a sock. It’s going to be a crazy last week here, let me tell ya.

But anyway, here is my weekly reading list. Happy reading folks, and, as always, all synopsis are courtesy of Goodreads.
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Weekly Reading List #40

By Cynthia Ayala

Hello there avid readers, I can’t believe it’s already April. This is last month of this semester. It’s so weird how it always seems like it’s going to feel like it will go on forever, but then it goes by so quickly and the next thing I know, it’s time for me to start packing again, to finish up the last of my semester. It’s so weird how fast time flies. Next thing you know, summer will be over and I’ll be back at school.

It will be nice to enjoy my summer days of sleeping in and working nights at my movie theater. I love my movie theater, I totally need a raise, but as I’ve always said, I’d rather go broke working a job I love with great company and bosses than be miserable. I actually look forward to going to work. Of course, I’m also a night owl so working nights is tons of fun.

But you are not here for that, you are, or maybe you are, but here is my current reading list. As always, synopsis are courtesy of Goodreads.
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Thrilling & Realistic | Review of ‘Crushed’ (Pretty Little Liars #13)

By Cynthia Ayala

‘Crushed’ (PLL #13) by Sara Shepard
HarperTeen
Image Credit: Goodreads

“A” is back, and they are not alone. After years of torture, these four pretty little liars are at the end of the line. Terrified and paranoid that “A” is around every corner, Hanna, Aria, Emily, and Spencer are trying to put the pieces together to find out who A is and destroy the hold she has them once and for all. But that’s easier said than done.

Published on June 4, 2013 by HarperTeen, Crushed by best-selling author Sara Shepard is the thirteenth novel in the Pretty Little Liars series.
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Book of the Month – March 2016

By Cynthia Ayala

The people have spoken! So this month got a heck of a lot more attention then last month. Maybe because of the books or maybe because of interest. Either way it was a good poll to choose the book of the month which is The First Time She Drowned by Kerry Kletter!

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March Book of the Month Poll

By Cynthia Ayala

Hey there avid readers! So the interactive book of the month poll seemed to really work so I’m going to keep doing it. Here are the choices for March. You can vote however you like by judging the book cover or by judging the synopsis or your anticipation of the novel. However you want to vote just vote and spread the word.

Happy reading!
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An Electrifying Prequel | Review of ‘Ali’s Pretty Little Lies’ (Pretty Little Liars, #0.5) – Emertainment Monthly

By Cynthia Ayala / ’17 Emertainment Monthly Staff Writer

alis-pretty-little-lies-326x245Ali’s Pretty Little Lies gives the readers exactly what they want without disappointing them at any point[…] Continue reading “An Electrifying Prequel | Review of ‘Ali’s Pretty Little Lies’ (Pretty Little Liars, #0.5) – Emertainment Monthly”