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HDM Readalong Event Post List

September 1, 2012

Hi! This post is a list of all the posts done for the His Dark Materials Readalong event, that way all our participants can interact and see each other’s thoughts on these books! I’ll list the informational posts by myself and Jessie at The Daily Bookmark, and also list all the participants’ posts as they go ...

His Dark Materials Readalong Begins!

September 1, 2012

Hello, and welcome to the His Dark Materials Readalong! This event is hosted by myself and Jessie from The Daily Bookmark. Here’s a little info about the event: What: A readalong of the His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass). Reviews, ...

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Coming Soon: His Dark Materials Readalong!

August 25, 2012

Hi everyone! Jessie from The Daily Bookmark and I loved our Catch Wither Fever Readalong so much that we decided to do it again, this time with the His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman. It’s coming up soon, so I just wanted to give you guys a head’s up in case you wanted to join in on the fun! What: A ...

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Discussion: Genre Definitions

May 10, 2012

Yesterday, I was reading through my Google reader and I came across The Aussie Zombie’s post: The World Ends on Wednesday #4 – Battle of the Sub-Genre. In it, Kat discusses her ideas on the differences between Post-Apocalyptic novels and Dystopian novels. She said that sometimes it makes her “wince a ...

Catch Wither Fever Event Wrap Up

April 15, 2012

Well, our Catch Wither Fever Read-Along Event has come to a close. We hope you all had a good time participating, even if you didn’t particularly enjoy the books! We wanted to thank all of you so much for participating! We really appreciate it! It has been great to be able to read so many other people’s ...

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Discussion: Thoughts on Book 3 of The Chemical Garden Series by Lauren DeStefano

April 13, 2012

This post is part of the Catch Wither Fever Read-Along event hosted by myself and Jessie at The Daily Bookmark. *Spoiler Warning* This post is a discussion for myself and others to speculate on what we think might happen in Book 3 of Lauren DeStefano’s The Chemical Garden series. If you haven’t read both ...

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Discussion: Fever by Lauren DeStefano

April 6, 2012

This post is part of the Catch Wither Fever Read-Along event hosted by myself and Jessie at The Daily Bookmark. I just finished Fever and as I read I always jot down notes. While I read Wither, I came up with a couple of different discussion questions as I was reading. But with Fever, I only came up with one as I was ...

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Discussion: Wither by Lauren DeStefano

March 29, 2012

This post is part of the Catch Wither Fever Read-Along event hosted by myself and Jessie at The Daily Bookmark. I haven’t finished Wither yet, but I wanted to go ahead and post a discussion about some of the controversial topics within the book. There won’t be any spoilers in this post (at least not anything that will reveal ...

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Catch Wither Fever Event Post List

March 28, 2012

Hi! This post is a list of all the posts done for the Catch Wither Fever event, that way all our participants can interact and see each other’s thoughts on these books! I’ll list the informational posts by myself and Jessie at The Daily Bookmark, and also list all the participants’ posts as they go online. ...

Catch Wither Fever Read-Along Event Begins!

March 18, 2012

UPDATE: This post has been updated on 03/20/12 to include the Rafflecopter for the $15 gift card giveaway! Hello and welcome to the Catch Wither Fever read-along event! This event is hosted by myself and Jessie at the daily bookmark. Here’s a little information about the event! What: A read-along of Wither and ...