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Here's this week's question:

 "What very popular and hyped book in the blogosphere did you NOT enjoy and how did you feel about posting your review?"

I think that a lot of popular and hyped up books are for good cause, and I'm generally happy with the books that I pick up because of its popularity. One book that I can say I've been let down, even a little bit, by the hype, is Matched, which is actually a really good book. It just wasn't as good as I'd made it up to be. However, books such as Before I Fall (and more specifically, DELIRIUM!!) and Anna and the French Kiss . . . wow.

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Here's this week's question:

What do you do besides reading / reviewing as a hobby??

I don't have nearly as many hobbies as I used to, before I started blogging, since it occupies a lot of my time. However, I like writing . . . mainly poetry. Because I can never get too far into a story. :| I enjoy bike riding, as well as swimming and tennis, but I don't get to do either of them enough to qualify as a hobby.

Mostly, I just watch TV, if I'm not reading or blogging, or on the computer in general. That said, I do play a few games. Also, not nearly as much as I used to. I like to listen to music? I used to play the guitar, but that . . . kind of died. Just not interested in it. At least at the moment.

What happened this week?
(weekly)

- Review of The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams: "intense" and "evocative" (4/5)

- Review of The Lying Game by Sara Shepard: "Sara Shepard is back, and her new series holds the same formula that made the Pretty Little Liars series so successful" (4.5/5)

- I'm waiting on Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma this week.

- A sneak peak into Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins with Teaser Tuesday.

- #3 Elevensies Love feature, for debut author Beth Revis and her sci-fi romance YA novel, Across the Universe.

- Posted my very first Daily Dose Monday feature

- I set myself the challenge: YA Historical Fiction Challenge, hosted at YA Bliss.

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