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Did I Notice Your Book Bloghop






Good morning, and welcome to yet another fab bloghop, hosted by Alex J. Cavanaugh and Ciara Knight!

This hop is all about sharing the love for your fellow writers. Here are the rules:
Post about a book you’ve noticed.

You can choose a book that you’ve read, something you saw on a blog or social media site, Goodreads, or a sales website. Anything that caught your eye because of a great cover, blurb or reviews, but DON’T tell the author that their book has been noticed. Instead, shout out on social media sites, and encourage others to do the same, until the author finds his/her book.

Leave a blog comment at Ninja Captain Alex or Ciara Knight when the author finds their book.

Only two rules:
1) You can’t post about your own book.
2) The book shouldn’t be on the New York Times or USA Today bestseller list. This is your chance to shout out about a book that might not have been noticed by others.


Cool, huh? :D


I have noticed several excellent books recently, but this is my favourite:


Fifteen-year-old Oliver Grain begins his school year fighting off bullies, learning about the boy who committed suicide in his room, and trying to understand why his history teacher, Mr. Gordon, has taken such a personal interest in him.

Do you believe in ghosts? Do you believe you can make bullies simply disappear? Do you believe you can walk through walls?

Mr. Gordon tells Oliver: "When you truly believe anything is possible, you will be able to open doors where there were only walls." And one of those doors leads Oliver to Provex City, which puts him in far greater danger than he can possibly fathom.

It's hard to explain all the things I loved about Michael Pierce's book, because there is so much. The creativity, the characters, the creep factor, the absolute genius of every word Mr. Gordon says. It's just brilliant.

You can find Provex City on Goodreads here. :D

 And as always, make sure to hop around to the other participating blogs (follow the link to Alex's blog above!) and find yourself some cool new reads!

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  1. Trisha17 October 2012 at 08:17

    This sounds great, and with a commendation like yours it must go on my TBR! :)

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  2. Cynthia17 October 2012 at 08:26

    This sounds like an interesting book!

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  3. Annalisa Crawford17 October 2012 at 09:10

    I've been meaning to read this book for ever - in fact, I might even have it already! Thanks for reminding me :-)

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  4. Cally Jackson17 October 2012 at 10:22

    Sounds like a great read!

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  5. Ciara17 October 2012 at 11:13

    Yay, Michael will be so excited! I can't wait to read this. It is next on my TBR pile.
    Thanks for participating!!

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  6. Alex J. Cavanaugh17 October 2012 at 11:43

    Won't Michael be surprised?
    Thanks for participating in our blogfest!

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  7. L. Diane Wolfe17 October 2012 at 12:12

    Sounds like a great book.

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  8. Unknown17 October 2012 at 12:26

    If there's creep factor in it - then it's for me!

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  9. Suzi17 October 2012 at 12:54

    I saw this book a while back, but I think it was before I was on GR. It's definitely intriguing and I've added it to my GR list now. Thanks.

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  10. Elise Fallson17 October 2012 at 13:24

    Why is this not already on my tbr list! Need to fix that stat because it sounds great. (:

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  11. Isis Rushdan17 October 2012 at 14:17

    Interesting book you selected for the fest. Congratulations on Blindsided!!

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  12. Rena17 October 2012 at 14:41

    That sounds like a really great book. Thanks for sharing.

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  13. Michelle Wallace17 October 2012 at 14:58

    I love this - "When you truly believe anything is possible"...
    This sounds like a great story.

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  14. Marta Szemik17 October 2012 at 15:09

    That is a cool looking cover and a catchy blurb!

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  15. Cherie Reich17 October 2012 at 15:30

    Michael's book is definitely one to be noticed! I need to make sure this one is on my to-read list.

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  16. Susan Gourley/Kelley17 October 2012 at 15:35

    I have this book on To Be Bought list. Thanks for sharing.

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  17. Hart Johnson17 October 2012 at 15:44

    Oh, that's a great cover! And it sounds like a good story, too.

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  18. Tyrean Martinson17 October 2012 at 15:55

    Sounds like a great book!

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  19. Sherry Ellis17 October 2012 at 16:04

    Love that cover!

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  20. cleemckenzie17 October 2012 at 16:36

    I always enjoy books with the "creep factor." Great choice for today's fest!

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  21. Maryannwrites17 October 2012 at 16:44

    What a great cover.

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  22. Jennie Bennett17 October 2012 at 16:53

    Wow, that sounds really good. I'm going to have to remember this book :)

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  23. Laura Clipson17 October 2012 at 17:23

    This is on my To Read list already, it sounds so good!

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  24. Tara Tyler17 October 2012 at 17:56

    i wrote that title down, sounds great! i remember that cover but forgot the name! thanks for reminding me!

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  25. Unknown17 October 2012 at 18:02

    Another great ghost read to add to my TBR pile. Thanks for sharing.

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  26. Yolanda Renée17 October 2012 at 18:08

    Kyra,

    Thanks for stopping by. Love this blog hop and all the wonderful books suggested!

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  27. Carrie-Anne17 October 2012 at 18:09

    That sounds like a really interesting story, and I love the use of color on the cover. And Oliver is one of my favorite male names!

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  28. Nancy Thompson17 October 2012 at 18:12

    I have Michael's book!

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  29. LynNerdKelley17 October 2012 at 18:23

    This sounds like a good one! I'll remember this book.Thank you!

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  30. Suzanne Furness17 October 2012 at 18:32

    Another to add to the TBR list. Thanks, Kyra. Congrats to Michael too.

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  31. ~Sia McKye~17 October 2012 at 18:55

    Sounds like another good YA for passing on to friends with reading kids. Nice cover too!

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  32. Christine Rains17 October 2012 at 19:11

    Very cool sounding YA!

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  33. Laura Eno17 October 2012 at 20:37

    I have this on my TBR list!

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  34. Sheena-kay Graham17 October 2012 at 21:41

    Excellent pick. I really want it for my kindle now. Thanks for reading my blogfest post as well.

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  35. Livia Peterson17 October 2012 at 22:02

    Cool cover! Great choice! :)

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  36. Mark Koopmans17 October 2012 at 22:57

    Bah humbug, sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you :)

    Another interesting book (and cover!) I have a feeling there will be a few full TBR lists after today :)

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  37. Brinda17 October 2012 at 23:32

    This one is already on my TBR list!

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  38. Raquel Byrnes17 October 2012 at 23:40

    Great font and cover. Lots of purple today. Sounds like it should go on my TBR list. :)

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  39. Southpaw18 October 2012 at 00:10

    This sounds good.

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  40. Unknown18 October 2012 at 00:45

    Just finished reading Micheal's book and will post a review on Goodreads soon. It is great, kept me wondering where it was leading all the way through!

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  41. Joylene Nowell Butler18 October 2012 at 01:32

    Really sounds fascinating. Love the cover.

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  42. J.L. Campbell18 October 2012 at 01:44

    Provex City seems to have many dimensions, just like the cover.

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  43. Rachel Schieffelbein18 October 2012 at 02:01

    I hadn't heard of this one. Thanks for the tip!

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  44. Susan Oloier18 October 2012 at 04:08

    This book sounds awesome. I just added the sample to my Kindle.

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  45. Unknown18 October 2012 at 05:47

    Holy crap! You noticed my book! Thanks, Kyra, I'm totally surprised and thrilled and speechless. Sorry it took me so long, but I made it. :)

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  46. Hilary Melton-Butcher18 October 2012 at 09:37

    Hi Kyra .. Michael's book sounds really good ... and I see he's found you that's great! I'd like to read what Mr Gordon talks about - looks like a good choice .... cheers Hilary

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  47. LynnRush18 October 2012 at 13:38

    HI!!! Happy blog hopping. Great cover. :)

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  48. Unknown18 October 2012 at 15:32

    This sounds like a terrific book. Michael is an awesome writer and I don't get to his blog nearly as often as I should. This was a fabulous idea for a blog hop. Alex and Ciara rock and now I have added to my must read list exponentially. LOL

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  49. Elizabeth Seckman18 October 2012 at 16:09

    Cool cover, throw in some flowers and hot abs and I'm in.

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  50. Kelley Lynn18 October 2012 at 16:21

    Um, wow. I really like the sound of this one. Thanks for sharing!

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  51. Jennifer Lane18 October 2012 at 16:54

    Hey Kyra, I'm not into fantasy but I like the idea of trying to heal from bullying and a fellow student committing suicide. Those things happen in school far too often. :-(

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  52. Morgan18 October 2012 at 17:15

    Ooo... that's Michael's book??? Too cool! It looks fabulous! :D

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  53. Samantha May18 October 2012 at 17:24

    This book sounds just all kinds awesome. This is definitely going on my tbr pile!! Thanks for sharing it :)

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  54. Carol Kilgore19 October 2012 at 15:29

    I loved this book! I'm glad you noticed it.
    Happy Weekend :)

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  55. Nick Wilford19 October 2012 at 20:35

    This is on my list. It's an awesome premise!

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  56. Anonymous20 October 2012 at 21:36

    It sounds like an awesome read. I've been meaning to put it higher up my TBR pile since I own it.

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  57. Misha Gerrick21 October 2012 at 20:53

    I really like the cover to Provex City. It seems to be alive.

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  58. Unknown21 October 2012 at 22:06

    Speaking of blog hops, you have been tagged in The Next Big Thing blog hop on my blog PeterCruikshank.com I can't wait to see your answers to the question. Enjoy!

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  59. Nicole22 October 2012 at 01:57

    Michael's a great writer! Glad to see him get a shout out here.

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