tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18959175369466493572024-03-14T03:30:40.799-07:00In This World of Books..Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041788918481938321noreply@blogger.comBlogger408125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-54312214513731503802017-07-21T17:58:00.001-07:002017-07-21T18:26:09.776-07:00Book Review: My Unscripted Life by Lauren Morrill<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>My Unscripted Life</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>by Lauren Morrill</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>ebook, 288 pages</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: October 11th, 2016</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Publisher: Delacorte</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Genre: YA Contemporary</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18982194-my-unscripted-life?from_search=true" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> Summary: </b></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sometimes love stories go off script.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Another sultry Georgia summer is about to get a lot hotter. Dee Wilkie is still licking her wounds after getting rejected by the precollege fine arts program of her dreams. But if she'd gone away, she wouldn't have been around to say yes to an unbelievable opportunity: working on the set of a movie filming in her small Southern town that just happens to be starring Milo Ritter, the famous pop star Dee (along with the rest of the world) has had a crush since eighth grade.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">It's not like Dee will be sharing any screen time with Milo—she's just a lowly PA. And Milo is so disappointingly rude that Dee is eager to stay far away from him. Except after a few chance meetings, she begins to wonder if just maybe there's a reason for his offensive attitude, and if there's more to Milo than his good looks and above-it-all Hollywood pedigree. Can a relationship with a guy like Milo ever work out for a girl like Dee? Never say never...</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #a64d79; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've been looking forward to a<b> light, summer read</b> and <i>My Unscripted Life</i> is just the one! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yes, it may be those<b> cheesy-ish novel</b>s where the protagonist falls in love with a celebrity after going through the "he is a jerk" phase. Next thing you know, the main character will slip into the "he is more sensitive than I thought" phase and slowly see the new light shined upon our love interest. The rest is history. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I do not really mind the <b>celebrity/normal person romance </b>because you never know, it can be realistic....<strike>.though maybe a lot of the times, it isn't</strike>. I mean, look at Emma Watson -- she is dating a non-celeb right?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #a64d79; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">However, the romance in the novel is <b>a little too insta-love for me</b>. There are initial moments where the main character Dee gets mad at Milo's rude behavior but she definitely gave in to him way too fast. I love the love-hate phase in a fictional relationship, but that lasted about two and half chapters in <i>My Unscripted Life</i>. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Like it literally went from "I hate you so much" to "ohhh you're a decent perso</span><span style="color: #a64d79;">n" to kissing in the rain within the span of a few chapters. I am not too mad about the romance though, since it is a fun, light read. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Let's introduce the two main characters:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Dee</span><span style="color: #181818;"> -</span> </b>The protagonist lives in Georgia, about to start her senior year of high school. She doesn't get into an art program -- and her best friend got into a STEM program -- so she does not have anything to do or anyone to hang out with. Then in comes the movie job ... <strike>luckybutt, man I wish I got a summer job like that</strike>. Dee honestly does not have that much substance to her; <b>just a young girl who came upon young love</b>. <strike>I read these kind of books only to pass time because my summer romance is as dead as dinosaurs</strike>. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Milo</span></b><span style="color: #181818;"> -</span><span style="color: #a64d79;"> On the other hand, this guy is the opposite of Dee's sweet side. Of course he is a jerk. <strike>Aren't all celebrities when you first meet them? And then they become the angel you totally though they were when you truly get to know them</strike>. It is sort of understandable to why Milo acts like a jerk, but that's truly all the backstory we get to Milo's personality. Besides being a celebrity and <b>someone who wants to live a "more normal" lifestyle</b>, there is not that much substance to Milo as well. <strike>*sigh* This is why I emphasize summer read. Not to diss summer reads, of course, because there are some out there that is really good...but the super emotional ones are in my serious reads pile haha.</strike> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">All in all, <i>My Unscripted Life </i>definitely does not contain any heavy, emotional scenes: <b>some melodrama</b>, <b>a potential mean girl</b>, and just the main character revealing her love of art. The whole behind the scenes of a movie set was fun to read about as Dee worked with the items in the background of a movie set. Having watched a lot of behind the scenes to dramas and movie bloopers, I totally have an idea of what Dee is seeing. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #a64d79;">So if you're looking for a novel with <b>cute, romantic scenes</b> and <b>not a lot of depth</b>, <i>My Unscripted Life</i> will work well for you. :) </span></span><br />
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Cindy Maihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060968775170477678noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-7113109163824388212016-06-17T14:43:00.000-07:002016-06-17T14:43:53.302-07:00Book Review: The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1455809407l/20443235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Winner's Kiss (The Winner's Trilogy, #3)" border="0" height="200" id="coverImage" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1455809407l/20443235.jpg" width="133" /></a><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Winner's Kiss (The Winner's Trilogy #3)</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">by Marie Rutkoski</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Hardcover, 484 pages</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: March 29th, 2016</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Genre: YA Fantasy</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Goodreads Summary: </b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText6530109802349482473"><em>Some kisses come at a price.</em><br /><br />War
has begun. Arin is in the thick of it with untrustworthy new allies and
the empire as his enemy. Though he has convinced himself that he no
longer loves Kestrel, Arin hasn’t forgotten her, or how she became
exactly the kind of person he has always despised. She cared more for
the empire than she did for the lives of innocent people—and certainly
more than she did for him.<br /><br />At least, that’s what he thinks.<br /><br />In
the frozen north, Kestrel is a prisoner in a brutal work camp. As she
searches desperately for a way to escape, she wishes Arin could know
what she sacrificed for him. She wishes she could make the empire pay
for what they’ve done to her.<br /><br />But no one gets what they want just by wishing.<br /><br />As
the war intensifies, both Kestrel and Arin discover that the world is
changing. The East is pitted against the West, and they are caught in
between. With so much to lose, can anybody really win?</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText6530109802349482473"><b>Cindy's Review: </b></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #741b47;">The Winner’s Kiss by Marie Rutkoski is the final novel in the Winner’s Trilogy. Often, final books are often difficult to satisfy readers’ high expectations, but Rutkoski concludes this series perfectly filled with exhilarating battles. </span><br /><br />At the start, readers immediately dive into a conflict filled with high tension. Protagonist Kestrel is the daughter of General Trajan, who serves the ruler of the Valorian Empire. She chooses to marry the Crown Prince in the previous novel so she can help Arin, a Herrani slave, save his territory. However, when Kestrel is discovered spying for the Herrani, her own father sends her to frozen prison camps in the North, where slave laborers are forced to work under the influence of drugs. <br /><br /><span style="color: #741b47;">Meanwhile, Arin takes Kestrel’s cold attitude towards him as Kestrel’s selfish desire for power. Little did he know, Kestrel is The Moth, a spy within the Valorian Empire who secretly delivers information to Arin’s spymaster.</span><br />The Valorian Empire captured the Herran peninsula years earlier and enslaved the Herranis. After the Herranis’ successful rebellion against the Valorian Empire, Arin is now the leader of the people. The emperor of Valoria agrees to allow Arin to govern Herran under the condition that he reports back to Valoria. Unknown to Arin, the emperor’s generosity is fabricated by Kestrel. <br /><br /><span style="color: #741b47;">Despite the agreement between Valoria and Herran, suspicion continues to grow and war continues to brew. Arin creates an alliance with the eastern empires while the crafty Valorian emperor poisons the Herranis’ water supply. As the tension between the eastern and western empires increase, Kestrel tries to stay sane despite her drugged food while Arin slowly discovers the true identity of his enemy. </span><br /><br />Though the Winner’s trilogy starts off rather romantic and tame, it builds the setting for its sequels. If you are looking for a cleverly crafted high fantasy novel, take a plunge into Rutkoski’s action-packed series filled with revenge, deceits, and betrayal.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText6530109802349482473"><b> </b> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText6530109802349482473"><b>The Rating: (1-10): 10~</b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText6530109802349482473">Happy Reading~</span><span id="freeText6530109802349482473"> </span><b> </b></span></span>Cindy Maihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060968775170477678noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-88729254972611036112016-04-03T21:25:00.001-07:002016-04-03T21:25:23.113-07:00Book Review: Banished (Forbidden #2) by Kimberley Griffiths Little <a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1434487234l/23385196.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Banished (Forbidden, #2)" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1434487234l/23385196.jpg" width="132" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Banished (Forbidden #2) </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>by Kimberley Griffiths Little </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>eBook, 416 pages</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: Feb<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ruary 2<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">nd<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, 2016</span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">P<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ublisher: Harpercollins</span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Genre: YA Fantasy, Romance</span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">B<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">uy a Copy: </span></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Banished-Forbidden-Kimberley-Griffiths-Little-ebook/dp/B00XHPD46C/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1459741226&sr=1-1&keywords=banished" target="_blank">Amazo</a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Banished-Forbidden-Kimberley-Griffiths-Little-ebook/dp/B00XHPD46C/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1459741226&sr=1-1&keywords=banished" target="_blank">n</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/banished-kimberley-griffiths-little/1121902238?ean=9780062195012" target="_blank">B&N</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Goodreads S<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">ummary: </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span id="freeText12509601979296782040"><i>She thought she’d lost everything…</i><br /><br />After
spending months traveling the harsh, unforgiving Mesopotamian desert,
Jayden reunites with a broken, injured Kadesh. Although everyone was
convinced the violent and unpredictable Horeb, Jayden’s betrothed,
killed the handsome prince, Jayden knew in her heart that her love was
alive and safe. But their reunion is short-lived, as they learn Horeb is
on their trail and determined to take back the girl he has claimed.
Soon, the two star-crossed lovers are on the run toward Sariba, Kadesh’s
homeland, where, as heir to the kingdom, he plans to make Jayden his
princess.<br /><br />But the trek to Sariba comes with heartache and danger.
After narrowly escaping being stoned to death for a crime she didn’t
commit, and learning that her sister has disappeared, Jayden’s only
solace is her love for Kadesh. But even he is keeping secrets from
her…secrets that will change everything.<br /><br />This gorgeous and enchanting sequel to <i>Forbidden</i> is fraught with love, danger, and heated passion that will leave readers breathless.</span></span></span> </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Cindy's Review:</b></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Banished by Kimberley Griffiths Little is the second book of the Forbidden series. Picking up right after the first novel, Jayden of the Nephish tribe crosses the harsh Mesopotamian desert alone to find her lover Kadesh.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The violent and unpredictable King of Nephish, Horeb, attempted to kill Kadesh and is now hunting Jayden across the desert. Horeb is originally Jayden’s betrothed, but she did not want to rule alongside a psycho who killed his own father and brother for the throne.Now an outcast for attempting to elope with Kadesh to the kingdom of Sariba, Jayden must quickly find Kadesh and reach the safety of Sariba without being mauled by Horeb’s growing army. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Receiving help from the Edomites tribe, Jayden and Kadesh race against time to reach Sariba before getting caught by Horeb’s army. Unfortunately, Horeb seems to be crossing the desert with a lot more ease than anticipated. For someone who is not familiar with the harsh environment of the current day Saudi Arabian desert, Horeb must have been receiving help from a spy within Jayden’s group.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To make matters worse, Kadesh is holding back information from Jayden about his homeland, Sariba. It seems that Sariba is dealing with interior complications as well. As Jayden
and Kadesh rush southwards along the Red Sea, readers experience the dry
desert under the relentless sun and whooshing winds alongside the
protagonists. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Compared with Forbidden, Banished is the action and the battles while Forbidden is like the introduction and the background information. Ms. Kimberley continues to take readers along with the protagonists' adventure through the desert. Sariba felt like a faraway safe haven. I am imagining a secret island full of cherry blossoms (the frankincense trees) and a pond, hidden behind the mountains, protected by nature. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Though the ending marked the actual beginning of battles, I was still oddly satisfied of being able to see Kadesh's homeland and learning its secret. I absolutely cannot wait for the final book in the trilogy to see what is in store for Jayden's future. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">I recommend this novel to readers who like historical fiction full of suspense and mystery. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Happy Reading ~<b> </b> </span></span>Cindy Maihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060968775170477678noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-25041495182840522182016-03-31T04:30:00.000-07:002016-04-03T20:17:28.466-07:00Blog Tour: Adorkable by Cookie O'Gorman<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Welcome to my stop on the Adorkable Blog Tour</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>hosted by <a href="http://yaboundbooktours.blogspot.com/2016/02/blog-tour-sign-up-adorkable-by-cookie.html" target="_blank">YA Bound Book Tours</a>. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>by Cookie O'Gorman</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText2682173907440308799">Adorkable (ah-dor-kuh-bul): Descriptive term meaning to be equal parts dorky and adorable. For reference, see Sally Spitz.<br /><br />Seventeen-year-old
Sally Spitz is done with dating. Or at least, she's done with the
horrible blind dates/hookups/sneak attacks her matchmaking bestie,
Hooker, sets her up on. There's only so much one geek girl and
Gryffindor supporter can take.<br /><br />Her solution: she needs a fake boyfriend. And fast.<br /><br />Enter
Becks, soccer phenom, all-around-hottie, and Sally's best friend
practically since birth. When Sally asks Becks to be her F.B.F. (fake
boyfriend), Becks is only too happy to be used. He'd do anything for
Sal--even if that means giving her PDA lessons in his bedroom, saying
she's "more than pretty," and expertly kissing her at parties.<br /><br />The problem: Sally's been in love with Becks all her life--and he's completely clueless.<br /><br />This book features two best friends, one special edition Yoda snuggie, countless beneath-the-ear kisses and begs the question:<br /><br />Who wants a real boyfriend when faking it is so much more fun?</span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Adorkable was a breezy, light read following Sally Spitz and her quest to stay away from her matchmaking best friend, Hooker (what a name!). Using her childhood playmate as a shield, Becks become her fake boyfriend and the romance begins. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The plotline of this story is similar to many I've read before. The girl falling in love with her best friend. Often times, they fake date, but then they realize they love each other. The difference in Adorkable, though, is that Sally already knew she was in love with Becks before the fake dating. And that makes things even better. I would never get tired of this storyline (unless I just read these bubbly chick lits over and over again). </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There was a lot of allusions in this book with Harry Potter and Star Wars and other things I'm not really sure of. <strike>Is "Sal.... my gal" something I should know?</strike> It was fun to read. Their relationship as totally adorkable. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Those PDA lessons in his room. Love. And of course, the families totally support them. :) </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">However, there is a pattern that I am getting tired of in literature. The popular guy is in love with a geeky, studious girl, who happens to be his best friend. Honestly, that just does not happen a lot in reality. Those popular boys always stay with the girls in their league/friend group. Though I feel like eye-rolling every time I read something like this, I do feel really giddy when the popular boy acknowledges the main character. Just because. The guy is always perfect. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If you are looking for a short, fun weekend read, try Adorkable. Ride along with Sally's dorkiness and watch Becks and Sally's romance play out. :) </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The Rating: (1-10): 7~</b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Author Bio: </b></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://photos-2.dropbox.com/t/2/AAC6oxKjJcSIQvWadaGhBDYoimNLqvoPFR74zaT-LN4VqA/12/491684657/jpeg/32x32/1/1459411200/0/2/cookie%20o%27gorman.jpg/EMrf5P4DGOAPIAcoBw/jIbNLTm5V1tRFKsVRhj7fjESOQXt8m6Rm2h0A0-0FUY?size_mode=3&size=1024x768" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img class="preview-image absolute-center" data-reactid=".e.0.0.0" height="200" src="https://photos-6.dropbox.com/t/2/AAAb6q7QePEaGMQ0XmvuLK48psJg8ouBL1x1-ehLq0Yx4g/12/491684657/jpeg/32x32/1/1459756800/0/2/cookie%20o%27gorman.jpg/EMrf5P4DGLwQIAcoBw/jIbNLTm5V1tRFKsVRhj7fjESOQXt8m6Rm2h0A0-0FUY?size_mode=3&size=1024x768" width="150" /></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b>Cookie O'Gorman writes YA romance to give readers a taste of happily-ever-after. Small towns, quirky characters, and the awkward yet beautiful moments in life make up her books. Cookie also has a soft spot for nerds and ninjas. Her debut novel ADORKABLE will be released in 2016.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01DBN1XU8/ref=mp_s_a_1_11?qid=1458749061&sr=8-11&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=adorkable" target="_blank">Amazon</a> </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28791088-adorkable" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Author Website: <a href="http://cookieogorman.com/">http://cookieogorman.com</a></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://twitter.com/CookieOwrites" target="_blank">Twitter</a> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14924267.Cookie_O_Gorman" target="_blank">Author Goodreads</a> </b></span></span><br />
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Cindy Maihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060968775170477678noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-70214283780852003192016-01-31T22:08:00.001-08:002016-01-31T22:08:29.143-08:00Book Review: The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1446746802l/21396155.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Forbidden Wish" border="0" height="200" id="coverImage" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1446746802l/21396155.jpg" width="135" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The Forbidden Wish</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>by Jessica Khoury</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Paperback, 352 pages</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: February 23, 2016</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Publisher: Razorbill</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Genre: YA Fantasy, Retelling</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21396155-the-forbidden-wish?from_search=true&search_version=service" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> Summary: </b></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span id="freeText14757153824904804913"><b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>She is the most powerful Jinni of all. He is a boy from the streets. Their love will shake the world...</i>
</span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /><br /> When Aladdin discovers Zahra's jinni lamp, Zahra is
thrust back into a world she hasn't seen in hundreds of years -- a world
where magic is forbidden and Zahra's very existence is illegal. She
must disguise herself to stay alive, using ancient shape-shifting magic,
until her new master has selected his three wishes.<br /><br /> But when
the King of the Jinn offers Zahra a chance to be free of her lamp
forever, she seizes the opportunity—only to discover she is falling in
love with Aladdin. When saving herself means betraying him, Zahra must
decide once and for all: is winning her freedom worth losing her heart?<br /><br />
As time unravels and her enemies close in, Zahra finds herself
suspended between danger and desire in this dazzling retelling
of Aladdin from acclaimed author Jessica Khoury.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Cindy's Review:</span> </b>** I won The Forbidden Wish from a Goodreads giveaway, which did not influence my opinion of this novel<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">**</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Forbidden Wish</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> by Jessica Khoury is a retelling of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A Thousand and One Nights</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">, focusing on a prohibited relationship between Aladdin and his </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">jinni</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (genie), Zahra. Taking the place of Aladdin’s well-known, blue and mischievous Genie, Zahra has a backstory of her own. Zahra narrates the tale as if she is talking to her beloved Queen Roshana. The Wise Queen once ruled the omnipotent city of Neruby — a vast land that was destroyed 500 years ago by a devastating war. The war is rumoured to be single-handedly started by Zahra who had used Roshana’s trust to bring down Neruby. After the conflict, the descendants of Roshana banned the </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">jinnis</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and created wards to prevent their entrance. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The novel begins when Zahra meets Aladdin. A magic ring that Aladdin stole leads him into the ruins of Neruby, where he finds and rescues Zahra from her 500 year imprisonment in the lamp. Zahra is glad that she is finally free from her dungeon of darkness, but decides not to become attached to Aladdin due to her past experiences with Queen Roshana. Zahra was forced by the King of </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jinnis</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> — a Shaitan, one of the most powerful of the </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jinn</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> — to kill Roshana because of their forbidden human-</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">jinni</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> relationship. She does not want the same fate for Aladdin. Zahra’s hope for Aladdin to quickly choose his wishes soon changes when the Shaitan appears once more and assigns Zahra to save his son, Zhian, who was captured and trapped in a bottle inside the castle. In return for saving the Shaitan’s son, she is promised freedom.</span></span></span></div>
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Cindy Maihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060968775170477678noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-90627796794259482462016-01-11T09:34:00.003-08:002016-01-11T09:34:48.412-08:00Book Review: The Revolution of Ivy by Amy Engel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Revolution of Ivy (The Book of Ivy #2)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>by Amy Engel</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Paperback, 290 pages</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: November 3rd, 2015</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Ivy-Amy-Engel/dp/1633751155/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1452533396&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Revolution+of+Ivy" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-revolution-of-ivy-amy-engel/1120818234;jsessionid=28B8F2A4CA32C396E7F8B123AC29FBC0.prodny_store01-atgap07?ean=9781633751156&st=AFF&2sid=Goodreads,%20Inc_2227948_NA&sourceId=AFFGoodreads,%20IncM000003" target="_blank">B&N</a> | <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/The-Revolution-of-Ivy-Amy-Engel/9781473629349" target="_blank">Book Depository</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Goodreads Summary: </b></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ivy Westfall is beyond the fence and she is alone. Abandoned by her family and separated from Bishop Lattimer, Ivy must find a way to survive on her own in a land filled with countless dangers, both human and natural. She has traded a more civilized type of cruelty--forced marriages and murder plots--for the bare-knuckled brutality required to survive outside Westfall's borders.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Revolution of Ivy</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by Amy Engel is the long-awaited sequel of </span><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Book of Ivy</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. This duology follows Ivy Westfall, the daughter of an underground rebel in a dystopian society called Westfall. Ivy’s grandfather founded the town, but lost the authority to govern the new nation. Instead, the Lattimer family mandates the town. Separating between the poor and the rich, the townspeople diverge in their lifestyles and opinions. The side of the poor are supporters of the Westfalls, while President Lattimer’s followers, the rich folks, approve of Lattimer’s dictatorship. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">To keep peace, the two sides are placed in arranged marriages every year. Ivy, as the daughter of Justin Westfall, is expected to marry the son of President Lattimer, Bishop, at the age of sixteen. Her father and sister, Callie, eagerly hatch a plan for Ivy to break Bishop’s armor and use her advantage to kill him; thus taking down the heir of the Lattimer lineage and allowing the Westfalls to restore their power. Forced into a marriage she does not want, but at the same time, hoping to receive her father and sister’s approval, Ivy complies with the scheme. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">As time passes, Ivy finds that Bishop is not what she had imagined him to be. Defying her family’s demand to kill him, Ivy sets a trap for herself so she can be caught. She takes the blame of the murder attempt and is casted out of Westfall. Ivy is left to die beyond the fence.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Revolution of Ivy</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> follows Ivy’s survival and growth outside the fence. Though Ivy faces natural obstacles, she receives aid from Caleb and Ash, siblings who live as itinerants in the wild. Throughout the story, readers see Ivy’s character growth and conflicting thoughts about her tangled life. During the first half, Ivy tries to accept that Bishop will no longer be a part of her life and puts him in her past. When Bishop suddenly appears before her, Ivy fights against him. Not wanting to resolve their conflicts and not willing to admit her innocence, seeing Bishop again is painful.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.38; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">When news was brought back about Westfall’s chaos and downfall, Bishop and Ivy head back to save Callie from execution and to keep Westfall from crashing down into a civil war. With the conclusion filled with action, Bishop and Ivy prove to be worthy of mending the political disarray of Westfall.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Revolution of Ivy</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a page-turner that will keep readers at the edge of their seat with excitement. Its quick and steady pace allows for readers to stay fixated with the plotline. Readers will be left satisfied and content as they turn the last page. </span></span></div>
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Cindy Maihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060968775170477678noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-66803674664117614822015-09-23T05:00:00.000-07:002015-09-23T05:00:02.724-07:00Blog Tour: Taking the Ice by Jennifer Comeaux<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Welcome to my stop on the Taking the Ice Blog Tour</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hosted by IFB Tours.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">by Jennifer Comeaux</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Release Date: August 17th, 2015</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText17228758029527846063">Olympic rings and an engagement ring.<br /><br />Courtney Carlton is ready for both.<br /><br />She
and her boyfriend Josh have skated together and dated for four years,
and they’ve reached a critical point in their partnership both on and
off the ice. With the Winter Games coming up and their career nearing an
end, they are fighting to win a spot on the Olympic team, something
Courtney has dreamed of since she was ten years old. She also has
another wish she hopes comes true soon. She’s waiting for a marriage
proposal from Josh that she expected to happen by now. Will she realize
either dream or will her heart be broken from disappointment?</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Taking the Ice leads us to the conclusion of Courtney and Josh. This is the dream come true. Some say it's an ending. Some say it's the beginning of something new. I say it's a wonderful way to wrap up Courtney and Josh's relationship. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's time Courtney achieved her long-time goals and this time SHE IS GOING TO DO IT. No on can stop her. No bustling future mother-in-law that's trying to get in her face. No plotting rivalry's crudeness will get to her. Not even her own complicated mindset and mistakes. Courtney will get into the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and nothing can stop her. The only thing out of her control is that she can't really get Josh to propose to her sooner. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Taking the Ice is a short, yet satisfying closure to Courtney and Josh. There isn't really a huge plot, but the question mark to whether Courtney gets a happy ending or not. And the answer is obvious. Not getting a happy ending means this isn't the last book of the series. And I'm pretty sure I just said this is. Oops, not trying to spoil anything. Yes, there isn't much plot, but the emotions you feel when you live through the end with Courtney is rewarding. That's the point of Taking the Ice. It's not about knowing how it ends. It's about feeling how it ends. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Although I fell in love with Court and Josh's chemistry, I'm excited for them to move on and get their future. I'm ready to say goodbye and let them start their family. It will be great if I get a glimpse of them in the future, but for now, I am ready to let go. </span><br />
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1323291582p5/5368434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Jennifer Comeaux" border="0" height="169" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1323291582p5/5368434.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> </b><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeTextContainerauthor5368434">Jennifer
Comeaux is a tax accountant by day, writer by night. There aren’t any
ice rinks near her home in south Louisiana, but she’s a diehard figure
skating fan and loves to write stories of romance set in the world of
competitive skating. One of her favorite pastimes is traveling to
competitions, where she can experience all the glitz and drama that
inspire her writing. Jennifer loves to hear from readers! Visit
jennifercomeaux.blogspot.com for contact information and to learn more
about her books.</span></span></span><br />
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Cindy Maihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060968775170477678noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-34485807622875208612015-09-10T05:00:00.000-07:002015-09-10T05:00:02.360-07:00Blog Tour: Riding by Cassia Cassitas<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">by Cassia Cassiatas</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">As a tribute to all those who choose to sign the next episodes of their lives, this book is about overcoming one’s self amid achievements, obstacles, love and heroism, written behind the scenes of life.</span><br /><b><br />Cindy's Review: </b><br /><span style="color: #a64d79;">Riding starts off following Mario and Elizabeth, then shifting gears to Andre. This book was told in three different POVs, Mario's, Elizabeth's, and Andre's, so readers get to know each character individually and see the events at different angles. The way Cassitas had written the story makes it seem like it has been easily flowing out her mind. </span><br /><br />The dialogue and plot of the story flowed on as time went by. Readers get glimpses of Andre and Elizabeth as they travel through each city. These snippets have enough detail and content to understand the story and Andre's goal in being in the para-Olympics. <br /><span style="color: #a64d79;"><br />Readers see Andre being guided to be determined for success and not let obstacles pull him back. Riding is a book of inspiration, telling readers to not give up on their dreams, no matter how impossible it is. Even if the dream isn't attainable, still continue and strive for your success. </span><br />I enjoyed Riding's unique writing style. It seems like memoirs of all three questions. Yet at times, it seems like it could be a scrapbook full of pictures following each chapter. Riding provided great details of the settings and a very inspiring lesson. <br /><span style="color: #45818e;"><br /><b>The Rating</b>: (1-10): 7~ </span><br /> <br /><br /><b>Author Bio: </b></span></span><br />
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Cindy Maihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060968775170477678noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-59364880915933609262015-08-09T20:41:00.002-07:002015-08-09T20:41:55.733-07:00Book Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Goodreads Summary: </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText10478517115215157885">When nineteen-year-old
huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives
to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she
only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an
animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled
their world.<br /><br />As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin
transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through
every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous
world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie
lands, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin—and his
world—forever.<br /><br />Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R.
R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText10478517115215157885">"Faeries are not my thing," I once said. And I mean it; they aren't. They are not my type and therefore I wouldn't fall for them ever again. But there's always that one exception. And I'm going to make A Court of Thorns and Roses<b> </b>mine. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText10478517115215157885">First off, I can't resist a <b>fairy tale retelling</b>. It's ironic how I'm tired of faeries, but I'm in love with fairy tales. They both seem to lead to the same genre, but they don't. Fairy tales doesn't have to be supernatural. Anyways, back to this 'Beauty and the Beast' retelling. Am I the only one who doesn't feel like this is Beauty and the Beast at all? I think it's more like the Cupid retelling. Very much more like 'East of the Sun, West of the Moon.' </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText10478517115215157885">In A Court of Thorns and Roses, <b>Feyre and Tamlin comes to life</b>. Their relationship and chemistry is gorgeous; my drool is creating a small pond beneath me. <strike>Well, that's disgusting, but you know what I mean.</strike> They are the definition of love. They are the definition of OTP. People will make fanfictions out of this, I am sure about this. Both Tamlin and his world are so mysterious, you'd feel like you're peering through mist. But the mist is the charm. The suspense keeps me at the edge of the seat. Then the <b>twists and turns</b> come into view and that's when I know for sure I'm doomed to fall in love of Maas' new series. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText10478517115215157885">In this Beauty and the Beast retelling, a girl named <b>Feyre</b> is taken to the land of the Faeries as a punishment for killing a faerie while she was hunting. At the Spring Court, she learns that her captor is called <b>Tamlin</b>, a high Fae. Soon, Feyre learns that not everything is as peaceful as it seems at the land behind the wall. There is a villain, whose name shall not be said, whom is trying to rule all the lands, including Feyre's precious human world. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText10478517115215157885">Although <b>Feyre</b> isn't a kickass heroine, like Celaena from Throne of Glass, but she proved to be <b>dauntless</b> and was able to stand up for her beliefs. The plot was <b>thrilling</b> and fast paced. Maas was able to take the skeleton of Beauty and the Beast and shape it into an extraordinary novel off of her own imagination. </span></span></span></div>
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Cindy Maihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060968775170477678noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-41081810874815037562015-07-21T04:00:00.000-07:002015-07-21T04:00:01.004-07:00Blog Tour: Alchemy's Daughter by Mary A. Osborne<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>by Mary A. Osborne</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText9168562876731963761">Santina Pietra is
seventeen and in medieval San Gimignano, daughters of merchants are
expected to marry. But Santina cares only for Calandrino, a brilliant
young scholar who is preoccupied with his ancient alchemical texts. <br /><br />Soon
Santina meets Trotula, the village midwife, who might or might not be a
strega, or witch. Trotula challenges her to forget Calandrino and
become the woman she is meant to be. Some say she is a victim of the
midwife’s spell, but Santina is determined to follow in Trotula’s
footsteps even as calamities strike.<br /><br />The setting is 14th century
Italy, yet in Santina contemporary readers will discover a strong-minded
young woman whose search for meaning echoes their own. Alchemy’s
Daughter is the author’s second novel.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span id="freeText9168562876731963761">Alchemy's Daughter follows a young girl, <b>Santina, who has many dreams</b>, which defy her father's pre-destined fate for her. First, she becomes infatuated with a tutor, who teaches her about alchemy and allow her to watch experiments of turning things to gold. Her father, an alchemist himself, did not mind her interest in this subject. But when her father discovered the budding romance between Santina and Calandrino, everything started to go wrong. Calandrino fled the city and left Santina all alone.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span id="freeText9168562876731963761">That's when Santina made a decision to talk to<b> Trotula, a midwife</b> of the town. Even though Trotula help save lives and deliver babies, townsmen still think of her as a witch who practices witchcraft. Maybe don't trust her, yet they need her to deliver children. Going against her father's wishes, she moved in with Trotula and learned many skills to being a midwife's apprentice. Although Santina is inpatient, she spent a quiet few years learning the skills of midwifery. Surprisingly, C-section was experimented with, although everyone else thought it as <i>stregoneria</i> (witchcraft). </span></span></div>
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Daughter and Nonna’s Book of Mysteries. A graduate of Rush University
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chemistry and nursing. Her freelance work has appeared in publications
such as Hektoen International, Newcity, and the Examiner.com. Ms.
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Cindy Maihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060968775170477678noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-5133397354676347472015-07-13T04:00:00.000-07:002015-07-13T04:00:03.347-07:00Blog Tour: Exile (Guy Erma and the Son of Empire #3) by Sally Ann Melia<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Welcome to my stop on the Exile Blog Tour</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>by Sally Ann Melia</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Synopsis: </span></b><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span id="freeText6705310515292018306">13-year-old Teodor has found a way to escape from kidnap, how long before he is safely home?</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span id="freeText6705310515292018306">13-year-old Guy Erma has run away from everything he has even known and no longer knows what the future holds.</span></span></span></span></div>
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escaped through dark tunnels and back alleys but they also discovered a
hidden terror that now threatens their entire planet.</span></span></span></span></div>
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different as two boys might be. Their adventure has forged an
unexpected friendship, but do they really trust each other?</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span id="freeText6705310515292018306"><br />Dare they share their darkest, deepest secrets?</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span id="freeText6705310515292018306">Exile picks up right after Hunter ends. Exile reveals the anticipated escape of Teodor and Guy Erma from the Dome. Along with solving some unanswered questions, Exile also pulled the empire and characters back together and <b>solved the overall conflict</b> of the series: the kidnap of Prince Teodor. But of course, there's a catch. Now there's <b>another source of problem</b> and Prince Teodor and with Guy Erma this time, are on a spaceship heading towards another planet. And there's a plague spreading wildly in Freyne 2. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText6705310515292018306">Prince Teodor is acting more grown up in Exile. Readers watch Teodor developing into a better character along the way. He put his authority to use and I'm very proud of him, but I feel like he is a bit young for his citizens to actually listened to him. Yes, he has his large cats as bodyguards, but the age 13 is still definitely a youngster and a kid can only be so wise. If Teodor was at least 15, I feel he would be portrayed as more mature, and more believable taking on his duties. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span id="freeText6705310515292018306">One thing that left me still in the dust are the villains. I know Chart Segat is definitely a bad guy, but how about the others? And all those times when I was questioning if Chart Segat was really a bad guy. Plus, in the beginning, those letters showing us some sinister secret that's been going on. I'm still so confused.<b> Who is the real antagonist </b>here? There are so many possibilities!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText6705310515292018306">Although the Guy Erma and the Son of Empire series is for the younger readers, I think older readers who <b>enjoy adventure in a fantasy world</b> will like this book. This series does seem to blast a lot of information in your face and I just get so confused at who these new characters are or what is happening or how the empire system works and all that, but that's what the glossary is for at the back. There is a characters/pronoun page explaining in detail of what every character is. That helped clear some confusion, but I feel like it could have been written in a less confusing way. For instance, the POV changes like every few paragraphs or pages and the only clue I have to the new POV are the separation of the paragraphs and a new voice telling their side of the story. I think this review was rather all over the place, so I can't really say it's easy to write something perfectly and easily understandable. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span id="freeText6705310515292018306">Overall, though, Exile was a <b>fun read for those younger ones</b>. Those who seek for <b>adventures and wild imaginations</b>, here's a series for you~</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1425079081p5/7907957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sally Ann Melia" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1425079081p5/7907957.jpg" width="200" /></a><span id="freeText6705310515292018306"><b> </b></span><span id="freeText18240757306900044720">The author was born in Wallasey, England, in 1964, and moved to the
South of France when she was eleven. She spent her teenage years living
in the cosmopolitan city state of Monaco and became immersed in its many
languages and cultures. An English girl in a French school, for three
hours each week she would sit at the back of the class as her colleagues
learnt English. To pass the time, she wrote stories. This led to a
lifetime of writing novels, scripts, stories and articles.<br /><br />In her working life, Sally writes marketing communications and manages large international websites.<br /><br />In
2010, Sally joined the Hogs Back Writers, a club located on the
outskirts of Guildford, and she set about turning an old manuscript into
this novel: Guy Erma and the Son of Empire. Sally currently lives in
Farnham, and she is married with two children.</span></span></span></div>
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Cindy Maihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060968775170477678noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-11377320460546906112015-07-11T14:35:00.002-07:002015-07-11T14:38:25.953-07:00Jubilant July Releases~<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Let's see what great books are coming out this month!</b></span></div>
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1428234289l/24817626.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Go Set a Watchman (To Kill a Mockingbird, #2)" border="0" height="200" id="coverImage" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1428234289l/24817626.jpg" width="132" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24817626-go-set-a-watchman" target="_blank">Go Set a Watchman</a> (To Kill a Mockingbird #2)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: July 14th, 2015</b></span></div>
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If you guys haven't heard about the sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird,
well here's the heads up! I can't believe things like finding a lost
manuscript from the 1950s can happen. And it did! So now, we can know
how Scout grew up to be and what she did to do her part in the
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1414932049l/21569527.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="The Heart of Betrayal (The Remnant Chronicles, #2)" border="0" height="200" id="coverImage" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1414932049l/21569527.jpg" width="131" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21569527-the-heart-of-betrayal" target="_blank">The Heart of Betrayal</a> (The Remnant Chronicles #2)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>by Mary E. Pearson</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: July 7th, 2015</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Thoughts</span>: </b>To
everyone who has read The Kiss of Deception, I'm pretty sure you all
would know already that the much anticipated sequel is out! And I
absolutely cannot wait to read it! So I'll just be right back after
reading. :) </span></div>
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1418221474l/16045315.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Jesse's Girl (Hundred Oaks)" border="0" height="200" id="coverImage" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1418221474l/16045315.jpg" width="133" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16045315-jesse-s-girl" target="_blank">Jesse's Girl</a> (Hundred Oaks #</b>whoeverknows<b>)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>by Miranda Kenneally</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: July 7th, 2015</b></span></div>
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been seeing this book floating around some blogs lately, although I
haven't read the reviews yet. I started this series with Catching
Jordan, which I really enjoyed. But I feel like this series dried out as
it moves on the next couple. They just didn't have the same intense
chemistry and suspense to me as the first one. Maybe I'll check this one
out because the synopsis seemed pretty intersting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Thoughts:</span> </b>I
had no idea there was a Tales from Shadowhunter Academy series going
on. Although I did enjoy The Mortal Instruments and loved the Infernal
Devices even more, I haven't been keeping up with Cassie Clare's
companion series, even though I did read The Bane Chronicles. Because
who can resist Magnus Bane?</span></div>
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1433294841l/24733940.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Emmy & Oliver" border="0" height="200" id="coverImage" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1433294841l/24733940.jpg" width="130" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24733940-emmy-oliver" target="_blank">Emmy & Oliver </a> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>by Robin Benway</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: July 16th, 2015</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Thoughts:</span> </b>This
one is also one of those books I've hearing and seeing a lot about
lately. I read the synopsis, seems utterly charming and fun to read, but
the reviews only seem to be so-so. I'll consider it, but I'm not 100%
committed to read it yet. If I do, I'll be sure to post a review~</span></div>
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1430491316l/22752758.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="The House of the Stone (The Lone City, #1.5)" border="0" height="200" id="coverImage" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1430491316l/22752758.jpg" width="130" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22752758-the-house-of-the-stone" target="_blank">The House of Stone</a> (The Lone City #1.5)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>by Amy Ewing</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: July 7th, 2015</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Thoughts:</span> </b>For those who have read <a href="http://abookaholicread.blogspot.com/2014/06/book-review-jewel-by-amy-ewing.html" target="_blank">The Jewel</a>
and cannot wait for the sequel to come out in October, here's a novella
to thrust you back into the world of The Jewel by giving you Raven's
POV and a darker side with more information on the plot of The Jewel.
Enjoy!</span></div>
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1428086029l/23278532.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Alive (The Generations Trilogy, #1)" border="0" height="200" id="coverImage" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1428086029l/23278532.jpg" width="131" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23278532-alive" target="_blank">Alive</a> (The Generations Trilogy #1)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>by Scott Sigler</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: July 14th, 2015</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Thoughts:</span> </b>I have never seen this book or heard of this series but it seems to be garnering a whole lot of attention. I read the synopsis and learned absolutely nothing. All I see are the words MYSTERY and SUSPENSE written over and over again. Sounds similar to The Maze Runner idea, but probably not the same. <b> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Well, here's all the books that I could find that interests me.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Are there any missing?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Comment down below if I missed one of your anticipated reads for July!</b></span></div>
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Cindy Maihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060968775170477678noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-13846358827027455782015-07-07T20:12:00.000-07:002015-07-07T20:12:32.255-07:00Book Review: The Book of Ivy by Amy Engel <a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1410990380l/20640755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Book of Ivy (The Book of Ivy, #1)" border="0" height="200" id="coverImage" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1410990380l/20640755.jpg" width="132" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Book of Ivy (The Book of Ivy #1)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>by Amy Engel</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: November 4th, 2014</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Publisher: Entangled Teen</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Paperback, 282 pages</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Genre: YA Dystopia</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Get a Copy:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1622664655/ref=x_gr_w_glide_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_glide_bb-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1622664655&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-book-of-ivy-amy-engel/1118661267?ean=9781622664658&itm=1&usri=9781622664658&cm_mmc=AFFILIATES-_-Linkshare-_-GwEz7vxblVU-_-10:1&r=1,%201" target="_blank">B&N</a> </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20640755-the-book-of-ivy?from_search=true&search_version=service_impr" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> Summary: </b></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText17282091232834928814">After a brutal nuclear
war, the United States was left decimated. A small group of survivors
eventually banded together, but only after more conflict over which
family would govern the new nation. The Westfalls lost. Fifty years
later, peace and control are maintained by marrying the daughters of the
losing side to the sons of the winning group in a yearly ritual. <br /><br />This year, it is my turn. <br /><br />My
name is Ivy Westfall, and my mission is simple: to kill the president’s
son—my soon-to-be husband—and restore the Westfall family to power. <br /><br />But
Bishop Lattimer is either a very skilled actor or he’s not the cruel,
heartless boy my family warned me to expect. He might even be the one
person in this world who truly understands me. But there is no escape
from my fate. I am the only one who can restore the Westfall legacy.<br /><br />Because Bishop <i>must</i> die. And I must be the one to kill him…</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText17282091232834928814"><b>Cindy's Review: </b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText17282091232834928814"><i>At a Glance/The Cover: </i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText17282091232834928814"><span style="color: #a64d79;">I was introduced The Book of Ivy through a lot of blog promo posts because of the blog tour. The synopsis just snatched my attention and wouldn't let me forget about it. I wanted to read it SO MUCH. The reviews were pretty good, but I knew that plot is something I personally would read and like. So I made the ultimate decision to pre-order The Book of Ivy on Amazon. Let me tell you, I totally did not regret it. <i> </i><b> </b></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The Characters/My Opinion:</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>Ivy Westfall </b></span>- Ivy proved to be a person that has a heart. Not cold, like her sister, Callie. But Bishop can practically melt anyone's cold heart. According to Bishop, Ivy is easy to read, so I kind of relate that statement to the title: The Book of Ivy. Although, Ivy isn't that kickass heroine that's strong enough to have her own stubborn opinion, she does end up kicking up some courage and made <strike>some</strike> I mean A LOT of sacrifices for something she feels is right. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Bishop Lattimer</span> - </b><span style="color: #a64d79;">He seems so perfect that he isn't even a real person. Can someone actually be that nice? Now that I think about, Bishop doesn't really have that strong of a personality besides being super genuine and kind. But when you're reading the book, you forget all about that. He's literally the best person ever. How could anyone hate him? Maybe if he had some humor or another quality that showed his personality though.....that might have made Bishop stand out even more. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have been on a dystopia hiatus because I got tired of how similar all the plots were and how the characters practically do the same thing and tell the same story. But The Book Ivy was such a suspenseful one, I couldn't resist. I read the synopsis and just had to pre-order it on Amazon. It's like that perfect dystopia novel that I would enjoy. Of course, a lot of other books kind of has this kind of plot. I can totally compare The Book of Ivy to <a href="http://abookaholicread.blogspot.com/2012/06/delirium-by-lauren-oliver-book-review_9676.html" target="_blank">Delirium</a> by Lauren Oliver. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Overall Thoughts: </i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you're tired of dystopian YA novels, well, I recommend that you read The Book of Ivy anyways. It was a good book to get only a little dose of those dystopian stories considering it was only 200 pages or so. Okay. Maybe that's long, but it definitely felt really short. Unfortunately, that cliffhanger's got me thinking about the next and final book in the series, The Revolution of Ivy, coming out in November. I really wish Ivy and Bishop the best! :) </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Rating: (1-10): 10~</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Happy Reading~<b> </b></span>Cindy Maihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060968775170477678noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-5869770892608556492015-06-22T20:26:00.001-07:002015-06-22T20:26:33.307-07:00Book Review: On the Fence by Kasie West<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1383229604l/18298225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="On the Fence" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1383229604l/18298225.jpg" width="133" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>On the Fence</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>by Kasie West</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: July 1st, 2014</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Publisher: Harper Teen</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>ebook, 296 pages</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Genre: YA Contemporary Romance</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062235672/ref=x_gr_w_bb_t1_x?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_bb_t1_x-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0062235672&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/on-the-fence-kasie-west/1117053702?ean=9780062235671&itm=1&usri=9780062235671&cm_mmc=AFFILIATES-_-Linkshare-_-GwEz7vxblVU-_-10:1&r=1,%201" target="_blank">B&N</a> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Goodreads Summary: </b></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For
sixteen-year-old Charlotte Reynolds, aka Charlie, being raised by a
single dad and three older brothers has its perks. She can outrun,
outscore, and outwit every boy she knows—including her longtime neighbor
and honorary fourth brother, Braden. But when it comes to being a girl,
Charlie doesn't know the first thing about anything. So when she starts
working at chichi boutique to pay off a speeding ticket, she finds
herself in a strange new world of makeup, lacy skirts, and BeDazzlers.
Even stranger, she's spending time with a boy who has never seen her
tear it up in a pickup game.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">To
cope with the stress of faking her way through this new reality,
Charlie seeks late-night refuge in her backyard, talking out her
problems with Braden by the fence that separates them. But their Fence
Chats can't solve Charlie's biggest problem: she's falling for Braden.
Hard. She knows what it means to go for the win, but if spilling her
secret means losing him for good, the stakes just got too high.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">So
far, I think this book is my favorite of all the Kasie West books. But I
have really high hopes for The Fill-in Boyfriend. :) On the Fence is
kind of a companion book for <a href="http://abookaholicread.blogspot.com/2014/12/book-review-distance-between-us-by.html" target="_blank">The Distance Between Us</a>. There are characters you see in both books, especially Skye. Also, On the Fence took place a little bit after TDBU. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><i>The Characters/My Opinion:</i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">The
storyline for this book is the "I'm in love with my best friend" thing.
I love these kind of stories because I like how the main characters
already know almost everything about each other. It's cute. I love how
they grew up together and shared childhood memories. :) </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Charlie</span> </b>- <span style="color: #a64d79;">Charlie
is an absolute tomboy. She has 3 older brothers and 1 complimentary
one. She's tall, strong, and grew up playing football with her brothers.
But she can have a girly side. When she started working at a local
mall, she finally got some girlfriends and learned about makeup and
checking out boys. But that's when she felt her real feelings for
Braden.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Braden</span> </b>-
Braden literally sounds like that golden boy that never exists in real
life. Charlie described her brothers as hotties, but she obviously can't
lust after them because that would be disgusting. Then there's Braden,
whose just as hot as the bros, if not even hotter. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Basically,
Charlie and Braden just have to figure out their love life together.
The night talks along the fence helps them get even closer, but in a
different way. It's cute. They're cute. Everything about this book is
cute. Everything Kasie West writes are cute. :) </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><i>Overall Thoughts:</i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">CUTE CUTE CUTE. Looking for a simple, summer read with bubbly romance? On the Fence is definitely a must-read. :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><b>The Rating :(1-10): 9.5~</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Happy Reading<b>~ </b></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041788918481938321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-49920131377796635002015-06-05T04:00:00.000-07:002015-06-05T04:00:08.255-07:00Blog Tour: Hunter (Guy Erma and the Son of Empire #2) by Sally Ann Melia<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Welcome to my stop on the Hunter Blog Tour</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hosted by iRead Book Tours.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can find the tour schedule <a href="http://www.ireadbooktours.com/blog---current-tours/book-tour-hunter-book-2-of-guy-erma-and-the-son-of-empire-by-sally-ann-melia">HERE</a>. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">by Sally Ann Melia</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Release Date: May 31st, 2015</span></b></div>
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Guy Erma has been offered a chance to fight for his place in the Dome
Elite. Only who will be his opponent? Will he face a Battle Borg of
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They are the Battle Borgs of Dome<br /> </span></span></span></div>
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boys might be. They face the same enemy, the same danger, the same fear -
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText18240757306900044720">Hunter picks up where Kidnap had left off. Hunter mainly focuses on Prince Teodor's location and details of his kidnap. There are many different point of views on this situation, so as readers, we get to learn the sinister actions of the villains<b> </b>along with everyone's position in the empire of Dome Elite. </span></span></span></div>
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South of France when she was eleven. She spent her teenage years living
in the cosmopolitan city state of Monaco and became immersed in its many
languages and cultures. An English girl in a French school, for three
hours each week she would sit at the back of the class as her colleagues
learnt English. To pass the time, she wrote stories. This led to a
lifetime of writing novels, scripts, stories and articles.<br /><br />In her working life, Sally writes marketing communications and manages large international websites.<br /><br />In
2010, Sally joined the Hogs Back Writers, a club located on the
outskirts of Guildford, and she set about turning an old manuscript into
this novel: Guy Erma and the Son of Empire. Sally currently lives in
Farnham, and she is married with two children.</span></span></div>
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Cindy Maihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060968775170477678noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-91770428217153927852015-05-22T03:30:00.000-07:002015-05-22T03:30:00.072-07:00Blog Tour: Pepped Up series by Ali Dean<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Welcome to my stop on the Pepped Up Blog Tour</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> hosted by YA Bound Book Tours.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Find the tour schedule <a href="http://yaboundbooktours.blogspot.com/2015/04/blog-tour-sign-up-pepper-jones-series.html">HERE</a>. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>by Ali Dean </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: August 25th, 2013</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Blurb: </b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5306533778210702404">Pepper Jones is ready
for an epic cross country season. She wants to qualify for Nationals,
and she’s willing to do anything it takes to make it happen. She can
handle long miles and hill sprints, but boys? That’s an entirely
different challenge.<br /><br />Pepper’s never considered revealing her
deeper feelings for her longtime friend, Jace Wilder. After all, he’s
got the personal magnetism and good looks to hook just about any girl in
town -- and he has. Their friendship stands apart from high school
social circles, and they’re both just fine with that (or at least they
pretend to be).<br /><br />That is, until running star Ryan Harding moves to town.<br /><br />When it comes to running, Pepper’s goals are clear. But when it comes to Jace and Ryan, it’s nowhere near as simple.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5306533778210702404">Pepped Up starts the series off with a love triangle, that thankfully gets solved by the end of the book, so it doesn't drive me crazy by dragging onto the sequel. But maybe those crazy cliffhangers make me want to read it more.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5306533778210702404">When the synopsis mentioned cross country, I was immediately hooked. Who doesn't like to read about something that's kind of close to home. <strike>Just the running part. Not the boys. :/ Sadly.</strike> Plus, there was this super cute "I'm in love with my best friend" romance and this hot cross country boy coming in. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5306533778210702404"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>Pepper Jones</b></span> - <span style="color: #a64d79;">Let's start off with the main character. The girl who had to choose. First off, I like her name. It's unique and it doesn't sound weird at all. Pepper Jones is basically an orphan that lives with her grandma, who appears to be this sweet, but wild old lady that seems super fun to be around with. She's lived down the street from her "best friend", Jace for a long time. They grew up together, so in a way, he's also known as "the boy next door" and "childhood playmate." Pepper has a crush on Jace, but she's never been able to tell him, but he obviously likes girls that are waaay out of her league. Or so she thinks. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5306533778210702404"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>Jace</b></span> <b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Wilder</span></b> - I love the name Jace. Because it immediately makes me think of the Shadowhunters series and those are good feelings. Well, that's a good start. THIS JACE is a lovely guy, I suppose. I do find him somewhat controlling and obsessed as the story goes on, and that is never a healthy relationship. But Pepper doesn't seem to mind. We don't really see Jace's side of the story, but I guess he has been in love with Pepper for a while, but she's always been "untouchable" because he has "problems." Jeez. I mean, he's a high schooler, but it's probably more of the protective older brother thing coming in and telling him hands off. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5306533778210702404"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Ryan Harding</span> </b>-<span style="color: #a64d79;"> Honestly, if Jace wasn't there, I would have totally rooted for Ryan. He's just overall perfect. But Pepper's crush on Jace is influencing me, since it's her POV and I'm hearing her thoughts on how perfect Jace is. Plus, guys that are out of reach just seems to be hotter. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5306533778210702404">Now onto the plot. I really liked the beginning. Like about right where Ryan just came into the story, but nothing serious had happened yet. I was hooked. The suspense. And what would happen. I couldn't put it down! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5306533778210702404">BUT THEN. She started dating Ryan. And still had major feelings for Jace, who was pushing her away. And she continued to date Ryan. And tried to convince herself to like him. NO. Just no. You are leading him on, girl. And I never approve of that. It's kind of obvious from the start who she ends up with. Always. So leading Ryan on. Ugh. How could you. So I must say, the book just died down. I expected a better ending, or just a better climax before the resolution, but there wasn't much build up.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5306533778210702404"><span id="freeText1550252381703535480">(This is the second book
in the Pepper Jones series. The following description contains
spoilers for Pepped Up, which should be read first.)<br /><br />Pepper Jones
knew that being Jace Wilder’s girlfriend wouldn’t be simple. But she
didn’t predict just how many complications would arise from his past.
Jealous girls? That she expected. Family secrets? Not so much. At least
Pepper can always hit the trails to clear her head… except when it
comes to racing. The high expectations from her phenomenal cross
country season haunt her, and she can’t seem to get psyched up for track
season. Pepper’s junior year at Brockton Public is full of challenges
on and off the track, but she’s not afraid to face them.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5306533778210702404"><span id="freeText1550252381703535480"><i>At a Glance/The Cover: </i></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5306533778210702404"><span id="freeText1550252381703535480">Love that cover. Can I get a runner body like that? Please? And also while I'm at it, can I just get a quarter of her swiftness. Cuz I really want to run those five minute miles. Cross country season is just around the corner, and I could really use some boost. :D haha. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5306533778210702404"><span id="freeText1550252381703535480">Well, you already met the characters. There's a lot of jealousy things in this book. And more QUEEN B's that appeared in the last book, but wasn't as important. Jace is officially Pepper's but this brings back those dramatic high school problems like trashing lockers, hiding people's clothes, and all those immature things that I hope high schoolers don't really do. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>by Michelle Dalton </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: May 5th, 2015</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Beachfront love blossoms in
this refreshing summer romance, in the tradition of Sixteenth Summer and
Seventeenth Summer.</span></span></span></div>
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looking forward to the summer months as tourists invade her seaside hometown on
the coast of Maine. Her best friend, Cynthia, has abandoned her for camp and
her older brother just announced he’ll be staying at college taking classes for
the summer, leaving Mandy with nothing to do and no one to hang out with.
Hoping to keep herself busy, Mandy takes a volunteer job at the Rocky Pointe
Lighthouse. On her very first day, Oliver Framingham asks for a private tour. A
new—and incredibly cute—face in Rocky Pointe, Oliver seems more interested in
Mandy than the lighthouse and its history.</span></span></span></div>
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Without her best friend at her
side, Mandy is scrambling to act the right way and say the right things when
Oliver is around. Cynthia—not Mandy—has always been the confident, flirtatious
girl that everyone wanted to be around. As Mandy and Oliver spend more time
together exploring the coast, biking through the woods, and attending the local
summer festivals, their budding friendship becomes much more. But with Mandy’s
insecurities creeping to the surface, can she open her heart to someone who
will only be in town for three months?</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>At a Glance/ The Cover: </i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Surprisingly, I've actually read all of the<b> </b>Sixteenth Summer series. It's those cute summer reads about romance and the amazing life of a sixteenth year old. What I'll give to go to a beach like those girls and just meet cute boys. I mean, I live in California and everything, but I don't live that close to a boardwalk.</span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Okay, so moving onto the contents inside the book. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Mandy Sullivan</span> </b>- The main character of the book was enjoyable. Her clumsy personality was cute. Although I really didn't notice her trying to change herself into someone she thinks Oliver will like until she brought it up, that doesn't seem like a healthy relationship and I'm glad everyone urged her to just be herself in the end. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>Oliver Framingham</b></span> - <span style="color: #a64d79;"><strike>For a long time</strike>, or actually just the beginning, I thought his last name was Farmingham. Okay. Random. I think it's because his name is spelled different in the blurb compared to the book. Oliver was more of a cute, nerdy summer guy. Nope, no glasses. But according to Mandy, super cute. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To me, this is definitely more like a summer read. A summer fling. I don't feel the long lasting romance between myself and the book or the characters. And there's nothing wrong with that because a summer fling is cute and all. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The synopsis does make the book seem like it's more about the romance than anything else, but I feel like it's more about Mandy's character building. Her semi-okay relationship with her mom definitely got better. Although there were some fights with her best friend, Cynthia, they learn to accommodate and solve the problem. Mandy's initial belief that she has to be someone different for a person to like her is changed by everyone. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I did find that both Mandy and Oliver got mad at each other quite too easily. One thing I would like to be added in this novel is an epilogue. It ended with a great deal of character improvement on Mandy's side, but I feel like Mandy's and Oliver's relationship to be explained further. <strike>Hope that didn't spoil anything</strike>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Michelle Dalton is one of the many names Carla
Jablonski uses when writing. Her two YAs written as Carla Jablonski
(published by Razorbill/Penguin), Thicker than Water and Silent Echoes,
were included on the NYPL Books for the Teen Age list, and her graphic
novel trilogy Resistance (illustrated by Leland Purvis, published by :01
Books) has won several awards, including the Sydney Taylor Silver
Medal. In addition to writing novels she is an actor, playwright, and
former trapeze artist. A native New Yorker, she is eternally grateful to
her friends who invite her to their beach houses.</span><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>by Sally Ann Melia</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Release Date: May 17th, 2015</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publisher: Dickson House </b></span></span><br />
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Prince Teodor of Freyne knows his duty to the memory of his father and
his kingdom. Always, he must help those less fortunate than himself.
Yet a frightening nightmare fills him with foreboding, but still he must
do - into the Dome.<br />13-year-old Guy Erma lives in the shadow of the
Dome, he has no father and no mother and his future is uncertain, he
must start earning a living when he turns 14. He knows not where he will
live or even how he will eat, and his only dream is to enter the
military academy - at the heart of the Dome.<br />Two boys as different as any two boys might be. One act of cruelty will throw their lives together, but who dare they trust?</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText10329958235708361421">Kidnap is an entertaining read centered in a whole other universe. Something like Earth doesn't seem to exist and there are 13 different planets. In this monarchy setting, <span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>Teodor</b></span>, the Prince of Freyne is one of the main characters. This boy is likable, yet sometimes, he seems a bit 'need to have everything my way' type, but not completely spoiled. Teodor is a bit unsure of himself in the beginning and definitely doesn't want to follow his duties, but once he arrived at the domes, he can't be the unwilling boy anymore. Teodor got a really open-ended finish. I'm really curious to see what could have happened to him!</span><span id="freeText10329958235708361421"></span><span id="freeText10329958235708361421"><b> <span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Nell</span> </b>is really likable. Teodor's first opinion of her was bad, but we grow to slowly enjoy her character. <b> </b></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText10329958235708361421"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Guy Erma</span> </b>has a really unique name. Guy Erma is the second main character, but it seems that the story revolves around him more. I would say Guy Erma is definitely the more mysterious character since we don't really know his background, but we do know his ambition. The book's POV did start with <b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Karl</span> </b>though and that was when I was really confused on what's happening. Since Chapter 1 went back to Teodor. A lot of characters are introduced in the beginning and you can learn about each of their stories. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText10329958235708361421">I really enjoyed the little pictures and drawings between a lot of the chapters. They certainly give more visuals of each character and add more fun in the reading. I also really enjoyed reading another level of science fiction. There are borgs, domes, different planets, superpowers like telepathy, and a lot more! Most science fiction would take one of these factors and combine it with our contemporary world, but entering the Dome and Freyne was like seeing a whole new universe. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText10329958235708361421">To those who enjoy a heavy science-fiction series, here's one for you! I would say though, this would be for middle grade readers more than young adult, since the main characters themselves are about 13 and 14, which is more middle grade. I tend to like reading about my own age, but when there's a lot of adventures throughout the novel, like this one, I don't mind. :) </span></span></span><br />
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Dune series and Iain M. Banks Culture. Guy Erma and the Son of Empire
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Summary: </b></span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Courtney and Josh are in love and excited to finally compete as skating partners. When they take the ice for their first competition, they want to show everyone, especially Josh's family, they are the perfect pair. But ice is slippery, and one misstep puts all their dreams in jeopardy. Now they must show each other both their love and their partnership are strong enough to survive.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">After finishing the first book, Crossing the Ice, I was ecstatic to find out that there is a second book. So I decided to look around for it and it turns out only Amazon has it. I got the first book on Barnes and Nobles, but it seems like they don't have it this time. But luckily I found this blog tour that was going on. I signed up really last minute, so thank you Shane so much for letting me on this tour.</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now onto the book. Courtney and Josh are oh so cute. And I couldn't wait to see how they moved on with their life. Well, they haven't moved very far since the last book. Courtney and Josh are not getting any support at all from his family and when Josh falls hard on ice and gets a concussion, everything is 10 times worse. He started having mood swings. He's scared to be on ice. He can't remember how to play the piano. And worse, he pushes Courtney away.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Although dealing with all this was hard, Courtney tried hard to be there for Josh, to support him, and get Stephanie to help. Josh is really lucky to have someone like Courtney by his side. I still feel more could have happened though. Like another plot twist or something else to make Losing the Ice a bit longer. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was a really short sequel, compared to the first book. It seems more like a novella to me. Although Losing the Ice does contain lots of tension and drama, I still enjoyed the first one better. </span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you, Ms. Comeaux for this opportunity to read and review the book. It was definitely a lovely read.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>by Jen McConnel</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20706772-beautiful-curse?from_search=true" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> Summary: </b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5044207741834685620">Sixteen-year-old Mya Jones is cursed. <br /><br />She
is, hands down, the most beautiful creature on earth. But beauty can
wound, and Mya finds herself reviled and shunned by her peers. If there
is even a chance that she could start over, Mya longs to take it, no
matter the risks. <br /><br />So when the strange Mr. Merk offers her a new
life away from home, Mya is hesitant but hopeful. Only she didn't
count on the mysterious Ross, or her feelings for him. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5044207741834685620">Beautiful Curse started out quite mysteriously. Things happen without any reasons, like the main character suddenly getting so gorgeous, it's scary. So as the suspense continues on, the protagonist gets taken into this mythical, magical world, like an escape route to her problems. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5044207741834685620">I didn't read the whole synopsis, which I think is even better, because I was left in suspense who the<b> </b>love interest really was. **I didn't include that part in the synopsis.** When <span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>Mya</b></span>, the main character was brought to a different world by the mysterious Mr. Merk, he told her that his master needed her there. Mya was completely in the dark when it comes to <span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><b>Ross</b></span>. Not only that she doesn't know anything about him, but she can only be with him if she can't see him. She also can't see some invisible servants and butlers. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5044207741834685620"><span style="color: #a64d79;">As I started to read on, this plot really reminded me of Jessica Day George's Sun and Moon,Ice and Snow, which turned out that they both were retellings of the same myth</span>. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5044207741834685620">We start to see the trust begin to form between Mya and Ross, Mya does something that ends up breaking apart this mythical world and returning Mya to her old, terrible life. Soon, all our questions are answered and Mya does anything she could to save Ross. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5044207741834685620">It's really hard for me to explain this without mentioning the real myth, so I apologize for sounding all choppy and not thorough. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5044207741834685620">Overall, I thought Beautiful Curse was a really fun read. I enjoyed the suspense immensely and was really glad I got kept in the dark. It's really exciting to find out who those mysterious characters really were. :)</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=875bf87df8&view=fimg&th=14b7b2a6b1929e5a&attid=0.4&disp=inline&safe=1&attbid=ANGjdJ9s9hUiChmMJxETU43xGGovY7iPMwEV5IuMO66I_AV69FjsDBYpglPsb2hLomG55mYY7VWx6K1a-5OAJ68NZCGXxo6l9-je8Zw_NO-BthAgdfk6KJcU6GI-hTA&ats=1426458575896&rm=14b7b2a6b1929e5a&zw&sz=w1246-h515" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Displaying Jen McConnel-0034-1.jpg" border="0" class="aLF-aPX-J1-J3" height="200" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=875bf87df8&view=fimg&th=14b7b2a6b1929e5a&attid=0.4&disp=inline&safe=1&attbid=ANGjdJ9s9hUiChmMJxETU43xGGovY7iPMwEV5IuMO66I_AV69FjsDBYpglPsb2hLomG55mYY7VWx6K1a-5OAJ68NZCGXxo6l9-je8Zw_NO-BthAgdfk6KJcU6GI-hTA&ats=1426458575896&rm=14b7b2a6b1929e5a&zw&sz=w1246-h515" width="133" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5044207741834685620"><b></b></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5044207741834685620"><span id="freeTextauthor6451403">Jen McConnel first began
writing poetry as a child. Since then, her words have appeared in a
variety of magazines and journals, including Sagewoman, PanGaia, and The
Storyteller (where she won the people’s choice 3rd place award for her
poem, “Luna”).<br /><br />She is also a former reviewer for Voices of Youth Advocates (VOYA), and a proud member of SCBWI, NCWN, and SCWW.<br /><br />A
Michigander by birth, she now lives and writes in the beautiful state
of North Carolina. She's a graduate of Western Michigan University, and
she also earned her MS in Library Science at Clarion University of
Pennsylvania. <br /><br />When she isn't crafting worlds of fiction, she
teaches writing composition at a community college. Once upon a time,
she was a middle school teacher, a librarian, and a bookseller, but
those are stories for another time.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5044207741834685620"><span id="freeTextauthor6451403"><b>Author Website: </b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText5044207741834685620"><span id="freeTextauthor6451403"><a href="http://www.jenmcconnel.com/" target="_blank"><b><span id="freeTextauthor6451403">http://www.jenmcconnel.com/</span> </b></a> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;">by Amy Engel </b></div>
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<a href="https://photos-2.dropbox.com/t/2/AAAJGQeRg_SSJeQUX5LeVNxb4919d-gIppTFRZR7ccA_8w/12/362853112/jpeg/32x32/3/1425452400/0/2/amy%20engel.jpg/CPjlgq0BIAEgAiADKAEoAg/kqmXJ2RV2lfEEVwV2Qvhs1KgXWrqNViNkWa4rhmmYl4?size=1024x768" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" class="thumbnail" data-original-href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/eredlejr8sz646e/AADyOJ13FDOXTA836jZUZMW0a/amy%20engel.jpg?raw=1&dl=0" height="200" src="https://photos-2.dropbox.com/t/2/AAAJGQeRg_SSJeQUX5LeVNxb4919d-gIppTFRZR7ccA_8w/12/362853112/jpeg/32x32/3/1425452400/0/2/amy%20engel.jpg/CPjlgq0BIAEgAiADKAEoAg/kqmXJ2RV2lfEEVwV2Qvhs1KgXWrqNViNkWa4rhmmYl4?size=1024x768" width="132" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;"> Amy Engel was born in Kansas and after a childhood spent bouncing between countries (Iran,</span>Taiwan) and states (Kansas; California; Missouri; Washington, D.C.), she settled in Kansas City, Missouri, where she lives with her husband and two kids. Before devoting herself full-time to motherhood and writing, she was a criminal defense attorney, which is not quite as exciting as it</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">looks on TV. When she has a free moment, she can usually be found reading, running, or shoe shopping. The Book of Ivy is her debut YA novel. Find her online at http://amyengel.net/ or @aengelwrites. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">by Molli Moran</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Release Date: December 1st, 2014</span></span></b><br />
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Wright’s life is like a bad country song on repeat. She keeps running
into her cheating ex, her songwriting career isn't taking off, and her
roommate just kicked her out of their apartment. With nothing to lose,
she decides to do the one thing she said she’d never do: she moves back
home. She left her small Southern town with big dreams, but now she’s
going home with empty pockets.<br /><br />Life moves at a slower pace in
Sophie’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it hometown, but her well-meaning,
matchmaking mama doesn't have a slow gear. Sophie invents a boyfriend to
hold off her mother’s efforts, but she’s out of luck when her mom wants
to meet him. Sophie panics until she runs into Jake Cooper. Her high
school crush (and former best friend) is back in town, too, and when he
asks her for a favor, she agrees...on one condition. He says he’ll be
her fill-in boyfriend, so it should be simple: re-introduce him to her
family and then “break up” with him after a few weeks.<br /><br />Sophie is
sure she’ll be able to resist Jake this time. Sure, she was in love with
him years ago, but that was then. This is now, no matter how great he
looks, or how she feels around him. But she didn't bargain for moments
that feel all too genuine. Dates that don’t seem fake. Kisses that leave
her shaken and wanting more. Sweet moments where she forgets they
aren't really dating. And she didn't count on old feelings resurfacing
and complicating their arrangement—which is starting to feel less like
acting and more like the real deal.<br /><br />Soon, Sophie can’t tell which
kisses are real or fake, but she knows she’s in deep...and she thinks
Jake is, too. When she gets a chance to go back to Nashville and chase
her dreams again, she has a choice to make: stay or go? Continue hoping
that the life she wants is one song away, or finally write her own song?</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText15848859913941346201">The title somewhat has a poetic feel to it. One Song Away kind of makes sense considering that Sophie is an inspiring songwriter. Anyways, fill-in boyfriend? Yep. I think so. I totally love those cliche ideas and things that people will probably never do. Or maybe they do. Not sure. :)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText15848859913941346201"><br />Let's start off with the characters. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText15848859913941346201"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Sophie Claire</span> </b>- a country girl going to the city to make some big bucks. But in this case, she wasn't successful and had to go back home. Okay. Had some bad taste in men along the way. No new besties. And well, no other place to live. I guess. Sophie was a bit intriguing. She didn't really have that much story to her other than being the main character. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText15848859913941346201"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Jake</span> </b>- Of course, the love interest is always more mysterious. Since we don't really know his side of the story to begin with. Jake definitely sounds like a hunk. He's supposed to be model status and all. Jeez. Wonder where all the model status boys of my city went. :D But anyways, ex-best friend of Sophie. Interesting. And she always had a crush on him. And Jake turned out to be even hotter than when he was in high school! Good riddance! </span><span id="freeText15848859913941346201">Jake is interesting, I guess. Kind of flirty.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText15848859913941346201">I think I liked the idea behind the characters more. The plot of fill-in boyfriends and faking things that turned out to be real. Well, it's always been there for Sophie. So the real question is does Jake want it to be real? Although Sophie keeps on telling herself she won't fall for Jake again,who is she kidding? She was in love him before. He got a hot personality. And the looks. Kind of successful. How can you not fall for that?</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText15848859913941346201">Well, I really liked the book just kept on flowing. It wasn't super long, but not too short. Very satisfying. So if you're looking for a fun, quick, new adult read, here's one for you. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText15848859913941346201">The content is not very explicit. At all. There is one intimate scene. Plus some little romance here and there. I was expecting more since she's probably college age. But otherwise, a fun breezy read!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText15848859913941346201"><b>The Rating: 7~</b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText15848859913941346201">Happy Reading~<b> </b></span></span></span><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041788918481938321noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-38149665173230887152015-02-26T06:00:00.000-08:002015-02-26T06:00:01.042-08:00Update: February 26th, 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I just wanted this short update to say what's been going on with my life. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Not trying to announce anything major.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>More like keeping a journal entry for myself and this school year.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>**Okay. Apparently, it didn't turn out short at all, so you don't have to read it all. I guess you can just look for the topics that interest you. Ranting things out feels really </b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> nice afterwards. :) **</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>My sophomore year of high school.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>What can I say?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I definitely got more busy.</b></span></span></div>
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<strike><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I certainly overuse the word 'definitely'.</b></span></span></strike></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I'd like to join to more extracurricular activities, but at the same time, I feel like I don't time for things like these books and reviews.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I decided to join cross country this year.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Despite hating miles and running, I found out that I actually do like running.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Although the practices are torture and the pre-race feels are crappy, I absolutely loved the excitement and the happiness that follows after a race. Every single one. Except I didn't feel well for the championship.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Bummer. Oh well. It was my best time yet. :D </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Orchestra is probably not going as well as I thought.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The music is actually hard. Like all those flat and sharp changes. And beat changes. I really must learn how to read my notes. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>But I got the amazing opportunity last Thursday to be in a quartet and play a piece with only 4 people. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Although it was scary, it was a daring and fun opportunity. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><img height="200" id="irc_mi" src="http://www.unionsd.org/cms/lib07/CA01001465/Centricity/Domain/113/classes.gif" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="121" /> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Now onto my classes. I feel like I don't care much about my classes anymore. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>At the same time, I care so much more. It really depends which ones you're talking about. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Surprisingly, pre-calc and english is almost meaningless to me. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The teachers do not teach well. I can practically sleep and pass the class. Whenever I have extracurricular events that involves skipping my afternoon classes, no worries. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I literally don't have to be in class and still understand everything that's going on. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>It's probably due to my outstanding teachers last year. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Where did they go?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span><img height="200" id="irc_mi" src="http://pvvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/ap-class.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="160" /></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Then AP Bio and AP World is a whole other world.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>My whole sophomore year is about those classes.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Obviously, bio is life. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Not that I want it to be the center of my life, but it kind of is. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I study so much for this class. Tests are 95% of our grade! </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Basically, every 2 weeks, we get a 75 question test to finish in one period: 55 minutes. Insane. I don't know how I'm surviving. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Every week, we get these quick quizzes, which is basically memorizing 400+ root words. It's randomized and we add 15 per week. Sigh.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> AP World is ALL BOUT THEM ESSAYS.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>And those are driving me crazy.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I just got the compare and contrast essays down.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Now we have to do DBQs.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Our first DBQ test is this upcoming Thursday.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Someone kill me now. *tears </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Girls Inc. have actually been pretty fun this year.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>We get fun events like seeing plays and acrobat performances.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>We have movie night every month and career speakers.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Plus, the opportunity to go white water rafting is coming up! </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>#Excited</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I'm actually looking forward to these events.</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span><img height="198" id="irc_mi" src="http://uikeyclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Key-Club-Simplified-Big-1024x1018.png" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="200" /><img height="200" id="irc_mi" src="http://static.tumblr.com/fdfece4d9a476de12421295e3348b200/apxva6q/b4Kms4bzn/tumblr_static_interact.jpeg" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="197" /><img height="197" id="irc_mi" src="http://www.redthreadproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/jeffersonawardslogo.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="200" /></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Service clubs.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Okay. I've really been meaning to do them.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>But they're actually kind of hard to commit to.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>There are so many people in the club.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>And really the events are dope. And fun. And amazing. And friendly.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I get to meet lots of new people. <br />But I feel like I don't have time.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Or I rather stay home and sleep. Or read. Or watch movies.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>One big problem is that I can't drive and literally every service event needs to be driven to on our own.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>My parent's work schedule is really hard to fit around. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>But I'm trying. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Instead of focusing on the popular Key Clubs and Interacts, I think I'm going to try out Jefferson Service and see how it is. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I really want to learn how to play a key role in my community and the chance of becoming a leader would be </b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>great. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><img height="132" id="irc_mi" src="http://www.bradleysbookoutlet.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bradleys-book-outlet-books-only-logo.png" style="margin-top: 4px;" width="200" /> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Of course, this is a book blog.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I've got to talk about books.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>And my blog.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I feel like I've been slacking.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Well, I really have been.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I'm way behind on reviews.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Just because I'm too busy for blogs doesn't mean I'm not reading though. I'm just too lazy to review. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I'll definitely try to keep up.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Right now, I'm doing it, but who knows what will happen in a month? </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I'll try, guys. I promise.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>At least I've been reading.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span><img height="200" id="irc_mi" src="http://www.strategiesinlanguagelearning.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Movies.png" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="200" /></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Movies.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Just because I talked about reading. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><i> </i>I totally understand why people in college and high school love movies so much. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>When I was younger, I thought they were just wasting time.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>But now, movies are sanctuaries. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>They provide entertainment, yet times for rest. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>They're funny, tear-jerkers, or anything you want.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>You get to see your fellow celebs on the big screen.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Fangirling.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Just life of a teenager.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span><img height="167" id="irc_mi" src="http://images.clipartpanda.com/clipart-star-outer_space_symbol_shooting_star.png" style="margin-top: 0px;" width="200" /></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Well, it has been fun talking to you. Or actually to myself. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I don't really know what to do with this useless post. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>But well. Let's end with an inspiring quote. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."<br />- Oscar Wilde</span></b></span></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041788918481938321noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-24153432718876423152015-02-22T05:30:00.000-08:002015-02-22T05:30:00.803-08:00Book Review: Lucy Dakota: Rocky Mountain Beginnings by C.S. Shride<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328774804l/13184250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lucy Dakota: Rocky Mountain Beginnings (Book 1)" border="0" height="200" id="coverImage" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328774804l/13184250.jpg" width="128" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Lucy Dakota: Rocky Mountain Beginnings </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>by Carol Sue Shride</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: May 25th, 2011</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Publisher: My Piece of the Puzzle</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Paperback, 291 pages</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Genre: Middle Grade Adventure</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Buy a Copy: </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0983386315/ref=x_gr_w_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=httpwwwgoodco-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0983386315&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/lucy-dakota-carol-sue-shride/1110837937?ean=9780983386315&itm=1&usri=9780983386315&cm_mmc=AFFILIATES-_-Linkshare-_-GwEz7vxblVU-_-10:1&r=1,%201" target="_blank">B&N</a> | <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Lucy-Dakota-Rocky-Mountain-Beginnings-Bk-1-Carol-Sue-Shride/9780983386315" target="_blank">Book Depository</a></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13184250-lucy-dakota?from_search=true" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> Summary: </b><span id="freeText10659991483542719285">Lucy Dakota is a
typical teenage girl: confused yet intelligent, unhappy with her lot in
life yet full of vitality and enthusiasm. Troubled by rocky
relationships with friends and boyfriends, she finds it hard to fit in
at school until she's invited to join an adventure scouting club and
starts exploring the natural world. Her first adventures take place in
the backcountry of her home state, Colorado, where she discovers her
more daring side, as well as the young woman she is becoming. Join Lucy
as she transforms from a timid, chubby tween who hides from school
bullies in her teacher's office to a brave, spirited, globe-trotting
leader on the hiking trail and beyond. This exciting new adventure
series for young adults is sure to encourage readers to discover their
strengths and take on the world, whether at school, home-or, like Lucy,
skipping across the continents.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span id="freeText10659991483542719285"><b>Cindy's Review: </b></span></span><span id="freeText10659991483542719285"><b> </b></span><span id="freeText10659991483542719285"><b> </b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText10659991483542719285"> Lucky Dakota is a persistent and strong narrator that tells us how she got to where she is today. To me, it seems like a great college entrance essay. Except maybe a bit too long. But we learn how Lucy finds her true self in the things she does. She learns her passion and everything she does leads to more and more adventures.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText10659991483542719285">Reading about her adventures were definitely a blast. After the first few chapters of gaining her confidence, we learn that Lucy joined an outdoorsy type of club, where they go skiing and white water rafting. Sounds amazing! I wish our school would have this! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText10659991483542719285">Each adventure was like its own little story. And like me, Lucy likes to collect things along her trip, so she'd have a souvenir or a memory. I'm not a super outdoor person, but I must say, those hikes and sleds certainly sounds fun! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText10659991483542719285"> The writing style is definitely more for middle grade. Although Lucy herself was in high school, I felt like the way the story plays out and how things are told are suited more towards junior high students. The way Lucy narrates doesn't sound extremely sophisticated. <strike>Like me. I have a hard time trying to sound fancy and proper.</strike> The rest of the characters and romance in this book didn't play a big part. There were some characters that made a pretty big appearance, like Keri, but she isn't someone lovable. She sounds like a grade A queen bee. She sounds really fake. There is nothing in depth about her, maybe because she is that kind of person. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText10659991483542719285">Then, there's other characters I question about, like Dean. Lucy makes pretty bad choices as to picking friendships and relationships. But I guess that does happen in everyday high school life. We students do all make bad choices at one point of life. Another thing I would like to mention is Lucy</span><span id="freeText10659991483542719285">'s inability to pack correctly. I get it if it's the first time she's been on an overnight trip, but it seemed like she packed the wrong clothes every single time! She could asked someone, done research, or just check the weather! I have no comments here. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText10659991483542719285"> Overall, Lucy Dakota was an inspiring read about self-discovery and learning to know and love yourself. It is a novel middle grade scholars should consider reading.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText10659991483542719285"> <b> </b> </span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041788918481938321noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1895917536946649357.post-42984944081678373242015-02-18T06:00:00.000-08:002015-02-18T18:25:37.320-08:00Fresh February Releases~<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>I've been on a short hiatus and now I'm back!</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Happy 2015, everyone!</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Hope you guys are having a great start! </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Well, let's start off with some fresh new releases, shall we? </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>:) Here goes. </b></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1411472322l/17878931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)" border="0" height="200" id="coverImage" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1411472322l/17878931.jpg" width="130" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17878931-red-queen" target="_blank">Red Queen</a> (Red Queen Trilogy #1)</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>by Victoria Aveyard</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Release Date: February 10th, 2015</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Thoughts:</span> </b>I'm hooked. Totally hooked. I want to read it so bad! And good thing, I saw it at Costco and I literally couldn't believe it was out already! :) Expect a review from me soon. I hope. I'm a bit slow at reviewing all my books lately. Ugh. Blame school. And movies. Because that's where all my free time gets sucked into. I know. I know. I'm trying. Believe me. I am. </span></span></div>
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403710453l/17285330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="The Last Time We Say Goodbye" border="0" height="200" id="coverImage" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403710453l/17285330.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17285330-the-last-time-we-say-goodbye" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Last Time We Say Goodbye</b></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>by Cynthia Hand</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Release Date: February 10th, 2015</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Thoughts:</span> </b>This book sounds so sad. And deep. I'm pretty sure this is new concept pretty different from Cynthia Hand's paranormal YA series, and we'll see how it goes. It's about a girl trying to get to make herself whole again, to get her life back together. It's about overcoming sorrow and getting over the past.</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1415056175l/18336965.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="My Heart and Other Black Holes" border="0" height="200" id="coverImage" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1415056175l/18336965.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18336965-my-heart-and-other-black-holes" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>My Heart and Other Black Holes</b></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>by Jasmine Warga</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Release Date: February 10th, 2015</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Thoughts:</span> </b>This one is another deep novel, filled with empathy and learning how to overcome obstacles in life. A somewhat coming-of-age story of a girl learning to understand herself. This deep dark novel, somehow includes romance, and I guess it's really what helps Aysel and Roman pull through. But the fact that they met each other on a suicide partner website to kill each other is quite....um....scary. </span></span></div>
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403615883l/15750874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="The Glass Arrow" border="0" height="200" id="coverImage" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403615883l/15750874.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15750874-the-glass-arrow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Glass Arrow</b></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>by Kristen Simmons</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Release Date: February 10th, 2015</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Thoughts: </b></span>Well, I really don't have much to say about this one, since I didn't hear about it till today via Goodreads. Seems like an interesting read. A dystopian novel about girls trying to survive and not get hunted by men to be used for breeding rights. Or something like that. No mention of love interest, just her trying to survive when she gets caught by these men. But ratings are pretty good so far, so...</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403109959l/20875019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Darkest Part of the Forest" border="0" height="200" id="coverImage" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403109959l/20875019.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20875019-the-darkest-part-of-the-forest" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Darkest Part of the Forest</b></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>by Holly Black</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Release Date: February 5th, 2015</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Thoughts:</b></span> This just sounds so cute! Although I'm not hugely into faeries and all that, the glass coffin in the woods and children wanting to become knights and something like that sounds intriguing. What pulled me was the semi- reverse Snow White feel, where the boy in the glass coffins wake up. He's probably a faerie though. Or an elf. I don't know, but either way, may be worth checking out. </span></span></div>
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1415960672l/23395735.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="All Fall Down (Embassy Row #1)" border="0" height="200" id="coverImage" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1415960672l/23395735.jpg" width="129" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23395735-all-fall-down" target="_blank">All Fall Down</a> (Embassy Row #1)</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>by Ally Carter</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Release Date: February 5th, 2015</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Thoughts:</span> </b>Mystery. Secrets. Conspiracies. Politics. Even though I'm been over mysteries, since that was like my childhood love, I'm still really into Ally Carter's world of spies and thieves. I still love her series of Gallagher Girls and the Heist Society. So can't wait to see this new series!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Lots of great reads this month! </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>:) I'm excited to be back in the book world~</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Happy February! </b> </span></span></div>
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