tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59643574295892081322024-03-13T00:36:25.932-04:00That Bookish GirlA lifestyle Blog featuring Book Reviews, Travel Tips & General MusingsSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248263847078284078noreply@blogger.comBlogger504125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-39118785615976517322014-09-21T21:10:00.001-04:002014-09-22T18:32:59.651-04:00I'm Moving. Find me at Midwestdarling.com<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey guys. Guess what? I'm back. It's been a busy two years and I apologize for just disappearing on you. I was going through a few things and life got incredibly busy. Unfortunately, it was the blog that suffered. But fear not, I'm back in action.<br />
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I am going to continue to post and conduct book reviews, but this time around I'm going to post on a variety of topics. Truth be told, I got a little book-burned-out last go around and I really want to be able to share more of myself and my interests with you guys. With this revamping, comes a brand new blog name. I'm leaving behind "That Bookish Girl" and am moving forward with a fresh start at "<a href="http://midwestdarling.com/"><b>Midwest Darling</b></a>".</div>
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So whats happened since you last saw me? A lot. I've obtained two associate degrees (one general and one in graphic design), I got a grown up job (I am a graphic designer for a real estate company), moved twice and had a few adventures. I also opened an etsy shop earlier this year, you can check it out <a href="http://triaddesignco.etsy.com/">here</a>. I'll probably post some design tidbits from time to time.</div>
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Anyways, I hope you guys will stick with me through these changes at That Bookish Girl. I'd love to reconnect with all my old blog friends and meet all the new members of the book blogging community! So follow me on twitter, instagram & blogger to keep up with me and I'll do the same!</div>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248263847078284078noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-68443280268875992022012-08-28T08:45:00.000-04:002012-08-28T08:51:42.882-04:00Giveaway & Dark Promise Excerpt with Julia Crane & Talia Jager<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thanks to AToMR Tours I can offer you wonderful people a new giveaway. Today I have a copy of either <b>Dark Promise</b> or <b>Mesmerized</b> by Julia Crane & Talia Jager up for grabs. You can enter the rafflecopter giveaway below. This giveaway is a promotional event for their newest book, <b>Dark Promise</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13129966-mesmerized"><b>Mesmerzied</b></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">*This is a
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> Link Up with Julia Crane</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.juliacraneauthor.com/">Website</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/julia.crane.5">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/JuliaCrane2">Twitter</a> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Link Up with Talia Jager</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dark
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Excerpt
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<span style="font-size: small;">My mother led her into the living
room. The lady’s piercing green eyes rested on me, sending a chill down my
back. My father followed her gaze. “Rylie, do you know this woman?” Dad asked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“No.” I shook my head slowly. “I’ve
never seen her before.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“Rylie, maybe you should go to your
room,” Dad suggested, his gaze demanding I do as he said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“No. If this has something to do
with me, I want to hear it.” I crossed my arms and sank against the back of the
couch. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mom and Dad exchanged a worried
glance, but turned back to the lady on the couch. “Please, go on.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Without taking her eyes from me,
the lady calmly stated, “My name is Azura, and I am Rylie’s birth mother.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">My father, who was always a
level-headed man, was on his feet in seconds, his face hard. “What are you
talking about?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I felt like I had fallen into some
kind of parallel universe. Did
this woman just say she was my birth mother? How could she be my birth
mother? That would mean I was adopted, but wouldn’t my parents have told me
something like that?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">My mother shook her head. “Birth
mother? Rylie isn’t adopted.” She reached over and took my hand. “Believe me,
I’ll never forget the eleven hours of labor.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The woman sat perfectly still in
the blue armchair across from us, with her hands clasped on her lap. “I know
it’s hard to accept, but it’s true. Your daughter died shortly after she was
born. I switched the infants. Rylie is mine.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The wind left me as if I had been
punched in the stomach. I couldn’t breathe, and the room spun. I gripped the
pillow next to me with my other hand as I clung to my mother.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Silence filled the room for a
moment, and then my father exploded. “You need to leave now!” He pointed to the
door. “Get out of this house and don’t come back without a court order.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The lady smiled sincerely, her face
still as calm as it had been when she walked in the door. “Please, hear me out.
I realize this is a lot to take in.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“No! This is preposterous! Nobody
died. Rylie is ours.” Dad’s voice was like thunder.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I studied the lady. She seemed so
honest and soft-spoken. Why would she pretend something like this? Why would
she ruin our family if it weren’t true? And if was true, why was she coming
clean now? Something in me believed her even though I didn’t want to. I
swallowed hard and rubbed my sweaty palms on my shirt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“Let her talk,” I said hoarsely.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“Rylie, you can’t believe her.” Dad
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<span style="font-size: small;">“I’m curious as to why she thinks
I’m her daughter. Let’s hear her out.” I crossed my arms and scooted closer to
my mother, comforted when she wrapped an arm around me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Dad turned back to the woman called
Azura, and his frown deepened. “Fine.” He sat back down in his seat and glared.
“Talk.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">“Thank you. I’m going to tell you
something not many humans know, and I have to trust you to keep it secret for
Rylie’s sake.” She addressed the statement to my parents.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15701176-destiny-unhinged"><b>Destiny Unhinged</b></a> by Kimber Shook</span><br />
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<span id="freeText12816475137166345155">VANESSA anxiously waits for her birthday, a boyfriend and some much needed excitement in her dull and boring life.<br /><br />She
soon finds herself torn between two guys. Well, I guess that is what
she would call them, even though one is a dead Alien King. <br /><br />MAX, a
dead alien who is trapped in limbo between two worlds and longs for
Vanessa, his destiny, to help him home and become his Queen. He offers
her his world, his heart and his future.<br /><br />TOBY, a good looking guy
who shows an interest and a desire to be with Vanessa, has confessed
that he too has a destiny that he's meant to be with another. However,
it’s a destiny he doesn’t want.<br /><br />The connection that Vanessa has with Max is strong but the desire she has for Toby may be even stronger.<br /><br />Shall she accept what Destiny has in store for her or find a way to escape to find one all on her own?</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14741167-secrets"><b>Secrets</b></a> (<i>The Guardian Trilogy #1</i>) by Liz Schulte</span></div>
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<span id="freeText11576849173152179859">While Olivia Martin
observed life through her camera, the abyss gazed back at her. She
discovers mysterious men follow her around, people close to her are
dying, and her dreams are no longer her own as she falls head over heels
for a perfect stranger. A chance encounter leads to an obsession that
could destroy everything she has ever known or loved. Olivia is about to
find out there is a lot she doesn't know and sometimes what you don't
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<span id="freeText12488175782484092277">For gymnast Monica
Sardinia, the chance to compete during Heroes’ Day is a dream come true.
Drafted as team captain of America’s precocious new national squad, she
heads to the Olympus Space Station to train under none other than
legend (and former Hero), Darren Hades. But no opportunity comes without
a price, and Monica soon finds that in order to compete as a senior
she’ll have to do more than just master her skills, for in the world of
the Patriot elite scores are the lifeblood of the economy, and the
slightest misstep can send ripples across the globe.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12755985-water"><b>Water</b></a> (<i>Akasha #1</i>) by Terra Harmony</span></div>
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<span id="freeText3027604380223247690">Elemental powers in the
palm of her hand...and it won't be enough to save her. When Kaitlyn
Alder is involuntarily introduced to a life of magic, she becomes part
of an organization hell-bent on saving the Earth. Just as her new-found
life holds promises of purpose, romance, and friendship, the
organization divides and a rogue member holds Kaitlyn hostage. Now one
of the most terrifying men the human race has to offer stands between
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248263847078284078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-37235907245787900462012-08-21T09:28:00.004-04:002012-08-21T09:31:58.536-04:00Tune In Tuesday {030}<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Tune in Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Ginger at <b><a href="http://www.greadsbooks.com/">GReads</a></b>. It's a fun way to share your favorite music with other bloggers and hopefully introduce them to so truly kickin' tunes :)</span></blockquote>
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Bringing out the country today. I'll admit it, I'm becoming a fan of country. What can I say? It's fun and catchy... two things that I love.</blockquote>
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Yes. I love this song. I found them through youtube (I was listening to the amazing Shwayze) and this was a recommended video. The rest is history.</blockquote>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248263847078284078noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-3975045717319953972012-08-19T09:47:00.000-04:002012-08-19T10:19:54.735-04:00In My Mailbox {052}<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Review: <a href="http://thatbookishgirl.blogspot.com/2012/08/early-review-blackwood-by-gwenda-bond.html">Blackwood</a></b> by Gwenda Bond</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Review: <a href="http://thatbookishgirl.blogspot.com/2012/08/release-day-blitz-review-flight-by.html">Flight</a></b> (<i>Crescent Chronicles #1</i>) by Alyssa Rose Ivy</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Feature: <a href="http://thatbookishgirl.blogspot.com/2012/08/waiting-on-wednesday-frost-bruned-by.html">Waiting on Wednesday - Frost Burned</a> </b>(<i>Mercy Thompson #7</i>) by Patricia Briggs </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13496452-witch-born"><b>Witch Born</b></a> (<i>Witch Song #2</i>) by Amber Argyle</span><br />
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<span id="freeText11517803852744837625">Brusenna thought it was finished. <br /><br />She defeated the Dark Witch, saving the Haven Witches from imprisonment and death. She found love and a place to belong. <br /><br />She was wrong. <br /><br />Haven is not the sanctuary it appears to be. Even love is in danger of slipping away like water through cupped hands. <br /><br />Some things can't be saved. <br /><br />A
new threat merges with the old as the Witches’ dark history begins to
catch up with them. Only Brusenna knows the extent of the danger and how
to stop it, though doing so might cost her everything.<br /><br />Including her life. <br /><br />Will Brusenna be required to make the ultimate sacrifice?</span></blockquote>
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I reviewed <i>Witch Song</i> last year and really enjoyed it, so when I was approached about reviewing <i>Witch Born</i> I jumped at the chance. Plus isn't that cover gorgeous? </blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13411245-mystic-city"><b>Mystic City</b></a> by Theo Lawrence</span><br />
<i>From Netgalley / Publisher for Review</i><br />
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<span id="freeText407721255842074028"><b>For fans of <i>Matched, The Hunger Games, X-Men, </i>and <i>Blade Runner </i>comes
a tale of a magical city divided, a political rebellion ignited, and a
love that was meant to last forever. Book One of the Mystic City Novels.</b><br /><br />Aria
Rose, youngest scion of one of Mystic City's two ruling rival families,
finds herself betrothed to Thomas Foster, the son of her parents' sworn
enemies. The union of the two will end the generations-long political
feud—and unite all those living in the Aeries, the privileged upper
reaches of the city, against the banished mystics who dwell below in the
Depths. But Aria doesn't remember falling in love with Thomas; in fact,
she wakes one day with huge gaps in her memory. And she can't conceive
why her parents would have agreed to unite with the Fosters in the first
place. Only when Aria meets Hunter, a gorgeous rebel mystic from the
Depths, does she start to have glimmers of recollection—and to
understand that he holds the key to unlocking her past. The choices she
makes can save or doom the city—including herself. </span></blockquote>
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<span id="freeText407721255842074028">Ummmm... yes please. Matched, Blade Runner, The Hunger Games, X-Men & Blade Runner... sign me up now. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15699491-dante-s-girl"><b>Dante's Girl</b></a> (<i>Paradise Diaries #1</i>) by Courtney Cole</span><br />
<i>From Netgalley / Publisher for Review</i><br />
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<span id="freeText811826896984641106">I have spent every summer
since I was ten years old with my father in London. Every summer,
since I was ten years old, has been uneventful and boring. <br />Until this year. <br /><br />And this year, after a freak volcanic eruption strands me far from home, I have learned these things:<br /><br />1. I can make do with one outfit for three days before I buy new clothes. <br />2. If I hear the phrase, “You’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto,” even one more time, I might become a homicidal maniac.<br />3. I am horribly and embarrassingly allergic to jellyfish.<br />4.
I am in love with Dante Giliberti, who just happens to be the
beautiful, sophisticated son of the Prime Minister of a Mediterranean
paradise. <br />5. See number four above. Because it brings with it a
whole slew of problems and I’ve learned something from every one of
them.<br /><br />Let’s start with the fact that Dante’s world is five
light-years away from mine. He goes to black-tie functions and knows
the Prime Minister of England on a first name basis. I was born and
raised on a farm in Kansas and wear cut-off jeans paired with cowboy
boots. See the difference? <br /><br />But hearts don’t care about differences. Hearts want what they want. And mine just wants to be Dante’s girl. <br /><br />My heart just might be crazy.</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15813110-word-and-breath"><b>Word and Breathe</b></a> (<i>Wordless Chronicles #1</i>) by Susannah Noel</span><br />
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<span id="freeText8266697381981463287">Riana has learned how to
stay out of trouble. She spends her days studying written texts in the
government’s Office of Readers, and she spends her nights taking care of
her sick sister. She always—always—follows the rules. Despite her low
profile, she has mysteriously become a target. Someone has kidnapped her
sister. Someone else is trying to kill her. And someone has sent a
Soul-Breather to beguile her out of her secrets. <br /><br />Her help comes
from the mythic leader of an underground rebel movement. A man who used
to be her friend. A man who has silently loved her for years. He
disappeared from her life without a word, and now he expects her to
trust him again.<br /><br />Then there’s the Soul-Breather, a man who can
taste her spirit with only a touch. He makes her feel things she’s never
experienced before, but she doesn’t know if the feelings are real.
Hired to deceive and betray her, he offers to help her instead. <br /><br />Without
both men, she can’t rescue her sister. And she can’t discover the
world-changing knowledge—buried in her memory—that has made her a target
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<span id="freeText8266697381981463287">Doesn't this one sound divine? I'm excited to dive into it. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15769793-colonization"><b>Colonization</b></a> (<i>Paradise Reclaimed #1</i>) by Aubrie Dionne</span><br />
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<span id="freeText17154852787974611382">Andromeda has spent all
seventeen years of her life aboard a deep space transport vessel
destined for a paradise planet. Her safe cocoon is about to break open
as Paradise 21 looms only one month away, and she must take the aptitude
tests to determine her role on the new world and her computer assigned
lifemate. As a great-granddaughter of the Commander of the ship, she
wants to live up to her family name. But, her forbidden love for her
childhood friend, Sirius, distracts her and she fails the tests. The
results place her in a menial role in the new colony and pair her with
Corvus, “the oaf”.<br /><br />But when Andromeda steps foot on Paradise 21,
her predestined future is the least of her worries. Alien ghosts from a
failed colonization warn her of a deadly threat to her colony. And when
Sirius’s ship crashes on the far ridge in an attempt to investigate, she
journeys to rescue him with Corvus. <br /><br />Andromeda now must convince
the authorities of the imminent danger to keep her protect her new
home. What she didn’t expect was a battle of her own feelings for Sirius
and Corvus. <br /><br />Can she save the colony and discover her true love?</span></blockquote>
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<span id="freeText17154852787974611382">I have such a thing for dystopian adventures and this one sounds amazing :) </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Book: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13533668-blackwood">Blackwood</a></b> by Gwenda Bond<b> </b><br /><b> </b><b>Genre:</b> Paranormal / Mystery</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Publication Date: </b>September 4th, 2012</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Where Did I Get This Book:</b> <i>For Review, From Strange Chemistry</i><br /><b>First Sentence:</b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <i> "</i><i>The first time Miranda Blackwood checked the back of her closet for a portal to another world she was eleven."</i><br /><b>Description: </b></span></span></span><span id="freeText11404348844692997958">On Roanoke Island, the
legend of the 114 people who mysteriously vanished from the Lost Colony
hundreds of years ago is just an outdoor drama for the tourists, a story
people tell. But when the island faces the sudden disappearance of 114
people now, an unlikely pair of 17-year-olds may be the only hope of
bringing them back. <br /><br />Miranda, a misfit girl from the island's
most infamous family, and Phillips, an exiled teen criminal who hears
the voices of the dead, must dodge everyone from federal agents to
long-dead alchemists as they work to uncover the secrets of the new Lost
Colony. The one thing they can't dodge is each other.<br /><br /><em>Blackwood</em> is a dark, witty coming of age story that combines America's oldest mystery with a thoroughly contemporary romance.</span></blockquote>
<br /><br /><br /> The concept behind Blackwood was genius. The vanishing of the settlers has been a mystery that people have been speculating about for hundreds of years. It’s one of the most famous mysteries in American history and is the perfect opportunity to spin an amazing paranormal tale- which is exactly what Bond does. Blackwood is packed full with excitement, mystery and general creepiness. <br /><br />I loved both main characters (Miranda and Phillips). They both had such a determined spark that made them easy to fall in love with. Plus, they both possess the snarky gene, which happens to be one of my favorite qualities in characters. <br /><br />The setup of the book confused me at times; mainly when the author would switch perspectives. Let me try and explain this. Every so often the author would switch perspectives to an unknown character; usually one of the missing people. These sections would be italicized and talked about random things, like going out with girls the night before, opening doors and eating donuts. Let’s just say I found it incredibly confusing. Not only do you not know who you are reading about, you don’t really know what you are reading about. It certainly threw me off and interrupted the flow of the story.<br />
<br />I also felt like the plotline got a little over ambitious as the book progressed. Things became entirely too complicated. I don’t want to spoil anything for you guys, but I felt like the author was pulling in all these different elements towards the end that weren’t all that necessary. It just ended up jumbling things in my head and making it difficult to focus on the key points of the story. <br /><br />But, all in all, I found Blackwood to be terribly exciting. Sure, there were little faults with the book, but in the grand scheme of things I enjoyed it. I wanted, needed to know what was going to happen to Miranda and Phillips and that kept me turning the pages. I can forgive being slightly confused at times and the choppiness of the pacing because the story kept me wanting to read it.<br />
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Oh and one last thing I noted, it is mentioned in the book that Miranda's mom loved Blondie and her favorite Blondie song is Heartbreaker. I'm pretty sure there is no Blondie song called Heartbreaker - that's a Pat Benatar song. Could it be Heart of Glass? <br />
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Moms were psychic <i>and</i> evil.</blockquote>
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Miranda's mom had taught her that while eyes were important, music was the real window to someone's soul.</blockquote>
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His body trembled against hers. She held on, afraid that if she let go he'd be gone forever.</blockquote>
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Miranda tore through the woods like a chupacabra chased her.</blockquote>
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"You're eyes," she said, waving her hand next to her own. "I can tell when you aren't alone in there."</blockquote>
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Letting other people have this much power over you is dangerous.</blockquote>
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"No. We <i>are</i> our families. Both of us. We are the baggage twins. That much, I get."</blockquote>
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"Bull<i>frak</i>," Miranda said. "It's for power. If you're pretending this is about something else, even to yourself, then frak you, you delusional murdering excuse for a nutty professor."</blockquote>
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"Morning, creepy people."</blockquote>
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<i>He </i>touched it. <i>He </i>danced with her. <i>He </i>wanted her. She officially had devil cooties.</blockquote>
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His forehead rested against her own. She expereinced a weird sensation - an eaiser time breathing, a harder time breathing.</blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12801856-bound"><b>Bound</b></a> (<i>Arelia LaRue #1</i>) - Kira Saito</span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Arelia-Paranormal-Fantasy-Romance-ebook/dp/B0060EHJX6/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1345139471&sr=1-2&keywords=bound">Kindle</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bound-an-arelia-larue-novel-1-ya-paranormal-romance-kira-saito/1107873959?ean=2940032871132">Nook</a></span></b><br />
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<span id="freeText16737309117809955642">Sixteen year old Arelia
LaRue lives in New Orleans where the music is loud, voodoo queens
inhabit every street corner, and the ghosts are alive and well. Despite
her surroundings, all she wants is to help her Grand-mere Bea pay the
rent and save up for college. <br /><br />When her best friend Sabrina
convinces her to take a well-paying summer job at the infamous Darkwood
plantation, owned by the wealthy LaPlante family, Arelia agrees. <br /><br />However,
at Darkwood strange things start to happen, and gorgeous Lucus LaPlante
insists that he needs her help. Soon, the powers that Arelia has been
denying all her life, come out to play and she discovers mysteries about
herself that she could have never imagined.</span></blockquote>
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<span id="freeText1791138403403880314">Casey Donovan has
issues: hair, height and uncontrollable trips to the 19th century! And
now this—she’s accidentally taken Nate Mackenzie, the cutest boy in the
school, back in time. Awkward.</span><br />
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their 1860 hosts that he is her brother and when Casey finds she has a
handsome, wealthy (and unwanted) suitor, something changes in Nate. Are
those romantic sparks or is it just “brotherly” protectiveness?</span><br />
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they return to the present, things go back to the way they were before:
Casey parked on the bottom of the rung of the social ladder and Nate
perched high on the very the top. Except this time her heart is broken.
Plus, her best friend is mad, her parents are split up, and her younger
brother gets escorted home by the police. The only thing that could make
life worse is if, by some strange twist of fate, she took Nate back to
the past again.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10562069-angel-fire"><b>Angel Fire</b></a> (Fallen Angels #1) - Valmore Daniels </span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Angel-Fire-Fallen-Angels-ebook/dp/B004K6MHSI/ref=zg_bs_158576011_11">Kindle</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/angel-fire-valmore-daniels/1111394791?ean=2940033105359">Nook</a></span></b><br />
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<span id="freeText4385519224378119304">My name is Darcy
Anderson, and I am cursed with a dark power: Whenever my life is in
danger, something inside me summons elemental fire to protect me. I
cannot control this.<br /><br />One night, I was attacked in my home. The
fire ... it raged out of control. I survived the inferno, but my house
burned to the ground - with my parents inside.<br /><br />I was at a loss to explain to the courts what happened, and so they sent me to prison for ten years for manslaughter.<br /><br />Now
I'm out on parole, and all I want is to return to my home town and
rebuild my life; but the man who attacked me is back to finish the job
he started.<br /><br />I can sense the power in me growing. If I can't control it, it will control me and destroy everything - and everyone - I love.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/exiled-rashelle-workman/1106660012?ean=2940032809623&format=nook-book"><b>Exiled</b></a> (<i>Immortal Essence #1</i>) - RaShelle Workman</span></div>
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sixteen-year-old Princess Venus of Kelari wants one thing, to become
immortal, that is, until someone exiles her to Earth, kills her
irrihunter and takes her family. Now she wants revenge. <br /><br />First
she’s got to get home. But before she can return to Kelari, the Gods
have commanded her to help an arrogant boy named Michael find his soul
mate. Only she doesn't know the first thing about love. Rather
quickly, her inexperience with human emotion is obscured by other
matters--alien-controlled psychotic teens that are out to kill her, and a
government group that is set on capturing and dissecting her. Worst
of all, Venus will suffer a painful death-by-poisoning, thanks to
Earth’s atmosphere, if she remains on the planet longer than one week. <br /><br />Still, Venus is a Princess and she's got a plan. Surely, with her help, Michael will fall in love with a human. But time is running out and Michael is falling for the wrong girl--her.</span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Every-Last-Kiss-Bloodstone-ebook/dp/B004XMWO9Q/ref=sr_1_sc_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1345139433&sr=8-2-spell&keywords=everylast+kiss">Kindle</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/every-last-kiss-courtney-cole/1100536215?ean=2940011509964">Nook</a></span></b><br />
<a href="http://thatbookishgirl.blogspot.com/2011/07/review-every-last-kiss-by-courtney-cole.html"><b><span style="font-size: large;">My Review</span></b></a><br />
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<span id="freeText708716124992227760">Born a goddess. Controlled by the Fates. Can Macy's love for her soul mate survive the bonds of time... and death?<br /><br />17-year old Macy Lockhart is as far from normal as any one girl can be. The problem is, she doesn’t know it yet.<br /><br />After
a bloodstone pendant is mysteriously left on her door, Macy’s life
begins to change in ways she’d never dreamed. And while she will
eventually come to realize that nothing is ever what it seems, that her
life is a tangled web of lies and the Fates themselves pull the strings,
for now she is left with only the explanations that they offer her.<br /><br />Macy
is led to believe that if she doesn’t return to a previous doomed life,
one in which she served as Queen Cleopatra ‘s handmaiden, the fate of
the entire world will be threatened in a way that would destroy history
as we know it. She learns that she has lived thousands of lives, each
one ending tragically…but none as tragic as this one.<br /><br />After
returning to ancient Egypt, she is faced with heart-wrenching decisions.
Unless she interferes with Fate’s plan, the very thing she was born to
protect, her soul mate will die leading Marc Antony’s forces against
Rome. Can she really stand aside and watch the love of her life die all
over again?<br /><br />In this fascinating novel-length prequel to The
Bloodstone Saga, Courtney Cole sets the stage for an epic journey that
will have readers holding their breath until the very last page of the
very last book has been turned.<br /><br />What would you do if you held Fate in your hands?</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></blockquote>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248263847078284078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-51630906672230290552012-08-16T00:01:00.000-04:002012-08-16T00:01:01.527-04:00Release Day Blitz & Review: Flight by Alyssa Rose Ivy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Today I've got the pleasure of kicking off a blog tour / blitz for Alyssa Rose Ivy's new book, <i>Flight</i>. This tour was put together and hosted by <a href="http://bewitchingbooktours.blogspot.com/">Bewitching Book Tours</a>. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Book: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13570162-flight">Flight</a> </b>(<i>Crescent Chronicles #1</i>) by Alyssa Rose Ivy<b> </b><br /><b> </b><b>Genre:</b> Young Adult / Paranormal Romance</span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication Date: </b>August 13th, 2012</span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Where Did I Get This Book:</b> <i>For Blog Tour / Review - Bewitching Book Tours & author</i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b>First Sentence:</b>
<i> "</i><i>I'd sworn off men, or really boys, because those were the only type of males I tended to attract."</i></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Description:</b><span id="freeText4005944247629550630"> Sometimes you just have to take flight.</span><br /><span id="freeText4005944247629550630"></span><br /><span id="freeText4005944247629550630">A
summer in New Orleans is exactly what Allie needs before starting
college. Accepting her dad’s invitation to work at his hotel offers an
escape from her ex-boyfriend and the chance to spend the summer with her
best friend. Meeting a guy is the last thing on her mind—until she sees
Levi.</span><br /><span id="freeText4005944247629550630"></span><br /><span id="freeText4005944247629550630">Unable to resist the infuriating yet alluring Levi, Allie
finds herself at the center of a supernatural society and forced to
decide between following the path she has always trusted or saving a
city that might just save her.</span></span></blockquote>
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<i>Flight</i> by Alyssa Rose Ivy was certainly an entertaining read. Allie, our main character is new to New Orleans and by her own admission, is looking for an adventure. Well let's just say she finds one.<br />
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Upon her arrival, much to her dismay, she is immediately drawn to Levi. If I'm being honest, I'm not really too sure how I feel about Levi. He just didn't really do anything for me. He seems to genuinely care about Allie, but he also comes off as a bit of a clinger. He pops up around every corner and gets very serious about her rather quickly.<br />
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I don't want to give away too much information, but you already know this is a supernatural story.. so I'm going to spill a few beans here. You see, Levi is a Pteron, which is some sort of crow/human mix. He doesn't turn into a crow, but he descends from people who did and he can fly. Which is awesome. But I'm getting off track. He lets Allie in on his big secret very quickly in their relationship. I'm pretty sure it's the second or third time they've hung out and she was just really warming up to him. It just all seemed reckless and rushed to me. I don't think I'd go spilling my supernatural secrets to random girls.<br />
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On a different note, I loved the setting of the story. Ivy is somehow able to make the famous city of New Orleans a character in it's own right. She captures the excitement and beauty of the city (at least what I imagine it to be) wonderfully. <br />
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One thing that really bothered me about <i>Flight</i> was the fact that Allie was easily entering and drinking in bars. I've never been to New Orleans, but I know the the drinking age is 21. The majority of the story takes places in various bars and I'm just unclear as to how this is taking place. The book repeatedly states that she is 18, yet a fake I.D. is never mentioned. Plus, when her parents find out she's been frequenting bars all across the French Quarter, they don't really seemed to concerned. This bothered me enough that I did some research about drinking in New Orleans and this is what I came up with. Apparently the drinking age was raised from 18 to 21 in 1996. As of right now, some bars will serve 18 year old alcohol if you are with your parents. And some bars will let you in at 18, but some are 21 and over. So I could see how Allie would get away with getting drinks in some bars, but I can't see how she would be able to <i>buy</i> drinks. Unless this book is supposed to take place before 1996, which I don't think is right. At any rate, it confused me.<br />
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I wasn't swept away with <i>Flight</i> but I did enjoy it.I loved the setting, elements of the story were fascinating to me (I am <i>loving </i>the Pterons!) and I think it holds a lot of potential. I'd like to see more development of the Allie/Levi relationship; more insight as to <i>why</i> they are together. We didn't see a lot of the little moments that make people fall for one another, we were just told that they did fall. But at any rate, it was an enjoyable read and a series that I will probably continue.<br />
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He gave me a flirtatious smile and it hit me; he thought I was
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<span style="font-size: small;">Alyssa Rose Ivy lives in North
Carolina with her husband and two young children. Although raised in the New
York area, she fell in love with the South after moving to New Orleans for
college. After years as a perpetual student, she turned back to her creative
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248263847078284078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-69010437103557807242012-08-15T00:01:00.000-04:002012-08-15T08:53:50.496-04:00Waiting on Wednesday: Frost Bruned by Patricia Briggs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Book:</b> <b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11035657-frost-burned">Frost Burned</a></b> (<i>Mercy Thompson #7</i>) by Patricia Briggs</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Release Date:</b> March 5th, 2013</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Genre:</b> Urban Fantasy</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publisher:</b> Orbit</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Description:</b> </span><span id="freeText388328411286587263">Shapeshifter Mercy
Thompson's life is calming down, at least enough that she can focus on
mundane matters like Black Friday sales. But on her return, Mercy is
unable to contact her mate, Alpha Adam Hauptman, or the other members of
their pack. All she knows is that Adam is angry and in pain. With the
werewolves fighting a political battle to gain acceptance from the
public, Mercy fears Adam's disappearance may be related - and that he
and the pack are in serious danger. Outclassed and on her own, Mercy may
be forced to seek assistance from the most unlikely of allies: the
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<span style="font-size: small;">Why I'm Waiting: I'll be the first to admit, I didn't <i>love</i> the last book in this series. In fact, I might have to say that Brigg's other series (Alpha & Omega) is starting to worm its my past the Mercy Thompson books in my mind. However, I do still love them. And I'm excited for Frost Burned and cannot wait to get my hands on it. I always love some Mercy / Adam time. Plus, it sounds like Stefan might make more of an impact in <i>Frost Burned</i> than he has in the previous books. Which makes me happy. I do love the werewolves, but I've missed Mercy's favorite mystery-machine-driving vampire.</span></blockquote>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248263847078284078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-71570147953889711442012-08-14T00:01:00.000-04:002012-08-14T00:01:00.180-04:00Tune In Tuesday {029}<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Tune in Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Ginger at <b><a href="http://www.greadsbooks.com/">GReads</a></b>. It's a fun way to share your favorite music with other bloggers and hopefully introduce them to so truly kickin' tunes :)</span></blockquote>
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<b>Favorite Line:</b> <i>But I've seen your long hair come down and it turned my head inside out</i></blockquote>
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I love Walk the Moon. Their music always makes me so happy - every time I listen to them it brings a smile to my face.</blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Favorite Line:</b> <i>She'll tear a hole in you, the one you can't repair - but I still love her, I don't really care</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">It would be incredibly difficult to pick my favorite Lumineers song... but this one is definitely right at the top. There is just something so addicting about it, you know? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Favorite Line:</b> <i>Pluck that songstress from the sky who's melodies tantalize</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I forget where I heard this one, probably on an 8tracks playlist... but it doesn't really matter. I've been obsessed with this song for a while. It's just so catchy and poppy - summer perfection.</span></blockquote>
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<b>Favorite Line: </b><i>don't tell me the truth - that your heart has hardened. But you don't want me anymore, how can it be? Look what you've done to me.</i> </blockquote>
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I saw this one on SYTYCD years ago... season 4 I think. I don't know, the one with all my favorite people; Chelsie, Markk, Twitch, Joshua, Katie, Kherington... all those people :) Anyways Courtney & Mark did a jazz routine to this that was insane and I fell in love with this song.</blockquote>
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<b>Favorite Line:</b> <i>you're drunk, you need it. Real love, I'll give it. </i></blockquote>
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I just... ahhhh. I love this song. Her voice is so unique and it just works so well with this song.</blockquote>
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248263847078284078noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-32226246857570703442012-08-12T08:40:00.000-04:002012-08-12T08:40:08.475-04:00In My Mailbox {051}<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>REVIEW: <a href="http://thatbookishgirl.blogspot.com/2012/08/early-review-demon-catchers-of-milan-by.html">The Demon Catchers of Milan</a> by Kat Beyer</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>REVIEW: <a href="http://thatbookishgirl.blogspot.com/2012/08/review-revived-by-cat-patrick.html">Revived</a> by Cat Patrick </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>REVIEW: <a href="http://thatbookishgirl.blogspot.com/2012/08/review-blade-song-by-jc-daniels.html">Blade Song</a> by J.C. Daniels</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>FEATURE: <a href="http://thatbookishgirl.blogspot.com/2012/08/free-friday-reads-006.html">Free Reads Friday </a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>FEATURE: <a href="http://thatbookishgirl.blogspot.com/2012/08/destination-bookish-new-york-city-with.html">Destination Bookish - NYC with Dash & Lily's Book of Dares</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>FEATURE: <a href="http://thatbookishgirl.blogspot.com/2012/08/waiting-on-wednesday-mystic-city-by.html">Waiting on Wednesday - Mystic City by Theo Lawrence </a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>FEATURE: <a href="http://thatbookishgirl.blogspot.com/2012/08/tune-in-tuesday-028.html">Tune in Tuesday {028}</a> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>GIVEAWAY: <a href="http://thatbookishgirl.blogspot.com/2012/08/young-adult-giveaway-hop.html">Young Adult Giveaway Hop</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13517589-kept"><b>Kept</b></a> (<i>Coveted #2</i>) by Shawntelle Madison</span></div>
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<span id="freeText4052778221631674157">Fresh from defending her pack in battle, Natalya Stravinsky, a whip-smart werewolf with a lovable neurotic streak, wants a little rest and relaxation. Once an outcast, she’s now eager to rejoin the ranks of her New Jersey pack, and has even gotten a handle on her obsessive urge to hoard holiday ornaments. Yet Nat barely has time to revel in her progress before the next crisis comes howling at her door.<br />
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Nat’s father has suddenly gone missing, captured by the Russian werewolf mafia. And as Nat steps up to save her dad from a mob boss’s deadly game, two men step in to play another round for her heart: her gorgeous alpha ex-boyfriend, Thorn, and her new flame, the sweetly sensitive wizard Nick. With her life growing more harried by the minute, Nat must stay cool, calm, and collected . . . or else risk losing everything.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText4052778221631674157">I have yet to read Coveted, but I <i>really </i>want to. It caught my eye when it came out and now this while give me the little push to finally read it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13533670-katya-s-world"><b>Katya's World</b></a> by Jonathan L. Howard</span><br />
For Review, From Strange Chemistry<br />
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<span id="freeText3507540698282237502">The distant and unloved colony world of Russalka has no land, only the raging sea. No clear skies, only the endless storm clouds. Beneath the waves, the people live in pressurised environments and take what they need from the boundless ocean. It is a hard life, but it is theirs and they fought a war against Earth to protect it. But wars leave wounds that never quite heal, and secrets that never quite lie silent.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText3507540698282237502">There is nothing nice and simple about the deep black waters of Russalka, however; soon she will encounter pirates and war criminals, see death and tragedy at first hand, and realise that her world’s future lies on the narrowest of knife edges. For in the crushing depths lies a sleeping monster, an abomination of unknown origin, and when it wakes, it will seek out and kill every single person on the planet.</span></blockquote>
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Doesn't this one sound awesome? Pirates, war criminals and monsters, oh my. I've got a good feeling about this one, guys.</blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11996192-in-a-fix"><b>In a Fix</b></a> by Linda Grimes</span><br />
For Review, From Netgalley & Tor Books<br />
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<span id="freeText7972528001822402176"><b>The start of an original new urban fantasy series starring human chameleon Ciel Halligan</b><br />
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Snagging a marriage proposal for her client while on an all-expenses-paid vacation should be a simple job for Ciel Halligan, aura adaptor extraordinaire. A kind of human chameleon, she’s able to take on her clients’ appearances and slip seamlessly into their lives, solving any sticky problems they don’t want to deal with themselves. No fuss, no muss. Big paycheck.<br />
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This particular assignment is pretty enjoyable... that is, until Ciel’s island resort bungalow is blown to smithereens and her client’s about-to-be-fiancé is snatched by modern-day Vikings. For some reason, Ciel begins to suspect that getting the ring is going to be a tad more difficult than originally anticipated.<br />
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Going from romance to rescue requires some serious gear-shifting, as well as a little backup. Her best friend, Billy, and Mark, the CIA agent she’s been crushing on for years—both skilled adaptors—step in to help, but their priority is, annoyingly, keeping her safe. Before long, Ciel is dedicating more energy to escaping their watchful eyes than she is to saving her client’s intended.<br />
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When I was sent the description for this one, I knew I just had to review it. Doesn't it sound awesome? </blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9369726-torn"><b>Torn</b></a> (<i>Torn Trilogy #1</i>) - Erica O'Rouke</span><br />
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Mo Fitzgerald knows about secrets. But when she witnesses her best friend's murder, she discovers Verity was hiding things she never could have guessed. To find the answers she needs and the vengeance she craves, Mo—quiet, ordinary, unmagical Mo—will have to enter a world of raw magic and shifting alliances. And she'll have to choose between two very different, equally dangerous guys—protective, duty-bound Colin and brash, mysterious Luc. One wants to save her, one wants to claim her. Which would you choose?</span></blockquote>
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<span id="freeText2738139425922217153">I've actually already read (and loved!) this, but I needed the first book to complete my collection. When I saw it on sale at amazon for $3 and some change, I swooped it up. </span></blockquote>
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<br /></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248263847078284078noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-60523027923368418862012-08-11T05:00:00.000-04:002012-08-11T05:00:01.745-04:00Early Review: The Demon Catchers of Milan by Kat Beyer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Book: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12681233-revived"></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12643556-the-demon-catchers-of-milan">The Demon Catchers of Milan</a></b> by Kat Beyer<b> </b><br /><b> </b><b>Genre:</b> Young Adult / Paranormal</span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication Date: </b>August 28th by EgmontUSA</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Version Reviewed:</b> Ebook<br /><b>Where Did I Get This Book:</b> Netgalley</span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText11477168080492058401"><i>I used to be the kind of girl who would check under the bed and in the closet every night before going to sleep.</i></span><i>"</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText11477168080492058401">Mia's ordinary life is
disrupted in the most horrifying way possible when she is possessed by a
hungry and powerful demon--and only saved by the arrival of relatives
from Italy, the country her grandfather fled many decades ago. Now her
cousins Emilio and Giuliano say the only way to keep her safe is for her
to come back with them to Milan, to live, to learn Italian, to fall in
and out of love, and to master the family trade: fighting all demons
with the lore of bell, book, and candle. Milan is not what Mia expected,
but it will change her forever, in this stunningly well-written novel
about an American girl who, fleeing an ancient evil, finds her only
salvation in her ancestral home.</span></span></div>
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<span id="freeText11477168080492058401"></span><span id="freeText11477168080492058401"><i>The Demon Catchers of Milan</i> has all the potential in the world; a haunting and thrilling premise set within the beautiful and exciting city of Milan. I had high hopes for this book, I love the idea of a demon catching family and who doesn't want to read about Italy? Unfortunately, this story fell flat for me. </span><br />
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<span id="freeText11477168080492058401">First of all, </span><span id="freeText11477168080492058401">Beyer had a
very unique writing style that I never really got used to. This may
sound like a funny comparison, but it reminded me a bit of Yoda. She
constructs sentences in an unusal way that made it difficult to understand.
Here are a few examples:</span><br />
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<span id="freeText11477168080492058401">"They knock to get out, my bones."</span></blockquote>
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<span id="freeText11477168080492058401">"I told them all I could; I couldn't help leaving out some details, like the way he looked at me."</span></blockquote>
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<span id="freeText11477168080492058401">"He looked both older, because he did not look like a god, and younger, because he sat still, relaxed, open."</span></blockquote>
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<span id="freeText11477168080492058401">To put it mildy, <i>The Demon Catchers of Milan</i> confused the heck out of me. I understood what was happening in the moment, but not how everything fit together. Does that make sense? I could understand what was going on; the family was going out to eat, or Mia was studying history, but I did not get the overall picture. I'm not sure if this was because of the galley edition, but I found that the transitions between scenes and even conversations were difficult for me to follow.</span><span id="freeText11477168080492058401"> Of course it didn't help that the whole demon thing was never really explained. </span><br />
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<span id="freeText11477168080492058401">You see our protagonist is thrust into this strange family business when she becomes possessed by a demon. She has never met the family that she moves to Milan with and certainly doesn't know the first thing about demons or demon catching. And unfortunately for Mia (and us) the family won't explain <i>anything</i> to her because they fear the demon that is gunning for her will learn their secret demon catching techniques. Mia never really bothers asking questions and when she does she is basically told, "figure it out for yourself". I don't know about you, but if I had a demon on my tail I would be demanding some answers.</span><span id="freeText11477168080492058401"> So long story short, Mia spends the entire book bumbling around the dark trying to make sense of everything. She apparently is able to sort some things out but I never really did. At the end of the book I was left with more questions than ever.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText11477168080492058401">I also found the extensive family hard to sort out. I am sure it would have helped if I spoke Italian but I was constantly confusing <i>Nonno</i> and <i>Nonna</i>, <i>Francesco and Francesca</i> and of course all the <i>Signora</i>'s. I don't think this would have been such a big problem for me if I wasn't already extremely lost. </span><br />
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<span id="freeText11477168080492058401"><i>The Demon Catchers of Milan</i> felt more like a prequel than a stand-alone or series - I am assuming there is going to be a sequel because literally not a single question was answered. I say a prequel because it feels like something I would go back and read once I've already been introduced to the world and characters of the story. But, that is obviously not the case. As it is, I was completely and utterly lost and a little bored with the story. </span><br />
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<b><span id="freeText11477168080492058401">Favorite Quotes:</span></b></div>
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<span id="freeText11477168080492058401">The word I used - "afraid", <i>timoroso</i>, was too small to do the job it had to, and I felt the same way.</span></blockquote>
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<span id="freeText11477168080492058401">"In this country, you may have noticed, men say foolish things around women quite a lot."</span></blockquote>
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<span id="freeText11477168080492058401">In Francesca's eyes there was a kind of painful understanding; in Signora Negroponte's, a hard look I couldn't read; in Emilio's great sadness; in Giuliano's great judgement.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11409671-the-pearl-savage"><b>The Pearl Savage</b></a> (<i>Savage #1</i>) - Tamara Rose Blodgett</span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pearl-Savage-Series-Book-ebook/dp/B00563HRPM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1344365795&sr=8-2&keywords=the+savage+pearl">Kindle</a> | <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11409671-the-pearl-savage">Nook</a></span></b><br />
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<span id="freeText17346220058711700318">Seventeen-year old princess, Clara Williamson, lives an old-fashioned existence in a biosphere of the future. <br /><br />When
her sadistic mother, Queen Ada, betroths her to an abusive prince of a
neighboring sphere, Clara determines to escape Outside, where savages
roam free.<br /><br />Clara escapes tyranny only to discover the savages are
not the only people who survived the cataclysmic events of one hundred
forty years prior. <br /><br />Once Outside, Clara finds herself trapped,
unable to return to the abusive life of the sphere while facing certain
danger Outside.<br /><br />Can Clara find love and freedom with the peril that threatens to consume her?</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15701654-the-awakening"><b>Awakening</b></a> (<i>Daray Hall #1</i>) - Samantha Hoffman</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-awakening-samantha-hoffman/1111504513?ean=2940033244300">Nook</a></span></b></div>
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<span id="freeText4044467222667720552">17 year old Kylie
Redding is trying to recover from the emotional devastation of her best
friend's suicide. She hates the people in her school, she hates her
step-dad, and she hates life. When Kylie begins choking on her own
blood, she's surprisingly happy at the thought of dying, because she'll
get to see Tara again. <br />What she doesn't count on is awakening in a
strange mansion, and finding out that she's just started her journey to
becoming a vampire. The Moon Goddess Selene has chosen Kylie for a
special reason, and it soon becomes apparent.<br /><br />Tara is not dead,
and she's been given a special gift by their loving goddess. As her best
friend, it's only natural that Kylie step up and become her Protector,
someone that will be willing to die for her in a seconds notice. When
someone begins sacrificing residents of Daray Hall, her new home, Tara's
gift of mind reading comes in handy, and the two begin searching for
the elusive killer. However, this gift puts Tara in great danger, and
Kylie begins to doubt her choices, and herself.<br /><br />Together, they
uncover a strange plot to summon an evil, vengeful goddess that will
destroy the world with fire until only those that worship her are left.
When the ultimate showdown happens, Kylie isn't sure what is going to
happen; only that she needs to protect Tara with everything she has. No
matter the cost.</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12567090-become"><b>Become</b></a> (<i>Desolation #1</i>) - Ali Cross</span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/BECOME-Desolation-1-ebook/dp/B0064NRHMG/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1344366567&sr=1-1&keywords=ali+cross">Kindle</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/become-ali-cross/1107091225?ean=2940032831129">Nook</a></span></b><br />
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<span id="freeText5669582768468462682">Sixteen-year old
Desolation Black wants nothing more than to stay in Hell where it’s cold
and lonely and totally predictable. Instead, she’s sent back to Earth
where she must face the evil she despises and the good she always
feared.<br /><br />When Desi is forced to embrace her inner demon, she
assumes her choice has been made—that she has no hope of being anything
other than what her father, Lucifer, has created her to be. What she
doesn’t count on, is finding a reason to change—something she’s never
had before—a friend.</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10530700-released"><b>Released</b></a> (<i>Agents of Evil #1</i>) - Megan Duncan</span></div>
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<span id="freeText14789585694918354141">After a demon
apocalypse kills their parents and everyone they know, 17-year old Abby
Phillips, her brother, Carter, and friend, Max flee their home to travel
through what has become the wastelands of America. When radio
transmissions of a resistance offering shelter and safety cease, Abby is
tempted to give up. Struggling to overcome life-threatening obstacles
in their dangerous journey, Abby and her companions quickly discover
there are much worse things lurking in the dark than they could have
ever imagined.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13560451-a-chance-for-charity"><b>A Chance for Charity</b></a> (<i>The Immortal Ones #1</i>) - S.L. Baum</span><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Chance-Charity-Immortal-Ones-ebook/dp/B003PPCTS8/ref=sr_1_52?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1344367114&sr=1-52"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Kindle</span></b></a><br />
<a href="http://thatbookishgirl.blogspot.com/2011/01/review-chance-for-by-sl-baum.html"><b><span style="font-size: large;">My Review</span></b><span id="freeText14692070725071611708"> </span></a><br />
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<span id="freeText14692070725071611708">A new family has just
arrived in the isolated mountain town of Telluride, Colorado. Welcome
the Johnstons - Jason (a doctor), Rachel (a designer), and their niece
Emily (a current High School Senior).<br /><br />Emily has lived the life of
a quiet loner in the past, trying to go unnoticed. But with Telluride
being such a small and welcoming town, she finds a group of friends at
school almost immediately. When Emily meets Link (another new
transplant in town) her world turns upside down. She doesn't understand
why she feels a magnetic pull toward him, or why she unknowingly lets
her guard down around him. Link is just as confused by his own need to
be with her.<br /><br />Emily knows she is playing with fire. She should be
doing whatever she can to keep herself isolated, to keep Link from
getting too close. Danger has a way of finding Emily's family - that is
what keeps them on the move. They arrive in a new town every few years -
it is safer that way.<br /><br />Because... Emily isn't really Emily... her
real name is Charity - and Charity has an even bigger secret. Charity
and her family are not like other people, they have "skills" that mere
mortals cannot begin to comprehend.<br /><br />Before long, Charity is
struggling with the reality that her two lives are coming closer to each
other with each passing day. Soon Link will find himself wrapped in a
supernatural world that he never knew existed - and discover that
mortals are not the only beings that walk this earth.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This week we are stopping in the dazzling New York City with <a href="http://thatbookishgirl.blogspot.com/2010/12/review-dash-lilys-book-of-dares-by.html"><i><b>Dash & Lily's Book of Dare</b><b>s</b></i></a> by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan. Aren't you excited? Break out your I love New York t-shirt because here we go!</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Dash sends Lily to the Make Your Own Muppet workshop at this world famous toy store to return the notebook. He arranges for Lily to have a solo workshop session where she makes a "Snarl" inspired muppet. </span></span></div>
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This park is where Dash finds Lily; it's the second time they meet. I'm sure you remember this park, after all, it is a scene of a crime. The duo gets arrested here.</div>
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Lily sends Dash to Madame Tussauds and it is where he figures out what he wants for Christmas - the Unabridged Oxford English Dictionary.</div>
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Our final stop on the tour is the Manhattan Macy's. Lily sends Dash to this Macy's two days before Christmas. He is less than thrilled. She hides notes for Dash around the store, the final note being a dare - to ask Santa for his next message. Again, Dash is not to wild about this idea. I on the other hand, loved it.</div>
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</div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248263847078284078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-49005863970579627212012-08-08T00:01:00.001-04:002012-08-08T19:46:32.408-04:00Young Adult Giveaway Hop!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248263847078284078noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-61219027754503651192012-08-08T00:01:00.000-04:002012-08-08T00:01:01.263-04:00Waiting on Wednesday: Mystic City by Theo Lawrence<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Book: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13411245-mystic-city">Mystic City</a></b> (<i>Mystic City #1</i>) by Theo Lawrence<br />
<b>Genre:</b> Young Adult / Dystopian / Famtasy<br />
<b>Release Date:</b> October 9th, 2012<br />
<b>Publisher:</b> Random House Children's Books<br />
<b>Description: </b><span id="freeText12583482563148138873"><strong style="font-weight: normal;">For fans of <em>Matched, The Hunger Games, X-Men,</em> and <em>Blade Runner </em> comes a tale of a magical city divided. A political rebellion ignited. A love that was meant to last forever.</strong><br /><br />Aria
Rose, youngest scion of one of Mystic City's two ruling rival families,
finds herself betrothed to Thomas Foster, the son of her parents' sworn
enemies. The union of the two will end the generations-long political
feud—and unite all those living in the Aeries, the privileged upper
reaches of the city, against the banished mystics who dwell below in the
Depths. But Aria doesn't remember falling in love with Thomas; in fact,
she wakes one day with huge gaps in her memory. And she can't conceive
why her parents would have agreed to unite with the Fosters in the first
place. Only when Aria meets Hunter, a gorgeous rebel mystic from the
Depths, does she start to have glimmers of recollection—and to
understand that he holds the key to unlocking her past. The choices she
makes can save or doom the city—including herself. </span></blockquote>
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<b>Why I'm Waiting:</b> This book had me at hello. Well, at least at "for fans of Matched, The Hunger Games, X-Men & Blade Runner". Check, check, check and check. Honestly though, doesn't this one sound amazing? I definitely will be reading this once it comes out.</blockquote>
</div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248263847078284078noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-57361673717931277982012-08-07T05:00:00.000-04:002012-08-07T16:36:29.908-04:00Review: Revived by Cat Patrick<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Book: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12681233-revived">Revived</a> </b>by Cat Patrick<b> </b><br /><b> </b><b>Genre:</b> Science Fiction / Young Adult
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication Date: </b>May 8th, 2012 by Little Brown Books for Young Readers</span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Version Reviewed:</b> Hardcover</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Where Did I Get This Book:</b> Library</span><br />
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<b>First Sentence:</b> <i> "</i><i>I'm flattened and thrashing on the sun-warmed track next to the football field, lying on what looks like asphalt but what I realize now that I'm down here is actually that fake spongy stuff."</i></span><br />
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secret government agency has developed a drug called Revive that can
bring people back from the dead, and Daisy Appleby, a test subject, has
been Revived five times in fifteen years. Daisy takes extraordinary
risks, knowing that she can beat death, but each new death also means a
new name, a new city, and a new life. When she meets Matt McKean, Daisy
begins to question the moral implications of Revive, and as she
discovers the agency's true goals, she realizes she's at the center of
something much larger — and more sinister — than she ever imagined.</span></blockquote>
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<i>Revived</i> by Cat Patrick started out superb for me. The first few chapters were incredibly intriguing and I found myself eagerly turning pages to discover what would happen next. Unfortunately, as the story progressed <i>Revived</i> lost it's magic and I lost the desire to read it.<br />
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The main issue I had with <i>Revived</i> was the main character - Daisy. I genuinely wanted to like Daisy. She had an incredible backing story and a great deal of potential. However, the reality of the situation was that the farther I got into the book, the less I liked her character. <br />
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It all started out with her relationship with Matt. Daisy moved way too quickly in her relationship with Matt. After talking to him once she was literally obsessed with him. She's constantly mooning over him and telling the reader that he's the bees knees, when she has <i>literally</i> exchanged about 20 words with him. This is one of my biggest pet peeves in young adult literature. I get that teenagers are rather rash with their emotions, believe me, I do. But I cannot help but roll my eyes and cringe when a "romance" develops this quickly.<br />
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Her obsession with Matt leads her to make a number of horrible decisions - like enlightening him about her real life situation. Now, I expected the story to go there, I really did. But after about a week of being sort of boyfriend and girlfriend Daisy tells Matt her secret. Here is a the snippet where Daisy comes to the decision to tell him:<br />
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In a flash, I know what I didn't know before: his words are more than flattering; they're the answer to the questions I've been asking myself for days.<br />
<i> Does he like me as much as I like him?</i><br />
<i> Can I trust him?</i><br />
<i> Should I tell him?</i><br />
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Yes. Yes. Yes.<br />
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Really Dais? You're going to trust this person, that you hardly know, with life threatening information? And that's all the consideration you put into it? Well to be fair, she has thought about it for <i>days.</i> And he seems to like her back. <br />
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It really disappointed me that I didn't like her because it sort of ruined the whole experience for me. <i>Revived</i> had so much potential and I <i>loved</i> the concept. Unfortunately it didn't pan out for me. I was really expecting more of the story to revolve around the science fiction aspect, not a flimsy romance. I went into <i>Revived</i> expecting action, excitement and danger and that just did not happen. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Book: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14915175-blade-song">Blade Song</a></b> by J.C. Daniels<b> </b><br /><b> </b><b>Genre:</b> Urban Fantasy</span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication Date: </b>August 1st, 2012</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b></b></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b>Where Did I Get This Book:</b> <i>For Review, From Netgalley</i><br /><b>First Sentence:</b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> <i> "</i><i>My sword arm is mighty. I will not falter. I will not fail. My aim is true. My heart is strong."</i><br /><b>Description: </b></span></span><span id="freeText17804163156590096625">Kit Colbana—half breed,
assassin, thief, jack of all trades—has a new job: track down the
missing ward of one of the local alpha shapeshifters. It should be a
piece of cake.<br /><br />So why is she so nervous? It probably has
something to do with the insanity that happens when you deal with
shifters—especially sexy ones who come bearing promises of easy jobs and
easier money.<br /><br />Or maybe it’s all the other missing kids that Kit
discovers while working the case, or the way her gut keeps screaming
she’s gotten in over her head. Or maybe it’s because if she fails—she’s
dead.<br /><br />If she can stay just one step ahead, she should be okay. Maybe she’ll even live long to collect her fee…</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;">So, <i>Blade Song</i>. I honestly don't even know where to begin. I have so many thoughts flying around in my head that I am struggling with putting it into words. But for you, I will do my best. First of all let me say,</span><span id="freeText17804163156590096625" style="font-size: small;"> that I literally could not put this down. I declined an invitation to go to my favorite Chinese restaurant to finish </span><span id="freeText17804163156590096625" style="font-size: small;"><i>Blade Song</i>. If that doesn't tell you how awesome it was, then I don't know what will.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText17804163156590096625" style="font-size: small;">It has a lot of elements that Urban Fantasy readers are familiar with; werewolves, witches, vampires and a strong heroine who welds a sword. Sure, it's been done before. I'll bet you can name 10 books right now that contain these elements. But for some reason, this did not bother me. Guys, <i>Blade Song</i> was just <i>that</i> good.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText17804163156590096625" style="font-size: small;">Let's begin with Kit. Kit is our resident badass. </span><span id="freeText17804163156590096625" style="font-size: small;">She is half-</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer378896976"><span id="freeText6596976473309760728">aneira, which is an ancient race of assassins.</span></span></span><span id="freeText17804163156590096625" style="font-size: small;"> Kit has had a extremely difficult life and it has made her into beautifully flawed character... which makes her easy to rally behind. You <i>care</i>
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that simply refuses to fail. I love that quality in a heroine. But what I really love about our dearest Kit is that she is smart. She is well aware of her shortcomings and thinks before she acts. She knows that she isn't as strong as some of the creatures she goes up against and she keeps her head. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">With that being said, </span><span id="freeText17804163156590096625" style="font-size: small;"> I felt like Kit's personality
faltered at times; she would sort of go in and out of character. The
main occurrence that stood out in my mind is when she was considering a
future with Damon. Daniels built Kit up as this woman who <i>needed</i>
to be independent. She had been badly damaged in the past and she drew
strength from being on her own. That's why it really surprised me when
she was fully willing to dive headfirst into a commitment. It just did
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<span id="freeText17804163156590096625" style="font-size: small;">Speaking of Damon, lord have mercy, do I ever have a fangirl crush on this werecat. I'll be honest, when he was first introduced, I was not a fan. He comes of as, well let's face it, an asshole. He's pushy, demanding and even gets a bit physical with Kit. However, as his story unfolds and things progress, his character does a complete 180. You begin to understand Damon and he becomes much more appealing. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText17804163156590096625" style="font-size: small;">But, there was one thing that really rubbed me the wrong way. It may seem silly and I certainly didn't hold it against his character, but his pet name for Kit irritated me immensely. Every time called Kit "baby girl" I felt like rolling my eyes. Why on earth did he call her that? Nothing about her is babyish. "Kitten" I get - he's a cat shifter, her name is Kit... I can roll with that. But <i>baby girl</i>? No.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText17804163156590096625" style="font-size: small;">Okay, moving on. The story centers around the job that the werecats have hired Kit to do - find the Alpha's missing nephew. I do not want to divulge too much information regarding the mystery, but I will let you this - it was AWESOME. It's a story full of adventure, magic, mystery and of course.. violence. What is an Urban Fantasy without a little ass-kicking, right? The pacing is perfect - it's not rushed, but it doesn't drag either. All things considered, I adored <i>Blade Song</i>. It's dark, gritty and all out exciting. I has a few minor hiccups with the story, but nothing serious. I will be eagerly anticipating a sequel!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText3883693587138455159">It’s been over six
months since the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano. Alex and
Darla have been staying with Alex’s relatives, trying to cope with the
new reality of the primitive world so vividly portrayed in Ashfall, the
first book in this series. It’s also been six months of waiting for
Alex’s parents to return from Iowa. Alex and Darla decide they can wait
no longer and must retrace their journey into Iowa to find and bring
back Alex’s parents to the tenuous safety of Illinois. But the landscape
they cross is even more perilous than before, with life-and-death
battles for food and power between the remaining communities. When the
unthinkable happens, Alex must find new reserves of strength and
determination to survive.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText3883693587138455159">In case you don't remember, I <a href="http://thatbookishgirl.blogspot.com/2011/10/review-ashfall-by-mike-mullin.html"><b>LOVED</b></a> Ashfall. When I saw that this was on netgalley I seriously did a little happy dance. I cannot wait to dive into this one :) </span> </span></div>
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<span id="freeText7310285905192622428">When your average,
16-year old loser, Scott Tyler, meets the beautiful and mysterious
Aubrey Jones, he learns he's not so average after all. He's a 'Shifter'.
And that means he has the power to undo any decision he's ever made. At
first, he thinks the power to shift is pretty cool. But as his world
starts to unravel around him he realises that each time he uses his
power, it has consequences; terrible unforeseen consequences. Shifting
is going to get him killed. In a world where everything can change with a
thought, Scott has to decide where he stands.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText8274815913485876180">On Roanoke Island, the
legend of the 114 people who mysteriously vanished from the Lost Colony
hundreds of years ago is just an outdoor drama for the tourists, a story
people tell. But when the island faces the sudden disappearance of 114
people now, an unlikely pair of 17-year-olds may be the only hope of
bringing them back. <br /><br />Miranda, a misfit girl from the island's
most infamous family, and Phillips, an exiled teen criminal who hears
the voices of the dead, must dodge everyone from federal agents to
long-dead alchemists as they work to uncover the secrets of the new Lost
Colony. The one thing they can't dodge is each other.<br /><br /><i>Blackwood</i> is a dark, witty coming of age story that combines America's oldest mystery with a thoroughly contemporary romance</span></blockquote>
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summer in New Orleans is exactly what Allie needs before starting
college. Accepting her dad’s invitation to work at his hotel offers an
escape from her ex-boyfriend and the chance to spend the summer with her
best friend. Meeting a guy is the last thing on her mind—until she sees
Levi.<br /><br />Unable to resist the infuriating yet alluring Levi, Allie
finds herself at the center of a supernatural society and forced to
decide between following the path she has always trusted or saving a
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Shima Imperium verges on the brink of environmental collapse; an
island nation once rich in tradition and myth, now decimated by
clockwork industrialization and the machine-worshipers of the Lotus
Guild. The skies are red as blood, the land is choked with toxic
pollution, and the great spirit animals that once roamed its wilds have
departed forever. <br /><br /><b> AN IMPOSSIBLE QUEST</b> <br />The
hunters of Shima's imperial court are charged by their Shōgun to capture
a thunder tiger – a legendary creature, half-eagle, half-tiger. But any
fool knows the beasts have been extinct for more than a century, and
the price of failing the Shōgun is death. <br /><br /><b> A HIDDEN GIFT</b> <br />Yukiko
is a child of the Fox clan, possessed of a talent that if discovered,
would see her executed by the Lotus Guild. Accompanying her father on
the Shōgun’s hunt, she finds herself stranded: a young woman alone in
Shima’s last wilderness, with only a furious, crippled thunder tiger for
company. Even though she can hear his thoughts, even though she saved
his life, all she knows for certain is he’d rather see her dead than
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when teen pop star Eden croaks onstage and Kaylee doesn’t wail, she
knows something is dead wrong. She can’t cry for someone who has no
soul.<br /><br />The last thing Kaylee needs right now is to be skipping
school, breaking her dad’s ironclad curfew and putting her
too-hot-to-be-real boyfriend’s loyalty to the test. But starry-eyed
teens are trading their souls: a flickering lifetime of fame and fortune
in exchange for eternity in the Netherworld—a consequence they can’t
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Book: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12924426-the-lost-code">The Lost Code</a></b> (<i>The Atlanteans #1</i>) - Kevin Emerson<b> </b><br /><b> </b><b>Genre:</b> Science Fiction / Young Adult
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication Date: </b>May 22nd, 2012 by Katherine Tegen Books </span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Version Reviewed:</b> Hardcover</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Where Did I Get This Book:</b> Library<br />
<b>First Sentence:</b> <i> "</i><i>The morning after I arrived at Camp Eden, I drowned for the first time."</i><br />
<b>Description: </b><span id="freeText15195423703941392745">What is oldest will be new, what was lost shall be found.<br /><br />The ozone is ravaged, ocean levels have risen, and the sun is a daily enemy. But global climate change is not something new in the Earth's history.<br /><br />No
one will know this better than less-than-ordinary Owen Parker, who is
about to discover that he is the descendant of a highly advanced ancient
race--a race that took their technology too far and almost destroyed
the Earth in the process.<br /><br />Now it is Owen's turn to make right in
his world what went wrong thousands of years ago. If Owen can unlock the
lost code in his very genes, he may rediscover the forgotten knowledge
of his ancestry . . . and that "less-than-ordinary" can evolve into
"extraordinary."<br /><br />Kevin Emerson's thrilling novel is Book One of
the Atlanteans series--perilous adventures in a grimly plausible
dystopian future, fueled by high-stakes action, budding romance, and a
provoc-ative question: What would you do if you had the power to save
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText15195423703941392745"><i>The Lost Code</i> by Kevin Emerson takes an entirely new approach to a type of book we've seen before. We've all read young adult adventures and we've all read stories that deal with mythical civilizations of the past. The current trend seems to be focused on Greek Mythology. Anyways, marrying these two ideas together has proven to be successful in the past and it proves to be just an almighty combination now.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText15195423703941392745">The second aspect of the story that makes <i>The Lost Code</i> a standout is the setting. Not only does Emerson create an amazing, visually stunning version of Atlantis, but he creates an equally engaging dystopian world. You see, the story takes place in the future, the society is on the brink of destruction. Owen, our make character, has spent most of his life living underground, hiding from the harmful radiation of the sun. At the start of the book, he has traveled to Camp Eden, which is basically a model of what the world used to be - all within a protective bubble.</span><span id="freeText15195423703941392745"> It's all described in a wonderful fashion that keeps you interested and fascinated as the story progresses. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText15195423703941392745">Let's talk about the characters for a moment. In our narrator Owen, we find a likable,interesting character that is easy to relate to. Owen doesn't quite know where he fits in the world and it is something he struggles with daily. I'm pretty sure we've all got a little bit of that within us and it makes it easy to empathize and connect with him. That being said, I'm curious to know his age. Going into the story I just assumed he was in his mid-teens (maybe 15 or 16), but as the story progressed I put him more around 13. I'm basing this guess on a few different things; his thoughts and behavior and the fact that the group of campers who oversee him are supposed to be older than he is. These campers including his love interest Lilly, act as though they are their mid-teens so that puts Owen a rung below. It's not that this necessarily bothered me, I just was expecting something else - especially with the teenage boy on the book cover.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText15195423703941392745">The second complaint I have with <i>The Lost Code</i> is really a minor one. It was rather long and the writing was drawn out at times. Every so often the author would throw in these little news blips that Owen would hear off the radio or whatever. At least, that's what I assumed was happening. Anyways, I'll be the first to admit, I skipped over almost all of them. Whenever I saw long italicized paragraphs I just trucked right on through. They didn't really contribute to the story and they just threw the reader out of 'the zone'. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText15195423703941392745">All things considered, I must admit that I enjoyed <i>The Lost Code</i> immensely. It's got a cool storyline that is jam packed with adventure, danger and excitement. I would recommend it to fans of the <i>Gone</i> series by Michael Grant, <i>The Virals </i>series by Kathy Reichs. I will definitely be continuing this one!</span></span></div>
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</div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248263847078284078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-40834624044714362882012-08-03T05:00:00.000-04:002012-08-03T05:00:07.260-04:00FREE Friday Reads {005}<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfZaQR44f0VY3OeL4y3wnfiKKMl0K3RWNXkrS3Qmatie44a09Mww9L5szn94g3cQ8B5da7vrQDAzVUgrkNVCpB_kZRh4ny7DXWcY89qKzjIw-qHmUVtT6hnXq6_CmorXKvU1XLXgRIH5c/s1600/ghost+hunter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfZaQR44f0VY3OeL4y3wnfiKKMl0K3RWNXkrS3Qmatie44a09Mww9L5szn94g3cQ8B5da7vrQDAzVUgrkNVCpB_kZRh4ny7DXWcY89qKzjIw-qHmUVtT6hnXq6_CmorXKvU1XLXgRIH5c/s320/ghost+hunter.jpg" width="212" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9324814-the-ghost-hunter">The Ghost Hunter</a></b> (<i>The Hunter #1</i>) - Lori Brighton<b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Ghost-Hunter-Series-ebook/dp/B0042P5GOO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1343655525&sr=8-1&keywords=the+ghost+hunter">Kindle</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ghost-hunter-lori-brighton/1100126283?ean=2940032899099">Nook</a></b></span><br />
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<span id="freeText14925869043390240012">When Ashley Hunter
inherits the Inn where her father mysteriously vanished years ago, she
jumps at the chance to finally uncover the truth about his
disappearance. But soon after taking ownership of the decrepit building,
Ashley realizes she’s in for far more than she bargained. Not only has
she inherited answers to many sought-after questions, she’s also
inherited spirits, demons and even fallen angels! Then Cristian arrives,
a gorgeous man who insists he merely needs a room to rent. She believes
him, until one by one her ghosts start disappearing...<br /><br />As a
fallen angel destined for a life of servitude, Cristian Lucius is
relegated to protecting earth from unwanted spirits. But he can’t
accomplish this daunting task alone. He requires assistance from the
very woman who frustrates him as much as she intrigues him. Cristian is
determined to ignore his intense attraction for Ashley, and focus on his
mission. If they don’t work together, they won’t have a chance in hell
of defeating the demon threatening their lives. The problem is getting
Ashley to trust him. No easy task, considering Cristian is the very man
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcww1K63-CUifAxRXt63BuMThDCi0VotIlhdjB_-G5nvCXPSHkotdFPkWfmKQGqrmucdS9etEfmrbQ-HUWLLs4vuEv8ZJ8ULDcqMsh6CzbEVnjt7Q05O5bC4KIeHHLQAfF4UiC5pLd69f1/s1600/soulkeepers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcww1K63-CUifAxRXt63BuMThDCi0VotIlhdjB_-G5nvCXPSHkotdFPkWfmKQGqrmucdS9etEfmrbQ-HUWLLs4vuEv8ZJ8ULDcqMsh6CzbEVnjt7Q05O5bC4KIeHHLQAfF4UiC5pLd69f1/s320/soulkeepers.jpg" width="204" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10897866-the-soulkeepers">The Soulkeepers</a> </b> (<i>The Soulkeepers #1</i>) - G.P. Ching</span></div>
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<a href="http://thatbookishgirl.blogspot.com/2011/04/review-soulkeepers-by-gp-ching.html"><b>My Review</b></a></div>
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<span id="freeText7244967246720581691">There are no accidents.</span><br />
<span id="freeText7244967246720581691">When fifteen-year-old Jacob
Lau is pulled from the crumpled remains of his mother's car, no one can
explain why he was driving or why the police can't find his mother's
body. Made a ward of his uncle and thousands of miles from home, a
beautiful and mysterious neighbor, Dr. Abigail Silva, offers to use her
unique abilities to help him find his mom. In exchange, she requires
Jacob to train as a Soulkeeper, a biologically gifted warrior charged
with protecting human souls. He agrees to her demands, desperate for any
clue to the mystery of his mother's disappearance. But soon Jacob finds
himself trapped in a web of half-truths, and questions Dr. Silva's
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMUH5p0KL73Lsp7PaoWh3X_4M9dZs0n5zj0VRuNjiOrvkkkm_YXLa-FEKPLYfP7u5Qx5A1NbJ9Uu-1MJhvgAAd5ulzgQ6Yg8cUdqdUCHl5xJM-TKHA9wgYY3ifD77MrtfqOlJ5GNeVCJx6/s1600/anathema.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMUH5p0KL73Lsp7PaoWh3X_4M9dZs0n5zj0VRuNjiOrvkkkm_YXLa-FEKPLYfP7u5Qx5A1NbJ9Uu-1MJhvgAAd5ulzgQ6Yg8cUdqdUCHl5xJM-TKHA9wgYY3ifD77MrtfqOlJ5GNeVCJx6/s320/anathema.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10574690-anathema"><b>Anathema</b></a> (<i>Could Prophet Trilogy #1</i>) - Megg Jensen </span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Anathema-Cloud-Prophet-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B004MDLN66/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1343866798&sr=1-1&keywords=anathema">Kindle</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/anathema-megg-jensen/1101077786?ean=2940033144723&format=nook-book">Nook</a></span></b><br />
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<span id="freeText17040225459976312171">Forget prophecy. Make your own destiny. <br /><br />Sheltered
from the outside world with no hope for escape, slave girl Reychel
dreads her fifteenth birthday - when her master’s symbol is burned on
the back of her bald scalp. Her best friend disappears the night before,
leaving her to face the branding ceremony alone. She soon discovers
nothing is as it seems when people desperate for freedom beg for
Reychel's help.<br /><br />Can Reychel learn to believe in herself?</span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002GEDERO?ie=UTF8&tag=losiitaweiglo-20">Kindle</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/crux-moira-rogers/1100228544?ean=9781605044590">Nook </a></span></b></div>
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<em>To find her destiny, she must trust him with her life...and her heart.</em>
</strong><br /><br />Jackson Holt makes a decent living as a private
investigator in New Orleans, home of one of the largest underground
supernatural populations in the United States. He and his partners have
never met a case they couldn't crack...until a local bar owner asks him
to do a little digging on her newest hire.<br /><br />New Orleans is the
fourth destination in as many months for Mackenzie Brooks, a woman on
the run from a deranged stalker. After all, any man who shows up on her
doorstep claiming to be her destined lover has more than a few screws
loose. But crazy doesn't explain why he always finds her no matter how
far she runs.<br /><br />When her well-meaning boss puts a PI on her case,
Mackenzie comes face to face with the incredible truth: magic is real,
and whatever spell has kept her hidden and separate from the paranormal
world is rapidly deteriorating.<br /><br />With time running out, she has no choice but to trust Jackson as he struggles to uncover the truth of her past-and her destiny. <br /><br /><em>This
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</div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248263847078284078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-19684294578447398682012-08-02T00:01:00.000-04:002012-08-02T08:02:30.927-04:00Destination Bookish: Paris with Amy Plum's Die For Me<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This time we are going to dive into Amy Plum's young adult book, <b><i>Die For Me</i></b>. So who is up for a tour of <b><i>Die For Me</i></b> tour of Paris? Pack your bags and let's begin!</span></div>
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Do you remember that scene with the secret shopping courtyard? The one where Vincent takes Kate before they go back to Jules's studio. Well, here is the courtyard - The Village St. Paul. Isn't it lovely? It is just what I pictured.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This is the Picasso Museum where Kate runs into Vincent and Jules in chapter 5.</span><br />
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</div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248263847078284078noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-56648786092844293162012-08-01T00:01:00.000-04:002012-08-05T20:15:15.115-04:00Waiting On Wednesday: The Archived<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Waiting on Wednesday is hosting by Jill at </span><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #228aae; font-family: inherit;">Breaking the Spine</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Book: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10929432-the-archived">The Archived</a> </b>by Victoria Schwab<b> </b><br />
<b>Release Date: </b>January 22nd, 2013</span>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>Genre:</b> Young Adult / Fantasy<br /><b>Publisher: </b>Hyperion</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b>Description: </b></span></span><span id="freeText16743913818513690344">Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. <br /><br />Each
body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians
can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which
they rest is the Archive.<br /><br />Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here
four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined
to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once
was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories
from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the
people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for
staying alive. <br /><br />Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous—it's a
constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da's death was hard enough, but
now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the
boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive,
the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately
altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece
together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall. <br /><br />In
this haunting, richly imagined novel, Victoria Schwab reveals the thin
lines between past and present, love and pain, trust and deceit,
unbearable loss and hard-won redemption.</span></blockquote>
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<b><span id="freeText16743913818513690344">Doesn't this just sound divine? Plus, I loved Victoria's book, <i>The Near Witch</i>. Hopefully <i>The Archived</i> will be just as wonderful. And look at that cover! Gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">
</span></b></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248263847078284078noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964357429589208132.post-87919836839983798042012-07-31T06:00:00.000-04:002012-07-31T08:02:31.807-04:00Review: vN by Madeline Ashby<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Book: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13033939-vn">vN</a> </b>(<i>The Machine Dynasty #1</i>) by Madeline Ashby<b> </b><br /><b> </b><b>Genre:</b> Science Fiction </span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Buy A Copy:</b> <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/vN-The-First-Machine-Dynasty/dp/0857662627/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1343691626&sr=8-1&keywords=vN">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/vn-madeline-ashby/1107085326?ean=9780857662620">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/VN-Madeline-Ashby/9780857662613">Book Depository</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication Date:</b> July 31st, 2012 by Angry Robot</span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><b>Version Reviewed:</b> Ebook (ARC)<br />
<b>How Did I Get This Book:</b><i> </i>Netgalley<br />
<b>First Sentence:</b> <i> "Jack had lived through this same moment before with human women</i><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span><i style="font-family: inherit;">"</i><br style="font-family: inherit;" />
<b style="font-family: inherit;">Description: </b></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i><span id="freeText13659726464278817844">Amy Peterson is a self-replicating humanoid robot known as a VonNeumann.<br /><br />For
the past five years, she has been grown slowly as part of a mixed
organic/synthetic family. She knows very little about her android
mother's past, so when her grandmother arrives and attacks her mother,
Amy wastes no time: she eats her alive. <br /><br />Now she carries her
malfunctioning granny as a partition on her memory drive, and she's
learning impossible things about her clade's history - like the fact
that she alone can kill humans without failsafing..</span></i></span></blockquote>
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<span id="freeText13659726464278817844"><i>vN</i> by Madeline Ashby is an incredibly entertaining read. That doesn't mean it is a light read. Because it isn't. </span><span id="freeText13659726464278817844">I constantly found myself confused. There is so much too learn about Amy's world that at times it can be overwhelming. Eventually I just gave up on understanding and went with it. The lead character, Amy, was intriguing enough that I was able to get by with doing this. I wanted to know what happened to her enough that I was able to bypass completely comprehending everything. </span><br />
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<span id="freeText13659726464278817844">There is a lot going on in this book. Not only is the reader immersed in a completely different world - a world with tons of scientific mumbo-jumbo, but <i>something</i> is constantly happening. Amy flitted around from place to place, situation to situation, incredibly quickly and I sort of got lost in the process.</span><span id="freeText13659726464278817844"> </span><span id="freeText13659726464278817844">I would just get used to a situation or just figure out what was happening and all of the sudden everything changed. With that being said, others might find this book easier to digest. I found it rather interesting and the concept was incredible, I just struggled with keeping up. </span><br />
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<span id="freeText13659726464278817844">One thing I really enjoyed about <i>vN</i> was how dark it was. There is absolutely no sugar coating and let me tell you, some psychotic stuff happens. Right front the beginning of the book I was shocked by the events that unfolded; which was refreshing. You <i>never</i> know what could possibly happen next because the entire book is out of the realm of sanity. Does that make sense? It's completely and utterly unpredictable. </span><br />
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<span id="freeText13659726464278817844">The interactions between the characters was definitely a highlight of the book. Portia, Charlotte and Amy (the three generations of women in the family) have a malfunction in their OS, making them unlike any other vNs out there. Without giving too much away, let's just say that you never know what to expect from these women, because they operate by their own rules.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText13659726464278817844">vN is a book with a great deal of potential. The story is, without a doubt original but it can be difficult to follow. If you chose to pick this one up, don't expect to breeze through it. That being said, the characters are entertaining and the plot line is anything but predictable. I enjoyed it, even if I found myself scratching my head a few times.</span><br />
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