tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56337517110988083532024-02-07T12:15:00.957-08:00The YA Lit ChickRead. Review. Rinse. Repeat.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05880729104779517121noreply@blogger.comBlogger270125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633751711098808353.post-59709839839720249722015-04-12T14:56:00.000-07:002015-04-12T14:57:21.900-07:00Review: Grift by Jason Mosberg<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;">Why would a 17-year-old girl pretend to be a high class escort?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;">Piper is a con artist whose canvas is the city of Las Vegas. She rolls with a crew of young grifters including a card-counting genius, a tourist-hustling pool shark, and a pocket-picking magician. Together, this crew of teenage outlaws live with their mentor Max in the penthouse of a hotel casino. They work hard and play harder. But unlike the others, Piper must balance her hyper-real Vegas fantasy with the reality of raising her 14-year-old half-sister Sophie. Disaster strikes when the Las Vegas mafia kidnaps Sophie and demands a multimillion-dollar ransom. With only five days to piece together the money, the crew races the clock to save her.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #666666; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">If anyone talks to me about books for more than thirty or so seconds, they'll learn that I appreciate the dark stuff in the way that people appreciate warm weather or fine wines. (Alright, maybe it's a little bit creepier than those examples.) I like a novel that isn't afraid to get down and dirty, and the promise of that is what drew me to <i>Grift</i> in the first place. In reality, plenty of teenagers are put in "adult" situations, so why shouldn't that be reflected in YA?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #666666; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Well, I was not disappointed in <i>Grift</i>, which was a wild ride that got realistically and deliciously gritty. Piper was a great voice, in the fact that she felt like an actual teenager. Not because her way of speaking and thinking was dumbed down, but because it wasn't. She was intelligent and had personality, and enough sense she gathered from all the situations she had been in. A little something like a YA antihero (which, by the way, I'd love to see more of), I thoroughly enjoyed reading from her perspective.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">A reason why the characterization of <i>Grift</i> was so good is because the characters all had flaws. They acted like humans instead of some kind of superhuman literary images of perfection (who may even go on and on about how "bad" they are though they do nothing wrong). These characters don't always do the right thing. They can be selfish and greedy and make bad decisions and it's so wonderfully wrong and so wonderfully human.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Despite the fact that this is contemporary, a whole new world is created in the novel. Because it gives a believable account of what it would be like for teenage grifters in Las Vegas. It almost comes out as heightened reality, and will suck readers right into the story. Not to mention high stakes that would have my acting teach salivating. Although the idea of teenagers racking up six-digits in a short amount of time to spend on a poker game seems ridiculous when looking at my college tuition rates, it definitely makes for some heart-pounding action.</span></span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212786247010641165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633751711098808353.post-13697654602261648272015-03-24T00:00:00.000-07:002015-04-12T14:57:47.563-07:00Cover Blast: Until Beth by Lisa Amowitz<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: black;"><strong>Lisa Amowitz</strong> was born in Queens and raised in the wilds of Long Island, New York where she climbed trees, thought small creatures lived under rocks and studied ant hills. And drew. A lot.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDrCJx7ChYlr3zqKtkdVqRXWzRbP3GOTffDSFG7teJGgs_pZsnSOl0JJ3sqNo0bzhsYUGU1VusRmg3Cpyvk-fsBHKj0UKz9pfTUT60IHiMVDt6SGT0Fm8B1ly8RSW-RIiSUHChYPtJ8c/s1600/1388907529569.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="background-color: #666666;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDrCJx7ChYlr3zqKtkdVqRXWzRbP3GOTffDSFG7teJGgs_pZsnSOl0JJ3sqNo0bzhsYUGU1VusRmg3Cpyvk-fsBHKj0UKz9pfTUT60IHiMVDt6SGT0Fm8B1ly8RSW-RIiSUHChYPtJ8c/s1600/1388907529569.jpeg" /></span></a><span style="background-color: #666666; color: black;">Lisa has been a professor of graphic design at Bronx Community College where she has been tormenting and cajoling students for nearly eighteen years. She started writing eight years ago because she wanted something to illustrate, but somehow, instead ended up writing YA. Probably because her mind is too dark and twisted for small children.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: black;"><a href="http://www.lisaamowitz.com/books" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">BREAKING GLASS</a> which was released July 9, 2013 from <a href="http://www.spencerhillpress.com/events.html" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Spencer Hill Press</a>, is her first published work. VISION, the first book in the Finder Series, released September 9, 2014 and its unnamed sequel will release winter, 2016. UNTIL BETH, a YA urban fantasy, will release September 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: black;">So stay tuned because Lisa is very hyper and has to create stuff to stay alive.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #666666;"><span style="color: black;">Lisa is represented by Shannon Hassan of </span><a href="http://marsallyonliteraryagency.com/" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Marsal Lyon Literary Agency</a></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212786247010641165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633751711098808353.post-44655756394004046482015-03-10T00:00:00.000-07:002015-04-12T14:57:57.051-07:00Cover Reveal: Jin in Time (Part One) by Karin De Havin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212786247010641165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633751711098808353.post-81510355993198230292015-03-07T14:35:00.000-08:002015-03-07T14:36:09.654-08:00Review: Becoming Jinn by Lori Goldstein<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="background-color: #666666;">(You'll be wanting to count down the days, trust me.)</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;">Forget everything you thought you knew about genies!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;">Azra has just turned sixteen, and overnight her body lengthens, her olive skin deepens, and her eyes glisten gold thanks to the brand-new silver bangle that locks around her wrist. As she always knew it would, her Jinn ancestry brings not just magical powers but the reality of a life of servitude, as her wish granting is controlled by a remote ruling class of Jinn known as the Afrit. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;">To the humans she lives among, she’s just the girl working at the snack bar at the beach, navigating the fryer and her first crush. But behind closed doors, she’s learning how to harness her powers and fulfill the obligations of her destiny. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;">Mentored by her mother and her Zar “sisters”, Azra discovers she may not be quite like the rest of her circle of female Jinn . . . and that her powers could endanger them all. As Azra uncovers the darker world of becoming Jinn, she realizes when genies and wishes are involved, there’s always a trick.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;">If you are searching for a unique and delicious YA novel that will have you neglecting little aspects of your life because you just <i>need</i> to read that next page, then look no further. <i>Becoming Jinn</i> has a fantastical situation with realistic characters and a contemporary setting. It is a nonstop ride with everything from moments that will make you laugh out loud in a quiet, public area to moments that will have your heart melting (or something equally swoon-y). I could not put down <i>Becoming Jinn</i>, and even though I know the book didn't even release yet, I can't help but <i>really, really, really</i> want the second book.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;">From the very first chapter, I found that I was able to connect to Azra and really get into her head. Aside from being smart and funny, she felt like a person. An actual teenager. That voice made it so much easier to stay in the world of the novel. As the novel progressed, I found that all of her actions and decisions were realistic and understandable for her character. Without it being forced onto me, I was really able to root for Azra throughout the story.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;">If there is anything better about <i>Becoming Jinn</i> than Azra's character, it is the relationship she has with other characters. I loved the friendship and sisterhood that went along with her Zar, especially because it wasn't perfect. Azra, at times, felt like an outsider, even in a place where she really is supposed to belong (and does, even if it is harder to see) and that's something most everyone can relate to. The relationships between the "sisters" were dynamic, as every character had their unique personality, and a different relationship with everyone else. It wasn't all bright and sunny, and to me, that made it all the more believable.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;">I like to tell myself that I'm sick of love triangles (V's) in YA, and then I continuously find ones that are done beautifully and can't get enough of it. The love triangle in <i>Becoming Jinn</i> was definitely one of those cases. It was difficult, because I liked both options. But I definitely feel that one of the two characters was all the more better, and am one hundred percent on that team. I'm not going to say who it is, but... <i>cough-I-love-the-whole-"boy-next-door"-trope-oh-so-much-cough.</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #666666; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;">Not only are the characters amazing and the writing breathtaking, but the concept is incredibly cool. And the plot doesn't disappoint. I loved the Jinn and learning about their history and origin (man, do I adore a good backstory!). Everything about the rules of wish-granting and the Afrit made it feel all the more real, and added a whole lot of stakes that kept the pages turning.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #666666;"><i>Becoming Jinn</i> is a hilarious, heart-wrenching, striking start to a promising series. It's difficult to say anything negative about it at all, other than how it might keep you up way later than you wanted on a work/school night. A definite must-read that will have readers wishing for more.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212786247010641165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633751711098808353.post-80441483955616312612015-01-27T00:00:00.000-08:002015-01-27T00:00:02.757-08:00A Cold Legacy by Megan Shepherd - Release Day Blitz<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Montgomery, Lucy, Balthazar, and a deathly ill Edward—has escaped to a remote
estate on the Scottish moors. Owned by the enigmatic Elizabeth von Stein, the
mansion is full of mysteries and unexplained oddities: dead bodies in the
basement, secret passages, and fortune-tellers who seem to know Juliet’s
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experimentation—and her own intended role in it—forcing her to determine where
the line falls between right and wrong, life and death, magic and science, and
promises and secrets. And she must decide if she’ll follow her father’s dark
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stopped the horses outside a tavern. He came to the carriage door, opening it
just a crack to keep the rain from drenching us. “I’m going to ask directions.
We can’t be far now.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">We watched
him saunter over the muddy street as though he didn’t even feel the bite of
freezing rain. A face appeared in the tavern window. The door opened and he
spoke to a woman in a wool dress for a few moments, then stomped back through
the mud. “This village is called Quick,” he told us. “The manor’s only five
miles from here.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Did you
hear that?” Lucy murmured to Edward, still stroking his hair. “We’re almost
there. Just hold on. Everything will be all right once we arrive.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Montgomery’s
eyes shifted to me. Neither of us wanted to remind Lucy that the prospect of
Edward’s fever breaking—and the Beast’s reappearance—was almost more
frightening than the fever itself. Delirious, he was less of a threat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Let’s go
then,” I whispered to Montgomery. “And quickly.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">He closed
the door and in another moment we were moving again, passing through the rest
of Quick. Then all too soon the village was nothing but fading lights. The
storm grew and the road became rougher, and all the while Edward’s eyes rolled
back and forth beneath shuttered lids.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Thunder
struck close by, and Lucy shrieked. Montgomery whipped the horses harder,
pulling us along the uneven road impossibly fast, trying to outrun the storm. I
twisted in the seat to look out the back window at the pelting rain. A stone
fence ran alongside us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“We must be
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Not soon
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The road
widened, straightening, letting us travel even faster. Lightning struck close
by, blinding me. The horses bolted. Lucy screamed and covered her eyes, but I
couldn’t tear mine away. The lightning had struck an enormous oak tree, twisted
from centuries of wind. The oak took flame, blazing despite the rain. A smoking
gash ran down the trunk—the lightning’s death mark. I watched until the rain
put out most of the flames, but it still smoldered, billowing hot ash into the
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">The horses
pawed the earth, and I grabbed the window to steady myself. At this wild speed,
just hitting a single rock at the wrong angle would send the carriage
shattering to the ground. It was madness to go so fast. Couldn’t Montgomery
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Just when I
feared the carriage would careen out of control, it stopped short, throwing me
against the opposite wall. I tangled in Lucy’s limbs as the chains around
Edward’s body clinked. Balthazar grunted, jerking awake at last. We scrambled
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stood in the pelting rain. I feared he’d say we’d broken another strut or the
horses had gone lame or we’d have to spend the night in the harsh storm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">But then I
saw the lights behind him, and the night took shape into a turreted stone manor
with bright lamps blazing and gargoyles on the roof vomiting rain into a stone
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">About Megan:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Hello! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I’ve been many things, like a
professional exchange student, park ranger in Montana, and LOST enthusiast, but
what I am now is a writer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fair to say I was born into it. I grew up in the mountains of North Carolina,
raised behind the counter of my parents’ independent bookstore, </span><a href="http://www.highlandbooksbrevard.com/" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;" target="_blank">Highland Books</a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> in
Brevard. Ah, so many free books. But I never thought being a writer could be a
real career. After college I thought I’d end up as a foreign service officer
somewhere dashing and exotic, like Canada. I studied French, Spanish, German,
and Russian and still speak a few of those. Then I joined the Peace Corps and
spent two years in Senegal, where I learned a few more languages I’ll never
speak again and lived in a mud hut with no electricity or running water. You
can probably imagine how that experience went, but if you’re curious, </span><a href="http://meghansen.livejournal.com/" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;" target="_blank">here are the dirty
details</a><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">It wasn't
until a chance aquaintance read something I wrote and said, "have you ever
considered being a writer?" that something clicked and I realized it was
possible. My husband encouraged me, and I quickly fell head-over-heels in love
with writing and children's literature in particular. I started out writing
articles, which have appeared in Faces, Appleseeds, and Calliope magazines, and
stories for younger children. I soon realized I wasn’t sweet enough to write fiction
for that age and found myself writing young adult literature instead, which
doesn’t require nearly as many tender moments and includes a lot more cursing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">When I'm not
writing, I can usually be found horseback riding, day dreaming at coffee shops,
or hiking in the beautiful mountains of Western North Carolina. I love to hear
from readers, so please drop me a line!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I am
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">1 winner
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<b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;">Release Date:</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt;"> September 2015<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Pan, a boy who loves to pretend and is intent on never becoming a man, James
decides he could try being a child—at least briefly. James joins Peter Pan on a
holiday to Neverland, a place of adventure created by children’s dreams, but
Neverland is not for the faint of heart. Soon James finds himself longing for
home, determined that he is destined to be a man. But Peter refuses to take him
back, leaving James trapped in a world just beyond the one he loves. A world
where children are to never grow up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">But grow up he
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about Peter Pan; it’s about the boy whose life he stole. It’s about a man in a
world that hates men. It’s about the feared Captain James Hook and his passionate
quest to kill the Pan, an impossible feat in a magical land where everyone
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Shrum lives in Colorado with her high-school-sweetheart-turned-husband, two
boys, and two big, floppy hound dogs. She thinks chai tea is proof of magic in
the world, and loves all things kissy, magical, and strange. She'd totally love
to connect with you. You can find her saying ridiculous things on </span><a href="http://twitter/">Twitter</a>,</div>
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<span style="background-color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6927030.Natalie_D_Richards" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Natalie D. Richards</a></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #666666;">The concept of <i>Gone Too Far</i> is interesting enough. It isn't always that a YA contemporary thriller is able to have me sold on plot alone, but that was definitely the case here. From the journal of "sins" to the heart-stopping text messages, there wasn't a single slow moment. As Piper falls deeper and deeper into the revenge partnership, I fell deeper and deeper into the story myself, eager to know what would happen next.</span></div>
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Sophie—now Catherine, Grand Duchess of
Russia—had a tough first year at Imperial Court. Married at sixteen to Grand Duke
Peter, heir to the throne, and settled in their own palace, things start to look up. As a
new day dawns, Catherine thinks only of securing her future, and the future of their
country, during one of the greatest political upheavals of her time. Fighting
desperately against forces that try to depose the Empress Elizabeth and put the
young Prince Ivan on her throne, Catherine soon finds herself in the middle of a war
brewing between her beloved Prussia and her new empire. While navigating the
fragile political landscape, she quickly realizes that she has only begun to discover
the tangled web of deceit and infidelity woven over the lavish court of Oranienbaum
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the hands of those who still seek to end her life—and prevent her reign. Out of favor
with the empress and running out of options, Catherine must sacrifice her own
innocence on the altar of Russia if she is to save the nation and herself. To survive,
she will have to do the unthinkable, betray those closest to her and become
something greater and more dangerous than she ever imagined she could be… a
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before. In the heart of St. Petersburg, surviving means navigating the political,
romantic, and religious demands of the bitter Empress Elizabeth and her handsome,
but sadistic nephew, Peter. Determined to save her impoverished family—and
herself—Sophie vows to do whatever is necessary to thrive in her new
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Alone in a new and dangerous world, learning who to trust and who
to charm may mean the difference between becoming queen and being sent home in
shame to marry her lecherous uncle. With traitors and murderers lurking around
every corner, her very life hangs in the balance. Betrothed to one man but falling in
love with another, Sophie will need to decide how much she’s willing to sacrifice in
order to become the empress she is destined to be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sherry D. Ficklin is a full time writer from Colorado where she lives
with her husband, four kids, two dogs, and a fluctuating number of chickens and
house guests. A former military brat, she loves to travel and meet new people. She
can often be found browsing her local bookstore with a large white hot chocolate in
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has been acquired by Harlequin and will be released in 2015 with a second book in
that series to follow. Her newest YA steampunk novel, EXTRACTED: The Lost
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>Terrorising ten-year-olds was clearly
a well-rehearsed routine and the four of them got busy: Becky yanked off his
coat, gloves, shoes and trousers; Cath pulled out string; Kitty grabbed
Charlie’s hands; and Rebecca tied them behind his back. They seemed to plug into
each other, becoming connected, operating in rhythm. But it was Becky that
seemed to pollute them for the worse, like a fucked up blood transfusion. All
the time, she was goading me. Daring me to stop them.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>I did try. Pathetically. “Come on,
guys,” I said. “Let him go.” They began to circle Charlie, me and the pram.
“Give him his coat and shoes back at least.” He was shivering uncontrollably in
his sweater and pants. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>I scanned the common above us, and the
river path below, but a rush of people desperate to use the climbing frame
seemed unlikely. Jim definitely wasn’t coming. Even so, I still couldn’t shake
the feeling that we were being watched. Every bush or tree seemed to convey
some sort of threatening shape. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>Rebecca opened the cardboard box and pulled
an animal out as Charlie began to cower, trying to dissolve into the sludge
beneath him. In the darkness, it took me a while to make out the shape of a
bird, about the size of her palm. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>“What are you doing?” I asked.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>“We’re ‘Muzzling the Sparrow’,” she
said, as she passed the bird to Kitty.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>“It’s an old local custom, a sport,”
said Kitty.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>“For who?” I mumbled, well out of
earshot. “The mentally retarded?”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>Kitty knelt down. “Charlie,” she said.
“Meet Mister Sparrow here. His wings have been clipped so he can’t fly away.
We’re going to put its wing in your mouth...”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>What?</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>“– You need to use your teeth to turn
it around –”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>Why?</span></i><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>“– Get its head in your mouth before
it pecks you to hell –”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>How?</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>“– When you’ve ripped its head off, then
you get to go home.”</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>Holy crap.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>I responded in the only way I knew
how. The only way I could cope since last year, since Gracie died. “A pure
qubit state is a linear superposition of the basis states,” I mumbled.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Becky gave me a
what-the-fuck-are-you-saying kind of look but I was forgotten as Charlie began
to make shrill shrieking noises, terrified to have the bird in his mouth,
terrified of what they would do to him if he didn’t. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“This means the qubit can be represented
as a linear combination of 0 and 1,” I stuttered.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">To the four of them, Charlie’s
reaction was better than telly. He couldn’t balance with his hands tied behind
him and was shuffling around on the muddy grass. Kitty was moving towards him
trying to put the bird in his mouth but he was refusing, darting back, moving
his face from side to side. The other three were skipping around us, egging him
on, chanting his name, “CHARLIE, CHARLIE, CHARLIE”, euphoric in their
malevolence. They seemed to blur into each other with their curly hair and
black clothes. In the dark, it was hard to tell them apart.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I mumbled louder. “Multiple qubits
can exhibit quantum entanglement.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kitty looked to Becky – she couldn’t
get Charlie to acquiesce – and Becky moved in, kneeling down, pinning him to
the ground. Rebecca cut off his air by holding his nose. He had no choice but
open his mouth as Kitty rammed it in. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>Charlie gagged and threw up the bird.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>Becky picked it up from where it lay
in fits on the floor and poked it back in his mouth, speaking slowly as if he
were a four year old.<span> </span>“T–h–a–t’–s<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>c–h–e–a–t–i–n–g.<span> </span>B–i–t–e<span>
</span>i–t–s<span> </span>h–e–a–d<span> </span>o–f–f<span>
</span>a–n–d<span> </span>y–o–u<span> </span><span> </span>g–e–t<span>
</span>t–o<span> </span>g–o<span> </span>h–o–m–e.” She sounded deranged. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of Charlie’s socks came off as
he thrashed on the ground. He was desperate, beginning to realise he might have
to do what they asked before he’d be released. A greeny-black paste was
spreading over his face and body as the bird was splattering him with its poo.
It was mixing with his tears and the rain. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>I couldn’t stop with the equations,
“entanglement is a nonlocal property allowing a set of qubits to express higher
correlation than is possible in classical systems,” as I retched from the
smell. Bird poo, sweat, tears, mud and then wee. Charlie had wet himself. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>The bird had fallen out again, or
Charlie couldn’t keep it in, and Cath ran forward to stuff it back. But Charlie
couldn’t bear to open his mouth. She lunged at him, screaming, “OPEN UP!”
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back into position; on his knees, in the centre, bird in mouth. I saw a bone
poking out of his skin, jutting through his collar. I could smell what I
thought was poo. Human shit. But Charlie didn’t notice that he’d soiled his
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blood everywhere, and I couldn’t move then either. It was surreal to see that
much nastiness up close and it sort of transfixes you, glues you to the spot. I
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">About Ellen Allen </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In a previous life,
Ellen Allen was an Associate Director in a small consultancy firm (focusing on
Sustainable Development and Climate Change) running research projects and
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process but she gets to use her imagination considerably more! She now lives in
the south of France with her small daughter. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can contact Ellen Allen on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/EllenWritesAll">@EllenWritesAll</a> or on facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/EllenWritesAll">www.facebook.com/EllenWritesAll</a><span class="MsoHyperlink">.
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her on </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/author/ellenallen">Amazon</a><span class="MsoHyperlink">
or read her writing b</span>log here: <a href="http://www.writingright.net/">www.writingright.net</a><span class="MsoHyperlink">.</span></span></span></div>
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<span id="freeText15456744901786342769">Most sixteen-year olds aren't worried about the fate of their immortal souls. <br /><br />May Krieg should be. <br /><br />Typically,
honors student May's biggest problems have revolved around her
super-hot arch-rival, Jack. But when a school project takes them
ghost-hunting in a local cemetery, she discovers that an ominous force
roams in the darkness around her. And it follows her home. <br /><br />It claws its way into her life, burning messages into her wall and imprinting them onto her body.<br /><br />Even
worse, she can't tell if it's trying to possess her... or protect her.
May's thoughts soon become actions, causing the target of her anger
severe physical pain and giving her a rush the likes of which she has
never experienced. She quickly realizes that she needs to find a way to
reign in this power before she kills someone. May hates the pleasure it
gives her, hates herself for hurting others, but she can't stop. As her
entire world shatters around her, she is forced to ask what her soul is
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<span id="freeText15456744901786342769">I read <i>Daughter of the Fallen</i> at exactly the right time, as it satisfied a craving not only for a YA Paranormal, but a <i>well-written</i> YA Paranormal. This novel is fast-paced and addictive. In fact, the pages turn so quickly that if you're anything like me, you might want to save the book for an entirely free afternoon. Otherwise, you may end up forgetting about plans given the un-put-down-able nature of this book.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText15456744901786342769">Although I initially classified this novel as paranormal, it also reads like an excellent thriller. The plot has plenty of action, with enough turns to prevent the reader from ever getting bored. The story is beautifully weaved and thoroughly engaging, and I was compelled to the very end. I loved the darkness and creepiness of the novel (they really are my favorite things to read about) although the contrast of that with the romance also blew me away (as a great romance is my <i>second</i> favorite thing to read about).</span></div>
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<span id="freeText15456744901786342769">May is an excellent heroine, and very easy to relate to. Although it isn't necessary for protagonists to be, necessarily, likable, I do think it is important for them to be believable, and May was definitely that. A great example of a strong female character despite true-to-life flaws that are very human, May had a really authentic teenage voice. It was wonderful to hear from her perspective, although through the dialogue, a clear picture of the other rounded characters was easily painted.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText15456744901786342769">Whether a die hard YA fan or a casual reader, I can easily recommend <i>Daughter of the Fallen</i>. The stunning debut should appeal to fans of paranormal, romance, thriller, or anything in between. I couldn't get enough of the authenticity and excellent pacing, and devoured the pages of this novel. Madeline Wynn is definitely one to watch.<b> </b> </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212786247010641165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633751711098808353.post-1910532406369837502014-11-12T00:00:00.000-08:002014-11-12T00:00:00.383-08:00Release Day Blitz: Evolution (E #2) by Kate Wrath<h2>
<i>Evolution</i>, the second book in the <i>E</i> series, is now available! Get <i>Evolution</i> and <i>E for</i> only 99¢ each during release week, November 12th-19th, 2014.</h2>
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Outpost Three is still standing… barely. But the deadliest threat it has ever faced is on its way-- a violent force that will annihilate every man, woman, and child.
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We run down the narrow alley and take the first turn, then another. We keep running, moving. I don't even notice my surroundings until, at last, we slow to a stop. The smell hits me first—the stench of piss, of something rotten, all condensed into a small space. Breathing hard, we stand in the street and look around us. We're in a main thoroughfare now, judging from the traffic, but it’s still narrow. I feel squashed, smothered. On all sides, a crowd throngs around us. Most of them are dressed in rags. Hollow faces huddle three or four bodies deep against both edges of the road, dirty, hopeless, and lost. Many of them are children.<br />
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Apollon's hand clamps onto mine, but he says nothing. He and Jonas are focused on Jacob, who is shaking violently. Tears are pouring from widened eyes down his face. I want to help him, but all I can do is stand here trying not to break down, myself.
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There is a commotion on the street ahead, maybe a block away. The ragged masses push away from the center, squashing and trampling each other in the process. We're caught in a wave of motion and carried backward, but still we try to look. Where the commotion started, there's a group of figures, similarly dressed in black with blue bandanas. They're moving down the street toward us.<br />
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<span class="elementTwo" id="freeText11602905693120066130">I love the concept of <i>Collide</i>, which really comes together as the book moves forward. Despite the pacing of the novel, the entire plot isn't slapped across the reader's face, and the story still has time to unfold. The truth is gradually revealed, as Dakota learns more about her past and the abilities she didn't know she possessed.</span></div>
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<span class="elementTwo" id="freeText16017874132599923021"><b>In <i>Being Audrey Hepburn, Clarissa Explains It All-</i>creator,
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who finds herself thrust into the world of socialites after being seen
in Audrey Hepburn’s dress from the film <i>Breakfast at Tiffany’s</i>.</b>Lisbeth
comes from a broken home in the land of tube tops, heavy eyeliner,
frosted lip-gloss, juiceheads, hoop earrings and “the shore.” She has a
circle of friends who have dedicated their teenage lives to relieve the
world of all its alcohol one drink at a time.<br /><br />Obsessed with
everything Audrey Hepburn, Lisbeth is transformed when she secretly
tries on Audrey’s iconic Givenchy. She becomes who she wants to be by
pretending to be somebody she’s not and living among the young and
privileged Manhattan elite. Soon she’s faced with choices that she would
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<span class="elementTwo" id="freeText16017874132599923021"><i>Being Audrey Hepburn </i>is a fun little novel with a lot of heart. The concept is very cute, and I loved many things about it. It's a nice contemporary read, especially for those of us who are very fond of Audrey and her films.</span></div>
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<span class="elementTwo" id="freeText16017874132599923021">It's a unique spin on the usual coming-of-age novels. A large topic in the novel involves taking control of your own life and deciding what it is you want to do. Lisbeth initially struggles between what is wanted and expected of her and what she learns she'd like to pursue. I loved this as part of novel, as it is so easy to relate to for many teenagers<b> </b>who feel pressured to live up to expectations and/or decide what they want to do with their live. This, along with her quirkiness and excitement, makes Lisbeth a likeable character...despite the fact that she doesn't always make the best of decisions. (Of course, the times were she can get a bit self-absorbed or in her own little world is probably more authentic when it comes to teenagers than other traits.)</span></div>
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guidance of secretive but maddeningly attractive team leader Jackson
Tate, who says the game isn’t really a game, that what Miki and her new
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<span class="elementTwo" id="freeText8382282621032924045"><i>Rush</i> combines everything I love about contemporary with everything I love about science fiction. It is fast-paced, action-packed, and has believable conflicts that range from best friend and boy problems to needing to survive against a deadly alien race. If that doesn't make readers want to snatch up the novel alone, I don't know what will.</span></div>
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<span class="elementTwo" id="freeText8382282621032924045">The concept of <b></b><i>Rush</i> is a rush in itself. There aren't many slow moments at all, as the pages just keep turning and before you know it, it's 3am, you're on the final page, and you have school the next day. Although the idea in itself doesn't seem too revolutionary (I know, I've read <i>Ender's Game</i>), Silver crafted a story that still felt thoroughly unique. Maybe it's the addictive writing, maybe it's the fact that it has a normal life aspect while the characters are not in the game...whatever it is, I wasn't able to get enough of it. There are enough twists in the plot to keep readers guessing, and they aren't obvious. Even when I was so smugly sure I knew what was going on...I didn't. And it was so fabulous to be wrong.</span></div>
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<span class="elementTwo" id="freeText8382282621032924045">I love the characters of <i>Rush</i>. Miki is strong, funny and has a very authentic teenage voice. It's incredibly easy to root for her character in the story. The relationship between her and Jackson felt very natural. The bickering and biting style of flirting isn't exactly unheard of, but it's something I will never tire of. Ever. The aggravation the two caused each other was <i>so</i> much more delicious than a strictly romantic scenario would have been. Not to mention, Jackson as a character was highly intriguing. He isn't the one-dimensional pretty-boy love interest that can occasional plague works. He has a lot going for him, and his flaws only made me love him more. Plus, is it just me, or could we use some more long-haired dreamboats in YA?</span></div>
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her husband's untimely demise, Marietta Gatti is banished from the
family's villa by her spiteful mother-in-law. She returns to her
hometown of Venice and her only kin-a father she hasn't spoken to since
her forced marriage. Her hope of making amends is crushed when she
learns she is too late, for he recently has died under suspicious
circumstances. Grief-stricken, Marietta retraces her father's last night
only to discover someone may have wanted him dead-and she may be next.
When the prime suspect turns out to be the father of the man she is
falling in love with, Marietta risks her future happiness and her life
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Although <i>Venice in the Moonlight</i> is a short read, it is also a beautiful one. The language is polished and stunning, and the pacing will keep readers turning pages until the reach the satisfying end. However, what I loved most about the novel was the world it was able to transport me into.</div>
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The only thing better than a fiction novel set in Venice is a <i>historical </i>fiction novel set in Venice. The very mention of the city brings to mind an air of mystery and intrigue, both of which set the tone of the novel. Taking place at the beginning of Carnevale with an alleged murder and possible cult? If that does not capture the beautifully mysterious feeling of a Venetian night, I don't know what does. <i>Venice in the Moonlight</i> will transport readers back in time to this wonderful city, and doesn't let you go.</div>
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The characters of <i>Venice in the Moonlight</i> are brilliantly developed. Marietta easily grabbed my admiration. She was a strong female protagonist who made decisions of her own, which isn't always found in historical novels. Although she had to deal with a lot, she kept pressing forward, keeping her best interests in mind. Nico was a brilliant counterpart for her. Although he had a disability, it wasn't the focus of him as a character, and he never let it stop him. That being said, his blindness wasn't made light of either. Not to mention, he's a very swoon-worthy character, which is always a bonus. </div>
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Speaking of which, what would the setting of Venice be without at least a little romance? And I loved the romance in the novel. Despite the quick pacing of the novel, it didn't develop too quickly, but felt natural and absolutely delicious. But as much as I loved the romance, it made it all the better that the relationship was not the sole focus of the plot. </div>
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The mystery of Marietta's father's death is not only intriguing, but offers suspense into the novel. Marietta actively tried to gain the truth of what happened, which added to both the movement of the novel and her character. Although the conclusion seemed to come a bit abruptly, the arc of the story worked well overall.</div>
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For all of the reasons above, as well as others, <i>Venice in the Moonlight</i> is a lovely read. A great escape for an afternoon or evening, it's hard to put down and highly enjoyable.</div>
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<b>How did you do research for your book?</b>EM: Years ago, I had traveled to Italy and fell in love with it. When I decided to use Venice as a setting, I hauled out my photo album to refresh my memory. I also read the book, <i>A Venetian Affair</i> by Andrea di Robilant, which is a true love story set in the 18th century. It helped me with historical details. I also, of course, relied on the internet. I found a copy of Casanova's memoirs online, which was extremely interesting.</div>
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EM: I write every day, but I don't write fiction every day. I am a technical writer for a software company, so my fun writing has to wait until I have my "real" work done.</div>
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EM: I wouldn't go back too far. I like the Hollywood glamor of the late 1940s/50s. I love to watch the black and white movies where the woman has semi-curled hair and a beautiful evening gown.</div>
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It used to be anything with chocolate, but my doctor took that away from me. I love my grandmother's recipe for apple crisp.</div>
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I am working on a contemporary romance titled, <i>First Crush</i>. Here is the description I<b> </b>have been using:</div>
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Remember your first crush? How your heart raced and your cheeks flushed whenever you saw him? Jessie Baxter does, and it's happening all over again at her high school reunion. Lee Archer is The One Who Got Away. Despite Jessie's best efforts, he only wanted to be friends. Fifteen years later, things are different. Lee wants more, but first Jessie has to unload some baggage<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">—the
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Elizabeth McKenna's latest novel will have you remembering the angst of high school, the grief of a failed relationship, and the happiness of true love.</div>
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McKenna works as a full-time technical writer/editor for a large
software company. Though her love of books reaches back to her
childhood, she had never read romance novels until one Christmas when
her sister gave her the latest bestseller by Nora Roberts. She was
hooked from page one (actually, she admits it was the first love scene).
She had always wanted to write fiction, so she combined her love of
history, romance and a happy ending to write her debut novel Cera's
Place. Her short story, </span><i style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: justify;">The Gypsy Casts a Spell</i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: justify;">, is available for free on her </span><a href="http://elizabethmckenna.com/" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">website</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: justify;">. She hopes you will enjoy her latest novel, <i>Venice in the Moonlight</i>, as much as others have enjoyed her previous works.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: justify;" /><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: justify;">Elizabeth
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daughters, and a sassy Labrador. When she isn't writing, working, or
being a mom, she's sleeping.</span><br style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: justify;">Connect with her: </span><a href="http://elizabethmckenna.com/" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">Website</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: justify;"> ~ </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethMcKennaAuthor" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">Facebook</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: justify;"> ~ </span><a href="https://twitter.com/ElizaMcKenna" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: justify; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">Twitter</a></span></div>
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Victor Sorren’s life changed the moment Molly showed up on Arkana. His love for her came easy, but admitting it to her took every bit of courage he had. Obstacles always threatened to tear them apart, but together they overcame all of them. Now, Molly is gone and Victor doesn’t know how to deal with his worry and loneliness. Going after her would mean certain death, but this is the price he is willing to pay to see her again.
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<span id="freeText13154027388707477254">Hide your children,
lock your doors, and load your guns because zombies are real and they
are coming. Danny Terrence knows this better than anyone. He spent
months preparing for the inevitable moment the disease would reach his
small town. What he didn’t prepare for is the fact that nobody really
believes him. <br /><br />Luckily for him, an old classmate and bully just
happens to be the first one bitten. The bad news is that the family with
the biggest arsenal of guns just packed up and left town, leaving them
defenseless from an oncoming zombie horde. Being a leader isn’t turning
out the way Danny imagined. <br /><br />Yet four other survivors easily have
it worse than him. Between a thirteen-year-old girl on a road trip from
hell, a family of paranoid hunters having to deal with their feelings
for the first time ever, a stubborn doctor butting-heads with a
cold-hearted sergeant and an amoral British professor carrying the fate
of humanity in his hands, Danny has it easy. Unless, of course, they all
end up in his town, messing with his already messed up life. <br /><br />Follow
these five people as their paths cross and their lives and hopes are
challenged in this thrilling novel with brain-mushing humor and
heart-breaking action. Those Who Remain: Book One is part of a trilogy.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText13154027388707477254">I'm starting to think that the day in which I stop loving zombie novels will never actually come. Especially if zombie novels continue to be as wonderful of a read as <i>Those Who Remain</i>. There are so many things I loved about this novel, and highly recommend it, especially for those looking for a creepy read.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText13154027388707477254">When multiple POVs work in a novel, it creates something really incredible. We are able to gain so much insight into the story, from different perspectives. Some novels can't even make two perspectives work, yet Priscila Santa Rosa was able to master five. The characters are all unique enough, with voices true to their personality, that it makes for brilliant transitions. I was never confused as to who was talking or what scene I was reading. All of the characters in the novel have equal weight in the story. It's not often that books have an all-star cast. Through these character's narratives, we are able to get different realistic reactions to something as insane as a zombie outbreak. Some of them are prepared to handle it, while some have to make a very quick transition.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText13154027388707477254">The character work really is spectacular. Not only is there a strong female lead. There's <i>three of them.</i> Plus, they are strong in a way that's realistic and true to their characters. I absolutely loved how realistic the actions and dialogue were. It makes these personalities seem like real people, instead of words on a page. I really enjoyed how intertwined all of the stories were, in some cases, even from the very beginning. To me, that's some of the most realistic writing, as it's very true to life. There are so many different paths we cross, not even realizing how important it will become.</span><span id="freeText13154027388707477254"><b> </b>The characters really make the novel.</span></div>
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you die, your spirit wakes in the north, in the City of the Dead.
There, you wander the cold until one of your living loved ones finds
you, says "Goodbye," and Sends you to the next world. <br /><br />After her
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<span id="freeText5546648788750507443">When the creatures in
her dark drawings come to life, Chelsea finds that the mysterious Geoff
is the only person she can confide in. But she can't help wondering who
she’s kissing: her tender confidant or the dangerous Byronic rebel bent
on shocking his detached father.<br /><br />Starting over in the South
Carolina Lowcountry is just what sixteen-year-old Chelsea needs.
Unfortunately, moving also means living with her mom's snobbish British
novelist employer and his moody son Geoffrey. Knowing that her new home
likely used to be a slave holding plantation doesn't make her feel any
more at home.<br /><br />Troubled and reckless after his brother's
mysterious death, Geoff often mimics his father’s literary favorite,
Lord Byron, acting "mad, bad, and dangerous to know." She's determined
to keep her distance and buries herself in her art, though the darkness
of her drawings troubles her and others who see them. When people in the
Gullah and Geechee community point out that she has been drawing Boo
Hags and haints -powerful and terrifying creatures of local legend and
superstition- she starts to wonder about her own heritage and her
connection to the Sea Islands. She begins to question her own grasp on
reality when it seems those creatures start making their way out of her
drawings and into real life. <br /><br />It's clear that Geoff has some
secrets of his own, but he might be the only person she can confide in.
Chelsea must decide who she can trust, when nothing in the Lowcountry is
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<span id="freeText5546648788750507443"><i>Byronic</i> is dark, addictive, and not easily put down. I thoroughly enjoyed the reading experience and could not turn the pages fast enough. The novel combines a contemporary world with myth and lore and I couldn't get enough of it.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText5546648788750507443">The characters of <i>Byronic</i> are unique and well-developed. Chelsea is a great protagonist and an interesting voice. She's strong, but not stereotypical, and has a great personality. She always stayed true to her character, although I did feel that she reacted a bit simply to drawing disturbing images that might just be something more than a figment of her imagination. In addition, I loved the parallels between Geoff and Lord Byron. It allowed for a dark and brooding exterior personality that can be seen in a variety of stories to be unique and unforgettable. Of course, in my humble opinion, the real shining stars of the novel<b> </b>were the creatures of legend.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText5546648788750507443">Yep. I'm on Team Boo Hags and haints on this one. Okay, so maybe I shouldn't <i>quite </i>word it as such, but I did love the concept of the creatures. If you're anything like me as a reader, you fall head over heels for a good example of lore and legend. Well, you won't be disappointed in this novel, which not only has supernatural creatures, but slowly introduces them through a different medium: art. (Yes, it's as awesome as it sounds.)</span></div>
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Texas in a small inconsequential town with the smallest, most inconsequential
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Not only is <i>Monarch</i> an excellent conclusion to Whittington's addictive trilogy, but it is an altogether wonder novel. I couldn't get enough of the story, and found myself tearing through the pages, overly eager to discover what would happen next. It's a stunning novel. Achingly beautiful. I enjoyed every minute of reading.</div>
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Outpost Three is still standing… barely. But the deadliest threat it has ever faced is on its way– a violent force that will annihilate every man, woman, and child.
With the Sentries under his control and Grey’s army defeated, Matt is more powerful than ever. Eden is little more than his prisoner, but that line is blurring as her affection for him grows. Now, as the Outpost faces total destruction, Matt must sacrifice the possibility of attaining Eden’s love in the vague hope that her past might hold the key to saving them all.
Eden’s journey will begin to unravel the mysteries of her previous life, reveal dangerous new questions, and change not only the future of Outpost Three, but shape the course of history.
This eagerly anticipated sequel to Kate Wrath’s <i>E </i>begins an epic quest into the dark, dystopian landscape of Eden’s world.
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212786247010641165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5633751711098808353.post-9343064778383262462014-10-13T00:00:00.000-07:002014-10-13T00:00:08.366-07:00Review: Remake by Ilima Todd (Tour Stop)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Male or Female?<br /><br />Nine is the ninth female born in her batch of ten
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price. The Prime Maker is determined to keep that price a secret from
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But when she comes home one day to a ransacked apartment and her father gone, Julep’s carefully laid plans for an expenses-paid golden ticket to Yale start to unravel. Even with help from St. Agatha’s resident Prince Charming, Tyler Richland, and her loyal hacker sidekick, Sam, Julep struggles to trace her dad’s trail of clues through a maze of creepy stalkers, hit attempts, family secrets, and worse, the threat of foster care. With everything she has at stake, Julep’s in way over her head . . . but that’s not going to stop her from using every trick in the book to find her dad before his mark finds her. Because that would be criminal.</div>
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“Buckle up! You’re in for a wild and funny ride. I fell in love with the fresh and snarky voice of 16-year-old con artist Julep Dupree. This book has it all: homework and hit men, prom drama and silencers.” —April Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Girl, Stolen</div>
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“Summer creates a standout character in Julep. She lies and cheats with so much confidence and skill that readers will cheer her on, but she also adheres to her own strict moral code. The nature of the crime her father is caught up in, when revealed, just ratchets up the suspense. A memorable debut; here’s hoping for a lot more from Summer.” —Kirkus Reviews</div>
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I could not get enough of <i>Trust Me, I'm Lying</i> and believe
that this is a YA novel everyone can enjoy. It has just about everything
readers can ask for: great characters, con-artists, a noir feel...the
novel is a roller coaster ride that keeps on going until the final page.
There were a multitude of twists and turns that kept me guessing the
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The characters of <i>Trust Me, I'm Lying</i> were are wonderfully
developed. Julep is a great protagonist. I loved her voice, very snarky
and unique, and I love the attitude she has toward her craft. The last
thing I want is another bunch of main characters that have too much of a
good attitude. I love my slightly immoral characters, as that just
makes them more human. However, the other characters are just as
fantastic. I absolutely loved Sam (not that Tyler wasn't great as well).
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The story of <i>Trust Me, I'm Lying</i> combines family, friends,
crime, suspense...It's a nonstop read that continues to get more and
more enjoyable as the pages turn. The novel is absolutely engrossing,
and very realistic. I truly was captured by the story, and drawn into
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A variety of readers will love this fast-paced and witty
novel. The writing is excellent, and there isn't a slow part at all.
<i>Trust Me, I'm Lying</i> is a great read and I highly recommend it. Trust me.
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