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</i></b></span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Chaos::</i></b> So I was trollin' around and, well, since I had read<span style="color: red;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://mugglemadnesss.blogspot.ca/2012/07/immortal-city-by-scott-speer-review.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"><i>Immortal City by Scott Speer</i></span></a> </span>I went on to find out more about the sequel. Then there it was! The book trailer! BEST ONE I HAVE EVER SEEN! I guess it's kind of cheating since the author is a -director- and is dating Ashley Tisdale *fangirls* but it's GOOD! So here it is, the book trailer to Immortal City....maybe this will convince most of you to go read it......BUT before you buy, borrow, or whatever, go check out my review from before *points up* the red words will redirect you to the page just by giving it a quick click ^_^ *points below* Go ahead and oggle the cover. It's gorgeous. </span><br />
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</span>Muggle Madnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946031256541918106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-467220833228982733.post-86911171357305715152012-08-24T14:02:00.003-07:002012-08-25T00:00:19.731-07:00Summerland by Elin Hilderbrand Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><i>It's June 15th, the night of Nantucket High School graduation. Four juniors are driving home from a party when something goes horribly wrong and there is a crash. The driver of the car, Penny Alistair, is killed, and her twin brother, Hobby Alistair, is left in a coma. Penny's boyfriend, Jake Randolph, and Penny's friend Demeter Castle are unhurt--but suffer tremendous emotional damage. Jake and his family move to the other side of the globe--to the west coast of Australia--in order to escape the horrors of the accident. Demeter falls prey to alcohol abuse and other self-destructive behaviors that nearly lead to her destroying her own life.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As always, we shall start with the cover! I think its pretty. Summery in its own way. It doesn't reveal the story, and it just seems......... I don't know.....it's just.....PRETTY........ lol</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On to the story! The beginning was a little slow for me but gradually as I continued reading on through the chapters, it got me hooked. Eline Hilderbrand did an amazing job on describing the characters, and basically gave an amazing insight into each background story into each character, which helped to better understand the story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The setting is placed within Nantucket, and starts off with a High School Graduation party, in which Penny (the driver), Hobby (Penny's twin brother), Jake (Penny's boyfriend), and Demeter (friend) are on their way home with Penny behind the wheel. Until the car swerves off of the road and kills Penny, places her twin brother, Hobby, into a coma, Demeter lives but becomes an alcohol addict, and Jake moves to Australia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The thing with this story is that, it wasn't just a plain book about a tragic accident, but it was more likely based towards -how- this accident came to be. What made Penny decide that she wanted to kill both herself and all the passengers within the car? Anger? Sadness? Depression? I'm not gonna tell you guys ^_0</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anyways, I thought this book would be kind of boring, but honestly, once I started I just couldn't put this book down, it was just an awesome Summer read, and would recommend it to anyone that wants to take a break from the usual supernatural love stories. </span><br />
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Muggle Madnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946031256541918106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-467220833228982733.post-15800588130459670672012-07-20T18:20:00.000-07:002012-07-26T11:54:42.547-07:00Between The Lines By Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Delilah is a bit of a loner who prefers spending her time in the school library with her head in a book—one book in particular. Between the Lines may be a fairy tale, but it feels real. Prince Oliver is brave, adventurous, and loving. He really speaks to Delilah.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">And then one day Oliver actually speaks to her. Turns out, Oliver is more than a one-dimensional storybook prince. He’s a restless teen who feels trapped by his literary existence and hates that his entire life is predetermined. He’s sure there’s more for him out there in the real world, and Delilah might just be his key to freedom.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Delilah and Oliver work together to attempt to get Oliver out of his book, a challenging task that forces them to examine their perceptions of fate, the world, and their places in it. And as their attraction to each other grows along the way, a romance blossoms that is anything but a fairy tale</span></i>
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As the story begins, your introduced to this awesome fairy-tale, as soon as I read the first line, I was hooked. The story is based on a love story between a loner girl in the real, and a Prince in a storybook. But the Prince is able to speak to Delilah because, she is seemingly the only one that cared enough to be able to hear him. IT WAS SO CUTE! </div>
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The Prince's name is Oliver, he's always dreamed of getting out of his book because he's sick of doing the same thing over and over again.The cool part, was how the authors, placed the idea that the story book characters are actors on a page whenever the book is opened. However, once the book is closed, everyone does whatever they want, no need to continue running the show because there's no audience whatsoever. I absolutely adored that idea. It made wonder, what if the books I read are filled with these actors that prowl around doing whatever they feel like when its closed? I'm always paranoid now, like WHY WON'T THEY TALK TO ME!?!?!</div>
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Anyways, the book is filled with pictures and <span style="background-color: white;">silhouettes that tie in with the story PERFECTLY! It was a total fairy-tale. And just so beautifully laid out that once I have kids in the mere future, I'd probably read this story to them at night. It's just so AWWWW!!!!!! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The story goes through the POV's of Delilah & Oliver, plus it tells the story of Oliver's book. I LOVED LOVED LOVED IT! I haven't ever read anything like this before, and I love it, honestly, if you want to chillax and read something cute, this would definite be the book for you. PLUS! I'd say that its better to buy the book, because the pictures are very well done and drawn. Pure artistry. Just gorgeous, and it brought our my inner girly self, because as the story progresses, its basically about how Delilah tries to get Oliver out of the book and into the real! But in the end, I'd say in a different point of view, it wasn't an exact happy ending. It's hard to explain. Just go read it. LOL</span></div>
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Muggle Madnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946031256541918106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-467220833228982733.post-78411870085667095262012-07-20T17:42:00.000-07:002012-07-21T19:31:21.267-07:00Immortal City By Scott Speer Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"><i>J</i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">ackson Godspeed is the hottest young Angel in a city filled with them. He's days away from becoming a full Guardian, and people around the world are already competing for the chance to be watched over by him. Everyone's obsessed with the Angels and the lucky people they protect--everyone except for Madison Montgomery. </span><br />
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<center style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><center style="text-align: left;"><br /></center></center><center style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><center style="text-align: left;">Maddy's the one girl in Angel City who doesn't breathlessly follow the Angels on TV and gossip blogs. When she meets Jackson, she doesn't recognize him. But Jackson is instantly captivated by her, and against all odds the two fall in love. </center></center><center style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><center style="text-align: left;"><br /></center></center><center style="color: #1f1f1f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><center style="font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; text-align: left;">Maddy is swiftly caught up in Jackson's scene, a world of glamour, paparazzi - and murder. A serial killer is on the loose, leaving dead Angels' wings for the police to find on the Walk of Fame. Even the Guardians are powerless to protect themselves in the face of this threat … and this time it's up to Maddy to save Jackson.</center><center style="font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><br /></center><center style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><b><u>Chaos' Review</u></b></center><center style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><b><u><br /></u></b></center><center style="text-align: left;">I honestly love this cover. It's so beautiful and bright. I could stare at it all day, no joke. It ties in perfectly with the description in the story and seems glamorous, which it should be. </center><center style="text-align: left;"> </center><center style="text-align: left;"> On to the story! Immortal City is written in 3rd POV, and for once, I was able to -actually- enjoy it, and usually I can't even stand a story thats written in that format. Honestly, I can't even finish a story if its in that format. However, for once, I enjoyed it so much it was so different and incorporated so many things, including twitter, into the story! It was total fame & fortune, but imagine this, instead of Hollywood stars walking the red carpet, its a bunch of angels. I thought that concept was totally awesome, which kept me reading. </center><center style="text-align: left;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: left;">The protagonist, Maddy, is a normal girl, doesn't have much money and is a typical waitress, shes independent, and isn't a crazy big fan of the Angels, all she cares about is getting into a good college. Meaning, that she isn't stupid, but more sensible and understanding. </center><center style="text-align: left;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: left;">Then there's the sweetheart, Jackson Godspeed, he's like Alex Pettyfer, but Angel form. Well, that's how I picture him. He's a big shot, but kind of like Maddy, he doesn't care about the fame, but the fact that he's going to save people, that's what he cares about. Which is so ADORABLE! I adore him to bits. </center><center style="text-align: left;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: left;">The story is mainly an entrance into the world. Your getting introduced to everyone and everything in that parallel world. This story wasn't AMAZING but it was such an interesting read and so different from the usual vampire love stories that I loved it. PLUS there was a major twist in the end that I definitely never saw coming. </center><center style="text-align: left;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: left;">Therefore, I eagerly anticipate the sequel which is called Natural Born Angel. </center><center style="text-align: left;"><br /></center><center style="text-align: center;"><img height="65" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqyZ6ToeYcuMQQfYqMkDJP47-zOwLITXd2GN8Ru_BLTRgIzYco3HW8-qDs0pvsYgHMy4mp0nY737eRhzFrfb2MKxKEvxc3qX1tAQ5Ta6aTGaD6RroVKEwRrgftWY_MsVKZtZt29J3xXE/s320/535px-3-5_stars-svg.png" width="320" />
</center><center style="text-align: left;"><br /></center><center style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><b><u><br /></u></b></center><center style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><b><u>Cover to Natural Born Angel</u></b></center><center style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><b><u><br /></u></b></center><center style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1342152410l/15747422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1342152410l/15747422.jpg" /></a><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Maddy explores her Angel heritage—and struggles to get her wings—as the Angels and the humans head for a showdown.</span>
</center><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Life turned upside down for Maddy Montgomery when she found out she was half-Angel and was catapulted into the scene of flashbulbs, paparazzi, and fervent adulation that comes with </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">being in the celebrity Angel world.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">And now Maddy must face the most difficult choice of her life. She’s been offered the chance to become a Guardian. This means dangerous and high-stakes training, with no guarantee that she can succeed. But more than that, it would mean leaving her mortal life behind—forever— and allying with the Angels at a time when their relationship with humans is heading for war...</span><center style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><b><u><br /></u></b></center><center style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><b><u><br /></u></b></center><center style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><b><u><br /></u></b></center><center style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><b><u><br /></u></b></center><center style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><b><u><br /></u></b></center><center style="font-style: italic; text-align: left;"><br /></center></center>Muggle Madnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946031256541918106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-467220833228982733.post-39119861374419451532012-07-15T21:05:00.000-07:002012-07-16T10:38:44.578-07:00Book Review: Legend by Marie Lu<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgdD9BOulrcTAFvjR7X1NoCCTx67mplLfqylE-h2VEIBDtcGwNQYl-IyhldK9tBfcmcBbDr5LffijJEW8x_tHWkb4KG8gRWgwS7pFbINY4md6NGvZam0556Z1IstLmx2Ecgy7crBSr1k/s1600/legend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpgdD9BOulrcTAFvjR7X1NoCCTx67mplLfqylE-h2VEIBDtcGwNQYl-IyhldK9tBfcmcBbDr5LffijJEW8x_tHWkb4KG8gRWgwS7pFbINY4md6NGvZam0556Z1IstLmx2Ecgy7crBSr1k/s400/legend.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;">Source:</b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.44444465637207px; line-height: 22.22222328186035px;"> Borrowed</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i>What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic’s wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic’s highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country’s most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.</i></span><br />
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<i>From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths—until the day June’s brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family’s survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias’s death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.</i><br />
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<b><i><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Calamity's Review:</span></u></i></b><br />
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As usual, the cover! I'm just gonna put this out there by letting ya'll know that I'm not a fan of this cover. I guess there's supposed to be some sort of symbolism in it, but I'm sorry, I just don't see it. I guess this where the saying "don't judge a book by its cover" comes into play. Because this book was totally interesting. It was very fast paced and I finished it in a day- this says a lot because I am probably the slowest reader, turned blogger, you will ever meet. Seriously. I isolated myself from the world around me, and just read. <br />
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Legend is written in two different POV's; Day and June. Day is this badbutt villian who OBVIOUSLY has a good side to him-how else is he supposed to find true love? and June is the pretty, smart, rebellious girl... quite immpressive. She has all the characteristics that make her irresistable. And yet.. she was boring. Have you ever read a book where the traits of a charactrer are laid out but you don't really see them actually PUT INTO the character? well, this was the only problem with Legend. The characters were just plain boring. Even though I knew that Day was this awesome villian. I just didn't FEEL it. <br />
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Besides that, the main storyline was a little flat. I love the part of a book where the mystery is being solved and Legend didn't really give me much of that. I'm waiting for the sequel because I assume thats where we'll find out whats actually going on. Legend was quite the cliffhanger and I have a lot of unanswered questions. <br />
I rate this book a 3, only because I'm soo anxious for some answers<br />
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Muggle Madnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946031256541918106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-467220833228982733.post-81558879332934464522012-07-15T12:39:00.001-07:002012-07-15T21:00:45.330-07:00ReVamped By Ada Adams Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Nineteen-year-old vampire Dawn has led a sheltered life within the confines of her father’s presidential headquarters. Upon being sent on a mission to revamp four goofy misfits into guardians of a peaceful little town of Angel Creek, Dawn believes that all her dreams have finally come true. What starts off as a simple task, turns into something unexpected, changing Dawn’s life forever and leading the action-loving, thrill-seeking vampire teen on a path of mystery, danger and intrigue.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">When a human girl is kidnapped by a group of rogue vamps, Dawn discovers that there is more going on in Angel Creek than meets the eye. And it all connects to Ethan, the cute newcomer who seems too perfect to be true, Sebastian, the mysterious vampire with a turbulent past, and even Dawn herself. Dawn must not only succeed in revamping the troubled recruits, but must also prevent the vampire race from being overtaken by a malevolent villain who has a strange and obsessive fascination with her. As threat escalates, romance blooms, and ghosts from her past begin to surface, Dawn is sure of only one thing: her life will never be the same</span>
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<b>Release Date:</b> August 14th, 2012<br />
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<div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Miranda wakes up alone on a park bench with no memory. In her panic, she releases a mysterious energy that incites pure terror in everyone around her. Except Peter, a boy who isn’t at all surprised by Miranda’s shocking ability.</span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Left with no choice but to trust this stranger, Miranda discovers she was trained to be a weapon and is part of an elite force of genetically-altered teens who possess flawless combat skills and powers strong enough to destroy a city. But adjusting to her old life isn’t easy—especially with Noah, the boyfriend she can't remember loving.</span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Then Miranda uncovers a dark truth that sets her team on the run. Suddenly her past doesn’t seem to matter...when there may not be a future.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Now that we're back on track, lets start with the cover as per tradition. I LOVE it! Simply gorgeous, and its B L U E, which is my favourite colour! Plus its all dark and mysterious and doesn't give away the story at. all. Lets just say that it's my way of saying PERFECT! Props to the designers! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Time to dive in on the explanation of what I thought of the story! It jumps right in on Miranda waking up with no memory whatsoever. She's freaked, panicky, and lost. Then it also turns out that she has this wicked power in which she can INDUCE fear into people surrounding her. I gotta say, this was probably the first chapter and I was gawking at how interesting the story already was! I HAD TO KEEP READING! Peter pops on in, and DANG! I liked this dude already. Then things are just going insane, and as in the description it says "Miranda discovers she was trained to be a weapon..." well, Miranda can kick some butt! I always love protagonists that can fend for themselves PLUS protect the ones around them. ITS JUST SO COOL! *fangirls* Sorry, I am a total nerd for crazy things like this. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Anyways! back on topic, Noah is hilarious, so he turns serious situations into something much lighter, no doubt, he's that guy that can piss you off with all the snarky comments he makes non stop. He's still funny though. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Man, this book was not predictable at all. So many twists and turns. J</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ust whoa. This is one of those books that you just can't describe. Calamity asked me to put the story into words without spoiling it, and all I could say was "Go read it. like, now". </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> One negative I would say that countered the extreme enjoyment of this story is probably because of how the main character wasn't as interesting as the characters around her, it seemed like her personality was clearly being out-shined, but I still really enjoyed it overall. </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I’d been writing a lot of the same stuff for a while. Really gritty adult crime novels. I was</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">getting rejections that said my stuff was too masculine, or that it wouldn’t appeal to female</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">readers. I started to get worried that I could only do one thing. Around that time I read</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Twilight and The Hunger Games, and yes, I loved them both. They were fun.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: white;">I started reading more and more YA, and decided to challenge myself by switching gears</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">entirely. I grew as a writer because of it.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background-color: white;">Once I decided to go this route, I just applied all the things I loved about books growing up.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Action, adventure, and yes, romance.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Did you base any of your characters identities/personalities on people you’ve met or</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">passed by?</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">All writers take their experiences with people and distill them into fiction, but I never</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">go “Okay this character is going to be just like so and so.” I think characters have to be more</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">interesting than real people. Let’s face it—a lot of us are pretty boring.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I really can’t say without incriminating myself : )</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Watch movies. They are my favorite thing. Or certain TV series.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Anything you can reveal about the sequel?!?</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Maybe after the first book is out! I can say that it is a bit scarier than the first one.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">What’s it like to write from the POV of a girl? Is it difficult?</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Extremely. I doubt I’ll do it again. It’s definitely a lot easier now that I know Miranda, but in</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">the beginning it was really frustrating. I couldn’t really base any of the character on myself,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">which always makes things easier…but maybe that’s a good thing?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I was lucky enough to get a lot of female advice on Miranda’s voice though, something I’m</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">very grateful for.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Favourite snack while writing? Or just in general?</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I’m not much of a snacker. Does ice cream count as a snack? I definitely don’t snack while</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">writing. I’m a little OCD about keeping my keyboard clean, so I wash my hands every time</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">before I sit down to write. Yeah. I really only keep coffee and water nearby.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Any words of advice to aspiring writers?</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I’d say don’t give up, but if you’re really a writer, you’re not going to anyway. So I guess I</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">would say to get off the social media stuff, for now. You can come back. But for now, focus</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">100% on writing and reading. Every spare moment, you can be learning. Right now I waste</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">so much time on the internet (as you’ll see in the question below), and I’m trying to do a</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">slow rollback. It’s so easy to distract yourself when a scene gets tough, so avoid that now</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">before the habit becomes ingrained.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Do you have any pre-writing things you do to get into your -zone-?</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Yes, but really I’m just procrastinating. I look at stuff on the internet, sometimes hours</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">before starting, just to put it off. I like to have a cup of coffee first to get in the zone.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">I would give up the writing gig and become a full time superhero. Seriously.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><br />
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</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Waverly and Kieran are finally reunited on the Empyrean. Kieran has led the boys safely up to this point, and now that the girls are back, their mission seems slightly less impossible: to chase down the New Horizon, and save their parents from the enemy ship. But nothing is truly as it seems…Kieran’s leadership methods have raised Seth’s hackles— and Waverly’s suspicions. Is this really her fiancé? The handsome, loving boy she was torn from just a short time before? More and more, she finds her thoughts aligned with Seth’s. But if Seth is Kieran’s Enemy No. 1, what does that make her? </span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">More than anything, Tom Raines wants to be important, though his shadowy life is anything but that. For years, Tom’s drifted from casino to casino with his unlucky </span><nobr style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">gambler</nobr><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"> of a dad, gaming for their survival. Keeping a roof over their heads depends on a careful combination of skill, luck, con artistry, and staying invisible.</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"> Every night I'd lie there in bed and look out at the hills behind our house, listening. I knew there'd be consequences.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"> Actions meant reactions. Sunrises meant sunsets. My fear was too permanent, lasting longer than eyeliner, something I wore every day and didn't wash off.</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> Kelsey’s not going to let one mistake ruin her life. Sure, she got kicked out of prep school and all her old friends are shutting her out. But Kelsey’s focused on her future, and she’s determined to get back on track at Concordia High.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> Isaac’s been kicked out of more schools than he can count. Since his father’s a state senator, Isaac’s life is under constant scrutiny—but Concordia High’s his last stop before boarding school, so Isaac’s hoping to fly under the radar and try to stay put for a change.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> When Kelsey and Isaac meet, it’s anything but love at first sight. She thinks he’s an entitled brat, and he thinks she’s a stuck-up snob. So it surprises them both when they start to fall for each other</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Simon Pulse | July 10, 2012</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When Lily Sanderson decided to remain Crown Princess Waterlily of the mer kingdom of Thalassinia, she knew she couldn''t just coast along in the current. But since she''s spent the last couple of years on land, Lily''s not sure she has the fins to lead a kingdom. Even her maddeningly pretentious cousin Dosinia seems to know more about ruling than she does.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When you''re being hunted, who can you trust?</span></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 5px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">For the first time since she escaped from her school many months ago, Eve can sleep soundly. She''s living in Califia, a haven for women, protected from the terrifying fate that awaits orphaned girls in The New America.</span></div><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Lydia Bentley has heard stories about the Montauk Project all her life: stories about the strange things that took place at the abandoned military base near her home and the people who've disappeared over the years. Stories about people like her own great-grandfather.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Evie's paranormal past keeps coming back to haunt her. A new director at the International Paranormal Containment Agency wants to drag her back to headquarters. The Dark Faerie Queen is torturing humans in her poisonous realm. And supernatural creatures keep insisting that Evie is the only one who can save them from a mysterious, perilous fate.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When plain and unpopular Annie Nutter gets zapped by one of her dad''s whacked-out inventions, she lands in a parallel universe where her life becomes picture-perfect. Now she''s Ayla Monroe, daughter of the same mother but a different father-and she''s the gorgeous, rich queen bee of her high school.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">..</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Once upon a time, there was a strung-out match girl who sold CDs to stoners. Twelve impetuous sisters escaped King Daddy's clutches to jiggle and cavort and wear out their shoes. A fickle Thumbelina searched for a tiny husband, leaving bodies in her wake. And Little Red Riding Hood confessed that she kind of </span><em style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;">wanted</em><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> to know what it's like to be swallowed whole. From bloodied and blinded stepsisters (they were duped) to a chopped-off finger flying into a heroine's cleavage, this is fairy tale world turned upside down.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
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</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Loann's always wanted to be popular and pretty like her sister, Claire. So when Claire's ex-boyfriend starts flirting with her, Loann is willing to do whatever it takes to feel special…even if that means betraying her sister.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Jason Bourne meets </span><em style="border: 0px; font-style: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;">The Sopranos</em><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"> in this breathtaking adventure</span><br style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><br style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;" /><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Sara Jane Rispoli is a normal sixteen-year-old coping with school and a budding romance--until her parents and brother are kidnapped and she discovers her family is deeply embedded in the Chicago Outfit (aka the mob)....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The summer before his senior year, Jude (yes, he's named after the Beatles song) gets his first job, falls in love for the first time, and starts to break away from his parents. Jude's house is kept dark, and no one talks much-it's been that way since his little sister drowned in a swimming pool seven years ago when Jude was supposed to be watching her.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Becca has always longed to break free from her small, backwater hometown. But the discovery of an unidentified dead girl on the side of a dirt road sends the town--and Becca--into a tailspin. Unable to make sense of the violence of the outside world creeping into her backyard, Becca finds herself retreating inward, paralyzed from moving forward for the first time in her life.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #414042; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Orphaned at the age of six, Jane Williams has grown up in a series of foster homes, learning to survive in the shadows of life. Through hard work and determination, she manages to win a scholarship to the exclusive Birch Grove Academy. There, for the first time, Jane finds herself accepted by a group of friends. She even starts tutoring the headmistress's gorgeous son, Lucien. Things seem too good to be true.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #414042; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #414042; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">No one knows what happened the night Echo Emerson went from popular girl with jock boyfriend to gossiped-about outsider with "freaky" scars on her arms. Even Echo can't remember the whole truth of that horrible night. All she knows is that she wants everything to go back to normal.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #414042; line-height: 18px; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</b></span></span></div>Muggle Madnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946031256541918106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-467220833228982733.post-8213386839358149822012-06-24T19:23:00.001-07:002012-07-15T12:50:32.687-07:00In My || Our || Mailbox #4<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>So here are the books we got during the month of June and have been working on completing + reviewing! They're some pretty sweet titles so, look forward to seeing our opinions on them VERY soon!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">False Memory by Dan Krokos</span></div>
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</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">We sincerely apologize, and now we shall bore you all with our completely lame excuse....</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Exams.</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Its been a pretty Strigoi few weeks with school ending and stuff, crambing in as much as we can, and studying our heads off for these completely *lame* exams. </div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">But guess what! Our exams and simply everything school based is almost officially OVER! So we'll be back on track and amuse you all with our weirdly entertaining reviews! </div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">The past week, we suffered so much. Here's a few torturous things that happened,</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Loss of SLEEP</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">No READING time</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Headaches</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Boredom</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Anxiety</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="background-color: white;">Not having to clean (WAIT...that's probably the only good thing)</span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">and the list CONTINUES!</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Oh heaven forbid! This is probably the worst time of the year! IT DRIVES YOU INSANE! </div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">Two days before the start of her junior year, seventeen-year-old Janelle Tenner is hit by a pickup truck and killed? As in blinding light, scenes of her life flashing before her, and then nothing. Except the next thing she knows, she''s opening her eyes to find Ben Michaels, a loner from her high school whom Janelle has never talked to, leaning over her. And even though it isn''t possible, she knows? With every fiber of her being? That Ben has somehow brought her back to life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> But her revival, and Ben''s possible role in it, is only the first of the puzzles that Janelle must solve. While snooping in her FBI agent father''s files for clues about her accident, she uncovers a clock that seems to be counting down to something? But to what? And when someone close to Janelle is killed, she can no longer deny what''s right in front of her: Everything that''s happened?the accident, the murder, the countdown clock, Ben''s sudden appearance in her life?points to the end of life as she knows it. And as the clock ticks down, she realizes that if she wants to put a stop to the end of the world, she''s going to need to uncover Ben''s secrets?and keep from falling in love with him in the process.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Lets get straight into this. The cover is filled with awesomeness. The title confuses you, the people on the front make you wonder, and the description on the back is just icing on the cake. If this book was a slice of cake, I would devour it within the minute no doubt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> On to the story! It starts right off into the protagonist's aka Janelle's, daily routine during the last few remaining days of summer vacation, which is exactly 2 days in counting for her junior year! She's a lifeguard and is a </span><span style="line-height: 17px;">bad-ass</span><span style="line-height: 18px;"> swimmer, is dating the oh so deliciously popular senior at school, has a smart-ass best friend named Alex, and it basically seems like shes surfing through a fantastic life. Not. At. All. She gets picked on by her ex-best friend and her "boyfriend's (not technically because they're still dating and aren't official)" ex-girlfriend, her mother is bipolar, her Father is barely ever at home, and she is forced to mother her younger brother Jared. Then BAM! she's hit by a freaking TRUCK! Then things get crazy as this loner yet hottie guy named Ben Michaels enters her life and "possibly" plays a role in Janelle's </span><span style="line-height: 17px;">revival. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 17px;"> As the story proceeds and you jump into Janelle's history and understanding of the current situation, dead literally melted to the bone, bodies appear and there's a countdown to something no one can figure out and everything is just pure stress and craziness GAHHH!!!! I have to admit. This book was mind-blowing for me because I could relate to Janelle SO MUCH! This book brought me to tears, and honestly, this is probably my favourite book of the YEAR. I simply loved it inside out. This story isn't just based on the protagonist's love life, but also her family life, and it just literally was so HEART BREAKING! I know for sure that it's going to be an agonizing wait for book 2, which is called Unbreakable. I send all high praises possible to the author, Elizabeth Norris, I LOVE LOVE LOVED Unraveling! Being a teenager myself, this book honestly called out to me. I know the older crowd is judging this book immensely, but screw them, I am a YOUNG ADULT and I damn well loved this book. Did I mention I'm in the middle of reading it for a 2nd time?</span></span></div>
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Muggle Madnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946031256541918106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-467220833228982733.post-62747020384553857262012-06-04T09:26:00.002-07:002012-06-10T21:15:24.409-07:00Book Review: Obsidian by J.L. Armentrout<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bhCcP3ZNrtop_majUO3TkO_EqFcD9FUChI_bBa0V0snxtUgznMFbSvnH-dh7UBrS3t86tIs2SabrZnAa4ETB205Z0IGIzuqmu9oai7OqaHWBNhVB-mpNTIZVJQObeRFaPlDR094kX5I/s1600/obsidian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bhCcP3ZNrtop_majUO3TkO_EqFcD9FUChI_bBa0V0snxtUgznMFbSvnH-dh7UBrS3t86tIs2SabrZnAa4ETB205Z0IGIzuqmu9oai7OqaHWBNhVB-mpNTIZVJQObeRFaPlDR094kX5I/s400/obsidian.jpg" width="255" /></a><span id="freeText16877171156657196196"><strong><em>Source</em></strong>: Bought</span><br />
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<strong><em>Author</em></strong>: Jennifer L. Armentrout<br />
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<strong><em>Publisher</em></strong>: Entangled Teen <br />
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<strong><em>Description</em></strong>: <br />
Starting over sucks.<br />When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I'd pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring.... until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up.<br />And then he opened his mouth.<br />Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something...unexpected happens. <br />The hot alien living next door marks me.<br />You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon's touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I'm getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades. <br />If I don't kill him first, that is<br />
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<strong><em>Calamity's Review:</em></strong><br />
Let us start with the cover! I'm not a huge fan of PEOPLE on covers because then all I can imagine are THOSE people and it throws off my imagination. Ya know? I guess the guy has these rugged looks that are sort of (very) appealing but I ain't into that. Keep it for the movies. I really like the background of the cover though. Ties in everything with the book. All the LIGHTning symbolism and whatnot. <br />
On to the internal-ness of the book. I gotta say, i did not finish it in ONE READING because I have homework and house work and stuff that doesn't matter. BUT if I didn't have a life, I would defs be able to finish it in one reading. I don't know if this next part is a spoiler or not but.....ALIENS! wooooohhooooo! I loved that concept. They're literally other-worldly. I would have liked it more if the book concentrated more on the alien-ness and less on the love/lust-ness. I just felt like it was SLIGHTLY repetetive in the little arguments that the two MCs kept getting in, but it was funny. Maybe I'm just being a critique though, and overthinking this. Anyway, the book was defs worth a read. <br />
Katy, the Main girl protagonist, was very cool. I felt like i could relate to her because of her love for books AND gardening. It was awesome, kind of like I found my other half. LOL. Everthing she did in that book, I agreed with and I wasn't constantly in disagreement with her. That was a major bonus point. LOL *wink wink* I guess you'll get that reference once you read the book. <br />
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I RATE THIS BOOK A FOUR!<br />
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<br />Muggle Madnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946031256541918106noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-467220833228982733.post-27828302341081790662012-06-03T12:34:00.001-07:002012-06-03T12:34:22.495-07:00In My ||Our|| Mailbox #3<br />
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<span style="line-height: 22px;">So here are the books we got this week! They're some pretty sweet titles and can't wait to strike up a review for you guys!</span></div>
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ReVamped by Ada Adams</div>
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Obsidian by J.L. Armentrout</div>
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Okay rad people, so that is all we got this week. But we must say that we really do appreciate and enjoy the books that we receive. It is actually the most heart-warming feeling.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">We look forward to finishing these books and putting them up for review so ya'll can see what we thought of them :D</span><span style="line-height: 22px;"> </span><br /><span style="line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: red;">Post a comment or a link to your blog so we can see/know what you guys got in your weekly or monthly book haul! XP</span></div>
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<br /></div>Muggle Madnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946031256541918106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-467220833228982733.post-29741170672366626342012-06-01T16:27:00.000-07:002012-06-01T16:27:25.244-07:00Messy by Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan ARC Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Author:</i></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Heather Cocks & Jessica Morgan</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Publisher:</i></b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Little Brown Books For Young Readers</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;"><i>Genre:</i></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;"> Juvenile Fiction</span><br />
<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;"><i>Published on:</i></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;"> 6/05/2012</span><br />
<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;"><i>Format:</i></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;"> Hardcover Book</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;"><i>ISBN:</i> </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">9780316098298</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>After a rocky start in <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Spoiled</span>, Brooke Berlin and her newly discovered half sister, Molly Dix, have settled into something like sisterly love, but the drama is far from over.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Now that Brooke's caught a taste of fame and her movie star father's attention, she wants to launch a blog that will position her as the ultimate Hollywood insider. But between schoolwork, party-planning committee meetings, and spa treatments, she hardly has the time to write it herself...</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Enter Max McCormack, an aspiring author with a terrible after-school job pushing faux meat on the macrobiotic masses of La-La Land. Max reluctantly agrees to play Brooke's ghost-blogger for an impressive salary, and the site takes off, but how long can their lie last? In person, Brooke can't live up to the intellectual wit of openbrooke.com, and Max soon begins to resent hiding her genius behind a bandage dress-wearing blonde. Can the girls work together to stay on top, or will the truth come out and ruin everything they've built?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>As per tradition, let us dive into the cover! I totally adore it because it ties in PERFECTLY with the title and it looks totally Hollywood glamorous! Spoiled also had an awesome cover, but I gotta say that I adored this one so much more.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> On to the story! This book is in 3rd person, I'm not a reader that typically enjoys it very much, so it made things a little more difficult when it came down to keeping all my attention on this particular book. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Max is typically the main character and she's got an attitude I simply adored. She has green hair and has the dream to go on to NYC. No matter what the situation, she'll be repeating to herself "NYC, NYC, NYC". Now that is some dedication, plus it reminds me a little of Calamity & I; our dream is to go to London, England. It'll happen soon *knocks on wood*. Max decides to take up on Brooke's blog to make money in order for her dream to head on to New York City. Max is basically broke and seems to be sick of all the cocky people around her, but she puts up with it. As I said, she is DEDICATED. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> It's a very Hollywood glam story fixated around people that plan on hitting it high in the industry and make money. It's all about attention. Moreover, I typically enjoyed this story, Max was kinda funny and I enjoyed her personality because it was so different from the typical mystical creature books I read ALL the time! It was great to take a break from that and try out something that is so much more realistic. It was easy to relate to Max and her goals, but I didn't enjoy how it was written in 3rd person.</span><br />
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<em><strong>Description:</strong></em> A coming-of-age story without the comfort of padding…a relatable and compelling character [with] a lot of wonderful snark.” —New York Journal of Books<br />
Amy is fine living in the shadows of beautiful Lila and uber-cool Cassie, because at least she’s somewhat beautiful and uber-cool by association. But when their dates stand them up for prom, and the girls take matters into their own hands—earning them a night in jail outfitted in satin, stilettos, and Spanx—Amy discovers even a prom spent in handcuffs might be better than the humiliating “rehabilitation techniques” now filling up her summer. Worse, with Lila and Cassie parentally banned, Amy feels like she has nothing—like she is nothing.<br />
Navigating unlikely alliances with her new coworker, two very different boys, and possibly even her parents, Amy struggles to decide if it’s worth being a best friend when it makes you a public enemy. Bringing readers along on an often hilarious and heartwarming journey, Amy finds that maybe getting a life only happens once you think your life is over<br />
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<strong><em>Calamity's Review:</em></strong><br />
On this blog, we love to give honest reviews of books because we feel like authors should know what a reader likes. So, with that in mind, I have to say that this book was just not my cup of tea. Honestly, I got soo annoyed with it that I haven't even finished reading it (and I don't plan on it). Also, the cover isn't that appealing either. I feel like the book could have had a better representation. But that is just how I feel. I have read some reviews for Pretty Amy and people enjoyed it very much and felt like they could relate to Amy. Sadly, that was not how I felt. I could not believe that things that amy was doing. I'm a teenager that goes to highschool and I know that you really don't have to do what Amy does in this book. Maybe that is why I got annoyed; Amy being immature. She didn't even have family issues to blame on her drug/smoke use. <br />
As far as family goes, Amy's mother was fairly unreasonable but I think if Amy tried to atleast communicate with her, things could have been better. At some points, Amy didn't even rebuttal her mother when she was wrong. Amy literally sat there and listened to her mom acuse of being a drug dealer. when, clearly, she isn't. That was infuriating to read. I'm just sayin, the girl should fight for her rights. <br />
As for love/friendships in this book, I found the choices lacking. Amy's friends were bad influences that didn't care about their's or Amy's future. The guy that Amy "likes" is someone that gave up on her and moved on to something better. I understand that he would want to move on with his life, but why does Amy still think about him. Instead of pondering over what could have been, Amy should actually try to fix things for herself. <br />
So, what I'm trying to say is that I like to relate to the MCs of books and Pretty Amy was seriously lacking that. Also, it might just be me, but I thought the tone was obnoxious..not in a good way. Other than that, the book was very well written and had some subtle jokes that were enjoyable to read.<br />
I rate this book a 1!<br />
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Rapture by Lauren Kate<br />
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Random House Children's Publishing | June 12, 2012 | Hardcover<br />
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RAPTURE, the fourth & final FALLEN novel.<br />
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Golden Lily: A Bloodlines Novel by Richelle Mead<br />
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Penguin Young Reader Group | June 12, 2012 | Hardcover<br />
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2nd in the Bloodlines Series<br />
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Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult, Samantha van Leer<br />
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EMILY BESTLER BOOKS/ATRIA/SIMON PULSE | June 6, 2012 | Hardcover<br />
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New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult and her teenage daughter present their first-ever novel for teens, filled with romance, adventure, and humor.<br />
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Pretty Little Liars #11: Stunning by Sara Shepard<br />
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HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS | June 5, 2012 | Hardcover<br />
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In Rosewood, Pennsylvania, four stunningly beautiful girls are haunted by a very ugly past. Spencer, Aria, Hanna, and Emily want nothing more than to forget Alison DiLaurentis, their former best friend who tried to ruin their lives. But someone refuses to let her memory die. A is still out there, lurking in the shadows and digging up the pretty little liars'' newest secrets.<br />
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Haunting Violet by Alyxandra Harvey<br />
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Bloomsbury USA | June 26, 2012 | Trade Paperback<br />
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Violet Willoughby doesn't believe in ghosts. But they believe in her. After spending years participating in her mother's elaborate ruse as a fraudulent medium, Violet is about as skeptical as they come in all matters supernatural. Now that she is being visited by a very persistent ghost, one who suffered a violent death, Violet can no longer ignore her unique ability. She must figure out what this ghost is trying to communicate, and quickly because the killer is still on the loose.<br />
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Beautiful Chaosby Kami Garcia<br />
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | June 12, 2012 | Trade Paperback<br />
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Ethan Wate thought he was getting used to the strange, impossible events happening in Gatlin, his small Southern town. But now that Ethan and Lena have returned home from the Great Barrier, strange and impossible have taken on new meanings. Swarms of locusts, record-breaking heat, and devastating storms ravage Gatlin as Ethan and Lena struggle to understand the impact of Lena''s Claiming. Even Lena''s family of powerful Supernaturals is affected -- and their abilities begin to dangerously misfire. As time passes, one question becomes clear: What -- or who -- will need to be sacrificed to save Gatlin?<br />
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Arise by Tara Hudson<br />
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Harpercollins Publishers | June 5, 2012 | Hardcover<br />
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New Orleans<br />
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The Reckoning by Alma Katsu<br />
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Gallery Books | June 19, 2012 | Hardcover<br />
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A love triangle spanning 200 years…Alma Katsu takes readers on a breathtaking journey through the landscape of the heart.<br />
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One Moment by Kristina McBride<br />
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EgmontUSA | June 26, 2012 | Hardcover<br />
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Rising high school senior Maggie remembers little about the accidental death of her boyfriend, Joey, but as she slowly begins to recall that day at the lake with their long-time friends, she realizes some terrible secrets are being kept.<br />
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Devine Intervention by Martha Brockenbrough<br />
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SCHOLASTIC INC | June 1, 2012 | Hardcover<br />
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Heavenly writing, earthy characters, and humor that is wicked as hell<br />
Heidi is seventeen. Insecure. Unkissed. Unremarkable, she thinks, in every way but one: She has a guardian angel, Jerome, who whispers in her ear all day long, amusing her, confusing her, but hardly ever saying anything that might help her discover who she''s meant to be.<br />
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Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne<br />
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Feiwel & Friends | June 5, 2012 | Hardcover<br />
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Your mother hollers that you're going to miss the bus. She can see it coming down the street. You don't stop and hug her and tell her you love her. You don't thank her for being a good, kind, patient mother. Of course not-you launch yourself down the stairs and make a run for the corner.<br />
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Fourteen kids. One superstore. A million things that go wrong<br />
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My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick<br />
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Penguin Young Reader Group | June 19, 2012 | Hardcover<br />
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When Samantha, the seventeen-year-old daugher of a wealthy, perfectionistic, Republican state senator, falls in love with the boy next door, whose family is large, boisterous, and just making ends meet, she discovers a different way to live, but when her mother is involved in a hit-and-run accident Sam must make some difficult choices<br />
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For Darkness Shows The Stars by Diana Peterfreund<br />
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Harpercollins Publishers | June 12, 2012 | Hardcover<br />
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It''s been several generations since a genetic experiment gone wrong caused the Reduction, decimating humanity and giving rise to a Luddite nobility who outlawed most technology<br />
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Keep Holding On by Susane Colasanti<br />
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Penguin Young Reader Group | June 5, 2012 | Hardcover<br />
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Bullied at school and neglected by her poor, self-absorbed, single mother at home, high school junior Noelle finally reaches the breaking point after a classmate commits suicide.<br />
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Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo<br />
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Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) | June 5, 2012 | Hardcover<br />
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Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.<br />
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Tokyo Heist by Diana Renn<br />
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Penguin Young Reader Group | June 19, 2012 | Hardcover<br />
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When sixteen-year-old Violet agrees to spend the summer with her father, an up-and-coming artist in Seattle, she has no idea what she's walking into. Her father's newest clients, the Yamada family, are the victims of a high-profile art robbery: van Gogh sketches have been stolen from their home, and, until they can produce the corresponding painting, everyone's lives are in danger--including Violet's and her father's.<br />
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Mirage by Kristi Cook<br />
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Simon Pulse | June 5, 2012 | Hardcover<br />
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Danger looms large in the sequel to Haven, which Booklist called "a blend of the Gemma Doyle trilogy, the Twilight saga, and Lois Duncan's thrillers."<br />
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Violet McKenna is back for her senior year at Winterhaven and thrilled to be with Aidan after a long summer apart. But while their love for each other is as strong as ever, their troubles are far from over.<br />
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Lies Beneath by Anne Greenwood Brown<br />
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Random House Children's Publishing | June 12, 2012 | Hardcover<br />
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Calder White lives in the cold, clear waters of Lake Superior, the only brother in a family of murderous mermaids. To survive, Calder and his sisters prey on humans, killing them to absorb their energy. But this summer the underwater clan targets Jason Hancock out of pure revenge...<br />
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Surrender by Elana Johnson<br />
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Simon Pulse | June 5, 2012 | Hardcover<br />
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The thrilling and seductive sequel to Possession puts love on the line in a dystopian struggle for independent thought.<br />
Forbidden love, intoxicating power, and the terror of control…<br />
Raine has always been a good girl. She lives by the rules in Freedom. After all, they are her father's rules: He's the Director. It's because of him that Raine is willing to use her talent-a power so dangerous, no one else is allowed to know about it. Not even her roommate, Vi.<br />Muggle Madnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16946031256541918106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-467220833228982733.post-43094529632351989722012-05-24T15:43:00.000-07:002012-05-24T15:43:46.851-07:00OH DEAR STRIGOI!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Get Ready Vancouverites! Richelle Mead is hitting it up in Canada for her <span style="background-color: #f1c232;">Golden Lily Tour</span>!!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Oh sweet gorgeous Adrian, we literally went Strigoi and back after we saw Richelle tweet "another tour stop added to the list".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Richelle Mead strikes at </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Chapters Metrotown in Vancouver BC, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">on Saturday June 23rd, 2012!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Okay, so here's the plan, we are going to try as best as we can to try and snag an interview with her! Even if we gotta call up on some Vampiric inspiration ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: cyan; color: purple;">Send in some interview questions to our email!</span> We could use some awesome inspiration! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">However, Richelle Mead won't be only traveling within Canada, she has many more stops! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Just look below...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><strong><span class="style27" style="background-color: yellow; text-decoration: underline;">Tuesday, June 12th - Lansing, Michigan - 7pm</span></strong><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Schuler Books & Music</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">2820 Towne Center Blvd.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Lansing, MI 48912</span><strong><br /><br /><br /><span class="style27" style="background-color: yellow; text-decoration: underline;">Wednesday, June 13th - Lexington, Kentucky - 7pm</span></strong><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Joseph-Beth</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">161 LexingtonGreen Cir # B1</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Lexington, KY 40503</span><strong><br /><br /><br /><span class="style27" style="background-color: yellow; text-decoration: underline;">Thursday, June 14th - Fort Lauderdale, Florida - 7pm</span></strong><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">(Books sold by Books & Books)</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">One E. Las Olas Blvd.</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301</span><strong><br /><br /><br /><span class="style27" style="background-color: yellow; text-decoration: underline;">Saturday, June 16th - Seattle, Washington - 4pm</span></strong><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">University Bookstore</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">4326 University Way NE</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Seattle, WA 98105</span><strong><br /><br /><br /><span class="style27" style="background-color: yellow; text-decoration: underline;">Monday, June 18th - Santa Monica, California - 7pm</span></strong><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Barnes & Noble </span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">1201 3rd Street Promenade</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Santa Monica, CA 90401</span><strong><br /><br /><br /><span class="style27" style="background-color: yellow; text-decoration: underline;">Tuesday, June 19th - Houston, Texas - 7pm</span></strong><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Wendy Everly is facing an impossible choice. The only way to save the Trylle from their deadliest enemy is by sacrificing herself. If she doesn’t surrender to the Vittra, her people will be thrust into a brutal war against an unbeatable foe. But how can Wendy leave all her friends behind…even if it’s the only way to save them?</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>The stakes have never been higher, because her kingdom isn’t the only thing she stands to lose. After falling for both Finn and Loki, she’s about to make the ultimate choice…who to love forever. One guy has finally proven to be the love of her life—and now all their lives might be coming to an end. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Everything has been leading to this moment. The future of her entire world rests in her hands—if she’s ready to fight for it.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Just like Torn, this cover is gorgeous, plus my second favourite colour is Green...or maybe it's red.....I'm not really sure, depends on my mood. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> On to the story, it was amazingly intense, Wendy gets around to Loki and because of that dude I automatically burst out laughing. He is just such a DUDE! I love it. As soon as he entered in towards the end of Torn and his sarcasm hit the page, he became my favourite character within this book. (OMG I keep typing "favourite" in Canadian spelling and the red line beneath it appears, obviously trying to tell me it's INCORRECT! GAHHH!!!! #CanadianProblems) Anyways, this is the end of Trylle Trilogy (Whatta tongue twister, Try saying "Trylle Trilogy" 10 times with NO mistakes! LOL) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> As soon as I completed Torn, the day after I zoomed out and bought Ascend, lets just say I was addicted, and I completed this book within the day at 12:07am. Okay, I was 7 minutes off from 1 day, but STILL! Plus it was a school night, I have no clue how I woke up in the morning, talk about Zombie, when I saw my pale face. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Enough about moi and back to the story. This was probably better than Torn because it was more action packed and it was so INSPIRATIONAL! Through out the book it was inspirational speech after the other. It made sense because HEY! There's about to be a huge bloody war between the Trylle and the Vittra. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> In this book we found answers to all our questions INCLUDING the "who does Wendy love?" part, and there is a very heart-wrenching scene that tore my heart apart. I was obviously very emotional while reading this so late at night. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Anyways! I would definitely recommend this series to EVERYONE or ANYONE that enjoys Romance, Mystery, and a Thriller taking place here in the present! Yes, they drive around Cadillac's and SUV's plus Wendy wears yoga pants time to time (Shoutout out to all the Canadians that wear LULULEMON'S Yoga Pants!) . This was no doubt an interestingly unique read for me because, I have yet to read a book that includes trolls. LOL I actually really adored that concept. </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">When Wendy Everly first discovers the truth about herself - that she's a changeling switched at birth - she knows her life will never be the same. Now she's about to learn that there's more to the story...</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">She shares a closer connection to her Vittra rivals than she ever imagined - and they'll stop at nothing to lure her to their side. With the threat of war looming, her only hope of saving the Trylle is to master her magical powers - and marry an equally powerful royal. But that means walking away from Finn, her handsome bodyguard who's strictly off limits... and Loki, a Vittra prince with whom she shares a growing attraction.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Torn between her heart and her people, between love and duty, Wendy must decide her fate. If she makes the wrong choice, she could lose everything, and everybody, she's ever wanted... in both worlds.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As a special gift to readers, this book contains a new, never-before-published bonus story, "One Day, Three Ways," set in the magical world of the Trylle.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b style="font-style: italic;"> </b>As always, it's time to criticize the cover! HOORAY! But, I adore the cover, so there isn't much of anything to be rash about. My favourite colour is blue, and typically the cover is basically blue, and I adore accessories, meaning the crown being held by the girl (Wendy) in the center, so this cover is perfectly mysterious and pretty all at once, though the figure of the girl is a little too blurred, but it's still gorgeous. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> Now on to the story part! To be honest, I haven't read Switched and just dived into this book, but it was still VERY good either way! I understood the concepts easily and at the back there was a little glossary that gave the definitions when it got a little confusing, with words like "Markis" and "Marksinna" which are basically Dukes and Duchesses, but it all worked out in the end. The story starts off rapidly and we are automatically re-</span><span style="line-height: 24px;">introduced</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> to Wendy, Matt, Rhys, and Finn. Which was awesomely perfect and clear cut to the point. Wendy, I seemed to have an adoration for, she typically, like any other girl thrown into a situation where she was forced to lead and take action, was forced into a leadership role she didn't ask for (Princess duty). She was picked up from her teenage years and was forced to mature for the sake of the Kingdom (She must become Queen). She was a perfect role model for readers because, its a small but nonchalant way of describing how women have to sometimes grow up faster and mature because it's "Lady like" or "classy" which is what my Momster and Aunt always nag at me. There's also the in between state where you can see that us women can do whatever we put our minds too! HECK YES!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> A big part I very much enjoyed in this book was the mother-daughter relationship between Wendy and Elora, it was small and monumental because it made me think about my own Mother (a.k.a. Momster; my lil' nickname for her XP) and then it hits me while I'm reading.....I love my Mother and I don't know where I'd be without her. Amanda Hocking doesn't describe Elora (Wendy's Mom) as some vicious witch, but more kind-hearted and wise, I liked that, because nowadays, Mother's of the hero or heroine of the book are usually placed as cruel and unloving, or there's some kind of distance placed between the two, I don't typically always enjoy that scenario. Moreover, I actually very much enjoyed this book and absolutely recommend it to anyone that has a thing for Fantasy, Romance, and an intense battle raging against the Tylle and the Vittra. </span></span></span></div>
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Obviously, this is definitely NOT a good thing and we are both very against it. Most of the time, the person who has been plagiarised doesn't even get the credit for their work, and it really is a shame. <br />
But, we feel that people should always get second chances. This might sound cheesy, but everybody makes mistakes and soon enough, they grow out of their child-like behaviour. What I don't understand is why everybody starts attaacking the plagiarist. Of course, they should be called out on their behaviour and an apology from them is always nice, but I feel as if everyone starts assuming the worst of that person and automatically start jumping to conclusions about that individual. Okay, they plagiarised, everybody gets it... but it was a mistake. And most of the time, the plagiarist, recognizes their mistake.<br />
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All we're saying is, don't completely boycott the person because they made a silly mistake. Of course, if you feel differently, LEAVE A COMMENT! We would love to hear everybody's thoughts on this. And.. don't hate on the way we spell "behaviour" and such. We're Canadians, its how we spell <3<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now on to the story. As with all sequels, it gives a short review of past events. Thank goodness, because I read Divergent a year ago and could hardly remember a thing. My memory never falters like that, its crazy, but now that I think about that, it's because the names of the characters were just so normal. Like Peter, Susan, Marcus, and Christina. All those names are so average, which brings to why I could hardly remember who they were once I started the book. Anyways, Tris, the protagonist made me very weary, and I must admit that while reading about her depression -I- in turn felt depressed because of it. It wasn't a very appealing feeling. I gradually began to feel agitated of the book because it was constantly based towards how Tris was mentally unstable. Tris wasn't the same kick-butt protagonist that we all met in Divergent, it literally drove me insane. I understand that she was badly damaged after killing one of her best friends due to certain circumstances and the death of her parents drove her over the edge, but I thought it would somehow push her into trying harder in order to avenge their deaths. I was kinda of disappointed by that, because the majority of the book is a continuous reminder of how she now has suicidal tendencies. It wasn't towards the end did I get a hint of Tris' previous personality in Divergent. Other than that, all the publicized hype for this book increased my hopes, which probably explains why I was disappointed a bit. Honestly, Veronica Roth is a terrific writer and I send all high praise to her, and I did increasingly enjoy Divergent VERY much! But Insurgent just wasn't up to my expectation, but I look forward to the third installment of this trilogy, because the very ending gave me a slight 'The Maze Runner By James Dashner' feel, and I liked that, so I look forward to what Veronica Roth has in store for us readers. </span></span><br />
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<span id="freeText7000835620531196629"><em><strong>The first book in a magnificent new series about a girl who can navigate between the worlds of the living and the dead by #1 New York Times bestselling author Alyson Noël.</strong><br /><br />Lately strange things have been happening to Daire Santos. Animals follow her, crows mock her, and glowing people appear out of nowhere. Worried that Daire is having a nervous breakdown, her mother packs her off to stay in the dusty plains of Enchantment, New Mexico with a grandmother she’s never met.<br /><br />There she crosses paths with Dace, a gorgeous guy with unearthly blue eyes who she’s encountered before...but only in her dreams. And she’ll get to know her grandmother—a woman who recognizes Daire’s bizarre episodes for what they are. A call to her true destiny as a Soul Seeker, one who can navigate between the worlds of the living and the dead. Her grandmother immediately begins teaching her to harness her powers—but it’s an art that must be mastered quickly. Because Dace’s brother is an evil shape-shifter who’s out to steal her powers. Now Daire must embrace her fate as a Soul Seeker and find out if Dace is one guy she’s meant to be with...or if he’s allied with the enemy she’s destined to destroy</em></span><br />
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Lets start with the cover, it is BEAUTIFUL! Call me superficial, but that is mostly why I wanted to read it. BUT... the book was slightly disappointing. I expected it to be better considering how many people were excited to read it. The blurb was interesting enough and the storyline was good, but the writng style was not for me. The book was slow and took forever to actually get to the point. I felt as if I were waiting for something the the whole time I was reading. <br />
The main character, Daire, was very realistic and it was easy to relate to her. She was really outgoing but shy at the same time. I got tired of reading from her point of view though. She would do the opposite of what the readers would want her to do and started to get irritating. <br />
The book was good but honestly, the writing style was just not my cup of tea and I found it slightly repetetive.<br />
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