tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50345612122374621772024-03-05T18:54:15.869-05:00Sweet PicksCircehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-64779675699868715512012-05-20T08:00:00.000-04:002012-05-20T22:13:35.780-04:0030 Days of Daemon Blog Tour: 3 Part Deal<br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Day 6....</span><br />
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Heeelloooo people! Thank you for tuning in to Daemon watch. Today we have a 3-part deal of a Dear Daemon post, How To Tell You're Dating An Alien (which I hope you all will both use and worship), and a review of <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12578077-obsidian">Obsidian</a>.<br />
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The Dear Daemon post can be found on <a href="http://www.basiasbookshelf.com/30-days-of-daemon-dear-daemon/">Basia's Bookshelf</a>. The How To Tell You're Dating An Alien can be found on <a href="http://jabelfield.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/dating-101-how-to-recognise-if-youre-dating-an-alien-30daysofdeamon-blog-tour/">J.A Belfield’s Blog</a>. And the review of <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12578077-obsidian">Obsidian</a> can be found on <a href="http://geekgirlsbookblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/review-obsidian-by-jennifer-l.html">Geek Girl’s Blog</a>. And the itinerary can be found on <a href="http://jenniferarmentrout.blogspot.com/2012/05/30-days-of-daemon.html">Jennifer's Blog</a>.<br />
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<br />Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-4176419976770314592012-05-19T08:00:00.000-04:002012-05-20T21:52:42.387-04:0030 Days of Daemon Blog Tour: Daemon Interview & Music that reminds me of Daemon<br />
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Hello my alien fans! Today's tour of the <u style="color: cyan;">30 Days of Daemon</u> follows an interview with Daemon and music that reminds people of Daemon. And yes, it does include E.T. by Katy Perry:) Anyone guess that? Anyone? No? Well...lets get back to the rest of the tour.<br />
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The interview with Daemon can be found on <a href="http://www.fiktshun.com/fiktshun/2012/05/19/30-days-of-daemon-tour-character-interview-daemon-black/">Fiktshun</a>. And the music that reminds people of Daemon can be found on <a href="http://thereadinggeek.blogspot.com/2012/05/30-days-of-daemon-tour-music.html">The Reading Geek</a>. And again, the itinerary of the tour can be found on <a href="http://jenniferarmentrout.blogspot.com/2012/05/30-days-of-daemon.html">Jennifer's Blog</a>. Tune in tomorrow for more <u style="color: cyan;">30 Days of Daemon.</u><br />
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<u style="color: cyan;"><br /></u>Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-69507508883978107562012-05-18T08:00:00.000-04:002012-05-19T11:46:05.442-04:0030 Days of Daemon Blog Tour: Favourite Daemon Moments/Quotes & Love Letter to Daemo<br />
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Day 4 of the <u style="color: cyan;">30 Days of Daemon</u> tour follows quotes from both <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12578077-obsidian">Obsidian</a>, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13047090-onyx">Onyx</a>, and a love letter to Daemon. The quotes can be found on <a href="http://www.taterstalltails.com/2012/05/30-days-of-daemon-favorite-moments.html">Tater's Tall Tales</a>. The love letter from a very star struck fan (Or was it Katy?) can be found on <a href="http://www.booklovingme.com/2012/05/30-days-of-daemon-tour-love-letter-to.html">Book Loving Mom</a>.<br />
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Take the time to read through the quotes everyone because this is something that you don't want to miss;) And again, the itinerary is posted on <a href="http://jenniferarmentrout.blogspot.com/2012/05/30-days-of-daemon.html">Jennifer's Blog</a> if you want to check back for the tour dates. Tune in tomorrow for more Daemon.<br />
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<br />Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-29034642687347065062012-05-17T08:00:00.000-04:002012-05-17T19:16:12.471-04:0030 Days of Daemon Blog Tour: Obsidian scene from Daemon’s POV & Obsidian Dream Cast<br />
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G'day alien fans! This is day three of me stalking the <u style="color: cyan;">30 Days of Daemon</u> Blog Tour. Today, we have two Onyx teasers from Two Chicks on Books. One is the Daemon post <a href="http://www.twochicksonbooks.com/2012/05/30-days-of-daemon-blog-tour.html">here</a> and the other is from an early review of Onyx <a href="http://www.twochicksonbooks.com/2012/04/jaimes-review-of-onyx-by-jennifer-l.html">here</a>. Another blog post, titled Obsidian Dream Cast is at <a href="http://www.bookittyblog.com/2012/05/30-days-of-daemon-blog-tour-obsidian.html">Book Kitty Blog</a>. <br />
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And again, the itinerary is on <a href="http://jenniferarmentrout.blogspot.com/2012/05/30-days-of-daemon.html">Jennifer's Blog</a>. Tune in tomorrow for another post on the <u style="color: cyan;">30 Days of Daemon</u>. Enjoy!<br />
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<br />Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-23239416749493609152012-05-16T08:00:00.000-04:002012-05-17T15:27:01.694-04:0030 Days of Daemon Blog Tour: Dear Daemon<br />
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Hello alien fans! Day 2 of this wonderful tour starts of with advice answered by our favorite alien, Daemon Black. The Dear Daemon posts will be held at <a href="http://www.pureimaginationblog.com/2012/05/30-days-of-daemon-dear-daemon.html#comment-19336">Pure Imagination</a> and <a href="http://lovesbooksreviews.blogspot.com/">Stuck in YA Books</a>. And again. The itinerary can be found in <a href="http://jenniferarmentrout.blogspot.com/2012/05/30-days-of-daemon.html">Jennifer's Blog</a>.<br />
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Hope you all tune in tomorrow for more <u><span style="color: cyan;">30 Days of Daemon</span></u>!<br />
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<br />Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-19301592783809972592012-05-15T08:00:00.000-04:002012-05-19T11:31:13.127-04:0030 Days of Daemon Blog Tour Kick Off & Giveaway on Mundie Moms<br />
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Hey alien fans! Enter to win a signed copy of the re-released <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12578077-obsidian">Obsidian</a> by Jennifer L. Armentrout. The contest will be on <a href="http://www.mundiemoms.blogspot.com/2012/05/30-days-of-daemon-blog-tour-welcome-to.html">Mundie Moms</a>, along with a teaser from the second book of the Lux series, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13047090-onyx">Onyx</a>.<br />
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To follow the <u><span style="color: cyan;">30 Days of Daemon</span></u> Blog Tour, click <a href="http://jenniferarmentrout.blogspot.com/2012/05/30-days-of-daemon.html">here</a> to access the itinerary. I plan on following the Blog Tour, so check in regularly for updates and links to teasers. Hope you enjoy! I'm so excited!<br />
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<br />Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-74687667589921947442012-05-07T11:55:00.000-04:002012-05-07T11:55:41.692-04:00The Shapeshifter's Secret by Heather Ostler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.7139832340180874"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pages:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 328</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Publishers:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Cedar Fort</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Expected Publishing Date:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> June 12, 2012</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She tried telling herself to stop, but it was useless. Something had fully claimed her mind and body. A sound began to erupt from inside her chest, a deep sort of growl that seized her entire being. She felt as if there was a grizzly bear inside her, trying to escape. And then a deafening roar echoed from her mouth, only inches away from Lancer’s face. It took everything inside of her not to attack him.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In Julia’s life, timing is everything. Like the time her paranoid father put bars on her window so she wouldn’t sneak out at night—even though she’s never given him a reason not to trust her. Or the time this weird new kid showed up at her school and pretty much every girl in sight instantly and inexplicably fell in love with him. What was up with that?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But as time moves on, things in Julia’s life go from strange to seriously impossible. Now it’s all she can do to keep herself and the life she’s always known from falling apart.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This fast-paced action-adventure story is packed with humor, romance, and enough twists and turns to keep you guessing to the very last page. Get lost in a world of hidden royalty, shifting alliances, and dangerous vendettas, but don’t ever forget: nothing is what it seems.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Review:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I really hate to give negative reviews, but it sometimes can't be helped. I really do like this book, but it felt flat. The characters were flat and had no background, even the beginning of the story was wrong. The book started out in the middle and the readers had no knowledge on what Julia's life was like before Caleb came into it. I wasn't even able to get past the first two chapters. And to end this review with a good note, the only thing good about this book was the cover which is very beautiful by the way. I'm giving this book 2 stars, unfortunately.</span></b>Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-59618653056846754952012-04-25T17:12:00.002-04:002012-04-25T17:12:23.927-04:00ARC's ARE HEREHi everybody. I just recieved a whole new bunch of ARC's. A major thank you to Cedar Fort publishing and Open Road publishing for allowing me to review these books. Here is a short list of all the books:<br />
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<li><i><b>The Golden Flute</b></i> by Catherine Lanigan</li>
<li><i><b>The Guardian's of Elijah's Fire</b></i> by Frank L. Cole</li>
<li><i><b>The Rifts of Rime</b></i> by Steven L. Peck</li>
<li><i style="font-weight: bold;">The Shapeshifter's Secret</i> by Heather Ostler</li>
<li><i><b>Titanic</b></i> by Diane Hoh</li>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Faced with her own mortality, Allie becomes what she despises most. To survive, she must learn the rules of being immortal, including the most important: go long enough without human blood, and you will go mad.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Then Allie is forced to flee into the unknown, outside her city walls. There she joins a ragged band of humans who are seeking a legend—a possible cure to the disease that killed off most of humankind and created the rabids, the mindless creatures who threaten humans and vampires alike.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">But it isn't easy to pass for human. Especially not around Zeke, who might see past the monster inside her. And Allie soon must decide what—and who—is worth dying for.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Pages: 335<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Publishers: Candlewick<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Published: October 12, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">Family secrets. Lost
memories. And the arrival of an ancient magical ability that will reveal
everything. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">Sixteen-year-old Katla
LeBlanc has just moved from Los Angeles to Minnesota. As if it weren’t enough
that her trendy fashion sense draws stares, Katla soon finds out that she’s a
Stork, a member of a mysterious order of women tasked with a very unique duty.
But Katla’s biggest challenge may be finding her flock at a new school. Between
being ignored by Wade, the arrogant jock she stupidly fooled around with, and
constantly arguing with gorgeous farm boy and editor-in-chief Jack, Katla is
relieved when her assignment as the school paper’s fashion columnist brings
with it some much-needed friendship. But as Homecoming approaches, Katla
uncovers a shocking secret about her past — a secret that binds her fate to
Jack’s in a way neither could have ever anticipated. With a nod to Hans
Christian Andersen and inspired by Norse lore, Wendy Delsol’s debut novel
introduces a hip and witty heroine who finds herself tail-feathers deep in
small-town life.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">She combines both
folklore and present day. The 21st century with a mix of the Stork. The
mythical bird, which said to be the bringer of babies. Katla is a wonderful
character who doesn't let anyone walk over her. The only thing she doesn't know
about her new move to the country is that she use to live there. The kids all
stare at her like she carries the plague and she seems to attract boys. One
evil and one with ice for a heart<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This is a story of
memories forgotten an found. Of new beginnings and old acquaintances. Ok. Now I
sound like I'm spouting poetry. Let me sum it up for you people. Katla is
a stork. Someone who decides who gets babies and who doesn't. She gets dream
visions of the baby and the vessels (women) who could be chosen as the mother
of the baby.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Then she finds out
that there are enemies who could mask themselves as her friend. This story has
action in almost every chapter and I love her fashion advice! I'm giving
this book 4 stars because some or the parts did not make much sense. But
this was still a good story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">When
her forbidden romance with Sir Walter Ralegh is discovered, young Lady
Catherine is banished to the colony of Roanoke in the New World. Ralegh pledges
to come for Cate, but as the months stretch out, Cate begins to doubt his
promise and his love. But just as Cate discovers a new love in Manteo, a
Croatoan Indian, Ralegh sets sail for the New World. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This is a fictional retailing of one of the greatest
mysteries in world. The disappearance of the Colony of Roanoke. Lets have
a little history lesson before we begin, shall we?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This colony has been sent by Queen Elizabeth to populate the
New World and convert the Indian tribes, which lived there into Christianity.
Since there were not many supplies, John White was sent to bring them
back from England. Three years after
White returned, he found the colony deserted with no sign of life. Only the word Croatoan, which was
carved into the trunk of tree, was left behind. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Catherine or Cate as she is called by the people of Roanoke,
was sent into exile by the Queen and is forced to spend the rest of her life in
the colony. When the other Indian tribes want the people of the colony to
leave, Mateo, one of the converts, helps them to survive and in doing so, he
falls in love with Cate. Most of
the colony has died due to little food, harsh winters, and war with the tribes.
Cate's best fiend is killed and she is left in the care of the woman's baby.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This is a story of survival,
which touches your heart and takes you back in time to the harsh winters that
people with only the hardest hearts can survive. I'm giving it 5 stars.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-17942604526213943572011-10-07T22:33:00.000-04:002011-10-08T12:29:18.527-04:00Fragment Friday'sI am sorry to say that for the time being Fragment Friday's are discontinued. I will try to get them back soon, so please content yourself with the reviews until then. Also, I will now be posting reviews once a week instead of 3 or 4 times a week.<br />
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~CirceCircehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-61486824931899700072011-10-05T16:35:00.000-04:002011-10-08T16:00:33.617-04:00The Tudor secret (The Spymaster Chronicles) by C. W Gortner<br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">The era of the Tudors was one
of danger, intrigue, conspiracy, and, above all, spies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Summer 1553: A time of danger
and deceit. Brendan Prescott, an orphan, is reared in the household of the
powerful Dudley family. Brought to court, Prescott finds himself sent on an
illicit mission to the king’s brilliant but enigmatic sister, Princess
Elizabeth. But Brendan is soon compelled to work as a double agent by Elizabeth’s
protector, William Cecil, who promises in exchange to help him unravel the
secret of his own mysterious past.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #674ea7;">A dark plot swirls around
Elizabeth’s quest to unravel the truth about the ominous disappearance of her
seriously ill brother, King Edward VI. With only a bold stable boy and an audacious
lady-in-waiting at his side, Brendan plunges into a ruthless gambit of
half-truths, lies, and murder.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This book combines both the history of the Tudor's and adds
a blend of imagination. Brendan was a child when he was left on the doorstep of
Dudley Manor. All he had was a governess and a birthmark.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">When he was sent to court to be a squire to Robert Dudley,
he catches the eye of Princess Elizabeth's spymaster and works to protect her
from the reach of Northumberland's Duke. As he grows he learns the truth of his
birth and the enemies who would do anything to kill him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Told from the point-of-view of
Brendan Prescott, a fictional character in medieval England, this story will
capture the reader's attention and take them on a journey though time. I dub
thee 5 stars.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-4399625507195172952011-10-03T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-08T15:57:32.379-04:00If I Die (Soul Screamers #5) by Rachel Vincent<br />
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entire school's talking about the gorgeous new math teacher, Mr. Beck. Everyone
except Kaylee Cavanaugh. After all, Kaylee's no ordinary high-school junior.
She's a banshee—she screams when someone dies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a shock to her, too. So to distract herself, Kaylee's going to save every girl
in school. Because that hot new teacher is really an incubus who feeds on the
desire of unsuspecting students. The only girls immune to his lure are Kaylee
and Sabine, her boyfriend's needy ex-girlfriend. Now the unlikely allies have
to get rid of Mr. Beck…before he discovers they aren't quite human, either.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Kaylee's borrowed lifeline is nearing its end. And those who care about her
will do anything to save her life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Oh. My. God. I
have absolutely no other words for this book. This really did not turn out like
I expected. But I loved it! Though I wish it hadn't ended so suddenly.
You'd expect Kaylee and Nash to break up. Again. Also Nash breaks a promise he
had made to Kaylee leading her to make a deal with Sabine. She also gets a
visit from an reaper from her past.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Kaylee grows a
lot more mature in this book than any other. Possibly because of the knowledge
that she will die soon. And so she can leave behind people with happy memories
of her, she makes a deal with Sabine about Nash and tries to take down an
Incubus who has come to their school in search of a young girl who can give him
a son.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Todd makes an appearance in this
book and does something, which makes Nash, hate him. The drug 'Frost' makes
another appearance. The book had me hooked from the first chapter and drooling
for more by the end. I give it 5
stars.</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #181818; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-89286095897210374822011-10-01T14:59:00.000-04:002011-10-08T15:56:11.661-04:00Fateful by Claudia Gray<br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7;">Eighteen-year-old maid Tess Davies is
determined to escape the wealthy, troubled family she serves. It’s 1912, and
Tess has been trapped in the employ of the Lisles for
years, amid painful memories and twisted secrets. But now the Lisle
family is headed to America, with Tess in tow. Once the ship
they’re sailing on—the RMS<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family: Arial;">Titanic</span></em>—reaches its destination, Tess
plans to strike out and create a new life for herself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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meets Alec, a handsome first-class passenger who captivates her instantly. But
Alec has secrets of his own. He’s in a hurry to leave Europe, and whispers
aboard the ship say it’s because of the tragic end of his last affair with the
French actress who died so gruesomely and so mysteriously. . . .<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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past truly is. The danger they face is no ordinary enemy: werewolves exist
and are stalking him—and now her, too. Her growing love for Alec will put Tess in
mortal peril, and fate will do the same before their journey on the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family: Arial;">Titanic</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is over.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This book is
such a page turner. And I'm not saying that sarcastically. I really loved it
especially the main character. She's no afraid to stand her ground and she
immediately knows when a person may become her friend and when when they might
not. She is resourceful and can do snappy banter. Especially with
her seriously stupid and really annoying stalker wolf. What part of no is
hard for him to understand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The near end
of the book was somewhat sad. I mean the Titanic sank and many people that Tess
cares about dies. And then there's the story of her sister and what happens
between her and the young heir of the Lisle family. Also the young lady who
Tess serves turns out to have a dark secret. She finds out that she and
one of the servants, Ned, had been in love and Irene had miscarried his baby.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Altogether, this book has
surprises in every chapter and I hope she makes a sequel. I'd give it 5 stars.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-16339352404892879392011-09-30T19:30:00.000-04:002011-09-30T19:31:57.958-04:00Fragment Friday's<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This week’s
Fragment Friday follows book 4 of the Iron Fey Series, Iron Knight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Pages: 386<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Publishers: Harlequin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Published: October 25, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #674ea7;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ash, former prince of the Winter Court,
gave up everything. His title, his home, even his vow of loyalty. All for a
girl… and all for nothing. </span></i><i><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"><br />
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</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Arial;">Unless he can earn a soul.</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">To cold, emotionless faery
prince Ash, love was a weakness for mortals and fools. His own love had died a
horrible death, killing any gentler feelings the Winter prince might have had.
Or so he thought. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Then Meghan Chase—a half
human, half fey slip of a girl— smashed through his barricades, binding him to
her irrevocably with his oath to be her knight. And when all of Faery nearly
fell to the Iron fey, she severed their bond to save his life. Meghan is now
the Iron Queen, ruler of a realm where no Winter or Summer fey can
survive. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">With the (unwelcome)
company of his archrival, Summer Court prankster Puck, and the infuriating cait
sith Grimalkin, Ash begins a journey he is bound to see through to its end— a
quest to find a way to honor his solemn vow to stand by Meghan’s side. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">To survive in the Iron
realm, Ash must have a soul and a mortal body. But the tests he must face to
earn these things are impossible. At least, no one has ever passed to tell the
tale. </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">And then Ash learns
something that changes everything. A truth that turns reality upside down,
challenges his darkest beliefs and shows him that, sometimes, it takes more
than courage to make the ultimate sacrifice.</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p><a href="http://harlequinblog.com/2011/07/julie-kagawas-the-iron-knight-synopsis-and-excerpt-released/">http://harlequinblog.com/2011/07/julie-kagawas-the-iron-knight-synopsis-and-excerpt-released/</a></o:p></span></div>
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Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-91775895637069525812011-09-29T16:30:00.000-04:002011-10-08T16:00:06.436-04:00Tempest (Destroyers #1) by Holly Hook<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Publishers: CreateSpace<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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7, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial;">Life
blows for sixteen-year-old Janelle. Ever since moving to Florida, she's been
accidentally breaking people's arms just by touching them. And yanking steel
doors off their hinges. Then her new crush, Gary, sees her gray spiral
birthmark and tells her she's a Tempest. A person who can turn into a hurricane
by touching the ocean. Like him. So that's why she feels ready to explode when
she's at the beach. As if that's not lousy enough, all Tempests have to become
storms once in their lives. It's their secret law...and it's Janelle's turn.
And it's not long before the Tempest leader abducts her. Janelle's told that
she's destined to become the worst hurricane ever. And now she's the main
weapon in the Tempest leader's plot to hold the world ransom. No way can
Janelle live with herself if she kills thousands. But using the power she fears
most might be the only way out.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Loved it! This first book in the Destroyer series
makes me see hurricanes everywhere. Just kidding. But I'll always look at
them differently. Such as thinking that anyone with hurricane names is one.
Janelle is also a very strong main character. She doesn't let anyone walkover
her. Example: her crazy mother who wants to destroy the world. The Tempests are
like their own civilization with their own god and way of life. Hurricanes are
also needed for many people near the coast. They provide rain during droughts
and fertile soil for farming.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">And just so this doesn't become the discovery channel let's
go back to the book. I'll give you all a short summary of the book. Janelle
finds out that shes a Tempest or hurricane and that she has to turn into one
the day that hurricane Janelle is expected. She also finds out that her
biological mother was a Tempest and that she wants Janelle to destroy New York,
so the Tempests could take over. I'm the end she gets a surprise that she wishes
could have stayed buried.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I'd give it 5 stars. Holly Hooke
created a whole new world with living disasters that walk around like real
people.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-80060892274912017132011-09-27T15:23:00.000-04:002012-04-21T15:41:33.901-04:00Beware, Princess Elizabeth (Young Royals #2) by Carolyn Meyer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghF3exG60JTKtpjAWgGG4Awe5LAnOlTiYjm1-P0ChiwcTU4L8WOnJsAtBnQpqeN0crVaXGCMbe85yJ9seDGrn-XnvQdrthFIplCa8JlW0F0I5d05Ry4gD8-aloRhSYVTeFP-rHK_cZuOaY/s1600/Beware%252C+Princess+Elizabeth+by+Carolyn+Meyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghF3exG60JTKtpjAWgGG4Awe5LAnOlTiYjm1-P0ChiwcTU4L8WOnJsAtBnQpqeN0crVaXGCMbe85yJ9seDGrn-XnvQdrthFIplCa8JlW0F0I5d05Ry4gD8-aloRhSYVTeFP-rHK_cZuOaY/s200/Beware%252C+Princess+Elizabeth+by+Carolyn+Meyer.jpg" width="120" /></a>Pages:
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #674ea7;">Imprisonment.
Betrayal. Lost love. Murder. What more must a princess endure?<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
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</span>Elizabeth Tudor's teenage and young adult
years during the turbulent reigns of Edward and then Mary Tudor are hardly
those of a fairy-tale princess. Her mother has been beheaded by Elizabeth's own
father, Henry VIII; her jealous half sister, Mary, has her locked away in the
Tower of London; and her only love interest betrays her in his own quest for
the throne. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><br />
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</span>Told in the voice of the young Elizabeth and
ending when she is crowned queen, this second novel in the exciting series
explores the relationship between two sisters who became mortal enemies.
Carolyn Meyer has written an intriguing historical tale that reveals the
deep-seated rivalry between a determined girl who became one of England's most
powerful monarchs and the sister who tried everything to stop her.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The second book follows princess Elizabeth, the sister of
Queen Mary. She is the only monarch of England to have been a woman and not
married. This book begins with the death of King Henry VIII and the
princess finding out three days later and her brother being crowned as king.
When Edward dies of Consumption, princess Mary becomes queen and Elizabeth is
told that she would be restoring the true church of England. The catholic
church.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When she questions her sister's choices, she is imprisoned
in the tower until she is released and sent back to court. When her sister is
nearing death, Elizabeth is made the heir. Everyone expects her to marry and
produce an heir because they believe that a woman does not have the power to
rule. Kind of stupid really. Girls are much more powerful than guys. Check
Amelia Earhart.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This story is told from the point of the child of Anne
Boleyn. From her lost love to betrayal from someone close to her. This book
provides an insight into the life of princess Elizabeth and how she created one
of the most celebrated eras in history. I'd give it 5 stars.</div>Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-47375790501909417862011-09-24T11:57:00.001-04:002011-10-08T15:58:47.098-04:00Mary, Bloody Mary (Young Royals #1) by Carolyn Meyer<br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial;">The
story of Mary Tudor's childhood is a classic fairy tale: A princess who is to
inherit the throne of England is separated from her mother; abused by an evil
stepmother who has enchanted her father; stripped of her title; and forced to
care for her baby stepsister, who inherits Mary's rights to the throne. Believe
it or not, it's all true. Told in the voice of the young Mary, this novel
explores the history and intrigue of the dramatic rule of Henry VIII, his
outrageous affair with and marriage to the bewitching Anne Boleyn, and the
consequences of that relationship for his firstborn daughter. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This first
book in the young royal series presents Princess Mary Tudor. I believe
this is where the urban legend of Bloody Mary came from. If any of you readers
decide to try calling her up for a ghost story sleepover, then please do the
following: wait till dark, always have someone accompany you, bring a candle
and place it in front if your face, and say 'bloody Mary' three times. Don't
know if it will work but I'm sure it will scare a few of your friends. he he he.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This books
tells the story of princess Mary through her eyes at the age of 10. This
starts off with her being betrothed to the king of France. Then it goes to the
festival of Yuletide, where she first witnesses her father's fascination with the Lady Anne. As she grows older, she learns along with her mother that her
father, the king is trying to get his marriage to Queen Catherine annulled
because she had been unable to produce a son for him. When he sends her
mother to an impoverished estate and deems her an illegitimate child, she knows
that it is the work of the witch, Anne.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">She is then separated from her
mother, with orders of not to write or communicate with her. This is a story of
love, betrayal, and intrigue. It also gives an insight into he life of the
court of King Henry VIII. I'd give it 5 stars.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-34000803100438531072011-09-23T14:59:00.000-04:002011-09-30T19:32:06.435-04:00Fragment Friday's<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">Today
features the Son of Neptune, book #2 of the Heroes of
Olympus series.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bc2wIbUdhEhP6yxU_ZRqucZhIHKooWTr63DpPAGAuJ__Y-vlj6Cq4GmNL2o2j5V4Wk78QVyyRY19GO3XVvIHHvjAXWh4pYexnZkz6uq7bKrBi-kpwHStxqPUOQAccrMShofUrRx68RZA/s1600/The+Son+of+Neptune+by+Rick+Riordan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bc2wIbUdhEhP6yxU_ZRqucZhIHKooWTr63DpPAGAuJ__Y-vlj6Cq4GmNL2o2j5V4Wk78QVyyRY19GO3XVvIHHvjAXWh4pYexnZkz6uq7bKrBi-kpwHStxqPUOQAccrMShofUrRx68RZA/s200/The+Son+of+Neptune+by+Rick+Riordan.jpg" width="132" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Pages:
384<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Publishers:
Hyperion Book CH<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Release
Date: October 4, 2011<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Piper, and Leo made their first visit to Camp Half-Blood, where they inherited
a blood-chilling quest:</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><i><span style="font-family: Arial;">Seven
half-bloods shall answer the call,</span></i><i><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><br />
</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Arial;">To
storm or fire the world must fall.</span></i><i><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><br />
</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Arial;">An
oath to keep with a final breath,</span></i><i><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><br />
</span></i><i><span style="font-family: Arial;">And
foes bear arms to the Doors of Death.</span></i><i><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><br />
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</span></i><span style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">Who are
the other four mentioned in the prophesy? The answer may lie in another camp
miles away, where a new camper has shown up and appears to be the son
of Neptune, god of the sea. . .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">This is a link to the excerpt:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.rickriordan.com/Files/Documents/Son_of_Neptune_preview.pdf">http://www.rickriordan.com/Files/Documents/Son_of_Neptune_preview.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">And to learn more about the book:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.rickriordan.com/my-books/percy-jackson/heroes-of-olympus/thesonofneptune.aspx">http://www.rickriordan.com/my-books/percy-jackson/heroes-of-olympus/thesonofneptune.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-82892465675698540542011-09-21T19:13:00.000-04:002011-10-08T15:57:55.895-04:00Love sucks! by Melissa Francis<br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial;">AJ Ashe may have gotten rid of her vampire stalker and
her evil ex-teacher, but things are hardly back to normal. For one thing, she
still has to maintain a strict look-but-don't-touch policy with Ryan, her hot
ex-boyfriend-turned-stepbrother. For another, she has to learn to control her
vampire superpowers—which means more than a few dates with Lex, mind-reading
professional vampire trainer and too-sexy-for-his-own-good bad boy. And as if
that's not enough, she happens to be the key to her father's plans to take over
the world . . . and he'll stop at nothing to get what he wants.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #674ea7;">All this and she's still got to plan the prom. Being a
teenager is tough, but being a teenage vampire just flat out sucks!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This book begins a
few months after the events of Bite me!
And I may just say I agree with the book title. Love does suck! In this book, AJ’s long lost daddy comes
a’ knocking. If he was my father,
I would have sucked him dry. He
had no business coming back to them.
Loser!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">AJ is betrayed by
someone close to her, her mother is half-dead, and her stepbrother is jealous
of her new “boyfriend.” And some
people think that they have it bad.
Then there are the ruins to find, while trying to keep them away from a
bad breath demon. Then you’ll find
out more about vampires who are destined to become trainers based on their
eyes. I’d understand a birthmark
or something, but eyes?! It just
seems so cliché.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I think that this
book is even better than Bite me!, and has even more surprising ending. I wish that she’d write a third book,
but I guess this is the end. I
give it 4 stars.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-22628195725695336862011-09-19T19:11:00.000-04:002012-05-04T22:41:15.518-04:00Bite me! by Melissa Francis<div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">AJ Ashe isn't your
typical seventeen-year-old vampire as if there is such a thing! She's stuck in
the middle of a huge fight between her two BFFs. Her ex-boyfriend whom she's
still totally in love with, by the way is now her stepbrother. A former
classmate who, um, she may or may not have turned into a vampire is stalking
her. And now, apparently, the fate of humankind lies in her little undead
hands. What ever happened to the good old days, when all a vampire girl had to
worry about was the occasional zit and hiding her taste for blood?</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This is a new type
of vampire lore. One with crazy
clans, prophecies, and a girl with a ‘thing’ for her new stepbrother. I know it’s gross, but her was her
boyfriend before Ryan’s dad and her mom got married. Really!
Parents, you need to think of your kids before your self. And the kids can’t just turn off their
feelings like a light. *sigh*<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I thought that
this would be another book about: boy meets girl. Boy and girl date.
Boy says he loves girl. Boy
and girl get separated. Boy and
girl fight evil. Boy and girl are
reunited. Boy and girl think
they’ll be together forever.
*gah!* Some of them are
sobbby love stories. Hate
them! I don’t like to cry. Goodbye Romeo and Juliet!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This one was
filled with a lot of action and there was even a hint about a student’s affair
with a teacher with a teacher. Oh
la la! She’s also caught herself a
stalker, and the school thinks that she’s cheated so she’s suspended. In the end Ryan saves her and her
parents tell them something that makes them go what the ****. This book has more twists than a
pretzel so be ready for surprises.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-90683014479041816142011-09-17T15:25:00.000-04:002011-10-08T15:58:23.015-04:00May (Daughters of the Sea #2) by Kathryn Lasky<br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: black; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial;">May
feels her life drying up. The sea calls to her, but her parents forbid her from
swimming. She longs for books, but her mother finds her passion for learning
strange. She yearns for independence, but a persistent suitor, Rudd, wants to
tame her spirited ways. Yet after her fifteenth birthday, the urge to break
free becomes overpowering and May makes a life-changing discovery. She does not
belong on land where girls are meant to be obedient. She is a mermaid-a
creature of the sea.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the first time, May learns what freedom feels like-the thrill of exploring both
the vast ocean and the previously forbidden books. She even catches the eye of
Hugh, an astronomy student who, unlike the townspeople, finds May anything but
strange. But not everyone is pleased with May's transformation. Rudd decides
that if can't have May, no one will. He knows how to destroy her happiness and
goes to drastic measures to ensure that May loses everything: her freedom and
the only boy she's ever loved.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The second book of
the Daughters of the Sea quartet, features May. She was found by a lighthouse keeper after the shipwreck
that killed her mother and separated her from her two sisters. She grows up on Egg rock, the same place
where we saw Hannah visiting with the Hawley’s. As she grows up, she catches the eye of a young fisherman
named Rudd and that of an astronomer named Hugh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">When a storm comes
to Egg rock, she and her sister meet.
Then they travel to the shipwreck to find who their mother was and who they
were. Rudd tries to court her, but
she resists because he only cares about her beauty. When she falls in love with the astronomer, Hugh, Rudd
decides to get rid of the competition.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This book also
stopped in the middle of the story.
I mean, it could have used some more details, such as, what did they do
after Hugh discovered she was a mermaid?
Does her adoptive father find out about what she is? What will happened to Rudd? I stay tuned for the next book: Lucy (Daughters
of the Sea #3) by Kathryn Laksy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-61923263845226064972011-09-16T22:31:00.000-04:002011-09-30T19:32:22.144-04:00Fragment Friday'sThis is a new segment on Sweet picks for the excerpts that come out before a book is released. Today features <i>Kiss of Frost</i>, the second book in the Mythos Academy Series. Hope it comes out soon!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">Pages: 368</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Publishers: Kensington<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Release Date: November 29, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<em><span style="background-color: black; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1pt; border-top-color: windowtext; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1pt; color: #674ea7; font-family: Arial; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">Logan Quinn was trying to kill
me. My Spartan classmate relentlessly pursued me, swinging his sword at me over
and over again, the shining silver blade inching closer to my throat every
time. A smile tugged up his lips, and his ice-blue eyes practically glowed with
the thrill of battle …<o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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Frost, a second-year warrior-in-training at Mythos Academy, and I have no idea
how I’m going to survive the rest of the semester. One day, I’m getting
schooled in swordplay by the guy who broke my heart — the drop-dead gorgeous
Logan who slays me every time. Then, an invisible archer in the Library of
Antiquities decides to use me for target practice. And now, I find out that
someone at the academy is really a Reaper bad guy who wants me dead. I’m afraid
if I don’t learn how to live by the sword — with Logan’s help — I just might
die by the sword …</span></em><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="http://www.jenniferestep.com/excerpts-short-stories/kiss-of-frost/">http://www.jenniferestep.com/excerpts-short-stories/kiss-of-frost/</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="http://www.jenniferestep.com/books-series/books/kiss-of-frost/">http://www.jenniferestep.com/books-series/books/kiss-of-frost/</a></div>
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Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034561212237462177.post-87866611939297607172011-09-15T20:16:00.000-04:002012-05-04T23:17:36.235-04:00Touch of Frost by Jennifer Estep<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"><i style="background-color: black;">My name is Gwen Frost, and I go to Mythos
Academy — a school of myths, magic and warrior whiz kids, where even the
lowliest geek knows how to chop off somebody's head with a sword and Logan
Quinn, the hottest Spartan guy in school, also happens to be the deadliest.</i></span></div>
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;">But lately, things have been weird, even
for Mythos. First, mean girl Jasmine Ashton was murdered in the Library of
Antiquities. Then, someone stole the Bowl of Tears, a magical artifact that can
be used to bring about the second Chaos War. You know, death, destruction and
lots of other bad, bad things. Freaky stuff like this goes on all the time at
Mythos, but I'm determined to find out who killed Jasmine and why—especially
since I should have been the one who died. . .</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I loved the
book. I mean really, does anyone
ever think of writing about mythical monsters and warriors? Jennifer is a genius! This book has everything for fantasy
readers: warriors, battle, and Romance with a capital R. With another warning of spoilers I give
you the rest of the review.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A mad Valkyrie who
tries to sacrifice her best friend, a goddess who’s crazy enough to make Gwen
her champion, and a Hot Spartan Warrior who’s hiding a dark, dark secret. Really dude, I feel sorry for you, when
Gwen wants to find a secret, she rips through minds just to get it. And most of all let us never forget the
talking sword, Vic. Love you dear,
but you’re kind of a snooze.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I thought that
this book had me asking a lot of questions at the end. Like what’s the Ashton family going to
do to Gwen, what did Grandma Frost see in Gwen’s future, and most of all, what’s
the secret that Logan hides. But I
suppose that it’ll be answered in the next book, <i>Kiss of Frost</i>. I got
the book read through it all in one sitting. It was that good!
I’ll be following the series until they finish…5 stars and shooting higher!<o:p></o:p></span></div>Circehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16415090611340428734noreply@blogger.com0