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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04797592986306265592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-88789991381410482992014-04-24T02:15:00.003-07:002014-04-24T02:22:51.793-07:00Guy in Real Life by Steve Brezenoff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><b><span style="color: #a2c4c9;">Genre:</span></b><span style="color: #e69138;"> </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Young Adult | Contemporary </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9;"><b>Release Date:</b> </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">May 27th 2014</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><b> </b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><b><span style="color: #a2c4c9;">Publisher:</span></b><span style="color: #b45f06;"> </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Balzer + Bray</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #a2c4c9;"><b>Rating:</b> </span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">❤</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">❤</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">❤</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><b><span style="color: #a2c4c9;">Read: </span></b><span style="color: black;">April 23th, 2014</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtQGUauL5tuXBlGu4YEuD95xP1QBp6FdEyK8bEMcijtuMfvbZZspFRLb_oYI_DorkXZfOJmx0xSW8QRxcs-sgTKq_h7Tk2o9tSVdrWQERxJxEDmM8He8vq4o2dh1fA3CyrgfbtWiXN8E/s1600/logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmtQGUauL5tuXBlGu4YEuD95xP1QBp6FdEyK8bEMcijtuMfvbZZspFRLb_oYI_DorkXZfOJmx0xSW8QRxcs-sgTKq_h7Tk2o9tSVdrWQERxJxEDmM8He8vq4o2dh1fA3CyrgfbtWiXN8E/s1600/logo.png" /></a><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; line-height: 15.199999809265137px;">It is Labor Day weekend in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and boy and girl collide on a dark street at two thirty in the morning: Lesh, who wears black, listens to metal, and plays MMOs; Svetlana, who embroiders her skirts, listens to Björk and Berlioz, and dungeon masters her own RPG. They should pick themselves up, continue on their way, and never talk to each other again.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; line-height: 15.199999809265137px;">But they don't.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; line-height: 15.199999809265137px;">This is a story of two people who do not belong in each other's lives, who find each other at a time when they desperately need someone who doesn't belong in their lives. A story of those moments when we act like people we aren't in order to figure out who we are. A story of the roles we all play-at school, at home, with our friends, and without our friends-and the one person who might show us what lies underneath it all.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; line-height: 15.199999809265137px;">Just so you know, it doesn't take a gamer to enjoy to this book, even the whole book itself revolves around role playing in various forms. I for one is not a gamer, but now the idea of playing Dungeons and Dragons seems very appealing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; line-height: 15.199999809265137px;">Frankly speaking, at first I really, really, loved this book. It was so much different from most books I have read. I've always loved reading about characters with flaws and both Lesh and Lana were imperfect, yet perfect all the same. I loved their senses of humor. However, Lesh's obsession with Lana was a tad bit too disturbing for me. So character-wise, this book was not too shabby.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; line-height: 15.199999809265137px;">What really bugged was the storyline. About the first 60% or so, it was kind of wonderful getting to know the characters and all. However, it dawned on me that nothing much actually happened. It was so dragging, so slow and there was so much detail that I still don't think important. And that took the love that I initially had for this book away.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; line-height: 15.199999809265137px;">Overall, it was a cute story.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; line-height: 15.199999809265137px;">Thanks </span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; line-height: 15.199999809265137px;">Balzer + Bray</em><span style="white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13.600000381469727px; line-height: 15.199999809265137px;"> for the eGalley.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04797592986306265592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-11260033057959687742014-04-21T21:20:00.000-07:002014-04-21T21:22:39.175-07:00Biggest Flirts by Jennifer Echols<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</span><span itemprop="name">Jennifer Echols</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Genre:</span> </b></span><span class="x80zf" id="x80zf_2">Young Adult</span> | Contemporary<br />
<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Series:</b> <span style="color: black;">Superlatives</span></span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Book: </b></span>1<br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Release Date:</b> </span>May 20th 2014<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Publisher:</span> </b></span></span></span>Simon Pulse<br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Rating:</b></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b> </b></span><span style="color: red;">❤</span>❤❤❤❤ <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Read:</span> </b></span>April 19th, 2014<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5ZLD3veo7dQ2VP6rVpPqiqp3EUVPXugFX7WCIVGeSQSShIl4d3HdWZHwtl2kqe2ianMDB_TwoDBOIf0-1nAMVEdKAZJr0DVDT_odv-NP7y8Gd6A-_hh1BqUxOHKB3pr9Z8tZBHNE6vE/s1600/logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5ZLD3veo7dQ2VP6rVpPqiqp3EUVPXugFX7WCIVGeSQSShIl4d3HdWZHwtl2kqe2ianMDB_TwoDBOIf0-1nAMVEdKAZJr0DVDT_odv-NP7y8Gd6A-_hh1BqUxOHKB3pr9Z8tZBHNE6vE/s1600/logo.png" /></a><span id="freeText16862955624840506513">Tia and Will’s lives
get flipped upside down when they’re voted Yearbook’s Biggest Flirts in
this sassy novel from the author of Endless Summer and The One That I
Want.<br /><br />Tia just wants to have fun. She’s worked hard to earn her
reputation as the life of the party, and she’s ready for a carefree
senior year of hanging out with friends and hooking up with cute boys.
And her first order of business? New guy Will. She can’t get enough of
his Midwestern accent and laidback swagger. <br /><br />As the sparks start
to fly, Will wants to get serious. Tia’s seen how caring too much has
left her sisters heartbroken, and she isn’t interested in commitment.
But pushing Will away drives him into the arms of another girl. Tia
tells herself it’s no big deal…until the yearbook elections are
announced. Getting voted Biggest Flirts with Will is, well, awkward.
They may just be friends, but their chemistry is beginning to jeopardize
Will’s new relationship—and causing Tia to reconsider her true
feelings. What started as a lighthearted fling is about to get very
complicated…</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b><span id="freeText16862955624840506513">My Thoughts</span></b></span><br />
<span id="freeText16862955624840506513"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview914139864">Sad to say, I've had a few hit and miss with Jennifer Echols books. And this is definitely a miss.<br /><br />Sometimes
it's hard to enjoy a book, even the writing is nice when you want to do
some harm on the main character. That was what happened to me when I
was reading this book. I really, really, didn't like Tia. I couldn't
stand her from the very beginning. Me and her kind of character are not
meant to be together. Yes, she had a good sense of humor, but seriously,
she was such a floozy and so rude.<br /><br />Not to sound like a prude or
anything and I absolutely have read books more graphic than this, but
come on! It was supposed to be a young adult book. The fact that Tia and
Will getting freaky, even not all the way, just maybe an hour after
they had met made me cringe. She was only what, 17, and she had a f*ck
buddy?!? Like are you kidding me? Maybe I'm old school, still I wasn't
comfortable with the way Tia character portrayed. And my initial
impression of this book was sweet and fluffy teenage romance. Wrong was
an understatement. <br /><br />Will and Tia's relationship didn't make the
book any better. It was fast, weird and I'm not sure it was even
possible.They went on from a random hookup, to Will asked (and was shot
down) Tia on a real date, to them flirting (way too much) while Will was
dating another girl, to Tia kinda, sorta, maybe wanted to date Will
(something so foreign to her because she was more comfortable having
wild monkey sex with random guys and her beloved friend with benefits)
and so on and so forth. It was a hot mess.<br /><br />Some people might find this book more than interesting and enjoyable. I'm not one of those people.</span></span></span><br />
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<span id="freeText16862955624840506513"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview914139864">Thanks <i>Simon Pulse </i>for the eGalley </span></span> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04797592986306265592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-21312272021445665522014-04-21T21:04:00.001-07:002014-04-21T21:22:07.194-07:00Through to You by Lauren Barnholdt<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;">Author:</span> </b></span><span style="color: black;">Lauren Barnholdt</span><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #e69138;"><b>Genre:</b> </span>Young Adult | Contemporary <br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><b>Release Date:</b></span> </span> July 8th 2014<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><b> </b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><b>Publisher:</b></span> </span></span>Simon Pulse<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><b>Rating:</b></span> </span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span>❤<br />
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<span id="freeText9808833021794556160">Opposites attract—and then complicate—in this romantic, relatable novel from the author of <i>Two-way Street</i> and <i>Sometimes It Happens</i>.<br /><br />It starts with a scribbled note in class: <i>I like your sparkle</i>.
Harper had casually threaded a piece of blue and silver tinsel through
her ponytail in honor of school spirit day. And that carefree, corny
gesture is what grabs Penn Mattingly’s eye. Penn—resident heartbreaker
of the senior class. Reliably unreliable. Trouble with a capital “T.”
And okay, <i>smolderingly sexy</i>.<br /><br />Harper’s surprised by
Penn’s attention—and so is Penn. The last thing he needs is a
girlfriend. Or even a friend-with-benefits. The note is not supposed to
lead to anything.<br /><br />Oh, but it does. They hang out. They have fun.
They talk. They make out. And after a while, it seems like they just
click. But Penn and Harper have very different ideas about what
relationships look like, in no small part because of their very
different family backgrounds. Of course they could talk about these
differences—if Penn knew how to talk about feelings.<br /><br />Harper and
Penn understand their attraction is illogical, yet something keeps
pulling them together. It’s like a crazy roller coaster—exhilarating,
terrifying, and amazing all at once. And neither knows how to stop the
ride…</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;"><b><span id="freeText9808833021794556160">My Thoughts</span></b></span><br />
<span id="freeText9808833021794556160"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview913589626">The
story starts with Harper gets her heart broken and then it goes back to
the beginning, showing us how it comes to this point. It is told from
both Penn's and Harper's point of view.<br /><br />I have read a few of books written by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/262086.Lauren_Barnholdt" title="Lauren Barnholdt">Lauren Barnholdt</a> and I absolutely loved each one of them. Likewise, I enjoyed reading this one greatly.<br /><br />Relationship
between Harper and Penn moved a little too fast in my opinion. Well, it
wasn't like an inst love or anything, still it progressed too quickly.
It was a complicated relationship, and the fact that Penn was hot and
cold time and time again didn't help either. I liked Harper and Penn
characters, though. Harper was sweet, witty, but a tad pushy. Penn was
charming, to say the least.<br /><br />As for the storyline, I think it had a
nice flow and very compelling. Due to how the book started, I was
curious to find out what had happened that made them arrived this point.
Some scenes did raise a few questions, though, as I still don't believe how that made sense. Nevertheless, it was a cute teenage love story.<br /><br />Overall, it was such a sweet and romantic book. I enjoyed reading it a lot.</span></span></span><br />
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<span id="freeText9808833021794556160"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview913589626">Thanks <i>Simon Pulse</i> for the eGalley. </span></span> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04797592986306265592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-29050266121387845052014-04-17T19:42:00.000-07:002014-04-21T20:59:33.128-07:00Half a World Away by Cynthia Kadohata <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Author:</span> </b></span><span style="color: black;">Cynthia Kadohata</span><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Genre:</b> </span>Middle Grade | Contemporary <br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Release Date:</b></span> </span>September 2nd 2014<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Publisher:</b> </span> </span>Atheneum Books for Young Readers<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Rating:</b> </span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b><span style="color: #b45f06;">Read:</span> </b></span><span style="color: black;">April 17th, 2014</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Synopsis</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeTextContainer9433918177686184659">Twelve-year-old Jaden,
an emotionally damaged adopted boy fascinated by electricity, feels a
connection to a small, weak toddler with special needs in Kazakhstan,
where Jaden's family is trying to adopt a "normal" baby.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b><span id="freeTextContainer9433918177686184659">My Thoughts</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeTextContainer9433918177686184659"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview912425343">I
adored this book. It was my first time reading a book written by
Cynthia Kadohata and I was blown away by how magnificent her writing
was. I was sucked in from page one and couldn't put it down. For lack of
a better word, this book was amazing.<br /><br />I was in love with the
characters as well as the well-written storyline. Jaden was such a
great, but sort of also a troubled kid. He had been through a lot at a
very young age which messed him up. Penni and Steve, Jaden's adoptive
parents, were wonderful characters too. I loved Penni for being so sweet
and caring. The other characters were just as delightful, especially
the adorable Dimash.<br /><br />As for the storyline, I enjoyed the flow and
the transition from one scene to the next. The wording made reading
this book a fun and emotional experience. The ending made me cry because
it was so beautiful.<br /><br />All in all, this was a very pleasant book. I think anyone would find this book as enjoyable as I did.</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeTextContainer9433918177686184659"> </span> </span></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04797592986306265592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-2124530533199197052014-04-17T19:33:00.000-07:002014-04-17T19:49:19.560-07:00 The Body in the Woods by April Henry<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Author:</span> </b></span>
</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span style="color: #0b5394;">
</span><span itemprop="name">April Henry</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Genre:</span> </b></span><span class="x80zf" id="x80zf_2">Young Adult</span> | Mystery<br />
<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Series:</b> </span><span style="color: black;">Point Last Seen</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Book: </b></span>1<br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Release Date:</b> </span>June 17th 2014<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Publisher:</span> </b></span></span></span>Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)<br />
<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Rating:</b></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b> </b></span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span>❤<br />
<span style="color: #999999;"><b><span style="color: #38761d;">Read:</span> </b></span>April 15th, 2014<span style="color: #38761d;"><b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Synopsis</b></span><br />
<span id="freeText822478922972189876">In this new series told from multiple perspectives, teen members of a search and rescue team discover a dead body in the woods.<br /><br />Alexis,
Nick, and Ruby have very different backgrounds: Alexis has spent her
life covering for her mom’s mental illness, Nick’s bravado hides his
fear of not being good enough, and Ruby just wants to pursue her
eccentric interests in a world that doesn’t understand her. When the
three teens join Portland County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, they are
teamed up to search for a autistic man lost in the woods. What they find
instead is a dead body. In a friendship that will be forged in danger,
fear, and courage, the three team up to find the girl’s killer—before he
can strike one of their own.<br /><br />This first book in April Henry’s
Point Last Seen YA mystery series is full of riveting suspense, putting
readers in the middle of harrowing rescues and crime scene
investigations.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;"><span id="freeText822478922972189876">My Thoughts</span></span></b><br />
<span id="freeText822478922972189876"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview907729148">This
book was a really well-written mystery told from multiple point of
view. The fact that each main characters - Nick, Ruby and Alexis - were
such different in term of personalities and frame of mind made reading
this a fun experience for me.<br /><br />The storyline held my attention
since the beginning of the book. Maybe it was because I've always
enjoyed reading books about serial killers and guessing the murderers.
It was sad to say, though, that this book was a tad predicable because
not only I got to read from the 3 aforementioned main characters, but
also from the killer. Not that I didn't like that about this book, it
just made easy to spot the killer.<br /><br />One point that I am not sure I
liked was the irrelevant details that made this book a little dragging.
It was nice to understand what happened around the main characters,
still I think it was too overly descriptive.<br /><br />Overall, it was a wonder murder mystery with well-developed characters and astonishing plots.</span></span> </span>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04797592986306265592noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-72631859407694545892014-04-17T19:24:00.002-07:002014-04-17T19:24:23.416-07:00 The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span style="color: #741b47;">Author:</span> </b><span style="color: black;">Marie Rutkoski</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="color: #741b47;">Genre:</span> </b><span style="color: black;">Young </span></span><span class="x80zf" id="x80zf_2">Adult</span> | Historical<br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Series:</b> </span>The Winner's Trilogy<br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="color: #741b47;">Book:</span> </b></span>1<br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Release Date:</b></span> March 4th 2014<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Publisher: </b></span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></span></span>Farrar Straus Giroux<br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Rating:</b></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b> </b></span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span>❤❤<br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><b>Read: </b></span>April 11th, 2014<br />
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<b><span style="color: #741b47;">Synopsis</span></b><br />
<span id="freeText11088287340709412808">Winning what you want may cost you everything you love<br /><br />As
a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves
those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can
join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. <br /><br />One
day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for
auction. Arin’s eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her
instinct, Kestrel buys him—with unexpected consequences. It’s not long
before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. <br /><br />But he, too,
has a secret, and Kestrel quickly learns that the price she paid for a
fellow human is much higher than she ever could have imagined. <br /><br />Set in a richly imagined new world, <em>The Winner’s Curse</em>
by Marie Rutkoski is a story of deadly games where everything is at
stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your
heart.</span><b><span style="color: #741b47;"></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="color: #741b47;">My Thoughts</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="color: black;">I chose to read this book mainly because of the irresistible cover. Gosh, it was so gorgeous. Besides, based on the blurb, it did sound tempting.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><span style="color: black;">I enjoyed this book a lot at the beginning, albeit the slow pace. It was indeed very interesting and different from other books I have read. I loved the characters, sadly, later on they seemed a bit off to me. I didn't enjoy the second half of the book as I did the first half. Frankly, the pace did get a lot better. Things moved faster and there were a lot of actions and some really messed up events happened. For some reasons, I didn't find those things interesting enough. Maybe it was because of the boring writing. I think the flow made it hard to focus on the story. It was not the kind of writing I'd enjoy.</span></span><br />
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<span id="freeTextContainerreview903486335">Overall,
the characters and the storyline were very interesting. I had problem
with the writing itself, though. It was dragging and rather choppy.</span>
</span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04797592986306265592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-18090497404517961032014-04-17T19:11:00.000-07:002014-04-17T19:11:16.213-07:00We Are the Goldens by Dana Reinhardt<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>Author: </b></span><span style="color: black;">Dana Reinhardt</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Genre:</b></span> Young Adult | Contemporary <br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>Release Date:</b></span> </span>May 27th 2014
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>Publisher:</b></span> </span>Wendy Lamb Books<br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>Rating:</b></span> </span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;"></span>❤❤<br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>Read: </b></span><span style="color: black;">April 10th, 2014</span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #666666;"><b>Synopsis</b></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeText16734111210075098038">Nell knows a secret about her perfect, beautiful sister Layla. If she tells, it could blow their world apart.<br /><br />When
Nell and Layla were little, Nell used to call them Nellaya. Because to
Nell, there was no difference between where she started and her adored
big sister ended. They're a unit; divorce made them rely on each other
early on, so when one pulls away, what is the other to do? But now,
Nell's a freshman in high school and Layla is changing, secretive. And
then Nell discovers why. Layla is involved with one of their teachers.
And even though Nell tries to support Layla, to understand that she's
happy and in love, Nell struggles with her true feelings: it's wrong,
and she must do something about it.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b><span id="freeText16734111210075098038">My Thoughts</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeText16734111210075098038"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview906532954">At
one point when I was reading this book, I thought it was going to be
one of those books that would blow my mind. Not that the book was not
interesting or anything, but the slow, dragging pace really got on my
nerves.<br /><br />The writing which was done very nicely, actually. And
that was one of the reasons for me to read and finish this book. It was
full of questions that needed answers and I just couldn't put it down
until I knew what the heck was going on. I guess the slow pace was
because of this book was too overly descriptive. Nell went on and on
before getting to the point. I liked her character, but the girl sounded
insane at times.<br /><br />Now on to the characters. I loved that Nell and
Layla were not ones of those one-dimensional characters. At the
beginning of the book, I was touched by how much Nell loved her big
sister. Later, her love became a little too creepy. Though, I liked that
she tried to protect her sister and all that.<br /><br />The ending was not
too bad, but I wasn't satisfied being left in the unknown. A bit on
what was going to happen afterward would have been more than
appreciated.</span></span> </span></span><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04797592986306265592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-47188796292577193762014-04-09T18:01:00.000-07:002014-04-17T19:43:54.933-07:00The Heiresses by Sara Shepard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span style="color: #0b5394;">
</span><span itemprop="name">Sara Shepard</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Genre:</span> </b></span><span class="x80zf" id="x80zf_2">Adult</span> | Mystery<br />
<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Series:</b></span> <span style="color: black;">The Heiresses</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Book:</span> </b></span>1<br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Release Date:</b></span></span> May 20th 2014<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Publisher:</span> </b><span style="color: black;">Harper</span></span><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: black;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Rating:</b></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b> </b></span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span>❤<br />
<span style="color: #999999;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Read:</span> </b></span>April 9th, 2014<br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Synopsis</b></span><br />
<span id="freeText6040463087181489093">The series follows one
of the most prestigious and wealthy families on the Upper East Side who
have built their entire fortune on the business of diamonds.<br /><br />Due
to a clause the grandfather placed in his will, only his granddaughters
are set to inherit his massive fortune…these are the heiresses. After
the death of their cousin, the remaining heiresses try to figure out if
the family curse is real or not, and if not, who killed their cousin,
and more importantly, which one of them is next on the hit list?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span id="freeText6040463087181489093">My Thoughts</span></b></span><br />
<span id="freeText6040463087181489093"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview898398722">In
a nutshell, this book was more like an adult version of Pretty Little
Liars, only the mystery wasn't dragged out as it was in PLL.<br /><br />After
have read more than 20 books from Sara Shepard, it wasn't that
difficult to identify the trend and guess where this book was going.
However, for some reasons, I found this book very entertaining.<br /><br />The
story was told in third person multiple point of view on the lives of
the rich and famous Saybrook family. To be honest, it was extremely hard
to follow the story at first as there were so many characters being
thrown in almost all at once. Later on, though, it got better when the
book started to focus on those who played significant roles in the
story.<br /><br />To me, Sara Shepard books have always been addictive.
Likewise, I loved the character developments and the storyline of this
book. There were 5 heiresses, Corrine, Aster, Poppy, Rowan and Natasha.
Getting to know their personalities and mistakes they had made were what
I liked about this book. So far, Aster is my favorite.<br /><br />I enjoyed
the twists and turns in this book. How they came to the conclusion who
the killer was and how each dirty secret was revealed were well-done.
Even it did share a lot of resemblance with Pretty Little Liars, this
book was still very unpredictable and amazing in its own way.<br /><br />Overall, it was a wonderful read for me. I just hope it isn't going to be a big series as Pretty Little Liars.</span></span> </span> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04797592986306265592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-77072302995271954802014-04-08T18:38:00.002-07:002014-04-09T18:02:05.369-07:00The Swap by Megan Shull<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444;"><b>Author:</b> </span>Megan Shull<br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><b>Genre:</b></span> Middle Grade | Fantasy <br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><b>Release Date:</b> </span>August 26th 2014
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><b>Publisher:</b> </span>Katherine Tegen Books
<br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Rating:</b></span> </span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;"></span>❤<br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Read: </b></span><span style="color: black;">April 6th, 2014</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><b>Synopsis</b></span><br />
<span id="freeText14070694819854067485">“YOU BE ME...AND I'LL BE YOU.”<br /><br />ELLIE
spent the summer before seventh grade getting dropped by her best
friend since forever. JACK spent it training in “The Cage” with his
tough-as-nails brothers and hard-to-please dad. By the time middle
school starts, they’re both ready for a change. And just as Jack’s
thinking girls have it so easy, Ellie’s wishing she could be anyone but
herself.<br /><br />Then, BAM! They swap lives—and bodies!<br /><br />Now Jack’s
fending off mean girls at sleepover parties while Ellie’s reigning as
the Prince of Thatcher Middle School. As their crazy weekend races
on—and their feelings for each other grow—Ellie and Jack begin to
realize that maybe the best way to learn how to be yourself is to spend a
little time being someone else.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><b><span id="freeText14070694819854067485">My Thoughts</span></b></span><br />
<span id="freeText14070694819854067485"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview900379110">This
was a delightful middle grade book. To be honest, it was more like a
tween version of a movie entitled "It's a Boy Girl Thing", still I did
have a good time reading it. The book was humorous, emotional and
heartwarming.<br /><br />The characters were adorable. I loved both Ellie
and Jack. How they dealt with the messed up situation they were in was
surprising. The other characters were well-developed as well. However,
at times they didn't talk and behave their age.<br /><br />The storyline was
intriguing and made me want to keep on reading. It was nicely written
with enough detail to build up the anticipation.<br /><br />One thing that
bugged me about this book was the dialogues which were kind of weird.
The wording in most of the conversations didn't them sound natural, and
there were quite a lot of repetitive words.<br /><br />Overall, it was a wonder book about friendship and family.</span></span> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04797592986306265592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-56411685751369964652014-04-05T02:41:00.003-07:002014-04-05T02:41:51.618-07:00Bad For You by Abbi Glines<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Author: </b>
</span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span style="color: #0b5394;">
</span><span itemprop="name">Abbi Glines</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Genre:</span> </b></span><span class="x80zf" id="x80zf_2">New Adult</span> | Contemporary<br />
<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Series:</b></span> <span style="color: black;">Sea Breeze</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Book: </b></span>7<br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Release Date:</b> </span>April 1st, 2014<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Publisher: </b></span><span style="color: black;">Simon Pulse</span></span><span style="color: black;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Rating:</b></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b> </b></span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span>❤❤<br />
<span style="color: #999999;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Read:</span> </b></span>April 4th, 2014<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>Synopsis</b></span><br />
<span id="freeText10902888570208218886"><strong>
<em>Innocence was never meant for the addictive…<em></em></em>
</strong><br /><br />Addiction was something Krit Corbin accepted as part of
his nature a long time ago. He decided to embrace it and flip his
finger at the rules. Women had always been the number one thing on his
list of addictions. He couldn’t get enough. Being the lead singer in a
rock band had only made access to his favorite addiction that much
easier.<br /><br /> Being alone was the only thing Blythe Denton understood.
The small town minister’s family that raised her hadn’t accepted her as
their own. The minister’s wife had always made sure Blythe understood
just how unworthy she was of love. When Blythe is sent away to college
and given a chance to finally be free of living as an unwanted burden,
she looks forward to having peace in her life. Being alone isn’t
something that bothers her. She escapes reality in the stories she
writes.<br /><br />However, the ridiculously sexy tattooed guy who keeps
throwing parties in the apartment above hers is driving her crazy. For
starters, he doesn’t treat her like she would expect a guy with a
different woman always hanging on his arm to treat someone as
uninteresting as her. She looks nothing like the gorgeous women she sees
parading in and out of his apartment, but for some strange reason he
keeps showing up at her door.<br /><br />During a party at his apartment,
Krit’s new neighbor comes to the door with her long brown hair pulled up
in a messy knot and a pair of glasses perched on her cute little nose.
She wants him to turn down the music, but he convinces her to stay.<br /><br /><strong>
<em>Krit Corbin may have just found his biggest addiction yet. And Blythe Denton realizes too late that she’s finally been claimed.</em> </strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span id="freeText10902888570208218886"><strong>My Thoughts</strong></span></span><br />
<span id="freeText10902888570208218886">This is a companion book in <i>Sea Breeze</i> series</span> that can be read a standalone, but some characters from previous books do appear in this one also.<br />
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First off, I didn't like the cover. I didn't mind the white background much even it seemed a bit lack of creativity and all, but those tattoos really looked weird and downright ridiculous.<br />
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I hate to say that I wasn't impressed with this one.Thus far, I have love/hate relationship with this series. I liked most of them enough to continue the series, but man, I need something more than just another new adult books where secrets, abuses and crazy exes. It was entertaining all right, still it felt like I was rereading one of her books, just with different characters. The twist added near the end of the book was a joke, just to create more drama.<br />
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The characters were not interesting either. Blythe was so pathetic and very annoying. I was sick and tired for the mentioning of her "innocence" and her being "Perfect". I mean the girl was 19 for eff's sake, not a 5 year-old that needed to be told she was a perfect little girl all the time. And Krit used to be okay for me, back in book 6, I liked him a lot. However, in this one, he just didn't make much sense to me. I liked his protective side, but pushing another guy who just happened to walk near his girl was not cool.<br />
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Anyway, it was not that bad if you haven't read a lot of new adult books before, but if you have, you will find that this is anything but original. Some plots were kinda interesting, hence the 3-star rating. I hope book 8 which is scheduled to released this summer is a lot better than this one.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04797592986306265592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-12203632686374327132014-04-05T02:03:00.001-07:002014-04-17T19:44:11.322-07:00Blur by Steven James<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Author:</span> </b></span>
<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">
<span itemprop="name">Steven James</span> </span><br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Genre:</span> </b></span><span class="x80zf" id="x80zf_2">Young Adult</span> | Mystery<br />
<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Series:</b> </span><span style="color: black;">Blur Trilogy</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Book: </b></span>1<br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Release Date:</b> </span>May 27th, 2014<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Publisher: </b></span><span style="color: black;">Skyscape</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Rating: </b></span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;"></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: red;"></span>❤<br />
<span style="color: #999999;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Read:</span> </b></span>April 4th, 2014<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Synopsis</b></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZAKQEKXsSVLEE4MergDpnM77aDlnN045kgcq-P4KVXktbAmWn3isb5hchZ_NGTeZeadvoNs5UygGsm-lySlKUI9vs0CIclozso6jajfktkc61Jrwethapq_D7N3irKcu9dOguFFqrjc/s1600/NetGalley_Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZAKQEKXsSVLEE4MergDpnM77aDlnN045kgcq-P4KVXktbAmWn3isb5hchZ_NGTeZeadvoNs5UygGsm-lySlKUI9vs0CIclozso6jajfktkc61Jrwethapq_D7N3irKcu9dOguFFqrjc/s1600/NetGalley_Logo.png" /></a><span id="freeText2356882046340698208">The isolated town of
Beldon, Wisconsin, is shocked when a high school freshman’s body is
found in Lake Algonquin. Just like everyone in the community,
sixteen-year-old Daniel Byers believes that Emily Jackson’s death was
accidental. But at her funeral, when he has a terrifying vision of her,
his world begins to rip apart at the seams.<br /><br />Convinced that
Emily’s appearance was more than just a mere hallucination, Daniel
begins to look carefully into her death, even as he increasingly loses
the ability to distinguish fantasy from reality.<br /><br />What’s real? What’s not? Where does reality end and madness begin?<br /><br />As
Daniel struggles to find the truth, his world begins to crumble around
him as he slips further and further into his own private blurred
reality.</span><br />
<br />
<b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span id="freeText2356882046340698208">My Thoughts</span></span></b><br />
<span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview899301923">Written
in third person, this book was told from Daniel's point of view. As a
high school quarterback, he lives a pretty normal life until he attends a
funeral of a 14-year-old girl.<br /><br />It was a great blend of fantasy,
horror and suspense. There were scenes where things got real spooky that
freaked me out quite a bit and I loved it. I also liked that this book
wasn't too big on romance and the suspense was absolutely spot on. It
was impossible to guess who the killer was.<br /><br />This book had amazing
wording. It made the whole murder thing feel so much more interesting
with the great word choice and the nice flow of the writing. It was a
little slow in the middle, but things moved faster later on. The ending
was unpredictable and wrapped up really well. I loved all the twists and turns.<br /><br />Besides wonderful
wording and plots, the character development was equally astonishing. I
liked every character and felt connected with Daniel who was the main
character.<br /><br />In short, this book was a delightful read with some
frightening scenes. It is suitable for those who enjoy a good murder
mystery book.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04797592986306265592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-59233943300660100092014-04-04T03:20:00.000-07:002014-04-05T02:04:53.731-07:00All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b>Author:</b></span> </span>Julie Berry<br />
<span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b>Genre:</b></span> Young Adult | Historical <br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b>Release Date:</b></span> </span>September 26th 2013 <span style="color: #134f5c;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b>Publisher:</b> </span> Viking Juvenile<br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b>Rating:</b></span> </span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="color: #f9cb9c;">Read:</span> </b></span><span style="color: black;">November 13th, 2013</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b>Synopsis</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeText2807076480126381056">Four years ago, Judith
and her best friend disappeared from their small town of Roswell
Station. Two years ago, only Judith returned, permanently mutilated,
reviled and ignored by those who were once her friends and family.
Unable to speak, Judith lives like a ghost in her own home, silently
pouring out her thoughts to the boy who’s owned her heart as long as she
can remember—even if he doesn’t know it—her childhood friend, Lucas.
But when Roswell Station is attacked, long-buried secrets come to light,
and Judith is forced to choose: continue to live in silence, or recover
her voice, even if it means changing her world, and the lives around
her, forever. This startlingly original novel will shock and disturb
you; it will fill you with Judith’s passion and longing; and its
mysteries will keep you feverishly turning the pages until the very
last.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b><span id="freeText2807076480126381056">My Thoughts</span></b></span><br />
<span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview757973619">I
don't normally read historical fiction, but if there are more books as
good as this one, I'm sure going to read more of this genre.<br /><br />This book is hauntingly beautiful, and I love everything about it, even the parts that wrecked my heart.<br /><br />The
story was so captivating that I couldn't think of anything else, but
this book - how Judith's life was going be, who had done that to her and
why. Just several pages in, I wept like a baby. My heart ached for her
and what she had to go through. Being shunned and discriminated against
even when she herself was a victim was just so cruel beyond words could
describe.<br /><br />This is one of the books that I will find time to reread. Because once is not enough.<br /><br /><span style="color: #f9cb9c;"><b>(Some) Favorite Quotes</b></span><br />"You are the sun in my world, and how can I endure to watch you set into another woman's arms?"<br /><br />"If
you'd let me, I'd kiss away your fear, and let you rest yourself upon
me, and I, I would die beside you and count my self lucky."<br /><br />"If you were mine I'd comfort you; if you were mine you'd need no comfort."</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04797592986306265592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-4671804262454693152014-04-04T03:14:00.002-07:002014-04-05T02:05:12.298-07:00Four Seconds to Lose by K.A. Tucker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Author:</span> </b></span>K.A. Tucker<br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Genre:</span> </b></span>New Adult | Contemporary<br />
<span style="color: #999999;"><b>Series:</b> </span>Ten Tiny Breathes<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: #999999;">Book</span>:</span> </b></span>3<br />
<span style="color: #999999;"><b>Release Date:</b> </span>November 4th, 2013<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #999999;"><b>Publisher: </b></span><span style="color: black;">Atria Book</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Rating:</span> </b></span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;"></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;"><b>Read: </b></span>November 24th, 2013<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #999999;"><b>Synopsis</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeText14825408165593420911">When a gorgeous young
dancer walks through his door, a strip club owner must decide whether to
follow his rules or his heart in the third novel by the author of <i>One Tiny Lie</i> and <i>Ten Tiny Breaths</i>.<br /><br />Owning
a strip club isn’t the fantasy most guys expect it to be. With long
hours, a staff with enough issues to keep a psych ward in business, and
the police regularly on his case, twenty-nine-year-old Cain is starting
to second guess his unspoken mission to save the women he employs. And
then blond, brown-eyed Charlie Rourke walks through his door, and things
get really complicated. Cain abides by a strict “no sleeping with the
staff” rule. But being around Charlie challenges Cain’s self-control…and
it’s been a long time since any woman has done that. <br /><br />Twenty-two-year-old
Charlie Rourke needs a lot of money, really fast, in order to vanish
before it’s too late. Taking her clothes off for men makes her stomach
curl but Charlie tells herself that at least she’s putting her acting
and dancing skills to good use. And though her fellow dancers seem eager
to nab their sexy, sophisticated, and genuinely caring boss, she’s not
interested. After all, Charlie Rourke doesn’t really exist—and the girl
pretending to be her can't get distracted by romance.<br /><br />Unfortunately,
Charlie soon discovers that developing feelings for Cain is inevitable,
and that those feelings may not be unrequited—but losing him when he
finds out what she’s involved with will be more painful than any other
sentence awaiting her.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><b><span id="freeText14825408165593420911">My Thoughts</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeText14825408165593420911"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview686088004">This
book is so much different from the previous two in the best possible
way. The best in the series by far. Don't get me wrong, I really loved <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15990969.Ten_Tiny_Breaths" title="Ten Tiny Breaths by K.A. Tucker">Ten Tiny Breaths</a> and <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17302495.One_Tiny_Lie" title="One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker">One Tiny Lie</a>, but <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17571140.Four_Seconds_to_Lose" title="Four Seconds to Lose by K.A. Tucker">Four Seconds to Lose</a> blew me away. This book was incredibly addictive and it was impossible not to love Cain. This guy stole me heart.<br /><br />Like
other NA books, this one also focuses on secrets. Usually it annoys me
when NA books kinda ALWAYS revolve around secretive characters, abusive
parents... Well, if you read NA, you know what I mean. However this book
not only didn't annoy me, but I ended up loving everything about it.
Well, almost everything. Charlie's real name <a class="jsShowSpoiler spoilerAction" href="https://www.blogger.com/null">(view spoiler)</a> and I found it hard to believe. <br /><br />Anyway,
this is a great series, if you haven't read book 1 yet, you should. And
for those who have read book 1 and 2, but are still not sure whether to
read this one or not, READ IT NOW.</span></span></span></span><b> </b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04797592986306265592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-55417750284122702532014-04-04T03:09:00.000-07:002014-04-05T02:05:23.930-07:00Cress by Marissa Meyer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Author: </b></span>Marissa Meyer<br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Genre:</span> </b></span>Young Adult | Sci-Fi<br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Series:</b></span> The Lunar Chronicles<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Book:</span> </b></span>3<br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Release Date:</b></span> February 4th, 2014<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Publisher:</span> </b></span>Feiwel & Friends<br />
<span style="color: #073763;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Rating:</span> </b></span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;"></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Read:</span> </b></span>February 8th, 2014<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Synopsis</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeText4136145198282408890">In this third book in
the Lunar Chronicles, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the
run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they’re plotting to
overthrow Queen Levana and her army. <br /><br />Their best hope lies with
Cress, a girl imprisoned on a satellite since childhood who's only ever
had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an
excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she’s just received orders from Levana
to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice. <br /><br />When a daring
rescue of Cress goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has her
freedom, but it comes at a high price. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let
nothing prevent her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder
may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope
the world has.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b><span id="freeText4136145198282408890">My Thoughts</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeText4136145198282408890"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview627273243">This
series is only getting better! And if you haven't started reading this
series yet, you are missing out on something so amazing. This is one of
the must-read series.<br /><br />I loved book 2, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13206760.Scarlet" title="Scarlet by Marissa Meyer">Scarlet</a>,
and at that time I really wanted to know more about Thorne. Because I
seriously loved his character (and Wolf, too). And I was so thrilled
when I found out there would be more of Thorne in <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13206828.Cress" title="Cress by Marissa Meyer">Cress</a>. The wait was torturous.<br /><br />The
reason I loved this book was not only because of Thorne, but a thousand
other reasons. Just the name of the character, Cress, was very
intriguing. I loved the wordplay since "Rapunzel" literally means a type
of plant, and so does "Cress".<br /><br />Compared to its predecessors, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13206828.Cress" title="Cress by Marissa Meyer">Cress</a>
was probably the most emotional one. The twist was well-executed, but I
did wish it hadn't been that heartbreaking. Now all I have to do is
waiting just one more year until <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13206900.Winter" title="Winter by Marissa Meyer">Winter</a> is scheduled to be released. JUST. ONE. MORE. YEAR.</span></span> </span></span><b> </b></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04797592986306265592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-22905969983439191352014-04-04T03:03:00.000-07:002014-04-05T02:05:40.258-07:00Secret by Brigid Kemmerer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Author:</span> </b></span>Brigid Kemmerer<br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Genre: </b></span>Young Adult | Urban Fantasy<br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Series:</b></span> Elemental<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Book:</span> </b></span>4<br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Release Date:</b></span>
January 28th, 2014<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Publisher:</span> </b></span>Kensington Teen
<br />
<span style="color: #073763;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Rating:</span> </b></span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;"></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #45818e;">Read:</span> </b></span>February 4th, 2014<br />
<br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><b>Synopsis</b></span><span id="freeText8120329783996869809"> </span><br />
<span id="freeText8120329783996869809">EARTH. FIRE. AIR. WATER.<br /><br />Nick
Merrick is stretched to breaking point. He's trying to keep his grades
sky-high or he won't get in to college. He's trying to keep his
brother's business afloat or the Merricks will be out on the street.
He's trying to keep the secret of where he's going in the evenings from
his twin brother Gabriel - or he fears he'll lose his family. And he's
trying to keep his mind off the hot, self-assured dancer who is his
'girlfriend's' partner.<br /><br />And then Quinn takes to hanging around
his sworn enemy, and an Elemental Guide is counting the hours until he
can try again to kill the Merrick brothers. Storms are brewing. On all
sides.<br /><br />SECRETS IN THE WIND. DANGER IN THE AIR.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><b><span id="freeText8120329783996869809">My Thoughts</span></b></span><br />
<span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview777959278">This has been one of my most favorite fantasy series of all time. I'm glad I took a chance and started <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10401084.Storm" title="Storm by Brigid Kemmerer">Storm</a>
back in last November. What so great about starting this series later
than others is that I didn't have to wait for months to read the
sequels. But waiting to read this one was torture, but it was worth the
wait because I LOVED every page, every word and every character. Nick
has always been my favorite and it was such a thrill reading about him.<br /><br />Isn't
it great that this series keeps you on your toes the whole way through?
You just can't decide who's right and who's wrong because the good guys
aren't always good and the same goes to those who supposed to be the
bad ones.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04797592986306265592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-75921785469450965372014-04-04T02:50:00.000-07:002014-04-05T02:05:50.789-07:00Left Drowning by Jessica Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Author:</b></span> </span>Jessica Park<br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><b>Genre:</b></span> New Adult | Contemporary<br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><b>Release Date:</b> </span> July 16th 2013<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><b>Publisher:</b></span> Skyscape<br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Rating:</b></span> </span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Read: </b></span><span style="color: black;">J</span><span style="color: black;">anuary 27, 2014</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><b>Synopsis</b><span id="freeText9000628061263325387"><b> </b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeText9000628061263325387"><b>What does it take to rise from life’s depths, swim against the current, and breathe?</b><br /><br />Weighted
down by the loss of her parents, Blythe McGuire struggles to keep her
head above water as she trudges through her last year at Matthews
College. Then a chance meeting sends Blythe crashing into something she
doesn’t expect—an undeniable attraction to a dark-haired senior named
Chris Shepherd, whose past may be even more complicated than her own. As
their relationship deepens, Chris pulls Blythe out of the stupor she’s
been in since the night a fire took half her family. She begins to heal,
and even, haltingly, to love this guy who helps her find new paths to
pleasure and self-discovery. But as Blythe moves into calmer waters, she
realizes Chris is the one still strangled by his family’s traumatic
history. As dark currents threaten to pull him under, Blythe may be the
only person who can keep him from drowning.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><b><span id="freeText9000628061263325387">My Thoughts</span></b></span><br />
Another great book by Jessica Park. This book shared some similarities with <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11096647.Flat_Out_Love" title="Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park">Flat-Out Love</a>, which I also loved dearly, yet they were so very different. <br />
<span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextContainerreview835440690"><br />This
book touched even tougher topic than I had expected, but there were
some very hilarious scenes as well, even they weren't that many. It was a story about abuse and regrets. These seem to be the most popular themes for new adult books at the moment, but trust me this one has set the bar for the others.</span></span><br />
<span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextContainerreview835440690"><br />There
were some VERY erotic scenes. But I still liked the book and after
those steamy moments, the story became even more emotional, which kinda
made up for that.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04797592986306265592noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-91449003381506961422014-04-02T19:55:00.001-07:002014-04-04T01:59:06.764-07:00Best of March 2014I think it might be fun to wrap up what I have read each month, so I guess I'll start with March. I had read 36 books last month - that includes some novellas. Some of them were new adult books, but most were young <br />
adult books as I was a little fed up with new adult books being about nothing but secrets, secrets and some more secrets. I don't normally rate a book 5 stars, so you'll see A LOT of 4-star books being listed below.<br />
<br />
So here are my favorite of the month:<br />
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I really enjoyed reading this book. Well, I'm not a big fan of time traveling, but this one really changed my idea of this genre. This book was very fun (and also heartbreaking) to read with its
engaging dialogues, well-developed characters, beautifully written
storyline and unpredictable plots. Moreover, the romance was really
sweet without being over the top.<br />
<b>Rating:</b> <span style="color: #ffd966;"></span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span>❤<br />
<b>Read: </b>March 5th, 2014<br />
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dark, especially around the last 10 chapters. It did capture my full
attention even at some points it got a little too intense for my liking.<br />
<b>Rating:</b> <span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span>❤<br />
<b>Read: </b>March 8th, 2014<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMI0u1XCdn0znRgwXpVfXz6HuM0AhEu-fa1o12DIQwyO4bvU7NFsWxOa-25yDVzjEygIjjynrKPVFv9xzPi7iUx2TDAsH2Yk6KSRcph67bRI_K9qVBZ8gGxYQaH1BBjamOY3yheDmdLgk/s1600/20581108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMI0u1XCdn0znRgwXpVfXz6HuM0AhEu-fa1o12DIQwyO4bvU7NFsWxOa-25yDVzjEygIjjynrKPVFv9xzPi7iUx2TDAsH2Yk6KSRcph67bRI_K9qVBZ8gGxYQaH1BBjamOY3yheDmdLgk/s1600/20581108.jpg" /></a><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextContainerreview875643492">Well,
it wasn't very original for sure. Lack of originality aside, it was a very sweet
romance, especially the ending, which was so sickeningly sweet! And I loved it! </span></span><br />
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<b>Rating:</b> <span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span>❤<br />
<b>Read: </b>March 8th, 2014<br />
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<b>Rating:</b> <span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span>❤<br />
<b>Read: </b>March 11th, 2014<br />
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After I finished this book, I had a little problem with the rating. I wasn't sure whether I should rate it 2 stars or 4 stars. It was so difficult to decide as I both loved it and hated it almost equally. Then I went with 4 stars because of the emotional stuff going on in the book and the ending which was well-executed.<br />
<b>Rating:</b> <span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span>❤<br />
<b>Read: </b>March 14th, 2014<br />
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One of the most romantic and most emotional books I have ever read. EVER! I loved it so much. <span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview884607701">I
just couldn't put it down even it made me cry buckets. I was hesitated
at first since it sounded so depressing, but I'm so glad I chose to read
anyway. </span></span><br />
<span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview884607701">The
pace was so nice and the story sucked me in so completely from the very
beginning. </span></span><br />
<b>Rating:</b> <span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><br />
<b>Read: </b>March 17th, 2014<br />
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Another great book about second chance romance. It was extremely emotional and I wept like a baby some many times to count. The problem I had with this book is the cover which was so ugly and didn't look professional at all.<br />
<b>Rating:</b> <span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><br />
<b>Read: </b>March 17th, 2014<br />
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Because Colleen Hoover wrote it. Duh! It was such an amazing book. Again, this author made me cry and I loved every second of it. A must read by any book lovers because I can't think of any reason why not. If you have a chance to read it, don't forget to listen to the songs as well. Boy, it took my reading experience to a whole new level with those songs playing along.<br />
<b>Rating:</b> <span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><br />
<b>Read: </b>March 18th, 2014<br />
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A great young adult book about really abuse. It was frustrating more I can describe, but I guess that what made this book interesting. It was a little slow for me as well, but last few chapters were so freaking good. The novella, <i>The Blue Haired Boy</i>, was just as wonderful.<br />
<b>Rating:</b> <span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span>❤<br />
<b>Read: </b>March 23rd, 2014<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeq6Ylt76FMmUFfdrzp4xGRJBHjUpoBcUKuRumbP9o6s31vk20qTVN_YvBWJ6R2tqaKDeoOANelInADXxkuPiYA4CXpVjKGFunIvPF4lQZHr165XUk_ZOvQnUiYd0ZxQhjenpX-GmuKc7P/s1600/18663248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeq6Ylt76FMmUFfdrzp4xGRJBHjUpoBcUKuRumbP9o6s31vk20qTVN_YvBWJ6R2tqaKDeoOANelInADXxkuPiYA4CXpVjKGFunIvPF4lQZHr165XUk_ZOvQnUiYd0ZxQhjenpX-GmuKc7P/s1600/18663248.jpg" /></a>This is a second installment in <i>Unwanted </i>series. I received an ARC from the publisher and I was so happy because I really loved <i>The Unwanted Wife</i>. While it couldn't be compared to its predecessor, this book was just as emotional. I enjoyed it a lot that I finished it in one sitting.<br />
<b>Rating:</b> <span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span>❤<br />
<b>Read: </b>March 26th, 2014<br />
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One of the best GLBT books I have ever read. Great plots, amazing characters, witty wording. I also received an ARC of this book from the publisher. In fact I got it since February and I'm still angry with myself that I chose not to read it right away. It was that good.<br />
<b>Rating:</b> <span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span>❤<br />
<b>Read: </b>March 28th, 2014<br />
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Another ARC I should have read sooner. It was a very-written book about Tora who stuck on earth alone after most of the people died while the rest were evacuated to another planet. It was fast-paced and full of suspense.<br />
<b>Rating:</b> <span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span>❤<br />
<b>Read: </b>March 29th, 2014Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-10680755203920745852014-04-02T19:38:00.003-07:002014-04-17T19:44:38.810-07:00The Secrets of Lily Graves by Sarah Strohmeyer<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Author:</b></span> </span>Sarah Strohmeyer<br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Genre:</b></span> Young Adult | Mystery<br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Release Date:</b></span> May 13rd 2014<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Publisher:</b></span> Balzer + Bray<br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Rating:</b></span> </span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span>❤<br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;">Read:</span> </b></span><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">April 2, 2014</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b>Synopsis</b></span><br />
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<span id="freeText7689402433983274650">Growing up in a house of
female morticians, Lily Graves knows all about buried secrets. She
knows that perfect senior-class president Erin Donohue isn’t what she
seems. She knows why Erin’s ex-boyfriend, hot football player Matt
Houser, broke up with her. And she also knows that, even though she says
she and Matt are just friends, there is something brewing between
them—something Erin definitely did not like.<br /><br />But secrets, even ones that are long buried, have a way of returning to haunt their keeper.<br /><br />So
when Erin is found dead the day after attacking Lily in a jealous rage,
Lily's and Matt’s safe little lives, and the lives of everyone in their
town of Potsdam, begin to unravel. And their relationship—which grew
from innocent after-school tutoring sessions to late-night clandestine
rendezvous—makes them both suspects.<br /><br />As her world crumbles around
her, Lily must figure out the difference between truth and deception,
genuine love and a web of lies. And she must do it quickly, before the
killer claims another victim.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><b><span id="freeText7689402433983274650">My Thoughts</span></b></span><br />
<span id="freeText7689402433983274650"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview898176345">I loved <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12924304.Smart_Girls_Get_What_They_Want" title="Smart Girls Get What They Want by Sarah Strohmeyer">Smart Girls Get What They Want</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/26791.Sarah_Strohmeyer" title="Sarah Strohmeyer">Sarah Strohmeyer</a>, and since this one was written by the same author, I was really excited. She didn't disappoint as <i>The Secrets of Lily Graves</i> was such an intriguing book.<br /><br />First
off, I have to say the title didn't seem to fit the book. The book was
amazing all right, but I'm not sure if I had missed anything or there wasn't
anything about Lily's secrets. Well, she was observant and knew a lot about people around her, but those were
other people's secrets, not hers. Anyway, it wasn't big of a deal.<br /><br />It
started out a little slow, but still pretty nice and not at all boring.
The pace did pick up close to the end of the book when finally the
murderer was reveal. The twists were great and surprising, but I did,
however, know already who killed Erin.<br /><br />The characters, on the
other hand, were well-developed. I loved that each of them had certain
personality that differentiated them from the others. It made the book
more realistic that way. I loved Matt, Lily and Auntie Boo the most
among all the characters. Sara was also a great character.<br /><br />Overall, I think this book was a real nice young adult suspense. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes a nicely-written book with </span></span>interesting characters and plots that keep you guessing.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-12359067908562377112014-04-02T19:30:00.001-07:002014-04-08T18:42:14.934-07:00Boys Like You by Juliana Stone<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Author:</b></span> </span>Juliana Stone<br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Genre:</b></span> Young Adult | Contemporary<br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Release Date:</b></span> May 6th 2014<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Publisher:</b></span> Sourcebooks Fire<br />
<span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Rating:</b></span> </span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤</span>❤❤<br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Read: </b></span><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">April 1, 2014</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Synopsis</b></span><br />
<span id="freeText14398011049892263118">One mistake.<br /> </span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipj3rvhYZAiqJIPBeclRqufpsiuCHP05WZx1UisRKJXCHBIXGmgtOMPmAXkYNCJfWFGiC8bU9_xhht5PxO_kg5UPYOOLost_pBQ7D7rpUTmGrgHB8JSqNnO7yUvap2Pd7w9lVdOVEQRyMH/s1600/NetGalley_Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipj3rvhYZAiqJIPBeclRqufpsiuCHP05WZx1UisRKJXCHBIXGmgtOMPmAXkYNCJfWFGiC8bU9_xhht5PxO_kg5UPYOOLost_pBQ7D7rpUTmGrgHB8JSqNnO7yUvap2Pd7w9lVdOVEQRyMH/s1600/NetGalley_Logo.png" /></a><span id="freeText14398011049892263118">And everything changes.<br /><br />For
Monroe Blackwell, one small mistake has torn her family apart –leaving
her empty and broken. There’s a hole in her heart that nothing can fill.
That no one can fill. And a summer in Louisiana with her Grandma isn’t
going to change that…<br /><br />Nathan Everets knows heartache first-hand
when a car accident leaves his best friend in a coma. And it’s his
fault. He should be the one lying in the hospital. The one who will
never play guitar again. He doesn’t deserve forgiveness, and a
court-appointed job at the Blackwell B&B isn’t going to change that…<br /><br />Captivating
and hopeful, this achingly poignant novel brings together two lost
souls struggling with grief and guilt – looking for acceptance, so they
can find forgiveness.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f1c232;"><b><span id="freeText14398011049892263118">My Thought</span><span id="freeText14398011049892263118">s</span></b></span><br />
<span id="freeText14398011049892263118"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview893885962">A
book about two broken-soul teenagers, Monroe and Nathan, being
tormented by their pasts, trying to find a way to help each other get
through it all...<br /><br />To be honest, even it was not a bad read, there
wasn't much about this book that made it special. There are way too
many books out there with so much similar plots as this one. I really
have no idea how many books I have read that have been about
remorseful/broken people helping each other live again, trying to redeem
themselves and whatnot. Therefore, I have to say that I wasn't
impressed.<br /><br />It was a decent book, anyway. The characters were
nice; though, I wasn't too keen on perfect characters. Based on the
descriptions from the book, they both were absolutely perfect, living
picture-perfect lives if their broken souls were not mentioned. Hard to
say, this is not the only book with perfect characters, so I think I can
let that slide.<br /><br />As for the romance, I don't think I was into
that much either. While it was sweet (a little bit cheesy) and all, it
felt a little too fast for me. They moved from barely saying more than a
few sentences to completely in love in just a few weeks.<br /><br />The
writing and the pace were okay, I guess. It wasn't neither draggy nor
too fast-paced. However, the story was not that realistic in my idea, which did disappoint me </span></span>a little since I was really psyched about reading it. </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-130911972756369572014-04-02T19:20:00.001-07:002014-04-08T18:42:44.049-07:00Burn Out by Kristi Helvig<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Author:</span> </b></span>Kristi <span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name">Helvig</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Genre:</span> </b></span>Young Adult | Sci-Fi<br />
<span style="color: #073763;"><b>Series:</b></span> Burn Out<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Book:</span> </b></span>1<br />
<span style="color: #073763;"><b>Release Date:</b></span>
April 8th 2014<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Publisher:</span> </b></span>EgmontUSA
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>Rating: </b></span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;"></span>❤<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="color: red;"></span><span style="color: red;"></span></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Read:</span> </b></span>March 29, 2014<br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b>Synopsis</b></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipj3rvhYZAiqJIPBeclRqufpsiuCHP05WZx1UisRKJXCHBIXGmgtOMPmAXkYNCJfWFGiC8bU9_xhht5PxO_kg5UPYOOLost_pBQ7D7rpUTmGrgHB8JSqNnO7yUvap2Pd7w9lVdOVEQRyMH/s1600/NetGalley_Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipj3rvhYZAiqJIPBeclRqufpsiuCHP05WZx1UisRKJXCHBIXGmgtOMPmAXkYNCJfWFGiC8bU9_xhht5PxO_kg5UPYOOLost_pBQ7D7rpUTmGrgHB8JSqNnO7yUvap2Pd7w9lVdOVEQRyMH/s1600/NetGalley_Logo.png" /></a><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeText9163391358537502909">A futuristic blend of
Beth Revis's Across the Universe and Lenore Appelhans's Level 2, Burn
Out will satisfy the growing desire for science fiction with a thrilling
story of survival, intrigue, and adventure. <br /><br />Most people want to
save the world; seventeen-year-old Tora Reynolds just wants to get the
hell off of it. One of the last survivors in Earth's final years, Tora
yearns to escape the wasteland her planet has become after the sun turns
"red giant," but discovers her fellow survivors are even deadlier than
the hostile environment.<br /><br />Holed up in an underground shelter,
Tora is alone--her brilliant scientist father murdered, her mother and
sister burned to death. She dreams of living on a planet with oceans,
plants, and animals. Unfortunately, the oceans dried out ages ago, the
only plants are giant cacti with deadly spines, and her pet, Trigger, is
a gun--one of the bio-energetic weapons her father created for the
government before his conscience kicked in.<br /><br />When family friend,
Markus, arrives with mercenaries to take the weapons by force, Tora's
fury turns to fear when government ships descend in an attempt to kill
them all. She forges an unlikely alliance with Markus and his rag-tag
group of raiders, including a smart but quiet soldier named James. Tora
must quickly figure out who she can trust, as she must choose between
saving herself by giving up the guns or honoring her father's request to
save humanity from the most lethal weapons in existence.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><b><span id="freeText9163391358537502909">My Thoughts</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeText9163391358537502909"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview894104807">More like a 4.5 to me...</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeText9163391358537502909"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview894104807">One
of the most thrilling and unpredictable post-apocalyptic fictions I
have ever read. Each scene was so crazy good that it was hard to put
down once I started reading this astoundingly well-written book. It was
full of suspense and actions I don't know where to start with. A must
read for any science fiction fans out there, especially those who love
post-apocalyptic fictions.<br /><br />I was completely in love with the
characters because they were complicated. Tora was so feisty that even
she was in the toughest situation, she still didn't give in. The other
characters, such as Markus, James, Britta and Kale were also such great
character, even some of them were so evil I wanted to strangle them.<br /><br />The
plots were creative, well-written and fast-paced. I was amazed by the
way the story was told which was so full of surprises and awe-inspiring
scenes. The transition from one scene to the next was very nicely
executed that it didn't cause me any boredom.<br /><br />How the book was
ending made me want to read the next installment right away. It is hard
to predict what will happen next and that makes the wait even harder.<br /><br />All
in all, this is one great book that should not be missed by any science
fiction fans or just anyone who wants to read something refreshing and
filled with loads of actions and suspense. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6997226.Kristi_Helvig" title="Kristi Helvig">Kristi Helvig</a> is a debut author that I will keep an eye out for.</span></span> </span></span><b> </b></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-62590207574536832922014-04-02T19:15:00.000-07:002014-04-08T18:43:04.765-07:00The Summer I Wasn't Me by Jessica Verdi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Author:</b></span> </span>Jessica Verdi<br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Genre:</b></span> Young Adult | Contemporary<br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Release Date:</b></span> April 1st 2014<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Publisher:</b></span> Sourcebooks Fire<br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Rating:</b> </span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;"></span>❤<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="color: red;"></span><span style="color: red;"></span></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Read:</span> </b><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">March 28, 2014</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Synopsis</b></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipj3rvhYZAiqJIPBeclRqufpsiuCHP05WZx1UisRKJXCHBIXGmgtOMPmAXkYNCJfWFGiC8bU9_xhht5PxO_kg5UPYOOLost_pBQ7D7rpUTmGrgHB8JSqNnO7yUvap2Pd7w9lVdOVEQRyMH/s1600/NetGalley_Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipj3rvhYZAiqJIPBeclRqufpsiuCHP05WZx1UisRKJXCHBIXGmgtOMPmAXkYNCJfWFGiC8bU9_xhht5PxO_kg5UPYOOLost_pBQ7D7rpUTmGrgHB8JSqNnO7yUvap2Pd7w9lVdOVEQRyMH/s1600/NetGalley_Logo.png" /></a><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeTextContainer17916564066694475084">Lexi has a secret.<br /><br />She never meant for her mom to find out. And now she's afraid that what's left of her family is going to fall apart for good.<br /><br />Lexi
knows she can fix everything. She can change. She can learn to like
boys. New Horizons summer camp has promised to transform her </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
life, and
there's nothing she wants more than to start over.<br />
<br />
But sometimes love has its own path...<br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b><span id="freeTextContainer17916564066694475084">My Thoughts</span></b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeTextContainer17916564066694475084">More like a 4.5 to me...</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeTextContainer17916564066694475084"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview893885517">To
make her recently-widowed mother happy, Lexi agrees to take an 8-week
de-gayifying program at a Christian camp. There, she, along with other
campers, is "trained" suppress her SSA (Same-Sex Attraction.)<br /><br />I
have read several GLBT books and by far this is one of the best. I did
enjoy it more than I had expected. The writing, the characters and the
plots were excellent. I have always loved fast paced books and I had no
complain about this book on that part.<br /><br />It started out pretty
simple. A little on a lighter side, if you ask me. I found myself
laughing at several scenes featuring Matthew, one of the campers. Then
as the story progressed, it became very emotional, and I was so furious
at what they did to those kids. The most horrifying part was that it
wasn't hard to believe it really did - and still does - happen in real
life. Being told you are having a disease, an addiction, a demon inside
just because you love someone of the same sex is brutal.<br /><br />The
belief that girls and boys should act certain ways was ridiculous. Not
every girl likes pink, just as not all boys are sporty. At this
de-gayifying camp, the campers were forced into these absurd gender
roles and to deny their which irritated me way too much.<br /><br />In
short, this was a great read for me. I loved the characters, especially
Matthew. It might not have been all rainbows and sunshine, and I really
didn't mind the intense parts of this book. It was simply beautiful.</span></span> </span> </span></span></span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-1848097046560051452014-04-02T19:09:00.003-07:002014-04-08T18:43:20.931-07:00Get Happy by Mary Amato<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Author:</b></span> Mary Amato<br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Genre:</b></span> Young Adult | Contemporary<br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Release Date:</b></span>
October 28th 2014<br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Publisher:</b></span> EgmontUSA<br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Rating:</b></span> <span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;"></span>❤<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="color: red;"></span><span style="color: red;"></span></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Read: </b><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">March 27, 2014</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: #134f5c;"><b>Synopsis</b></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipj3rvhYZAiqJIPBeclRqufpsiuCHP05WZx1UisRKJXCHBIXGmgtOMPmAXkYNCJfWFGiC8bU9_xhht5PxO_kg5UPYOOLost_pBQ7D7rpUTmGrgHB8JSqNnO7yUvap2Pd7w9lVdOVEQRyMH/s1600/NetGalley_Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipj3rvhYZAiqJIPBeclRqufpsiuCHP05WZx1UisRKJXCHBIXGmgtOMPmAXkYNCJfWFGiC8bU9_xhht5PxO_kg5UPYOOLost_pBQ7D7rpUTmGrgHB8JSqNnO7yUvap2Pd7w9lVdOVEQRyMH/s1600/NetGalley_Logo.png" /></a><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeText7611701001213034329">In this poignant,
realistic, contemporary YA by a state master list star, perfect for fans
of Sarah Dessen and Gayle Forman, a young songwriter builds a
substitute family with her friends in place of the broken family she
grew up with.<br /><br />A hip high school girl who loves music, writes
songs, and is desperate for a ukelele, learns to her shock that her
father did not abandon her years ago and has been trying to keep in
touch. She begins to investigate him, only to discover that he has a new
life with a new family, including the perfect stepdaughter, a girl who
Minerva despises.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<b><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span id="freeText7611701001213034329">My Thoughts</span></span></b><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><span id="freeText7611701001213034329"></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview893273063"><b> </b></span></span><br />
<span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview893273063"><b>This is a kind of books that will put a smile on your face...</b><br /><br />First off, I was so excited to find out that the author of <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12951695.Guitar_Notes" title="Guitar Notes by Mary Amato">Guitar Notes</a>
was going to release another book. I seriously loved that book and am
so glad to say that she didn't disappoint with this one either.<br /><br />I
loved that this book was lighthearted, yet emotional at the same time.
This book was about a budding songwriter and ukelele lover, Minerva and
her discovery of her father. It was a really nice story about friendship
and family.<br /><br />The characters were great with wonderful (& a
little silly) personalities. Fin and Minerva were my favorite and I
loved their sense of humor.<br /><br />The plot itself wasn't the most
amazing I have ever read, but the writing made it very interesting. I
loved the flow and the fast pace that kept me engaged with the story.<br /><br />Overall,
this book was a fun and light read that suitable for people of all
ages, but I think younger readers might enjoy it more. </span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-14064453311616920032014-04-02T19:02:00.002-07:002014-04-08T18:43:41.361-07:00A Husband's Regret by Natasha Anders<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Author: </b></span>Natasha Anders<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Genre: </b></span>Adult | Contemporary<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Series:</b></span> Unwanted<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Book: </b></span>2<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Release Date:</b></span>
April 29th 2014<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Publisher: </b></span>Montlake Romance<br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Rating: </b></span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;"></span>❤<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="color: red;"></span><span style="color: red;"></span></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Read: </b></span>March 26, 2014<br />
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<b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Synopsis</span></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LwI9RD3Sg_SfzNvmcbxx-hWQtYLAiFbuG5uWYMou_dm3zCroaHCmCBcRXOFCKTywtKUUoS8M5BpgOHTxQ7T0YuoT3wa0QOP9gPbiXl7CjG5PpOnpbED4kRYggZ4WnnGIHuyR_iwBcgHj/s1600/NetGalley_Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LwI9RD3Sg_SfzNvmcbxx-hWQtYLAiFbuG5uWYMou_dm3zCroaHCmCBcRXOFCKTywtKUUoS8M5BpgOHTxQ7T0YuoT3wa0QOP9gPbiXl7CjG5PpOnpbED4kRYggZ4WnnGIHuyR_iwBcgHj/s1600/NetGalley_Logo.png" /></a><span id="freeText12816633176707953823">Tall and thin,
twenty-eight-year-old Bronwyn Palmer has become positively gaunt, a
ghost of her former self. That self was—and still is—the wife of a rich,
handsome executive with an ocean-view house and his own security staff.<br /><br />It
was in that house, two years ago, that Bryce Palmer learned Bronwyn was
pregnant with their first child. But Bryce’s rage over his impending
fatherhood touched off a chain reaction of emotional and physical
traumas that wounded them both. For Bronwyn, it meant fleeing the
perfect marriage to start over with nothing but a precocious daughter
named Kayla to care for. For Bryce, it meant a tortuous two years spent
blaming his wife for deserting him, and living with the pain of not
knowing his child. Now a chance encounter has brought Bronwyn back into
Bryce’s life, both bearing scars...and neither knowing the whole truth
of that fateful night that drove them apart.</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">My Thoughts</span></b><br />
<span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview885577332">A companion book in <i>Unwanted</i> series, so it can be read a standalone. However, I really do recommend <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16056862.The_Unwanted_Wife" title="The Unwanted Wife by Natasha Anders">The Unwanted Wife</a>
to anyone who loves groveling heroes. Anyway, Theresa from the first
installment appears in a few scenes, so reading book 1 might help you
grasping the story even better.<br /><br />First off, when it comes to
groveling, begging for forgiveness, very few authors are able to pull it
off and make the heroes who have once been such a complete jerks redeem
themselves. And Natasha Anders is one of those few. After I finished <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16056862.The_Unwanted_Wife" title="The Unwanted Wife by Natasha Anders">The Unwanted Wife</a>
last week, I was completely in love with her writing and couldn't wait
to read the next one. I'm glad I was given this chance to read this book
before the release date. It was simply amazing.<br /><br />One thing I love
about this book (and book 1) was that there was no obscene language. So
many other adult books, even some young adult books, it isn't a
surprise to find obscenity, such as f-words. This book on the other
hand, while there were some intimate scenes, obscenity was kept to the
limit.<br /><br />As for the story, in a nutshell it was very
well-thought-out. It was heartbreaking and so romantic. Both Bryce and
Bronwyn were quite a pair. The book started out with anger,
misunderstanding and devastation with two people who loved each other,
but couldn't find a way to work everything out. While it might not sound
very original, it was an emotional ride.<br /><br />If you are like me, enjoying reading second chance romance and love groveling heroes, I believe you will enjoy this book.</span></span> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7073024971610924934.post-6203584661399552502014-04-02T18:50:00.002-07:002014-04-08T18:43:51.509-07:00The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b style="color: #45818e;"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Authors:</span> </b>
<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">
<span itemprop="name">Jennifer </span></span><span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><span itemprop="name">Mathieu</span></span><br />
<span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"></span><span itemprop="numberOfPages"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Genre:</b></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> </span>Young Adult | Contemporary</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #e06666;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Release Date:</span> </b></span>June 3rd 2014<br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Publisher: </b></span>Roaring Brook Press
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Rating:</b> </span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;">❤❤</span><span style="color: red;"></span>❤<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="color: red;"></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><b><span style="color: #e69138;"></span></b></span></span><span style="color: #674ea7;">Read:</span> </span></b><span style="color: black;">February 25th 2014</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Synopsis</b></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5AfUl9ygLdYNap8UWccSbEsfqQcj2IVPvxz27MX9xx6e9IXrGpm6o5T6M31_jem3pGMUJpoX9miukhTm6yLqfGs8JpUJbQnTnlyb8ss5Mk_voQzf-gLxUTd02XukSH3K6OBdxwrthvr83/s1600/NetGalley_Logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5AfUl9ygLdYNap8UWccSbEsfqQcj2IVPvxz27MX9xx6e9IXrGpm6o5T6M31_jem3pGMUJpoX9miukhTm6yLqfGs8JpUJbQnTnlyb8ss5Mk_voQzf-gLxUTd02XukSH3K6OBdxwrthvr83/s1600/NetGalley_Logo.png" /></a><span id="freeText13208286426473840658">Everyone has a lot to
say about Alice Franklin, and it’s stopped mattering whether it’s true.
The rumors started at a party when Alice supposedly had sex with two
guys in one night. When school starts everyone almost forgets about
Alice until one of those guys, super-popular Brandon, dies in a car
wreck that was allegedly all Alice’s fault. Now the only friend she has
is a boy who may be the only other person who knows the truth, but is
too afraid to admit it. Told from the perspectives of popular girl
Elaine, football star Josh, former outcast Kelsie, and shy genius Kurt,
we see how everyone has a motive to bring – and keep – Alice down.</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>My Thoughts</b></span><br />
<span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview863830605"> **This may contain some mild spoilers</span></span>**<br />
<span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview863830605"></span></span><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview863830605"><br />In
the blink of an eye, Alice went from being a moderately popular girl to
a slut. If it wasn't bad enough for her already, Brandon was killed in
the car accident, and Alice became a killer slut.<br /><br />I really,
really enjoyed reading this book. Thanks Netgalley and the author for
the opportunity to read it early. It is definitely a kind of books that I
would choose to read.<br /><br />One thing I liked about this book is the
writing itself. It was clear, flowing and very captivating. It wasn't
hard to lose myself in the story. The characters were well-developed,
and I found myself want to give Alice and Kurt a hug. They were such
great characters. Even Kelsie, who was so confusing and mean, made me
want to help her through this difficult time.<br /><br />Since it was told
from multiple point of views, I got to see different sides of the story,
of how Alice ended up being in this situation in the first place. And
it was heartbreaking. Normally, if a book is told from more than 2 point
of views, it tends to get confusing and annoying that we have to jump
back and forward pointlessly. Well, I'm happy to say that it wasn't the
case here.<br /><br />I wish Alice had done something about it, though.
Maybe screamed out loud that it wasn't truth, or admitted that it
happened and told them to eff off. The fact that no one did anything
made me a little bit frustrated. Still it was a very well-written book.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to reading more from this author.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0