tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74176349739998494032024-03-14T01:07:17.770-04:00Little Bookworm ReviewsLittle Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209284190405989816noreply@blogger.comBlogger654125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417634973999849403.post-26599240491649126382019-01-30T00:00:00.000-05:002019-01-30T00:00:09.721-05:00Review and Giveaway: Only A Breath Apart<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1529602994l/39863269.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="39863269" border="0" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1529602994l/39863269.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1529602994l/39863269.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"></span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Katie McGarry<br />Publisher: Tor Teen<br />Release Date: January 22, 2019<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39863269-only-a-breath-apart?ac=1&from_search=true">Goodreads</a> I <a href="https://amzn.to/2K4poUy">Amazon</a><br /><br />Synopsis:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"<span id="freeText10148107495454338807" style="background-color: white;">Jesse Lachlin is cursed.<br /><br />So the town folklore says, but while Jesse’s had his fair share of tragedy, the only curse he believes is in his grandmother’s will: in order to inherit his family farm he must win the approval of his childhood best friend, the girl he froze out his freshman year, Scarlett Copeland.<br /><br />Scarlett Copeland is psychic.<br /><br />Glory Gardner tells Scarlett she has hidden psychic abilities, but Scarlett thinks Glory is delusional. What is real is Scarlett’s father’s irrational fears, controlling attitude, and the dark secrets at home. Scarlett may have a way to escape, but there’s a hitch: she’ll have to rely on the one person she used to trust, the same boy who broke her heart, Jesse Lachlin.<br /><br />Each midnight meeting pushes Jesse and Scarlett to confront their secrets and their feelings for each other. But as love blooms, the curse rears its ugly head…</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span>"</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I know you guys have been seeing a lot of this book on our blog recently, but it's only because I love Katie McGarry so much! Also, I finally got my hands on this book, and I can assure you guys that it does not disappoint. This book has everything I love about McGarry's books: amazing character development, a well-paced plot, and real issues that teens can connect with. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jesse and Scarlett are so amazing together, and I love how their relationship was rooted in a childhood friendship because it created a backstory that was emotional and raw for them both, especially due to a high school falling out. Scarlett is very relatable, which is something I look for in a YA contemporary lead, because she is very private about her issues, and she feels so sheltered in her family home that she's scared to share her secrets with anyone. That's where Jesse comes in, which may sound cliche, but something I love about Katie McGarry is that she uses YA tropes to benefit the character's struggling issues. Thus, the reader still has an attachment to reality throughout the romantic relationship and heightening tension.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jesse's side of the story is where I felt as if the realistic aspects of the group fell apart. Maybe it's because I've never been exposed to psychics and that type of thing, but I was a little annoyed by it. A large portion of the story relied on Jesse's psychic cousin and his attachment to his land, which I admit to not enjoying. There were a lot of other issues that the characters were dealing with, that I saw as more realistic, that could have been expanded on and used as a connecting point. The psychic addition felt like it could have been part of a totally different book. However, I will say that this is a highly opinionated flaw I found in the book, so many other readers might enjoy how unusual this is, especially for a YA contemporary.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I really enjoyed this book, but I will admit that this was not one of my favorite Katie McGarry books. Although seeing as I have given almost all her other books 5 out of 5 stars, that's not saying much. Also, I could feel Katie McGarry setting up a friend group around Jesse that she could use as main characters in future books, and I would be really excited to see this turn into a series! The characters seemed very interesting, and I can see this taking a path close to the <i>Pushing the Limits</i> series, which is one of my favorites!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Overall, I would recommend reading this book, especially if you have enjoyed McGarry's books in the past! </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I will say that this book deals with issues such as domestic violence, so if that can be triggering for readers I would not recommend this book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rating: 4 out of 5 stars!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">“I thought you said you were meeting Camila.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I jump at the sound of Dad’s voice and spin in his direction. “I am.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dad studies me, and I hide my hands behind my back to conceal the slight quiver that could announce my guilt. When I left him, he was in good spirits, but his moods can quickly shift. There are two patched up holes in my bedroom that can testify to this. Dad replaced the drywall, covered it with fresh paint, but the perfection can’t take away the memory of the way my heart pounded through my chest as he drove his fist through the wall. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">He inclines his head toward the booth of balloon animals. “Camila appears to be working.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">“She’s getting off soon,” I say too fast as I bite back the need to ask why he didn’t go home like he said he was. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">“Why did you leave us if she’s still working? You said Camila would be done by five-thirty.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">My mouth dries out, and the tremble in my hands travels to the rest of my body, but I force out a cleansing breath. Show no fear. Don’t give him any reason to doubt a thing I say. “She was supposed to be off by now, but her parents asked her to work a few more minutes.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">“If Camila isn’t getting off until later, you should have told me,” There’s a subtle sharpness to his tone that causes hurricane warnings in my brain. “I was showing you a great deal of trust by letting you find Camila on your own.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">“She’s only running a few minutes late. Her parents are watching me so I’m okay.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Out of the corner of my eye, I glance over and my heart lifts when I notice Camila’s mom watching us. Her stare gives credibility to every falsehood rolling off my tongue. She’s not watching because she thinks I need a babysitter, but probably because she’s mentioned to Camila that she’s perplexed by my father’s strict rules. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I touch the crystals on the table as if I’m interested in them. It’s difficult to act normal as Dad looks at Camila’s mom then studies me. Please believe me, please believe me. Please.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I’m so stupid. I should have never left Dad early. I should have never lied. But I did. Dad was having fun at the fair, Mom was having fun and my sister, Isabelle, was having fun. They were all laughing and smiling. They’ve forgiven him, and I haven’t. I can’t, not again, and this is one of the many ways life is no longer simple. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I want to peek at him in an attempt to understand my fate, but I don’t. Eye contact doesn’t help when he’s angry. It only makes it worse. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Being in public won’t soothe his temper. He’ll just be more discreet. Like last year when Dad had arrived early to pick me up at a football game and saw me heading to the bathroom by myself. After I had returned to my friends, he called me away with a smile on his face. He had placed a seemingly loving arm around my shoulder, but his fingers dug into my arm as he severely whispered in my ear how I was irresponsible and that it was time to go home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dad didn’t cause a scene at the game. The yelling started the moment we were alone in his car and continued until he left me in my room. I stayed on my bed for hours, curled up in a ball and sobbing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">My throat swells as I think of how this will play out. Will it be like Christmas? Will he throw a lamp and force Mom to clean it up as I watch? Or will it be like this past spring and he’ll flip the kitchen table, breaking all the dishes that had been placed there for dinner? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dad steps closer to me, and I’m filled with dread. “Next time, in a situation like this, you return to me and have Camila text you when she’s done working. I don’t like the idea of you being alone.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">All I want is to be alone, for my thoughts and actions to belong only to me. But he’s not angry, he’s believing me, and I release a breath I had unknowingly held and take the small win. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Katie McGarry was a teenager during the age of grunge and boy bands and remembers those years as the best and worst of her life. She is a lover of music, happy endings, reality television, and is a secret University of Kentucky basketball fan.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Katie is the author of full-length YA novels, PUSHING THE LIMITS, DARE YOU TO, CRASH INTO YOU, TAKE ME ON, BREAKING THE RULES, and NOWHERE BUT HERE and the e-novellas, CROSSING THE LINE and RED AT NIGHT. Her debut YA novel, PUSHING THE LIMITS was a 2012 Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction, an RT Magazine's 2012 Reviewer's Choice Awards Nominee for Young Adult Contemporary Novel, a double Rita Finalist, and a 2013 YALSA Top Ten Teen Pick. DARE YOU TO was also a Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction and won RT Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Best Book Award for Young Adult Contemporary fiction in 2013.</span></div>
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nekaurhphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573294587560223380noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417634973999849403.post-7742379129088345882019-01-26T00:00:00.000-05:002019-01-26T00:00:06.451-05:00Review: A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab<div class="tr_bq">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Series: Shades of Magic #2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Number of Pages: 512</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"It has been four months since a mysterious obsidian stone fell into Kell's possession. Four months since his path crossed with Delilah Bard. Four months since Prince Rhy was wounded, and since the nefarious Dane twins of White London fell, and four months since the stone was cast with Holland's dying body through the rift--back into Black London. Now, restless after having given up his smuggling habit, Kell is visited by dreams of ominous magical events, waking only to think of Lila, who disappeared from the docks as she always meant to do. As Red London finalizes preparations for the Element Games--an extravagant international competition of magic meant to entertain and keep healthy the ties between neighboring countries--a certain pirate ship draws closer, carrying old friends back into port.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And while Red London is caught up in the pageantry and thrills of the Games, another London is coming back to life. After all, a shadow that was gone in the night will reappear in the morning. But the balance of magic is ever perilous, and for one city to flourish, another London must fall."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I love reading series and trilogies once all the books have already been released because I can just binge-read the series back to back, and that is what I did with the Shades of Magic trilogy. The second installment in this trilogy did not disappoint with a continuation of Lila and Kell's journey in Red London. The story picks up a few months following the first book. This was a very difficult review to write without spoilers, but I assure you that this is a spoiler free blog post!<br /><br />Victoria Schwab's writing is one of my favorites, which is why I always read her books, and I usually love them. This book is no exception with an intriguing storyline that was set up in the first book but continued in a very unexpected and exciting manner. I was a little bored by the first half of the book as Lila begins to prepare and gain entry into the Games, and as Kell leads his separate life in the castle alongside his brother, Rhy. I kept waiting for Lila and Kell's stories to intertwine, but it took so long I often found myself getting bored with the book. It was a lot of set up, but the payoff came when Lila began participating in the Games. Schwab's description of the action and magic was extraordinary, and it sucks you into the book right away.<br /><br />It took me a while to get into the book, but the character development and action of the second half kept me reading till the end. Lila is one of the best female characters I have ever read, and this book begins to introduce her feminine side alongside her background as a badass theif. Kell's character was expanded to show what he is like in the castle and with the royal family. His character also grew in his relationship with Lila, but I'm not going to spoil anything here. Also, we were introduced to the characters of Rhy and Alucard Emory, who has become one of my favorite characters alongside Lila and Kell.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Overall, I really enjoyed the second book of the Shades of Magic trilogy, and I would encourage everyone to continue on with this trilogy even if the beginning of this book is a little slow. The characters are amazing, and I have become very attached to them after this second book. I have already read the third book at the point of this review so I can assure you that this entire trilogy is a whole damn ride! </span><br />
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nekaurhphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573294587560223380noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417634973999849403.post-40088846145945756102019-01-22T15:00:00.000-05:002019-01-22T15:00:03.563-05:00Release Day Launch and Giveaway: Only a Breath Apart<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1529602994l/39863269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><img alt="39863269" border="0" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1529602994l/39863269.jpg" width="213" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Katie McGarry</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Release Date: January 22, 2019</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Jesse dreams of working the land that’s been in his family forever. But he’s cursed to lose everything he loves most.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Scarlett is desperate to escape her “charmed” life. But leaving a small town is easier said than done.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Despite their history of heartbreak, when Jesse sees a way they can work together to each get what they want, Scarlett can’t say no. Each midnight meeting between Jesse and Scarlett will push them to confront their secrets and their feelings for each other."</span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A scraping of a chair, a tray full of food and I glance over with my practiced smile in welcome. It’s not Camila, Evangeline, or anyone else from the group. It’s green eyes, red hair, a familiar mischievous smile that used to be reserved only for me, and my blood pounds with excitement as if someone lit a sparkler in my chest. Then I frown because I’m not supposed to feel this way. Not with him. Not with anyone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jesse Lachlin winks at me as he sits across from me like no time has passed from when we climbed trees together. “What’s up, Tink?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Another thrill runs through me but then my muscles tighten. Stupid, antiquated reaction belonging to a dead past. “What are you doing here?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jesse pops a fry into his mouth, chews, then picks up another as if he has no intention of answering. I scan the cafeteria. Several people are watching us, curious as to why Jesse Lachlin is sitting with me, or is event at lunch, or even at school.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I raise my eyebrows to inform her I have no idea. Jesse digs into his corn with his fork and that’s crossing a line. “Maybe you didn’t hear me, but I asked what you’re doing here.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He lifts his eyes to meet mine and there’s a glimmer in them that causes my lips to flatten. Fantastic. He’s here to make my life a living hell.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If he remembers anything about me, he should recall I was never known for my patience and that he should be speaking, and speaking soon. “Just answer the question.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He surveys the table, takes in the empty seats, my books, and then gives me a good look. A slow look. As if he’s trying to memorize every inch he’s drinking in. My cheeks redden because that somehow feels a little too intimate for lunch. Feels a little too intimate for someone I’m no longer friends with. It feels too intimate if we <i>were</i> friends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Katie is the author of full-length YA novels, PUSHING THE LIMITS, DARE YOU TO, CRASH INTO YOU, TAKE ME ON, BREAKING THE RULES, and NOWHERE BUT HERE and the e-novellas, CROSSING THE LINE and RED AT NIGHT. Her debut YA novel, PUSHING THE LIMITS was a 2012 Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction, an RT Magazine's 2012 Reviewer's Choice Awards Nominee for Young Adult Contemporary Novel, a double Rita Finalist, and a 2013 YALSA Top Ten Teen Pick. DARE YOU TO was also a Goodreads Choice Finalist for YA Fiction and won RT Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Best Book Award for Young Adult Contemporary fiction in 2013.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Release Date: February 5, 2019<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35068618-on-the-come-up?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> I <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Come-Up-Angie-Thomas/dp/0062498568/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1547164786&sr=8-1&keywords=on+the+come+up" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least make it out of her neighborhood one day. As the daughter of an underground rap legend who died before he hit big, Bri’s got big shoes to fill. But now that her mom has unexpectedly lost her job, food banks and shutoff notices are as much a part of Bri’s life as beats and rhymes. With bills piling up and homelessness staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it—she has to make it.</span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">On the Come Up</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"> is Angie Thomas’s homage to hip-hop, the art that sparked her passion for storytelling and continues to inspire her to this day. It is the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you; of the struggle to become who you are and not who everyone expects you to be, and of the desperate realities of poor and working-class black families."</span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is an obvious TBR for me, especially for Harman, and I think, most of the bookish community. Harman has read <i>The Hate U Give</i> by Angie Thomas at least four times already, so she is pumped for her next book. We both gave Thomas' debut novel a perfect rating, and Harman may have even bounced the rating up to a 6 out of 5 stars. I have no doubt that this book is going to be just as amazing and thought-provoking as the first. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The references and cultural comments Thomas makes throughout THUG are sure to come shining through in her second novel, and that is something everyone in the community loves. Her writing is relatable and something new for the community. Harman and I both believe that Angie Thomas is writing some groundbreaking YA novels so we cannot wait to see what this new release has in store for us next.</span>nekaurhphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573294587560223380noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417634973999849403.post-19439380600805325412019-01-10T18:35:00.001-05:002019-01-10T18:35:21.168-05:00Excerpt Reveal: Only a Breath Apart by Katie McGarry<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1529602994l/39863269.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="39863269" border="0" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1529602994l/39863269.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Author: Katie McGarry</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Release Date: January 22, 2019</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Jesse dreams of working the land that’s been in his family forever. But he’s cursed to lose everything he loves most.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Scarlett is desperate to escape her “charmed” life. But leaving a small town is easier said than done.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Despite their history of heartbreak, when Jesse sees a way they can work together to each get what they want, Scarlett can’t say no. Each midnight meeting between Jesse and Scarlett will push them to confront their secrets and their feelings for each other."</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hey guys, so we know it's been a while since we have posted anything. But, you know I had to come out of this slump with an excerpt reveal for one of my favorite authors, Katie McGarry! I am so excited for her new books, which is not apart of any of her other series. I have not read this yet, but it's definitely one of my top TBR's for 2019. I can't wait, and this excerpt has me absolutely begging for a copy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I’m defying my parents by attending a funeral. Reckless and adventurous teenage behavior, I know. Most seventeen-year-olds lie to their parents so they can go on a date with a forbidden boy or attend a party where there will be questionable behavior. Me? I’m outright lying to my dad, and it’s because Jesse Lachlin’s grandmother died.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The entire way here I’ve questioned my sanity, but I don’t know how I’d live with myself if I stayed home. Jesse Lachlin used to be my childhood best friend. We were inseparable. We had the type of friendship people strive to have, and then, a few years ago, he cut me so deeply that I still bleed. But ten-year-old me would have never abandoned a hurting Jesse. So today I’m not only honoring the memory of Jesse’s grandmother, but also the memory of our dead friendship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On my way to the funeral, the high grass of the field swats at my legs, but I don’t mind the sting. I love walking barefoot in grass, I love the smell of the earth and I love that brief feeling of freedom open spaces can provide.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It’s the dog days of August. The type of hot that starts when the sun rises and makes you sweat through your clothes within minutes. While my skin and palms are on fire, the pads of my feet are cool against the dirt. The heat is unwelcome, but the sky is deep blue and the sun is bright, and for that, I can be grateful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Walking out of the field, I stop short of crossing the one-lane road to slip on the flats that dangle from my fingertips. My mother would be mortified if she knew I was entering a church in a cotton daisy-print sundress. It’s not one of the dresses with stiff fabric and impossible back zippers she would have picked for me at an overpriced department store. It’s the type that’s machine-washable and breathable. The type of dress Jesse’s grandmother would have given her stamp of approval.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I can practically hear my mother heavily sigh and mumble my name, Scarlett, as if it were her personal, private curse word. Mom believes there’s a certain way to dress and behave, and I’m breaking all sorts of her rules today. Watch out, world. I’m officially rebellious.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I smile to myself because I’m the opposite of rebellious. For the last few years, I’ve followed every rule. I’m the teacher’s pet and the girl with straight <i>A’</i>s. I’m the poster child of perfection, and have earned every snarky ice princess comment Jesse’s friends whisper about me in the school hallways because he and I no longer speak.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are only six cars in the parking lot of the white church, and that makes me frown. I thought more people would have wanted to attend. Jesse’s mud-covered pickup is there, and so is an unnaturally clean black Mercedes that belongs to his uncle. This ought to be interesting. Jesse and his uncle have a mutual hate for each other that runs deeper than any root of any tree.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Movement to my right and I slowly turn my head. Shivers run down my spine at the sight of Glory Gardner. Even though I’m seventeen and too old for ghost stories, I still can’t shake the ones regarding this woman. Girls would whisper over lunch boxes that Glory was a witch. As I grew older, I understood that witch meant con artist. She claims she can read palms, tarot cards and “sees” spirits from beyond the dead. All for a glorious fee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She’s a beautiful woman—long dirty blond hair that’s untamed, even in a bun, and she has an eclectic taste in clothing. Today she wears a white peasant shirt and a flowing skirt made of material that shimmers in the sun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Glory watches me like I watch her, with morbid curiosity. I knew her as a child, back when Jesse and I ran wild in the fields near her home, but we haven’t talked in years.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She stands under the shade of a towering weeping willow. There are lots of those trees around here. Mom says it’s because there is too much water in the ground. I say it’s because the people in this town have cried too many tears. Mom doesn’t like my answer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I tilt my head toward the church, an unspoken question if Glory will be joining me. She shakes her head no. I’m not shocked. According to rumors, Glory will go up in flames if she enters the house of God. But who knows? Maybe I will, too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The church is one of those picturesque, historical, one-room school buildings squeezed between a cornfield on one side and a hay field on the other. A huge steeple with a bell attempts to reach the heavens, but like anything created by a human, it falls tragically short.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The foreboding wooden door makes no noise as I open it, and I’m able to slip in without a huge, squeaking announcement. Orange light filters in through the dark stained glass windows, and its struggling beams reveal millions of dancing particles of dust.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On the altar, there’s no casket, but there is an urn. My heart dips—Suzanne is dead. I used to wish she were my grandmother, and many times, she treated me as if I belonged to her. Suzanne was the epitome of love, and the world feels colder now that she’s gone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Choosing a spot in the back, I drop into a pew, and as I scan the church my stomach churns. How is it possible that this place is so barren?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Besides the Funeral Brigade, or the FB, as I like to refer to them, there aren’t many people here. The FB are the older group of woman who attend every funeral in our small town even if they didn’t know the person. Attending funerals isn’t my idea of fun, but who am I to judge?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The FB sit directly behind the one person the town believes to be the lone sane member of the Lachlin family, probably because he isn’t blood related—Jesse’s uncle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On the left side of the church is Jesse. Only Jesse. And that causes a painful pang in my chest. Where are his stinking friends? The anarchists in training who follow Jesse wherever he goes? Where is the rest of the town? Yes, Suzanne was polarizing, but still, where is any respect?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Quietly, so I don’t draw attention to myself, I slip from the right set of pews to the left. Someone should be on Jesse’s side, and it’s sad it has to be me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A door at the front of the church opens, and the pastor walks out from the addition the church build on as a small office ten years ago. I would have thought any pastor assigned to this place would be as ancient as this church. Sort of like an Indiana Jones Knights Templar scenario where he lives forever as long as he stays inside. But no, he’s the youngest pastor from the main, newer church in town. His name is Pastor Hughes, and he’s a thirty-something black man with a fit build who is just cute enough that he should be starring in a movie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The pastor looks up, and he flinches as if startled. I peek over my shoulder then sigh. Clearly, he’s surprised to see me. Flipping fantastic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">His reaction, and the fact he won’t stop staring, causes every person to turn their heads. Lovely. I’ve had dreams like this where I enter a room and become the center of attention. Only in my dreams it’s at school, it’s my classmates and I’m naked, but still, this is disconcerting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Eventually, the FB and Jesse’s uncle return their attention to the front, but Jesse doesn’t. He rests his arm on the back of the pew, and it’s hard to ignore that he’s made me his sole focus, but I do my best to act as if I don’t notice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">To help, I concentrate on what my mom taught me as a child—to make sure the skirt of my dress is tucked appropriately so that my thighs don’t show. I then fold my hands in my lap and straighten to a book-on-head posture. I can be the ice princess people claim me to be.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Five pews separate me and Jesse, and it’s not nearly enough. My cheeks burn under his continued inspection. Jesse has done this a handful of times since our freshman year. Glance at me as if I’m someone worth looking at, someone worth laughing with a little too loud and smiling with a little too much. Then he remembers who I am and snaps his gaze to someone else.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One of the reasons I love Target is because how much they cater to bookworms. They have the cutest stationary, a pretty decent selection of young adult novels, and they offer great discounts on those books. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Books are typically discounted about 20% when you find them at Target but one thing that I feel a lot of people forget about is the beloved Target app. If you scan an item in the Target app, sometimes Target will give you an EXTRA DISCOUNT. This is like hitting gold my friends. It instantly brings smiles, sunshine, and unicorns into your life. Okay...maybe not all that but a smile for sure. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I wanted to make this post because this week there seems to be FOUR YA novels with an extra discount at the same time. I have never seen this happen at the same time. I usually will see one and post about it on Twitter but I felt like we needed a bigger annoucement this time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'll break down the price of each too so you can get a better idea of how much you'll save. </span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">HOW TO SAVE EVEN MORE: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you are 18+ or have a parent who shops at Target often, sign up for a Target credit card and you'll save an additional 5% on every purchase. This doesn't disappear after your first day like most places. You save 5% even years after you signed up. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Now here are the four books that have an extra discount on them:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>1. Dear Martin by Nic Stone <span style="color: red;">(SAVE 15%)</span></b></span></h3>
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Target app is currently offering an extra 15% off the paperback.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Publisher's Price: $9.99</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Target Price: $7.40</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Target Price with 15% off = </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>$6.29 +tax</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">With Target CC = </span><b style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">$5.98 +tax</b></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">You could save almost 50% off the publisher's price!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>2. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas <span style="color: red;">(SAVE 20%)</span></b></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Let's face it--we're all obsessed with THUG and we are definitely going to buy the gold collector's edition so why not save some money too?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Publisher's Price: $20.99</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Target Price: $14.11</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Target Price with 20% off = <span style="color: red;"><b>$11.29 +tax</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">With Target CC = <b>$10.72 +tax</b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I feel like this is definitely a really popular series so I had to share this. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Target Price: $12.91</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Target Price with 15% off = </span><b style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ff2600;">$10.33 +tax</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">With Target CC = </span><b style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">$9.81 +tax</b></blockquote>
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Top Ten Tuesday was created by <a href="http://www.brokeandbookish.com/p/top-ten-tuesday-other-features.html">The Broke and the Bookish</a> in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.</div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So one thing to know about me is that I would rather binge-watch a TV show any day rather than sit through a movie. Not that I don't enjoy movies, but I am much more a TV show person! So this week's top ten Tuesday was top ten binge-worthy shows continuing this fall, but I really wanted to add shows I'm waiting for so I changed the title a little bit. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Also--these are not in any particular order since I love all these shows. :)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1. Jane the Virgin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Premiere Date: TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Network: The CW</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'm still emotional after the season 4 finale and the announcement that season 5 will be the last for Jane's story. Super hyped for this show and finding out who Jane will end up with, so hoping they announce a release date soon!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2. Riverdale</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Premiere Date: October 10 @ 8 PM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Network: The CW</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I don't care what anyone says about this show--I love it. No matter its unbelievable plot line and debatable production, I just enjoy watching this show so much. I loved the Archie Comics when I was younger so seeing subtle similarities is such a thrill. I also ship Bughead 100% and I think they may be a major reason why I'm still hooked on the show. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The one thing I am afraid of is that I have enjoyed a lot of CW shows, but a lot of the time I hate where the plots goes around season 3/4. Hoping that doesn't happen with Riverdale.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">3. This is Us</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Premiere Date: September 25 @ 9 PM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Network: NBC</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Once again a really popular show, but I don't usually watch these kinds of shows. I am definitely more of a comedy or action TV show follower, but I watched one episode on television when I was bored and I got hooked. I sobbed so hard at so many scenes in this show, and I'm really excited to see where season 3 is going to take us. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">4. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Premiere Date: July 2019</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Network: ABC</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is definitely my favorite show when it comes to action. The production is amazing and the plot is always action-packed (these characters never seem to catch a break!).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">5. Mayans M.C.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Premiere Date: September 4th @ 10 PM</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Network: FX</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Okay, DEEP BREATH. I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS SHOW! I watched the entire Sons of Anarchy show a couple years back on Netflix and that show put me through the wringer, but when I heard they were making a spin-off I nearly cried out of excitement and happiness. I am so ready for my body to be put through an emotional rollercoaster. What's great is that it premieres tonight so I don't have to wait anymore!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">5. American Vandal</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Premiere Date: September 14</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Network: Netflix</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This show seems really juvenile but the way it is filmed as a mockumentary is amazing. I'm really excited to see how the series continues and figure out who really committed the act of vandalism. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">6. Stranger Things</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Premiere Date: TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Network: Netflix</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This one is obvious and needs no explanation. Just need it now--please and thank you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">7. Fuller House</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Premiere Date: TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Network: Netflix</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is just a guilty pleasure show since I watched Full House but it is entertaining enough. I tend to get through it quickly so it doesn't take up too much of my time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">8. 13 Reasons Why</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Premiere Date: TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Network: Netflix</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I know this show is controversial, but I enjoy it so that is all I'm going to say since everyone deserves to have their own opinions.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">9. Dear White People</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Premiere Date: TBA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Network: Netflix</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you haven't watched this show on Netflix I would highly recommend! It is a quick watch that has a great dialogue on race, class, and sexuality on college campuses. The content is funny, relatable, and extremely enlightening. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">10. House of Cards</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Premiere Date: November 2 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Network: Netflix</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I was a huge fan of the show and I'm excited to see how they will end the show with Robin Wright since Spacey was fired. It will be interesting to finally see her at the center of it all considering how powerful she is. </span><br />
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Little Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209284190405989816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417634973999849403.post-34308801945017573752018-09-03T00:00:00.000-04:002018-09-03T00:00:08.201-04:00Review: Mariam Sharma Hits the Road by Sheba Karim<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1515874721l/36203871.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1515874721l/36203871.jpg" width="211" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Author: Sheba Karim</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Number of Pages: 320</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"</span><strong style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;">Three Pakistani-American teenagers, on a trip through the land of pork ribs, mechanical bulls, and Confederate flags.</strong><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;"> </span><strong style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;">It's going to be quite an adventure.</strong></i></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;">The summer after her freshman year of college, Mariam is looking forward to working and hanging out with her best friends: irrepressible and beautiful Ghazala, and religious but closeted Umar.</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;">But when a scandalous photo of Ghaz appears on a billboard in Times Square, Mariam and Umar come up with a plan to rescue her from her furious parents. And what could be a better escape than a spontaneous road trip down to New Orleans?"</span></i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This was definitely one of those books that I was anxiously waiting to read this summer and I really enjoyed it. From the Bollywood references to real-talk about the culture of this country, I feel like this is a great read for any reader with brown skin who is looking for a little representation.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My favorite part of the entire book was the frat party with the crossdressing and meeting Jugdeep. It is so rare to find Sikh characters in books and to see that it was really amazing to see someone I could relate to! Especially since I am also on the Bhangra team at my University., </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">It is always great to have a light, summer read but they are predominantly filled with white characters who don't necessarily have these great concerns. This book was different because it touched on so many aspects such as Islamophobia, homophobia, and many other issues. It was surprising to see criticisms of their own religion within the text. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">I really enjoyed how well written and fun the story was and I will definitely be looking for the author's next release!</span><br />
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Little Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209284190405989816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417634973999849403.post-711642428111048392018-08-21T00:00:00.000-04:002018-08-21T00:00:05.158-04:00Review: Stitching Snow by RC Lewis<div class="tr_bq">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Princess Snow is missing.</span></span><span id="freeText14506898969365628935" style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span id="freeText14506898969365628935" style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Her home planet is filled with violence and corruption at the hands of King Matthias and his wife as they attempt to punish her captors. The king will stop at nothing to get his beloved daughter back—but that’s assuming she wants to return at all.</span></span><span id="freeText14506898969365628935" style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span id="freeText14506898969365628935" style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Essie has grown used to being cold. Temperatures on the planet Thanda are always sub-zero, and she fills her days with coding and repairs for the seven loyal drones that run the local mines.</span></span><span id="freeText14506898969365628935" style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span id="freeText14506898969365628935" style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">When a mysterious young man named Dane crash-lands near her home, Essie agrees to help the pilot repair his ship. But soon she realizes that Dane’s arrival was far from accidental, and she’s pulled into the heart of a war she’s risked everything to avoid. With the galaxy’s future—and her own—in jeopardy, Essie must choose who to trust in a fiery fight for survival.</span>"</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was recommended this book with the description that it was a Snow White retelling, but it was definitely not a fairytale retelling. The name Snow was just a coincidence. So, I did not really experience what I wanted to in this book, but that was not disappointing. I still really enjoyed the book and the writing style.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was immediately hooked when I started reading this book because the writing style is so excellent, and the main character, Essie, was a total badass. I really connected with her strength, especially when she was constantly surrounded by men. She held her own throughout the entire book, and I never felt as if she became weak once a romance sparked, which is a problem I have with a lot of other books. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Although the characters were very strong, the plot had a few pacing issues. Time would often pass very quickly, and weeks would pass over the course of a couple of pages. That often led to a lot of confusion, and I wish the author had built upon those scenes rather than just make them seem worthless to the overall story. I enjoyed the book as a whole because it was very original, and something I haven't read before. I'm really glad that this book is standalone because it did very well on its own, and I was very satisfied with the ending.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Overall, I would recommend this book, not as a fairy tale adaptation, but as a YA fantasy novel that holds its own with an awesome female lead. If anyone is looking for a quick fantasy I would definitely hold this up to see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Rating: 4 out of 5 stars!</span><br />
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nekaurhphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573294587560223380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417634973999849403.post-26808496274366618042018-08-15T00:00:00.000-04:002018-08-15T00:00:01.084-04:00Waiting on Wednesday #69<div class="tr_bq" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.de/" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Breaking the Spine</a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"Elizabeth Lavenza hasn't had a proper meal in weeks. Her thin arms are covered with bruises from her "caregiver," and she is on the verge of being thrown into the streets . . . until she is brought to the home of Victor Frankenstein, an unsmiling, solitary boy who has everything--except a friend.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Victor is her escape from misery. Elizabeth does everything she can to make herself indispensable--and it works. She is taken in by the Frankenstein family and rewarded with a warm bed, delicious food, and dresses of the finest silk. Soon she and Victor are inseparable.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">But her new life comes at a price. As the years pass, Elizabeth's survival depends on managing Victor's dangerous temper and entertaining his every whim, no matter how depraved. Behind her blue eyes and sweet smile lies the calculating heart of a girl determined to stay alive no matter the cost . . . as the world she knows is consumed by darkness."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This post is going up a little late, but here is our booktube-a-thon wrap-up! We are both very happy with the progress we made last week. I think we both personally did a lot better than we usually do during read-a-thons, and we also read a lot of books we really enjoyed. Overall, it was a very productive and amazing week!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. Let a coin toss decide your first read.✅
2. Read a book about something you want to do.
3. Read and watch a book to movie adaptation.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">✅</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">
4. Read a book with green on the cover.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">✅</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">
5. Read a book while wearing the same hat the whole time.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">✅</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">
6. Read a book with a beautiful spine.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">✅</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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2. Read a book about something you want to do. ✅
3. Read and watch a book to movie adaptation.
4. Read a book with green on the cover.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">✅</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">
5. Read a book while wearing the same hat the whole time.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">
6. Read a book with a beautiful spine.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">✅</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">
7. Read seven books.</span></div>
nekaurhphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573294587560223380noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417634973999849403.post-19234213419232119122018-07-31T00:00:00.000-04:002018-07-31T00:00:13.213-04:00Top Ten Popular Books that Lived Up to the Hype<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So I can be pretty picky with what books I give 5 stars or even 4.5. We also know the constant struggle of trying to enjoy a book that is loved in the bookish community and not getting overhyped for it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">These were some of the books within the last couple of years that weren't overhyped for me and I enjoyed it just as much as the rest of the community.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Almost a year later, this book is still well talked about in the bookish community but I still managed to fall in love with the book. I've even read this book 3 times now and have fallen even deeper in love with it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2. Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This book. This was my favorite book of 2016 and while I received an ARC, there was so much talk of this book that I really was nervous going into it. The next book had even more hype that I just decided to wait until all the books had come out so I could read in peace without any hype. (Of course, that meant avoiding spoilers). </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">3. Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Who remembers the absolute HYPE that this entire series had? I remember that it was such a popular book that I had the most difficult time to get ahold of it from the library. This entire series was (and still is) at the top of my favorite contemporary novels. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">4. Caraval by Stephanie Garber </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This series is still ongoing and when this book came out--the community went wild. I am so excited to read book 2!</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">5. The Selection by Kiera Cass</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is possibly one of my favorite series of all times. None of these books disappointed me and I am eagerly waiting for her next novel. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">6. My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So a very interesting thing happened with this book. I absolutely loved this book so much that I ended up not liking the next two books that Fitzpatrick came out with. I was expecting so much after this book and I wanted to fall in love with the characters like I did with Jase and </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">7. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I think something that helped a lot was not reading 5-star reviews for books that were talked about a lot in the community. I would read reviews that were 4 stars or below. I found that the more 5-star reviews I read the more excited and overhyped I got. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">8. Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Who remembers this series?! This was one of the series that I was so unsure of due to the hype but reread to this very day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">9. Die for Me by Amy Plum</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When this series was coming out, it was one of my favorites of all time. Zombies were huge at the time so it was really popular. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">10. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We are participating in Booktube-a-thon 2018! We are so excited to be participating in this because I think we both need to get back into reading a little bit. I personally have been going through a bit of a slump recently, so I'm excited to take books off my TBR list. A list of this year's challenges is below, and our TBR lists are in order of the challenges.</span></div>
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2. Read a book about something you want to do.
3. Read and watch a book to movie adaptation.
4. Read a book with green on the cover.
5. Read a book while wearing the same hat the whole time.
6. Read a book with a beautiful spine.
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Little Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209284190405989816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417634973999849403.post-4499447150928117372018-07-13T00:00:00.000-04:002018-07-13T12:17:15.254-04:00Review: White Rabbit by Caleb Roehrig<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1495215211l/34499210.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1495215211l/34499210.jpg" width="212" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Author: Caleb Roehrig</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>"<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Rufus Holt is having the worst night of his life. It begins with the reappearance of his ex-boyfriend, Sebastian—the guy who stomped his heart out like a spent cigarette. Just as Rufus is getting ready to move on, Sebastian turns up out of the blue, saying they need to "talk." Things couldn’t get much worse, right?</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">But then Rufus gets a call from his sister April, begging for help. And then he and Sebastian find her, drenched in blood and holding a knife, beside the dead body of her boyfriend, Fox Whitney.</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">April swears she didn’t kill Fox—but Rufus knows her too well to believe she’s telling him the whole truth. April has something he needs, though, and her price is his help. Now, with no one to trust but the boy he wants to hate yet can’t stop loving, Rufus has one night to prove his sister’s innocence…or die trying."</span></i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I have been such a sucker for thrillers lately that this came to me at the most perfect time. I think this book was mentioned by the Hey YA! podcast by Book Riot but other than that I hadn't heard much but the synopsis had me hooked.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The main character, Rufus, is really shrewd in his sleuthing skills and he was such a fun character to follow. I loved being able to take a look into his memories with the flashbacks. It was executed really well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sebastian and Rufus's relationship was a really cute and I loved that it didn't take away from the overall story. The romance was subtle and didn't overshadow the fact that they were in the middle of a murder mystery. There was the addition of homophobia which might be triggering for some but it also added some interesting character development and drama. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The only thing that really bothered me about this book was Rufus's self-esteem. He only seemed to find validation or self-worth when Sebastian was with him. I don't agree with any of the people who completely dismissed the book due to that character flaw. To be honest, I've only been out of high school for two years and I can attest to the fact that there are a lot of teens out there who feel less because they aren't in a relationship or haven't been. So hating the book due to a realistic character trait doesn't make sense. I was hoping that eventually Rufus would realize this flaw and try to fix it but that didn't happen. </span><br />
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Little Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209284190405989816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417634973999849403.post-33058601029387725742018-07-09T00:00:00.000-04:002018-07-13T12:20:26.970-04:00Review: Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu <a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1494950979l/33163378.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1494950979l/33163378.jpg" width="211" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Author: Jennifer Mathieu</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>"<span style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;">Moxie girls fight back!</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Vivian Carter is fed up. Fed up with her small-town Texas high school that thinks the football team can do no wrong. Fed up with sexist dress codes and hallway harassment. But most of all, Viv Carter is fed up with always following the rules.</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Viv’s mom was a punk rock Riot Grrrl in the ’90s, so now Viv takes a page from her mother’s past and creates a feminist zine that she distributes anonymously to her classmates. She’s just blowing off steam, but other girls respond. Pretty soon Viv is forging friendships with other young women across the divides of cliques and popularity rankings, and she realizes that what she has started is nothing short of a girl revolution."</span></i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was so excited when I finally picked up Moxie and overall I really enjoyed the book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I big part of what pulled me out of the novel was the fact that I felt pretty disconnected from what was happening in the book. I related with the parts about sexist behavior regarding certain remarks and dress code, but the part about administration disregarding everything was foreign to me. I've been out of high school for two years now but I was fortunate to go to a school where sexual harassment was taken seriously with a no tolerance policy. With that, I felt that things were pretty exaggerated until I remembered all the things I read about in the news and on various social media platforms. For me, it was a really big eye opener even though I consider myself to be pretty knowledgeable about feminist issues. I always felt that these things only happened on the streets and that school was a safe space.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The characters in this book were phenomenal. Mathieu touches upon females who don't consider themselves feminists or don't seem to be allies which I think is rarely talked about. I also loved Lucy's character and her liberal contrast in a seemingly conservative town. Even Viv and some of her interactions with her boyfriend were so refreshing. He was a guy who actually made mistakes rather than the YA male hero who is always perfect and never seems to make a mistake. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I highly recommend picking this up and soon as you can! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Rating: 4 out of 5 stars</span><br />
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Little Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209284190405989816noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417634973999849403.post-48686925734078460212018-05-18T00:00:00.000-04:002018-05-18T00:13:29.790-04:00Blog Tour: Lies You Never Told Me by Jennifer Donaldson<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1515008513l/36547961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1515008513l/36547961.jpg" width="211" /></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Jennifer Donaldson</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>"<span style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;">Gabe and Elyse have never met. But they both have something to hide.</span></i></span><span id="freeText7943288233435705791" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span><span id="freeText7943288233435705791" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Quiet, shy Elyse can't believe it when she's cast as the lead in her Portland high school's production of Romeo and Juliet. Her best friend, Brynn, is usually the star, and Elyse isn't sure she's up to the task. But when someone at rehearsals starts to catch her eye--someone she knows she absolutely shouldn't be with--she can't help but be pulled into the spotlight. </i></span></span><span id="freeText7943288233435705791" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span><span id="freeText7943288233435705791" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Austin native Gabe is contemplating the unthinkable--breaking up with Sasha, his headstrong, popular girlfriend. She's not going to let him slip through her fingers, though, and when rumors start to circulate around school, he knows she has the power to change his life forever. </i></span></span><span id="freeText7943288233435705791" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span><span id="freeText7943288233435705791" style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Gabe and Elyse both make the mistake of falling for the wrong person, and falling hard. Told in parallel narratives, this twisty, shocking story shows how one bad choice can lead to a spiral of unforeseen consequences that not everyone will survive.<span style="background-color: white;">"</span></i></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I went into this book completely blind to the plot of the book and even what genre it was. All I needed to see was the cover and I knew that I had to read this book. Thankfully, the plot ended up being even better than I hoped. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm not the biggest fan of taboo relationships but with Elyse's home life, it created a very interesting dynamic and background. Gabe's story was the one that had me hooked from the very beginning, I could have read an entire novel on just his story. I actually read this book in one sitting--in one night, I was completely absorbed by the story. These two different lives that just flow together so well create a stunning book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Overall, the plot is wonderful and the writing is excellent. There are parts however that are exaggerated and then left unsettled and details that seem important but end up being passed over. In the overall picture, it didn't make a difference, but it did leave me a little confused and questioning at points. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jennifer Donaldson graduated from Reed College and received her MFA from the University of Texas at Austin. She currently lives in Austin with her family.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">10. <b>War Storm</b> by Victoria Aveyard</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Series: Red Queen #4</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Number of Pages: 672</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>"</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-style: italic;">VICTORY COMES AT A PRICE.</span></span><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal’s betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart—and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her—Mare resolves to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all… starting with the crown on Maven’s head.</span></i><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">But no battle is won alone, and before the Reds may rise as one, Mare must side with the boy who broke her heart in order to defeat the boy who almost broke her. Cal’s powerful Silver allies, alongside Mare and the Scarlet Guard, prove a formidable force. But Maven is driven by an obsession so deep, he will stop at nothing to have Mare as his own again, even if it means demolishing everything—and everyone—in his path.</span></i><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">War is coming, and all Mare has fought for hangs in the balance. Will victory be enough to topple the Silver kingdoms? Or will the little lightning girl be forever silenced?</span></i><i style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">In the epic conclusion to Victoria Aveyard’s stunning series, Mare must embrace her fate and summon all her power… for all will be tested, but not all will survive."</span></i></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">9. <b>Legendary</b> by Stephanie Garber</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Series: Caraval #2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Publisher: Flatiron Books</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">A heart to protect. A debt to repay. A game to win.</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br style="color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage. The girls should be celebrating, but Tella isn’t yet free. She made a desperate bargain with a mysterious criminal, and what Tella owes him no one has ever been able to deliver: Caraval Master Legend’s true name.</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br style="color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">The only chance of uncovering Legend’s identity is to win Caraval, so Tella throws herself into the legendary competition once more—and into the path of the murderous heir to the throne, a doomed love story, and a web of secrets…including her sister's. Caraval has always demanded bravery, cunning, and sacrifice. But now the game is asking for more. If Tella can’t fulfill her bargain and deliver Legend’s name, she’ll lose everything she cares about—maybe even her life. But if she wins, Legend and Caraval will be destroyed forever.</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br style="color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Welcome, welcome to Caraval...the games have only just begun."</span></i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">8. <b>Always Never Yours</b> by Emily Wibberley</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Publisher: Speak</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Number of Pages: 352</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Megan Harper is the girl before. All her exes find their one true love right after dating her. It’s not a curse or anything, it’s just the way things are, and Megan refuses to waste time feeling sorry for herself. Instead, she focuses on pursuing her next fling, directing theatre, and fulfilling her dream school’s acting requirement in the smallest role possible.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"> </span></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br style="color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">But her plans quickly crumble when she’s cast as none other than Juliet–yes, that Juliet–in her high school’s production. It’s a nightmare. No–a disaster. Megan’s not an actress and she’s certainly not a Juliet. Then she meets Owen Okita, an aspiring playwright who agrees to help Megan catch the eye of a sexy stagehand in exchange for help writing his new script. </span></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br style="color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Between rehearsals and contending with her divided family, Megan begins to notice Owen–thoughtful, unconventional, and utterly unlike her exes, and wonders: shouldn’t a girl get to play the lead in her own love story?"</span></i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">7. <b>Almost Impossible</b> by Nicole Williams</span><br />
<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1508574153l/36450338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1508574153l/36450338.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Release Date: June 19, 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Number of Pages: 256</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">When Jade decided to spend the summer with her aunt in California, she thought she knew what she was getting into. But nothing could have prepared her for Quentin. Jade hasn't been in suburbia long and even she knows her annoying (and annoyingly cute) next-door neighbor spells T-R-O-U-B-L-E.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br style="color: #181818;" /></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">And when Quentin learns Jade plans to spend her first American summer hiding out reading books, he refuses to be ignored. Sneaking out, staying up, and even a midnight swim, Quentin is determined to give Jade days--and nights--worth remembering.</span></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br style="color: #181818;" /></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">But despite their storybook-perfect romance, every time Jade moves closer, Quentin pulls away. And when rumors of a jilted ex-girlfriend come to light, Jade knows Quentin is hiding a secret--and she's determined to find out what it is."</span></span></i></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">6. <b>The Fall of Innocence</b> by Jenny Torres Sanchez</span><br />
<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1515515332l/30309371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1515515332l/30309371.jpg" width="211" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Release Date: June 12, 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Publisher: Philomel Books</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Number of Pages: 320</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30309371-the-fall-of-innocence?from_search=true" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1524737755/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=harmanklb-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1524737755&linkId=5189602cdd1d5377431af4993ec27087" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">For the past eight years, sixteen-year-old Emilia DeJesus has done her best to move on from the traumatic attack she suffered in the woods behind her elementary school. She's forced down the memories--the feeling of the twigs cracking beneath her, choking on her own blood, unable to scream. Most of all, she's tried to forget about Jeremy Lance, the boy responsible, the boy who caused her such pain. Emilia believes that the crows who watched over her that day, who helped her survive, are still on her side, encouraging her to live fully. And with the love and support of her mother, brother, and her caring boyfriend, Emilia is doing just that.</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br style="color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">But when a startling discovery about her attacker's identity comes to light, and the memories of that day break through the mental box in which she'd shut them away, Emilia is forced to confront her new reality and make sense of shifting truths about her past, her family, and herself."</span></i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">5. <b>Mariam Sharma Hits the Road </b>by Sheba Karim</span><br />
<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1505857308l/35230406.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1505857308l/35230406.jpg" width="211" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Release Date: June 5, 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Publisher: HarperTeen</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Number of Pages: 320</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35230406-mariam-sharma-hits-the-road?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062445731/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=harmanklb-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0062445731&linkId=f1abff7769b0ee5b156f08e869c82b77" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">The summer after her freshman year in college, Mariam is looking forward to working and hanging out with her best friends: irrepressible and beautiful Ghazala and religious but closeted Umar. But when a scandalous photo of Ghaz appears on a billboard in Times Square, Mariam and Umar come up with a plan to rescue her from her furious parents. And what better escape than New Orleans?</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br style="color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">The friends pile into Umar's car and start driving south, making all kinds of pit stops along the way--from a college drag party to a Muslim convention, from alarming encounters at roadside diners to honky-tonks and barbeque joints. </span></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br style="color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Along with the adventures, the fun banter, and the gas station junk food, the friends have some hard questions to answer on the road. With her uncle's address in her pocket, Mariam hopes to learn the truth about her father (and to make sure she didn't inherit his talent for disappearing). But as each mile of the road trip brings them closer to their own truths, they know they can rely on each other, and laughter, to get them through."</span></i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">4. <b>Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge</b> by Lisa Jensen</span><br />
<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1504231732l/31019831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1504231732l/31019831.jpg" width="212" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Release Date: July 10, 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Publisher: Candlewick Press</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Number of Pages: 352</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31019831-beast?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0763688800/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=harmanklb-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0763688800&linkId=4f6922f7c4af244535ae2a4c3845a2bb" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">They say Château Beaumont is cursed. But servant-girl Lucie can’t believe such foolishness about handsome Jean-Loup Christian Henri LeNoir, Chevalier de Beaumont, master of the estate. But when the chevalier's cruelty is revealed, Lucie vows to see him suffer. A wisewoman grants her wish, with a spell that transforms Jean-Loup into monstrous-looking Beast, reflecting the monster he is inside. But Beast is nothing like the chevalier. Jean-Loup would never patiently tend his roses; Jean-Loup would never attempt poetry; Jean-Loup would never express remorse for the wrong done to Lucie. Gradually, Lucie realizes that Beast is an entirely different creature from the handsome chevalier, with a heart more human than Jean-Loup’s ever was. Lucie dares to hope that noble Beast has permanently replaced the cruel Jean-Loup — until an innocent beauty arrives at Beast’s château with the power to break the spell."</span></i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">3. <b>Heart of Thorns</b> by Bree Barton</span><br />
<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1508174651l/35720690.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1508174651l/35720690.jpg" width="211" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Release Date: July 31, 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Series: Heart of Thorns #1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Number of Pages: 464</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35720690-heart-of-thorns?from_search=true" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062447688/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=harmanklb-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0062447688&linkId=204e031636d9cd7d9cd0823d0f0ec14e" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">In the ancient river kingdom, touch is a battlefield, bodies the instruments of war. Seventeen-year-old Mia Rose has pledged her life to hunting Gwyrach: women who can manipulate flesh, bones, breath, and blood.</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br style="color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Not women. Demons. The same demons who killed her mother without a single scratch. </span></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br style="color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">But when Mia's father suddenly announces her marriage to the prince, she is forced to trade in her knives and trousers for a sumptuous silk gown. Only after the wedding goes disastrously wrong does she discover she has dark, forbidden magic—the very magic she has sworn to destroy."</span></i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2. <b>Losing the Field</b> by Abbi Glines</span><br />
<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1509269925l/36373420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1509269925l/36373420.jpg" width="211" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Release Date: August 31, 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Series: The Field Party #4</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Publisher: Simon Pulse</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Number of Pages: 336</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36373420-losing-the-field" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1534403892/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=harmanklb-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1534403892&linkId=00b706748c7f6d8b48033464102257a1" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Losing his dream, his ultimate plan, and his future- Nash Lee never expected to be facing a life without football. One wrong move and it had all changed. Going back to school for his senior year no longer appealed to him. He’d rather not leave his house. Walking back into Lawton High School, seeing pity in everyone’s eyes was just another reality in his nightmare.</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br style="color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Revenge wasn’t a pretty thing. Tallulah Liddell had found it was rather controlling. The way you looked at life changed completely when you clung to the ugly notion. But she’d done it anyway. From the last day of her junior year when Ryker Lee had made a fat joke about her and Nash laughed with him, she’d been driven by pain. It wasn’t like no one had made fun of her weight before. She was used to that. What had hurt so deeply was Nash’s laughter. He’d always been the one person to notice her, include her, not treat her differently. But that one moment had changed it all. From the time she walked out of the school building to the moment she returned for her senior year Tallulah had been determined to lose weight and finally be the size her peers considered acceptable.</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br style="color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">What she wasn’t expecting on her return was to find a broken Nash Lee who no longer smiled, rarely spoke, and didn’t care about anything or anyone around him. He was just existing. But the pain in his eyes she understood all too well. He was alone. He no longer fit into the perfect package."</span></i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1. <b>My So-Called Bollywood Life</b> by Nisha Sharma</span><br />
<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1510586092l/22524101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="312" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1510586092l/22524101.jpg" width="210" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Release Date: May 15, 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Publisher: Crown BYFR</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Number of Pages: 304</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22524101-my-so-called-bollywood-life?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553523252/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=harmanklb-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0553523252&linkId=ab73188e9497f0ac3cffdb69d63d8918" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Winnie Mehta was never really convinced that Raj was her soulmate, but their love was written in the stars. Literally, a pandit predicted Winnie would find the love of her life before her 18th birthday, and Raj meets all of the qualifications. Which is why Winnie is shocked to return from her summer at film camp to find her boyfriend of three years hooking up with Jenny Dickens. Worse, Raj is crowned chair of the student film festival, a spot Winnie was counting on for her film school applications. As a self-proclaimed Bollywood expert, Winnie knows this is not how her perfect ending is scripted.</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br style="color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Then there’s Dev, a fellow film geek, and one of the few people Winnie can count on to help her reclaim control of her story. Dev is smart charming, and challenges Winnie to look beyond her horoscope to find someone she’d pick for herself. But does falling for Dev mean giving up on her prophecy, and her chance to live happily ever after? To get her Bollywood-like life on track, Winnie will need a little bit of help from fate, family, and of course, a Bollywood movie star."</span></i></span></blockquote>
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Little Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209284190405989816noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417634973999849403.post-46499400578697277412018-04-28T00:00:00.000-04:002018-04-28T00:00:06.246-04:00Review: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab<div class="tr_bq">
<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1400322851l/22055262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1400322851l/22055262.jpg" width="212" /></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Victoria Schwab</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Publisher: Tor Books</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Series: Shades of Magic</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Number of Pages: 400</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Kell is one of the last Antari—magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons; Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black.<br /> </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kell was raised in Arnes—Red London—and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in White London and the court of George III in the dullest of Londons, the one without any magic left to see.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they'll never see. It's a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After an exchange goes awry, Kell escapes to Grey London and runs into Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. She first robs him, then saves him from a deadly enemy, and finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. To save all of the worlds, they'll first need to stay alive."</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This book has been on my TBR list for over two years, so I was really looking forward to reading it when I got my hands on it. I really enjoyed the originality of this fantasy in that the magic was very complex, and the author created multiple different worlds within the novel in order to develop a very interesting plot. It was almost as if Schwab had created four different dimensions, but the rulers were each aware of the others' existence. I thought the conflicts that this created were very interesting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I loved the two main characters, Kell and Lila, because they were very strong and determined but where Kell was methodical, Lila was very impulsive and devious. I really enjoyed the dynamic between the two that this created because it allowed for a lot of humor and banter which I really enjoyed. This book is definitely filled with a lot of action, but it is more focused on the political dynamic and conflicts between the worlds which sounds boring, but it is really interesting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The pacing of the plot is really well done because I did not feel as if the relationships between the characters were being rushed, and I think that is what I loved most about the book. It felt very realistic. Also, the descriptions of the magic and the action scenes were amazing, and I could not even try to put the book down during those scenes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Overall, I really loved this book, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who is looking for a good fantasy novel. This is listed as a Young Adult novel, but I would definitely say that it could pass for an adult novel just without any mature content. My immediate instinct was to go find the second book, and that is what I am currently reading.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Talking to other people isn't Kate Bailey's favorite activity. She'd much rather be out on the lake, soaking up the solitude and sunshine. So when her best friend, Alana, convinces Kate to join their high school's podcast, Kate is not expecting to be chosen as the host. Now she'll have to answer calls and give advice on the air? Impossible.</span><span style="color: #181818;"><br /></span>But to Kate's surprise, she turns out to be pretty good at the hosting gig. Then the podcast gets in a call from an anonymous guy, asking for advice about his unnamed crush. Kate is pretty sure that the caller is gorgeous Diego Martinez, and even surer that the girl in question is Alana. Kate is excited for her friend ... until Kate herself starts to develop feelings for Diego. Suddenly, Kate finds that while doling out wisdom to others may be easy, asking for help is tougher than it looks, and following your own advice is even harder.<span style="color: #181818;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Kasie West's adorable story of secrets, love, and friendship is sure to win over hearts everywhere.</span>"</span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"At nineteen, Savannah Dean escaped her family, leaving behind a note and the people who caused her so much pain.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now, she lives on her own and keeps to herself.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">At nineteen, Kent Lawson’s girlfriend betrayed him, leaving him behind with a broken heart and a whole lot of mistrust in women.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now, he lives on his own and shares himself with nearly every pretty thing that walks by but only for one night.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When Savannah and Kent meet, they can’t stand each other.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kent knows she’s hiding something, and he despises liars.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And Savannah has nothing but secrets."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wednesday rolls around way too fast. I have a whole evening with Savannah. It’s been really nice these past four days that she’s been out of my life. Yet, the whole time, I’ve been craving the way we snip at each other.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I cut my engine outside her building and look up. Apparently, she lives up on the first floor and faces out toward the road.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This is a great start.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Why don’t I like her again?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Her steely eyes, looking even more prominent with the colour of her top, warily eye me. Our last encounter wasn’t exactly pleasant.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She opens the door and smiles. “Hi, Kent.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My back stiffens. “Savannah.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Are you sure you don’t mind taking me tonight? I can Uber.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And there it is. This is why she fucking bothers me so much. I feel like telling her to call a fucking Uber then. She always sounds so unsure of herself, like every tiny thing a person does for her is some massive inconvenience. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">“It’s fine,” I spit.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She folds her arms, carefully because her fractured arm hasn’t healed. It does take away a little of the dramatic flair she was going for. “Do you need to take a nap before we go?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“What?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“You’re cranky.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“You’re too polite.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Being polite is a bad thing?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I flex my jaw. “Yes.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Fine. Get in the car, and take me.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The intent behind her words is clear; however, I hear it completely different and laugh.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She rolls her eyes. “Don’t be a knobhead, Kent. Take me to your parents’ house, I mean.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Knobhead. I’ve not heard that one in a while.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Savannah takes another long breath. “I really don’t know why I thought accepting a lift from you would be a good idea. In fact, I didn’t. I </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">still </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">think it’s a bad idea.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“You always follow through with bad ideas?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Tonight, I am.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fuck yeah. I love this fighting side of her. It’s like, when I rile her up enough, the cover slips, revealing the real Savannah. I’m not sure if she’s hiding something the way Freya was.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“You should work on that. I don’t do anything I don’t want to.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">She tilts her head to the side, fire and determination in her eyes. “Oh, you wanted me to come tonight? And you wanted to be the one to pick me up?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“You’re hot when you’re angry, Savannah.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Actually, she’s hot all the time. It’s just, right now, she’s the whole package.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“You always use bullshit like that to deflect from someone calling you out?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“You’re the first woman to call me out.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">“Do you want to argue on your doorstep all night or get to my parents’ for dinner? I’m cool with either, just checking to see which way you’re leaning.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Author: Claire Legrand</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">When assassins ambush her best friend, the crown prince, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing her ability to perform all seven kinds of elemental magic. The only people who should possess this extraordinary power are a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light and salvation and a queen of blood and destruction. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven trials to test her magic. If she fails, she will be executed...unless the trials kill her first.</span><span style="color: #181818;"><br /></span>A thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a mere fairy tale to bounty hunter Eliana Ferracora. When the Undying Empire conquered her kingdom, she embraced violence to keep her family alive. Now, she believes herself untouchable--until her mother vanishes without a trace, along with countless other women in their city. To find her, Eliana joins a rebel captain on a dangerous mission and discovers that the evil at the heart of the empire is more terrible than she ever imagined.<span style="color: #181818;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">As Rielle and Eliana fight in a cosmic war that spans millennia, their stories intersect, and the shocking connections between them ultimately determine the fate of their world--and of each other.</span>"</span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>"<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Empath Liam Whelan is determined to protect Laxshmi "Lucky" Kapadia, the girl he loves, at all costs--even if it means breaking her heart to keep her alive. Stopping the joining cold means Liam's life is in danger from the Soul Seekers and the ruthless Minister Gagliardi who now has designs on Lucky. Liam has no choice but to find the strength to fight his desires, fight the joining, and fight fate.</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><br style="color: #181818;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">After the unthinkable happened, Lucky's "hallucinations" have been working double-time. Heartbroken and plagued by doubts, she meets a man who gives her a mind-blowing explanation for her predicament. Her apparent savior provides her with an escape from her hell: run away with him or return to her drab existence and watch Liam move on with her heart in his hands. All Lucky ever craved was to be in control of her own fate, but when her only choices fight against her heart, can she find the strength to battle for what she wants?"</span></i></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I am absolutely obsessed. I've read this book three times already and I can not get enough. I didn't know it was possible, but Shaila made her already amazing characters even more incredible. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The first thing I feel like we have to talk about is the writing. I've read the first book, Soulmated, several times and after reading Fighting Fate, the growth in the author's writing is blatant. I'm not saying that the writing in book one wasn't good--it was, but this book just flowed better. The writing had more emotion to it and I found myself laughing, feeling heartache, and many other emotions a lot more just because the writing was richer. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We also have to talk about the characters in this book. Lucky and Liam have had so much character growth since book one of the series. Lucky was a very relatable teen girl in the sense that she did not hide her feelings about being upset with Liam. It was refreshing to see a female character that actually expressed her true emotions when it came to heartache and love. Liam was just the Liam that we grew to love in the first book. We got the flirtation, the humor, and the protectiveness that we expected plus extra. My favorite thing about him in this book was that I felt that he was funnier in a flirty kind of way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">I will warn you all right now, that Shaila Patel did us dirty once again. The cliffhanger in this book was WAY worse than the ending of the first. I am dying to get my hands on book three so hopefully, she writes fast! I 10/10 would recommend reading this book and if you haven't read the first, please do! This series is one of my favorite diverse books out there.</span><br />
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<br />Little Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209284190405989816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417634973999849403.post-19591679898105494602018-03-26T00:00:00.000-04:002018-03-26T00:00:24.952-04:00Until Harmony by Aurora Rose Reynolds<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1512739963l/36556014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1512739963l/36556014.jpg" width="212" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Author: Aurora Rose Reynolds</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"Harmony Mayson isn’t the kind of girl to take unnecessary risk, but after meeting Harlen MacCabe, she starts to wonder if maybe she should be. The more time she spends with the wild and free biker, the more she starts to crave the freedom he gives her... And even more, she starts to crave him.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Harlen lives his life on his own terms. After losing both his parents at an early age to a robbery gone bad, he knows how precious life is, and he’s determined to get as much out of it as he can. When he runs into the beautiful Harmony and finds out she’s moving to town, he knows it’s time to take his shot. She thinks he only wants to be friends, but she couldn’t be more wrong.</span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What Harmony and Harlen don’t know is that their time might be cut short. Revenge is in the air, and someone won’t stop until a debt is settled."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This was the first book of Aurora Rose Reynold's that I didn't read immediately after receiving it on my kindle. I had a lot of assignments due that night so I had to read the book between classes and I'm actually really glad I did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">From the first time that Harlen stayed over for the night, I knew that this story was going to be a banger. Harmony and Harlen really mesh together and have this bond that comes from being friends first. They hold each other in such a high regard and really respect each other that comes with not immediately moving into a relationship. I'm not saying that the other couples don't also have that, but there is a much greater depth between Harlen and Harmony that I think the other couples that Reynolds has written lacks. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I've loved all the men that Reynold's has written about but Harlen now holds a place in my heart that is almost as big as the space that Wes holds (Don't worry Wes, you're still my favorite). He has the same protective and hard personality that all the other boys do but he also has this soft side that is unique to him. He took his time getting close to Harmony and befriending her rather than immediately trying to claim her, and I really believe that led to Harmony and Harlen having a deeper connection. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">We got to see how they would be as two individuals when sex wasn't involved. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">It was really heartening to see that two people who were simply close friends could fall hard for each other. Reynolds did a great job in writing the chemistry and the development of all the characters in this book and I really enjoyed the plot line as well. </span><br />
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Little Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16209284190405989816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7417634973999849403.post-20992728436347865722018-02-28T00:00:00.000-05:002018-02-28T00:00:25.469-05:00Waiting on Wednesday #66<div class="tr_bq" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.de/" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Breaking the Spine</a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Author: Jay Coles</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Number of Pages: 304</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Release Date: March 20, 2018</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35604682-tyler-johnson-was-here" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> I <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316440779/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=harmanklb-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0316440779&linkId=b5a3399e41358d9d5676469a895d20ad" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"When Marvin Johnson's twin, Tyler, goes to a party, Marvin decides to tag along to keep an eye on his brother. But what starts as harmless fun turns into a shooting, followed by a police raid.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The next day, Tyler has gone missing, and it's up to Marvin to find him. But when Tyler is found dead, a video leaked online tells an even more chilling story: Tyler has been shot and killed by a police officer. Terrified as his mother unravels and mourning a brother who is now a hashtag, Marvin must learn what justice and freedom really mean. "</span></i></blockquote>
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