tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85885716187482037192024-02-06T22:50:58.251-05:00Ramblings of a Book-A-Holic"I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book."- J.K. RowlingDaniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507924585595391727noreply@blogger.comBlogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588571618748203719.post-44355459938612319212017-02-26T13:27:00.001-05:002017-02-26T13:27:37.670-05:00Book Haul (#7)<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"></span><br />
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507924585595391727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588571618748203719.post-68784969443132052182017-02-12T19:53:00.002-05:002017-02-12T19:53:37.742-05:00Emojiathon Update (2)<div style="border: 3px dotted gray;">
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had honestly just randomly chose this book off my Kindle one night when I couldn't sleep. I wanted something different from what I normally read, and this was definitely that. I do not usually read much romance or contemporary. I am not really sure why to be honest, it is just not a genre I pick up a lot. So I had my doubts going into this. However, Nicole William's <i>Eternal Eden</i>, the first book in her <i>Eden Triology, </i>was the first ebook I had ever read when I received my first Kindle (the original Kindle Fire) years ago, and I had absolutely LOVED that trilogy. So, I had already known I was a fan of Williams' writing. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This novel was about a city girl and a sexy cowboy. Again, not my normal kind of read, but I breezed through it and really enjoyed it for the most part.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Simply complete 4 of the 14 challenges listed. Each challenge is represented by a specific emoji - hence the name <i><u>Emoji</u>athon</i>. </span></span></div>
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507924585595391727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588571618748203719.post-16501873727405844592016-08-28T14:56:00.001-04:002016-08-28T14:56:59.373-04:00Red Queen (Red Queen #1) by Victoria Aveyard<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328546-red-queen" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)" border="0" height="400" src="https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1449778912l/22328546.jpg" width="265" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328546-red-queen" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328546-red-queen" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328546-red-queen" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328546-red-queen" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328546-red-queen" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328546-red-queen" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328546-red-queen" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328546-red-queen" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328546-red-queen" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328546-red-queen" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328546-red-queen" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328546-red-queen" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328546-red-queen" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328546-red-queen" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><br /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22328546-red-queen" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><br /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7074943.Victoria_Aveyard">Victoria Aveyard</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fearful of Mare’s potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. Despite knowing that one misstep would mean her death, Mare works silently to help the Red Guard, a militant resistance group, and bring down the Silver regime.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am going to start off by saying that I am sort of kicking myself for waiting so long to read this. There has been a lot of hype for this book for quite some time now, yet as intrigued as I was, for some reason I never got around to picking it up until now. The question now is, do I think this book lived up to all the hype it has received? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yes. But also no. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now you're confused I am sure. I say "yes" because I did very much enjoy this book. Parts of it were very unique and I can see why people love it. However, I personally did not LOVE it and had a few problems with it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For one thing, for the first two-thirds of the novel, I wasn't really feeling it. What I meant to say is, I was interested, but not too interested. It felt like not much was really going on, or at least, nothing different from any other YA novel that contains a similar plot. I did not really get sucked in until the last third. At this point, I could not put the book down. At last, I was hooked. It is this last third of the book that made me bump my rating up from 3 stars to 4. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the world of <i>Red Queen</i>, people either have red blood or silver. Those with silver also possess special abilities that vary. Because of these abilities, they consider themselves superior to those who bleed red. Red bloods are basically their slaves. They do all the work, fight in the long going war that has been raging for years, and get little in return. Then you get introduced the Mare Barrow, who of course is supposed to be special and the savior of all. This plot, while intriguing, is also not vastly different from other YA novels. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I liked Mare enough. She had her moments were I admired her strength and abilities, but for the most part, she sort of bugged me. For one, there is a love triangle of sorts in this novel, much to my dismay. Though, to be perfectly honest, there were times when I thought there was perhaps a love quadrilateral going on. She's drawn to two brothers and naturally she leans more towards the one I did not really care for and find completely dull. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The characters are part of the problem I had with this novel. I felt like a lot of them were either rather dull, or I just felt no connection towards them and did not really care much for them. Mare also appeared heartless to me at times. I understand she was in a rather tough situation but at times I lacked sympathy for her because she seemed almost as bad as the bad guys. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also felt certain things could have been explained a bit more in the novel. For example, what caused the two different kinds of blood, or why they were even in this long winded war. They mention the war a bit, but I still felt as though I didn't really understand why it was happening, or who the Lakelanders really were. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is a lot of betrayal, which was kind of a plus for me because it made me a tad more interesting. It also kind of ticked me off because even though I suspected of the betrayals, I was still a bit shocked and saddened by them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would recommend this book. It wasn't bad. I did enjoy it even though to me personally, it was not all the hype made it out to be. I will probably continue on with the series soon. </span><br />
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507924585595391727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588571618748203719.post-16817515081763782202016-08-04T20:00:00.000-04:002016-10-30T16:07:44.566-04:00Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Harry Potter #8) by by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, Jack Thorne<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29069989-harry-potter-and-the-cursed-child" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" border="0" height="400" src="https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1470734340l/29069989.jpg" width="265" /></a><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, a new play by Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The play will receive its world premiere in London’s West End on July 30, 2016.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is going to be a rather short review. I feel as though I cannot give a full, proper review without giving away too many spoilers. So this review will basically just be my feelings and thoughts on the book as a whole. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">First off, I have to start off by saying that I do not look at this as the "8th" Harry Potter book and think it should stop being advertised as such. For one, its not a novel but a script book. Also, J. K. Rowling did not write this entirely on her own (which is clearly stated on the front cover and is also obvious while reading it). Lastly, I may be wrong but I could have sworn J. K. Rowling herself said that this is NOT the 8th book. But again, could be wrong on that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I surprisingly enjoyed this a lot. It wasn't at all what I expected and it was nice to go back into this magical world I love so much. I will say, I'm sure this is much better when performed. I also felt as if parts read kind of like fan fiction. I almost felt like I could kind of tell which parts Rowling had probably written and which ones the other authors had a larger hand in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Overall, very enjoyable, with quite a few surprises.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A deliberate pawn in leader Griselda’s vengeful game, Sadie is horrified to learn the truth about her heritage and the destiny that’s already been mapped out for her. Refusing to cooperate, she risks paying the ultimate price for her defiance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This novella was very fast paced. At times I had forgotten that this was a novella and not a full length novel. Of course, I remembered when it was over way too quickly, and left me wanting more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Denial </i>begins where <i>Disclosure</i> (book two) left off. Which was perfect because <i>Disclosure</i> ended on a cliffhanger. And we all have a love/hate relationship with cliffhangers; they keep you in suspense, but sometimes, as in this case, the suspense is just too much! Thankfully, I got my hands on this novella so some of my unanswered questions could be resolved. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the synopsis above states, this is a novella, but it is one you should definitely read if you are continuing on with teh series. A lot of times, novellas serve as just an optional read if you want a little more insight. This novella, however, is so much more than that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The synopsis also warns readers that there is yet another cliffhanger, and it is a pretty fantastic cliffhanger at that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, if you haven't yet read any of the <i>Saven </i>series, you really should. It has everything you could want in a series, including aliens (a personal favorite of mine :D).</span><br />
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507924585595391727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588571618748203719.post-35174185820750588672016-07-22T10:30:00.000-04:002016-07-24T11:36:02.622-04:00Saven Disclosure (Saven #2) by Siobhan Davis<div style="text-align: right;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Published April 21st 2016 by Siobhan Davis</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>To protect Logan, I have no choice but to deceive him. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>But I’m not the only one hiding the truth. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Will our love survive all the secrets and lies? </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Enemy alien ships crowd the skies over Earth while the world waits with bated breath. The Saven have been exposed, and where once they were abhorred, they are now championed as our greatest ally and our only possible savior. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Logan and Sadie have been separated, and the longer he is gone, the more their love is tested by duty, doubts, and deception. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Sadie and Jarod have infiltrated the highest levels of government, but they are playing a dangerous game. Surrounded by people with conflicting agendas—hell-bent on using her for their own aim—Sadie is confused when the lines between good and evil are blurred. It’s impossible to tell friend from foe, and no one can be trusted. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>When the full extent of the experiments taking place in Sector Twenty is disclosed, Sadie can no longer sit back and watch as the lower classes face a horrific fate. Racing to save her loved ones and mankind, she risks her own safety and the love she’s waited a lifetime for to do the right thing. </b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>But no one thought to save her from herself. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;">“In this moment there is no me, no him. Only us. One entity. One heart. One existence.” </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;">― </span><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8390357.Siobhan_Davis" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; text-decoration: none;">Siobhan Davis</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;">, </span><span id="quote_book_link_25820846" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;"><a class="authorOrTitle" href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/45677893" style="color: #333333; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Saven Disclosure</a></span></i></span></blockquote>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow!</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Again I am amazed by Siobhan Davis. I had really enjoyed the first book of the series, but this second book I enjoyed even more! Which, is quite amazing really because normally I prefer the first book in a series over the rest of it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But before I go too much into the book, can we please take a moment to appreciate that beautiful cover?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, moving on...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>Saven Disclosure</em> was the perfect second installment to the series. There was never a dull moment, and thanks to Davis' clever use of foreshadowing, the plot always kept you guessing what would happen next. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this novel, we are reintroduced to characters from the previous novel, as well as introduced to new characters. For one, I especially liked the introduction of the Amaretti, a new alien race. And while on the subject of characters, I must say one of the things I love about Davis' writing is how she develops her characters. To be honest, I was not a huge fan of Sadie during the first book. I had liked her enough, but I found her to be a tad immature and overemotional. However, in this book, we see Sadie undergo a sort of personal growth and move away from being that way. I find that I actually like her a lot more now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This series has everything, action, love, adventure, intrigue. And the fact that it is more in the science fiction genre is a huge plus for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the ending! I have one word for you: <b>cliffhanger</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I look forward to continuing to read more by Davis and would like to thank her for the opportunity to read and review her novels as they have all made it on my top favorite list and I am immensely grateful to be involved in her reading team.</span><br />
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507924585595391727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588571618748203719.post-59013670458066838862016-07-03T14:32:00.001-04:002016-07-03T14:32:47.911-04:00Biannual Bibliothon!<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I just wanted to help spread word about this pretty awesome read-a-thon that's going on right now (6/3 to 6/9). It is called <i>The Biannual Bibliothon </i>and is hosted by quite a few different BookTubers:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Brittni: </span><a class=" yt-uix-sessionlink " data-sessionlink="itct=CDAQ6TgiEwiWpbn-8tfNAhWEiqoKHaUKDYQo-B0" data-url="https://www.youtube.com/user/Brittnifitness" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/Brittnifitness" rel="nofollow" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #167ac6; cursor: pointer; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/Brittnif...</a></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Selena: </span><a class=" yt-uix-sessionlink " data-sessionlink="itct=CDAQ6TgiEwiWpbn-8tfNAhWEiqoKHaUKDYQo-B0" data-url="https://www.youtube.com/user/OHxXxSNAP13" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/OHxXxSNAP13" rel="nofollow" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #167ac6; cursor: pointer; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/OHxXxSNAP13</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Sierra: </span><a class=" yt-uix-sessionlink " data-sessionlink="itct=CDAQ6TgiEwiWpbn-8tfNAhWEiqoKHaUKDYQo-B0" data-url="https://www.youtube.com/user/TooBrookenRein" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TooBrookenRein" rel="nofollow" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #167ac6; cursor: pointer; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/TooBrook...</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Kassie: </span><a class=" yt-uix-sessionlink " data-sessionlink="itct=CDAQ6TgiEwiWpbn-8tfNAhWEiqoKHaUKDYQo-B0" data-url="https://www.youtube.com/user/MissSassyKassie" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MissSassyKassie" rel="nofollow" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #167ac6; cursor: pointer; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/MissSass...</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Red: </span><a class=" yt-uix-sessionlink " data-sessionlink="itct=CDAQ6TgiEwiWpbn-8tfNAhWEiqoKHaUKDYQo-B0" data-url="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS4YIHKy0-jAvGESWdhDzaw" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS4YIHKy0-jAvGESWdhDzaw" rel="nofollow" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #167ac6; cursor: pointer; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS4Y...</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Meagan: </span><a class=" yt-uix-sessionlink " data-sessionlink="itct=CDAQ6TgiEwiWpbn-8tfNAhWEiqoKHaUKDYQo-B0" data-url="https://www.youtube.com/user/megnkells" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/megnkells" rel="nofollow" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #167ac6; cursor: pointer; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/megnkells</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Momo: </span><a class=" yt-uix-sessionlink " data-sessionlink="itct=CDAQ6TgiEwiWpbn-8tfNAhWEiqoKHaUKDYQo-B0" data-url="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBooktubeGirl" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBooktubeGirl" rel="nofollow" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; color: #167ac6; cursor: pointer; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBookt...</a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Danielle</span>Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507924585595391727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588571618748203719.post-88088767523098673542016-06-24T12:00:00.000-04:002016-06-24T12:00:39.490-04:00Glitch by Hugh Howey<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29775263-the-curse-of-the-bruel-coven" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="The Curse of the Bruel Coven" border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1407019309l/22578294.jpg" width="207" /></a><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22578294-glitch">Glitch </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3064305.Hugh_Howey">Hugh Howey</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Glitch </i>by Hugh Howey was a short story I had seen on Amazon's Kindle Unlimited. At the time, I was pretty busy and had little time to read, so I had been looking for something short and fun that I could read in one sitting. <i>Glitch</i> was just that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is quite amazing how an author is able to create such a captivating story in only 5,000 words, but Howey manages to do just that. While the concept does sound reminiscient of things such as <i>I-Robot</i>, <i>Glitch</i> is something unique all on its own. The writing is perhaps what sets this story apart from others of its kind. I felt completely immersed in the story, as well as wishing there was more once I reached the end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15148134.Sabrina_Ramoth">Sabrina Ramoth</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When I first read the synopsis of <em>The Curse of the Bruel Coven</em>, I was immediately intrigued. It has been quite a while since I read a good witch novel, and while the plot did sound a lot like other novels I have read previously, I decided to give the book a try.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Unfortunately, it was very much like previous novels I have read. <em>Beautiful Creatures</em> was a series that came to mind a lot while reading this. However, that is not to say that the book was not enjoyable, because it was. But I felt it was lacking in certain areas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the things that bothered me the most was how easy everything seemed to be; by that I mostly mean how quickly conflicts were resolved. Vivienne's mother dies and it really does not take too long for her to discover she was adopted. She also was able to find her biological mother fairly quickly as well. Then once she finds her biological mother, Claire, she disappears.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When Vivienne learns of her true heritage, how her family is part of a coven of witches, she dismisses the idea believing them to be crazy. However, the dismissal is shortly lived as she quickly accepts that her family is not in fact crazy and she is indeed a witch. Once she accepts who she really is, it really does not take too long for her to master her powers. And that always really irks me in novels. I feel as though to master magical powers, or special skills, it should take some time. There was also one point in the novel where she was truly afraid of a certain character (who shall remain nameless to avoid spoilers) and then a few pages later, she immediately gets over that and trusts said character even though they had been considered an enemy for years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After Claire vanishes, I honestly felt as though nothing really happened until the end of the book. You learn a lot about Vivienne's family history and such, but action wise, there was really nothing.</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When a routine mission goes rogue, the all-female crew is captured by a bounty hunter from Andi’s past and forced into a job that could, quite literally, start a war that will devour worlds.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1) the blurb sounds amazing!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2) I am a big fan of Sasha's BookTube channel called 'abookutopia'. As a fan, I think that it is amazing that she has written a book and published it and I am so happy for her!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you have not yet watched any of Sasha's videos, check them out now! Her videos are always a lot of fun and entertaining. I will leave a link down below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I wanted to take a quick moment to give you an update.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I want to apologize for the lack of activity. I have a lot going on right now (work, school, life in general) so I just have not had the time to blog or read much to be perfectly honest. My problem is that I am having a hard time trying to balance everything going on right now, as well as I just do not seem to have much motivation. However, I am graduating from university in exactly two months, therefore, I will have SO much more free time to blog and read as finishing school will mean a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I have big plans for this blog after graduation, so just bear with me until then! Thank you so much for all your support and for your follows.</span><br />
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507924585595391727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588571618748203719.post-75915732383806238322016-03-04T19:18:00.002-05:002016-03-04T19:18:27.817-05:00Saven: Deception (Saven #1) by Siobhan Davis<div class="tr_bq">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8390357.Siobhan_Davis">Siobhan Davis</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>“A craving to crawl out of my skin hits me like a bullet to the chest.
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First, I would like to take a moment to appreciate that cover, because it is gorgeous! I have been a big fan of Siobhan Davis ever since I was lucky enough to get my hands on her first book <i>True Calling</i>. The <i>True Calling</i> series instantly became one of my all time favorites. So naturally, when given the opportunity to read the first book of a her new series, I simply could not refuse.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Obviously, I had rather high expectations for this new series.<i> Saven: Deception</i> did not disappoint. I am a lover of all things science fiction. I thoroughly enjoyed the world that Siobhan Davis created in this novel. Davis' world building was something I always admired in the <i>True Calling </i>series and with <i>Saven</i>, she continued to work her magic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Taking place in a dystopian world, there are the cliche elements found in every dystopian novel. However, Davis is able to put her own spin and twist, making the plot unique and unlike other novels of the same genre. </span><br />
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new. For thousands of years in Range, a million souls have been
reincarnated over and over, keeping their memories and experiences from
previous lifetimes. When Ana was born, another soul vanished, and no one
knows why.<br /><br />No soul<br /><br />Even Ana’s own mother thinks she’s a
nosoul, an omen of worse things to come, and has kept her away from
society. To escape her seclusion and learn whether she’ll be
reincarnated, Ana travels to the city of Heart, but its citizens are
afraid of what her presence means. When dragons and sylph attack the
city, is Ana to blame?<br /><br />Heart<br /><br />Sam believes Ana’s new soul
is good and worthwhile. When he stands up for her, their relationship
blooms. But can he love someone who may live only once, and will Ana’s
enemies—human and creature alike—let them be together? Ana needs to
uncover the mistake that gave her someone else’s life, but will her
quest threaten the peace of Heart and destroy the promise of
reincarnation for all?<br /><br />Jodi Meadows expertly weaves soul-deep romance, fantasy, and danger into an extraordinary tale of new life.</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">We have dystopian world where in the country of Range, souls have been reincarnating over and over. The people of Range have known each other for thousands of years and remember everyone and all their hundreds of lives. Then one day, someone dies, and instead of their soul being reborn, it is gone. No one knows what caused this soul to disappear. But in its place, a new soul was born. This new soul is our main protagonist, Ana. Unfortunately for Ana, most of the people of Range blame her existence for the loss of the other soul. Including her own mother, Li, who kicks her out of the house. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Out in the real world for the first time, lacking the skills and knowledge that everyone else in Range possess, Ana makes it her mission to get to Heart as she believes it is there she will discover the truth behind her existence. </span></span>As Ana's story unfolds, we are introduced to a dangerous world of slyph, dragons, and people who want Ana dead. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jodi Meadows has a real talent when it comes to creating strong characters that you cannot help but get attached to. Ana is a strong character, even though at times she seems to be dependent on others, such as Sam. But when you think about it, she knows nothing really of the world and everyone else has had thousands of years to figure things out, so her dependency is understandable. And she grows as a character as the book and series progresses. Sam, you just can't help but love. From the very beginning, he is very accepting of Ana, even though she's the "no soul". Li, well, she is pretty awful and I can't stand her; that's all I have to say about her. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The romance is perhaps the one thing that bothered me. But even then, it was not that big a deal honestly. The romance was kind of insta-lovey, which is pretty typical of the YA genre. Normally, this irks me quite a bit, but I enjoyed everything else about the book so much that I was able to overlook the insta-love just this once.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The world building in this book was brilliant, as was the writing style. I just could not pull myself away from the story being told and found myself desperate to get my hands on the rest of the triology (which I did, immediately!). The whole concept of reincarnation is fascinating and Meadows truly took a unique and captivating twist on this concept. <i>Incarnate</i> was action packed, unique and a fantastic read. I highly recommend it!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Title: <i>The Billionaire's Touch</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Author: J.S. Scott</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After a troubling childhood, wealthy Evan Sinclair likes his life orderly and controlled. He rarely gives in to spontaneous urges—until he begins a chance correspondence with a mystery woman who sounds like his complete opposite. She intrigues and amuses him, and the interest seems mutual…which is more than he can say for his current obsession, Miranda Tyler, the tough-as-nails, sexy schoolteacher who’s made it clear she’s not impressed—or interested.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Miranda finally has it all: a good job, friends, and the security of living in the quaint coastal town of Amesport, Maine. She even has an anonymous pen pal—a man she’s never met yet has bonded with almost effortlessly. The only thing unsettling her life is Evan Sinclair. The handsome billionaire is arrogant, pompous, and far too used to getting his way. Miranda tries her best to avoid him, until Evan’s steamy kiss turns her world upside down.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Soon their red-hot desire is scorching the sheets and has them both spinning out of control. But when secrets are revealed, will their insatiable attraction keep them together or force them apart? In J.S. Scott’s <i>The Billionaire’s Touch</i>, the eldest Sinclair just might have met his match.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In J.S. Scott's contemporary romance series, the Sinclairs were born into one of Boston’s richest families, the siblings separate and leave their troubled childhoods behind…until life pulls them back together in the sleepy coastal village of Amesport, Maine. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There they meet their matches, discovering that the satisfaction of having billions in the bank pales in comparison to the passionate love affairs that are shaking up—and righting—their worlds. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">1)</span><span style="font-stretch: normal;"> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">… spontaneously fly a date to Italy to show her his favorite restaurant?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dante, from <i>No Ordinary Billionaire</i>, will go far and beyond to show the woman he loves how much he adores her and a spontaneous dinner in another country might do just that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Jared, from <i>The Forbidden Billionaire</i>, as we all know is the daredevil of the Sinclair brothers so it is natural to think he would think of an extreme sport vacation as a type of holiday!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“She mailed it to me with a letter a few months ago, telling me I was going to be married within six months,” he answered reluctantly, slipping the Apache tear back into his coat pocket. “I think she might be demented.”</span></div>
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<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507924585595391727noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588571618748203719.post-56321764910889946902015-08-13T10:00:00.000-04:002015-08-13T10:00:01.011-04:00<br />
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the weekend, it was brought to my attention that someone had stolen a review of mine and claimed my words as their own. In my anger, I called the blogger out on Twitter because I felt that people should know what she had done, also because I felt that if someone plagiarizes then there is a good chance that they have done so before and I wanted others to be able to check out her blog, not to humiliate her but to make sure no one else's reviews had been plagiarized as well. However, after the blogger sent me an apology and took down my review, I took down the tweet because she asked even though, as she told me, I did not owe her anything after what she did. She seemed genuine in her apology so I gave her the benefit of the doubt and believed her to be sincere when she said this was the first and last time she would ever do something like that. And even though she was right, I did not owe her anything, I still felt some guilt for outing her. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am sharing this story because plagiarism is not just something that goes on in classrooms. With so many different forms of media and ways of expressing ideas, words get stolen all the time. While it is not the most important issue in the world, it is still a problem. It is unfair to take someone else's words and ideas and claim them as your own, even if it is for something as little as a book review. Someone else put effort into those words, put in time and feeling, while you just copy/pasted it and put your name on it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope that plagiarism will not be an issue again. I have the author of the novel I reviewed to thank for pointing the issue out to me. I will keep the author and blogger anonymous but I was notified on GoodReads by the author of the novel saying that she was going through reviews for her novel and noticed one looked eerily similar, in fact even identical to mine. She left a link and upon reading the other blogger's review, I saw that the reviewer copy/pasted my review and then tacked on a couple paragraphs of her own. The only reason the author even caught this was because her book had not been released yet and therefore had limited reviews, allowing her to be able to go through all the ones that had been written. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bottom line is, be careful, you never know who is taking credit for your words. And if you ever feel the need to plagiarize anything because you are having a hard time writing, do not take the easy way out and steal someone else's work. In the long run, it will hurt you more than it will help you. </span></div>
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<br />Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507924585595391727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588571618748203719.post-86391095570761145812015-08-12T19:54:00.002-04:002015-08-12T19:54:44.755-04:00Giveaway Haul<div style="border: 3px dotted gray;">
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently won a giveaway hosted by the author of the <i>True Calling </i>series, Siobhan Davis. This is a series that instantly became one of my all time favorites and I am so glad I have had the ooprtunity to be in contact with the author herself and help promote her books.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The giveaway itself was pretty awesome as I received the second novel in the series <i>Beyond Reach</i>. Davis wrote a lovely note and signed the book. But what is really awesome was the fact that a quote from my review of the book is included on the back of the first page in the Blogger's Praise section. I just got so excited seeing my name in a book!</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks to cutting-edge technology, Morgan can temporarily take over another girl’s body, get her in shape, and then return to her own body—leaving her client slimmer, more toned, and feeling great. Only there are a few catches…</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For one, Morgan won’t remember what happens in her “Loaner” body. Once she’s done, she won’t recall walks with her new friend Matt, conversations with the super-cute Reducer she’s been text-flirting with, or the uneasy feeling she has that the director of The Body Institute is hiding something. Still, it’s all worth it in the name of science. Until the glitches start…</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Suddenly, residual memories from her Loaner are cropping up in Morgan’s mind. She’s feeling less like herself and more like someone else. And when protests from an anti–Body Institute organization threaten her safety, she’ll have to decide if being a Reducer is worth the cost of her body and soul…</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Every time I read a dystopian novel I tend to feel grateful for the world I live in, despite all the horrible things going on, because the world I just finished reading about is usually a whole lot worse off. It also tends to frighten me a bit because the future is unknown and I do not want to live in a world that has annual events that pit children against one another to fight to the death, or a world where I am trapped in a god awful maze or have a disease that turns people into zombies that chase me down the street trying to eat my brain. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite how frightening it is to picture any of those scenarios, the scene this novel sets is perhaps the most frightening because I personally feel it is not something completely unbelievable. <i>The Body Institute</i> is science fiction and dystopia at its finest. A world were people are taxed for being overweight and shamed for their appearance because of being overweight is not that hard to imagine. In real society today people are made to feel bad about how they look. The media portrays beauty as being model thin, or having fair skin, etc. This portrayal makes everyone who does not look like the women they call beautiful to feel self conscious, to hate their bodies, and some go to extreme measures to live up to what they believe are the world's expectations of themselves. The extreme measure in this novel was going to the Body Institute to become a Loaner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Loaner allows another person, a Reducer, to pretty much take over their body through mind-swapping technology. The Reducer's body lies in suspended animation while they inhabit the Loaner's body and their job is to get the Loaner into shape. It is kind of a freaky concept really. While it seems like its for the betterment of humans, getting into shape means living a healthy life, it also brings about some ethical issues which brings us to those who oppose the Body Institute. Just like those who would go to extreme measures to meet society's standards, those opposed to the institute also go to extremes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our protagonist Morgan is very fit and in shape. However, because her grandfather has collected quite a hefty amount of debt, her family is struggling financially. This financial struggle is what leads Morgan to enroll in the Reducer program as credits are rewarded to those who help the cause. After her first assignment, Morgan is given another which could eliminate her family's debt completely, so naturally she finds it impossible to turn down. Well, a TON of stuff goes down once she takes her second assignment. Protesters go too far, lines between who is wrong and right become blurred, and we see how awful Morgan's Loaner body was treated by others because of her heaviness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This book had me hooked. It was amazing in every way. The writing was wonderful, the characters relatable and the romance just right. There were so many times I was caught off guard by what was happening which is exactly why I loved it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The Body Institute</i> was more than just a novel. It showed a harsh reality as well. People are treated differently because of how they look and it is very unfair. If we continue on our judgmental path, a future like the one in this novel, where people are cruelly treated and</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> cast out of society for being overweight, may not be too far away. Appearances are only part of who we are, we are much more than what we look like and that is what I believe was the moral of this novel and why I would recommend it to everyone.</span><br />
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<b>by Hilary Dartt</b> <br />
<b>Genre:</b> Contemporary Romance<br />
<b>Age category:</b> Adult<br />
<b>Release Date:</b> August 1, 2015<br />
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When Delaney Collins’s fail-proof dating system fails completely, her best friends Summer and Josie take absolute control of her dating life through The Dating Intervention. Although Delaney’s intuition is always right on when it comes to men, she never listens to it. If she doesn’t start now—with her friends’ help—she’s in danger of ending up alone and lonely in a sea of men with stained neckties and cumbersome baggage.</blockquote>
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Hilary Dartt is an author and freelance writer who grew up among the redwoods and hippies of California and now lives among the cacti and cowboys of the wild west. She and her husband live in Arizona’s high desert with their children and an assortment of pets, including five chickens. To maintain sanity and quiet her inner critic, Hilary runs, drinks wine and eats chocolate. She’s the author of The Intervention Series: The Dating Intervention, The Marriage Intervention and The Motherhood Intervention. Learn more at http://www.hilarydartt.com/. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have not read a lot of psychological thrillers but for some reason this one really draws me in. It sounds very intense and has received quite a handful of praises already so I definitely want to check this out.</span>Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507924585595391727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588571618748203719.post-27393352422379843662015-07-27T09:00:00.000-04:002015-07-27T09:00:02.607-04:00After the End (After the End #1) by Amy Plum<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ebook, HarperTeen, 352 pages</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Published May 6th 2014</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have read a lot of mixed reviews when it comes to Amy Plum and her first series <i>Revenants</i>. People either really loved it or hated it; I am in the first group. I loved the books for whatever reason and the covers are pretty much the most gorgeous covers I have ever seen. But despite loving the series, I tried to go into this book without any bias or high expectations because the plotline for this book is so completely different from <i>Revenants</i> so it would be unrealistic for me to assume I am automatically going to love this series as much.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our male lead is Miles, the son of a pharmaceutical mogul. He is your typical spoiled rich kid who goes off on a crazy adventure to try to get back in his father's good graces. This adventure of his is of course his going after Juneau, though he does not really know what his father wants with her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Miles and Juneau are so completely different. They radiated animosity for each other for quite some time. Eventually, their relationship progressed, and it was done so wonderfully; no insta-love, which is refreshing to see in YA. Through most of the book, Miles actually thinks Juneau is insane because her behavior and how everything seems so new to her is something he just does not understand. Their constant banter made them very entertaining and I did like them as a couple. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One problem I had with this book was that problems seemed to become resolved pretty quickly. Things just resolved too conveniently or there was sometimes a lack of any kind of build up, things just happened because they did, not for any reason. Also, the book is from both the perspectives of Miles and Juneau which I both liked and did not like. It was great seeing both their sides, but it made it harder to connect with each individually and their growth at times felt too abrupt. Miles also got some really short chapters at the beginning which I felt just ended and began suddenly and was just a tad awkward. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The book ends on a dreaded cliffhanger. I see why authors choose to use them, but I do detest cliffhangers SO much! While I did not love this book, I did very much enjoy it. The concept was intriguing and I cannot wait to see what else lies in store for this series. I would definitely like to learn more about Juneau's clan.</span><br />
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Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03507924585595391727noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8588571618748203719.post-76199623392843117582015-07-25T14:29:00.000-04:002015-07-25T14:33:11.102-04:00White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17455585-white-hot-kiss" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; padding-right: 20px;"><img alt="White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements, #1)" border="0" height="400" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1377784515l/17455585.jpg" width="261" /></a><br />
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<i><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Raised among the Wardens—a race of gargoyles tasked with hunting demons and keeping humanity safe—Layla tries to fit in, but that means hiding her own dark side from those she loves the most. Especially Zayne, the swoon-worthy, incredibly gorgeous and completely off-limits Warden she's crushed on since forever. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jennifer L. Armentrout is very popular in the bookworld. Most of my friends on GoodReads, and a lot of the BookTubers I watch as well, all rave about her books. I had previously read one of her books a couple years ago and I enjoyed it but for some reason never read anything else by her. So I decided it was high time I read another book by Armentrout and therefore, I gave into the hype.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While <i>White Hot Kiss</i> has similar elements to every other paranormal romance out there, Armentrout still found a way to make the story unique. Layla, our protagonist, is half demon and half Warden, which is a creature similar to gargoyles. It was this Warden aspect that I found unique because I have never read anything about gargoyles/gargoyle-like creatures. It was definitely something different and caught my attention immediately. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Layla does not have much to do with her demon half. She has been raised by a group of Wardens from a young age. However, even though the Wardens took her in, they are still wary of Layla. Demons and Wardens are natural enemies so a lot of the Wardens find it hard to look past her demon blood, despite the fact that Layla herself hates that part of her. Zayne, the son of the head Warden who raised Layla, is the only one who seems to truly care for her and see her for who she is, not what is in her blood. Naturally, Layla would have a crush on him. However, there are more complications than just the fact that Zayne is kind of her brother, in the sense that they grew up together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being part demon means that Layla inherited some demon abilities; Layla cannot kiss anyone because by doing so, she would suck out their soul and they would die. So, Wardens have souls therefore Layla cannot really do much about this crush. But that's okay because hey, introduce Roth and what is sure to be the inevitable love triangle found in most YA novels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Roth is a demon, an upper level one at that. And of course, he dark, sexy, and mysterious. Also, he's a demon and does not have a soul so if Layla really wants to kiss someone, he's pretty much her only option. When it comes to love triangles, I am not a big fan. But I feel like there is only one way to go in this case, but I've only read book one so who knows what crazy stuff happens later on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am going to have to admit here that I seem to be part of the minority; everyone swoons over the characters' sexiness and the cover and I am sitting here like, I don't care if they're hot, and then I feel weird like there's something wrong with me xD The point of saying this is that I am bad and sometimes judge books by their covers. A large majority of the time, if I see a book with a steamy cover like this one, I do not pick it up. This is because in the past, I gave books with similar covers a chance because the plot sounded amazing. However, I was usually disappointed as the whole book revolved around a romance, and a bad one at that, and failed to live up to everything else it promised. I was too intrigued by this book to just cast it aside though and gave it a chance which I am glad I did because this book, unlike others, lived up to everything it promised. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, even though I did not go absolutely gaga over the book and did not drool over the gorgeous characters, I did very much enjoy it. It was different and had me hooked. I definitely do not regret giving into the hype and plan on reading book two very soon. </span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #f3f3f3; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then fate lands another savage blow and she faces the most horrific choice of all. Forced into striking a deal with the enemy, she must make the ultimate personal sacrifice or risk everything she holds dear.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So much happened in this book! It took me awhile to wrap my mind around everything. It was full of surprises and always had me on the edge of my seat. Packing a lot into one book usually results in the book coming across as rushed and sloppy, but Davis was able to pack all the action in beautifully! Not once did anything feel rushed or forced, and everything that was occurring had an important role in the plot, nothing was filler.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved how the story alternated between the perspectives of Cal, Ari and Zane. I have to say though, I was never a big fan of Cal's hate to say his sections did not make me like him any better. He is very hotheaded, which I understand is not entirely his fault but I cannot seem to get over how much of a jerk he is at times. Also, I know he is a teenage boy but come on, he had been separated from the love of his life for awhile and finds out she is missing and practically the first thing that comes to his mind is how big her breasts have gotten. Really Cal??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being the final book in the series, it is inevitable that Ari has to finally decide if she wants to be with her new love Cal or her first love Zane. And her decision broke some hearts, including mine. But that's all I will say on that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ari herself grows a lot as a character in this book which is great. In order for a book to be considered good, in my opinion, there has to be character development. Ari can be stubborn but she really grows and matures, her situation and life kind of forces her to. She learns to use and control her psychic powers which are pretty awesome and created some amazing scenes in the book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This book was such an emotional roller coaster. It tugs at your heart strings and messes with your feelings but it is so wonderful. The writing is brilliant and flows wonderfully. There is never a dull moment so you never want to put the book down (I know I didn't want to). Davis brings the series to a close with an epilogue that ties everything together perfectly. While I was saddened that my choice in the love triangle lost out, I think he does pretty well for himself in the end. The <i>True Calling</i> series was a fantastic ride to experience. Along the way some beloved friends were lost, hearts were broken, secrets were revealed, and chaos ensued, but in the end everything worked out. I look forward to more by Davis as she easily made this one of my favorite series and I cannot do anything but expect more great stories from her.</span><br />
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