tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26374316256911984632024-03-18T01:42:58.515-04:00♥Donnie Darko Girl♥<i>YA & NA Book Reviews From A Donnie Darko Fangirl</i>~Jennifer~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05952809868354553112noreply@blogger.comBlogger1091125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637431625691198463.post-55122047236186384772021-07-27T22:00:00.004-04:002021-07-27T22:05:32.757-04:00Verity by Colleen Hoover ~ #BookReview <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QeVaycy4eKA/YOuSQeirGvI/AAAAAAAAing/wB3vAi7qiG0UGRo230jFja07bRBz3tqQACLcBGAsYHQ/s464/verity.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QeVaycy4eKA/YOuSQeirGvI/AAAAAAAAing/wB3vAi7qiG0UGRo230jFja07bRBz3tqQACLcBGAsYHQ/w259-h400/verity.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Title:</b> Verity </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Author:</b> Colleen Hoover</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Publisher: </b>Hoover Ink, Inc. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Publication date:</b> December 7, 2018 </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Source:</b> Borrowed </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Purchase:</b> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Verity-Colleen-Hoover-ebook/dp/B07HJYTRMD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2J8AV68YPV4FR&dchild=1&keywords=verity+colleen+hoover&qid=1626486389&sprefix=verity+%2Caps%2C431&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Amazon</span></b></a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/verity-colleen-hoover/1130171830?ean=9781791392796" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>B&N</b></span></a> | <span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Verity/Colleen-Hoover/9781791392796?id=8249419675386&_ga=2.205949011.1360793810.1626027690-1255905946.1624941985" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">BAM</span></a> </b></span>| <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781791392796" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>IndieBound</b></span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55563054-bandits-and-ball-gowns?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=nYvxNR6pbW&rank=1" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: Tinos; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="38" data-original-width="120" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pUnB2Zv5b-M/YNqnvd-91DI/AAAAAAAAgWs/GTgu25cWABsZctIFxpUWAEvkTU1-WwpuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" /></a></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></blockquote><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Synopsis</span></h1><div><span><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><div>Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.</div><div><br /></div><div>Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of what really happened the day her daughter died.</div><div><br /></div><div>Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen's feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife's words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue to love her.</div><div><br /></div><div>A standalone romantic thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover. </div></span></div><div><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UChia67zHg/VR7U7QjO3VI/AAAAAAAAPEI/sF-yKpBczK0ITp9Lf6qR-vP3SQOJAkjpwCPcBGAYYCw/s434/review.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="434" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UChia67zHg/VR7U7QjO3VI/AAAAAAAAPEI/sF-yKpBczK0ITp9Lf6qR-vP3SQOJAkjpwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/review.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">My Rating: 4 / 5 stars</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></b></h3><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>Verity</i> is the first book I've ever read by Colleen Hoover, and definitely won't be the last. She draws you in with her writing to where you forget you're reading--you're just that invested in the story. I've been meaning to read her books for a long time and think this thriller was a fun and wild one to start out with! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Verity's husband, Jeremy, hires a writer, Lowen, to finish writing a popular series by his wife, who was in an accident and can't complete the series. Jeremy also invites Lowen to stay at the house with him and Verity and gives her complete access to Verity's office for research on the series.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Almost immediately Lowen comes across an unfinished autobiography Verity was writing. What Lowen reads in that manuscript is so disturbing, she immediately begins wondering if she should show it to Jeremy. Knowing that Lowen has begun falling for Jeremy, I wasn't one hundred percent sure that she had the purest of intentions; however, the confessions were pretty shocking, and I found myself leaning towards telling Jeremy. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">As if this all wasn't creepy enough, the scare factor was increased by events unfolding in a way that I couldn't tell if what Lowen was seeing and experiencing were real or not. I've said this many times and will keep saying it--I love not being sure about whether a narrator is reliable or not! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The only reason I rated this book four stars instead of five was that I didn't like Lowen falling for Jeremy. I thought it was predictable and a bit sudden. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Bottom line--this book was a roller coaster, the kind that goes zero to sixty in five seconds. From the first page, you are LAUNCHED into the story. I flew through the book and was brought out of a major reading slump I previously was struggling to get out of. Things that happen in Verity are played with to where you can't tell if you're imagining things or not, and I love an author's ability to do that. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"><b>Thanks for visiting </b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"><b>Donnie Darko Girl! </b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></div></div>~Jennifer~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05952809868354553112noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637431625691198463.post-57226203783938376312021-07-25T23:30:00.000-04:002021-07-25T23:30:01.064-04:00Fire and Cinder (Fairy Tales of the Magicorum #6) by Christina Bauer ~ #NetGalley #bookreview <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VqDldkMKTAU/YNvIq1v9BEI/AAAAAAAAgXs/HMdsmMkEp8McVFDCy2yuq7LPqtgDp-LTACLcBGAsYHQ/s538/fire-and-cinderbauer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="353" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VqDldkMKTAU/YNvIq1v9BEI/AAAAAAAAgXs/HMdsmMkEp8McVFDCy2yuq7LPqtgDp-LTACLcBGAsYHQ/w263-h400/fire-and-cinderbauer.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Title: </b>Fire and Cinder </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Series:</b> Fairy Tales of the Magicorum #6 </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Author:</b> Christina Bauer</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Publisher:</b> Monster House Books </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Publication date: </b>February 23, 2021</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Source:</b> Publisher via NetGalley </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Purchase:</b> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Cinder-Fairy-Tales-Magicorum/dp/1946677604/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1626488483&sr=8-1" rel="" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>Amazon</b></span></a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fire-and-cinder-christina-bauer/1138113568?ean=2940162764311" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>B&N</b></span></a> | <a href="https://www.booksamillion.com/search?filter=&id=8249419675386&query=fire+and+cinder+christina+bauer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>BAM</b></span></a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/fire-and-cinder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Kobo</span></b></a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=fire+and+cinder" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>IndieBound</b></span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56119158-fire-and-cinder" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="38" data-original-width="120" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pUnB2Zv5b-M/YNqnvd-91DI/AAAAAAAAgWs/GTgu25cWABsZctIFxpUWAEvkTU1-WwpuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" /></a></div><br /></h1><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Synopsis</span></h1><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><div>Meet the Magicorum: modern folks who are supernaturally locked into fairy tale life templates. For eighteen-year-old Elle, that role is Cinderella. Meanwhile, Agatha is her evil stepsister. Things go downhill from there…</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Cinderella On The Run</b></div><div>Elle—never call her Cinderella—has found the love of her life in Alec Le Charme, the prince of a jewelry dynasty. But when Alec gets spirited away, Elle must ditch her Manhattan home for the perilous Faerie Lands. To save Alec, Elle must also swap her glass slippers for a flying carpet. But will switching templates from Cinderella to Aladdin snap Elle’s sanity?</div><div><br /></div><div>Whatever. Bring on the straight jacket. Elle is one Cinderella who’s determined to save her prince, no matter what.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Evil Stepsister or Elf Queen?</b></div><div>Agatha always accepted her role as Elle’s evil stepsister. Then her life template changes from nasty sibling to evil elf queen. Agatha has one thought on that score. Thanks but no thanks. Agatha refuses the regal life, even though stepping away from her crown means ignoring her lifelong attraction to the elf prince, Jacoby.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then everything changes. Agatha discovers that Elle’s life is at risk… and the only way to save her Cinderella is by teaming up with Jacoby. Trouble is, that’s a lot of togetherness. Working with Jacoby could easily end in disaster, not only for Agatha’s heart, but also for Elle and Alec’s lives.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Fairy Tales of the Magicorum</b></div><div>Modern fairy tales with sass, action, and romance</div><div>1. Wolves and Roses</div><div>2. Moonlight and Midtown</div><div>3. Shifters and Glyphs</div><div>4. Slippers and Thieves</div><div>5. Bandits and Ball Gowns</div><div>6. Fire and Cinder</div><div>7. Fairies and Frosting</div><div>8. Towers and Tithes</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UChia67zHg/VR7U7QjO3VI/AAAAAAAAPEI/sF-yKpBczK0ITp9Lf6qR-vP3SQOJAkjpwCPcBGAYYCw/s434/review.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="434" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UChia67zHg/VR7U7QjO3VI/AAAAAAAAPEI/sF-yKpBczK0ITp9Lf6qR-vP3SQOJAkjpwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/review.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My Rating: 4 / 5 stars </span></b></h3><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>Fire and Cinder</i>, the sixth entry in the Fairy Tales of the Magicorum series, took me on another roller coaster ride filled with new discoveries that advanced the plot. Every new piece of info that was revealed was exciting, and I couldn't wait to see what the characters would have to face next. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Like the last book, <i>Fire and Cinder</i> is also told from four perspectives--those of Elle, Alec, Jacoby, and Agatha. Before I dove into this one, I reread the fifth book, <i>Bandits and Ball Gowns</i>, which took me no time at all. I fall into these books so easily, and I wanted to make sure I hadn't forgotten anything that happened previously before I read this current installment. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Everything I learned about Agatha was further expanded on in this book, and she was firmly rooted in the middle of the action along with Jacoby. One of my favorite parts was that the fairy tale templates these characters are kind of forced to live out can change, and I thought that was creative and well thought out. The new characters both from the last book and this one were welcome additions, and I even liked a couple of the characters on the "bad side." </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The only reason I've rated this four stars instead of five was again how easily the battle against the "big bad" was won. Also some of the chapters were very short. I don't mind short chapters, but some of these were only a page to a page-and-a-half.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Overall, I devour my way through this series, and I can't wait to read the next book! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Check out my reviews of three earlier books in this series: </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span>click </span><a href="https://donniedarkogirl.blogspot.com/2017/11/wolves-and-roses-by-christina-bauer.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">here</span></b></a><span> for my thoughts on </span><i>Wolves and Roses </i><span>(#1)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span>click </span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://donniedarkogirl.blogspot.com/2020/12/slippers-and-thieves-fairy-tales-of.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">here</span></a> </span><span>to read about </span><i>Slippers and Thieves</i><span> (#4)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span>click <a href="https://donniedarkogirl.blogspot.com/2021/07/bandits-and-ball-gowns-fairy-tales-of.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">here</span></b></a> to read my review for </span><i>Bandits and Ball Gowns</i><span> (#5) </span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"><b>Thanks for visiting </b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"><b>Donnie Darko Girl! </b></span></span></span></span></span></div></div><p><br /></p>~Jennifer~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05952809868354553112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637431625691198463.post-38100155234682374822021-07-16T00:00:00.002-04:002021-07-16T22:49:50.971-04:00Bandits and Ball Gowns (Fairy Tales of the Magicorum #5) by Christina Bauer ~ #NetGalley #bookreview <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pmWFiqQTGqY/YNuF3cs9tkI/AAAAAAAAgXk/glMB_UZ8GawoP_4t4WpeFL35PMWqV59KQCLcBGAsYHQ/s380/banditsandballgownsbauer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="250" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pmWFiqQTGqY/YNuF3cs9tkI/AAAAAAAAgXk/glMB_UZ8GawoP_4t4WpeFL35PMWqV59KQCLcBGAsYHQ/w264-h400/banditsandballgownsbauer.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Title: </b>Bandits and Ball Gowns</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Series: </b>Fairy Tales of the Magicorum #5 </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Author:</b> Christina Bauer </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Publisher:</b> Monster House Books </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Publication date: </b>November 10, 2020</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Source:</b> Publisher via NetGalley </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Purchase:</b> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bandits-Gowns-Fairy-Tales-Magicorum/dp/1946677612/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1626490166&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>Amazon</b></span></a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bandits-and-ball-gowns-christina-bauer/1135122022?ean=9781946677617" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>B&N</b></span></a> | <a href="https://booksamillion.com/search?filter=product_type%3Abooks&id=8249419675386&query=bandits+and+ball+gowns" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>BAM</b></span></a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/Search/Query?q=Bandits%20and%20Ball%20Gowns" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Kobo</span></b></a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=bandits+and+ball+gowns" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>IndieBound</b></span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55563054-bandits-and-ball-gowns?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=nYvxNR6pbW&rank=1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="38" data-original-width="120" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pUnB2Zv5b-M/YNqnvd-91DI/AAAAAAAAgWs/GTgu25cWABsZctIFxpUWAEvkTU1-WwpuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" /></a></div><br /></h1><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Synopsis</span></h1><div><span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>One Prince Finds True Love ... And Risks It All</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Elle Cynder has fallen hard for Alec, the 'prince' of Le Charme Jewelers. Time for some happily in their ever after, right?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Not so much.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">While the new couple shares joyful moments--and sizzling kisses--serious trouble is brewing. Elle's evil stepmother, Marchesa, schemes with none other than Alec's twisted father, Legend. Their plan? Destroy Elle and Alec, along with everything the young lovers hold dear, including Bry, Knox, and Wilhelm.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Another Royal Freezes His Heart ... But For How Long?</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">As a prince of the dark fae, Jacoby focuses on one goal: avoid assassination. Marrying Elle would certainly aid in that cause, considering how she's both a Cinderella life template and a powerful fae warden. Even better, Jacoby doesn't truly love Elle. In court life, deep romantic attachments only mean certain death.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Then Jacoby notices Elle's youngest stepsister, Agatha.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">For the first time in his life, Jacoby's cold heart warms with true affection. The elven prince struggles to ignore his feelings, but it might be a losing battle. And what would the prince's newfound emotions mean for Elle and Alec? Could Jacoby really stand by and watch another's true love be destroyed?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Buckle up for a wild ride as Cinderella's time-honored story gets some all-new twists.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fairy Tales of the Magicorum Series</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">A series of modern fairy tales with sass, action and romance</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">1. Wolves and Roses</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">2. Moonlight and Midtown</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">3. Shifters and Glyphs</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">4. Slippers and Thieves</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">5. Bandits and Ball Gowns</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">6. Fire and Cinder</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">7. Fairies and Frosting</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">8. Towers and Tithes</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UChia67zHg/VR7U7QjO3VI/AAAAAAAAPEI/sF-yKpBczK0ITp9Lf6qR-vP3SQOJAkjpwCPcBGAYYCw/s434/review.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="434" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UChia67zHg/VR7U7QjO3VI/AAAAAAAAPEI/sF-yKpBczK0ITp9Lf6qR-vP3SQOJAkjpwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/review.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My Rating: 4 / 5 stars </span></b></h3><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>Bandits and Ball Gowns </i>led me to realize I will read anything and everything by Christina Bauer. This series is so fun with the retelling of different fairy tales, and <i>BaBG</i> is no exception. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Elle and Alec are back again, and this time the story expands to include the points-of-view of Elle's sister, Agatha, and Jacoby, the elf who kept popping up in Elle's life in the last book. I liked how they were added to the action. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Up until this point, Agatha was mostly in the background, so it was good to see her character develop. She wasn't someone I thought would become more involved, so it was a good surprise. </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Jacoby sometimes annoyed me in the previous book, but he ended up growing on me. There's more to these two characters than you might think.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My favorite Agatha quote: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">"How empty you must feel...to need to fill yourself up on my pain."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My favorite Jacoby quote: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span style="text-align: center;">"Mother always said that she'd rather drink poison than fall in love. Both cause your death, yet only poison allows you to set the time and place."</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>BaBG</i> has added illustrations of some of the characters and settings, and I loved their addition except for Alec. I think I just pictured him differently, but the other characters, including a couple of new ones, were done beautifully. And the scenes! They were stunning. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I did initially rate this book three out of five stars, but as I wrote this review, I realized how much I love this book and changed it to four stars. It isn't quite a five-star read for me because I think some parts were a little rushed, especially towards the end. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I highly recommend reading book #4, <i>Slippers and Thieves</i>, before diving into <i>BaBG</i>. Books #4, #5, and #6 are kind of like their own trilogy and go together. This series makes me so happy, and I get into these books so quickly and deeply. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">While you're here, check out my reviews for two previous books in this series: click </span><a href="https://donniedarkogirl.blogspot.com/2017/11/wolves-and-roses-by-christina-bauer.html" rel="nofollow" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">here</span></b></a><span style="font-family: georgia;"> for my thoughts on </span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Wolves and Roses (#1) </i><span style="font-family: georgia;">and click </span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://donniedarkogirl.blogspot.com/2020/12/slippers-and-thieves-fairy-tales-of.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">here</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">to read about </span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Slippers and Thieves</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> (#4). </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"><b>Thanks for visiting </b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"><b>Donnie Darko Girl! 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Her husband, Fox, says she’s imagining things. The more Fox dismisses her fears, the more Blythe begins to question her own sanity, and the more we begin to question what Blythe is telling us about her life as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then their son Sam is born–and with him, Blythe has the blissful connection she’d always imagined with her child. Even Violet seems to love her little brother. But when life as they know it is changed in an instant, the devastating fall-out forces Blythe to face the truth.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>The Push</i> is a tour de force you will read in a sitting, an utterly immersive novel that will challenge everything you think you know about motherhood, about what we owe our children, and what it feels like when women are not believed. </div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><div><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><div><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UChia67zHg/VR7U7QjO3VI/AAAAAAAAPEI/sF-yKpBczK0ITp9Lf6qR-vP3SQOJAkjpwCPcBGAYYCw/s434/review.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="434" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UChia67zHg/VR7U7QjO3VI/AAAAAAAAPEI/sF-yKpBczK0ITp9Lf6qR-vP3SQOJAkjpwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/review.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My Rating: 5 / 5 stars </span></b></h3><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I'm so glad I happened to see <i>The Push </i>at a bookstore I was at with my daughter. The cover and title of the book stopped me in my tracks, especially that cover, which is designed to evoke an inkblot you'd see in a Rorschach test. I hadn't heard of this book before, but the synopsis indicated this was a book I was likely going to love. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">First of all, I love unreliable narrators where you don't know if their perspective is what's really happening or not, and that was how I felt about Blythe. Was there something "wrong" with Violet, or was there something wrong with her mother? As for Blythe's husband, Fox, he was either being rational or refusing to see what's happening. The book had me back and forth so many times! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">There were times I could see where Blythe was coming from, but I still wondered about this character. I had to know what was going to happen next. I will say I liked her more than Fox though. I don't know what exactly it was about him, although I suppose it was likely his flippant attitude about his wife's concerns that drove me crazy.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>The Push</i> was definitely a five star read for me! It was a nonstop thrill ride that kept me turning the pages as quickly as I could, and after I finished it, I had to take a deep breath and process what I just read. I love books that give me that reaction. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span><b style="color: #a64d79; font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-large;">Thanks for visiting </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"><b>Donnie Darko Girl! </b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"><b>Stick around -- lots more </b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"><b>book reviews </b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"><b>are coming your way!</b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></div>~Jennifer~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05952809868354553112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637431625691198463.post-50934228010596816292021-07-12T14:30:00.009-04:002021-07-12T15:00:00.203-04:00The Bully by K.J. Kwon ~ #NetGalley #bookreview <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aNMLeZrP37s/YNvkwGwdMkI/AAAAAAAAgYE/4DjZsCyMoN8GlN6lGSlikQ5CEqFFXeAbwCLcBGAsYHQ/s398/bullykjkwoncover.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="255" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aNMLeZrP37s/YNvkwGwdMkI/AAAAAAAAgYE/4DjZsCyMoN8GlN6lGSlikQ5CEqFFXeAbwCLcBGAsYHQ/w256-h400/bullykjkwoncover.png" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Title: </b>The Bully--A Paranormal Thriller </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Author: </b>K.J. Kwon </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Publisher:</b> KJ Books </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Publication date: </b>April 15, 2021</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Source:</b> Publisher via NetGalley </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Purchase:</b> <span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0922Z7XW1/ref=x_gr_w_bb_glide_sin?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_bb_glide_sin-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0922Z7XW1&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;">Amazon</span></a> </b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57727286-the-bully---a-paranormal-thriller?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=yaabsGsT7W&rank=1" rel="" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="38" data-original-width="120" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pUnB2Zv5b-M/YNqnvd-91DI/AAAAAAAAgWs/GTgu25cWABsZctIFxpUWAEvkTU1-WwpuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" /></a></div><br /></h1><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Synopsis</span></h1><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><div><div>Since the day I declined my boss' sexual advance, all hell has broken loose.</div><div><br /></div><div>She has abused me with impossible assignments during our work day and haunts me as a vicious spirit at night.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am losing my mind. I am constantly seeing my boss transforming into a vicious spirit.</div><div><br /></div><div>Desperate to set myself free, I pay her a visit with a final plan...but even my extreme measure doesn’t provide a way out..</div><div><br /></div><div>Maybe there is a world of demons hidden just beneath the surface of everyday life.</div></div><div><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><div><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UChia67zHg/VR7U7QjO3VI/AAAAAAAAPEI/sF-yKpBczK0ITp9Lf6qR-vP3SQOJAkjpwCPcBGAYYCw/s434/review.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="434" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UChia67zHg/VR7U7QjO3VI/AAAAAAAAPEI/sF-yKpBczK0ITp9Lf6qR-vP3SQOJAkjpwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/review.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My Rating: 3 / 5 stars </span></b></h3><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>The Bully</i> immediately lured me in with its synopsis. My favorite kind of horror involves demons, so if a novel, movie, or TV show has them in it, I'm there in a flash. They are by far the scariest supernatural beings to me. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span>This story takes us to South Korea where the main character has just found a new job in the city and thinks he's landed the job of his dreams. </span>But his life quickly becomes a nightmare when his female boss begins making unwanted sexual advances toward him. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">After rejecting her, his boss sets out to destroy his life, and I wondered if there would be anything left of him to continue working. She's so successful in her quest to torture him, it leaves him wondering if she's literally from hell. I know I got whiplash from how she'd praise him one minute, then tear him down the next, psychologically tormenting him. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>The Bully</i> has an intriguing idea at its core. I liked being unsure of what was real and what wasn't. The ability to write that way is something I've always envied because it takes skill to be subtle. This is a short read, and I recommend reading it in one sitting if you can because then you get the full effect of the situation escalating out-of-control and the desperation, panic, and terror of the main character. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">When I finished reading, I became torn on what to rate this. While the idea was a good one, I wanted more of the supernatural but not necessarily a longer book. I'm having a hard time articulating exactly what it was that led to my three-star rating. I'm trusting the gut feeling I have on this one. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>Thanks for visiting! </b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>Stick around -- lots more book reviews </b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span><span><span><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>are coming your way! </b></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div></div>~Jennifer~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05952809868354553112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637431625691198463.post-15786353253040464752021-07-09T00:30:00.010-04:002021-07-09T00:30:00.267-04:00Blood & Ink by Stephen Davies ~ #NetGalley #bookreview <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4DHQ5zPC-p0/YNofcTu_5-I/AAAAAAAAgV0/VsvZdk_s0QEn7qoX34vkPp8u9X7LnCEuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s475/bloodandinkstephendaviescover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="314" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4DHQ5zPC-p0/YNofcTu_5-I/AAAAAAAAgV0/VsvZdk_s0QEn7qoX34vkPp8u9X7LnCEuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/bloodandinkstephendaviescover.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Title: </b>Blood & Ink </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Author:</b> Stephen Davies</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Publisher:</b> Charlesbridge </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Publication date: </b>September 19, 2017</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Source:</b> Publisher via NetGalley </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Purchase:</b> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1580897908/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1580897908&linkCode=as2&tag=netg01-20" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>Amazon</b></span></a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/9781580897907" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">B&N</span></b></a> | <a href="https://booksamillion.com/search?filter=&id=8249419675386&query=blood+and+ink+stephen+davies" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>BAM</b></span></a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781580897907?aff=NetGalley" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">IndieBound</span></b></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23346545-blood-ink?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=6wkMhiC85u&rank=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="38" data-original-width="120" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-efLYkGeLYCw/YNqopuP2xzI/AAAAAAAAgW0/2F_3NCDGADkrAfVPL8ZIOtQn5uPfBvdlACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Synopsis</span></b></h1><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Part thriller, part love story, this contemporary YA novel is based on true-to-life events in Mali in 2012 and centers around the power of individuals to take a stand against terrorism.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Kadi is the 15-year-old daughter of a librarian in modern-day Timbuktu. Ali is the son of shepherds and has been conscripted by the Defenders of Faith, an arm of Al Qaeda. When these two teens meet, it's hate at first sight.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Forced together by a series of tumultuous events, their feelings slowly but persistently turn into something more, causing Kadi to let her guard down and Ali to discover her family's secret hiding place for the manuscripts her family is tasked with safeguarding. Kadi undertakes a dangerous operation to smuggle the manuscripts out of the city, while Ali and his military commander are soon in pursuit. Ali's loyalties will never be more in question than when Kadi's life is in danger.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UChia67zHg/VR7U7QjO3VI/AAAAAAAAPEI/sF-yKpBczK0ITp9Lf6qR-vP3SQOJAkjpwCPcBGAYYCw/s434/review.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="434" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UChia67zHg/VR7U7QjO3VI/AAAAAAAAPEI/sF-yKpBczK0ITp9Lf6qR-vP3SQOJAkjpwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/review.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My Rating: 4 / 5 stars </span></b></h4><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">There isn't anything better than learning. When I find out something I didn't know before by reading a book, I start looking further into the subject. When that book has action and a plot with interesting characters, it's even better. <i>Blood & Ink</i> is that type of book, which is based on real-life events that transpired in Mali in 2012.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Immediately when the two main characters meet, there is mistrust and a strong disliking, but Kadi and Ali go back and forth between understanding each other and feeling betrayed by the other. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The crux of the novel is that Ali has joined a movement in Islam called the Defenders of Faith, who are set on taking over Kadi's town and instituting strict laws because they view the people of the town as "godless." Differences between different sects of the Islamic faith are highlighted in this book, and I was left wanting to know more. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I wasn't sure if I was going to like <i>Blood & Ink,</i> but it's motivated me to learn about what happened in Mali in 2012 as well as learn about the different sects in Islam and how they're similar and different to each other. </span></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">*Thanks so much for visiting! I'm getting back into book review writing and posting, so keep coming back, I've got a lot of good stuff planned. :) * </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"> </span></p>~Jennifer~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05952809868354553112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637431625691198463.post-6189463947534177252021-07-02T00:30:00.006-04:002021-07-02T01:28:24.933-04:00Echoes Between Us by Katie McGarry ~ #NetGalley #bookreview<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LGNt24l63II/YNqjM-Ug0sI/AAAAAAAAgWg/cMKauIResNoPfNruW1JLTF402QFfANbCACLcBGAsYHQ/s390/echoesbetweenuscover.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="255" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LGNt24l63II/YNqjM-Ug0sI/AAAAAAAAgWg/cMKauIResNoPfNruW1JLTF402QFfANbCACLcBGAsYHQ/w261-h400/echoesbetweenuscover.png" width="261" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Title: </b>Echoes Between Us </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Author:</b> Katie McGarry </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Publisher:</b> Tor Teen </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Publication date: </b>January 14, 2020</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Source:</b> Publisher via NetGalley </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Purchase:</b> <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Echoes-Between-Us-Katie-McGarry-ebook/dp/B07QMHKPX6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SE0XSZ7LQ445&dchild=1&keywords=echoes+between+us&qid=1624941823&sprefix=echoes+between+%2Caps%2C187&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>Amazon</b></span></a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/echoes-between-us-katie-mcgarry/1131340110?ean=9781250196057" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>B&N</b></span></a> | <a href="https://booksamillion.com/search?filter=&id=8249419675386&query=echoes+between+us+" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>BAM</b></span></a> | <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250196040" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>IndieBound</b></span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45043529-echoes-between-us?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=qlP5mo1MhU&rank=1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="38" data-original-width="120" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pUnB2Zv5b-M/YNqnvd-91DI/AAAAAAAAgWs/GTgu25cWABsZctIFxpUWAEvkTU1-WwpuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" /></a></div><br /></h1><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Synopsis</span></h1><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Echoes Between Us</i> is bestselling author Katie McGarry’s breakout teen contemporary novel about a girl with everything to lose and the boy who will do anything to save her.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Veronica sees ghosts—more specifically, her mother’s ghost, thanks to the blinding migraines that consume her whole life and keep Veronica on the fringes. But the haunting afterimages make her wonder if there is something more going on….</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Golden boy Sawyer is handsome and popular, a state champion swimmer, but this All-American is hiding an adrenaline addiction that could kill him. Drawn to each other after a chance meeting, can they help each other battle the demons that haunt their every step or will they push their luck too far and risk losing it all...including their lives? </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UChia67zHg/VR7U7QjO3VI/AAAAAAAAPEI/sF-yKpBczK0ITp9Lf6qR-vP3SQOJAkjpwCPcBGAYYCw/s434/review.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="434" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UChia67zHg/VR7U7QjO3VI/AAAAAAAAPEI/sF-yKpBczK0ITp9Lf6qR-vP3SQOJAkjpwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/review.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My Rating: 5 / 5 stars </span></b></h3><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">First of all, look at that cover! <i>Echoes Between Us</i> has an absolutely gorgeous cover, which drew me in along with the title. The synopsis, mostly that Veronica can see her mother's ghost (among others), super intrigued me and ensured I'd want to read Veronica and Sawyer's story. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Veronica has AWFUL migraines that can become debilitating without much warning. The good news is that her dad is amazing and warm and supportive. You don't get that too often in YA. Veronica also has close friends who seem like they'd be cool to know and were also supportive. I adored them. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sawyer is an adrenaline junkie and engages in dangerous behavior (the kind that could get him killed), which was an interesting mix with Veronica's severe issues with migraines and the belief she has nothing to live for. A dangerous combination in some ways. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Veronica is a good person yet also flawed, and I absolutely loved her no matter what. Plus I know what it's like to feel that way. Each and every character was natural and real; McGarry has done a fantastic job of breathing life into them. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I loved the paranormal elements. This story hit me like a punch to the gut--a story that resonated with me loudly and shattered my heart. I lost my mom to cancer when I was a teen, and I'd give anything to see her again. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>Echoes Between Us</i> is a novel I will always remember and will definitely be reading more than once. Books like this don't come along everyday! There are scenes that I can picture clearly even months later. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I'm stoked to read </span><i style="font-family: georgia;">Only a Breath Apart</i><span style="font-family: georgia;"> because it has some of the same characters from this book.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"> I hope you guys love it as much as I do. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b style="color: #a64d79; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>*Thanks so much for visiting! I'm getting back into book review writing and posting, so keep coming back, I've got a lot of good stuff planned. :) * </b></div></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p>~Jennifer~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05952809868354553112noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637431625691198463.post-34328674672825532382021-07-01T01:00:00.003-04:002021-07-02T00:24:47.143-04:00The Button by Ellen Allen ~ #bookreview #dystopian<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tGHRITajTNA/YNv8DPvbMPI/AAAAAAAAgYk/faT1yAfbHf4tXZ1M7Cw3WqNX69NQ1eSZwCLcBGAsYHQ/s406/thebuttonallen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="274" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tGHRITajTNA/YNv8DPvbMPI/AAAAAAAAgYk/faT1yAfbHf4tXZ1M7Cw3WqNX69NQ1eSZwCLcBGAsYHQ/w270-h400/thebuttonallen.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Title: </b>The Button </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Author: </b>Ellen Allen </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Publisher:</b> BookBaby </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Publication date: </b>July 2, 2020</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Source:</b> From the author for review </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Purchase:</b> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Button-Ellen-Allen-ebook/dp/B08C81H4C6/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Button+ellen+allen&qid=1625028171&s=books&sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>Amazon</b></span></a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-button-ellen-allen/1138562471?ean=9781098314224" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>B&N</b></span></a> | <a href="https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-button-11" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>Kobo</b></span></a> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><h1 style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54377221-the-button?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=1XpAy33vyZ&rank=1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="38" data-original-width="120" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pUnB2Zv5b-M/YNqnvd-91DI/AAAAAAAAgWs/GTgu25cWABsZctIFxpUWAEvkTU1-WwpuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" /></a></div><br /></h1><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Synopsis</span></h1><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A global catastrophe...an airborne disease...a small group of survivors...a new set of rules. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">For the fledgling community which emerges, self-sufficiency is vital, but daily life is a grind without electricity. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Particularly for First Borns, who are forced to stay at home, forced to tend house and forced to press a button every 90 minutes. No exceptions. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">But for one girl, it's time to say no. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><div><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UChia67zHg/VR7U7QjO3VI/AAAAAAAAPEI/sF-yKpBczK0ITp9Lf6qR-vP3SQOJAkjpwCPcBGAYYCw/s434/review.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="434" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UChia67zHg/VR7U7QjO3VI/AAAAAAAAPEI/sF-yKpBczK0ITp9Lf6qR-vP3SQOJAkjpwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/review.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">My Rating: 3 / 5 stars </span></b></h3><div><b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The synopsis for Ellen Allen's <i>The Button </i>gave me chills! Especially the last line: "<b><i>But for one girl, it's time to say no.</i></b>" And I'm like, damn straight it is! Screw the system!! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span>I agreed to review this because the synopsis was so intriguing, and I did know going in that it was gonna be a short read, so I tried to prepare myself, but it still felt way too short. There wasn't enough time allowed for more world building. F</span>urther character development would've really made this story pop. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">This story could easily be transformed into a full length novel -- there's a lot of fantastic out-of-this-world creative ideas here that could be opened up. I know I'd definitely read it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Back in 2014, I read Allen's novel, <i>The Sham</i>, and it was amazing!! She can definitely write, there's no question about it. Click <a href="https://donniedarkogirl.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-sham-by-ellen-allen-blog-tour.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>here</b></span></a> if you'd like to read my review of her debut novel, <i>The Sham</i>. I can't wait to see what she writes next. I'm definitely reading everything and anything Allen writes, that's for sure!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>*Thanks so much for visiting! I'm getting back into book review writing and posting, so keep coming back, I've got a lot of good stuff planned. :) * </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b><br /></b></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>~Jennifer~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05952809868354553112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637431625691198463.post-1198553463457162142020-12-13T17:51:00.009-05:002020-12-13T19:23:44.848-05:00Slippers and Thieves (Fairy Tales of the Magicorum #4) by Christina Bauer ~ Book Review <p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bkiw8qrbDIg/X9aFJtCRGKI/AAAAAAAAZ5o/kxMbnwQPAHsjMNCyX9J0bXcMlsSBmoYkgCLcBGAsYHQ/s346/slippersandthievescover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="227" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bkiw8qrbDIg/X9aFJtCRGKI/AAAAAAAAZ5o/kxMbnwQPAHsjMNCyX9J0bXcMlsSBmoYkgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/slippersandthievescover.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Title:</b> Slippers and Thieves - New & Lengthened 2020 Edition</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Series:</b> Fairy Tales of the Magicorum #4</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Author: </b>Christina Bauer </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Publisher:</b> Monster House Books </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Publication Date: </b>November 26, 2019</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Source: </b>Copy provided by publisher via NetGalley for review</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>Purchase:</b> <a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Slippers-Thieves-Special-Fairy-Magicorum-ebook/dp/B07RDY6C4Y/ref=sr_1_1?crid=FV4F0ONHKBAB&dchild=1&keywords=slippers+and+thieves&qid=1607894263&sprefix=slippers+and+thiev%2Caps%2C201&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Amazon</b></span></a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/slippers-and-thieves-new-lengthened-2020-edition-christina-bauer/1137624890?ean=9781945723841" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>B&N</b></span></a> | <a href="https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/slippers-and-thieves-new-lengthened/9781945723841-item.html?ikwid=slippers+and+thieves&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=2#algoliaQueryId=d3bfc61e080a6d47010fae58e90eda24" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Chapters</b></span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55562203-slippers-and-thieves-special-edition" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="38" data-original-width="120" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OtfnGbdcYn0/X9aG6pRjniI/AAAAAAAAZ50/pw226fp1i-UJcTp9EOT2FjPLlK4Y4ssqACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/add%2Bto%2Bgoodreads%2Bblack.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Synopsis</span></h2><br /><p></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Years ago, Elle ― never call her Cinderella ― escaped her evil step family in order to build a new life for herself in Manhattan. Today, Elle’s awful past is a distant memory. In fact, Elle even attends West Lake Prep, an exclusive high school where regular humans mix with members of the Magicorum, such as fairies, shifters and witches. Although she still must live in hiding from her evil step family, Elle always has found ways to get whatever her heart desires.</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">That is, until Alec Le Charme. Sure, Alec is the heir to the Le Charme dynasty of high-end jewelers, but he's also kind, charismatic, and has a knee-melting smile.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Long story short, Elle has fallen for Alec, hard. Unfortunately, thanks to Elle’s evil step family, the Le Charme heir is absolutely off limits. In fact, if Elle and Alec so much as kiss, it could start a magical chain reaction that would end in powerful factions of witches and wizards going to war. As a result, Elle and Alec vow to stay friends, no matter what. Then West Lake Prep holds a masquerade ball. Identities get mixed up and forbidden kisses are finally shared.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Time for the Magicorum to go to war, and for Elle to confront her hidden past in ways she never thought possible.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">2020 edition includes typo fixes and a new appendix of extras.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UChia67zHg/VR7U7QjO3VI/AAAAAAAAPEI/sF-yKpBczK0ITp9Lf6qR-vP3SQOJAkjpwCPcBGAYYCw/s434/review.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="117" data-original-width="434" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4UChia67zHg/VR7U7QjO3VI/AAAAAAAAPEI/sF-yKpBczK0ITp9Lf6qR-vP3SQOJAkjpwCPcBGAYYCw/s320/review.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b>My Rating: 4 / 5 stars </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">A retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale, <i>Slippers and Thieves </i>pulls you into a world with magic, romance and action with some secrets and betrayal added to the mix. The Queen of Hearts and Cheshire cat even make an appearance! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">The story alternates between Elle's and Alec's narration, which I liked because it gave me a glimpse into how both of them think and feel. Elle is running from a tragic and painful past while Alec is navigating a problematic relationship with his parents as the heir to their high-end jewelry empire. The two happen to meet one day and fall in love. The problem is their love could spark a war. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">I read half the book in one sitting the first time I picked it up! I loved the world Bauer has built with three races of magical beings--fairies, shifters, and witches/wizards--coexisting in a delicate balance. You get the feeling it wouldn't take much to upset that balance. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I loved the world building and the different kinds of magic the characters possessed and how they could use it. It was difficult when I had to stop reading for the night. I just HAD to know what new problem Elle and Alec would be facing next. It was really interesting to see how tangled the web was woven between Elle's and Alec's families with the purpose of keeping the two apart, and just when I thought it couldn't get more complicated, it did in the best way possible. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the second book I've read in this series. I read the first book, <i>Wolves and Roses</i>, which is a retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. There's enough info that allow you to read these books in any order. I now want to go back and read books 2 and 3! I definitely recommend this book and this series. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can read my review of <i>Wolves and Roses</i> <a href="https://donniedarkogirl.blogspot.com/2017/11/wolves-and-roses-by-christina-bauer.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>here</b></span></a>. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>~Jennifer~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05952809868354553112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637431625691198463.post-22347680315025490342020-01-09T08:00:00.000-05:002020-01-09T09:01:41.994-05:00You Too? 25 Voices Share Their #MeToo Stories Edited by Janet Gurtler Blog Tour: #Review & #Giveaway <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A timely and heartfelt collection of essays inspired by the #MeToo movement, edited by acclaimed young adult and middle-grade author Janet Gurtler. Featuring Beth Revis, Mackenzi Lee, Ellen Hopkins, Saundra Mitchell, Jennifer Brown, Cheryl Rainfield and many more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When #MeToo went viral, Janet Gurtler was among the millions of people who began to reflect on her past experiences. Things she had reluctantly accepted - male classmates groping her at recess, harassment at work - came back to her in startling clarity. She needed teens to know what she had not: that no young person should be subject to sexual assault, or made to feel unsafe, less than or degraded. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Reading <i>You Too?</i> was as intense as I'd thought it would be. The essays brought up a lot of situations that have happened to me over the years - some that I had forgotten about, others that had happened so long ago the memory is foggy. I thought about experiences other women have told me. I imagined how I would write about my experiences. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">There was one essay I didn't think belonged in this collection and that was the one written by a cis male who had a difficult time coming out. It didn't belong because he wrote about how he joined guys in degrading women before he accepted that he was gay, which seemed like the antithesis to what this book is about. What ended up happening to him was not okay, but his participation in treating women like objects or speaking about them in a derogatory way should not have been expressed here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for Elizabeth Tammi's <i>The Weight of a Soul </i>hosted by FFBC. I have a review of the book, and there's a giveaway as well! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Author:</b> Elizabeth Tammi</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When Lena's younger sister Fressa is found dead, their whole Viking clan mourns - but it is Lena alone who never recovers. Fressa is the sister that should've lived, and Lena cannot rest until she knows exactly what killed Fressa and why - and how to bring her back. She strikes a dark deal with Hela, the Norse goddess of death, and begins a new double life to save her sister.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">But as Lena gets closer to bringing Fressa back, she dredges up dangerous discoveries about her own family, and finds herself in the middle of a devastating plan to spur Ragnarök - a deadly chain of events leading to total world destruction. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>The Weight of a Soul </i>is a beautiful story of love, loss and sisterhood. The biggest reason I was excited to dive into this novel is that it explores the relationship between two sisters who would do anything for each other. I love it when that dynamic is involved. The second part that drew me in was the Norse mythology. I don't know a ton about it, but as I was reading, I realized I knew at least a little more than I thought.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Right from the start, you know that Fressa and Lena have a close bond where they would protect each other and do anything for one another. That bond is put to the test when Fressa is found dead, and there is pressure for Lena to marry her sister's fiance, Amal, which neither wants to happen. Fressa, Amal and Lena grew up together, and Lena never had the desire to strike up a romantic relationship with him, especially knowing how much her sister loved him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lena is a complex character. She becomes consumed with grief after losing her sister and is in denial that Fressa has died. Lena becomes more and more obsessed with the idea of traveling to the world of Helheim, where most people go after they die, to try to strike a bargain with Hela, the Norse goddess of death. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You can look at Lena's decisions in several different ways. Traveling to what seems like a hell (Helheim) can seem like a dumb thing to do, but when you take into consideration Lena has this overwhelming grief that she doesn't know what to do with, it actually makes sense, at least to me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I view Lena as brave and dedicated to Fressa to risk her own life to save her sister. The decision she has to make in order to get her sister back forces her to think about how far she's willing to go to get what she wants, but she agrees to it right away. Would I have agreed to it? I'm not sure, at least not one hundred percent, but I would have a hard time saying no. I'd want my sister back no matter what. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>The Weight of a Soul </i>is a book that will stay with me for a long time. I loved the backdrop of the story with the Norse mythology as well as the questions I had about Lena's choices; mostly thinking about the morality of whether she should or shouldn't do what Hela is asking her to do. I love a book that makes you think, and this one definitely gave me a lot to think about. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Elizabeth Tammi was born in California and grew up in Florida, but is currently double-majoring in Creative Writing and Journalism as an undergraduate at Mercer University in Georgia. When she's not writing, you can probably find Elizabeth at work for her university's newspaper and literary magazine. Her other interests include traveling, caffeinated beverages, and mythology. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You can find Elizabeth online on Tumblr at <a href="https://annabethisterrified.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">annabethisterrified</span></a>, Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/ElizabethTammi" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">@ElizabethTammi</span></a>, Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/elizabeth_tammi/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">elizabeth_tammi</span></a>, and at <a href="http://elizabethtammi.com/"><span style="color: #e06666;">elizabethtammi.com</span></a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Skin and Bone </strong><br /><strong>by Keary Taylor </strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Publication date: November 12th 2019</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I’d do anything for him, even become the woman he loves…</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">I tried my best for years, but all he ever wanted was for her to come back. So bit-by-bit, I evolved, transforming into someone he could love. But he didn’t take the bait until I went all the way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">I became her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Now everything is perfect. We’re happy. So in love. And he doesn’t suspect a thing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Someone claiming my name sent me a video. It looks to be me, returning to my hometown, reconnecting with my high school boyfriend, Ezra. Those are my clothes, that’s my laugh, and that’s my face.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">She took my freedom next. And then she made me watch as she took over my entire life, fooling everyone like a perfect chameleon. It’s clear what she wants, and Ezra is all too quick to take me back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Only one person seems to notice something is off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Ezra’s brother, Davis—the last person I called. There’s a certain darkness in Davis’ eyes, and he’s not the type to let up until he gets his answers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif; font-size: large;">Somehow, I’ll make her pay. This impostor is going to regret the day she ever took the name Sawyer James.</span><br />
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<span id="E59" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E59" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Eight surgeries, twelve hair dye experiments, 1,834 hours of video observation, two years of yoga practice to try to make up that extra inch of height, and the public loss of gluten.</span></span></div>
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<span id="E61" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E61" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">That’s what I’ve gone through for love. That’s everything I’ve given up–all the money I’ve spent, all the hours I’ve invested–to finally be with the man I’ve loved for more than a decade.</span></span></div>
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<span id="E63" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E63" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">They say nothing worth having comes easy.</span></span></div>
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<span id="E65" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E65" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Everything comes with a price.</span></span></div>
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<span id="E67" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E67" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’ve paid my dues. I’ve been more patient than anyone could ever comprehend.</span></span></div>
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<span id="E69" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E69" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">And now it’s finally my time.</span></span></div>
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<span id="E71" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E71" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">I step from the closet into the bathroom. I check my makeup. What the surgeries couldn’t accomplish is made up for with some well-practiced cosmetic techniques. The contour is just right. The eyebrow lift did exactly what was needed. My jaw is still sore, even though all of the swelling and bruising has finally gone away. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="E73" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E73" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But as I apply a coat of lipstick—</span><span id="E74" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E74" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">Apple Sunrise</span><span id="E75" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E75" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, her default color—I smile at myself. </span></span></div>
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<span id="E77" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E77" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even my teeth required altering. Thirty-five thousand dollars, and they look just right; are just the right shade of white.</span></span></div>
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<span id="E79" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E79" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s perfect.</span></span></div>
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<span id="E81" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E81" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">I’m perfect.</span></span></div>
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<span id="E83" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E83" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am my own creation and I have to admire my hard work.</span></span></div>
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<span id="E85" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E85" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s brilliant.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="E87" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E87" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I press my lips together, blowing my own reflection a kiss, and step out of the bathroom. I cut through the nearly empty bedroom and aim for the dining room. </span><span id="E88" is="qowt-word-run" named-flow="FLOW-4" qowt-eid="E88" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My laptop sits on it, a cheap piece of technology, because after today, it’s going in the </span> <span style="text-indent: 21.6pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">crusher of the cement company down the road.</span></span></div>
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<span id="E91" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E91" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Can’t leave any evidence behind.</span></span></div>
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<span id="E93" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E93" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Which is tragic, because really, this amounts to the same amount of work as a doctoral degree.</span></span></div>
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<span id="E95" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E95" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s okay though. I’ll take the loss, so long as it gets me the prize, the reward for all my hard work.</span></span></div>
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<span id="E97" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E97" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">I open the web browser and sign into my email.</span></span></div>
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<span id="E102" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E102" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just seeing the signature at the top of the page feels good. My insides flutter in excitement. Goosebumps wash over my skin.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="E104" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E104" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sawyer James at IMT Homes, I type in the address. I attach just one file and leave the body of the email empty. In the subject line, I type </span><span id="E105" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E105" style="display: inline; font-style: italic; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was never really about you.</span></span></div>
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<span id="E107" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E107" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">But that’s a lie. She may not be my main target, my main motivation, but there are fourteen years’ worth of resentment that brought us to this point.</span></span></div>
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<span id="E109" is="qowt-word-run" qowt-eid="E109" style="display: inline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">My gaze re-focuses on the screen, and once more, I see my reflection.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Facing an unstable future, Chela Prizeon leaves Castle Hayne and crosses over to enemy territory in pursuit of Faris--the boy of royal blood who is cursed by a bitter rival. But soon Chela learns that he has been taken deep into the treacherous frozen prisons--a majestic, but deadly place where people enter and are never seen again. To find the boy she loves, Chela must join forces with one of her greatest enemies. And even though she pulls strength from the good in her powers, she finds herself drawn to the dark side's temptation as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Narrated from both Chela's and Faris's point of view, this enchanting sequel to When Copper Suns Fall will take them on a voyage into unknown lands, where the dark, twisted, and revengeful wait to make this their most dangerous journey ever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This book was an incredibly well done sequel! The first one had so much going on it was hard to grasp everything I needed to know, and there were so many secrets revealed it took a lot to keep up. But I love the mix of genres the author gives us dystopian plus paranormal. I'm jealous I didn't think of it first, and I'm still reeling from everything that's happened. This book was action packed from start to finish!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The story continues not too long after the events at the end of the first book, but this time the narration is split between Faris and Chela's points of view. Faris was a mystery to me with a lot of secrets last time around, and I was excited to see things from his perspective and learn more about his background and who he really is. He has to be strong to endure the torture he's under while Chela is making her way to rescue him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Chela is a strong female lead, which I always admire, and she takes risks to protect the people she loves. Sometimes she will make a decision that I can see leading to disastrous consequences, but she does the best she can. From the beginning to the end of the book, I don't think she had one moment of rest - there was always action involving her. My favorite Chela characteristic is that she always looks for the good in people, and I believe that helps guide her through the most difficult times she has faced. I really love that about her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">There's something about Seth that's really magnetic - the fact that he's a bad boy helps! In books I read, I can't help but fall for guys like Seth, and I couldn't get enough of him. Every chapter he was in was my favorite. :) It's really crazy, too, because as much as I love Seth even with the things he's done, I still adore Faris, too. They couldn't be more different, but there are aspects of both of them that are really attractive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Author:</b> Sara Farizan </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Publication date:</b> October 7, 2014 </span><br />
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crush on anyone, which is something of a relief. Her Persian heritage
already makes her different from her classmates; if word got out that
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never thought she would, especially when it looks as if the attraction
between them is mutual. Struggling to sort out her growing feelings and
Saskia's confusing signals, Leila confides in her old friend, Lisa, and
grows closer to her fellow drama tech-crew members, especially Tomas,
whose comments about his own sexuality are frank, funny, wise, and
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel</i>, Sara Farzin's second novel, is a much different story than her first, <i>If I Could Have You</i>. While</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>IICHY</i> was well written, it was painful to read because I felt the situation was a hopeless one. On the other hand, <i>TMAHACSF</i> was light and funny, and I couldn't stop reading it. I didn't want it to end even with the painful and awkward moments. I love this book so much!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Leila is a high school student with parents who are Persians and hold traditional values. Her parents are from Iran, and I really liked reading about the different expressions they have in conversation and their customs. Leila's older sister, Nahal, follows what their father wants for her, but Leila is torn between what she wants and what her father wants, worrying that if she doesn't do what he wants, she won't have his love. Her fear is compounded by the fact that her family comes from a country where homosexuality is illegal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I really liked how the characters in this book aren't what they appeared to be on the outside. What you see isn't what you get because they're much more complex than that. One of my favorite characters was Tomas. He's honest and realistic and someone I'd like to know in real life. Saskia was sending out confusing signals! I couldn't figure out if she liked Leila back or what until the end. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>TMAHACSF</i> is a light, easy read with diverse characters, a compelling story, and heart. You'll learn about Persian culture, and this second offering from Farizan is vastly superior to her first. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Series: </b>Dragonlands #1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Author:</b> Megg Jensen</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Release Date:</b> January 11, 2014 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">For a short period of time, I was a bit turned off from the fantasy genre. I still liked it, but it was overshadowed for me by dystopian and contemporary novels. Hearing so many incredible things about Megg Jensen's books, I jumped at the chance to review <i>Hidden </i>and am so happy I did. This story was awesome and well told - not only did I love it so much I couldn't put it down, but it also renewed my interest in the fantasy genre. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The prologue drew me in right away and immediately made me want to know what was happening in the village of Hutton's Bridge. The unique plot captured my attention - why the fog surrounds the village, the fact that no one comes back once they enter the fog, and the dangers that obviously lie in wait in the fog. The mystery and suspense heightened my enjoyment of <i>Hidden</i>. I liked that the chapters were short, and the way they ended made me want to start the next right away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I loved the characters! I wish we could have had more time with Granna, Tressa's grandmother, but her presence was so strong throughout the story it didn't seem like we had lost her. Granna was the leader of Hutton's Bridge, and though not everyone agreed with her decisions, she was revered as the oldest member of the village who had the most knowledge of the time before the fog enshrouded them. Though she was in the book for a short time, she most definitely left her mark!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Tressa and Bastian, the main characters of <i>Hidden</i>, have been through a lot of heartbreak, and I wanted them to be together. I had hope they could find their way to each other though the customs of their village were what was preventing them from becoming a couple. Tressa is brave and full of heart. She listens to her instincts and strives to save her people no matter the cost, even if it means she must sacrifice herself. Bastian is just as brave, and I love how the two of them fit together like they are meant to be together. Their love is beautiful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I haven't read many books with dragons, and in this book, I can't stress enough how the dragon scenes were so awesome and well done. Though I knew there would be dragons, there's a huge twist revealed that was original and had me excited! I never saw it coming!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A few scenes in <i>Hidden</i> aren't appropriate for younger readers. Due to this content, it's definitely for mature readers, but the scenes are tastefully done. This is the first book I've read by Megg Jensen and won't be the last. I'm looking forward to diving into her other series but most of all, I'm excited for the second book of this series!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Series:</b> Strange in Skin #1</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">She is deemed a traitor as she quickly realizes that there’s more to Emry’s past than just murder. He has a special ability that is far from human that he only shares with her. Feeling this magical connection, Anna has to free her beautiful inmate so that they can be together finally, but someone else knows about Emry’s secret and wants Anna to stop digging for answers as she finds herself in the midst of a modern day witch hunt. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I loved <i>Strange in Skin</i> and warning - I will probably say that a lot in this review! This book left me speechless! Going into the first few chapters, I thought I knew what was going to happen, but then it took a left turn and left me reeling from the new revelations for days. I was so surprised and never saw it coming, and I became hooked. Every time I picked up the book, I was excited to read what would happen next.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Anna lives in a small town where everyone knows everyone, and her father is a pastor. Needless to say, she's pretty sheltered from the bad things that are out there in the world; however, a chance meeting with an inmate at the county prison named Emry turns her life completely upside down and opens her eyes to possibilities of a life she never before considered.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At first I wondered why she was still living at home at her age, but I realized since she's so innocent and sheltered that it made sense. Soon though, Anna's personality begins to change almost overnight. She starts lying to her family and sneaking around, things she had never done before. I felt her guilt right along with her as well as her excitement with meeting someone new and mysterious. I stressed out along with her and saw how her lies could very possibly ruin her life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I was frustrated by just a couple of the changes in her personality - mostly the fixation on Emry that seemed unhealthy to me - but at the same time <span style="font-family: serif;">I could identify with feeling like she couldn't truly be herself, yearning to be free but is trapped, the way she felt she had to act "normal" around her family so they wouldn't notice the changes in her. At the same time, I came close to worrying for her sanity because of the massive transformation she underwent overnight based on a quick meeting with a stranger in a prison. The stress she was under didn't seem worth it to me. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: serif;">Characters in this novel weren't always who they seemed to be, and that's part of the mystery and awesomeness of this story. I began to think something wasn't quite right with Buck and Anna's father, and I had several different theories while I read. There's a lot of mystery and action, and I was miserable whenever I had to put the book down. I was on the edge of my seat! I needed to know what was going to happen next, and I had to fight myself not to skip ahead. I knew it was best to let the story unfold. It isn't too slow at all - I was just in a hurry! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I had so many questions about Emry. I needed to know if I could figure out what made him tick and what made him so mysterious. I went back and forth with Emry - at times he seemed like he was telling Anna the truth while other times he seemed like there was much that he was hiding from her. The complete trust she placed in him made me nervous. How could she do that when she truly didn't know him? But just when I'd think he was a liar, I'd find out something else that would make me change my mind. I really love characters you can't figure out right away! This was a huge reason I looked forward to picking up the book every time I had a chance to read.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The times I unwillingly had to put the book down, I needed to separate myself from Anna and her life. I had to remind myself this wasn't my life, these things weren't happening to me - my stomach was that twisted up! I really did like Anna though the choices she made at times had me wanting to jump in there and give her some much needed advice!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Overall, I was emotionally invested in the story and the characters. It was an intense and thrilling read with shocking twists and turns I never saw coming. I loved this book and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a unique, emotional, and action packed story! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Be very afraid of the Shadows. </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I know what I’m not. Human. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">I can’t remember my life before Earth, but I’ve grown up hearing the stories of a planet ravaged by war and a people in need of a leader who will bring them out of the darkness. I’m supposed to be their light. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">My future terrifies me. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">But I’m done waiting to have a real life. If I ever want a chance to live free of the Shadows, I’ll need to fight for it because freedom is never free. No matter what galaxy you call home. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">(This is book 1 in The Starlight Duology. Previously published as Across the Galaxy, now revised & rewritten with brand new content. This is a full-length Upper YA SciFi/Fantasy Romance.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>The Girl Who Called the Stars</i> is a title I love and has a cover that's gorgeous and drew me into finding out what the story is like within. This is the first book I've read by Heather Hildenbrand, and I'm in love with her writing style already. Her writing is fresh with authentic characters and just the right amount of romance and angst. </span><br />
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~Jennifer~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05952809868354553112noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2637431625691198463.post-10620377000891734242018-08-17T08:00:00.000-04:002018-08-17T08:00:00.138-04:00Bring Me Back by B.A. Paris ~ #BookReview <h2 style="text-align: center;">
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Ten years later Finn is engaged to Layla’s sister, Ellen. Their shared grief over what happened to Layla drew them close and now they intend to remain together. Still, there’s something about Ellen that Finn has never fully understood. His heart wants to believe that she is the one for him...even though a sixth sense tells him not to trust her.</div>
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Then, not long before he and Ellen are to be married, Finn gets a phone call. Someone from his past has seen Layla—hiding in plain sight. There are other odd occurrences: Long-lost items from Layla’s past that keep turning up around Finn and Ellen’s house. Emails from strangers who seem to know too much. Secret messages, clues, warnings. If Layla is alive—and on Finn’s trail—what does she want? And how much does she know?</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I wasn't so sure about <i>Bring Me Back</i> at first. I started reading it right after <i>The Breakdown</i>, and that book was so stunning and amazing that this one didn't quite catch me in the same way, at least not in the beginning. I worried I wouldn't end up liking it, but I soon found myself caught up in the story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If you've happened to read any of my reviews, then you know I love unreliable narrators, and Finn definitely isn't someone I trusted all the way. I knew some of his POV was leaving out parts of the truth, and I spent a good deal of time thinking about what those missing parts in his story could be. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>Bring Me Back</i> was going to be a three star read for me, but the ending was so surprising it made this book four stars. I loved Paris's writing and characters, just not as much as her first two books. But that ending though! I'm stoked to see what Paris releases next. She's become one of my auto-buy authors, and in the meantime while I'm waiting, I'll likely reread her books again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Starting right away with a murder, the story propelled me into the action and had me questioning the people around Cass. I suspected each of them for various reasons. Paris did an excellent job planting seeds of doubt in my mind about all of the characters, even Cass. She sometimes has problems with remembering things, even when people try to help jog her memory. She was also emotionally vulnerable and fraught with stress and anxiety. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I empathized with Cass immediately, however, even as I wondered about her. I desperately wanted her to confide in someone about her drive home because I knew she'd continue torturing herself if she kept quiet. Her distress was suffocating, and it's meant to be that way to pull you further into her dilemma. It's strange to say this, but I loved that feeling of suffocation because it was what kept me glued to the pages, dying to know what was going to happen next. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Picture this: a dinner party at their perfect home, the conversation and wine flowing. They appear to be in their element while entertaining. And Grace's friends are eager to reciprocate with lunch the following week. Grace wants to go, but knows she never will. Her friends call—so why doesn't Grace ever answer the phone? And how can she cook such elaborate meals but remain so slim?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">This is the second time I've read <i>Behind Closed Doors</i>, and I'm just as scarred by it as I was the first time. It's terrifying, especially when you imagine this happening in real life and start thinking about what some people are capable of. In the case of this novel, no one has any idea what goes on with Jack and Grace behind closed doors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The story is told from Grace's POV and alternates between the present and the past. She's in this marriage that at first seems like a fairy tale - Jack is charismatic, movie star handsome and successful, and he uses all of those qualities as ammunition to gain Grace's love and trust. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">It doesn't take long for everything to come crashing down around Grace, and by the time she realizes what kind of man Jack really is, it's too late. He has complete control over her and plays horrendous minds games with her just for his own sick entertainment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">All kinds of emotions were brought out in me while reading this book, particularly my sense of justice. I desperately wanted Grace to get out of this situation and escape safely with her sister, Millie, who has Down's Syndrome. Their close relationship was a ray of sunshine through a dark storm, but the thought of Millie moving in with Jack and Grace was too much to bear. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Jack was able to force Grace to succumb to his demands by making threats against her sister. He slowly revealed what he had planned for Millie once she moved in, and it was sick. He's truly an evil and twisted individual, and I hated him. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Thais Fenwick was eleven-years-old when civilization fell, devastated by a virus that killed off the majority of the world’s population. For seven years, Thais and her family lived in a community of survivors deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. But when her town is attacked by raiders, she and her blind sister are taken away to the East-Central Territory where she is destined to live the cruel and unjust kind of life her late mother warned her about. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Atticus Hunt is a troubled soldier in Lexington City who has spent the past seven years trying to conform to the vicious nature of men in a post-apocalyptic society. He knows that in order to survive, he must abandon his morals and his conscience and become like those he is surrounded by. But when he meets Thais, morals and conscience win out over conformity, and he risks his rank and his life to help her. They escape the city and set out together on a long and perilous journey to find safety in Shreveport, Louisiana. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818;">Struggling to survive in a world without electricity, food, shelter, and clean water, Atticus and Thais shed their fear of growing too close, and they fall hopelessly in love. But can love survive in such dark times, or is it fated to die with them? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Everything Under the Sun</i> is a gritty read about life after the Fever, a virus that has killed most of the world's population. Everyone has been affected by this virus one way or another either by losing loved ones or somehow surviving it with injuries (such as losing one's sight), not to mention living in a new world where people are desperate enough to do anything it takes to survive. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When I used to watch </span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">The Walking Dead</i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">,</span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"> </i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">it didn't take long for me to realize that humans are much worse than the zombies themselves. The same can be said for this book. The people Thais and Atticus encounter on their journey are much more frightening and dangerous than the virus that caused all of this in the first place. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I loved Thais, but I wondered how she could remain so naive and trusting of people after the many times she came close to death or torture at the hands of strangers and after all the death she's witnessed. I wanted to yell at her to remain skeptical of anything that seemed too good to be true because that means it is! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In a world such as this, feeling sorry for others can get you killed. I'm not sure how I'd deal with it -- I'd like to think I could keep my empathy intact, but who knows? The fact that Thais hasn't become disillusioned with the world is what draws Atticus to love her and might just be what kept them trudging onward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As for Atticus, I didn't think I'd like his character as much as I did. He straddles the line between being a hero and an anti-hero, and that's what made him realistic. He struggles with what they have to do to survive and his morals. Meeting Thais changed everything for him, giving him a purpose and a reason to search out a better life for the two of them than what awaits them in Lexington City. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">What else can I say about <i>Everything Under the Sun</i>? The cover is gorgeous, the writing is captivating, and the characters are worth getting to know. Read this book asap! It's an excellent post-apocalyptic romance done in a way I've been wanting to read for forever. I've heard there's a second book coming, and I'm so excited to hear that! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Jessica Redmerski is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, international bestseller, and award winner, who juggles several different genres. She began self-publishing in 2012, and later with the success of THE EDGE OF NEVER, signed on with Grand Central Publishing/Forever Romance. Her works have been translated into more than twenty languages.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Jessica is a hybrid author who, in addition to working with a traditional publisher, also continues to self-publish. Her popular crime and suspense series, In the Company of Killers, has been optioned for television and film by actor and model William Levy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She’s the sweet-but-silent angel in the adoring eyes of her Daddy. He’s the only person who understands her, and all Hanna wants is to live happily ever after with him. But Mommy stands in her way, and she’ll try any trick she can think of to get rid of her. Ideally for good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She loves her daughter, really, but after years of expulsions and strained home schooling, her precarious health and sanity are weakening day by day. As Hanna’s tricks become increasingly sophisticated, and Suzette's husband remains blind to the failing family dynamics, Suzette starts to fear that there’s something seriously wrong, and that maybe home isn’t the best place for their baby girl after all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At once horrifying and captivating, <i>Baby Teeth</i> was a story that will stay with me for a long time. It was so compelling, I couldn't look away. I hated having to put it down for reasons such as sleeping. Who needs sleep, right? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This novel is told in third person alternating between Suzette's and Hanna's points of view and was a roller coaster ride between Suzette's anxiety, Hanna's disdain and hatred for her mother, and Alex's naivety. Their mother-daughter relationship is fraught with tension, exacerbated by Alex's unwillingness to believe their daughter is anything but an angel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Baby Teeth</i> haunted me to my core, and I loved every minute of it. How can a seven-year-old child know how to be so manipulative at her age? I would have liked more mystery as to Hanna's thoughts and plans, but reading from her perspective was super creepy. I appreciate my family so much after reading this book! If you're an adrenaline junkie like me and love thrillers, <i>Baby Teeth</i> is the book for you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">All her life, Katie has been chosen last for everything: the last picked on the playground, the last picked by her absent father, and definitely the last picked by boys—even her secret crush, Alex, friend-zoned her. This senior year, Katie is determined to come first.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Alex has been living life in the fast lane, but he's ready to slow down—with a girlfriend. The last person on earth he’d consider? The girl his brother developed serious feelings for before he died: Katie. The only way Alex is going to get over Katie is by falling for someone new. And who better to help him find his new crush than the girl he can’t stop thinking about?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Instead of taking time to grieve his brother, Alex is busy living the way he thinks his brother would want him to by taking risks and becoming a player. His risk taking is out of such desperation, however, that it soon begins to spiral out of control, and there were several times when it becomes clear that Alex wasn't truly living life to the fullest like he thought. I hoped for more exploration of his grief and how it affected his decision making. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Hey there and welcome to my stop on the <i>My Crunchy Life</i> Blog Tour organized by YA Bound Book Tours. I have a review and giveaway for you today, and if you'd like to follow along with the tour, a link to the schedule can be found at the bottom of this post. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b>Publication date:</b> June 26th 2018</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>My Crunchy Life</i> is the third book I've read by Mia Kerick, and she's quickly becoming one of my all-time favorite authors. She does an amazing job with creating authentic characters you can root for. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The story centers around Kale and Julian and is told in first-person, alternating between the two. Kale is trying out different identities while figuring out who he is and what he should do. He's gone through a few phases -- preppy, goth, and now hippie. It took me a while to realize he desperately wants to fit himself into one particular category, whatever that may be, and he was going to have to learn the hard way that isn't meant to be. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Julian, on the other hand, knows who he wants to be -- he was born a girl trapped in a boy's body. (I'll refer to the character as Julian and use the pronoun "he" because that's how he was referred to for the majority of the book.) He didn't feel comfortable telling his mother the way he felt, but after a suicide attempt, she finds out and is incredibly supportive of him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I'm sure it didn't happen overnight, but the sacrifices she makes with working long hours to afford the counseling sessions and upcoming medical bills for Julian's transition to Julia made me love her so much. There were a few sweet scenes with Julian and his mother that brought me to tears because the unconditional love she has for her child is amazing. That's how a parent should be. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Kale is self-absorbed, which is easy to be when you aren't sure who you are or what you should be doing, so I can't totally fault him for that. At the same time, it's difficult not to blame him for being so crappy to his cousin, Hughie, who is living with him and his parents. Hughie's mom is irresponsible and doesn't keep him safe, and it takes Kale SO LONG to realize just how bad his cousin wants stability and love. I still rooted for Kale and liked him because he grew as a character over the course of the story. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Kale has a great dad, but a not-so-great mom. I tried not to judge her because she was obviously having a hard time adjusting after losing her job, but I wish Kale's dad had stepped in and told her she can't just give up on her responsibilities, especially being there for Kale and Hughie, who was in desperate need of a positive female role model since his mom wasn't taking care of him either. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Julian seemed more mature than most teens his age. I can't imagine how much courage it would take to transition from one gender to another, especially as a junior in high school where bullying is rampant. He's already bullied considerably before anyone knows he's transgender, yet he's still committed to transitioning. I rooted for him to become Julia all the way! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As a quick side note, I was happy to see counseling portrayed in a realistic manner. I can't tell you how many YA books present counselors as inept or a negative part of a character's life. In real life I know not every counselor is a good one, but unless it's a plot point, counseling shouldn't be shown as a bad thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>My Crunchy Life </i>explores the chaos of adolescence, the possibility that a person can be attracted to another person regardless of gender, bullying, parental issues, and transitioning from one gender to another. I know this was a long review, but I wanted to give as much love to this book as I got from it. T</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">he title and cover don't adequately convey what's inside this book -- you get much more than what meets the eye. Kerick does her research and does it well, which shines through her writing. I wasn't prepared for how much I'd end up loving Kale and Julian/Julia's stories. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I've previously reviewed two of Mia Kerick's books here on the blog -- </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://donniedarkogirl.blogspot.com/2015/12/clean-by-mia-kerick-blog-tour-bookreview.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Clean</span></a> and </i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://donniedarkogirl.blogspot.com/2018/06/love-spell-by-mia-kerick-bookreview.html" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Love Spell</span></a><i>. </i>Click on the links to read my reviews. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Mia Kerick is the mother of four exceptional children—all named after saints—and five nonpedigreed cats—all named after the next best thing to saints, Boston Red Sox players. Her husband of twenty years has been told by many that he has the patience of Job, but don’t ask Mia about that, as it is a sensitive subject.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Mia focuses her stories on the emotional growth of troubled men and their relationships, and she believes that sex has a place in a love story, but not until it is firmly established as a love story. As a teen, Mia filled spiral-bound notebooks with romantic tales of tortured heroes (most of whom happened to strongly resemble lead vocalists of 1980s big-hair bands) and stuffed them under her mattress for safekeeping. She is thankful to Dreamspinner Press for providing her with an alternate place to stash her stories.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Mia is proud of her involvement with the Human Rights Campaign and cheers for each and every victory made in the name of marital equality. Her only major regret: never having taken typing or computer class in school, destining her to a life consumed with two-fingered pecking and constant prayer to the Gods of Technology.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Kiss of the Royal</i> is a sweet and fun fairy tale-ish story with princesses and princes, dragons and danger, and love and loss. The plot was intriguing with the fresh idea of kisses being used to enhance magic and strength to overcome one's enemies. Kisses as weapons? I'm here for it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The beginning was slow, and while it's definitely important to be introduced to the background of the characters and the world building, I had difficulty jumping into it. Once the action began, however, I was hooked. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I admired Princess Ivy's strength and her unwillingness to let the princes be the only ones to put their lives on the line for the kingdom's safety. At times she's stubborn and exasperatingly so, but that made it fun when her personality clashed with Prince Zach's. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Once Prince Zach shows up, events take an interesting turn, and I couldn't read quickly enough. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I also couldn't decide if I liked him or not at first, but he soon became my favorite. His behavior and reputation were full of contradictions - what you see wasn't what you would get, and I loved that about him. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Zach lives by his convictions just as Ivy lives by hers. Though he's trained to be a soldier and a Royal, he still believes in love though he knows it's heresy to believe in anything other than logic. He refuses Ivy's kiss because he doesn't want to use a kiss as a weapon in battle. I loved the ways in which he challenged Ivy's belief that love doesn't exist. She's steadfast in believing that people mistake love for lust as she's been raised to think. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">You can see when events begin to slowly change Ivy's mind, and she starts to doubt what she's always been taught. <i>Kiss of the Royal </i>tackles the theme of love, asking the question, is living worth it in a world without romantic love? When Zach stumbles his way into her life, his presence changes everything for her, and it was enchanting to see if they'd end up loving each other. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lindsey Duga is a middle grade and young adult writer with a passion for fantasy, science fiction, and basically any genre that takes you away from the real world. She wrote her first novel in college while she was getting her bachelor’s in Mass Communication from Louisiana State University.</span><br />
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