tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43078941755614491332024-03-05T10:36:18.100-06:00Fans of FictionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07263278177038965230noreply@blogger.comBlogger224125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307894175561449133.post-82702896812825336382015-12-22T11:14:00.000-06:002015-12-23T17:20:45.725-06:00The Book Journal: Your Reading Adventure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There are more than a few book journals out there, but I've run across one I believe to be one of the most, complete and user friendly. It's simply called, "The Book Journal: Your Reading Adventure" by <a href="http://www.jameslaymond.com/" target="_blank">James-Laymond Publishing</a>.<br />
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One of the first things I found useful (very useful in fact) was the do-it-myself <i><b>Table of Contents</b></i>. There I write down the title of a book and the page number of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615924263/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0615924263&linkCode=as2&tag=gracecenteredmag" target="_blank">The Book Journal</a></i> where I put my entry about it. So if I want to find my notes/entry about <a href="http://readingisawayoflife.blogspot.com/2013/07/review-of-last-hybrid-bloodline-of.html" target="_blank">"The Last Hybrid: Bloodline of Angels"</a> by Lee Wilson, I can quickly and easily find it and remember a certain detail that I had forgotten or the observations I had about the book.<br />
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The book provides two pages for each book entry, and on those pages provides basic information-gathering areas such as the genre, title, setting, year written, publisher, main & minor characters and other books by its author. It also asks you to rate the book based on several areas such as writing quality, pace, plot, character development, and others before finally having you rate the book over all. Then it provides an additional full page to make whatever notes and critiques you wish. It's actually quite an eye-opening, self-exploratory adventure!<br />
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It also has a section for those of us in book groups, allowing me to keep track of the books read by my group, things people said in our meeting, my notes from meetings and other details including a calendar for meetings.<br />
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The Book Journal also has a section for me to record books I've lent out to people (the book calls this section "My Lent List" which I think is cute). This is helpful because often times people will borrow a book from me and forget to ever bring it back to me! Then one day I go looking for that book but can't remember that I loaned it out or to whom I loaned it. So that part of the book is also extremely helpful!<br />
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<i><b>The Book Journal</b> </i>also has a list entitled "My Favorite Books," "My Wish List" and a couple other nifty areas you'll discover when you make it yours. It's a helpful journal for avid readers and I think would make an excellent Christmas or birthday gift for people on your list who like to read, are students, teachers, etc. <b>You can get your copy of The Book Journal on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615924263/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0615924263&linkCode=as2&tag=gracecenteredmag" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AMAZON HERE</a>. </b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07263278177038965230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307894175561449133.post-18285402850886486052015-12-22T09:13:00.000-06:002015-12-22T13:43:05.443-06:00Corruption of Power<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><i><u>**Book Promo**</u></i></b><br />
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From the Publisher: Independent
troubleshooter, Alex Leksin, is recruited by Prime Minister Saidov when the
plan to reduce Russia’s reliance on an ever more hostile Europe is put at
risk. Hell bent on expansion, President Karpev’s strategy is first to
shift the markets for his country’s vast energy resources to the East and
Saidov has been charged with overseeing a planned pipeline for Russia’s oil
through Turkmenistan and Afghanistan to access these markets. Failure could
mean catastrophe, spreading the conflict raging in the Middle East to Russia’s
own borders.<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">Fearful
that the pipeline deal might be tilting off course, Leksin has only twelve days
to report back before Karpev is due to sign the pipeline contract with the
Turkmen President in Ashgabat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">His
investigation begins in Moscow at the conglomerate responsible for planning and
funding the pipeline. Once the province of larger-than-life oligarch, Lev
Usenko, the group is now run by his daughter, Vika, the woman Leksin was once
to marry. Trickier still is the prospect of dealing with her embittered
brother, Max.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Against
a background of political corruption, state-sponsored terrorism and increased
Taliban insurgency, Leksin moves on to Turkmenistan, one of the world's most
sinister countries, right at the heart of Central Asia. Initially his enquiries
reveal nothing to cause alarm. Other factors, though, suggest otherwise:
wherever Leksin goes, someone tries to kill him; people in a position to help
him are assassinated; and information turns out to be misinformation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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discovers the truth, he finds himself unsure of whom he can trust as the stakes
get frighteningly higher.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span lang="EN-GB"><i>Inured by hard experience as Anna Politska (the investigative
reporter at Novy Novoski) was, she'd
wept when the shock news of the mass murder of children and teachers at School
No 86 in Pechatniki had broken two days earlier. She'd covered many atrocities,
but the day when a massacre of innocents no longer moved her, she'd give up. As
a journalist, she had a part to play. Blinking back the tears, she'd
assimilated the scene. The banner hastily erected across the front of the
school had registered with her immediately. Islamic Democratic Freedom
Movement, it had read. Subsequently she'd listened intently as an FSB spokesman
confirmed the IDFM's responsibility.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><i>The IDFM was a Chechen group, and as a journalist during the
Chechnya war, Politska had established links with its leader. The group were
certainly no saints, but the mass murder of children was not their style
either. Something smelt wrong. Using her contacts, Politska had succeeded
yesterday in talking to the group's leader, who'd vehemently denied any
involvement with the school bombing. It's all a set-up, he'd told her, and she
believed him.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><i>Her next move had been to arrange a meeting with her FSB informant.
A reliable source - at a price - in the past, on this occasion he'd refused
point-blank to discuss the subject.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><i>"You're walking on quicksand, Anya," he'd warned.
"Let this one drop."<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><i>"I can't, you know better than that," she'd replied. She'd
experienced more than her fair share of threats and intimidation over the years
- beatings, poisoning, electric shocks, days of confinement in a pit, even a
mock execution. But these were the occupational hazards of investigative
journalism in Karpev's Russia, and if you weren't prepared to risk them, then
you needed to change your job.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><i>When she'd got back to the office, though, she'd felt despondent.
All she had was the denial of the IDFM's leader, but on its own this meant
nothing. No one would believe him without independent evidence supporting his
claim, yet she was running out of leads. Then, this morning, everything had
changed.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><i>When she'd arrived in the office, she'd found an email sent to her
anonymously overnight. Nothing in the body of the text, just an attachment and
a heading 'Look at the date'. Opening
the attachment, she'd found a draft press release on FSB-headed paper
describing the terrorist attack on the school. As she'd started to read
through, she'd felt her professional instincts take hold. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><i>The press release summarised an incident at School No 86 in
Pechatniki. It detailed how terrorists had taken over the building during
school hours, rigged it with explosives and held children and teachers captive.
But in this version there was no actual explosion, no death toll, and the
terrorists had escaped. Politska scrolled up and down the text, confused.
Suddenly her eyes fixed on the top line - the draft press release was dated the
day before the actual incident
occurred.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>She
swiveled in her chair to stare out of the window as the implications fell into
place. The school bombing, as she'd suspected from the outset, was no
straightforward terrorist incident. Now she had solid evidence that the FSB had
themselves been responsible. The appalling consequences might not have been
their intended outcome, but they had always been a possibility. As her father
used to say, if you play with fire, there's always a chance you'll get burned. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Of
course, she acknowledged, this was </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">not</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"> the
first time the FSB had stage-managed terrorist incidents. All the evidence
pointed to the apartment bombings in 1999 </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">being</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"> perpetrated by the FSB in order to legitimise the
subsequent invasion of Chechnya and the assumption of power by </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">one of its own</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">Almost simultaneously</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">, an
unexploded bomb </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">had been</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"> found
and defused in Ryazan</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">, and
subsequent police investigations identified the three men responsible as FSB
agents. Even these were not isolated examples: it was now clear that the FSB
were complicit </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">in bomb explosions in the marketplace in the southern
Russian city of Astrakhan in 2001, at the bus stops in Voronezh in 2004 and on
the Moscow-Grozny train in 2005. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">And, as
Politska herself knew well, during the Chechnya conflicts,</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"> the
FSB organised </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">numerous </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">kidnapping</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;">s</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"> of journalists and foreign NGO
workers, pretending to be Chechen terrorists, in order to build up
international support for the Russian invasion. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>N</i></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>onetheless the mass murder of
children . . . well, that was in another league altogether. She'd got President
Karpev now.</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Here's a little more about the author, G W Eccles, as well as links for social media, and the link to purchase <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018XXLKAE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B018XXLKAE&linkCode=as2&tag=fansoffiction-20&linkId=HCE6ASRH2IPVZIUC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Corruption of Power on Amazon</a>:</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">George Eccles, writing as G W Eccles,
graduated from the London School of Economics with a law degree and </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">subsequently became a partner in one of the major
international financial advisory firms.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">In 1994, George left <st1:city w:st="on">London</st1:city> to move to <st1:country-region w:st="on">Russia</st1:country-region>
and Central Asia during the tumultuous period that followed the breakup of the <st1:place w:st="on">Soviet Union</st1:place>. His work involved extensive travel
throughout <st1:country-region w:st="on">Russia</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Kazakhstan</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Uzbekistan</st1:country-region>
and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Turkmenistan</st1:country-region></st1:place>
- often to places with restricted access to foreigners. During his time there,
he advised a number of real-life oligarchs how best to take advantage of the
opportunities that became available as regulation crumbled and government
became increasingly corrupt. Against this background, while his novels are
fiction, many of the anecdotes and scenes are inspired by actual events.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">His first thriller: <i>The
Oligarch</i>, was awarded a Silver Medal both at the Global E-book Awards 2013 and
at the Independent Publishers Book Awards 2013, as well as being selected as
IPPY Book of the Day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">George is married and now
lives with his wife in a hilltop village not far from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Cannes</st1:city></st1:place> in the South of France.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Website: </span><a href="http://www.gweccles.com/" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;" target="_blank">http://www.gweccles.com</a></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB">Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/george.eccles.52" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/george.eccles.52</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B018XXLKAE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B018XXLKAE&linkCode=as2&tag=fansoffiction-20&linkId=HCE6ASRH2IPVZIUC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b><i>Corruption of Power</i> on AMAZON.COM</b></a></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07263278177038965230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307894175561449133.post-88962546867362018232015-12-17T17:27:00.000-06:002015-12-17T17:27:00.540-06:00Leo's Toy Store by Warren Peace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you've seen the new Peanuts movie, you might remember Charlie Brown asking for the wrong title at the library. The reason he asked for the wrong title is that he went to Peppermint Patty to find out book options for the class book report. Peppermint Patty told him that one of the options was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Leos-Toy-Store-Warren-Peace/dp/0692584269/" target="_blank">"Leo's Toy Store by Warren Peace."</a><br />
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Peppermint Patty meant to say, "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy. Oops! Charlie asked for "Leo's Toy Store" by "Warren Peace" when he got to the library. They were able to straighten him out on what he was really looking for.<br />
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With that being said, the children's book, "Leo's Toy Store" by "Warren Peace" is actually a very cute children's book about Christmas and a man named Leo who owns a toy store.<br />
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He lets children play with the toys before they buy them - even if they don't buy them.<br />
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The town loves Leo and his store and parents will often drop their children off for them to play with the toys while the parents run errands.<br />
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But when the landlord decides he's going to raise the rent to an amount that Leo can't afford (probably due to the terrible taxes businesses have to pay now days), Leo's Toy Store might have to be closed down forever. To find out if Leo can save the store in time for Christmas, you can order the book at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Leos-Toy-Store-Warren-Peace/dp/0692584269/">http://www.amazon.com/Leos-Toy-Store-Warren-Peace/dp/0692584269/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07263278177038965230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307894175561449133.post-2009431034890622422015-12-17T16:09:00.002-06:002015-12-17T16:09:29.459-06:00This Blank Cookbook Let's You Ditch Those Recipe Cards!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Blank-Cookbook-Your-Recipes/dp/1490537953" target="_blank">The Blank Cookbook: For Your Recipes</a><br />
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You might recall a day when you had a box of recipe cards in your pantry. And when you wanted to make a special Christmas recipe or someone's favorite dish, you would go through those cards one by one until you found the right recipe.<br />
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Then there were some of us who had the cards listed in alphabetical order with tabs. That was a little less trouble. But now I've found The Blank Cookbook. It allows me to put all of my recipes in a book that's laid out to gather the exact information I need such as ingredients, directions, serving instructions, and even has a memories section so I can remember who liked this food and who didn't!<br />
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It's really a great idea and this <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Blank-Cookbook-Your-Recipes/dp/1490537953" target="_blank">blank cookbook</a> is actually quite beautiful. I also like that if I get some water on it the cover is coated so that the water just beads away (of course the interior pages aren't water proof so don't drop it in the sink).<br />
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I can also pass it down to my children so that they'll have my recipes. And, while I'm mentioning ways to use it, I could also record my grandmother's recipes and have them to keep, pass down or give to one of my sisters. This has become my go-to as far as a gift for house-warming or as an accessory gift for a newlywed. So there you have it. You can get The Blank Cookbook at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Blank-Cookbook-Your-Recipes/dp/1490537953">http://www.amazon.com/The-Blank-Cookbook-Your-Recipes/dp/1490537953</a>. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307894175561449133.post-37134776625235239772014-11-11T13:39:00.002-06:002014-11-11T13:40:28.026-06:00Book Memory Challenge<br />
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</header>I haven't wanted to do a post in a while, just a mood I guess, but this looked so fun over on Kristilyn's page that I thought I'd try it.<br />
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<b>The rules: answer the questions without searching the Internet or looking at your bookshelves and tag five bloggers.</b><br />
*If you want to try this yourself, do it before reading my answers:)* <br />
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1. Gone by Michael Grant<br />
2. Eragon (I think that's the name of it?)<br />
3. Does a Curious George book count? I'm counting it.<br />
4. The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith.<br />
5. Graffiti Moon by Cath Crawley.<br />
6. Saving June by Hannah Harrington<br />
7. Um, a knife...I'm guessing one of Jennifer L. Armentrout's books has to count, but let me try to go more specific...nope, drawing a blank.<br />
8. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest<br />
9. Epony-what?<br />
10. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn<br />
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Now...checking my answers...<br />
After cheating with the internet:<br />
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2. Yes!!! Eragon is by Christopher Paolini. I feel like he's the same guy who wrote that children's book about the pasta that flowed over the whole town, but as I look it up on Goodreads, I get nothing. Maybe it's because he has an Italian last name.<br />
5. Yep, except the author's name is Cath Crowley. A cute love story.<br />
7. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness. I have a version with a different cover, so thanks for your help, Google.<br />
8. Embarrassed to say that I didn't know the author was Ken Kesey. I wonder if this answer is a popular one?<br />
9. Does anyone not have to look this word up? I believe it means giving of one's name to something, so I'll go with Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley.<br />
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I'm breaking the rules by not tagging five bloggers, but definitely try this! I appreciated the break. Plus, you'll never know when you'll be on Family Feud. I could imagine some of these questions being asked to 100 people... <br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/031613399X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=031613399X&linkCode=as2&tag=fansoffiction-20&linkId=G2VCZTYI4O4E2VLK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daughter of Smoke and Bone</a></h2>
"Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.<br /><br />In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grows dangerously low.<br /><br />And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal other-wordly war.<br /><br />Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real, she’s prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands", she speaks many languages - not all of them human - and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she’s about to find out.<br /><br />When beautiful, haunted Akiva fixes fiery eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?" -Goodreads<br />
<b>Release Date</b>: September 27, 2011<br />
<b>Publisher</b>: Little, Brown and Company<br />
<b>Page Count</b>: 418<br />
<b>Buy Link:</b> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/031613399X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=031613399X&linkCode=as2&tag=fansoffiction-20&linkId=G2VCZTYI4O4E2VLK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a><br />
<b>Favorite Quotes</b>:<br />
<i>"She
was lonely, and she feared the missingness within her as if if might
expand and...cancel her. She craved a presence beside her, solid.
Fingertips light at the nape of her neck and a voice meeting hers in the
dark. Someone who would wait with an umbrella to walk her home in the
rain, and smile like sunshine when he saw her coming. Who would dance
with her on her balcony, keep his promises and know her secrets, and
make a tiny world wherever he was, with just her and his arms and his
whisper and her trust."</i><br />
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<i>"It was like
stepping into the pages of a book-- a book alive with color and
fragrance, filth and chaos-- and the blue-haired girl moved through it
all like a fairy through a story, the light treating her differently
than it did others, the air seeming to gather around her like held breath. As if this whole place were a story about her."</i><br />
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<i>"The
blade of his long sword gleamed white from the incandescence of the
wings-- vast shimmering wings, their reach so great they swept the walls
on either side of the alley, each feather like the wind-tugged lick of a
candle flame."</i><br />
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<i>"It was a
remarkable sight, the sky beginning to flush pale at the roots, all the
towers bathed in a soft glow, the streets of the city still shadowed and
aglitter with fireflies of lamplight and the weaving, winking beam of
headlights."</i><br />
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<i>"The sun climbed above the
hills and she watched as its glow herded night into the shadows where it
gathered, all the darker for its density-- all of night crowded into
the slanting places beyond the reach of dawn."</i><br />
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<i>"Happiness.
It was the place where passion, with all its dazzle and drumbeat, met
something softer: homecoming and safety and pure sunbeam comfort."</i><br />
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Wow, wow, wow. Liani Taylor, you are my new literary hero.<br />
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Karou is a normal girl, if you consider normal knocking on doors behind which lie the portal to another world. She has tattooed eyes on her hands, wishes on a magical beads from her necklace, and meets bounty hunters to collect teeth. She was raised by Brimstone, a Wishmonger, and three of his chimaera hybrid friends. She fills her sketchbooks with pictures of her creature companions but feels a void inside. She doesn't know her parents or her past or what Brimstone does with the animal teeth. <br />
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Creative and fantastical storyline. The made up mythology blew my mind, especially about the sun and two moons. The connection between characters was electric. Not just between our two main characters who have the hots for each other, but even the friendship between Karou and Zuzana was entirely believable. I absolutely adore Zuzana's patience with Karou. She puts up with her "errands" without explanation, gets really protective when meeting "the new guy," and artistically carries out Karou's semester project idea.<br />
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You'll love this book if you like...<br />
- Artists or hobby driven characters (Karou and Zuzana both attend an art school in Prague)<br />
- Exotic locations intrigue you (Did I mention Prague? That's only the tip of the iceberg)<br />
- People leading double lives (Behind door number one is...)<br />
- A good love story that builds in tension<br />
- Creativity <br />
- Mystery (I couldn't guess the twist)<br />
- The non-traditional angel (fiery wings, guys)<br />
- Wishes and/or knives (Be surprised)<br />
- Writing that sweeps you away<br />
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I couldn't put this book down. And even though a ton of the book was flashbacks, they built the world up in such a strong way. I know this has set the second book up to be amazing. I even saw there's a 2.5 volume that goes into Zuzana's love story!<br />
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The best thing about discovering a series so late...all the books are already out. I don't have to wait that agonizing year in between books and forget all the details.<br />
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This brings me to my question for you:<br />
<i>What awesome series did you discover after some or all of the books were out?</i><br />
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<li>I, Jenna Klein, am a bubbly, lift-you-up-at-all-costs person. If you jump into my arms and you're twice my weight, I'll probably make a face similar to the one in the picture, but I will try my darndest to keep you up for five seconds. I find that walking around with a smile on your face can make or break someone else's day, and it makes me feel awesome! I teach, so if you see me in the halls, you will see me grinning because I'm happy to see you, even if my arms are full of butcher paper and I've been holding my bladder for three periods because they're back to back (I've stopped doing this, by the way. High school students are understanding when you talk about bathroom breaks. They want you to remember that convo later when they ask you if they can go.)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijONCvNkEymVlKHtEazEMc61tR1dQ6hjBlWiwr4Wz20WS9xdWDJxrLugjKrnPljLyH1o0V8anD6N9ugRzJEIApLGlssScvTHsRMgKL1y1ymTu-waeqiwr-zZEA-q5cRcFjaJDpirKynVc/s1600/pencil+case.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijONCvNkEymVlKHtEazEMc61tR1dQ6hjBlWiwr4Wz20WS9xdWDJxrLugjKrnPljLyH1o0V8anD6N9ugRzJEIApLGlssScvTHsRMgKL1y1ymTu-waeqiwr-zZEA-q5cRcFjaJDpirKynVc/s1600/pencil+case.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a> (P.S. Love my students' style!)</li>
<li> I adore grammar like the common citizen adores puppies. I'm one of those annoying people who gets pleasure from correcting punctuation errors. This comes in handy for critiquing purposes. Commas are practical and dashes are beautiful. I never correct anyone speaking to me. I don't even always think to myself, "She just said 'I' when 'me' was appropriate." On an airplane, that's the first question people ask when I reveal my
job as an English teacher. I'm not correcting your grammar as we speak,
but I will think you're rude if you make me straddle your lap to get to the toilet (has happened, quite embarrassing. At least she was female and got up the second time around). <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>The military and my family occupy approximately half each of my heart. My dad retired from the Air Force after 22 years. My mom got us through each move and expertly aced the role of military spouse (spouses serve as well!). My little brother (in the first picture) is a Navy nukes engineer. My father-in-law is retired Navy; my mother-in-law, active duty at the Pentagon. I work for the DOD school system in Puerto Rico, which caters to military children. People who protest anything troops-related boggle my mind. I try to excuse naive behavior the first time it happens. If you want to piss me off, don't freeze at 5 PM for the retiring of the flags on base or do say something ignorant about our soldiers. Also, we might have an issue if you don't shed at least one tear at Lee Greenwood's "Proud to be an American." <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>Traveling rocks, and I feel beyond blessed to be able to see exotic lands (thanks, in great part, to Lasik eye surgery). I've lived in Missouri, Italy, England, Japan, Texas, and Oklahoma. You can decide which ones fall under the above mentioned "exotic" category. My husband and I are cruise fanatics (OMG, the food!). Ireland is my goal; we're working on a trip at Christmas! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We'll be staying in a bed and breakfast thanks to the appeal of the one in <i>Leap Year!</i></li>
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Favorite things:<br />
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<li>Going to the gym with my husband </li>
<li>Purple shirts</li>
<li>Nachos topped with all kinds of goodness</li>
<li>Spider monkeys</li>
<li>YA books (Maggie Stiefvater, Tahereh Mafi, Sarah Ockler, and Sara Zarr are among my heroes!)</li>
<li>Calligraphy</li>
<li>Fruity adult beverages (some concoction of orange and pineapple juice mixed with coconut rum and splashed with grenadine or cherry flavor...turns out brown, but my taste buds go crazy!)</li>
<li>Inspiring teenagers</li>
<li>The smell of grass after it rains</li>
<li><i>Dexter </i></li>
<li>Reviewing submissions for the <a href="http://www.bellerevejournal.com/p/masthead_23.html">Belle Reve Literary Journal</a>.</li>
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Why I'd Make an Amazing Mentee:<br />
I'm not huge on bragging on myself, but I am a hard worker.<br />
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<li>For four years I was sponsor and editor of my school's 500+ page yearbook. </li>
<li>I (just yesterday) oversaw and helped implement a new school-wide writing assessment. </li>
<li>I'm co-writing curriculum for a new Honors English/history course for this year that will be adopted by other schools in the district. </li>
<li>I sent out my first flash fiction pieces this summer and got 2 out of the 3 published!</li>
<li>My critique group pushes me (shout out to the OKC Plotholes!). We are HARD on each other. The kind of brutal honesty that could make a person go home and cry at night. But I don't. I just fix what doesn't work. </li>
<li>I make time to write. I love my job, but I've been doing it for seven years. I don't need as much time for lesson planning as I used to. This means that after-school time is spent writing and revising (and sometimes binge-watching Netflix with the hubby).</li>
<li>I'm organized. These bulleted lists aren't just for show!</li>
<li>And finally, I don't use parentheses in my writing. Don't let this post fool you!</li>
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Why I'd Appreciate a Mentor:<br />
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<li>I value experience. </li>
<li>I love talking writing with anyone who'll look my way, but bouncing ideas and books faves around with a passionate cohort is my dream come true.</li>
<li>I know my manuscript's not perfect, but I believe in it. </li>
<li>My characters WANT YOU (cue Uncle Sam poster) to guide them on their journey.</li>
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So there you have it. That's me. I'm nervous for the results on September 3. I'm up late stalking tweets from the mentors rummaging through their slush piles. But I wouldn't trade sleep for this experience.<br />
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To all the mentees out there, I'd love to get to know you. Everyone brings a different talent to the table. It makes me insanely tingly to read your writing. Let's face it-- that writing's infused with your experiences, opinions, and a unique style. Bring on the chills! <br />
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Good luck, everyone! <br />
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Fans of Fiction is pleased to participate in a cover reveal blog tour for author Maria Ann Green.<br />
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Her book, <i>In the Rearview</i>, is one of the exciting new YA contemporaries that will be out August 19th. We love the cover, especially the font of the title. After you read the blurb, I think you'll agree that the cover model is a perfect fit for Meagan. <br /><br />
<b>What's in store for you?</b> A giveaway package will be announced on August 15th with instructions
on how to be entered (and what you could win). <br />
Stop by Maria's <a href="http://www.mariaanngreen.com/blog">blog</a> or her <a href="http://www.mariaanngreen.com/">website </a>for more info.<br />
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<b>Title</b>: In the Rearview</div>
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<b>Main Character</b>: Meagan</div>
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<b>Book Tag Line</b>: Heartbreak, Healing, Hope</div>
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<b>Plot</b>: When Meagan’s secret is
found out, and she realizes there is no way to outrun her habit of cutting, she
tries to work through it, and her depression, before she cuts too deep, making
a mistake that can never be undone.</div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Meagan's problems aren't
like every other adolescent's no matter how much she wishes they could be. Hers
are worse. They've pulled her down into the depths of a depression that is anything
but normal. She begins her pattern of self-harm as her depression threatens to
drown her. She starts with one cut that leads to the next, and the next. After
starting, it's apparent that there's no stopping, and Meagan spirals into a
dark and cruel world she doesn't understand. Meagan cuts to feel better, but
that comfort doesn't last long enough, and soon life is worse than it ever was
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">While learning to quit
cutting Meagan faces life-altering obstacles and grows up in the process. IN
THE REARVIEW is a story of pain, loss, confusion, and hope told through
Meagan’s poems, journal entries, and a splash of narrative. </span></div>
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Green currently lives in Minnesota, despite its bitter winters, with
her husband. She graduated with a degree in Psychology and a minor in
English. When she isn’t writing, Maria loves to read with a cup of
strong coffee or a glass of sweet wine, craft, and spend time with her
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Teacher faces. We all have them. The kind where you think, "What the hell did he just do?" </div>
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I've had my share of yoga-doing, ball-hurling, curse-wielding catastrophes. It's funny later, but as it happens in slow-mo, you'd do anything to transport yourself to another place and let someone else quiet the zoo. </div>
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That brings me to my post. I need your help! I'm writing a book for 1st year teachers that tells the REAL story. The good, the bad, and the funny.</div>
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If you're a teacher and have a story or quote to share in one of the following categories, please leave a comment or email me at fansoffiction@hotmail.com. I don't mind keeping your name anonymous or only using your first name, but I'd also like to have your state or country. </div>
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Here are the categories of stories I'm looking for:</div>
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<b>Q1: What inspired you to write The Faded Trilogy?</b></div>
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I
wanted to write a paranormal romance that was a little different to
everything else that’s already been written. I loved the idea of
earthbound spirits protecting the town from evil. And, being a hopeless
romantic, I loved the idea of eternal undying love, especially between
two characters who are so young but whose love is so rare and beyond
their years.</div>
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It happened to be storming when I
was coming up with the idea for the series, so that’s the inspiration
behind the power over the weather that the characters possess and the
unpredictable storms terrorising the town.</div>
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<b>Q2. What sets Savannah apart from other YA heroines?</b></div>
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Savannah
is a little shy and reserved and more at home with her nose buried in
her textbooks than confronting a room full of her peers ... let alone
coming face to face with The Forces and having to protect her entire
town! </div>
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We slowly see her emerge further and
further from her shell as the series progresses, guided in the most part
by Hunter’s unconditional love and undoubting belief in her. </div>
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She
isn’t your typical butt-kicking heroine in the beginning of the series
... but by the end ... well, I don’t want to give away any spoilers, but
let’s just say that she could give the best of the butt-kicking best a
run for their money!</div>
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<b>Q3. If you could have just one of Savannah's powers, which would you choose? </b></div>
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Teleportation.
I mean, could you imagine only needing to think of any place in the
world and then suddenly appearing there?! You could travel the world
without needing to spend a single dollar on plane tickets. (And, as
displayed by Madison in Faded, there’s no need to ever wait in line for
anything ever again.) </div>
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<b>Q4. Tell us a bit about 'The Forces'</b></div>
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The
Forces are a group of three evil half-spirits terrorising Savannah's
perfect little town with violent and unpredictable storms. It is their
mission to destroy Fort Everwick ... and to tear Savannah and Hunter
apart by luring Savannah to the dark side. They know that Savannah has
the potential to be powerful, and with her as one of their own, they
know they would have complete power on their side.</div>
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<b>Q5. Describe The Faded Trilogy in 3 words.</b></div>
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Inspiring, goosebump-inducing, romantic.</div>
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<b>Q6. Where do you usually write? </b></div>
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I
usually write at my computer desk in my little home office. Ideas can
come to me at any time though, so I always take a little notebook and
pen with me wherever I go in case inspiration hits.</div>
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<b>Q7. What is the one thing you always have with you while writing?</b></div>
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Coffee, tea or hot chocolate ... depending on what mood I’m in :)</div>
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<b>Q8. What has been the most rewarding and most difficult aspect of being an author?</b></div>
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The
most rewarding has been seeing the actual finished product of each of
the three books in my hands!! The most difficult, I’d have to say, is
self-doubt. There’s no assurance of success, which is a little worrying
at times. But I’m nothing if not a dreamer, and I have huge plans in
mind for the series ... specifically, world domination. That’s not
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<a href="http://www.sharonbayliss.com/2014/06/who-is-foulest-of-them-all-vote-for.html">Sharon Bayless</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/"> </a>is hosting a wonderful contest for who can create the worst fake query letter. Since breaking all the rules sounded like fun to me, I gave it a shot below. If you want a few laughs, hop around and vote for the worst of the worst! <br />
Even if you're not familiar with what a query letter should entail, it is clear what parts should be left out, especially when dealing with a professional agent who has the choice to represent you in the publishing world. <br />
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Dear Mr., Ms., or Mrs. (insert your name here),</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(Please imagine the
Jeopardy music countdown song that plays during the last round as you read
this. It will impress upon you the serious nature of your time running out as
other agents bid on this manuscript.)</i></div>
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Hook: Every time freckle nosed WANDA STOLER steps on a
dandelion, someone between the ages of 10-56 dies suddenly. Without warning.
You cannot imagine all the multiple and various ways these people die. Think
Final Destination 4. Wanda, who lives with her head in the clouds (not
literally) doesn’t realize what a murderer she really is. Until she goes to a
fair once upon a September. There is a lady there who is part of Siamese twins
who is a psychic and reads people’s funnel cakes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her twin just juggles.</div>
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When the powdered sugar on Wanda’s funnel cake spells out
the word Murder-er, all bets are off. Wanda enlists the help of her pet donkey,
SHERBERT, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and her Little Sister TINA whose
really taller than her (their part of the Big Sister-Little Sister program so there
not really related) to carry her around so she no longer steps on dandelions.
But being careful is a tiresome process. Sometimes she just wants too give up,
give in, and Kill. More. People. </div>
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WEEDS LEAD TO THE GRAVE, my 19,500 word novel which might
technically classify as a novella <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>is
half middle-grade, half new adult, part science fiction, part mystery, and 95%
horror. SPOILER ALERT: There are a few romance scenes with “heavy petting.” I
think this book would be a hit in health classes everywhere, as there is an
explanation of the female reproductive organs in chapter 23. The other thing
that makes this novel unique is that all the chapters have a name followed by
an inside joke I have with that person. There’s an audience of 30
automatically, since I’ve written to each of these people letting them know
they are featured in a book.</div>
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Has the Jeopardy music finished yet? Have you realized what
an amazing seller this will be? I know I didn’t expound upon the romance, but I
had a Nicholas Sparks look-a-like read this and give the following review: “This
surprising debut from Carrie Ingram will quite possibly make you swear off
dandelions for the rest of your life.” Such a strong emotional reaction from a
wide audience is just what your looking for, I know it. My previous experience is N/A, but my writing speaks for itself.
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If you don’t contact me (Twitter is the preferable method),
I can contact you, no prob. If you want to spread news pre-publication, that’s
even better—just use #CarrieIngramrocks so my ex-boyfriend knows all I’ve
accomplished. </div>
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Counting the minutes till your response,</div>
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Carrie Ingram @Author4Keeps, Your most profitable future
client</div>
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P.S. I am also very humble and can help with advertising
when I’m not at work. </div>
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P.S.S. On second thought, I can help at work too. My boss
never checks my Internet history. </div>
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<span style="color: black;">Today we have with us Lance Conrad, author of <i>The Price of Creation</i> and the soon to be released <i>The Price of Nobility</i>.</span></div>
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<span id="freeText12422732571473824522">"The Historian chances
upon Surac, a land where people's destinies are defined by powerful
pendants they have from birth, called Stones. Those whose Stones give
them useful skills call themselves Creators, and isolate themselves from
all others with a wall that splits the entire continent. When Aric, a
Creator blacksmith, has a son born with a Stone that marks him for
violence and destruction, they find themselves in danger from those they
called their friends.<br /> When the boy, Sadavir, is ultimately
banished, he discovers secrets far darker than the villagers' petty
prejudices. On the far side of the wall, he learns the origin of the
Stones' magic and a war that dates back centuries. As he uncovers the
true power locked in the Stones, he must find a way to unite ancient
enemies in order to save his family. To stop a genocide, Sadavir must
face his own destiny of violence." - <i>Goodreads</i></span></div>
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<b>Lance was kind enough to answer the following questions for us, interesting for readers and writers alike.</b></div>
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<b>What inspired this
novel? </b></div>
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Believe it or not, The Price of Creation was originally
written as an allegory for third world poverty. Nobody got it, they just
thought it was a fun story, and I’m ok with that.</div>
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<b>Are you a planner or
a panster when it comes to plotting your books? </b></div>
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I’m something of a hybrid. I like to have a vague storyline
put together before I get started. Then I have a few scenes that I feel define
the book. These scenes are vivid in my mind and are planned out in the extreme.
Everything else is really fluid. I know I’ve got a good book going when it
takes on a life of its own.</div>
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<b>Have you ever been
surprised by a book you were writing?</b></div>
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Oh bloody heavens, yes! I actually cried at the end of The
Price of Loyalty (due out the end of 2014). The characters really took off
without me. If I wanted to know what happened next, I had to type faster.</div>
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<b>How long did it take
you to write this book?</b></div>
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The Price of Creation was my first book and I was writing as
a hobby, so it took me about eight years. I think I’m still caught in that
loop, I don’t think I’ll ever consider that one truly “done.”</div>
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<b>Who designed the
covers, and did you have any input?</b></div>
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Noel, a wonderful graphic designer at Dawn Star Press,
designed all the covers. On each cover in this series, there is a symbol just
below the eyes, and I got to pick that. For The Price of Creation: a hammer and
anvil. For The Price of Nobility: a roughed-up crown. For The Price of Loyalty:
fire.</div>
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<b>The self-publishing
market is becoming widely lucrative and now a path that many writers choose.
What’s your take on traditional versus self-publishing?</b></div>
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The whole industry is in flux, both traditional and self-publishing.
Both formats are currently untenable. Traditional publishing is bulky and adapting
too slowly to the digital revolution, both with e-books and the effect the
internet has had on their marketing.</div>
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Self-publishing has been deluged with low-quality books to
the point where it now has a stench to it. Bookstores, libraries, reviewers,
and even bloggers don’t want to touch self-published books, which cuts your
marketing off at the knees.</div>
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There is a third classification that will evolve over the
next five to ten years that will take over the industry, but I feel I am
already taking too much time on this question. Suffice it to say, it will
satisfy the quality requirement for the booksellers and libraries, while still
putting a lot more responsibility on the writers themselves for the marketing
of their books.</div>
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<b>What advice do you
have for future writers? </b></div>
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Get out there and live. The glory days of writing, when an
author could sit at home writing and the world would eagerly wait for their
books, is over. We need to up our game, so to speak. We need to have adventures
of our own, so we can make our books personal and powerful. We need to be able
to meet new people and make friends so we can network in our industry. We need
to be able to speak and present and sell ourselves so people want to buy our
books.</div>
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<b>Who would you choose
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proven himself with the deep emotional stuff, then turn them into an action
star. Maybe someone like Dev Patel or Aaron Tveit would do well.</div>
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<b>What advice would you
give to your younger self?</b></div>
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“Believe in your writing. You’re going to waste a lot of
time mucking around with a lot of unsatisfying jobs before you give in and give
yourself a shot.”</div>
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<b>If today was your
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I would go for a run, so I felt fit and alive. I would write
something powerful, so I felt important. I would spend time with family, so I
felt loved. Having done those things, feeling alive, important, and loved, I
would face death with a smile on my face, because I would feel triumphant.</div>
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<b>Can you give us a
sneak peek of your next book?</b></div>
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Absolutely. The Price of Nobility comes out at the very end
of June. I will always remember this book as when a supporting character stole
the show. The core of the book is two brothers who decide to kidnap their king.
They do it to show him what his people are going through under his selfish
rule. To pull it off, however, they join up with a dark creature of a man named
Asher. He has his own agenda and reasons for getting involved.</div>
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While I didn’t mean for it to happen, Asher became one of
the most compelling characters in the book. He’s the one all the alpha readers
talk about. I actually had to do a full rewrite to try and get a bit more focus
on the king.</div>
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Facebook Event: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/519773008134400/?ref=2&ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming">Mini Summer Write-a-Thon</a> hosted by Jenna Klein.<br />
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If you are a writer of anything- short stories, flash fiction, novels, songs, poems, blog posts- and would like to focus on your craft for as much as possible in a week, come join us next week, June 9-15. Even if you've always had an idea in your head, and you just need a time to start.<br />
We will cheer each other on and set word personal word count goals each day. If you can write thirty minutes one day and an hour the next, that's okay! It's all about getting something down each day.<br />
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We have some published writers in the group, so it's a great time to get advice as well! <br />
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Join our Facebook event! We love meeting new people and encouraging fellow writers.<br />
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<b><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1440552649/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1440552649&linkCode=as2&tag=fansoffiction-20&linkId=FQNRTR4IKNOV2QPJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TEMPESTUOUS</a></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: black;">Stats:</span></b><br />
<b>Publisher:</b> Merit Press<br />
<b>Release Date:</b> Dec. 18, 2012<br />
<b>Page Count:</b> 222<br />
<b>Buy:</b><br />
<b>Favorite Quotes:</b><br />
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<i>"'Yo, Einstein, we lost cell reception about two hours ago...The ability for anyone in our generation to self-amuse has sadly been bred out of our species. I blame Bill Gates.'"</i><br />
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<i>"It wasn't as if that moment, shoving a bag of foam peanuts behind my back, suddenly made him the picture of gallantry. He was still as willful and hotheaded as I could be; a tempestuous soul who navigated his life with cynicism and a paucity of words."</i><br />
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I was thrilled when I was offered a free review copy of this book (thank you!), as my students and I had just finished Act I of <i>The Tempest.</i> Before this year, I'd never read The Tempest, I'd only seen the play.<br />
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However, if you haven't read the play, you will still get this book! The plot, though the same at its basic level of an outcast who wants revenge, is completely modernized and totally relateable. <br />
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Set in a mall where employees must hunker down for the night because of an impending snow-pocalypse, <i>Tempestuous</i> explores what it's like for a girl on the top of her school's social ladder to drop to the bottom rung because of a poor decision. The other workers know not of Miranda's money-making faux paux that resulted in major punishments for several of the school's jocks, including her once-Ivy League-bound boyfriend, and they have dubbed her Advice Queen. She's made a cozy home away from home for herself at her forced fast food punishment, despite the ugly hat with spinning weiner and primary color striped uniform. Not only does the mall go into lock-down mode when the weather takes an ugly turn, her old group of friends and ex-boyfriend are stuck in it too, slinging insults her way at every opportunity. Miranda decides to take revenge into her own hands by getting back at Rachel, her ex-best friend, and the -Itneys (Whitney and Britney). When employee Mike goes missing and a thief jacks high priced computer items, the mall's temporary residents must also figure out how to catch a criminal.<br />
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<u>What I Loved</u>:<br />
1) The frequent but not overdone allusions to Shakespeare's play. If you haven't read or watched the movie of that first and have the time, do it! From character names to descriptions to storm-related words, this modern retelling cleverly weaves references in that will make you grin.<br />
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2) Character development. Loved Ariel, Miranda's co-worker (and consequently the fairy in The Tempest). She's small, spritish, and a sheltered home-schooled girl. You'll delight in the shenanigans she participates in to help Miranda get revenge on the -Itneys. Not only do you see Miranda grow and change, but also Caleb (whom Miranda happens to be handcuffed to and is full of his own surprises) and some of the minor characters. Sweet love stories develop with two girls in the book.<br />
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3) Revenge plots. They are awesome, but mostly glittery and furry.<br />
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4) I couldn't guess the thief!<br />
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5) The things the teens do to keep busy. Basically, the mall becomes chaos and every group for itself. From inventing new sports with mop buckets to celebrating Ariel's birthday, the characters have a wild and exhausting night of fun despite looming danger. I just kept thinking, "Are they going to have to pay for using/eating/destroying that?"<br />
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6) This puts a spotlight on really positive teen traits: creativity, talented, inventive, and clever.<br />
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<u>Things That Bugged Me</u>:<br />
1) My favorite love story sort of ends before it really gets off the ground, BUT it's still sweet.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Please mark your calendars to buy your copy of LOST IN STARLIGHT on June
26<sup>th</sup> 2014!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Read the first five chapters for free on wattpad: </span><a href="http://www.wattpad.com/story/14214838-lost-in-starlight-syfy-romance"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">http://www.wattpad.com/story/14214838-lost-in-starlight-syfy-romance</span></a><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></u></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">VOLUME ONE:
Starlight Saga</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">High school reporter Sloane Masterson knows she has
one helluva story when she witnesses hottie Hayden Lancaster bending forks
with his mind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Like any good journalist, Sloane sets out to
uncover the truth, even if it includes a little stalking. When the superhuman
feats start to pile up and the undeniable heat rises between them, Hayden has
no choice but to reveal his secret: he’s an alien hybrid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">They’re as different as night and day—she’s
a curvy, purple-haired, horror junkie and he’s a smoking hot, antisocial,
brainiac—yet the intense fascination between them refuses to go away. Even at
Hayden’s insistence that dating each other is “off limits” and crazy dangerous,
their fiery attraction threatens to go supernova. </span></div>
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Title: "Empower: Fight Like A Girl"<br />
Genre: Anthology of short stories ranging from crime mysteries to paranormal thrillers<br />
Publisher: Words Empower Media<br />
Release date: May 1, 2014<br />
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Akela Cooper<br />
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Jane Espenson<br />
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Lauren LeFranc<br />
Kam Miller<br />
Jess Pineda<br />
Jennifer Quintenz<br />
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Kay Reindl<br />
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<b>Publisher:</b> Harlequin Teen<b><br /></b></div>
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<b>Release Date: </b>January 28, 2014<b><br /></b></div>
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<b>Page Count: </b>304<b><br /></b><br />
<b>Buy Link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0373211236/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0373211236&linkCode=as2&tag=fansoffiction-20&linkId=2CX2OXD6BWOTC2BB" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a></b></div>
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<b>Favorite Quotes:</b></div>
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<i>“…grief is slippery, a tangle of thorns that dig in so deep
you don’t know where they stop and you start. You don’t know where you are. I
think of Caleb... He has thorns too, and I wonder if he knows where his end and
he begins.”</i></div>
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<i>“…I knew he understood grief. I didn’t know that it had
spilled out of him and into the world.”</i></div>
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<i>“I feel his smile then. I don’t just see it anymore. It
crawls inside me, curls up alongside all my grief. Confuses me, just like I
said.”</i></div>
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<i>“I want to have his hair in my hands while he holds me.”</i></div>
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<i>“’Emma,’ he says, and it’s too soon to say it, way too soon,
but what’s in my heart is in his too and he touches my face, cupping the side
of my jaw and my name is a prayer in his voice, four letters of joy.”</i></div>
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Elizabeth Scott is one of those authors that just gets
people. Most of all, she explores emotion, and she does a fabulous job in her
writing, as you can see from the above quotes. I am never disappointed after
any of her novels.</div>
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That being said, this story was touching. Heartbreaking. The
premise hooked me right away. Emma’s mother is dead, being kept alive by
machines because she is a human incubator. Emma is pissed. Dan, her step-dad,
is keeping her mother alive so that the baby inside her can live. She talks to
her mom at the hospital daily, keeps her up to date with things at school, but
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Now, this perfect valedictorian is beyond caring. Until she
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Emma soon finds out that first impressions can be wrong. A
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>The romance that blossoms between the two. Well
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always by her side and knows her needs often before Emma does. Even though they
grow apart because of Caleb, Olivia is a strong and dependable friend. Dan and
Emma’s constant tension is so tangible it jumps off the page. Caleb’s entire
family is beyond sad. They treat him like he’s not even there because of an
accident they blame him for. I really connected with the characters and their
feelings through the whole book.</li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>The way Emma’s mom is described. The memories
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story, I felt what a great person she was. She hated peas. She put her wallet
in her purse first. She made peanut butter and corn chip sandwiches. She loved
better than anyone could.</li>
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<b>Rating: 4/5 Good Read!</b><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><b>Publisher</b>: Delacorte Press</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><b>Date of Release</b>: January 7, 2014</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><b>Page Count</b>: 352</span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><b>Buy Link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385741804/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0385741804&linkCode=as2&tag=fansoffiction-20&linkId=TAE3FXRMZLVIET3K" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><b>Favorite Quotes</b>: <i> </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><i>“’Girl, it’s so not personal. She should
hook up with a Hoover, because that girl needs the BS sucked out of her.’”</i></span></div>
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</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: black;">“I grab it and jam it onto my head. It’s tight, but it fits,
and it only smells like dead fish a little bit.”</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: black;">“’It ain’t a big deal. Either you love it or you don’t.
Either you can do it or you can’t. And, kid? I been watching you for years, and
I know you can do it. The question you gotta figure out is, do you love it?’”</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: black;">*Thanks to NetGalley for providing a copy of this book in
exchange for an honest review.</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Going into this book, I had high expectations. Lauren
Morrill put together an excellent love/figuring out who you are story in <i>Meant
to Be</i>. Although bits of the plot drew me through the story with curiosity,
overall, it fell flat.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The premise is a twist on The Parent Trap, which, funny
enough, one of the characters mentions. Two girls have the same name and decide
to switch places. Sloane Emily is supposed to be going to four weeks of ice
skating camp to recover her reputation from a failed junior nationals
competition three years earlier. Sloane Devon is headed to four weeks of hockey
camp because her coach has given her an ultimatum for an anger problem. Neither
girl wants to be at camp. Both girls are tired of being themselves with all the
crazy pressures in their lives. Sloane Emily has to be perfect, always smiling
for the camera, because her dad’s a senator. Sloane Devon has an alcoholic
mother who’s in rehab. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Both camps are in Montreal. Both girls stay at the same
hotel. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><b><u>Things I liked</u>:</b></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="color: black;">That the POV switched between the girls. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="color: black;">The near-beginning part where both girls meet at
the hotel and don’t get along.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="color: black;">Both male love interests and their tour-guiding
qualities around Montreal.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span><span style="color: black;">Andy, Sloane Devon’s doubles partner, has a
great personality.</span></li>
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<b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0385741804/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0385741804&linkCode=as2&tag=fansoffiction-20&linkId=TAE3FXRMZLVIET3K" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">--BUY "BEING SLOANE JACOBS HERE--</a></b></h2>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307894175561449133.post-38531983996033249002013-10-01T20:33:00.000-05:002015-12-22T13:28:03.324-06:00Review (Release Day): Countdown by Michelle Rowen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span id="freeText8878163098120124696">3 seconds left to live. Once the countdown starts, it cannot be stopped.<br /><br />2 pawns thrown into a brutal underground reality game.<br /><br />Kira
Jordan survived her family's murder and months on plague-devastated
city streets with hard-won savvy and a low-level psi ability. She
figures she can handle anything. Until she wakes up in a barren room,
chained next to the notorious Rogan Ellis.<br /><br />1 reason Kira will never, ever trust Rogan. Even though both their lives depend on it.<br /><br />Their
every move is controlled and televised for a vicious exclusive
audience. And as Kira's psi skill unexpectedly grows and Rogan's secrets
prove evermore deadly, Kira's only chance of survival is to risk
trusting him as much as her instincts. Even if that means running
head-on into the one trap she can't escape. GAME OVER -Goodreads</span><br />
<span id="freeText8878163098120124696">*Thank you to NetGalley for providing a free e-copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. </span><br />
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<b><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">Stats</span></b><br />
<span id="freeText8878163098120124696">Publisher: Harlequinn Teen</span><br />
<span id="freeText8878163098120124696">Release Date</span><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">: October 1, 2013</span><br />
<span id="freeText8878163098120124696">Page Count: 336</span><br />
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<span id="freeText8878163098120124696">Favorite Quotes:</span><br />
<i><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">"That's all it was. Just a small shadow of emotion smothered under a blanket of icy darkness."</span></i><br />
<br />
<i><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">"Ellis Enterprises was a fity-story building made of silver and glass that sat in an otherwise empty section of the city like a cold, sparkling gem under the overcast skies." </span></i><br />
<i><span id="freeText8878163098120124696"><br /></span></i>
<i><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">"I'd never told anyone I'd met on the streets, holding my secrets close as if they might keep me warm on cold nights."</span></i><br />
<br />
<i><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">"His words held naked eagerness."</span></i><br />
<i><span id="freeText8878163098120124696"><br /></span></i>
<span id="freeText8878163098120124696"><i>"Despair took hold of me with a clawed hand, crushing me in its grip."</i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText8878163098120124696">Things That Bugged Me:</span><br />
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<li><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">Very reminiscent of <i>The Hunger Games</i> as far as rules that change as the competition progresses. </span></li>
<li><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">This book breaks a lot of writing rules, which hopefully doesn't impede other readers' experience. There are several spots where questions come two in a row or dialogue questions are answered with a question. Also, words were repeated close together: "...wall in an entirely silver room. Floors, ceiling, walls..." Sometimes Kira and Rogan seem to be having two separate conversations with each other (the dialogue was choppy). Once in a while I couldn't get on board with the characters' observations (Kira says Rogan has nice eyes and a sexy smile-- an unusual combination. She also notes in her mind that Rogan is a near-seventeen year old which doesn't seemed odd for her to think in that specific way. Plus the author says he's seventeen later, so it seems unnecessary at that point. Then there's "frowned so hard that it hurt." How do you do that to yourself?). It does a lot of telling instead of showing with details ("It was large and grand, with rich fabrics and beautiful artwork."). There are way too many adverbs ("already nearly healed.") And THE CLICHES KILLED ME.</span><span id="freeText8878163098120124696"> </span></li>
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<span id="freeText8878163098120124696">"door didn't look any worse for wear"</span><br />
<span id="freeText8878163098120124696">"illnesses ran rampant"</span><br />
<span id="freeText8878163098120124696">"guilty as sin"</span><br />
<span id="freeText8878163098120124696">"The emotion I'd seen there a minute ago had left the building."</span><br />
<span id="freeText8878163098120124696">"waiting for the other shoe to drop" </span><br />
<span id="freeText8878163098120124696">"Wouldn't want to throw more wood on the fire beneath us."</span><br />
<span id="freeText8878163098120124696">"more fuel for the fire"</span><br />
<span id="freeText8878163098120124696"><br /></span>
<span id="freeText8878163098120124696"> If any of these had been worded in an unusual way, I wouldn't have had an issue.</span><br />
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<li><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">Personality bloopers. Of course, no one but the author knows what the characters are really like, but I did come to know them during the course of the story. The cuss words were just thrown in there and didn't fit either Kira or Rogan, both misunderstood teens. Sure, they've lived the hard life, and Rogan has been in juvie and is about to go to an adult prison. But, if he wants to impress Kira, it doesn't seem logical he'd throw in some damns every now and again. I felt the words were just included because that's how teens are perceived as talking. </span><span id="freeText8878163098120124696"> </span><span id="freeText8878163098120124696"> </span></li>
<li><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">There is a part where Rogan and Kira are walking along a fence while they've being chased. Unrealistic.</span></li>
<li><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">After Kira rolls her ankle, we are constantly reminded about it. At one point it was mentioned three times in about five pages.</span></li>
<li><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">Their romance evolves over the course of 2-3 days. It was way too fast. Even another character commented on the quick time frame. I guess when you're in a life or death situation...But Kira finds out a huge secret about Rogan, something so huge she should immediately want revenge, and yet she still falls for him.</span></li>
<li><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">Kira goes from one extreme to the next: I hate him, he's interesting, I can't possibly like him, BOOM- head over heels (cliche on purpose). I didn't find enough things about Rogan (besides their stilted conversations) that would cause her to develop passionate feelings for him. I wanted to see the cute sideways glances, hairs standing up on the back of her neck from a touch, sweet whispers--anything that could blossom into you're-more-than-my-friend thoughts. </span></li>
<li><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">Some phrases took away tension: "Rogan scrambled to turn around..."</span></li>
<li><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">Rogan takes too long to correct a huge misconception Kira and the whole world have about him. It was frustrating, and I never figured out a good reason for him to wait. </span></li>
<li><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">Rogan: "You think you can figure out what makes me tick other than the countdown in my head?" Kira: "Don't make fun of me." WHAT? How is that statement making fun of her. This goes back to the two different conversations going on at once. </span></li>
<li><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">Oliver: cute, but (SPOILER) does every book have to have one guy with two girls fawning over him?</span></li>
<li><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">The only thing I adored about Rogan was how protective he was about Kira. Not much else stood out. I want the boys in my books to be so well described that I swoon. Didn't happen.</span></li>
<li><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">Random facts contribute to weak world building. The majority of the US population was killed in a plague. Some survived. How? I wanted to see more of what happened previously rather than just be thrust into this new world without much explanation. If other things hadn't been so familiar and reminiscent of today's times, it wouldn't have mattered. </span></li>
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<span id="freeText8878163098120124696">What I Appreciated:</span><br />
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<li><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">The action starts right away. Kira wakes up in a dark room, you find out her family has been murdered, and then the mysterious boy in the room clues her in that they're about to die.</span></li>
<li><span id="freeText8878163098120124696"> I needed to keep reading. Besides the fact that the romance was rushed, the pacing moved smoothly along with lots of near-death scenes.</span></li>
<li><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">I couldn't guess what events awaited the character in each level.</span></li>
<li><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">I didn't expect the progressive technology introduced.</span></li>
<li><span id="freeText8878163098120124696">Fun and cute ending. </span></li>
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<u>The Secret Side of Empty by Maria Andreu</u></div>
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<b>We'd like to welcome author Maria Andreu on her pre-release blog tour of The Secret Side of Empty.</b></span> <b>Check out a synopsis below. We are especially interested in such a controversial topic. With Obama's 2012 immigration law reform permitting illegal citizens to stay in the country if they'd been brought here as children and shows like The Fosters producing story lines that bring to light the plight of undocumented aliens, this story cannot come out at a more perfect time.<br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
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in every way except for in one very important way: on paper. She was brought to
the U.S. as a baby without proper documentation, so she's "illegal."
As the end of the safe haven of her high school days draw near, she faces an
uncertain future. Full of humor and frustration and love, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Secret Side of Empty</i></b>
speaks to the part in all of us that has felt excluded or has had a secret too
scary to share. What M.T., the main character, finally discovers is the
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Music played a big part in the writing of The Secret
Side of Empty, both from the way I envisioned certain scenes to songs that put
me in the right mood for writing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since
the story is inspired by my own story, there are a few “oldies” mixed in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are my favorites:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Smiths song “Here Comes Your Man” makes me think
of a certain mood that the main character has when she’s around her boyfriend,
like she wants to impress him and be more than she is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDzDm-KGCs4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDzDm-KGCs4</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” – M.T., the protagonist,
goes to visit a friend in college (even though she’s in high school) and goes
to see an a singing group.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They do a
capella stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s so deeply unhip that
it’s cool:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0iw89L6aFo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0iw89L6aFo</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I once saw an all-guys singing group do this
in a college I visited and the moment always stuck with me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One Republic’s “Stop and Stare.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love how this song builds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I bet M.T. and Nate, the couple in the love
story in The Secret Side of Empty, had this playing in the background while
they were kissing one day:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwd6UHasXP4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwd6UHasXP4</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">M.T. likes to
ride her bike a lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She listens to this
song while doing it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s moody and
vibey:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l8PSdxy-_s">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l8PSdxy-_s</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There is a character named Josh who decides he’s
going to take on M.T.’s “musical education” by sending her links to obscure
songs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(I think he has a bit of a crush
on her, but he’s got a girlfriend and she’s got a boyfriend).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is one song he sends her:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6etaa5hovA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6etaa5hovA</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This is another song Josh meant to send but which
didn’t make it into the book. </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AVd5RVukcs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AVd5RVukcs</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">M.T. goes through a lot of hard times through the
book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When she is really feeling down
she listens to songs like this one.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqy7SnE-i1c">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqy7SnE-i1c</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">M.T. doesn’t particularly celebrate her Latina
heritage at the start of the book, but when she’s hanging out with her friends
she does get into this song:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zp1TbLFPp8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zp1TbLFPp8</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Maria is giving away two separate prizes on her tour, a $250
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Maria’s writing has appeared in Newsweek, The Washington Post
and the Star Ledger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her debut novel,
The Secret Side of Empty, is the story of an “illegal” high school senior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was inspired by Maria’s own experiences as
an undocumented teen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since becoming a
citizen, Maria has run her own business and has become a soccer mom. She lives
with her 13-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son in northern New Jersey.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Maria
Andreu’s website- </span><a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http://mariaeandreu.com/&usd=2&usg=ALhdy29zkazr877DnLkw3WCZyVCj2PAWTA" target="_blank">http://mariaeandreu.com/</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Maria
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<b>Thanks, Maria, for joining us. We wish you the best for the upcoming release of this novel! </b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></div>
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Stolen as a child from her large and loving family, and on the run with her mom for more than ten years, Callie has only the barest idea of what normal life might be like. She's never had a home, never gone to school, and has gotten most of her meals from laundromat vending machines. Her dreams are haunted by memories she’d like to forget completely. But when Callie’s mom is finally arrested for kidnapping her, and Callie’s real dad whisks her back to what would have been her life, in a small town in Florida, Callie must find a way to leave the past behind. She must learn to be part of a family. And she must believe that love--even with someone who seems an improbable choice--is more than just a possibility.<div>
<br />Trish Doller writes incredibly real teens, and this searing story of love, betrayal, and how not to lose your mind will resonate with readers who want their stories gritty and utterly true.-Goodreads<b><br /></b>
<span id="freeText1805816766344898550"><b>*Thanks to NetGalley for providing an e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. </b></span><br />
<span id="freeText1805816766344898550"><b>Stats</b>:</span><br />
<span id="freeText1805816766344898550">Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens</span><br />
<span id="freeText1805816766344898550">Release Date: September 24, 2013</span><br />
<span id="freeText1805816766344898550">Page Count: 352</span><br />
<span id="freeText1805816766344898550">Would Appeal To: Fans of Hannah Harrington's Saving June</span><br />
<b>Buy Link:</b> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1619632985/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1619632985&linkCode=as2&tag=fansoffiction-20&linkId=5ELA4WHAAY7362SA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a><br />
<span id="freeText1805816766344898550">Favorite Quotes:</span><br />
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<span id="freeText1805816766344898550">"His gaze slithers down from my face and gets caught on the front of my shirt."</span><br />
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<span id="freeText1805816766344898550">"My fists curl into
themselves and I stop myself from rushing to his defense, because this
is Alex's story--one he hasn't told me--and I've come uninvited into the
middle of it."</span><br />
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<span id="freeText1805816766344898550">"His smile lacks the deep creases that usually bracket his mouth like happy parentheses."</span><br />
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"'Didn't Einstein say something about driving and kissing?' I ask. The tires squeal as he turns into the parking lot of a mostly vacant strip mall, puts the truck in park, and shifts me onto his lap. 'To paraphrase, he said if you can do both at the same time...' His lips find a spot on my neck, below my ear, and send heat rushing...everywhere, making me wonder if it's possible to be addicted to a person, like drugs, or cigarettes, or sadness."<span id="freeText1805816766344898550"></span><br />
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<span id="freeText1805816766344898550">"The tilt at the corner of his mouth absorbs my apology."</span><br />
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<span id="freeText1805816766344898550">"Her hair tickles my
nose, but her scent--the rose soap smell--reminds me of making oatmeal
raisin cookies and singing a song about the moon."</span><br />
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<span id="freeText1805816766344898550"><b>Why You Must Check Out "Where The Stars Still Shine":</b></span><br />
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<li><span id="freeText1805816766344898550">Greek anyone? Not only do I want to be adopted by a huge extended family who does as much feasting as bickering, but I want to go down to the dock and see a Greek hottie with a bandana tying up his boat. Sidenote-- I learned lots of Greek words! </span></li>
<li><span id="freeText1805816766344898550">The setting speaks. The first chapter is so well written. I was transported into a family with a parnoid transient who clearly doesn't put being a mother at the top of her priority list in just the first two pages. I ached for Callie, the more mature of the two. Just her chilly walk, sans hoodie, to the laundromat, was so revealing. I got to know her and understood her life without even trying.</span></li>
<li><span id="freeText1805816766344898550">Intrigue. Callie's been kidnapped by her mom AND she knows it! Other stories I've read involve kids making such revelations, but she knows and seems to be okay with it. She even feels like she needs to take care of her mother. </span><span id="freeText1805816766344898550"></span></li>
<li><span id="freeText1805816766344898550">Pacing. It's obvious from the summary that Callie goes back to be with her dad, but the quickness of this plot twist took me by surprise in the best way possible!</span></li>
<li><span id="freeText1805816766344898550">Callie. I love a girl who knows what she wants. The chemistry between her and Greek boy (no spoilers!) is palpable. They roll with the moment. Of course, she doesn't realize how connected this will make them.</span></li>
<li><span id="freeText1805816766344898550">Emotional. There's this fantastic scene at the end between Callie and her mother that just pops off the pages. It's gripping, it's I-can't-believe-you-said-it-like-that. It wouldn't tug so tightly on the heartstrings if Doller's wasn't impactful. </span></li>
<li><span id="freeText1805816766344898550">Lovable secondary characters. Callie's half-brothers are super cute. I also love her friend/cousin Kat. She is SO forgiving. But I know people like that. I appreciated that the end places great focus on the relationship between mom and daughter rather than other relationships that might typically hog the spotlight.</span></li>
<li><span id="freeText1805816766344898550">Callie lives in an Airstream trailer out back of the house. How cool is that? Sneaking out when she wants. No direct supervision. Kind of sucks about the no hot water in the shower thing, but otherwise, it gives her the time and space she needs to think about her old life merging with her new one.</span></li>
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<li><span id="freeText1805816766344898550">I waited about two weeks to write this review and forgot quite a few details when thinking back. This could have been my own fault because my mind has been overcrowded lately, but I was bummed. I thought it might stand out in my mind more. I certainly enjoyed the combination of romance and water!</span></li>
<li><span id="freeText1805816766344898550">No one brings up the age difference between our main couple, not even her father. They only say he's not healthy for her and a bad influence. It was always there, a voice in the back of my mind, going, "cradle-robber" and "illegal." I wish someone had brought it up, especially since Greg was so protective over his long-lost daughter. </span></li>
<li><span id="freeText1805816766344898550">"Spoiler!": There is a misunderstanding between Callie and her boy toy when he blames her for meddling with his relationship with his mom. I didn't understand why he was so mad. I thought he could have been less quick to jump to the conclusion that she was responsible for this set up. Especially for a guy who seems to have fallen hard for her.</span></li>
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<span id="freeText1805816766344898550"><b>Final verdict:</b> </span>Romantic waves, first love, Greek Adonis, past secrets--Where the Stars Still Shine will make you believe that The One is hiding just off the dock and around the corner.<br />
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Besides devouring books, my not-so-secret addiction is watching entire series of shows at a time on NetFlix. I'm currently hooked on Orange is the New Black. <br />
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I admit, three episodes in, I was like, "What the hell?!" but sticking with it paid off. It's definitely original and I love the main character. I want to know what to watch next. Here are the series I have really enjoyed on Netflix (in no particular order):<br />
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<li>Borgia- For fans of Tudors and other medieval-esque shows. There's no holding back on the nudity though. Oh how corrupt is the history of the Catholic church. <div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>Camelot- Another one cancelled after just one season but oh, so good! My mom and brother got me hooked on this one. I'm a sucker for noble causes and sword fights. </li>
<li>American Horror Story- I haven't even seen season 2 yet. Creepy and twisted and most times and often random plot twists that throw you for a loop. But ghosts living in the house that normal people can see? Brilliant! Not to mention, freakiest show opening ever. </li>
<li>Sherlock. One of those mini-series that has about 3 episodes in a series. He's just so smart! Love the texts they show to the viewer.</li>
<li>Friends with Benefits. My husband and I watched all of season 1 in one night. So funny.</li>
<li>Hemlock Grove. I couldn't figure out what was going on for half the season, but it still turned out to be weirdly addicting. Shelly is like a girl version of Frankenstein. </li>
<li>The Secret Circle- A much calmer version of The Craft. Okay, so this
didn't last past one season. Character development was weak a lot of the
time. But I just couldn't stop watching. </li>
<li>The Walking Dead. Had to watch after my students wouldn't shut up about
it. They were totally right. Zombies are cool. You make weird choices in
life-or-death situations. </li>
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What should I watch next? HELP!<br />
I started House of Cards, and it was good, but I never got addicted.<br />
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After getting kicked out of boarding school, bad boy Derek Fitzpatrick has no choice but to live with his ditzy stepmother while his military dad is deployed. Things quickly go from bad to worse when he finds out she plans to move them back to her childhood home in Illinois. Derek’s counting the days before he can be on his own, and the last thing he needs is to get involved with someone else’s family drama.<br /><br />Ashtyn Parker knows one thing for certain--people you care about leave without a backward glance. A football scholarship would finally give her the chance to leave. So she pours everything into winning a state championship, until her boyfriend and star quarterback betrays them all by joining their rival team. Ashtyn needs a new game plan, but it requires trusting Derek—someone she barely knows, someone born to break the rules. Is she willing to put her heart on the line to try and win it all?- Goodreads<div>
<b><span style="background-color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText12637363186334248541"><span style="background-color: white;">Stats:</span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="background-color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText12637363186334248541"><span style="background-color: white;">Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText12637363186334248541"><span style="background-color: white;">Release Date: October 1, 2013</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText12637363186334248541"><span style="background-color: white;">Page Count: 288</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e69138;"><span style="background-color: white;">Buy Link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0802734375/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0802734375&linkCode=as2&tag=fansoffiction-20&linkId=MOK77MA4VYM6TWIR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>Amazon</b></a></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText12637363186334248541"><span style="background-color: white;">Would Appeal To: Girls who like football, fans of Miranda Kenneally (<i>Stealing Parker, Catching Jordan</i>)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText12637363186334248541"><span style="background-color: white;">Favorite Quotes: *I don't record quotes for ARC's since there is a note in the beginning of the book that says not to, but thank you to NetGalley for a copy of Wild Cards in exchange for an honest review. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #e69138;"><span id="freeText12637363186334248541"><span style="background-color: white;">Simone Elkeles. Here is my experience with the <i>Perfect Chemistry</i> series. I read all three in less than three days. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: right;">There's a majorly action packed scene right near the end where everything seems to go impossibly crazy. Usually it involves drugs and/or guns, and I freak out because I have no idea what the characters can do to rid themselves of impending doom.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">I cry at some gushy love scene that's really well written and because her dialogue is spot on and the stuff of poetry. Following the end of the novel is a catatonic state where I want to cling to the memory but move on to the next book at the same time. This shocked awe doubles in intensity when the series comes to an end. Repeat crying. What, you mean these characters aren't real? I can't be a part of their world any longer? BUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? I think somewhere in this process I've developed some unhealthy habits...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">When I snap out of my disappointment that there is no more to the story, I rejoice because I have read something so addicting, so entertaining, so purely phenomenal that I must immediately run out and recommend it to everyone I know, including the mailman, even if he looks at me strange when I say "young adult."</span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: #e69138;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span id="freeText12637363186334248541">Jake. Hottie with an athletic body. He's got the bad boy thing going on, which means he has no lack of female attention. I've seen this character done many a time, but I've never known one who is a military brat that's lived in so many places but held a Southern accent. Sometimes I questioned his clothing choices, but they also made him unique. However, I recall several of the characters saying "What're you..?" as in "What are you doing?" "What are you thinking." I've never heard anyone use that combination, and I've lived in TX and OK. After twice, it was a little overused. So...the cowboy voice for me wasn't working. A "ya'll" here or there would have worked and been enough. To his credit though, he's a great step-brother to cute little Julian. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #e69138;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span id="freeText12637363186334248541">Yay for the comedy that ensues upon the meeting of Ashtyn and Jake! </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #e69138;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span id="freeText12637363186334248541">A couple of the romantic scenes repeated the description of someone's something or other being on fire (usually skin). This bothered me a little. I usually go gaga over this author's romance scenes. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #e69138;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span id="freeText12637363186334248541">Ashtyn, or Parker as she's called since she's the football team's kicker, is awesome! I love a girl who can defy sexual stereotypes. Her role model is a female kicker in college, which is nice because Ashtyn's dad has zero interest in coming to her games or supporting her athletic endeavors. I appreciate that even though she's on the football team, she has several girly attributes. She can hang with the guys, but she's also dating a guy on the team, Landon, (who consequently is a humongous jerk!). He doesn't handle her popularity well, which makes for some awkward situations.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #e69138;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span id="freeText12637363186334248541">Loved the secondary characters, especially the guys on the team like Victor, because they had Parker's back throughout the story. They were pretty dimensional. I wouldn't want to get on Vic's dad's bad side, and we hardly find out anything about him. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #e69138;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span id="freeText12637363186334248541">Brandi, Jake's stepmom, who's super close to him in age. Bless the poor girl, she tries to think, but alas, not everyone was made with a brain that works. I could never guess what she would say next. Kudos to Jake for not writing her off as "that young bimbo my dad married." At least not the whole time. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #e69138;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span id="freeText12637363186334248541">Camping trip with Ashtyn and Jake. 'Nuff said. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #e69138;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span id="freeText12637363186334248541">Ohmigosh the ending! AMAZING! Everything comes together absolutely perfectly. I had this giant smile on my face. This for me, secured the book's rating. </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #e69138;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span id="freeText12637363186334248541">If I'm looking at this compared to Elkeles's <i>Perfect Chemistry</i> novels (I know, it's not fair to compare books by the one author, BUT...), I would say it wasn't in the same category as far as the overall story being astonishing. I like that she switches from male to female POV in both series. I also appreciate that she wrote about girls and sports here, which is definitely not the same as boys in gangs. On one hand, there were parts I where I was waiting for this book to get better. On the other, Elkeles threw in some twists.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #e69138;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span id="freeText12637363186334248541">Excited about the second book in this series. I hope, hope, hope that we get to see more of Victor's story!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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