tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17917349060416700842024-03-05T03:13:26.949-06:00Crystal in Bookland Passionate.Obsessed.Book LoverAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710686267534265217noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791734906041670084.post-18126879633374488842015-01-12T15:13:00.002-06:002015-01-12T15:15:11.070-06:00I'm moving............I just wanted to leave a quick note for all my awesome followers!!! I have been so busy, as of late, and had honestly considered quitting blogging...ONLY because of time management :( BUT instead of doing this Jenna (formerly of Jenna Does Books) and I decided to team up and launch a new blog. TODAY was LAUNCH DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please go on over to <a href="http://bookiemoji.com/2015/01/we-are-here/">Bookiemoji</a> and tell us what you think and give us a follow! ALSO if your love for me and all things bookish are not incentive enough....there is an EPIC giveaway happening with A LOT of prizes! ;P<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710686267534265217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791734906041670084.post-14819954246334115192014-11-10T09:00:00.000-06:002014-11-10T09:00:04.468-06:00Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes <div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Seventeen-year-old Cassie Hobbes has a gift for profiling people. Her talent has landed her a spot in an elite FBI program for teens with innate crime-solving abilities, and into some harrowing situations. After barely escaping a confrontation with an unbalanced killer obsessed with her mother’s murder, Cassie hopes she and the rest of the team can stick to solving cold cases from a distance.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">But when victims of a brutal new serial killer start turning up, the Naturals are pulled into an active case that strikes too close to home: the killer is a perfect copycat of Dean’s incarcerated father—a man he’d do anything to forget. Forced deeper into a murderer’s psyche than ever before, will the Naturals be able to outsmart the enigmatic killer’s brutal mind games before this copycat twists them into his web for good?</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">With her trademark wit, brilliant plotting, and twists that no one will see coming, Jennifer Lynn Barnes will keep readers on the edge of their seats (and looking over their shoulders) as they race through the pages of this thrilling novel.</span></span></i></div>
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immediately started KILLER INSTINCT. This sequel picks up not too long after
THE NATURALS ends and I was quickly engrossed in this story just like I was in
the first book. I absolutely love this group of characters so I was excited to
dive right in with Cassie, Dean, Michael, Sloane, and Lia once again. This time
the group gets thrown into a case where someone is copying Dean's dad's serial
killer MO. While the group does have trouble being allowed to actively be
involved with this case due to the new agent, Sterling, that definitely does
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books are the fact that they keep me guessing, I'm on edge, and have the
hardest time putting them down. This one did not disappoint in those areas at
all. I was constantly trying to figure out Daniel Redding and who was doing the
killings that were happening. I had SEVERAL suspects while reading, some were right;
some were definitely WAY off base. But the point was I never knew 100% and
that's what I NEED when reading a book like this. I also could easily feel like
I was part of the book. It was very natural to slip into Cassie's mind and see
the things she was seeing, and feel the things she felt. I was also picking
through all the clues just as much as the characters were and then trying to
force myself not to skip ahead just to see if I was right. (Honestly, I ended
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Cassie to take some time and decide how she felt about Dean and him so she
could "choose between them". HONESTLY I'm not so much a fan of this
triangle scenario being played out in these books. It's one of those cases that
I feel like it's just kind of there for no point. I REALLY feel like Cassie and
Dean have a really strong connection and that they just mesh really well. They
have actually gotten to know each other, and told each other some of their
darkest secrets. On the other hand with Michael, there has been some flirting,
but I mean that's about it. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely adore Michael, he
cracks me up to no end, but I'm REALLY hoping to see him and Lia together. They
just fit in my opinion. Now for all of those that aren't fans of the triangles
at all, rest assured that this one is a very, VERY little side story going on,
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events in the end and the last 50 pages I think I read faster than any other
part of the book. I'm REALLY hoping there will be more books after this one, I
think the ending kind of leaves it open for more. (I would also love for The CW
gods to hear my plea and make this into a show, because it would definitely
appeal, as would these books, to the ever faithful Veronica Mars fans.) I can't
recommend this book enough if you are a fan of thrillers! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It's no secret how much I absolutely LOVE Erin Rhew's first installment in this trilogy, THE PROPHECY, so I'm really excited to be part of the blog tour for its sequel, THE OUTLANDERS. While I have been crazy busy I knew I wouldn't be able to do a review post in time for the tour so I asked Erin to do something extra fun for the blog! </span></div>
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prince, Nash, and the Fulfilment, Layla, assume the throne of Etherea. They
must contend with a new Prophecy Candidate who asserts her position, and Layla
is surprised to find her fate intertwined with this challenger. Facing a myriad
of choices, Nash and Layla’s decisions affect not only their own futures but
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meet her match in the monstrous Outlander queen. This mistress of the dark’s
plans, rooted in revenge and ancient lore, now threaten the livelihood of all
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of the Voltons and Ecclesiastics—to discover as much as she can about the war,
the First Ones, and the prophecy itself. Lives teeter in the balance, kingdoms
sit on the cusp of ruin, and a beast, greater than any she’s ever faced before,
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Now PERSONALLY I'm a Nash gal. He's the perfect bruiting, tortured soul, but has a good heart male specimen, so of course he caught my eye. ;D For all the obvious, fun reasons I asked Erin to do us up a little fun "Prince Showdown". THANKS ERIN!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Crystal, you totally rock! Let’s all give her a virtual
round of applause!! She’s a huge supporter of books and authors, and I just
love her to pieces! Thank you so much for hosting me, girlie!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today, Crystal asked me to talk about Wil versus Nash. I’m
sure you all know she’s Team Nash. She even has their ship name picked out:
<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Crash!</span> ;) But I know there are Team Wil fans out there too! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The more I talked to my Dream Team and Deek about this post,
the more we realized Nash and Wil have a lot of the same characteristics. They
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with. People are so subjective, and their lists of positives and negatives are
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What about loyalty? Wil is clearly loyal to his people, his
family, and his friends. He is a king and tries to be a righteous one. He wants
the best for all and tries to be fair and just. Nash claims to not be loyal to
anyone but himself. Yet, behind these words lies a man whose heart beats of
dedication. When he assumes the throne, he tries to lead in the way that he
feels Wil would lead. His friends and family come before all others. Wil
literally gives his life for what he believes in. But Nash too would die for
those he loves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What about intelligence? Nash is cunning and street smart.
His ability to survive in chaotic and dangerous situations exceeds that of his
brother. In a formal setting, he is passable, bordering on capable, though
quite uncomfortable. Wil, on the other hand, feels at home in court and in
formal, regal settings. He could sit at a table with any leader or diplomat
from any land and excel. Does that make either of them smarter than the other?
No. They are just intelligent and cunning in different ways.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Doing the right thing. Each man wants to do the right thing,
but they see completely different paths to get there. Wil sees diplomacy and
reason as the means to an end. At least, that is his first instinct. Pushed, he
will fight, but that is not his preferred method of dealing with differing of
opinions. Nash sees diplomacy as a formality that gets in the way of getting
stuff done. Usually he just wants to get in and get right to the heart of the
matter, even if it seems rash or foolish. Each method is effective. Though
within each situation, the results may vary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Instincts. Wil has great instincts...when it comes to
running the kingdom. He has the ability to find a unique, generally peaceful
solution to a problem. Clever and wise in a diplomatic situation. Nash also has
natural instincts. He could survive in the wild on his own indefinitely and
could plan a battle on his gut rather than on numbers and tactics. He is more
apt to "feel" his way through a problem rather than rationalize it
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which serve a future king well in court. He would find a diplomatic ways to
convey information while Nash would simply state it plainly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Who are they? Wil knows exactly who he is—son to a king and
heir to the throne. He was born to be king. Nash was born out of place. While he
has the inner-strength to be king, that particular seat doesn't fit him, and he
knows it. Hence he is so reluctant to lead and feels so out of place doing so. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wil is the sensitive, strong leader who typically does not
let his emotions get in the way. He was
raised with the all the love and blessing from his father, which Nash was
denied. He was raised as the crowned
prince and learned how to be Etherea's leader.
Thankfully, he is a much better and stronger man than his father. Layla has brought out a whole new side of
him, and he likes who he is when he is with her. He loves his country and values it above his
own life (sacrificial). At this point,
he loves Layla so deeply but is willing to let her go for her own happiness as
he thinks she is in love with Nash. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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so he has been drifting. In his
drifting, he is discovering his own values, not what has been told to him. He knows who he is and who he isn't. He is a reluctant interim king which he only
accepted because of his great love and loyalty for his brother, not so much his
country. Loving Layla makes him feel
like he is part of something bigger than he ever thought possible. Despite his "approval" from Wil to
be with Layla, he still can't be with her because he loves Wil too much to ever
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are willing to sacrifice everything for those things. They both love their mom and sister, which
says a lot about how kind they can be.
They love and admire each other deeply.
I think that if you asked them who is their most influential person,
they would probably say each other. I
think that they both make each other better because of their differences while
still having admiration for the other.
They also share a love for Layla- which is odd because you would think
these two different brothers would fall for different girls. Layla brings out the best in both of them but
also causes them both extreme pain. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">"But what if we can’t find Jude?" </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">He leans closer. His breath is warm on my ear. "We will."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">"How can you be so sure?" I want to believe him so badly, but this is Rafa. The guy who’s all action and no plan. His smile is tired, knowing. An echo of a shared past I don’t remember. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">"Because I’m not smart enough to give up, and you don’t know how to." </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">Gaby Winters’ nightmares have stopped but she still can’t remember her old life. Still can’t quite believe she is one of the Rephaim—the wingless half-angels who can shift from place to place, country to country, in the blink of an eye. That she was once the Rephaim’s best fighter. That demons exist. That Rafa has stayed. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">But most of all, she can’t quite believe that her twin brother, Jude, might be alive. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">And Gaby can’t explain the hesitancy that sidetracks the search for him, infuriates Rafa, and sends them, again, into the darkest danger.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This review has seriously been one of the HARDEST ones for me to write. I just want to say I'm OBSESSED. It's FANTASTIC. NOW GO BUY IT!!! Since </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am absolutely OBSESSED with this series. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is, hands down, one of my favorite series that I have gotten my hands on. I just don't think that I can put in words how amazing it is or how much I love it. I love it so much </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I actually ordered the next installment after HAZE, SHIMMER (book 3), from The Book Depository since it releases in Australia WAY before it releases here, because I SERIOUSLY can not wait until next year to see what happens. So yes, I paid a little more than I typically would to get my hands on that book. A girls got to do, what a girls got to do! Am I right?</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before going any further, this is book 2 in the installment, so if you haven't read SHADOWS it could be a little spoilery! Go check out my review for SHADOWS <a href="http://crystalinbookland.blogspot.com/2013/09/blog-tour-review-and-interview-for.html">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have such a hard time deciding what I love most about this book. Is it the Rephaim world? Is it Gaby's personality? Rafa? Gaby and Rafa's romance? I simply can't choose. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Rephaim world is really phenomenal. Paula Weston has created a place that I thoroughly enjoy being lost in, and I'm always left with wanting more because it's never enough. HAZE left me feeling just like SHADOWS did, as soon as I put it down I wanted to read it again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The story does not slow down at all in HAZE. I always get nervous when it comes the second books in a series or trilogy. They can sometimes be fillers and can end up being a huge disappointment. HAZE was far from that. It was full of action and learning more and more about the world that Gaby and Jude had been a part of before the accident. I really liked seeing Gaby get to be more involved in the Rephaim issues this time and even participating in some action. There were a lot of subplots in this book, compared to SHADOWS, but I really enjoyed them. I think they gave me a better look into the group that traveled with Jude and Rafa and the group that Gaby was a part of. I'm still really curious to where it's all leading to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gaby is one of the most kick butt heroines I have come across. I love her "I don't need anyone, I got this" attitude. In HAZE Gaby does show a little more of her vulnerable side, which I really liked seeing. She was having a hard time going to look for Jude because of emotional reasons, it really let me see a different side of her, one where she shows fear. Gaby got thrown into this world really fast so I have been in awe with how well she has adjusted. She really comes into her own with the Rephaim world in HAZE with some of the other things that take place. She is also still struggling with what made her and Jude split apart before the accident and why she was ever on the same side as Daniel and the Sanctuary. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rafa is, of course, just as sexy as ever. Seriously love this guy. One of my favorite things about Rafa is his loyalty to Gaby and Jude. He has been fighting since the beginning to figure out what happened to them, and then after finding Gaby, trying to find Jude. He cares so much about them and that is just something that makes me adore him. I also really like the way he is with Gaby. He is there for her when she needs him but at the same time he knows she can handle stuff on her own, and no way is he trying to be her protector. There were also several parts in HAZE where I really got to see a more vulnerable side of Rafa. He is always so tough, like nothing can get to him, it was different seeing some parts that really opened him up some. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The whole romance in this book has been one of my favorite book romances also. It has not, at any time, taken over the story. It is one of those slow-building, tension-filled romances that had me yelling "WOULD YOU JUST KISS ALREADY" at the book a thousand times!!!! Then when things happen...it's like the world is completely right finally. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">HAZE ended up answering quite a few big questions, but it also left me with about a thousand more. I really can't wait to see what else Weston has in store for us, and how everything will turn out. There was quite the cliffhanger at the ending of HAZE that made me gasp and then proceed to really FREAK OUT!!! Overall the book was just absolutely perfect, from beginning to end, in my opinion. </span><br />
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parents who enjoy reading with their kids so I thought it might be fun to start
a feature on the blog called “Kids Take Over”, where we can showcase the books we read with our kids. I will have my kids
help me with the reviewing process and getting their input on the books we
read. My daughter is 8 years old and we read a lot of MG stuff along with some
awesome classics. I also have two toddler boys so there will be lots of picture books also! I think this would be a fun feature to do with them, plus it
can also help us as parents to see what other great books are out there that everyone
else is reading. I will be hosting this every Thursday. This is something
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All three of my kids (ages 2, 3, & 8) really enjoyed this book. The boys loved the illustration and had fun pointing out all the animals and toys that were on the pages. They also understood the story easily. They were constantly telling the "bully goat" that he wasn't being very nice. When we were done they wanted to read it again! My 8 year old, who said she was too big for this book at first, changed her mind pretty quickly and decided she liked it too. She then proceeded to talk to the boys about how it isn't nice to make fun of people or pick on others. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've always been a big fan of the Llama Llama books since I worked in daycare. This was my first time reading this one and I definitely thought it was super cute. The illustrations were awesome and kept the kids intrigued, and it was written in a way the kids easily understood everything going on even at their young age. If you haven't tried any of the Llama Llama books I would definitely recommend picking them up. These are always books with great lessons in them and entertaining for parent and kid!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710686267534265217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791734906041670084.post-4655422994286108722014-09-17T17:27:00.000-05:002014-09-17T17:27:00.312-05:00The Books I WANTED to Love...<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I had a few disappoints among my Fall ARCs list. BUMMER! These were ones that I was REALLY looking forward to so I'm really disappointed that I wasn't a fan of them. Instead of doing 3 DNF posts, I figured I would do something similar to my<a href="http://crystalinbookland.blogspot.com/2014/09/books-i-have-been-obsessing-over.html"> Books I Have Been OBSESSING Over</a> post from last week, and just consolidate them into one! Even though I wasn't a fan of these, I encourage you to check out other reviews since these books really had a lot of mixed reviews, so it very much could just be personal taste. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I'm going to be completely honest, I did not get very far in this book. I'm talking around page 100 and I put it down. To be fair though, it was a struggle for me to even get that far. The writing was really not for me, I wasn't clicking with any of the characters, and the plot seemed to be EVERY where. I also felt lost. You don't get any back story really and what you do get doesn't really help. Granted, had I have gotten farther maybe I would have gotten a ton, but it just would have seemed to late at that point. At that point I had too many questions and just didn't care what the answers were anyways. It's one I won't be revisiting. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710686267534265217noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791734906041670084.post-86852660111592770372014-09-16T00:00:00.000-05:002014-09-16T00:00:03.829-05:00Make It Right by Megan Erickson (Blog Tour Review)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Author</b>: Megan Erickson</span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Series</b>: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/122576-bowler-university">Bowler University #2</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>When a rash of assaults sends Bowler University for a tail spin, Max volunteers to help teach a self-defense class. One of the other instructors is the beautiful pixie-faced girl he keeps butting heads with…and who challenges everything he thought he knew.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Lea Travers avoids guys like Max - cocky jocks who assume she's fragile because of a disability caused by a childhood accident. She likes to be in control, and something about being with Max makes her feel anything but. But during the moments he lets his guard down, Lea sees a soul as broken inside as she is outside. Trusting him is a whole other problem...</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>When the assaults ramp up and hit close to home, Lea and Max must learn, before it’s too late, that true strength can come from vulnerability…and giving in to trust is sometimes the only way to make things right.</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Megan seriously writes the best NA books! I'm OVERLY picky when it comes to contemporary in general, but NA is even harder for me to find authors that I just completely fall in love with. Megan has won me over within just two books, putting her quickly on my auto-buy list. She could tell me she was writing a book and I would order it, no info needed, simply because her writing is that awesome! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you haven't read MAKE IT COUNT (stop what your doing and buy it now), it is book 1 in the Bowler University series. I was completely head over heels for that book and didn't really know if I could love a couple more than I love Kat and Alec...THEN Megan gave me Max and Lea. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's hard to say who I love more from this book when it comes to Lea and Max. Lea is kick ass. She seriously is. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Her snark simply won me over also. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I absolutely love how she doesn't let her injury hold her back physically, it even seems to have made her stronger in many ways. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There is another side of Lea that was so relate-able to me, and that was how she was emotionally impacted by the past. I could sympathize with her while watching her deal with her issues while learning how to handle trusting again, especially when it came to Max</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really liked Max in MAKE IT COUNT. I know he was kind of the sucky boyfriend guy in that book, but he also had this sad puppy dog thing going on about him, where I just knew there was more to him than meets the eye. Boy am I glad I was right because I completely fell in LOVE with Max in MAKE IT RIGHT. Max has a lot of family drama going on in his life, and he seriously has this complex of not doing things that would make him happy, he acts like he doesn't deserve happiness some times! :( It didn't take too long for Lea to crack that tough shell he had though, and boy OH boy when she did...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First off, he bakes cookies. HE BAKES COOKIES. <strike style="color: purple;">Please come bake me some cookies Max!</strike> He is a ROMANTIC!! The first date he gives Lea. OH MY GAH!!! But my all time favorite Max part was near the end. He does something just so Max-like, and I seriously didn't see it coming at all. It was marvelous though. He just seriously made me smile all the way around. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My favorite part of the book was of course, Max and Lea, but their journeys separately were also fantastic. Watching them both grow and become the people they needed to be, and wanted to be, warmed my heart! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Outside of the characters Megan so amazingly comes up with, I really love MAKE IT RIGHT simply because it's so relate-able. She has a way of weaving stories about characters that the majority of us have probably went through, or at least something similar. While a lot of NAs touch on some REALLY deep, dark character pasts, MAKE IT RIGHT touched on serious ones, but also the more common ones. </span></div>
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Megan Erickson grew up in a family that averages 5’5” on a good day and started writing to create characters who could reach the top kitchen shelf.<br />
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She’s got a couple of tattoos, has a thing for gladiators and has been called a crazy cat lady. After working as a journalist for years, she decided she liked creating her own endings better and switched back to fiction.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Going into Belzhar I honestly wasn't sure what I expected but the story ended up being so much more than I thought. All the characters were truly intriguing and had these really interesting pasts. I really like Jam, the main character, and her journey was the most interesting of all. The entire reason why she is at The Wooden Barn is kept very vague for a while in the book, besides knowing that she lost her boyfriend, so it really had me intrigued and caught up in trying to figure out what happened. I did start to put a theory together about halfway through (which turned out to be right) but the story still kept me thinking maybe I was wrong, which I really liked. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710686267534265217noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791734906041670084.post-66797402776433012082014-09-12T16:22:00.000-05:002014-09-15T11:33:02.890-05:00#RitesofPassage Twitter Party, Sept 17, 8pm CST, chat with Joy Hensley and tons of prizes (US + INTL prizes)<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kelly @ <a href="http://effortlesslyreading.com/">Effortlessly Reading</a> and I are excited to announce that we will be hosting a Twitter Party for the AMAZING Joy Hensley and her EPIC book Rites of Passage!!! You guys know how much I'm completely obsessed with this book, and Kelly totally feels the same way, so we decided it would be a lot of fun to throw a party with Joy!! We hope everyone can join us!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Special thanks to Christina @ <a href="http://cahreviews.blogspot.com/">Ensconced in Lit</a> for all the help, tips, and inspiration for this post and the twitter party logistics in general! </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wednesday, 9/17/14, 8:00 - 9:00 PM CST </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Use Hashtag #RitesofPassage on Twitter</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Come Chat with the author, Joy Hensley. Answer some fun questions from Kelly and I to enter to win prizes! </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 $5 Gift Card for Book Site of your choice</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 ARC copy of Rites of Passage</span><br />
<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 Hardcover Copy of Rites of Passage from TBD</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Signed Hardcover Copy of Rites of Passage</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. You need a Twitter! If you don't have one, SUPER easy to sign up!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. Make sure you are following <a href="https://twitter.com/crystalbookland">@crystalbookland</a> , <a href="https://twitter.com/whatisakelly">@whatisakelly</a> , <a href="https://twitter.com/joynhensley">@joynhensley</a> </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To claim prizes you MUST be following those accounts.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Make sure when you tweet to use #RitesofPassage at the end of each tweet, or your tweet might be missed.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. We will ask specific questions or have you do specific things for prizes, the winners will be selected randomly from the answers, with exception of the grand prize task! </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. It is easiest if you use a site, such as <a href="http://twubs.com/">http://twubs.com</a> , to keep up with the party. It can get crazy and overwhelming!</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6. Joy will be present to answer any questions you have for her! Make sure to @ her when you have a question so she will see it!!! </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And just to go ahead and kick off the FUN I'm going to give away one of the awesome swag packs right now!!! </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ALSO head over to Kelly's blog to enter to win a <a href="http://effortlesslyreading.com/2014/09/introducing-the-ritesofpassage-twitter-party-theres-also-some-bribery-involved/">SIGNED UK EDITION of Throne of Glass</a> and help us get the word out there about the party!!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">Okay, if you follow me on Twitter most of you already know I'm addicted to this book and that I absolutely LOVE it. Seriously it's an amazing thriller and has an amazing group of characters to boot. Sam is a really kick butt girl who goes in a male dominated world and shows every single one of them up. She goes into a situation where she knows she will be pushed around, looked down on, and she grits her teeth and pushes through every little thing they throw at her. She is someone that I rooted for the entire way through and I know everyone else will too. Drill, oh what all can I say about Drill?! He is fantastic. He is there for Sam in a way no one else could ever be. There is an amazing romance told BUT at the same time it doesn't over shadow this story, AND the female lead DOES NOT, I REPEAT DOES NOT, become weak because of the romance. This does not turn into a story where the guy she falls for is what makes her become strong/stronger, and she doesn't instantly become weak because he is around. This is something I absolutely love. It shows that you can have that romance, but you can be completely strong on your own also. All around this book is absolutely fantastic and I can not recommend it enough! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">So are you guys OBSESSING over any specific books right now? I just can't quit talking about and recommending these books to people!!! Also I ended up with two finished copies of Illusions of Fate, SO I'm giving away a copy!! </span></span><br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying experiences that others in her hometown of Salem take for granted, which is why she is determined to enjoy her first high school party with her best friend and longtime crush, Tristan. But after a humiliating incident in front of half her graduating class, Lily wishes she could just disappear.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">Suddenly, Lily is in a different Salem—one overrun with horrifying creatures and ruled by powerful women called Crucibles. Strongest and cruelest of them all is Lillian . . . Lily's other self in this alternate universe.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">What makes Lily weak at home is what makes her extraordinary in New Salem. In this confusing world, Lily is torn between responsibilities she can't hope to shoulder alone and a love she never expected.</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was a huge fan of Josephine Angelini's STARCROSSED (Angelini was actually one of the first authors I ever interviewed on my blog! I'm as surprised as you are.), but I read it pre-blogging. And we all know that those pre-blogging books aren't always the greatest. So when a few mixed reviews came in I was <em>worried. </em>Would Trial By Fire live up to my expectations? Would I love it like some did or hate it like others?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The book was intriguing right from the beginning, I'll give it that. Lily was an interesting character and she endeared herself to me right from the start. She was a bit quirky and hilarious and while she never was one of those happy-go-lucky kinds of characters, she did make the best of things when she could and I loved her for that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The world is absolutely mesmerizing and fantastic. Angelini is an absolute genius with the world and I'm thoroughly stunned by the world building, the logistics of witches and crucibles, mechanics and Salem itself. The world is rife with it's own history and parallels to our world and it's culture, while similar, has many differences that marks it as <em>other </em>and while the differences are small, they manage to weave into a complex world with a complex history and it's own unique systems. The willstones were absolutely fascinating and I loved learning about them and...well, everything. There was so much research that went into this novel that I'm thoroughly impressed. There's a logical reason for everything, from why salt is one of the most important things for a witch, to what in potatoes made Lily sick. (Also, a fascinating part about why pee was rubbed into Lily's hair. That part made my day.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rowan. He was strange. And I loved him. He starts out absolutely hating Lily and I could definitely understand why, but he honestly just seemed to fit the trope for the bad boy love interest. I'm not saying that he still doesn't fit that trope but we learn quickly that he's actually a pretty heartfelt and spectacular character--who can't love him, honestly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's where it gets a little more tricky: The plot. Did I love it? Did I not? I have no idea. The majority of the book was Lily being dragged around everywhere and learning about the world so while there was barely any action happening, the world sort of made up for it. The fact that there was a war brewing behind the scenes made everything the more intriguing, especially since you knew that Lillian and a few other characters had to tread carefully (political intrigue will always win me over, no matter how little it is.) upped my excitement, but the slowed pace just dulled it back down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />None of our questions are answered either. I get that it's the first in a series, but...exactly what happened in the novel overall? We never discovered what happened to Lillian. We never discovered why she brought Lily. Basically we don't learn anything about Lillian besides the fact that she's evil...but is she even that?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll have to admit though, despite my complaints Trial By Fire was a fantastic read. It's an enchanting read with a compelling world and a snarky main character who I didn't get bored of. Paranormal fans are going to <em>love </em>this take on witches with just a little bit of sci-fi thrown into the worldfoam.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have kept it no secret since June that I absolutely ADORE joy Hensley's debut novel, RITES OF PASSAGE. It is easily one of my favorite releases of 2014 and gave me absolutely everything I wanted from it. It is also no secret of how much I LOVE ME SOME DRILL. Sooooo I asked the lovely Joy to have Drill fill out a <strike>dating</strike> profile, just to <strike>stalk him a little more</strike> get to know him better. Look for my review SOON on this book! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Name: Dean Stamm</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Age: 17<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Rank: Drill Sergeant, Alpha Company<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Favorite activity at the DMA: Anything that requires me to be in camo and running. God, I love this place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Home Town: Lexington, Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Favorite Class: Any I don’t have to take twice—so, nothing English or writing-related.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Favorite Sport: I don’t get along so well with others—does the Army count as a sport? No? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What about Physical Training? Something like that I could really get into. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Favorite Date: Is this some kind of dating profile? How the hell should I know? It’s not like I have time to date here, anyway. Alright, fine. Um, a couple’s run? Video games and pizza? God, neither of those sound romantic at all, do they? Should I say something like a walk on the beach?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Is that a trick a question or is the writer of this interview just being an ass? As long as they can carry their weight, I’m all for females here. Hell, I bet there are some females who deserve to be here more than some cadets who’ve survived a few years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Name names? Hell no.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Are you worried about what might happen when the females arrive in the fall?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Like what? We add a few more bathrooms? Look, military universities went co-ed years ago. It was only a matter of time before the DMA did it, too. They’re not going to ruin the school or water it down or anything like that. It’ll be just like the male-only Corps. They can’t hack it, then they’ll get the hell out. They’re strong enough to stay, then good for them.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There’s no what-if. The girls are off-limits. I’m a rule kind of guy. It’s in black and white, so there’s no way around it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So Drill, he is definitely one of top male book characters. Joy did an amazing job with his storyline and how he plays out in the book, especially everything with Sam. What do you think about Drill? If you have read Rites of Passage let me know what you thought!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm still trying to collect my thoughts on this book really. I was so excited to read this one because a lot of my blogger friends had been raving about how AMAZING it is, but I ended up being a little less impressed than they were. :( </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />The book was written beautifully, and I mean so beautiful it was dang near poetic. The writing was one of my favorite parts of this book, which will definitely make me open to picking up the next book from Amy Zhang for sure. I also really enjoyed the characters and their back stories. It was really interesting learning about Liz's life and who meant what to her. Unfortunately, I found myself being very detached to the story and not being able to connect emotionally. Since this book is one that is meant to be emotional, that caused an issue. O.O </span><br />
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Another problem I had was the mysterious narrator. It just absolutely did not work for me. Early on I was pretty sure I knew who it was but I kept saying...NAH, no way...alas, it turned out to be just what I thought. I can't really pinpoint why it didn't work for me without spoiling the book but I think this particular narrator is what honestly kept me from being emotional connected to the story. It felt just like the story was being told...well by a narrator. O.O It would have been nice to maybe be inside Liz's head, maybe see the story more from her point of view and tap into all her emotions like that, instead of being on the outside looking in.</span><br />
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I do think that if you are a fan of IF I STAY you will absolutely LOVE this book. I gave IF I STAY a 3 star, so I wasn't thoroughly impressed by it and also had troubles connecting emotionally with that one. This book reminded me a lot of IIS ONLY because of how I was so disconnected to it.</span><br />
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To celebrate the release of Heather Marie’s <span style="color: maroon;">The Gateway Through Which They Came</span>, we're having a <strong>scavenger hunt blog hop</strong>.</h2>
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It's easy to join in the fun !! Each of the Scavenger Hunt hosts will post an architectural letter (to keep with The Gateway theme) somewhere hidden in their post about Heather Marie's new book.</div>
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Collect all eight letters and unscramble the word used in The Gateway Through Which They Came.</div>
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Each site will have a rafflecopter portal for you to enter the winning answer once you've collected all the letters.</div>
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The Scavenger Hunt runs from Wednesday, August 27th to Wednesday, September 10th.</div>
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One winner will be chosen from all entrants to win a paperback copy of The Gateway Through Which They Came signed by Heather Marie.</div>
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With the threat of the Dark Priest's resurrection, and his plan to summon his demon brothers from hell, Aiden is left to discover his identity before the Dark Priest's curse infecting his blood consumes him, and before the world as he knows it succumbs to the darkness of hell on earth.</div>
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Read the first chapter for <strong>THE GATEWAY THROUGH WHICH THEY CAME</strong> here: </div>
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Watch the trailer along with behind-the-scenes footage over on Vicious Vanity FX: </div>
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<strong>Grab a copy of <em>The Gateway Through Which They Came</em> at: </strong></div>
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<strong>Did you find all eight letters? Then enter now… <a class="rafl" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/ecc5c00/" id="rc-ecc5c00" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a></strong></div>
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<a href="http://wp.me/p1DPyL-le"> Meghan Shuler</a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710686267534265217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1791734906041670084.post-84435476989864385282014-08-21T12:51:00.000-05:002014-08-21T12:51:05.450-05:00The Bone Treaty by T.C. McKee <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A power as old as King Solomon awakens when a seventeen-year-old girl marks the brooding hot abductor ordered to seize her. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Addie Heaton’s not your average high school student. Orphaned at two, she’s spent most of her life reading the emotions of others. It’s a little trick she likes to call color-vision. But lately, a stranger has been trailing her, putting off shades of black and red—colors Addie hasn’t seen since the night her parents were killed—colors Addie never wanted to see again. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> But when Addie comes face to face with Conal Reed, owner of the terrifying shades, she learns her stranger’s a little different too. He’s brooding hot, mysterious, and all too elusive. Conal loves to materialize, and then vanish at all the wrong times. Nice. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After years of keeping her ability a secret, Addie’s found another person with gifts, someone who may know what she really is. But Conal’s not talking. He’s having more fun showing up uninvited, teasing her senses, and disappearing at all the wrong times. Instead of finding answers, Addie finds herself reconsidering ever being alone and naked again.
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">I'm 100% TeamJonah btw. ♥</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Gabriel is an Angel Descendant <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Conceived and born in Styclar-Plena: Gabriel existed there
for one day (equivalent to nearly 20 years on Earth) before being ‘tasked’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Gabriel was created and born in light; by his very nature he
is a pure, celestial being. Protective and loyal, Gabriel has spent nearly a
hundred years here on Earth searching for Lailah. Along the way Gabriel has
granted salvation to a few ‘dark souls’ that sought it and whom he thought
capable of change. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Gabriel plays a pivotal role in Lailah’s past, present and
future. The one face, the one thought that has provided Lailah with a glimmer
of light in the darkness of her lonely existence. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">‘My dreams told of
dark experiences, but also light; one light to be exact. It was a light so
bright that it seemed to will me on, pushing me forward. One image, one face,
consumed my daily thoughts. He was glorious. His smile tantalized and played
with me, but he existed only in my mind. As far back as I could remember, as
far back as my visions and dreams went, he was always there. And even in the
present, I felt a pull toward him. Crazy as it seemed, I somehow knew he held the
key to my Pandora’s box. I had to find him, his name always balancing on the
tip of my memory, echoing all around me, whispered by the breeze that rushed
through the trees, skimming my pale skin: <i>Gabriel</i>.’</span><span style="font-family: American Typewriter;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jonah is a Second Generation Vampire<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Created by Pureblood—Gualtiero Emery<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Born in New Jersey, USA<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Turned in Florida</span><span style="font-family: American Typewriter;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">When we first meet Jonah he is arrogant and self-assured. Not
used to having to work for attention, Lailah is an exception to that rule. Lailah
is unlike any other girl he has ever met. His draw to her initially could be
easily attributed to his connection to her through blood, which bonded him to
her, but as the story progresses we are left wondering if that is all there
really is to it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jonah is incredibly important and fuels Lailah’s growth
throughout her journey. He is the first being she meets who causes her to call into
question her preconceptions and assumptions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB">‘</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt;">Seeing Jonah battle against the evil nature
that had been bestowed upon him through no choice of his own, unwilling to
accept it, I first came to appreciate that there was no such thing as good and
evil; it could never be that simple. Somewhere between black and white, there
were shades of gray. I wondered if, given the complexity of my own existence,
perhaps I belonged somewhere in among the spectrum of the in between, right
next to the likes of Jonah?’ </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "American Typewriter";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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into a post-disaster parallel world where most of the earth's population
resides in enormous domes, eighteen year old Jaden Beckett lands in the middle
of a kidnapping—her own!<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Undercover Agent Ralston of the Inter-Universal Guidance Agency helps
Jaden escape from her captors and promises to return her home as soon as he can
arrange it. But he conceals from her the fact that she is really a Transcender,
capable of traveling among alternate worlds at will. While waiting for passage
home, Jaden assumes her parallel identity as a princess in the nation of
Domerica. She discovers her mother is alive in this world—a miracle she never
dreamed possible. But perhaps even more compelling is her blossoming,
breathtaking romance with Ryder Blackthorn, her once and future soul mate.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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claims the welfare of the entire galaxy depends upon her timely return. Jaden contends
that, in this case, eternal love trumps destiny. Who will prevail?</i></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>On her arrival, Jaden finds that all is not perfect in paradise. Her mother, Queen Eleanor, is ill and grows frailer with each passing day. Her scheming uncle has moved into the palace and assumed the role of Lord High Steward of the land. But even more troubling are events that took place in Jaden’s absence which have caused her to question the depth of her fiancé’s love.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>All the while, Jaden's friendship with a handsome, young Transcender from Arumel deepens. He teaches her how to use her astonishing gift to travel to exotic parallel worlds and introduces her to others in the Transcender community.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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her adopted homeland of Domerica: she is a Transcender, capable of traveling
among parallel worlds at will. When the powerful Inter-Universal Guidance
Agency's sophisticated computer models predict that Jaden will eventually cause
the downfall of that agency, IUGA decides to destroy her first. In order to
save herself, her family, and the man she loves, Jaden must fake her own death
and leave Domerica for good. The plan seems sound, but on the day of IUGA's
attack, things go terribly wrong.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Heartsick and alone, Jaden ventures to Arumel, a
progressive nation on an alternate earth, where Transcenders conduct valuable
inter-universal research. Just when she thinks she's found a safe, new life,
IUGA makes its presence known. This time, Jaden is determined not to be driven
away. She will fight to discover her place in the multiverse, the true meaning
of destiny, and the keys to the mystery of eternal love.</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Personality-wise, which character
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</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Confront the person and demand they abandon
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</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">Work behind the scenes to outsmart the culprit
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</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Strong, creative, honorable.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(b)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Intelligent, ethical, protective.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(c)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Self-reliant, resilient, kick-ass.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(d)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Versatile, sexy, loyal.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(e)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Fun, lighthearted, unconventional. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">5. </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">What type of pet do you have or would you most
like to have?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(a)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">A Horse.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(b)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">A borrowed Dog.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(c)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">A Skorpling.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(d)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">None. A pet would mess up my apartment.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(e)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">A Chia Pet.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">6. </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Where would you most like to go on a Saturday
night? </span></span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(a)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">To an Indie Film Festival.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(b)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">To the opera.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(c)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">To Venice for dinner.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(d)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">To a Rock Concert.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(e)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To Virtual World.</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">7. </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of the following, what is your favorite food?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(a)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Buffalo burgers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(b)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Tea and cookies.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(c)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Pommeras.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(d)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Steak.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(e)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Cheese Fries. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">8. </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">What kind of car do you own or would you like to
own?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(a)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">An emission-free car or, ideally, a horse.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(b)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">A Bentley.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(c)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">A Kia.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(d)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">A Tesla.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(e)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">An Air Taxi.</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.25in;">9. </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What kind of clothing do you prefer to wear?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(a)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">I don’t think about it much--whatever’s in my
closet is fine.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(b)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Italian designer apparel, and preferably with a
hat.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(c)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">I’m comfortable in anything from yoga pants to
black tie attire.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(d)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Jeans and a leather jacket.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(e)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Anything Boho chic</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">10. </span></span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of the following, what would be your ideal job?</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(a)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">CEO of my own entertainment company.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(b)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Advisor to the President of the United States.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(c)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Head of a community service organization.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(d)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Travel book writer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">(e)</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">
</span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Sharpshooter in the circus.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Scoring: </span><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>If the majority of
your answers were (a)’s:</b> You are imaginative, powerful, eco-conscious, and
generally unconcerned others’ opinions of you—similar to Ryder Blackthorn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>If the majority of
your answers were (b)’s: </b>You are intellectual, cultured, a little fussy
about your clothing, and steadfast in your convictions—similar to Constantine
Ralston.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>If the majority of
your answers were (c)’s: </b>You are courageous, daring, adaptable, and
concerned with social justice—similar to Jaden Beckett.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>If the majority of
your answers were (d)’s: </b>You are cool, accomplished, up-to-date on current
trends, and a faithful friend—similar to Asher Steele.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>If the majority of
your answers were (e)’s: </b>You are exuberant, fun-loving, a little eccentric,
and definitely one-of-a-kind—similar to Eve.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>If your answers were
a cross-section of (a)’s, (b)’s, (c)’s, (d)’s and (e)’s: </b>You could be a
character in my next book!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">About the Author:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Vicky Savage grew up
gazing upon the beauty of the Wasatch Mountain Range right outside her family’s
kitchen window. She thought the Rocky Mountains would always own her heart,
until she moved to sunny Florida for law school and instantly fell in love with
the ocean. Her passion for new adventures and exotic locales led her on a
circuitous path to writing science fiction/fantasy about strange new worlds and
parallel universes. Although she has lived in seven different states and London,
England, the siren call of the ocean always brings her back to her beloved
Florida, where she currently lives with her husband, son, and two dogs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%; text-indent: 0.3in;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Connect with Vicky:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.vickysavage.com/">Web</a> |</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <a href="https://twitter.com/SavageVicky">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vickysavageauthor">Facebook</a> </span><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Giveaway:</span></span></div>
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heavily influenced by the pressures, lessons and knowledge passed down from his
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really drove him hard to pull the best out of him in every aspect of his
childhood. In addition to previously
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The great football family, the Mannings, have had three members chosen
first in the NFL Draft: father Archie Manning and his two sons, Peyton &
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The autobiography of Bo Jackson with Dick Schaap, BO KNOWS BO, has a
small section about why Bo Jackson strived to become a professional
athlete. Bo said he grew up with a
number of other athletes who were every bit as talented as himself, but he had
to make it out of their town because the lack of a father's influence and discipline
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I called upon these thoughts as well as
my own upbringing to create a father-son dynamic that asked the question,
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When is a father too tough on his child and when does it become
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as metaphors during Tate's journey, it was important to us to remember that
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was born in London and has a background in the film industry. He is a big
enthusiast of Jamba Juice’s Protein Berry Workout smoothie, only with soy,
never whey. </i></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><i>Sarah Fine was born on the West Coast, raised in the Midwest, and is now firmly entrenched on the East Coast, where she lives with her husband and two children. She is the author of several young adult books, and when she's not writing, she’s working as a child psychologist.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Over the last two weeks I have actually unfollowed two authors because of their "bad behavior". I refuse to name these authors, so don't bother asking, but it got to the point that every time they would tweet I was cringing. One was overly condescending when talking about other authors and pretty much the book community in general, not so much their fans but just other writers. The other author I found to be very rude to their fans. I was quite appalled by this. When I first started noticing it, I thought well we all have our bad days, then I noticed this wasn't a rare thing, it was a continuous one. This author was being really rude just talking about random things when a follower would tweet them, it wasn't like the author was being attacked by anyone or anything either. It just seems to be their general attitude. </span></div>
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The thing is I have copies of both of these authors books to read...now I'm just looking at them going "I don't even care to read you" because honestly after seeing this stuff I don't want to support these people with their career. Why would I? Maybe I'm supposed to separate writing from author, and that would be fine before the days of Twitter and Facebook, but now it just doesn't work that way for me. </div>
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When authors act this way on social media nothing about it makes me want to go and spend my money to support them. I pretty much will just write them off and never look back no matter how great their book sounds or all the praise it is getting. </div>
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Now on the other side of things, when I interact with an author that is so overly amazing I want to read all the things! I've had several authors that I start chatting with, and to be honest their book probably never would have been on my radar, but because of their awesome personalities and just who they are, I add their book to my TBR to give it a try. I find myself wanting to support them even though I haven't read a word they have written yet. This is not to say in anyway that I will praise their book if I don't like it, because I want, but that's a whole other discussion for another day (seriously that one is coming soon). But it does mean if I didn't like one of their books I will probably be more willing to give another one of theirs a try. </div>
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But to give you a little example of what I mean, lets talk about Megan Erickson. She just put out a debut NA novel, MAKE IT COUNT. Most of you know, I'm not the biggest fan of New Adult. I will pick up something an author I already love wrote because I love their other books or I may pick up one that has a ton of hype, but I'm not ever out scouting for a new NA on a regular basis by any means. Now Megan wrote a NA and when we first started talking it was just about random things, and ended up she is so frickin awesome (seriously if you don't follow her you should, because her tweets just rock) I decided to read her book, which I'm super glad I did because it's fantastic! </div>
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follow the drama queens. No one has time to deal with that. It is unfortunate
when authors feel they need to stir up drama to keep themselves in the
spotlight. I do love to follow authors who interact with their fans and respond
to messages. There is nothing cooler than having an author RT or favorite your
tweet about them, or even respond with a thank you. I have met a few authors
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My point here is that when authors have this negative way about them I absolutely can not and will not support them. If an author has a good social media presence I will definitely be more willing to pick up their book and support them however I can. Sometimes I wonder if some authors realize this and how much it affects us as readers with the way they interact with people. </div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;">Author: Shaunta Grimes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;">Publisher: Berkeley Trade<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;">Pub. Date: July 1, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;">Pages: 320<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit;">Find it: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0425268128/ref=x_gr_w_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=httpwwwgoodco-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0425268128&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rebel-nation-shaunta-grimes/1117225150?ean=9780425268124&itm=1&usri=9780425268124&cm_mmc=AFFILIATES-_-Linkshare-_-GwEz7vxblVU-_-10:1&r=1,%201">Barnes
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Sixteen years ago, a plague wiped out nearly all of humanity. The
Company’s vaccine stopped the virus’s spread, but society was irrevocably
changed. Those remaining live behind impenetrable city walls, taking daily
doses of virus suppressant and relying on The Company for continued protection.
They don’t realize that everything they’ve been told is a lie…<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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Clover Donovan didn’t set out to start a revolution—quiet, autistic, and
brilliant, she’s always followed the rules. But that was before they forced her
into service for the Time Mariners. Before they condemned her brother to death,
compelling him to flee the city to survive. Before she discovered terrifying
secrets about The Company.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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Clover and the Freaks, her ragtag resistance group, are doing their best to
spread the rebellion and stay under The Company’s radar. But when their hideout
is discovered, they are forced, once again, to run. Only this time, The Company
has special plans for Clover, plans that could risk her life and stop the
uprising in its tracks…</i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shaunta
Grimes has worked as a substitute teacher, a newspaper reporter, a drug court
counselor, and a vintage clothing seller. No matter which direction she strays,
however, she always comes back to storytelling. She lives in Reno with her
family, where she writes, teaches, and perpetually studies at the University of
Nevada. <i>Viral Nation</i> is her debut traditionally-published novel.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Giveaway details:</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">*This giveaway is hosted by blog tour hosts/author*</span><br />
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