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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570774184394410762noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932359856899664363.post-38209961644541275342013-05-15T00:00:00.000-07:002013-05-15T00:00:21.463-07:00Eyes of Ember by Rebecca L. Ethington <div class="yiv385019850" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1365469160264_10073">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Eyes of Ember by Rebecca L. Ethington </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Series: Imdalind, #2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Publication date: April 6th 2013</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Joclyn is in hiding, hunted by the man she still desperately loves. Ryland is gone, his mind erased, no memory of Joclyn remains. But, Joclyn’s heart desperately begs her to hold out hope. While, in reality the black eyed monster that possesses him, attempts to kill her over and over.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If it wasn’t for Ilyan, Joclyn would be dead by now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ilyan. The man who once stalked her, is now Joclyn’s protector, the only thing she has left. He protects Joclyn from the men who seek to end her life, and while she is haunted by dreams where Ryland begs her to break the bond between them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ilyan is there. Always there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ilyan trains and prepares her, teaching her everything she needs to know in the hope that one day she can avenge Ryland, if not protect herself from him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And then there is her father.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The man who has never been there, is suddenly responsible for everything. And who he is has made Joclyn into something she never wanted to be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Rebecca Ethington has been telling stories since she was small. First, with writing crude scripts, and then on stage with years of theatrical performances. The Imdalind Series is her first stint into the world of literary writing. Rebecca is a mother to two, and wife to her best friend of 14 years. She was born and raised in the mountains of Salt Lake City, and hasn’t found the desire to leave yet. Her days are spent writing, running, and enjoying life with her amazing family.</span></div>
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“Sing, and the darkness will find you.” This warning has haunted
fifteen-year-old Lucy ever since she was eight and shipwrecked on a lonely
island. Lucy’s guardian, Norrie, has lots of rules, but the most important is
that Lucy must never sing. Not ever. Now it is 1667, Lucy is fifteen, and on All
Hallows’ Eve, Lucy hears a tantalizing melody on the wind. She can’t help but
sing—and she is swept into darkness.
When she awakes in England, Lucy hears powerful men discussing
Chantresses—women who can sing magic into the world. They are hunting her, but
she escapes and finds sanctuary with the Invisible College, an organization
plotting to overthrow the nefarious Lord Protector. The only person powerful
enough to bring about his downfall is a Chantress. And Lucy is the last one in
England.
Lucy struggles to master the song-spells and harness her power, but the Lord
Protector is moving quickly. And her feelings for Nat, an Invisible College
apprentice and scientist who deeply distrusts her magic, only add to her
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For starters, I'll say that this book has <em>very </em>little romance. I like a little romance, and if a book doesn't have <em>any...</em>I'll pass. This book? It had a <em>shadow of puppy love.</em> You might like that, but I'd have liked more. I did enjoy and savor what I got though. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was a quick, exciting read. The majority of the ending I could guess by just reading the blurb, but knowing how the book ends and being a part of the journey are two very different things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved Nat, had a love-hate relationship with Lucy, and really didn't find myself loving the rest of the Invisible College. I didn't get any two-dimensional feelings from these characters, but that could have been because I was so distracted with Lucy's ignorance most of the time. I did end up caring if they lived or died, and I did <em>understand </em>Lucy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved the setting. Loved. It.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For me, the book was enjoyable. While I've <em><u>never</u></em> said this before, I think it just rings true here: I feel like this would have been better in 3rd person P.O.V.. I mean, the story itself was amazing, and the world-building was perfect.. but I feel like this story would have been better without all of Lucy's idiotic thoughts. Or, at the very least, it could have been half Nat's P.O.V. and half Lucy's, but I guess it's whatever came to Ms.Greenfield, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I really have been looking forward to a book about a Siren or Enchantress, and this didn't let me down. It just didn't BLOW MY MIND. I'm glad I read it, and I'll for sure pick up Ms.Greenfields' next book. I'd say give it a shot, but be ready for a teenager, as being a rebel and know-it-all just comes with the package. And that's coming from a teen, herself. ;)</span><br />
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story you do tell, you should find a way to make this confession.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe your story is a space opera, and by
2095 gym socks have been outmoded, and there are no odors in space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But one of your characters should burn with
a weird impulsive, the euphoria of forbidden success, and the horror of being
caught.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of which you’ve got
scorched in your memory somewhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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</span>It’s work, work, work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, Zing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it’s a good read, there is always that
piece that jumps off the page, alive and throbbing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s the moment when characters make a choice I didn’t see
coming, but it’s perfectly them somehow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It makes me laugh, or cry, or throw the book across the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As readers, we recognize how exquisite those
moments are, and wonder at the sacrifice it must have taken to get them on
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left in the morning sun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hide it in the
story you want to tell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let us see how
twisted you are, and how brave you are willing to be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is what readers like me love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And that’s because we are turning the pages, hoping to find out
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<span id="freeText10334258874666189705"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">THEIR GOAL IS SIMPLE: TOTAL DOMINATION.<br />With six arms and jaws that can snap a man in two, the warmongering race of aliens known as the Thule has conquered every planet they’ve attacked.<br />And now their invasion of Earth has begun.<br />Humanity’s only hope springs from a mysterious Thule legend about a Betrayer, who they believe will rise up and destroy their people. The American government tried to manufacture their own Betrayer by injecting children with Thule blood but time after time the experiment failed . . . until Colt McAlister.<br />A decade later, Colt is a 16-year-old cadet at the CHAOS Military Academy where he’s training to defend mankind. But he’s afraid that the alien blood may be turning him into a Thule—and he’s beginning to suspect that fulfilling his role as the Betrayer may cost him everything.<br />Experience a cosmic battle filled with high-tech gear, gateways to other planets, and ultimate stakes. Not everyone will survive. But heroes will rise up and step into their destiny in this earth-shaking conclusion to the C.H.A.O.S trilogy.</span></span><br />
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1366093895952_1957"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">I still remember the day I saw Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in the theatres. I was 5 and my brother, Joshua, was 2. He got sick so we were late and I missed the opening credits. I was heart broken, but it didn’t take me long to get over it. When I saw <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1366093921_3">Darth Vader</span> flanked by Stormtroopers boarding Princess Leah’s ship, I was hooked. George Lucas showed an entire generation that whatever you dream could come true.</span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1366093895952_1946"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">But Star Wars wasn’t the only story to fuel my imagination. I was small growing up and I came from a small town where people didn’t expect a lot from me. But I had big dreams. Like King David. I spent quite a few summers with my Nana in Austin, Minnesota, and everyday she’d make me lunch and then read me a story. I had three that I liked: Pinocchio, Sampson, and David vs. Goliath, but David was my favorite. There was something about the way he relied on God to accomplish something amazing that resonated with me.</span></span></div>
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<span id="freeText7572764015450897633"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In "Rock Harbor Search and Rescue," a middle grade fiction novel based on Colleen Coble's bestselling Rock Harbor series for adults, kids will enjoy the mixture of pets, adventure, suspense, and a mystery.<br /><br />Emily O'Reilly is obsessed with all things Search and Rescue. She volunteers with the team and goes on rescue missions with her stepmom. She is even selling homemade jewelry to save up for her own Search and Rescue puppy. But when an expensive necklace is stolen from a renowned jewelry artist at Rock Harbor's fall festival and Emily is accused of the crime, it looks like she'll never get her puppy and be able to join the Rock Harbor Search and Rescue team.<br /><br />Emily isn't willing to give up on her Search and Rescue dreams that easily, and she sets out to find the real culprit and to restore her reputation. With a few suspects in mind, Emily is determined to uncover the truth, but she isn't prepared for the secrets she and the Search and Rescue dogs sniff out in the process. This exciting mystery is filled with twists and turns that will keep readers on the edge of their seats and have them pining after a Search and Rescue puppy of their own!</span>______________________________________________________________</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was a quick light-hearted read. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Negatives: I really didn't like that Em's father didn't trust her to tell the truth. She kept saying she wasn't the thief, but he refused to be believe her and her friend because someone else said she had planned it all along. The whole town seemed to think it was her at first, and I just didn't find it to be believable. And I, personally, wouldn't have really cared that much if they didn't believe me, but Emily acted like it was the end of the world. <strike>Can you <em>say </em>D-R-A-M-A?</strike></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> I felt like Emily was immature, even for a thirteen year old. She also cried a lot, and honestly.. I didn't like her as a main character. I normally <em>hate </em>third-person POVs, but it was needed with this book for sure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Positives: I really liked the animals in the story. They were a huge part of the story, and they were treated and respected as they should be. I also like that this book is appropriate for all ages, unlike some books that are labeled for kids.. and, <em>you know...really</em>, uhm, <em>shouldn't be.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Overall this was a really fun story for all ages. BUT be warned: the characters are terribly immature and whiny. Even after all of that, this was an easy breezy and overall fun read.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">*The Collector by: Victoria Scott</span></strong><br />
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Alaskan Nights by Nadia Scrieva<br />
Publication date: April 2013 <br />
Genre: New Adult Contemporary</div>
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When Brynne left Alaska, she promised herself she would never go back.<br />
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The day after graduation, she got in her beat-up Honda Civic and drove down the west coast to pursue her dream of becoming a Hollywood makeup artist. Growing up in a rural fishing village with dirty, rundown buildings, and dirty, rundown men, she longed for the glitz and glamour of the silver screen. She had no qualms about leaving behind her dysfunctional family and her nowhere-job at her mother's fishing tackle shop. She didn't even think twice about leaving behind the cute boy who came in to buy gear almost every day, shamelessly flirting with her and always leaving a generous tip. Well, maybe she thought about it twice; but she knew that a relationship with Callder Murphy would only be bound to lead her deeper into nowhere. She was sick and tired of being nowhere—and no one.<br />
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Brynne set out, determined to prove to the world that she was much more than just a fisherman’s daughter. Unfortunately, her luck and tip money ran out in Seattle when her car broke down. Exhausted from the stress of travel, she decided to take a waitressing job in the city for the time being. “For the time being” ended up being far longer than she would have liked. That was four years ago. Now, a call from home has alerted Brynne to some bad news. She needs to get back to Soldotna promptly, but she has been living paycheck to paycheck and can’t even afford a plane ticket home. Enter a ghost from her past as her knight in shining armor. Unexpectedly showing up outside her restaurant in a red Ferrari, Callder is determined to take her home with him, and keep her there for good.<br />
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Perpetually drunken playboy, Callder Murphy, is currently loaded. Of course, that’s only because he stole his big brother’s credit card. He was off in Vegas, doing what he does best (absolutely nothing) when he received the call from home. A name he hasn’t heard in years pulls him out of his mindless haze of stumbling from one wild party to the next: Brynne Ambrose needs his help. Pleasant memories of the rude, tomboyish, and completely adorable girl-next-door come rushing back to him with a vengeance. He drops all of his shenanigans and cleans up his act instantaneously. He uses his brother’s credit card to buy an impressive car, and sets out to win over the girl of his dreams. He knows he’s no good for her, but he can’t stay away.<br />
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Callder has been waiting his whole life for the opportunity to be her man, and he’s not going to let her slip away again.</div>
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Nadia Scrieva lives in Toronto, Canada with no husband, no kids, and no pets. She does own a very attractive houseplant which she occasionally remembers to water between her all-consuming writing marathons. Nadia has a degree<span id="yiv1227231352goog_1354357628"></span><span id="yiv1227231352goog_1354357629"></span> in English and Anthropology from the University of Toronto. She likes knives. Her writing always features powerful females and (mostly) honorable male characters. "Ms. Scrieva is clearly a very talented writer with a natural gift for weaving beautiful, sometimes lyrical prose that kept me entranced for hours." - Stacy Decker, Goodreads reviewer </div>
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At the time of his premature death, Wesley Lohmann discovers he belongs to this select group.<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1365454076990_2032">Wes' transition plunges him into the center of a struggle between those who seek to coexist peacefully with humans and those who wish to use and rule them, a struggle that carries over into the treacherous world of dreams. The delicate balance human and post-human societies have maintained for millennia is threatened by a recent scientific discovery that offers Mortui the hope of returning to human life, and human sensation, but at a terrible cost.</span> As he struggles with new and past relationships and tries to find meaning for his continued existence, Wes discovers within himself the true meaning of being alive.</div>
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<i>AfterLife </i>transcends the typical zombie or vampire genre and audience to present a plausible explanation of where such stories come from in an unsettling but believable way. Even those who usually shy away from this type of science fiction are falling prey to the “what if”question that makes this book so unique and is attracting readers who typically enjoy other types of fiction.</div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">1.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1365454076990_1974" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Yellow is not your color. Don’t try to pull it off.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">2.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1365454076990_1975" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Don’t waste so much time trying to find a haircut you like. By the time you figure it out, you’ll be losing your hair and it won’t matter anyway.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">3.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1365454076990_1980" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Read for pleasure. Books are fun when you don’t have to write essays about them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">4.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1365454076990_1982" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Learn to get out of your comfort zone from time to time. The earlier you learn to do this the more you’ll enjoy life.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">6.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1365454076990_1985" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">Learn to play a musical instrument. It’s something you’re always going to wish you had learned to do and it’ll be easier to do while you’re still young.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">8.<span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1365454076990_1989" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;">The “unpopular” crowd outnumbers the “popular”one. Become friends with people who can be your true friends during the rough times in your life. Having few good friends that care about you is more important than having tons of friends that disappear when you need them most.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's right! Callie Lassiter's normally well-behaved Great Dane Jack has run off and done the wild thing with the neighbor's dog. It must be puppy love! It's doubly embarrassing since she's a professional dog trainer. Of course, the neighbor would have to be hot, hot nightclub owner bad boy Owen McKay, just the kind of man Callie is determined to avoid.</span><br />
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<strong></strong> <span style="font-size: large;">Author's website is </span><a href="http://www.zoedawson.com/#" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Author's page on Amazon is </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zoe-Dawson/e/B009OFFW0K/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Author's page on Goodreads is </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6549322.Zoe_Dawson" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The post on my blog about this is </span><a href="http://fangirlhostess.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-tour-sign-ups-for-groomed-for.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1364768568981_12581" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Zoe Dawson is the alter ego of Karen Anders, award winning, multi-published author for Harlequin. Her writing journey started with poetry and branched out into fiction. With a couple of college English courses under her belt, she penned a historical, then moved onto contemporary romance fiction. Today, she is happy producing romantic suspense, romantic mystery, and paranormal novels. The words feed her soul and the happily ever afters feed her heart. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic;">Leashed</span><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1364768568981_12808" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> is the first book in the Going to the Dogs series.</span></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1364768568981_12817" style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;">For more information, visit Zoe on her </span><a href="http://www.zoedawson.com/" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1364768568981_12810" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1364768568981_12809" style="color: blue; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: underline;">website</span></a><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1364768568981_12811" style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;"> | </span><a href="https://twitter.com/ZoeDawsonAuthor" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1364768568981_12813" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1364768568981_12812" style="color: blue; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: underline;">Twitter</span></a><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1364768568981_12816" style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt;"> | </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/zoe.dawsonauthor1" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1364768568981_12585" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1364768568981_12584" style="color: blue; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; text-decoration: underline;">Facebook</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: x-large;">Here's the tour schedule:</span><br />
<code><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><strong>March 29th: *</strong><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fangirlhostess.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">FanGirl Hostess</a>- Author Interview</span></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></strong><span style="font-family: ";"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><strong><span style="font-family: ";">March 30th</span>: *</strong><span style="font-family: "font-size:small;"><a href="http://bookmarksspoilersandhappilyeverafter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bookmarks, Spoilers and Happily Ever After</a>- Spotlight</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>*</strong></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://engelsigh.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Waiting on Sunday to Drown</a>- Review of both books (Leashed </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">& Groomed For Murder)</span></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; 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font-size: x-large;"><strong>April 4th: *</strong><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.recentread.com/" target="_blank">Recent Reads</a>- review of book 2, GROOMED FOR MURDER & </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Author Interview</span></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><strong>April 5th: *</strong><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fangirlhostess.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">FanGirl Hostess</a>- Spotlight</span></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><strong>April 6th: *</strong><span style="font-family: "font-size:small;"><a href="http://bookmarksspoilersandhappilyeverafter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bookmarks, Spoilers and Happily Ever After</a>- Author Interview</span></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Arial; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_uid_137744823="4" closure_uid_147958581="2" closure_uid_187123479="7" closure_uid_536566749="2" closure_uid_682202850="2" closure_uid_849705451="3" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AH1hSv-wQck/US09dfpmjrI/AAAAAAAAAss/X8U5-6_6fos/s1600/Signature.png" height="72" width="640" /></a></span></span></code><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting us! If you like to read and review books, don't forget to sign up as a tour host for FanGirl Book Tours! Details on our blog under the "FanGirl Book Tours" tab. Oh, and the service is FREE! Any interested authors? (::</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570774184394410762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932359856899664363.post-48199010253170787962013-03-31T07:51:00.000-07:002013-03-31T07:51:09.117-07:00Stacking The Shelves<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi everyone! :) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Hope everyone has a great day, whether you're celebrating Easter or not! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">I haven't done many of these, and I haven't done ANY recently, so I'm just going to spotlight a few books I remember getting recently and not telling you about. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Obsidian-Mirror-Catherine-Fisher/dp/0803739699/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364740374&sr=8-1&keywords=obsidian+mirror"><img alt="Product Details" class="productImage" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51s8R7Z8ILL._AA160_.jpg" /></a> Paperback ARC for review thanks to the publisher and Night Owl Reviews! <br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Harbor-Search-Rescue-Robin-Caroll/dp/1400321069/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1364740462&sr=8-2&keywords=Rock+Harbor"><img alt="Product Details" class="productImage" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51e4JxgXWYL._SL160_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-dp,TopRight,12,-18_SH30_OU01_AA160_.jpg" /></a> Paperback ARC for review for a blog tour, thanks to the publicist!<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Two-Lies-Spy-Kat-Carlton/dp/1442481722/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1364740527&sr=8-2&keywords=two+lies+and+a+spy"><img alt="Product Details" class="productImage" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51OMVRTNwWL._AA160_.jpg" /></a> e-ARC for review from the publisher through Edelweiss.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Taken-Erin-Bowman/dp/0062117262/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364740607&sr=8-1&keywords=taken+erin+bowman"><img alt="Product Details" class="productImage" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51C0UNo4kqL._AA160_.jpg" /></a> e-ARC for review from the publisher through Edelweiss.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Deep-Down-Deborah-Coates/dp/076532900X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1364740666&sr=1-2&keywords=deep+down"><img alt="Product Details" class="productImage" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51CoIs6VcGL._SL160_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-dp,TopRight,12,-18_SH30_OU01_AA160_.jpg" /></a> Hardback for review from the publisher through Night Owl Reviews.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stress-Test-Richard-L-Mabry/dp/1401687083/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1364740818&sr=1-1&keywords=Stress+Test"><img alt="Product Details" class="productImage" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51r8CYG8-eL._SL160_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-dp,TopRight,12,-18_SH30_OU01_AA160_.jpg" /></a> Paperback for review from the publisher through BookSneeze.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Unravel-Me-Shatter-Tahereh-Mafi/dp/0062085530/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1364741287&sr=1-1&keywords=Unravel+Me"><strong><img alt="Product Details" class="productImage" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51e7leBAdlL._SL160_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-dp,TopRight,12,-18_SH30_OU01_AA160_.jpg" /></strong></a> I already read and loved Unravel Me. I have a hardback, but I'm an ARC addict and had to have an ARC of Unravel Me. I traded my copy of Every Day by: David Levithan for the ARC of Unravel Me. :) I traded through a blogger ARC trade group on Goodreads (goodreads.com).</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">While I've gotten a bunch more than these recently, these are some I'm SUPER excited for and hope to read soon. </span></strong><br />
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I haven't bought any books lately, but this month my birthday is coming up.. so let's just say I won't be able to say the same thing in a couple of weeks. :P<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Also, I will stop posting on FanGirl Hostess soon, because I'm joining Lovely Reads. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">I'll be adding links later today for Night Owl Reviews (nightowlreviews.com is where it's at), BookSneeze, and Lovely Reads. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">I hope you've been following the Zoe Dawson tour! If you haven't, look at my previous post for a giveaway & author interview. I'll have a guest post up on April 1st! :)</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AH1hSv-wQck/US09dfpmjrI/AAAAAAAAAss/X8U5-6_6fos/s1600/Signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_uid_137744823="4" closure_uid_147958581="2" closure_uid_187123479="7" closure_uid_536566749="2" closure_uid_682202850="2" closure_uid_849705451="3" closure_uid_937651075="3" height="72" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AH1hSv-wQck/US09dfpmjrI/AAAAAAAAAss/X8U5-6_6fos/s1600/Signature.png" width="640" /></a></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting us! If you like to read and review books, don't forget to sign up as a tour host for FanGirl Book Tours! Details on our blog under the "FanGirl Book Tours" tab. Oh, and the service is FREE! Any interested authors? (::</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570774184394410762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932359856899664363.post-13931198081977126872013-03-29T00:00:00.000-07:002013-03-31T15:28:11.559-07:00TOUR KICK OFF! :) Author Interview: Zoe Dawson<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I am so happy to kick off this tour! I hope you'll stop by each of the stops, and be sure to enter the giveaway! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-large;">Here you go...</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times;">(Going to the Dogs #1:) Leashed: Est. page #: 79 </span></strong><br />
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First book in the Going to the Dog series and is a short novella at 26,000 words.<br />
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Jack has some ‘splainin’ to do!<br />
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That's right! Callie Lassiter's normally well-behaved Great Dane Jack has run off and done the wild thing with the neighbor's dog. It must be puppy love! It's doubly embarrassing since she's a professional dog trainer. Of course, the neighbor would have to be hot, hot nightclub owner bad boy Owen McKay, just the kind of man Callie is determined to avoid.<br />
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Owen’s comfortable with his playboy status and the hype in the media. But the ground moves beneath his feet when he gets an eyeful of the girl next door. The Dog Whisperer never looked this good! How can he convince this wholesome honey that his player days are behind him? Maybe Jill, his Great Dane can help him with this dilemma now that she’s pregnant and Callie’s dog is to blame.<br />
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Is this bad boy a bad bet?<br />
<strong>(Going to the Dogs #2:) Groomed For Murder:</strong><br />
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<span id="freeText12373042250181950844">Can a dog have a bad hair day?<br /><br />Brooke Palmer owns Pawlish, an exclusive doggie spa and grooming business in upper Manhattan, but when a client’s champion poodle gets a bad poodle cut and has to undergo therapy to recover, the client sues. The lawyer they send is drop dead gorgeous, but Brooke won't be wooed by a corporate shark in a sharp suit.<br /><br />Corporate lawyer Drew Hudson has better things to do then take on this ridiculous lawsuit, but since he works for the client’s husband, he has no choice. After meeting the beautiful, sweet-tempered owner, he can’t keep his mind on the silly case. But when the client turns up dog gone dead, Brooke may be a conflict of interest when she’s charged with the murder. All Drew wants to do is prove that this sexy entrepreneur is not dangerous, except to his heart.<br /><br />Can she take a chance on him?</span><br />
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<strong></strong> <span style="font-size: large;">Author's website is </span><a href="http://www.zoedawson.com/#" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Author's page on Amazon is </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zoe-Dawson/e/B009OFFW0K/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Author's page on Goodreads is </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6549322.Zoe_Dawson" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The post on my blog about this is </span><a href="http://fangirlhostess.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-tour-sign-ups-for-groomed-for.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
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both</div>
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Watercolor artist.</div>
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I would trust myself more and write more.</div>
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<li id="yui_3_7_2_1_1364148369259_65183" style="line-height: normal;"><b id="yui_3_7_2_1_1364148369259_65182"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1364148369259_65181" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Do you read reviews of your books? If so, do you pay any attention to them, or let them influence your writing</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">?</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></li>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1364148369259_65188" style="font-size: 12pt;">I read them, but when I’m writing a book, I’m writing it from my perspective. I understand that people have their own opinions, but at the time I was writing the book, that’s the story that spoke to me. I’m not sure I could change that.</span></div>
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Sometimes they come to me all on their own. Other times I use the internet to look up names<strong>.</strong></div>
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Engaging and entertaining the reader.</div>
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I don’t really believe in writer’s block. I just think there's an aspect of the story that hasn’t been worked out. It may take some time to figure it out, but I believe that whatever has slowed you down can be worked out.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><strong>March 31st: *</strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: ";"><a href="http://www.bookwormbrandee.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1362272581_5">Bookworm</span> Brandee</a>- Review of both books (LEASHED & </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">NEO – Network of Extraordinaires and Otherworldlies:<br /><br />Those who answer the call from NEO play their part in maintaining balance in our ever-changing times. With power-hungry malcontents, jealous gods, and even those with misguided good intentions, the fate of our world has oft been held in the hands of unsung heroes such as those that are members of NEO.<br /><br />But before NEO, these heroes and heroines had lives, loves, issues and interests that didn’t involve saving mankind.<br /><br />In Frailties of the Bond, it only takes one bite to change a life…<br /><br />After a hiking trip gone wrong, sixteen-year-old Luca should have been dead. Since then, he’s drifted from one school day to the next, annoyed by the looks of suspicion. When a vampire attack claimed his mother and forced his first shift into animal form, Luca set out for Texas, vengeance bound, only to discover so much more when Aimee crossed his path.<br /><br />Flesh-born of vampire parents sixteen years ago, Aimee shouldn’t exist. Magic, though, made dreams come true for an undead couple desperate for a child</span> all their own. But this magic came with a price, a cost Aimee discovered after one forbidden bite.<br />
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<b id="yui_3_7_2_1_1363407566673_5555"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The Truth About Letting Go by Leigh Talbert Moore<br />Publication date: February 21st 2013 <br />Genre: YA Contemporary</span></b></div>
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<i id="yui_3_7_2_1_1363407566673_5559"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ashley wants to smash everything in her once-perfect life.<br />Charlotte wants to walk in Ashley’s seemingly charmed shoes.<br />Colt wants to turn Smalltown USA on its ear—with Ashley at his side.<br />Jordan wants to follow his heart…<br />But Ashley’s the one sacrifice he never expected to make.<br /><br /><br />Up until now, Ashley Lockett’s followed the rules. She’s always done the right thing, played it safe, gone to church. Then her ideal life is torn apart when her dad dies suddenly.<br /><br />Now she’s miserable and furious, and she makes a vow not to believe in anything. She’s on a mission to do everything opposite of how she lived before—rejecting safety, the rules, faith… <br /><br />And then she meets Jordan. <br /><br />Jordan has big dreams, he’s a great kisser, and he wants to help her through her grief. He also believes in everything Ashley now claims to hate. <br /><br />Then she meets Colt. He is not safe. And he’s ready to help Ashley fulfill her mission.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">--Amazon: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Truth-About-Letting-ebook/dp/B00BHRY07Y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1363407951_5"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">http://www.amazon.com/The-Truth-About-Letting-ebook/dp/B00BHRY07Y</span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Leigh Talbert Moore is a wife and mom by day, a writer by day, a reader by day, a freelance editor when time permits, a chocoholic, a caffeine addict, a lover of any great love story, a beach bum, and occasionally she sleeps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Website: </span><a href="http://leightmoore.blogspot.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1363407951_7"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">http://leightmoore.blogspot.ca/</span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Blood and Snow: The Complete Set by RaShelle Workman<br />Publication date: 2013 <br />Genre: YA Paranormal</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every thousand years the Vampire Queen selects a new body, always the fairest in the land, and this time she's chosen Snow White.<br /><br />Snow isn't an ordinary girl. She doesn't know that yet. <br /><br />When Snow gets bitten by a Hunter, her life is thrown into a whirlwind of change where instead of worrying about what to eat, she has to fight not to drink the blood of fellow high school students. She becomes a revenant - not quite human, not quite vampire. <br /><br />With the help of an eccentric old Professor, his seven adoptive sons, and her best friend, Snow learns to control her blood craving. Sort of. She drinks a bloodlust tea, but she'd rather drink from her Hunter. <br /><br />Or, a human. <br /><br />She also discovers a whole other realm, one filled with fairies, dragons, and magic. And not only does the Vampire Queen want her, but there's a pendant called the Seal of Gabriel created for Snow by the Vampire Queen's twin sister. And Snow's supposed to use it to restore balance to all magical creatures. Including vampires. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">RASHELLE WORKMAN lives on a mountain with her husband, three children, and three dogs. From her back porch she can see the city lights and imagine... She's the bestselling author of the Dead Roses series (Sleeping Roses is being translated into Turkish, and will be available in print wherever Turkish books are sold in 2014), the Immortal Essence series, and the Blood and Snow series.<br /><br /><u>Author Links:</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><strong>April 3rd: *</strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.recentread.com/" target="_blank">Recent Reads</a><strong>-</strong> review of book 1, LEASHED</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong>*</strong></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.celticladysreviews.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Celticlady's Reviews</a>- Spotlight</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><strong>April 4th: *</strong><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.recentread.com/" target="_blank">Recent Reads</a>- review of book 2, GROOMED FOR MURDER & </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Author Interview</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><strong>April 5th: *</strong><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fangirlhostess.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">FanGirl Hostess</a>- Spotlight</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><strong>April 6th: *</strong><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://bookmarksspoilersandhappilyeverafter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Bookmarks, Spoilers and Happily Ever After</a>- Author Interview</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><strong>April 7th: *</strong><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fangirlhostess.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">FanGirl Hostess</a>- Review of both books (LEASHED AND GROOMED </span></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Update on the giveaway for this tour: there will be a tour-wide giveaway for a $25.00 Amazon giftcard and a doggie mug (winner's choice).</span></strong><br />
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<script src="//d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net/embed/rafl/cptr.js"></script><strong><span style="font-size: large;">The tour-wide giveaway link is below (you can find the HTML code here, share on Facebook, and enter):</span></strong><br />
<a href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/share-code/ODNiMDBlMTZhODE3OWFiNmZkOGYwNTBmNjNjNTUyOjg=/" target="_blank">http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/share-code/ODNiMDBlMTZhODE3OWFiNmZkOGYwNTBmNjNjNTUyOjg=/</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting us! If you like to read and review books, don't forget to sign up as a tour host for FanGirl Book Tours! Details on our blog under the "FanGirl Book Tours" tab. Oh, and the service is FREE! Any interested authors? (::</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570774184394410762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932359856899664363.post-30269081463162914322013-03-02T00:00:00.000-08:002013-03-02T00:00:06.053-08:00March New Releases<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Here are some books releasing this month:</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">I JUST got an e-ARC of The Murmurings and it's great so far! :) I'm really excited for Poison, Unremembered, and Going Vintage. I also really like Christopher Pike, but I'm not SUPER excited for his new release, 'cause I'm not that far in the series yet. I can't wait to hear what people think about it though!</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Forgive me if I missed your most anticipated March novel (or short story)! Also, some of these may have already been released, and are being reprinted or printed in a different format.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Favorite cover out of those above... it's a tie so I'm choosing two...</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Almost all the covers are beautiful, but these two... yeah.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">I haven't read any books by Leah Clifford, and <em>A Touch Menacing</em> is not the first in the series... so I am not really EXCITED. But, I might read them just for the eerily beautiful covers. As for Rachel Vincent, I've read part of <em>My Soul To Take</em> and loved it.. but, see.. this curse I have.. I always read the last page first... so I found out what happened and stopped reading. I really should pick up book two, huh? ;) Seriously, I NEED TO BREAK MY CURSE. Or maybe it's a gift: no anxiosness or heart-breaking anticipation (which I can't STAND). But... I'm callin' it a curse. Yep. And that's just another reason I should force more e-books on myself. Plus, why should trees die? Just so I can smell the pages (ohhhh the smell of a fresh book...)? That's selfish, right? RIGHT! So I will try. Try I shall. MARISSA WILL TRY.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">So.. yeah. How'd I get so off topic? <em>ANYWAY</em>... what's your most anticipated new March release? Hmmm? Marissa wants to know. *Creepy screechy voice(like an evil witch)* Yes, *rubs hands together, widens eyes, and slowly tilts head* YES SHE DOES, MY CHILD. :P </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AH1hSv-wQck/US09dfpmjrI/AAAAAAAAAss/X8U5-6_6fos/s1600/Signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" closure_uid_137744823="4" closure_uid_147958581="2" closure_uid_187123479="7" closure_uid_849705451="3" height="72" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AH1hSv-wQck/US09dfpmjrI/AAAAAAAAAss/X8U5-6_6fos/s1600/Signature.png" width="640" /></a></span></span></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for visiting us! If you like to read and review books, don't forget to sign up as a tour host for FanGirl Book Tours! Details on our blog under the "FanGirl Book Tours" tab. Oh, and the service is FREE! Any interested authors? (::</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14570774184394410762noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8932359856899664363.post-4494174194429058252013-03-01T09:11:00.001-08:002013-03-01T09:11:45.863-08:00Book Tour Sign-ups for Groomed For Murder by: Zoe Dawson!<span><strong><span style="font-size: large;">This is our first tour, so I'm sure I'll mess something up-- don't be shy on corrections or suggestions! :)</span> </strong></span><br />
<span><strong><span style="font-size: large;">For tour hosts that post on time: you will be entered to win a book (of up to $20.00) from your wishlist! You get three entries for a review of book 2, five entries if you do a review of both books, two entries for an author interview, and one entry for a book spotlight. The winner will be announced at the end of this tour. Both books are pretty short, but if you can't do a review I really hope you can do something else! Good luck and happy reading! </span></strong></span><br />
<span>Okay, this book tour will <strong><u>run from Friday, March 29th to Sunday, April 7th.</u></strong></span><br />
<span>We have <strong><u>mobi & epub e-book formats available</u>.</strong></span><br />
<span><strong><u>There will be some kind of giveaway, but she hasn't told me if it will be tour-wide, one per stop, or at SOME stops. I'll let you know when I find out.</u></strong></span><br />
<span><strong>This tour starts in 28 days, short notice I know, but we need as many tour hosts as possible. <u>We need reviews, book spotlights, and author interviews.</u> After you email me, I will reply with the book(s) if you are reviewing-- so you don't have to wait! :) I check my emails like a madman! :P</strong></span><br />
<span><strong></strong></span><span style="font-size: large;"> I'm actually really nervous about this, being my first tour and all. <strong>Help me out, peeps! ;) Be a part of our <u>FIRST TOUR EVER! We're making history! Come make it with us! :)</u></strong></span><br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">HOW DO I SIGN UP, YOU ASK?</span></u></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Simple! First sign up to be a tour host under the tab at the top of this blog called "FanGirl Book Tours".</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Then:</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Email me at: tourwithfangirl_hostess(at)yahoo(dot)com</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">With your blog name, web address, at least three preferred dates, the type of post you want. Also, if you're reviewing: I need to know if you want to review book 1&2 or just book 2 AND I need to know if you want mobi or epub files.</span></strong><br />
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<span><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Book 2, Groomed for Murder, is the book on tour. If you'd like to do a review, you can review book 1&2 or only book 2.</span></strong></span><br />
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<span><strong><span style="font-family: Times;">(Going to the Dogs #1:) Leashed: Est. page #: 79 </span></strong></span><br />
<a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349407763l/16067976.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Leashed (Going to the Dogs, #1)" border="0" height="200" id="coverImage" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1349407763l/16067976.jpg" width="130" /></a><span>First book in the Going to the Dog series and is a short novella at 26,000 words.<br /><br />Jack has some ‘splainin’ to do!<br /><br />That's right! Callie Lassiter's normally well-behaved Great Dane Jack has run off and done the wild thing with the neighbor's dog. It must be puppy love! It's doubly embarrassing since she's a professional dog trainer. Of course, the neighbor would have to be hot, hot nightclub owner bad boy Owen McKay, just the kind of man Callie is determined to avoid.<br /><br />Owen’s comfortable with his playboy status and the hype in the media. But the ground moves beneath his feet when he gets an eyeful of the girl next door. The Dog Whisperer never looked this good! How can he convince this wholesome honey that his player days are behind him? Maybe Jill, his Great Dane can help him with this dilemma now that she’s pregnant and Callie’s dog is to blame.<br /><br />Is this bad boy a bad bet?</span><br />
<span><strong>(Going to the Dogs #2:) Groomed For Murder:</strong></span><br />
<span><img alt="Groomed for Murder (Going to the Dogs, #2)" height="200" id="coverImage" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1356851577l/17190023.jpg" width="130" /></span><span><strong>Est. page # (by Amazon): 190</strong></span><br />
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<span><span id="freeText12373042250181950844">Can a dog have a bad hair day?<br /><br />Brooke Palmer owns Pawlish, an exclusive doggie spa and grooming business in upper Manhattan, but when a client’s champion poodle gets a bad poodle cut and has to undergo therapy to recover, the client sues. The lawyer they send is drop dead gorgeous, but Brooke won't be wooed by a corporate shark in a sharp suit.<br /><br />Corporate lawyer Drew Hudson has better things to do then take on this ridiculous lawsuit, but since he works for the client’s husband, he has no choice. After meeting the beautiful, sweet-tempered owner, he can’t keep his mind on the silly case. But when the client turns up dog gone dead, Brooke may be a conflict of interest when she’s charged with the murder. All Drew wants to do is prove that this sexy entrepreneur is not dangerous, except to his heart.<br /><br />Can she take a chance on him?</span></span><br />
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<span><span><strong></strong></span></span> Author's website is <a href="http://www.zoedawson.com/#" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
Author's page on Amazon is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Zoe-Dawson/e/B009OFFW0K/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
Author's page on Goodreads is <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6549322.Zoe_Dawson" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
The post on my blog about this is <a href="http://fangirlhostess.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-tour-sign-ups-for-groomed-for.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Second Chance Boyfriend <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/96747-drew-fable">(Drew + Fable #2)</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Release Date: April 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cover Designed by: Sarah Hansen at <a href="http://okaycreations.net/site/">Okay Creations</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cover Reveal Organized by: <a href="http://www.yabound.blogspot.com/">YA Bound Blog Tours</a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">*Contains a curse word.*</span></span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lost.
That one single word best describes my life at this very moment. I lost the
last games of the season and both my team and my coach blame me. I lost the
last two months because I drowned in my own despair like a complete loser. And
I lost the only girl who ever mattered because I was afraid being with me would
destroy her.</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></i></b></div>
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now I realize how truly lost I am without her. She has become my story…and even
though she acts like she’s moved on, I know she still thinks about me just as
much as I think about her. She’s beautiful, sweet—and so damn vulnerable, all I
want to do is help her. Be there for her.</span></i></b></div>
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her… </span></i></b></div>
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only I could convince Fable to give me a second chance. Then I wouldn’t feel so
lost anymore, and neither would she. We could be found together.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">One Week Girlfriend <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/96747-drew-fable">(Drew + Fable #1)</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5934418.Monica_Murphy">Monica Murphy</a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Release Date: 01/11/13<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">New
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Temporary. That one single word best describes my life these last few years.
I’m working at a temporary job until I can finally break free. I’m my little
brother’s temporary mother since our mom doesn’t give a crap about either of
us. And I’m that temporary girl all the guys want to get with because I give it
up so easily. According to the rumors, at least.<br />
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But now I’m the temporary girlfriend of Drew Callahan, college football legend
and all around golden guy. He’s beautiful, sweet—and he’s hiding way more
secrets than I am. He’s brought me into this fake life where everyone seems to
hate me. And everyone seems to want something from him. The only thing he seems
to want though is…<br />
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Me.<br />
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I don’t know what to believe anymore. All I know is, I think Drew needs me. And
I want to be there for him.<br />
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Forever.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">About the Author<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Monica Murphy is a writer,
a wife and a mom. She drinks too much coffee and spends too much time in front
of her computer. She likes to read, she watches bad reality TV and she
sometimes acts younger than she really is. Though most of the time she's sure
her kids think she's a complete buzz kill.<br />
One Week Girlfriend, a new adult/contemporary romance, is Monica's first
book. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://missmonicamurphy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/MsMonicaMurphy" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MonicaMurphyauthor" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5934418.Monica_Murphy" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: blue; color: yellow; font-size: large;">And it got me thinking. I mean, I don't read a book just because it's a bestseller. But, I have been known to read a book that everyone is talking about. I do this because I want to be able to throw my own opinion in the mix, and I see no problem with that. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: yellow; color: black; font-size: large;">Now, that doesn't mean I go looking for the popular books, I just see them through blogs I follow sometimes. And sometimes their reviews make me want it more. Or maybe they posted an excerpt I liked. Or both. Sometimes I'll even buy a book based on an author interview, if it seems like the author is fun- the book will be too, right? Not always, but still.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: magenta; font-size: large;">Which makes me think of that saying: "Don't judge a book by its cover". But I do. All the time. If a book doesn't have a cover that appeals to me, nine times out of ten: I'll pass it up. Which isn't always right, but that doesn't stop me. I judge, we all do. If a book has a beautiful cover: I WILL GET IT.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: magenta; font-size: large;">Seriously, if I didn't do that.. I'd have, like, 20 books. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: lime; color: red; font-size: large;">Now, do I READ all of the books I get? Well, let's be honest here. My eyes are bigger than my stomach. I have QUITE the TBR pile. But that means that if I ever have time to read a random book off the shelves, I'll have variety. RIGHT? ;)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: cyan; color: #660000; font-size: large;">Another thing, I listen to music when I read. Why? Because, it blocks out any ringing phones and/or screams. Also, when reading a book: I fully expect to be teleported to another dimension. Can't do that if I hear something loud and disturbing. AND, music also helps when I start hating on the characters. I mean, how can you feel hate when you hear Fall Out Boy or Sara Bareilles (I'm listening to her as I type this, and when I clicked the music icon on my phone, Fall Out Boy began to sing "Tiffany Blews") singing with their gorgeous voices? You can't, RIGHT?! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow; color: orange; font-size: large;"><strong>What do you think? Any objections? :) Thanks for visiting!</strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Description (Goodreads):</span></strong><br />
<span id="freeText13549540179636730116">Everyone knows how all those fairy tales go. The princess gets beautiful, nabs her prince, falls instantly in love, lives happily ever after and leaves her evil stepsisters in the dust.<br /><br />But what happens when you’re the ugly stepsister and your obnoxiously perfect—read pretty, smart, and, worst of all, sickeningly nice—stepsister is dating the charming, tall, devastatingly handsome guy you’ve had a thing for since you were nine years old?<br /><br />Quirky, artistic and snarky Mattie Lowe does not lead a charmed life. Her mother is constantly belittling her on Skype. Mercedes, the school mean girl, has made it her personal mission to torment Mattie. But worst of all? Her stepsister Ella is the most beautiful, popular girl in school and is dating Mattie’s secret longtime crush, Jake Kingston.<br /><br />Tired of being left out and done with waiting for her own stupid fairy godmother to show up, Mattie decides to change her life. She’ll start by running for senior class president against wildly popular Jake.<br /><br />Ella can keep her Prince Annoying. Mattie’s going to rule the school.<br /><br />And no one, not even a cute and suddenly flirty Jake, is going to stop her.</span><br />
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<strong> Published August 15th 2012 by Fire & Ice Books</strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Find it on <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15833614-the-ugly-stepsister-strikes-back" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sariah Wilson. </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">(Picture from Goodreads.)</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: magenta;">Top Ten Books with <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1361317166_1">Mythical Creatures</span></span></span></strong><br />
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1361317163234_2316" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">10.<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1361317163234_2343"> </span><strong>Twilight.</strong> I hated the way the entire series turned out – she pretty much lost me at Book 3, but I adored the first one and recommended it to everyone I came across.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1361317163234_2310" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">9. <strong>Iron King.</strong> I don’t typically get too into stories with fairies, but I thought this one was really well done. And, um, Team Ash.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1361317163234_2317" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">8. <strong>Pride & Prejudice &</strong> <strong>Zombies.</strong> I liked the book, but I loved the graphic novel. If you haven’t read it, choose the graphic novel version first. So, so entertaining.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1361317163234_2313" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">7. <strong>Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8.</strong> Technically a comic book series, but I’m choosing to look at it as a graphic novel just so that I can include Buffy.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1361317163234_2320" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">6. <strong>Shannarra series.</strong><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1361317163234_2319"> </span>Terry Brooks was my first “favorite author” that I met in person at a signing. He liked my name. Some books are better than others, but I love being immersed in the world of Shannara.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1361317163234_2326" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">5. <strong>The Princess Bride.</strong> Fantastic movie, and there’s even more awesomeness in the written version.<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1361317163234_2328"> </span>The Wesley/Dread Pirate Roberts secret also works better in the book. I actually gasped when I discovered the truth while reading it.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1361317163234_2322" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">4. <strong>The Hunger Games.</strong> Sure, they’re more genetically modified creatures than mythical ones (mockingjays, jabberjays, muttations), but any time you can mention The Hunger Games on a list, you should do it.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1361317163234_2324" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">3. <strong>A Game of Thrones.</strong><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1361317163234_2340"> </span>Putting aside the ickiness (some of the gore, Cersei and Jamie, etc.), this is such a fantastic book then when I finished reading it I immediately went out and read all the others. I need him to WRITE FASTER and publish the next one.</span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1361317163234_2331" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;">1. <strong>Harry Potter series.</strong> I have books in the series that I love more than others, but overall, the Harry Potter books are among my absolute favorites, and ones that I reread over and over again.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I, personally, couldn't <em>stand </em>Twilight. The movie was great, </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">the writing was slow. I've read a little of The Host (also by Stephanie Meyer) and the writing seems to be better. </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Oh, and I love your name, too. </span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Thanks for stopping by! (:</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">This is the sequel to: The Archived.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Summary (and picture) from Goodreads:</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="freeText13370080039185529557"><span style="font-size: small;">Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.<br /><br />Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.<br /><br />Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often—violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive.<br /><br />Being a Keeper isn’t just dangerous—it’s a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da’s death was hard enough, but now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall.<br /><br />In this haunting, richly imagined novel, Victoria Schwab reveals the thin lines between past and present, love and pain, trust and deceit, unbearable loss and hard-won redemption.</span><a class="actionLinkLite" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10929432-the-archived#"></a></span></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Summary:</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #46a494;"><span style="color: black;">Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #46a494;"><span style="color: black;">Last summer, Mackenzie Bishop, a Keeper tasked with stopping violent Histories from escaping the Archive, almost lost her life to one. Now, as she starts her junior year at Hyde School, she's struggling to get her life back. But moving on isn't easy -- not when her dreams are haunted by what happened. She knows the past is past, knows it cannot hurt her, but it feels so real, and when her nightmares begin to creep into her waking hours, she starts to wonder if she's really safe. Meanwhile, people are vanishing without a trace, and the only thing they seem to have in common is Mackenzie. She's sure the Archive knows more than they are letting on, but before she can prove it, she becomes the prime suspect. And unless Mac can track down the real culprit, she'll lose everything, not only her role as Keeper, but her memories, and even her life. Can Mackenzie untangle the mystery before she herself unravels? </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #46a494;"><span style="color: black;">With stunning prose and a captivating mixture of action, romance, and horror, The Unbound delves into a richly imagined world where no choice is easy and love and loss feel like two sides of the same coin.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #46a494;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;"><strong>Picture from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13638131-the-unbound" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>, summary from YA Book Central. YA Book Central is hosting a giveaway for book one, The Archived, <a href="http://www.yabookscentral.com/blog/cover-reveal-the-unbound-by-victoria-schwab-giveaway" target="_blank">here</a>. </strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #46a494;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-size: x-large;">What do you think? I wish they were more <em>different</em>, but I still love them both. (:</span></strong></span><br />
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