tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80297289383624209282024-02-07T00:14:55.666-08:00Ethereal Book ReviewsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16544563577865167066noreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029728938362420928.post-78904229312910413142014-12-01T00:00:00.000-08:002014-12-25T18:08:35.990-08:00Guest Post: Diana L. Wicker<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Author:</u></b> Diana L. Wicker</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ethereal
Book Reviews is such a lovely name. I am so excited that you have
invited me to share one of my tales with your audience. I am the
Storyteller of Feyron. I share the tales of lore with anyone who would
like to listen. I think, when meeting a new audience for the first time,
it is best to start at the beginning. Wouldn't you agree?<br /><br />So,
for today's tale, let us start with a story from the Age of Beginnings.
The Realm of Feyron has always been. It is the origin of all things
magical, the axis point where all the worlds meet. There was a time, in
the beginning of days, when the worlds were not yet formed and the Faie
did not yet exist.<br /><br /><b>The Keeper of Time</b><br /><br />Swimming
through the primordial sea, a black serpentine form glided effortlessly,
strong muscles propelling her forward as the azure fin rippled along
the length of her back flowing behind her in a graceful trail from the
base of her tail. The vast expanse of the Unending Sea lay all around
her. A milky haze swirled up from the depths mingling with the deep
green water as the great leviathan turned her nose towards the deep
caverns of black and followed the creamy swirls into the darkness.<br /><br />Returning
to her home in the Stoney Deep, she followed a soft blue light back to
the great arch of black stone hidden at the very depths of her realm.
The cold waters flowed around, over, and through the archway. As the
light flickered, waxing and waning from nearly white to nearly black and
back again, she coiled in its glow, the large fan of azure gossamer at
the end of her tail spreading before her like a carpet. She watched the
undulations as time flowed past. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She
had no words marking the passing of time, for there was no day or night
in the darkness of the Stoney Deep. There was only Now and Could Be,
for the future is not set in the stone of the deep. It ebbs and flows on
the currents of change, always responding to the Now as it unfolds. She
enjoyed watching the rhythm of nature, the swirling of the great gas
clouds as they moved towards one another, merged, and reformed into
something new. The hypnotic rhythm of the light lulled her to sleep and
she dreamed about all that Could Be.<br /><br />The aeons passed, but in
time the flickering slowed to a pulsing, the heartbeat of countless
stars as worlds took shape bathed in the milky haze that carried the
Seeds of Life on the currents of time as they ebbed and flowed through
the realms. The changing rhythms stirred her from her dreams and she watched the waves of creation wash over the newly formed worlds.<br /><br />“Children.” The word floated through her mind like the haze that drifted through the gateway. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Could Be of a myriad worlds swirled in the mists before her. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Slowly
she unfurled, the azure fan trailing along the black rocks as she wound
around the arch of the gateway, swimming in a slow spiral to the very
top. While her realm often felt all encompassing and never ending, in
truth there was sky above and a distant shore, but she was loath to
leave the depths to seek it out. Her eyes shimmered gold as she searched
for the Now of the other place where the milky currents originated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A warm pool in a basin of black stone fed by a high mountain waterfall came into focus within
the gateway, a gentle rain of pink petals showering over the surface of
the milky water. The vision broadened revealing a carpet of lush
emerald grass, a rainbow of delicate fairies fluttering from flower to
flower on a gentle breeze within the meadow. Beyond the pool, mountains
of crystal merged with an obsidian wall, both vanishing from sight in
either direction. The leviathan passed through the True Gateway, riding
on the currents of the swirling creamy haze, seeking out the Now of the
hidden meadow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rising from the Sacred Pool beneath the tree that
was clothed in pink, the small creatures of the meadow scattered before
her sudden appearance, fleeing towards the misty forest. Her black
scales an iridescent rainbow of colors in the morning sunlight, the
great leviathan began to shimmer in a golden light as she moved towards
the bank, finally stepping into the grass wearing a new form.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hope you have enjoyed the tale. Thank you so much for letting me share it with your </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">audience. I do hope you will have me over to visit again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Books from the Author: </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Dreamweaver’s Journey: The Age of Awakenings - Book 1<br />The Guardian Child’s Return: The Age of Awakenings - Book 2<br />Legacy of Mist and Shadow: The Age of Awakenings - Book 3</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114798302586374202noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029728938362420928.post-20449329536263569142014-11-23T00:00:00.000-08:002014-11-30T13:32:31.794-08:00Featured Author: Karen Akins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><u>About the Author:</u></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">Karen Akins lives in the MidSouth where she writes humorous, light YA sci-fi. When not writing or reading, she loves lightsaber dueling with her two sons and forcing her husband to watch BBC shows with her. </span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /></i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"><i>Karen has been many things in her life: an archery instructor, drummer for the shortest-lived garage band in history, and a shockingly bad tic-tac-toe player.</i></span><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"><i> </i>(Taken from <u>Goodreads</u>)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #181818; font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Other Information:</u></b></span></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Books Written:</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Loop (Loop </span><span style="line-height: 1.1;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#1)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Twist </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Loop </span><span style="line-height: 1.1;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#2)</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Link to Goodreads Account: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6549394.Karen_Akins" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6549394.Karen_Akins</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Most Popular Book (by the ratings on Goodreads): </b></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Loop (Loop </span><span style="line-height: 1.1;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">#1)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Blog: </b>----</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Link to Author Interview: </b>----</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114798302586374202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029728938362420928.post-78537685772006208942014-11-22T00:00:00.000-08:002014-11-30T13:33:36.756-08:00Book Promotion: Loop by Karen Akins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>Synopsis:</u></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At a school where Quantum Paradox 101 is a required course and history field trips are literal, sixteen year-old time traveler Bree Bennis excels…at screwing up.</span></i></span></div>
<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">After Bree botches a solo midterm to the 21st century by accidentally taking a boy hostage (a teensy snafu), she stands to lose her scholarship. But when Bree sneaks back to talk the kid into keeping his yap shut, she doesn’t go back far enough. The boy, Finn, now three years older and hot as a solar flare, is convinced he’s in love with Bree, or rather, a future version of her that doesn’t think he’s a complete pain in the arse. To make matters worse, she inadvertently transports him back to the 23rd century with her. </span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Once home, Bree discovers that a recent rash of accidents at her school are anything but accidental. Someone is attacking time travelers. As Bree and her temporal tagalong uncover seemingly unconnected clues—a broken bracelet, a missing data file, the art heist of the millennium—that lead to the person responsible, she alone has the knowledge to piece the puzzle together. Knowledge only one other person has. Her future self.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">But when those closest to her become the next victims, Bree realizes the attacker is willing to do anything to stop her. In the past, present, or future. </span></span></i><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Information About the Book:</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Author: </b>Karen Akins</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Link to Goodreads: </span></b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19286673-loop" style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.goodreads.com/<wbr></wbr>book/show/19286673-loop</span></a><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Publisher: </b>St. Martins Griffin</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: </b>October 21, 2014</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Links to Buy:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b></b>Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Loop-Karen-Akins/dp/1250030986/ref=la_B00MCM9C4Y_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1411009520&sr=1-1" style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Loop-<wbr></wbr>Karen-Akins/dp/1250030986/ref=<wbr></wbr>la_B00MCM9C4Y_1_1?s=books&ie=<wbr></wbr>UTF8&qid=1411009520&sr=1-1</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Barnes & Noble: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/loop-karen-akins/1117685339?ean=9781250030986" style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" target="_blank">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/<wbr></wbr>w/loop-karen-akins/1117685339?<wbr></wbr>ean=9781250030986</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Indiebound: <a href="http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781250030986" style="color: #1155cc; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" target="_blank">http://www.indiebound.org/<wbr></wbr>book/9781250030986</a></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Average Rating (from Goodreads):</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 3.78</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Rating from EBR: </b>----</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114798302586374202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029728938362420928.post-58253964898496798192014-11-20T00:00:00.000-08:002014-11-30T13:31:56.187-08:00Featured Book: A Shadowed Soul by Kira Tregoning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><u style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Synopsis:</span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Enemies old and new circle around the Aligerai, waiting for a fatal mistake. One of the Aligerai’s own remains trapped in the Chaos world of Metanoia. And the threat of the soul-eating demons and the end of Cora looms ever closer . . . Sita and her friends Ariene and Roxanne must stay one step ahead of their enemies and find a way to track and defeat the demon Pur. But each of the Aligerai faces their own internal battles. When their enemies strike too close to home, the Aligerai must decide whether to stay together . . . or splinter apart.</span><i style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> </i><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">(</span><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Taken from Goodreads</span><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><b>Title: </b>A Shadowed Soul</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><b>Author(s): </b>Kira R. Tregoning</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><b>Link on Goodreads: </b></span></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22434587-a-shadowed-soul" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22434587-a-shadowed-soul</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><b>Amazon: </b></span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Shadowed-Soul-The-Aligerai-Book-ebook/dp/B00KQPYGHM" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Shadowed-Soul-The-Aligerai-Book-ebook/dp/B00KQPYGHM</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><b>Smashwords: </b><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/444651">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/444651</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Excerpt:</span></u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Summer heat retreated before the cool of night. On top of a small hill stood a noble mansion, tall and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">statuesque among the fields and trees that surrounded it. Lights flickered through windows on the lower </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">floors, but no sign of human life could be seen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Inside, in a bedroom on the second floor, slept Sita Newbury, the heir of the ancient House of Awle. She </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tossed in her sleep, her long golden hair tangled around her throat. Fine sheets of red satin covered her </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">slim figure, the light material keeping her cool in the late July heat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sita turned onto her side, still dreaming, sweat beaded on her brow. A word escaped through her lips: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Owen . . . ”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another dream began to intrude, chasing away the memories of battles, enemies, and lost lovers. This </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">dream entangled her mind so fully that she began to rise to wakefulness. A woman in the dream—</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">impossibly tall, her dark brown skin glowing softly, eyes full of the universe—called out to her. “Sita. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Come to me. I must speak with you. Come to me on the lake.” Sita resisted. Her warm bed embraced her, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">kept her safe and calm. Why should she leave it in the middle of the night?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Sita,” the woman called, even louder now. “Sita, come to me now. It is urgent.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally Sita’s eyes opened. The dream stuck with her. She knew the figure, and knew she couldn’t refuse </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the demand of a goddess. “Fine, fine, fine,” she said. Grumbling to herself, Sita rose from the bed and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">stumbled into her closet. She lit the lights with a wave of her hand, her power and the house’s inherent </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">magic combining to do the task for her. She thumbed through her clothes before grabbing a simple dress </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and pulling it on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An insistent wordless urging crashed against her like wave on a beach. The force of the pounding set </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sita’s stomach roiling. She frowned and tsked. “I’m coming, I’m coming!” she said to the air. Shaking </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">her head, the young woman walked through the hall and down the stairs to the foyer. “Stupid Corá, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">interrupting my sleep. Why can’t she save this for normal hours?” The front door opened of its own </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">accord, the magical house doing its duty by its mistress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guided by a bright moon, Sita ambled down a wide field toward the lake to the east of her mansion, the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">water hidden within the forest. Compared to the heat of the summer days, Sita welcomed the coolness of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the night air and was glad to find she was comfortable in just the dress. Moonlight enhanced the waist-</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">length hair flowing behind her. As she entered the forest she discovered the lake through the trees.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sita picked her way through the last of the grass and reeds by the lake’s shore. The feel of the cool plants </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and just-damp dirt between her toes made her grin with pleasure. Tiny waves rolled onto the muddy </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">shore, creating a soothing aquatic song. Her hemline would be ruined, and she would make sure Corá </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">heard a great deal about the subject before she left tonight. This was, after all, the Lady Corá’s idea.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The woods around her breathed with life, even in the middle of the night. Crickets chirped all around, and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">fireflies illuminated the trunks of trees with yellow dots. Night fliers winged their silent ways through the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">shadowed branches. An owl hooted nearby.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A ripple on the water caught Sita’s attention. She stepped closer to the lake, the cold liquid just lapping at </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">her toes. Something began to rise from the water. Sita waited impatiently.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally the goddess Corá floated above the lake, her feet just on the surface. Her body was transparent, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">which only made sense—she was made of the clear blue waters, and moonlight shone straight through </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">her. The being walked over the water. Droplets sprayed off her form in an invisible breeze. “Thank you </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for coming,” said Corá. The multi-toned voice of the goddess felt like a caress across the skin, and Sita </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">noticed that the lake and forest seemed brighter and more vibrant when the goddess spoke.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sita crossed her arms and stuck out her chin. “Do you realize what time it is? Iwas asleep.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I apologize, but I need to speak with you, Sita. I promise it is important.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“It better be,” Sita grumbled. “Oh, and thanks to you, my hem is ruined. Just had to tell you that.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Corá crossed her own watery arms. “The more you complain, little Earth child, the longer you will be out </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here, my dear.” Sita sighed and allowed her shoulders to slump just slightly. Satisfied, Corá continued. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I need to warn you. There is something happening, something that could change life on both worlds as </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">we know it.” The droplets flung away from her more rapidly now. “I cannot see what it is, but I feel it </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">building. Darci is planning something that could end life as we know it.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sita clenched her hands into fists. “Um, duh. It’s called a war. We know that already. What else’ve you </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">got?”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A drop of water slashed across Sita’s cheek and drew a shallow line of blood. She jumped and touched </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the cut with a finger. The injury stung, but the pain soon faded and the bleeding stopped.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Don’t be rude, Sita. When I speak, you should listen. It is not often I give such warnings.” Sita bowed </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">her head, placating the goddess. “Now, this is not about the war, not exactly. This is something bigger, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">more heinous, more . . . well, evil.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I fear for my sister, Earth, as you call her. The nature of this evil is aimed at her. I am sorry I cannot </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tell you anything more specific, but I am not a strong seer, and I only See the things relevant to me and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">mine.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sita groaned. “Let me guess. You want me to do something about it, right?”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“In a way. Just see what you can observe.” The water of Corá’s body ran in slow swirls around her face. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Also, you should consider bringing those you love here to Corá to live with you.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The swirls across Corá’s watery skin moved faster, creating stronger currents and distorting her features. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Waves on the lake that had been small and gentle now churned, and more cold water engulfed Sita’s feet. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Have you not been listening? Earth will be attacked. Anyone caught in the crossfire will be destroyed, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">obliterated. Your safety is here.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I don’t think so. I’m going back to school in the fall. What about that?”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“You live here. What do you mean you are going back?”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sita bit her lip. The goddess was sometimes less understanding of human affairs, such as now. “This is </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">not my home. I’m on vacation. I’m going back home to Maryland in the fall.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“You should stay here.” Corá stamped a foot, water spraying all over the girl. “Besides, have you not </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">been making the mansion livable?” She shifted to view over Sita’s head. Sita turned to follow her gaze. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Trees bent and swayed out of the way at Corá’s command to reveal the mansion’s upper stories. “It looks </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">quite homey to me.” She paused, considering. “Perhaps you do not know this yet, but there is a stable of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">some size in the far part of your property. You might want to see it.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sita’s shoulders drooped. “You’re trying to keep me here, aren’t you?”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The young woman’s features scrunched up into an angry scowl. “I’m going back to school in the fall. I </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">don’t care what you say, I’m going back. My sister is there, my friends are there, and my school is there. I </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">won’t abandon them so I can live here in luxury and boredom.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Corá’s face of water twisted into a maelstrom. She snarled. “Stop being so selfish and do your duty. You </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">were born to protect my sister, you were born to protect me, so do it!”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just as the goddess reached out to embrace her, Sita ran into the forest and back to the mansion, leaving a </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">distraught Corá behind.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114798302586374202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029728938362420928.post-40950613465753028992014-11-19T00:00:00.000-08:002014-11-19T00:00:06.185-08:00Featured Author: Kira Tregoning<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>About the Author:</u></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><i>Kira R. Tregoning is a language enthusiast, writer, and book lover. She graduated from the </i></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><i>University of Maryland. An avid reader, she owns a large number of books, which somehow all fit under </i></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><i>the same roof, and which span genres from historical fiction, science fiction, and fantasy to classic fiction, </i></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><i>Shakespeare, and the great novels. Her first book, "Rise of the Aligerai," was released Dec. 13, 2012. She </i></span></span><i style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">also runs the book review blog Fantastical Reads.</i><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Books Written:</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rise of the Aligerai (Book 1)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Shadowed Soul</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Link to Goodreads Account: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6767724.Kira_R_Tregoning" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6767724.Kira_R_Tregoning</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Most Popular Book (by the ratings on Goodreads): </b>Rise of the Aligerai (Book 1)</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blog: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://theworldofcora.wordpress.com/">http://theworldofcora.wordpress.com</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Link to Author Interview: </b>----</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114798302586374202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029728938362420928.post-37199115240677568832014-11-16T13:09:00.004-08:002014-11-16T13:10:21.396-08:00Featured Book: Bitter Candy by Lily Ableman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><b>Author(s): </b>Lily Ableman</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><b>Link on Goodreads: </b></span></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22551342-bitter-candy" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22551342-bitter-candy</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><b>Amazon: </b></span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NNSYG42/ref=x_gr_w_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=httpwwwgoodco-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00NNSYG42&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NNSYG42/ref=x_gr_w_bb?ie=UTF8&tag=httpwwwgoodco-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00NNSYG42&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2</a></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114798302586374202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029728938362420928.post-87831357268459968582014-11-16T12:57:00.000-08:002014-11-16T12:57:07.848-08:00Book Promotion: Bitter Candy by Lily Ableman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>Synopsis:</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Hilarie Walsh fits in with her high school about as well as a Satan worshipper at a Christian book club. Not only is she the sole middle class girl in a sea of filthy rich kids, but - thanks to her ex's lies - everyone also thinks she's a slut. As a result, she's completely given up on her love life.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Enter senior year - and Eric Lawington, the arrogant but incredibly sexy son of a billionaire. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Let the sparks fly...</span></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Information About the Book:</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Author: </b>Lily Ableman</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Link to Goodreads: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22551342-bitter-candy">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22551342-bitter-candy</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: </b>September 16, 2014</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Average Rating (from Goodreads):</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 3.77 <b></b></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>About the Author:</u></b></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the record, my actual name is not Lily Ableman, but please call me that anyway.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm a writer with a terrible tendency to procrastinate and an overabundance of pessimism.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am also a student at the University of Chicago with a considerable lack of ambition and again, a terrible tendency to procrastinate.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like Meg Cabot, Washed Out, New Girl, Gone with the Wind, and sushi. I do NOT like long walks on the beach.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like to read and write romances.</span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Books Written:</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bitter Candy</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Link to Goodreads Account: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8328704.Lily_Ableman" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8328704.Lily_Ableman</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Most Popular Book (by the ratings on Goodreads): </b>Bitter Candy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Blog: </b><a href="http://jovialcynicism.wordpress.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://jovialcynicism.<wbr></wbr>wordpress.com/</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Link to Author Interview: </b><a href="http://etherealbookreviews.blogspot.com/2014/11/author-interview-lily-ableman.html">http://etherealbookreviews.blogspot.com/2014/11/author-interview-lily-ableman.html</a></span><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114798302586374202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029728938362420928.post-8287207403200933492014-11-13T00:00:00.000-08:002014-11-13T00:00:09.485-08:00Author Interview: Alexis Bass<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">About the Author:</span></u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Alexis
Bass grew up in Washington, went to college in Arizona, and spent her
early twenties in Seattle. She currently lives in Northern California
with Dylan McKay, her gorgeous and rambunctious golden retriever. She
loves good fashion and good TV as much as a good book, and is a huge
advocate of the three C’s: coffee, chocolate, and cheese. LOVE AND OTHER
THEORIES is her first novel. Visit her at </span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.alexisbassbooks.com/" target="_blank">www.alexisbassbooks.com</a></span><span style="color: black;"> or on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/alexisbasswrite" target="_blank">@alexisbasswrite</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-size: x-large;"><u><br /></u></b><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Interview:</span></u></b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What made you want to become a writer?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always had stories in my head. Even before I could write, I would draw pictures and dictate the words to my mom or dad. They were nice enough to indulge me. :) I continued writing, picture books with my best friend who lived next door when I was in elementary school; screen plays with my best friend in middle school. It’s still my favorite form of self-expression, and what I like to do in my free time.<b></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where do you get your inspirations from?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everywhere. Usually my stories are about dilemma’s that aren’t always easy to define, problems that aren’t necessarily black and white, but tough things in life that you just have to hurdle your way through. Those are my favorite things to explore when I write; those are what inspire me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b><b>Other than writing books, what else do you do in your free time?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Reading (haha, of course!). I also enjoy traveling, swimming, staying up late talking with my friends, going to the movies, and going for runs with my dog.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b><b>If you could work with another author, who would it be?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This question is so hard! There are so many authors I admire. It might be fun to work with Alain<br />de Botton, because of the philosophical element he brings into his work. It would also be fun to pick Bret Easton Ellis’s brain for dark humor, or Stephanie Perkin’s brain for happily-ever-after romance (something I have not yet mastered—fair warning ;)).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>What are major themes of your work?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friendship, loyalty, love, regret.<b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>What do you think people look for in a book?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Above all, I think they want to be entertained. They want a story they can lose themselves in, or characters they feel like they know personally, and to chase an outcome that will be satisfying in ways they hadn’t quite imagined.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Are there any recent works you admire?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For series, I really love The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater, and also Leigh Bardugo’s Grisha Trilogy which wrapped up perfectly with Ruin and Rising this spring. I loved Julie Murphy’s Side Effects May Vary, E. Lockhart’s We Were Liars, and Amanda Maciel’s Tease.</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Questions About the Book (Love and Other Theories):</u></span></b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Which character in the book do you think you can relate to the most?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can relate to all of them in a small way. Especially their apprehension about love and graduation—I definitely felt that way when I was seventeen, though I never took their extreme route to finding a solution. Aubrey’s best friend Melissa is a lot like I was when it comes to her motto, “better paranoid than sorry,” and how she’s extra cautious over things that don’t require extra caution.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>How did you come up with the character's names?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A lot of them are inside jokes with my friends from high school, who I’m still very close to, despite how far away we all live. I didn’t use any of their names, no names of any ex-boyfriends either. Shelby is named for Shelby from Steel Magnolias, a movie one of our mother’s introduced to us and we found ourselves watching a lot. Trip is a name we were all obsessed with—me in particular. (And we NEVER met boys named Trip, go figure.) But many of the names I just pulled from the top of my head or off a baby-naming website.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What gave you the inspiration to write this book?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The quote by Marilyn Monroe, which appears at the beginning of the book, was a huge inspiration: “A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.” I wondered what it would be like for a group of girls to apply this to their lives, treating avoiding heartbreak as a serious business, and how they were going to learn that it’s much more complex than they think.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<b><u style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Synopsis:</span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><span id="freeText12118382615949181040">That’s the secret to
dating in high school. By giving as little as they expect to get in
return, seventeen-year-old Aubrey Housing and her three best friends
have made it to the second semester of their senior year
heartbreak-free. And it’s all thanks to a few simple rules: don’t
commit, don’t be needy, and don’t give away your heart.<br /><br />So when
smoking-hot Nathan Diggs transfers to Lincoln High, it shouldn’t be a
big deal. At least that’s what Aubrey tells herself. But Nathan’s
new-boy charm, his kindness, and his disarming honesty throw Aubrey off
her game and put her in danger of breaking the most important rule of
all: Don’t fall in love.</span> </i><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">(</span><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Taken from Goodreads</span><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><b>Author(s): </b>Alexis Bass</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><b>Link on Goodreads: </b></span></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18480081-love-and-other-theories?ac=1" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18480081-love-and-other-theories?ac=1</a></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114798302586374202noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029728938362420928.post-53851962195265801232014-11-11T00:00:00.000-08:002014-11-11T00:00:02.238-08:00Book Promotion: Love and Other Theories by Alexis Bass<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>Synopsis:</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span id="freeText10940563886649277988">If you want more, you have to give less.<br /><br />That’s
the secret to dating in high school. By giving as little as they expect
to get in return, seventeen-year-old Aubrey Housing and her three best
friends have made it to the second semester of their senior year
heartbreak-free. And it’s all thanks to a few simple rules: don’t
commit, don’t be needy, and don’t give away your heart.<br /><br />So when
smoking-hot Nathan Diggs transfers to Lincoln High, it shouldn’t be a
big deal. At least that’s what Aubrey tells herself. But Nathan’s
new-boy charm, his kindness, and his disarming honesty throw Aubrey off
her game and put her in danger of breaking the most important rule of
all: Don’t fall in love.</span></i></span></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Information About the Book:</span></u></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Author: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alexis Bass</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Link to Goodreads: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18480081-love-and-other-theories">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18480081-love-and-other-theories</a></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Publisher: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Harper Teen</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Release Date: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">December 31, 2014</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Links to Buy ($2.99):</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amazon:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Love-Other-Theories-Alexis-Bass/dp/0062275321">http://www.amazon.com/Love-Other-Theories-Alexis-Bass/dp/0062275321</a></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Barnes & Noble: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/love-and-other-theories-alexis-bass/1119128259?ean=9780062275325">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/love-and-other-theories-alexis-bass/1119128259?ean=9780062275325</a></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">HarperCollins: </span></b><a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/9780062275325/love-and-other-theories"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.harpercollins.com/9780062275325/love-and-other-theories</span></a><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></b><a href="http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Twelve-Steps/Veronica-Bartles/Q144545602?id=6008814428335"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></a><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Average Rating (from Goodreads):</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3.91</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rating from EBR: ----</span></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114798302586374202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029728938362420928.post-48168515508041027492014-11-10T00:00:00.000-08:002014-11-10T00:00:18.331-08:00Featured Author: Alexis Bass<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>About the Author:</u></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><i><span style="color: black;">Alexis
Bass grew up in Washington, went to college in Arizona, and spent her
early twenties in Seattle. She currently lives in Northern California
with Dylan McKay, her gorgeous and rambunctious golden retriever. She
loves good fashion and good TV as much as a good book, and is a huge
advocate of the three C’s: coffee, chocolate, and cheese. LOVE AND OTHER
THEORIES is her first novel. Visit her at </span><u><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.alexisbassbooks.com/" target="_blank">www.alexisbassbooks.com</a></span></u><span style="color: black;"> or on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/alexisbasswrite" target="_blank">@alexisbasswrite</a></span> </i></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Books Written:</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Love and Other Theories</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Link to Goodreads Account: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7264073.Alexis_Bass" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7264073.Alexis_Bass</a></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most Popular Book (by the ratings on Goodreads): </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Love and Other Theories</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blog: </span></b><a href="http://alexisbassbooks.com/blog/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://alexisbassbooks.com/blog/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Link to Author Interview: </b><a href="http://etherealbookreviews.blogspot.com/2014/11/author-interview-alexis-bass.html">http://etherealbookreviews.blogspot.com/2014/11/author-interview-alexis-bass.html</a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114798302586374202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029728938362420928.post-48679337223638892932014-11-09T00:00:00.000-08:002014-11-09T00:00:13.774-08:00Giveaway: My Forever, and Beautifully Broken by Kira Adams<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Synopsis:</u></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><i><span id="freeText13869809346231019765">Grief and loss can make
a person act out in all the worst kinds of ways. Madalynne Johnson has
always been a bit of a handful, but with the loss of her brother,
separation of her parents, and her boyfriends unexpected news of joining
the army she has gone into a full on tailspin. <br /><br />Parker Grant
experienced loss firsthand when his brother took his own life. Darkness
closed in. Madalynne saved him; showed him the light. And even though he
isn’t sure what the future holds--he wants Madalynne and this time he
won’t give up without a fight.</span> </i>(Taken from <u>Goodreads</u>)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><b>Author(s): </b>Kira Adams</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Release Date (Estimation): </b><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">May 18, 2014</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Synopsis:</u></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><i><span id="freeText13869809346231019765"><span id="freeText12974963827096178906">Jacqueline Blunt hasn’t
had an easy life. In fact, she’s had anything but. From a drug addicted
mother to being bounced around in foster care, Jacqueline longed for
one thing—normalcy. Lee Bennett had everything he could ever want—girls
falling all over him, a dream job, money. The one thing he was missing?
Passion. <br /><br />Sometimes the ones worth fighting for don’t know their
worth. Sometimes being broken is beautiful. This is a story of strength,
courage, hope, faith, and love. This is Beautifully Broken.<br /><br />Beautifully Broken is the second book in the Infinite Love series.</span></span> </i>(Taken from <u>Goodreads</u>)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Release Date (Estimation): </b><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">June 5, 2014</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PICTURE UNAVAILABLE</span></td></tr>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">About the Author:</span></u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Krista Pakseresht </span>has
always been a dreamer from the first time she opened her eyes.
Creating worlds through words is one thing she is truly talented at.
She specializes in Young Adult/New Adult romance, horror, action,
fantasy, and non-fiction under the pen name Kira Adams.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She is the author of the Infinite Love series, the Foundation series, the Darkness Falls series, and the Looking Glass series.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Interview:</span></u></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>What made you want to become a
writer?</b></span></span></div>
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</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Honestly, when I was younger, especially during the
summers or on vacations I would spend 80% of my time reading. I rarely spent
time with friends and instead chose to lose myself in great books and their
enticing plots. I read everything from young adult romances to horror and then
I would lock myself inside of my room and attempt to create my own stories with
similar plots or characters, just so I could feel an ounce of what those
stories made me feel. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Eventually, my creativity grew and I didn’t need
similar plots or characters to feel invested in my characters or their stories. </span></span></div>
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</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Where
do you get your inspirations from?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Real life and the trials and
tribulations we all go through on a daily basis. What I write about isn’t
pretty, but it is <i>real</i>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
Other than writing books, what else do you do in your free time?</b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I love to sing, but haven’t done it
in years. I also have a passion for film acting as well as theatre acting. I’m
a Taurus, so I love being in the spotlight in one way or another. I also love
spending time with friends and family. </span></span></div>
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If you could work with another author, who would it be?</b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I
would love to work for Colleen Hoover. She is experiencing amazing success in
our genre these days and I would love to pick her brain even just for a moment.
I would love to get some tips and tricks from her and be able to absorb everything
like a sponge. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
What are major themes of your work?</b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Depression, bullying, love, grief,
self-harm, suicide, addictions, disorders, etc. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
What do you think people look for in a book?</b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">They are looking for relatable
characters and an enticing plot. Something that keeps them turning the pages
from cover to cover. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><br />
Are there any recent works you admire?</b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I recently read Finding Cinderella
by Colleen Hoover. Surprisingly, it was the first book I ever picked up of
hers, but it took little to no time at all for me to fall completely in love
with her characters and her writing style. </span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Questions About the Book (Pieces of Me):</u></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Which character in the book do you
think you can relate to the most?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Probably
Daniel, the main character. It was as if he didn’t know there was something missing
in his life until “Cinderella” walked into his life. I think that is something
a lot of us experience in life. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>How
do you come up with your character's names?</b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I
always like to go against the grind and use names that I find intriguing and
maybe haven’t been overused. Normally you won’t find a Sarah or Ashley, Jeff or
David in my books. Instead you will find Peyton, Madalynne, Parker, Jace, Brooklyn,
etc. I’ve been told my characters names are definitely a selling point to my
novels, and I wholeheartedly agree. <br />
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<b>What gave you the inspiration to write Pieces of Me?</b></span></span></div>
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A lot of real life elements; real personalities,
real appearances, real conversations, real situations, and real problems.
Pieces of Me is the most realistic piece of fiction I have ever written. So
many parts of myself or people I care about were weaved throughout. I think
that is why people find it the easiest to relate to. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><span id="freeText13660271543316379663">Jacqueline Blunt hasn’t
had an easy life. In fact, she’s had anything but. From a drug addicted
mother to being bounced around in foster care, Jacqueline longed for
one thing—normalcy. Lee Bennett had everything he could ever want—girls
falling all over him, a dream job, money. The one thing he was missing?
Passion. <br /><br />Sometimes the ones worth fighting for don’t know their
worth. Sometimes being broken is beautiful. This is a story of strength,
courage, hope, faith, and love. This is Beautifully Broken.<br /><br />Beautifully Broken is the second book in the Infinite Love series</span></i><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><span id="freeText13660271543316379663"></span></span><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><span id="freeText13660271543316379663">.</span> (</span><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Taken from Goodreads</span><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><b>Title: </b>Beautifully Broken</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><b>Author(s): </b>Kira Adams</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><b>Link on Goodreads: </b></span></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18849994-beautifully-broken" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18849994-beautifully-broken</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Excerpt:</span></u></b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i>Jacqueline</i><br /><br />“What the hell do you think you’re doing?” I asked, incredulously.<br /><br />To be honest, it hadn’t angered me in the slightest. It had just taken me off guard. In fact, I was positive Lee noticed me begin to kiss him back. But he had no right to be kissing me like that. We knew hardly anything about one another and I felt like he thought I was easy.<br /><br />I mean, how many other girls had fallen for his smooth ways?<br /><br />He rubbed his jaw, his facial expression a mix of shock and amusement; his hazel eyes shining even brighter. “You have one hell of a right hook.”<br /><br />I couldn’t help but laugh. He looked so innocent, so powerless in the moment. I broke out into a round of chuckles. “Come on Smooth Operator, I’m going to show you where I live.” And with that I turned on my heel—leaving him wide-eyed and open mouthed behind me.<br /><br />When we were both buckled in and on the road, Lee broke the silence. “You’re like the craziest girl I’ve ever met.” My heart dropped into my stomach.<br /><br />This was it—he hadn’t even set foot in my state for longer than thirty minutes and I had already scared him off. I was really some kind of freak.<br /><br />I slammed on my breaks, causing Lee’s body to jerk forward. He put his hands up to stop him from flying into the dashboard. “Just rip it off.” Was all I said as I stared at him, unable to move.<br /><br />His eyes grew wider when he saw the lights of cars behind us. They were honking, swerving, cussing, and passing us. “Are you really going to sit here—in the middle of the road? You’re going to get us killed!” Real fear was emanating off his voice and it was enough to feel validated. <br /><br />“If you’re going to break up with me—you should just do it now. Get it over with.” I looked him in the eyes this time.<br /><br />“What? We’re not even dating...” Was all he could muster up in response. He was still nervously watching the commotion in the rearview mirror. <br /><br />I had created quite the pile-up. Cars were flashing their brights, honking, and motioning me to get off the road. <br /><br />I stifled a laugh and floored it out of there. <br /><br />“You’re insane,” Lee said again, only this time it was in a low whisper.<br /><br />I tore my eyes off the road to meet his, only to find mischief and mystery dancing across them. I might have been hallucinating, but I think I also saw Lee turned on. He kept biting his lip, and running his hand over his fuzzy shaved head. <br /><br />“Pull over.”<br /><br />“What?” I asked, puzzled as to what his motives were.<br /><br />“Pull over,” he repeated in the exact same tone and I kid you not—I had never been more turned on in my life.<br /><br />Before I knew it, I had taken his advice and we were parked outside a local park I used to frequent. It was late, around eight at night and it was dark; not pitch dark though. There were no patrons around. I put the car in park and was sure my heartbeat could be heard across the world. <br /><br />Lee unbuckled his seatbelt when I parked and shifted in his seat to face me. “I’m not going to kiss you again until you ask for it.”<br /><br />I looked at him, my jaw down to my knees. “What makes you think I would let you kiss me again?” It was all I had been fantasizing about since he had stolen the first kiss from me. It consumed my every thought. But I was not going to tell him that. I was going to remain strong.<br /><br />“Oh, when I’m done with you—you’re going to be begging for it,” he said in the cockiest tone I had ever heard.<br /><br />“Cocky much?” I asked, snidely.<br /><br />“Confident,” Lee responded calmly, grinning back at me.<br /><br />And then I could feel his warm breath in the crook of my neck, just below my ear, dancing on my skin. My breathing became shallow, and I wondered how he knew where my spot was instantly and the crazy things it would do to me.<br /><br />If his lips or tongue made their way anywhere towards my neck I was a goner for sure. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was holding my own. My poker face had not wavered, but my madly beating heart and breathing were a dead giveaway. <br /><br />“How ya doing over there?” Lee whispered in my ear.<br /><br />“I’m fine, absolutely fine,” I gulped out, attempting to sound confident.<br /><br />That’s when his lips found the bottom of my ear and he kissed it and gently sucked on it, causing me to literally bite my tongue off as I squealed with pleasure.<br /><br />“What was that?” Lee asked, putting his ear to my mouth. His neck was irresistibly close and all I could smell was his intoxicating scent. A mix of his cologne and pure pheromones. <br /><br />Lee backed up again and began nibbling my right ear. Is it getting hot in here? Or is it just me...<br /><br />Thankfully he hadn’t messed with my deadly spot since he began his treacherous reign on my body. I would probably leave horny as hell—but a winner nonetheless.<br /><br />I wondered if Lee was finding any pleasure at all from his torture raid on me and my body—but I could tell from his smile and chuckles that he was enjoying himself far too much.<br /><br />“Still don’t want to kiss me?” Lee puckered his lips animatedly.<br /><br />“Eww! I’d rather kiss a frog!” I made a stink face, pulling away from him, half-heartedly.<br /><br />“Now you’re asking for it!” Lee squealed, heading straight for my neck. At first he was simply trailing it with his breath, close enough to drive me wild, yet not touching me. My whole body stiffened; my senses heightened. It was like he had found the jackpot. Winner winner, chicken dinner. <br /><br />He didn’t waste any time trailing it with his fingers lightly in amazement how my body twitched and jerked from the simple touch.<br /><br />He pressed his lips to my neck and I melted into him, breathing increasing, eyes fluttering shut.<br /><br />I moaned loudly as his tongue slid up and down the base of my neck—my whole body was shuddering, my heart rate was off the charts, and my breathing almost to hyperventilating. I wanted nothing more than to feel his lips on mine again. To feel the roughness they had—the passion.<br /><br />Then I felt his warm breath on my ear again. “You’re crazy Jacqueline.”<br /><br />I looked at him with fire in my eyes.<br /><br />“Straight up nut job,” he smiled.<br /><br />I sat up straighter, getting more heated by the moment. <br /><br />“But that’s what makes you so damn irresistible.” He ran his finger across my lips slowly, delicately, licking his own at the same time. He was staring at my lips—I was transfixed upon his.<br /><br />Shit.<br /><br />I guess this means I lost.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114798302586374202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029728938362420928.post-46931335533637807942014-11-06T00:00:00.001-08:002014-11-06T00:00:06.200-08:00Review of Locks: Rapunzel Unhinged by Sarah J. Pepper<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Synopsis:</span></u></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">Rapunzel isn’t the stereotypical Damsel in Distress. Her Bad-Boy Prince Charming is a renowned mercenary, and their Happy Ending plays out like a bad movie. However, she is determined to breakout from her tower prison—love be damned—and do it in a fabulous pair of heels. </span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">***</span></span><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gunned down by the Mercenary, the deadliest assassin in The Badass Archives, isn’t exactly Rapunzel’s end-game. Falling for him isn’t either, but his Rated-R demeanor is strangely charming. Even though most girls wouldn’t fall for their captors, Rapunzel isn’t like most dames. Her major girl-boner for the Mercenary is so pathetic it verges on cliché. Yet, in spite of his appeal, Rapunzel must escape before she’s locked away in the Château de Immortelle’s highest tower—forever </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: small;">(Taken from <u>Goodreads</u>)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I just love to read retellings of well known fairy tales. It really brings me back to my childhood. This book, like many of the retellings that I have read, is great! Another book to put down on my to-read-again list. What made this story so special is that the main character isn't a Damsel in Distress waiting for her prince to save her. No, this character made me proud that I am female. With so many books out there, most of the stories portray the female lead as a weak character who is often guided by her prince. This story gave me hope that one day, stories would stop revolving around a weak female. Of course, it is fine to be weak in certain situations, but with the literature world dominated by mostly weaker female characters, it is refreshing to find a book like this. I am not painting an image that ALL authors place the female in a weaker role on purpose, but sometimes I can see the "Damsel in Distress" role creeping up behind the scenes of the story. Well, needless to say, everyone needs to read this </span></span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">book! I highly recommend it for people who enjoy fairy tales and strong female leads.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><span id="freeText12777958337032699008">For sixteen year old
Peyton Lane, life has never been easy. She’s not popular, overweight,
and oh yeah, her sister is embarrassed of her. But over the course of a
tumultuous year, everything changes for Peyton. Suddenly all eyes are on
her and it’s not because she’s fat. From a pair of handsome twins to a
couple of dangerously sexy rockers, Peyton will have to find out who she
can trust with her heart. From the ups and downs to the twists and
turns—this is Peyton’s story of finding one’s voice and growing into
your own. <br /><br />This is a coming of age romance that involves realistic situations and raw emotions. This is Pieces of Me.</span> </i>(Taken from <u>Goodreads</u>)</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Information About the Book:</span></u></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Author: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kira Adams</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Link to Goodreads: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22910973-pieces-of-me">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22910973-pieces-of-me</a></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Publisher: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Self Published</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Release Date: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">August 25, 2014</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pieces-Me-Foundation-Novel-Book-ebook/dp/B00MMYT5YE/">http://www.amazon.com/Pieces-Me-Foundation-Novel-Book-ebook/dp/B00MMYT5YE/ </a></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Average Rating (from Goodreads): </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3.89</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>About the Author:</u></b></span></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Krista Pakseresht </span>has always been a dreamer from the first time she opened her eyes. Creating worlds through words is one thing she is truly talented at. She specializes in Young Adult/New Adult romance, horror, action, fantasy, and non-fiction under the pen name Kira Adams.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She is the author of the Infinite Love series, the Foundation series, the Darkness Falls series, and the Looking Glass series.</span></i><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Books Written:</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pieces of Me (A Foundations Novel #1)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Fighter (A Foundations Novel #2)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Forever (The Infinite Love Series #1)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beautifully Broken (The Infinite Love Series #2)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Against All Odds (The Infinite Love Series #3)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Into the Darkness</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blog:</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://kristakakes.blogspot.com/">http://kristakakes.blogspot.com/</a></span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Link to Author Interview: </b><a href="http://etherealbookreviews.blogspot.com/2014/08/author-interview-krista-pakeresht.html">http://etherealbookreviews.blogspot.com/2014/08/author-interview-krista-pakeresht.html</a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114798302586374202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029728938362420928.post-61538011582887199222014-11-04T00:00:00.000-08:002014-11-04T00:00:10.632-08:00Review of Thirty Sunsets by Christine Hurley Desriso<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Synopsis:</span></u></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText7132686807396723026">To Forrest Shephard,
getting away to the family's beach house with her parents and her
brother, Brian, is the best part of every summer. Until this year, when
her mother invites Brian's obnoxious girlfriend, Olivia, to join them.
Suddenly, Forrest's relaxing vacation becomes a mission to verify the
reality of Olivia's rumored eating disorder. But the truth behind
Olivia's finicky eating isn't at all what Forrest expected. And over the
next thirty days, Forrest's world is turned upside down as her family's
darkest secrets begin to come to light.</span> </span></i><span style="font-size: small;">(Taken from <u>Goodreads</u>)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Forrest Shepherd is convinced she’s right. About what’s best for her brother and his horrible girlfriend, Olivia. About her mother’s need for control. Most of all, she thinks she’s right about Scott, the first cute guy to hit on her. But on the Shepherds’ annual summer vacation, Forrest discovers that her safe world of family and friends is riddled with deception. Her brother, her mother, Olivia, Scott . . . she really doesn’t know them at all, and Forrest is left wondering what it means for the most important relationships in her life to be built on lies. Thirty Sunsets is a story about secrets and personal trauma that shake a family to its core . . . and the healing that arises when hard truths emerge. </i>(Given by the Author)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">★★★★☆</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><u>Overall View:</u></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not only does this book have a pretty cover and a title that relates to the book (bonus!), but it also send a very important message to its readers. The theme of the book seemed to be "don't judge a book by its cover". Olivia served as a great example, seeing how she comes from a broken family, and she holds the stereotypes of a lead cheerleader. Instead of being a bossy, and cocky lead cheerleader, she was portrayed as a girl who not only cared about her boyfriend Scott, but cared for others, such as Forrest as well. The mother also played a very important part in sending out the message to the readers. At a glance, she seems like the typical control freak who doesn't allow her children outside of her sight, but once you look into her past, you begin to understand her story and her reasoning for her over protective nature.</span><br /><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Not only did this book teach</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">readers a lesson, but the added humor also balanced out with the heavy subjects that were being discussed in this book. The writing flowed very well, allowing me to visualize the scene clearly. I felt as if I were right there at the beach, watching Forrest as she takes off into a different adventure everyday. Not only did this book flow well, but the plot was consistent, which allowed me to follow up on the story easily. There were no awkward sentences or grammar mistakes present, and the author uses very mature words that helped me with visualizing each scene.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although I did enjoy this book, I did give it four stars for a few reasons. I am more inclined to romantic stories, but certain parts of this book was too predictable or unrealistic. The boy who raped Forrest's mom seemed unrealistic (a flat character) to me. After finding out that both the mother and daughter were raped by cute (at least that's what it seemed like judging from the description) boys, it just seemed too unrealistic. Sure, cute boys may rape cute girls, but what are the chances of both Shepherds being raped/close to being raped by cute boys? Another thing that really bothered me was Olivia. I want to know more about her past, her family, and maybe even her ex-boyfriends. To me, she was a very interesting character, a character I wanted to discover about, but in the end, I got nothing. She was not as developed as the other characters, but I really wanted more on her part.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Overall, I found this book quite enjoyable and would recommend it to others.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Character:</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Forrest Shepherd -</span> </b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><u>Description of Character</u>: The 16-year-old narrator of the book, Forrest Shepherd, has perfected masking her insecurities with above-it-all snark. She’s pretty and would love a boyfriend, but she’s too smart and mature for the guys in her school and too naïve to understand that they’ll catch up with her eventually. Her naivete leads to the book’s denouement – a devastating blow that forces her to tap into her deepest reserves of strength as she moves to the next phase of her life.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><u>Review of Character</u>:Forrest appealed to me in the beginning because of her smarts and love for words (described as "word freak"). Throughout the story, she began to get irritating because of her stubborn beliefs about Scott. Although she was advised against the idea of spending time Scott, her inflexible personality stopped her from taking the advice. Her character was really developed and it allowed me to learn about her and her family more.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Brian Shepherd</span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><b> -</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><u>Description of Character</u>: Brian Shepherd, Forrest’s 18-year-old brother, is cute, popular, smart . . . and in love. His infatuation with cheerleader Olivia has derailed all his plans, particularly studying premed at Vanderbilt. He’s kind and steady, but he makes it clear that if he has to choose between Olivia and his family, he’s choosing Olivia.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><u>Review of Character</u>: Brian was my favourite character out of the whole book. The fact that he was over protective with Forrest, although they were not blood related shows that he loves her unconditionally. Brian was a very constricted character who was caged by the belief of his mother, in addition, the way he was conceived also restricted him. He was the most sincere character out of the rest who wanted nothing more than to live up to everyone's expectations. He cared about the people he loved, including Olivia. Brian was a developed character, unlike Olivia, and learning about him was quite enjoyable, yet heart breaking at times.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Olivia</span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><b> -</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818;"><u>Description of Character</u>:
18-year-old Olivia is unwelcome in the Shepherd household by everyone but Brian. The family resents the pretty cheerleader for seemingly derailing his college plans. They also worry about Olivia’s dysfunctional upbringing. But although she strikes them as superficial, Olivia soon reveals depths of wisdom and emotion that reveal both her psychic scars and her fierce insistence on creating a better life for herself.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><u>Review of Character</u>: Although Olivia appeared to be the typical popular, disrepectful lead cheerleader, she was actually really considerate, helping Forrest with her problems, allowing them to bond. She was not as developed as other characters, which bothered me a little. She felt like the type of character I would love no matter what her past contained. Although she wasn't as developed, I felt like she played a very important role in this book. Without her, many of the events or family bonding would not have happened. In my opinion, she was a supporting character that meant to be one of the leading characters. If a book came out talking about Olivia's past before meeting Brian and after meeting Brian came out, I would definitely pick it up.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">*<i>Supporting characters not listed</i></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114798302586374202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029728938362420928.post-77549741498766665812014-11-03T00:00:00.000-08:002014-11-03T00:00:04.322-08:00Featured Book: Thirty Sunsets by Christine Deriso<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<u style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Synopsis:</span></b></u><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText7132686807396723026">To Forrest Shephard,
getting away to the family's beach house with her parents and her
brother, Brian, is the best part of every summer. Until this year, when
her mother invites Brian's obnoxious girlfriend, Olivia, to join them.
Suddenly, Forrest's relaxing vacation becomes a mission to verify the
reality of Olivia's rumored eating disorder. But the truth behind
Olivia's finicky eating isn't at all what Forrest expected. And over the
next thirty days, Forrest's world is turned upside down as her family's
darkest secrets begin to come to light.</span> </span></i><span style="font-size: small;">(Taken from <u>Goodreads</u>)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Forrest
Shepherd is convinced she’s right. About what’s best for her brother and
his horrible girlfriend, Olivia. About her mother’s need for control.
Most of all, she thinks she’s right about Scott, the first cute guy to
hit on her. But on the Shepherds’ annual summer vacation, Forrest
discovers that her safe world of family and friends is riddled with
deception. Her brother, her mother, Olivia, Scott . . . she really
doesn’t know them at all, and Forrest is left wondering what it means
for the most important relationships in her life to be built on lies.
Thirty Sunsets is a story about secrets and personal trauma that shake a
family to its core . . . and the healing that arises when hard truths
emerge. </i>(Given by the Author)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><b>Author(s): </b>Christine Deriso</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><b>Link on Goodreads: </b></span></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18579800-thirty-sunsets" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18579800-thirty-sunsets</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><b>Amazon: </b></span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Thirty-Sunsets-Christine-%20Hurley-Deriso/dp/073873991X/ref=sr_1_1_bnp_1_pap?ie=UTF8&qid=1407869969&sr=8-%20%201&keywords=thirty+sunsets" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/Thirty-Sunsets-Christine- Hurley-Deriso/dp/073873991X/ref=sr_1_1_bnp_1_pap?ie=UTF8&qid=1407869969&sr=8- 1&keywords=thirty+sunsets</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><b>Barnes & Noble: </b><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/thirty-sunsets-christine-hurley-deriso/1117011361?ean=9780738739915">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/thirty-sunsets-christine-hurley-deriso/1117011361?ean=9780738739915</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Excerpt:</span></u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">“So: What’s his name?”<br /><br />I look up quizzically from the drink I’m sipping. “Whose name?”<br /><br />Olivia dangles a fry outside her mouth. “The guy who’s gonna eat his heart out when he sees you in your new bikini.”<br /><br />I blush. “Oh. I dunno. Who cares.”<br /><br />Olivia nods sharply as kids zoom around the fast-food restaurant in our periphery. <br /><br />“Exactly. Yes, we want him to eat his heart out, but you have so moved on. That’s what lover boy needs to know. We need you walking on the beach holding hands with some hot new guy by sunset.”<br /><br />I laugh. “Yeah, hot guys and I go way back. I just snap my fingers and they magically appear.”<br /><br />“Oh, they’ll appear, alright,” Olivia says. “Stick with me, girlfriend. We’ll have ’em eating out of your hand.”<br /><br />I swallow a bite of my burger. “Hey, you’ve gone all morning without barfing,” I note.<br /><br />Olivia smiles. “Yeah. Maybe I’m turning the corner.” She strums her fingers lazily on the plastic tabletop. “I had fun hanging out with you this morning.”<br /><br />“Yeah. Me, too.” I lean in a bit. “You know how you talked about Brian freaking out about college?”<br /><br />She tilts her head. “Yeah?”<br /><br />“I’m a little freaked out, too. I can hardly stand the thought of eleventh grade, much less college.”<br /><br />Olivia’s eyebrows widen. “Really? I thought you loved school. Aren’t you, like, borderline genius or something?”<br /><br />I blush. “Yeah, Einstein’s got nothing on me. And that whole ‘genius’ vibe does wonders for my social life, by the way.”<br /><br />“So weird,” Olivia says, studying my face closer. “You seem so totally confident. I always thought you were, like, the ultimate cool chick.”<br /><br />I’m tempted to say something glib, but I think better of it. “I think the best way to hide your insecurity is to act like you don’t give a shit.”<br /><br />Olivia bounces lightly in her seat. “It totally works!” she gushes, and I laugh at her earnestness.<br /><br />“I mean it,” she continues. “It just blows my mind that you’re so . . . different than I thought.” She leans in for a sensitivity check. “I don’t mean that as an insult at all, I really don’t. . . .”<br /><br />“No, I get it,” I assure her. “I’m actually having to rethink some impressions of my own.”<br /><br />She points playfully at herself. “Diva?”<br /><br />“Like, duh,” I tease, and she laughs.<br /><br />Olivia wrinkles her nose. “Does everybody think that?” she asks warily.<br /><br />“No, I think there are some aborigines in Australia who haven’t gotten the memo.”<br /><br />Her eyes sparkle. “You’re, like, the funniest person I know.”<br /><br />“And you’re the most diva-licious.” I hoist my Coke toward her and she taps it with hers.<br /><br />“I think we make a fabulous pair,” she says.<br /><br />And it’s the damndest thing that I’m starting to think the same thing myself.</span> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114798302586374202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029728938362420928.post-23609715520807299722014-11-02T00:00:00.000-07:002014-11-02T00:00:04.728-07:00Featured Author: Christine Deriso<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><u>About the Author:</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Christine Hurley Deriso is an award-winning author of seven books, including three middle-grade novels published by Random House and two young-adult novels. Her latest young-adult novel, Thirty Sunsets, was published by Flux in July. Christine, who lives in North Augusta, S.C., has contributed to national magazines including Ladies’ Home Journal, Family Circle, Parents and Child. Visit her at www.christinehurleyderiso.com.</i></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Books Written:</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do-Over</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dreams to Grow On</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Green Tea and Beyond</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Right-Under Club</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Right Under Club: Act Two</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Talia Talk</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then I Met My Sister</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thirty Sunsets </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Link to Goodreads Account: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=christine+hurley+deriso" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query=christine+hurley+deriso</a></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Synopsis:</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lucy York is an aspiring
mechanical engineer working as a shot girl serving watered-down drinks
to drunken frat boys at Jezebel’s Bar & Lounge. The job isn’t so
bad—it pays her bills, and she’s managed to make a surrogate family for
herself at the bar. But now, at 24, she’s ready to spread her wings and
fly north to attend UC Berkeley and, maybe, distance herself a little
from the all-consuming social scene at Jezebel’s.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Then her boss hires a new bouncer, Norm, a literature dork who seems
like everything a bouncer shouldn’t be: tall, gangly, sweet (and, you
know, named Norman). But as she gets to know him, ol’ Norm turns out to
be everything Lucy never knew she wanted and the best friend she’s ever
had. He’s not a bad bouncer either.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One obstacle to their happily ever after: the owner has a strict
no-dating rule for employees. If anyone at Jezebel’s finds out she’s
dating a bouncer, Lucy will lose her job, her surrogate family, and the
money she needs to go to Berkeley.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">But, if she loses Norm, is she losing her best chance at happiness?</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i> </i>(Taken from <u>Goodreads</u>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Beth Matthews is a California girl, born and raised. She’s a total geek,
a movie buff, and a mediocre swing dancer. She lives in sunny SoCal
with her boyfriend and two of the neediest housecats on the planet.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><i><span id="freeText11427778702733751895">James: Popular, smart,
and athletic, James seems to have it all. But the only thing James
really wants is his college acceptance letter, so he can get far away
from Alabama after high school. He’s tired of the same old parties; the
tennis team; his so-called girlfriend, Alice; his ex, Clare – and
especially his quiet younger brother, Alex. In a town where secrets are
hard to keep, everyone knows what Alex did at the annual back-to-school
party. The only question is why.<br /><br /> Alex: With his friends no
longer talking to him and his brother constantly in motion, Alex is
prepared to get through junior year on his own. And he would, if his
ten-year-old neighbor, Henry, didn’t keep showing up, looking for
company. Even James seems intrigued by Henry, and by the strange cars
that come and go from his house across the street. But what Alex cares
most about is running, and when he’s encouraged to try out for
cross-country, he’s surprised to find more than just a supportive
teammate in his brother’s friend Nathen.<br /><br /> Thoughtful and moving, <i>What They Always Tell Us</i> is a powerful debut novel about the bond between two brothers – and the year that changes everything.</span> </i>(Taken from <u>Goodreads</u>)</span></span></span></div>
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anything.</span></i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114798302586374202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029728938362420928.post-33520963010448052862014-10-26T00:00:00.000-07:002014-10-26T00:00:02.249-07:00LGBT MONTH Review of Caught in the Crossfire by Juliann Rich<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Synopsis:</span></u></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Two boys at Bible camp; one forbidden love.<br /><br />That is the dilemma sixteen-year-old Jonathan Cooper faces when he goes away to Spirit Lake Bible Camp, an oasis for teen believers situated along Minnesota’s rugged north shore. He is expecting a summer of mosquito bites, bonfires with s’mores, and photography classes with Simon, his favorite counselor, who always helps Jonathan see his life in perfect focus.<br /><br />What he isn’t expecting is Ian McGuire, a new camper who openly argues against phrases like pray the gay away. Ian is certain of many things, including what could happen between them if only Jonathan could surrender to his feelings. Jonathan, however, tosses in a storm of indecision between his belief in God and his inability to stay away from Ian. When a real storm hits and Ian is lost in it, Jonathan is forced to make a public decision that changes his life. </span></i><span style="font-size: small;">(Taken from <u>Goodreads</u>)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818;">This was a great book to end my weekend. Although I didn't see the happy ending I was hoping to find (probably continued in the next book Search for Grace), the ending was quite pleasing to me. I loved all of the characters, except for that one guy....(readers who have read the book may know who that one guy is...), but they all seemed very realistic, mostly their personalities and reactions to certain situations. This pleases me because I love characters that reflect normal, real people. This makes it easier for readers, such as myself, to become engaged into the book. Another thing I like about this book is how to can easily reveal the plot, and solve it in such a thin book. I was expecting it to carry onto the next book, but Jonathan and Ian did just get over their first relationship bump pretty quickly. This leaves the readers to anticipate for more of Jonathan's and Ian's story. If I ever have more time, I would definitely pick this book up again and read it. This book holds a lot of potential so I am expecting the next one to be just as amazing.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114798302586374202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029728938362420928.post-57251199079353637402014-10-25T00:00:00.000-07:002014-10-25T20:48:53.554-07:00LGBT MONTH Review of Turning 16 by Perie Wolford<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText10830350867472999783"><i>New Gay Series To Pay Tribute To Sixteen Candles Movie and Other Awesome John Hughes Movies (The Second Edition)</i><br /><br />Sam
never liked his birthdays because not a single one of them was happy...
When he turned 1, he fell face-down into his birthday cake; when he
turned 5, he broke his left arm and when he turned 7, he broke his right
arm and his left leg; when he turned 12, his house caught fire. Now Sam
is about to turn 16 and he is dreading the day. The only birthday wish
he has is for Jake who is the Mr. Popular of Arcadia High to even
acknowledge his existence, or better yet give him a happy-birthday kiss.<br /><br />But Sam knows that it’s not gonna happen. <i>Or is it?</i><br /><br /><i>Disclaimer:
The plot of the books substantially varies from the John Hughes movies
and all the references to the movies are made as a tribute to their
awesomeness.</i></span> </span></i><span style="font-size: small;">(Taken from <u>Goodreads</u>)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Stars Given:</span></u></b></span></span>★★★★★</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I honestly just loved this book because of the simplicity. There weren't any characters that I had disliked, and Sam was a very likable character. I feel like almost every teen could relate to this book because of the problems that characters, especially Sam, face. Not only can this relate to gay people in high school, but this book can also relate to others with different orientations too. I really can't wait to read the second book and join Sam on another mini adventure again! It is just one of the cutest books ever, I am definitely going to reread this book again! I love how Sam has dreams about Jake, then both Jake and Mitch. It just added a little more spice to the already perfect book. This is recommended for those who would love to experience their high school love all over again...or if for those who would just want something light and cute to read.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Character:</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Sam -</span> </b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><u>Description of Character</u>: </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">a hopelessly
romantic boy with an indestructible sense of wonder and ever-optimistic spirit,
who faces difficulties with a sarcastic smile on his face.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><u>Review of Character</u>: Sam was such a likable character, which is one reason why this book deserves 5 stars. I found him cute, and his indecisiveness just made him a better character. Why? This is because many of us teens can relate to Sam. Whether we are choosing between two future lovers, or two friends, we know what it is like to be torn between two choices. I love how realistic this book is, and how Sam is relateable to many of us teenagers. Because Sam is such a realistic character, he has changed the atmosphere of this whole book. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">*<i>Supporting characters not listed</i></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16114798302586374202noreply@blogger.com0