tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90291624557972921082024-03-05T18:00:14.421-07:00The More the Merrier!The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.comBlogger396125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-2047478725145736752013-09-09T04:00:00.000-06:002013-09-09T04:00:02.606-06:00Most Anticipated (43)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">This week my <b>Most Anticipated Release of the Week</b> is <i>Rogue</i>. I can't believe that I'm finally going to be able to find out what happens with Lex and the rest of her gang of reapers. I fell in love with this series </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">after reading the first book, </span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Croak. </i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">It was hilarious and so different from other books that I couldn't help but be sucked into the world Gina Damico created. Now, I'm sad to say that </span><i style="color: #3d85c6;">Rogue</i><span style="color: #3d85c6;"> is the final book in this amazing trilogy and I'm going to have to let go of these characters and move on. Luckily I still have this final book to look forward to. Plus if I get too sad I can always re-read!</span></blockquote>
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Lex is a teenage Grim Reaper with the power to Damn souls, and it’s getting out of control. She’s a fugitive, on the run from the maniacal new mayor of Croak and the townspeople who want to see her pay the price for her misdeeds. Uncle Mort rounds up the Junior Grims to flee Croak once again, but this time they’re joined by Grotton, the most powerful Grim of all time. Their new mission is clear: Fix his mistakes, or the Afterlife will cease to exist, along with all the souls in it. <br />
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The gang heads for Necropolis, the labyrinth-like capital city of the Grimsphere. There, they discover that the Grimsphere needs a reboot. To do that, the portals to the Afterlife must be destroyed…but even that may not be enough to fix the damage. Things go from bad to worse, and when at last the fate of the Afterlife and all the souls of the Damned hang in the balance, it falls to Lex and her friends to make one final, impossible choice.(Goodreads)<br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14290102-rogue?ac=1" target="_blank">Rogue</a></i> (Croak #3), Gina Damico. Expected Publication: September 10, 2013; Graphia. Paperback 336 pgs.</span></div>
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-89800167779648081482013-09-02T04:00:00.000-06:002013-09-02T04:00:02.854-06:00Most Anticipated (42)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">This week <b>My Most Anticipated Release of the Week</b> is...<i>Breaking Nova</i>. I have become a huge fan of Jessica Sorensen and I can't wait to read her latest release. This one seems like it's going to be an emotional read and I'm dying to find out all about Nova and Quinton.</span> </blockquote>
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Nova Reed used to have dreams-of becoming a famous drummer, of marrying her true love. But all of that was taken away in an instant. Now she's getting by as best she can, though sometimes that means doing things the old Nova would never do. Things that are slowly eating away at her spirit. Every day blends into the next . . . until she meets Quinton Carter. His intense, honey brown eyes instantly draw her in, and he looks just about as broken as she feels inside.<br />
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Quinton once got a second chance at life-but he doesn't want it. The tattoos on his chest are a constant reminder of what he's done, what he's lost. He's sworn to never allow happiness into his life . . . but then beautiful, sweet Nova makes him smile. He knows he's too damaged to get close to her, yet she's the only one who can make him feel alive again. Quinton will have to decide: does he deserve to start over? Or should he pay for his past forever?<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Goodreads)</span><br />
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<i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17672770-breaking-nova?" target="_blank">Breaking Nova</a></i> (Nova #1), Jessica Sorensen. Expected Publication: September 3, 2013; Forever.</div>
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-23628897847107548942013-08-28T04:00:00.000-06:002013-08-28T04:00:00.956-06:00Review: Hidden Beneath by Lauryn April<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17213452-hidden-beneath?ac=1" target="_blank">Hidden Beneath</a></i> ( Into the Deep #2)</div>
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Publication Date: August 17, 2013</div>
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Just when Ivy Daniels thought her life was going exactly how she wanted it, a surprise visitor arrives to shake up her world. Two years after an accident left Ivy with the ability to read minds she’s finally put her past behind her. Now, the summer after her senior year of high school Ivy is looking forward to going away to college and enjoying the rest of her vacation with her best friend Charlie and boyfriend Aden. The life altering events of her junior year of high school that made her realize things aren’t always as they appear have been pushed to the back of Ivy’s mind, and so has the memory of the one person who helped her though them – that is until he shows up on her door step a month before she leaves for L.A. asking for her help.<br />
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Where has Ivy’s ex-boyfriend, Brant, been, and why did he leave? Find out in this sequel to Into the Deep that will lead take you on an adventure filled with secrets, lost love, and forgiveness. (Goodreads)<br />
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I was really excited when I found out that there was going to be a sequel to<i> Into the Deep</i>. I really enjoyed reading about the main character, Ivy as she not only learned to deal with her ability to read minds but also as she discovered, love and the meaning of true friendship. The story in <i>Hidden Beneath</i> takes place long after the events of <i>Into the Deep</i>. Ivy is headed off to college with her best friend, Charlie. Her life is vastly different from how it was in <i>Into the Deep</i>. Though she had accepted her gift she hasn't really used it because she wants to try and be normal again. Her relationship with Brant is over and she has since started dating Aden. In <i>Hidden Beneath</i> we'll find out why Brant and Ivy are no longer together. We'll also watch as Ivy slowly learns to use her gift to solve a mystery that has plagued the mind of someone she cares about.<br />
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One of the things I really enjoy about these books is the mystery. I love the suspense that has me wondering what is going to happen next. I also like when the characters I'm reading about are able to draw me in and make me hope that all will end well for them. Ivy is one of those characters. Since I hadn't read the description of what this book was about, I just jumped right in and started reading. So I was shocked when I discovered Ivy and Brant were no longer together. I literally had to re-read the passage and all I could think was What?! Why?! I loved them as a couple and I was sad for them. Luckily we find out why and readers aren't left wondering what happened. I'm also glad that <i>Hidden Beneath</i> solves a mystery that developed during the 1st book. I was happy that certain characters were able to get some answers to a mystery that had left them with a ton of questions but few answers.<br />
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<i> Hidden Beneath</i> is a great follow up to <i>Into the Deep</i>. We get another interesting mystery that had me wondering what was going to happen next. Plus I liked being able to get back into the head of a really great character. As an added bonus there are a few scenes at the end of the book told from another character's POV. Let's just say I really, really liked those scenes! My one issue with this book was that I would have liked to learn more about Charlie. I just think that she is an interesting character but we don't get to see much from her. <br />
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Hmm...not sure how to feel about this cover. I don't hate it but It's not my favorite of the two books. One thing I really like is the font used for the title and the placement of both the title and the author's name. It really bugs me when the title and the author's name are all over the cover making me wonder why anyone bothered to put any imagine behind the gigantic titles.<br />
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<br />The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-74015223525832859702013-08-26T04:00:00.000-06:002013-08-26T04:00:02.575-06:00Most Anticipated (41)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">This week my <b>Most Anticipated Release of the Week</b> is <i>Origin</i>. I have been dying to get my hands on this book ever since I finished <i>Opal</i>. Come on, with that ending how could I not want to know what was going to happen next. I was also really excited when I found out that <i>Origin</i> was going to have both Daemon and Katy's POV's. Daemon and Katy have become one of my favorite book couples and I need to know how they're doing after being separated in <i>Opal</i>. I so can't wait to get my hands on this one!!</span></blockquote>
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<i>Daemon will do anything to get Katy back.</i><br />
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After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world to save her? Gladly. Exposing his alien race to the world? With pleasure.<br />
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Surrounded by enemies, the only way she can come out of this is to adapt. After all, there are sides of Daedalus that don’t seem entirely crazy, but the group’s goals are frightening and the truths they speak even more disturbing. Who are the real bad guys? Daedalus? Mankind? Or the Luxen?<br />
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But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will Daemon and Katy be standing on?<br />
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<i>And will they even be together?</i>(Goodreads)<br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13644052-origin" target="_blank">Origin</a></i> (Lux #4), Jennifer L. Armentrout. Expected Publication: August 27, 2013; Entangled Publishing. Paperback, 400 pgs.</span></div>
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<i style="color: #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18043961-girl-on-tour?ac=1" target="_blank">Girl on Tour</a></i><span style="color: #cccccc;"> (Kylie Ryans #2), Caisey Quinn. Expected Publication: August 27, 2013; Kindle Edition. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16479479-the-liberator?ac=1" target="_blank">The Liberator</a> (Dante Walker #2), Victoria Scott. Expected Publication: August 27, 2013; Entangled Teen. Paperback 350 pgs.</span></div>
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<br />The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-88823424074166097662013-08-13T00:01:00.000-06:002013-08-13T00:01:00.128-06:00Teaser Tuesday (66)<div style="text-align: center;">
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My teaser this week is from <i>Hidden Beneath</i> (Into the Deep #2). I was a huge fan of <i>Into the Deep</i> and I was super excited that I would get to read more about these characters.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">"For just one moment after that shot rang through the air, after the birds fled the trees and the leaves shook and fluttered down to the ground, it had been completely and devastatingly silent. That was the moment I realized that soon it would all be over, and my heart hadn’t stopped pounding yet."</span></blockquote>
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<i style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Daughter of Isis</i><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (Descendants of Isis, #1)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7104482.Kelsey_Ketch"><span style="color: blue;">Kelsey Ketch</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Release Date: 10/26/13</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Cover Designed by: <a href="http://www.novakillustration.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Steven Novak</span></a></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Her mouth parted slightly, waiting for Seth to breathe life into her own body, just like in the story. She wanted him to awaken her senses.”</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The last thing Natara “Natti” Stone wants to do is to start anew at Setemple High School. She wished she had never left London. Yet the brutal murder of her maternal grandmother has made her life very complicated. The only clue related to her murder is an ancient, encrypted necklace Natti discovered after her grandmother’s death. And if trying to adjust to American life is not enough, Natti is being stalked by a mysterious, charming high school senior, Seth O’Keefe, who is annoyingly persistent in his attempts at seduction.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Seth O’Keefe is secretly a member of the Sons of Set, an order that worships the Egyptian god of chaos. Seth’s blessing from Set, his “charm,” never failed, except with one person: Natti Stone. Her ability to elude him infatuates and infuriates him, and he becomes obsessed with the chase. But the closer he gets to her, the more his emotions take a dangerous turn, and he risks breaking one of the most valued covenants of his order. The punishment for which is a fate worse than death.</span></span></div>
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two entangled bodies jumped in the dark; the light shining from the hall</div>
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streamed over the couple. She recognized the tall, copper haired upperclassman</div>
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completely shirtless, his fly clearly unzipped, and a brunette held tight in</div>
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his arms. The girl glared at Natti. She struggled a little against the boy’s</div>
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Natti blinked in complete shock. “Okay.” She</div>
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finally glanced at the empty room. “This is obviously not American Literature.”</div>
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his arms. The brunette’s cold demeanor melted away once her eyes met his. He</div>
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stroked her cheek, sending visible shivers through her body. Natti rolled her</div>
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“Now, now, Charlotte.” The honey-sweet voice</div>
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guest.” The boy’s eyes traveled Natti’s curves again. His grin widened.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">telling her something was off. His intentions were not pure. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">She lowered her hands to her side, taking a </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">step back into the hall. “Sorry.” She shook her head. “I don’t do threesomes.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">During her high school years, Kelsey Ketch could always be found tucked away in a little corner of the hall or classroom, writing her fantasy worlds and creating illustrations and maps. Today is no different, except now she’s writing in the break room at her office building or at the tables of the Barnes and Noble Café in Cary, North Carolina. She is also an avid reader, a part-time book blogger at <a href="http://kelseyketch.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Ketch’s Book Nook</span></a>, and lives with her two orange tabbies and awesome and humorous flat-mate.<i>Daughter of Isis</i> is her debut novel.<br />For more information, please visit her site at <a href="http://kelseyketch.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">kelseyketch.com</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-88973549176818619882013-08-08T00:29:00.001-06:002013-08-08T00:29:51.834-06:00Swoon Thursdays (75)<div style="text-align: center;">
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All you need to do is pick up the book you are currently reading or just finished reading. Find what made you SWOON. What got your heart pounding and your skin tingling, and your stomach fluttering. Then shout it out on Twitter with the hashtag #YABound, post in the comments, or grab the awesome button from YA Bound (above) and share it on your blog!<br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">This week my Swoon is from the last book in the Darkness Before Dawn trilogy, <i>After Daybreak</i>. I'm so sad this trilogy is over but I thoroughly enjoyed it! Here's my Swoon:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">"He skims his lips across my temple. It's as though each cell comes to life. I lean into him, drawn to the promise of pleasure. His mouth covers mine, his tongue sweeps inside. Warmth spirals through me, pools in the pit of my stomach. My toes curl. suddenly it's like he's kissing all of me."</span> SWOON YABound </blockquote>
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-7664845806636560642013-08-06T00:01:00.000-06:002013-08-06T00:57:07.098-06:00Teaser Tuesday (65)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB at </span><a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/?s=Teaser+Tuesdays" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank"><b>Should be Reading</b></a><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">. Anyone can join in. Here's what you need to do.</span></span></div>
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This week I chose two teasers from <i>Midnight Frost </i><span style="text-align: center;">(Mythos Academy #5)</span>. I'm a huge fan of this series. I love how the mythology in these books is tied in with mystery and suspense, it makes these books intense and super interesting.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">"I immediately dropped my gaze down back down to my food. Okay, okay, so I was totally tuning out his lecture, but only because it was the same one he'd given me a dozen times before. Besides, i was hungry. I started to lean forward to take a bite of my pretzel, when the librarian snatched it out of my hand."</span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG69vFF_MbvYW1bLgdZFPE8Q_9JM-7-3_d7MBj0TWkqJ5CwtxBcDBuTSuytB7a7BGYbgmPP0ERFCE-f0L8MKCFIRgo7JIintT_xw4u-BPQrS18vJwKaSKL4wk9YRzk6xJ3sPERp5Cy39Q/s400/Border+7.1.jpg" /></span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"The arrow had stopped a foot from my face. Eyes wide, my head snapped to the side, and I realized that the angry girl from the train station was there--and that she was holding the arrow in her hand like it was a football she'd plucked out of midair."</span></blockquote>
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-54114398487882919912013-08-05T04:00:00.000-06:002013-08-05T04:00:00.678-06:00Most Anticipated (40)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">This week my <b>Most Anticipated Release of the Week</b> is...<i>Infinityglass</i>. Though I have only read the first book in this trilogy I have been waiting for the trilogy to conclude so I can read the last two books back to back. I really loved the first book, <i>Hourglass </i>though a re-read will probably be necessary. I loved the concept of this trilogy and I can't wait to see where it goes and how it ends.</span></div>
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The Hourglass is a secret organization focused on the study of manipulating time, and its members — many of them teenagers -have uncanny abilities to make time work for them in mysterious ways. Inherent in these powers is a responsibility to take great care, because altering one small moment can have devastating consequences for the past, present, and future. But some time travelers are not exactly honorable, and sometimes unsavory deals must be struck to maintain order.</div>
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But the Hourglass has an advantage. Lily, who has the ability to locate anything lost, has determined that the Infinityglass isn't an object. It's a person. And the Hourglass must find him or her first. But where do you start searching for the very key to time when every second could be the last?(Goodreads)</div>
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-14659801255141001972013-07-29T04:00:00.000-06:002013-07-29T04:00:01.034-06:00Most Anticipated (39)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">This week is a HUGE week for books that I'm anticipating. It's difficult to pick which one I want to read the most, but I finally narrowed it down. So without further ado my <b>Most Anticipated Release of the Week</b> is...<i>Shark Out of Water</i>. If you haven't started this series yet I highly suggest that you do, it's amazing and I can't seem to get enough of the characters that Jenn Cooksey has created. <i>Shark Out of Water</i> is book three and since book two, <i>The Other Fish in the Sea</i> left off with a bit of a cliffhanger I have been dying to know what happens next. I know what I'll be doing once this one is released, so I hope no one needs me for anything. I'll definitely be getting lost inside this book!!</span></blockquote>
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In Shark Out of Water, the highly anticipated third installment in this humorous yet honest and real coming of age story, we delve even further into the lives of the GYP gang and many questions are sure to be answered, however, are you really ready for what lies ahead in the continuation of their adventure? Well, grab your pole and let’s find out.(Goodreads)<br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15714133-midnight-frost?ac=1" target="_blank">Midnight Frost</a></i> (Mythos Academy #5), Jennifer Estep Expected Publication: July 30, 2013; K-Teen Paperback, 400 pgs</span></div>
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-76892484515555244222013-07-25T02:28:00.000-06:002013-07-25T02:28:46.318-06:00Swoon Thursdays (74)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">"He kissed like he lived—perfectly. His mouth searched mine feverishly and thoroughly, like he needed to taste every part of me. Oh how I had underestimated tender kisses. This kiss was a slow burn that had me squirming against him, ready to beg for more. He placed a light peck on my mouth, and then nipped my bottom lip. His mouth pressed harder against mine, and the kiss crescendoed into something fierce and addicting."</span> SWOON #YABound</blockquote>
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<i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17285449-faking-it" target="_blank">Faking It</a></i> (Losing It #2), Cora Carmack. Kindle 63%</div>
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-36460544166347622412013-07-22T04:00:00.000-06:002013-07-22T04:00:00.767-06:00Most Anticipated (38)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">There are not a lot of books releasing this week but I did see one book I'm looking forward to reading. My <b>Most Anticipated Release of the Week</b> is...<i>A Darkness Strange and Lovely</i>. I've been looking forward to reading the first book in this trilogy for quite some time. But unfortunately my reading pile is out of control and I seem to have an issue with the one-click buying. I love the sounds of this trilogy and I can't wait to get started on it. I just need to tame my pile first.</span></blockquote>
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Following an all-out battle with the walking Dead, the Spirit Hunters have fled Philadelphia, leaving Eleanor alone to cope with the devastating aftermath. But there’s more trouble ahead—the evil necromancer Marcus has returned, and his diabolical advances have Eleanor escaping to Paris to seek the help of Joseph, Jie, and the infuriatingly handsome Daniel once again. When she arrives, however, she finds a whole new darkness lurking in this City of Light. As harrowing events unfold, Eleanor is forced to make a deadly decision that will mean life or death for everyone.<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Goodreads)</span><br />
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<i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13624584-a-darkness-strange-and-lovely" target="_blank">A Darkness Strange and Lovely</a></i> (Something Strange and Deadly #2), Susan Dennard. Expected Publication: July 23rd 2013; HarperTeen Hardcover, 416 pgs.</div>
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<br />The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-9975209549844726162013-07-18T01:57:00.001-06:002013-07-18T01:57:51.590-06:00Swoon Thursdays (73)<div style="text-align: center;">
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All you need to do is pick up the book you are currently reading or just finished reading. Find what made you SWOON. What got your heart pounding and your skin tingling, and your stomach fluttering. Then shout it out on Twitter with the hashtag #YABound, post in the comments, or grab the awesome button from YA Bound (above) and share it on your blog!<br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">This week I had to chose a teaser from Frigid. I really liked this one plus the added thriller aspect of the book made it even better.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">"His lips brushed mine once, and then twice. I sucked in a sharp breath and my hands fell to his waist. A deep sound emanated from him, and it rumbled through every part of me, eliciting a series of shivers that skated over my skin. The pressure against my lips increased and his hands slid off my cheeks, delving deep into my hair. He slanted his mouth as he tipped my head back, his teeth tugging on my lower lip, coaxing my mouth to open."</span> SWOON #YABound</blockquote>
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<i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16122034-frigid" target="_blank">Frigid</a> </i>(Frigid #1), J. Lynn. 53%. </div>
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-42117264475118111352013-07-16T00:01:00.000-06:002013-07-16T00:01:00.070-06:00Teaser Tuesday (64)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB at </span><a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/?s=Teaser+Tuesdays" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank"><b>Should be Reading</b></a><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">. Anyone can join in. Here's what you need to do.</span></span></div>
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My teaser is from <i>Goddess</i>, the final book in the Starcrossed trilogy.<br />
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-39945916611828259612013-07-15T04:00:00.000-06:002013-07-15T04:00:01.410-06:00Most Anticipated (37)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">My <b>Most Anticipated Release of the Week</b> is...<i>Frigid</i>. I'll pretty much read anything by J Lynn/Jennifer L. Armentrout. After I read the teaser chapters she released I was already hooked. I just wanted to know what happened next with Sydney and Kyler. Since this one is releasing early it's definitely my most anticipated read this week.</span> </blockquote>
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For twenty-one-year-old Sydney, being in love with Kyler isn't anything new. They'd been best friends ever since he pushed her down on the playground and she made him eat a mud pie. Somewhere over the years, she fell for him and fell hard. The big problem with that? Kyler puts the 'man' in man-whore. He's never stayed with a girl longer than a few nights, and with it being their last year in college, Syd doesn't want to risk their friendship by declaring her love.<br />
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Kyler has always put Syd on a pedestal that was too high for him to reach. To him, she's perfect and she's everything. But the feelings he has for her, he's always hidden away or focused on any other female. After all, Kyler will always be the poor boy from the wrong side of tracks, and Syd will always be the one girl he can never have.<br />
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But when they're stranded together at a posh ski resort due to a massive Nor'easter, there's nothing stopping their red-hot feelings for each other from coming to the surface. Can their friendship survive the attraction? Better yet, can they survive at all? Because as the snow falls, someone is stalking them, and this ski trip may be a life-changer in more ways than one.(Goodreads)<br />
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-84347709798078015502013-07-11T00:58:00.000-06:002013-07-11T01:02:08.434-06:00Swoon Thursdays (72)<div style="text-align: center;">
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All you need to do is pick up the book you are currently reading or just finished reading. Find what made you SWOON. What got your heart pounding and your skin tingling, and your stomach fluttering. Then shout it out on Twitter with the hashtag #YABound, post in the comments, or grab the awesome button from YA Bound (above) and share it on your blog!<br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">This week I chose two Swoons, one from <i>Hopeless</i> and the other from <i>Losing Hope</i>. I hope you enjoy them!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">"His arm gives way beneath him and he drops his weight on me, pressing himself against me. Everywhere. All of him. We moan simultaneously once our bodies find that perfect connection, and suddenly it’s game on. I’m tearing off his shirt and he’s on his knees, helping me pull it over his head. After it’s completely off, I wrap my legs around his waist and lock him against me, because there could be nothing more detrimental than if he were to pull away right now." </span>SWOON #YABound</blockquote>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15717943-hopeless" target="_blank">Hopeless</a></i> (Hopeless #1), Colleen Hoover. Kindle Edition 38% </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Then we completely give in together. All four of our hands are frantically pulling off my shirt as if two hands can’t do it fast enough. As soon as it’s off, her legs lock around my waist and she pulls me tightly against her. I drop my forehead back to hers and move against her, finding a new way to force those tiny sounds from her mouth that have quickly become my new favorite song. We continue to move together and the more she gasps and quietly moans, the closer my lips move to hers, wanting to experience those sounds first-hand. I just need a tiny sample of what her kiss will feel like."</span> SWOON #YABound</blockquote>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17340050-losing-hope" target="_blank">Losing Hope</a></i> (Hopeless #2), Colleen Hoover Kindle Edition 52%</span></div>
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-15949690265635788272013-07-09T00:34:00.000-06:002013-07-09T02:27:04.028-06:00Teaser Tuesday (63)<div style="text-align: center;">
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This week I chose a teaser from <i>Losing Hope</i>. It is such an amazingly emotional book. I loved it!<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">"I never looked at people the same way. I never looked at nature the same way. I never looked at my future the same way. Everything went from having a meaning, a purpose, and a reason, to simply being a second-rate version of what life was supposed to be like."</span></blockquote>
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<i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17340050-losing-hope" target="_blank">Losing Hope</a></i> (Hopeless #2), Colleen Hoover. Kindle 2%.</div>
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-76056486207791151682013-07-08T04:00:00.000-06:002013-07-08T04:00:00.167-06:00Most Anticipated (36)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">My <b>Most Anticipated Release of the Week</b> is... <i>Losing Hope</i>. First I must say <i>Hopeless</i> was an extremely emotional and intense read. The characters drew me in and I loved reading about how they started to heal and deal with their pasts. Once I heard that we would get Holder's story, I couldn't wait to read it. I love that we will get to read about what he was thinking and doing during <i>Hopeless</i>. I'm a huge fan of getting the story from both main characters so I will definitely be reading this one once it is released. </span></blockquote>
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In <i>Hopeless</i>, Sky left no secret unearthed, no feeling unshared, and no memory forgotten, but Holder’s past remained a mystery.<br />
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Still haunted by the little girl he let walk away, Holder has spent his entire life searching for her in an attempt to finally rid himself of the crushing guilt he has felt for years. But he could not have anticipated that the moment they reconnect, even greater remorse would overwhelm him…<br />
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Sometimes in life, if we wish to move forward, we must first dig deep into our past and make amends. In <i>Losing Hope</i>, bestselling author Colleen Hoover reveals what was going on inside Holder’s head during all those hopeless moments—and whether he can gain the peace he desperately needs.<br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17340050-losing-hope" target="_blank">Losing Hope</a></i> (Hopeless #2), Colleen Hoover. Expected Publication: July 8, 2013; Atria Books. Kindle Edition 336 pgs.</span></div>
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-73831909680707723112013-07-04T00:01:00.000-06:002013-07-04T00:01:00.290-06:00Swoon Thursday (71)<div style="text-align: center;">
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All you need to do is pick up the book you are currently reading or just finished reading. Find what made you SWOON. What got your heart pounding and your skin tingling, and your stomach fluttering. Then shout it out on Twitter with the hashtag #YABound, post in the comments, or grab the awesome button from YA Bound (above) and share it on your blog!<br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">I just finished <i>Dare You To</i> and I LOVED it! I wasn't a huge Beth fan while reading <i>Pushing the Limits</i> but I changed my mind after reading <i>Dare You To</i>! I'm just sad that there is no more. Well anyway here's what made me Swoon:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">"I press my lips to his innocently one last time, then slide my tongue between his lips. Sparks sizzle in the air as we immediately part our mouths, hungry for more. It’s a lightning storm of fiery kisses and sounds of bliss. Each of us feeds off the other, only building a greater storm—a thunderhead on the verge of explosion." </span>SWOON #YABound</blockquote>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17372887-dare-you-to" target="_blank">Dare You To</a></i> (Pushing the Limits #2), Katie McGarry. Kindle Edition 51%</span></div>
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-11263988312237417212013-07-01T23:48:00.000-06:002013-07-01T23:48:49.916-06:00Teaser Tuesday (62)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB at </span><a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/?s=Teaser+Tuesdays" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;" target="_blank"><b>Should be Reading</b></a><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">. Anyone can join in. Here's what you need to do.</span></span></div>
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My teaser comes from the book I just finished reading, <i>Blessed Tragedy</i>. It was a free New Adult read on Amazon and it sounded interesting so I had o check it out. It was pretty good!<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Madeline Grace Neumann died graduation night when I climbed into my 1977 Chevy Malibu determined to live my life on my own terms. I wasn't looking forward to resurrecting her as we drove down the Interstate. By the time we pulled off at Lexington, Rain Maxwell would be shoved in a box and the pretty, polished Maddie Neumann would walk off the bus I've called home for the past five months.</span></blockquote>
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17332591-blessed-tragedy" target="_blank"><i>Blessed Tragedy</i> </a>(Blessed Tragedy#1), HB Heinzer. Kindle 1%.</div>
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<span style="color: #999999;">That's my teaser. What book(s) are you teasing?</span></div>
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-84725643903800067802013-07-01T11:01:00.001-06:002013-07-01T11:01:16.109-06:00Most Anticipated (35) <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">This week my <b>Most Anticipated Release of the Week </b>is...<i>Facade</i>. I loved the first book in the Game series by Nyrae Dawn. I couldn't help but be drawn in by Cole and Cheyenne. They are such complex characters and I found myself devouring <i>Charade</i> just to learn more about them and why they are they way they are. While reading <i>Charade</i> we are introduced to Adrian and I was definitely intrigued by him. I can't wait to read his story and unravel some of the mystery that is Adrian. I can't wait to get my hands on this New Adult read.</span></blockquote>
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Can love save them?<br />
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After her father commits a crime that shatters her family, eighteen-year-old Delaney Cross is tired of pretending everything is all right. Packing up her car, she sets out to find the people her father hurt. Her search leads her to places she’s never been—and into the arms of Adrian Westfall.<br />
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To the outside world, Adrian is a sexy, charming ladies’ man. But his playboy persona is just an act. Secretly his soul is tortured by a memory too painful to share. Only Delaney seems to see through his façade to the real man underneath. And for the first time in his life, Adrian feels he can begin to open up about his past.<br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16150320-facade?ac=1" target="_blank">Facade</a></i>(Games #2), Nyrae Dawn. Expected Publication: July 2, 2013; Forever. Kindle Edition 304 pgs.</span></div>
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-67526681006146600062013-06-24T04:00:00.000-06:002013-06-24T04:00:03.329-06:00Most Anticipated (34)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">My <b>Most Anticipated Release of the Wee</b>k is...After Daybreak. I really enjoyed the first two books in this trilogy. I like that these books have kept me guessing and I'm always wondering what is going to happen </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;">next. Book two, Blood-Kissed Sky had me on the edge of my seat and the ending had me wishing After Daybreak's release date wasn't so far away. I love the way the vampires are portrayed in these books. They have an an edge to them and most of them aren't very friendly. I'm also excited to see if we find out more about the other cities in this world since book one took place in Denver and book two introduced readers to Los Angeles. I will definitely be getting this one when it comes out!</span></blockquote>
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Dawn returns from L.A. with terrifying news: In his greed for power, the maniacal Day Walker Sin is raising an army and infecting his followers with the Thirst—a rabieslike disease that will turn them into mindless killers. To stop him, Dawn and Victor will have to convince humans and vampires to work together before it’s too late.<span style="font-size: x-small;">(Goodreads)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15520672-after-daybreak?ac=1" target="_blank">After Daybreak</a></i> (Darkness Before Dawn Trilogy #3), J.A. London. Expected Publication: June 25, 2013; HarperTeen. Paperback, 336 pgs.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17800786-damaged-2" target="_blank">Damaged 2 </a></i>(Damaged #2), H.M. Ward.Expected Publication: June 24, 2013; Laree Bailey Press. Kindle Edition. </span><br />
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-10393484903225063852013-06-10T11:16:00.001-06:002013-06-10T11:16:35.335-06:00Most Anticipated (33)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">This week <b>My Most Anticipated Release of the Week</b> is, <i>Dance of the Red Death</i>. I have been dying to read the first book, <i>Masque of the Red Death,</i> and I finally got the chance to buy it. It sounds great and I am already eagerly awaiting the sequel. So hopefully it will be as good as I imagine. </span></blockquote>
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In Dance of the Red Death, Araby’s world is in shambles—betrayal, death, disease, and evil forces surround her. She has no one to trust. But she finds herself and discovers that she will fight for the people she loves, and for her city.<br />
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Her revenge will take place at the menacing masked ball, though it could destroy her and everyone she loves…or it could turn her into a hero.<br />
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With a nod to Edgar Allan Poe, Bethany Griffin concludes her tragic and mysterious Red Death series with a heroine that young adult readers will never forget.<br />
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<span style="color: #cccccc;"><i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13599291-dance-of-the-red-death" target="_blank">Dance of the Red Death </a></i>(Masque of the Red Death #2), Bethany Griffin. Expected Publication: June 11, 2013; Greenwillow Books. Hardcover, 336 pgs.</span></div>
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-33940645268682067012013-06-04T13:36:00.000-06:002013-06-04T13:36:02.848-06:00Lack of Posting I just wanted to give a quick update to let everyone know that no I haven't stopped blogging. You may have noticed that I haven't posted anything since last week, or maybe you didn't. My internet has been crazy spotty since then and it seems every time I get on to do some blog stuff it decides it's time to go out. I'm hoping that it will at least allow me to do a post for Thursday and hopefully I'll get some reviews done in the meantime.<br />
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What have I been doing instead? Reading, reading and you guessed it, more reading. I have done a ton of reading but I have been crazy lazy and have yet to do reviews for all the books I have read this year. I want to catch up but I probably won't be able to review every book that I have read. Maybe I'll do shortened reviews and post on the weekends, which I don't normally do. We'll see.<br />
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Just wanted to let you know why I have been so absent lately. And hopefully my internet will stop sucking and I'll be able to post more regularly.<br />
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The More the Merrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08425601038434831567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029162455797292108.post-77155687893987686862013-05-29T04:00:00.000-06:002013-05-29T04:00:03.139-06:00Review: Blood Prophecy by Alyxandra Harvey<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15793623-blood-prophecy" target="_blank">Blood Prophecy</a></i> (Drake Chronicles #6)</div>
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Publication Date: January 8, 2013</div>
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<b>Summary:</b><br />
Solange Drake has been officially crowned Queen of the Vampires, fulfilling the centuries old prophecy that foretold the rise to power of a daughter born to an ancient vampire line. Except Solange's thoughts and actions are no longer her own-she's been slowly being possessed by the spirit of Viola, the first daughter born into the Drake line, since her bloodchange. And instead of uniting the vampire tribes under the rule of an ancient daughter as the prophecy predicted, Viola would rather destroy them all and enslave humans in a personal vendetta for the devastation both wrought to her life centuries ago. Can Solange break her hold in time to save everyone she loves from a vampire civil war, hunter attack, and each other? Not everyone will survive the prophecy . . . perhaps not even her.(Goodreads)<br />
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Blood Prophecy is the last book in the Drake Chronicles, I've been dying to see how this series concludes but sad that the series would be over. This book is told mostly from Lucy and Solange's POV with a few other POV's thrown in.<br />
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I've mentioned before that in the last couple of books I was completely annoyed by Solange. But I have to say knowing she is possessed alleviated my feelings, especially when we are able to see the real Solange again. Through Solange we see why she was possessed as she fights to get her body and mind back under her control. I loved that even though Lucy and Solange haven't been close lately Lucy is sill determined to figure out what is going on with her best friend. Lucy refuses to believe that her best friend could be so evil. Since most of the books are told from Lucy and Solange's POV we get to find out what is going on with the other Drakes including my favorite Drake, Quinn.<br />
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There were a few moments where I was a little confused as to whose POV I was reading. The two voices were a little too similar at times which was a little annoying. This book also seemed to be in two parts; the fight to save Solange and the fight to save the vampires from an attack by the Hunter's. One thing I loved about this book was all the twists and turns that had me going, WHAT!! I couldn't believe some of the things that happened, as I never saw certain things coming.<br />
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I was completely satisfied with how this series ended. Though I am super sad that I won't get to read any more new adventures about the Drakes. I'm just glad that the final book was so good and I wasn't at all disappointed as I have been with other series ending books. I don't feel like I was left with a ton of unanswered questions.<br />
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