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by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8154570.Marisa_Reichardt">Marisa Reichardt</a><br />
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux<br />
Release Date: January 12th 2016</div>
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Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Psychology, Realistic Fiction, Mental Illness</div>
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Morgan didn’t mean to do anything wrong that day. Actually, she meant to do something right. But her kind act inadvertently played a role in a deadly tragedy. In order to move on, Morgan must learn to forgive—first someone who did something that might be unforgivable, and then, herself.</div>
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But Morgan can’t move on. She can’t even move beyond the front door of the apartment she shares with her mother and little brother. Morgan feels like she’s underwater, unable to surface. Unable to see her friends. Unable to go to school. </div>
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When it seems Morgan can’t hold her breath any longer, a new boy moves in next door. Evan reminds her of the salty ocean air and the rush she used to get from swimming. He might be just what she needs to help her reconnect with the world outside. </div>
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Underwater is a powerful, hopeful debut novel about redemption, recovery, and finding the strength it takes to face your past and move on.<br />
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I come from a long line of water people: Swimmers
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myself when I am diving through a wave or slicing through the ocean.</div>
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Water is freedom. </div>
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It is life. </div>
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Swimming in the ocean is the closest thing
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So it only seemed right that the thing I’ve
so often used as an escape, the thing that is so much a part of me and my
world, would be the thing a girl who didn’t leave her apartment would miss most
of all. And that a boy with sun-drenched hair, who slides down waves on a
surfboard, would be the perfect person to remind her of that. </div>
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So, Evan.</div>
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But, while water can be soothing, it can
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struggle for breath. It seemed the perfect symbol for Morgan’s emotions. </div>
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The water element of <i>Underwater</i> is many things. </div>
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It is inspiration. </div>
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It is fear. </div>
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It was the most natural thing for me to incorporate
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My debut YA contemporary novel, UNDERWATER, will be out 1/12/16 from Macmillan/FSG and 4/7/16 Macmillan Children's UK.</div>
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I love all books and all genres. While I do keep track of all the books I've read here, I generally don't do ratings or reviews.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02034673821072488447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256891273980648611.post-6584264241185584772016-01-04T21:00:00.000-08:002016-01-04T21:00:12.785-08:00In Which It May Be Time To Bid Farewell...Happy Holidays fellow readers and bloggers!<br />
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It's been 5-6 years since I've been in the bookish community and about 4-5 years I've been in the blogging community. I started this because of my passion for books and wanting to share them with the world and connect with others who loved books just as much as I do and I'm ending this because I want to renew this passion. I still love books but I've been in a slump like never before, haven't been interested in blogging as much, and haven't communicated much with the rest of the community. With college applications, school, and other factors, I think it is the best decision for me to stop blogging for a while. I'm not sure when or if I'll start blogging again but when I do I want to do it with the same passion I had a few years ago. I'll continue to support authors as much as I can and will stay in contact with the community as much as possible. I planned 2016 to be an epic blogging year and I don't think I can so I would rather take a step back and reevaluate before diving back into blogging. And with all the drama that's been going on, it seems like a good idea. I know I'm going to miss it and blogging has been such a big influence and game changer in my place that I'll never forget everyone who's supported me and all the experiences I got from it. This was a hard decision for me to make but it was the right thing I needed to do. I won't be closing the blog down and it'll always be here but I just wanted to say a formal goodbye at least for now...<br />
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Release Date: September 22nd, 2015<br />
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<i>Goodreads Summary: </i></div>
<i>In 1818 Geneva, men built with clockwork parts live hidden away from society, cared for only by illegal mechanics called Shadow Boys. Two years ago, Shadow Boy Alasdair Finch’s life shattered to bits.</i><br />
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<i>His brother, Oliver—dead.</i><br />
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<i>His sweetheart, Mary—gone.</i><br />
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<i>His chance to break free of Geneva—lost.</i><br />
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<i>Heart-broken and desperate, Alasdair does the unthinkable: He brings Oliver back from the dead.</i><br />
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<i>But putting back together a broken life is more difficult than mending bones and adding clockwork pieces. Oliver returns more monster than man, and Alasdair’s horror further damages the already troubled relationship.</i><br />
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<i>Then comes the publication of Frankenstein and the city intensifies its search for Shadow Boys, aiming to discover the real life doctor and his monster. Alasdair finds refuge with his idol, the brilliant Dr. Geisler, who may offer him a way to escape the dangerous present and his guilt-ridden past, but at a horrible price only Oliver can pay…</i><br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"><span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><b>1. Describe THIS MONSTROUS THING in less
than 10 words.</b><o:p></o:p></span></a></div>
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Steampunk
Frankenstein. </div>
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Alternate
history Switzerland. </div>
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Brothers.
Cyborgs. </div>
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You’ll
love it. </div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><b>2. What’s your favorite quote from THIS
MONTROUST THING?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222;">“It would always be us, dead or alive or
alive again, locked like gears so that neither of us could turn without moving
the other.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><b>3. Any writing quirks?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I
drink a lot of Diet Coke (always, but especially when I’m writing). </div>
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When
I’m drafting, I leave myself notes of things to fix or mark holes I need to
fill in later, and I mark them with an # so I can do an easy search and replace
to find them again. Which means my first drafts are basically littered with
snarky hashtags. </div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><b>4. Was THIS MONSTROUS THING your first
title choice?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The
book was originally called <i>The Shadow
Boys are Breaking, </i>but I think <i>This
Monstrous Thing </i>fits so much better! It conveys the Frankenstein,
Gothic-ness of the book much more effectively, and I love the ambiguity of what
exactly the titular monstrousness is referring to. It wasn’t my first choice,
but I’ve come to adore it. </div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><b>5. If someone were to see you in a
random public place where would it be and why?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I
work at an independent bookstore, so you have a pretty good chance of spotting
me there. Aside from that, I spend a good amount of time at my beloved Friendly
Toast, which is a diner in Boston with bright green walls and the best biscuits
and gravy of all time ever. </div>
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hang out with for a day?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jacky
Faber. She is the sassiest. And great at hijinks. And basically she’s
everything I aspire to be. </div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><b>7. What is your favorite and least
favorite book trope?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222;">I’m a sucker for the scoundrels with a
heart of gold archetype. You know, the Han Solo and Malcom Reynolds types. I
fall for them every time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I
take issue with the ‘girl dresses up as a boy but the hot guy still falls in
love with her’ trope in historicals because it undervalues the contribution of
women throughout history who found ways to exercise influence within their
gender constraints, and undervalues the power in femininity and womanhood. It can
also be an erasure of queer and gender non-conforming people from historical
narratives, or make queerness seem like the tragic ending that was avoided
because everyone still goes home hetero. Cross dressing wasn’t just a way women
could have fun adventures in history—it was the only way some people across the
gender and sexuality spectrum could live true to themselves. Even if the author
doesn’t intend any of these things, sometimes the trope further erases women
and LGBTQ people from historical narratives. </div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><b>8. Any song inspirations that helped you
write certain scenes?</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222;">Large parts of the book were written to
the album The Life of the World to Come by The Mountain Goats. The lyrics have
a lot of life, death, and resurrection imagery, and every song corresponds with
a Bible verse, which is perfect accompaniment for writing a book based on a
book based on a book based on the Bible (This Monstrous Thing, Frankenstein,
Paradise Lost, in case you lost the thread there). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><b>9. Any characters inspired by real
people in your life? </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I
have a little sister and we have the same age different between us as Alasdair
and Oliver, the brothers in the book. While MT and I are definitely <b><i>not</i></b>
Alasdair and Oliver, a lifetime of being the volatile older half of a
tight-knit sibling pair definitely inspired the novel. And my kid sister, MT,
and Alasdair have a lot in common—rational, calm, reserved, and with a much
more scientific mind. </div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222;"><b>10. Sort your characters into Harry
Potter houses.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">Alasdair would probably think he was a Slytherin,
but he’s a Gryffindor. So is Clemence. Oliver and Mary are both Ravenclaws. Dr. Geisler—definitely a Slytherin. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1413832564p5/7327341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Mackenzi Lee" border="0" height="212" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1413832564p5/7327341.jpg" width="320" /></a>Mackenzi Lee is reader, writer, bookseller, unapologetic fangirl, fast talker, and perpetually-anxious badass. She holds an MFA from Simmons College in writing for children and young adults, and her short fiction has appeared in Inaccurate Realities, The Friend, and The Newport Review. Her young adult historical fantasy novel, THIS MONSTROUS THING, which won the PEN-New England Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award, as well as an Emerging Artist Grant from the St. Botolph Club Foundation, will be published fall of 2015 by Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins. </span></div>
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She loves Diet Coke, sweater weather, and historical fiction. On a perfect day, she can be found enjoying all three. She currently calls Boston home.</div>
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Everything That Makes You by Moriah McStay<br />
Release Date: March 17th, 2015<br />
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books<br />
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Goodreads Summary:<br />
One girl. Two stories. Meet Fiona Doyle. The thick ridges of scar tissue on her face are from an accident twelve years ago. Fiona has notebooks full of songs she’s written about her frustrations, her dreams, and about her massive crush on beautiful uber-jock Trent McKinnon. If she can’t even find the courage to look Trent straight in his beautiful blue eyes, she sure isn’t brave enough to play or sing any of her songs in public. But something’s changing in Fiona. She can’t be defined by her scars anymore.<br />
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And what if there hadn’t been an accident? Meet Fi Doyle. Fi is the top-rated female high school lacrosse player in the state, heading straight to Northwestern on a full ride. She’s got more important things to deal with than her best friend Trent McKinnon, who’s been different ever since the kiss. When her luck goes south, even lacrosse can’t define her anymore. When you’ve always been the best at something, one dumb move can screw everything up. Can Fi fight back?<br />
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Hasn’t everyone wondered what if? In this daring debut novel, Moriah McStay gives us the rare opportunity to see what might have happened if things were different. Maybe luck determines our paths. But maybe it’s who we are that determines our luck.<br />
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-0cf77831-5e05-1305-89ec-c5ddfb98e79a"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(1) My favorite book of all time has to be </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pride and Prejudice</span><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by Jane Austen. I’ve included her first line, which is old-fashioned, but sets up the book so beautifully. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(2) This quotes serves as the epigraph in EVERYTHING THAT MAKES YOU. It’s from </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For Whom the Bell Tolls </span><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">by Ernest Hemingway. I just love this line.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There's no one thing that's true. It's all true.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(3) I love poetry, and one of my forever-favorite poets is ee cummings. This is a line from the poem “somewhere i have never travelled.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nothing which we are to perceive in this world equals</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the power of your intense fragility: whose texture </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">rendering death and forever with each breathing</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(4) Laurie Halse Anderson’s </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Speak</span><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> was one of the first YA books I ever read, as an adult. I read it as I was beginning to write myself, so the book holds an important place for me in my journey as an author. It was hard to select one quote!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.</span><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">(5) Hilary Smith’s </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wild Awake</span><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a YA novel that doesn’t get talked about enough. It’s such a lovely, sad, hilarious, bright and wild book. The writing is stunning. Here’s a taste of what I mean:</span></div>
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The Anatomical Shape of a Heart by Jenn Bennet<br />
Release Date: Nov. 3rd, 2015<br />
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Artist Beatrix Adams knows exactly how she's spending the summer before her senior year. Determined to follow in Da Vinci's footsteps, she's ready to tackle the one thing that will give her an advantage in a museum-sponsored scholarship contest: drawing actual cadavers. But when she tries to sneak her way into the hospital's Willed Body program and misses the last metro train home, she meets a boy who turns her summer plans upside down.<br />
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<b>Nov. 3rd:</b><br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17234659-ten-thousand-skies-above-you?ac=1"><img alt="Ten Thousand Skies Above You (Firebird, #2)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1423065898l/17234659.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24892774-the-lies-about-truth?ac=1"><img alt="The Lies About Truth" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1423864847l/24892774.jpg" width="131" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24465518-hotel-ruby?ac=1"><img alt="Hotel Ruby" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1421077785l/24465518.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23310763-the-anatomical-shape-of-a-heart?ac=1"><img alt="The Anatomical Shape of a Heart" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1426127809l/23310763.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24892730-hollowgirl"><img alt="Hollowgirl (Twinmaker, #3)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1426086219l/24892730.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24849026-all-in?ac=1"><img alt="All In (The Naturals, #3)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1423211290l/24849026.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23015872-traffick?ac=1"><img alt="Traffick (Tricks, #2)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1427845566l/23015872.jpg" width="140" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23277959-until-we-meet-again?ac=1"><img alt="Until We Meet Again" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1433065531l/23277959.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>
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Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray </div>
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The Lies About Truth by Courtney Stevens </div>
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Hotel Ruby by Suzanne Young </div>
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The Anatomical Shape of a Heart by Jenn Bennett </div>
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Hollowgirl by Sean Williams </div>
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All In by Jennifer Lynn Barnes </div>
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Traffick by Ellen Hopkins </div>
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Until We Meet Again by Renee Collins </div>
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Neverseen by Shannon Messenger </div>
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Need by Joelle Charbonneau</div>
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The Conjurer's Riddle by Andrea Cremer</div>
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The Girl With the Wrong Name by Barnabas Miller </div>
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<b>Nov. 10th:</b><br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13206900-winter?ac=1"><img alt="Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1426654088l/13206900.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21424692-for-the-record?ac=1"><img alt="For the Record" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1420775256l/21424692.jpg" width="144" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20875599-november-9?ac=1"><img alt="November 9" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1425743355l/20875599.jpg" width="128" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20909906-dangerous-lies?ac=1"><img alt="Dangerous Lies" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1429637766l/20909906.jpg" width="130" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24909485-unforgiven?ac=1"><img alt="Unforgiven (Fallen, #5)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1432630800l/24909485.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24951755-da-vinci-s-tiger?ac=1"><img alt="Da Vinci's Tiger" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1440241895l/24951755.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22663633-hello?ac=1"><img alt="Hello?" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1431043941l/22663633.jpg" width="125" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23310742-young-widows-club?ac=1"><img alt="Young Widows Club" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1421087497l/23310742.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24853763-consent?ac=1"><img alt="Consent" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424463501l/24853763.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>
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Winter by Marissa Meyer</div>
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For the Record by Charlotte Huang </div>
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November 9 by Collen Hoover </div>
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Dangerous Lies by Becca Fitzpatrick</div>
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Unforgiven by Lauren Kate </div>
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Da Vinci's Tiger by L.M Elliott </div>
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Hello? by Liza M. Weimer </div>
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Young Widows Club by Alexandra Coutts</div>
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Consent by Nancy Ohlin</div>
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<b>Nov. 17th:</b><br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25223115-just-visiting?ac=1"><img alt="Just Visiting" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1429803179l/25223115.jpg" width="131" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23848185-everything-but-the-truth?ac=1"><img alt="Everything But the Truth (If Only . . ., #6)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1431869451l/23848185.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>
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Just Visiting by Dahlia Adler </div>
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Everything But the Truth by Mandy Hubbard</div>
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<b>Nov. 24th:</b></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23296348-rules-for-50-50-chances?ac=1"><img alt="Rules for 50/50 Chances" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1427121116l/23296348.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25246657-queen?ac=1"><img alt="Queen (The Blackcoat Rebellion #3)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1438904049l/25246657.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24980595-reckless-hearts?ac=1"><img alt="Reckless Hearts (Wicked Games, #2)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424457101l/24980595.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24980610-light-of-day?ac=1"><img alt="Light of Day" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424457196l/24980610.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25056008-promises-i-made?ac=1"><img alt="Promises I Made" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1425655782l/25056008.jpg" width="129" /></a></div>
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Rules for 50/50 Chances by Kate McGovern</div>
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Queen by Aimee Carter </div>
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Reckless Hearts by Sean Olin</div>
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Light of Day by Allison van Diepen </div>
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Promises I Made by Michelle Zink</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02034673821072488447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256891273980648611.post-39235002977970207702015-10-28T00:00:00.000-07:002015-10-28T00:00:00.332-07:00Waiting on Wednesday <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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~Currently Anticipating~<br />
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The Forbidden Wish by Jessica Khoury </div>
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Release Date: February 23rd, 2016 </div>
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Publisher: Razorbill </div>
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<i>She is the most powerful Jinni of all. He is a boy from the streets. Their love will shake the world... </i><br />
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<i>When Aladdin discovers Zahra's jinni lamp, Zahra is thrust back into a world she hasn't seen in hundreds of years -- a world where magic is forbidden and Zahra's very existence is illegal. She must disguise herself to stay alive, using ancient shape-shifting magic, until her new master has selected his three wishes. </i><br />
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<i>But when the King of the Jinn offers Zahra a chance to be free of her lamp forever, she seizes the opportunity—only to discover she is falling in love with Aladdin. When saving herself means betraying him, Zahra must decide once and for all: is winning her freedom worth losing her heart?</i><br />
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<i>As time unravels and her enemies close in, Zahra finds herself suspended between danger and desire in this dazzling retelling of Aladdin from acclaimed author Jessica Khoury.</i></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02034673821072488447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256891273980648611.post-27073217493925013552015-10-27T00:00:00.000-07:002015-10-27T00:00:01.806-07:00Review: Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424193184l/24807186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Wolf By Wolf (Wolf By Wolf, #1)" border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424193184l/24807186.jpg" width="212" /></a>Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin<br />
400 Pages<br />
Release Date: October 20th, 2015<br />
Publisher: Little Brown Books for Young Readers<br />
Source: Publisher via Negalley<br />
Genre: Alternative Historical Fiction/Sci-Fi<br />
Rating: <b>4 STARS </b><br />
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<i>Code Name Verity meets Inglourious Basterds in this fast-paced novel from the author of The Walled City.</i><br />
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<i>The year is 1956, and the Axis powers of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan rule the world. To commemorate their Great Victory over Britain and Russia, Hitler and Emperor Hirohito host the Axis Tour: an annual motorcycle race across their conjoined continents. The victor is awarded an audience with the highly reclusive Adolf Hitler at the Victor's ball.</i><br />
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<i>Yael, who escaped from a death camp, has one goal: Win the race and kill Hitler. A survivor of painful human experimentation, Yael has the power to skinshift and must complete her mission by impersonating last year's only female victor, Adele Wolfe. This deception becomes more difficult when Felix, Adele twin's brother, and Luka, her former love interest, enter the race and watch Yael's every move. But as Yael begins to get closer to the other competitors, can she bring herself to be as ruthless as she needs to be to avoid discovery and complete her mission?</i><br />
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-align: start; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Wolf by Wolf was an entirely refreshing read. I haven't read an alternative historical fiction book and I was quite pleased with the way Wolf by Wolf turned out. I loved the mix of the shape shifting element and the idea of a race specifically in a post World War II time where Hitler wins the war. It creatively sets a riveting plot against a horrific backdrop. The shape shifting aspect wasn't at all out of element and we see how Yael was experimented on in a concentration camp to get a lighter skin tone creating an Aryan look. It was horrific but despite it being alternative historical it had a perfect mix of both fiction and realness to it. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-align: start; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">Yael was a very determined character. She consistently remembered her mission and she wasn't flaky. She did not have much information on Adele which made her job all the more hard. She was torn on both sides with Felix, Adele's brother, and Luka, Adele's competitor and maybe something more? To be honest, if the story was just about Adele and the race, this book still would have worked but just not as complicated and I would have totally been into it. But Yael's role in the story just added to the complexity of Adele's life and the plot with Hitler.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; text-align: start; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">The race itself was very intense and Yael had to make hard decisions. She needed allies and she needed to make quick choices. After the beginning, everything happens quickly and the fast paced-ness of it added to the danger of the race. Felix was an interesting character who I would most likely ship with Yael if there actually is anything between them. He made this race so hard for Yael. He was Adele's brother and she was in the dark for most of their conversations (even with Luka's) because she didn't understand the context which made it more suspenseful. I'm not exactly sure what I think about Luka. Both are characters I would really like to see in the next book.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02034673821072488447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256891273980648611.post-86714883838210295022015-10-25T00:00:00.000-07:002015-10-25T00:00:03.537-07:00Cover Roundup: This Savage Song, Siren's Song, & more! This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab<br />
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Siren's Song by Mary Weber<br />
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Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee<br />
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Genius: The Game by Leopoldo Gout<br />
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The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson<br />
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From the background of The Beauty of Darkness to the brain of Genius to the utterly beautiful lanterns of Outrun the Moon to the vibrant green dress on Siren's Song to the violin of This Savage Song. Such gorgeous covers *heart eyes* </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>"Once
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and loss. It was the only thing about her that ever stayed the same.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><i>And so
begins the story of Yael, a girl who can change her appearance to mimic any
other female. A girl who must win a 20,000 kilometer cross-continental
motorcycle race from Germania to Tokyo so that she can have an audience with
Adolf Hitler. A girl who has every intention of killing him.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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similar. It's the "are-you-insane-or-are-you-onto-something" face:
dropped jaw, squiggly eyebrows. I must admit, I felt many of those same
feelings when I first started penning Yael's story. Alternate history + sci-fi
+ epic motorcycle journey felt like a strange recipe for a novel. But I pushed
through my fears and kept writing, and I couldn't be happier with the result.
I, for one, don't think I'm insane, but I'll let you, dear reader, come up with
your own conclusion.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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2015<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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| <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wolf-Ryan-Graudin/dp/0316405124/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=">Amazon</a>
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Verity meets Inglourious Basterds in this fast-paced novel from the author of
The Walled City. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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1956, and the Axis powers of the Third Reich and Imperial Japan rule the world.
To commemorate their Great Victory over Britain and Russia, Hitler and </span>Emperor
Hirohito host the Axis Tour: an annual motorcycle race across their conjoined
continents. The victor is awarded an audience with the highly reclusive Adolf
Hitler at the Victor's ball. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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escaped from a death camp, has one goal: Win the race and kill Hitler. A
survivor of painful human experimentation, Yael has the power to skinshift and
must complete her mission by impersonating last year's only female victor,
Adele Wolfe. This deception becomes more difficult when Felix, Adele twin's
brother, and Luka, her former love interest, enter the race and watch Yael's
every move. But as Yael begins to get closer to the other competitors, can she
bring herself to be as ruthless as she needs to be to avoid discovery and
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Charleston with a degree in Creative Writing in 2009. She is the author of All
That Glows and The Walled City. She resides near Charleston with her husband
and wolf-dog. You can find her online at www.ryangraudin.com.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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~Currently Anticipating~<br />
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Blackhearts by Nicole Castroman</div>
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Release Date: February 9th, 2016 </div>
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<i>Blackbeard the pirate was known for striking fear in the hearts of the bravest of sailors. But once he was just a young man who dreamed of leaving his rigid life behind to chase adventure in faraway lands. Nothing could stop him—until he met the one girl who would change everything. This is their story.</i><br />
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<i>Edward "Teach" Drummond, son of one of Bristol's richest merchants, has just returned from a year-long journey on the high seas to find his life in shambles. Betrothed to a girl he doesn’t love and sick of the high society he was born into, Teach dreams only of returning to the vast ocean he’d begun to call home. There's just one problem: convincing his father to let him leave and never come back.</i><br />
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<i>Following her parents' deaths, Anne Barrett is left penniless and soon to be homeless. Though she’s barely worked a day in her life, Anne is forced to take a job as a maid in the home of Master Drummond. Lonely days stretch into weeks, and Anne longs for escape. How will she ever realize her dream of sailing to Curaçao—where her mother was born—when she's stuck in England? </i><br />
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Love the simple cover and the contrast of the pink against the black :D<br />
ALSO BLACKBEARD. I AM EXCITED.<br />
The characters and the story sounds absolutely amazing!<br />
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What are you waiting on this week?<br />
Link us up! </div>
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<strong>Author:</strong> Teri Brown<br />
<strong>Release Date:</strong> October 20th, 2015<br />
<strong>Publisher:</strong> Balzer + Bray (HarperCollins)<br />
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War I, seventeen-year-old Sam follows in their footsteps, serving her country
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unbelievable adventure, how can she abandon her mother, who has already lost a
husband? But when her handlers reveal shocking news, Sam realizes she can't
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valuable British spy embedded in Germany, known only as Velvet. Deep undercover
in the court of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Sam must navigate the labyrinthine palace
and its many glamorous—and secretive—residents to complete her assignment. To
make matters worse she must fight a forbidden attraction to the enemy—a
dangerously handsome German guard. In a place where personal politics are
treacherously entangled in wartime policy, can Sam find Velvet before it's too
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<strong><span style="color: #804075;">“A slow-burning tale of espionage and deceit that explores the complexities and moral uncertainties of war.”</span></strong> - <em>Kirkus Reviews</em><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #804075;">“A taut and swiftly paced historical spy mystery, filled with suspense and surprising plot twists...A great fit for fans of Elizabeth Wein’s <em>Code Name Verity</em>.”</span></strong> - <em>School Library Journal</em></div>
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Any you're specifically looking forward to reading? </div>
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Hey guys! Hopefully you know the drill but if not here's a recap:</div>
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This is a post where Taherah and I talk about and fangirl over books unfiltered after we read them.</div>
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This means <b>spoilers</b>. If you haven't read the book yet do yourself a huge favor and leave.</div>
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<i>Don't spoil this one for yourself</i>. It's too good.</div>
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Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo</div>
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Release Date: September 29th, 2015</div>
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<i>Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price—and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone...</i><br />
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<i>A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums. </i><br />
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<i>A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. </i><br />
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<i>Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction—if they don't kill each other first.</i><br />
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Taherah<br />
Six of Crows man! I don't think I've actually read a fantasy book with a heist....but Six of Crows was just brilliant<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
I've read one, huh. People should write more fantasy heist books. (Or maybe they do and we need to get with the program) But yes. Six of Crows was AMAZING! I kinda don't know what to talk about first.<br />
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Taherah<br />
I just want to quickly comment on how I really loved that we didn't get into any court intrigue and strayed from the usual rebellion, prince/princess type of fantasy books and just had a story in a fantasy world such as Ketterdam without any of that. Does that make sense?<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
Yes. I think with a lot of books (fantasy especially) we really like court intrigue so it's a fun way to go but Six of Crows didn't. It wasn't a book about the chosen one(s) who are super powerful and going to change the kingdom or nobles who are going to (or pretend nobles) and it made the book really cool and unique<br />
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Taherah<br />
Yup essentially. SO characters...who do you want to talk about first?<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
...I have the urge to go right for the obvious one in this instance *cough* Kaz *cough* but I'm thinking either Nina or Mathias (god is that how you spell his name?)<br />
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Taherah<br />
Matthias I think. I really loved how we meet Nina and how we get introduced to all the characters really<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
...and how was that exactly? SORRY I don't really remember the very very beginning<br />
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Taherah<br />
Nina specifically?<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
Yeah, I remember the rest for the most part. Was it that Kaz went to see her and then we kinda jumped to her POV before an explanation?<br />
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Taherah<br />
Not sure it wasn't anything too big but we instantly get her personality as a fun person but also very very in love with Matthias<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
Ok. Let's just talk about those two for a moment. Oh my sweet goodness. They're so crazy! First she won't leave the city because she loves and wants to rescue him, then they rescue him and she (like a boss) acts like she totally hates him and fights with him all the time and it's great<br />
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Taherah<br />
Well she obviously fights with since he "hates" aka loves her and tries fighting his feelings by acting like he doesn't care (even though he totally does)<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
Oh no, I know. I just think she handles it in an amazing way. Like instead of being mopey and gross about she kinda just says," You know what? fuck your bullshit. Now I'm pissed off too."<br />
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Taherah<br />
Yessssssssssss! Plus seeing them fight was really entertaining especially since I see Matthias as this huge, blonde brute brooding XD It really is great<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
He's so melodramatic and it's wonderful. Oh! And then they FINALLY work together and you know, get together like we all knew they would and MMMMM!! I just wanted to smush their faces together!<br />
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Taherah<br />
Omg yes melodramatic is the perfect word to describe him! Hehehe I liked that we had one couple that already had history in that sense.<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
They're backstory was really cool too. I mean, they actually hated each other and yet by the end you could tell that despite the fact that they hadn't really said it that wasn't true anymore. OH AND I FOGOT TO SAY EARLIER BUT I LOVE HOW HE CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM HER! LIKE NO MATTER WHAT HE DOES OR HOW HARD HE TRIES HES ALWAYS PULLED TO HER<br />
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Taherah<br />
XD XD XD *all the giggles*<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
And at the end? UGH when Nina took the drug and she went all crazy psycho and Matthias was just there for her and so quietly adorably worried. And just ugh </3<br />
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Taherah<br />
Omg I felt so bad for both of them :,(<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
I KNOW! They had just gotten back together! But she's gonna live...you know...probably...Anyways! Enough sadness! LETS MOVE ON!<br />
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Taherah<br />
We're saving the best for the last btw. So lets talk about Jesper and Wylan XD<br />
Oh all the feels! I love Jesper's humor and how he picks on Wylan<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
Ok. So. These two. I saw this relationship the first time they met. And just thought," No. I want it too much. I'm seeing things where there isn't anything to see. Stop it." and I kept going. And I just saw it more and more. And so once the like real clues started showing up I still couldn't accept that what I wanted was kind of a reality UNTIL THEY LITERALLY SPELLED IT OUT<br />
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Taherah<br />
You were not seeing things XD I feel like she totally implied in on the harbor when Jesper joked about the kiss<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
Yeah, I know that now but man...when I was reading I thought I was going a little crazy. AND OMG HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE JESPER BECAUSE I THINK HES BRILLIANT! He just brings this really needed levity to the whole group and it makes it really great.<br />
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Taherah<br />
Yesssss also I really liked at the end when Kaz totally went off on him because he kind of spilled the beans on their mission that Jesper didn't become the bad guy, just human with a big gambling problem and big mouth<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
Yeeeeeeeesssssss he's differently flawed than all the rest of them but he's still flawed in a really crippling way like the rest of them and I really really love it. Also side note, have you realized that Nina and Matthias biggest flaw is kinda each other? Like because Kaz has the touching/crazy thing, and Inej has the whore house/kidnapping thing, and Wylan has the reading thing and the kinda useless thing, and Jesper is gambling.<br />
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Taherah<br />
I have, each had their own backstory that has created who they are now and I loved how we see how their backstory influenced them. We didn't get overloaded with information and there was enough suspense<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
Yeah, that's what I really liked about the multiple POV's in this one. Usually with more than one POV I get really, REALLY annoyed with at least one of the characters and end up kinda hating them but that did NOT happen here. I loved them all with each and every POV shift that came with them<br />
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Taherah<br />
YES also I really really loved how Kaz introduced Wylan as the insurance. I don't know if it was just me but I was just like "YES. YES."<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
Back to Jesper and Wylan for a moment. I loved when Wylan started flirting back. It was an amazing time for me. Also when Jesper thought something along the lines of, "I like irritating Wylan but flirting with him is just so much more fun" and my heart just died for a second<br />
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Taherah<br />
Ugh yes <3 <3 <3 he was also pretty sly and it made it all the more fun<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
I just really want to talk specifically about my favorite moments in this book but I realize that that's like...most of the book so it would take way waaaaaaaayyyy too long.<br />
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Taherah<br />
So can I transition to Inej and Kaz :D<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
*looks at you* Let's do it.<br />
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Taherah<br />
OMGOMGOMG I LOVE INEJ AND KAZ. THEY ARE LIKE GOALS. INEJ IS SO QUIET AND SHE IS MY SPY ROLE MODEL. AND THEN KAZ IS JUST BRILLIANT WITH ALL HIS PLANS AND I KINDA REALLY LOVE HOW HE DOESN'T TRUST ANYBODY WITH WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN so everyone is basically in the dark (for the beginning at least). And then I SHIPSHIPSHIP INEJ AND KAZ SO MUCH. HE LEGIT SAID SHE WAS HIS ROCK AND SHE NOTICIES EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM. JUST <3 <3 <3<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
OMG OMG OMG I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW TAHERAAAAHHHHHH HE WOULD ONLY TAKE HIS GLOVES OFF IN FRONT OF HER BECAUSE REALLY HE ONLY TRUSTS HER AND SHES A SPY AND JUST BADASS BEYOND BELIEF AND ONCE SHE FIGURED OUT WHAT SHE WANTED SHE TOTALLY GAVE KAZ THAT ULTIMATUM EVEN THOUGH IT KINDA BROKE HER HEART AND THEN LIKE THE TIME SHE GOT HURT AND HE CARRIED HER OVER EVEN THOUGH IT HURT HIM AND HE WENT A LITTLE CRAZY AND THE NEXT TIME IT WAS HIS POV HE WAS JUST LIKE "I WAS JUST LOOKING FOR A REASON TO TALK TO YOU" AND I JUST DIED AND HOW HIS HEART SKIPS A LITTLE AND HIS BREATH CATCHES WHEN HE LOOKS AT HER AND HE CAN'T HELP IT AND OMFG TAHERAH THEY'RE JUST SO IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER IN THIS REALLY QUIET WAY AND GAAAAAAAAH<br />
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Taherah<br />
OMG YES THAT SCENE. HE JUST WANTED TO TALK TO HER FOR GODS SAKE. I JUST CAN'T EVEN. AND NINA IS LIKE I KNOW YOU LIKE HIM AND HE LIKES YOU BECAUSE I CAN HEAR HIS HEART CLENCH (this is after she takes them medicine so everything is more for her). Also I really liked how we see Inej fight with herself over whether she should stay or go back to Ravka. And then we see her determination to free the girls in the brothels/girls who were in her position<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
Dude. Inej is like my idol. She is strong and smart and fast and cunning and she doesn't take anyone's shit. And she's really strong and independent and it’s AWESOME! Also that's really another reason why I love the multiple POVs in this book, because its really NOT OBVIOUS exactly how everyone feels about one another. At least until you can look into their heads. And there's more to why I really enjoyed this multiple POV but I cant *makes grabby hand motions* figure out how to say it<br />
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Taherah<br />
It's just too wonderful that there are no words<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
Noooowwww. The heist. Taherah. Taherah. The heist.<br />
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Taherah<br />
The heist was so planned out and omg why can't I be smart enough to either plan one or actually partake in it<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
I don't even know how to describe how I feel about it. It was just amazing. They planned all these crazy round about ways to do things and then throughout the whole heist were able to be amazingly flexible. It was spectacular. Also THEY STOLE A TANK. THEY STOLE A HONEST TO GOODNESS MOTHER FUCKING TANK! WHAT! THAT’S SO FUCKING BAD ASS I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY! And like, was that part of the original plan? Did they make that up on the spot? I don't even know.<br />
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Taherah<br />
Probably improvised. APPLAUDS TO LEIGH BARDUGO FOR CREATING SUCH BEAUTIFUL CHARACTERS AND BRILLIANT PLOT<br />
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Caitlyn<br />
5 STARS (or more...maybe 5 for each main character...plus whatever they stole from other books/characters) FROM ME<br />
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Taherah<br />
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SAME SAME XD<br />
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What are your thoughts on SoC (assuming everyone reading this has read it already and didn't get spoiled from our conversation, hopefully)?</div>
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Who are your favorite characters? Anything you're excited to see in the next book? How about that ending we didn't really touch upon?</div>
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Sword and Verse by Kathy MacMillan </div>
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Release Date: January 19th, 2015 </div>
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<i>Raisa was just a child when she was sold to work as a slave in the kingdom of Qilara. Despite her young age, her father was teaching her to read and write, grooming her to take his place as a Learned One. In Qilara, the Arnathim, like Raisa, are the lowest class, and literacy is a capital offense. What’s more, only the king, prince, tutor, and tutor-in-training are allowed to learn the very highest order language, the language of the gods. So when the tutor-in-training is executed for teaching slaves this sacred language, and Raisa is selected to replace her, Raisa knows any slipup on her part could mean death.</i><br />
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<i>Keeping her secret is hard enough, but the romance that’s been growing between her and Prince Mati isn’t helping matters. Then Raisa is approached by the Resistance—an underground army of slave rebels—to help liberate Arnath slaves. She wants to free her people, but that would mean aiding a war against Mati. As Raisa struggles with what to do, she discovers a secret that the Qilarites have been hiding for centuries—one that, if uncovered, could bring the kingdom to its knees.</i><br />
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A gorgeous cover, a plot with literacy, an intriguing fantasy world, rebelsssss, and a prince? </div>
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Yes, please!!!! </div>
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Link us up! </div>
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Trust Me, I'm Trouble <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/140280-trust-me">(Trust Me #2)</a><br />
by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6925957.Mary_Elizabeth_Summer">Mary Elizabeth Summer</a><br />
Publisher: Delacorte Press<br />
Release Date: October 13th 2015</div>
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Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary, Mystery, Thriller<br />
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<b>The sequel to TRUST ME, I’M LYING</b></div>
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Staying out of trouble isn’t possible for Julep Dupree. She has managed not to get kicked out of her private school, even though everyone knows she’s responsible for taking down a human-trafficking mob boss—and getting St. Agatha’s golden-boy Tyler killed in the process. Running cons holds her guilty conscience at bay, but unfortunately, someone wants Julep to pay for her mistakes . . . with her life.</div>
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Against her better judgment, Julep takes a shady case that requires her to infiltrate a secretive organization that her long-gone mother and the enigmatic blue fairy may be connected to. Her best friend, Sam, isn’t around to stop her, and Dani, her one true confidante, happens to be a nineteen-year-old mob enforcer whose moral compass is as questionable as Julep’s. But there’s not much time to worry about right and wrong—or to save your falling heart—when there’s a contract on your head.</div>
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Murders, heists, secrets and lies, hit men and hidden identities . . . If Julep doesn’t watch her back, it’s her funeral. No lie.<br />
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Trust Me, I'm Trouble continues Julep adventures as a private investigator and deals with the aftermath of the death of golden boy, Tyler, who everyone loved. My favorite about this plot was how connected it was to Julep's personal life. We see more references to her mom and all the pieces to a jigsaw puzzle that'll probably be solved in book 3. The suspense had me flipping the pages until the very end. </div>
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It wasn't all action and thriller, the characters definitely added humor to the story. Julep is one sarcastic character and at time she can sometime come off as immature despite everything she has done and gone through but in the end she's just a very reckless, daring, "I've got this handled" type of girl. Murphy, Dani, Mike, and new character Lily all really help tone that down and accept the help they can give. Speaking of, Lily was an unexpected but welcomed addition to Julep's group and I loved her role in the story. Mike is one of my favorite characters (Sam will always be my #1) and I loved seeing the father-daughter/older brother-younger sister relationship Mike and Julep start to have and just having that adult figure in Julep's life makes it so much funnier because of curfew and new rules that she has to follow (she totally doesn't). </div>
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This was probably just me but I was not a fan of Julep's relationship with Tyler (in book 1) or with Dani in this one. Don't get me wrong, I think Dani is an amazing character and has helped Julep grow and has become such a great and close friend of Julep's but I just don't feel as much of a connection as I usually would with a couple. They definitely did have better chemistry than Julep and Tyler in my opinion. I did love that we got to see a very natural relationship between both girls and how their feelings for each other and the plot wasn't overshadowed by that fact. So maybe in book 3, I'll hopefully start to root for them because I really do like them. </div>
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Fans of Trust Me, I'm Lying and fans mystery/Veronica Mars/Leverage (the tv show) should definitely give Trust Me, I'm Trouble a chance! It has a cast of characters you'll love and an intriguing case that keeps on revealing. Happy Readings!! If you're into grifting, hacking, conning, etc. this is the book series for you :) </div>
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Mary Elizabeth Summer is an instructional designer, a mom, a champion of the serial comma, and a pie junkie. Oh, and she sometimes writes books about teenage delinquents saving the day. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her daughter, her partner, and her evil overlor–er, cat. TRUST ME, I'M LYING, a YA mystery, will be released by Delacorte in Fall 2014.<br />
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The Rose and the Dagger by Renee Ahdieh<br />
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Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare<br />
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Break Me Like a Promise by Tiffany Schmidt<br />
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Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories edited by Stephanie Perkins<br />
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The Last Star by Rick Yancey<br />
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Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Bernard<br />
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Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes<br />
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Relic by Gretchen McNeil<br />
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Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies by Lindsay Ribar<br />
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Lucky Few by Kathryn Ormsbee<br />
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Nil on Fire by Lynne Matson<br />
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Spark by Holly Schindler<br />
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The Epidemic by Suzanne Young<br />
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The Marked Girl by Lindsey Klingele<br />
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Infinite Risk by Ann Aguirre<br />
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Seven Black Diamonds by Melissa Marr<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02034673821072488447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2256891273980648611.post-33139178478837928482015-10-10T00:00:00.000-07:002015-10-10T00:00:04.248-07:00Review: Illuminae by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1443433956l/23395680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)" border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1443433956l/23395680.jpg" width="211" /></a>Illuminae by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman<br />
608 Pages<br />
Release Date: Octobber 12th, 2015<br />
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers<br />Source: Publisher via Netgalley<br />
Genre: Sci-fi<br />
Rating: <b>4.5-5 STARS </b><br />
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<i>This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do.</i><br />
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<i>This afternoon, her planet was invaded.</i><br />
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<i>The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining down on them, Kady and Ezra—who are barely even talking to each other—are forced to fight their way onto an evacuating fleet, with an enemy warship in hot pursuit.</i><br />
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<i>But their problems are just getting started. A deadly plague has broken out and is mutating, with terrifying results; the fleet's AI, which should be protecting them, may actually be their enemy; and nobody in charge will say what’s really going on. As Kady hacks into a tangled web of data to find the truth, it's clear only one person can help her bring it all to light: the ex-boyfriend she swore she'd never speak to again.</i><br />
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<i>Told through a fascinating dossier of hacked documents—including emails, schematics, military files, IMs, medical reports, interviews, and more—Illuminae is the first book in a heart-stopping, high-octane trilogy about lives interrupted, the price of truth, and the courage of everyday heroes.</i><br />
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Riveting and mind-blowing, Illuminae was one of the best sci-fi books I've read in a long time. <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The space setting only adds to the intensity and beautiful-ness of the plot.</span> Not only was the setting great, the plot and the way the story was told absolutely brilliant. The story hits off right away and then gradually slows it's pace and then picks up again. AIDAN the AI was also a unique addition to the story and I loved the way it was portrayed and written. It was a different perspective and a new way to look humans in an objective way. </div>
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It may look long but since it's written in techy/hacked government file forms including interviews, Internet chats, debriefing accounts, pictures, surveillance footage summaries, etc. it's actually much shorter than it looks. I love how everything is compiled but still able to give a clear flow of what happens to Ezra and Kady and why it's written in such a format. I love how their story intertwines (plot wise and format wise). Illuminae truly blurs the line between the truth and lies. </div>
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I had so a fun time at the Magic and Mayhem tour! Leigh Bardugo was in conversation with Heather Havrilesky. Those two were quite the pair and had the audience laughing for more than half of this discussion/Q&A (not verbatim) </div>
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<b>Q: What do you think it will take to last in this euphoria (of being #1 on NYT Bestsellers List)?</b><br />
A: Cocaine probably...<br />
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<b>Q: Do you feel like you have a hangover from basking in your own success?</b><br />
A: No. She obviously has lots of self doubt and sometimes thinks that "Somebody should write this! It would be amazing!"<br />
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<b>Q: Do you feel guilty that you feel happy?</b><br />
A: Don't feel guilty about it but she believes that something bad is going to happen especially if things are going too well. (Believes in hubris)<br />
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<b>Q: There's a theme of thirst for ego driven power in your books. What can you tell us about that?</b><br />
A: Every character driven by what they want vs. what they need. Characters in her story know what they want but what they need is something different. It what makes a character a character. <br />
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<b>Q: Alina has a big desire and hunger for power. What does that say about you? </b><br />
A: (Leigh tells a story about how there was this once where her band got a lot of attention at a bar once and recalls saying that it was really good they weren't successful because she would have become a monster basking in the fame. Alina doesn't want to rule/doesn't want to take responsibility. Everybody thinks they're a hero but there are always repercussions/karma. <br />
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<b>Q: How much time has passed since the Grisha trilogy?</b><br />
A: 2 years after Ravkan Civil War. She wanted to shy away from chosen one stories and write about a crew that's so desperate and willing to do anything. <br />
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<b>Q: Did she feel that she didn't get a chance to write certain things she wanted in SoC?</b><br />
A: Not entirely because Ketterdam is basically the anti-Ravka and opposites in lots of ways. It's the hub of world trade/illegal trade so everything was chaotic and represented what she wanted to write about.<br />
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<b>Q: The world of SoC feels less safe. Ravka is like college while Ketterdam us like the real world.</b><br />
A: Going into Ketterdam was like stepping out of fairy tale world. The violence is different: less magical and more real/disturbing. <br />
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<b>Q: What is YA?</b><br />
A: Before YA became what it is, books were marketed as YA. YA isn't a genre but a marketing category. Expectations: certain pace, coming of age (personal transition), <br />
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<b>Q: Are there certain things she can't do or feel restricted to because she's writing YA? </b><br />
A: There are some things contemporary authors get away with that they can't and there are some things they can get away with that contemporary can't get away with. It's all about the individual and what they're able to handle to read.<br />
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<b>Q: She's written a lot of headstrong women. How do you approach creating these characters?</b><br />
A: She doesn't have to worry about having that one wise (or women in this case) character because she creates a lot of them. So there's lots of different goals and a lot of diversity. She doesn't think of the characters (guys and girls) as love interest, good guy, bad guy, etc. She writes about guys who have pasts.<br />
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<b>Q: Six of Crows is very much an ensemble book. Did she find herself loving that sort of cast of characters more?</b><br />
A: She loves the ragtag band of misfits. The characters become stronger than they are apart. Ensemble books are all about finding your tribe which was very relatable.<br />
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<b>Q: Leigh and her tribe.</b><br />
A: For a good chunk of HS she thought she was a sociopath. But then she found her people in college and she wasn't alone and realized that she didn't have to conform to be liked. She was closest to Nina because their personalities. Most classic makeovers are about being seen not being transformed. <br />
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<b>Q: How can she encourage someone to be their true self at an earlier age? Does she feel like she has a responsibility or does she do as she does? </b><br />
A: She doesn't look to lecture anybody. Young people are super sensitive to being preached to. Social media has helped for the better to amplify their voice. She's met 12 year old girls who are feminists and proud and understand the rape culture and slut shaming.<br />
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<b>Q: Was it difficult from writing from 1st person (in the Grisha trilogy) to multiple POVs (in Six of Crows)?</b><br />
A: No. Writing multiple voices was fun. The hardest part of writing SoC was planning and writing the heist.<br />
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<b>Q: Who was one character that surprised her?</b><br />
A: All of them revealed themselves gradually. But Inej and how she turned out to be surprised her the most.<br />
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<b>Q: What got her interested in Russian mythology? </b><br />
A: Her family. Half of her family is from that area so she's grown up with that. She also wanted to do something different and Russia is just perfect as a magical oppressor. <br />
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<b>Q: Did she plan out the plot or wing it? </b><br />
A: She's very into plotting. The heist was about flexibility. But she did have to switch up the process of plotting.<br />
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<b>Q: How did she balanc out the power of the gangs in Ketterdam? How did you create the Ice Court? </b><br />
A: Ketterdam came out very vividly. For the balance of power she made sure there was an old guard so there were codes and traditions that Kaz was also up against. For the Ice Court, there was a guy who was in CIA who sat down with her and talked about protocols of White House and such. <br />
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<b>Q: Does she envision writing something as adult and not YA?</b><br />
A: Yes. Possibly. She has an idea that she would like to write. <br />
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<b>Q: What are the Hogwarts house of each Crow:</b><br />
A: <b>Kaz</b>-Slytherin, <b>Nina</b>-Griffydor, <b>Matthias</b>- secret Hufflepuff, <b>Inej</b>-Gryffindor, <b>Wylan</b>-Ravenclaw, <b>Jesper</b>- Hufflepuff<br />
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<b>Q: Has a character ever overwhelmed you so much that you wanted to throw them away? </b><br />
A: Sturmhond was the one who spoke out to her the most and just wouldn't shut up. She could seriously write 5 chapters of his banter. But she's usually in control of her characters.<br />
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After the Q&A was the signing (in which my preordered copy of Six of Crows never arrived D:) </div>
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BUT alas I had the Grisha trilogy and it's always a pleasure meeting Leigh Bardugo.</div>
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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill of <b><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/">Breaking the Spine</a></b> where that spotlights the upcoming books I am currently anticipating. </div>
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~Currently Anticipating~<br />
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Starflights by Melissa Landers </div>
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Release Date: February 2nd, 2016 </div>
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<i>Life in the outer realm is a lawless, dirty, hard existence, and Solara Brooks is hungry for it. Just out of the orphanage, she needs a fresh start in a place where nobody cares about the engine grease beneath her fingernails or the felony tattoos across her knuckles. She's so desperate to reach the realm that she's willing to indenture herself to Doran Spaulding, the rich and popular quarterback who made her life miserable all through high school, in exchange for passage aboard the spaceliner Zenith.</i><br />
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<i>When a twist of fate lands them instead on the Banshee, a vessel of dubious repute, Doran learns he's been framed on Earth for conspiracy. As he pursues a set of mysterious coordinates rumored to hold the key to clearing his name, he and Solara must get past their enmity to work together and evade those out for their arrest. Life on the Banshee may be tumultuous, but as Solara and Doran are forced to question everything they once believed about their world--and each other--the ship becomes home, and the eccentric crew family. But what Solara and Doran discover on the mysterious Planet X has the power to not only alter their lives, but the existence of everyone in the universe...</i><br />
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What even is this cover?! I can't get over the gold and purple and the blue colors! </div>
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It's gorgeous and it even sounds amazing!</div>
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There's so much intrigue and I have a feeling this is going to be mind blowing :D </div>
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What are you waiting on this week?<br />
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<b>Oct. 6th:</b><br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15724396-the-sword-of-summer?ac=1"><img alt="The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1434701340l/15724396.jpg" width="131" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23734628-carry-on?ac=1"><img alt="Carry On" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1429810397l/23734628.jpg" width="142" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24376529-a-madness-so-discreet?ac=1"><img alt="A Madness So Discreet" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1425655999l/24376529.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21524446-a-thousand-nights?ac=1"><img alt="A Thousand Nights" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1436162131l/21524446.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17973145-dreamstrider?ac=1"><img alt="Dreamstrider" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1427305593l/17973145.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23719469-an-inheritance-of-ashes?ac=1"><img alt="An Inheritance of Ashes" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1422925644l/23719469.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24585267-the-white-rose?ac=1"><img alt="The White Rose (The Lone City, #2)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424367075l/24585267.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24565038-spinning-starlight?ac=1"><img alt="Spinning Starlight" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1423336085l/24565038.jpg" width="132" /></a></div>
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The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan </div>
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Carry On by Rainbow Rowell</div>
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A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis</div>
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A Thousand Nights by E.K Johnston </div>
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Dreamstrider by Lindsay Smith </div>
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An Inheritance of Ashes by Leah Bobet </div>
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The White Rose by Amy Ewing </div>
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Spinning Starlight by R.C Lewis</div>
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We'll Never Be Apart by Emiko Jean</div>
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A Step Toward Falling by Cammie McGovern</div>
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Future Perfect by Jen Larsen </div>
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Romancing the Dark in the City of Light by Ann Jacobus </div>
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The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness</div>
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My Secret to Tell by Natalie D. Richards </div>
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Nameless by Jennifer Jenkins </div>
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<b>Oct. 13th:</b><br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23846013-the-rose-society?ac=1"><img alt="The Rose Society (The Young Elites #2)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1425755215l/23846013.jpg" width="135" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17404295-ice-like-fire?ac=1"><img alt="Ice Like Fire (Snow Like Ashes, #2)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1423670899l/17404295.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17410991-the-immortal-heights?ac=1"><img alt="The Immortal Heights (The Elemental Trilogy, #3)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1425655016l/17410991.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23310751-first-then?ac=1"><img alt="First & Then" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1426513843l/23310751.jpg" width="135" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24733600-the-masked-truth?ac=1"><img alt="The Masked Truth" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1430609251l/24733600.jpg" width="135" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20646690-dark-tide?ac=1"><img alt="Dark Tide (Waterfire Saga, #3)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1431452141l/20646690.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23358109-black-widow?ac=1"><img alt="Black Widow: Forever Red" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1432468904l/23358109.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24737347-newt-s-emerald?ac=1"><img alt="Newt's Emerald" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424456375l/24737347.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23453083-trust-me-i-m-trouble?ac=1"><img alt="Trust Me, I'm Trouble (Trust Me, #2)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1421174082l/23453083.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23299217-truly-madly-famously?ac=1"><img alt="Truly, Madly, Famously (Famous in Love, #2)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1424889201l/23299217.jpg" width="134" /></a></div>
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The Rose Society by Marie Lu</div>
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Ice Like Fire by Sara Raasch</div>
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The Immortal Heights by Sherry Thomas</div>
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First & Then by Emma Mills</div>
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The Masked Truth by Kelley Armstrong </div>
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Dark Tide by Jennifer Donnelly</div>
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Black Widow: Forever Red by Margaret Stohl</div>
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Newt's Emerald by Garth Nix</div>
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Trust Me, I'm Trouble by Mary Elizabeth Summer </div>
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Truly, Madly, Famously by Rebecca Serle</div>
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Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff </div>
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Velvet Undercover by Teri Brown </div>
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Signs Point to Yes by Sandy Hall</div>
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It's a Wonderful Death by Sarah J. Schmitt</div>
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Willful Machines by Tim Floreen</div>
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The Distance From Me to You by Marina Gessner</div>
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<b>Oct. 27th:</b><br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18336982-underneath-everything?ac=1"><img alt="Underneath Everything" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1423674323l/18336982.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24187925-these-shallow-graves?ac=1"><img alt="These Shallow Graves" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1430165052l/24187925.jpg" width="138" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22082075-what-we-left-behind?ac=1"><img alt="What We Left Behind" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1434560215l/22082075.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23450710-persuasion?ac=1"><img alt="Persuasion (The Heirs of Watson Island, #2)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1423146561l/23450710.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22824383-unspoken?ac=1"><img alt="Unspoken (Shadow Falls: After Dark, #3)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1417327106l/22824383.jpg" width="133" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23168396-diamonds-are-forever?ac=1"><img alt="Diamonds are Forever" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1430777601l/23168396.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23310722-gabriel?ac=1"><img alt="Gabriel (The Styclar Saga, #2)" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1423230457l/23310722.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>
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Underneath Everything by Marcy Beller Paul </div>
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These Shallow Graves by Jennifer Donnelly</div>
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What We Left Behind by Robin Talley</div>
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Persuasion by Martina Boone </div>
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Unspoken by C.C Hunter </div>
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Diamonds are Forever by Michelle Madow </div>
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Gabriel by Nikki Kelly</div>
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Reawakened by Colleen Houck<br />
Release Date: August 11th, 2015<br />
Publisher: Delacorte Press<br />
Rating: <b>4 STARS </b><br />
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I quite enjoyed the way we meet Lilliana and Amon and the general direction this story takes. They basically go on this quest around the world to Egypt to help Amon find his brothers and defeat evil. As one does of course. I can't wait to see how Lilly's and Amon's relationship develops. </div>
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Vengeance Road by Erin Bowman<br />
Release Date: September 1st, 2015<br />
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers<br />
Rating: <b>3.5-4 STARS</b><br />
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I'm really not one for Western novels and I haven't read any of Erin Bowman's books to know what to expect. Kate was determined since the beginning of the story to get vengeance. That much doesn't really change but we do see changes in characters' perspective and outlook of things in general. AND THAT TWIST THOUGH :O <br />
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Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson<br />
Release Date: September 22nd, 2015<br />
Publisher: Greenwillow Books<br />
Rating: <b>3-3.5 STARS </b><br />
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Yet another historical fiction novel! I was never the biggest fan of the Gold Rush and American history to be honest. But what was intriguing was the idea that she could always feel the presence of gold. Great story depicting the time period, strong female characters, beliefs of the time. </div>
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Spelled by Betsy Schow<br />
Release Date: June 2nd, 2015<br />
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire<br />
Rating: <b>3 STARS </b><br />
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I liked this book but there were things that also put the story off. Loved how modern things were incorporated into the fairy tale world and how different it was from other stories. Just by the end, things just didn't feel as exciting as it was in the beginning.<br />
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Morganville Vampires (#1-11) by Rachel Caine<br />
Release Date: 2006-2013<br />
Publisher: Signet<br />
Rating: <b>4 STARS </b><br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27266.Glass_Houses?ac=1"><img alt="Glass Houses (The Morganville Vampires, #1)" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1428057864l/27266.jpg" width="189" /></a></div>
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So I binged this series over the summer but I didn't finish because I just felt meh about it by book 11. I loved the idea and the vampire world although it did take time to adjust to. It reminded of another book or t.v show setting but I have no idea what. Each character had their flaws and while I liked Eve, Shane, and Claire. Michael was my favorite (out of the 4). He was filled with shades of gray which made his relationships with other characters all the more great. My all time favorite character definitely is Myrnin and to be honest I kind of totally shipped Claire with Myrnin more than Shane *hides* He's crazy and all but he's just so amazing too!<br />
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The Thing About Books is a feature in which Caitlyn and I talk about (usually fangirl) over books we love and need to talk about them. But this also means there will always be<b> spoilers</b>.</div>
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Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas </div>
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Release Date: September 1st, 2015 </div>
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Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens </div>
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<i>The queen has returned.</i></div>
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<i>Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's at last returned to the empire—for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past . . .</i></div>
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<i>She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight.</i></div>
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<i>She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die for her. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen's triumphant return.</i></div>
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<i>The fourth volume in the New York Times bestselling series contrinues Celaena's epic journey and builds to a passionate, agonizing crescendo that might just shatter her world.</i></div>
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Soooooo... we're really late to this party but OMFG QUEEN OF SHADOWS</div>
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Taherah </div>
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FEELS FEELS FEEEEEEEEEELS</div>
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THE STORY. THE CHARACTER. EVERYTHING WAS JUST BRILLIANT </div>
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YES It's honestly gotten to the point with this story and these characters that I could probably be really entertained and on edge just watching them grocery shop or something. I'm so emotionally invested I would also probably think it was really epic too </div>
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I think it would really entertaining to see all of them go grocery shopping now that you've mentioned it <img alt="😮" goomoji="1f62e" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f62e" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /> </div>
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But back to the story. I don't know about you but seeing Celaena/Aelin back with everyone, it was very easy to see just how everyone changed and how pivotal HoF and even this book was </div>
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Yeah, and honestly I really like the fact that we kind of took a step away from everything to allow people to grow and change and for the situation to develop further in Heir of Fire. Then we come back and it's kinda like BAM DIDN'T REALIZE HOW EVERYTHING CHANGED DIDJA? FIGURE IT OUT! It was kinda like reading a new book or series except you already know and love all the characters</div>
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YES YES YES </div>
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We see the contrasting characters but at the same time it brings back elements/plot lines from the previous books (as a usual series does) and it was just so much more intense. I loved that we also got to see Aelin without Rowan for the first half (well more like hated because Rowan is life) but at the same time we see Celaena back in her own world without him for a bit. I have no idea if this makes any sense...</div>
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I LOVE SEEING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CELAENA AND AELIN SO DAMN MUCH! ITS JUST SO SO SO EPIC! I MEAN I THOUGHT I LIKED CELAENA (which I totally still do) BUT DAMN GIRL AELIN IS FUCKING AWESOME <img alt="💕" goomoji="1f495" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f495" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /><img alt="💕" goomoji="1f495" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f495" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /><img alt="💖" goomoji="1f496" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f496" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /><img alt="💖" goomoji="1f496" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f496" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /> She's just like...jeez I can't even describe her. She's like Celaena times a thousand plus scary ruler lady plus a little bit more understanding and driven and I'm just like WOW WHAT YES WHAT </div>
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Goals, man, Just goals. I don't see how anyone could not fall in love with her. I'm mean I'm in love with her. And her wit. And fighting skills. And braveness. And sass. And even her fashion </div>
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There is no part of Aelin I do not like. I even think her flaws are amazing. ALSO LETS TALK ABOUT HER RELATIONSHIPS (But lets leave the best *cough* Rowan *cough* for last)</div>
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Hehehe. SHE FINALLY REUNITED WITH AEDIOOOON! I love how that builds a protective, "I'll do anything for you" relationship. </div>
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I love that you knew that was the first relationship I wanted to talk about <img alt="❤" goomoji="2764" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/2764" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /> AND OMG I WAS SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SCARED DURING HIS RESCUE BECAUSE THIS IS THE KIND OF BOOK WHERE HE COULD HAVE ACTUALLY DIED AND GAH GAH FREAKED ME OUT SO BAD EVERY TIME THE POV SWITCHED TO HIM. AND THEN AND THEN AND THEN THEIR RELATIONSHIP! They're like brother and sister and I love it. And I love that they still love each other after all these years and I have no other description except love. Love, love, love,love,love.</div>
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RIGHT?! It's like Aedion's capture was the only thing that kept them apart even though they haven't seen each other since they were kids. </div>
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And they're still so similar which I find endlessly hilarious. *dramatically looks off into the distance* I love them both. Thats all I have to say on the matter.</div>
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Ok so I don't know if you want to talk about Chaol. But I want to. SO I love how clear their feelings are with each other. Although my heart did break a bit because I did have some hope for them. And I just loved that they were still somewhat able to work with each other and that it helped that they both understood each other what with the past they had.</div>
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No, no he was who I wanted to talk about next XD And yes I know. I still had some kindled hope for Chaol but I'm fine leaving him with quiet sassy fighter girl. Also I really thought that was one of the most distinct places you could see how Aelin changed. I liked that they were rocky and Chaol was leading the rebellion kinda. And I like how he kinda couldn't help himself but to work with her. And I liked where we left Chaol in QoS. He's kinda patched things up with Dorian and Aelin but is a little broken and on his way to getting better. I think it was a good place to take him as a character.</div>
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Agreed! Especially with the Dorian part. That was the main friendship I wanted mended. Dorian's been through hell and he's going to need Chaol and Aelin's support as he beings his rule</div>
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Omg I know. The Dorian POV's always tore me up inside. God those were awful, especially because for the most part you were able to ignore or forget just how awful his situation was until you were thrust back in it (usually right after some really great Aelin moments of happiness and joy) Jeez. That boy is crazy, strong, and messed up and I hope to god he can pull through his mess because I would hate to see him crumble and I really think they all need him. </div>
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They all need each other. I believe he can make a wonderful and strong king. He just needs time. And given what he's been through, that's not surprising </div>
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I believe in him. Also I had no idea just how much I cared about him and his well being until this book because MAN I was really freaked out. Also other Dorian related stuff. So his dad...wasn't actually evil was he? He was being possessed and somehow he like stopped it from doing too many bad things to Dorian for a long time? At least how I understood it. And that SO SWEET AND SAD LIKE OMFG</div>
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Yup I think that's what happened. It is kind of hard to just ignore the things that did happen even though he didn't do it but whenever I think of the King of Adarlan, I think evil evil things </div>
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Well yeah I do too but from what I understood (and that was vague/I read it a little while ago) he had done all that stuff because of the demon thing inside him and like stopped magic or something to stop the demon from going as far as it wanted to in a lot of things and I was really impressed and it resonated with me because it was so different from how I did/do view him. He's still awful but there was enough kindness that I was shocked.</div>
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Oh yeah for sure. The actual king wasn't a bad person (at least I don't think). But I totally see where you're coming from. Speaking of such things. MANON. </div>
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DDUUUUUUUDE! I always thought she was pretty cool but I wasn't sure. Also I've always thought if things go the right way she could actually become a good ally. Plus her and her (shit is it thirteen?) people are badass and would totally listen to her. ALSO BADASS FIGHT SCENE IS BADASS AND AELIN SAVED HER AND JUST WHAT WHAT WHAT YES</div>
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But dude it was also hard to like her at first. There was all these things she could have prevented and I totally get it was all part of her character development. And I think helping (that girl who's name I've forgotten) and hearing her friends haunting story just made her realize her role in the story and the power and choices she has. I loved that because Aelin saved her, she paid her back by telling her that Dorian is still in that demon that possessed him. AND OMG DO I SENSE A POTENTIAL LOVE INTEREST FOR HIM?!?!?</div>
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HOLY SHIT IKR WHAAAAAAAAA BUT YES I FELT IT TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO And yeah I like her a lot now. Before it was kind of begrudging because I was pretty sure she wasn't going to end up being an ally but now I'm not so sure so I'm letting myself like her more. And man, once she starts thinking for herself, do I like her.</div>
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<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":12t">
Oh I'm pretty sure she's going to be apowerful ally. I think that's why she was introduced. And as a game changer player too</div>
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DEFINITELY GAME CHANGER PLAYER! And yeah, idk. At first I thought it was a sort of mean, "haha here see how screwed your protagonists are and here's this girl you can't help liking except she's evil." And I can't *quite* let go of that, but I'm hoping that initial guess is very, very wrong.</div>
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Taherah </div>
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<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":12v">
I understand. Alsoalsoalso that girl that was Aelin's nemesis. Lysandra? The one that works for Arobbyn? Can we talk about her friendship with Aelin? </div>
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<span class="il">Caitlyn</span> </div>
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I LOVE HER</div>
<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":12x">
SHES SO BADASS</div>
<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":12y">
I kinda don't know what else to say about her except that I'm really glad she was a character in this one and her history with Arobbyn's second and how she got to kill Arobynn. Because I fell like Celaena never would have let her live or kill jerk assassin man but Aelin totally let her.</div>
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Taherah </div>
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<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":12z">
Yesssssssss! I love how quickly they were able to form a friendship and understanding with each other. They're much more alike that I previously thought and I loved that she played an important role in the story. PLUS SHE'S A SHAPESHIFTER. ANOTHER ALLY </div>
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<span class="il">Caitlyn</span> </div>
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OH YEAH! MAN THAT WAS COOL! Also I love how ragtag the group is. We have a previously possessed king, who's still not 100%, the king's friend who's kinda stable but is paralyzed and still feels guilty, the cousin who's the protector but still just as flawed, Rowan, and the former assassin kind of elf queen. And maybe a witch. Oh yeah, and a shapeshifter and a crippled human girl. WOOO. Speaking of OMG AEDIONS FATHER IS THE AND THEN THE GAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH</div>
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Taherah </div>
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<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":131">
Wait what? <img alt="😮" goomoji="1f62e" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f62e" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /> what about his dad? What am I not remembering? </div>
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<span class="il">Caitlyn</span></div>
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<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":132">
His dad is one of Rowan's friends(a cool one I think) who is still being controlled by the bitchy elf queen. </div>
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Taherah </div>
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<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":133">
OH RIGHT AWK. I KNEW THAT </div>
<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":134">
BUT YES I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER GAME CHANGER TOO</div>
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<span email="crowegirl05@gmail.com" oid="100451092855880472222"><span class="il">Caitlyn</span> </span></div>
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<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":135">
I LOVE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY MOVING PIECES IN THIS BOOK SO MUCH ITS KINDA REALLY SUPER AMAZING!</div>
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<span email="tabbas98@gmail.com" oid="113425691868396070459">Taherah </span></div>
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<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":16i">
YAAAAAAAAAAAS I'M SO HAPPY THIS IS A SERIES THAT JUST KEEPS ON GOING AND GOING WITH NEW NEW AND OLD PIECES FITTING TOGETHER.</div>
<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":16j">
AND NOW BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL ROWAN</div>
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<br /></div>
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<span email="crowegirl05@gmail.com" oid="100451092855880472222"><span class="il">Caitlyn</span> </span></div>
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<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":16k">
*deep breath* AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH<wbr></wbr>HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ROWAN ROWAN ROWAN ROWAN ROWAN TAHERAH I LOVE HIM SO MUCH HE'S SASSY AND MOODY AND BROODY AND BADASS AND SUPERDEDUPER CARES A SHIT TON ABOUT AELIN AND TOTALLY LOVES HER AND SHE LOVES HIM AND THEY JUST MESH SO BEAUTIFULLY AND CAN LIKE TALK TO EACH OTHER WITHOUT SPEAKING AND JUST KINDA GET LOST WITHOUT EACH OTHER AND MAKE EACH OTHER STRONGER AND I LOVE IT SO MUCH YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW </div>
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<span email="tabbas98@gmail.com" oid="113425691868396070459">Taherah </span></div>
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<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":16l">
I KNOW I KNOOOOOOOW! THEY'RE LEGIT SOULMATES. I feel like a lot of people in real like at least have what Celaena and Chaol have but what Rowan and Aelin has? That's just pure love and dedication and strength and commitment right there</div>
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<span email="crowegirl05@gmail.com" oid="100451092855880472222"><span class="il">Caitlyn</span> </span></div>
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<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":16m">
I agree 10,000%. Also I'm willing to admit that you called this and I am so so happy you were right. And I love them. And him. And want it forever. So there.</div>
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<span email="tabbas98@gmail.com" oid="113425691868396070459">Taherah </span></div>
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<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":16n">
They are forever. They have that intense chemistry no one can deny </div>
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<span email="crowegirl05@gmail.com" oid="100451092855880472222"><span class="il">Caitlyn</span></span></div>
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<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":16o">
I love it. I honestly have no other words. I just love it intensely and that is that. </div>
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<span email="tabbas98@gmail.com" oid="113425691868396070459">Taherah</span></div>
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<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":16p">
Agreeeeeeeeeeeeeed</div>
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<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":16s">
SO 5+ stars from me <img alt="☺" goomoji="263a" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/263a" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /> It deserves it all</div>
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<span email="crowegirl05@gmail.com" oid="100451092855880472222"><span class="il"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span email="crowegirl05@gmail.com" oid="100451092855880472222"><span class="il">Caitlyn</span> </span></div>
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<div class="aOT" data-type="m" id=":16t">
If I could give more than 5 stars I would. Hell I would probably give it more than 100. *shrugs* who knows</div>
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<span email="tabbas98@gmail.com" oid="113425691868396070459">Taherah </span></div>
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<img alt="😀" goomoji="1f600" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f600" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /> <img alt="😀" goomoji="1f600" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f600" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /> <img alt="😀" goomoji="1f600" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f600" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /></div>
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It's been so long since we've done one of these! </div>
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What are your thoughts on QoS (assuming everyone reading this has read it already and didn't get spoiled from our conversation, hopefully)?<br />Who are your favorite characters? Anything you're excited to see in the rest of the series? </div>
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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill of <b><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/">Breaking the Spine</a></b> where that spotlights the upcoming books I am currently anticipating. </div>
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~Currently Anticipating~<br />
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The Year We Fell Apart by Emily Martin </div>
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Release Date: January 26th, 2016 </div>
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Publisher: Simon Pulse </div>
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<i>Goodreads Summary:</i></div>
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<i>In the tradition of Sarah Dessen, this powerful debut novel is a compelling portrait of a young girl coping with her mother’s cancer as she figures out how to learn from—and fix—her past.</i><br />
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<i>Few things come as naturally to Harper as epic mistakes. In the past year she was kicked off the swim team, earned a reputation as Carson High’s easiest hook-up, and officially become the black sheep of her family. But her worst mistake was destroying her relationship with her best friend, Declan.</i><br />
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<i>Now, after two semesters of silence, Declan is home from boarding school for the summer. Everything about him is different—he’s taller, stronger…more handsome. Harper has changed, too, especially in the wake of her mom’s cancer diagnosis.</i><br />
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<i>While Declan wants nothing to do with Harper, he’s still Declan, her Declan, and the only person she wants to talk to about what’s really going on. But he’s also the one person she’s lost the right to seek comfort from.</i><br />
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<i>As their mutual friends and shared histories draw them together again, Harper and Declan must decide which parts of their past are still salvageable, and which parts they’ll have to let go of once and for all.</i><br />
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<i>In this honest and affecting tale of friendship and first love, Emily Martin brings to vivid life the trials and struggles of high school and the ability to learn from past mistakes over the course of one steamy North Carolina summer.</i></div>
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I WANT THIS BOOK NOW! THIS HAS EVERYTHING IN A CONTEMP I'VE BEEN WANTING TO READ. I am a sucker for best friend stories AND the whole time has past and they meet again story line.<br />
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What are you waiting on this week?<br />
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