tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66216707754339480682024-03-05T02:09:10.410-05:00Booking It With Hayley GEVERYDAY, WE BE BOOKING IT!HayleyAGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13430436863513819763noreply@blogger.comBlogger458125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621670775433948068.post-89662778999679163852019-10-12T23:41:00.000-04:002019-10-12T23:41:25.892-04:00Mini reviews: The Beautiful, Grave Maidens, Treason of Thorns, Butterfly in Frost and a Giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>By: Renee Ahdieh</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans is a safe haven after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent in the middle of the carnival season, Celine is quickly enraptured by the vibrant city, from its music to its fancy soirées and even its danger. She becomes embroiled in the city's glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group's enigmatic leader, Sébastien Saint Germain.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in Sébastien's own lair--the second dead girl to turn up in recent weeks--Celine battles her attraction to Sébastien and suspicions about his guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret.</span><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">After a third murder, New Orleans becomes gripped by the terror of a serial killer on the loose--one who has now set Celine in his sights. As the murderer stalks her, Celine finally takes matters into her own hands, only to find herself caught in the midst of an age-old feud between the darkest creatures of the night, where the price of forbidden love is her life.</span><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">At once a sultry romance and a decadent, thrilling mystery, master storyteller Renée Ahdieh embarks on her most potent fantasy series yet.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">I was really excited to receive a copy of this title from Penguin Random House Canada, and it had a fast-paced plot with murders piling up and a mystery killer that I did not guess, but the romance was a bit boring for me, I didn't really feel the chemistry between Celine and Sebastien for most of the book, it started to heat up and than we came to the end and I felt a bit ripped off, haha. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">The book is told from multiple points of view (including the Murder's) but the maority is given to Celine which I preferred (I actually wouldn't have minded no chapters from Sebastien's POV) Celine is a great Heroine and strong female protagonist. I'm not completely sold on Sebastien just yet, but I may give him another chance in book 2. I've never been to New Orlean's but Renee did a wonderful job with her vivid imagery of a dark, foggy town full of crime, mystery, parades and music that I could easily picture each scene.</span></span><br />
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<strong style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">T</span></strong><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><strong style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">he start of a fierce fantasy duology about three maidens who are chosen for their land's greatest honor...and one girl determined to save her sister from the grave. </strong><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">In the walled city-state of Alu, Kammani wants nothing more than to become the accomplished healer her father used to be before her family was cast out of their privileged life in shame. </span><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">When Alu's ruler falls deathly ill, Kammani’s beautiful little sister, Nanaea, is chosen as one of three sacred maidens to join him in the afterlife. It’s an honor. A tradition. And Nanaea believes it is her chance to live an even grander life than the one that was stolen from her. </span><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">But Kammani sees the selection for what it really is—a death sentence.</span><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">Desperate to save her sister, Kammani schemes her way into the palace to heal the ruler. There she discovers more danger lurking in the sand-stone corridors than she could have ever imagined and that her own life—and heart—are at stake. But Kammani will stop at nothing to dig up the palace’s buried secrets even if it means sacrificing everything…including herself. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Top 2 Favourites for 2019- The Evil Queen is tying it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">I'm so sad that this is only a duology, I could read a whole series from Kammani's POV (whole story is told in first person from Kammani solely) she is brave, modest, fierce but humbled quite a bit throughout the book to her limitations, I truly admired her love for her family and the lengths she went to save Nan (even if she didn't appreciate it), she sacrificed a lot and I'm rooting for her all the way! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">Dagan is complete Book Boyfriend material, I absolutely loved him and his devotion to Kammani and can't wait to continue to their story in book 2- Nasu still has some work to do for me to cheer him on. #TEAMDAGAN</span></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Dark, gripping, and utterly unique, this atmospheric historical fantasy from critically acclaimed author Laura E. Weymouth is perfect for fans of <span style="font-weight: normal;">The Hazel Wood </span>and <span style="font-weight: normal;">Caraval.</span></span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Violet Sterling has spent the last seven years in exile, longing to return to Burleigh House. One of the six great houses of England, Burleigh’s magic kept both the countryside and Violet happy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">That is, until her father’s treason destroyed everything. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Now she’s been given a chance to return home. But Burleigh isn’t what she remembered. Wild with grief, Burleigh’s very soul is crying out in pain. As its tormented magic ravages the countryside, Vi must decide how far she’s willing to go to save her house—before her house destroys everything she’s ever known.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But I will not let it ruin me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Great beginning, but ultimately became a DNF...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">Weymouth has created a very unique premise in which Houses have emotions and ability to overtake society if not kept in check with the eternal bond of a Keeper which was Violet's Dad and than Violet herself, it's a unique gift few possess.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">I was really impressed with the premise and beginning of the story and I really felt for Violet when she was ripped away from all she loved, her childhood friend, father and the house she loved like family as well, but it all just kind of started to get boring from then on, for me. I didn't think there was any chemistry between Wyn and Violet and after a while the plot just stopped grabbing my interest. I may return to this one someday, but I'm in no hurry as there are plenty of other stories to read!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Once, I would never have imagined myself here. But I’m settled now. In a place I love, in a home I renovated, spending time with new friends I adore, and working a job that fulfills me. I am reconciling the past and laying the groundwork for the future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Then Garrett Frost moves in next door.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He’s obstinate and too bold, a raging force of nature that disrupts the careful order of my life. I recognize the ghosts that haunt him, the torment driving him. Garrett would be risky in any form, but wounded, he’s far more dangerous. I fear I’m too fragile for the storm raging inside him, too delicate to withstand the pain that buffets him. But he’s too determined…and too tempting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Quick read to curl up with for a couple hours this fall!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">I would recommend ordering the e-text of this novella, romance was a bit slow-burn and than steamy. I was a bit confused with quite a few references in this book until the last 10-15 pages which basically answered all my questions but than left me with a whole bunch of other ones, haha! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">I don't want to spoil this one it was nice to go in not knowing aspects that made the conclusion much more enjoyable. It was a satisfying quick romance, but I doubt I will reread this one.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Gena Showalter</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">WELCOME TO THE FOREST OF GOOD AND EVIL.<br /><br />A DREAM COME TRUE…AND A LIVING NIGHTMARE.</strong></span><br style="font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">Far, far away, in the realm of Enchantia, creatures of legend still exist, magic is the norm and fairy tales are real. Except, fairy tales aren’t based on myths and legends of the past—they are prophecies of the future.</span><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">Raised in the mortal realm, Everly Morrow has no idea she’s a real-life fairy-tale princess—until she manifests an ability to commune with mirrors.</span><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">Look. See… What will one peek hurt?</span><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">Soon, a horrifying truth is revealed. She is fated to be Snow White’s greatest enemy, the Evil Queen.</span><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">With powers beyond her imagination or control, Everly returns to the land of her birth. There, she meets Roth Charmaine, the supposed Prince Charming. Their attraction is undeniable, but their relationship is doomed. As the prophecy unfolds, Everly faces one betrayal after another, and giving in to her dark side proves more tempting every day. Can she resist, or will she become the queen—and villain—she was born to be?</span><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><br style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">The battle between good and evil is </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">on</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">LOVED THIS BOOK- ONE OF MY FAVOURITES OF 2019!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Everly is a great heroine and narrator, I can't wait for book 2 to continue her story. Gena Showalter knows how to write a romance and is basically an auto buy author for me. Roth is a great love interest (but make no mistake, Everly is the hero of this story). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This is a unique take on the classic Snow White fable with a dash of mystery (who is the real Snow White? Who's really the Evil Queen?) A must read!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer’s Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery—magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath iron chains. If provoked, they transform into grotesque monsters of ink and leather. She hopes to become a warden, charged with protecting the kingdom from their power.</span><br style="font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><br style="font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">Then an act of sabotage releases the library’s most dangerous grimoire. Elisabeth’s desperate intervention implicates her in the crime, and she is torn from her home to face justice in the capital. With no one to turn to but her sworn enemy, the sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn, and his mysterious demonic servant, she finds herself entangled in a centuries-old conspiracy. Not only could the Great Libraries go up in flames, but the world along with them.</span><br style="font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><br style="font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;" /><span style="font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">As her alliance with Nathaniel grows stronger, Elisabeth starts to question everything she’s been taught—about sorcerers, about the libraries she loves, even about herself. For Elisabeth has a power she has never guessed, and a future she could never have imagined.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Very unique fantasy- think Harry Potter's Hogwarts but the magical creatures are books!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;"><b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Shelby Mahurin</span></b></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Bound as one, to love, honor, or burn. Book one of a stunning fantasy duology, this tale of witchcraft and forbidden love is perfect for fans of Kendare Blake and Sara Holland.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Two years ago, Louise le Blanc fled her coven and took shelter in the city of Cesarine, forsaking all magic and living off whatever she could steal. There, witches like Lou are hunted. They are feared. And they are burned.<strong></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">As a huntsman of the Church, Reid Diggory has lived his life by one principle: Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live. But when Lou pulls a wicked stunt, the two are forced into an impossible situation—marriage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Lou, unable to ignore her growing feelings, yet powerless to change what she is, must make a choice. And love makes fools of us all.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Set in a world of powerful women, dark magic, and off-the-charts romance, book one of this stunning fantasy duology will leave readers burning for more.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.44999998807907104px;">Great love story! Confession time, I actually started this book a few months back and stopped a third of the way through (I'm not sure why) but when I attended the HCC Frenzy presents event last weekend I was promised that this book was ABSOLUTELY FILTHY, and basically dug right back in as soon as a I got home haha. I wouldn't say it's filthy but I recommend this to all romance junkies. </span></span></div>
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When Ella Jones’ twenty-first birthday ends with a bang – literally – she never imagined it would be with her best friend since freshman year, Ryan Owen.<br />
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A year later, after their so called “mistake”, they’re still best friends and about to rock their Senior year at the University of San Francisco. But when Ryan returns from spending a summer in Australia and brings back a friend, Liam George, who takes an immediate liking to Ella, Ryan starts to question the Aussie’s intentions with his best friend. The trouble is, Ryan has a girlfriend of his own, and Ella and Ryan swore they would never cross that line again – until they do.<br />
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They try not to let their second slip up affect their friendship, but when Spring Break forces them to vacation under the same roof; and Ryan’s ex walks back into his life, Ella is shocked by a fierce stab of possessiveness. And when Ella continues to see Liam, Ryan finds himself plagued by unfamiliar jealousy. With their friendship strained for the first time, Ella and Ryan face an alarming truth: Maybe they can’t be just friends. Maybe they are falling faster than expected. And maybe, deep down, they want to</div>
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I really enjoyed The Fear of Falling!! </div>
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In preparation of this tour I actually read some of Cowen's previous work and really enjoyed the light-hearted friends-to-lovers romance that Cowen's penned in the past, however I always find her books are too short, I always want more! Ella is a likeable heroine and I enjoyed reading from her perspective. Ryan is adorable and I really enjoyed how protective he was of Ella. I'm not sure I really felt like there was much of a spark between Ella and Liam, which was fine with me since I was Team Ryan all the way haha!</div>
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The plot moves pretty quickly and the romance was light with a bit of steam. Cowen has to be a fan of Friends, if not than she really needs to be, a few scenes from her books are so reminiscent of Ross and Rachel break-ups!</div>
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Ultimately I would recommend this title to those looking for a quick read with a light friends-to-lovers romance and HEA!</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">About Amanda:</span></b><br />
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Amanda Cowen can be found eating cupcakes, singing off-key, or watching a good RomCom when she isn't trapped on her computer writing stories. She is an "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" fanatic, a hater of roller-coasters and a country music junkie. She lives in Thunder Bay, ON where the summers are short and the winters are long.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Be sure to stop by the other Blogs on this tour!!!</span></b></div>
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–<a href="http://www.valerieullmer.com/2018/10/the-fear-of-falling-by-amanda-cowen/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">Valerie Ullmer | Romance Author</a></div>
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–<a href="http://readwanderloveandlive.blog/blog-tour-excerpt-giveaway-the-fear-of-falling-by-amanda-cowen/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">Read, Wander, Love and Live</a></div>
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–<a href="https://everywhere-and-nowhere.com/2018/10/08/the-fear-of-falling/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">everywhere and nowhere</a></div>
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–<a href="https://crazykalm.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-fear-of-falling-amanda-cowen.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">crazykalm</a></div>
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–<a href="https://britishbookwormblog.com/2018/10/08/new-release-giveaway-the-fear-of-falling-by-amanda-cowen-xpressotours/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">A British Bookworm’s Blog</a></div>
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–<a href="http://agirlandherbooksblog.wordpress.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">3 degrees of fiction book blog</a></div>
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–<a href="http://thephantomparagrapher.blogspot.com/2018/10/vbt-fear-of-falling-amanda-cowen.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">The Phantom Paragrapher</a></div>
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–<a href="https://justreadthemm.wordpress.com/2018/10/09/blog-tour-the-fear-of-falling-by-amanda-cowen-non-spoiler-review/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">Just Read Them</a></div>
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–<a href="https://happymomblogger.wordpress.com/2018/10/09/the-fear-of-falling-book-tour-and-giveaway/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">Happymomblogger</a></div>
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–<a href="https://demi-reads.com/2018/10/09/blogtour-bookreview-the-fear-of-falling-by-amanda-cowen/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">Demi Reads</a></div>
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–<a href="https://randasrantsandbooks.wordpress.com/2018/10/10/book-review-the-fear-of-falling-by-amanda-cowen/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">Randas rants and books</a></div>
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–<a href="http://mybookfilledlife.blogspot.com/2018/10/blog-tour-review-fear-of-falling-by.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">My Book Filled Life</a></div>
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–<a href="http://www.bookythoughtsandme.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">Booky Thoughts and Me</a></div>
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–<a href="https://amandasbookreviewscom.wordpress.com/2018/10/10/the-fear-of-falling-review/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">Amanda’s bookish blog</a></div>
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–<a href="http://www.abooktropolis.co.za/2018/10/the-fear-of-fall-blog-tour.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">Abooktropolis</a></div>
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–<a href="https://thespacejamber.wordpress.com/2018/10/11/the-fear-of-falling-amanda-cowen-blog-tour/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">The Spacejamber Reviews</a></div>
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–<a href="http://www.upallnightbookblog.com/blogtour-review-the-fear-of-falling-by-amanda-cowen/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">blushing babes are up all night</a></div>
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–<a href="https://junereadsbooks.com/2018/10/12/book-tour-review-the-fear-of-falling/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">June Reads Books</a></div>
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–<a href="http://cindysloveofbooks.com/2018/10/review-the-fear-of-falling/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">Cindy’s Love of Books</a></div>
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–<a href="https://reeceesbooks.wordpress.com/2018/10/12/blog-tourarc-reviewgiveaway-the-fear-of-falling-by-amanda-cowan-4-stars/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">Ree Cee’s Books</a></div>
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–<a href="https://haddieshaven.blogspot.com/2018/10/the-fear-of-falling-amanda-cowen.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">Haddie’s Haven</a></div>
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–<a href="https://amysmmromancereviews.blogspot.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">Amy’s MM Romance Reviews</a></div>
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–<a href="http://dauntlessbooksandpenguins.wordpress.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">Dauntless Books and Penguins</a></div>
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–<a href="http://www.beyourselfbebhaltair.wordpress.com/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #42799b; text-decoration: none;">Beyourselfbebhaltair</a></div>
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It’s senior year, and the college countdown is on. But instead of getting accepted to Tisch’s photography program, Pippa’s been waitlisted. Without a backup plan, and with the pressure from everyone around her to live up to her father’s legacy, Pippa sets out to prove herself worthy of the program by doing the opposite of everything she did to try to get in. But when she runs into her ex, and first love, Dylan McCutter, Pippa has to finally decide if she should follow her head or her heart.<br />
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Written with the same humor and heart that made Chantel Guertin’s first three Pippa Greene novels instant favorites, <cite style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">Golden Hour</cite> offers a fresh and charming perspective on friendships, family, and first love.<br />
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Why does it have to be over?!<br />
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Well done Chantel, I devoured this final instalment practically all in one sitting. Pippa fans will be completely satisfied with where Chantel has taken in her in her Senior year, it was wonderful to see the tremendous growth of Pippa's voice from <i>Rule of Thirds</i>!<br />
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Pippa has painted herself into quite a corner once again, and I loved how we see Pippa let loose and start to enjoy her senior year, goals are important but it's so important to live in the moment and be in the moment, to really appreciate everything that's around you- it really helps put things into perspective- this is the main lesson I took away from <i>Golden Hour</i>.<br />
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Of course this last Pippa adventure wouldn't be complete without the return of Dylan and Ben. Truly if you're Team Dylan or Team Ben you'll be happy with Pippa's decision- I'm going to miss these three!<br />
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If you've already read this series you're going to want to finish the series anyway, and if you haven't started- GET ON IT! This series is perfect Summer read to take with you to the cottage or beach they don't take up much room in your bag AND you can devour one book each sitting.<br />
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Congrats Chantel on a fantastic ending to a wonderful YA series that I will always adore!<br />
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Special thanks to Chantel and ECW Press for allowing me to receive and review an advance copy of <i>Golden Hour</i> in exchange for an honest review.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">by Rachel Van Dyken</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pub date: September 12, 2017</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Publisher: Skyscape</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Available in Canada through Thomas Allen & Son</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Add to <a href="http://bit.ly/2g8UbC4">Goodreads</a></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New York Times</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken kicks off a brand-new series in which romance is a game and love is a touchdown.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Emerson just made her dream come true as a professional cheerleader for her favorite pro football team. But even though the plus-size athlete is breaking down boundaries, she still has to contend with the massive rulebook. Carbs? Nope. Chocolate? Definitely not. Still, Emerson loves her curves, and she’ll rock the hell out of this job even if it kills her. Except for one mandate that is easier read than done…</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No fraternizing with the players.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Problem one is Miller Quinton: Emerson’s first love, first sex, and the guy who still ignites her daydreams </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> R-rated fantasies. Thrown back together, Miller and Emerson feel the undeniable pull of passion again, even if the conflict that tore them apart seems insurmountable. Then there’s way-too-sexy Grant Sanchez. He has a serious reputation with the ladies, and when it comes to winning someone he wants, he doesn’t let anyone stand in his way.</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now Emerson is breaking every rule in the manual. But what she doesn’t know is that she’s part of a wicked little game—one that could steal both her dream </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">and</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> her heart.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This was a fun quick read (can be read in one night, but be prepared for a late night!)</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I enjoyed the story and found that this was more a story of friends finding their way back to each other rather than a love story. It starts out as a love triangle but you may be surprised how it ends, I gotta say I was guessing who Emerson would pick all the way to the end- that's if she does pick someone...</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I don't know much (or anything) about football, but if what they say in this book is true and there really is a rule of no FRATERNIZING between cheerleaders and football players, that's interesting. BUT what really angered me was that only the cheerleaders seemed to be punished when caught- does this really happen?! </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">With that said, Fraternize is well paced and broken up into multiple perspectives between Emerson, Miller and Sanchez (a bit), although I must say (as old followers will already know) I prefer to read from one perspective (and usually the heroines), so I think I would have preferred to have just a few chapters giving a sneak peek in the guys minds, I like to be kept guessing along with the heroine haha. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I would categorize this read as more of a slow burn new adult read. Each character has their own drama but no ones drama overwhelms the plot. Emerson is an incredibly likeable character, even though she still has some physical hang-ups (as many of us do). Miller was an ok character but I really was "cheering" for Sanchez through this whole book- he's adorable and charming!</span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The ending was satisfying and lets readers know where Rachel plans to take this crew in her sequel. I look forward to seeing all these characters in book 2!</span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she's not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The guys were still shouting and banging hands against lockers.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I grinned and walked over to the door that led into the guys’ locker room. A small hallway with two offices divided the space between the girls’ and the guys’ locker rooms. The athletic director’s office was on one side and the football coaches’ office on the other. If you wanted to sneak across, you had to get on your hands and knees and crawl.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“You know how I feel about male shower time.” His grin was back, but it was shaky. Yeah, I knew all too well how he felt about it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Both of us had our issues.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stupid.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So damn stupid that tears threatened. Tears for him, not for me.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The white guys made fun of him for being too dark. And the black guys made fun of him for being too white.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He couldn’t win.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After a long game, I knew he was exhausted and just wanted to shower and go home.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Come on.” I held out my hand and drug him into the girls’ locker room. “You can shower in here.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“You should be so lucky, Casanova.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Break my heart, why don’t you,” he grumbled, placing a hand across his chest and then grabbed his bag from the floor.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He knew I’d let him in. He knew I’d say yes.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We were best friends.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Not that I’d ever admit it out loud since he’d probably wanted to test me—but I’d go to prison for the guy. Cheerfully.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The principal called us Satan’s duo.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I took it as a compliment.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“So</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "bembostd"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">…</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">” He plopped his bag down on one of the benches and dropped his shorts.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sept. 12</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> – </span><a href="https://betweenthespine.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0563c1; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Between the Spine</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> | Excerpt: Prologue</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sept. 13</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> – </span><a href="https://bookishwanderlovee.wordpress.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0563c1; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bookish Wanderlove</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> | Instagram: </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pattycakess20/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0563c1; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pattycakess20</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> | Teasers</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Swan Riders</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>by: Erin Bow</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Publisher: Simon and Schuster</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Now available!!!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Source: ARC provided by publisher</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Swan Riders on Goodreads <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26409580-the-swan-riders?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">here</a>.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Synopsis (and cover photo) from Goodreads:</b></span><br />
<span id="freeText13906435914191099070" style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;">Greta Stuart had always known her future: die young. She was her country's crown princess, and also its hostage, destined to be the first casualty in an inevitable war. But when the war came it broke all the rules, and Greta forged a different path.<br />
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She is no longer princess. No longer hostage. No longer human. Greta Stuart has become an AI.<br />
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If she can survive the transition, Greta will earn a place alongside Talis, the AI who rules the world. Talis is a big believer in peace through superior firepower. But some problems are too personal to obliterate from orbit, and for those there are the Swan Riders: a small band of humans who serve the AIs as part army, part cult.<br />
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Now two of the Swan Riders are escorting Talis and Greta across post-apocalyptic Saskatchewan. But Greta’s fate has stirred her nation into open rebellion, and the dry grassland may hide insurgents who want to rescue her – or see her killed. Including Elian, the boy she saved—the boy who wants to change the world, with a knife if necessary. Even the infinitely loyal Swan Riders may not be everything they seem.<br />
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Greta’s fate—and the fate of her world—are balanced on the edge of a knife in this smart, sly, electrifying adventure.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">Fantastic sequel to a young adult series </span><span style="line-height: 21px;">that will interest both boys and girls!</span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Canadian pride - It's refreshing to read a young adult series that centres around Canada and Canadian provinces and I really appreciated the nod to Gordon Lightfoot as well! </span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">The book is told from Greta's point of view throughout, with the exception of a few intervals where we're given a few pages into Talis' past and and his point of view. Speaking of, I really loved Talis, he was by far my favourite character, even when I was confused about differentiating between him and Rachel and Michael. He made me laugh throughout I really appreciated his wit and sarcasm.</span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Without being too spoilery, I really enjoyed juxtaposition between Greta and Talis and their struggles, as one struggles with becoming human, while the other struggles with losing their humanity.</span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">The pace of the book is quite quick, I think this is due in large part to Bow's superb writing style. The are moments where I was laughing, surprised and fighting not to cry.</span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Although there wasn't as much romance as I prefer in my books, there is a continuation of one, however it is very muted as the story building and struggle of the characters surviving in an apocalyptic era was much at the forefront of the book.</span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">I would recommend reading Book 1- the Scorpion Rules, before reading the Swan Riders, as you will have a difficult time keeping up with plot and futuristic terminology and dialogue.</span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">If you enjoy reading about strong heroines and futuristic scifi, then you should definitely give Bow's series a try.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>by: Janet B. Taylor</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Release Date: March 1st/16.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Source: ARC provided by Raincoast</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Synopsis (and cover image) courtesy of Goodreads:</b></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;">When fragile, sixteen-year-old Hope Walton loses her mom to an earthquake overseas, her secluded world crumbles. Agreeing to spend the summer in Scotland, Hope discovers that her mother was more than a brilliant academic, but also a member of a secret society of time travelers. Trapped in the twelfth century in the age of Eleanor of Aquitaine, Hope has seventy-two hours to rescue her mother and get back to their own time. Along the way, her path collides with that of a mysterious boy who could be vital to her mission . . . or the key to Hope’s undoing. Addictive, romantic, and rich with historical detail, </span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">Into the Dim</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;"> is an </span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">Outlander </em><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;">for teens. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></span><br />
Outlander for teens? - Yes please!<br />
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Into the Dim is told from Hope's first-person-perspective, and she does a great job as a reliable narrator. I thought she was a tougher character than her narration lets on. Readers will find her relatable and will root for her successes.<br />
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The romance isn't too heated in this book, but I do believe Taylor has set up a potential love triangle for future books. Hope has two potential suitors: Collum and Bran, and the two could not be anymore different.<br />
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Collum is by-the-book kind of guy, reliable- he'll always have your back. Whereas Bran is more dark, and mysterious, there's definite chemistry between him and Hope, but can she trust him? I look forward to where Taylor plans to take these three next.<br />
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While I had a bit of a hard time getting into the book at the beginning, 40-50% of the way in the action picks right up, making the reader unable to put down this book. Just like in Outlander, I couldn't guess where Taylor was going to take Hope and the gang next! The plot was amazing, the setting, beautiful (although a bit barbaric). I also loved that the romance really picked up as well.<br />
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The ending will leave readers satisfied, but hungry for the next instalment!<br />
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I would easily recommend this series to those who love an equal blend of romance, action and adventure in their YA! Please bring on book #2!<br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">If you had to describe </span><span class="il" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">Into</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span class="il" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span class="il" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">Dim</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> with three words, what words would you choose? Why?</span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Family/Friendship</b>—In </span><span class="il" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> novel, everything Hope does, ever obstacle she overcomes is</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">because of how much she loves her mother, and </span><span class="il" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> new family she joins once she travels</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">to Scotland.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>Sacrifice</b>—Many of </span><span class="il" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> characters in </span><span class="il" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> book—at one time or another—willingly</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">sacrifice something for those they love. Hope in particular, does this in a very, very</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">big way in </span><span class="il" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> story. (But I can’t tell you what! You’ll have to read it for</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">yourself.)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><b>True Love</b>—Hope has been isolated from other kids her entire life. So she’s very</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">innocent and very new at </span><span class="il" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> whole caring about a boy in ‘that’ way. But as </span><span class="il" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> story</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">progresses and you learn more about Hope’s history, you learn that cornerstone of </span><span class="il" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: start;">the</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">entire series is a very strong and true love.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Huge thanks to Raincoast for allowing me to participate in this blog tour!</span></span></div>
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HayleyAGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13430436863513819763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621670775433948068.post-3624821704432679892016-02-04T11:36:00.001-05:002016-02-04T11:36:53.352-05:00ARC Review: Assassin's Heart by Sarah Ahiers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2JmuhjIA6Uk7p1cP1zyNbWB9Gxb9FkNAVFToFv3QQw1YwBeaej5u2pdiolZOANuo0aqhifHaevuVjJdRzkrDpIecLYZXDtcGcQabtLfVRB3ajcQEA61YklhtazEus34oIgYAEVlRWhiK/s1600/21421609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2JmuhjIA6Uk7p1cP1zyNbWB9Gxb9FkNAVFToFv3QQw1YwBeaej5u2pdiolZOANuo0aqhifHaevuVjJdRzkrDpIecLYZXDtcGcQabtLfVRB3ajcQEA61YklhtazEus34oIgYAEVlRWhiK/s320/21421609.jpg" width="212" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Assassin's Heart</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">by: Sarah Ahiers</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Release Date: Feb. 2/16.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Publisher: HarperTeen</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Source: ARC received from Publisher</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Synopsis (and cover image) courtesy of Goodreads:</span></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;">In the kingdom of Lovero, nine rival Families of assassins lawfully kill people for a price. As a highly skilled member of one of these powerful clans, seventeen-year-old Lea Saldana has always trusted in the strength of her Family. Until she awakens to find them murdered and her home in flames. The Da Vias, the Saldanas’ biggest enemy, must be responsible—and Lea should have seen it coming. But her secret relationship with the Da Vias’ son, Val, has clouded her otherwise killer instinct—and given the Da Vias more reason than ever to take her Family down.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;">Racked with guilt and shattered over Val’s probable betrayal, Lea sets out to even the score, with her heart set on retaliation and only one thought clear in her mind: make the Da Vias pay.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;">With shades of The Godfather and Romeo and Juliet, this richly imagined fantasy from debut author Sarah Ahiers is a story of love, lies, and the ultimate vengeance.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;">Godfather meets Romeo and Juliet indeed! Why aren't more people talking about this book?!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;">I have to admit that I'm not one for mobster movies but I just loved the setting and plot of Assassin's Heart! Lea is a strong capable heroine and it was pleasure reading from her point of view.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">While I'm not one for blood shed, I found myself rooting for Lea in her plot for vengeance for her family. I even shed a few tears at the very beginning, in mourning for characters I would never get to know.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; line-height: 21px;">This book is full of action, fight scenes and ghost chases, the reader will never be bored while reading this book. Of course, this book is also filled with my favourite, ROMANCE! Lea has two potential suitors in this book, but one may have betrayed her in the worst possible way. I'm excited to see where Ahiers will take this not-so-love-triangle in her next instalment.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">If you enjoy kick-butt heroines, than you should definitely read Assassin's Heart, I highly recommend it!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">Happy Reading!!!</span></span>HayleyAGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13430436863513819763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621670775433948068.post-44430796783922936902016-01-11T00:00:00.000-05:002016-01-11T00:00:18.573-05:00ARC Review: Dangerous Lies by Becca Fitzpatrick<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9U5DbGon6BiNGIpapA2tk6ROmswvUSlx3RXPW2hlZiIqvj9nBL767wpFieifxl-Sz5FSsxhToEXbK2h3Mqv_tih-VMAvQEN_QIjbgaRFi7gsDJNvblBp2QWa1iT1_oFqsP7K_Ic7a5yy/s1600/20909906.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie9U5DbGon6BiNGIpapA2tk6ROmswvUSlx3RXPW2hlZiIqvj9nBL767wpFieifxl-Sz5FSsxhToEXbK2h3Mqv_tih-VMAvQEN_QIjbgaRFi7gsDJNvblBp2QWa1iT1_oFqsP7K_Ic7a5yy/s320/20909906.jpg" width="209" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Dangerous Lies</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">By: Becca Fizpatrick</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Now Available!!!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Publisher: Simon and Schuster</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Source: ARC provided by Publisher</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Synopsis (and cover image) courtesy of Goodreads:</span></b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">A teen is forced to make a fresh start after witnessing a violent crime—but love and danger find her anyway in this novel from Becca Fitzpatrick, the </span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">New York Times</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;"> bestselling author of the Hush, Hush saga.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">Stella Gordon is not her real name. Thunder Basin, Nebraska, is not her real home. This is not her real life.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">After witnessing a lethal crime, Stella Gordon is sent to the middle of nowhere for her own safety before she testifies against the man she saw kill her mother’s drug dealer.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">But Stella was about to start her senior year with the boyfriend she loves. How can she be pulled away from the only life she knows and expected to start a new one in Nebraska? Stella chafes at her protection and is rude to everyone she meets. She’s not planning on staying long, so why be friendly? Then she meets Chet Falconer and it becomes harder to keep her guard up, even as her guilt about having to lie to him grows.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">As Stella starts to feel safer, the real threat to her life increases—because her enemies are actually closer than she thinks…</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;">An enjoyable read!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Dangerous Lies is told from the first person point of view of Stella, and Stella does a great job as narrator. I wasn't sure if I would like Stella when I first began reading Dangerous Lies, as she is a bit rough around the edges (which she's more than entitled to given her upbringing), but as I continued to read on I found I quite liked Stella, I admired her ability to start over with no friends or family.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Readers will adore Chet, as he wears his heart on his sleeve where Stella is concerned. I really liked the way the romance grew between these two, it wasn't instant love, but there's a definite spark of attraction. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">I think my favourite part of this book, was the pseudo-mother/daughter relationship that formed between Stella and her guardian- the way Fitzpatrick wrote the verbal jibes between these two was so believable and enjoyable.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">I would recommend this read to fans of YA whom enjoy a bit of romance and suspense in their contemporary reads.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Happy Reading!!!</span></span>HayleyAGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13430436863513819763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621670775433948068.post-6706881786614607712015-11-27T11:26:00.003-05:002015-11-27T11:26:37.329-05:00ARC Review: Need by Joelle Charbonneau<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 19px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">by: Joelle Charbonneau</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 19px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Now Available!!!</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 19px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 19px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Source: ARC from publisher</span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 19px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Synopsis (and cover image) courtesy of goodreads:</span></b></span><br />
<em style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">"No one gets something for nothing. We all should know better."</em><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 19px;">Teenagers at Wisconsin's Nottawa High School are drawn deeper into a social networking site that promises to grant their every need . . . regardless of the consequences. Soon the site turns sinister, with simple pranks escalating to malicious crimes. The body count rises. In this chilling YA thriller, the author of the best-selling Testing trilogy examines not only the dark side of social media, but the dark side of human nature.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">Wow, this is a read that really makes you think.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">I would label Need as a psychological thriller/mystery, it's narrated from many points of view. However, priority is given to the character Kaylee and her view is told in first person point of view, whereas the rest are given third point of view. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">I really enjoyed the multiple points of view, because it gives the readers a sense of the choices we make based on the opportunity to receive something we want. Some are willing to do just about anything, while others know that nothing is ever free.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">The pacing moves quite quickly, so the reader never gets bored. There's action in this read but I think Need is very much a character driven plot.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">While I really enjoyed this read, I did find myself wishing there was more resolution in the end. Everything kind of felt left up in the air. Especially with Nate and Kaylee. I would actually love a sequel to Need! Please give us a sequel! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">Happy Reading!!!</span></span>HayleyAGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13430436863513819763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621670775433948068.post-46301992050312458612015-11-03T00:00:00.000-05:002015-11-03T00:00:01.033-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Until We Meet Again </span><i style="font-size: 20pt;"><u></u><u></u></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>By Renee Collins</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Release date: November 3, 2015 <u></u><u></u></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black;">They exist in two different centuries, but their love defies time</span><u></u><u></u></b></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Country clubs and garden parties. The last thing Cassandra wants is to spend the summer before her senior year marooned in a snooty Massachusetts shore town. Cass craves drama and adventure, which is hard when she just feels stuck.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">But when a dreamy stranger shows up on her family’s private beach, claiming that it is his property—and that the year is 1925—Cass is swept into a mystery a hundred years in the making. As she searches for answers in the present, Cass discovers a truth that thrusts Lawrence’s life into jeopardy. It won’t matter which century he is from if he won’t live to see <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2002398632" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">tomorrow</span></span>.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Desperate to save the boy who’s come to mean everything to her, Cassandra must find a way to change history…or risk losing Lawrence forever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span id="freeText8454882956241466361" style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Detroit 2030. Double-crossed by the person she loved and betrayed by the covert government organization that trained her to use her body as a weapon, Peri Reed is a renegade on the run.<br /><br />Don’t forgive and never forget has always been Peri’s creed. But her day job makes it difficult: she is a drafter, possessed of a rare, invaluable skill for altering time, yet destined to forget both the history she changed and the history she rewrote.<br /><br />When Peri discovers her name on a list of corrupt operatives, she realizes that her own life has been manipulated by the agency. She joins forces with a mysterious rogue soldier in a deadly race to piece together the truth about her final task, unable to trust even herself.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Even though this book is set only fifteen years in the future, there have been so many advancements and people are able to erase pasts or even go back in time to change an outcome. And it's Peri whom has this gift. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">A majority of the book is narrated from Peri's perspective, but unfortunately Peri's mind has been erased, making her not the most reliable narrator.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">I must admit I was a little confused at first because there were so many twists and turns in the plot, but I'm so glad I stuck with it because this book was AMAZING!!! Warning, you cannot just skim through this book, if you miss even one page you could be missing vital information. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">The reader, along with Peri must piece together information in order to figure out whom she can trust. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">A portion of the book is told from Silas' point of view and I enjoyed reading from his point of view because it was refreshing to get some reliable information, but I must admit I'm a Jack fan all the way! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">People may disagree with me on this but I have faith in him and I LOVED the way Harrison ended things, it was perfect and I can't wait to read the next instalment of this series.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">I haven't read much by Harrison, but from what I have read, I'd say The Drafter is completely different from any of her other work.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">I completely recommend this read but be assured this read will require your full attention, you won't be sorry!</span></span>HayleyAGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13430436863513819763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621670775433948068.post-75713222321993273592015-10-29T12:15:00.002-04:002015-10-29T12:18:03.706-04:00Spotlight & Giveaway Announcement: This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">Told over the span of 54 harrowing minutes from four different perspectives, terror reigns as one student's calculated revenge turns into the ultimate game of survival.</span></div>
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I'm happy to be one of today's tour stops to celebrate Amie Stuart's latest release, The Big Girl's Guide to Buying Lingerie!</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">by: Amie Stuart</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Purchase your copy: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Big-Girls-Guide-Buying-Lingerie-ebook/dp/B013ISFK1Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1444060441&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Big+Girl%27s+Guide+to+Buying+Lingerie" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-big-girls-guide-to-buying-lingerie-amie-stuart/1122340550?ean=2940152291568" target="_blank">B & N</a> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">On Goodreads <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25740778-the-big-girl-s-guide-to-buying-lingerie?ac=1" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">My name is JADE BALLARD, and this is the story of how a freak accident with a cookie changed the life of a semi-reformed people-pleaser (that’s me!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">After a disastrous marital near-miss Jade Ballard retreats to San Antonio, cutting herself off from the world in general and more specifically her family’s country club lifestyle, which she no longer wants any part of. She takes comfort in food and the safety of an internet love affair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Rowdy Yates is a semi-reformed womanizer who’s leery of long-term entanglements. Until Jade, he never seriously considered anything beyond a “Wife-For-A-Night.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">After months of flirting on the internet the couple meets, only to discover they already know one another. Rowdy has always mistaken Jade’s shy reserved nature for snobbishness, and Jade has always viewed the woman-loving Rowdy as a Redneck Casanova. But the seven months they spent getting to know one another formed an attraction neither can fight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Fun, light read!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The story is told from Rowdy and Jade's dual perspectives, both do a great job of narrating the story, but of course I'm a fan of just reading from her perspective. I was reminded of Pride and Prejudice a bit with this story, in the sense that, Jade and Rowdy seem to both let their pride and prejudices get in the way of their feelings for each other. The plot moved swiftly and the pacing of the relationship between the two was well-timed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">While I believe this is the fourth book in </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">the series, and each book can be read as a standalone, I would recommend starting from book #1, as I got lost with the current and past relationships of Rowdy's family, so I had some trouble understanding certain personalities.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Both main characters are flawed, and these flaws make each of them vulnerable hense the pride and prejudices getting in the way. I enjoyed seeing the change in Jade and how she grew more confident and comfortable with herself. I also enjoyed the alpha male mentality of Rowdy. These two seem to bring out the best and worst in each other, so needless to say, they have a very passionate relationship.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoQRFxqf5Uh-QIjjexI7x2rr2QPdq9EtCNbpIohZHWzwVx5l1mbwbZ8kvrgeruMY9HIk4Z5joDUZYsn_MFgxCobVjzd_sWKDBpMeVHdP2K8h7L_O7T5_Besa8PyoW6xdCUxtCtX0p9os2/s1600/Amie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggoQRFxqf5Uh-QIjjexI7x2rr2QPdq9EtCNbpIohZHWzwVx5l1mbwbZ8kvrgeruMY9HIk4Z5joDUZYsn_MFgxCobVjzd_sWKDBpMeVHdP2K8h7L_O7T5_Besa8PyoW6xdCUxtCtX0p9os2/s1600/Amie.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Amie Stuart is the last of a dying breed, a native Texan, and still makes her home there, where cowboys and music (her other two loves) abound. Growing up, she wanted to be a lawyer and a psychologist. No doubt the shrinks would have a field day with her head, but she’s seen the error of her ways and considers all those other jobs ‘research’ for the writing gig.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">She’s a multiple contest finalist as well as a trained contest judge and is affectionately know as The Terminator by her critique partners. She’s written as CELIA STUART for Black Lace Books, & Liquid Silver Books, and as AMIE STUART for Kensington Aphrodisia, she has a short story (PEACHES ‘N CREAM) in Zane’s CARMEL FLAVA 2, and launched Cobblestone Press’s new short erotica line, Wicked.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">My Secret to Tell</span><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Emerson May is “the good girl.” She’s the perfect daughter, the caring friend, the animal shelter volunteer. But when her best friend’s brother breaks into her room, his hands covered in blood, she doesn’t scream or call the cops. Because when Deacon smiles at her, Emmie doesn’t want to be good…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The whole town believes notorious troublemaker Deacon is guilty of assaulting his father. Only Emmie knows a secret that could set him free. But if she follows her heart, she could be trusting a killer…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>About the Author:</b></span></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After years as a professional paper-pusher, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NATALIE D. RICHARDS</b> decided to trade in reality for a life writing YA fiction. She lives in Ohio (Go Bucks!) with her husband, three children, and a ridiculously furry dog named Yeti. This is her second novel. Visit her on Twitter @natdrichards or at nataliedrichards.com.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">This October <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Natalie D. Richards </b>releases her latest YA thriller, MY SECRET TO TELL. To celebrate, Natalie is here for a quick Q&A and has brought an excerpt to share!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Oooh….man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s tricky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d like to say Emmie, because I can definitely relate to her anxiety and some of her more compulsive behaviors, but then I remember that Emmie would take one look at my messy desk and faint dead away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>LOL.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She’s a neat freak and I’m…well, I was neat once.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It happened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a beautiful Tuesday in 2010, I think.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>;-)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">But if we look at situations more than strict personalities, I think I’d have to admit I related to Chelsea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Before I lost my father, I had more than a few Very Scary Trips to various ICU wards in various hospitals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My father had lots of health troubles, so the reasons were different, but I understand very well how terrifying it is to sit at a hospital bedside with your parent—both familiar and heart-breaking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Okay, good. I’m coming,” I say, crossing my porch and hauling my front door open. “Let me just call Mom. I’ll borrow the car.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“Your brother never answers his phone,” I say, pushing open my door. “I’ll run by the docks first and—”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“No. No, he was there. He was at the house.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Chelsea makes a strangled sound, and I notice the liquid-thick heat in my bedroom. The kind of heat that tells me the air conditioner is broken. Or my window is open.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>My mouth goes dry, my pulse thumping slower than it should. Then I see the blood on the floor by my sink, and my heart tumbles end over end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I see him, his back to my tub and his dark head bowed on one bent knee. Oh God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hey Everyone!!! I'm so excited to be kicking off the <b>Leading Lines Blog Tour</b> in celebration of the third novel, Leading Lines, in the Pippa Greene series. And I think we can all agree, this series just gets better with each book! Share your love for Pippa on Twitter! #PippaGreene</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Leading Lines</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">by: Chantel Guertin</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Publisher: ECW Press</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Source: ARC received from publisher</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Order your copy <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Leading-Lines-Pippa-Greene-Novel-ebook/dp/B00VXGDAYI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1441412698&sr=8-1&keywords=leading+lines" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Synopsis courtesy of Goodreads:</span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">After two drama-filled weeks in Manhattan, Pippa Greene is back. Despite a romantic reunion with boyfriend Dylan, she can’t seem to shake the emotional aftermath of New York. As she navigates parental drama at home and her charged dynamic with Ben Baxter at school, Pippa finds that Dylan is more wrapped up in his post-high-school life of bands, shows, and new friends than in their relationship. Will it survive?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">Written with the same humour and heart that made Chantel Guertin’s first two Pippa Greene novels instant favourites, </span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">Leading Lines</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;"> offers a fresh and charming perspective on friendships, family, and first love.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">This series gets better with each instalment!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">I loved Leading Lines and firmly believe that fans of contemporary YA will love this series, just put aside everything for one afternoon and binge on the wonderful world of Pippa Greene.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">There is a lot of growth and maturity in Pippa's voice in Leading Lines. She's faced with many personal problems and is forced to grow up and stand up for what she believes is right. I think there is also tremendous growth with the relationship she shares with her mom after discovering a major secret in Depth of Field, although she spends a good portion of the book refusing to open up to her mother.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">It's a good thing she has such a solid friendship with her bestie. It is so refreshing to read a YA book where there's no drama between the protagonist and her friends.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Fans of Dylan will have to take some deep breaths before diving into this one. Pippa and Dylan are starting to grow apart as is the case with many high school relationships, and I really liked that Pippa refused to compromise herself for a relationship, it was very mature and a great model for young adult girls experiencing the same circumstances.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I am growing to like Ben with each instalment, but I must admit I'm still rooting for Dylan to shine through. He's been through a lot in his young life, and I think he's just feeling a little lost in figuring out his own identity. Although I don't think that that's an excuse for the way he treats Pippa in a few scenes, there's a maturity he needs to reach himself still but still PIPPA+DYLANForTheWin :).</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">The ending has left me wanting more. I can't wait for book 4 and to see where Pippa goes next and whom she decides will be her partner on that journey!</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJC7zhgCZSXKRUrB_9NnuUmmFgQM7JnB6gEDDXqHM6Z3FQUouT-9nu5nNQtjnUpyfeQpB303AYgnv6ElH1Z52-rKEajvEd1uF56tsNls0IULW-vVWfU1G1R2tThayGR6zoHZGEPUhb9_Eg/s1600/Chantel+Guertin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJC7zhgCZSXKRUrB_9NnuUmmFgQM7JnB6gEDDXqHM6Z3FQUouT-9nu5nNQtjnUpyfeQpB303AYgnv6ElH1Z52-rKEajvEd1uF56tsNls0IULW-vVWfU1G1R2tThayGR6zoHZGEPUhb9_Eg/s320/Chantel+Guertin.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Chantel Guertin is an author, beauty expert and magazine editor. Her first novel (written as Chantel Simmons), <strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Stuck-in-Downward-Dog-Novel-Chantel-Simmons/9781554700486-item.html?ref=Search+Books%3a+%2527Chantel+Simmons%2527" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Stuck in Downward Dog</a>,</strong> came out in 2007, and was a <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Winnipeg Free Press </em>bestseller, a <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Chatelaine</em> Best Beach Book and Book of the Month, and a <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Vancouver Sun</em> Editor’s Choice. Her second novel, <strong style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Love-Struck-A-Novel-Chantel-Simmons/9781554702589-item.html?ref=Search+Books%3a+%2527chantel+simmons%2527" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Love Struck</a>,</strong> came out in 2010, and was also a bestseller in Canada.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Chantel is currently the Editor-at-Large of <a href="http://www.thekit.ca/" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">TheKit.ca</a>, a monthly digital fashion & beauty magazine & weekly print feature in the <em style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Toronto Star, Montreal Gazette & Vancouver Sun</em>, a beauty expert on <a href="http://www.marilyn.ca/About/Bios/bio.aspx" style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">The Marilyn Denis Show</a> and faculty at Centennial College in the Book & Magazine publishing program, where she teaches magazine writing and editing courses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bio courtesy of Guertin's website.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 24px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Connect with Chantel: </span><a href="http://chantelguertin.com/" target="_blank">Author Website </a>| <a href="https://twitter.com/chantelguertin" target="_blank">Twitter </a>| <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chantel.guertin.3?fref=ts" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | </b></span><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><b><u>Goodreads</u></b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Huge thanks to Chantel and ECW Press for allowing me to participate, and kick-off, this blog tour!</span></b></div>
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<script src="//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>HayleyAGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13430436863513819763noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621670775433948068.post-63693290729667386902015-08-06T21:19:00.000-04:002015-08-06T21:20:41.246-04:00Bloggers wanted!!! Blog Tour: LEADING LINES by Chantel Guertin<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello fellow book lovers! I can't believe Chantel's THIRD YA book is coming out this fall! It seems like just yesterday I was asking for bloggers to sign up for the RULE OF THIRDS tour, time, indeed, flies by!</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24402509-leading-lines?ac=1" target="_blank"><b>Leading Lines (Pippa Greene #3)</b></a></div>
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<b>by Chantel Guertin</b></div>
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<b>Book synopsis (and book covers) courtesy of Goodreads:</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">After two drama-filled weeks in Manhattan, Pippa Greene is back. Despite a romantic reunion with boyfriend Dylan, she can’t seem to shake the emotional aftermath of New York. As she navigates parental drama at home and her charged dynamic with Ben Baxter at school, Pippa finds that Dylan is more wrapped up in his post-high-school life of bands, shows, and new friends than in their relationship. Will it survive?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a terrific YA Contemporary series that you'll love!</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">ECW Press is looking for bloggers, whom are interested in participating in the blog tour for LEADING LINES, which is the 3rd book in the Pippa Greene series. If you're new to the wonderful and exciting Pippa, here are links to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17707115-the-rule-of-thirds" target="_blank">RoT</a> and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20344869-depth-of-field" target="_blank">DoF</a>.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you're a book blogger and interested in participating in the blog tour for LEADING LINES please send me an email at bookingitwithhayleyg (AT) gmail (DOT) com with a link to your blog and your blogger stats, what post you'd be interested in (i.e. interview, spotlight, review, guest post etc.) also please indicate if you've read books 1 and 2 or are new to the series. Please indicate email with LEADING LINES TOUR in the subject line.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Please note:</b> I will be passing along the information you send me to my contact at ECW Press and they will confirm whether or not you'll be able to participate in the tour - but the more the merrier! :).</span><br />
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HayleyAGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13430436863513819763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621670775433948068.post-3621847998403440502015-07-10T18:31:00.002-04:002015-07-10T18:31:59.750-04:00Stacking the Shelves: July 2015 Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is my haul for the past couple months! I'm going to try to post at least one a month and I'm DEFINITELY going to post more reviews. I also have a big giveaway and news to share with you later this month so stay tuned...</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23845997-blood-and-salt?from_search=true&search_version=service" target="_blank">Blood and Salt </a>by Kim Liggett (ARC)</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21420643-juniors?ac=1" target="_blank">Juniors </a>by Kaui Hart Hemmings (ARC)</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23846037-nightfall?ac=1" target="_blank">Nightfall</a> by Jake Halpern (ARC)</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19288268-absolution?ac=1" target="_blank">Absolution</a> by Gail Gallant (FC)</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17788681-the-stars-never-rise?ac=1" target="_blank">The Stars Never Rise </a>by Rachel Vincent (FC)</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23168765-the-nightmare-charade?ac=1" target="_blank">The Nightmare Charade </a>by Mindee Arnett (ARC)</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22881022-awake?ac=1" target="_blank">Awake</a> by Natasha Preston (ARC)</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18626617-amber-to-ashes?ac=1" target="_blank">Amber to Ashes</a> by Gail McHugh (ARC)</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22609310-confess?ac=1" target="_blank">Confess</a> by Colleen Hoover (FC)</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23719469-an-inheritance-of-ashes?ac=1" target="_blank">An Inheritance of Ashes</a> by Leah Bobet (ARC)</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23719270-vengeance-road?ac=1" target="_blank">Vengeance Road </a>by Erin Bowman (ARC)</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23208417-this-raging-light?ac=1" target="_blank">This Raging Light</a> by Estelle Laure</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23719387-forbidden" target="_blank">Forbidden</a> by Eve Bunting (ARC)</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22010129-we-ll-never-be-apart?ac=1" target="_blank">We'll Never Be Apart</a> by Emiko Jean (ARC)</div>
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Thanks so much to Razorbill Canada, Random House Canada, Raincoast Books, Simon and Schuster Canada and Thomas Allen & Sons for these amazing reads! Can't wait to dive in to each of them!</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">By: Belinda Williams</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Now Available!!!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Publisher: Momentum</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Ages: Due to content ages 18+</b></span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She's in a long-term, committed relationship. With her business.</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />In three years Madeline Spencer has single-handedly grown her marketing agency, Grounded Marketing, into one of the country's fastest growing companies. But her success has been at the expense of her social life, and her girlfriends have had enough. They'll do whatever it takes, from speed dating to blind dates, to show her there's more to life than work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br />Only Maddy is having a hard time forgetting about her business. She's about to pitch for her biggest client ever and the mysterious media mogul, Paul Neilsen, has volunteered to mentor her. Maddy might just be in with a shot of landing the account – if she can keep her mind on the job. Working with Paul is not at all what she'd imagined, and Maddy finds herself torn between her ever increasing workload and her feelings for Paul. She's discovering playing in the big league means making sacrifices ... and Maddy must decide what she can't live without.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This series is perfect for fans of Sex and the City and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I actually dove into the sequel before reading its predecessor, I would recommend reading book one to get the background of all four female leads, however, Belinda does an amazing job recapping the story that The Pitch could definitely be read as a standalone. What I really enjoyed about Belinda's writing, is that she chose to introduce her Boyfriend Sessions series from four points of view- our leading ladies, which read like Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants but with much more mature, Sex and the City-like, content. The Pitch, however, is told solely from the first-person-perspective of Maddy (and as you know, I'm a huge fan of this type of narration :)).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The plot moved along quite well, and Belinda does a great job of including each of her City Love ladies through Maddy's point-of-view. I think this read was very light and fast-paced that it would be perfect for taking with you to the beach, or to have outside by the deck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The romance was sweet and at moments steamy, but also a bit complicated. Paul is a great male lead. He's charming, confident, handsome and sexy but he's got some baggage with him in the form of two young sons. I enjoyed the family dynamic of Maddy engaging with Paul and his children, and it was great to see ex's that remain mature and on good terms for their children, but I must admit the drama-lover in me was dying for some sort of conflict to throw a wrench is this narrative.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And then we get one! But I won't say what is to prevent spoilers, but it throws Maddy was off course and may be too much for Paul to handle. Will they make it through this hurdle? Well you'll just have to read the book to find out, haha!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I recommend this book to fans of chick-lit looking for a fun romance to read at the beach!</span></div>
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Business: which should the modern day woman put first? Does she have to choose?</span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is a question I sought to explore in
my latest release, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Pitch</i>, the
second book in my contemporary romance series City Love. In <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Pitch</i>, my leading lady Madeleine
Spencer is a driven businesswoman. In the last three years she’s grown her
marketing agency into one of the country’s fastest growing companies. So yeah,
she’s a little obsessed. Think passionate workaholic with no time in her life
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Not that Maddy is against the idea of a man
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But in reality she’s focused on landing the
biggest client ever for her marketing agency, Grounded Marketing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then along comes media mogul, Paul Neilsen,
who offers to mentor Maddy through the big pitch. Maddy’s a smart woman and she
knows she’d be silly to refuse, but she also realizes straight away that she is
attracted to Paul. Then again, she really wants to win this pitch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So they start working together and that’s
when things get messy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The
challenges of balancing work and relationships<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Pitch,</i> I wanted to write about the issues around balancing the competing
demands of work and relationships. It’s something I wanted to explore because
it’s a challenge a lot of women face. It’s also a world I’m personally familiar
with. In my other life I work in marketing and have done for fifteen years.
This profession, and indeed many professions that women work in today, demand a
lot from us mentally, physically and emotionally.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Relationships make demands on us too. And
it’s not always entirely fair but often we’re required to find a balance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But
work has no heart<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is true. However work isn’t all bad.
It can provide for you financially, be a source of pride and stimulate you
intellectually and emotionally. Work can set you up for retirement. If you’re
doing well, work can create opportunities for new experiences in the form of
conferences or promotions, enable you to afford world trips, and put you in
touch with lots of interesting people. Work can be a huge source of
satisfaction.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If
work is so great, do I have time in my life for a relationship?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just like work can make demands on us, so
too can relationships. They require time and dedication to be successful. And
if we’re being honest, sacrifices. After all, you’re making room in your life
for another person.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But what happens when you shift over and
make a little bit of room? Something pretty amazing actually. You have a person
in your life who loves you, no matter what. Who believes in you. Who cheers for
you when you succeed or who can be a soft place to land when things aren’t
going quite so well in that kick-ass job you’ve been spending all those hours
working on.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wait.
You want me to choose? Why can’t I have it all? Love <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">and</i> career?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is a question Maddy faces in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Pitch</i>. She’s met an amazing man,
she’s got a fantastic company, and she might just have a shot at having it all.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Or maybe not.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Remember that little word I mentioned
earlier? Sacrifices. Yep, that one. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN-US">But does making sacrifices mean giving up
on something entirely? Or could it be learning to compromise? For Maddy, it
might be that it’s less about choosing between the two and more about making
room in her life for both.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fortunately Maddy’s got some seriously good
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you, Belinda, for such a thoughtful response!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>About Belinda:<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Belinda is a marketing communications specialist and copywriter who allowed an addiction to romance and chick-lit to get the better of her.</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">She is the author of the contemporary romance series, City Love, published by Momentum (Pan Macmillan). Christa's story, The Boyfriend Sessions, was released in 2014, while The Pitch (Maddy's story) is due for release on 28 May, 2015. Scarlett's story will follow in late 2015, and Cate's in early 2016.</span><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><br style="line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Belinda was named a top ten finalist in The Romance Writers of Australia Emerald award in both 2013 and 2014. Her debut novel, Radiant, a paranormal romantic suspense, is also available on Amazon.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Connect with Belinda: </span><a href="http://www.belindawilliamsbooks.com/" target="_blank">Author Website</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/bwilliamsbooks" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6979975.Belinda_Williams" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm so happy to be today's stop on <b>THE ENTANGLED BLOG TOUR, </b>celebrating the latest release from authors; Danielle Younge-Ullman and Shannon Duffy!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">by: Danielle Younge-Ullman</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Add Lola Carlyle's 12-Step Romance to your Goodreads page <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18363240-lola-carlyle-s-12-step-romance" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">Lola Carlyle is lonely, out of sorts, and in for a boring summer. So when her best friend, Sydney, calls to rave about her stay at a posh Malibu rehab and reveals that the love of Lola’s life, Wade Miller, is being admitted, she knows what she has to do.Never mind that her worst addiction is decaf cappuccino; Lola is going to rehab.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">Lola arrives at Sunrise Rehab intent solely on finding Wade, saving him from himself, and—naturally—making him fall in love with her…only to discover she’s actually expected to be an addict. And get treatment. And talk about her issues with her parents, and with herself. Plus she has insane roommates, and an irritatingly attractive mentor, Adam, who’s determined to thwart her at every turn. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">Oh, and Sydney? She’s gone.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">Turns out, once her pride, her defenses, and her best friend are stripped away, Lola realizes she’s actually got a lot to overcome…if she can open her heart long enough to let it happen.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Perfect contemporary read to bring to the beach or read by the pool!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">To be honest, I was worried when I first started reading Lola Carlyle's 12-Step Romance, because I wasn't fond of Lola and the lengths she went to get into rehab- I felt like she was making light of a serious addiction that many suffer from and she came off as a very spoiled, selfish brat, I mean she faked being an alcoholic to get into rehab for a boy people!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">However, it was a huge relief to see the tremendous growth Lola makes as a patient and as a person. As the story progresses, we get to see a different, caring side of Lola, a side that is vulnerable. When she first enters rehab and meets her roommates, she makes prejudgements and believes them to all be crazy with serious issues, clearly she doesn't belong, no way does she need therapy, or does she. We see a deeper side of Lola, my heart broke for her, with the way her parents (if you can even call them that), treated her. It is because of this sullied relationship that we can begin to see why Lola has such screwed up priorities. Lola was a great narrator- you see a real growth of maturity in her voice, as her priorities begin to change and the perfect glamorous life that she's worked so hard to portray, begins to crumble, and she finally starts to let someone in, and that someone is Adam.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Adam cares very deeply for Lola and she feels the same way, there's just one problem, he's suppose to be her mentor. This relationship added a whole other ethical dilemma to this book, will they or won't they? I won't say more because I don't want this review to be to spoilery ;). But just note that readers will love Adam, he's caring, serious, playful and a perfect match to balance out Lola (in my opinion).</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">The ending will satisfy readers and while I believe this is meant to be a standalone novel, I think Younge-Ullman has done a great job with the growth of Lola that I would love to see some sort of sequel where we get to see her in University or something- I want to know her what kind of adult she'll be. She thought she didn't belong with all these people who need therapy and are battling their own demons and illnesses, turns out, she has quite a few that she's been keeping bottled away- turns out her roommates </span><span style="line-height: 19px;">may be "saner" than her.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">If you like contemporary stories where you see tremendous growth in the narrator, a quirky cast of sidekicks with a splash of romance, than give this book a read!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">A thrilling, futuristic sci-fi novel set in a unique and thought-provoking world, from author Shannon Duffy.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">Desiree Six (because she was born on a Friday) believes in everything the Protectorate stands for. She likes the safety and security of having her entire life planned out—her career, her mate, even the date of her death. She doesn't even think to question when Darian, her childhood friend and neighbor, is convicted of murdering his parents. They had seemed like such a loving family. But if he was convicted, then he must have done it.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19px;">Then Darian shows up in her room late one night. He has escaped from the Terrorscape—a nightmare machine used to punish all Noncompliants—and needs Desiree's help. What he tells her rocks her world to its core and makes her doubt everything she's ever been told. With this new information, will Desiree and Darian be able to escape the Protectorate before it's too late?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Divergent fans will devour this dystopian ya treat!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was sucked right into Awakening, and Desiree's world- she's a terrific narrator and a very likeable heroine. We see a futuristic world through Desiree's eyes, a world where no one is allowed to live past the age of 55 and the age of your termination is dependant upon the day of the week you were born- how crazy is that! And in this futuristic society your future mate is chosen for you and no one is able to sleep without the help of a Syncro-Drifter Dreamscape which controls your dreams and wake time- Loved this ingenious idea!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Duffy's dystopian society is ruled and enforced by and elite group of society known as the Protectorate and anyone who defies rules enforced by the Protectorate will be charged as uncompliant and forced to endure the Terrorscape- think of having to endure your worst nightmares and having it televised for all of society to watch (to keep the rest in line).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Desiree was a compliant, content with the life that the Protectorate had laid out for her even if the Protectorate chose her childhood bully to be her mate, even when the Protectorate chose for her to be a nurse, when her true passion is art. But than an old friend comes back into her life and everything she thought she knew comes into question.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are so many layers to this society and to Duffy's book that I can't even mention because I don't want to spoil it for you, but trust me there's tons of story and action to keep you turning the pages. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The romance was just as good as the action in this read. Damian is tall, gorgeous, strong, confident and crazy about Desiree, there's just one problem, he's wanted by the Protectorate for murder. But Desiree is learning that not everything is as it seems. I really enjoyed the interaction between these two and the progression of their relationship. Desiree's first reactions to Damian were quite realistic, I know I'd be really apprehensive around him. I must admit though, I would've liked a bit more of a love triangle with Asher- I hope we get to see more of him in book #2.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There's also mysteries to solve within this society, and once you reach the end of the book, you realize you've only scratched the surface. The ending was satisfying and keep you wanting more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you enjoy action and romance in your dystopian YA, than give Awakening a read!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Danielle Younge-Ullman is the author of the Young Adult novel, LOLA CARLYLE'S 12 STEP ROMANCE, published by Macmillan in May 2015. She studied English and Theater at McGill University, then returned to her hometown of Toronto to work as professional actor for ten years. Danielle’s short story, Reconciliation, was published in MODERN MORSELS—a McGraw-Hill Anthology for young adults—in 2012, her one-act play, 7 Acts of Intercourse, debuted at Toronto's SummerWorks Festival in 2005, and her adult novel, FALLING UNDER, was published by Penguin in 2008. Danielle lives in Toronto with her husband and two daughters.</span></span></div>
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">All That Sparkles (The Texan Quartet #2)</b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>by: Claire Boston</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Publisher: Momentum</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Source: E-ARC received from publisher</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Synopsis (and cover image) courtesy of Goodreads:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Imogen Fontaine is living every girl’s dream.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">She is a fashion designer for her family’s haute couture label, lives in a mansion, has a great circle of friends and is the apple of her father’s eye. Everything is perfect.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Until the day that Christian, the boy at the center of her childhood heartbreak, walks back into her life.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">From there her life starts to unravel, as long-kept secrets are revealed. Imogen learns that her past was built on lies and betrayal, shattering the illusion of her perfect existence. She must seek out the truth if she has any hope of forging a new path for herself and discovering true freedom.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">But can she convince Christian that there is a place for him in her new life?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Imogen is a likeable character, while I can't personally relate to her high-class/fashion upbringing, I did enjoy the fact that she wasn't a spoiled princess, but a down to earth, hard-worker. Although I can definitely relate to her romantic side in building a certain hero figure on a pedestal only to feel let down or to have them fall short. She's spent her life depending on her father in all essential matters (shelter, income, work etc.) but now she's finally ready to branch out on her own. She's striving for her independence. All That Sparkles is told from the dual, third-person-perspectives of Imogen and Chris, but I much preferred reading from Imogen's, in fact, I think Boston gives majority of the narration to her.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">That's not to say that I don't like Chris, because I definitely do. I just would have preferred to have a certain air of mystery in what he was thinking in some scenes, which would allow me to question why he chose to behave the way he did. While I thought Chris was a complete jerk at the beginning of the book, I do understand his stand-offishness where Imogen and her family are concerned. Once they got the air cleared between the two of them though, I enjoyed how sweet and kind he was to Imogen, and I definitely liked the fact that he is tall! Haha.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">All That Sparkles is the second instalment in the Texan Quartet series but reads as a stand-alone- Boston does a great job of summarizing events of book one so that I never felt lost or confused by the relationships of characters. In fact, I actually would love to read book #1 for pure pleasure- who doesn't love a Rock n' Roll love story?!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Great ending, while a bit predictable, I found it very realistic and a great way to keep in line with Imogen's new found independence!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I recommend this title to readers looking for a sweet romance that's very light on the heat level.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">Claire Boston was a voracious reader as a child, devouring anything by Enid Blyton as well as series such as Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, The Baby-sitters Club and Sweet Valley High. Then one school holidays when she'd run out of books to read her mother handed her 'Hot Ice' by Nora Roberts and Claire instantly fell in love with romance novels.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">The love of reading soon turned to a love of writing and she struggled to keep within the 1500 word limit set by her teachers for her creative writing assignments. When she finally decided to become serious about her stories she joined Romance Writers of Australia, found her wonderful critique group and hasn't looked back.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">When Claire's not reading or writing she can be found in the garden attempting to grow vegetables, or racing around a vintage motocross track. If she can convince anyone to play with her, she also enjoys cards and board games.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">Claire lives in Western Australia, just south of Perth with her husband, who loves even her most annoying quirks, and her two grubby, but adorable Australian bulldogs.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Connect with Claire: </span><a href="http://www.claireboston.com/" target="_blank">Author website</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7532513.Claire_Boston" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/clairebauthor" target="_blank">Twitter</a></b></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I adore romance series. I mean really,
what’s not to love? Let me count the ways:</span></span></div>
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<li><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -18pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -18pt;">You get to follow your
favourite couples for longer</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -18pt;"> By book 2 you’re familiar with
the setting and characters so you get to dive straight in</span></li>
<li><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -18pt;"> If all the books are out, you
can have a marathon reading session and devour them all at once and not have to
think about what to read next</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -18pt;"> It’s like having your own
family</span></li>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was first introduced to the concept of
romance series reading Nora Roberts. My mum handed me my first Nora at the age
of eleven and I’ve been hooked ever since. Two of my early favourites were the
Donovan Legacy and The MacGregors series. Being able to stay in that world for
that bit longer was a wonderful thing. Since then there have been too many Nora
series to count, but they all give me that warm, tingly feeling of being part
of the family while reading them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Given this love, it may surprise you to
hear that I didn’t originally intend to make What Goes on Tour part of a series.
My only aim was to write down the rock star story that kept going around and
around in my head. When I finally finished it, I was reluctant to leave Libby,
Adrian and Kate behind. So it made sense to write a sequel. The story I pitched
to my publisher seemed perfect and so I got to continue living in the world I
had created for that bit longer and All that Sparkles is the result. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But when that was complete, it just didn’t
seem fair that George and Piper (two secondary characters) didn’t get a story
of their own. They weren’t right for each other, but I knew there was someone
out there for each of them. Luckily my publisher was on board and was willing
to do The Texan Quartet. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN-AU">The awful thing is, I’m actually just
finishing the edits of book 4, Into The Fire and I’m again finding myself sad
to leave everyone behind. Though, now that I think about it, there are
characters who were mentioned in All That Sparkles that could be part of a
spin-off series – who knows? </span><span lang="EN-AU"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span lang="EN-AU"> What I do know is that I love writing romance series as much as I
love reading them.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>What’s your favourite romance series?</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Special thanks to Momentum for allowing me to participate in this tour!</b></span></span></div>
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Hi everyone! It's been a while since I've done a STS post, so please note that these are titles I've been stacking my shelves with the past couple of months! :) Super excited for all these reads!<br />
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Oh and make sure you enter to win a copy of The Revelation of Louisa May (just click the cover photo to the right of the screen ;))<br />
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2 finished copies of <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22750291-cauchemar?ac=1" target="_blank">CAUCHEMAR</a> by Alexandra Grigorescu - 1 copy for giveaway, the winner has been announced!</div>
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ARCs From Razorbill Canada:<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22571365-a-book-of-spirits-and-thieves?ac=1" target="_blank">A Book of Spirits and Thieves</a> by Morgan Rhodes</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18798983-the-wrath-and-the-dawn" target="_blank">The Wrath of the Dawn</a> by Renee Ahdieh</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23281652-daughter-of-deep-silence" target="_blank">Daughter of Deep Silence </a>by Carrie Ryan</div>
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ARCs from Thomas Allen and Sons<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13455099-mechanica" target="_blank">Mechanica</a> by Betsy Cornwell</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22749754-you-and-me-and-him" target="_blank">You, Me and Him</a> by Kris Dinnison</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22749847-material-girls" target="_blank">Material Girls</a> by Elaine Dimopoulos </div>
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ARCs from Raincoast Books:</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21996355-breaking-sky" target="_blank">Breaking Sky by Cori McCarthy</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21853719-the-boy-next-door" target="_blank">The Boy Next Door</a> by Katie Van Ark</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21469053-stone-in-the-sky" target="_blank">Stone in the Sky</a> by Cecil Castelluci</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18363240-lola-carlyle-s-12-step-romance" target="_blank">Lola Carlyle's 12-Step Romance</a> by Danielle Younge-Ullman</div>
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ARCs from Scholastic Canada:</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22840148-all-we-have-is-now" target="_blank">All We Have is Now</a> by Lisa Schroeder </div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23361244-lying-out-loud" target="_blank">Lying Out Loud</a> by Kody Keplinger</div>
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ARC from Simon and Schuster Canada:</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21825486-last-year-s-mistake" target="_blank">Last Year's Mistake</a> by Gina Ciocca</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18715922-ruthless" target="_blank">Ruthless</a> by Carolyn Lee Adams</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18244970-suicide-notes-from-beautiful-girls" target="_blank">Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls </a>by Lynn Weingarten</div>
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ARCs from HarlequinTEEN:</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18525378-the-notorious-pagan-jones" target="_blank">The Notorious Pagan Jones </a>by Nina Berry</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22929092-sisters-of-blood-and-spirit" target="_blank">Sisters of Blood and Spirit </a>by Kady Cross<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23492282-nowhere-but-here" target="_blank">Nowhere but Here</a> by Katie McGarry<br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23569428-legacy-of-kings" target="_blank">Legacy of Kings</a> by Eleanor Herman<br />
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Thanks so much to ECW Press, Simon and Schuster Canada, Razorbill Canada, Scholastic Canada, Raincoast Books, and HarlequinTEEN!<br />
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What are stacking your shelves with this week (or month haha)?<br />
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Happy Reading!!!</div>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-large;">The Revelation of Louisa May</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Release Date: April 14/15. - So close! </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Publisher: Chronicle Books </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Ages 12 and up</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Add The Revelation of Louisa May to your to-read list <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22675335-the-revelation-of-louisa-may?ac=1" target="_blank">here</a>.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">"A tantalizing glimpse of the real Louisa May Alcott's life."—</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: italic;">Kirkus Reviews</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Louisa May Alcott can’t believe it—her mother is leaving for the summer to earn money for the family and Louisa is to be in charge of the household. How will she find the time to write her stories, much less have any adventures of her own? But before long, Louisa finds herself juggling her temperamental father, a mysterious murder, a fugitive seeking refuge along the Underground Railroad, and blossoming love. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Intertwining fact, fiction, and quotes from Little Women, Michaela MacColl has crafted another spunky heroine whose story will keep readers turning pages until the very end. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Michaela MacColl studied multi-disciplinary history at Vassar College and Yale University, which turns out to be the perfect degree for writing historical fiction. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Connecticut. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Chronicle Books is offering, one winner a copy THE REVELATION OF LOUISA MAY!</b></span></div>
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<b>Today, I'm happy to be one of the review stops on the <a href="http://xpressobooktours.com/2015/01/27/tour-sign-up-push-by-claire-wallis/" target="_blank">PUSH Blog Tour</a>!</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by Claire Wallis </span></b></div>
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Publisher: Harlequin MIRA</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Source: E-book courtesy of Xpresso Book Tours<br />
Genres: New Adult, Romance</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><strong>This is a new adult romance with mature content for readers 17 and up.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Add Push to your to-read list <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21010103-push?ac=1" target="_blank">here</a>.</b>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I feel like I am wrapped in a cyclone. Everything is whirling around me, drawing the air out of my lungs and filling me with the best kind of turmoil. Every time his tongue slides against mine, a prickle in my gut tells me how right we are together. How much I need David. How much I need us.</span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I hope the cyclone never stops.</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Emma Searfoss has spent a lifetime trying to escape her abusive stepfather. It’s why she moved far away from home. It’s why she’s kept no ties with her remaining family. And it’s why she’s got a major rage problem. When her neighbor shows up to fix the kitchen in her new apartment, his enigmatic charm calms the fire in her. David is cool and collected, and he makes Emma feel safe for the first time ever. But David has his own chilling past—his six previous girlfriends have all disappeared without a trace. Emma’s walking a dangerous line, but David’s pull is intoxicating. And impossible to resist…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">Wow, this book is unlike any other New Adult I've ever read! Warning!!! Not for the faint of heart!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I went through Push with many complex feelings- towards the plot, but especially towards the characters. I actually went through this book considering Emma and David to be anti-heroine and heroes, if only because they're not the conventional couples I'm so used to reading in the New Adult genre.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With the exception of the Prologue and Epilogue, Push is narrated completely from Emma's first-person point-of-view, however, David's six ex-girlfriends each get a snippet of a chapter to tell their story (which I thought was awesome).</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But back to our narrator, Emma, she is in no way a delicate flower, no this girl has had a very disturbing and unhealthy upbringing, and as a result, she has put up a lot of invisible walls around herself, letting no one in. She blames her step-father for much of her misfortunes, but I actually thought she was a little to easy-going on her mother's push-over ways, not that I think Michael is a likeable character in any way, but I think her mother should have shouldered a lot of the blame since it was her choice to expose her children to such a man. Although, with this said I did like that Emma had such a soft spot for her mother, because it showcased a lighter-side to her demeanour, made her a bit more vulnerable. We can see from chapter one that Emma is a very anxious character when it comes to trusting people, she constantly questions her actions and the actions (and motivations) of others. She's had rage issues since she was a child, and has a very short fuse.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And no one likes to PUSH her buttons quite like our anti-hero, David. I enjoyed the fact that on the first meeting Emma didn't fall madly in love with David and describe him as an Adonis, not that he's not good-looking. The witty banter between these two felt very real and enjoyed their progression (even if I was a bit surprised by the speed of it haha). I was impressed with David's renovation skills, I mean he built a new kitchen in like three days! - He's giving Jonathan from <i>The Property Brothers</i> a run for his money! haha! My feelings towards David were so conflicted throughout the book, especially after reading each of his ex-girlfriends' chapters. There's definitely a dark side to him, but it seems no one can bring the smile and laughter out of him quite like Emma and vice versa.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To be honest, I'm not sure if these two are perfect for each other or perfectly toxic for each other. I feel like each one needs A LOT of therapy to work out their crippling issues, but at the same time, without sounding too cliche, they compliment each other as well in their acceptance of their imperfections.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Prologues and epilogues of this book may be my favourite as bad as that might seem (you have to read the book to understand why ;)). But I really love the beginning and ending in the sequence with the chapters narrated with David's ex's, there was a certain continuity between these portions that just flowed so well and it was an added procedural bonus that you just don't read in New Adult much, and I really appreciated that.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But my favourite thing of all is the title PUSH, so perfect for so many reasons, some that I have pointed out in this review and one major reason that I can't explain but if you read the book you will completely understand. Be warned this book does have a cliffhanger but take comfort in the fact that it's sequel, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22044546-pull" target="_blank">PULL</a>, is now available!!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If your looking for a darker, unconventional, New Adult read, with a bit of mystery and intense romance, than give Push a read! If your looking for a sweet HEA, this may not be for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Claire Wallis has penned hundreds of magazine and newspaper articles over the last ten years, with science playing the lead role in almost all of them. Though non-fiction writing will forever be her first love, fiction has unexpectedly swooped in, hooked her by the soul, and become her true love. As a result of this coup d’état, Claire’s writing career has made a complete U-turn, and instead of rocks, plants, insects, and microbes, she is now putting human characters in the lead.<br />
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Claire’s previous jobs include working at a limestone quarry, hawking vegetables at a farmer’s market, clerking at the dollar store, and convincing new mothers that they need to renew their subscription to that parenting magazine in order for their child to survive. She lives in Pennsylvania with her amazingly awesome husband and son.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today, I'm happy to the next stop on the Cauchemar blog tour, to celebrate Alexandra Grigoresu's debut release, Cauchemar from ECW Press!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">by: Alexandra Grigoresu</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Release Date: March 17th/15</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Publisher: ECW Press</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Source: Finished copy received from publisher</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ages 18 and up, this is a New Adult title that does contain mature adult themes</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Add Cauchemar to your Goodreads lists <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22750291-cauchemar" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Synopsis, author bio (and cover image) courtesy of Goodreads:</span></b><br />
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<strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><em>An eerie and romantic Southern gothic drama</em> </span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Gripping, fast-paced, gorgeously written, and with unforgettable characters, </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Cauchemar</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> tells the story of 20-year-old Hannah, who finds herself living alone on the edge of a Louisianan swamp after her adopted mother and protector dies. Hannah falls in love with Callum, an easy-going boat captain and part-time musician, but after her mysterious birth mother, outcast as a witch and rumoured to commune with the dead, comes back into Hannah’s life, she must confront what she’s been hiding from — the deadly spirits that haunt the swamp, the dark secrets of her past, and the nascent gift she possesses.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Like the nightmares that plague Hannah, </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Cauchemar</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> lingers and haunts.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A dark gripping debut from a very talented writer!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cauchemar included many of my beloved elements of what I consider to be a great new adult read- believable love story and romance, strong likeable heroine and hero, but this story is so much more than just a romance, it's about a young woman, Hannah, entering adulthood and learning how to cope with who she is and where she belongs. Grigorescu does a marvellous job of describing the dark gothic scenery of swamp-land in the deep South. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cauchemar is told from Hannah's third-person-perspective, and I enjoyed reading her voice, she was relatable, strong, but also flawed. She's closed herself off from the outside world, by keeping herself isolated in the swampland with only the gators and misquitoes for company (I may be exaggerating but you get the picture), it's just how she, and the local towns folk, prefer it. But than a sexy musician comes to town and things are never quite the same...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I adored Callum, he was so sweet and caring. He had a take charge attitude like an alpha, minus the demanding dominant overtones we see so often in new adult. I'm given to understand that he was a bit older than Hannah but I'm not quite sure how much older (I may have missed this during my reading). I was quite upset with him at one point in this book, and I personally wouldn't have forgiven as easily as Hannah did, but I couldn't stay very mad at him anyway, especially considering all that he was going through (you'll have to read the book to find out what I mean ;))</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While the love affair, between these two, took off quite quick and they were thrown MANY curveballs, I enjoyed to pace of this romance, and still found it quite believable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have been on a real romance/new adult binge as of late, so Cauchemar was a very different read for me. I stopped French after grade 10 (something I still regret!) so I had to look Cauchemar up, and according to dictionary.reverso.net, it means to have a nightmare- what a perfect title for this book! The whole book reads like a series of nightmares that Hannah cannot escape, as they </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">continue to plague and haunt her and her loved ones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Grigorescu weaves a story that goes in-and-out of the past and present, at times the lines between these two are quite blurred that the reader may feel confused for a moment, but I think this just further helps the reader connect and relate to Hannah's state of mind, as she tries to piece together why her mother gave her up and why she chose to keep away from the public eye.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Like the rest of the book, the ending will leave you with chills, as it leaves it open for the reader to interpret how he/she will. I would love to see a sequel, or maybe even a novella of a continuance to Hannah's story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Grigorescu's writing reminded me of critically acclaimed/awarded Canadian author, Lisa Moore, and I'm sure she will be celebrated in much the same light and her prose will be studied and picked apart in University Canadian literature courses haha.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I would recommend this book to fans of literature, mystery with a dash of the paranormal and a generous helping of romance!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCgzTncliV5NtvK-amFoDJblGBWYd8jgNtbICD4YfguhVLeyt-rZdj4JhlRvoqzO9rTttgzJTAFybEgJGYbBESB4zwckeV-m7awJAEPKWEhko5dCwC8Jct8GcrAqbPbRddWpP-rS2jv8S/s1600/8394075.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCgzTncliV5NtvK-amFoDJblGBWYd8jgNtbICD4YfguhVLeyt-rZdj4JhlRvoqzO9rTttgzJTAFybEgJGYbBESB4zwckeV-m7awJAEPKWEhko5dCwC8Jct8GcrAqbPbRddWpP-rS2jv8S/s1600/8394075.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>About the Author: </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">Alexandra Grigorescu is the author of Cauchemar (ECW Press, 2015). She has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Toronto. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">She's worked as a freelance writer/editor for various Toronto magazines and sites, including blogTO. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">Her writing has previously been published in Echolocation, Acta Victoriana, and the Hart House Review. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">She lives in Toronto, Ontario with her husband and a little black cat.</span></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;"><b>Author Guest Post:</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><u><b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">On Writing What You Know</span></b></u><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It’s a refrain you hear often in writing
classes and groups: write what you know. This means different things to
different writers. For some, it means describing the nooks and crannies of
their hometown as only they can. For others, it’s their emotional landscape,
their personal experience, which gets sketched out on the page. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Writing and publishing a book is a
wonderful, weird experience. For many authors it begins in the small hours in
some private corner of their minds, and is incubated and developed in
isolation. Then, one day, it bursts forth, and they’re suddenly confronted with
the idea of an audience. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One question I’ve received several times is
why, as a Canadian, I decided to write a book set in the South. A perfectly
logical question, and yet it’s somehow not one I anticipated. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On the surface, much of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cauchemar</i> is forged out of imagination.
I’m proud and grateful to say that I have a loving, supportive family. I live
in a crowded, congested city of lights and skyscrapers. My personal journey
through spirituality has been complicated, intellectual, and finally rewarding,
but has never steered towards spiritualism, the orishas, or voodoo. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I certainly haven’t lived a sheltered life
on the edge of a Louisianan swamp. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I first started writing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cauchemar</i>, I didn’t immediately locate
it on a map. It was a swamp as a city-dweller imagines a swamp: wet, cloying,
and almost prehistoric. Hannah’s house existed outside of time
(pre-cellphones!).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Writing what you don’t know can be a
valuable experience in itself, and requires some serious flexing of mental
muscles. I had to look at my own environment—which was at the time gray, noisy
and full of exhaust—and visualize a place that was warm, humid, verdant, and
isolated.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As soon as Louisiana found its way onto the
page, it became a bit more challenging. I researched the landscape, the
seasons, the flora and fauna, and the food. I tried to get a sense of
Louisianan folklore, as well as its rich cultural and religious influences.
When we went down to Louisiana, I danced (clumsily) to the music, we ate the
food, and I watched the water, wondering what lay underneath. I also sought out
an albino alligator. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Louisiana soon found its way into my
writing process. Years ago, when I wrote poetry, finding the right words was a
lot like stumbling in a dark cave, gauging the dimensions of one word against
another. Eventually, I learned to listen to my intuition, and the words that
felt right became those that fit right. Writing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cauchemar</i> and trying to stay true to the setting was, in a way, a
departure from that: a redbird on the shingles became a tanager; lemonade
became sweet tea; the catch-all “spices” became cayenne, garlic, and paprika.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My vocabulary expanded as I learned about
the uses of copper, candles, and powdered snails. Learning about the swamp, the
South, and its traditions added a layer of depth that fed my imagination. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But some things don’t require research. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Beneath the scares, the evocative
landscape, and the larger-than-life scope of it all are some very basic, very
familiar, and very human elements: love, the lingering effects of childhood, uncertainty,
and the struggle of trying to find your place. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #272727; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A few of the book’s early scares were ones that I’d experienced
myself. In one bachelor apartment in Toronto, I’d regularly come home at night
to find my walls covered in silverfish that would immediately disperse as soon
as I turned on the light. It left me rather paralyzed at first because WHERE
DID THEY GO?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The drastic changes that Hannah undergoes
were also familiar to me. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">By the time I sat down to do the final
read-through, it was interesting to see the ways in which both the book and I
had changed. Since I’d written the first draft, I had experienced loss and
grief, including the death of my beloved, nearly twenty-year-old cat, Smudge, who
was Graydon through and through. I had married the man whose love inspired the
beautiful moments of light in a nightmarish book. I had brushed up against
faith, and it had surprised me. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I returned to the manuscript wondering if
I’d adequately described the scope and depth of emotions such as love, fear,
and grief, and I realized that any of these could make you feel untethered and
rather unhinged. Hannah might seem weak and rudderless at the book’s beginning;
grief can do that to you, and it’s a long journey back to yourself.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Fiction is, by definition, a product of
imagination. As much as I tried to ground the story through researched
descriptions and the hint of personal experience, I also tried to keep it in
the realm of the fantastic. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Even after extensive research, I still
don’t <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">know</b> what it’s like to live on
the edge of a Louisianan swamp. I hope—and hope readers agree—that my not
knowing Louisiana intimately at the outset contributed to the book’s sense of
magic realism. It’s an exotic landscape on the page because it’s an exotic
landscape to me. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>March 1: </b><i>The Book Binder’s Daughter</i>,<wbr></wbr> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://thebookbindersdaughter.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>thebookbindersdaughter.com</a></span><span lang="EN-US">, Review + Giveaway</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_785097536" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">March 11</span></span>: </b><i>Booking it with Hayley G</i>, </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://bookingitwithhayleyg.blogspot.ca/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://<wbr></wbr>bookingitwithhayleyg.blogspot.<wbr></wbr>ca</a></span><span lang="EN-US">, Review + Guest Post + Giveaway</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US"><b>Special thanks to ECW Press and Alexandra, for inviting me to participate in this tour!</b></span></span></span></div>
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