tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9417662917634859982024-03-19T05:23:01.099+02:00Splash Of Our WorldsA site with little of everything!Yiotahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657532766872325324noreply@blogger.comBlogger955125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941766291763485998.post-11615222509987552592014-01-12T20:01:00.002+02:002014-01-12T20:01:47.674+02:00Book Review: The Awakening <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span>I haven't accepted in a long time a book to review and when the author asked me to do a review for her book I thought it'd be nice. And indeed it was. This book talks about vampires, witches and ghosts in the modern England. </span></div>
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<span>What I liked about this book was the simplicity it had. Even though Lauren experiences all those weird visions and learns so many new things from the moment she meets Gavin, it surprised me how cool she was. She never lost her temper and she was always accepting the new information. She had some problems and she was complaining about the fact that she couldn't speak to anyone about those, but still she was down-to-earth and not boring or nerve-racking at all. As for the male characters, Gavin and Daniel, they surprised me. They were the complete opposites. They were understanding and nice. </span></div>
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<span>What I didn't like that much about the book was how fast paced it was. We read about a year of Lauren's life in just one book. I felt like I was reading reviews of the event's of her life and there were not many scenes, where you could stay and savour the moment. </span></div>
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<span>Bottom line, I liked it. It is written by Lauren's point of view, so you only learn her thoughts, but the book in general is simple. The end was surprising. It has that small twist that makes you want to read the second one immediately. </span></div>
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nina a.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14233151193383194913noreply@blogger.com216tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941766291763485998.post-65493643053817511992013-12-14T00:00:00.000+02:002013-12-14T00:39:12.930+02:00"The Chronicles of Fire and Ice" Gets A New Cover!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Archangels are extinct and the world is now inhabited by a half-human/half-angel race called Nephilim. But it’s been told that one </span><st1:place><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Archangel</span></st1:place><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> remains – a child born of fire only known as The Legend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">21-year-old Nephilim Scarlett Porter is about to start her Angel training at the infamous Blackbell Academy, so she doesn’t have time to worry about dreams of mysterious dark angels. The last thing she expected was her dream angel to be Dyston Blackbell or that finding her was part of his mission – a mission Dyston is prepared to fail to keep Scarlett and the secret of who she is safe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Add to your Goodreads shelf: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18520596-fire-and-ice"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18520596-fire-and-ice</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">L.L. Hunter is an Australian author who began writing when she was fifteen or sixteen, originally song lyrics, but then moved onto fanfiction when she was nineteen, having published over 20 stories online- One of which was nominated for an award. She has also written, directed and starred in two original plays entitled, “No Frills Airlines: Flight 123,” and the sequel, “No frills Airlines: Come Fly with Us.” The latter of which was a musical. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">She has studied everything from veterinary nursing, forensic science and dramatic arts but has always known her true calling to be writing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Her hobbies include writing her books, reading, singing, acting, directing, watching movies, 50’s fashion and playing with her animals. When she is not writing she can be found reading somewhere comfortable with one or both of her ‘furbabies’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">You can connect with L.L Hunter on Twitter, (@llhunterbooks) Facebook, Goodreads, her blog llhunter.blogspot.com.au, or her website <a href="http://www.llhunter.moonfruit.com/"><span style="color: #535600; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">www.llhunter.moonfruit.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Author page: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/LL-Hunter/110104129132865"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.facebook.com/pages/LL-Hunter/110104129132865</span></a><span style="color: #131313;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #131313; font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Amazon: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/L.L.-Hunter/e/B00B2B701I/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1379386637&sr=8-1"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.amazon.com/L.L.-Hunter/e/B00B2B701I/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1379386637&sr=8-1</span></a><span style="color: #131313;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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nina a.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14233151193383194913noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941766291763485998.post-86415652833705799802013-09-05T00:54:00.004+03:002013-09-05T01:03:44.301+03:00Blog Tour: Sanguis City & Author's Interview<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I introduce you the first full length novel in the adult paranormal romance series with an </span><span style="font-size: large;">urban fantasy edge, Sanguis City!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Ever wonder what happens after the world ends?<br />Lilanoir Rue did. A mere by product of the destruction, she never knew what <br />happened before hand either. Banished from the only place she called home, <br />the Human Reservation, she wipes her tears and never looks back.<br />In a world gone dead, life has never been so good, for some. While others <br />live in chaos, the chosen call Sanguis City home. The rich and powerful <br />found a way to survive The End and enjoy every minute of it, for eternity. <br />On the brink of a gruesome death from starvation, disease or a hungry <br />mutant, humans flock to sell their blood for peace.<br />The city of blood, made for and by vampires, welcomes Noir; her kind are in <br />high demand. Neither Human nor Vampire, Bleeders take care of the city in <br />the daylight. Draining humans by day and dating Vampires at night leaves <br />Noir little time to think about her past, or much else, until it finds her.<br />Three years in the city has earned her a promising career, future and just <br />maybe a love life. Noir's chaotic life is finally on the right track. When <br />Noir falls for her sexy new Professor, an Authentic Vampire she also falls <br />into a web of nightmares. Unable to escape painful memories, she uncovers <br />more than her own secrets. Some secrets just won't stay dead, and others are <br />bound to kill her.</span></div>
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<strong>Buy link:</strong> <br />
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<strong>Book's website:</strong> <a href="http://www.sanguiscity.com/" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1377618393959_2193" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1377618393959_2192" style="font-family: Times New Roman;">http://www.sanguiscity.com</span></a></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1POdJtGR33zmN46PClujXsrE8617mD4sjSDSsDSyXnEk7eDHKqroVoG5tMFrj3Slqt-iA2mA_zHv9jiFjwe56b-usfWRHTkRNxQDIINAgZL2o3GWfPoVHxNfqYJ0ADPsa5SyQCOJaQ/s1600/300dpiMJ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1POdJtGR33zmN46PClujXsrE8617mD4sjSDSsDSyXnEk7eDHKqroVoG5tMFrj3Slqt-iA2mA_zHv9jiFjwe56b-usfWRHTkRNxQDIINAgZL2o3GWfPoVHxNfqYJ0ADPsa5SyQCOJaQ/s1600/300dpiMJ.jpg" height="200" width="133" /></a><span id="yiv273317139freeTextContainerauthor6984554">Morgan Jane Mitchell is an American author who spent years blogging politics and health trends before she rediscovered her love of writing fiction. Her new series, Sanguis City, is a hot paranormal romance with an urban fantasy edge.<br />Come sink your teeth in <a href="http://www.themorganjane.com/" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1377618393959_2163" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.themorganjane.com</a></span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I love vampire books! For me it is pure fun. I spent a long time as a political blogger and that was no fun, but a vampire isn’t too different from a politician. A vampire’s need to feed off of humans fascinates me; it can be sexy or scary. They are sneaky; you never know if you can trust them. I thought a lot about how my vampires would be different and how they would actually work biologically. I wanted them to be less magical and more like another humanoid species, even if all that hasn’t been revealed in the series yet. The fact that vampires can be so ancient and have an enormous history is one thing that intrigues me the most about them as well. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Actually, I did in a roundabout way. I had just visited the Cherokee Reservation in North Carolina, so when I was writing I thought it would be a perfect place for my human reservation. I researched quite a bit about mutations and genetic engineering even though the reader only knows what my main character knows, I had to make my world more believable for myself. I am sure the information will be helpful later in the series. For one of my vampires, I tried to place him in time, figure out where he was from and what his human life would have been like. I found some mythology that is in the back of my mind about Sander and his brother. Although, I have changed it to suit my needs, it is neat to base some things on reality. Again, most of the research I have done has only been slightly touched upon in this first book in the series. I feel like I have laid the ground work to build it up.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Although I am a new author, I have been blogging and writing freelance for years. Also, I have written enough fan fiction to fill at least 20 books. So, it was easy for me to finish because I have completed long stories before. I consider myself a story teller. I love to tell a story and that makes pushing through tempting when I know someone wants to read my work. With fan fiction it was easier because I had readers asking for another chapter. With my book, I stopped in the middle of writing it and released two short stories because my character needed a back story. I had to set it in stone, so I could have people asking for Sanguis City. I did have support from my author friend Glenna Maynard. She is my biggest fan and encourages me to continue. My husband was supportive too by listening to me dream up my world and trying to give me the enormous amount of time and peace I needed to finish the book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I have been playing with the idea since 2008, writing some here and there. In November 2012, I</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I am working on the second book in the Sanguis City series. I don’t outline so the story unfolds before my eyes, sort of like reading a book. Also, I am working on two standalone romance/erotica. I am not sure if I will release them under my real name, but I have never used a pen name before.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">reviews. She told me she loved it and that I have to write my own story. She read some of my original</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Most important, I love to hear what readers think of my work. Nothing makes me happier or</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">motivates me more! Every time I write on Sanguis City – Carpe Noctem it is for everyone that is</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">excited to read what happens next. Like I said, I had 600 fan fiction reviews – I would love to have</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">that for my original work, but I haven’t gotten there yet. I loved talking to those fans and getting their</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">feedback. Actually, I miss fan fiction for that reason. Releasing a chapter at a time and reading</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Come on people, I need it!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Write, write and write… then let people read it for free and see what they think. If your response is</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I would like to say that I have met so many wonderful authors and bloggers on this adventure. I am so</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">City to my fan fiction readers. They are truly the reason I love to write. Their feedback has been the</span></div>
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<strong>Book Review: Tris & Izzie</strong></div>
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nina a.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14233151193383194913noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941766291763485998.post-48651261033642465802013-07-23T12:11:00.001+03:002013-07-23T12:11:56.467+03:00Book Review: Ashes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span id="freeText8331673406121588863"><em><span style="color: #e06666;">ASHES is a YA paranormal thrill-ride. Book 2 in the gripping Arson trilogy. <br /><br />MORE THAN THREE MONTHS HAVE PASSED SINCE ARSON AND EMERY WERE SUDDENLY TAKEN. TAKEN AND THEN SEPARATED. AND EXPERIMENTED ON.<br /><br />The minds running Salvation Asylum have abducted them for a dark purpose. A campaign has been set in motion to genetically alter mankind. Unknowingly, Arson has become the most vital instrument in this global scheme, initiated by a select group of brilliant scientists and cunning world leaders. Confused, trapped, and unable to fully manifest his abilities, Arson faces a new existence crawling with questions. Will he ever see Emery again? Is Grandma still alive? Can the fate of the human race really hang in the balance of one choice?<br /><br />Nightmare and reality collide in Ashes, book two in the gripping ARSON trilogy. Love will be tested. Powers will shift. And the past will invade the here and now as Arson discovers a part of himself he has never before known and fights against his own shocking origins. Will this boy who once tempted fire be able to take on a fearful future? When the struggle intensifies and secrets come to light, will Arson be ready to accept the haunting revelation that there may be others out there, others like him?</span></em></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Truth be told, not a thing changes when it comes to the writing. The scenes are small and we get to know many different aspects of the book, since it’s not written by any point of view. The descriptions make the story vivid and alive so much, that there were times I was dreaming of the beautiful places in the book. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Unfortunately, many sad things happen, that I’ll not say. They were sad and unfair and I think I cried once or twice. Also, the book ends with a major cliff hanger. So much as I thought I didn’t have the rest of the book and the author forgot to send me the rest. I was going to send an e-mail to her, when I thought better, and re-read the few last paragraphs some times, to understand that that was the end of the book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Bottom line, I liked it. It was as great as the first one, actually, I little better than the first. I can’t wait to read the next one as soon as possible, because I have to learn the conclusion of the story. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span id="freeText13849293874027568395"><em><span style="color: #741b47;">Fans of the romantic hit Click: An Online Love Story will enjoy another voyeuristic dive into the lives of Renee, Shelley, Ashley, Mark and Ethan, as Double Click picks up with their lives six months later. Are Renee and Ethan soul mates? Does Mark ever go on a date? Has Shelley run out of sexual conquests in Los Angeles? Will Ashley's judgmental nature sabotage her budding relationship? Through a marriage proposal, wedding, new baby and unexpected love twist, Double Click answers these questions and more. Readers will continue to cheer, laugh, cry and cringe following the email exploits of Renee and friends.</span></em></span><br />
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I was expecting this book to arrive in my mailbox ever since I finished the first one. Truth be told, I don't know what new to write, that I haven't already mentioned. I guess I'll have to repeat things from the previous post about the first book, and I hope that'll ok with you.<br />
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As in the first book of the series, the characters here speak only through e-mails. There are parts missing, important parts of the daily routine of the characters, but by sharing the e-mails the author manages to make them reveal to us. <br />
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It was fast, since you just read e-mails all the time. And there were some larger e-mails, with stories the characters were sharing for the first time. So in a way, I was getting to know the characters for the first time, even though I spend time meeting them in the first book. <br />
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In this one, we see the characters more mature, though they are 30-years-old give or take, and there are two new characters entering the conversations. Ethan, who's Renne's boyfriend, and Cassidy, whom I'll not reveal the role. Again, there are not descriptions of the characters, so you are free to identify your friends or yourself in them. <br />
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Bottom line, I liked it. It was as good as the first. I liked how the characters are changing and going throught different phases. And I liked that there were stories left to be told, not only among them, face to face, but also share them with us, via e-mails. Now, I can't wait to read the next book, if there is going to be any (and between you and me, I really hope there is).</div>
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<i><span style="color: #741b47;">In this spin on the fairy tale, Hansel & Gretel are now bounty hunters who track and kill witches all over the world. As the fabled Blood Moon approaches, the siblings encounter a new form of evil that might hold a secret to their past. </span></i><br />
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I wanted to see this one, ever since I saw the trailer. Due to other stuff, I couldn't, since now. <br />
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Let me start by telling, that I love when Hollywood picks "innocent" classic stories and makes them darker, pumped with special effects and gorgeous characters. Unfortunately, in the same time, it shows us, how little fantasy it has. How the writers over there are out of ideas, since they have reduced the themes to the minimum, and the only things that are left to film are classic stories and books. <br />
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The same thing happens with Hansel & Gretel. The all time favorite fairytale for youngsters, who only imagine the house of candy and, well, the candy, has been turned into a film with dark, ugly and hideous witches and kick-ass characters. <br />
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The story takes some twists when it comes to the siblings' past and the entire movie had a meaning and a storyline that fitted together great. The characters are kick-ass, especially Gretel, while Hansel turned out to have some flashes of cleverness of his own. <br />
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But, there are some negative points too. Firstly, the story is short, just an hour and half. It was super fast, the events were happening quickly and you didn't have much time to digest all of them. Then, the holes. In order to keep the movie running the script presented holes, like, how they managed to meet in a forest as vast as they say, etc. Lastly, the answers. The questions asked were nice, but their answers were easy. <br />
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The movie has many bloody scenes. At least, they made some really nice killings. And the steampunk note, with their guns, made the movie more appealing. <br />
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Bottom line, I liked it. I had a nice time before going to sleep. The killings gave me some nightmares, but I guess that's ok. I don't know if I should suggest it or not. I'll just say, that if you don't have anything else to watch, you might as well see this one. <br />
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P.S.: They are about to release a new Hansel & Gretel movie, which will have drugs <i>and </i>witches. When I say, that Hollywood is out of ideas, I mean it.</div>
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><i>What if Little Red Riding Hood was real?</i><br />
Ninety years before the Brothers Grimm penned their version of "Little Red Riding Hood," an historic, gruesome series of events shocked all of Europe. Starting in 1764, an unidentified wolf-like animal ferociously mauled dozens of peasants in the Gévaudan region of France. <br />
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Whispered rumors of unnatural creatures blended with age-old superstition to cause mass hysteria. A werewolf was blamed for the carnage. Alarmed, King Louis XV sent his best huntsmen to rid the province of the beastly scourge, but this legendary massacre had only just begun. <br />
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Scarlette, a 19-year-old seamstress who is laboring to make ends meet, lives under this dark threat. Although fearful of the nightmarish monster lurking in the surrounding forest, she remains skeptical of the supernatural gossip.<br />
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Scarlette learns that her grandmother has been infected by the animal’s bite. Desperate to save her, Scarlette begins to uncover the dark secrets of her village and finds there are those who wish to keep their pasts hidden. As time grows short, Scarlette is befriended by a local nobleman and a woodcutter who both share an eerie history with the wolf. <br />
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Based on both the traditional Grimm and Charles Perrault versions of "Little Red Riding Hood," this dark YA novel is set against the Beast of Gévaudan attacks, blending history with fairy-tale and gothic romance. Unique to the genre, the novel revives the French fable of the girl-in-the-red-cloak with a new, shockingly real existence that blurs the line between folklore and reality.</span><br />
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I've "known" Davonna ever since the blog started running. So, when she asked me if I'd like to read and review her book after my unshamefull comment on how much I liked the cover, I couldn't say no. Mind you, that the opinion written on this review has nothing to do with how much I like Davonna as a person. I think that Davonna and every other author on this world would respect an honest review than a fake one. </div>
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For starters, the story is written by Scarlette's point of view. That means, that we are as blind as her when it comes to most facts. Secondly, the book has nice descriptions that keep an image vivid in your head, but not too exhausting. Lastly, the characters: Scarlette is young, naive, but not too much. She is persistant and wants to find answers, but in a way that you can call her hotheaded and annoying. As for the guys, Louis and Francois, the things get more complicated, since they are both nice but mysterious.</div>
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What you can hold and admire in the book is the fact that it's not too tiring nor anxious. It took me some time to finish it, due to homework and reading, and I was managing a chapter or two every other day, but with a level effect. It's not that I wasn't anxious to read the entire thing, but in each chapter a new information was coming to light. A new element or a scene, that was creating a more clear picture as what to follow. I had to admit that the reason this book didn't make me want to read it in one seat, was because I had to calm down every other chapter. </div>
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AND the thing most important of all: the research!! I mean, when an author spends her time reading stories of Red Riding Hood, French books and language, in order to write her own, you have to respect it. One last thing: aside the three-paged note in the beggining for the making of the book and some explainations, Davonna also includes a short-story of Francois's point of view at some point in the main storyline. </div>
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Bottom line, I liked it. It was a book with foundations, interesting plot and nice cover (and yes, that's important). Truth be told, what is left of the book, is not the romance in it, but the action, the myths and the feeling of closure, which is rare to find in books those days.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Who remembers The Legend of the Archangel series, Book 1: The Chronicles of Fire and Ice?? Well, I present you the Book 2: The Chronicles of Blood and Stone!! </span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1365369394339_2108" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; float: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1365369394339_2115" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The story continues in book two of The Legend of the Archangel.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1365369394339_2118" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">After the death of Kat, Jacob flees and goes off on his own</span><br style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1365369394339_2116" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">But when he discovers that her soul is missing and being held captive by the Lucifites, he sets off on a mission to get it back.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1365369394339_2112" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Blackmail leads to revenge and revenge leads to blood.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1365369394339_2111" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; 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Will Jacob and his friends be able to stop the rebellion before it happens?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1365369394339_2117" style="background-color: white; color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Is love stronger than revenge?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1365369394339_2569" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; float: none; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">I am an Australian author who began writing when I was fifteen or sixteen, originally song lyrics, but then moved onto fanfiction when I was nineteen. Having published over 20 stories online. One of which was nominated for an award. I have also written, directed and starred in two original plays entitled, “No Frills Airlines: Flight 123,” and the sequel, “No frills Airlines: Come Fly with Us.” The latter of which was a musical.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1365369394339_2575" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; float: none; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">I have studied everything from veterinary nursing, forensic science and dramatic arts but have always known my true calling was writing.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1365369394339_2573" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; display: inline; float: none; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">My hobbies include, writing my books and scripts, reading, singing, acting, directing, watching movies, 50’s fashion and playing with my animals. When I am not writing I can be found reading somewhere comfortable with one or both of my ‘furbabies’.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>1. As we always start on the interviews, try to describe your book in one sentence.</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A dark and revengeful urban fantasy full of angels and demons.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>2. Why a story about angels? What is so fascinating for you that you decided to write about them?</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As I was raised Catholic, I became increasingly frustrated as to why there wasn’t many references to angels in the bible, or really, angel lore. There just wasn’t enough out there, so I began to research and that sparked my desire to write a novel based on angels that was rich with its own history and lore.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;">I only researched a few of the archangels and </span><st1:city><st1:place><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;">Rome</span></st1:place></st1:city><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;"> but the rest of what’s in this book is either pure imagination or based on real memories.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">No it wasn’t really hard because this was the second book I’ve written. I had lots of support from friends and family, pushing me to finish and get my work out there and achieve my dream.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I was writing this book, The Chronicles of Blood and Stone simultaneously with The Chronicles of Fire and Ice so it took me about 4- 5 months to finish. A lot faster than the first book. I didn’t really have any writer’s block with this, it came to me pretty fast.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;">I am currently writing two books, the third book in the Legend of the </span><st1:place><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;">Archangel</span></st1:place><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;"> series, and the first book of its sister series, The Garden of Eden, which is YA. I am also plotting out another completely different YA novel.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As for reading, I am currently reading Recalled by Cambria Hebert and Entice by Jessica Shirvington.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I’ve always had a passion for writing, anything creative really, but writing was always what I was best at.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I think communicating with my readers is extremely important. So many authors don’t even talk to their fans. It’s very important to listen to their feedback, because they are what make or break your work.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">First, finish what you are working on.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Second, get people to read your work, friends, family etc and get their opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Third, start making a name for yourself. Join social media sites and start creating a buzz and a following. After all, you can’t sell books to noone.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The Robert Langdon series by Dan Brown, The Mortal instruments by Cassandra Clare, The his dark materials trilogy by Phillip Pullman, the Lord of the rings by J.R.R Tolkien and any Kathy Reichs book<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Entice by Jessica Shirvington<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">-Writing, reading or hanging out with friends?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hmm that’s a hard one, I like to mix it up<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">-And last one... printed or ebooks? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">I read indie ebooks and traditional printed<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: small;"><b>Thank you Laura, for the awesome interview and for presenting us the excert of your new work!! Now, of you go to read and buy these amazing books!!</b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Replacing Gentry</span></b><br />
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When Marlie agrees to attend a cadaver ball at Vanderbilt Medical School, she did not expect to actually see any cadavers. Or, that a strange apparition would issue her a chilling message.<br />
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Despite the cadaver's warning, Marlie is married a year later to Tennessee State Senator, Daniel Cannon, and living in a plantation-style mansion with two step sons. Add to the mix her growing suspicion that something is amiss with the death of Daniel’s first wife, Gentry; and newlywed Marlie is definitely in over her pretty Yankee head.<br />
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What begins as an innocent inquiry into her new husband’s clouded past, ends with Marlie in the midst of a dangerous conspiracy.<br />
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A modern twist on the classic Gothic romance novels of Rebecca and Jane Eyre, Replacing Gentry follows Marlie’s precarious journey as she learns the truth about the man she married.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Author Julie N. Ford</span></b><br />
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Julie N. Ford graduated from San Diego State University with a BA in Political Science and a minor in English Literature. In addition, she has a Masters in Social Work from the University of Alabama. Professionally, she has worked in teaching and as a Marriage & Family Counselor. She is the author of two women’s fiction novels, The Woman He Married and No Holly for Christmas, published in 2011. In addition, she wrote a romance/chick-lit novel, Count Down to Love, also published in 2011. Count Down to Love was a 2011 Whitney Award finalist. Her next novel, Replacing Gentry, is due for release April 9th, 2013.<br />
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Currently, she lives in Nashville, TN with her husband, two daughters and one hedgehog.<br />
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<a href="http://julienford.com/"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Website</span></b></a><span style="font-size: large;"> * <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JulieNFord.Author"><b>Facebook</b></a> * <b><a href="https://twitter.com/JulieNFord">Twitter</a></b></span></div>
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Get to know Goddess Girl Pheme…the original “gossip girl”!<br />
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As the goddess girl of rumor and gossip, Pheme prides herself on being “in the know” and having the most up-to-date info on anyone and everyone at Mount Olympus Academy. To make sure that people really get her VIP messages, her words tend to linger in cloud letters above her head—just in case people don’t catch what she says!<br />
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“…a clever take on Greek deities…”<br />
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"Readers familiar with Greek myths should get a kick out of this plucky restaging." <br />
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“…an enchanting mythological world with middle-school woes compounded by life as a deity…”<br />
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The Goddess Girls series, by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams puts a modern spin on classic Greek myths. Follow the ins and outs of divine social life where the most privileged godboys and goddessgirls in the Greek pantheon hone their mythical skills.</div>
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<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Athena-Brain-Goddess-Girls-Holub/dp/141698271X/ref=pd_sim_b_1">Athena the Brain</a> Finding out she’s a goddess and being sent to Mount Olympus brings Athena new friends, a weird dad, and the meanest girl in mythology—Medusa! </li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Persephone-Phony-Goddess-Girls-Holub/dp/1416982728/ref=pd_sim_b_1">Persephone the Phony</a> Hiding her feelings works fine for Persephone until she meets a guy she can be herself with—Hades, the bad-boy of the Underworld. </li>
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<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Artemis-Brave-Goddess-Girls-Holub/dp/1416982744/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b">Artemis the Brave</a> She may be the goddess of the hunt, but that doesn’t mean Artemis always feels brave. </li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Athena-Wise-Goddess-Girls-Holub/dp/1442420979/ref=pd_sim_b_4">Athena the Wise</a> Zeus says Heracles has to do twelve tasks or he'll get kicked out of MOA! Although she's not sure it's wise, Athena agrees to help out. </li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Aphrodite-Diva-Goddess-Girls-Holub/dp/1442421002/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1291748708&sr=1-1">Aphrodite the Diva</a> Isis claims she's the goddess of love? Ha! But to keep the title all to herself, Aphrodite has to find the perfect match for Pygmalion, the most annoying boy ever. </li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Artemis-Loyal-Goddess-Girls-Holub/dp/1442433779/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308086505&sr=8-1">Artemis the Loyal</a> It’s time for the annual Olympic Games, and Artemis and her friends are not happy. It’s boys only. Not fair! </li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Medusa-Mean-Goddess-Girls-Holub/dp/1442433795/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1310084999&sr=1-1">Medusa the Mean</a> Medusa wants to be more like her two sisters and the other kids at Mount Olympus Academy -- immortal. Is that too much to ask? </li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Girl-Games-Goddess-Girls/dp/1442449330/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1322431750&sr=1-1">The Girl Games (Goddess Girls Super Special)</a> Listen in on what all four goddess girls are thinking as Mount Olympus Academy hosts visitors from many lands--including an adorable kitten!The first-ever standalone superspecial in the Goddess Girls series! </li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pandora-Curious-Goddess-Girls-Holub/dp/1442449357/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337987539&sr=1-1">Pandora the Curious</a> Pandora is one of the few mortals at Mount Olympus Academy—and probably the most curious of all the students in school.</li>
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I graduated from college in Texas with a fine arts degree, and then freelanced as an art director at a graphic design firm for eight years. I dreamed of working in children's books, so I moved to New York City and became associate art director in Scholastic trade books, where I designed books for children and worked with editors and illustrators. It was a great job.<br />
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Yiotahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657532766872325324noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941766291763485998.post-23965388982789219652013-03-04T13:45:00.000+02:002013-03-04T13:45:05.215+02:00Book Review: Lennon's Jinx<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span id="freeText17176321676590691420"><i><span style="color: #741b47;">Sometimes, you don’t get to choose who you fall for...<br />
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Lennon spends most of his time raising his little sister Currie while trying to skate through his senior year of high school. He prefers groupies with no-strings attached but finds himself strangely attracted to Jinx, the straight-A student in his choir. Lennon’s curiosity overrules his good sense as he tries to peel away the layers to discover the reason for Jinx’s skittishness.<br />
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Jinx conceals the black truth about herself from her friends. She won’t admit to them that she screwed up big time, losing her first love and what she once held most precious. <br />
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When Lennon’s band holds auditions to replace their keyboard player, Jinx comes to tryout and almost leaves after seeing Lennon. Despite the fact she despises him, she joins the band to nurture her love of music that will hopefully ease the guilt gnawing away at her. <br />
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Like the rest of his band mates, Jinx soon witnesses Lennon battling his infamous father for the custody of Currie. While confronting his pent-up anger at his dad, Lennon exposes vulnerabilities he had no intention of letting any girl ever see, especially Jinx. Their reckless pasts may bring them together or further complicate their already messy lives.</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12717535-don-t-fear-the-reaper"></a></b></span> <b>Publication Date:</b> 2013<br />
<b>Pages</b>: 315 (ebook)<br />
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<b>Rating:</b> 5/5 stars </div>
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<b>REVIEW:</b><br />
This is one of the books that the reason of reading it was purely because of the synopsis and not the cover, which, between me and you, is awful. The book was part of a tour, and I was supposed to review it a month ago, but due to studies I couldn't.<br />
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The book is written by two point of views: Lennon's and Ginx's. The characters themselves have difficult background, that you understand fully, by the end of the book. I liked that the characters were complex and not the simple ones I tend to read. Also, in this case, both characters had something to hide, reveal and accept by the end of the book. In other words, grow up and become more mature.<br />
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The main problem I found on the book was, that because the author was a woman, there were some things from Lennon's point of view that seemed slightly off and weird for a woman to write, even though the author tried and kept in the sense of reason. I think I started looking the book in a different aspect when I learnt that the author was a woman and not a man that I thought in the beginning. Also, because I have to put it on the negative paragraph, I didn't like the flow of the story, during the end. Something happens, and the whole thing is written in a very fast and sad way. And as a result, the end of the book, leaves you with a bittersweet taste.<br />
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Bottom line, I liked it. It was intense, amusing and you could actually see the change of the characters through out the story. It had a more mature language and descriptions, but that was actually a plus. I couldn't understand why the book had to be a trilogy, but the author makes it clear at the author's note, and now, I have to admit, that I'm anxious to read the next one too. </div>
nina a.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14233151193383194913noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941766291763485998.post-8656369026545120622013-02-27T14:01:00.000+02:002013-02-27T14:01:01.841+02:00Book Review: Stormdancer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span id="freeText14320140213920640702">Griffins are supposed to be extinct. So when Yukiko and her warrior father Masaru are sent to capture one for the Shogun, they fear that their lives are over. Everyone knows what happens to those who fail him, no matter how hopeless the task.<br />
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But the mission proves far less impossible, and far more deadly, than anyone expects – and soon Yukiko finds herself stranded: a young woman alone in her country's last wilderness, with only a furious, crippled griffin for company. But trapped together in the forest, Yukiko and Buruu soon discover a friendship that neither of them expected.<br />
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Meanwhile, the country around them verges on the brink of collapse. A toxic fuel is slowly choking the land; the omnipotent, machine-powered Lotus Guild is publicly burning those they deem Impure; and the Shogun cares about nothing but his own dominion. Yukiko has always been uneasy in the shadow of power, when she learns the awful truth of what the Shogun has done, both to her country and to her own family she's determined to do something about it.<br />
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Returning to the city, Yukiko and Buruu plan to make the Shogun pay for his crimes – but what can one girl and a flightless griffin do against the might of an empire?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12717535-don-t-fear-the-reaper"></a></b></span> <b>Publication Date:</b> 2012<br />
<b>Pages</b>: 452 (hardback)<br />
<b>P</b><b>art of Series:</b> The Lotus War #1<br />
<b>Purchased:</b> Bought<br />
<b>Rating:</b> 3/5 stars </div>
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<span id="freeText14320140213920640702">Phew..i just finished this one. It took me a while. I had my doubts about this book since it was steampunk and it's not my favorite genre, still i couldn't say no so i bought it.</span><br />
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</span> <span id="freeText14320140213920640702">I'll admit i had a bad start with this one and lots of problems. The original story though and the whole thing in general made me like it. I can't say it was one of my favorite reads but i'm really into reading the next one too.</span><br />
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</span> <span id="freeText14320140213920640702">To start from the beginning, my main problem was the details. There is a huge amount of details in pretty much everything and if you think that for the first 100 pages nothing really interesting was happening and the story wasn't really moving i almost gave up. Plus, the big amount of japanese weapons and terms was confusing. There are just there, no explanation what they are. YES, there is a glosary at the end...but for god's sake..i don't check the last pages of the book, so i missed it entirely. So that was a big problem for me. For about 150 pages the book was more tiresome than enjoyable.</span><br />
<span id="freeText14320140213920640702">But when it started to grow and actually going forward it was more than interesting.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Phantom Summer by Amy Sparling</span></b><br />
Seventeen-year-old Taylor Gray moves to Sterling Island to get over her dead boyfriend. Mom’s cool with letting her crash on the couch, but Taylor needs to get a job before the lights are cut off again.<br />
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When the tall, dark and crazy Raine Tsunami offers her a position at his thriving ghost tour business, she figures it’s an easy way to make some cash. Taylor isn’t afraid of ghosts--that crap is as fake as her mom’s boob job. She loves their adventures on the historic island, especially the secret places he shows her when the crowds go home. So what if all the ghost stories are just legends?<br />
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When Taylor comes face to face with a ghost and Raine crosses the line between friend and boyfriend--Taylor’s new life collides with her haunted past. If murdered people end up as ghosts, then that someone she was trying to forget is probably trying to find her.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Author Amy Sparling</span></b><br />
Amy Sparling is a Texas native with a passion for young adult literature. In her free time she participates in an unhealthy amount of Xbox playing, attends nerd conventions and reads books with her daughter. She's studying to become a high school teacher and lives near the beach with her daughter and two cats. Amy Sparling is a pen name. <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back by Sariah Wilson </span></b><br />
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Everyone knows how all those fairy tales go. The princess gets beautiful, nabs her prince, falls instantly in love, lives happily ever after and leaves her evil stepsisters in the dust.<br />
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But what happens when you’re the ugly stepsister and your obnoxiously perfect—read pretty, smart, and, worst of all, sickeningly nice—stepsister is dating the charming, tall, devastatingly handsome guy you’ve had a thing for since you were nine years old?<br />
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Quirky, artistic and snarky Mattie Lowe does not lead a charmed life. Her mother is constantly belittling her on Skype. Mercedes, the school mean girl, has made it her personal mission to torment Mattie. But worst of all? Her stepsister Ella is the most beautiful, popular girl in school and is dating Mattie’s secret longtime crush, Jake Kingston.<br />
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Tired of being left out and done with waiting for her own stupid fairy godmother to show up, Mattie decides to change her life. She’ll start by running for senior class president against wildly popular Jake. <br />
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Ella can keep her Prince Annoying. Mattie’s going to rule the school.<br />
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“My <b>top pick of 2012 YA</b>… This book is just. plain. fun.”<br />
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“Sariah Wilson's new book, <i>The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back</i>, is hilarious…What follows is a story of fun and romance with some good non-preachy life lessons thrown in. The voice in the main character, Mattie, makes the whole thing. I thought it was definitely a book I'd recommend to anyone with teenagers or who just want to read a good teen romance.”</div>
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“Sariah [Wilson] has written one of the funniest stories I've read in such a long, long time. I literally couldn't put it down. Yes, my poor Kindle's battery died and I was attached to a short power cord, contorted in a very uncomfortable position while I read to the end…. Sariah Wilson captured the back-biting, insecure, hormone-driven, clique-riddled high school atmosphere so perfectly you'd think she never grew up. I dare you not to laugh as you read this witty and oh, so, romantic story.”</div>
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<span style="font-family: "inherit","serif";">“Sariah Wilson writes like the best of/most popular YA teen fiction/teen romance authors - Sarah Dessen, Jennifer Echols, Susanne Collins, Cassandra Clare. She sucks you in and never lets you go. I finished the ~194 novel in <i>one night</i> because I just couldn't go to sleep without knowing the ending! I hope that Sariah comes out with more novels, I know I'll be re-reading this one all the time! She's extremely talented and needs to be talked about. I highly recommend The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back! to <i>anyone</i> (over the age of 12) who wants a YA novel that's a real modern-day fairy tale.”</span><br />
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“This was such an entertaining story! I shouldn't have started reading it so late in the evening, because I didn't want to put it down to go to sleep…This is a book I can see myself reading several times. It's a fast, clean read with great characters, and I highly recommend it.”</div>
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The book is wonderful. It’s quirky and fun. The story makes you laugh and you fall in love with the characters right from the beginning…This is a well-written book. It is one that will make you smile and sigh as you remember your first love. And it has a moral…be yourself, believe in yourself and maybe, just maybe, your fairytale will come true. Pick up this book.”</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Author Sariah Wilson</span></b><br />
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Sariah Wilson has never jumped out of an airplane, never climbed Mt. Everest, and is not a former CIA operative. She has, however, been madly, passionately in love with her soulmate and is a fervent believer in happily ever afters—which is why she writes romance. The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back is her fourth happily ever after novel. She grew up in southern California, graduated from Brigham Young University (go Cougars!) with a semi-useless degree in history, and is the oldest of nine (yes, nine) children. She currently lives with the aforementioned soulmate and their four children in Utah, along with three tiger barb fish, a cat named Tiger, and a recently departed hamster that is buried in the backyard (and has nothing at all to do with tigers). <br />
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Lennon spends most of his time raising his little sister Currie while trying to skate through his senior year of high school. He prefers groupies with no-strings attached but finds himself strangely attracted to Jinx, the straight-A student in his choir. Lennon’s curiosity overrules his good sense as he tries to peel away the layers to discover the reason for Jinx’s skittishness.<br />
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Jinx conceals the black truth about herself from her friends. She won’t admit to them that she screwed up big time, losing her first love and what she once held most precious. <br />
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Yiotahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657532766872325324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941766291763485998.post-27378551653443950852013-02-08T22:11:00.000+02:002013-02-08T22:41:31.834+02:00Book Review: The Tiger's Curse<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The last thing Kelsey Hayes thought she’d be doing this summer was trying to break a 300-year-old Indian curse. With a mysterious white tiger named Ren. Halfway around the world. But that’s exactly what happened. Face-to-face with dark forces, spellbinding magic, and mystical worlds where nothing is what it seems, Kelsey risks everything to piece together an ancient prophecy that could break the curse forever.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12717535-don-t-fear-the-reaper"></a></b></span> <b>Publication Date:</b> 2011<br />
<b>Pages</b>: 498 (paperback)<br />
<b>P</b><b>art of Series:</b> The Tiger Saga #1<br />
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Tiger's Curse was really high in my TBR because let's be true, the summary actually makes the story to look unique and original!!<br />
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And it is. I really liked the whole curse idea with the tigers and adventuring to break it. The clues, the riddles were a nice touch, even though they weren't that clever or actually difficult to solve. So there is that.. Unfortunately, as good as the book started i just had way to many problems with it after the first half.<br />
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I tried to ignore the fact that her foster parents, didn't really care about her and let her go alone with a strange man on a trip. Are they really any phone calls after it too? No i don't think so. But the bad thing was how the story was written in general. Ren spends a lot of his time as a tiger, which mean he can't talk, that cause less dialog and more descriptions. Annoying and unnecessary descriptions, that tire you. Whenever they were going into the jungle, i thought i won't manage to finish the book. Still, i went on.<br />
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But here we are with another problem. To tell you the truth the characters are nothing special and Kelsey seems more naive, than clever as her author try to convince us for her. Res is fine, but i prefer him as a tiger. Anyway, there are some love sparks in here and you can actually see Kelsey falling in love with him (too many descriptions of how hot he is btw). BUT about the last quarter of the book the author decides to make Kelsey afraid (?) of her love for him and try to stay away from him, and pretty much destroys everything. Except it really didn't make sense to me, it was way too obvious that the whole thing happen so there is a triangle with his brother (i'm betting on that!!) later. And i do hate forced triangles....<br />
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All in all, it kept me but the "bad" parts overshadowed the good ones and right now, i'm really not in mood to actually read on with the series. </div>
Yiotahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657532766872325324noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-941766291763485998.post-72557460390039851392013-02-07T20:59:00.000+02:002013-02-07T20:59:39.140+02:00Movie Review: Gangster Squad<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and—if he has his way—every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It's enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop...except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O'Mara (Josh Brolin) and Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), who come together to try to tear Cohen's world apart. "<b>Gangster Squad</b>" is a colorful retelling of events surrounding the LAPD's efforts to take back their nascent city from one of the most dangerous mafia bosses of all time. <br />
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With a quite exciting trailer and cast, Gangster Squad convinced me and my friends to go watch it at the cinemas.<br />
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It was my first Ryan Gosling movie and it took me awhile to get used to his voice, but either way he was really good at his role and his chemistry with Emma Stone was unique. Then we have Sean Penn, who you could see living his role to the bone. Maybe not of his best but definitely a good one. And the third main actor was Wade Williams, who i have previously seen at Men in Black 3, and once again loved him. As for the rest of the gang, they were all great in their own way.<br />
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<span id="freeText18224745410352264756">In the fourth and final book of the Dragonslayer series, Mandulane's army is poised to attack the Northlands in the name of a powerful god, but in truth Mandulane is using the act of spreading this new faith as a way to disguise his own personal greed and hunger for power. Astrid has succeeded in warning her beloved country of imminent danger, and the Northlanders scramble to set up a clever defense, never realizing a spy in their midst is poised to take critical information directly to Mandulane. After sacrificing herself in order to set her brother Drageen free for the sake of protecting the Northlands, Astrid finds herself controlled by the stone of light. Although it forces her path of destiny, Astrid learns she must make one final choice about who she wants to be. Most important of all, her new sweetheart Trep encounters a dragon that entrusts him with the care of a dragon's egg. Trep embraces a dangerous journey and accepts the duty of protecting the unhatched dragon, knowing that its safety could impact the fate of the entire world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17066122-the-dragon-s-egg">The Dragon's Egg</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12717535-don-t-fear-the-reaper"></a></b></span> <b>Publication Date:</b> 2012<br />
<b>Pages</b>: 222 (ebook)<br />
<b>P</b><b>art of Series:</b> The Dragonslayer Series #4<br />
<b>Purchased:</b> Review for tour<br />
<b>Rating:</b> 5/5 stars </div>
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<b><span id="freeText18224745410352264756">REVIEW:</span></b><br />
<span id="freeText18224745410352264756">I'm always a little sad but at the same time happy for the conclusion of a series. And the Dragonslayer's series came to an end with the Dragon's Egg.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText18224745410352264756">I enjoyed the three books before and this is not different! Resa Nelson's writing is still compelling and straightforward but still beautiful in a way that shares with you the magic of the book. The story is progressing with many surprises and with tons of action. The fact that even in the fourth book there was a place for getting the story a step forward and not just finishing it was something that i really liked. It was like the story still had secrets to reveal and grow and not just answer everything. Though there are no lose ends on some serious matters in the end which is good.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText18224745410352264756">Astrid was one of my favorite characters at the previous books and of course she still was amazing, and even in the end we see how she shapes herself but it was another person that i loved to read about in this book. Drageen. He is different, changed and you get to see the world through his eyes and understand him way better than before. He is quite an interesting character and really different than Astrid even though they are brother and sister. His story in this one, was my favorite part to read following later Trep. Trep, a character who i didn't really pay attention before came to steal all the glory from Astrid. I liked how you could follow different people and see how the story changed them and actually connect with them.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText18224745410352264756">The book does not have the perfect happy ending because it's life. It feels real. And the closing scene is one of the most beautiful scenes i've ever read, creating a sad smile but still a smile at my face. A wonderful series about dragons and humans and most importantly the change of people and the world. Enjoyed it to the core and i actually wish there was a little more. I will miss those characters. </span></div>
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<span id="freeText805047459858271907">An Epic Medieval Saga Fantasy Readers <br />
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In the backwater village of Callowford, Errol Stone's search for a drink is interrupted by a church messenger who arrives with urgent missives for the hermit priest in the hills. Desperate for coin, Errol volunteers to deliver them but soon finds himself hunted by deadly assassins. Forced to flee with the priest and a small band of travelers, Errol soon learns he's joined a quest that could change the fate of his kingdom. <br />
Protected for millennia by the heirs of the first king, the kingdom's dynasty is near an end and a new king must be selected. As tension and danger mount, Errol must leave behind his drunkenness and grief, learn to fight, and come to know his God in order to survive a journey to discover his destiny.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15781726-a-cast-of-stones">A Cast of Stones</a></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12717535-don-t-fear-the-reaper"></a></b></span> <b>Publication Date:</b> 2012<br />
<b>Pages</b>: 432 (ebook)<br />
<b>P</b><b>art of Series:</b> The Staff and the Sword #1<br />
<b>Purchased:</b> Review for tour<br />
<b>Rating:</b> 3.5/5 stars </div>
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<span id="freeText805047459858271907">I'm all in for epic fantasy so i really couldn't say no to this one.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText805047459858271907">I'll admit that when i started reading A Cast of Stones, it tired me. For some reason i felt it was going really slow and i was craving to be at the center of the story. At the same time though, the story and Error are so compelling that i couldn't stop reading. I'm pretty sure i would have stop if it was another book, but this one..it was just too interesting and clever to stop. The slow introduction of the slow, even though it was not my favorite part of the book, it definitely helped to remember and get accustomed to the author's world. </span><br />
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<span id="freeText805047459858271907">There is a scene at the first chapter where we see Errol read the stones for a first time. That scene reminded me so much of how Pug reads Kulgan's ball for first time at The Magician from Raymond Feist that actually made me happy? I think from that moment on, i knew somewhere inside me i will enjoy the book and of course i did.</span><br />
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</span> <span id="freeText805047459858271907">As for Error, at the first scene i thought i will probably hate him but as the story grows you see not only how he changes and how he tries but also what an honest man he is. Even as the drunk town of a small town, he is a man who cares and has it inside him to help. </span><br />
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</span> <span id="freeText805047459858271907">Another great book i started the year with. If you are into epic fantasy and you want something that starts now and not one of those huge epic series, A Cast of Stones is a good option.</span><br />
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