tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55597439488813085372024-02-21T16:45:00.154+01:00Tamara's Book RamblingsA blog about YA books with reviews and everything else that goes with it ;) Maybe an off topic once or twice.
I listen music to shield,
I read and write to escape.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559743948881308537.post-85968244129795638402013-08-17T08:00:00.001+02:002013-08-17T08:00:05.211+02:00STEEL LILY Book Tour: ExcerptHello dearies!<br />I've been gone lately, but I'm here today to bring you an excerpt from Steel Lily, a new novel by the amazing Megan Curd!<br />
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Here's what you need to know about Steel Lily!<br />
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Elementalist, the strongest of her dwindling kind. She creates steam to provide
energy to fuel Dome Three: the only thing standing between humanity and an
earth ravaged by World War III. No steam, no Dome. No Dome, no life.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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man offers her a way out of having to donate steam. A way to escape the corrupt
government of Dome Three. While the offer seems too good to be true, Avery is
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left concealed, but humankind was never meant to live in a cage. And when you
can control the most sought after resource, you can learn to control
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Doesn't it sound awesome?</div>
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You can check it out on GR here: </div>
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<b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Goodreads: </span></b><b><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17828413-steel-lily">http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17828413-steel-lily</a></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #131313; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Megan Curd is a graduate of Northwestern
College in St. Paul, Minnesota. While having always enjoyed reading any books
she could get her hands on, Megan didn’t begin writing until a friend
encouraged her to do so while in college.</span></div>
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with her family and friends. She loves to snowboard and travel to new places,
and doesn’t turn down the opportunity to play xBox with her brother and friends
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">I was moving double time to keep up with his long strides. He
seemed so sure of himself, so in control of his destiny, even in this place,
where he claimed we were imprisoned. I didn’t have a shred of doubt that what
Jaxon wanted, Jaxon got. He owned his life. I so desperately wanted to own mine
as well. Could he help me take control of it, or would he cause it to crash
around my feet? For some reason, it felt like either option would be
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">The back of his shirt was soaked. The small “v” of muscles at the
base of his spine flexed as he craned his neck to make sure I was still behind
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">He turned and smiled. “Are you even listening to me? You’re way
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">“Trust me, I’ve experienced enough ogling to know it when I see
it. If you’d prefer to ogle in peace, I’ll turn around again. There have been
contests where my ass took first place in squeezability.”</span><span style="font-family: "Times","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559743948881308537.post-77588853833563599032013-04-13T19:19:00.003+02:002013-04-13T19:19:56.100+02:00In which I have a new blogHey everyone!<br />I just wanted to let you know that I've created a new blog, which will be more focused on me as a writer, so if you could check it out and maybe follow, I would be very happy.<br />
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<a href="http://ramblingofateenagewriter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Ramblings of a teenage writer</a><br />
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Thanks! :)<br />
TammyUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559743948881308537.post-85555141617765110752013-01-25T22:13:00.000+01:002013-01-25T22:13:22.785+01:00It's been a while.. (Plus some important news)Hey everyone!<br />
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Firstly, I realize I owe you a huuuge apology. I know I've been MIA a very long time, but if I start to explain why exactly, it would take me about seven months.<br />
So, what you need to know is things have been happening, both negative and positive (ain't that always the case) and I can't promise the moon and the stars, BUT I do promise I will try to upload the blog as much as I can and as often as I can. Pinkie swear.<br />
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Next, I have news!<br />If you follow me on Twitter or if you have me as a friend on Facebook, you'll know that a couple of months ago I ran across a blogpost by my dear author friend Katie M. John, in which she said that Little Bird Publishing House is looking for submissions for an anthology of YA stories called 'Dark Heart'. And if you know me, you know that two of my greatest passions are reading and writing. So when I saw the post, it was like a ray of sunlight falling over me. I just knew- this could be my big chance.<br />
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So I mauled over things, and this idea I've been having came back to me, and a lot of scribbling (in and out of class) later, a story called 'Wicked Games' was born.<br />
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I sent it to Katie and the publishers, and then I patiently waited. Okay, I'm lying. I am not a patient person, so I checked my mail about twenty times a day, ha!<br />
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And then finally one day, actually I know the date but nevermind, I got the mail stating they loved my story and they would like to include it as a part of the anthology. So I pretty much all but screamed and jumped across the classroom (since it was a recess), and the excitement still hasn't worn out.<br />
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So. What I'm telling you is I'm going to be a published author!<br />
And considering I'm only sixteen, this has got to count for something, right? It's like all of my dreams coming true.<br />
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'Dark Heart' Volume 1 is out January 30th, by Little Bird Publishing House.<br />
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You can visit their website <a href="http://www.littlebirdpublishinghouse.com/index.html" target="_blank">here</a><br />
You can visit the blog where you can find posts about the other awesome authors working on the anthology and other up to date news <a href="http://darkheartandnightshade.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a><br />
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And this is the fab final cover! *has an omigosh my name is on the cover! moment*<br />
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To recap, the anthology is in print now, is will be available from Wednesday, Jan 30th, and it's seven YA stories, all based on paranormal folkore. (I think you'll love it *wink*) For all the other info, visit the links above.<br />
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Lastly, I want to take a moment to say a huuuge thank you to firstly, Katie John and everyone in LBPH for giving me this mind-blowing opportunity, secondly, to all of the authors out there- I learned something new from each of you.<br />And of course, the biggest thanks goes to every single person I made friends with since I joined the reading and writing community, to every single person who believed in me from the start and who kept telling me I'd make it one day. Well, the day has come a bit earlier than I expected.<br />
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THANK YOU.<br />
I wish I could give you all a huge hug in person. But then again, maybe one day I'll see you at one of my signings, eh? :)<br />
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I'll keep you posted on blog tours, and giveaways, and all things cool as soon as I know them.<br />
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Till next time,<br />
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Tammy<br />
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I have joined Daemon Invasion, and I can promise you it is going to ROCK!<br />
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Now, sadly I cannot give out more information, but you will find out more very very soon ;)<br />
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Oh, if you're not familiar with what Daemon Invasion is, you can go here, <a href="http://jenniferarmentrout.blogspot.com/2012/04/daemon-invasion-is-here.html" target="_blank">http://jenniferarmentrout.blogspot.com/2012/04/daemon-invasion-is-here.html</a> and check it out a bit.. this is a very fun and awesome and super cool and exciting little thing related to Daemon (and generally the novels) from the Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout, which, if you haven't yet, you must read now! MUST ;)<br />
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Soo, this is pretty much it, stay tuned for more info.. and one more teaser.. it is going to be... Daemon-ic ;)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559743948881308537.post-720471800305512032012-04-02T20:05:00.000+02:002012-04-02T20:05:49.196+02:00Blog Tour: Pure - ReviewHi everyone!<br />
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Today, I am participating in a blog tour for Pure, which is the second novel in the Covenant series written by the awesome Jennifer L. Armentrout.<br />
You can see the rest of the blog schedule here: <a href="http://www.stuckinbooks.com/p/pure-blog-tour.html" target="_blank">http://www.stuckinbooks.com/p/pure-blog-tour.html</a><br />
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Now, just to remind you, you can see my reviews for Daimon - a prequel novella, and Half-Blood, the first novel, here: <a href="http://tamarasbookramblings.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-first-review-daimon-by-jennifer-l.html">http://tamarasbookramblings.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-first-review-daimon-by-jennifer-l.html</a><br />
<a href="http://tamarasbookramblings.blogspot.com/2011/09/review-half-blood.html">http://tamarasbookramblings.blogspot.com/2011/09/review-half-blood.html</a> <br />
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And now, before I start the review, I would just like to say a huuuuuuge thank you to Kate and the rest of the guys over at Spencer Hill Press for sending out an Advance Readers Copy of Pure to me. Thankyouthankyouthankyou! :)<br />
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<b>Goodreads blurb:</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">There is need. And then there is Fate... </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Being destined to become some kind of supernatural electrical outlet isn't exactly awesome--especially when Alexandria's "other half" is everywhere she goes. Seth's in her training room, outside her classes, and keeps showing up in her bedroom--so not cool. Their connection does have some benefits, like staving off her nightmares of the tragic showdown with her mother, but it has no effect on what Alex feels for the forbidden, pure-blooded Aiden. Or what he will do--and sacrifice--for her. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">When daimons infiltrate the Covenants and attack students, the gods send furies--lesser gods determined to eradicate any threat to the Covenants and to the gods, and that includes the Apollyon... and Alex. And if that and hordes of aether-sucking monsters didn't blow bad enough, a mysterious threat seems willing to do anything to neutralize Seth, even if that means forcing Alex into servitude... or killing her. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">When the gods are involved, some decisions can never, ever be undone.</span> <br />
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<b>Personal opinion:</b><br />
Oh boy! Words cannot express how much I am addicted to this series (along with anything else Jennifer writes).<br />
As much as I liked Daimon and loved Half-Blood, Pure was even better. Sometimes novels have that second-book-syndrom or whatever it's called, when the sequel just isn't as good as the first book, but boy oh boy Pure doesn't suffer from it.<br />
In this compelling sequel, Alex is faced with even more danger, new threats and heartbreaking loss, but still she remains brave and kick-ass, with even more snarky feedback.<br />
She is, most definitely, one heck of a main character!<br />
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Now, there are, per usual, scenes that make you want to scream till your voice is totally gone, and scenes that will make you almost cry and scenes that you will laugh out loud, but there is something, or rather someone, else I would like to talk here.<br />
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Aiden. And Seth.<br />
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Aiden, the former love of my life. In Half-Blood I absolutely looooved him. I mean, how could you not like him?<br />
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But.<br />
There came Seth. He appears in Half-Blood, and isn't a minor character, but in HB he just doesn't stand out next to Aiden.<br />
But in Pure, he's <i>there.</i> And he's HOT. And I really really love him.<br />
To be clear, I didn't stop loving Aiden, but Team Seth is the team I'm currently on :)<br />
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So, to sum up. I adore this series, and it has some of the most gorgeous covers ever, and I seriously can't wait for the third novel, Deity, out later this year.<br />
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5 starsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559743948881308537.post-66183213928858886072012-02-25T21:57:00.000+01:002012-02-25T21:57:38.022+01:00ARC review: The Savage GraceI won an ARC of The Savage Grace on Bree's blog in October, if I'm correct. Bree received them in November, and from then I waited patiently. Around middle of December I started to panic that it got lost somewhere and that it would never arrive, which made me want to sob. But then, after Christmas, on 27th or 28th Dec, it finally arrived. I was e-c-s-t-a-t-i-c. And not even the condition of the poor book made my happiness any less (and I gotta tell you, it was obvious the book had been through a lot on the journey overseas).<br />
So here's my review, to hold you over until March 13th when it is released.<br />
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<em style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">A troubled soul. An impossible choice. A final battle.</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Wrestling with the werewolf curse pulsing deep inside of her, Grace Divine was finally able to find her brother, but it nearly cost her everything. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">With her boyfriend, Daniel, stuck in wolf form and Sirhan's death approaching, time is running out for Grace to stop Caleb Kalbi and his gang of demons. If she fails, her family and hometown will perish. Everything rests on Grace's shoulders. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">The final installment in The Dark Divine trilogy brings Daniel and Grace's love story to a breathtaking conclusion.</span> <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Soo. This book was pretty much awesome. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">My copy has 488 pages and each and every one was filled with action, suspense, swoony moments and that feeling of not wanting to let it go. (also, there was this one cool typo, but nevermind heh)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">And, those 488 pages seemed like a hundred when I was reading. I just kept flipping to the next, and before I realized what had happened, I was on the last chapter, last page, last sentence. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">And it was all over. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">And I wanted to cry. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Because, reading TSG I realized how much I love Daniel. Realized how strong and fierce Grace is, realized how awful Calbi is, and realized that Talbot is (highlight for <b>spoiler</b>) </span><span style="background-color: black; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">lying son of a you-know-what</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Well, since I don't know what else to write, I'll just say that this is a great ending, and though there are a question or two left unfinished, you get that feeling of finishing a series after reading it. </span><br />
And I really think that fans of The Dark Divine are going to be happy with how Bree wrapped it all up.<br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Soo, as soon as it's out, GO PICK IT UP :D</span> <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">You can check out Bree's <a href="http://www.breebiesingerdespain.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a> (oh, and if you do, there is a contest there, you can vote for your favorite fanfiction - my entry is there too, it's the first of written entries (it's on the second page, scroll a bit down), soo if you like *blink blink* there are prizes for voting ;) )</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Make sure to follow her on <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/breedespain" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span><br />
And check out her <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2891503.Bree_Despain" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> pageUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559743948881308537.post-75241981468393033242012-02-25T21:22:00.000+01:002012-02-25T21:22:01.226+01:00Review: Angelina's SecretHello everyone! It has been such a long time since I posted, and I feel v-e-e-e-r-y bad about it (one of my New year resolutions is to be a better blogger, so yeah...) Anyway, from now on I will do my best to post at least two reviews every two weeks. And from June to September, I will be blogging full time since I will be on summer vacation then, but till then, I can't blog more than once a week, if even that much.<br />
Today, I have a review of Angelina's Secret written by Lisa Rogers.<br />
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<b>Goodreads blurb:</b><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1298261918l/10473853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1298261918l/10473853.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">As a child, Angelina spent years in counseling learning that Josie, her imaginary friend, wasn't real, but it turns out her childhood friend wasn't imaginary after all.Now Angelina has to accept she's either (A) crazy or (B) able to see ghosts. Wanting to believe in her sanity, she chooses (B) and welcomes Josie back into her life. But even Josie can't help her deal with Shelly, the spirit of a confused teenager, and things go very, very wrong.When Angelina finds herself in a psychiatric hospital, she faces a choice: she can spend the rest of her life pretending to be someone she isn't, or she can embrace who she is and take a chance that she may never get to go home.</span> <br />
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<b>Personal opinion:</b><br />
Okay, so.<br />
When I signed up for an ARC of Angelina's Secret, I had no idea what to expect, honestly.<br />
And when it arrived, I was anxious to read it.<br />
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Angelina is not your typical high-school cheerleader.<br />
She sees and talks to ghosts. Well, either that or she's crazy.<br />
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And you know what? You don't quite know which one it is until the very end.<br />
At the beginning, I wasn't hooked to this novel, but I kept going, and to tell you the truth, I'm glad I did.<br />
It was actually a fresh read,with a subject I didn't come across a lot in another novels, and I can honestly say I liked it.<br />
The story hooks you in, makes you flip the pages to finally know what's going on, it's full of surprises, and it makes you relate with Angelina at least a bit (or maybe that was just me).<br />
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Plus, the cover is creepy-cool!<br />
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Soo, all in all, when Lisa Rogers publishes her next novel, I will definitely make sure to check it out!<br />
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5 stars<br />
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*thanks to Spencer Hill Press and Kate Kaynak for sending me an ARC*<br />
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You can befriend Lisa on <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1421475.Lisa_Rogers" target="_blank">Goodreads</a><br />
Visit her <a href="http://www.site.spencerhillpress.com/Lisa_Rogers.html" target="_blank">page on Spencer Hill Press site</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559743948881308537.post-7241922749253405572011-12-31T19:50:00.000+01:002011-12-31T19:50:01.775+01:00Happy New Year!!!Hey there everyone!<br />
Soo, as you know (duh), it's the end of 2011, and this has been a special year for me, because I started this blog and I joined the wonderous world of books and fiction and writing and reading and it's been, let's face it, awesome.<br />
There is a reason why I haven't blogged in a while, and I won't a bit more now, and I'll explain it all to you once I'm back in full force.<br />
Anyway, let's all raise our glasses to the year of 2011 and all its wonderful books and let's welcome the year of 2012 and all its upcoming books, whether they are standalones, first in a series, second in a series or the last one (I will read you all - muahaha) :D<br />
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I wish you all lots of love, happiness, luck and fun!!<br />
Happy New Year!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559743948881308537.post-79100062814221735842011-12-12T09:44:00.000+01:002011-12-12T09:44:23.651+01:00Cover reveal - Deity<a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1301005211l/10860399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1301005211l/10860399.jpg" width="213" /></a>Hi everyone!<br />
Today, I have a cover to show you and it's for Deity - the third novel in the Covenant series.<br />
You can find the series on Goodreads here: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/53954-covenant">Covenant Series</a><br />
Here are the blurbs for each of the novels:<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 19px;">For three years, Alexandria has lived among mortals—pretending to be like them and trying to forget the duty she'd been trained to fulfill as a child of a mortal and a demigod. At seventeen, she's pretty much accepted that she's a freak by mortal standards... and that she'll never be prepared for that duty. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">According to her mother, that’s a good thing. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">But as every descendant of the gods knows, Fate has a way of rearing her ugly head. A horrifying attack forces Alex to flee Miami and try to find her way back to the very place her mother had warned her she should never return—the Covenant. Every step that brings her closer to safety is one more step toward death… because she's being hunted by the very creatures she'd once trained to kill. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">The daimons have found her.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">In this electrifying debut, Tahereh Mafi presents a world as riveting as</span><em style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">The Hunger Games</em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"> and a superhero story as thrilling as </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">The X-Men</em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">. Full of pulse-pounding romance, intoxicating villainy, and high-stakes choices, </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Shatter Me</em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"> is a fresh and original dystopian novel—with a paranormal twist—that will leave readers anxiously awaiting its sequel.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Long(er) review: I read Shatter Me from 9:10 to 11:56 pm. The whole novel. And maybe it's because I'm a fast reader, but the perfection of the novel had lots to do with it, so...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif;">No amount of Oh my Gods would be enough to express how brilliant this book was.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Seriously. Tahereh Mafi, this is your first novel?!? </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif;">She writes so unique, so magical, so poetic and emotional it was such a rush reading it. Once, I stopped reading and I realized my face literally had a pained expression, because I just felt so compassionate to Juliette and so sad for her.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif;">When you're reading Shatter Me, every emotion is there, every. Plus, the writing makes you feel those emotions ten times stronger.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif;">So, all in all, every expectation I had for Shatter Me was achieved, and I wasn't wrong when I thought this one would become one of my all-time favorite.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif;">Rating standards, why only 5 stars? This one deserves a whole nightsky of stars.</span><br />
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Follow her on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/TaherehMafi" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">https://twitter.com/#!/TaherehMafi</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">And lastly, buy Shatter Me. You won't regret it.</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559743948881308537.post-39237308820503480092011-12-05T18:08:00.000+01:002011-12-05T18:08:33.054+01:00Onyx Cover Reveal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCx0bGso4QLgQt9LFL9GTbeAptdvRfXSQRtczHE42a-U5VX1UBDp78CFW7VEzg_F9V9VrpsKNzOkuRwwKkLX9aA8tdi7hpKg6T__DLE9ahkfOjPFX4KK1FgZjB-JzMJM-N_g0vsV5dttY/s1600/Obsidian-500px-1.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/AVvXsEiCx0bGso4QLgQt9LFL9GTbeAptdvRfXSQRtczHE42a-U5VX1UBDp78CFW7VEzg_F9V9VrpsKNzOkuRwwKkLX9aA8tdi7hpKg6T__DLE9ahkfOjPFX4KK1FgZjB-JzMJM-N_g0vsV5dttY/s320/Obsidian-500px-1.jpg" width="211" /></a>Hi, hi, all!<br />
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Today I have a real treat for ya and it's -maybe you guessed from the title- Onyx cover!<br />
Onyx is the second novel in Jennifer L. Armentrout's Lux series, the first one is Obsidian, which is coming out tomorrow, but then I remember I think I read it's out already, so here are the links where you can purchase it.<br />
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Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Obsidian-Lux-Novel-Book-One/dp/1937044238/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1316387396&sr=1-1">http://www.amazon.com/Obsidian-Lux-Novel-Book-One/dp/1937044238/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1316387396&sr=1-1</a><br />
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Barnes & Noble: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/obsidian-jennifer-l-armentrout/1105621066?ean=9781937044237&itm=6&usri=jennifer%2bl%2barmentrout&workid=1033604979">http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/obsidian-jennifer-l-armentrout/1105621066ean=9781937044237&itm=6&usri=jennifer%2bl%2barmentrout&workid=1033604979</a><br />
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The Book Depository (free shipping everyone): <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Obsidian-Jennifer-Armentrout/9781937044237">http://www.bookdepository.com/Obsidian-Jennifer-Armentrout/9781937044237</a><br />
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Also, if you need any more convincing to buy Obsidian, you can check out my review in which I gush about how I absolutelyfreakinglovedit! :)<br />
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THE COVER YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR:<br />
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Aaand, here's a little sneak peak at the official blurb:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Have you ever read a book, that made you laugh and cry at the same time, that made you feel the happiest but the saddest person in the world? A book that gave you that special butterflies in stomach feeling? </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Well, I have. And the book is The Sky is Everywhere. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">And I think I just said more with three sentences than with a hundred. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Definitely one of my new favorites, forever. If there was a ten star rating, this novel would deserve it. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">*Bat. Bat. Bat.*</span><br />
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</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41FOL+6aI7L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41FOL+6aI7L.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">17-year-old Lila has two secrets she's prepared to take to the grave. The first is that she can move things just by looking at them. The second is that she's been in love with her brother's best friend, Alex, since forever. Or thereabouts.After a mugging on the streets of South London goes horribly wrong and exposes her unique ability, Lila decides to run to the only people she can trust - her brother and Alex. They live in Southern California where they work for a secret organisation called The Unit, and Lila discovers that the two of them are hunting down the men who murdered her mother five years before. And that they've found them. Trying to uncover the truth of why her mother was killed, and the real remit of The Unit, Lila becomes a pawn in a dangerous game. Struggling to keep her secrets in a world where nothing and no one is quite as they seem, Lila quickly realises that she is not alone - there are others out there just like her - people with special powers -and her mother's killer is one of them...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Oh, this novel. So freakinglybrilliant. (yes, one word :P) </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">For months now, I've been hearing all these things about Hunting Lila, and every one of them was positive, saying that it is such a good novel, you'd never say it's debut. And that is so very true! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Sarah Alderson's got a way with words that will make you and then break you. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Hunting Lila is full of suspense, adventures, lies, sercecy, romance, twists and turns that will make your head spin. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">And then there's Alex ;) </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">I loved Lila, the main heroine, because she was fierce but vulnerable, and she was determined. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Alex, oh Alex. He was soo swoon worthy. There was one scene where I was just awww-ing. You cannot not love him. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">BUT, that end was a KILLER. Made me curse a bit hah. Can't wait for Losing Lila! :) </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Big 5 stars</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559743948881308537.post-49062784254313394282011-11-26T12:20:00.000+01:002011-11-26T12:20:12.039+01:00Review: Obsidian<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV3sjLI4DfEDt7Ejtv64XBgiLMVxWjFDSQwpTIzUjM7pMjQHtrEtQRQpJaE6GBsTbcCpi75c1y0UkvmXjHBWM5cMEFyTMiP23i4gvWwoQj1qaWVEcXrxrd5gysfNU4Z3uEDicXbEExW3o/s1600/obsidian.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/AVvXsEhV3sjLI4DfEDt7Ejtv64XBgiLMVxWjFDSQwpTIzUjM7pMjQHtrEtQRQpJaE6GBsTbcCpi75c1y0UkvmXjHBWM5cMEFyTMiP23i4gvWwoQj1qaWVEcXrxrd5gysfNU4Z3uEDicXbEExW3o/s320/obsidian.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div>*thank goodness for NetGalley - if it weren't for it, I'd have to wait till Dec 6th to read this one*</div><div><b><br />
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</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><em style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Starting over sucks.</em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> </span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I’d pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring…. until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up. </span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><em style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">And then he opened his mouth.</em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"> </span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something…unexpected happens. </span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><em style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">The hot alien living next door </em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">marks</span><em style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"> me.</em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"> </span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon’s touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I’m getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades. </span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><em style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">If I don’t kill him first, that is.</em></span></span></div><div><em style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"><b><br />
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</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="MsoNormal">Seriously?</div><div class="MsoNormal">This just happened?</div><div class="MsoNormal">Daa-yum. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Okay, after reading first Daimon, then Half-Blood and now Obsidian, I can absolutely certainly say that Miss Jennifer L. Armentrout is a freakin genious!!</div><div class="MsoNormal">Obsidian is a fresh story, nothing like I've read before, filled with humor, butt-kicking, and hawt boys (well there's only one that mattered to me ;) ) and, mostly, it was a fun rollercoaster.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Ups, downs, more ups, more downs… this novel has action, which trough the second half of the novel becomes more and more present, and more dangerous and more exciting.</div><div class="MsoNormal">But, the thing I wanted to ramble about here is DAEMON. Come on, say it with me – Daemon. </div><div class="MsoNormal">A.K.A. total- uber- ultra- damn- hot- bad boy Daemon. That boy spells trouble with a capital T.</div><div class="MsoNormal">He was frustrating, rude, cocky, cold, hot, adorable, sexy. Perfect.</div><div class="MsoNormal">You could say he's a bad boy just like others, but you'd be wrong. Because he's not only a complete ass in the beginning, but stays like that the whole novel ;) But trust me, you want him to be your neighbor.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Next one up is the main character, Katy. </div><div class="MsoNormal">4 reasons I loved her:</div><div class="MsoNormal">1.) Her snarkiness.</div><div class="MsoNormal">2.) She's bold (the cafeteria scene, anyone ;)?)</div><div class="MsoNormal">3.) She showed Daemon he's not the only one in charge</div><div class="MsoNormal">4.) <u>She's a book-blogger</u> - I mean, how awesome is that? She does Waiting On Wednesday, In My Mailbox, gets comments on her reviews etc. And it's instantly easier to relate to her :D</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">To sum up, pick Obsidian up as soon as it's out!</div><div class="MsoNormal">Huuge shining 5 stars!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die. </span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them. </span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. But fate hasn’t given her much of a chance. So she enters the competition — the first girl ever to do so. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen.</span></span></span><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;">The pace was a bit slower, and there isn't much romance in the novel, so that, if you are not a fan of this kind of novels, might throw you off of reading it. And, at times, I felt like it would do the same to me.</span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">But I stuck with it and finished it in matter of days, though it's a pretty thick novel. And, everything added up, I do not regret reading it.</span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Scorpio Races is different. For one, Maggie's writing is something out-of-this-worldly. She has a way with words that will make you smile and cry at the same time. Little "tricks" she does, like repeating a word two or three times define the atmosphere and mood and it's a perfect touch.</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">Also, the novel is unlike any novel I've read, with its unusual plot and creatures.</span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;">The characters were unique, Puck in her brave and fearless, and Sean in his graceful and loveable way. When they are together, magic begins. </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">They work so well together, just fit each other. And now, as I write this and remember the novel, I see more and more how love is in this novel, hidden behind a bush of roses, lurking in silence. But it is there.</span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="apple-style-span" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;">So, overall, the good prevails by a lot and I must give The Scorpio Races</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="background: black; color: white; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">five</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 11pt;">stars </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">:)</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559743948881308537.post-60670947593737348452011-11-22T22:20:00.000+01:002011-11-22T22:20:50.210+01:00The Broken Destiny Blog TourHi there! Today, it's my stop at The Broken Destiny blog tour and I have not one, but two! excerpts from the novel for you! <br />
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But first, a bit something about The Broken Destiny:<br />
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<u><b><i>Her Destiny is to Rise against the fall that threatens to take her soul. Her soul is the Key to unlocking a secret weapon.But to know her soul she has to hate it first, and then come back from that. Her Destiny starts with Betrayal.</i></b></u> <br />
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It is written by Carlyle Labuschagne and it will be released in 2012, and it doesn't have a cover yet. (but I don't doubt it will be pretty)<br />
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Okay, now, excerpt number one: (both are from Chapter 9)<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">The Broken Destiny<br />
Chapter 9<br />
The Fall<br />
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The icy air stung my cheeks. Shivering, I pulled my legs in close to my chest, not taking my gaze off the ocean. I wondered about the creatures in the ocean and tried to imagine what swimming beside a school of fish would feel like. I wanted to touch the coral. It had seemed so beautiful in all the pictures I had seen of it. I drew in a deep breath of the crisp ocean air. Things are changing again. The return of the seasons is a sign, I mused. I attempted to steady my breathing and take control of all the emotions that were welling up inside of me. I was sad, angry, lonely, frustrated and hurt. It hurt that Sam could betray me like that. Then, all of a sudden, I smelt a putrid odor somewhere near me. I recognized it immediately. I should not have walked out so far, I scolded myself. Panic swept over me. I quickly looked behind me. The beach was deserted. I jumped down from the rock and scanned every inch of bush and searched behind every rock in the area. I crouched down beside the rocks, trembling. Think, think, think. There is no one here but you. My skin came alive with adrenalin. It began to burn and became sensitive to the fibers of the cotton shirt beneath my many layers of clothing. I could feel the vibration of the water pulling away from the coarse sand. I was on full alert. The sharp odor stung my nose and made me feel nauseous. He was nearby. I grabbed a piece of rock near my feet, the coldness of the stone stinging my palm. I jerked myself up again.<br />
“Come and get me!” I yelled. <br />
My knees were weak and trembling and my heart pounded against my chest. A sharp pain shot through my head, a white fire burned in my mind and the air blew out of my lungs. I was struggling to breathe, but I held my ground, squeezing down harder on the stone. The pain subsided for a moment and I drew in a deep breath, the air in my lungs very welcome and greatly comforting.<br />
“Coward!” I screeched. “Come out and face me!” I yelled, although deep down inside I was hoping he wouldn’t. My throat pulled tight. I will not cry, I adamantly told myself.<br />
The breeze twirled around the bushes beside me. The air was thick and stifled my lungs. The waves crashed gently. All else was silent.<br />
“Just as I thought,” I murmured to myself.<br />
I needed to make a run for it if I was going to get back to Arriana’s alive, but once again pain shot through my head like a rocket was taking off inside of me. He was toying with me. I fell down to my knees and compressed my head between my hands as hard as I could. The pain was insane. It felt like my head was about to burst open. There was nothing but the pain. It blocked out all my other senses. Using all my might, I tried my hardest to squeeze the white fire out of my brain. <br />
“Help!” I yelled as loudly as I could, but I knew that it wasn’t loud enough for anyone to hear. <br />
It was as if I was in one of my dreams where I kept calling out but no one could hear me. The sharp pain hit me once more, but this time it did not come alone. There in my mind was the white painted face. It taunted me with its big, jagged, yellow teeth and its hard black eyes. I have been here before and I have won before. I will win again, I tried to convince myself, but the doubt crawled back in. No one knows where I am, I started to panic again. I screamed as the pain shot into my chest. The white fire in my mind intensified and the face’s prominence tripled. I’m losing consciousness, I realized. I could feel my feet going numb and the sounds around me were disappearing. I’m dying.. A moment later I opened my eyes and frantically searched for the rock I had dropped. The potent odor still hung in the air around me. I noticed a pair of legs walking over to me. I knew it was him. The smell was settling in the sand before me. At first I didn’t register the a red bike was standing in the background. I lay coiled up on the cold sand, my hands still clamped over my head in an attempt to push the pain out. I drew on every shred of courage I had and swung myself up, fully ready to strike him with the rock in my hand. I hoped I could knock him down before I passed out from the pain. I tried to focus on the figure in front of me, but the white face was right in front of me, leering. Is it real, or is it still in my head? I wondered. Confused, I lunged forward, swinging wildly. I felt a warm hand encircle my wrist. As soon as I felt its warmth on my skin I let go. The white fire burned into my brain and the face, that horrid face, imprinted itself in my mind. I yelled out in frustration, or it might have been pain. I felt myself being lifted off the ground. I stopped resisting when I realized how easily my body cradled around his. It was Troy. I still couldn’t see his face, but I could smell his signature scent of sandalwood, the ocean and something sweet. I no longer fought for consciousness, but let myself drift away, and into him forever. </span></span><br />
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Aaand number two:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: white;">The Broken Destiny<br />
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Chapter 9<br />
The Fall<br />
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He pushed me back onto the couch and kissed me fiercely. My head was spinning, my legs a cold fire. I grabbed him by his collar and held him away from me.<br />
“No!”<br />
“What now?” <br />
He got off of me, sat next to me, put one of his long arms around my neck and gave me a wicked smile.<br />
“Is this all I am to you?” I asked.<br />
“I like you, Ava. I like you too much for my own good.” He pulled me closer.<br />
“He’s no good for you, Ava.” <br />
I turned my head to where Maya was leaning against the wall. Her arms were crossed over her chest. I hadn’t heard her approaching. I had been too distracted. I felt myself turn scarlet. I got up from the couch, glared at Enoch and walked over to Maya.<br />
“Goodnight,” I said to both of them and retreated to Maya’s room.<br />
I couldn’t sleep at first as excitement and anxiety built up inside of me every time I thought of Enoch and how wonderful it felt when he kissed me. I couldn’t imagine what Maya and him were discussing. I wondered if I would be asked to leave in the morning. I knew it had been wrong to do what I did, but I couldn’t figure out why, if it was wrong, it felt so good. I fell asleep before Maya climbed back into bed. I didn’t dream that night. It felt strange for me to not dream. It felt like I wasn’t breathing properly.<br />
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Weeks had passed without Enoch mentioning what he and Maya had said to one another that night. We had begun to live in a distinctive pattern. The warriors were gone most of the day. They spent their time training, or recruiting younger warriors. Arriana and Anaya ceased their usual village duties to intensively train Maya and me in the ways of mental focus. They taught us to build on our existing talents. Kronan brought small injured animals for Maya to practice on. At first she could only heal cuts and bruises, but she could eventually heal broken bones. I couldn’t harness my powers. I couldn’t do anything with my mind. Nothing had come to me yet. It was as if I had no powers at all. An important lesson we learned was that our actions had consequences. I didn’t see it at first. Maya tried to read my mind and I tried to read hers, but after numerous fails we guessed that our species didn’t have that ability. So far, healing was the only ability she possessed. <br />
When Enoch came home from a day of training he was exhausted, battered and bruised. I used to tease him about getting old. We were seeing each other on the sly. He wouldn’t admit it, but I knew it. I denied it too after a while. I could feel passion in his kisses and in his touch. I was totally infatuated. When we were together nothing else mattered. The heat between us was self-explanatory. I mistook it for love. Even though he had never said it, I had assumed it. He became gentler and less angry with each passing moment we spent together. I mistook that for love too. For a while it felt like I was on top of the universe. I didn’t realize that I was about to fall.</span><br />
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http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Carlyle-Labuschagne/189835811074342Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559743948881308537.post-47222095141061139492011-11-08T22:46:00.000+01:002011-11-08T22:46:05.454+01:00Review: Touch (Blog Tour)Touch, by the lovely author Jus Accardo - you can find it on Goodreads here http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11882171-touch<br />
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(okay, so since it's very late here I have to make this quick, and I'll edit this post tomorrow. oh and I'm sorry for the lame review)<br />
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Review:<br />
I loved this book. It was creepingly brilliant!<br />
The tension, the action, the secrets, the rescue missions, the romance.. it was all in here.<br />
I loved Deznee, her character is witty, but in a dark way. So, when she meets Kale, things get interesting.<br />
Kale, on first hand, seems very odd. Later, we found out he has secrets and dark past of his own, but it wasn't his fault. <br />
Also, Deznee finds out that her dad's law firm isn't quite so innocent and that she isn't quite so ordinary herself.<br />
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The relationship with Kale was strikingly haunting and awesome. <br />
And Jus's writing has something special to it, with just the right balance and details and she just knows how to keep a reader intrigued :)<br />
So, overall, 5 shiny stars!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559743948881308537.post-76594846557930354502011-11-01T18:01:00.000+01:002011-11-01T18:01:41.941+01:00NaNoWriMo!Hello everyone! <br />
Before I start, I know I promised a huge giveaway and a winner announcment a few days ago, and I didn't do it. For that I apologize, but don't worry, that post will come during this week, and this time, I promise for real!<br />
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Second, yesterday I spontaniously decided to sign up for NaNoWriMo aka National Novel Writing Month. And due to that, I will not update the blog very frequently in the month of November.<br />
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Currently I am on chapter 4, and things are going so far so good! I'm really glad I'm doing this and I'm enjoying it because I really have strong fate in this novel...<br />
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So, if you are a NaNoWriMoer too, you can find me as Tamara28 and be sure to add me, I'll add back :)<br />
Also, feel free to comment here which kind of novel you're writing and such..<br />
I'm writing a YA contemporary, right now titled Incantation.<br />
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That's it from me for now, tty soon. Also, you can follow me on twitter if you want to see my progress...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559743948881308537.post-7091890545294264542011-10-28T23:15:00.000+02:002011-10-28T23:15:17.421+02:00The Day Has ComeIt's Friday!<br />
And it's my birthday!<br />
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So today I have a guest post by the lovely Chelsea Fine, the author of Sophie & Carter.<br />
Enjoy!<br />
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My most memorable birthday....</b><br />
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The word memorable is usually translated into "best" or "craziest"...but today, I'm going to stick to its original meaning: "easiest to remember".<br />
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Now, my "best" birthday was probably my 21st, because my boyfriend (now my hubby) took me on the most romantic date ever. <br />
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And my "craziest" birthday was probably my 26th, because it started with me accidentally stepping into a can of bright blue paint (barefoot) and ended with me sliding down a giant yellow slide into an inflatable pool filled with mud. (Yep. I was an adult.)<br />
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But those are stories for another time. My most memorable birthday happened long before romance and yellow slides.<br />
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It was April. I was nine. And I had on a great pair of socks. (Isn't that how all good birthdays start? With a pair of killer socks? It sure would have helped with the blue paint thing.)<br />
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When you're nine, birthdays are mostly all about presents and frosting and more presents. <br />
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Rarely ever are they about dishwashers.<br />
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That's right, this is a story about a dishwasher.<br />
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It was the end of the day, after the party had ended and all the frosting had been licked off the cupcakes, and my mom decided to wash the dishes. She turned the dishwasher on, like normal, and left the kitchen. Little did she know I was about to get the coolest birthday present ever....<br />
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Did you know that when you put dish soap (not dishwasher detergent--dish soap) in the dishwasher, it will overflow with bubbles and seep out onto the floor, making your kitchen a giant foam party?<br />
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NEITHER DID I--Until my ninth birthday. :)<br />
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Because there was so much dish soap in the dishwasher, the suds didn't just overflow a few inches onto the tile. They FILLED UP our kitchen. A cloud of bubbles 4 feet high and 6 feet wide took form in the center of our kitchen and made the house smell like lemons.<br />
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My mother saw the bubble wall before I did. And she freaked out. Because that's what moms do. They look at a cloud of bubbles and think, "Oh no! My kitchen cabinets are going to get all wet and everything's going to be all slippery and sticky."<br />
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Nine-year-olds look at a cloud of bubbles and say, "Slip 'n' Slide time!!!!!"<br />
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So, that's what I did. I ran and skidded across my foaming kitchen floor, in my awesome socks, like an ice skater. Then I did it again, on my stomach. Then on my back. Then my feet again. It was AH-MAZING. <br />
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Being nine years old, I was only 4 feet tall, so the bubbles completely covered my head. It was like playing in an ACTUAL cloud. I felt like, at any minute, a Care Bear could show up and we could go rainbow-hopping together or something. <br />
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Sure, my mom whined and groaned about the "mess" and my soapy socks tracking bubble prints across the living room carpet. But did I care? Nope.<br />
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Because I was nine. And a mountain of bubbles was the best present I could have hoped for. :)<br />
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Thanks to Chelsea for the brilliant post (doesn't that b-day sound AWESOME?)<br />
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Find Chelsea on these sites:<br />
www.ChelseaFineBooks.com<br />
Twitter: @ChelseaFine<br />
http://chelseafine.blogspot.com<br />
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Also, due to lack of time, there weren't any posts yesterday and the day before, but tomorrow I'm having a final giveaway (and it's gonna be a huge one)<br />
Also, I'll announce the winner of Bridger.<br />
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Oh, and, don't forger to enter the giveaways that are currently open!<br />
:)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559743948881308537.post-24117052469955733312011-10-25T22:22:00.000+02:002011-10-25T22:22:02.184+02:00Vampires vs. Werewolves vs. Fairies vs. ...Hi again! Okay, so.<br />
This is still a part of my celebration week, but I also want to throw in some Halloween themes into it!<br />
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Today, I want to start a discussion. <br />
Which one of the supernatural creatures is your favorite and why?<br />
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You can choose between vampires, werewolves, fairies, shape-shifters etc. etc. Think of anything you like. Also, you can tell me your fav literary vamp, were or whatever :)<br />
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While on topic, there is one series that has all types of supernatural beings and it is... Paranormalcy by Kiersten White!<br />
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And I'm giving away two! sets of pdf. copies of first two novels of the trilogy, Paranormalcy and Supernaturally :)<br />
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Today, I have a guest post from author Cara d'Bastian aka KS Augustin :)<br />
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Firstly, a huge thanks to Tamara for letting me rant at you today! Hi, my name's Cara and I write urban fantasy. Allow me to just jump right in....<br />
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Hubby and I had been moving around the world a bit. One of our children was born in the United States, for example, another in Australia. When we settled in south-east Asia four years ago, I felt a bit disconnected. You see, I was born in Malaysia but the person that had left Asia a long time ago was not the same one that returned and while everything seemed to look familiar on the surface, there were undercurrents and mores I realised I knew nothing about.<br />
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That sense of "not belonging", however, got me thinking about other people who, for one reason or another, feel like they don't belong either. And what happens if you feel that way in an environment where you should feel like one of the crowd?<br />
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This idea knocked around my head for a few years. In the meantime, I discovered Urban Fantasy. And I began reading a lot of UF books. And it struck me that the mythologies presented were overwhelmingly Anglo/Celtic. And I thought to myself, wouldn't it be interesting if I shared some knowledge of other mythologies? Of monks and jinn and demons and vampires, but not like any vampires you're probably used to.<br />
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That love of UF combined with the "on the outside, looking in" vibe to produce the first in an intended series of books about a quirky little Singaporean business called The Check Your Luck Agency. As our heroine, fish-out-of-water Ursula Formosa, points out, the business does exactly what it says it checks your luck, more often bad than good. After all, who questions good luck? ;)<br />
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It's bad enough that the world Ursula comes back to is more unfamiliar to her than she'd expected it to be, but then circumstances conspire to push her even further out of her comfort zone. There's a handsome, young ex-model she's been thrown into contact with, a witch doctor with kindly eyes, fraud, robbery, colonial-era history...and that's just in the first book!<br />
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THE CHECK YOUR LUCK AGENCY, while set in an exotic environment, is essentially about people. No matter the colour of our skin, we all have the same basic dreams and desires. The only difference is in how we try to make those dreams and desires come true. And, for Ursula, who just wants a quiet life, she's going to find that things are going to get much more excitable and dangerous for her before it gets any better. Much more dangerous.<br />
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THE CHECK YOUR LUCK AGENCY, Book 1 of the Check Your Luck series, is available from Amazon and other leading etailers. <br />
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Its page at Sandal Press is here. <br />
You can read the full first chapter here at the Check Your Luck Agency website: <br />
And I blog every Tuesday at http://caradbastian.blogspot.com<br />
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Okay, so, today I have TWO giveaways. <br />
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First one is for .pdf copy of THE CHECK YOUR LUCK AGENCY<br />
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The novel is labeled as Adult, but Cara told me that there is nothing in there that can't be read by a teenager. :)<br />
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And the next one is coming very, very soon. Little bit later today, that is :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559743948881308537.post-65787249094923334802011-10-24T15:26:00.000+02:002011-10-24T15:26:37.056+02:00Birthday madness week is here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ritzcinema.com.au/birthday-cake-balloons.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="333" width="320" src="http://www.ritzcinema.com.au/birthday-cake-balloons.gif" /></a></div><br />
Nice pic, eh? ;)<br />
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Okay! Welcome to my Birthday celebration madness!<br />
This week is all about... well, a lot of things. Guest posts, my posts, GIVEAWAYS, and stuff.<br />
Today I'm kicking it off with an important something. A guest post from Cyndi Tefft, author of Between. It's about piracy, and you should definitely read it.<br />
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Piracy Sucks!</b><br />
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Just last week, I learned that my YA paranormal romance, Between, had been pirated. That is, it’s been posted to a file sharing site for anyone and everyone to download as they wish. For free. And then it happened again. And again. At last count, seven places offer the illegal download of my book.<br />
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And there’s nothing I can really do about it.<br />
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Sure, some of the sites have procedures for contacting them to request the posts be removed. I’ve done that. One site’s email is defunct. Another site has no contact information at all.<br />
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Perhaps if I were a big corporation, I could try and sue the site. I’m not. I’m just an independent author with a book for sale. A book that costs 99 cents at that!<br />
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So I can’t stop them. But I can fight back in other ways. And you can, too.<br />
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Got a blog? Do a post speaking out against piracy.<br />
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Got a Facebook page? Post comments and links about this outrage.<br />
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Got a Twitter account? Tweet #PiracySucks and join the others who are taking a stand.<br />
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Got graphic design skills? Make a banner, an icon, a twibbon, an avatar, or more!<br />
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Got a few bucks? Host a giveaway like Two Chicks on Books and Unabridged Bookshelf are doing.<br />
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But most important of all? Support authors—both the ones you know and the ones you’re trying for the first time—by buying their books. And be sure to post your review to encourage others to read the book as well!<br />
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Maybe we can’t nuke the bad guys, but we can fight back by spreading the word that downloading a book from a file sharing site isn’t “sharing” or “lending” but stealing. That hurts the authors, which eventually hurts the readers, too. <br />
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So let’s keep the stories coming by saying no to piracy!<br />
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Cyndi Tefft’s debut novel, Between, is available for only 99 cents from Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other sites. Pick up a copy today in support of Cyndi and others whose books have been pirated. Prefer print? Order a personalized copy from Cyndi directly at www.cynditefft.com.<br />
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Okay, today, due to the fact that's it's only the beginning of the week, there will be no special giveaways, but I will remind you that I have one on here that's running right now! <br />
It's for e-copy of Bridger by Megan Curd. Bridger is a fun YA novel that involves fey and fairies, and I definitely recommend! Enter here: http://tamarasbookramblings.blogspot.com/2011/10/bridger-blog-tour.html<br />
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Okay, that's it for today, feel free to leave your thoughts about piracy in the comments and make sure you're following me on twitter, because I just might throw in a surprise giveaway here and there ;)<br />
x TamaraUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559743948881308537.post-77121838702515097282011-10-19T22:57:00.000+02:002011-10-19T22:57:09.251+02:00Prepare for next week...Why, you ask? Well, because...<br />
It's my birthday! 'Big' 15. (and also, I reached 100 followers recently, so it's celebration of both)<br />
And I'm doing this thing on the blog where the whole next week I will be having giveaways, author interviews and guest posts etc... :)<br />
Soo, I hope you come back soon, I have to put some finishing touches on the whole plan and then we'll have some fun (me hopes)!<br />
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Read you soon ;)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559743948881308537.post-85593932708316437432011-10-16T16:47:00.000+02:002011-10-16T16:47:47.422+02:00Bridger Blog Tour!Hello there!<br />
Today I'm posting the review of Bridger, by Megan Curd.<br />
If you remember, I already posted it once, so I'm gonna do it again.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">From literally the first page you feel every emotion Ashlyn does. She is a good character, though blind sometimes (See, in order to see when or how you need to read this). I liked her character, especialy considering what she goes through. What I liked the most about her is the eye thing. I wish I could do that. *sigh*</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">I won't comment on Liam. If I do, this post will be filled with good adjectives and my sighes. Which I'm surue you don't want to read, so let's move on.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The world in this novel is not unknown, but M. Curd added a lot of new things and it came out as a very original and interesting world and story.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Near the end I was already getting nervous because I didn't know if this would be another cliffhanger book.<br />
Well, it is and it isn't. Lot of questions left unanswered.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">You know what else I liked about this one? All of the surprises. How unpredictable they were. It did fool me once or twice. Or more.<br />
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UNVEILED by Trisha Wolfe<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12502043-unveiled">Check it out on Goodreads here</a><br />
My review:<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Short, but fun and intense read. Actually surprised me how much of greatness fit into 30-ish pages! Loved the characters, the story and the kissing parts ;)<br />
Now I'm eagerly awaiting the full novel with characters from Unveiled.<br />
Thanks Trisha for offering me Unveiled to review! :)</span><br />
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My review:<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Okay, so. Jake and Alyssa's story is short, but a sweet one. It portraits love in a usual, but new way. It felt real. The characters, their emotions, the situations they were in. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">And I think you should give it a chance because I'm sure this was only the beginning and the trilogy will be awesome.<br />
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Oh boy *suffers from a total cuteness overload*<br />
I got my copy of Sophie & Carter for review earlier today and started it immediately. *fast-forward a few hours* And here I am now, writing this review with a big happy smile on my face.<br />
117 pages long, this novel had me aww-ing, smiling, feeling sad and sorry all in once.<br />
Sophie and Carter, the two main characters and narratives, had been through hell of a life, dealing with family problems. They live next door, and they know each others' troubles more than their own. And that's what keeps them inseparable.<br />
S&C is a cute, fast read, though I wouldn't say that it's very light, because it talks about some issues. Still, I savoured it quickly and I'm very glad I requested this novel, because it made me in love with love. :)<br />
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Definitely 5 stars and I cannot wait for the sequel!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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Oh this books. You know that feeling, when you finish a book and you're literally DYING for more? Yeah? Well, that's how I felt after reading Six Moon Summer.</div><div>I loved Riley's story, it captivated me from the beginning. S. M. Reine has that something in her writing that makes you long for more. Also, the parts where she writes the transformations were just... horrifyingly brilliant.</div><div>And then I reached the end of Book 1 and I was clicking franticly for more, but there wasn't more. UNTIL, I got All Hallows Moon.</div><div>And the sequel was even more heart-breaking and gritty than the first one!</div><div>And that's why I really, really love this series. They only get better and better. *Psst, I've found out there will be more books*</div><div>5 stars</div><div><br />
</div><div>PEARL by Jo Knowles</div><div><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9462571-pearl">Find it -add it- here</a></div><div>My review:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Loved it!<br />
This is a story about Pearl or Bean, however you want to call her, and her not-so-perfect life.<br />
I won't get into the plot, but I will say that PEARL is really a heart-breaking story of loss, friendship, family and love. It was captivating, and I maybe kinda cried a little... not that I would admit.<br />
Anyways, I really liked the bond between Pearl and Henry, and their ways of deeling with some serious stuff.<br />
Definitely a novel worth reading!<br />
5 stars</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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