tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61017443175011460162024-02-06T22:03:40.341-08:00Cuddle ReadsA Perfect day is hours spend cuddling up with your favorite book!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02955297110099836468noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101744317501146016.post-88279473477090262462015-10-06T14:47:00.003-07:002015-10-06T14:47:45.296-07:00Review :Sing Down the Stars by L.J Hatton<div style="text-align: center;">
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Sing Down the Stars was an amazing and well-written book. I really liked the plot and how it had enough twists and turns to keep me interested for its entire duration.<br />
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It centres around Penn, the daughter of the ringmaster (and creator) of a famous Circus, the Show, and a girl with the ability to sing down the stars, literally. That is the aftermath of an alien invasion that caused a lot of children, especially girls, to be born with special abilities. These children, though, are chased by the Comission and when Penn's Father suddenly disappears and the Circus is attacked, she and her friends must go on the running seeking the only safe place for them, the Hollow.<br />
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I loved how action-packed and fast paced this book was! There wasn't a moment where I thought the plot was going too slow or that nothing was happening. I was also fascinated by this world, where everyone had chosen to take a step back to the past, fake Victorian as the book says, because most now feared technology.<br />
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Penn, was also a very nice character to read about. She's definitely strong, and driven by her will to protect her friends and family. But, she's also very reckless and impatient which makes for a bad combination. There were moments that I loved her character and others where I was really frustrated with her.<br />
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Lastly, the romance wasn't really anything special. It was there, but I realised at the end of the book, that I hadn't really noticed it much and it also came out of nowhere at some points, like the author had remembered that Penn has a love interest so she would briefly mention him in a paragraph and then continue on.<br />
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Overall, Sing Down the Stars was a really fun and quick read. It had its flaws but you should really pick it up if you're in the mood for fantasy/science-fiction.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Publication Date: October 6th 2015</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02955297110099836468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101744317501146016.post-86371823362427350192015-09-27T14:11:00.000-07:002015-09-27T14:11:21.645-07:00Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<em style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;">It was Sloane</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;"> who yanked Emily out of her shell and made life 100% interesting. But right before what should have been the most epic summer, Sloane just…disappears. All she leaves behind is a to-do list.</span></div>
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<em style="font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;">Dance until dawn?</em><span style="font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;"> Sure. Why not?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;">Emily now has this unexpected summer, and the help of Frank Porter (</span><em style="font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;">totally</em><span style="font-size: 13.8px; line-height: 19.32px;"> unexpected), to check things off Sloane's list. Who knows what she’ll find?</span></div>
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This is my first time reading a Morgan Matson book and I have to say this author is already becoming one of my favourites . <i>Since You've Been Gone</i> is one of the cutest and funniest contemporaries I've read in a while. It's about breaking out of your shell, doing things out of your comfort zone and it also centres around friendship.<br />
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The book was laugh out loud funny at many occasions and I found myself liking each and every side-character. I love how they stood out and they weren't just there to make the MC shine.<br />
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Emily was a great protagonist. I could really relate to her when it came to her shyness and her awkwardness and I loved seeing her develop from a girl that hid in her best friend's shadow to someone more confident and out going. She was flawed,of course, but that's what made her more real and fun to me.<br />
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Also, Frank was like a breath of fresh air. Usually in a book with a shy, reserved main character the person who helps her break out of her shell,and also her love interest, is a 'bad boy' (am I the only one who seems to come across this type of books, <i>all the time</i>?) and although I can't say I don't enjoy a good bad boy it does get tiring after a certain amount of time to read about them. Frank, on the other hand, was so sweet and funny and adorable!<br />
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I love how the romance was slowly built. Frank and Emily were purely friends for the majority of the book, getting to know each other. Their relationship was so incredibly cute! Frank supported Emily and even helped her complete that list, however crazy some of the things in it sounded, because he knew how important it was for her. Their romance was definitely one that left me with a cheesy smile permanently stuck on my face.<br />
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This book actually also inspired me to go out running... a bit irrelevant, I know, but no other book has managed something like that before (take into account I'm a very lazy person)! In the book, Frank and Emily have these daily running laps which were going on for the majority of the book and since I was on vacation, in a small village, I decided why not do it myself! I applaud you, Matson, I applaud you.<br />
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Lastly, I feel the need to add that...I loved the list! It was so crazy and fun!<br />
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Overall, <i>Since You've Been Gone</i> was an amazing contemporary full of funny, cute moments and great characters! I adored it!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Publication Date: May 6th 2014</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02955297110099836468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101744317501146016.post-16805224329906691262015-08-27T10:19:00.000-07:002015-08-27T10:19:09.854-07:00My Blog Turns One<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Sorry, this is a really hasty post because I really need to get off the Internet and unpack my things. Just came back from London!</i></span><br />
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Yesterday marked one year since the day I created Cuddle Reads and although I was unable to post anything, as I spent most of my day sitting on a plane, the knowledge of that lifted my mood sky high. (no pun intended)<br />
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Even though I can't really say I've been the best, or even the most punctual, blogger I can say that Cuddle Reads is one of the things that made 2015 one of the best years of my life. I created this blog because as much as I love my friends and family I couldn't always go to them to discuss the incredible book I read the other night. I needed something to unleash my inner fangirl on, share my love for a book or my disappointment in one that didn't meet my expectations (it happens). This blog helped me do just that.<br />
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Being on Cuddle Reads has allowed me to communicate with people all over the world that share the same love of books as me.The fact that, now, if I want to talk about a book I read all I have to do is go to my computer and type, is pretty freaking awesome! Also, being on the book-blogging community has opened my eyes to so many incredible novels and authors! In the past year I've actually acquired more books than I had in the last three. (..sorry mom)<br />
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So, in short, I want to thank you guys and the entire book-blogging community for allowing me to be the book crazed fangirl I am.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02955297110099836468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101744317501146016.post-59501619137954453472015-07-22T10:00:00.000-07:002015-07-22T10:00:02.959-07:00Tag: I Mustache You Some Questions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you so, so, so much to <a href="http://ccovertocover.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Claire</a> for tagging me! I'm so sorry it took this long!</span></div>
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1. Sia</div>
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2. Soula</div>
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4. Stacy</div>
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1. I tutored my little brother for a while</div>
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2. Babysitter (though I can't say I was very good at it...)</div>
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3. TBD</div>
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4. TBD</div>
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1. The First Time (Dylan O'Brien!)</div>
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2. All the Fast & Furious Movies</div>
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3. Pride and Prejudice</div>
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4. Tangled ( My favorite Disney Movie!)</div>
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1. Cinder by Marissa Meyer</div>
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2. The Kiss of Deception by Mary E Pearson</div>
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3. The Coldest Girl In Coldtown</div>
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4. Anna and the French Kiss</div>
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1. My Room</div>
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1. My Summer House</div>
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4. Camp Half-Blood ;)</div>
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3. Mushed Potatoes</div>
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3. Magnus and The Gods of Asgard is coming out in October!</div>
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<u>So that was the I Mustache You Some Questions tag! I had so much fun doing this tag! Again, thank you to Claire for tagging me to do this!</u></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">I Tag Anyone Who Wants To Do This Tag!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Anyway, that made me wonder how long it should take someone to dnf a book?</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm a very persistent person, so I will do my hardest to finish a book even if I'm not necessarily enjoying it but even I have my limits. In both cases (Ashes + House of Secrets) I spent a good 3 months trying to get through the book at hand, until I finally decided it wasn't happening.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The worst thing about DNFing a book, and the reason I try avoiding it, is the sense of failure you get when you don't manage to finish the book. Maybe it's different for everyone else but that's what I felt when I put down House of Secrets. But I've come to understand that it shouldn't be that way because, nowadays, almost everyone have a very busy schedule and when they do manage to make time to read they should read books that they'll enjoy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For example, I'm a high school student and for me this year was exceptionally hard and busy so when I did have time to read a book I wanted it to sweep me off my feet. With these two books it didn't happen and struggling to get through them made fall into a huge slump..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I decided from now on to give every book I read a 100 page limit. When I reach it, if I feel invested in the story I'll continue reading but If I still can't get into it I'll just put it aside.</span> </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Alex hiked into the woods to say good-bye to her dead parents and her personal demons. Now desperate to find out what happened after the pulse crushes her to the ground, Alex meets up with Tom—a young soldier—and Ellie, a girl whose grandfather was killed by the EMP.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">For this improvised family and the others who are spared, it’s now a question of who can be trusted and who is no longer human.</span><br />
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I was really in the mood for a good horror story when I picked up<i> Ashes</i> and I did enjoy it for the most part...until I completely lost interest in it. This is something that tends to happen when you're trying to get through a book for 3 months.<br />
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My main problem with this book, I think, was that it was way too easy to put it down. Not once did the story really pull me in. So I kept putting it down and then trying to pick it back up again. Which, after a certain amount of time, made reading the book feel more of a chore than anything else.<br />
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I don't necessarely consider Ashes a bad book. It just wasn't the book for me. I guess I would recommend it more to people who like zombie apocalypse books or maybe Hunger Games fans.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19547856-simon-vs-the-homo-sapiens-agenda?ac=1" target="_blank">Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli</a></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02955297110099836468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101744317501146016.post-79274828500578927832015-07-08T10:00:00.000-07:002015-07-08T10:00:00.850-07:00Review: Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY55vyzF8F5_3Q5TPIKTzfu5TKsgWT6Ij3bnWXNssncwzPwoN08Ce_pVBPVIX9HI8QlU7NEqeyAOu30o6Sp7mK_-CYF7gvy5Ze9AWe8i9MbHYmRGdhYfEWCMgC-zLFkOl8gOaJ_kTE0Yo/s1600/%25CE%25B1%25CF%2581%25CF%2587%25CE%25B5%25CE%25AF%25CE%25BF+%25CE%25BB%25CE%25AE%25CF%2588%25CE%25B7%25CF%2582+%252812%2529.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/AVvXsEgY55vyzF8F5_3Q5TPIKTzfu5TKsgWT6Ij3bnWXNssncwzPwoN08Ce_pVBPVIX9HI8QlU7NEqeyAOu30o6Sp7mK_-CYF7gvy5Ze9AWe8i9MbHYmRGdhYfEWCMgC-zLFkOl8gOaJ_kTE0Yo/s1600/%25CE%25B1%25CF%2581%25CF%2587%25CE%25B5%25CE%25AF%25CE%25BF+%25CE%25BB%25CE%25AE%25CF%2588%25CE%25B7%25CF%2582+%252812%2529.jpg" /></a><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Based on the classic fairy tale Beauty and the Beast, Cruel Beauty is a dazzling love story about our deepest desires and their power to change our destiny.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Since birth, Nyx has been betrothed to the evil ruler of her kingdom-all because of a foolish bargain struck by her father. And since birth, she has been in training to kill him.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">With no choice but to fulfill her duty, Nyx resents her family for never trying to save her and hates herself for wanting to escape her fate. Still, on her seventeenth birthday, Nyx abandons everything she's ever known to marry the all-powerful, immortal Ignifex. Her plan? Seduce him, destroy his enchanted castle, and break the nine-hundred-year-old curse he put on her people.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">But Ignifex is not at all what Nyx expected. The strangely charming lord beguiles her, and his castle-a shifting maze of magical rooms-enthralls her.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">As Nyx searches for a way to free her homeland by uncovering Ignifex's secrets, she finds herself unwillingly drawn to him. Even if she could bring herself to love her sworn enemy, how can she refuse her duty to kill him? With time running out, Nyx must decide what is more important: the future of her kingdom, or the man she was never supposed to love</span><br />
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You know when you're scrolling through amazon and you come across this gorgeous book and you don't even care what it's about because the cover is just so beautiful? This was one of those times.<br />
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Yes this was a cover buy. I am not ashamed to say it. We've all been there. And when I found out it was also a Beauty and the Beast retelling I was over the top excited to jump into it. But, unfortunately, in many coverbuys you tend to think that the content will match the exterior and most times you end up disappointed. This was also one of those times.</div>
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I can't say that I didn't enjoy this book at all. It was somewhat entertaining, but the problems I had with it exceed the enjoyment. Some I could surpass and keep going but others I couldn't turn a blind eye to. </div>
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Nyx was one of them.</div>
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Nyx and I didn't get along well. At all.</div>
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She was one of the most impulsive and frustrating characters I've ever read about. She almost always acted before thinking and made so many stupid decisions. She was trained since the age of 9 on how to act around the Gentle Lord and from the second they met she did the complete opposite. She actually punched him! A man who could annihilate her with the snap of his fingers! But the most frustrating thing about her was that she didn't know where her loyalty lied and she showed no indication of development throughout the entire novel.</div>
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Another thing was the romance. There is a bit of a love triangle in this book but can't really get into it much because it's kind of a spoiler but I can tell you that the romance, for me, came out of nowhere and seemed forced. I liked the interactions between Ignifex and Nyx but overall it didn't really do anything for me. </div>
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A main problem was also that I didn't just dislike Nyx, I really found no connection with any of the characters. At the end of the day I didn't really care what happened to them. I did enjoy the world Rosamund Hodge created but it really wasn't enough for me to give it a higher rating when it was the only interesting thing in the book. The writing was also okay but the ending seemed a bit convenient. </div>
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Overall, Cruel Beauty wasn't anything special for me. In some aspects I guess it was kind of entertaining but I can't say I would recommend it to anyone.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">First Published: January 28th 2014</span></div>
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So It's July! Aaaah! I'm so excited! Did I mention I've also turned sixteen? Yep! So, by the time this post is up I'll probably already be on vacation with my family so I won't be able to answer any comments for a while ( not that I'm doing an incredible job of answering them now....) <u>but</u> I've scheduled enough posts to last for the whole month! ....Let's hope I did everything right and they'll actually be published...<br />
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Anyway, getting off topic! So, I packed up enough books to last me for a month (23...I know what you're thinking but I just couldn't leave them behind!) since I wont have anything else to entertain me because my summer house is kind of in the land of no where...aaaaand I decide to make a post about it!<br />
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So here are the books I'm bringing with me on vacation! Enjoy!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16096824-a-court-of-thorns-and-roses?ac=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12558285-splintered?from_search=true&search_version=service" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Splintered by A.G Howard</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Amy Curry is not looking forward to her summer. Her mother decided to move across the country and now it's Amy's responsibility to get their car from California to Connecticut. The only problem is, since her father died in a car accident, she isn't ready to get behind the wheel. Enter Roger. An old family friend, he also has to make the cross-country trip - and has plenty of baggage of his own. The road home may be unfamiliar - especially with their friendship venturing into uncharted territory - but together, Amy and Roger will figure out how to map their way.</span><br />
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<strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">A heartbroken girl. A fierce warrior. A hero in the making.</strong><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now, the Winterians’ only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winter’s magic and rebuild the kingdom ever since.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Orphaned as an infant during Winter’s defeat, Meira has lived her whole life as a refugee, raised by the Winterians’ general, Sir. Training to be a warrior—and desperately in love with her best friend, and future king, Mather — she would do anything to help her kingdom rise to power again.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">So when scouts discover the location of the ancient locket that can restore Winter’s magic, Meira decides to go after it herself. Finally, she’s scaling towers, fighting enemy soldiers, and serving her kingdom just as she’s always dreamed she would. But the mission doesn’t go as planned, and Meira soon finds herself thrust into a world of evil magic and dangerous politics – and ultimately comes to realize that her destiny is not, never has been, her own.</span><br />
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<strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">A sumptuous and epically told love story inspired by <em>A Thousand and One Nights</em></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Every dawn brings horror to a different family in a land ruled by a killer. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, takes a new bride each night only to have her executed at sunrise. So it is a suspicious surprise when sixteen-year-old Shahrzad volunteers to marry Khalid. But she does so with a clever plan to stay alive and exact revenge on the Caliph for the murder of her best friend and countless other girls. Shazi's wit and will, indeed, get her through to the dawn that no others have seen, but with a catch . . . she’s falling in love with the very boy who killed her dearest friend.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">She discovers that the murderous boy-king is not all that he seems and neither are the deaths of so many girls. Shazi is determined to uncover the reason for the murders and to break the cycle once and for all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8475505-rebel-belle?ac=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;"> Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Harper Price, peerless Southern belle, was born ready for a Homecoming tiara. But after a strange run-in at the dance imbues her with incredible abilities, Harper's destiny takes a turn for the seriously weird. She becomes a Paladin, one of an ancient line of guardians with agility, super strength and lethal fighting instincts.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Just when life can't get any more disastrously crazy, Harper finds out who she's charged to protect: David Stark, school reporter, subject of a mysterious prophecy and possibly Harper's least favorite person. But things get complicated when Harper starts falling for him—and discovers that David's own fate could very well be to destroy Earth.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">With snappy banter, cotillion dresses, non-stop action and a touch of magic, this new young adult series from bestseller Rachel Hawkins is going to make y'all beg for more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21393526-magonia?ac=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10025305-clockwork-prince" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13406425-burn-for-burn?ac=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;"> Burn for Burn by Jenny Han & Siobban Vivian</span></a></span><br />
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<span id="freeText7467277303307352322" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Postcard-perfect Jar Island is home to charming tourist shops, pristine beaches, amazing oceanfront homes—and three girls secretly plotting revenge.<br /><br />KAT is sick and tired of being bullied by her former best friend.<br /><br />LILLIA has always looked out for her little sister, so when she discovers that one of her guy friends has been secretly hooking up with her, she’s going to put a stop to it.<br /><br />MARY is perpetually haunted by a traumatic event from years past, and the boy who’s responsible has yet to get what’s coming to him.<br /><br />None of the girls can act on their revenge fantasies alone without being suspected. But together…anything is possible.<br /><br />With an alliance in place, there will be no more “I wish I’d said…” or “If I could go back and do things differently...” These girls will show Jar Island that revenge is a dish best enjoyed together.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11594257-under-the-never-sky?ac=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi</span></a></span><br />
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<strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">WORLDS KEPT THEM APART.</strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">DESTINY BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER.</strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Aria has lived her whole life in the protected dome of Reverie. Her entire world confined to its spaces, she's never thought to dream of what lies beyond its doors. So when her mother goes missing, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland long enough to find her are slim.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Then Aria meets an outsider named Perry. He's searching for someone too. He's also wild - a savage - but might be her best hope at staying alive.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">If they can survive, they are each other's best hope for finding answers.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11410104-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-trilogy?ac=1" target="_blank"><br /></a></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11410104-the-summer-i-turned-pretty-trilogy?ac=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy by Jenny Han</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Belly has always lived for the summertime because it means all her favorite things: swimming, the beach and the Fisher boys, Conrad and Jeremiah. She has spent every summer with them at Cousins Beach for as long as she can remember. She has always been in love with Conrad and finally, one summer, it seems like he might have feelings for her too. But it turns out, so does Jeremiah.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">As the summers go on, Belly has to choose between two brothers who love her as she comes to the realization that she will have to break one of their hearts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12700353-me-and-earl-and-the-dying-girl?ac=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Greg Gaines is the last master of high school espionage, able to disappear at will into any social environment. He has only one friend, Earl, and together they spend their time making movies, their own incomprehensible versions of Coppola and Herzog cult classics.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Until Greg’s mother forces him to rekindle his childhood friendship with Rachel.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Rachel has been diagnosed with leukemia—-cue extreme adolescent awkwardness—-but a parental mandate has been issued and must be obeyed. When Rachel stops treatment, Greg and Earl decide the thing to do is to make a film for her, which turns into the Worst Film Ever Made and becomes a turning point in each of their lives.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">And all at once Greg must abandon invisibility and stand in the spotlight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17878931-red-queen?ac=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;"> Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">The poverty stricken Reds are commoners, living under the rule of the Silvers, elite warriors with god-like powers.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">To Mare Barrow, a 17-year-old Red girl from The Stilts, it looks like nothing will ever change.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Mare finds herself working in the Silver Palace, at the centre of</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">those she hates the most. She quickly discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy Silver control.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">But power is a dangerous game. And in this world divided by blood, who will win?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20578940-the-iron-trial?ac=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #ea9999;"> The Iron Trial by Holly Black & Cassandra Clare</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19547856-simon-vs-the-homo-sapiens-agenda?ac=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey there! Long time no see, ha? * waves awkwardly*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So life has been a bit hectic the last few months. Or year. High school is not as easy to handle as I thought it would be. I guess I should have taken a hint from all those contemporary books I've read! It was a really fun school year though! I can't say I didn't enjoy it, but I was so determined to stay focused on school that I ended up putting aside, multiple times, my blog. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But no more! It is finally summer time and I have so much free time in my hands and so many fun posts in store for you guys! You can't imagine how much I've missed blogging! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, as you guessed from the title this is not really a book related post but more of a 'catching up' one. So I can tell you a little bit of what I've been up to the past couple months that I've been M.I.A.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the reasons I didn't blog was finals, which actually ended a few days ago so, yay! I had literally turned into one of the zombies in the Walking Dead.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In other news my dog, Lily, gave birth to the most adorable litter of puppies!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And it's almost July! Which is pretty awesome since my birthday is on the 1st (I'm turning 16!) and I'm leaving for vacation on the 2nd. So excited to finally go to the beach, hang out with my friends and just relax and READ! But don't worry I have so many scheduled posts for July that you won't even know I'm gone! You ain't getting rid of me that easily this time! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh by the way look at this amazing cake shop me and my best friends went to!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway, that was my 'a bit all over the place' update telling you guys what's happening with me! Promise to have a new post for you guys soon!</span></div>
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This week's topic was literally torture! How can someone pick their top TEN favourite books! I might have spend 30 minutes in front of my book self staring at my books, trying to decide which to pick..... </div>
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The PJO series is very dear to my heart. I don't know why, probably because I was about the same age as Percy in the first book when I started reading it. It completely drew me in. Each book is filled with humour, adventure, fun and relatable charactares that you'll love to death!</div>
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The 39 clues is probably the first book series I ever read. I started it when I was 8 and finished it when I was 11 ( 4-5 years ago, it counts right? Oh,well..). It's so much fun and I recommend it to anyone interested in the middle grade genre. It's full of mystery, riddles, humour and adventure. In these books we follow Amy and Dan Cahill as they play a dangerous game of treasure hunt with the rest of their (very big) family.</div>
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This book put me in a book-hangover. Literally. I couldn't read another book for almost a month without comparing it to this one. Probably my favourite post-apocalyptic book.</div>
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I know many people seem to have problems with this series but I honestly consider it flawless. It introduced me to the YA genre and swept me off my feet with its beautiful writing, complex world and amazing characters.</div>
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The first (and unfortunately only) book by Holly Black I've read and an instant favourite! It has stood out from all the other vampire books I've read (and I've read a lot).</div>
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From all the contemporaries I've read in the last 4 years this is one that has stuck in my mind and makes me grin everytime I think about it! It's just so cute and fluffy!</div>
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It's creepy and dark, full of twists in every chapter, but you're going to love it! At least I did! I read Mara Dyer in one sitting, finishing it at about 2 a.m(which wasn't the best idea since I had school the next day) and i loved it! It played with my mind, made me smile and even creeped me out in some occasions. It was amazing! .....plus, Noah Shaw!</div>
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My favourite middle grade book! Roahl Dahl was my favourite author when I was younger and Witches is a book very dear to me. I must have re-read it at least 7-8 times! Never gets boring!</div>
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And the newest addition to my favourites self! Cinder is my favorite fairytale retelling. I've actually mentioned it so many times in my previous posts that I don't think there is a need to explain why it's on this list! Also, I finally wrote a review for it! Yay!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Cinder is the sci-fi retelling of the beloved fairytale Cinderella where the main character, Cinder, is an acclaimed mechanic in New Beijing. Oh, she's also a half cyborg! How cool is that! But when Prince Kai comes seeking her help and she becomes a guinea pig for the research of an antidote for the plague that has caused the lives of many, things start to get interesting....</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Cinder was truly an amazing book, worthy of all the hype surrounding it. I loved the world that Marissa Meyer created. Learning more about New Beijing, the Commonwealth and the mystery behind the Lunars was a very fun experience! The story had enough twists to keep you at the edge of your seat, a nice pace that matched it perfectly and incredible writing! And I also loved the diversity in it, the fact that the characters were Asian, and how the romance didn't really take centre stage and it developed naturally.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Adri, how I hated Adri! At some point I wanted to give her a chance <span style="font-size: xx-small;">* She'd just lost her daughter....*</span> <span style="font-size: xx-small;">*sobs*Pearl!*sobs*</span> but I swear it was like she wanted me to hate her! Her actions and words towards Cinder were inexcusable! I may actually hate her more than Levana!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">On a much nicer note, Kai! *fangirls* He was amazing! As a girl who enjoys watching anime and read manga I have a soft spot for Asian guys, and Prince Kai wasn't an exception! He was funny, clever and caring leader. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">*when he took the blame for the mirror found in Levana's food!*</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">And lastly, Levana. As the main villain in the Lunar Chronicles, Levana did a great job on making people dislike her. While breathtaking on the outside she's just as much evil and cruel on the inside. She's manipulative, a liar and overall, a pretty great villain!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Overall, Cinder was an incredible read! A book with amazing world building, a cute romance and strong characters, it's a book you don't want to miss!</span></div>
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Wow, I just realized how few books I've read.... I couldn't really find any more than 6 heroines from books that I loved! But at least I found some! Anyway, enjoy!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1. Cinder from <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11235712-cinder?from_search=true" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">The Lunar Chronicles</span></a> by Marissa Meyer</span></b><br />
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I recently read the first book in the Lunar Chronicles series and I completely fell in love with the main character. As a half cyborg Cinder is judged and looked down on by many (including her own family) and the fact that this never managed to bring her down made me really respect her. She is a person that would do anything for the people she cares about, Strong, brave and quirky, she had my immediate attention from page 1.<br />
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JLA definitely has a talent for creating very fun and intriguing characters. Alex is one of those characters that make you want to be their best friend. She puts others lives before hers, brave, with a humor that has no limits and the right amount of recklessness she is a very fun heroine to read about.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">3. Annabeth Chase from <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/40736-percy-jackson-and-the-olympians" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">PJO</span></a> and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/51379-the-heroes-of-olympus" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">HoO</span></a> series by Rick Riordan.</span></b><br />
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There was no way this character was going to be left out of this list. Annabeth belongs in the short list of heroines that have affected me and my life the most. Over the years she has become a role model, you could say, for me. She is studious, intelligent, brave, has a sense of duty... the list could go on for ever.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">4. Amy Cahill from <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2921082-the-maze-of-bones?ac=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">The 39 Clues series</span></a> by a variety of authors.</span></b></div>
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The 39 clues is a 10 book long series I started when I was 9 and Amy became a favorite character of mine from book 1 (which btw was written by Rick Riordan!). I always enjoyed her personality and her ability to solve mysteries. She's 13 and a complete genius in my opinion. She's not easily fooled by her manipulative relatives and can handle her younger brother really well, something that I haven't quite managed to do yet with mine....</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">5. Penryn from <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11500217-angelfall?ac=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">Angelfall</span></a> by Susan Ee</span></b><br />
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The lengths Penryn was willing to go to in order to save her sister made her immediately a favorite of mine. On top of that, i loved that she wasn't your typical YA female protagonist. She was brave but not reckless. Sure, she ended up liking Raffe but when that happen she still kept her focus on her 'quest', he didn't become the center of her world. I loved her sense of duty and her devotion to her sister and her family was really moving for me.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>6. Celaena Sardothien from <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7896527-throne-of-glass?ac=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">The Throne of Glass</span></a> series by Sarah J Mass</b></span></div>
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Of course, I couldn't leave out Celaena. This girl deserves an award for Most Kick-ass Main Character! She is an assassin that can easily bring a man to his knees, even when she speaks she sounds bad-ass and she's also a reader! Do I need to say more?</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02955297110099836468noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101744317501146016.post-67812668515632830862015-02-10T06:03:00.000-08:002015-02-10T06:03:07.956-08:00Top Ten Tuesday #15: Top Ten Things I like/dislike About Romance in Books<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For me, Best Friends to Lovers romance is the sweetest and most beautiful romance there is. The fact that the two main characters already know each other so well, know what makes each other laugh, how to comfort one another... It's so sweet!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Some of my favorite books contain 'Hate-to-Love' romance! <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13138635-these-broken-stars?ac=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">These Broken Stars</span></a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12578077-obsidian?from_search=true" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Obsidian</span></a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11500217-angelfall?ac=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cc0000;">Angelfall</span></a>...</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> I love the process of going from 'enemies' to friends and eventually falling in love!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Something you should know about me, I love fluff. All those mushy moments every romance has? I live for them! These moments are so sweet and adorable!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I don't know what it is about forbidden romance but I love it. I love the whole process of the characters struggling to find a way to be together and all the sweet moments in between and then, at the end, when they finally can be together... I love the feeling it gives me. The urge to start jumping around and fist-bumping the air! ......yeah, I'm weird....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I admit it! I love to suffer when it comes to romance! I'd rather it be slow, frustrating and well-developed than fast and unexplained.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh how many times this has ruined a perfectly good book for me! I just can't do it! I'll leave it at that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Don't get me wrong, I love a good love-triangle. But if the person the main character will choose is literally holding a sign that says 'IT'S ME' well then.... I need conflict! I want both characters to have equal chances!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No. Nononono! I literally cannot stand it when the characters get together in the last page! I have spend the past 200-300 pages dealing with all their frustrations and problems and I demand at least an extra chapter of them being together! Romance isn't only the process of the couple getting together but also them <i>being </i>together!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If there's something I hate more than insta-love is an alpha male. Jealousy, possessiveness... Yeah,no.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lastly, I want my main characters to be able to stick for themselves and not call their 'boyfriend' for help every five minutes! I need them to be independent and kick-ass!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Juliette hasn’t touched anyone in exactly 264 days.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette’s touch is fatal. As long as she doesn’t hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don’t fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war – and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she’s exactly what they need right now.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">When it came to the romance, it was really sweet and at times even a little bit steamy. Juliette and Adam definitely had an undeniable connection from the start of the novel that got stronger with each passing chapter. But the book was also full of twists and surprises that kept me at the edge of my seat holding my breath!</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> In truth, though, what first captured my attention about Shatter Me was its writing. I completely fell in love with it! Tahereh Maffi's writing is incredibly lyrical, beautiful and unique! It really helped capture Juliette's emotional state in the book.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">I liked Adam. I really did. I didn't love him, but I liked him. He was very kind to Juliette and in a way he was what kept her from completely going insane, her rock, even though he started out as a huge jerk... Another thing about him was his devotion and love for his little brother. It really moved me in many ways. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>1. Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling</u></b></span></div>
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This is one of my 2015 goals. I can't believe I haven't read the Harry Potter series yet! I really, <i>really</i> need to get around to doing that soon!</div>
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This is one of those series that you know will be epic and adventurous. I 'discovered' these books around mid-2014 and have been dying to read them since then. Look at these gorgeous covers!</div>
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This is a new fantasy series that everyone seems to be talking about. There are three books currently out and, I think, there will be six in total? Not sure. But, they say it's like Game of Thrones for teens so I'm intrigued!</div>
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I have heard nothing but amazing things for The Raven Cycle and Maggie Stiefvater's writing and the high ratings on Goodreads are making them all the more desirable for me!</div>
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This is one of those extremely popular and loved series that I can't believe I haven't read yet. The first two books in the series are currently sitting on my selves waiting for me to read them.... I will! I promise!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello! I'm so sorry for this long break! I realise it's been almost a month since I last updated but boy, January was a crazy busy month for me! It was the month that marked the end of my first semester and it was full of tests and unannounced quizzes. If I wasn't studying, I was probably sleeping and when I had a little free time on my hands, I admit, I preferred to spend it relaxing on my bed and watching re-runs of Friends....</span></div>
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<u>I finally have it in my hands! I'm so excited to read The Bane Chronicles! Magnus Bane is one of my favorite characters in the Shadowhunter Chronicles! I'm actually going to be buddy-reading two of the novellas in the book (<span style="color: #e06666;">What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything and The Course of True Love and First Dates</span>) with a friend of mine who's almost as huge Malec fan as I am!</u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I am not going to lie to you.</b> When I made the decision to buy this book it was not for its amazing plot - I don't think I had even bothered to glance at the description in the back- it was for its gorgeous cover. If I could, I would have this cover made into a giant poster for my wall. What I didn't know, was that its content was as beautiful and breath-taking as its exterior. <i>These Broken Stars</i> is on my top 5 books of 2014! ( I didn't put it on my TTT list because I hadn't finished it yet at the time) It was captivating, enchanting, compelling and it completely blew me away!</span><br />
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Tarver... I really liked Tarver. Scratch that. I really <i>loved</i> Tarver. He was just.... just.... well, amazing. Hard-working, brave, equipped with witty comebacks and completely swoon worthy (I think I have used this word in almost every single one of my reviews...). In short, I wouldn't mind having a Tarver in my life!</span><br />
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I have the first two books in <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/47329-the-iron-fey" target="_blank">the Iron Fey series</a> sitting on my selves for over a year now so I decided to buy the last two in the quartet and marathon them! The covers are gorgeous and I've heard so many wonderful things about Julie Kagawa's books! Can't wait to start reading them!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I started reading On Writing by Stephen King last month and it made a great impression on me. I've never read anything by Stephen King and since Carrie - the only book I own by him- doesn't really appeal to me, I asked one of my best friends to lend me her copy of Doctor Sleep. </span></div>
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This year I have challenged myself to read 80 books. A bit over my head but I'm very confident I'm going to reach it!</div>
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<a name='more'></a><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02955297110099836468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101744317501146016.post-86812488776763653622014-12-31T13:10:00.000-08:002014-12-31T13:10:02.325-08:00Top Ten Tuesday #13: Top Ten Goals/Resolutions For 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am a bit late for this but oh well! Better late than never :)<br />
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From the start of 2014 till the end of summer you would always find me with a book in my hands but since the start of the new school year things have been going down-hill (book-related). High School apparently isn't as easy as I thought it would be. I haven't had much time to read or work on my blog posts but I'm planning to change that. With the start of 2015 I'm going to make more time for the things I love. Books.</div>
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I have so many series sitting on my bookcase! Some I'm in the middle of, other I haven't even started. This year I've challenged my self to finish at least 7 of them!</div>
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It's true, I've been caught. I am one of those people who haven't read all the Harry Potter books. To tell you the truth I didn't really know anything about Harry Potter until about 4 years ago. But last year I started reading the books and I'm currently on the 3rd book. This year I'm planning to collect all 6 books and finally finish this series!</div>
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I tend to not write the review of a book for at least two weeks after I finished it which causes me a lot of problems since by then I have forgotten a lot of things. A recent example is Lola and the Boy Next Door. Need to work on that.</div>
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Since I started blogging I have not been very keen with posting and I am very disappointed about that. One of the reasons is that I'm not very good with time management and the other is school. In 2015, I think the first thing I'm going to try to do is post more frequently.</div>
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My knowledge of coding in general is very little. I need to start learning more about HTML and how to use Photoshop so I can improve my Blog as well as my posts.</div>
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I am so bad at commenting! Many times I open many blog posts, read them and close them without even bothering to comment... *hides in shame* Sometimes I forget, other times I'm too lazy but I'll definitely try to comment more often this year! It's one of my most important blogging goals of 2015!</div>
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I <i>am</i> the kind of person that will leave whatever they have to do for the last minute. School essays, french homework, blog posts. So usually I end up being awake all night finishing up whatever I was supposed to do. Not this year! I have set a goal to start doing things ahead of time and not stress about them later on! </div>
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A major dream of mine is to be a writer. To do that I have to actually write. I need to start focusing more on my writing and my stories this year...<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 27.0399990081787px;">I read Throne of Glass during summer vacation. I was so engrossed by its sheer awesomeness that I rarely managed to close it and actually socialise. My best friends were a little annoyed by me... In short, it was so good!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 27.0399990081787px;">I loved everything about this book. The action, the suspense, the romance. It made me laugh, swoon and even cry (Seriously. The day I picked it up, I actually burst into tears by reading the first sentence because I realised it was the end of my favourite series... I'm such a crybaby..). This was one of the series that introduced me to the YA genre and its conclusion was as epic as I expected it to be.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 27.0399990081787px;">One of my favourite dystopians. The writing was amazing and the characters very complex and interesting. One of the best Dystopians I've read in a while.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 27.0399990081787px;">I've come to understand that Cassandra Clare's books always manage to earn a seat on my favourites self. Maybe it's her amazing writing. Maybe it's her ability to create swoon-worthy guys. We may never know...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I think Anna was a great main character. She was funny and flawed but she was the kind of girl that, in the end, recognised her own faults and tried to make things right.<b><u> (Spoiler)</u></b> <u>Like with Juliette. When she found out she was with Trip she cut all ties with her but, at the end of the book, she understood why she did what she did because she had done the same thing to Mer. </u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">.... I seem to have developed a thing for British guys lately...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Okay, confession time. I have been studying French for the past 4 years or so and even though I love the language, I've never been really interested in the country. Until this book. I felt like <i>Anna and the French kiss</i> was my personal tour guide of Paris and even though it didn't show me everything it did spark my interest for the City of Lights. The Louvre museum, the point zero, all those little theatres.. It would be a dream come true to one day visit them myself!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Overall, Anna and the French Kiss was an entertaining, cute, fluffy love story that made me laugh, swoon and tear up. Definitely a book I will be re-reading soon!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;">Mara Dyer once believed she could run from her past.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I picked up The Evolution of Mara Dyer literally a few minutes after finishing The Unbecoming and considering that was around 2 am in the morning I think it shows how much I already loved the series. Well, this book made me love it even more!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It was dark and even more creepy than the previous one. I'm ashamed to admit it, but by the end of it, I had stolen my fair share of glances behind me to make sure everything was still normal <i>and</i> I also jumped on the sound of my dad knocking at my door.... Yeah.... It was creepy alright...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I sympathised a lot more with Mara, who goes through so much in this book. From being thrown into a mental hospital, sleepwalking, getting wierd prophesies from crazy old ladies and being kidnapped, this girl couldn't catch a brake! And that was only half of it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Though, despite all the crazyness of the book there <i>were</i> some pleasant surprises too! One of them being Jamie! He's back! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Jamie is one of my favorite characters in this trilogy! He's witty, a great friend and overall fantastic! Him coming back, was one of the high lights of the book for me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another high light was well.... almost every scene between Mara and Noah!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I can't describe to you how much I ship those two! Their romance was intense and beautiful. I loved how their relationship developed through out the book! They became closer and opened up more to each other about how they felt. Also some of their scenes were pretty hilarious.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Noah, was even more perfect in this book. How could he not be? He's loyal, always supportive of all the crazy plans Mara </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">comes up with, deviously witty, loving and, let's not forget, Brittish. How can you not love him!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We also meet a few new characters, one of them being Phoebe. Oh, how I hated Phoebe. She was one of the teens in the mental hospital-school-thing Mara was enrolled to and she was creepy, disturbing and a complete psycho.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lastly, The Evolution answered a lot of questions from the first book but, of course, left us with a couple more. Also, something worth mentioning is Michelle Hodkins writing. I said it before and I will say it again, her writing is so easy to get through! It's descriptive and yet it also flows really well! Makes you fly through the book!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Overall, The Evolution of Mara Dyer was a fantastic read! Dark, creepy and full of romance, the sequel in the Mara Dyer trilogy was as thrilling as the first one! Fingers crossed the last one will be as good!</span></div>
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