tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88889999811940533492024-03-06T01:14:36.704-05:00Reviews From A DreamerBrittneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08063555817850672049noreply@blogger.comBlogger244125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888999981194053349.post-90462245113547169792022-06-03T16:52:00.002-04:002022-06-03T16:52:38.303-04:00Update for this Blog<p> Hi! It's been a year and a half since I posted anything. My life changed and this blog didn't really fit it anymore. Which is why I am here. I want to start reviewing again, but I don't want to be just a book reviewer. </p><p><br /></p><p>This means from now on I will be reviewing several different forms of media. Books, Manga, Manhua, Anime, K-Dramas, K-Movies, C-Dramas, C-Movies, J-Dramas etc. Really any type of Asian media. I am currently working on learning Korean and Mandarin so I consume as much as I can in those languages. </p><p><br /></p><p>Not just reviews! I might change the name to something else, but that will be in the future. I will also be posting things I make that go along with the shows and movies I watch. That maybe food or it could be art. </p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, I am back, but in a different way. A way that makes me happy and not panicked about having to post certain content. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_qlKlELhqYQRVtLV6GfTVMbMgk3RCiCiPp-i51z_1ETGnG_dAPQwBeUEPXyNJHgbf-PdBAvAaWNzRImu_AZmgWyVhTyjHP-WsJNUupWheLzvlfca9JGGfZ6vkGuDGHEkaNQ_DNZ_kT4Bwowd_XbTpGL9lROzUoI6aRzLOpDGO27nIbWY9guRbe0h/s1270/BRITTNEY.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="1270" height="86" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM_qlKlELhqYQRVtLV6GfTVMbMgk3RCiCiPp-i51z_1ETGnG_dAPQwBeUEPXyNJHgbf-PdBAvAaWNzRImu_AZmgWyVhTyjHP-WsJNUupWheLzvlfca9JGGfZ6vkGuDGHEkaNQ_DNZ_kT4Bwowd_XbTpGL9lROzUoI6aRzLOpDGO27nIbWY9guRbe0h/w200-h86/BRITTNEY.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Brittneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08063555817850672049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888999981194053349.post-44637965700514023892021-01-03T10:34:00.002-05:002021-01-03T10:34:29.187-05:002021 Challenges<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #101010; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;">Before I get into my resolutions for 2021, let's go over how I did with the 2020 goals.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #101010; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #101010; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.3px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62EiofjZRf8cILZsNmnpuraa4YRUQ8TBuCVfSN0WySw4_6QuFLy3_u63sVzKeKiuOeq2hjAj7QzkFd8Sb0BmIZ0gHUkNgT_ZPrm_9XXgTdfFgipf35AKQ5RCZ_3pGgovIVTX84_LOlTQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62EiofjZRf8cILZsNmnpuraa4YRUQ8TBuCVfSN0WySw4_6QuFLy3_u63sVzKeKiuOeq2hjAj7QzkFd8Sb0BmIZ0gHUkNgT_ZPrm_9XXgTdfFgipf35AKQ5RCZ_3pGgovIVTX84_LOlTQ/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had high hopes for this challenge. It is my second or third year participating and again, I failed. I read ONE retelling this past year. I had wanted to get a bingo, but that didn't happen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06ed5Aa6nJTZMxbTB3mMdYRtTqpbSFedB1cAygCK_z5qzpZAaNW1gWehaEzJb01jJ5FBavDKXy17K-w1UfwFNxXZ0qwupzlHm7PMEvhkKdNPwcjAbZ5k1EwdBUKoc71-vwIyq3ZG_KqE/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06ed5Aa6nJTZMxbTB3mMdYRtTqpbSFedB1cAygCK_z5qzpZAaNW1gWehaEzJb01jJ5FBavDKXy17K-w1UfwFNxXZ0qwupzlHm7PMEvhkKdNPwcjAbZ5k1EwdBUKoc71-vwIyq3ZG_KqE/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />I set my goal of 5-10 for this. I am happy to say I reached this goal before the first quarter was over. I had a really good reading streak going on at the beginning of the year. I listened to a total of 15 books this past year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIDPlSq_D3dNmxeKTTMwhgFkhCnwX9Z8MjOoiRGJYrrpkAl4Md-VDQ-tHLM5F40lLpBZ1duWYg4BRK7E1VPIM4FbYnEAPJyH2HZD8KJFc2y6JngYqH1hbHKxTZVmiHukmVEVjRewp9Kc/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIDPlSq_D3dNmxeKTTMwhgFkhCnwX9Z8MjOoiRGJYrrpkAl4Md-VDQ-tHLM5F40lLpBZ1duWYg4BRK7E1VPIM4FbYnEAPJyH2HZD8KJFc2y6JngYqH1hbHKxTZVmiHukmVEVjRewp9Kc/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't get through this entire list, though I knew I probably wouldn't. I did get more than I was expecting, though. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4yFtAM1WbsQXmat5McRcyZAEK7P-gib8LTqaScw_U2w85Hrx36v0CsjBFkQ15PtmzggmGbnaOhIVAZlmaOUexnYDOaPUoyAWHDoPsRNytk7k2zhde6VPQKIpCEDqQzMCciewNkAyIAI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4yFtAM1WbsQXmat5McRcyZAEK7P-gib8LTqaScw_U2w85Hrx36v0CsjBFkQ15PtmzggmGbnaOhIVAZlmaOUexnYDOaPUoyAWHDoPsRNytk7k2zhde6VPQKIpCEDqQzMCciewNkAyIAI/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I still have no idea why I even joined this challenge last year. Probably the same reason I will end up doing it this year. I WANT to finish series. I just never do. I finished 0 series in 2020. The majority of the things I read were standalones or new releases. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now let's talk about my 2021 goals. I am not setting any resolutions, because I that never really works for me. I am going to list the challenges I will be taking part in this year. And please note, I wanted to join the Retelling Challenge again, but I don't think Tracy is hosting it this year. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1MqRhJmmX7sNY8M07D4d4B7Ngeg7doJev-wl56ogyX6vYrCyZ4YK14yEYpH9fiOrGCJFeIk4bACJl-wJ7ykgMVmkTY6-PHZ15h8BL-i1sx1j2iOst5RwMQ0I7YiZ8loopI-mRxxFVt8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn1MqRhJmmX7sNY8M07D4d4B7Ngeg7doJev-wl56ogyX6vYrCyZ4YK14yEYpH9fiOrGCJFeIk4bACJl-wJ7ykgMVmkTY6-PHZ15h8BL-i1sx1j2iOst5RwMQ0I7YiZ8loopI-mRxxFVt8/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></div><br />I did really well with this last year, so I am upping my goal for this year. I would like to read 15-20 this year, which puts me in the "Socially Awkward" group. You can find the sign up page and original post <a href="https://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/2020/12/2021-audiobook-challenge-sign-up.html">HERE</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrVxngeInvL-evAtU8z1bioBlrc124231oTGEB7MIitidR5CbRa5YqSxrb8mUpZUc9cRpiWw-NZTS3u53DDTL16oOl61hzApqOmiwzQNBNFPc0d5DOOjdYL7Pw3k3Ca4QEftsnnSSAkk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcrVxngeInvL-evAtU8z1bioBlrc124231oTGEB7MIitidR5CbRa5YqSxrb8mUpZUc9cRpiWw-NZTS3u53DDTL16oOl61hzApqOmiwzQNBNFPc0d5DOOjdYL7Pw3k3Ca4QEftsnnSSAkk/w200-h200/image.png" width="200" /></a></div>I am going to try this again! I didn't finish any series last year and I feel bad about that. I would like to finish 1-4 this year. I set my goal WAY too high last year with 9+ series, but at least with 1-4 it isn't as bad if I fail. Original post and sign up <a href="https://celebrityreaders.com/2020/11/27/2021-finishing-the-series-reading-challenge/">HERE</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOHzUFrfNHWx6nt3AWANxFgS4ZECZqIcM_tl0UVoLmYKu_QlwW6k5hlHFjrvpKTsukHDwHdOWwJBJiycUrgm23Mwgv9EdrqC6Yh_aG1rDiF53nBHPoW6EzJ5dJe4StZCYy3JgTXPVWQU/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="640" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOHzUFrfNHWx6nt3AWANxFgS4ZECZqIcM_tl0UVoLmYKu_QlwW6k5hlHFjrvpKTsukHDwHdOWwJBJiycUrgm23Mwgv9EdrqC6Yh_aG1rDiF53nBHPoW6EzJ5dJe4StZCYy3JgTXPVWQU/" width="320" /></a></div><br />This one is new to me. I saw another blogger doing it this year and thought it would be fun. As most people have noticed, Netflix is churning out book to movie adaptations like there is no tomorrow and I am here for it. Plus, Passionflix has started filming JLA's Wicked and I want to read that. You can find the original post and sign up <a href="https://www.gathertogetherread.com/2020/12/2021-book-to-movie-reading-challenge.html">HERE</a>.</div><br /><br /></div><br />This doesn't seem as hefty as last year, which makes it seem more reachable. <p></p>Brittneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08063555817850672049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888999981194053349.post-77259193739324116262020-04-12T01:46:00.002-04:002020-04-12T01:46:38.150-04:00Beyond the Shore and Shadows by Chantal Gadoury Cover Reveal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Retelling Series, which releases May 2021! Check out the awesome cover and
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Title:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> BEYOND
THE SHORE AND SHADOWS (Lena #2)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Pub. Date:</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> May
2021<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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away from the Lundby-Wyatt Inn, leaving behind everything she was familiar
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villagers turn against her and Soren, they’re forced to leave the burning Bror
Boghandel behind and escape to a forgotten cottage on the edge of the shore,
where no one will find them. Lena knows she must get the shell back to the sea
and destroy it, before it falls into the hands of Lord Jarl, or worse, his
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help of some unruly pirates, Lena and Soren journey to the sea, a place Lena
never thought she’d return to. There, she will have to face not only the Sea
King’s army, the Fosse-Søfolk, but the impossible choice to sacrifice her own
life, or the life of the man she loves.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_Hlk37491850"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Title:</span></b></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37491850;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> BETWEEN THE SEA AND STARS (Lena #1)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37491850;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Author: </span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37491850;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Chantal
Gadoury<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37491850;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Pub. Date:</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk37491850;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> June
19, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Parliament House<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Lena, a Merrow girl, lives in the Skagerrak sea with her father, Carrick and
her brother, Javelin who tells her of the legend of the Merrow Queen murdered
by her human lover when greed takes over. But what’s worth spilling the queen’s
blood? Gifted from Poseidon, himself, a magic shell gives any human the ability
to control both land and sea. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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When Javelin is called to join a clan of Merrow soldiers bent on protecting
their waters from human invasion, Lena resists Merrow law and ventures to the
shore with no choice but to swim to land. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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With newfound legs, Lena is whisked away on a new adventure with new friends
and new trouble. Everyone seems to want something from her as intrigue lurks
around every corner. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Trying her best to hide who she is and remain safe from the dangers of the
human world, will Lena finally find where she belongs, or will she be swept
into a strong and stormy current by lust, greed, and jealousy?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Tell me the legend of the Skagerrak queen.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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barely been a decade.” His voice was easy, unbothered by the possibility of
being overheard. They were alone in this place. There was no need to whisper or
scold or shush. Still, he groaned. “I’ve told that one a thousand times. You
should know it by heart. Aren’t you tired of it yet?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">He rolled his eyes, but his mouth curved into a grin. “Fine.” His scooped
a clam shell out of the sand and began sliding the sharp side of a rock against
its grain. “The queen fell in love with a human man,” he began, his strong
fingers holding the clam firmly in place. “Every full moon, she used her magic
to travel ashore to see him.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“I wonder how she met him,” she murmured softly, tilting her chin up and
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Likely the same way any merrow meets a human,” Javelin teased.
“Shipwrecked during one of Poseidon’s storms. She should have drowned him
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“But she couldn’t!” Lena’s eyes pinged open. “For he was devilishly
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Oh, he was.” Lena was smiling widely now. “He was, perhaps, the most
beautiful human man in existence, and desperately enraptured by the queen. Each
full moon, he waited for her, pacing the beach like a madman. And when she
would emerge from the sea, he’d run hip-deep to meet her, unable to spend one
more moment apart. He’d wrap his muscular arms around her—”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“For Poseidon’s sake, Lena.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“And they’d dance together,” she pressed on, giggling, “as only humans
can do. They’d dance and dance the hours away, bathed in starlight, humming
songs into one another’s ears.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Until one night. . .” Javelin prompted smugly, and Lena rolled her eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Until one night,” she sighed, “something overcame the queen’s lover.
Greed.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Human greed,” Javelin corrected. “Human nature. It was only a matter of
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">She glared at him, but didn’t interrupt as he continued. This was the best
and the worst part of the tale, and Javelin—damn him, was good at telling it.
And he knew.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“That night, the queen swam toward the surface, impatient as ever she
was. Ready to be rid of her tail. Ready to be human again. Her magic was a gift
from Poseidon himself, contained in a delicate shell which she wore around her
neck on a gold chain. It gave her the ability to explore the shore, and to
control the storms and seas.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“As she swam, the queen began to change. Faint sobs faltered over her
blue-scaled lips—cries of pain, lost to the rushing lull of the waves and the
urgent beating of her fins. Swiftly, her tail separated into two perfectly
shaped legs, and she rose out of the sea.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Don’t leave out the good parts,” Lena whispered. She knew her brother
would skim over the romance just to annoy her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Javelin gave her a pointed look. Then he grinned. “The moon was high that
night,” he said, lowering his voice to a hush for effect. “The land was
illuminated by an eerie, silver glow. Beneath its light, the queen’s new flesh
was creamy and soft. Her hair became one with the wind, and her body shivered
against a violent, uproarious breeze. Perhaps it was a warning from the gods,
but the queen didn’t see it as such. The human lands were cold, suffering a
new, frigid season, but her heart remained warm. She smiled, though her
transition had been agony, when she heard the sound of water splashing and saw
her beloved moving toward her through the shallows.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“She sang his name as he brushed chaste kisses against her neck, and
relaxed fully against him, trusting him completely. She was blind to the wicked
yearning which had wrapped around his heart. Which made his body tense, which
crushed his lungs till he could hardly breathe. He wanted her shell, for he’d
discovered what powers were locked inside that delicate charm. Powers gifted to
whomsoever possessed it. His fingers dipped to her throat, caressing the shell
which had allowed her to return to him, again and again. The queen eyed him
strangely, and he dropped his hands to her waist, tugging her against him,
kissing her deeply.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“She was a fool,” he said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“She was in love,” Lena amended.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“She was both,” he conceded. “And that foolish love consumed her.
Deceived her. Seduced her. Clouded her eyes, so love was all she could see. But
that fateful eve, her beloved’s affection was not what it seemed. He’d seduced
himself too, with all the prospects of what might be. His own love had been
replaced by a lust for riches unknown. For control of the land and sea.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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betrayal the queen must have felt in her last moments. She knew this was a
gruesome tale, but a part of her thought the better parts, the magic and
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world with her own eyes, to know the uses of all the odd objects they’d
collected over the years. But the laws of the sea were strict, and the king’s
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grotto, brushing her fingertips over cups and spoons and heaps of sodden
fabric. Over small chests and tarnished, palm-sized figurines and other
mysterious, unnamed things. “Haven’t you ever wondered what it would be like,
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<br />Brittneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08063555817850672049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888999981194053349.post-37369621024860082702020-04-09T00:00:00.000-04:002020-04-09T00:00:02.060-04:00Reborn Yesterday by Tessa Bailey Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Author:</b> Tessa Bailey<br />
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A timeless love story with bite.<br />
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was a night like any other for funeral home director Ginny Lynn, until
the exceptionally handsome—and unfortunately deceased—young man on her
embalming table sat up, opened his emerald eyes and changed the course
of her life forever, making her feel quite fluttery while he was at it.<br />
Humans
aren't supposed to know Jonas Cantrell, or any vampire, exists. It's
kind of a major rule. Despite his instantaneous bond with perfectly
peculiar Ginny, he has no choice but to erase her memories of their one
and only meeting.<br />
That was the plan. Before a reluctant Jonas can
wipe Ginny's mind clean, she reveals a secret that brings their worlds
crashing together. Human and vampire. Past and present. Darkness and
light. And while their love is strictly forbidden, it might be the only
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<li><b>The Story - </b>It has been so long since I have read a vampire book. I guess I got burned out when I went through my twilight phase. Seemed the market was flooded with them at that time. But I didn't realize how badly I needed a vampire story until I read this.</li>
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The first quarter of 2020 has come to an end and I thought I would do a check-in to go over where I am at with each of the challenges.<br />
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<b>Author:</b> Ali Novak<br />
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Boys centers on the prim, proper, and always perfect Jackie Howard.
When her world is turned upside down by tragedy, Jackie must learn to
cut loose and be part of a family again.<br /><br />Jackie does not like
surprises. Chaos is the enemy! The best way to get her successful, busy
parents to notice her is to be perfect. The perfect look, the perfect
grades-the perfect daughter. And then...<br /><br />Surprise #1: Jackie's family dies in a freak car accident.<br /><br />Surprise #2: Jackie has to move cross-country to live with the Walters-her new guardians.<br /><br />Surprise #3: The Walters have twelve sons. (Well, eleven, but Parker acts like a boy anyway)<br /><br />Now
Jackie must trade in her Type A personality and New York City apartment
for a Colorado ranch and all the wild Walter boys who come with it.
Jackie is surrounded by the enemy-loud, dirty, annoying boys who have no
concept of personal space. Okay, several of the oldest guys are
flat-out gorgeous. But still annoying. She's not stuck-up or boring-no
matter what they say. But proving it is another matter. How can she fit
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So this is another Wattpad turned published novel. It seems I am reading a lot of those lately. This was very popular awhile back on Wattpad. <br />
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<li><b>The Premise </b>- This has been on my TBR for so long, because of the premise. One girl that has only had a sister from NY pushed into a house with 12 boys on a ranch? That is my kind of read!</li>
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<li><b>Show don't tell - </b>So if you are a writer or have taken any English class, you have heard this. Show, don't tell. This book had a huge problem with this. It didn't show us anything. It just vaguely told us.</li>
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<li><b>The Characters</b> - The characters were so flat. I feel bad saying this, but they were. Cole seemed to be a jerk through the entire book and we are supposed to like him? All the boys and Jackie were one dimensional. We are in Jackie's head and I feel like I didn't know her. So much time was spent on how prissy she was. Okay, and then what? Cole has great abs, is that it for his personality? Alex is a gamer, what else? The only character that was reasonable was Danny and that is stretching it. </li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Overall I gave this a 1/5. I really didn't like this book. I actually stopped listening with 30 mins left in the book, because it got to the point that I just couldn't do it anymore. I really hate giving a book this bad of a rating and I honestly think not enough editing was done between Wattpad and it being published. I will still give Ali Novak's other books a chance, because this was her first and it was done a long time ago. </span></div>
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Edit: So after reading the book on Wattpad I have found that it is actually a lot better. I am not for sure why some of the characters and events weren't in the actual book. If you like the premise of this book, I recommend that you read the Wattpad version. It still has some of the elements I didn't like, but not nearly as many. </div>
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<br />Brittneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08063555817850672049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888999981194053349.post-85142045284026105842020-03-26T00:00:00.000-04:002020-03-26T00:00:19.263-04:00Gotham High by Melissa de la Cruz Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Title: </b>Gotham High<b> </b><br />
<b>Author:</b> Melissa De La Cruz<br />
<b>Format:</b> Ebook/ Netgalley<br />
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<span id="freeText13642082974206741061">From the #1 New York
Times bestselling author of Alex and Eliza and The Witches of East End
comes a reimagining of Gotham for a new generation of readers. Before
they became Batman, Catwoman, and The Joker, Bruce, Selina, and Jack
were high schoolers who would do whatever it took--even destroy the ones
they love--to satisfy their own motives.<br /><br />After being kicked out
of his boarding school, 16-year-old Bruce Wayne returns to Gotham City
to find that nothing is as he left it. What once was his family home is
now an empty husk, lonely but haunted by the memory of his parents'
murder. Selina Kyle, once the innocent girl next door, now rules over
Gotham High School with a dangerous flair, aided by the class clown,
Jack Napier.<br /><br />When a kidnapping rattles the school, Bruce seeks
answers as the dark and troubled knight--but is he actually the pawn?
Nothing is ever as it seems, especially at Gotham High, where the
parties and romances are of the highest stakes ... and where everyone is
a suspect. <br /><br />With enchanting art by Thomas Pitilli, this new
graphic novel is just as intoxicating as it is chilling, in which
dearest friends turn into greatest enemies--all within the hallways of
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<b>Title: </b>Starry Eyes<b> </b><br />
<b>Author:</b> Jenn Bennett<br />
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homecoming dance, best friends-turned-best enemies Zorie and Lennon have
made an art of avoiding each other. It doesn’t hurt that their families
are the modern-day Californian version of the Montagues and Capulets.<br /><br />But when a group camping trip goes south, Zorie and Lennon find themselves stranded in the wilderness. Alone. Together.<br /><br />What could go wrong?<br /><br />With
no one but each other for company, Zorie and Lennon have no choice but
to hash out their issues via witty jabs and insults as they try to make
their way to safety. But fighting each other while also fighting off the
forces of nature makes getting out of the woods in one piece less and
less likely.<br /><br />And as the two travel deeper into Northern
California’s rugged backcountry, secrets and hidden feelings surface.
But can Zorie and Lennon’s rekindled connection survive out in the real
world? Or was it just a result of the fresh forest air and the magic of
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This is actually my first Jenn Bennett book *gasp*. I have Alex, Approximately on my shelf that I have been saying I will read for like ever now. And I just got approved for Chasing Lucky on netgalley, but wanted to read one of her other books first. This was on scribd. This is also on Kindle Unlimited right now.<br />
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Let me say this before I begin, I HATE camping. Everything about it. The idea of it, the doing it, the after thought of it. All of it. The day I don't have indoor plumbing is the day my world ends. <br />
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<li><b>Zorie and her mother's relationship</b> - In the first chapter you find out Zorie's birth mother died when she was eight. But she calls her stepmother mom and she is basically her best friend. I love that they had this kind of relationship. It was nice to read.</li>
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<li><b>The Sex Shop/Lennon's Moms</b> - I am grouping these together, because they kind of go hand in hand. I love the fact that his moms' owned a sex shop. Something you do not see in YA. And if you do it is skimmed over. Not this. You get to hear all about the dildo forest in the front window. And his moms' are always talking about pop culture and playing trivia. And I was right on every question!</li>
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<li><b>The Great Experiment</b> - This kind of goes with the writing. You hear reference to "The Great Experiment" at homecoming several times throughout the book and each time there is another detail sprinkled in about this. I love how the mystery of it kept me guessing until I finally got to see what actually happened. </li>
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<li><b>Secondary Characters</b> - I didn't like the majority of them. Regan ( I think that was her name) and her dad were horrible. Hated the both of them. Her dad was a very flat and one sided character, that I would have liked to see more rounded. She tried to make Regan more rounded, but it didn't really work.</li>
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<b>Author:</b> Holly Jackson<br />
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<span id="freeText5228076743976240675">The case is closed. Five
years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police
know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it.<br /><br />But having
grown up in the same small town that was consumed by the murder, Pippa
Fitz-Amobi isn't so sure. When she chooses the case as the topic for her
final year project, she starts to uncover secrets that someone in town
desperately wants to stay hidden. And if the real killer is still out
there, how far will they go to keep Pip from the truth?<br /><br />A debut YA crime thriller as addictive as Serial and as page-turning as <i>One of Us Is Lying.</i></span></div>
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I heard about this book from Alexa Donne on her channel, I think. I know I read her review of it on Goodreads and decided I had to read it. This is a YA murder mystery.<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Sal Singh's Birthday</b> - This one is silly, but Sal's birthday is the same as mine! And I read this rather close to my birthday. I took way more time than I would care to admit telling anyone that would listen that we had matching birthdays, because I am that lame and it was the coolest thing in the world to me!</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Overall I gave this a 4/5. I really did enjoy this book and I am looking forward to the second book in this series. There will be a total of 4 books, or at least that is how many she has signed on for now. Funny thing is, when I was reading this book I fell asleep with my headphones in and it played out in a very weird dream. Wouldn't recommend with a thriller!</span></div>
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<br />Brittneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08063555817850672049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888999981194053349.post-28408328551011306572020-03-05T04:30:00.000-05:002020-03-05T04:30:50.774-05:00The Upside of Falling by Alex Light with Interview with Author<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Title: </b>The Upside of Falling<b> </b><br />
<b>Author:</b> Alex Light<br />
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<span id="freeText13934187240600209259">It’s been years since
seventeen-year-old Becca Hart believed in true love. But when her former
best friend teases her for not having a boyfriend, Becca impulsively
pretends she’s been secretly seeing someone.<br /><br />Brett Wells has it
all. Being captain of the football team and one of the most popular guys
in school, he should have no problem finding someone to date, but he’s
always been more focused on his future than who to bring to prom. When
he overhears Becca’s lie, Brett decides to step in and be her mystery
guy. It’s the perfect solution: he gets people off his back for not
dating and she can keep up the ruse.<br /><br />Acting like the perfect
couple isn’t easy though, especially when you barely know the other
person. But with Becca still picking up the pieces from when her world
was blown apart years ago and Brett just barely holding his together
now, they begin to realize they have more in common than they ever could
have imagined. When the line between real and pretend begins to blur,
they are forced to answer the question: is this fake romance the realest
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The most popular guy in your grade randomly kisses you and tells people you are dating. You have no choice but to go along with it, right? That is what happens to Becca when Brett swoops in to save her from her friend turned enemy that is bothering her about her dating life. But when the line between pretend and real starts to fade, will Becca’s outlook on love do the same?<br /><br />This book started off on Wattpad as Rivals. You guys know I am a sucker for writers that started off on Wattpad, though I admit that hasn’t always turned out well for me in this past. This time it did, though. Going on this fun and sometimes heart wrenching journey with Becca and Brett was amazing. I got to do an interview with the author, Alex Light, and she mentioned one of the hardest things about transitioning her book from Wattpad to published book was the edits. The Wattpad book is a lot longer and she had to cut it down quite a bit. You can’t tell. I went in without reading the Wattpad book first and I could tell that it had ever been any different. With that being said, I do recommend going to Wattpad after you read this book and at least read the epilouge there. I also loved the friendship Becca had with Cassie and her mom. <br /><br />I didn’t like how the issue in Brett’s family was handled. I don’t want to spoil anything, but there is an issue Brett has and I didn’t agree with how it was handled. This is most likely a personal thing and has nothing to do with the writing itself. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-6b515b2a-7fff-fd57-da87-94ea4baf67ab" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">Overall I gave this 4 out of 5 stars. I would recommend this if you are looking for a fun, fast YA read.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><u><span id="docs-internal-guid-6b515b2a-7fff-fd57-da87-94ea4baf67ab" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Interview with Alex Light</span></u></span></span></b></div>
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The Upside of Falling was actually based off a dream I had in 2016. I
don't remember the details, but it involved getting some guy to be my
fake date to a wedding, oddly enough. I couldn't get it out of my head
and started writing TUOF the next morning. The story kind of poured out
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I don't think I had a favorite. I loved writing from both Brett and
Becca's perspective equally. Becca was definitely easier to write,
though. I think a large part of that is because she's a girl, and I find
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The journey on Wattpad was CRAZY! It happened so fast that I think I'm
still trying to process everything. TUOF was only published on there for
a year before I received my book deal, and I owe a million thanks to
the Wattpad team for believing in my book and making that possible.<br />
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That is such a hard question. I've always seen Becca being played as
Lili Reinhart. For Brett... it's so hard to say. I can't think of a
single actor that really embodies the way I picture Brett. It would have
to be someone that has that boy-nextdoor kind of look.<br />
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Music is everything when it comes to writing. I use it to inspire me,
especially when I'm writing a sad, emotional scene. It really lets me
get in that headspace. (Adele especially.)<br />
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I don't really have a say in that. If another one of my Wattpad books
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1. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27872890-moonshot">Moonshot by Alessandra Torre</a> - My favorite read of 2018.<br />
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9. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2282133.Frostbite">Frostbite by Richelle Mead</a> - My favorite book in this series.<br />
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10. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7129598-nevermore">Nevermore by Kelly Creagh</a> - I need to read the rest of this series.</div>
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<b>Title: </b>Fix Her Up<br />
<b>Author:</b> Tessa Bailey<br />
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Georgette Castle's Family runs the best home renovation business in town, but she picked balloons instead of blueprints and they haven't taken her seriously since. Frankly, she's over it. Georgie loves planning children's birthday parties and making people laugh, just not at her own expense. She's determined to fix herself up into a Woman of the World... whatever that means.<br />
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Phase one: new framework for her business (a website from this decade, perhaps?)<br />
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Phase Two: a gut-reno on her wardrobe (fyi, leggings are pants.)<br />
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Phase three: Updates to her exterior (do people still wax?)<br />
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Phase four: put herself on the market (and stop crushing on Travis Ford!)<br />
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Living her best life means facing the truth: Georgie hasn't been on a date since, well, ever. Nobody's asking the town clown out for a night of hot sex, that's for sure. Maybe if people think she's having a steamy love affair, they'll acknowledge she's not just the "little sister" who paints faces for a living. And who better to help demolish that images than the resident sports start and tabloid favorite?<br />
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Travis Ford was major league baseball's hottest rookie when an injury ended his career. Now he's flipping houses to keep bus and trying to forget his glory days. But he can't even cross the street without someone recapping his greatest hits. Or making a joke about his.... bat. And then there's Georgie, his best friend's sister, who is not a kid anymore. When she proposes a wild scheme - that they pretend to date, to shock her family and help him land a new job - he agrees. What's the harm? It's not like it's real. But the girl Travis used to tease is now a funny, full-of-life woman and there's nothing fake about how much he wants her...</div>
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Gerogie Castle has always been the baby of her family. The one that nobody took seriously. So it was only natural for her to become a clown. When her old crush, Travis Ford, comes back to town after striking out in the MBL Gerogie can't help, but want him to see her than something other than the kid her family sees. And for the love of God, see past the red wig and clown shoes. She needs his help to be seen as serious and he needs her help for people to see that he has changed. That he isn't the same playboy he once was. Can what started out as a fake arrangement that both benefit from turn into something more?<br />
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This was my first Tessa Bailey book and I had to watch about a billion reviews before actually picking it up. I loved the writing style of this book, it moved quickly. The audio book I listened to created awesome voices for the characters, too, which gave them all the more life. Georgie is a very strong female, despite being a clown. She sets Travis straight several times and isn't afraid to be herself. Most books that try to write a strong female over do it and seem fake or mocking, but this didn't at all.<br />
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I only disliked one thing from this book, but it was enough to knock a star and a half for. If he said "Baby Girl" one more time. I spent the entire book yelling at him to stop doing that. That is my pet peeve. It just sounds pervy to me.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">When someone flat out tells you who they are over text, you think you would know the person, right? Not the case when Haley gets a text from Martin, who claims to be "the good one", because there are two Martin Munroes in her class. It becomes apparent to Martin fairly early on that Haley thinks she is the other one. And it because even more apparent that she doesn't think very highly of the one he actually is. So to keep his texting buddy he must lie about who he is. Nothing could possibly go wrong with that plan, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">This book was fantastic! I was worried going into this that it might be a bit young for me. But I was very surprised. The characters were great, despite everything being over text. The characters were actually well rounded. The story moved quickly and I couldn't stop listening. I stayed up all night to finish it, because I was that addicted to it. It reminded me of that feeling of being a teenager. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The only negative thing I have to say about the book is that I wish it wasn't all in text messages. I would have liked to see both of them apart from texts.</span><br />
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I gave this book 4/5 stars. It was entertaining and overall a great read.<br />
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1. The inability to start a new book because you are still living in the old book’s world<br />
2. The inability to function at work/school because you were up all night binge-reading<br />
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1. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41016382-technically-you-started-it">Technically, You Started It by Lana Wood Johnson</a> - This is actually my latest read and the review is coming up this Thursday. But I stayed up all night to finish this book. It is a quick read, written in text messages, but I had to finish it! <br />
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2. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23559994-loveboat-taipei">Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen</a> - It was hard picking up another book after this one. I loved this book and wanted to say with the characters long after it was over.<br />
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3. T<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25639296-the-darkest-corners">he Darkest Corners by Kara Thomas</a> - I didn't pick up another book after this one for awhile. I still think about this book from time to time. <br />
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4. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27872890-moonshot">Moonshot by Alessandra Torre </a>- Was unable to read anything else after this one. I read it during work one day and stayed in that world for awhile.<br />
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5. A <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27272505-a-world-without-you">World Without You by Beth Revis</a> - This one was more of me trying to figure out the ending. It leaves a big question hanging in the air and I spent way too much time thinking about it before moving on.<br />
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6. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17788401-ugly-love">Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover</a> - So this is more of my first "book hangover" that I can remember. It was in 2016 and this book threw me through a loop. Stayed up all night reading it and did not regret it.<br />
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7. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36642458-skyward">Skyward by Brandon Sanderson</a> - This is probably the biggest hangover I have had in the past year. I tried picking up several books after this and put them down. This world is a world I still live in and actively think about. My anexity won't let me finish the second book, though. I got maybe 25 percent of the way in before putting it down. Eventually, though.<br />
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8. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42201431-the-unhoneymooners">The Unhoneymooners</a> - This book... I loved it so much. And I wanted the books after it to be it for the first time again and it upset me when that didn't happen. </div>
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9. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34221193-the-darkest-star">The Darkest Star by Jennifer L. Armentrout</a> - I am actually surprised at the lack of JLA on this list. I think this is the last JLA book I read and it was in 2018!<br />
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10. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29104680-punk-57">Punk 57 by Penelope Douglas</a> - So I just hated her latest book, but this one was my favorite. It was such a great story and I still think about it. As a matter of fact, I think I might re-read this one soon.</div>
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<b>Author:</b> Penelope Douglas<br />
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<span id="freeText8025841522846575249">Tiernan de Haas doesn’t
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starlet wife, she’s grown up with wealth and privilege but not love or
guidance. Shipped off to boarding schools from an early age, it was
still impossible to escape the loneliness and carve out a life of her
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has anything really changed? She’s always been alone, hasn’t she?<br /><br />Jake
Van der Berg, her father’s stepbrother and her only living relative,
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Sent to live with him and his two sons, Noah and Kaleb, in the
mountains of Colorado, Tiernan soon learns that these men now have a say
in what she chooses to care and not care about anymore. As the three of
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remote woods far away from the rest of the world, she slowly finds her
place among them.<br /><br />And as a part of them.<br /><br />She also realizes that lines blur and rules become easy to break when no one else is watching.<br /><br />One of them has her.<br /><br />The other one wants her.<br /><br />But he…<br /><br />He’s going to keep her.<br /><br />*Credence is a new adult standalone novel suitable for readers 18+.</span></div>
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I will start off by saying that I have loved Penelope Douglas in the past and I also have books I don't like by her. But this one was by far the worst and I hate saying that. <br />
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<b>Publication Date: </b>June 9th, 2020 <br />
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<span id="freeText11057188148754003245"><i>Their reunion just became a crime scene . . .</i><br /><br />June
Moody, a thirty-something English professor, just wants to get away
from her recent breakup and reunite with girlfriends over summer break.
Her old friend and longtime nemesis, Sadie MacTavish, a mega-successful
author, invites June and her college friends to a baby shower at her
sprawling estate in the San Juan Islands. June is less than thrilled to
spend time with Sadie--and her husband, June's former crush--but agrees
to go.<br /><br />The party gets off to a shaky start when old grudges
resurface, but when they wake the next morning, they find something
worse: Sadie is missing, the house is in shambles, and bloodstains mar
the staircase. None of them has any memory of the night before; they
wonder if they were drugged. Everyone's a suspect. Since June had a
secret rendezvous with Sadie's husband, she has plenty of reason to
suspect herself. Apparently, so do the cops.<br /><br />A Celtic knot of
suspense and surprise, this brooding, atmospheric novel will keep you
guessing as each twist reveals a new possibility. It will remind you of
friendships hidden in the depths of your own past, and make you wonder
how well you really know the people you've loved the longest.</span></div>
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This was an ARC I got from Netgalley for an honest review. It is set to come on June 9th, 2020. <br />
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We all have that girl from high school that we think got everything we ever wanted. The perfect job, the amazing husband, the big house. For June Moody that girl was Sadie. They were friends in college where June thought she had all the time in the world to write the great American novel. Ten or so years later she hasn't done that. Instead her friend Sadie from college wrote this amazing young adult book that launched into a blockbuster hit movie. Not to mention Sadie married Ethan, a man June was in love with, but turned down because she didn't want to be tied down. Now Sadie has invited everyone to her house for a Girls Weekend and June is drug along, despite her jealousy of Sadie making her not want to. But one morning they wake up and Sadie has vanished and there is blood in the hallway. With no memory of what happened the night before they must try to piece together what happened to her. And it appears June isn't the only one that would have reason to hurt Sadie.<br />
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I was really looking forward to this book. Alexa Donne said great things about it on her channel when she read it. And I did like somethings about it. I really liked the representation of Young Adult in an adult book. I went away with wanting to actually read Dakota's Garden. I liked the friendship between June and Em. I liked June overall, except for when it came to Ethan. And for the most part, the writing was good and the flow was decent. <br />
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There are several things that bothered me about this book. Ethan being the first thing. I didn't like his character and I didn't understand why these girls like him so much. I didn't like several of the characters, but that didn't ruin the book for me. What ruined it was knowing exactly who did this and why before Sadie even went missing. This book was incredibly predictable for me. For someone who loves mystery and thriller as much as I do, I knew exactly what happened when this character started talking and the things that they said. I wish it would have been dialed back a bit, because if it had been and I couldn't have guessed, it would have been an amazing twist. <br />
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I gave this book 2\5 stars. Where there were somethings I liked about the book, the predictability wasn't something I could get past.<br />
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<br />Brittneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08063555817850672049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888999981194053349.post-2969248681498548362020-02-04T00:00:00.000-05:002020-02-18T03:17:17.379-05:00Top Ten Tuesday<br />
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1. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43822778-twice-in-a-blue-moon">Twice In A Blue Moon by Christina Lauren</a> -Most of Christina Lauren books are highly rated for me. I love the way they write, even though some may be unrealistic.<br />
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2. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43263224-the-burning-shadow">The Burning Shadow</a> - Loved the first one. I believe it was a 5 star for me. Can't go wrong with JLA. </div>
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3. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43263680-ninth-house">Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo</a> - I have had this on my TBR since it's release. A secret society at Yale!<br />
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4. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35960069-reflection">Reflection by Elizabeth Lim</a> - Mulan in the underworld. That is enough said, really. That sounds awesome. High hopes for this. <br />
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5. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40950392-the-stars-we-steal">The Stars We Steal by Alexa Donne </a>- So this is actually a current read. I love Alexa Donne's writing and have high hopes for this one, too.<br />
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6. Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth - This is the first book she has written for an adult audience. I have a bit to wait, but hoping it is worth it. <br />
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7. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45046621-keystone">Keystone by Katie Delahanty </a> - This one looks fun. I haven't read a dystopian for awhile, so hopefully this one is as good as I am thinking. <br />
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8. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48400278-home-before-dark?from_search=true&qid=OJr9BIqCsW&rank=4">Home Before Dark by Riley Sager </a>- Another one I have a bit to wait for. I love Riley Sager and this one sounds amazing.</div>
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9. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34810320-sadie">Sadie by Courtney Summers </a>- So this has been on my TBR for awhile. I am going to get to the audiobook eventually. <br />
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10. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46158562-the-deep?from_search=true&qid=Q03cN9Wbc4&rank=5">The Deep by Alma Katsu</a> - A retelling of Titanic. A spooky haunting of the Titanic. </div>
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<b>Title: </b>Loveboat, Taipei<br />
<b>Author:</b> Abigail Hing Wen<br />
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Ever Wong’s parents send her from Ohio to Taiwan to study Mandarin for
the summer, she finds herself thrust among the very over-achieving kids
her parents have always wanted her to be, including Rick Woo, the
Yale-bound prodigy profiled in the Chinese newspapers since they were
nine—and her parents’ yardstick for her never-measuring-up life.<br /><br />Unbeknownst
to her parents, however, the program is actually an infamous teen
meet-market nicknamed Loveboat, where the kids are more into clubbing
than calligraphy and drinking snake-blood sake than touring sacred
shrines.<br /><br />Free for the first time, Ever sets out to break all her
parents’ uber-strict rules—but how far can she go before she breaks her
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When Ever Wong gets into an art school for dance in New York, she is more than excited to tell her best friend, Megan. Even though she knows it is probably not going to happen, because her controlling parents want her to go to medical school. Though there is that tingle of hope when Megan encourages her to go. That all changes when her mother tears up that hope and sends her off to Taipei for a summer program to help with her mandarin. Little do they know, the kids call it the Loveboat and this summer is going to change everything.<br />
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I got this book the day it came out, but ended up listening to it on Scribd. This is a deubt and is beautifully written. The characters were great. I felt myself getting upset right along with Ever at her parents. But overall, the best part was learning a culture that wasn't my own. This book even taught some mandarin, which was great. I did go back and look it up in the book so I could see how it looked written down.I also love that the romance of it was slow burning. It didn't just throw her into "love" from the get go. And the embarrassing situations she got herself into were fabulous!<br />
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The only thing I didn't care for about this book was the best friend, Sophie. And it isn't really anything the author did wrong. I know girls like Sophie and they just annoy me. It is great that the author was able to write her like that, but it annoys me that Ever cared about keeping her as a friend. <br />
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I gave this book 4.5/5 stars. It was entertaining and overall a great read. There was so much culture and learning with this book that made it even better. I am looking foward to the second book in this series and hopefully new books from Abigail Hing Wen. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="freeText5550688610482533121"><br />Seventeen-year-old
Stella Ainsley wants just one thing: to go somewhere—anywhere—else. Her
home is a floundering spaceship that offers few prospects, having been
orbiting an ice-encased Earth for two hundred years. When a private ship
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Wouldn't it be great to be able to move far away with a new job where nobody new you and start a new life? That is what Stella Ainsley gets to do when she gets a new governess job aboard the Rochester. She comes from nothing, her parents died at a young age and her aunt was more than happy to ship her off to a different ship as an orphan when she got the chance. So when 17 year old Stella gets a job on a private luxurious ship, she is more than pleased. But things aboard the Rochester aren't as they seem and mysterious Capetian Hugo Fairfax seems to be hiding something.<br />
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I will start off by saying that I haven't read Jane Eyre and this is a retelling of that classic. I did really enjoy this audiobook. The story was very engaging and the pace flowed very well. Stella was a very likeable character and it was very refreshing to see a strong female that wasn't willing to throw away the fate of someone else for a man. And the twist was surprising, at least to me. I am not for sure if that came from the classic or not.<br />
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So, the one thing I didn't care for in this book was Hugo and George. I don't think it was the author's fault, I think that goes back to the retelling. I found George to be annoying to an extennt. And Hugo was just childish. I understand that he was 19, but the whole trying to make another girl jealous with someone else bothers me. But that is the only problem I had with the book.<br />
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<br />Brittneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08063555817850672049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888999981194053349.post-40392294741839092762020-01-07T01:30:00.000-05:002020-01-29T01:33:32.951-05:00Top Ten Tuesday<br />
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3. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45043529-echoes-between-us">Echoes Between Us by Katie McGarry</a> - January 14 - I love Katie McGarry. This one seems to deal with ghosts, though I am not sure if they are real or not. It says in the blurb that it may be caused by the main character's brain tumor. This will be interesting, regardless!<br />
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4.<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23559994-loveboat-taipei"> Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen </a>- January 7 - Yes this comes out today and yes I will have it today. This is my biggest regret about having to leave Yallfest early. I didn't get a signed copy. But I am still super excited about reading this and seeing a different part of the wrold.<br />
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6. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46159058-red-hood">Red Hood by Elana K Arnold</a> - February 28 - So I don't usually like Little Red Riding Hood retellings. I liked Scarlet by Marissa Meyer, but that has been the only exception so far. But this one sounds like it might be really good.<br />
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7. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45993634-break-the-fall">Break The Fall by Jennifer Iacopelli</a> - February 18 - This one is about a girl that wants to go to the Olympics. I love books like this. <br />
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8. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44778083-house-of-earth-and-blood">Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas</a> - March 3rd - So this is a new series by Sarah J. Maas. The cover is beautiful and the story sounds great. I am going to try to read at least one book by this author before this, though. </div>
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9. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45046621-keystone">Keystone by Katie Delahanty </a>- January 7 - Another one that comes out today. So I haven't really read much dystopian lately. I think the last one I read was Divergent that wasn't sci fi. This one sounds interesting and the reviews seem good.<br />
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I actually did better than I was expecting with this challenge last year. This year I would really like to get a bingo, though. You will find my board in the sidebar soon. And you can find the original post <a href="http://www.cornerfolds.com/2019/12/2020-retellings-reading-challenge.html">HERE.</a><br />
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This is the one I get the most done on, because I have a long drive to work and I can listen to audiobooks then. So this year I am going to take it down a notch though and go for 5-10, which is the Weekend Warrior. You can track my progress with me in the side bar and find the original post <a href="https://www.hotlistens.com/2020-audiobook-challenge-sign-up/">HERE</a></div>
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So I didn't do this one last year. I don't know how much of it I will get done this year. 50 books is doubtful, but we will see. You can find the original post for this challenge <a href="https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/reading-challenge-2020-46857621">HERE</a></div>
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So this is always on my resolutions, but I hadn't realized there was an actual challenge for it. Again, you can find my progress is the side bar. I would like to finish 9+ series this year, but I would be happy with 1-4. You can find the original post <a href="https://celebrityreaders.com/2019/11/15/2020-finishing-the-series-reading-challenge/">HERE</a><br />
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<span id="freeText3453073568410296145"><i>The Darkest Corners</i> is a psychological thriller about the lies little girls tell, and the deadly truths those lies become.<br /><br />There
are ghosts around every corner in Fayette, Pennsylvania. Tessa left
when she was nine and has been trying ever since not to think about it
after what happened there that last summer. Memories of things so dark
will burn themselves into your mind if you let them.<br /><br />Callie never left. She moved to another house, so she doesn’t have to walk those same halls, but then Callie always <i>was</i>
the stronger one. She can handle staring into the faces of her
demons—and if she parties hard enough, maybe one day they’ll disappear
for good.<br /><br />Tessa and Callie have never talked about what they saw
that night. After the trial, Callie drifted and Tessa moved, and
childhood friends just have a way of losing touch.<br /><br />But ever since
she left, Tessa has had questions. Things have never quite added up.
And now she has to go back to Fayette—to Wyatt Stokes, sitting on death
row; to Lori Cawley, Callie’s dead cousin; and to the one other person
who may be hiding the truth.<br /><br />Only the closer Tessa gets to the truth, the closer she gets to a killer—and this time, it won’t be so easy to run away.</span>
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<br />Brittneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08063555817850672049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888999981194053349.post-58643064700008083522019-09-12T00:00:00.000-04:002020-02-26T18:41:36.529-05:00Skyward by Brandon Sanderson Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Title: </b>Skyward<br />
<b>Author:</b> Brandon Sanderson<br />
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<span id="freeText12374613982045269709"><b>Spensa's world has been under attack for decades.</b>
Now pilots are the heroes of what's left of the human race, and
becoming one has always been Spensa's dream. Since she was a little
girl, she has imagined soaring skyward and proving her bravery. But her
fate is intertwined with that of her father's—a pilot himself who was
killed years ago when he abruptly deserted his team, leaving Spensa the
daughter of a coward, her chances of attending Flight School slim to
none.<br /><br />No one will let Spensa forget what her father did, yet fate
works in mysterious ways. Flight school might be a long shot, but she
is determined to fly. And an accidental discovery in a long-forgotten
cavern might just provide her with a way to claim the stars.</span>
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Spensa Nightshade, Callsign: Spin, has only had one dream her entire life. And that is to be a pilot like her father. That dream didn't stop when her father was deemed a coward for abandoning his flight in the most important battle of history. After that, it wasn't easy for Spin and her family. She was known as the coward's daughter and got into plenty of fights. When the test to make it into flight school comes, she is told by the admril herself that she will never allow Spin in. But when her father's old flightmate takes a chance on her, she finds herself in a class with a cast of other characters. But as she makes it into the sky she learns that she might not know the entire story and what happened to her father might happen to her.<br />
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I loved this book. This is hands down my favorite book of the past five years. This is my first full Sanderson novel and it was amazing. His writing is phenomenal and all of his characters were great. I listened to this book and the voices made it. I don't think I would feel the way I do about this book if I hadn't listened to is. M-bot would have been less enjoyable, but probably still hilarious. M-bot, the ship the Spensa finds, is hands down my favorite character in this book.The character growth of our main character was amazing.<br />
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I did change my original star rating. It was a 5/5 and I changed it to 4, because as I wrote this I realized there are somethings I didn't like. Such as Spensa's attitude at the first. This is person opinion and like I said above, the character growth was amazing. It was just a bit too much at the first. I also didn't care for Jorgen. I know we weren't supposed to at first, his callsign being Jerkface. But at a point in the book he does something I find unforgivable to Spensa and I have a feeling that is going to be a love interest in the upcoming books and I can't forgive him for what he did, even if Spensa can. <br />
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