tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90600861329572850992024-03-05T01:48:41.799-08:00The World of the Spork MasterWhere Randomness EnsuesLyndsay Lindervallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17844479144543554752noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060086132957285099.post-79718044645278002382013-10-10T10:26:00.000-07:002013-10-10T10:26:23.948-07:00Review: 13 Little Blue Envelopes<div style="clear: right; float: right; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Title:13 Little Blue Envelopes (Little Blue Envelope, #1)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Author: Maureen Johnson</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Release Date: </span><span style="font-size: small;">August 23rd, 2005</span></div>
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<i><span id="freeText17755992236452572406">When Ginny receives
thirteen little blue envelopes and instructions to buy a plane ticket to
London, she knows something exciting is going to happen. What Ginny
doesn't know is that she will have the adventure of her life and it will
change her in more ways than one. Life and love are waiting for her
across the Atlantic, and the thirteen little blue envelopes are the key
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<span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview109875072"><em>13 Little Blue Envelopes</em>
had always stuck me as that cheesy book that could be made into a chick
flick movie at any minute. I never picked it up to actually read it
because of that. However, I finally read the back of the book and it
actually sounded interesting. After finishing it, I still can say it
seems like a cheesy chick flick type book, but that it was pretty
enjoyable.<br /><br />Ultimately, this book is a good summer read. Nothing too serious, not too boring, and not too much unneeded fluff. <em>13 Little Blue Envelopes</em>
was a great combination of everything. However, it just never seemed to
reach that climax of the story until the very end. When Ginny is robbed
of everything and she's left wondering what to do did it finally reach
that climax. Sure, she has a bunch of mysterious letters but as the
reader, you already know that it's going to tell her to go travel
somewhere. Nothing exciting. The ending, though, it was where all the
meat is. <br /><br />Maureen Johnson's writing style is simple and
enjoyable. I found no flaws and it flowed so nicely. It really helped me
focus on just the story and that's really nice to encounter every now
and then. As a whole, the book was interesting, but not great. However,
it did make me want to read the sequel! So thumbs up to that, <em>13 Little Blue Envelopes</em>!</span></span><br />
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On August 18th, a new website debuted by the name of YA Interrobang. YA Interrobang is a hub for news pertaining authors, tours, events, releases, contests and more within the young-adult book realm.<br />
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Why am I talking about this? Well, for one, it's founded by a super amazing and good friend of mine, Nicole Brinkley. You may know her as the founder of the former WORD for Teens. WORD closed down on August 1st but Nicole marched loudly and proudly back into the spotlight as Editor in Chief of the unique YA Interrobang.</div>
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I love the website. I think it's a fantastic idea. So much happens in the publishing world, and it happens fast. With weekly newsletters put out every Sunday, YA Interrobang highlights recent and upcoming things of note. </div>
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Also, the website design is super pretty. I like shiny and pretty things. </div>
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I am incredibly happy for Nicole, because she is going so many places. I wanted to promo YA Interrobang not only because it's an amazing project, but because it's founded by someone equally as amazing. So ya'll should visit it and check in on it every Sunday.</div>
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Oh, and your's truly is part-time writer over there. I don't write tons, but it's fun to do things with your friends, as you all may know. </div>
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To keep updated with what's happening in the YA world, be sure to <a href="http://www.yainterrobang.com/">visit Nicole's website</a> weekly!</div>
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Lyndsay Lindervallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17844479144543554752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060086132957285099.post-63917592556427148382013-08-23T08:00:00.000-07:002013-08-24T12:58:38.260-07:00A Revamped Harry Potter?As of late, I've been noticing dates on a lot of things. For instance, the years that certain movies came out, or the years of certain video games. Yet, there is one thing I hadn't looked at in awhile and that is the Harry Potter series. Apparently we have lived long enough to see the day that the Harry Potter books need a complete re-design.<br />
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Now that may stop you in your tracks like it did me, but never fear! The covers really are nice! Though for us 80s and 90s kids, I'm sure we'll still keep our original sets.</div>
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Lyndsay Lindervallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17844479144543554752noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060086132957285099.post-73980198096949195752013-08-21T08:00:00.000-07:002013-08-23T00:29:55.741-07:00To Be Read List<div style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;">
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<span style="color: #444444;"><b>Author:</b> Ruta Sepetys</span><br />
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<b>Author: </b>Robert Jordan<br />
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<b>About: </b><i>"<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The Dragon Reborn</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">—the leader long prophesied who will save the world, but in the saving destroy it; the savior who will run mad and kill all those dearest to him—is on the run from his destiny.</span></i><br />
<i><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Able to touch the One Power, but unable to control it, and with no one to teach him how—for no man has done it in three thousand years—Rand al'Thor knows only that he must face the Dark One. But how?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Winter has stopped the war—almost—yet men are dying, calling out for the Dragon. But where is he?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Perrin Aybara is in pursuit with Moiraine Sedai, her Warder Lan, and Loial the Ogier. Bedeviled by dreams, Perrin is grappling with another deadly problem—how is he to escape the loss of his own humanity?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Egwene, Elayne and Nynaeve are approaching Tar Valon, where Mat will be healed—if he lives until they arrive. But who will tell the Amyrlin their news—that the Black Ajah, long thought only a hideous rumor, is all too real? They cannot know that in Tar Valon far worse awaits...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Ahead, for all of them, in the Heart of the Stone, lies the next great test of the Dragon reborn...."</span></i></div>
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<b>About:</b> <i>"<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">I died on a Thursday—killed by a monster intent on stealing my soul.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The good news? He didn't get it.</span></i></div>
<i><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The bad news? Turns out not even death will get you out of high school </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Covering up her own murder was one thing, but faking life is much harder than Kaylee Cavanaugh expected. After weeks spent "recovering," she's back in school, fighting to stay visible to the human world, struggling to fit in with her friends and planning time alone with her new reaper boyfriend.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">But to earn her keep in the human world, Kaylee must reclaim stolen souls, and when her first assignment brings her face-to-face with an old foe, she knows the game has changed. Her immortal status won't keep her safe. And this time Kaylee isn't just gambling with her own life ."</span></i><br />
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I left for college in fall of last year and it was much busier than I reckoned. Though summers are usually calm, mine has been a little different. Now that I have some time on my hands I will be using it to slowly update things.</span><br />
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For <i>TWotSM, </i>that means updates! Though I will not be able to have daily updates or anything of the sort, I hope to publish every now and then. I'll have reviews and discussion posts mostly. Giveaways may crop up now and then too since moving all the time tends to lend itself to lightening one's load.</span><br />
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rescuing Julian from a death sentence, Lena and her friends fled to the
Wilds. But the Wilds are no longer a safe haven—pockets of rebellion
have opened throughout the country, and the government cannot deny the
existence of Invalids. Regulators now infiltrate the borderlands to
stamp out the rebels, and as Lena navigates the increasingly dangerous
terrain, her best friend, Hana, lives a safe, loveless life in Portland
as the fiancée of the young mayor. Requiem is told from both Lena’s and
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<span style="font-size: small;">The first two books in this series, <i><a href="http://thesporkmaster.blogspot.com/2012/08/review-delirium.html">Delirium</a> </i>and <i>Pandemonium, </i>were absolutely amazing. So, needless to say, I'm really looking forward to this last book in the series. Not only do I have so many burning questions that need to be answered, but the description sounds really good! I'm dying to know whats going to happen to Lena's love life and if Hana's procedure really worked. Cover wise, I'm not in love with it, but it's not bad.</span></div>
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revolves around the life of Lena Haloway (Tiddle). The period is a
dystopian type future, set in America. In this future, love (amor
deliria nervosa) is a disease and America has found a cure. Every person
18 and older gets this cure and goes on a to live a happy, care-free
life because they no longer can love anything. But because love is
considered dangerous and horrible, this cure is great thing to the
people. <br /><br />Basically, they're lobotomized. Cool? Not so much. I'd much rather be sick with the disease, thank you very much.<br /><br />However,
Lena can't wait to be cured so she can prove everyone that she won't
wend up like her dead mother...until she falls in love. I was hoping
that this falling in love stuff wouldn't be cheesy, and it turns out
that it wasn't. The whole thing was very tasteful and actually
beautiful. The underlying plot to this story (actually, the trilogy) is
also super interesting. I can't say what that is without spoiling it,
but lets just say that love always wins. <i>Winkwink</i>. <br /><br />Alex, the one
who contaminated her with <i>amor deliria nervosa</i>? Totally awesome
character. He felt like a real guy, not a fantasized one. Lena was also a
great character. Though I didn't <i>sympathize</i> all that much, I agreed
with her feelings and her actions for the most part. (Not so much the
whole, 'All praise the cure!' thing.) She was also an enjoyable
protagonist. I wasn't annoyed by her mistakes or angry for things she
did do (go out on a raid night) or didn't do (not leave Portland
earlier, or not burn down Aunt Carol's house). <br /><br />The ending is a
killer. My heart was pounding through out the whole thing. I refuse,
absolutely refuse, to believe that what Lena thinks what happened to
Alex actually happened. She never says for sure! There /could/ be a
chance! I highly doubt it...but there could! My heart will break if its
true...but I again, I can't give away what happens. You'll just have to
read the book.<br /><br />As a whole, the book was great! There's meat to
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<span style="font-size: small;">Title:To the Blight (Part 2 of The Eye of the World) (Wheel of Time Series)</span></div>
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Myrddraal, Rand and his friends find refuge in the deserted city of
Shadar Logoth. But their wandering—and the many dangers they face—are
far from over. For from the lips of a dying Aiel girl they learn that
the Dark One means to blind the Eye of the World. Having barely escaped
capture and death, Rand finds himself face to face with Aginor: a
wielder of the One Power and an ally of the Dark One.<br /><br />In the battle that follows, Rand will discover his true identity...and destiny.</span></i></span></blockquote>
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made for a spectacular beginning for the series. When I started this
book, I didn't realize how attached I had become to the characters until
one died and other came into greater danger. <br /><br />The whole
beginning of this series is about three young boys from a tiny farming
land, The Two Rivers, that is extremely secluded from the rest of the
world. These three boys are supposed to change the world - either one of
them or all of them - for the better or worse. In this book, Ran
al'Thor is finally born into the world of the Aes Sedai and the conflict
of Light versus Shadow. At the end of this book, I was literally
sitting on the edge of my seat and making so many faces that my friends
thought I was actually entertaining. The ending was nothing like I
expected and all that I wanted. I'm still reeling from this book and I
love it SO much. I can't say too much without giving away wonderful
details of the story but I can say that everyone should read it. <br /><br />The
story line of the book is so very interesting, even if it was a bit
slow in the first book. The pace definitely quickens in this book and
story takes you on a thrill ride. I also really loved all the different
settings used in the story as it followed the paths of each boy (and
girl). The towns, the people, the countryside -- all very imaginative.<br /><br />Also,
don't be swayed from it because it's an older series; that doesn't make
it worse. In fact, if you're a fan of the Lord of the Rings, you'll
LOVE this series. I am a LOTR fan and this book really satisfies my love
for literature like it.<br /><br />All in all, I'm just dying to get my hands on the next book!</span></span></span><br />
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Follow Friday time again! Woo! Anyway... </span></span><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview136025721">This week's feature is <a href="http://draft.blogger.com/goog_2051009005">The Housework Can Wait</a></span></span><span class="readable reviewText"><a href="http://www.thehouseworkcanwait.com/"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></a><span id="freeTextreview136025721">(@ <a href="http://www.alisoncanread.com/">Alison Can Read</a>) and</span></span><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview136025721"> </span><span id="freeTextreview136025721"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Release Date: August 28th 2012</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11410430-defiance" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Defiance (Defiance, #1)" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1330016648l/11410430.jpg" width="212" /></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span id="freeText3482086009107564893">Within the walls of
Baalboden, beneath the </span></i><i><span id="freeText3482086009107564893">shadow of the city’s brutal leader, Rachel Adams
has a secret. While other girls sew dresses, host dinner parties, and
obey their male Protectors, Rachel knows how to survive in the
wilderness and deftly wield a sword. When her father, Jared, fails to
return from a courier mission and is declared dead, the Commander
assigns Rachel a new Protector, her father’s apprentice, Logan—the same
boy Rachel declared her love for two years ago, and the same boy who
handed her heart right back to her. Left with nothing but fierce belief
in her father’s survival, Rachel decides to escape and find him herself.
But treason against the Commander carries a heavy price, and what
awaits her in the Wasteland could destroy her.
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<br />At nineteen,
Logan McEntire is many things. Orphan. Outcast. Inventor. As apprentice
to the city’s top courier, Logan is focused on learning his trade so he
can escape the tyranny of Baalboden. But his plan never included being
responsible for his mentor’s impulsive daughter. Logan is determined to
protect her, but when his escape plan goes wrong and Rachel pays the
price, he realizes he has more at stake than disappointing Jared.
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Rachel and Logan battle their way through the Wasteland, stalked by a
monster that can’t be killed and an army of assassins out for blood,
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<span style="font-size: small;">I love period books with things in them that don't exist/never happened. Sorta like historical fiction, but not. There's a word for it, but I don't remember it. But it's this book. These type of books always catch my interest and this one definately has. I can see a really nicely built world in the book and I would love to lose myself in it. Also, the cover is pretty. Like, I want a poster of it-pretty. (I love pretty covers.)</span><br />
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Oh yes. Oooooh yes. Immediately, a book came to mind and the certain character from it. Now, please don't hate me or tell me how horrible I am... (I mean, you can, but that would hurt my feelers.)<br />
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For me, it was Katniss Everdeen from the ever-popular series, <i>The Hunger Games.</i> When I started reading the series, I loved Katniss. She was kick-a**, but not rude. She was tough, but not insensitive. She could handle herself, take care of her family, and still not break under pressure. I loved her. In <i>Catching Fire, </i>I loved her even more. I can't say I understand why she does get so gushy sometimes, given who she was set up to be, but oh well.<br />
However, when I started <i>Mockingjay, </i>I immediately thought, "Wait. Where's my Katniss?" In that third book, Katniss wasn't so up to being kick-a**, tough, and taking care of others. In fact, she broke under pressure and she was super sensitive. She didn't want to get back out there and DO SOMETHING. Instead, she let herself be the emblem of the rebellion. She could have been both and have done wonderfully. We all know it was in her, she just gave up. The whole mental problem from her injury may have factored into it, but I don't think that was the root of this. I think she changed because Suzanne Collins wanted her to, or she changed because there was this huge flaw in her character that Collins didn't show us earlier. And that, IMHO, is chicken poo. Sorry, but I'm pretty touchy about this subject. I just loved Katniss so much, and then <i>Mockingjay </i>happened.<br />
(Also, Gale fits into this disappointment too. I loved Gale but then I was like, "Who are you!?". However, he didn't bother me as much as Katniss.)<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Title:From the Two Rivers (#1 The Wheel of Time series)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Author: Robert Jordan</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Release Date: January 7th 2002 (First published in 1990) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/187049.From_the_Two_Rivers" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="From the Two Rivers: The Eye of the World, Part 1 (Wheel of time, #1-1)" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1312069548l/187049.jpg" width="207" /></a></span><span id="freeText7026166476275761979" style="font-size: small;"> </span><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText4486232160561522587">For Rand al’Thor and his
pals, life in the sleepy village of Emond’s Field has been pretty dull.
Until the appearance on festival night of Moiraine, a mysterious woman
who claims to be an Aes Sdeai—a magician who can wield the One Power.
Soon after, the village is attacked by Trollocs—a savage tribe of
half-men half-beasts. Rand’s father is nearly killed. But for Rand, the
news gets worse. It was not the village the Trollocs were after,
Moiraine tells him. It was you, Rand.<br /><br />Rand and his friends are
forced to flee. But his escape will bring him face to face with the Dark
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I'm nervous with all books when they're made into adaptations, but there is one book (actually, series) that I would be SUPER nervous about. The Iron King by Julie Kagawa. I'd be really worried who'd they cast, mainly for Puck. Ben Barnes is a dead ringer for Ash but I don't like anyone but Xavier Samuel for Puck (Ever since Nicki @<a href="http://wordforteens.com/">WORD For Teens </a>suggested him for Puck's role, I can't imagine anyone else filling his shoes.). I also don't think that the world it's set in could be accurately portrayed. However, if filmmakers got it right, I would be ecstatic beyond belief. I would love that film to my dying day. :D<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Author: <span itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a class="authorName" href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/588558.Lisa_Schroeder" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name"></span></a>Lisa Schroeder</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Release Date: January 8th 2008</span></div>
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<br />Ava can't see him or touch him,
<br />unless she's dreaming.
<br />She can't hear his voice,
<br />except for the faint whispers in her mind.
<br />Most would think she's crazy, but she knows he's here.
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<br />Jackson.
<br />The boy Ava thought she'd spend the rest of her life with.
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read. It was the first verse story I've ever read and I absolutely love
that style. It's so interesting!
<br /><br />The story itself was good. It grabbed the reader right away, played
on an interesting concept, and developed into a nice read. I wasn't that
happy with the ending since I really did like Lyric a lot. I felt that
it could have gone a little farther in the end, showed the main
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<span style="font-size: small;">First off, Happy Easter guys! (If you observe, of course.) So, I do have some explaining to do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today is my first day back at home from a very long trip! I was able to participate in an overnight program at UCSD (University of California, San Diego for those who don't know the acronym.) and it was wonderful! My days were jammed packed with things to do and I enjoyed it. I also went on various mini trips with my family and caught up on a lot of work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Unfortunately, that meant that the whole month of March was out for my blog. While I may have caught up with most everything else, I let this slide. My apologies to you, and to myself, because I LOVE this blog. I WILL be starting this up regularly again, so you'll start to see posts gearing it up to run full time again. </span></div>
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<br />The world is dead.
<br />The survivors live under the protection of Breathe, the corporation that found a way to manufacture oxygen-rich air.
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<br />ALINA
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terrified. All she knows is that she’s never been caught before. If
she’s careful, it’ll be easy. If she’s careful.
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<br />QUINN
<br />should be worried about Alina and a bit afraid for himself, too, but
even though this is dangerous, it’s also the most interesting thing to
happen to him in ages. It isn’t every day that the girl of your dreams
asks you to rescue her.
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<br />BEA
<br />wants to tell him that none of this is fair; they’d planned a trip
together, the two of them, and she’d hoped he’d discover her out here,
not another girl.
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<br />And as they walk into the Outlands with two days’ worth of oxygen in
their tanks, everything they believe will be shattered. Will they be
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<span style="font-size: small;">This book makes me think of a cross between <i>The Maze Runner</i> by James Dashner and <i>The Hunger Games</i> by Suzanne Collins. It has an interesting world, that's for sure. Whether it will be a great book, I can't tell. But the cover is interesting! :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Title: The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Author: Carrie Ryan</span></div>
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are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will
protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must
always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that
protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth. But, slowly,
Mary’s truths are failing her. She’s learning things she never wanted to
know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their
power, and about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness. When the
fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, she must choose
between her village and her future—between the one she loves and the one
who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands
and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much
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one of those books that drew me in by the cover. I read the description
and it sounded good, but the story just didn't live up to it. I was
looking forward to a good post-apocalypse story that describes that new
world -- with some romance thrown in.<br /><br />Instead, it was all about
the main character whining for the whole book about how much she loves
this one guy that she just can't have. It was really, /really/ annoying.
Even when she has a perfectly good guy that loves her. Oh, and the
post-apocalypse thing was really just a background. I wanted to know SO
MUCH more about about the Sisterhood and the Guardians. I wanted to see a
story that delved into the secrets of their world and revealed the ugly
truth. However, the story just follows the selfish whims of the main
character - Mary - and the quest for freedom...which is a severe let
down in the end. And not because of where she ends up...because of the
characters.<br /><br />So, I gave this three stars because I liked the idea
of the book most of all. Otherwise, I would have given it two. I
wouldn't really recommend this book, because its mostly a waste of time
and/or money. Sorry, but true.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Title: Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)</span></div>
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on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has
escaped. Katniss's family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the
Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new
leaders. A revolution is unfolding.
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<br />It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel
and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been
part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of
the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it
seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plains - except Katniss.
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pawn, to accept responsibility for countless lives, and to change the
course of the future of Panem. To do this, she must put aside her
feelings of anger and distrust. She must become the rebels' Mockingjay -
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I loved <em>The Hunger Games</em> and I even loved <em>Catching Fire</em>.
But I don't love this book. For one, I don't feel the ending was right.
I think Katniss deserved to have more of a peaceful end after the
Capitol and President Snow was overturned. I wanted to see some more
elaboration about her little pieces of happiness.
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<br />But...when you start Mockingjay, there is no turning back. I
couldn't put it down, even though I wanted to. It was incredibly slow at
the beginning, and I was so frustrated with Katniss. She wouldn't rise
and do anything for such a long time! Then should would and more
problems would arise. I just generally don't like the story. Especially
with what happens to Peeta and then how Gale turns out. I was unhappy.
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<br />The deaths are countless and some really good characters die. I
won't say who, though. I also think that the plot could have been
something better. I think Collins could have taken the plot in another
direction, something that resulted in a more peaceful -- not necessarily
happy -- end for Katniss. I gave the four stars because Collins still
can weave a great story and creates such brilliant imagery. Her
characters are gripping and I couldn't shut it because I wanted to know
what happened to them. (I almost cried at Prim's part.)
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Also, to state it again, I HATE love triangles. Especially this one. I became so conflicted, that I just wanted one of them to die so she'd be forced to be happy with the other. No lie.<br />
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And I don't know if I'm making sense on the ending part, but I'm not quite sure how to describe. Yes, I know all endings aren't happy. There was just something about it that didn't settle right with me...I just can't put my finger on it.<br />
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<br />However, if you've started this series, you have to read this. There's no
other way around it. Just be prepared to be totally broken to pieces.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Title: Reckless (Reckless #1)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Author: Cornelia Funke</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Release Date: September 5th 2011</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10787380-reckless" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Reckless" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1316200041l/10787380.jpg" width="212" /></a><span id="freeText7026166476275761979" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><i><span id="freeText2990392935635704540">Ever since Jacob Reckless
was a child, he has been escaping to a hidden world through a portal in
his father's abandoned study. Over the years, he has made a name for
himself as a finder of enchanted items and buried secrets. He's also
made many enemies and allies—most important, Fox, a beautiful
shape-shifting vixen whom Jacob cares for more than he lets on.
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<br />But life in this other world is about to change. Tragedy strikes
when Jacob's younger brother, Will, follows him through the portal.
Brutally attacked, Will is infected with a curse that is quickly
transforming him into a Goyl—a ruthless killing machine, with skin made
of stone.
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<br />Jacob is prepared to fight to save his brother, but in a land built
on trickery and lies, Jacob will need all the wit, courage, and reckless
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picked this book up at my high school's book fair because I was
instantly drawn to the cover. It's pretty amazing, especially in person
because one of the guy's eye is really shiny and stuff. When I read the
back of it, I thought it sounded super interesting. <br /><br />Upon reading
the book, I've found that it's probably geared more toward middle-grade
readers because of the very simple writing. The story itself wasn't
anything spectacular; it was more about solving a problem which was only
there to show the Mirrorworld to the reader. I was hoping to read about
how Jacob's father went missing -- in the Mirrorworld -- and what
happened to him. Funke touches on that lightly, but only for a few
pages. <br /><br />The characters were alright. None of them were very deep
or interesting. I never became attached to any single one. The plot
seemed to have a climax, but it wasn't very much of an impact.<br /><br />I
gave it three Sporks, because the world was interesting but it wasn't a
book that amazed me. There wasn't much to the story, at least for me. I
wouldn't advise people against it, but only recommend for light reading.</span></span><br />
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Publisher: Tor Books</div>
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<b> </b>From Goodreads;<b></b><br />
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<a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327015952l/9860837.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Ironskin (Ironskin, #1)" border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1327015952l/9860837.jpg" width="214" /></a><span id="freeText3892813780787777170"><i>Jane Eliot wears an iron mask.
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Great War is five years gone, but its scattered victims remain -- the
ironskin.
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<br />Now Jane returns to the war-torn country to help a fey-cursed child.
Helping the unruly Dorie suppress her curse is hard enough -- she
certainly didn't expect to fall for the girl's father, the enigmatic
artist Mr. Rochart. But her blossoming crush is stifled by her own
scars, and by his parade of women. Ugly women, who enter his closed
studio -- and come out as beautiful as the fey.
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<br />Jane knows he cannot love her, just as she knows that she must wear
iron for the rest of her life. But what if neither of these things are
true? Step by step Jane must unlock the secrets of her new life -- and
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I love anything fey related so this was an instant attention-grabber for me. The description sounds genuinely intriguing. I also really like the cover from the swirly smoke to her shoes. Something about the mask is off to me, but not hideously so that it ruins the face. Normally, I wouldn't like the font colour for the title but I don't mind it in this case because it really makes it pop out here. This seems like a book I'd pick up in B&N and buy. :]</div>
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<a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1316200041l/10787380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Reckless" border="0" height="200" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1316200041l/10787380.jpg" width="132" /></a>"<i>"Roses," he muttered, picking one of the rose hips that grew from the twisted branches. </i><i>"I've been searching for this castle for years. Sleeping Beauty's bed. The Empress would pay a fortune for it." Clara stared incredulously across the silent courtyard. "It is said that anyone who sleeps in her bed will find true love. But it seems" -- Jacob gazed at the dark windows -- "the prince never showed up." </i></div>
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