tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34132569699076422222024-03-13T11:18:26.946-07:00Midnight Readers<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7154479-vasiliki-charalampopoulou">[Goodreads]</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/Midnightreaders">[Twitter]</a>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-65982260921837024272012-07-22T03:24:00.001-07:002012-07-22T03:24:32.602-07:00The Book of Blood and Shadow by Robin Wasserman<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Publisher: <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/" target="_blank">Random House Children's Books</a></div>
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Publication Date: 10 Apr 2012</div>
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Series or Standalone: Standalone</div>
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ISBN-13: <span class="greyText"><span itemprop="isbn">9780375968761</span></span></div>
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Format: eBook</div>
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Pages: 448</div>
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Websites:</div>
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Robin Wasserman - <a href="http://www.robinwasserman.com/" target="_blank">Official Site</a></div>
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Robin Wasserman -<a href="http://robinwasserman.livejournal.com/" target="_blank"> Blog </a></div>
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Rating: <b>5 </b>out of <b>5 </b>stars</div>
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<i><span id="freeText17955697457924014906">It was like a
nightmare, but there was no waking up. When the night began, Nora had
two best friends and an embarrassingly storybook one true love. When it
ended, she had nothing but blood on her hands and an echoing scream
that stopped only when the tranquilizers pierced her veins and left her
in the merciful dark. <br /><br />But the next morning, it was all still
true: Chris was dead. His girlfriend Adriane, Nora’s best friend, was
catatonic. And Max, Nora’s sweet, smart, soft-spoken Prince Charming,
was gone. He was also—according to the police, according to her parents,
according to everyone—a murderer.<br /><br />Desperate to prove his
innocence, Nora follows the trail of blood, no matter where it leads. It
ultimately brings her to the ancient streets of Prague, where she is
drawn into a dark web of secret societies and shadowy conspirators, all
driven by a mad desire to possess something that might not even exist.
For buried in a centuries-old manuscript is the secret to ultimate
knowledge and communion with the divine; it is said that he who controls
the Lumen Dei controls the world. Unbeknownst to her, Nora now holds
the crucial key to unlocking its secrets. Her night of blood is just one
piece in a puzzle that spans continents and centuries. Solving it may
be the only way she can save her own life.</span></i></div>
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Another aspect I really enjoyed was Nora’s character. Unlike
many female characters I’ve read about recently, she was very smart and mature.
She felt real and likeable. All in all, great book, definitely one of my favorites
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</div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-23587358475457788732012-04-25T04:24:00.001-07:002012-04-25T04:24:19.381-07:00There You'll Find Me by Jenny B. Jones<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers</div>
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Publication Date: 14 Oct 2011</div>
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Series or Standalone: Standalone</div>
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ISBN-13: 9781595545404</div>
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Format: eBook</div>
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Pages: 314</div>
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Websites:</div>
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Jenny B. Jones - <a href="http://www.jennybjones.com/" target="_blank">Official Site</a></div>
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Jenny B. Jones - <a href="http://www.jennybjones.com/blog/" target="_blank">Blog</a></div>
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Jenny B. Jones - <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/jenbjones" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div>
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Jenny B. Jones - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/837420.Jenny_B_Jones" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> </div>
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Rating: <b>3 </b>out of <b>5 </b>stars</div>
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<i>Grief brought Finley to Ireland. LOVE WILL LEAD HER HOME. </i><br />
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<i>Finley
Sinclair is not your typical eighteen-year-old. She's witty, tough, and
driven. With an upcoming interview at the Manhattan music conservatory,
Finley needs to compose her audition piece. But her creativity
disappeared with the death of her older brother, Will. </i><br />
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<i>She
decides to study abroad in Ireland so she can follow Will's travel
journal. It's the place he felt closest to God, and she's hopeful being
there will help her make peace over losing him. So she agrees to an
exchange program and boards the plane. </i><br />
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<i>Beckett Rush, teen
heartthrob and Hollywood bad boy, is flying to Ireland to finish filming
his latest vampire movie. On the flight, he meets Finley. She's the one
girl who seems immune to his charm. Undeterred, Beckett convinces her
to be his assistant in exchange for his help as a tour guide. </i><br />
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<i>Once
in Ireland, Finley starts to break down. The loss of her brother and
the pressure of school, her audition, and whatever it is that is
happening between her and Beckett, leads her to a new and dangerous
vice. When is God going to show up for her in this emerald paradise? </i><br />
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<i>Then
she experiences something that radically changes her perspective on
life. Could it be God convincing her that everything she's been looking
for has been with her all along?</i><br />
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There you’ll find me is a book about loss and searching for
God. Actually, it’s not only about that, it’s about many different things; it
touches up on the topics of love, friendship, bullying, family, depression,
anorexia, redemption etc. This could be considered both a positive and negative
thing. Negative because, well, how much can you cover of each topic if you’re
going to mention all? You’re bound to make a mistake or overlook something
important. However, there didn’t seem to be such a problem in There You’ll find
me, or at least, none that I noticed. Although, to be perfectly honest, I would
prefer less topics because I sometimes felt like I was in information overload
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There were other instances in the book when I would enter
overload mode. I found the book was full of people offering Finely a piece of
guidance or wisdom, not that that is necessarily a bad thing, but it sometimes
felt too much.</div>
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As for Finley, there were times when I really disliked her
and that is because she could turn into a total bitch when and if she wanted
and hurt others with what she said. Also, she tended to see what she wanted to
see, not what was really happening. There were so many times she would get mad
at poor Beckett (not that he was always right) for something that was obviously
not his fault and she would doubt the obvious, that he cared. There were times
when I wanted to shout to her: “He’s chasing after you every opportunity he
gets, he does everything for you and he sticks up for you… why are you so stuck
in your ways and blind to the fact that he actually cares for you?”</div>
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Also, if you’re looking for something original this is not a
book for you because it deals with a story that has been told many times
before. I can’t really say it was an exact copy of other books dealing with
love between an everyday girl and a celebrity, but there’s only so much you can
do with that concept.</div>
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A couple of things I really, really liked about this book
were the cover, I think it’s what drew me to it and made me pay attention to it
in the first place, and the fact that the story begins with a kite and also
ends with a kite. I love when stories begin and end with the same image or a
similar situation.</div>
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<span style="color: black;">• Open to a random page</span><br />
<span style="color: black;">• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page</span><br />
• <span style="color: red;"><b>BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!</b> <span style="color: black;">(</span><i style="color: black;">make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!</i><span style="color: black;">)</span></span><br />
• <span style="color: black;">Share the <b>title & author</b>, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!</span></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><b>The Truth About Us</b> by Dalene Flannigan</span></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><i>Erica lifted the flag and revealed that his night table was actually a small file cabinet; black, dented, scratched. She tried a drawer. Locked.</i></span></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><i>"Interesting that he locks it," she said.</i></span></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><i>Biting my tongue on the million questions, I got the brush and went to work, slowly getting out the day's snarls. "I shopped for a dress yesterday." That was my new tactic. I was just going to talk like Mrs. Sweeney gave a rat's tail. Like my life was the most fascinating thing ever.</i></span></span></div><div style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Publication Date: 5 Nov 2012</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Series or Standalone: Standalone</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A SIN: B00642CEB6</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Format: eBook</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pages: 230</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Websites:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dalene Flanniga - <a href="http://www.daleneflannigan.com/Home_Page.html" target="_blank">Official Site</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dalene Flannigan - <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/daleneflannigan" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dalene Flannigan - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5342235.Dalene_Flannigan" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Rating: <b>4 </b>out of <b>5 </b>stars</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>Blurb:</u></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">What happens when the past catches up to the present and the truth surfaces? Three women, roommates back in college, find their lives forever altered when one of them feels compelled to confess the secret sin of their past. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">And whose truth is it? </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 18px;">'The Truth About Us' weaves the past and the present in a page-turner that explores the shifting quality of truth, and the cost of secrets.</span></i> </span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I won this book in a giveaway which was great not just because, well, i won it in a giveaway, but also becasue if i hadn't i would probably never have read it. The main reason being that i mostly enjoy reading young adult and usually i find it hard to relate to characters that are older than me by sigificant amount of years. So i was a bit out of my waters here and i did't know what to expect, one thing's for sure, i did not expect to enjoy it this much.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The book was really emotionally charged because of the tragic events that had taken place and it was a terrible page turner for two reasons, one, because you wanted to find out what the secret was; and two, becasue you desperately wanted things to work out well for the characters. the book also did touch up on many topics, including religion and adultery, but it was done with a practiced ease.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Grace and Erica were likeable and reasonable characetrs that had it tough in their lives, especially Grace. Jude, on the other had, although she had a really tough life with tragic events, was not as likeable a character as the others. To be hiest, i felt like smacking her many many times throughout the book. She had deffinitely passed the limit of healthy religion and had become obsessed. She would see things that weren't there (in a delusional way rather than hallucinatory) and she was easily decieved becasue thsi made her blind. She almost ruined many people's lives because of her obsession with Jesus and the truth. Don't get me wrong, i'm not against religion, but i believe that there is a limit after which one becomes obsessed and is no longer truely folloing the will of God. Jude, for instance, did do certain things that Jesus taught against, but she was so obsessed that she mistook everyday coincidences for sighns that Jesus was rewarding her. So, although i am not very religious myself, i am not against other people being religious, sometimes religion can help us, benefit us and make us better as people, but there is always a limit and once you cross that, you become a hazard to yourself and to others. I would like to know what you think about this though. Please leave a comment and let me know.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Dalene Flannigan,a Canadian writer, was born in Glasgow, Scotland.<br />
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"For many years I thought my parents were teasing me when they said, "you were born in the rottenrow". But, turns out, I was born in the Rottenrow.<br />
Rottenrow is a street in Glasgow, Scotland, and the address of the Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital (nicknamed by locals as "The Rottenrow").<br />
It explains so much."<br />
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Her full length plays include 'Rescuing Elephants' and 'A Mournful Rustling' - winner of the Playwrights of Spring New Play Award and finalist in The Samuel French Canadian Playwrights Contest.<br />
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She has written, Unheard Voices--an award-winning video on Hard-of-Hearing issues, and, Let's Make it Clear...Clear Communication and Hearing Loss--winner of the Barbara Jordan Media Award.<br />
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She lives in Toronto and is working on a new novel. </span><br />
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</div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-73409250197864263522012-04-08T02:17:00.002-07:002012-04-08T02:54:15.094-07:00Erebos: It's a Game. It watches you. by Ursula Poznanski<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zhPINFbSvrU/T4FPC-iO6TI/AAAAAAAAALQ/kyTgZO5KhfE/s1600/erebos+by+ursula+posnanski.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zhPINFbSvrU/T4FPC-iO6TI/AAAAAAAAALQ/kyTgZO5KhfE/s320/erebos+by+ursula+posnanski.jpg" width="207" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Publisher: <a href="http://www.annickpress.com/" target="_blank">Annick Press</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Publication Date: Jan 19 2012</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Series or Standalone: Standalone</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">ISBN-13: 9781554513734</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Format: eBook</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pages: 440</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Websites:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ursula Poznanski - <a href="http://www.ursula-poznanski.at/" target="_blank">Official Site</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ursula Poznanski - <a href="http://schreibjournal.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blog</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ursula Poznanski - <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/ursulapoznanski" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ursula Poznanski - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1050839.Ursula_Poznanski" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Translation: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5288417.Judith_Pattinson" target="_blank">Judith Pattinson</a></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Erebos was one of those books that pleasantly surprises you. Don't get me wrong, the plot description really sounded interesting to me but when i started reading it and i foud out that i would spending time with Nick's In-game character, Sarius, i thought that the in-game scenes would be bpring because i'm not really into gaming. But i couldn't be more rong! The in-game experiences were just as fantastic as the real-world ones! The descriptions were so lively that you actually thought that you were there, either looking at the computer screen over Nick's shoulder or fallowing him around at school and on the streets.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The plot was not predictable which is always a good thing in a book (and film), It sucks to have foresee the whole story beforhand. And keeping that from happening can sometimes be a very hard task. It had me guessing througout the book about who was behind the game and hoe the hell can a game know so much a bout you? "Sometimes I think it's alive", this is what a character of the book said and sometimes that is exactly what i thoght too.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There were times when i would say that "well that's not possible" or "hat are the parents doing? Are they not noticing the change in their children? How is it that only one adult, a teacher, has noticed something is wrong?" but i didn't bother much with these questions because the rest of the book made up for them and they didn't even matter to me after a while.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The characters were ok, i liked them (the ones that were supposed to be likeable ayway) but i din't get blown away by them. My favorite character i think was Jamie. He was adorable and so easy going. This book wasn't a character driven book, the big picture, was what was imortant so it didn't really bother me that i didn't fall in love with the characters.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Overall, great book. I would recomend it to anyone, either they are into gaming or not. I plan on getting my friends to read this as well.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><u>About the author:</u></span><br />
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<div style="color: black; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 18px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ursula Poznanski was born in Vienna, Austria, where she still lives today with her partner and daughter. The older of two sisters, she enjoyed reading, music, cycling, and skiing when she was a child. Her favorite books were <em>The Flying Classroom</em> by Erich Kaestner, <em>Mio</em>, <em>My Son</em> by Astrid Lindgren, and Tolkien’s <em>Lord of the Rings.</em></span></div><div style="color: black; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 18px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ursula started writing when she was no more than seven or eight years old. She was fortunate in that she had teachers who encouraged her a great deal, and loving relatives who would read her essays to everybody who hadn’t managed to escape in time. She found it quite embarrassing, but it did not deter her from writing.</span></div><div style="color: black; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 18px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The idea for <strong><em>Erebos</em></strong> (Spring 2012) came from her penchant for stories that include a change of worlds. These usually come in the form of fantasies, but she wanted to tell a story where this actually happens. She loved the idea of a computer game dragging the player so deeply into a virtual world that it would affect his view of reality. She also wanted to write about manipulation and how it works. </span></div><div style="color: black; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 18px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What Ursula enjoys most about the creative process are those moments when it seems as if the book is writing itself. It doesn’t happen very often, but when it does, it is pure joy.</span></div><div style="color: black; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 18px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Her advice for aspiring authors is to read a lot and write a lot. Don’t believe that success is going to come fast or easy, but carry on nevertheless. Love your story; don’t run after trends. Look for a good writing partner who tells you the truth about what he or she thinks of your work. Appreciate profound criticism.</span></div><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 16px;">Ursula’s interests, besides writing, include photography, music (although she doesn’t play an instrument, she has not given up hope that she may still do so one day), talking to interesting people, and traveling.</span> <br />
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<b><u>Challenge(s):</u></b> <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-e-book-challenge.html">2012 eBook Challenge</a><br />
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<b><u>Source:</u></b> ARC Review Copy from NetGalley</span></div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-88556877924698952902012-03-09T13:30:00.000-08:002012-03-09T13:30:14.339-08:00Friday Fill-Ins (3)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Friday Fill-Ins is a meme by Janet at <a href="http://fridayfillins.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Friday Fill-Ins</a>. Basically, she creates a different template every week and you fill in the blanks. I find it very inspirational. Here are my Fill-Ins for this Friday:<br />
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1. When I heard <b><u><i>the big crash i knew my cat had dropped something off the table this morning.</i></u></b>2<b>. <i><u>Beyonce</u></i> <strong></strong></b>makes me want <strong><u><i>to dance.</i></u></strong><br />
3. Get <u><i><b><strong>crazy!</strong></b></i></u><br />
4. <u><i><strong>Home</strong></i></u> is where <u><i><b>the heart is (or so my trash can under my desk says).</b></i></u><br />
5. Hands <u><i><b><strong>off my bacon</strong></b></i></u><br />
6. <u><i><strong>I don't want (?)</strong></i></u> to put anybody down.<br />
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to <u><i><strong>studying ( :( )</strong></i></u>, tomorrow my plans include <strong><u><i>going to the gym and studying later</i></u></strong> and Sunday, I want to <i><u><strong>do some more studying (stupid college work).</strong></u></i> </div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-43227228653562199372012-03-06T12:57:00.000-08:002012-03-06T12:57:37.539-08:00Teaser Tuesday (2)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AJuBEzbMjTs/T1Z41C1E4OI/AAAAAAAAAK0/O4__K8bdVEo/s1600/teaser+tuesday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AJuBEzbMjTs/T1Z41C1E4OI/AAAAAAAAAK0/O4__K8bdVEo/s1600/teaser+tuesday.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Teaser Tuesday is a meme hosted by MizB @ <a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Should Be Reading</a>. This is what you have to do:</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">• Grab your current read</span><br />
<span style="color: black;"> • Open to a random page</span><br />
<span style="color: black;"> • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page</span><br />
• <span style="color: red;"><b>BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!</b> <span style="color: black;">(</span><i style="color: black;">make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!</i><span style="color: black;">)</span></span><br />
• <span style="color: black;">Share the <b>title & author</b>, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EUuR0H5BGcA/T1Z5KML3AQI/AAAAAAAAAK8/762LXMBpWZo/s1600/erebos+ursula+poznanski.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EUuR0H5BGcA/T1Z5KML3AQI/AAAAAAAAAK8/762LXMBpWZo/s1600/erebos+ursula+poznanski.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Erebos</b> by Ursula Poznanski</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12930791-erebos" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">[add on Goodreads]</span></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: black;">"Humans are totally rare," Sapujapu states.</span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><span style="color: black;">"And unnecessary", Bloodwork adds. </span></i></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;">Page: (I lost the page and I can't find it! :S I'm so sorry you guys :/)</span></div></div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-14573879283534781062012-03-05T08:32:00.000-08:002012-03-05T08:32:15.688-08:00Monthly Monday (2): February<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Monthly Monday is a meme I decided to start because most memes I found were about "what I will be doing this week or month" and I needed "what I did this month". Also, I didn't want to limit myself to books; I wanted the freedom to write about everything I read and saw that month (be it film or book). So that is how Monthly Monday started forming in my mind. I guess it's kind of like a monthly recap of what i did. I will be posting on the first Monday of every month and talking about everything i read or saw the month that passed.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I hope you enjoy and feel free to join :)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Books:</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Cracked</b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">by K.M. Walton</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rating: <b>5 </b>out of <b>5 </b>stars</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9930875-cracked" target="_blank">[Goodreads]</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/02/cracked-by-k-m-walton.html">[my review]</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><b>Under the Never Sky</b> (Under the Never Sky, Book 1)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;">Veronica Rossi</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;">Rating: <b>4 </b>out of <b>5 </b>stars</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11594257-under-the-never-sky" target="_blank">[Goodreads]</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/02/under-never-sky-by-veronica-rossi.html">[my review]</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><b>The Glass Menagerie</b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">by Tennessee Williams</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">Rating: <b>4 </b>out of <b>5 </b>stars</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6336561-the-glass-menagerie" target="_blank">[Goodreads]</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/02/glass-menagerie-by-tennessee-williams.html">[my review]</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><b>Cinder</b> (Lunar Chronicles, Book 1)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;">by Marissa Meyer</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;">Rating: <b>5 </b>out of <b>5 </b>stars</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11235712-cinder" target="_blank">[Goodreads]</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/02/cinder-by-marissa-meyer.html">[my review]</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><b>Shatter Me</b> (Shatter Me, Book 1)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">by Tahereh Mafi</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">Rating: <b>3 </b>out of <b>5 </b>stars</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10429045-shatter-me" target="_blank">[Goodreads]</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/02/shatter-me-by-tahereh-mafi.html">[my review] </a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><b>Angelfall</b> (Penryn & the End of Days, Book 1)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;">by Susan Ee</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;">Rating: <b>5 </b>out of <b>5 </b>stars</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11500217-angelfall" target="_blank">[Goodreads]</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/02/angelfall-by-susan-ee.html">[my review]</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><b>The Pledge</b> (The Pledge, Book 1)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">by Kimberly Derting</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">Rating: <b>2 </b>out of <b>5 </b>stars</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10637748-the-pledge" target="_blank">[Goodreads]</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/02/pledge-by-kimberly-derting.html">[my review]</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><b>Courtney Crumin and the Night Things </b>(Courtney Crumin, Vol. 1)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;">by Ted Maifeh</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;">Rating: <b>3 </b>out of <b>5 </b>stars</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/458341.Courtney_Crumrin_and_the_Night_Things" target="_blank">[Goodreads]</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_592709744"><br />
</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"> <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/02/courtney-crumin-and-night-things-vol1.html">[my review]</a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Books = <b>8</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Female Authors = <b>6 </b>/ Male Authors = <b>2</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">(single POV) Female POV = <b>2 </b>/ Male POV = <b>0</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">(multiple POV) = <b>4</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Series = <b>6 </b>/ Standalones = <b>2</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">(Genre) YA = <b>6 </b>/ Classic =<b>1 </b>/ Graphic Novel = <b>1</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">(Format) Paperback = <b>1 </b>/ eBook = <b>7</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">(Publication Date) 2012 = <b>3 / </b>2011 = <b>3 </b>/ 2003 = <b>1 </b>/ 1945 = <b>1</b> <b></b> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Pages: <b>2,228</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">(Purchased = <b>7</b>) B&N = <b>6 </b>/ Other Greek bookstore = <b>1</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">(Free = <b>1</b>, ARC from NetGalley)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Day in which most books were read on: Thursday = <b>3 </b>/Wednesday = <b>2 </b>/ Monday = <b>1 </b>/ Tuesday = <b>1 </b>/Sunday = <b>1 </b>/ Friday =<b>0 </b>/ Saturday = <b>0</b> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
Book I liked the <b>most:</b> <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/02/angelfall-by-susan-ee.html">Angelfall</a> by Susan Ee<br />
Book I liked the <b>least:</b> <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/02/pledge-by-kimberly-derting.html">The Pledge</a> by Kimberly Derting</div><br />
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</div><div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Woman In Black</b> (2012)</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">I just can't get used to Daniel Radcliffe playing a role that isn't Harry Potter. Despite this, he did a good job. The movie was ok, not really scary but it did have the element of surprise.</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Wishful Thinking</b> (1996)</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I love Drew Barrymore. This was a very interesting movie and what made it unique was that it showed (more or less) the exact same scene 4 times from each characters perspective.</span></span></span></div><div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: right;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b>Red Riding Hood</b> (2011)</div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">I did NOT see that ending coming. It kept me wondering all the way to the end. I also love Amanda Seyfried.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #e06666; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Priest</b> (2011)</span></div><div style="color: #e06666; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #e06666; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black;">I really like Paul Bettany and I find him hot in a bad-boy kind of way. I'm not really sure about how I feel about this movie though. I mean I know it's not really supposed to be realistic, but some of the stunts were way too much (see part where Paul Bettany jumps in the air and his partner throws two rocks his way and Paul steps on them as if he were climbing up the stairs and then kills a vampire mid-air).</span></div><div style="color: #e06666; text-align: right;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #e06666; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Striptease</b> (1996)</span></div><div style="color: #e06666; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #e06666; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">I can't believe Demi Moore has an eating disorder, her body was so perfect, so healthy-looking and sexy. It's sad that she thought she needed to lose weight. Anyway, the movie was ok, it was an interesting thriller but there wasn't something special about it (other than the very sexy Demi Moore dancing).</span></div><div style="color: #e06666; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #e06666; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle</b> (2003)</span></div><div style="color: #e06666; text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #e06666; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black;">They have all the Charlie's Angels movies on TV every year and since it had been a while since I last saw them I thought I might as well see them on TV this year. Unfortunately I only got the chance to watch the second one, but all the Charlie's Angels movies are fun.</span></div><div style="color: #e06666; text-align: right;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">Film/Movie I liked the <b>most: </b>Wishful Thinking </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;">Film/Movie I liked the <b>least:</b> The Woman in Black</span><span style="color: black;"> </span></div></div></div></div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-54574915983324061912012-03-05T08:30:00.000-08:002012-03-05T08:30:04.107-08:00Cover Reveal: Pretty Amy by Lisa Burstein<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Yay my first cover reveal! I'm so excited!! Well, this looks like an interesting book with a prom night gone wrong theme. I for one, am tempted to read it so I'll be picking myself up a copy when it's out on May 15.</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Blurb:</b></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Amy is fine living in the shadows of beautiful Lila and uber-cool Cassie, because at least she’s somewhat beautiful and uber-cool by association. But when their dates stand them up for prom, and the girls take matters into their own hands—earning them a night in jail outfitted in satin, stilettos, and Spanx—Amy discovers even a prom spent in handcuffs might be better than the humiliating “rehabilitation techniques” now filling up her summer. Worse, with Lila and Cassie parentally banned, Amy feels like she has nothing—like she is nothing. </span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Navigating unlikely alliances with her new coworker, two very different boys, and possibly even her parents, Amy struggles to decide if it’s worth being a best friend when it makes you a public enemy. Bringing readers along on an often hilarious and heartwarming journey, Amy finds that maybe getting a life only happens once you think your life is over.</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Soooo here is the cover:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">What do you think?</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Read an excerpt: <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/83944278/Pretty-Amy-exerpt-by-Lisa-Burstein" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a></span></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">About the author:</span></span></b></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Lisa Burstein is a tea seller by day and a writer by night. She wrote her first story when she was in second grade. It was a Thanksgiving tale from the point of view of the turkey from freezer to oven to plate. It was scandalous.</span></div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">She was a lot like Amy when she was in high school.</span></div><div style="color: black;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">She is still a lot like Amy.</span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Fun! </b></span></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Now that's not all. Lisa Burstein is also hosting a "Worse Prom Photo" contest so you should watch out for how to submission rules and directions at her <a href="http://www.lisaburstein.com/" target="_blank">website</a>. The contest will be accepting entries till May 15 (release date of Pretty Amy) and the prize is a beauty package. Good luck to all who will enter! I wish we had prom in Greece, I feel like I've missed out on a lot since we moved here and Prom was definitely one of the things I regretted missing most.</span></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> You can find Lisa Burstein on <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/LisaBurstein" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LisaBursteinAuthor" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and her <a href="http://www.lisaburstein.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.</span></span></div><div style="color: black; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Also, you can add Pretty Amy on <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13375237-pretty-amy" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> and pre-order a copy on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Amy-Lisa-Burstein/dp/1620611198/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330534300&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Amazon</a> and <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pretty-amy-lisa-burstein/1108930786?ean=9781620611197&itm=1&usri=pretty+amy" target="_blank">Barnes&Noble</a></span></span></div></div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-70107998140841105892012-03-01T23:18:00.000-08:002012-03-01T23:18:45.632-08:00Friday Fill-Ins (2)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Friday Fill-Ins is a meme by Janet at <a href="http://fridayfillins.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Friday Fill-Ins</a>. Basically, she creates a different template every week and you fill in the blanks. I find it very inspirational. Here are my Fill-Ins for this Friday:<br />
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1. I'm feeling <i><u>nervous</u>.</i><br />
2. I want <u><i>a perfect 4 CI</i></u><i>.</i> <br />
3. I need <u><i>time</i></u><i>.</i><br />
4. I was thinking <b></b><u><i>about summer vacation</i></u><i>.</i><br />
5. I wish <u><i>I had a personal chef</i></u><i>.</i><br />
6. I'm reading <u><i>Erebos by Ursula Poznanski</i>.</u><br />
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to <u><i>stopping by Starbucks on my way back from the doctor</i></u>, tomorrow my plans include <u><i>multiple episodes of Pretty Little Liars</i></u> and Sunday, I want to <u><i>read</i></u><b></b>!</div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-12335032034239082242012-02-29T05:55:00.000-08:002012-02-29T05:55:30.916-08:00Courtney Crumin and the Night Things (Vol.1) by Ted Naifeh<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OFVKXieb5_A/T04pNzKBGFI/AAAAAAAAAI0/bLQzwLoMUhQ/s1600/courtney+crumrin+and+the+night+things+by+ted+naifeh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OFVKXieb5_A/T04pNzKBGFI/AAAAAAAAAI0/bLQzwLoMUhQ/s320/courtney+crumrin+and+the+night+things+by+ted+naifeh.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Publisher: <a href="http://onipress.com/" target="_blank">Oni Press</a> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Publication Date: 28 May 2003</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Series or Standalone: Series (Graphic Novel)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">ISBN-13: <span class="greyText"><span itemprop="isbn">9781929998609</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Format: eBook</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pages: 128</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Websites:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ted Maifeh - <a href="http://tednaifeh.com/" target="_blank">Oficial Site</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ted Maifeh - <a href="http://tednaifeh.livejournal.com/" target="_blank">Blog</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ted Maifeh - <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/tednaifeh" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ted Maifeh - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/105776.Ted_Naifeh" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rating: <b>3 </b>out of <b>5 </b>stars</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Courtney Crumin Series Order:</u></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 1: Courtney Crumin and the Night Things</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 2: Courtney Crumin and the Coven of Mystics (6 Oct 2003)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 3: Courtney Crumin in the Twilight Kingdom (22 Sept 2004)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 4: Courtney Crumin's Monstrous Holiday (31 March 2009)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Blurb:</u></div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="freeTextContainer15915776605901706312">Courtney's parents have dragged her out to a high-to-do suburb to live with her creepy Great Uncle Aloysius in his spooky old house. She's not only the new kid in school, but she also discovers strange things lurking under her bed.</span></div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</style> <![endif]--> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things was a fast, interesting and entertaining read. This edition in particular contains the four individual issues of the comic and is the first of four volumes.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The narration is a combination of Courtneys inner thinking processes and a goblin called Butterworth who lives in the woods and feeds on human flesh.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If you’re into dark, eerie graphic novels you might enjoy this one. The artwork works well with the story giving it a dark and gothic feel.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I enjoyed it, although I wasn’t blown away by it. I will be definitely reading the rest of the series since I found Courtney’s little adventures entertaining.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u><b>Challenge(s):</b></u> <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-e-book-challenge.html">2012 Ebook Challenge</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Source:</u></b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> ARC Review Copy by NetGalley.</span></div></div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-63029661398698547372012-02-28T10:36:00.000-08:002012-02-28T10:36:01.838-08:00Dystopian February Coming to An End<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I was introduced to “Dystopian February” by Lenore at <a href="http://presentinglenore.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Presenting Lenore</a>. I decided to participate in my own little way by reading mostly dystopian YA books this month. This gave me the opportunity to read some very awesome books, some of which I fell in love with. I think it’s safe to say that after a month of reading mostly dystopian novels, I have grown fonder of this genre; perhaps I can even say that it’s become one of my favorite genres.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The end of February is coming and so I plan to read some of the books I wanted so bad to read in February but didn’t because I wanted to dedicate that month to Dystopian YA novels. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In all, it was a very fun month with some very great books.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Under the Never Sky</b> by Veronica Rossi <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11594257-under-the-never-sky" target="_blank">[Goodreads]</a> <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/02/under-never-sky-by-veronica-rossi.html">[my review]</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Cinder</b> by Marissa Meyer <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11235712-cinder" target="_blank"> [Goodreads]</a> <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/02/cinder-by-marissa-meyer.html">[my review]</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Shatter Me</b> by Tahereh Mafi <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10429045-shatter-me" target="_blank">[Goodreads]</a> <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/02/shatter-me-by-tahereh-mafi.html"> [my review]</a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Angelfall </b>by Susan Ee <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11500217-angelfall" target="_blank">[Goodreads]</a> <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/02/angelfall-by-susan-ee.html">[my review]</a><br />
<b>The Pledge</b> by Kimberly Derting <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10637748-the-pledge" target="_blank">[Goodreads] </a> <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/02/pledge-by-kimberly-derting.html"> [my review] </a></div></div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-56388108950836138852012-02-28T10:31:00.004-08:002012-02-28T11:45:40.874-08:00The Pledge by Kimberly Derting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m2EeBepZ5m0/T00X_B7UScI/AAAAAAAAAIU/heMOtSG3pF8/s1600/the+pledge+by+kimberly+derting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m2EeBepZ5m0/T00X_B7UScI/AAAAAAAAAIU/heMOtSG3pF8/s320/the+pledge+by+kimberly+derting.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Publisher: <a href="http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/margaret-k-mcelderry-books" target="_blank">Margaret K. McElderry</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Publication Date: 15 Nov 2011</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Series or Standalon: Series</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">ISBN-13: <span class="greyText"><span itemprop="isbn">9781442422018</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Format: eBook</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pages: 323</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Websites:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Kimberly Derting - <a href="http://kimberlyderting.com/" target="_blank">Official Site</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Kimberly Derting - <a href="http://kimberlyderting.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blog</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Kimberly Derting - <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/kimberlyderting" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Kimberly Derting - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2755160.Kimberly_Derting" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rating: <b>2 </b>out of <b>5 </b>stars </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>The Pledge Series Order:</u></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 1: The Pledge</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 2: Untitled (~ 29 Jan 2013)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 3: Untitled </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="freeText6956365572013492159">In the violent country of Ludania, the classes are strictly divided by the language they speak. The smallest transgression, like looking a member of a higher class in the eye while they are speaking their native tongue, results in immediate execution. Seventeen-year-old Charlaina has always been able to understand the languages of all classes, and she's spent her life trying to hide her secret. The only place she can really be free is the drug-fueled underground clubs where people go to shake off the oppressive rules of the world they live in. It's there that she meets a beautiful and mysterious boy named Max who speaks a language she's never heard before . . . and her secret is almost exposed. <br />
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Charlie is intensely attracted to Max, even though she can't be sure where his real loyalties lie. As the emergency drills give way to real crisis and the violence escalates, it becomes clear that Charlie is the key to something much bigger: her country's only chance for freedom from the terrible power of a deadly regime.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText6956365572013492159"> </span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Pledge, though being a dystopian, felt more like a fantasy novel to me, what with all the magic and ancient queens. That’s not necessarily a bad thing since I also like fantasy. But, unfortunately, I was a bit disappointed by the end to find that the story and its characters felt completely flat for me.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For one thing, the dialogues and plot seemed a little forced and unnatural. Things were happening too abrupt, and there wasn’t always very much reasoning behind the characters actions. Also, there were some quick changes from one scene to the other, especially towards the end where everything seemed to be happening too fast. There was too much, too soon, without enough time to really grasp what was going on.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Furthermore, I never really grew a liking towards the characters because they didn’t have much depth. They seemed flat and superficial. I couldn’t bring myself to really care for any of them. The love interest between Charlie and Max was yet another thing I just didn’t get. I couldn’t feel the chemistry between them and their feelings were underdeveloped and, again, forced. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A plus, are the unpredictable twists in the plot. There were a few things that I really did not see coming and they did take me by surprise. And Kimberly Derting leaves some hints which you are only able to pick up on when you read it again, after knowing all there is to know. I always find this aspect cool in books and movies.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The concept was an interesting one and the The Pledge ends without a cliffhanger (which is good), but I don’t think I will be continuing with the rest of the books in the series because I lost my interest somewhere on the way.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Source:</u></b> Purchased from <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pledge-kimberly-derting/1101914796?ean=9781442422018&itm=1&usri=the+pledge" target="_blank">Barnes&Noble</a></div></div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-65847791576359076402012-02-27T22:29:00.000-08:002012-02-27T22:29:23.024-08:00Teaser Tuesday (1)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5fDkSlCwlpc/T0wV_7jFs7I/AAAAAAAAAIE/7LGljU-y5Fg/s1600/teaser+tuesday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5fDkSlCwlpc/T0wV_7jFs7I/AAAAAAAAAIE/7LGljU-y5Fg/s1600/teaser+tuesday.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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<span style="color: black;"> • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page</span><br />
• <span style="color: red;"><b>BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!</b> <span style="color: black;">(</span><i style="color: black;">make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!</i><span style="color: black;">)</span></span><br />
• <span style="color: black;">Share the <b>title & author</b>, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: black;"><i>I still remember that night, when I was only Angelina's age. The night the man had banged on our door, demanding to speak to my father and refusing to go away without answers. </i></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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<b>Angelfall</b> (Penryn & the End of Days, Book 1) by Susan Ee<br />
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<a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/02/angelfall-by-susan-ee.html">[my review]</a><br />
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<b>The Pledge</b> (The Pledge, Book 1) by Kimberly Derting<br />
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<b>The Truth About Us</b> by Dalene Flannigan<br />
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<b>Erebos </b>by Ursula Pozanski<br />
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<b>Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things </b>(Vol. 1) by Ted Naifeh<br />
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<b>Halflings </b>(Halflings, Book 1) by Heather Burch<br />
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<b>Replication: The Jason Experiment</b> by Jill Williamson<br />
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1. Finally, I <b style="font-weight: normal;"><u><i>will be going back to college and back to my house (i was on vacation at my parents)</i></u></b>.<br />
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2. <u><i><b style="font-weight: normal;">Working out</b></i></u> sure takes some getting used to!<br />
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3. Dad says: <u><i><b style="font-weight: normal;">eat your food</b></i></u>.<br />
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4.<b> </b><u><i>Bina</i></u><b> </b><b><u><i> </i></u></b>is my favorite nick name for <i><u><b style="font-weight: normal;">my friend Labrina</b></u></i>.<br />
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5. It took a long time, but <b></b><b></b><u><i>I finally persuaded myself to start going to the gym.</i></u><br />
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6. <b></b><u><i>My cat is always making a mess </i></u><b> </b>though I wouldn't have it any other way.<br />
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7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to <u><i>bathing my cat and chilling at home</i></u>, tomorrow my plans include <u><i>cleaning the house and seeing my friends </i></u>and Sunday, I want to<b> <u style="font-weight: normal;"><i>read all day long</i></u></b>! <b></b></div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-88444510984455751512012-02-23T04:47:00.001-08:002012-02-23T07:55:05.907-08:00Angelfall by Susan Ee<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-982oTOPQD7c/T0YusvTPD0I/AAAAAAAAAG0/nXIZZVIwrMM/s1600/Angelfall+by+susan+ee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-982oTOPQD7c/T0YusvTPD0I/AAAAAAAAAG0/nXIZZVIwrMM/s320/Angelfall+by+susan+ee.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Publisher: <a href="http://www.feraldream.com/index.html" target="_blank">Feral Dream</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Publication Date: 21 May 2011</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Series or Standalone: Series</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">ISBN-13: 2940012975348</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Format: eBook</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pages: 255</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Websites:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Susan Ee - <a href="http://susanee.com/" target="_blank">Official Site</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Susan Ee - <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/susan_ee" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Susan Ee - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4890182.Susan_Ee" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rating: <b>5 </b>out of <b>5 </b>stars</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Penryn & the End of Days Series Order:</u></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 1: Angelfall</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 2: Untitled (~Summer 2012)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 3: Untitled</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 4: Untitled</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 5: Untitled </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Overview:</u></div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="freeText5392372377434753870">It's been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back. <br />
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Anything, including making a deal with an enemy angel. <br />
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Raffe is a warrior who lies broken and wingless on the street. After eons of fighting his own battles, he finds himself being rescued from a desperate situation by a half-starved teenage girl. <br />
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Traveling through a dark and twisted Northern California, they have only each other to rely on for survival. Together, they journey toward the angels' stronghold in San Francisco where she'll risk everything to rescue her sister and he'll put himself at the mercy of his greatest enemies for the chance to be made whole again.</span></div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span id="freeText5392372377434753870">______________________</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText5392372377434753870"> </span><span id="freeText5392372377434753870"> </span> </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Angelfall… wow… I feel like I literally don’t have the words to express how awesome, how amazing, how much I loved this book. To tell you the truth, I didn’t expect it to affect me this much but those are always the most pleasant surprises, when you find a gem where you least expect it. I don’t usually read self-published books, I usually don’t even have time to read most of the books I want and intend to read but I saw a review by Irish at <a href="http://www.tickettoanywhere.net/" target="_blank">Ticket ToAnywhere</a> and she persuaded me to give it a try, the ebook was only $0.99 at <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/angelfall-susan-ee/1103490023?ean=2940012975348&itm=1&usri=angelfall+susan+ee" target="_blank">Barnes & Noble</a> anyway. Best $0.99 ever spent.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I loved the characters, especially Penryn. She had such a strong female leading role. She was street-smart, ready to fight and survive in a lawless and destroyed world. She cared for her family and she was loyal to them right to the very end and she always followed her instincts when she found herself in a dangerous and difficult situation.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The plot was full of twists and never once were they predictable. I was sucked into the story, literally forgetting anything going on around me from the very beginning, from the very first page. And I loooooved that opening line “Ironically, since the attacks, the sunsets have been glorious”. There something about it that just caught my attention right away and enchanted me.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another thing that caught my attention was how action-packed it was. My heart was beating fast and adrenaline was pumping through me for the most part. I finished it last night at 3 am because I couldn’t stop until I found out what happened and when I woke up this morning and I was surprised to see there were still remains of my feelings from last night. I am desperate to see what happens next.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There were a few questions that I would like answers to, for example, why did her father leave them? I can’t express any of my other questions without spoilers so I’ll just keep them to myself. Perhaps they will be answered in book 2 (I’m pretty sure the questions I can’t express because of spoilers will be answered in book 2).</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I feel like I want to find Susan Ee and just rave about how awesome Angelfall was. I might do that through her blog. I love love loved this book, I had no difficulty putting it on my “favorites” shelf and I can’t wait to read the next one. I still feel like I haven’t justified this book enough but I also feel like I never could no matter what I say because I’m at a loss of words because of how awesome it is.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Challenge(s):</b></u> <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-e-book-challenge.html">2012 eBook Challenge </a></span></div></div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-4233661241806732062012-02-20T11:56:00.000-08:002012-02-23T07:55:05.909-08:00Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ghjxZ9C2Los/T0KPkkDBGxI/AAAAAAAAAGo/CnXkRLvtv6g/s1600/shatter+me+by+tahereh+mafi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ghjxZ9C2Los/T0KPkkDBGxI/AAAAAAAAAGo/CnXkRLvtv6g/s320/shatter+me+by+tahereh+mafi.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Publisher: <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/" target="_blank">Harper Collins</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Publication Date: 15 Nov 2011</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Series or Standalone: Series</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">ISBN-13: 9780062085481</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Format: eBook</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pages: 338</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Websites:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Tahereh Mafi - <a href="http://www.taherehmafi.com/" target="_blank">Official Site</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Tahereh Mafi - <a href="http://stiryourtea.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blog </a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Tahereh Mafi - <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/taherehmafi" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Tahereh Mafi - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4637539.Tahereh_Mafi" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10429045-shatter-me" target="_blank">[add on Goodreads]</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rating: <b>3</b> out of <b>5 </b>stars</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Shatter Me Series Order:</u></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 1: Shatter Me</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 2: Unravel me (~5 Feb 2013)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 3: Untitled (~ Nov 2013)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u> Overview:</u></div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="freeText3156676584626061164"><b><strong style="font-weight: normal;">Juliette hasn't touched anyone in exactly 264 days.</strong> </b><br />
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The last time she did, it was an accident, but The Reestablishment locked her up for murder. No one knows why Juliette's touch is fatal. As long as she doesn't hurt anyone else, no one really cares. The world is too busy crumbling to pieces to pay attention to a 17-year-old girl. Diseases are destroying the population, food is hard to find, birds don't fly anymore, and the clouds are the wrong color. <br />
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The Reestablishment said their way was the only way to fix things, so they threw Juliette in a cell. Now so many people are dead that the survivors are whispering war-- and The Reestablishment has changed its mind. Maybe Juliette is more than a tortured soul stuffed into a poisonous body. Maybe she's exactly what they need right now. <br />
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<b><strong>Juliette has to make a choice: Be a weapon. Or be a warrior.</strong> </b></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="freeText3156676584626061164"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span id="freeText3156676584626061164">__________________</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span id="freeText3156676584626061164"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText3156676584626061164">So much hype surrounded this book and the description was so promising but there was something that just didn't work for me.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText3156676584626061164"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText3156676584626061164">Tahereh Mafi has a rare talent with words and there were many beautiful expressions and images in Shatter Me. As well as some very sexy scenes in the shower *wink wink*.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText3156676584626061164"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText3156676584626061164">The characters felt a little distant to me, I couldn't really relate to any of them. Juliette was portrayed as a tough girl in the beginning, but she did not live up to that characterization. There came a point in the book where she would cry in every single chapter. Not only that, but she was always trembling, shivering and wobbling. It became so frustrating. She definitely did not seem like a tough girl to me.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText3156676584626061164"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText3156676584626061164">Adam...well, i don't know. He was nice but again I couldn't really "feel" him. I couldn't see him as a real person. I had the same problems with Warner. And there is this other person who enters the picture later on in the book (I don't want to spoil anything so I won't reveal a name) who presents such a poor and underdeveloped story that screams out that it's false. However, he manages to get everyone to do exactly what he wants. Everything just seemed so convenient in this book.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText3156676584626061164">I wanted to like Shatter Me becasue the story was very interesting and promising, because the writing was so beautiful and so unexpectedly out-worldly and because I was so excited to finally start reading it. I kind of lost my excitement somewhere on the way.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText3156676584626061164"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText3156676584626061164">I gave it 3 stars because of the writing. Tahereh Mafi really has a natural talent when it comes to words. I would love to see more of her work, perhaps something other than Shatter Me becasue her writing really impressed me. But who knows, she might pleasantly surprise me in Unravel Me.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText3156676584626061164"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText3156676584626061164"><b><u>Challenge(s):</u></b> <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-e-book-challenge.html" target="_blank">2012 eBook Challenge</a> <br />
</span></div></div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-28057669549501932552012-02-16T11:03:00.000-08:002012-02-23T07:55:05.910-08:00Cinder by Marissa Meyer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B1qKvloSAMc/Tz1GpxsrenI/AAAAAAAAAGg/zyNZaKluqI8/s1600/Cinder+by+marissa+meyer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B1qKvloSAMc/Tz1GpxsrenI/AAAAAAAAAGg/zyNZaKluqI8/s320/Cinder+by+marissa+meyer.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Publisher: <a href="http://us.macmillan.com/FeiwelAndFriends.aspx" target="_blank">Feiwel & Friends </a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Publication Date: 3 Jan 2012</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Series or Standalone: Series</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">ISBN-13: <span class="greyText"><span itemprop="isbn">9780312641894</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Format: eBook</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pages: 387</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Websites:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marissa Meyer - <a href="http://marissameyer.livejournal.com/" target="_blank">Blog</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marissa Meyer - <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/marissa_meyer" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Marissa Meyer - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4684322.Marissa_Meyer" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1765027356"><br />
</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11235712-cinder" target="_blank">[add on Goodreads]</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rating: <b>5 </b>out of <b>5 </b>stars</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>The Lunar Chronicles Series Order:</u></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 1: Cinder</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 2: Scarlet<span style="color: #666666;"> (~2013)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 3: Cress <span style="color: #666666;">(~2014)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Book 4: Winter <span style="color: #666666;">(~2015)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Overview:</u></div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #e69138; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="freeText12269602247257486084">Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth's fate hinges on one girl... Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She's a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister's illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai's, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world's future.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span id="freeText12269602247257486084">_____________________</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText12269602247257486084"> This book was not what I expected. It surprised me in a good way. At first, when I read that it was a retelling of Cinderella, I was troubled because I feared that the storyline would be predictable (which it kind of was) but in the end it all worked out and not only did it not bother me, I ended up falling in love with it.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText12269602247257486084"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText12269602247257486084">I really enjoyed Cinder's character as well and I admired her patience since patience is something I lack, especially when I'm angry or feel like someone is being unjust which was often the case with Cinder. Although, at times I felt that she put up with more than she had to, perhaps she could have been a bit more rebellious.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText12269602247257486084"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText12269602247257486084">I also liked Prince Kai very much even though he sometimes seemed too nice, too good to be true but isn't that sometimes one of the reasons why we read books? So what if people like Kai are so rare today in real life? It doesn't hurt to swoon over a handsome prince Charming every now and then.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText12269602247257486084"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText12269602247257486084">I absolutely hated Adri (Cinder's stepmother), Pearl (Cinder's stepsister) and Queen Levana. Especially Adri and Pearl becasue they were more present from the beginning of the book, whereas the Lunar Queen comes into the picture much later.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText12269602247257486084"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText12269602247257486084">Furthermore, this nook also affected me emotionally, mostly when Adri and Pearl were involved. Injustice is a topic that has always greatly affected me personally, in fact it can sometimes even make me see red from anger. So when these two witches were accusing Cinder of certain things or calling her certain things I could feel Cinder's anger channeling through me. It literally made me want to groan in frustration.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText12269602247257486084"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText12269602247257486084">Finally, i can't go without saying how much i LOVED how the book ended and by saying that I don't mean the ending itself, but the words used, those last paragraphs. I thing they were very effective.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText12269602247257486084"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText12269602247257486084">From what I've found, this is a book you either love or hate and i loved it.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText12269602247257486084"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText12269602247257486084"><u><b>Challenge(s):</b></u> <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-e-book-challenge.html">2012 eBook Challenge</a>, <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-debut-author-challenge.html">2012 Debut Author Challenge</a></span></div></div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-34479209918101481482012-02-12T04:55:00.000-08:002012-02-23T07:55:05.911-08:00The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TKJCuylcyGQ/Tzerg7EuYBI/AAAAAAAAAGY/xzPVGPTicOA/s1600/the+glass+menagerie+by+tennessee+williams.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TKJCuylcyGQ/Tzerg7EuYBI/AAAAAAAAAGY/xzPVGPTicOA/s320/the+glass+menagerie+by+tennessee+williams.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Publisher: <a href="http://www.penguin.com/" target="_blank">Penguin Books</a> | <a href="http://penguinclassics.com/" target="_blank">Modern Classics</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Publication Date: 1 July 2009 <span style="color: #666666;">(first published in 1945)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Series or Standalone: Standalone</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">ISBN-13: 9780141190266</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Format: Paperback</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pages: 92</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Websites:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Tennessee Williams - <a href="http://www.tennesseewilliams.net/" target="_blank">Official Site</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Tennessee Williams - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7751.Tennessee_Williams" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rating: <b>4 </b>out of <b>5 </b>stars</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Abandoned by her husband, Amanda Wingfield comforts herself with recollections of her earlier, more gracious life in Blue Mountain when she was pursued by 'gentlemen callers'. Her son Tom, a poet with a job in a warehouse, longs for adventure and escape from his mother's suffocating embrace, while Laura, her shy crippled daughter, has her glass menagerie and her memories. Amanda is desperate to find her daughter a husband, but when the long-awaited gentleman caller does arrive, Laura's romantic illusions are crushed. The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee William's evocation of loneliness and lost love, is one of his most powerful and moving plays.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">The Glass Menagerie was a very gentle, beautiful story. Beautiful is exactly the word I would use to describe it because it was so so sweet. Laura was especially sweet. Although I did find her shyness a bit too extreme at times, I still appreciated the gentleness and tenderness with which she cared for her glass animals and the love with which she looks at her family and the world around her. Despite her being 24 years old, in my mind I would picture her as a very young, innocent, shy and beautiful little girl, not older than 20.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><br />
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Something else I have to comment on is the plot twist at the end. I did not see it coming and I was shocked with what was revealed. While reading the scene I felt so happy and hopeful for Laura that I was smiling and suddenly i was like "what? what? WHAT?". To quote Amanda (Laura's mother) "Things have a way of turning out so badly" and may I add so unexpectedly.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><u><b>Challenge(s):</b></u> <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-tbr-pile-reading-challenge.html" target="_blank">2012 TBR Pile Reading Challenge</a>, <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-off-shelf-challenge.html" target="_blank">2012 Off The Shelf Challenge</a></div></div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-57966339630689106902012-02-09T16:19:00.000-08:002012-02-23T07:55:05.912-08:00Under the Never Sky by Veronica Rossi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VxGtClwRenY/TzRcIDwf3QI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/01NW8SfOipU/s1600/Under+the+never+sky+by+veronica+rossi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VxGtClwRenY/TzRcIDwf3QI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/01NW8SfOipU/s320/Under+the+never+sky+by+veronica+rossi.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Publisher: <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/" target="_blank">Harper Collins</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Publication Date: 3 Jan 2012</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Series or Standalone: Series</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">ISBN-13: 9780062072030</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Format: eBook</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pages: 374</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Websites:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Veronica Rossi - <a href="http://www.veronicarossi.com/NeverSky/AUTHOR_OF_UNDER_THE_NEVER_SKY.html" target="_blank">Official Site</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Veronica Rossi - <a href="http://veronicarossibooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blog</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Veronica Rossi - <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/v_rossibooks" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Veronica Rossi - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4637369.Veronica_Rossi" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="freeText10285556399690880360">Since she'd been on the outside, she'd survived an Aether storm, she'd had a knife held to her throat, and she'd seen men murdered. This was worse. <br />
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Exiled from her home, the enclosed city of Reverie, Aria knows her chances of surviving in the outer wasteland - known as The Death Shop - are slim. If the cannibals don't get her, the violent, electrified energy storms will. She's been taught that the very air she breathes can kill her. Then Aria meets an Outsider named Perry. He's wild - a savage - and her only hope of staying alive. <br />
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A hunter for his tribe in a merciless landscape, Perry views Aria as sheltered and fragile - everything he would expect from a Dweller. But he needs Aria's help too; she alone holds the key to his redemption. Opposites in nearly every way, Aria and Perry must accept each other to survive. Their unlikely alliance forges a bond that will determine the fate of all who live under the never sky.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span id="freeText10285556399690880360">_____________________________</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span id="freeText10285556399690880360"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText10285556399690880360">Very interesting! Just as promised. The plot was capturing and fast-paced, the characters were likable and realistic and the writing was beautiful. I enjoyed the plot twists, i must say i did not see them coming and i just fell in love with the characters. Although Perry's and Aria's love did seem to abruptly start out of the blue but it didn't really bother me because everything else made up for it.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText10285556399690880360"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText10285556399690880360">The ending did leave me wanting more. It was a bit abrupt for me, i think i would like to hear a little more of the final scene.. if you've read the book then i think you know what i mean *wink wink*.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText10285556399690880360"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText10285556399690880360">I can't wait for the sequel. I want to find out more about some of the characters and also what's going to happen next. Through the Ever Night doesn't come out soon enough.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText10285556399690880360"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText10285556399690880360"><u><b>Challenge(s):</b></u> <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-e-book-challenge.html">2012 eBook Challenge</a>, <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-debut-author-challenge.html">2012 Debut Author Challenge</a>, <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-eclectic-reader-challenge.html">2012 Eclectic Reader Challenge</a> (Young Adult)</span></div></div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-77242572535891194992012-02-05T23:18:00.000-08:002012-02-23T07:56:06.524-08:00Monthly Monday (1): January<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Monthly Monday is a meme I decided to start because most memes I found were about "what I will be doing this week or month" and I needed "what I did this month". Also, I didn't want to limit myself to books; I wanted the freedom to write about everything I read and saw that month (be it film or book). So that is how Monthly Monday started forming in my mind. I will be posting on the first Monday of every month and talking about everything i read or saw the month that passed.<br />
I hope you enjoy and feel free to join :)<br />
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<b>Daughter of Smoke and Bone</b> (Daughter of Smoke and Bone Series, Book 1)<br />
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Rating: <b>5</b> out of <b>5</b> stars<br />
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by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan<br />
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Rating: <b>2 </b>out of <b>5 </b>stars<br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7741325-dash-lily-s-book-of-dares" target="_blank">[Goodreads]</a><br />
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<a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/01/dash-lilys-book-of-dares-by-rachel-cohn.html">[my review]</a><br />
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<b>Friends With Benefits </b>(2011)<br />
It was a fun comedy. Very light, nothing serious. Of course, the story was not very original and it was pretty predictable... just saying<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: right;"><b>To Kill A Mockingbird </b>(1962)</div><div style="text-align: right;">There were many parts of the book that were left out, but then again, not everything can fit into a movie. I did enjoy it and certainly do recommend it.</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Human Trafficking </b>(2005)</div><div style="text-align: left;">This was a movie i remember my parents watching on TV a few years ago. I finally saw the whole movie and wow.. i mean it's so scary that such a thing really exists and that it isn't really as rare as we'd expect it to be.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: right;"><b>Pan's Labyrinth </b>(2005)</div><div style="text-align: right;">My friend made me watch this because she said it was her favorite movie. At first i didn't really know what to expect because she hadn't prepared me, i thought it would be a child's tale, something light but touching. It WASN'T light and it was VERY touching. Now it's also one of my favorites.</div><div style="text-align: right;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/" target="_blank">[IMDb]</a></div><div style="text-align: right;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-13240144165231865742012-02-01T15:10:00.000-08:002012-02-23T07:55:05.913-08:00Cracked by K. M. Walton<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9930875-cracked" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VmouhGbCkQc/TynALIMN-WI/AAAAAAAAAFI/XeXU_lbfudI/s320/Cracked+by+K.+M.+Walton.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br />
<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Publisher: <a href="http://imprints.simonandschuster.biz/simon-pulse" target="_blank">Simon Pulse</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Publication Date: 3 Jan 2012</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Series or Standalone: Standalone</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">ISBN-13: 9781442434424</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Format: eBook</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Pages: 311</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Websites:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">K. M. Walton - <a href="http://www.kmwalton.com/" target="_blank">Official Site</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">K. M. Walton - <a href="http://skateorbate.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blog</a> </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">K. M. Walton - <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/kmwalton1" target="_blank">Twitter</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">K. M. Walton - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4515355.K_M_Walton" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Rating: <b>5</b> out of <b>5 </b>stars</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u>Overview:</u></div><div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span id="freeText6581301707650193063">Sometimes there's no easy way out. <br />
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Victor hates his life. He has no friends, gets beaten up at school, and his parents are always criticizing him. Tired of feeling miserable, Victor takes a bottle of his mother's sleeping pills—only to wake up in the hospital. <br />
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Bull is angry, and takes all of his rage out on Victor. That makes him feel better, at least a little. But it doesn't stop Bull's grandfather from getting drunk and hitting him. So Bull tries to defend himself with a loaded gun. <br />
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When Victor and Bull end up as roommates in the same psych ward, there's no way to escape each other or their problems. Which means things are going to get worse—much worse—before they get better….</span></div><div style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span id="freeText6581301707650193063">____________________</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span id="freeText6581301707650193063"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText6581301707650193063">I LOVED this book. Absolutely loved it! It dealt with suicide and troubled teens, messed up families and pain. It did touch me on a personal level, it did make me cry but it also made me smile and feel hopeful for these two boys.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText6581301707650193063"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText6581301707650193063">I liked how in the end Walton shows us what has happened and what has changed for Victor and William 4 months after their incidents. It is clear that the psych ward in which they had to spend 5 days proved to be a life-changing experience for them.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText6581301707650193063"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText6581301707650193063">Also, this book just seemed so real. It was simple an a good way. The characters and situations presented were all realistic and believable. The main characters were extremely likeable and I desperately wanted to hug them and be their friend the whole time. Yes, I even wanted to hug the bully becasue it wasn't his fault he never knew love and violence was all he was ever taught.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><u><b><span id="freeText6581301707650193063"><br />
</span></b></u></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span id="freeText6581301707650193063"><u><b>Challenge(s):</b></u> <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-e-book-challenge.html">2012 eBook Challenge</a>, <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-debut-author-challenge.html">2012 Debut Author Challenge</a></span></div></div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-67427370161393413032012-01-30T15:00:00.000-08:002012-02-23T07:55:05.914-08:00Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7741325-dash-lily-s-book-of-dares" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6UFBoPmuQQ8/TycXNLN6UwI/AAAAAAAAAEo/-fa1C-ARfgQ/s320/Dash+&+Lily%27s+book+of+dares+by+Rachel+Cohn+and+David+Levithan.jpg" width="218" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Publisher: <a href="http://knopf.knopfdoubleday.com/" target="_blank">Knopf Books</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Publication Date: 26 Oct 2010</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Series or Standalone: Standalone</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ISBN-13: 9780375866593</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Format: eBook</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pages: 272</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Websites:</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rachel Cohn - <a href="http://www.rachelcohn.com/" target="_blank">Official Site</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rachel Cohn - <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/rachelcohn" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rachel Cohn - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13139.Rachel_Cohn" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">David Levithan - <a href="http://www.davidlevithan.com/" target="_blank">Official Site</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">David Levithan - <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/davidlevithan" target="_blank">Twitter</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">David Levithan - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11664.David_Levithan" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rating: <b>2</b> out of <b>5</b> stars</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><u><span style="font-size: small;">Overview:</span></u></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText12839497447220002094">“I’ve left some clues for you. <br />
If you want them, turn the page. <br />
If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.” <br />
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So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the <u>New York Times</u> bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York? Could their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions? Or will they be a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions? </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText12839497447220002094">__________________________</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText12839497447220002094"> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText12839497447220002094"> </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I generally disliked this book. I just felt it was weak in so many ways. First of all, the story is already a known one, but that wasn't the reason I disliked it. It could still have been interesting and there were a few parts (only when the red notebook was concerned) that were rather interesting, but not that many. I found myself rushing through the parts where the characters talked about their lives because I just couldn't care less about them and their family. Perhaps it was because I couldn't identify with the characters, i just didn't find them that likeable, or at least they didn't appeal to me at all.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">None of the characters introduced seemed that realistic to me, not even the secondary ones. Lily I found was a bit selfish and a hypocrite and she tended to dramatize everything while Dash was, well, rude and kind of a douche. Plus, there were so many convenient coincidences that made it even harder for the story to seem real.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I also didn't really like the writing. It felt like the authors were over-trying for humor but the result was not humorous or funny at all. It seems childish at parts and full of clichés. Furthermore, it was so predictable and not at all original; this is a story we have seen or heard of before.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lastly, something else i didn't like at all was the way Lily referred to her things by adding her name to them, for example, her room (or bed) was the "Lily pad", her coffee was the "Lilychinno" and the world was apparently called the "Lilyverse". I did NOT enjoy these nicknames; I did NOT find them cute or smart.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Perhaps I'm being too harsh but I did not enjoy this book at all. Perhaps it just wasn't for me because I know there are a lot of people who did enjoy it and who have rated it highly. Perhaps it's just a matter of personal taste.</span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText12839497447220002094"><b><u>Challenge(s):</u></b> <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-e-book-challenge.html">2012 eBook Challenge</a></span></span></div></div>Vasilikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06964311647963144504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413256969907642222.post-8577121207913367792012-01-20T14:06:00.000-08:002012-02-23T07:55:05.915-08:00To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-size: small; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2657.To_Kill_a_Mockingbird" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/---W8BE_2wRs/TxnY5fZKr8I/AAAAAAAAAEg/wOmNt9vL_E4/s320/To+Kill+A+Mockingbird+by+Harper+Lee.jpg" width="208" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Publisher: <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/imprints/index.aspx?imprintid=518008" target="_blank">Harper Perennial Modern Classics</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Publication Date: 2002 <span style="color: #666666;">(first published in 1960)</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Series or Standalone: Standalone</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">ISBN: 9780061120084</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Format: Paperback</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pages: 323</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Websites:</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Harper Lee - <a href="http://www.harperlee.com/" target="_blank">Official Site </a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Harper Lee - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1825.Harper_Lee" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rating: <b>5</b> out of <b>5</b> stars</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div id="yui_3_4_1_1_1327093782608_6146"><u><span style="font-size: small;">Overview:</span></u></div><div id="yui_3_4_1_1_1327093782608_6146"><i><span style="font-size: small;">"Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."</span></i></div><blockquote id="yui_3_4_1_1_1327093782608_6147" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i> </i></blockquote><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel—a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with rich humor and unswerving honesty the irrationality of adult attitudes toward race and class in the Deep South of the 1930s. The conscience of a town steeped in prejudice, violence, and hypocrisy is pricked by the stamina and quiet heroism of one man's struggle for justice—but the weight of history will only tolerate so much.</span></i><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">_______________________________</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">This book has been sitting on my TBR shelf for something over two years. Every time i would decide to start it, my attention would be turned to another book. I guess i finally decided it was about time i start reading it. Now i want to hit myself on the head for having waited this long.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I did have high expectations of this book becasue of all the great things i had heard but in the end it managed to surpass my expectations. It was touching in so many ways. I am especially affected by topics such as racism and injustice so you can imagine how deeply this book moved me. I find it so sad that there are still people today who are unable or unwilling to understand that we are all human, all people with a soul and a unique personality no matter the color of our skin.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a book i would definitely recommend to everyone! If i ever have children this will definitely be a book i will "make" them read. I really do believe one can evolve from reading this book.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Furthermore, i found the characters extremely likable and i enjoyed following them around and witnessing the ways in which they grew and matured. The characters are also very realistic and true to their era.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I also find the title of this book lovely. I love it!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Looking forward to seeing the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056592/" target="_blank">film adaptation</a> soon! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sorry, i know this isn't a very good review, i am really tired and I've taken up a very demanding and intense course for this session witch leaves me very little free time to do the things i like. Hopefully, my next review will be much better.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>Challenge(s):</u></b> <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-tbr-pile-reading-challenge.html">2012 TBR PILE Reading Challenge</a>, <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-off-shelf-challenge.html">2012 Off The Shelf Challenge</a>, <a href="http://midnightreadersvb.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-eclectic-reader-challenge.html">2012 Eclectic Reader Challenge</a> (Historical Fiction)</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div></div><br />
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