tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90111474383652419502024-03-17T23:03:50.986-04:00Between the Sheets and Covers Book BlogJust a small town girl, who spends all of her free time reading, reviewing, and swooning! My blog focuses on book reviews, movie reviews of adaptations, and book signings. Based out of Charleston, SC.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.comBlogger344125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-7959830933093610212016-12-31T09:13:00.002-05:002016-12-31T09:13:38.739-05:00End of the Year Wrap-up <div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>101</b>... <b>101</b> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">books is what I managed in 2016! I have really mixed feeling about this. I know reading over 100 books, and completing your Goodreads challenge is awesome, but I also kind of feel let down. I'm use to reading over 200 books a year and this year it just didn't seem to happen. I had so much going on I just didn't have the time I usually do to read. The start of the year I was on fire, but as the rest of it went on and I had some big life changes I kind of slipped into a slump. The biggest slumps I've had since graduating High School. However, I plan on getting back on it next year and dedicating more time back to reading. I know I have some big travel plans set (especially in the first few months of the year), but I'm hoping I can use those travel times to really pack in some reading. I'll go into this more at the bottom. Overall though, I am very happy and proud of my number! With how much I had going on I'm surprised I got this much in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I think this is all I'm going to read the rest of the year. I'm typing this up on the 26th of December and I think the last week of this year I'm just going to relax and ride out the last bit of the reading slump. Even though I said that I'll be reading more in 2017 I still plan on keeping my goal lower. I felt like it stressed me out too much. So, in 2017 my reading goal will only be 75. Down below is everything I read in 2016 (think I got everything, but probably missed a few). The first book I read this year was </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and the last thing I read was </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Zookeeper's Wife</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. My most read author this year was Rick Riordan. I marathoned all his books in December. My favorite event this year was Yallfest because I got to interview so many amazing authors and also having Colleen Hoover repost one of my photos. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1486544676?book_show_action=false"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Rachel Cohn & David Levithan </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRsV9CTrEJiUx700V6NRKou4p18OdhVm7-R_sItToh2tLenlBsE3Fqg6p5upzDOleeLZk6m9aF64B64ZBk4fpGYYGQ1wPeRbncFN8md-qyM1qDB5wGhSTtwA7RwUcm6cZVK553GD6E4Xx/s1600/jan2016.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1080873568"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Two Girls Staring at the Ceiling</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Lucy Frank</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Harley Quinn Halloween Special</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Amanda Connor </span></div>
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<a href="http://southernbredsouthernread.blogspot.com/2016/01/before-we-were-strangers-by-renee.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Before We Were Strangers</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Renee Carlino </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1483188778"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">La Douleur Exquise</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- J.R Rogue </span></div>
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<a href="http://southernbredsouthernread.blogspot.com/2016/01/never-stop-falling-by-ashley-drew.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Never Stop Falling</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Ashley Drew </span></div>
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<a href="http://southernbredsouthernread.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-score-by-elle-kennedy.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Score</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Elle Kennedy</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1481468598"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Choice</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Nicholas Sparks </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1462414395"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Longest Ride- Nicholas Sparks </span></a></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1503742959"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Something in the Air</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Marie Landry </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1449435679"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">F*ck Love</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Tarryn Fisher </span><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><a href="http://southernbredsouthernread.blogspot.com/2016/05/med-vein-by-tarryn-fisher.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mud Vein</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Tarryn Fisher</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1287251477"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Never Never Pt. 3</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Colleen Hoover, Tarryn Fisher </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><a href="http://southernbredsouthernread.blogspot.com/2016/04/too-late-by-colleen-hoover.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Too Late</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Colleen Hoover </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">It Ends With Us<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> (ARC)- Colleen Hoover </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nailbiter</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">-Josh Williamson </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1452713318"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">All the Rage</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Courtney Summers </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Everybody Sees the Ants- AS King</span></div>
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<a href="http://southernbredsouthernread.blogspot.com/2016/02/painted-faces-by-lh-cosway.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Painted Faces</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- LH Cosway</span></div>
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<a href="http://southernbredsouthernread.blogspot.com/2016/02/left-drowning-by-jessica-park.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Left Drowning</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Jessica Park </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Face on the Milk Carton- Caroline Cooney </span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wicked Sexy Liar- Christina Lauren </span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Killing Sarai- J.A Redmerski </span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></div>
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<a href="http://southernbredsouthernread.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-assassins-blade-by-sarah-j-maas.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Assassin's Blade</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Sarah J. Maas </span></div>
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<a href="http://southernbredsouthernread.blogspot.com/2015/05/a-court-of-thorns-and-roses-by-sarah-j.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A Court of Thorns and Roses</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> (re-read)- Sarah J. Maas </span></div>
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<a href="http://southernbredsouthernread.blogspot.com/2016/06/a-court-of-mist-and-fury-by-sarah-j-maas.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A Court of Mist and Fury</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Sarah J. Maas </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/09/empire-of-storms-by-sarah-j-maas.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Empire of Storms</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Sarah J. Maas</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></div>
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<a href="http://southernbredsouthernread.blogspot.com/2016/03/taking-chances-by-molly-mcadams.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Taking Chances</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Molly McAdams </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mad Women- Kat Savage </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When We Met- a bind up</span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Wrath and the Dawn (re-read)-Renee Ahdieh </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Rose and the Dagger- Renee Ahdieh</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Allegiant (re-read)- Veronica Roth</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Essential Maps for the Lost- Deb Caletti </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A House in the Sky- Amanda Lindhout</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A Thousand Boy Kisses- Tillie Cole</span><span style="font-family: "georgia";"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dragonfly in Amber- Diana Gabaldon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Angela: Asgard's Assassin- Kieron Gillen</span></div>
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<a href="http://southernbredsouthernread.blogspot.com/2016/04/ill-meet-you-there-by-heather-demetrios.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'll Meet You There</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Heather Demetrios</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">172 Hours on the Moon- Johan Harstad </span></div>
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<a href="http://southernbredsouthernread.blogspot.com/2016/04/nerve-by-jeanne-ryan.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nerve</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Jeanne Ryan </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Harley Quinn & Her Band of Harley's- Jimmy Palmiotti </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Harley Quinn & Her Gang of Harley's Volume 2</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Jimmy Palmiotti </span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1613786903"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Kindred Spirits</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Rainbow Rowell </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Winner's Kiss- Marie Rutkoski </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Outcast Volume 1- Robert Kirkman </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Big Magic- Elizabeth Gilbert </span></div>
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<a href="http://southernbredsouthernread.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-last-star-by-rick-yancey.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Last Star</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Rick Yancey </span><br />
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<a href="http://southernbredsouthernread.blogspot.com/2016/05/history-is-all-you-left-me-by-adam.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">History Is All You Left Me- Adam Silvera </span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A Torch Against the Night- Sabaa Tahir </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Crown</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Kiera Cass </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Raven King</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Maggie Stiefvater </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This Is Where It Ends</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Marieke Nijkamp</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bright Side</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Kim Holden </span></div>
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<a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-force-of-gravity-by-kelly-stevenson.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Force of Gravity</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Kelly Stevenson</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1689603426"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Runes</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Ednah Waters</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1696345853"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Zenith</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Sasha Alsberg and Lindsey Cummings</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Saga Volume 6- Brian K. Vaughn</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1695145704"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My Kind of Crazy</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> (ARC)- Robin Reul</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pretty Little Liars 1- Sara Shepard</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Flawless- Sara Shepard</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Perfect-Sara Shepard</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1699939471"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When Joss Met Matt</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> (ARC)- Ellie Cahill</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Milk and Honey- Rupi Kaur</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A Feast of Crows (audio book)- George RR Martin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A Dance with Dragons (audio book- George RR Martin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Every Day (re-read)- David Levithan</span></div>
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<a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/08/vicious-by-ve-schwab.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Vicious</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- VE Schwab </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Replica- Lauren Oliver DNF </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/931885711"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Matthew Quick </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Adnan's Story- Rabia Chaudry</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">November Rain</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Shannon A. Thompson </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">172 Hours on the Moon</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Johan Harstad </span></div>
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<a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/10/seven-days-of-you-by-cecilia-vinesse.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Seven Days of You</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> by Cecilia Vinesse </span></div>
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<a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/10/beautiful-by-christina-lauren.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Beautiful</span></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> by Christina Lauren <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKJGWn0rJvTZtz4RCXHdMx6KN6Hl2fyWOo_LOWhJmI_cJ1uQFmLFOmFS9koFCvMlza-PX-WtyX44HzRzXFmWKNOeZIxo9QBhCNS5JGRNkIhQt1qsLWxMr54oY_B__vDTgFTDGG3IEaVXe/s1600/book1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHKJGWn0rJvTZtz4RCXHdMx6KN6Hl2fyWOo_LOWhJmI_cJ1uQFmLFOmFS9koFCvMlza-PX-WtyX44HzRzXFmWKNOeZIxo9QBhCNS5JGRNkIhQt1qsLWxMr54oY_B__vDTgFTDGG3IEaVXe/s320/book1.png" style="cursor: move;" width="256" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Princess Bride</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> by William Goldman </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Shining- Stephen King </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Rosie Project- Graeme Simsion</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">America Pastoral- Phillip Roth </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fences- August Wilson</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Blue is the Warmest Color- Julie Maroh</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Into the Forest- Jean Hegland </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The lightning Thief- Rick Riordan </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Sea of Monsters- Rick Riordan </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Titan's Curse- Rick Riordan</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Battle of the Labyrinth- Rick Riordan </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Last Olympian- Rick Riordan </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Lost Hero-Rick Riordan </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Son of Neptune- Rick Riordan </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Mark of Athena- Rick Riordan </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The House of Hades- Rick Riordan </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Blood of Olympus- Rick Riordan </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers- Harold Schechter </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Zookeeper's Wife- Diane Ackerman</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Sorry if some don't have links to their reviews. I was either too lazy to add them or they don't have one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">2016 was a whirlwind. Two of the biggest changes were my job and my blog. I switched jobs a few months back and I think the hardest part are the hours. I don't work insane hours or anything, I just don't work a 100% set schedule. I spent years working a Monday-Friday 9 to 5 and now that it's not like that I think I'm still just getting adjusted. This is what I think really hurt my reading. I'm more evolved and think in the swing of things and that this wont be an issue going into next year. I also started doing all the social media for my job and blogging for them. And clearly the personal blog change is a given. I went from co-writing this blog with someone to doing it on my own. Luckily that transition went a lot smoother than the job one. With that came the name change. Which I'm very happy with. People still think I'm writing a smutty blog, but I'm kind of ok with that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">In 2017 my goal is to read 4 books a month and to only read books I currently own. I'm going to try not to buy any books unless they are absolute must haves. In the first few months of the year I will be traveling to D.C for the Women's March on Washington. In March I'll be traveling to both New York for work and Florida for Apollyon Con. I am so excited about APCON this year! There is a huge list of authors I'm dying to see and will probably never get to again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I'm really excited to see what 2017 brings, and I know it'll only be good things. Before I go I also want to take the moment to just say thank you. I know these last few months were rocky and I'm so glad so many of you stayed with me. Thank you for your support and all the sweet messages you send me. Thank you to other bloggers for being there, and thank you to authors for continuously messaging me and asking for reviews. I also plan on spending a lot more time reviewing authors books instead of just going for the "bigger" releases. Can't wait to see you all in the new year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Have a safe and happy new year. </span>
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">Love. xoxo</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-94658990027824642016-12-25T17:24:00.000-05:002016-12-25T17:24:11.130-05:00BtSaC 2016 Choice Awards <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I wrap -up each year by doing a choice awards for my favorite and least favorite picks of the year. This is my 3rd year doing this, and I'm so happy to say that! Just want to say thank you to everyone who has supported this blog. It means so much to me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here's my picks for 2016! These are based off of my own opinions and books that I read in the year 2016. Some books might have been published in other years and some might be ARCs and aren't being released till 2017. To see previous years winners <a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/p/wrap-ups.html">click here</a>. </span></div>
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<b><a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/05/history-is-all-you-left-me-by-adam.html"><span style="font-size: large;">History is All You Left Me</span></a></b><br />
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<i>I loved this movie. </i><br />
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<b><a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-force-of-gravity-by-kelly-stevenson.html"><span style="font-size: large;">The Force of Gravity</span></a></b></div>
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<i>Found of recently this wont be a standalone, and </i></div>
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<i>I'm so happy about it. </i></div>
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<b><a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-last-star-by-rick-yancey.html"><span style="font-size: large;">The Last Star</span></a></b> <br />
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<b><a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-last-star-by-rick-yancey.html"><span style="font-size: large;">The Last Star</span></a> </b><br />
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(<i>New Adult</i>) </div>
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<b><a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/03/wicked-sexy-liar-by-christina-lauren.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Wicked Sexy Liar</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, </span><a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/06/a-court-of-mist-and-fury-by-sarah-j-maas.html"><span style="font-size: large;">A Court of Mist and Fury</span></a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/01/before-we-were-strangers-by-renee.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Before We Were Strangers</span></a></b> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Book by It's Cover</b> </span></div>
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(<i>a book I didn't want to read because it's cover, </i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The Score</span></b> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Biggest Twist</u></b></span> </div>
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<b><a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/06/a-court-of-mist-and-fury-by-sarah-j-maas.html"><span style="font-size: large;">A Court of Mist and Fury</span></a></b> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Favorite Villain</u></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Victor, Eli</span></b> <br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite Leading Lady</span></u></b> </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Feyre, Celaena, Cassie</span></b> <br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Favorite Leading Man</span></u></b> </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Victor, Rhysand</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Favorite Book Couple</u></b></span> </div>
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<b>Feyre and Rhysand </b><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">3 Worst Reads</span></u></b> </div>
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<b><a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/03/taking-chances-by-molly-mcadams.html">Taking Chances,</a> <a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/04/nerve-by-jeanne-ryan.html">Nerve</a>, <a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/08/runes-by-ednah-walters.html">Runes</a></b><br />
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<b><a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/04/a-house-in-sky-by-amanda-lindhout.html">A House in the Sky</a>, <a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/06/a-court-of-mist-and-fury-by-sarah-j-maas.html">A Court of Mist and Fury</a>, <a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/08/vicious-by-ve-schwab.html">Vicious</a> </b></div>
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<b><a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/06/a-court-of-mist-and-fury-by-sarah-j-maas.html"><span style="font-size: large;">A Court of Mist and Fury</span></a> </b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZVECddtEVRypKP7-H169yBX207Y-4e0KwXFM7oDXTs-QspSBTs0vTgx6EuaVg89UrXwu8ekIuwr3Q3aiYVdH7sfEqA4Yd6vESKj7KTdXRCtGv8hMUCr9fUV1SfNXHVCL5ZmPQNOuu7Hj/s1600/yall+fest+.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZVECddtEVRypKP7-H169yBX207Y-4e0KwXFM7oDXTs-QspSBTs0vTgx6EuaVg89UrXwu8ekIuwr3Q3aiYVdH7sfEqA4Yd6vESKj7KTdXRCtGv8hMUCr9fUV1SfNXHVCL5ZmPQNOuu7Hj/s320/yall+fest+.png" width="239" /></a>This past weekend was Yallfest, and as usual I headed out there to check everything out. Yallfest is one of my favorite events of the year, and it being in my hometown makes the experience even better. If you haven't been to Yallfest let me tell you what it's all about. It's a two day book festival that holds panels, signings, giveaways, and more. It's on a Friday evening and then all day Saturday. <br />
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I usually don't do the Friday events, because it's a lot of pre day events, panels, and because I rather request Saturday off of work and get to experience everything.. My day to cram everything in is Saturday.... my only problem this year was there wasn't a lot I wanted to do. Most of the authors I wanted to see ended up dropping off a couple months back, and a lot of the others are authors I've seen dozens of times and no longer had anything left for them to sign. Even with the lack of signings I personally wanted to attend, I figured this downtime would give me a chance to expand. </div>
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This year instead of trying to make it to 20 different events/signings I thought I'd take a different approach and make my y'all experience on a smaller scale. I wanted to still do some signings but I also wanted to do more one on ones and so interviews as well. I got asked to do one and then requested to do a few others. </div>
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The bookstore per usual was very well stocked and ran, the volunteers well informed and polite, and Yallfest went back to basics. Last year they had events SO far spaced out it was almost impossible to get to anything. This year they brought everything back to a central area. The only downsides were the arc drops were super limited most only 30 per. The books in the store are priced a little too high, and there was some confusion as to where to get press passes, I ended up using a temporary one most the day.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-76011675495721849672016-11-12T07:24:00.000-05:002016-11-12T07:24:23.850-05:00Weird Sh*t On My Kindle <div style="text-align: center;">
I have this really weird habit... I don't even know how it started. Sometimes when it's really late and I'm super sleepy (like the delirious kind of tired) I'll get on my kindle and type "free". A lot of times I'll go even more into depth and put like "free ya, free romance, free new adult", and thing like that. Half the time I don't even know what I'm clicking I just figure "<i>Why the heck not, it's free!". </i>This often leads me to clicking on my kindle like a week later and finding some really weird stuff. </div>
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So I present to you *<i>drum roll please* </i>the weird sh*t on my kindle! Warning: some of these are so weird and very smutty! Laughed for like thirty minutes when I saw some of the titles. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-90487825797955500772016-11-04T18:28:00.003-04:002016-11-04T18:28:36.068-04:00October Wrap-Up <b><i>The Girl on the Train</i></b> by Paula Hawkins <br />
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<i><b><a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/10/beautiful-by-christina-lauren.html">Beautiful</a></b></i> by Christina Lauren <br />
<i><b>Princess Bride</b></i> by William Goldman <br />
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Reading Slump 2016 continues going strong. My work schedule continues to keep me busy. And I continue to be tired. October was a quite slow month for me in all aspect, but especially in my reading life. I know that people aren't suppose to base their reading strive off of their goodreads challenge, but I can't help it! I'm starting to fall super behind and somehow have to read 20 books in the next two months to complete it. Since I've only been reading roughly 5 books a month this presents a little problem... on a more positive note tomorrow (today) is the <i>Blood for Blood</i> book release party, and since Ryan Graudin lives in the same town I do I'll be headed there after work to show my support. <br />
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On to the favorites and fails.<br />
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<b>Favorite</b>: <i><b>Beautiful</b></i> by Christina Lauren. The only book I really loved this month. There were some small hiccups in this book, which kept it from having a perfect rating. However, it was close enough for it, and I enjoyed it enough that I want to put it in my favorite. The main reason I didn't give it a perfect rating was because I had to compare it to the other books in the series, and it just wasn't as flawless as the ones in the past. That being said, I really loved this book. The characters were fun, the setting was interesting, and the romance was right up my alley. If you're looking for something in the NA field to read I would recommend picking up this series. <br />
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<b>Fails</b>: <i><b>Seven Days of You</b></i> by Cecilia Vinesse. This book was just not for me. It is the epitome of contemporary ya. I've been learning and actually succeeding in liking contemporary ya this year, but this made me go right back to hating them. Seven Days of You was presented as a young adult book set in japan... that alone sounds amazing right!? Wrong! It does nothing with it's setting. Also the characters in this book are beyond annoying! This is one of my least favorite books all year. <br />
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That's it for the month. I wish I had more to say, and hopefully next month I will. Really am going to try and push myself to read the 10 books. Maybe even ease up some and throw in some graphic. <br />
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<b>Currently Reading: <i>Crooked Kingdom </i></b>by Leigh Bardugo <br />
<b>TBR: <i>Blood for Blood </i></b>by Ryan Graudin,<i><b> The Long Walk</b> </i>by Steven King, and <i><b>The Rosie Project</b> </i> by Graeme Simsion. I'm also going to try and finish a couple of books I've start and put down. <i><b>Twenty Boy Summer</b></i> by Sarah Ockler and <i><b>Wait</b></i> by A.L. Jackson.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-47282737990780602682016-10-29T19:00:00.000-04:002016-10-29T19:00:14.426-04:00Beautiful by Christina Lauren <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After walking in on her boyfriend sleeping another girl in their Flat, Pippa decides to leave London for awhile. Jensen is buried by his drive and workload, he rarely takes time for himself or even real romance. But when his sister Hanna convinces him to join their gang on a two-week wine tour, he has a rare moment of weakness and agrees.<br />
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Beautiful follows the same CL pattern, the-you know what you're getting into and are completely 100% okay with that- style. As in most (all) quirky, personality powerful, funny girl is going through some big life change and is looking for something to mix it up. Guy's chin deep into work and is taking life too seriously. <br />
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Pippa is exactly as I said; funny, quirky, and has an overwhelming (but good) personality. After finding her boyfriend in bed with another women she decides she needs a break from her everyday life. She is going to head state side and see some old friends and go on a wine tour. Jensen is also your classic <i>Beautiful </i>guy. Super sexy, dry but cute humor, and weighed down with work. The meet-cute between the two however, was a fun new way for Christina Lauren. The two have a hilarious meet on their flight back to the US. Jensen never thinks he'll see the embarrassing Pippa again, but of course is wrong. I loved both of these characters so much, but they weren't my favorite two in the <i>Beautiful Series </i>or in the <i>Wild Season Series </i>either. Both had a little bit of flaws. Pippa's personality is cute..... but sometimes I think it was a little too much. Something about her over need to be "unique" sometimes got to me. Jensen has a similar, but different issue for me. He was a little too dry? I say that with a question mark because I don't know if that is the right word. I think he was charming, handsome (of course), and had a nice bit of humor to him... It was just his way of avoiding things or brushing them off that left me a bit put off. Don't take that the wrong way, I still loved these two characters. I'm a big sucker for opposites attract stories, and this the true definition of one. When these two spend time together you'll undoubtedly be rooting for them to happen. Their need to have fun and enjoy vacation will really rub off on you. <br />
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When it came to <i>Beautiful's </i>plot it's really cutesy. As you could have probably guessed Jensen ends up going on the wine tour too (don't know why I said guess, I've made it very clear they are both on it by now lol). And of course since they go on the tour with a bunch of couples the two are kind of paired off.... so this leads the two slowly but surely falling for each other (trust me you read the synopsis you know that's where it's leading). Everything from the moment they meet, to the moment they meet again, to the end of the trip is filled with adorable blush worthy moments. Another thing that happens in the Christina Lauren form is that there is a bit of a surprise... not so much a plot twist like in a lot of the other ones, but there is a nice surprise. It's a little less "realistic" than I would say some of the other ones have been in the past, but it made this story classic fun. Going from wine vineyard, to cottages, to more wine vineyards really gave this plot a little something extra. It was nice getting a change of scenery and getting it often. I loved the start of this book with how things really just took off no beating around the bust, the middle made me feel like I was touring with them, and the end is what I wanted. The only downside was this book wasn't as steamy as some of their others. Yall know I love my steam, so was hoping with this being the last in the series they wouldn't hold back... Sadly felt they kind of did. At least they brought back dry humping and made that super sexy.<br />
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I know this review seems a little back and forth. I say I loved it, but then I give a few negatives. I just felt like these are things I need to warn about, because even though this is very CL there are things that they tamed down some. It was still such a good time read for me, and was the first time in a bit that I've had a lot of fun reading. This isn't one of their books that you can go into without reading the others (like pervious ones) I would suggest reading the others in the series first or you might be confused some. Other than the few VERY minor things that I didn't love I would highly recommend this book to fans of this series or anyone who loves new adult. Sad to see this series come to an end, but excited to see what these two writers give us next. <br />
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<b>9/10 Stars </b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-12773504681079212002016-10-22T10:19:00.000-04:002016-10-22T10:24:01.613-04:00Spooky Reads Recommendations It's that time of year again! Spooky reads time. Here are some of my favorite choices. <br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">You</span></i><span style="font-size: large;"> by Caroline Kepnes</span></b><br />
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<span id="freeTextContainer13133517196666299333">When a beautiful, young writer goes into the East Village bookstore where Joe Goldberg works, he does what anyone would do... he Googles the name on her credit card. From there Joe becomes more and more obsessed with Guinevere Beck. She puts so much of her life out there that it makes it so easy for Joe to get all the ammunition to get Beck to fall for him... All of this while stalking her. This books gave me the creeps. Mainly because all the stalker things Joe does are things that are so easy for all of us to do. Him getting Beck to fall for him was so easy, because now a days we just put so much of ourselves out there without even second guessing what we are doing. After reading this book I kept having that creepy feeling that I was being watched. </span><br />
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Three teenagers are chosen to go on the trip of a lifetime. It's been over 40 years since NASA sent the first man to the moon, and hype surrounding it has died down some since. So to revamp the space program they've decided to hold a contest in which the winners will get the next trip to the moon. However, once the teens actually arrive things take a turn for the worst, and they discover they might not be alone. This book is perfect for anyone who loves turn YA books. It read easy and has just the right amount of spook to it. 172 <i>Hours </i>was creepy from page one and didn't let up until the last page. <br />
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Victor and Eli started out as college roommates but swiftly became best friends. Two boys that know what it is like to be both brilliant and a loner. When they start their college thesis Eli starts to take his from more than just theories to actual experiments. The two quickly realize that under the right set of circumstances that a person could gain extraordinary powers. I wouldn't say this book is "spooky" per se, but it would be my top recommendation for Halloween reading. It has a little bit of everything. It also has this amazing ability to deep into a grey area of what is right and what is wrong, and how you perceive it. This book nails dark, and if you only plan on reading one book this fall <i>Vicious </i>should be it. <br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Unwind</span></i><span style="font-size: large;"> by Neal Shusterman</span></b><br />
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The Second Civil War was fought over reproductive rights. The resolution: Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until the age of thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, parents can have their child "unwound". This means all of the child's organs are transplanted into different donors, so life doesn't technically end. Every time I am asked what the scariest book I ever read was, this is the book I say. Holy Jesus this read freaked me the F out. I don't know what else I really can say beside how creeped out this book left me feeling. Having my organs harvested is one of my biggest fears, and this book did nothing to help that. This whole book is freaky, but there is one scene in particular that left me speechless. After reading it I had to set it down just to gain composure again. <br />
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Gone Girl</span></i><span style="font-size: large;"> by Gillian Flynn</span></b><br />
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On Nick and Amy's fifth wedding anniversary Amy disappears. Nick to most would seem like the husband of the year, but a look inside Amy's diary would say other wise. Nick is evasion and most signs point to him... but could he really be Amy's killer? Even if you haven't read or seen the movie yet you've more than likely have still heard of <i>Gone Girl</i>. This book is another great who done it book. If you're like me you will go back and forth with ideas of who might have killed Amy. This book is so well written with so many well placed WTF moments. There's so much I want to say when it comes to <i>Gone Girl</i>,<i> </i>but it's one of those books that going in with less is better.<br />
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Mara Dyer wakes up in the hospital with no memory of how she got there. After an accident killed her friends and left her unharmed she has more questions than she's able to find answers for. This series... This series is one of my all time favorites! Every book in this trilogy is creepier than the one before it, and each ending will have you floored. Michelle Hodkin really thought this series out before starting it. Everything down to the title is perfection. Each one she so cleverly undercover perfect little Easter eggs that you had no clue were even there. If you love paranormal thrillers with lots of perfect romance pick up Mara Dyer. <br />
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<b><br /></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-33700018807769996892016-10-19T16:50:00.000-04:002016-10-23T18:37:32.366-04:00Book Buying Problem?Some might say I have a book buying problems... others might say I have a healthy obsession. I wont agree or disagree with either of those statements. What I do know is that I recently reorganized all six of my books shelves and decided now was the best time ever to make a list of my top ten most owned authors. in my opinion if you love an author there's no such thing as owning too many copies of their book. Also thought it would be a nice twist to add what book was my favorite of theirs. <br />
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<b>Charlene Harris</b>- <b>8</b><br />
Okay, so this one is a little funny. I actually received the entire boxset as a gift from my boss. So... Yeah I've actually never read a single book by her. I've never watched the TV show either.<br />
<b>Favorite</b>: N/A<br />
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Confession time! So I don't even really like Richelle Mead. bought the <i>Vampire Academy </i>boxset <br />
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because it was on sale at Barnes and Noble and was almost the price of buying on book. The others I was sent to for review. One day I will get back around to finishing the VA series and hopefully I will find one I love or have a change of heart. <br />
<b>Favorite: </b>N/A<br />
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<b>Christina Lauren- 10</b><br />
Yall know I love me some
Christina Lauren. Basically counting down the days until they release a
new book. These two authors get New Adult and aren't afraid to make it
funny either. <br />
<b>Favorite: </b><i>Dirty Rowdy Thing </i>or <i>Dark Wild Night</i>.<br />
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<b>Abbi Glines</b>- <b>10</b><br />
One of my favorite guilty pleasure reads. For some reason I can't stop buying Abbi Glines books. I wold say half of them I haven't even read! I really need to take a long weekend and just marathon the crap out of her <i>Sea Breeze Series</i>.<br />
<b>Favorite</b>: <i>Because of Low </i>or <i>While it Last</i>. <i>While it Last </i>I believe is becoming a movie next year.<br />
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<b>Veronica Roth</b>- <b>10 </b><br />
Oh V Roth. How I love to hate you. I both love and hate <i>The Divergent Trilogy</i>. I think that this series was a little tainted for me after both meeting Veronica and after seeing the latest movie.<br />
<b>Favorite: </b><i>Divergent </i><b> </b> <br />
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<b>JK Rowling</b><i>- <b>14 </b></i><br />
How can a "most owned" list be completed without JK Rowling not being on it? It can't! I'm not even ashamed to say that I wish I owned even more copies. 14 isn't nearly enough! Not only is this one of the best series in history it's also one of the best movie franchises ever! Not like I need to tell anyone that (right!).<br />
<b>Favorite: </b><i>Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince </i>and <i>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows </i> <br />
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We all know she is one of the Queens of writing both fantasies and bad-ass females. I love a good fantasy as much as the next person, but I love anything with a super strong female lead.<br />
<b>Favorite</b>: <i>Crown of Midnight</i> or <i>A Court of Mist and Fury.</i><br />
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<b>Jennifer L. Armentrout</b>- <b>18 </b><br />
<b>Favorite</b>:<b> </b><i>The Lux Series</i>. To narrow it down a little more I would probably go with <i>Opal </i>and <i>Origins</i>. I really wish they could find some way of taking this entire series and making it into, I don't know, like three solid movies. I don't think I'll ever truly get enough Daemon Black.<br />
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<b>Cassandra Clare</b>- <b>21 </b><br />
<b>Favorite</b>: Round of applause for Cassandra Clare for getting the title of my most owned author... Winning by a land slide! The sad thing is I don't even own a few copies of her books. Yeah, this is only some of them. My favorite book of all of her books, in any of her series is... *drum roll* <i>City of Glass</i>. Without a doubt it's my favorite. I liked Cassie Clare before this book, but this is the one that made me fall in love with her. After this novel there was no going back. I was praying to all things fandom that the movies would at least make it to this one, but sadly I think I'll be waiting forever for this.<br />
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<b>Colleen Hoover</b>- <b>25</b><br />
Colleen Hoover is my all time favorite author, and is one of auto-buy authors. This is probably why I own so many of her novels. One of them isn't even in English. Asking me to pick a favorite CoHo book is like asking someone to pick their favorite child... it changes everyday (lol).<br />
<b>Favorite</b>: <i>Maybe Someday</i>, <i>Maybe Not</i>, and <i>Ugly Love</i>.<br />
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I know I cheated on a bunch of them by selecting more than one favorite book, but I'm a junkie and couldn't help myself.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-52994920383235676382016-10-15T06:41:00.000-04:002016-10-15T06:41:40.353-04:00Fall Favorites I have so much to talk about this season!!! Like always it's still as hot as all get out here, but hopefully cooler weather will get here eventually. I was in a bit of a reading slump, and in a TV binge these past few month. I wont beat around the bust and I'll just get right into things. <br />
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<i><b>The Force of Gravity</b></i> by Kelly Stevenson- Kaley is living the teenage dream: perfect grades, perfect <br />
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boyfriend, perfect friends. Her world gets shaken when she starts to fall for her new chemistry teacher. I think this forbidden romance would be perfect for a winter read. Had such a good time reading this book, and would say if you've liked books like this in the past than this one will probably be the same. <br />
<b><i>A Dance with Dragons</i></b> by George RR Martin- The 5th book in the <i>A Song of Ice and Fire</i> series. You all know what <i>Game of Thrones</i> is about by now, and if you don't what rock have you been living under?! In this book we still wait to see who will take the iron throne. This series continues to blow my mind, and I find myself in a constant state of theory guessing on how things will end.<br />
<b><i>Vicious</i></b> by VE Schwab- Two college friends figure out that under the right circumstances you can get extraordinary powers. This book need to become a movie! It might have the look of a YA book, but reads as a new adult without the smut (labeled as adult). <i>Vicious </i>did dipping into the grey area of what is right and what is wrong so well. I loved everything about this book and think it's perfect for anyone.<br />
<b><i>Empire of Storms</i></b> by Sarah J. Maas- The 5th book in the <i>Throne of Glass </i>series. Celaena Sardothien is still fighting to take back her lands and claim what is rightfully hers. This series is giving me life! I can't wait a year for the 6th and final book. If there is something you want out of a fantasy read you're sure to get it from this series. Also, that ending. Good lord! That ending. <br />
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<b><i>The Fundamentals of Caring</i></b>- A man suffering a great amount of loss enrolls into a care-giving <br />
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class. There he meets Trevor. I'd never (really) heard of Craig Roberts before, but he knocks playing the roll of sarcastic a-hole perfectly. This is another hit for Netflix. <br />
<b><i>The Legend of Tarzan</i></b>- Events that take place after Tarzan is no longer in the jungle. Seems like I'm the only one in the world who liked this movie, but I don't care! I can't wait to re-watch this dark epilogue to the classic Tarzan again when it comes out.<br />
<b><i>Captain Fantastic</i></b>- A father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave the wilderness and enter the world after his wife dies. Lindsey and I went to see this kind of on a whim, and boy was it a good idea! I really like George McKay and getting to see him again in another indie movie was a joy for me. I've said on several occasion how underrated I truly think he is. Please pick this movie up when it comes out. It's funny, witty, moving, and filled with actors I think we should all be looking out for. Doesn't hurt that the soundtrack is great either. <br />
<b><i>War Dogs</i></b>- Two men weasel and figure out a way to win over a government weapons contract. I love any and everything based off a true story, so deciding to see this was grand for me. I wont lie, I don't think this movie is going to be for everyone, but it was the movie for me. <br />
<i><b>Amanda Knox</b></i>- This documentary covers the Amanda Knox trail and events that took place before,<br />
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during, and after the case. This movie was barely released in time to make my list, but the moment I saw this was being made into a documentary to come out on Netflix I knew right away that it was going to be good. I was right too. Everything from the powerful introduction from Amanda, to the incredible ending quote, this doc was done right. Everything is laid out for us in a way that is so easy to follow, the events aren't over-shadowed by one thing, and the fact that we really finally and truly get to see things from Amanda's point of view was done masterfully. The whole tone of this movie is perfect. As someone who followed this case closely when it happened there was so much in this film that I had no clue had happened. Highly recommend this film to anyone who loves true crime. <br />
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<b><i>The Returned season 1</i></b>- In a small town several people have just shown back up after being dead. They haven't aged and have no idea that they have even been gone. Again, something else that is right up my alley. I'm am dying to see if this show ends up having another season! There are so many unanswered questions! Sadly, the chances of another season aren't looking too good at this point in time. If you're a fan of shows with multiple and intertwining storylines this will be for you. <br />
<b><i>Hemlock Grove season</i></b> 1- In a town full of people keeping secrets a girl is murdered. I know that is <br />
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the worst synopsis ever, but seriously after watching an entire season and a half I still have no freaking clue what I witnessed... but God was it addictive. Also very visually stunning, and I'm not just talking about Bill Skarsgard. <br />
<b><i>Game of Thrones season 7</i></b>- Several families battle it out for the Iron Throne. If you haven't started watching this show you're an idiot (see book list above). That's not a statement it's a fact. This season... Holy mother of pearl; it was simply perfect! I've watched the last two episodes of the season probably seven times now. Best two plus hours of TV I've witnessed in forever. <br />
<b><i>Shameless season 4- </i></b>A poor family in Detroit continues to be poor and struggling. <i>Shameless </i>is hands down one of my all time favorite TV shows. The characters are hilarious, the plot line is insane, and it does this all while making you laugh the whole time. I wish I was also putting season 5 on this list, but sadly it dipped a little bit. <br />
<b><i>Pretty Little Liars 3-6</i></b>- A group of girl's friend is killed, and someone is haunting them with it. This is a show I can't stand watching, but I'm in so deep now the only thing I can do is continue swimming down. This show continues to keep it's hooks in me. I need Netflix to upload the next season already. Seriously though, who the F really is A?! <br />
<b><i>Friday night lights seasons 1-5</i></b>- Following a football team and it's staff in a small town in Texas that is obsessed with the game. Yall... yall... How has no one ever told me about this show! Now that I have done the ultimate binge of this show I see people talking about it all the time. This show is one of the <b>best </b>things I've ever watched. Not just that, but it has one of the most stratifying endings to any TV show I've ever seen. If you've never seen this or even really heard of it I would recommend doing as I did and marathoning it on Netflix before its gone.<br />
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<b><i>Parenthood season 3</i></b>- A show following a family and their families. Showing their struggles and growth as a unit. I never thought this show would be something I was into, but the further I got into the show the more I liked it. It's message is so powerful and real. This is such an accurate portray of how real life goes. Season three though is the one that got me. I think I cried every single episode of it. <br />
<b><i>Broadchurch season 1-2</i></b>- A small town is shaken by the murder of a young boy. This show had me hooked! I had to know who did it. The twist, turns, and acting will pull you in, but the not knowing will keep you there. Pumped for season three. <br />
<b><i>Atlanta</i></b>- Two cousins, with very different views on the world, work their way up through the Atlanta rap scene. This is something I usually don't do. I usually don't post a show on my list unless I have watched a complete season. This show however, only has a few episodes out. I refuse to let that keep me for highlighting it. If you know me at all than you know I love Donald Glover. LOVE HIM! So that's why I wanted to start the show, and with his presence I knew there would be a lot of comical moment, but had no idea though how great it would be. This show is for sure going to make more of my list. Begging you to watch it. <br />
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Since I've been in a reading slump these last couple of months binge watching has been my thing (clearly)! <br />
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<b><i>The Girl and the Dreamcatcher</i></b>- Basically anything by these two I will listen to. They are so Disney<br />
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and that might be a reason I like them even more. Their music is fun and very pop-ish. Basically good <br />
beach music and driving in the car with the windows down jams. <br />
<b><i>Wrabel 11 Blocks</i></b>- I can't stop listening to this song!! The first time I heard it it went right pasted me, and I had to give it another listen. Like really, play this song, and really listen to it. Heart-breaking while still being so catchy. <br />
<i><b>Chainsmokers Closer</b></i>- Yes, I like everyone else have fallen for this song. It's a fungus and grew on me. <br />
<b><i>Superfruit, Mary Lambert, Brian Crum, and Mario Jose Rise Cover</i></b>- This haunting and beautiful cover of Katy Perry's Rise will leave you breathless. The very last note too; goosebumps. <br />
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<b><i>Serial</i></b>- I obsessively listened to this every chance I got! This podcast has seasons instead of just episodes. Season one follows Adnan Syed who was arrested and convicted of murdering his girlfriend in 1999 when he was just 17. <span style="color: black;">Sarah Koenig, a reporter and journalist, goes over the details of the trial while remaining neutral to rather she believe Adnan is innocent or not. All she is doing is trying to show everyone all the evidence and uncover things that might not have been brought to life during the trial. In season two she does the same thing, but with the Bowe Bergdahl case. Which has just recently went to trial. Bowe abandoned his post, captured by the Taliban, tortured, and held captive from 2009-2014. She again presents the evidence for both sides of the story and leaves it up to you to </span><span style="color: black;">decide. Take the time to listen to this podcast. This will change your life and view on the world. </span><br />
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<b><i>My Favorite Murder</i></b>- Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark two friends who are life long lovers of true crime basically decided to get together and talk about it! These two take a more comical approach on the topic by sitting down together and gushing about their favorite crimes. Each week they both tell a different story about crimes both solve and unsolved and go over the crazy details. All this while cracking jokes and getting real. This is not just one of my favorite podcast it just flat out one of my favorite things. I wait all week for a new one to come out. Stay sexy and don't get murdered. <br />
<b><i>Sword and Scale</i></b>- Yes, if you haven't guessed it by now, I'm kind of obsessed with all things true crime. Sword and Scale takes a more professional look at true crime. Hosted by Mike Boudet, this high quality podcast is a must listen. He covers all sorts of cases both high profiles and ones that also have gone less noticed.<br />
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Alright, alright, alright. that is it for this season. See ya next, and don't forget...Winter is coming. <br />
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<span id="freeText15780832928610238997">"Sophia has seven days left in Tokyo before she moves back to the States. Seven days to say good-bye to the electric city, her wild best friend, and the boy she’s harbored a semi-secret crush on for years. Seven perfect days…until Jamie Foster-Collins moves back to Japan and ruins everything.<br /><br />Jamie and Sophia have a history of heartbreak, and the last thing Sophia wants is for him to steal her leaving thunder with his stupid arriving thunder. Yet as the week counts down, the relationships she thought were stable begin to explode around her." -Goodreads Synopsis </span><br />
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I had a lot of issues with <i>Seven Days of You</i>. When I received this book at BEA and read the synopsis I thought this was going to be a contemporary unicorn. Thought it sounded so good, unique, and oddly right up my alley. If you know me you know I'm picky about my contemporary books. Picking maybe 3 up a year, and this one had to be one of them. Sign, regret. <br />
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Our main character is Sophia or "Sofa", as her friends like to call her... Yep, you probably read that sentence and knew this was my first problem with the book. If they just called her Sofa once and awhile it probably would have been cute, but no they have to whine it every two sentences. After about 6 chapters of her friends calling her Sofa I was over it. It also didn't help her case that it took me forever to figure out how old she was. She dressed like she was 7 and talked like she was 10. This made me connecting with her almost impossible. She's clearly one of the love interest in a kind of love triangle. The love triangle was another issue of mine. Sophia's had school girl attitude with how handle relationships. Hearing her explain things was like listening to one of my nieces explain their elementary school crush playground fake boyfriends. Sophia is overall a selfish, clingy, and immature character. <br />
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<i>“God,” I said. “I am actually a horrible person.”</i> <br />
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You said it Sofa Super Store not us. <br />
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Not only are her "relationships" poor with her potential boos they are also poor with her best friend Mika. All Mika and her do are talk down on each other and other people. Struggled so much with understand Mika's character as well. Sophia would say that Mika would never do something, and then Mika would do it like it was second nature. It could be something as simple as "Mika never wears eyeshadow", then would cut to the next paragraph and it would say "Mika applies silver eyeshadow". Now on to the other sides of the tringle David and Jamie. Lord, I don't know how one would choose between complete dick bag or a guy who you stood up for hours. Here an idea, neither. They both kind of suck. Some will probably read this book and say I was hard on Jamie, because he is kind of sweet. Mainly picking on him because he is an exact replica of every ya contemp boy ever written. <br />
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Here is my last major issue with the book. The setting. <i>7 Days</i> takes place in Tokyo, and this might be what shoved it so high on my tbr list. It's not often you get YA contemporaries set in Tokyo so this was suppose to be a nice added bonus... However, the setting is so poorly used. She could have easily have made the setting New York or Jersey and no one would be the wiser. She could have seriously ctrl f'd the whole book and changed the word Tokyo to New York and if you weren't told you'd never find out. You tell us you're going to give us this amazing, colorful, and culture filled landscape..... and then that's all you do; tell us. This was probably the biggest letdown, because I was truly excited for this setting. Also, she would overuse Japanese words and expect us to be okay with it. "Hey look I'm just throwing in a bunch of Japanese words, look over here and not notice how I'm ignoring the setting completely!". If that didn't have me wanting to set this book down the rest of the plot did. Nothing happens. I felt like this book wanted to be a book with all these fun sub stories with a lesson in self growth, but missed the mark. If you can think of a clique high school event that happens in any ya contemporary then you probably already know the plot of 7<i> Days</i>. <br />
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Sadly <i>Seven Days of You</i> had the set up to be a summer fav but had a failure to execute properly. This book could have been good, but ended up wasting all its opportunities. <br />
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<b>1/10 Stars </b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-11874106914220365602016-10-03T19:30:00.000-04:002016-10-03T19:35:11.503-04:00Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Movie Review <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children</i> is a story that follows a boy named Jake. Jake as a child was told stories and shown pictures of gifted children who were hiding out in loops from a world full of monsters. After the death of his grandfather Jake sets out to find these children and their teacher Miss Peregrine. Once he finds the locations, goes to the island, and stumbled upon the kids shenanigan ensued. <br />
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I went into this movie with low expectations. I love Tim Burton as much as the next person, but really thought I was going to leave the showing thinking it was just alright. So, what did I end up thinking? Well let me break it down for you...<br />
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In my usual fashion I'll talk about the characters first. There are so many in this movie and all of them were so interesting. First off we have Asa Butterfield who plays Jake. His character took a little bit for me to warm up too. I really like him as an actor so when we were really getting into the movie I felt myself being kind of letdown by him... Fortunately this disappointment doesn't last long. As the movie goes on I started to feel like Asa was really understanding and getting into his role as Jake, who is very mundane compared to the people he is surrounded by. Saying that, maybe that's how they wanted his character to be? Maybe they wanted us to be like "<i>ehhh he's alright</i>", and then to be surprised by his growth throughout the movie. Next up is Miss Peregrine herself, played by Eva Green. When I think Miss P she is instantly who I think of. She's so over the top without managing to be over the top, yeah that makes no sense, but it's really how it was. It worked so well for how her character was suppose to be. Felt as if she was as knowledgeable as her character was suppose to be and that she really did love these kids. There were a few moments when she even made my eyes a little misty... Plus it didn't hurt that her wardrobe in the movie is fantastic. <br />
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The last "main" character I want to talk about is Emma, who is played by Ella Purnell. She is stunning! Her scenes, especially the wind and boat scene, were done so well. Even when animation had to be added to her she still really looked like she had the power to control air. She had this lightness about her and she was very 40's romantic. Hopefully she is an actress well be seeing more of in the future. Those in my opinions were the main characters <br />
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throughout. I want to mention however, how much I really liked Enoch's character. Finlay Macmillan completely came out of left field. He has this creepy Tom Riddle thing going on, and ya girl dug it! I saw someone mention in an interview about his character being "too much" and that they couldn't believe that in a family movie they would put something so vile.... UMMM I completely disagree. I think him as a character and his gift were so unique, presented fabulously, and still family film friendly. He was my personally peculiar. The other children were all adorable. Their powers were all funny and cool. I do wish we would have gotten to see more of them, and their gifts; particularly the twins. I get why they were kept low key, but I would have liked even more of them. <br />
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When it came to the plot and story I wont lie, it started off a bit slow. The first half of this movie we just get Jake dealing with the loss of his grandfather, getting to the island, and wandering around asking a lot of questions while getting no answers. Definitely felt that the second half of this movie surpassed the first by miles. Once we started getting answers and action started happening is when I became fully invested in this film. Going on this adventure with these kids was such a good time. Watching them use their unique powers to fight Samuel L. Jackson was all so a lot of fun. I always think that he makes such an interesting villain in films. The fight scenes weren't what I was expecting and that is very much a good thing. When I thought of how things would play out and how the Hollows would look I never imagined them so vividly. This Burton really hit the nail on the head with visually portraying everything. The last 30/40 minutes of this movie was my favorite part of the entire film. I liked how everything came together, the villains were funny while being spooky, and how everything was neatly wrapped up by the end. <br />
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I know so many people were wondering if the changes from the book to the film would be too much, or something they didn't like. Personally I rather liked the changes. They didn't seem forced and really made the movie flow. A lot of times I feel that even if you haven't read the books you can still point out what's been changed. This wasn't a problem with <i>Miss P's</i>. I left the theater completely stratified with my movie going experience and the film for sure surpassed my expectations. This movie might have started slow, but it ended strong. This film has this <i>Peter Pan</i> meets <i>Xmen</i> thing going on and I think it worked in its favor. <br />
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If you're a Tim Burton and Ransom Riggs fan I don't fell you'll be letdown. It's very rare I like a film more than it's novel but in the case of <i>Miss P's </i>I prefer the film. <i>Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children is </i>the perfect film to bring in the fall season and is fun for all ages. <br />
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<i>Sidebar: Since I saw the film with my sisters Amanda, I also asked her what she would rate it. She gives it a 9/10 </i><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-35560686119011700842016-10-01T12:17:00.002-04:002016-10-01T12:17:27.370-04:00September Wrap-Up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOug8DTWwp7meLcF5lMai5pEvNcrn8WUqNChVlh-Ex1alO6OjRkQt0cH37B2R9iMj5ijlG4x9EH8ynauCfsZtZX28FCfbX-zR24eXckxt_Q6XdQXQ3DKQyLvNeHPa2TEqWYIhaUze41Og/s1600/september+.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><i>The Light Between Oceans</i>- ML Stedman <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOug8DTWwp7meLcF5lMai5pEvNcrn8WUqNChVlh-Ex1alO6OjRkQt0cH37B2R9iMj5ijlG4x9EH8ynauCfsZtZX28FCfbX-zR24eXckxt_Q6XdQXQ3DKQyLvNeHPa2TEqWYIhaUze41Og/s1600/september+.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOug8DTWwp7meLcF5lMai5pEvNcrn8WUqNChVlh-Ex1alO6OjRkQt0cH37B2R9iMj5ijlG4x9EH8ynauCfsZtZX28FCfbX-zR24eXckxt_Q6XdQXQ3DKQyLvNeHPa2TEqWYIhaUze41Og/s320/september+.png" width="239" /></a><br />
<i>November Rain</i>- Shannon A. Thompson <br />
<i>172 Hours on the Moon</i>- Johan Harstad <br />
<i><a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/09/empire-of-storms-by-sarah-j-maas.html">Empire of Storms</a></i>- Sarah J. Maas<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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Clearly, this is going to be a slack wrap-up. As you might have read in my previous wrap-up I've been in a bit of a reading slump. I just haven't been feeling it. I've been in more of a movie/podcast kind of mood. So that's all I've been doing. I do think that I have gotten to the bottom of my slump though. I think the reason I haven't been reading as much (besides working) is because I haven't had any books I've been super excited about. The only book I was dying to read this month was <i>Empire of Storms,</i> so when I got it I gobbled it up and then was back to not wanting to read again. I think October will remedy this because there are three or four books out that I'm so amped up to read and have already pre-ordered. Just can't believe that I went from reading like 3 books a week to reading 1 book a week. Feels like I'm letting people and myself down, but I have to remind myself that sometimes when you get in a slump you just have to ride it out. Forget that forcing it can sometimes make it worse. I'm only 3 books ahead on my reading goal for the years so I also need to get on it. Guess with that I'll get on to my favorites and fails.<br />
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<b>Favorites: Empire of Storms </b>and <i><b>172 Hours on the Moon</b></i>. <i>EOS</i> is the 5th book in the <i>Throne of Glass</i> series, and I feel like I've been waiting forever for it. I needed to know what happened. I got this book the day it came out instead of preordering because I knew I wouldn't be able to wait! This book was a beast racking in over 700 pages, but it was so worth it. The first section of this book is slow, but it really builds up for an amazing EPIC out of control ending.... and now I'm waiting again-just dying- to get the 6th and finally book. God, that ending! I just can't. <i>172 Hours on the Moon</i> was the book Sandra and I buddy read together, and just gonna brag for a second, we've been picking out amazing books! I tried to read<i> 172 Hours</i> before and ended up putting it on hold. I think a big release came out around the time I was reading it and then I set it down and never came back. Not sure why though, because the first time I read it I was really enjoying it. Well, picked it back up to read and it was such a good idea, because I had so much reading it. It was so spooky!!! I thought that it was just going to be creepy once they got to the moon, but nope it was creepy the whole time. <br />
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<b>Fails:</b> Zero. I don't have any. The other two books I read weren't fails. The Light Between Oceans movie might have blown, but the book was fine. <br />
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<b>Currently reading: </b><i><b>Wait</b> </i>by AL Jackson and <b><i>Seven Days of You </i></b>by Cecilia Vinesse <br />
<b>October TBR: <i>Crooked Kingdom</i></b> by Leigh Bardugo, <b><i>Beautiful</i></b> by Christina Lauren, <i><b>The Long Walk</b></i> by Stephen King, and <b><i>Twenty Boy Summer</i></b> by Sarah Ockler. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-3208787684465780242016-09-24T16:22:00.000-04:002016-09-24T16:23:11.660-04:00Sleepless by Cyn Balog <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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supposed to feel this connection. He is a Sandman, a supernatural being
whose purpose is to seduce his human charges to sleep. Though he can
communicate with his charges in their dreams, he isn't encouraged to do
so. After all, becoming too involved in one human's life could prevent
him from helping others get their needed rest."-goodread synopsis</i> </span> <br />
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This wont be a long review because <i>Sleepless </i>isn't a long book. I believed it was rocking somewhere around the 150-200 pages mark. <i>Sleepless </i>had one of the best concepts I've heard of/read in a long time, but the concept wasn't enough to make up for the few issues I had with it.<br />
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The two main characters, through likable, both are lacking in subsistence. Neither ever feel fully fleshed out. Julia is a nice character, but that's it. She just nice. Her thoughts are realistic and funny but there's not really much else going for her. Also though it is possible I didn't fully believe that 3, yes 3, guys could be head over heels freakishly in love with her. That leads me to Eron, our other POV and main character. Eron is a sandman. He sounded super sweet, but again, that's it. He too was highly lacking in depth. Both characters appearance wise sounded nice, but we also only got a tiny description of the two. When it comes to the side characters Julia's boyfriend and best friend, I had no real feeling towards them what so ever. Neither were anything to write home about.<br />
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The plot of <i>Sleepless </i>could have really been something. The start of the book has this nice steady pace that matches most other books in it's genre. The middle of this book is 100% the strongest part. When things actually start happening, and it gets a little more spooky I was hooked. I was really excited to see how things were going to play out and what direction the author would take it. I was starting to get into the characters and started too feel like I was getting to relate to them. Sadly, this was short lived. The ending was a little anti-climatic. <b>We had all this build up, things were setting up, characters were developing, relationships were forming, events were really coming together... then nothing. </b>The ending is all shoved into a handful of papers and ended up being mundane and predictable.<br />
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Overall <i>Sleepless </i>is a nice light read it just had all this wasted potential. I wish the concept behind this book would have plated out better than it did. <i>Sleepless </i>wasn't the worst read ever, but wasn't the best. If this book had maybe had 100-200 pages more it could of used the extra space to fill it with more action and really highlighted more.<br />
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<b>2/10 Stars </b><br />
<b>-Angela </b><br />
<b></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-52907905032290258002016-09-20T17:59:00.000-04:002016-09-20T17:59:52.043-04:00Fictional Book Boyfriends pt. 20- Queen of Shadows TV Show After serving a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, the 18 year old assassin Celaena is brought in front of the King. She is offered her freedom, but on one condition: she must compete in a competition to become the Kings Champion (the new royal assassin). <br />
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Her opponents are all men. Thieves. Some even assassins as well. If she wins she will be under a four year contract and then released. <br />
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With the 5th book (<i>Empire of Storms</i>) now out, and the recent announcement of a TV show (<i>Queen of Shadows</i>) I think it's safe to say we can all start dreaming of who we would like to star in the show. I want to preface this by saying that I think it will be so hard to cast this show. The characters are complex and have so much background. I think this show will be either made or broken by their casting selections. Even though I'm excited to see what this could turn out to be, I'm also really nervous about it. I have the same feelings about this becoming a TV as I do with <i>Shatter Me</i>... I think that no matter who they cast it'll never reach the high standards we have all put on them (really hope that doesn't end up being the case). However, here are some of the people who I think would make the best choices. I'm going to choose several people for each character and have them range in age as well. (My picks will be in no particular order.) <br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><i>"My name is Celaena Sardothien. But it makes no difference if my name’s Celaena or Lillian or Bitch, because I’d still beat you, no matter what you </i></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: small;"><i>call me."</i></span></div>
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<b>Teresa Palmer</b>: I recently saw someone mention her being a good choice. When I first saw it I brushed it aside thinking it was ridiculous, but the more I think about it the more I like the idea.</div>
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<b>Natalie Dormer</b>: We all know she's a complete badass. I don't think I need to explain.</div>
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<b>Imogen Potts</b>: This is probably one of my more interesting picks. I think she could give Celaena something really quirky and could bring out some of that hidden charm we see throughout the book. </div>
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<b>Piera Forde</b>: I know she sometimes jokingly (but seriously) mentions being Celaena, but I'm not going to lie, I'm not against it. I think she has the knowledge, a love for this series, and I would kind of like an "unknown" talent to be casted. </div>
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<b>Dove Cameron</b>: Yall are probably rolling your eyes at this one. "This little Disney star as the world's greatest assassin pfft"... However, I continue to think that Dove Cameron is underrated and overlooked. After seeing her more scandalous side on <i>Shameless </i>and her more sarcastic side in <i>Barely Lethal </i>she has easily become one of my front runners. </div>
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<b>Jemima West</b>: We all know she has the fighting skills. She's also no stranger of books to film adaptations either. Also, the more I see the actual picture I choose for her the more I like her as an option.<br />
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<i>“She would tuck Sam into her heart, a bright light for her to take out whenever things were darkest.”</i> </div>
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<b>Matthew Noszka</b>- He has this youthful but manly quality to him. He also has this "tough", but sweet appearance. </div>
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<b>Sam Claflin</b>- Sarcasm!!! Sam Claflin does it so well! I think he would be amazing at <br />
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<b>George Mackay</b>- Underrated actor alert!!! This guy needs to be spotlighted more. Think with all his boyish charm that he could do Sam right. </div>
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<b>Daniel Sharman</b>- This one I'm on the fence about, but at the same time I still can kind of see it. </div>
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<i>"let me call you Mine for a dance or two."</i> </div>
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<b>Richard Madden</b>- He is no stranger to fighting, war, and political scandal. </div>
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<b>Chace Crawford</b>- Everything about him screams Dorian. Seriously, just look at that face!</div>
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<b>Douglas Booth</b>- I feel that naturally and as an actor Douglas Booth has this light to him that pulls you in. I feel like Dorian has that same quality. Something about him is just magnetic. </div>
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<b>Drew Roy</b>- I say this again, but boyish charm has me liking him as a choice. </div>
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<i>“I have a friend. He is to be Lord of Anielle someday, and the fiercest warrior in the land.”</i><br />
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<b>Marlon Teixeira</b>- Another man with deep brows! I think we would have to test his acting abilities, but look wise he has Chaol down. </div>
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<b>Max Irons</b>- Another actor that I think we just don't see enough of. Think he is a unique <br />
youthful idea for a Chaol pick. </div>
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<b><i><u><span style="font-size: large;">Nehemia Ytger</span></u></i></b> <br />
<i>"For Nehemia, she had to try, had to try—"</i><br />
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<b>Deepika Padukemia</b>- She is just so stunning! If her acting alone didn't get my vote, her <br />
eyebrows would.</div>
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<b>Kat Graham</b>- Kat is my number one choice for the part. When I think Nehemia I see Kat. </div>
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<b>Zoe Kravitz</b>- Zoe is a very popular choice. Also someone I think could handle the role. Plus we know she can act.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><i>Aedion Ashryver</i></b></u></span><br />
<i>"Aedion grinned at his queen as the entire world went to hell."</i> <br />
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<b>Christopher Mason</b>- I wish I had more than one choice for Aedion, one of my favorite<br />
characters in the series, but for now all I can imagine is Chris Mason. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><i>Manon Blackbeak</i></u></b></span></div>
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<i>"This witch had been crafted from the darkness between the stars."</i> <br />
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<b>Mary Kate Olsen</b>- She has a witchy way about her.</div>
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<b>Natalie Dormer</b>- Again, bad-ass!</div>
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<b>Cara Delevinge</b>- I'm still on the fence about her acting. Sometimes I love it, sometimes<br />
I don't. I also know so many people want to see her play Celaena, but I see her<br />
more as a Manon. </div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Rowan Whitethorn</i></span></u></b><br />
<i>"If you're a monster, I'm a monster."</i><br />
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<b>Matthew Noszka</b>- Yes him again. I think he could also go from stone and<br />
passive, to sweet, and us believe it. </div>
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<b>Justin Zabinski</b>- He seems like a more sweet choice, but I could still dig it. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><i>Arobynn Hamel</i></u></b></span></div>
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<i>"I do not expect you to trust me; I do not expect you to love me."</i><br />
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Michael Fassbender</b>- He is my top pick! Think he could crush it! I can see him performing <br />
the scene I quoted above so vividly in my head.<br />
I also feel like I have another pick for Arobynn on the tip of<br />
my tongue, but just can't put my finger <br />
on it. </div>
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This is probably the longest and most in-depth fictional cast I've ever done... So I'll stop here (for now). There are so many characters in this books I could be making list for days.<br />
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-59994847262264280382016-09-17T17:46:00.002-04:002016-09-17T17:46:39.425-04:00How many books do you own? Today I answer the age old question... the one I get asked the most... How many books do I own? As you can probably guess I finally counted! <br />
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This number isn't including: Ebooks, comics/graphics, art books, books friends or family are borrowing, the order I'm waiting on, and the few books I have in the boot of my car.<br />
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Before I get to the big reveal I'll answer a few questions I also get asked a lot about my shelves. <br />
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<b>How do you organize them?</b> <br />
I have mine in alphabetical order my authors last name. <br />
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<b>Where do you buy your cases? Do you like them?</b><br />
I own the basic bookcases from Target. I actually don't! I would say if you're one of those people who likes to mix books with pictures frames or little items they would probably be great. However, I use mine strictly for books and the shelves have started to bow a bit. <br />
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<b>White, black, or brown case color?</b> <br />
I use to be all about those black cases... Until I bought white ones. They go so much better with rooms. It's easier to find furniture pieces to go with them too. <br />
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<b>How many bookcases do you have?</b><br />
For just books I have 6 full size cases and recently had to start putting some on a half sized case in my room. For comics I have two half sized cases. <br />
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<b>Where do you get all your books?</b><br />
Mainly Bookoutlet and Bookdepo. If I want to shop local I hit up Blue Bicycle books, and of course Barnes and Nobles. <br />
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<b>Most books on one case?</b> <br />
The most I counted on one was 122! <br />
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Now for the biggie. <br />
<b>How many books do I own?..</b><br />
640! Yes, you read that right! I own 640 books!<br />
The weirdest part of this is that it landed on such a solid number.<br />
Before counting I tried to guess how many I'd end up having and I figured around 400-450. Completely floored when it ended up being over 600!<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-48201441494965281452016-09-12T17:30:00.000-04:002016-09-13T15:47:32.996-04:00Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><i>“</i></b><b><i>Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen, knew the time would soon come to prove just how much she'd bleed for Erilea.”</i> </b><br />
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Had to give myself some time after reading this epic book, to gather my thoughts, and pull myself off the floor. I think I've had some time to get it together and am finally ready to right a review for this book. <br />
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We're pretty deep into the Throne of Glass Series so writing reviews for it are getting harder and harder. It's getting harder to talk about events going on and where are characters stand without spoiling anything. I'm go to try my damnedest not to spoil anything! This will also be a shorter probably super listy reviw (is listy a word??). Also, if you're reading this review pre-picking up <i>EOS</i> and haven't read <i>The Assassin's Blade</i> I would suggest doing so. There are a lot of things and characters brought up in this book that are only in <i>TAB</i>. <br />
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This series holds such a special place for so many, and I am one of those people. I love everything about this series and where it's headed. Can't believe this series is almost over. <br />
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<b>Everything I liked:</b><br />
-Manon. I know everyone and their mom has been a fan of Manon since she first appeared, but I wasn't. I didn't not like her, but I wasn't in love with her. I am now! I was waiting for her POVS and events involving her. And there is a lot of Manon in this book. <br />
-Dorian-Rowan Bromance going on. I like all their precious broments. Loved that these two finally got to do some bonding. Dorian is one of the sweetest characters in this series, and Rowan is Bae is I love getting to see these two hang. <br />
-Celaena (Aelin) calling Rolfe “his Pirateness” and wanting Rowan to call her “milady”. <br />
-Celaena's sarcasm hasn't gotten old. If anything it's gotten even better. <br />
-How Rowan is opening up so much! I love Rowan! I love mysterious, powerful men, and with this book I feel like were actually starting to know the real him... and I can't get enough of it. <br />
-The Smut!!!! This book is so hot I think it left grill marks on my hands from holding it. The sexy scenes are..... God they are hot! <br />
-Seeing Dorian and Aelin referred to as the King of Adarlan and Queen of Terrasen.<br />
-The insane amount of world building. It's stunning and phenomenal. <br />
-Chaol not being in the book. I don't think this is a spoiler. However, I think it was a very boold, and smart choice for Maas to do. <br />
-The importance of Rowan treating and presenting Celaena as his equal. This makes me want to cry. Like eyes watering typing this because it makes me so happy. "<i>Rowan Whitethorn saw everything. From the moment he met her, he saw all of Aelin. And he was not afraid. I don’t blame either of them for falling in love. I don’t blame her… I was what Celaena needed after Endovier. But Rowan is who Aelin needs – forever</i>.”<br />
-New love interest.<br />
-SJM love for girl power. <br />
-Epic fight scenes. Including but not limited to sea battles. <br />
I want to talk about 992830980293 more things, but I'll only talk about one more. <br />
-The ending. HOLY SWEET MOTHER OF GOD! WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO WITH THAT ENDING!!! HOW DOES SHE SUSPECT US TO LAST ANOTHER YEAR!!! The ending of this book... it BROKE me! I was gasping for air, I wanted to throw up, and I was sobbing all at the same time. I loved how it brought us back to the first book, while at the same time showing us how far this series has come. Just when I think Celaena can't get any stronger, more badass, or make me fall in love with her more she proves me wrong. Everything about this ending was perfect. It's everything I wanted. Seriously a sobbing mess! I ended up re-reading the last like 20 chapters a few days later, and still knowing what was going to happen didn't stop me from having another complete breakdown.<br />
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Yeah you read that right. I have no cons for this book. Feel so many people are hating on it because of the hype. People love to hate on things. This series though, is outstanding. Sarah J. Maas never lets down. <br />
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<b><i>*side note: Dreamcast choices coming soon* </i></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-23156512171954807422016-09-11T17:18:00.000-04:002016-09-11T17:18:22.473-04:00Bright Side by Kim Holden <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Kate Sedgewick is starting college at Grant this year. Moving away from her life in San Diego. Kate's life has never been easy, so when she arrives to Grant she just wants a low-key fun, and normal life. When she left San Diego she left behind her life long best friend, Gus. Gus recently signed a huge record deal nd his band Rook is taking off. Being "Bright Side" and all Kate decides that even though being somewhere new is tough, that she is going to make the best of everything. She plans on making the most of her college experience... That however, of course doesn't include a relationship. We've all probably read enough Ya/Na books to know that doesn't go as planned. While getting her coffee fix Kate meets Keller. The baby faced-blue eyed-dream boat. <br />
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I wont lie... this book was pretty good, but I did have a few problems with it. My first problem was with connecting to the characters. I struggled hard to connect with Kate. She is so full of life, is laid back, and for the most part very interesting. However, something with her just didn't click with me, it's almost as if she was too laid back. It took me till almost the very end of the book to really feel like I understood her. Gus was another one that I was on the fence about till almost the end. I did warm up to him a lot quicker than Kate though. By the end of the book I was so fond of their friendship. Keller, however wasn't an issue. Right from the meet-cute he had me hooked. Loved everything about his character until the very end. The friendship, loyalty, and romance is all there and is very on point. <br />
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The only other thing that lowered the rating for me was the pace of the story was a little slower. This might just be a case of personal preference, but I thought the story was a little slower than I expected. Don't get me wrong, the strong was good and I was highly entertained, I think I was just expected something else. Again, even though this was a little slower I still really enjoyed the whole plot. Nothing ever really felt rushed or forced. I really enjoyed that the characters went out and did so much. That they're never really standing still (I know that sounds kind of like a contradiction to what I said about pacing, but I swear it's not). There were also some twist in this book... sadly I predicted them before they happened. Predicting them didn't really take away anything. <br />
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I was recommended this book by several people because I was asking for books that were tear-jerkers... When I got like 85% through this book I was worried that me predicting so much was going to make it so I didn't cry, but nope it didn't/ I was a blubbering mess by the end. <br />
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I really really liked Bright Side and I think if I wouldn't have struggled so much connecting with Kate, and would have had that immediate bond that this book would have received a prefect rating. I think this book would be perfect for anyone wanting to ease into NA, or readers who love Ya, but are looking for something that deeps it's toe into something a little more adult. I also thought this book would be one where I wouldn't be interested in reading the companion book, but thankfully I really want to read the book. <br />
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<b>Welcome back to my favorite post on my blog, Fictional Book Boyfriends or as some like to call it Dream Cast. This is where I fan cast leading guys in the books I read. If you want to see my previous choices </b><a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/p/dreamcast.html"><b>Click Here</b></a><b>.</b> <br />
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<b><u>Tye Sheridan </u></b><u>as </u><b><u>Clay Jensen</u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>When Joss Met Matt</i></b> by Ellie Cahill </span></div>
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<u><b>Joan Pala Argemi </b>as <b>Matt </b></u></div>
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<u><b>Sean Biloski </b>as <b>Ryshand</b></u> <br />
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I was actually sent the funniest goodreads message from a friend on the site (thanks Heather G.) asking me to do this post! I've seen it floating around booktube and was really happy getting asked if I could do it! I absolutely love doing tags and seeing tag videos. I think it's one of the best ways to get book recommendation and add to my never ending TBR pile. </div>
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As you could guess it's all about your reading year so far. Hopefully this wont be a list of me just listing off one book over and over again! *fingers-crossed*. If I have a review for the book I'll link it with the title. <br />
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<i>A House in the Sky</i> by Amanda Lindhout</div>
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<i>Before We Were Strangers</i> by Renee Carlino and <i>A House in the Sky</i> by Amanda Lindhout</div>
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Tarryn Fisher.after reading <i>Mud Vein </i>I have basically added every single one of her books to my TBR. </div>
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<b>8) Newest fictional crush?</b></div>
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<span id="freeTextContainer9632670870427201449">Rhysand </span>from <i>A Court of Mist and Fury</i> (<i>didn't like him in book one</i>), Sam from <i>The Assassin's Blade</i> by Sarah J. Maas, and Luke from <i>Wicked Sexy Liar</i> by Christina Lauren </div>
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<b>9) Newest favorite character(s)?</b></div>
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Nick from <i>Never Stop Falling </i>and Griffin from <i>History Is All You Left Me</i> by Adam Silvera</div>
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<b>10) Books that made you cry?</b> </div>
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Guess I choose the ones that made me cry the hardest; wont lie a lot of books make me cry... it would be <i>It Ends With Us </i>by Colleen Hoover and <i>History Is All You Left Me</i> by Adam Silvera</div>
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<b>11) Books that made you happy?</b></div>
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<i>The Force of Gravity</i> by Kelly Stevenson</div>
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<b>12) The most beautiful book you bought or received this year? (cover)</b></div>
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<i>I'll Meet You There </i>by Heather Demetrios. I can't get over this cover! If you see it in person it's so stunning. Also so fitting. </div>
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<b>13) What books do you need to read by the end of the year?</b></div>
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<b>How much time do you have...</b></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/30035966-angela?order=d&shelf=to-read&sort=date_added">My TBR List</a></div>
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Besides the obvious ones (<i>Crooked Kingdom</i> and <i>Empire of Storms</i>):</div>
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<i>Beautiful </i>by Christina Lauren, <i>The Luckiest Girl Alive</i> by Jessica Knoll, and <i>Falling Kingdoms </i>by Morgan Rhodes </div>
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<b>14) Favorite current book community members?</b></div>
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The Slutty Book Club is my favorite thing right now! They have some of the funniest videos I've watched. Their under the covers segment where they read the steamiest lines from books kills me. </div>
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<b>-Angela</b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-14045188775705406402016-08-30T18:05:00.000-04:002016-08-30T18:05:18.771-04:00August Wrap-Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Perfect (Pretty Little Liars 4)- Sara Shepard<br />
<a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/08/vicious-by-ve-schwab.html">Vicious</a>- VE Schwab <br />
Replica- Lauren Oliver DNF <br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/931885711">Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock</a>- Matthew Quick <br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1449435679">F*ck Love</a>- Tarryn Fisher <br />
Adnan's Story- Rabia Chaudry<br />
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I would love to lie to everyone and say that since there are only a few days left in the month that I will try and sneak in a few more books before it ends, but we all know that's not true. I've just been so busy working, and in such a big slump that I had to "force" myself to even pick up the few books I did this month. I think September will be a little better reading wise because my work schedule is more set and isn't as all over the place. I believe I have every weekend off in September so that constant might help me get out of this slump. Not only am I in a reading slump, but I'm in a reviewing slump too. Every time I open my laptop to write a review I get about two sentences in and just don't feel up to it anymore. I have so many books to review, and I don't think I have more than a paragraph written for a single one. Which, when you write for a book blog isn't a good thing. I'm letting this messy funk last the right of the month and then September will be all about shaking it off! The only other thing that really happened this month is that I did my first ever buddy read with <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7027484-sandra">Sandra</a> from a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw-jjUaVPq5N_vngwwZefZw">Gotathingforthings</a>! It was so much fun! Like I said in my review for <i>Vicious</i>, getting a chance to read this with someone that is geographically so far away from me was so amazing! It made the experience that much better! <br />
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Go click the link and watch her video review, because it is so good! She basically takes the words right out of my mouth. Even though she is team Eli and I am team Victor lol. <br />
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<b><u>Favorites</u>: <i>Vicious </i></b>by VE Schwab. Yep, that was my only 10 star (5 star) read for all of August. Kind of have a love hate when this happens. "This" being when I only love one book the entire month. Think it shows how much the book really stood out against the others. <i>Vicious </i>is about two college friend who find out that under the right circumstances that you can acquire extraordinary powers. This book was so dark and had so much depth to it. I think the two things I like best about it is that first, it had this feel where the whole time I could imagine it being a movie. So much so that I actually did a whole post where I <a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/08/fictional-book-boyfriend-pt-18-vicious.html">dreamcasted</a> it. Second that the book has such a heavy grey area about which guy is right and which guy is wrong in their beliefs. Both were right and both could easily be wrong. I didn't have a single complaint about this novel. <br />
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<b><u>Middle</u>: </b>If you follow me you know I've never done a "middle" before, but I'm only doing it this time because I'm kind of in a pickle. On goodreads I gave <i><b>F*ck Love</b> by Tarryn Fisher </i>and <i><b>Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock</b> </i>by Matthew Quick<i> </i>the same 3 star rating, but the issue is I don't feel the same about them. Hopefully that makes sense. I actually really enjoyed reading <i>FL </i>but by the end I was just ready for it to be over. I was left feeling like something was missing. When it came to <i>FMLP </i>I had the opposite issue. I didn't enjoy reading it at all, but gave it the rating it got because the message behind the store is so strong and was presented so well. I think if I would have read it in middle or high school I would have appreciated it more. <br />
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<b><u>Fails</u>: </b><i><b>Replica</b></i><b> </b>by Lauren Oliver. I was so bored reading this book. If you haven't heard about this book it actually really unique. You can either read it one way, or flip it over and read it that way, or alternate chapters. I decided to alternate chapters. Then I started feeling like reading this book became too much work and I think it ended up taking away from my reading experience. So half way through each side I just gave up. Also felt like it was a story that I've read far too many times before. <br />
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That's it. That's all I read in the month of August. If by some freak chance I finish anything else before the end of the month I just slap it only Septembers list. <br />
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<b>Currently Reading: <i>And I Darken </i></b>by Kiersten White. <br />
<b>September TBR: <i>Harley Quinn's Little Black Book issue 5 (?)</i></b><i>, </i><b><i>Twenty Boy Summer </i></b>by Sarah Ockler, <b><i>Empire of Storms</i></b> by Sarah J Maas, <b><i>Saint Anything </i></b>by Sarah Dessen, <i><b>Y: The Last Man Volumes 2 & 3</b></i>, <i><b>Crooked Kingdom</b> </i>by Leigh Bardugo, and <b>Gold</b> by KA Linde (might do <b><i>Off the Record</i></b> instead). Ambition TBR I know, especially since my reading has been so slow. That and since <i>EOS </i>is like a billion pages long I might not even be able to get to everything. I know for sure I'll be doing <i>EOS </i>and <i>Crooked Kingdoms</i>.<br />
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-Angela Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-4172887321938939052016-08-27T16:58:00.003-04:002016-08-27T16:58:27.354-04:00Q&A Pt2 <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Recently I asked my friends on Goodreads to send me questions they would like me to answer. So, here's a new and updated Question and Answer post. Some of the questions I got were the same as last time but oddly some of the answers might have changed. I love doing these and plan to do more as time goes on. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>If your whole life were written in a book, would you want to read the ending? (aka get life spoilers?)</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">No! I hate spoilers! I get so enraged when someone spoils a book (or movie for me). Special place in Hell for people who spoil books for others. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>If you had to introduce any male fictional character to your family who would it be and why?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Daemon Black, my family is very supportive of my alien obsession.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>Favorite color?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Grey </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>Most Over-hyped/Under-Hyped book? </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Over hyped</b>-</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>We Were Liars </i>by E Lockhart and <i>Beautiful Disaster </i>by Jamie McGuire </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Under hyped</b>- </span><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fractured Skies Series </span></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">by Theresa Kay,</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Under Different Stars </span></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">by Amy Bartol, and <i>The Devil's Intern </i>by Donna Hosie </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>Favorite Fandom show:</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Teen Wolf or Mistfits</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>If your house was on fire and you could only save one book what would it be?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tell me you didn't see this coming? UGLY LOVE! I would basically try to save any Colleen Hoover book. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>Book store or online?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Online. Sadly, our stores don't have the best selection.</span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Favorite author: </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Colleen Hoover, Christina Lauren, and Sarah J. Maas </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Favorite Disney Princess</span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I actually love this question. Mulan and Merida. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What was your dream job growing up?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was a really interesting child. The first job I ever wanted was to be the Easter bunny. Then I wanted to be a taxi driver. Then I wanted to be a Nun for the longest time because of the movie </span><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sister Act. F</span></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">inally, and even up to this day, I want to be the person who writes the one-liners at the bottom of movie posters. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Favorite book as a child?</span></b><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Harry Potter</span></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">... I know it's really cliché but I don't care. I remember going to those amazing book fairs and buying so much </span><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Harry Potter.</span></i><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Celebrity Crush?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Girl crush is Lily Collins and guy crush is Nick Bateman. (just saying his name gets me weak in the knees)</span><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia";"></span></b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Natural Hair Color?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Black </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have 10. Only one is book related. I have my dad's signature on my foot. A rose with my mother name on my knee. I have an hourglass on my thigh that says I will rise from the ashes in Latin. I have a bird on my other thigh. I have stars on my lower stomach. I have a treble clef tattoo on my arm. A compass rose on one arm. I have the word Ignite on my arm from T Mafi's </span><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ignite. </span></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have remember to live in Latin on my upper shoulder. And I have my whole back done with a Indian.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Who are you favorite fictional book boyfriends/girlfriend/and OTP?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times";"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Angela: </span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My favorite fictional guy is still Warner. My favorite fictional lady crushes are Celaena, Cassie, and Ringer. My favorite OTP changes all the time but currently it's probably Celaena and Rowan. Oh and Ridge and Sydney from </span><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Maybe Someday </span></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">will always be one.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Favorite fictional universe?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wizarding World </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Favorite book friendship?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Juliette and Kenji from </span><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Shatter Me</span></i><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you could only read one book the rest of your life what would it be?</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ugly Love </span></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">or </span><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Maybe Someday</span></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">... Basically anything CoHo </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><b>What book has altered your on life?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I have two. <i>A House in the Sky </i>by Amanda Lindhot and <i>It Ends With Us </i>by Colleen Hoover. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"><b>Favorite TV show?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia";">I have a lot. Here are some: <i>Misfits, Friday Night Lights, Lost, Survivor, </i>and <i>Seinfeld. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><b>Where do you work? </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I work at a salon </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-83346941738788823102016-08-21T16:10:00.000-04:002016-08-21T16:10:12.404-04:00Fictional Book Boyfriend Pt. 18 Vicious Edition <div style="text-align: center;">
<b>I recently read </b><i><b><a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/2016/08/vicious-by-ve-schwab.html">Vicious</a> </b></i><b>by VE Schwab... and I'm kind of obsessed with the idea of this becoming a movie. So, instead of doing my typical <a href="http://betweenthesheetsandcovers.blogspot.com/p/dreamcast.html">FBB post</a> I decided to mix it up and dream-cast my choices for <i>Vicious </i>if it were to ever become a movie. </b><br />
<b>My top choice will be listed first (left).</b> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Victor Vale</b></span> </div>
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Victor was throw into prison ten years ago. Now he has broken out of prison and is determined to catch up to his old friend, now foe( Eli), aided by a young girl with an unbelievable gift.<br />
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<i><b>“Be lost. Give up. Give In. in the end It would be better to surrender before you begin. be lost. Be lost And then you will not care if you are ever found.”</b></i>
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I've heard all over Goodreads about how amazing VE Schwab is. How everything she writes is amazing. With the hype came me putting off reading this book. So, when <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/7027484-sandra">Sandra</a> picked this book out for us to buddy read I was happy that I would finally get around to it.
<i>Vicious</i> follows Victor and Eli who were best friends and college roommates. When it comes time for their college thesis assignment starts the two of them begin working on the idea that under the right circumstances you could give a person extraordinary abilities. The two decide to take their theories a step further, and goes from idea to an experiment gone wrong. Ten years later Victor breaks out of prison determined to find Eli again, but when they meet again they will be meeting as enemies.
Victor and Eli are some of my all time favorite male characters. Getting characters that are as dark, morally grey, and layered as these two is hard to find. They are complete anti-heroes. It's amazing how they can both be the hero and villain of the story, and that Schwab easily wrote them so. Victor and Eli character wise have the same relationship as Professor X and Magneto in Xmen. Eli is this smooth talking, genius, with the killer smile. While Victor is more of the odd ball loner. Them being two polar opposites perfectly sets them up to be enemies. Each of them brings so much to the table. Victor and Eli felt very real. That's because each of them had their own opinions about right and wrong. They both had this odd way of hating each other while admiring each other. This making them not only some of my favorite characters, but help build how complex and unique they both were. when it came to side characters, they were also flawless. There's one character I wont talk about. I know it wont be a spoiler if I did, but I honestly rather leave them out just in case. However the other two are Sydney and Mitch. Mitch is one of those characters you know you'll like right away, but still know he'll take some warming up to. His character is slowly revealed and as his traits are given to us, you'll fall in love with him. Plus all this quirky aspects didn't hurt. Sydney was my favorite character in the book. I loved how she was both an innocent and kind of evil at the same time. She's cute, funny, and her back story is amazing. <br />
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When it came to the plot-line for <i>Vicious </i>I just couldn't get enough of it. The opening scene of this book will without a doubt pull you in. It's one of the best opening scenes I've read, and perfectly sets the dark tone of the novel. From then on the novel bounces back and forth between past, present, and then even hourly. The first part of the novel breaks down how the two meet how their experiment became, and how to two turned enemies. I loved how deep and dark Schwab took the start of this story. Every little detail is perfectly planted. I couldn't get over why a certain person got the powers they did. It's perfection. The last half of the book is where all the set up, and add ons start revealing themselves. All this leading up to the epic conclusion of an ending. You know eventually the two will come face to face and when it happens you wont be let-down, because in the end... <br />
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<i>Vicious</i> was the perfect summer buddy read. I died when I heard there will be a second book, because that ending. Also re-died when I heard this has been opted for a movie. The entire time I was reading this I could see it playing out so perfectly on film. <br />
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<b>-Angela</b><br />
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<i>I buddy read this book with Sandra. This is the first time her and I have done a buddy read together, and so happy to say it wont be the last. She is a booktuber/review from Norway! She puts out amazing and hilarious videos on her channel, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw-jjUaVPq5N_vngwwZefZw">gotathingforthings</a>, so check it out! We had so much fun reading and talking about this book together. I just wanted to comment on how great it is having this bookish friendship, and how reading this novel with her made reading it even better. Being able to talk to someone and have a connection with something as simple as reading is something I'm so thankful for. </i><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-16409898177904507622016-08-13T15:54:00.003-04:002016-08-13T15:55:55.797-04:009 Books I'm Embarrassed To Carry in Public I love reading New Adult books! I love it! However, when it comes to reading NA I am faced with one big problem... reading in public. "<i>Reading in public?! Why would you have trouble reading in public</i>?", because sometimes the covers... well, the covers can be a little bit much. I personally don't have a problem with it, but being hardcore stared at while sitting in the park because there is a half naked dude on the cover can be very distracted while read. I figured I would make a list of the top ten book covers I (physically) own that I am too "embarrassed" to read in public. These are in no particular order.<br />
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Hope yall saw that this was meant to be a funny comical post and that it made you smile. Please never be too embarrassed to read ANYTHING in public. More than likely the person judging you doesn't even read, so they have no point to judge. </div>
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I also think that soon I'm going to do a post about the embarssing things I have on my kindle... because yall will die seeing what weird things are on there. </div>
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<b>Angela </b></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9011147438365241950.post-76250609638650184212016-08-09T19:54:00.004-04:002016-08-09T19:56:09.975-04:00Zenith by Lindsey Cummings & Sasha Alsberg <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"<i>Most know Androma Racella as the Bloody Baroness: a powerful mercenary whose reign of terror stretches across the Mirabel Galaxy. To those aboard her fearsome glass starship the Maurader, she’s just Andi, their captain and protector. </i><br />
<i><br />When a routine mission goes awry, the all-girl crew’s resilience is tested as they find themselves in a most unfamiliar place: at the mercy of a sadistic bounty hunter connected to Andi’s past and a harrowing betrayal</i>." -Goodreads synopsis <br />
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There's something I need to say first before putting my review for <i>Zenith </i>out into the world... I've read a ton of reviews where people were bashing this book because one of the authors is a Youtube book reviewer. I want everyone to know that I never once took that into account when reading or reviewing this book. I actually really enjoy Sasha's reviews, and I loved <i>The Murder Complex</i> by Lindsey Cummings, so when it came to reading this book I put everything aside and just went into it like I would any other. Now on to the review. <br />
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I think that I'm going to write this review a little different than others, because I find myself struggling to do a review in my usual fashion. Since this book is closer to a novella/short story, and will be released in parts, I think it's harder to write a bulk review. This is just going to be a list of what I found to be pros and cons for <i>Zenith</i>.<br />
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-The world is very different from anything else out there right now. It's interesting and for the most part fascinating. However, I found it lacking depth. This could change as the series continues, but as far as this first part went it was lacking that gripping factor. <br />
-The synopsis of the book will pull you in, but the story doesn't back it up. The synopsis made this book sound so interesting and intense but the story itself was confusing. <br />
-It's said to be around 62 pages, but it's more like 40. <br />
-The world itself might be interesting sounding, but lacked information. They tried to fit so much into such a small space, yet managed to be so vague about everything. <br />
- The writing style was just a con for me. It <u>felt </u>like two different authors were writing it. It was lacking flow. <br />
-The story lacked polish. Felt like <i>Zenith </i>was just list of names. <br />
-The Blood Baroness aka the most notorious criminals in all of Mirabel... well wasn't very intimidating. She was just kind of all talk. Yeah, she killed a lot of people, but I was never scared.<br />
-The plot-line is a bit recycled and feels like many things I've read before. <br />
-I do have a feeling this story could become very likeable with time and a little more effort. (Not saying the authors didn't put their heart into this, I just think they have more to offer, and hopefully with time this will show) <br />
-A lot of the sentences and writing were just.... Awkward. (I don't know if that's the word I'm really looking for, but it's the one I'm going to use.) I found myself asking myself "What??" far too often.<br />
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<i>“Breck shrugged. ‘Any money is good money, if it brings us more food stores.’</i></div>
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<i>‘And ammo,’ Gilly said, cracking her knuckles like the soldier she was.<br /> Andi inclined her head at Lira.<br />‘Thoughts?’</i></div>
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<i>‘We will see where the stars lead us,’ Lira answered. </i></div>
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<i>Andi nodded." </i></div>
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-There are a lot of mentioned but unanswered things about the plot... Talks of a war, but nothing about: who started it, who is involved, why it happened, etc. There's aliens? Well maybe. There's someone with green blood and someone with blue skin. <br />
-Feel I was handed all these new worlds, races, species, and social systems and then basically told <i>"here... now figure it out yourself</i>".<br />
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<i> “Marauder and her crew could lose a tail as fast as a Xen Pterran Darowak could fly.” </i>...<br />
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Ummm what the heck is a Xen Pterran Darowak?!?! Again, just fancy names were expected to just know. I get the authors don't want to give everything away right away, but you have to give us something!<br />
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-A big pro for me was diversity. Zenith is oozing with diversity. <br />
-There's too much description without the descriptions.<br />
-Andi being compared to Celaena Sardothien... Okay yall; lets not do this. Andi isn't AT ALL like my girl Ce. Even though Celaena a hired assassin I still feel like there is actual motivation behind her killings. There are reasons she does the things she does. Andi is killing people just for the Hell of it. She's a villain who they are trying paint as something "good". These two characters, though both killers, are nothing alike. POINT BLANK. <br />
-A possible interesting "ship" in the works???? I think the authors have a possible love interest brewing and I dig it! Think it might be a spoiler if I say who between, but I did enjoy the love hate aspect of it. <br />
-The ending will definitely having you wanting to read the next one... BUT I just don't know if its enough to get <b>me </b>to.<br />
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I think Sasha is just getting her footing into the writing world, and that Lindsey is doing the same when it comes to learning to CO-writer. Though my rating is low for this story, I strongly believe that these two can find a balance and make this series work in the future. Maybe when the series is full released I'll be more motivated to go back to it.<br />
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<b>1/10 Stars </b><br />
<b>-Angela </b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08389040059315028659noreply@blogger.com0