tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517290155333794962024-03-18T07:56:17.429+00:00Book Passion for LifeBook Passion for Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309754672553133249noreply@blogger.comBlogger2095125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751729015533379496.post-71957708936190438092020-04-06T13:31:00.002+01:002020-04-06T13:31:39.746+01:00{Review} Scythe (Arc of a Scythe #1) by Neal Shusterman<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>by Neal Shusterman</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Release Date:</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> February 1st, 2018</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Pages:</b> 447</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thou shalt kill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery. Humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art” of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The Review:</b> </span><span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">I was really excited to read<i> Scythe.</i> It’s a series that I have seen around the since it first released and so I’ve always been curious to see why so many others love this series. I’m a big fan of dystopian books so anything that is compared to The Hungers Games is definitely worth my time. <i>Sycthe</i> is an exciting story with an interesting concept and full of shocking revelations that will keep you turning the pages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Readers will also love that they have the chance to see all points of the story from the two main characters as well as the bad guys. I really enjoyed all points of view, although some are harder to swallow than others and the way the author describes the gleaming’s is very imaginative and can pull on your emotions especially when the mass gleaming’s take place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Rowan and Citra were both likable characters who at times were a little boring. I enjoyed the story more when they were together more and I really do wish there was more romance in this story than there was. It definitely would have added to the forbidden romance element more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">In all, <i>Sycthe </i>was an interesting read and I look forward to reading the next book. </span><br />
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Book Passion for Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309754672553133249noreply@blogger.com88tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751729015533379496.post-57683770588020384542019-12-12T11:45:00.000+00:002019-12-12T11:46:43.037+00:00Review: Harry Potter Crochet (Crochet Kits) by Lucy Collin<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Harry Potter Crochet (Crochet Kits)</b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Release Date:</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 27th November, 2019</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Genre:</b> Hobbies and Crafts </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Create your own magic with this Harry Potter crochet kit!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Create your own magic and conjure up these adorable figures of "the boy who lived" and his friends. All the spells you need to make amigurumi dolls of Harry Potter and Dobby are included: yarn, stuffing, needle and thread, safety eye beads, and the special magic wand crochet hook! A 76-page instruction book gives step-by-step directions to make ten more magical models, and the full-color photos will ensure your projects turn out completely enchanting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As soon as it arrived we took everything out had a good look at everything that was included. You have all the tools to help you make little Harry and Dobby. Different coloured wool are included as well as a plastic hook (although a metal hook may be easier to handle). There is also a step by step guide book which is so useful with full descriptions and photos to help guide you throughout. For anyone who is learning this really is a helpful and descriptive present and a good way to start learning. It’s also really affordable to buy and the presentation of the complete box is wonderful as well. Harry and Dobby is included in this pack but you also have designs for many more characters which is fantastic. All you need to do is supply the wool. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you are looking for a good present for a child or adult who would like to learn how to crochet then this is a great way to start. Even for someone with experience as well will have fun with these designs, especially if they are Harry Potter fans as it will provide someone with many hours of fun. </span></div>
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Book Passion for Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309754672553133249noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751729015533379496.post-47286723348574782962019-11-28T08:00:00.000+00:002019-11-28T08:00:07.605+00:00Blog Tour: Guest Post by Author Natalie Hibberd; Inside Out <br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b>by Natalie Hibberd</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">In a divisive world of mistrust and murder, there's only one thing that matters growing up: you're either in The Inside or The Outside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">While the Insiders appear pampered and privileged, the Outsiders know only harsh realities. Believing themselves to be needlessly deprived of everything the Insiders have, the younger generation channel their rage into a terrorist group called The Freedom Fighters, a group intent on overthrowing the Inside at any cost. Now the Insiders must watch as the world they love collapses around them while the government resort to increasingly desperate tactics to try and contain the Outside threat. When the latest initiative catapults one of the young into the heart of the war, everything is pushed to breaking point.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">Loyalties will be tested. Lives will be risked. Their worlds will change forever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It’s so hard to narrow down my favourite YA books, as this is a genre teaming with wonderful and inventive voices. My ‘favourite’ books fluctuate all the time but here - in no particular order - are some fantastic reads that have stuck in my head (and my heart): </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Only Ever Yours (Louise O’Neill)</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another haunting dystopia, The Declaration takes place in a world where, as a result of humans becoming immortal, almost all children are illegal. Known as ‘Surpluses’ these children are stolen from their parents and raised in prisonlike ‘Surplus Halls’ to atone for the sin of their existence by serving the legal population. I have poured over this intricate, multi-layered masterpiece so many times that my original copy has literally fallen to pieces. I come back to The Declaration again and again – and every single time something new leaps out at me from these disintegrating pages. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Reading this book is like sitting in an orchestral pit, with Leviathan’s melodic prose leading you through the life of protagonist A – a soul that spends every day in the body of a different person – in this emotional rollercoaster of a novel. Although the central romance is utterly swoon-worthy, the thing that makes this book so remarkable is the diversity and inclusivity which powers the story like a beating heart. In this world, there is no ‘us’ and ‘them’ (a central theme of Inside Out.) There are just people and that is vitally important. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This romantic, gritty and devastating story was the first ever YA book I read (nine years ago as part of my secondary school English class) and I have been wedded to the genre ever since. Like Inside Out, this is a book that discusses the colossal damage that can be done to our fellow human beings by the rampant application of labels. So moved was I by the plight of star-crossed lovers Sephy and Callum that I accidentally spoiled the ending for my twin sister Lorna – something about which I still feel guilty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Natalie Hibberd was born in Portsmouth and has wanted to be an author since she was two years old. She is publishing her debut novel Inside Out, independently with Matador, aged 21. Natalie was born with cerebral palsy. When she isn’t writing and reading, she enjoys singing, amateur dramatics and listening to podcasts. Natalie lives in Petersfield, Hampshire, with her parents and her assistance dog, Cleo. </span></div>
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Book Passion for Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309754672553133249noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751729015533379496.post-46970152649942522842019-11-23T10:23:00.001+00:002019-11-23T10:26:33.477+00:00Review: Storm Born (Mortal Enchantment #1) By Stacey O'Neale <br />
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<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">By Stacey O'Neale </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Book #1 in the award-winning YA fantasy series Mortal Enchantment. Discover a world of elemental powers, courage, duty, sacrifice, forbidden romance and a war for the very elements of life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Kalin Matthew's never had a choice. An unbreakable contract decided her destiny at birth. Live in the mortal world with her mother until the stroke of midnight on her sixteenth birthday, then leave the only life she's ever known and move to Avalon, the land of Arthurian myth and legend, to rule at her father's side, the king of the air court.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But before she enters his powerful and dangerous world, she's attacked by a fire court assassin and saved by Rowan, who is equal parts terrifying and alluring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Not long after, she learns her father is missing. Now she must take over his duties, which include shifting control of the elements -- a power she has yet to harness. As Rowan attempts to train her, war looms between the four courts. If she fails, her father will die, and the courts will fall, but the betrayal she's about to uncover may cost her even more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Storm Born</i> is a fantastic start to a very promising series and if you’re fans of fast paced stories with forbidden romances, plenty of magic and fierce characters, then this is definitely one to read. Once I started reading it was definitely hard to put down. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I really liked Kalin from the start. She’s strong-willed and faces things head on – which is rare in YA stories. Although she can be vulnerable at times – mainly towards the start of the story but by the end of the book, she has more than found her path and is dedicated to do whatever she needs in order to grow stronger, protect her father and her kingdom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Of course it was lovely to see Rowan again which was like reuniting with a friend who you haven’t seen for ages. He will always be a favourite character from this series because of his willingness to do whatever it takes to protect the kingdoms either it means turning against his own. I was glad Kalin could rely on him and had his protection. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Thank you to Stacey O’Neale for giving me the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an honest review. </i></span></div>
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Book Passion for Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309754672553133249noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751729015533379496.post-34654115938801781862019-11-12T08:00:00.000+00:002019-11-23T10:23:15.053+00:00Blog Tour: The Sky Weaver (Iskari #3) by Kristen Ciccarelli<a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1557509778l/45149353._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="45149353. sy475 " border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1557509778l/45149353._SY475_.jpg" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Pages:</b> 400</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lavish, romantic and magical, The Sky Weaver is a new standalone story set in the world of The Last Namsara - one that fans of Leigh Bardugo, Holly Black and Laini Taylor will flock to. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">At the end of one world, there always lies another.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Eris, a deadly pirate, has no such conviction. Known as The Death Dancer for her ability to evade even the most determined of pursuers, she possesses a superhuman ability to move between worlds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When one can roam from dimension to dimension, can one ever be home? Can love and loyalty truly exist?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then Safire and Eris-sworn enemies-find themselves on a common mission: to find Asha, the last Namsara.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">From the port city of Darmoor to the fabled faraway Sky Isles, their search and their stories become threaded ever more tightly together as they discover the uncertain fate they're hurtling towards may just be a shared one. In this world, and the next.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>The Sky Weaver</i> tells Safire and Eris’s story – one being the Commandant to the King of Firgaard and the other, a deadly pirate and thief. Two of the most unlikely of characters to be thrown together on the same journey: finding Asha, the last Namsara who is being sort out by dangerous criminals. But not everything is as it seems as Safire and Eris begin to unravel of huge web of lies with some very startling revelations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The book is told from both character’s points of view and chapters telling the back story. This is such a fantastic way of telling a story, where both past and present are so important to the storyline. The different chapters helped me to separate the past and present so they didn’t get lost in the other story being told. And while the focus of this book was on Safire and Eris, their story was connected to the other character’s stories and we were able to see how their stories ended. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I’ve always liked Safire so having her as the main character this time around just made me like her even more. She is such a strong and honourable character that it’s hard not to like her. Eris is a new character altogether and her story brought many unlikable characters with it, but she was a really likable and relatable character. The romance between the two was very sweet as well and I couldn’t help rooting for them. And Sorrow was such a perfect addition to Safire’s story! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In all, I am very sad to see this series go because Kristen Ciccarelli’s spellbinding and powerful writing is truly magical to read but I am also very eager to see what she comes up with next. </span></div>
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Book Passion for Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309754672553133249noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751729015533379496.post-45902562967714620492019-11-08T06:00:00.000+00:002019-11-09T13:32:37.084+00:00Blog Tour: The Shadow Prince (A Mortal Enchantment Novella) by Stacey O'Neale <br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Prequel novella to the award-winning YA fantasy series Mortal Enchantment. Discover a world of elemental powers, courage, duty, sacrifice, forbidden romance and a war for the very elements of life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sixteen-year-old Rowan is an elemental prince. Banished to the mortal world, he doubts he will ever return to Avalon and claim the fire court throne. Until he receives a challenge from his estranged mother. If he slays Kalin, the half-human, half-elemental, princess of the air court, she will abdicate her throne. Is he capable of completing such a heinous task? And what price will he pay if he refuses?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Perfect for fans of Holly Black and Sarah J. Maas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Filled with betrayal and intrigue, The Shadow Prince is a dark and twisty novella from an exciting new author!" Katee Robert, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>The Shadow Prince</i> follows Rowan, the son of the fire court Queen. Rowan has spent most of his life living amongst mortals, while trying to learn to control his fire element. Rowan’s never been shown any love from his mother, who believes love is a weakness, but when she announces she will be stepping down from her throne and he she wants Rowan to take her place, he’s more than surprised. However he knows his mother and he knows she will not give up her throne without wanting something in return. She wants Rowan to kill, the half-human, half-elemental daughter of the air court king. But can Rowan complete a task that goes against everything he believes in?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I really enjoyed this prequel novella. At only 100 pages, it’s short, but definitely leaves you wanting more. I thought it was a great introduction, to which I believe will be a very promising series by a talented debut author and this novella gives you a lot of insight on what’s to come. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I really liked Rowan. I found him honest, loyal and very open. I enjoyed the whole set up of the courts and found myself enthralled by them. It kind of reminded me of how I was when I first read Julie Kagawa’s Iron Fey series. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In all, Stacey O’Neal has proven this series has a lot of potential with The Shadow Prince </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and I can’t wait to read more in Mortal Enchantment.</span><br />
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Book Passion for Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309754672553133249noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751729015533379496.post-89058854952711391702019-10-07T08:00:00.000+01:002020-04-06T11:34:08.382+01:00Review: The Beautiful (The Beautiful #1) by Renée Ahdieh<a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1547578763l/42265183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="42265183" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1547578763l/42265183.jpg" /></a><br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">The Beautiful (The Beautiful #1)</b><br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">By Renee Ahdieh</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Publishers:</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Hodder Books</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Pages:</b> 448</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans provides her a refuge after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent along with six other girls, Celine quickly becomes enamored with the vibrant city from the music to the food to the soirées and—especially—to the danger. She soon becomes embroiled in the city's glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group's leader, the enigmatic Sébastien Saint Germain. When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in the lair of La Cour des Lions, Celine battles her attraction to him and suspicions about Sébastien's guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When more bodies are discovered, each crime more gruesome than the last, Celine and New Orleans become gripped by the terror of a serial killer on the loose—one Celine is sure has set her in his sights . . . and who may even be the young man who has stolen her heart. As the murders continue to go unsolved, Celine takes matters into her own hands and soon uncovers something even more shocking: an age-old feud from the darkest creatures of the underworld reveals a truth about Celine she always suspected simmered just beneath the surface.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The Review:</b> Anyone who knows me knows that my love for reading first came from reading paranormal books. Over the years, my reading tastes have changed and while I do now favour fantasy books over all others now, I’ve never forgotten about paranormal stories. It’s honestly been so long since I’ve read a good vampire story until I read The Beautiful which if I may say, may even be my favourite read of the year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Set in 1872, the story follows seventeen year old Celine Rousseau who moves to New Orleans after fleeing from her home in Paris following a terrifying encounter. It’s in New Orleans Celine wishes to start to a new life for herself where she can try and make a name for herself a dressmakers. But it’s not long after her arrival that Celine gets tangled up with the La Cour des Lions after catching the eye Sebastien Saint Germain, the leader of the group. La Cour des Lions is a dark and mysterious place that Celine cannot help become intrigued by. It’s there one night that a girl is murdered and all signs point to Sebastien, however New Orleans’s streets are full of terrible and dangerous creatures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This book is phenomenal and so unputdownable. The world that Renee Ahdieh has created is captivating and enthralling. The plot was very original and although a little slow at times, I was still hooked and didn’t want to put it down. I’ve always wanted to visit New Orleans and the author describes the city beautifully, it’s made me want to visit even more. I honestly felt like I was walking the streets while Mardi Gras was happening. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The characters are unforgettable and very likeable. I love that Celine is such a strong character, one that definitely stays true to self and one that could be a role model. Bastien is mysterious and dark and really enjoyed getting to know the real him. The romance between Celine and Bastien is a slow burn but one full of tension which I absolutely loved. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There are plenty of secondary characters for you to fall in love with as well. And while I’m still trying to figure some out, I cannot wait to see how the story goes for these characters. And the vampires are something else. It’s definitely unique and something I’m very intrigued to read more about. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I honestly just want more of everything. This book was over way to quickly and I really wish I had taken my time with it because it was a fantastic read and one I won’t be forgetting anytime soon. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Thank you to Hodder Books for giving me the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an honest review. </i></span></div>
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Book Passion for Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309754672553133249noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751729015533379496.post-88325496091694573022019-10-03T08:00:00.000+01:002019-10-12T10:14:36.735+01:00Blog Tour: The Wrong of Side Kai by Estelle Maskame<a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1562082358l/43583334._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="43583334. sy475 " border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1562082358l/43583334._SY475_.jpg" /></a><br />
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<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">By Estelle Maskame </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Vanessa Murphy doesn't do relationships.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With a father who doesn't notice her, it's easy for her to sneak around with her latest fling, Harrison Boyd. But when an explicit video of Vanessa hooking up with Harrison is leaked the morning after she ends things with him, her life is thrown into chaos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There’s a few minutes until first period, so everyone is milling around in the hallways, a constant buzz of voices as everyone talks about the killer weekend they just had. My guess is that Madison Romy’s party is the hot topic. Half the senior class was there, and those Westerville Central football players turning up and kicking off a brawl definitely makes for some serious gossip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But I notice something is off. As I squeeze my way through bodies, I can feel it. The pressure of a thousand eyes on me. I keep my head down, trying my best to ignore it, pretending I’m imagining it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But no, I’m seriously not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I slow down, lifting my gaze to look around. Even so, it’s not immediately obvious. People are moving around, pushing past me, groups of friends leaning against lockers lost in their own conversations. But I still catch the quick glances. The subtle sniggers. The one group of junior guys that busts out into laughter as they all turn to look at me. What the hell?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I give myself a quick once over just in case I’ve been walking around with my bra on show or the zipper of my jeans open – at least that would explain Malone’s weird remark – but nope, nothing. Did news spread that Harrison and I are done? That he kicked me out of his truck and left me behind at Heritage Park? Sure, it’s gossip, but it’s not that big of a deal. It’s not like we were actually dating, and I didn’t think people cared that much about Harrison and me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I keep my head down and continue along the hallway to my locker. My heart is beating faster than usual as I fumble with my combination. I taped a mirror to the back of my locker door in freshman year, and it’s always been a lifesaver. I scan my appearance once more, but my hair is fine, my makeup is fine, my clothes are definitely fine, everything is fine. So why the hell is everyone looking at me so weird? And now that I think about it, why have I walked the entire length of this hallway without anyone talking to me?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Looked like you had fun at Maddie’s party,” a deep voice says from behind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I spin around so fast my elbow clunks against the metal lockers and I find myself face to face with Anthony. Noah is by his side, a few other guys from the team huddled in close behind them, pretty much trapping me against the lockers. It’s suffocating, but I’m not surprised. They’re Harrison’s friends. They’re going to taunt me the same way they did when I first cooled things down with Noah. That’s what guys do – it’s that dumb pack mentality they have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Um, yeah, I did actually,” I say, and they all snicker, their laughter ringing hollow in my ears. My eyebrows furrow as I watch them exchange knowing looks, rolling their eyes and generally behaving like the dicks they are. I’m not sure what’s so funny.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">“How come you never once gave me a striptease?” Noah asks, leaning in close as he juts out his lower lip like a kid feeling left out. He places a hand on my hip, and the smile he gives me is gross. “I would have been cool with that, you know.” Anthony and the guys cackle, their laughter howling down the hallway so loudly that it echoes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I grit my teeth and shove Noah’s hand off me. Fucking Harrison telling all his friends about our business. It’s not like I don’t know guys talk about this stuff. Hell, I do the same with Chyna, but still. The thought of half the football team knowing what gets me off makes my stomach churn.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Slamming my locker shut, I push my way around Anthony’s bulky frame and walk away from them, my pace quick. My heart is thumping too hard in my chest. I’m freaked out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Oh, come back, Vanessa!” Noah calls after me. I know most of the people in this hallway are listening at this point, and my cheeks are scorching red with heat. “Anthony wants his turn on the Murphy-Go-Round! He’s heard it’s a great ride.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Assholes. I hate what they’re insinuating. Sure, I like to fool around, but what’s so wrong with that – besides inevitably dumping any guy who ends up asking for more from me? It’s fun. I can take my pick of the hot guys. I like the excitement. The guys act as if I have a list with a hundred different names on it, when the reality is there’s only a few. I’m pretty sure Noah has hooked up with too many girls in this school to count, including me, so to hell with him and his double standards. Those standards aren’t mine, but I’ve learned to accept that they’re just the way things are. I make sure the remarks I get every once in a while don’t bother me anymore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With the ultimate coffee scent, the Stars Hollow notes are loving bonds, strong coffee and home. And it comes in a jar decorated to match the perfect autumn weather along with a lovely warm peach tone with glitter. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Available in 4oz and 8oz there is also a third option for adding the Lorelai and Rory Gilmore magnetic bookmark set.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Who else loves this movie? Well if you do, this candle is the perfect addition to your movie watching night. With a lovely plum, rose and patchouli scent, the Hocus Pocus notes are sistership, spells and immortality. The candle comes with a collar of green ribbon, along with a witchy charm and a marble green, purple and grey wax. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Available in 4oz and an 8oz candle jar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you love margaritas then this candle is perfect for you! With a warm orange scent with hints of amber, just like a margaritas, The Owen Sisters notes are blood bonds, midnight margaritas and spells. The candles comes with all the touches and has an orange coloured wax with a blue shimmer running through. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Available in 4oz and an 8oz candle jar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The first middle earth candle is here and inspiration has been taken from the Elven Realms with a warm woody scent of patchouli, sweet orange and pine. The wax will be a redwood colour with a gold shimmer running through it along with a ribbon collar and a gorgeous golden tree charm to match. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Available in 4oz and an 8oz candle jar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In Drums of Autumn we were introduced to Fraser's Ridge along with the location full of trees and hills and this is where the inspiration for this candle comes from. The scent of the candle is a smokey wood with warm ember undertones. The notes for this candle are foothills, homestead and warm embers. The wax will be a green colour with a golden glitter along with a green tartan coloured collar and a Scottish thistle charm on the larger candle. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Available in 4oz and an 80z candle jar.</span></div>
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Book Passion for Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309754672553133249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751729015533379496.post-28556298326400026292019-09-17T16:42:00.001+01:002019-09-17T16:42:52.073+01:00Review: Till Death by Jennifer L. Armentrout<a href="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1469713636l/29772434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="29772434" border="0" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1469713636l/29772434.jpg" /></a><br />
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<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">By Jennifer L. Armentrout</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Genre: </b>Adult, Thriller, Suspense</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Pages:</b> 400</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout’s gripping new novel, a young woman comes home to reclaim her life—even as a murderer plots to end it. . .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It’s been ten years since Sasha Keaton left her West Virginia hometown . . . since she escaped the twisted serial killer known as the Groom. Returning to help run her family inn means being whole again, except for one missing piece. The piece that falls into place when Sasha’s threatened—and FBI agent Cole Landis vows to protect her the way he couldn’t a decade ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">First one woman disappears; then another, and all the while, disturbing calling cards are left for the sole survivor of the Groom’s reign of terror. Cole’s never forgiven himself for not being there when Sasha was taken, but he intends to make up for it now . . . because under the quirky sexiness Cole first fell for is a steely strength that only makes him love Sasha more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The Review:</b> It’s been a while since I’ve read anything by Jennifer and I’ve honestly been feeling so guilty because she is one of my favourite authors and whenever I do pick up her books, I absolutely love them and <i>Till Death</i> was no exception.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Till Death</i> is a standalone adult romantic suspense/thriller novel and follows 29 year old Sasha Keaton who is still trying to get over the horrible events that happened to her 10 years ago. It’s when she moves back home to West Virginia that the past won’t stay in the past and everything that Sasha is trying to forget, the killings suddenly starts happening again and once again Sasha’s life is in danger.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This was such a good read. As soon as I started it, it was impossible to put down so much that I ended up going in between the paperback copy and the audiobook, just so when I was doing day to day chores I wasn’t missing out on the story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sasha and Cole were such fantastic characters to get to know. I immediately liked them and was rooting for them from the start. And with everything going on, Sasha remained such a strong character throughout the novel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The story was interesting and exciting and I was fully engrossed in who the killer was. I have to say I did work it out before the big reveal but it didn’t stop me enjoying the story any less. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">All in all, <i>Till Death </i>is a fantastic read and one I’m so glad I read and I am looking forward to reading another one of Jennifer’s book very soon.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">by Adrienne Young</b><br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Release Date:</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> September 3rd, 2019</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Source:</b> For Review</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Pages: </b>336</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For as long as she can remember, Tova has lived among the Svell, the people who found her washed ashore as a child and use her for her gift as a Truthtongue. Her own home and clan are long-faded memories, but the sacred symbols and staves inked over every inch of her skin mark her as one who can cast the rune stones and see into the future. She has found a fragile place among those who fear her, but when two clans to the east bury their age-old blood feud and join together as one, her world is dangerously close to collapse.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For the first time in generations, the leaders of the Svell are divided. Should they maintain peace or go to war with the allied clans to protect their newfound power? And when their chieftain looks to Tova to cast the stones, she sets into motion a series of events that will not only change the landscape of the mainland forever but will give her something she believed she could never have again—a home.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I really enjoyed being back in this world, even though it took me a while to get to know Halvard and Tova. Do I wish the story was about Eelyn and Fiske? Yes I do. But I can understand why it wasn’t and it didn’t stop me from enjoying Adrienne Young’s beautiful writing. It’s one of the reason I fell so in love with Sky in the Deep because of just how well the author writes and how compelling it is to read. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was pleased to see the story all come together. It was great getting to know Tova. Her story definitely bought something new to the story which I’ve honestly never read about. And it was very interesting to discover a Truthwitch’s ability and how it fit within the Viking world. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I think my only gripe with the story was it did take a while for the characters to meet and when they do they have very little interaction. The romance is more from a distance and they meet at the end. As reader who loves her romance, I definitely wanted and needed more of it in the story but it didn’t stop me enjoying the story. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In all, there definitely needs to be more Viking stories in the world and Adrienne Young did a fantastic job bringing this one to life. I for one will definitely be reading more of her work in the future. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The Ultimate Unicorn Joke Book</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>by Egmont Publishing UK</b></span><br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Release Date:</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> September 6th, 2019</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Publishers: </b>Red Shed</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Genre: </b>Kids 3 - 8 years old </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Source:</b> For Review</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Pages: </b>96</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Get ready to giggle glitter and laugh yourself silly in this hilarious new joke book all about . . .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. . . UNICORNS!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Where do unicorns throw their rubbish?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the glitter bin!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What’s a unicorn’s favourite TV show?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Neighhhhbours!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Which unicorn smells?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The POO-nicorn!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Full of jokes, puns and one-liners about unicorns, mermaids, wizards, rainbows and much, much more. This book is hot-to-trot and you’re guaranteed to laugh yourself HORSE!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With a sparkly foiled cover and purple inside printing for an extra special magical touch, this is the perfect gift for fans of unicorn, mermaids, glitter, sparkles and anyone who loves a uni-corny joke!</span></div>
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</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The Review:</b> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My 8 year old daughter loves getting involved with reviewing books so when <i>The Ultimate Unicorn Joke Book</i> came up for review I immediately said yes because I just knew my daughter would enjoy it, and I was definitely right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>The Ultimate Unicorn Joke Book</i> is a fun, magical and laugh out loud book filled with 160 different jokes about unicorns, mermaids, wizards, horses, rainbows and much more. Sparkly Jim ‘the funniest unicorn’ really is a bundle of laughs. My daughter absolutely loved reading all the jokes and finding her favourite ones where she would tell all the all the family to see if they could guess the answer. She even took it to school to share the jokes with her friends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The book is illustrated beautifully with eye catching designs and filled with unicorn’s having fun. I just enjoyed this book just as much as my daughter and it’s the perfect little present for Christmas or birthdays for young girls.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thank you to Egmont for giving me the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an honest review. </span></i><br />
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<br />Book Passion for Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309754672553133249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751729015533379496.post-37528502072145700212019-08-22T08:00:00.000+01:002019-08-22T08:00:10.655+01:00Blog Tour: The Song of the Sycamore by Edward Cox<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><b>Edwards Cox</b></span><br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Release Date:</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> August 22nd, 2019</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Publishers: </b>Gollancz</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Genre: </b>Fantasy </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">A new standalone novel set in a fractured world of magic and technology, from BSFA Best Fantasy and Best Newcomer nominee, and bestselling author of The Relic Guild</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">On the broken world of Urdezha, Wendal Finn died on the hostile plains of the wasteland, one more casualty in the endless war between the city-dwellers and the clansfolk. But now Wendal has returned to his home city of Old Castle, possessed by something he brought back from the wasteland, something old and best left forgotten. The spirits are calling it Sycamore, an ancient entity out to avenge all victims of murder. And in a city like Old Castle, no one is innocent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">With his mind trapped inside a dead body, Wendal can do nothing but watch as Sycamore turns him into a serial killer. Until the magicians take an interest in him. Preserving Wendal's body and trapping Sycamore inside it, the magicians now have the perfect assassin at their disposal. Whenever they need an enemy removed, they can set the killer loose on Old Castle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">The clans are massing. A supernatural storm is raging across the wasteland. It has already destroyed one city, and now it is heading for Old Castle. And the only one who might prevent oblivion is the murderous entity who the spirits are calling Sycamore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The city of Old Castle rose from
the wasteland like an abscess swelling on the festering skin of a diseased
world. Across its neighbourhoods and districts a siren called, lifting and
falling with an ominous wail that sent citizens scurrying for their homes.
Hiding like monsters in burrows, they prayed that this latest threat from the
wastes would pass the city by, while fearing that this time, judgement had come
to demand penance for their crimes. The people of Old Castle were rank with
guilt. The city was populated by murderers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And it was my home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Through the chill of evening
shadows, I made my way to the outskirts of Old Castle. No breeze disturbed the
air, no sound accompanied the siren’s wail; light from a setting red sun did
little to warm a tense ambience. Beyond the last of the buildings, I began
crossing a stretch of open ground, heading towards the city wall. But it wasn’t
me walking, not really, not any more. I could see through my eyes, hear through
my ears, smell the stench of the city, but I had no control over my direction.
My footsteps weren’t made of my own volition. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I neared the city wall, a sturdy
construction, thick and high, unbreakable, but at that moment it seemed merely
a thin veil constructed for the illusion of safety. The huge turrets rising
atop it housed the mighty ether-cannons which protected the citizens from the
horrors of the wastes. But not from me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">‘He’s close.’ <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These words gurgled from an oily
mass slithering over cracked, stony ground ahead of me: a ghoul, wheezing wet
breaths, hissing with anger. This thing had been a woman in life, a simple
soul; but in death, an oozing puddle fuelled by injustice, out for revenge.
Caring nothing for the danger approaching Old Castle, the ghoul sang her Song,
a Song of obsession and need, and I couldn’t deny her plea for vengeance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Up on the wall, the turrets were
turning, sweeping the aim of their long, fat cannons left and right. A low,
familiar drone came next, baritone beneath the undulating siren, rumbling
through the empty streets behind me. From the centre of Old Castle, a great
beam of energy shot towards the cloudless pink sky like a waterspout. The city
had activated its ether shield. High above the buildings, the energy gathered
into a monumental ball of clear, wavering magic before dispersing, smearing,
spreading across the length and breadth of Old Castle, forming a barrier
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Above me, the edge of the shield
curved downwards, creating an umbrella that descended liquidly to the ruined
ground outside the wall. In a matter of moments, this hive of guilt-ridden
souls was secured within a dome of ether power like a city in a snow globe.
Sunlight refracted, the siren changed its pitch, the breeze dropped and the air
became stifled. The bitter taste of ether dried the inside of my mouth. But it
wasn’t really my mouth now. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cannons tracked the movements of
whatever monstrosity the song of the sycamore was coming from the wastes as I
followed the ghoul along the line of the wall. With no choice in the matter, I
was led to a set of stone stairs rising to a pot-bellied watch post nestled
between two turrets. The ghoul slithered up the stairs and I climbed after her
like the dutiful puppet I had become. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No sign of movement came from
beyond the watch post’s darkened doorway, but I knew a man hid there, a
murderer who had nowhere left to run. He had taken sanctuary in the watch post
in a vain attempt to hide from death. His subconscious under stood what was
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Reeking of sewage, the ghoul
hissed in anticipation, gurgled with longing. Like a snake, her darkness oozed
up around the doorway to form an oily frame. I stared into the gloom beyond. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">‘Your sins have returned to you.’
My Mouth, using my voice, but it wasn’t me speaking. ‘Won’t you come out and
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The man in the watch post was by
no means the first murderer I had tracked that day, and he wouldn’t be the
last. I’d been leaving a trail of blood behind me for two days now, and there
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Whatever will remained to me, I
tried to force it into my legs, to make myself turn around and walk away, but I
no longer had the strength or presence to make a difference to my actions. I
stepped through the ghoul’s stench, entered the watch post, and the man
attacked immediately. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">He came out of the gloom, big and
strong, a blur of motion in the dim light shining through the viewing slit in
the back wall. With one arm, he pulled me into a tight embrace, spitting a
curse into my ear as his free hand thrust a knife into my side. The blade
couldn’t penetrate my ribs and sliced over bone before its tip ripped out of
the skin beneath my chest. I was too far gone to feel the damage inflicted upon
my body and pushed the man away with force enough to send him sprawling. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">‘Kill him,’ the ghoul hissed from
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The murderer sat on the floor,
staring up at me. He was no Magician; he couldn’t see the ghoul of his victim.
His expression became stunned when I pulled the knife from my body and showed
no distress at the hot blood soaking my shirt and trousers. Panic filled the
man’s eyes when I used the blade to point at him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">‘The dead call me Sycamore. I am
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With another curse, he jumped to
his feet, fists clenched and ready to fight. I stepped close to him, dodged a
clumsy punch and drove the knife into the side of his neck, down to the hilt.
Such a simple and fluid act. I wished I could have turned away and covered my
ears as the man dropped to his knees, choking, clawing at the knife’s handle
with fingers slicked in arterial blood. Desperate, struggling to breathe, his
eyes pleaded with me. He looked to be approaching twenty, the prime of life but
not yet old enough to have seen the horrors of war. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When he toppled, falling face
down and dead, the ghoul gave a peaceful sigh and slithered across the floor.
The oily darkness mingled with the pool of blood spreading around the corpse of
her murderer. As though in a show of gratitude, a single tendril reached out to
touch my boot before the ghoul faded and disappeared. Finding peace through
vengeance, she journeyed on to the other side. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I continued to drown inside myself. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Stepping over the corpse, I
peered through the watch post’s viewing slit to gaze upon the desolation
outside Old Castle. The sun was about to kiss the horizon, a sinking red orb
quivering through the watery magic of the city shield, shedding the last of its
rays upon a broken landscape. Shadows stretched and pointed at the city; the
glassy summits of hillocks reflected light with majestic starbursts of rainbow
colours. Millennia of humanity’s bad choices had been trampled down into a
plain of scorched rock and rusty metal. This was the wasteland. This was the
world now called Urdezha, ruined beyond recognition, just like its people. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was blowing in. A bank of debris rolled across the plain like fog on the sea,
hued red by the sun’s backdrop. But this was no act of nature. The storm had
been kicked into the air by the hundreds of feet galloping towards Old Castle.
A herd of beasts. A stampede of monsters. They were too far away to see in
great detail, but these creatures were as big as houses, thundering along on
four legs, too many to bother counting. With stocky bodies covered in bony
spikes and long horns protruding from great heads, the herd’s charge looked
unstoppable. Was this an act of war? Had the herd been driven this way by Old
Castle’s enemies? It didn’t matter. The creatures of the wasteland were never a
match for the might of a city. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Along the city wall,
ether-cannons took aim and fired with oddly subdued whumps. Ether knew ether,
they said, and the shield allowed the lethal bursts of magic to pass through
its energy and race across the wasteland trailing streamers of displaced air. The
first wave of shots smashed into the herd’s front line, punching the life from
the monsters. The cannons fired again – and again – and the charge faltered
under their fury. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Through the sound of the siren,
the drone of the shield and the whumps of ether, distant roars reached my ears.
The cannons spat so many bursts of magic that the enemy was soon obscured by
dust and debris. Whether or not the remaining monsters had turned tail and
fled, leaving their fallen as carrion on the wastes, not one of them emerged
from the storm. The abscess of Old Castle wouldn’t be lanced today, but . . .
‘Soon,’ said a voice inside me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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weakening my legs. The knife wound in my side wasn’t critical, but it was bleeding
freely. I needed medical attention, food, sleep, but none of them would be
given to me. As long as I could draw breath, my body would continue this
rampage, while my spirit, my essence, me, slowly spiralled down into the
oblivion of Nothing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">‘Sycamore.’ <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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It stood in the watch post’s doorway, formed into the rough approximation of a
human shape. It held no discernible features and oily shadows dripped from its
outstretched arms. The ghoul’s presence came as no surprise; it was simply the
next victim of murder to find me. And in this city, on this world, there would
always be a next victim.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>By Megan Miranda</b></span><br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Release Date:</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> June 6th, 2019</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Publishers: </b>Penguin </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Genre: </b>YA, Thriller </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Source:</b> For Review</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Pages: </b>352</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">From the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls and The Perfect Stranger comes a captivating psychological thriller about a girl who must face her darkest fears - but can she outrun the past?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Kelsey has lived most of her life in a shadow of suspicion, raised to see danger everywhere. Her mother hasn't set foot outside their front door in seventeen years, since she escaped from her kidnappers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Kelsey knows she's supposed to keep a low profile and stay off the grid for their protection, but that plan is shattered when her dramatic car accident and rescue by volunteer firefighter and classmate Ryan Baker sparks media coverage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A few days later, she arrives home to find her mother missing. Now, to have a chance at a future, Kelsey will have to face her darkest fears. Because someone is coming for her. And the truth about the past may end up being the most dangerous thing of all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>The Safest Lies</i> follows teenager Kelsey. All of her life she has lived under her mother’s strict rules for privacy and safety. Her mother was a victim of kidnapping years ago but she managed to escape and has never got over what happened to her. It’s when Kelsey is involved in a car crash and is rescued by a student from her school that the events hit the news and therefore putting Kelsey and her mother in danger. Kelsey’s mother has been taken once again and this time, they want Kelsey as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I started the story really not knowing what to expect but I was honestly really surprised. I’m not a big thriller reader. I love my romance stories so I always tend to stick with the same reads. So this was a nice change. And it mainly came from just having read another thriller story, so two together was a big thing for me. But this is the kind of story I like. It had the right amount of suspense, secrets, action and romance for me to keep me turning the pages. Kelsey and Ryan were great to get to know. I enjoyed their story and there romance was super sweet and their moments together were ones to look forward to. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There is one major twist to the story though that really flipped this story upside-down. Did I like it? Maybe. No, I don’t think so. I spent the first part of the story sympathising for Kelsey’s mother. Her past was horrible and I could understand why she was the way she was. I do think she could have dealt with things better – for the sake of her daughter. But by the end, I couldn’t help but dislike her. I really won’t say more because it will honestly spoil the story for others but the twist for me definitely changed how I felt for her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In all, <i>The Safest Lies </i>was a good turn paging reader and one I think many will enjoy and I will definitely be adding more of Megan’s book to my TBR pile. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Thank you to Penguin for giving me the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an honest review. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Josephine Angelini</b></span><br />
<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Release Date:</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> July 25th, 2019</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Publishers: </b>Macmillan Children's Books</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Genre: </b>YA, Thriller </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><b>Source:</b> For Review</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Pages: </b>384</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After a scandal breaks in her elite New York City private school, Magda is shipped off to her grandparents’ sleepy Pacific Northwest town to spend a summer recovering under the radar. Over-medicated and uninspired, she spends her days in a fog, hiking in the woods behind her grandparents' cottage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But then gorgeous wildboy, Bo, stumbles across her picnic blanket and Magda starts believing she might be able to move on from her past. The only problem seems to be the series of crimes breaking out across town, and when a body is found in the woods near Bo’s encampment, it’s clear that Magda’s nightmare is just beginning. She's no longer sure who she can trust. . .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The story follows a teenage girl Magda, who following a huge scandal at her private school in New York moves to a quiet town to go live with her grandparents after her psychotic break. There Magda tries to get her life back together by trying to become a better person and tries to reconnect with her old friends. It’s when she is out hiking one day she meets Bo, a teenage boy who lives in the woods with his family that things finally start to turn around for her, but when a woman is found dead near where Bo’s family live, Magda starts to question everything that is around her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have to say I don’t read many thriller stories, I’m entirely sure why but I’m really glad I read <i>What She Found in the Woods</i>. It’s a compelling and page turning story that gives you insight of what it’s like to be a teenager, but one that is also dealing with life changing experiences and the consequences that follows after.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Magda for me was an interesting character to get to know. I immediately sympathised with her, even without knowing the full extent of her story. She was very likable and also very relatable. When she meets Bo he starts to bring her out of this sort of depression she has been in for several months and I found I really enjoyed the story when they were together. Bo and his family were honestly a mystery but I found I really liked them all from the start. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There are a few mysteries to try and solve throughout this book that really keeps you guessing and I really enjoyed the reveals when they happened. I was honestly sad to reach the end of the story, and although I would have loved an epilogue just to see where the characters ended up, I also liked how it ended so I can imagine it for myself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In all, <i>What She Found in the Woods </i>was a good read and one I really enjoyed, so it’s one I would definitely recommend if you are looking for something different. </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Release Date:</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> April 4th, 2019</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Genre: </b>Dystopia, YA</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Pages: </b>368</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The gripping fifth installment in the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestselling Shatter Me series. Will Juliette’s broken heart make her vulnerable to the strengthening darkness within her?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Juliette’s short tenure as the supreme commander of North America has been an utter disaster. When the children of the other world leaders show up on her doorstep, she wants nothing more than to turn to Warner for support and guidance. But he shatters her heart when he reveals that he’s been keeping secrets about her family and her identity from her—secrets that change everything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Juliette is devastated, and the darkness that’s always dwelled within her threatens to consume her. An explosive encounter with unexpected visitors might be enough to push her over the edge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The Review: </b>Anyone who knows me knows I absolutely adore the Shatter Me series. I’ve been a massive fan since day one and so, I was more than happy to hear that the author had decided to write more books in the series. <i>Defy Me</i> is the fifth instalment and it definitely had a lot of expectations to live up to. The previous four books were nothing short of amazing and I was eagerly excited to see what the next instalment would bring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After the events of Restore Me, Juliette and Warner are now in the hands of an enemy who claim to be long lost family. Being kept imprisoned and weak, being put through experiments is all a part of the test. But Juliette and Warner’s bond is stronger than ever even though they are apart but they are unable to escape without outside help. So it’s down to Kenji to try and rescue his friends in time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Defy Me</i> was a good instalment and it’s one I’m glad I read, however without sounding to negative this book was a little repetitive. I kind of felt like I had go back to the start of the series where Juliette is locked up and weak. It had very much the same feeling and I honestly hate seeing Juliette like that when she is such a strong character. I was just waiting for the story to progress but I guess you could say this book kind of felt like a filler book. Not much really happens until the end. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Kenji has always been a character I have loved and I was very excited to hear we would have his point of view in the story. It makes sense why she would add in his point of view because so much is happening behind the scenes when Juliette or Warner aren’t present. This book very much felt like Kenji’s story. While I love him, I love Juliette and Warner more so I would much prefer the author to focus on them more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One thing that the author never fails to deliver on is shocking revelations and yes, there is plenty to keep you on the edge of your sit throughout Defy Me. And we finally find out the truth about Warner and Juliette’s childhood. And it was definitely worth the wait. I adore soulmate stories so their story was perfect for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">While <i>Defy Me</i> wasn’t my favourite from the series, it was still very enjoyable and one that still kept me turning the pages. I was so very happy to be back with my favourite characters and I cannot wait to see how this series ends in Imagine Me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Thank you to Egmont for giving me the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an honest review. </i></span><br />
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Book Passion for Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309754672553133249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751729015533379496.post-41557733334599659202019-07-02T16:25:00.000+01:002019-07-20T12:18:45.115+01:00Review: A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1532714435l/40832169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="40832169" border="0" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1532714435l/40832169.jpg" /></a><b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"></b><br />
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<b style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Release Date:</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> January 1st, 2019</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Publishers: </b>Bloomsbury UK</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Genre: </b>Fantasy, Re-Telling, YA</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Pages: </b>496</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In a lush, contemporary fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast, Brigid Kemmerer gives readers another compulsively readable romance perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nothing has ever been easy for Harper. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother barely holding their family together while constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, she learned to be tough enough to survive. But when she tries to save someone else on the streets of Washington, DC, she's instead somehow sucked into Rhen's cursed world.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Review:</span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I’m a huge fan of Brigid Kemmerer’s work. From her paranormal books to contemporary books, everything I have read by her I have always really enjoyed, so as soon as I heard about A Curse so Dark and Lonely I just knew I had to read it and I honestly couldn’t contain my excitement when a review copy turned up and I literally dived straight in to read it. And once again Brigid wow’s me because this definitely didn’t disappointed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A Curse so Dark and Lonely is a YA fantasy re-telling of the classic Beauty and the Beast with a modern contemporary twist. It follows a teenage girl named Harper who has Cerebral Palsy while trying to look after her struggling family. It’s when she is trying to help her brother that she is kidnapped and taken to another world called Emberfall, a world that has fallen under a deadly curse and she may be the key to breaking it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The characters of this story are really likeable. Harper is an interesting girl that after all her struggles in life, remains strong through the story. She doesn’t let her Cerebral Palsy stop her from doing the things she loves and refuses to be judged on her condition. We honestly need more refreshing YA characters like her and she was a pleasure to get to know. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rhen is also immediately likable. It takes a while to really find out who is he because he’s so used to hiding behind the curse that has affected his whole life and he is suffering because of how much his people are suffering. I really loved the banter between him and Harper. I’m always a sucker for true love stories and this really hit the spot. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And then we have Grey. A character that became a friend to Harper but who is also hiding so much. I’m so glad we will get to find out what happens with him because how this story ends was something I definitely wasn’t expecting. It was a very good twist! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I thoroughly enjoyed A Curse so Dark and Lonely and will eagerly look forward to reading more. I’m so glad Brigid decided to write something like this because there is always room for more fantasy books and Brigid has fit right in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Thank you to Bloomsbury UK for giving me the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an honest review. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;">This magical Christmas sweater themed candle smells juniper berries, pine and warm cotton which gives it a great festive feel to it. And looks so pretty with it's silver glittered tinted wax top. </span></div>
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Book Passion for Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309754672553133249noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751729015533379496.post-78553165489657839232018-11-01T07:00:00.000+00:002018-12-02T18:07:47.034+00:00{Feature Post} Bookworm Candles & Craft: Candle of the Month<div style="background-color: none; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We are back this month with another Candle of the Month deal for you by Bookworm Candles and Crafts. So today I am sharing with you November's candle of the month where you can buy the candle of the month for at a fantastic discounted price of just £5.<o:p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Book Blogging candle is apart of Just a Little Bookish Range by Bookworm Candle and Crafts which will have six candles and have new and improved candles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Book Blogging has a warm yummy scent that smells like vanilla and banana. Perfect for those cozy nights in blogging! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It is available from today throughout the whole of November but there is only a limited amount of these so make sure you’re quick.<o:p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"></o:p></span></div>
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Book Passion for Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309754672553133249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751729015533379496.post-20778660807994301972018-10-30T07:44:00.002+00:002019-07-02T09:46:48.696+01:00{Blog Tour} The Haunting of Violet Gray by Emily Sadovna<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Genre: </span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">YA Paranormal </span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Pages: </b>306</span><br />
<b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Buy: </b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Haunting-Violet-Gray-witches-conspiracy/dp/1527230015/ref=sr_1_1_twi_pap_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540885199&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Haunting+of+Violet+Gray">Amazon UK</a><span id="goog_1735544669"></span><span id="goog_1735544670"></span> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">/ </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Haunting-Violet-Gray-witches-conspiracy/dp/1527230015/ref=sr_1_1_twi_pap_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1540885232&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Haunting+of+Violet+Gray">Amazon US</a> / <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Haunting-of-Violet-Gray-Emily-J-Sadovna/9781527230019">The Book Depo </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A dark tale of witch craft, time travel and conspiracy </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Witchcraft</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cat is inexplicably drawn to a beautiful mansion where she is seduced into the heady world of modern witchcraft. Opening herself to magic, her mind reveals the impossible. Cat becomes plagued by the paranormal happenings of the house and the desperate whispers of a long-dead girl.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cursed with the gift of astral travel, Cat discovers a witch’s journal which anchors her mind to the summer of 1940. She witnesses events that lead to a secret occultist ritual.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Can Cat piece together the clues before the sun rises at the Mabon feast? Can she prevent a repeat of the disastrous ritual? An event so scandalous and deadly it remained a state secret for over eighty years. What terrible price must be paid to stop it happening again? This time, on a devastating scale, engineered for the Twenty-first Century.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With the autumn evenings drawing in, Halloween is the perfect time to cozy down with a good book. Here are my favourite books to revisit over Halloween:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I heard a story of how Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley and Lord Byron were stranded in their villa near a lake with a storm lashing down on them where Byron challenged them to write a scary story. That was where Frankenstein came into fruition. I adore the darkness and tenderness of the story. The idea of man attempting to over-rule nature and harnessing the power of the storm to make life and witnessing the heartbreaking consequences of his ambition is compulsive reading for me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I studied this for my A Levels. There was something about it that haunted me and stayed with me my whole life. A woman driven is to insanity by the oppression of a controlling man, seeking solace in the arms of an otherworldly woman trapped behind the wall paper who later frees her mind from her own dark reality. I have long been fascinated by alternate realities and the fine line between sanity and madness. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I read this as a teenager then went on the become addicted to his books as well as James Herbert. I have never seen a ghost, but I have never doubted their existence. I once went on a ghost tour of Dudley castle where I learn that ghosts are like memories of people trapped with in the walls of the houses they occupied or died in. The way the vast empty hotel wakes and gradually consumes Jack is chilling. I can’t forget REDRUM, you might see a homage to this in my book. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is a recent discovery. I was toying with a similar name so I wondered if the contents had any parallels. It was a creepy, gothic story, like mine, set in dual times. Again the house seduces and begins to consume the main protagonist. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was recommended The Graces and I zipped through it. It’s set in Cornwall, an area buzzing with magic and myth as well as being a cool hangout. Laure blurs the lines between magic, the discoveries of adolescence and coping with real and raw issues. We see a girl find herself with the help of a family of beautiful people with power. Then the story takes a dark and unexpected turn…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You are thrown into a party, like many I went to as a teenager, and I am sure still go on. That night everyone lost something, some things more significant than others as the story unfolds the main characters uncover lost secrets. The web expands and connects and takes twists and turns you can’t guess. I like unpredictable stories.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Emily’s pen name originates from her Polish grandfather. Her imagination derives from a line of formidable women all with wonderful stories to tell. She lives with her husband and their two daughters on the edge of the New Forest in Hampshire. The Haunting of Violet Gray is her first novel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"></span>Book Passion for Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309754672553133249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751729015533379496.post-53217719263657377952018-10-08T06:00:00.000+01:002018-10-08T14:22:27.145+01:00{Review} Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel by Val Emmich + UK Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Release Date:</b> October 9th, 2019</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Genre: </span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Contemporary, Fiction, YA</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today's going to be an amazing day and here's why...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When a letter that was never meant to be seen by anyone draws high school senior Evan Hansen into a family's grief over the loss of their son, he is given the chance of a lifetime: to belong. He just has to stick to a lie he never meant to tell, that the notoriously troubled Connor Murphy was his secret best friend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Suddenly, Evan isn't invisible anymore--even to the girl of his dreams. And Connor Murphy's parents, with their beautiful home on the other side of town, have taken him in like he was their own, desperate to know more about their enigmatic son from his closest friend. As Evan gets pulled deeper into their swirl of anger, regret, and confusion, he knows that what he's doing can't be right, but if he's helping people, how wrong can it be?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">No longer tangled in his once-incapacitating anxiety, this new Evan has a purpose. And a website. He's confident. He's a viral phenomenon. Every day is amazing. Until everything is in danger of unraveling and he comes face to face with his greatest obstacle: himself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A simple lie leads to complicated truths in this big-hearted coming-of-age story of grief, authenticity and the struggle to belong in an age of instant connectivity and profound isolation.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Review:</span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>“Even when the dark comes crashing through, when you need a friend to carry you and when you’re broken on the ground, you will be found.”</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Having been constantly obsessed with the <i>Dear Evan Hansen</i> soundtrack and watching YouTube videos of the cast singing on repeat. I was overjoyed to receive a early copy. As I don’t see myself visiting Broadway anytime soon. As much as I wish I was. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So the novelisation of The Broadway show is the closest I’ll get. From the first page I was pulled into this fabulous story and all its characters had me gripped. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I read this book in two sittings and was so sad when I had no more pages left to read. It’s official I’m <i>Dear Evan Hansen </i>trash, I’m even more in love than before. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Release Date:</b> September 25th, 2018</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Genre: </span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fantasy, Romance</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Pages: </b>400</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Once there were two sisters born with a bond so strong that it forged them together forever. When they were angry, mirrors shattered, and when they were happy, flowers bloomed. It was a magic they cherished - until the day a terrible accident took Essie's life and trapped her soul in this world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dax - the heir to Firgaard's throne - was responsible for the accident. Roa swore to hate him forever. But eight years later he returned, begging for her help. He was determined to dethrone his cruel father, under whose oppressive reign Roa's people had suffered. Roa made him a deal: she'd give him the army he needed if he made her queen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Together with Dax and his sister, Asha, Roa and her people waged war and deposed a tyrant. But now Asha is on the run, hiding from the price on her head. And Roa is an outlander queen, far from home and married to her enemy. Worst of all: Dax's promises go unfulfilled. Roa's people continue to suffer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then a chance to right every wrong arises - an opportunity for Roa to rid herself of this enemy king and rescue her beloved sister. During the Relinquishing, when the spirits of the dead are said to return, Roa can reclaim her sister for good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The starts only a few days have passed since the events of The Last Namsara so as a reader you really don’t miss out on anything. I was so pleased when I finished The Last Namsara I had this book ready and waiting for me because I couldn’t wait to see what would happen next.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Both characters are in the first book so, it was nice to already be familiar with them. Dax is Asha’s brother and Roa is Dax’s new wife. They married to join their forces together to overcome the Dragon King. I really wasn’t sure what their story would bring. There is a lot of miscommunication between the pair and as a lot of history to uncover as well. They each don’t know if they can trust the other and both having to play a role made for a lot of drama and suspense to the story while you could see that these two characters deeply character for one another.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What made this book for me was that we got chapters from the past from when the characters were younger. It made me understand their friendships and relationships with each other as well with Roa’s sister Essie. It made me root for these characters all the more, I wanted them all to have that happy ending that they all deserved. But I also love how each characters story is linked with the other. Even though Asha and Torwin aren’t a big part of this story, they stories are still entwined and brings the story all together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was literally on the edge of my seat the whole time while reading this book because it’s just so captivating and compelling. The authors writing is so addictive that I wish I’d savoured this book more but it was simply impossible to put down.</span></div>
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Book Passion for Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309754672553133249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751729015533379496.post-41890234492931114582018-09-27T20:07:00.003+01:002018-09-27T20:07:34.391+01:00{Review} The Last Namsara (Iskari #1) by Kristen Cicceralli<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">Finished Date:</b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"> September 18th, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif;"> 2018</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Genre: </span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fantasy, Romance </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the beginning, there was the Namsara: the child of sky and spirit, who carried love and laughter wherever he went. But where there is light, there must be darkness—and so there was also the Iskari. The child of blood and moonlight. The destroyer. The death-bringer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Asha conquers each dragon and brings its head to the king, but no kill can free her from the shackles that await at home: her betrothal to the cruel commandant, a man who holds the truth about her nature in his palm. When she’s offered the chance to gain her freedom in exchange for the life of the most powerful dragon in Firgaard, she finds that there may be more truth to the ancient stories than she ever could have expected. With the help of a secret friend—a slave boy from her betrothed’s household—Asha must shed the layers of her Iskari bondage and open her heart to love, light, and a truth that has been kept from her.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Review:</span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Who loves a story about dragons? Well I do and all I knew going into The Last Namsara was that this story was about dragons and about a warrior girl who told forbidden stories. And I’m so glad that it didn’t disappoint!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>The Last Namsara</i> is a spellbinding and powerful story and one that once I started was so hard to put down. Author Kristen Ciccarelli provides a story that is story telling at its best where stories are woven into each chapter making it a captivating read. I adored getting to the story parts of the book because I could try to and see how they would connect to Asha’s story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Asha is an interesting character, one that develops and opens up more with the development of the story. She’s been trained all her life to hate dragons because the first dragon, Kozu burned her when she was a little girl and since them she does her father’s bidding in hunting and killing them. It’s when the opportunity comes for her to get out of an arranged marriage by killing Kozu, it’s there that fate steps in and Asha starts questioning all she’s believed in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I really loved Asha. I loved her story, I loved how she adapts to the things around her and I loved how she cares for the people around her. I definitely think Torwin and Kozu soften Asha and make her open her eyes and think for herself. Towrin, Safire, Dax, Shadow and Kozu also all play a huge part in the story and I came to care for each and every one of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia";"></span>Book Passion for Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309754672553133249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751729015533379496.post-53513892047516549172018-09-14T11:42:00.002+01:002018-09-14T11:45:09.092+01:00{Review} Poison Princess (Arcana Chronicles #1) by Kresley Cole<a href="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1400268065l/20759393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="20759393" border="0" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1400268065l/20759393.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Posted by Donna</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But she can’t do either alone.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With his mile-long rap sheet, wicked grin, and bad attitude, Jack is like no boy Evie has ever known. Even though he once scorned her and everything she represented, he agrees to protect Evie on her quest. She knows she can’t totally depend on Jack. If he ever cast that wicked grin her way, could she possibly resist him?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As Jack and Evie race to find the source of her visions, they meet others who have gotten the same call. An ancient prophesy is being played out, and Evie is not the only one with special powers. A group of twenty-two teens has been chosen to reenact the ultimate </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">battle between good and evil. But it’s not always clear who is on which side….</span></div>
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<span style="color: #none; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: none;">This story follows the life of teenager Evangeline 'Evie' Greene. She's a popular girl, with a loving boyfriend and awesome friends, but even though her life appears to be normal, it's anything but. Evie experiences hallucinations but mostly they are disturbing and horrifying. Not only that but Evie also gets visions of people that she's never met and they come with warnings. But soon it's to late for Evie to figure these warnings out because her hometown - including the rest of the world has been hit by an apocalyptic event called 'The Flash' where most people are wiped out. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #none; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: none;">Evie is among the survivors and soon enough she finds out that the one person she hates is alive - Jackson. Evie needs answers about her visions and decides she needs to travel to see her grandmother - who she thinks is still alive. Jackson agrees to protect Evie on her mission but as her visions get worse, she soon comes across other people who have been having the same call, and she realizes she is not the only who is meant to play out their destiny. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: none;">Evie is a strong protagonist - one I instantly loved. She has the weight of the world on her shoulders and still she tries to remain upbeat, happy and generally tries to stay sane. Even after the flash, she tries to remain the same even though as Jackson points out on a number of occasions, she can't hunt, start fires or protect herself - but you know there's something bubbling under the surface of Evie and it's just waiting to be unleashed. At time's my heart broke for her because whatever is happening to her, she has no control over and at times it is very scary. I'm glad she had a person like Jackson to lean on because without him, I think she would have struggled. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: none;">Now Jackson, oh gosh, he's a complete bayou boy through and through. However, he can be so harsh and mean sometimes and yes, he does do stupid things but really, you can overlook everything because he's a total sweetheart at heart. It was pretty clear from the start that he was attracted to Evie - despite how he acts and even in the end, he'll always go to her. Their relationship is pretty intense and I was just waiting for something to happen. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: none;">Then, that ending comes in and no sooner than you started....it's all finished...I could have cried. This book is simply unputdownable and I couldn't stop reading until I knew the how the book would end and it was absolutely breath-taking and heart-breaking all at the same time! </span></span><br />
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