tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85026035386752409732024-03-05T23:16:08.310-08:00Diary of a Book LoverWhere I Write About My LovesLisanna Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030412784812362320noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502603538675240973.post-73761674367364746152011-03-13T11:38:00.000-07:002011-05-29T17:24:44.971-07:00Blog NewsHey guys!<br />
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So I know I haven't been blogging for a good week now and you probably think I'm slacking. I'm not though. Well, I am a little :)<br />
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As many of you may know, two girls, known as L & S, run this blog. But, L has some things going on and she isn't going to be blogging anymore. Which leaves me, S. And so I figured that I might as well start my own fresh blog!<br />
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Lo and behold my new blog, <a href="http://sheread.blogspot.com/">Sniff Books, Not Drugs</a> !<br />
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But I'm not calling myself S anymore because well, it's a letter, not a name :D I'm going by the name Honey now.<br />
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The new blog is green because I love green, SO MUCH. I'm quite proud of it so far, even though it has nothing in it.<br />
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I hope to see you guys over there. If I don't then that's cool, no big deal. But I'm going to be doing some real amazing things over at the new blog and if you miss it all then it ain't my fault. Just sayin ;)Lisanna Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030412784812362320noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502603538675240973.post-32408657050775496862011-03-01T13:50:00.000-08:002011-03-01T13:50:45.171-08:00Teaser Tuesday (03/01/11)<div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPPTihnmSIwOnOFcZhhYgt2GfxHNbtd9-ko4ww_6wNwSBQ8cSMvkmQcSpEydkLwIr6ztqo-ZUGyqBE2A9p5GX3BgRPq6Cmcd89vFNRF2OmyQoEA-hp8xRq6Hy3V0APFhyphenhyphenyNmiEopjEJFi/s1600/teasertuesdays31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPPTihnmSIwOnOFcZhhYgt2GfxHNbtd9-ko4ww_6wNwSBQ8cSMvkmQcSpEydkLwIr6ztqo-ZUGyqBE2A9p5GX3BgRPq6Cmcd89vFNRF2OmyQoEA-hp8xRq6Hy3V0APFhyphenhyphenyNmiEopjEJFi/s200/teasertuesdays31.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></b></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Title</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus #1) [<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7624272-the-lost-hero">Goodreads</a>]</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Author:</b> Rick Riordan (the God) [<a href="http://www.rickriordan.com/home.aspx">Website</a>]</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Number of Pages:</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 553</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Rating:</b> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">5<sup>10</sup></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">/5</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Release</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: October 12, 2010</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span>_________________________________________________________________________________</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Jason has a problem.</strong> He doesn’t remember anything before waking up on a school bus holding hands with a girl. Apparently she’s his girlfriend Piper, his best friend is a kid named Leo, and they’re all students in the Wilderness School, a boarding school for “bad kids.” What he did to end up here, Jason has no idea—except that everything seems very wrong.<br />
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<strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Piper has a secret.</strong> Her father has been missing for three days, and her vivid nightmares reveal that he’s in terrible danger. Now her boyfriend doesn’t recognize her, and when a freak storm and strange creatures attack during a school field trip, she, Jason, and Leo are whisked away to someplace called Camp Half-Blood. What is going on?<br />
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<strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Leo has a way with tools.</strong> His new cabin at Camp Half-Blood is filled with them. Seriously, the place beats Wilderness School hands down, with its weapons training, monsters, and fine-looking girls. What’s troubling is the curse everyone keeps talking about, and that a camper’s gone missing. Weirdest of all, his bunkmates insist they are all—including Leo—related to a god.</span></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText12277429142164154790" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></i></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">__________________________________________________________________________________</span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I don't know if I've said this before, but Rick Riordan is a God. Really, he should be given a place among the 12 Olympians because he's just THAT good. I can't help but fall in love with everything he writes. Percy Jackson and the Olympians? MIND BLOWN! The Red Pyramid? LOVE! And now, The Lost Hero (MIND BLOWN + LOVE) ² ! <o:p></o:p></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Lost Hero had it all: kick ass characters, an invigorating and action-packed plot, a sh**load of humour and a whole lot of potential. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I’ve always loved Riordan’s characters. Even the evil ones have redeeming qualities. They’re all believable and oh, so fun! Honestly, if I had friends like Riordan’s characters, I’d be one happy girl. By the end of The Lost Hero, Jason, despite having lost his memory, was able to evolve and develop as a character. Throughout the course of one book, he was able to grow as a person. And that was very important to me because he was basically starting with a blank personality since he lost his memory. Piper was an amazingly refreshing character. She was so different from what I expected. To say the least, Piper has become one of my favourite kick ass female heroines. Leo, Jason’s best friend, was just hilarious. Humour is very important to me and I love how Riordan’s books are all sprinkled with a healthy dose of hilarity. Leo, in my opinion, was the character that grew the most. He went through many trials that helped him face his past. By the end of the novel, he certainly changed in many ways, for the better. I can’t wait to see what awaits him in the rest of the series.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The plot, similar to Percy Jackson, was action packed. The main characters faced different trials that pushed the plot along at a well paced speed. Each small conflict contributed to the main problem. There’s no fluff in this novel; every chapter, every paragraph, every line is important. The entire plot ties together. We get answers to some of our questions but Riordan skillfully leaves many questions unanswered, making the wait for the next book so much more painful!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I think Riordan’s best decision was making this series a spin-off from Percy Jackson. I already knew most of the characters in this series because I grew close to them in Percy Jackson and the Olympians. It makes me love this series that much more because I feel like I’m reuniting with old friends. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Bottom line: READ THIS BOOK! But read Percy Jackson and the Olympians first because The Lost Hero will mean so much more. The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus #2) is going to be simply astounding. Riordan has set the bar high with The Lost Hero and I’m sure that he’s going to do even better with The Son of Neptune!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</i></span></div></div></div></div>Lisanna Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030412784812362320noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502603538675240973.post-11588124392765297062011-02-25T12:01:00.000-08:002011-02-25T12:01:00.906-08:00Follow Friday (02/24/11)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowKRZ917diL3xdyWfkOXFktht-RwJ-HzkMbUDVomLuSizvcXuw2zF116TV0_s1ifeAOXoScSp3bQba1fwVtfS_x3SgtIRRQCFT9kP1-NcGmioIfpb6yCNIZhJHpTqBjT7nlPgDcnQ5-0d/s1600/ff.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowKRZ917diL3xdyWfkOXFktht-RwJ-HzkMbUDVomLuSizvcXuw2zF116TV0_s1ifeAOXoScSp3bQba1fwVtfS_x3SgtIRRQCFT9kP1-NcGmioIfpb6yCNIZhJHpTqBjT7nlPgDcnQ5-0d/s1600/ff.png" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin: 0px;">So, this week's question:</div><div style="margin: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: left;">Hmm...don't judge me, but my favourite show right now is Strong Heart. It's a Korean variety show, and on it 18-20 celebs basically tell stories which relate to the theme of the show. They can tell funny, sad or scary stories but they all have to be true. Most of the time it's funny stories though, and I like the two hosts very much. And, no, i'm not Korean but i find there shows highly addictive, lol, as it shows a different side of the celebs people idolize. </div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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My current favourite TV show is How I Met Your Mother. It's hilarious! I just started watching it this week on DVD (yes, DVD! Who uses those things anymore, right? Well I do! I'm staying away from all this "Blue-Ray" stupidness) It's frickken funny and I can't get enough of Barney. SUIT UP! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br />
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</span></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of <a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Should Be Reading</span></a>.</span></i></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here's how to do it:</span></i></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Grab your current read</span></i></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Open to a random page</span></i></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Share two (2) “<b class="highlighted0">teaser</b>” sentences from somewhere on that page.</span></i></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)</span></i></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Share the title & author, too, so that other <b class="highlighted0">Teaser</b> <b>Tuesday</b> participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!</span></i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<b>Author:</b> Courtney Allison Moulton</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Teaser:</b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sounds good, doesn't it? I've just begun and I'll be reviewing it as soon as I'm done. Thank you NetGalley and HarperTeen for the galley! </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Number of Pages:</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 441</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Rating:</b> 4.5</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">/5</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Release</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: February 1, 2011</span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span>_________________________________________________________________________________</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">I have to admit, I was putting this book off for a while. I wasn't sure what to expect. Bloggers were comparing it to Matched and while I liked Matched, it didn't live up to the hype for me. So I went into Delirium hoping to be surprised. And I was. </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">The premise of Delirium was interesting enough but not enough to capture me right away. I knew it would be a romance but what I was looking for was substance. I hate reading a book where the girl and boy fall in love in less than a week of meeting and say "I love you" as if it's nothing. It's completely unrealistic. That being said, the relationship in Delirium was nothing like that. Lena and Alex, her love interest, actually spent time together and got to know each other. They went through good times and hard times together. They looked out for each other. Their relationship felt real; they actually worked at it. </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">And that wasn't the only relationship in the book. We get to see the relationships between Lena and her best friend, her aunt, her sister, her cousins. Every single relationship in Lena's life is affected by the deliria; it's interesting to see how each relationship evolves or is destroyed by this disease.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Lauren Oliver is a genius with words. They just flowed out of the pages. She was descriptive but in an implicit way. Her sentences could have 5 million different meanings depending on your perspective. Her writing was just beautiful. </span></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The plot was great as well; after about a hundred pages, the pace really started to pick up. The issues and adventures that Lena got into really helped the plot overall. Little things from the beginning would come up throughout the book, tying the plot together. The end was a bit rushed for me. I loved that it was heartbreakingly sad though. And I especially loved how there was an intricate background to the story. Lauren was able to gracefully paint a story for every character that she mentions, no matter how minor. And the feelings throughout the novel were so electric and charged; I could literally feel them leaping out of the pages. I was so invested in this book that even though it was over 400 pages long, it still ended too quickly. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The characters were all believable and their progress was obvious. I can't lie, Lena kind of annoyed me in the beginning. She followed the rules religiously. Her best friend, Hana, was the ultimate rule breaker. They were complete opposites. I felt more attached to Hana in the beginning. But that changed throughout the novel. I grew to like Lena more and more because she really did evolve into an actual human being with her own opinions, thoughts, fears, and ambitions. Alex brought out this beautiful rebellious side to her. It was always there and Hana did begin to extract it but Alex was able to pull it out of her all the way. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Along with Lena and Hana, I also fell in love with Alex. I've always had a thing for bad boys, both in books and real life, so of course I loved Alex. He was the bad/good boy though. He was a rule breaker but he was...a good rule breaker. He did bad things for good reasons. He's one those characters that you just can't help but like. His personality and his <i>life</i> will just win you over. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Another character that deserves an honorable mention is Lena's cousin Gracie. She doesn't speak to anyone but Lena thr</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">oughout the book despite being old enough to talk. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">But what we learn about her through Lena</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> is enough to show me that she has a lot of potential and I hope that she plays a pivotal role in the next two books. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Overall, this book delivered much more than I expected. I can't wait to read Pandemonium! </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Also, my amazing friend Brodie wrote a great <a href="http://eleusinianmysteriesofreading.blogspot.com/2011/02/review-delirium.html">review for Delirium</a> over on her blog <a href="http://eleusinianmysteriesofreading.blogspot.com/">Eleusinian Mysteries</a>. Check it out and don't forgot to hit the follow button while you're there! </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></b></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Title</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: The Book Thief</span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Author: </b>Markus Zusak</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Number of Pages:</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 550</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Rating:</b> 5</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">/5</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Release</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: March 14, 2006 </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span>_________________________________________________________________________________</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText12277429142164154790"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></i></span></span></div></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">It’s just a small story really, about among other things: a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. . . .<br />
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Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement before he is marched to Dachau.<br />
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This is an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul.</span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText12277429142164154790" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></i></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">__________________________________________________________________________________</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">*Be prepared to hear the word "<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">words</span></b>" many times in this short but meaningful review.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 19px;">What a beautiful book.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 19px;">The first book in my entire life to actually make me cry tears of sadness.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 19px;">I'm left speechless. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 19px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Words</span></b> have failed me. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 19px;">This book about the power of <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">words</span></b> has touched me in an unfathomable way. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 19px;">Zusak's <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">words</span></b> leap out of the page, tangible and alive. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 19px;">I want to drop to my knees at the beauty and grace of his <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">words</span></b>.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 19px;">Don't pass up the opportunity to read the <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">words</span></b> of The Book Thief.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; line-height: 19px;">-S</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">__________________________________________________________________________________</span></div></div>Lisanna Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030412784812362320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502603538675240973.post-7356999861116074112011-01-02T12:14:00.000-08:002011-01-02T14:44:58.848-08:00Review: Halo by Alexandra Adornetto<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfR7oCrzTOu8nr2HUOAGhoruQx8f-twwOEqHyO8TuIyXJZ28rqK7aNxDfhrRhHZla7_Sv-G50OxTYBjTae2_gkeR7liXX56Tqg9c6Gns_GbreY9TmmcLT83pxIe69uSHhyphenhyphenVdgJAOWlG13y/s1600/halo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfR7oCrzTOu8nr2HUOAGhoruQx8f-twwOEqHyO8TuIyXJZ28rqK7aNxDfhrRhHZla7_Sv-G50OxTYBjTae2_gkeR7liXX56Tqg9c6Gns_GbreY9TmmcLT83pxIe69uSHhyphenhyphenVdgJAOWlG13y/s320/halo.jpg" width="219" /></span></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Title</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">:Halo (Halo #1)</span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Author: </b>Alexandra Adornetto</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Number of Pages:</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 496</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Rating: </b>3</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">/5</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></span></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Release</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: August 31, 2010 </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span>_________________________________________________________________________________</span></div></div></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText12277429142164154790"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"></span></i></span></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Three angels- Gabriel, the warrior; Ivy, the healer; and Bethany, the youngest and most human- are sent by Heaven to bring good to a world falling under the influence of darkness. They must work hard to conceal their luminous glow, superhuman powers, and, most dangerous of all, their wings, all the while avoiding all human attachments.<br />
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Then Bethany meets Xavier Woods, and neither of them is able to resist the attraction between them. Gabriel and Ivy do everything in their power to intervene, but the bond between Xavier and Bethany seems too strong.<br />
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The angel’s mission is urgent, and dark forces are threatening. Will love ruin Bethany or save her?</span></span></i></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText12277429142164154790" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span></i></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">__________________________________________________________________________________</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">First off, Halo has one of the most beautiful covers I have ever seen. It's absolutely GORGEOUS. It's the main reason I wanted to the read the book. Pretty shallow, right? But don't go shaking your head at me, I know you all do it too!! </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Bethany, the main character, really irritated me though. She was forever the damsel in distress. Xavier, her boyfriend, was always there to protect her and help her. I understand that it's nice to be pampered but you're an angel for crying out loud. There were so many things that he unnecessarily did for her. She could have easily done them herself, it's not like she didn't have hands or something. But one thing I found refreshing about Bethany was her naivety. She was unaware of so many things since it was her first time on earth. I found it so cute that she had trouble saying the word sex. Surprisingly, the character that I liked the most was the villain. He was dark, mysterious, flirty and a total badass. He added so much more appeal and interest to the plot. Xavier was really cute too, and funny as well, but I couldn't get over how he always felt the need to look after and protect Bethany. I just think that being an angel, she should've been more independent and strong headed.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">And now, I must return to homework! School starts tomorrow and I still have so much to do. Bye! </span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">__________________________________________________________________________________</span></div>Lisanna Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030412784812362320noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502603538675240973.post-3945944924810378022010-12-29T09:23:00.000-08:002010-12-29T09:23:19.464-08:00Did This Blog Randomly Die or Something?!?!?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigY9qmSSOxPUCSi1hqy2rnlHQvRVeZUoSyw3QryQC5fVZH6xmpJhw7z4E7ckDTBx3NY_VplkVU-jlO-GWZ2FP1zTtvY3r9YYC4Qpm3gu8c91V8Ha88AMQAMafelLvKFhB_Wbejr8AMh1sL/s1600/sorry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigY9qmSSOxPUCSi1hqy2rnlHQvRVeZUoSyw3QryQC5fVZH6xmpJhw7z4E7ckDTBx3NY_VplkVU-jlO-GWZ2FP1zTtvY3r9YYC4Qpm3gu8c91V8Ha88AMQAMafelLvKFhB_Wbejr8AMh1sL/s1600/sorry.jpg" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hey guys, it's S. I'm just dropping in to let you guys know that L and I have been rather busy the past few weeks. It's been hard keeping up with the blog and we apologize for that. School, family, work, and a whole bunch of other stuff has completely taken up all our time. We're going to go on a hiatus for now but we'll try to drop in from time to time, perhaps to post little mini reviews. We have exams at the end of January so we probably won't be back until after they're over. Sorry for just disappearing. Hope you all had a very Merry Xmas & Happy New Year! </span>Lisanna Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030412784812362320noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502603538675240973.post-57625409995692690632010-12-23T12:50:00.000-08:002010-12-23T12:52:47.424-08:00Review: Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdq4iG4SPlDgO1dZJxPh6Qbz1mezJyW9wOeVZGQ-QoZek5ZfoLH6P5OJ7EeSVmiVWJ01yB-y9spPYzPc7nSfk0_0Fku_kC-PFh16TekjGtI1yydH7X_AIr0KbRPiL3orSVPBzQmHtE8uD/s1600/7791997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdq4iG4SPlDgO1dZJxPh6Qbz1mezJyW9wOeVZGQ-QoZek5ZfoLH6P5OJ7EeSVmiVWJ01yB-y9spPYzPc7nSfk0_0Fku_kC-PFh16TekjGtI1yydH7X_AIr0KbRPiL3orSVPBzQmHtE8uD/s320/7791997.jpg" width="210" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Title</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">:Crescendo (Hush, Hush #2)</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Author: </b>Becca Fitzpatrick</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In September, I had the pleasure to meet the one and only, Becca Fitzpatrick, along with Lesley Livingston and Ally Carter at a signing in Toronto. They were all wonderful. I had such a fun time talking to them because they were very easy going and courteous. Crescendo wasn't released when I met Becca but if I had read it back then, I would have told her what a great job she did with the sequel to Hush, Hush. </span></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
I know a lot of people had mixed feelings about Crescendo but...I kinda loved it. I mean, sure, I understand that Nora acted reallllyy different in this one, but, people change. And she was thinking with her heart more than her brain. But, the reason I wasn't really that annoyed of her was because I understood her reasoning. Didn't really accept it but I understood it. Plus, Patch wasn't making it easier for her by being so secretive. But, I understood that too! I kinda guessed why Patch was acting the way he was half way through the book and I didn't see anything wrong with it. It made a shitload of sense. And I've just realized that most of you probably have no idea what I'm talking about... LOL.<br />
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So, characters were a bit off, but I didnt get too worked up over that. The plot, oh god, the plot; I actually liked it better than Hush, Hush! There was much more depth and mystery. The anxiety just kept building and building. Becca revealed a lot of information about the past; Patch's past, Nora's past, her dad's past, her mom's past. It was like, the past was coming back to haunt Nora. LOLOL, I know, that was lame, but whatever =D<br />
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The ending was just OMFG-I-NEED-TO-KNOW-WHAT-HAPPENS-NEXT! There I was, all content and satisfied,then BAM! Book #3 is going to be fan-flipping-tastic! And I know the cover is going to be drop dead gorgeous as well.<br />
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</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText12747576225706912202" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Gwendolyn "Dough" X doesn't think she has much going for her—she carries a few extra pounds, her family struggles with their small bakery in a town full of millionaires, and the other kids at her New Jersey high school don't seem to know that she exists. Thank the stars for her longtime boyfriend, Philip P. Wishman—or "Wish." He moved away to California three years ago, when they were 13, but then professed his love for her via e-mail, and he's been her long-distance BF ever since. <br />
At the beginning of her junior year, though, Wish e-mails that he's moving back to Jersey. Great, right? Well, except that Dough has gained about 70 pounds since the last time Wish saw her, while Wish—according to his Facebook photos—has morphed into a blonde god. Convinced that she'll be headed for Dumpsville the minute Wish lays eyes on her, Dough delays their meeting as long as she possibly can.<br />
But when she sees Wish at school, something amazing happens. He looks at Dough like she's just as gorgeous as he is. But Wish is acting a little weird, obsessed with the sun and freaked out by rain. And the creepy new guy working at the bakery, Christian, is convinced that there's more to Wish's good looks than just healthy eating and lots of sun. He tells Dough that a mark on Wish's neck marks him as a member of the Luminati—an ancient cult of astrologers who can manipulate the stars to improve their lives. Is Wish and Dough's love meant to be—or are they star-crossed?</span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText1347205626586697540"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All the reviews for this book are already sounding great. Can't wait to read it. </span></em></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText1347205626586697540"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="reviewText" id="freeText1347205626586697540"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">______________________________________________________________________________</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">____</span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Title:</b> Taking Off </span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Author:</b> Jenny Moss</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Number of Pages: </b>320</span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Release:</b> January 4, 2011</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Summary:</b></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Reimagining the days surrounding this unforgettable event in history, readers are brought back to 1986 as the astronauts prepare for the Challenger mission, and Christa McAullife trains to be the first teacher in space. When a teen named Annie meets Christa, she is fascinated by Christa's courage. Truly inspired, Annie is determined to make it to Florida to see the Challenger launch, a trip that will forever change how she thinks about herself and her secret desire for her own future. Although she is devastated when tragedy strikes, Annie honors Christa by following her own dream, despite the obstacles. Bringing in her experience as a NASA engineer, Jenny Moss weaves a moving story that recaptures the inspiration teens must have felt years ago as they watched Christa McAuliffe reach for</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">the sky.</span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</i></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><i>The cover for Taking Off is just breath taking. I know I'm going to love this one! </i></span></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
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</span></div></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What are you guys waiting for?</span></div></div></div></div><img height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFLjiJH_rKBO6BiXlUmH9WL8pOMEM1wlb1nZEOXkzs3H8qWUPtyyRHeLL26l7itdaiP6kNSYFbuQm5GRyvRqMwFJRaY_evopXc5EwA4t_CWsD4VhhDq7gQHMIbojvVnaXg1DgSg3sXUaDE/s320/Star.jpg" style="filter: alpha(opacity=30); left: 197px; mozopacity: 0.3; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 349px; visibility: hidden;" width="63" />Lisanna Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030412784812362320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502603538675240973.post-58487213895130857562010-12-22T18:56:00.000-08:002010-12-22T18:56:37.641-08:00Late Teaser Tuesday #5 (12/21/10)<div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPPTihnmSIwOnOFcZhhYgt2GfxHNbtd9-ko4ww_6wNwSBQ8cSMvkmQcSpEydkLwIr6ztqo-ZUGyqBE2A9p5GX3BgRPq6Cmcd89vFNRF2OmyQoEA-hp8xRq6Hy3V0APFhyphenhyphenyNmiEopjEJFi/s1600/teasertuesdays31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPPTihnmSIwOnOFcZhhYgt2GfxHNbtd9-ko4ww_6wNwSBQ8cSMvkmQcSpEydkLwIr6ztqo-ZUGyqBE2A9p5GX3BgRPq6Cmcd89vFNRF2OmyQoEA-hp8xRq6Hy3V0APFhyphenhyphenyNmiEopjEJFi/s200/teasertuesdays31.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of <a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Should Be Reading</span></a>.</span></i></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here's how to do it:</span></i></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Grab your current read</span></i></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Open to a random page</span></i></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Share two (2) “<b class="highlighted0">teaser</b>” sentences from somewhere on that page.</span></i></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)</span></i></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Share the title & author, too, so that other <b class="highlighted0">Teaser</b> <b>Tuesday</b> participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!</span></i></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">___________________________________________________________________________________</span></em><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Title: The Scorch Trials</b></span></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Author: James Dashner</b></span></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><strong>Number of Pages: 360</strong></span></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Summary:</span></strong></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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No more puzzles. No more variables. And no more running. Thomas was sure that escape meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. But no one really knew what sort of life they were going back to.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.4; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In the Maze, life was easy. They had food, and shelter, and safety . . . until Teresa triggered the end. In the world outside the Maze, however, the end was triggered long ago.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.4; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Burned by sun flares and baked by a new, brutal climate, the earth is a wasteland. Government has disintegrated—and with it, order—and now Cranks, people covered in festering wounds and driven to murderous insanity by the infectious disease known as the Flare, roam the crumbling cities hunting for their next victim . . . and meal.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.4; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Gladers are far from finished with running. Instead of freedom, they find themselves faced with another trial. They must cross the Scorch, the most burned-out section of the world, and arrive at a safe haven in two weeks. 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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>Better late than never, right?</i></span></div></div></div></div>Lisanna Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030412784812362320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502603538675240973.post-39806511563919007682010-12-18T17:06:00.000-08:002010-12-18T17:43:12.069-08:00In My Mailbox #2 (12/18/10)<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">In My Mailbox is a weekly meme created by the wonderful Kristi over at <a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/">The Story Siren</a> with inspiration from Alea at <a href="http://aleapopculture.blogspot.com/">Pop Culture Junkie</a>. It's a great way to share books that bloggers have received and it's fun too!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDlJMmRvEr4Gq-NMRVPAXWvPGx6XvJw475KSXaU_F9W0Kg2oLnZ-P6ADVIn4ybLKXBrjQc8VQft0bxS-TYtMLN5Gr8EXxG_Nq9czWHgiu0HV1aEKU5IwFn35DdEQNCsVlhMWwpsNQr_qw/s1600/ist2_6161799-mailbox2+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDlJMmRvEr4Gq-NMRVPAXWvPGx6XvJw475KSXaU_F9W0Kg2oLnZ-P6ADVIn4ybLKXBrjQc8VQft0bxS-TYtMLN5Gr8EXxG_Nq9czWHgiu0HV1aEKU5IwFn35DdEQNCsVlhMWwpsNQr_qw/s1600/ist2_6161799-mailbox2+%25281%2529.jpg" style="cursor: move;" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><u>Bought (<a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/">The Book Depository</a>)</u><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> White Cat by Holly Black <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6087756-white-cat">[Goodreads]</a><br />
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7631105-the-scorch-trials">[Goodreads]</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> Matched by Ally Condie <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7735333-matched">[Goodreads]</a> <a href="http://lis-diaryofabooklover.blogspot.com/2010/11/review-matched-by-ally-condie.html">[Review]</a><br />
The Duff by Kody Keplinger <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6931356-the-duff">[Goodreads]</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">I've finished Crescendo, which I received last week and I started The Scorch Trials yesterday. Plus, I read Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers a couple days ago so I'll be reviewing those soon. Kay, later!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;"><em>When Katarina Bishop was three, her parents took her to the Louvre...to case it. For her seventh birthday, Katarina and her Uncle Eddie traveled to Austria...to steal the crown jewels. When Kat turned fifteen, she planned a con of her own--scamming her way into the best boarding school in the country, determined to leave the family business behind. Unfortunately, leaving "the life" for a normal life proves harder than she'd expected. </em></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em>Soon, Kat's friend and former co-conspirator, Hale, appears out of nowhere to bring her back into the world she tried so hard to escape. But he has good reason: a powerful mobster's art collection has been stolen, and he wants it returned. Only a master thief could have pulled this job, and Kat’s father isn’t just on the suspect list, he is the list. Caught between Interpol and a far more deadly enemy, Kat’s dad needs her help. </em></div><div style="text-align: left;"><em>For Kat there is only one solution: track down the paintings and steal them back. So what if it’s a spectacularly impossible job? She’s got two weeks, a teenage crew, and hopefully just enough talent to pull off the biggest heist in her family’s (very crooked) history--and, with any luck, steal her life back along the way.</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>___________________________________________________________________________________</em></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: left;">Kat walked away. She walked away from the family business of being a thief, she walked away from her friends and she walked away from her family. She didn't look back until the day she got kicked out of a boarding school it had taken her three months to con her way into.<br />
She soon finds out that her expulsion was the work of an old friend. An old friend with some very troubling news.<br />
Kat's father is being framed for doing a crime he didn't commit. Being accused of a crime is nothing new to the the Bishop Family, except that the victim of the robbery is a big time crime boss who very much wants his paintings back. And he doesn't care about how he gets them.<br />
As Kat delves back into the life she thought she had left behind, she realizes that there is now a line between her and her old life as a thief. She starts to wonder, does she wan't to cross back over?<br />
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With a talented rag tag team of the most corrupt teenagers she knows, Kat races against time to save her father.<br />
Filled with laughs, romantic scenes and twists in the story plot that I didn't even see coming this book is a light read that you'll enjoy from the first page to the very last.</div>Lisanna Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030412784812362320noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502603538675240973.post-28450513449540280672010-12-15T04:18:00.000-08:002010-12-15T04:18:22.795-08:00Waiting on Wednesday #4 (12/15/10)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialIlMqkurRqEoAhH2YBlqd0QiATmjYKkRcdKxBZS3LVQe84gfddAjjQOMb68Zmj29UDqTZyfW0NKBFkXcrRGxY_n8uHeSRTFhFxYRS2aFC76hiGlyzRKv1y-s1vWeHMTnCxj8BsskyaPH/s1600/Waiting+on+Wednesday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialIlMqkurRqEoAhH2YBlqd0QiATmjYKkRcdKxBZS3LVQe84gfddAjjQOMb68Zmj29UDqTZyfW0NKBFkXcrRGxY_n8uHeSRTFhFxYRS2aFC76hiGlyzRKv1y-s1vWeHMTnCxj8BsskyaPH/s1600/Waiting+on+Wednesday.JPG" /></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at <a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Breaking the Spine</span></a> by Jill, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">___________________________________________________________________________________</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText1347205626586697540"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Title:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Across The Universe </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText1347205626586697540"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Author:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Beth Revis</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText1347205626586697540"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Number of Pages: </b>400</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText1347205626586697540"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Release Date: </b>January 11</span></span><span class="reviewText" id="freeText1347205626586697540"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, 2011</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText1347205626586697540"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Summary:</span></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText1347205626586697540"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Seventeen-year-old Amy joins her parents as frozen cargo aboard the vast spaceship Godspeed and expects to awaken on a new planet, three hundred years in the future. Never could she have known that her frozen slumber would come to an end fifty years too soon and that she would be thrust into the brave new world of a spaceship that lives by its own rules.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Amy quickly realizes that her awakening was no mere computer malfunction. Someone--one of the few thousand</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">inhabitants of the spaceship--tried to kill her. And if Amy doesn't do something soon, her parents will be next.<br />
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Now Amy must race to unlock Godspeed's hidden secrets. But out of her list of murder suspects, there's only one who matters: Elder, the future leader of the ship and the love she could never have seen coming.</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText1347205626586697540"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Title:</b> City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments, Cycle 2) </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Author:</b> Cassandra Clare</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Number of Pages: </b>432</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Release:</b> April 5, 2011</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Summary:</b></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Love, blood, betrayal and revenge — the stakes are higher than ever in City of Fallen Angels. Simon Lewis is having some trouble adjusting to his new life as a vampire, especially now that he hardly sees his best friend Clary, who is caught up in training to be a Shadowhunter—and spending time with her new boyfriend Jace. Not to mention that Simon doesn’t quite know how to handle the pressure of not-quite-dating two girls at once. What’s a daylight-loving vampire to do? Simon decides he needs a break and heads out of the city—only to discover that sinister events are following him. Realizing that the war they thought they’d won might not yet be over, Simon has to call on his Shadowhunter friends to save the day — if they can put their own splintering relationships on hold long enough to rise to the challenge.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What are you guys waiting for?</span></div></div></div>Lisanna Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030412784812362320noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502603538675240973.post-66112312928256685732010-12-14T16:39:00.000-08:002010-12-14T16:39:28.419-08:00Teaser Tuesday #4 (12/14/10)<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPPTihnmSIwOnOFcZhhYgt2GfxHNbtd9-ko4ww_6wNwSBQ8cSMvkmQcSpEydkLwIr6ztqo-ZUGyqBE2A9p5GX3BgRPq6Cmcd89vFNRF2OmyQoEA-hp8xRq6Hy3V0APFhyphenhyphenyNmiEopjEJFi/s1600/teasertuesdays31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPPTihnmSIwOnOFcZhhYgt2GfxHNbtd9-ko4ww_6wNwSBQ8cSMvkmQcSpEydkLwIr6ztqo-ZUGyqBE2A9p5GX3BgRPq6Cmcd89vFNRF2OmyQoEA-hp8xRq6Hy3V0APFhyphenhyphenyNmiEopjEJFi/s200/teasertuesdays31.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of <a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Should Be Reading</span></a>.</span></i></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here's how to do it:</span></i></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Grab your current read</span></i></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Open to a random page</span></i></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Share two (2) “<b class="highlighted0">teaser</b>” sentences from somewhere on that page.</span></i></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)</span></i></div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Share the title & author, too, so that other <b class="highlighted0">Teaser</b> <b>Tuesday</b> participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!</span></i></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">___________________________________________________________________________________</span></em></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="reviewText" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><em><strong>Nikki Donovan, Demon Princess, is back--and stuck in a love triangle that's straight out of hell!</strong> <br />
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Fresh from finding out that she is a demon princess, fighting her aunt for her life, and rescuing her father from being poisoned, Nikki Donovan is looking forward to getting back to her regular high school life. But when Rhys, the handsome king of the faery realm, decides to show up at her school as a "foreign exchange student," Nikki knows this won't be possible. Couple with this a whole host of other problems: there's a new prophecy that claims she will destroy everyone. Her conflicted feelings for Rhys and her boyfriend, Michael, are getting in the way of their relationship. Her best friend Melinda just might be a demon-slayer-in-training, and her old crush Chris might know of her demon side. Throw in a field trip to none other than Hell itself … and Nikki's going to be hoping for a rain check on more than just her homework!</em></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="reviewText" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><strong>Teaser:</strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="reviewText" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"You go to school?" I don't know why I was so suprised by that. Demon teenagers needed an education, too. </span><br />
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<div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Title: </b>Crescendo (Hush, Hush #2)</span></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Author: </b>Becca Fitzpatrick</span></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><strong>Number of Pages: </strong>427</span></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Summary:</span></strong></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-weight: normal;"></span></span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Nora should have known her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch (who, title aside, can be described as anything but angelic), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking up. Patch is starting to pull away and Nora can't figure out if it's for her best interest or if his interest has shifted to her arch-enemy, Marcie Millar. Not to mention that Nora is haunted by images of her father and she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to him that night he left for Portland and never came home.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The further Nora delves into the mystery of her father's death, the more she comes to question if her Nephilim bloodline has something to do with it as well as why she seems to be in danger more than the average girl. Since Patch isn't answering her questions and seems to be standing in her way, she has to start finding the answers on her own. Relying too heavily on the fact that she has a guardian angel puts Nora at risk again and again. But can she really count on Patch or is he hiding secrets darker than she can even imagine?</span></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></i></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="reviewText" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><strong>Teaser:</strong></span></div></div><div style="border-bottom-color: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-color: initial; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"I'm going to grab a cheeseburger," I told Patch. "Want anything?"<br />
"Nothing on the menu."<br />
I smiled. "Why, Patch, are you flirting with me?"</span></i></div><div style="font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-S</span></i></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">___________________________________________________________________________________</span></i></div></div></div>Lisanna Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030412784812362320noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502603538675240973.post-6889026382440662852010-12-12T08:43:00.000-08:002010-12-12T08:43:33.305-08:00In My Mailbox #1 (12/12/10)<div style="text-align: center;">In My Mailbox is a week meme created by the wonderful Kristi over at <a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/">The Story Siren</a> with inspiration from Alea at <a href="http://aleapopculture.blogspot.com/">Pop Culture Junkie</a>. It's a great way to share books that bloggers have received and it's fun too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDlJMmRvEr4Gq-NMRVPAXWvPGx6XvJw475KSXaU_F9W0Kg2oLnZ-P6ADVIn4ybLKXBrjQc8VQft0bxS-TYtMLN5Gr8EXxG_Nq9czWHgiu0HV1aEKU5IwFn35DdEQNCsVlhMWwpsNQr_qw/s1600/ist2_6161799-mailbox2+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVDlJMmRvEr4Gq-NMRVPAXWvPGx6XvJw475KSXaU_F9W0Kg2oLnZ-P6ADVIn4ybLKXBrjQc8VQft0bxS-TYtMLN5Gr8EXxG_Nq9czWHgiu0HV1aEKU5IwFn35DdEQNCsVlhMWwpsNQr_qw/s1600/ist2_6161799-mailbox2+%25281%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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I'm really excited today because this is the first time we've done this meme here at Diary of a Book Lover!<br />
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<u>Bought (<a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/">The Book Depository</a>)</u><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a><br />
Gone by Micheal Scott (<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2536134.Gone">Goodreads</a>)<br />
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer (<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7402393-nightshade">Goodreads</a>)<br />
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore (<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7747374-i-am-number-four">Goodreads</a>)<br />
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7624272-the-lost-hero">Goodreads</a>)<br />
The Demigod Files by Rick Riordan (<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3992598-the-demigod-files">Goodreads</a>)<br />
Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld (<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7826116-behemoth">Goodreads</a>)<br />
Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick (<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7791997-crescendo">Goodreads</a>)<br />
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I am crazy excited to read these books! I'm going to begin with Crescendo so look out for my review =D<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>-S</i></div>Lisanna Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030412784812362320noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502603538675240973.post-13593633058479963242010-12-08T13:39:00.000-08:002010-12-08T13:39:30.392-08:00Waiting on Wednesday #3 (12/08/10)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialIlMqkurRqEoAhH2YBlqd0QiATmjYKkRcdKxBZS3LVQe84gfddAjjQOMb68Zmj29UDqTZyfW0NKBFkXcrRGxY_n8uHeSRTFhFxYRS2aFC76hiGlyzRKv1y-s1vWeHMTnCxj8BsskyaPH/s1600/Waiting+on+Wednesday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialIlMqkurRqEoAhH2YBlqd0QiATmjYKkRcdKxBZS3LVQe84gfddAjjQOMb68Zmj29UDqTZyfW0NKBFkXcrRGxY_n8uHeSRTFhFxYRS2aFC76hiGlyzRKv1y-s1vWeHMTnCxj8BsskyaPH/s1600/Waiting+on+Wednesday.JPG" style="cursor: move;" /></span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><i>"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at <a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Breaking the Spine</span></a> by Jill, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<b>Number Of Pages: </b>576<br />
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</span></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="reviewText" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;">This is a blood-pumping, white-knuckle sci-fi thriller of epic proportions. The FAYZ goes from bad to worse...The darkness has been foiled once again and the resurrected Drake has been contained. But the streets of Perdido Beach are far from safe, with a growing army of mutants fighting against the humans for power in the town. In a small room of a house near the edge of town, Little Pete lies ill on a bed. In his fevered dreams, he continues his battle with the hidden evil that seeks to use his power to bring about anarchy and destruction.</span></span></b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>-S</i></span></div></div></div><div style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-left-width: medium; border-right-style: none; border-right-width: medium; border-top-style: none; border-top-width: medium; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="content" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: small;">___________________________________________________________________________________</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>What are you guys waiting on? </i></span></div></div></div>Lisanna Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030412784812362320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502603538675240973.post-73813624120802504292010-12-07T13:01:00.000-08:002010-12-07T13:01:27.422-08:00Teaser Tuesday! #3 (12/06/10)<div style="border: medium none;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPPTihnmSIwOnOFcZhhYgt2GfxHNbtd9-ko4ww_6wNwSBQ8cSMvkmQcSpEydkLwIr6ztqo-ZUGyqBE2A9p5GX3BgRPq6Cmcd89vFNRF2OmyQoEA-hp8xRq6Hy3V0APFhyphenhyphenyNmiEopjEJFi/s1600/teasertuesdays31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUPPTihnmSIwOnOFcZhhYgt2GfxHNbtd9-ko4ww_6wNwSBQ8cSMvkmQcSpEydkLwIr6ztqo-ZUGyqBE2A9p5GX3BgRPq6Cmcd89vFNRF2OmyQoEA-hp8xRq6Hy3V0APFhyphenhyphenyNmiEopjEJFi/s200/teasertuesdays31.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="border: medium none;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of <a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span">Should Be Reading</span></a>.</span></i></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Here's how to do it:</span></i></div></div><div style="border: medium none;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Grab your current read</span></i></div><div style="border: medium none;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Open to a random page</span></i></div></div><div style="border: medium none;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Share two (2) “<b class="highlighted0">teaser</b>” sentences from somewhere on that page.</span></i></div></div><div style="border: medium none;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)</span></i></div></div><div style="border: medium none;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Share the title & author, too, so that other <b class="highlighted0">Teaser</b> <b>Tuesday</b> participants can add the book to their TBR lists if they like your teasers!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>___________________________________________________________________________________</i><b> </b></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="reviewText" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Seventeen-year-old Sydney Blake’s summer is shaping up to be typical for a teenager: she’s spending it with her father, and she has landed a part-time job at a local hotel. One night, Syd fails to come home from her shift, and her father Tim is a bit alarmed. However, that alarm turns to full-on panic after he visits the Just Inn Time hotel and the manager claims that Syd has never worked there. Grilling his daughter’s friends for clues leads Tim nowhere — except to threats against his life — and as he frantically chases every lead, he can’t help but wonder if Syd is even still alive. Despite a growing list of unanswered questions, all Tim knows for certain is that he must continue searching for his daughter — no matter how high the stakes become.<br />
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</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">L hasn't been feeling well for the past couple of days so it's just me for now :D</span></i></div></div></div>Lisanna Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030412784812362320noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502603538675240973.post-65957473751604535272010-12-06T04:59:00.000-08:002010-12-06T04:59:29.684-08:00Review: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAX_a0GTTmnqxhv4a-IbPp-xOcM5BsUC8e7BlhyLVArQRRsQXiAYBqg09qoLz8WeNxdp0yDHiuLNLe0RGpK_ZIwIy_sUqZsS13J7D56J2E64Hs7hZu5_TnKCLj_9-NFnQEHOq8iJTnL4xX/s1600/693208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAX_a0GTTmnqxhv4a-IbPp-xOcM5BsUC8e7BlhyLVArQRRsQXiAYBqg09qoLz8WeNxdp0yDHiuLNLe0RGpK_ZIwIy_sUqZsS13J7D56J2E64Hs7hZu5_TnKCLj_9-NFnQEHOq8iJTnL4xX/s320/693208.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAX_a0GTTmnqxhv4a-IbPp-xOcM5BsUC8e7BlhyLVArQRRsQXiAYBqg09qoLz8WeNxdp0yDHiuLNLe0RGpK_ZIwIy_sUqZsS13J7D56J2E64Hs7hZu5_TnKCLj_9-NFnQEHOq8iJTnL4xX/s1600/693208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><br />
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<b>Illustrator:</b> Ellen Forney</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Number of Pages:</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 230</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Rating: </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">5/5</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Release</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: September 12, 2007</span><br />
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</div><span class="reviewText" id="freeText12277429142164154790" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>Junior is a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian reservation. Born with a variety of medical problems, he is picked on by everyone but his best friend. Determined to receive a good education, Junior leaves the rez to attend an all-white school in the neighboring farm town where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Despite being condemned as a traitor to his people and enduring great tragedies, Junior attacks life with wit and humor and discovers a strength inside of himself that he never knew. </i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
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</span></div><div><div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Let me begin this review by saying that I fricken love this book. I couldn't believe that I hadn't picked it up earlier! It was on my to-be-read list for over a year before I actually picked it up. So let me tell you the reasons I love this book:</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1) IT WAS FUCKEN FUNNY!!!! I cannot stress that point enough! I was forever LOL'ing (literally) while reading this book. I was reading it in class one day after finishing a test and I burst out laughing. Let me tell you, the kids and the teacher gave me some weird looks. But I didn't care, I couldn't help myself. Just read this non-spoilery part of the book and you'll see what I mean:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> <i>" I once had a zit that looked like you. Then I popped it. And then it looked even more like you." (p 221)</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA omg this book kills me! </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2) The main character, Junior, was just amazing. I wish I knew him in real life. I wish I knew the author in real life. He was a riot, but he was strong, determined, realistic, and straight up. He didn't sugar coat anything, just said it point-blank. He had guts. And the fact that he had a whole slew of medical conditions but never let them get in the way of what he wanted was even more endearing. </span></div><div style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">3) The story line was brilliant. It was interesting to see a Native kid going to a white school because, well, when did you ever really see that? This book addressed the issues that Natives deal with on the reserves and how they're treated by the white people (sorry for being so blunt, I just don't know how else to phrase it) around them. Many things that happen in the book are shocking but I guess it's normal on reservations. The author puts a humorous twist on all the sad parts in the book to lessen the blow but it's still sad. I'm sure that people who read this book will find themselves laughing and crying at the same time because the author ingeniously makes both emotions applicable to the situation.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">4) The pictures. Yes, there were pictures in this book and they were great! Funny, of course, but highly effective. They got the point across in a humorous way. The only thing that could pull me away from reading this book was the pictures. They made me crack up on so many different levels! They added depth to the words, bringing the book to a whole nother level </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">( I know nother isn't a word but it works :D)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">. Let's have a round of applause for the illustrator, Ellen Forney, please! *clap clap clap*</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So basically, what I'm trying to say is, GO PICK UP THIS BOOK! Alexei Sherman has written a masterpiece. He brings to light the social issues associated with Native Americans and coats them with a humourous glaze. But don't let the homour fool you; this book is pretty damn serious. </span><br />
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</i></span></span></div></div>Lisanna Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030412784812362320noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502603538675240973.post-64902792743703594472010-12-02T19:54:00.000-08:002010-12-02T19:54:10.602-08:00Follow Friday! #2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowKRZ917diL3xdyWfkOXFktht-RwJ-HzkMbUDVomLuSizvcXuw2zF116TV0_s1ifeAOXoScSp3bQba1fwVtfS_x3SgtIRRQCFT9kP1-NcGmioIfpb6yCNIZhJHpTqBjT7nlPgDcnQ5-0d/s1600/ff.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowKRZ917diL3xdyWfkOXFktht-RwJ-HzkMbUDVomLuSizvcXuw2zF116TV0_s1ifeAOXoScSp3bQba1fwVtfS_x3SgtIRRQCFT9kP1-NcGmioIfpb6yCNIZhJHpTqBjT7nlPgDcnQ5-0d/s1600/ff.png" /></a></div><br />
Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted over at <a href="http://www.parajunkee.com/">Parajunkee's View</a>. Each week one blogger will be selected as a feature, so sign up for the Follow Feature. Future features are picked randomly.<br />
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So, this week's question:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>What do you do besides reading / reviewing as a hobby?</b></span></div><br />
Well, I permanently have earphones attached to my head. I just plug 'em in and drift off into my own little world. An unusual hobby, but it's mine. <br />
<div style="text-align: center;">-L<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">Homework! Yeah, that's right, you read correctly. I do homework so much that it's become a hobby. Not one that I like, but it does take up the majority of my time. It's sad, I know = (</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">-S</div></div>Lisanna Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030412784812362320noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502603538675240973.post-3809964559497178512010-12-01T14:58:00.000-08:002010-12-01T15:19:23.061-08:00Waiting on Wednesday! #2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialIlMqkurRqEoAhH2YBlqd0QiATmjYKkRcdKxBZS3LVQe84gfddAjjQOMb68Zmj29UDqTZyfW0NKBFkXcrRGxY_n8uHeSRTFhFxYRS2aFC76hiGlyzRKv1y-s1vWeHMTnCxj8BsskyaPH/s1600/Waiting+on+Wednesday.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialIlMqkurRqEoAhH2YBlqd0QiATmjYKkRcdKxBZS3LVQe84gfddAjjQOMb68Zmj29UDqTZyfW0NKBFkXcrRGxY_n8uHeSRTFhFxYRS2aFC76hiGlyzRKv1y-s1vWeHMTnCxj8BsskyaPH/s1600/Waiting+on+Wednesday.JPG" /></span></span></a></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted over at <a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Breaking the Spine</span></a> by Jill, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.</i></span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">___________________________________________________________________________________</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfWsN7P4nWAwnu_7qzk0dEH7PX7HVU9ggCxXlVmvjvNUPwQMevA3GnElfJOVRUdoezTLcUIPP-9hrqRR75IO2fTJ0THjEGQh1Xf-6GRbbj8fqM3mqCsHseAygfffQpJykTZdL8Ks23X1w/s1600/7948945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfWsN7P4nWAwnu_7qzk0dEH7PX7HVU9ggCxXlVmvjvNUPwQMevA3GnElfJOVRUdoezTLcUIPP-9hrqRR75IO2fTJ0THjEGQh1Xf-6GRbbj8fqM3mqCsHseAygfffQpJykTZdL8Ks23X1w/s320/7948945.jpg" width="213" /></a></span></div><div style="border: medium none; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Title: </b>Falling Under [Goodreads]</span></div><div style="border: medium none; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Author: </b>Gwen Hayes</span></div><div style="border: medium none; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Number Of Pages: </b>256</span></div><div style="border: medium none; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Release Date: </b>March 1, 2011</span></div><div style="border: medium none; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border: medium none; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Summary: </b></span></div><div style="border: medium none; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span class="reviewText" id="freeText3362099371381541404" style="font-size: small;">Theia Alderson has always led a sheltered life in the small California town of Serendipity Falls. But when a devastatingly handsome boy appears in the halls of her school, Theia knows she's seen Haden before- not around town, but in her dreams. <br />
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As the Haden of both the night and the day beckons her closer one moment and pushes her away the next, the only thing Theia knows for sure is that the incredible pull she feels towards him is stronger than her fear. <br />
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And when she discovers what Haden truly is, Theia's not sure if she wants to resist him, even if the cost is her soul. </span></div><div style="border: medium none; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="border: medium none; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="reviewText">-L</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="reviewText" style="font-size: small;"> ___________________________________________________________________________________</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="reviewText" style="font-size: small;"><b>Title: </b>Awakened (House of Night #8) [<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7933598-awakened">Goodreads</a>]<br />
<b>Author: </b>P.C.Cast & Kristin Cast<br />
<b>Number Of Pages: </b>352<br />
<b>Release Date:</b> January 4, 2011</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span class="reviewText">Summary: </span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="content" style="font-size: small;">Exonerated by the Vampyre High Council and returned to her position of High Priestess at Tulsa’s House of Night, Neferet has sworn vengeance on Zoey. Dominion over her immortal consort Kalona is only one of the weapons she plans to use against Z. But Zoey has found sanctuary on the Isle of Skye and is being groomed by Queen Sgiach to take over for her there. Being Queen would be cool, wouldn’t it? Why should she return to Tulsa? After losing her human consort, Heath, she will never be the same – and her relationship with her super-hot-warrior, Stark, may never be the same either…</span></div><span class="content" style="font-size: small;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="content" style="font-size: small;"> And what about Stevie Rae and Rephaim? The Raven Mocker refuses to be used against Stevie Rae, but what choice does he have when no one in the entire world, including Zoey, would be okay with their relationship? Does he betray his father or his heart?</span><br />
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<span class="content" style="font-size: small;"> In the pulse-pounding 8th book in the bestselling House of Night series, how far will the bonds of friendship stretch and how strong are the ties that bind one girl’s heart?</span></div></div><div style="border: medium none; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: left;"></div><div style="border: medium none; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span class="content" style="font-size: small;">-S </span></div><div style="border: medium none; font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="content" style="font-size: small;">___________________________________________________________________________________</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="content" style="font-size: small;">What are you waiting on?</span></div></div>Lisanna Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09030412784812362320noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502603538675240973.post-25501094070308005322010-11-30T14:28:00.000-08:002010-11-30T14:28:36.107-08:00We Won An Award!<div align="left">So before we start this we just wanna thank Baylee, Cleo and Margaret from <a href="http://thebooklopedia.blogspot.com/">Booklopedia</a> & Kay-C, Lynossa and Mithee from <a href="http://derangedbooklovers.blogspot.com/">The Deranged Book Lovers</a> & LJ from <a href="http://readerrecommended.blogspot.com/">Reader Recommended</a>!</div><div align="left"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We are very happy to have this award, and we're sorry it took us so long to post about it.</span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfsPDrHtMa3QjQmWLtxk71imuGgR-K7NyZDV8XeK64m7mLwHeQIQptRVMRg4a50Nf5xVxtIvHv2mfeX33ZNff5-SD07AY3FOcQdxUHaYR5jPYezEKr0UahVmgfgIYq8bwW4KBcCVI7AA/s1600/Versatile_Blogger_Award.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfsPDrHtMa3QjQmWLtxk71imuGgR-K7NyZDV8XeK64m7mLwHeQIQptRVMRg4a50Nf5xVxtIvHv2mfeX33ZNff5-SD07AY3FOcQdxUHaYR5jPYezEKr0UahVmgfgIYq8bwW4KBcCVI7AA/s1600/Versatile_Blogger_Award.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">There are four things that you have to do when you receive this award: </span></div><ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Thank and link back to the person that gave this award. </span></li>
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Legend: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Blue: Both of us</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Green: S</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">Fuchsia: L</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">_________________________________________________________________________________</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">We love to read</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">My favourite book series is Harry Potter. And I love the movies as well!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3) <span style="color: magenta;">I like to write stories & poems.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">I L-O-V-E chocolate! Can't go a day without it.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5) <span style="color: magenta;">I'm a regular customer of McDonalds, KFC & various other fast food resturants.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">I want a dog when I grow up. I shall name him Dog!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">7) <span style="color: magenta;">I have an addiction to music (I have a shirt that proves it).</span></span></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Bloggers (That We Recently Discovered) & Think Are AWESOME!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1) <a href="http://smallreview.blogspot.com/">Small Review</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2) <a href="http://bookwormboulevard.blogspot.com/">Bookworm Boulevard</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3) <a href="http://booksarelikepeople.blogspot.com/">Book Are Like People</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4) <a href="http://theslowestbookworm.blogspot.com/">The Slowest Bookworm </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5) <a href="http://ivyreads.blogspot.com/">Ivy's Reads</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6) <a href="http://lorenchase.blogspot.com/">Loren Chase</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">7) <a href="http://bookablereads.blogspot.com/">Bookable Reads</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">8) <a href="http://spanglish-reviews.blogspot.com/">Book Purring</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">9) <a href="http://fictionspark.blogspot.com/">Fiction Spark</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">10) <a href="http://yabookiemonster.blogspot.com/">YA Bookie Monster</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">11 )<a href="http://epicbooknerd.blogspot.com/">Epic Book Nerd</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">12) <a href="http://www.thebookscoop.com/">The Book Scoop</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">13) <a href="http://nicegirlsreadbooks.com/">Nice Girls Read Books</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">14) <a href="http://www.overflowinglibrary.com/">The Overflowing Library</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">15) <a href="http://www.iceybooks.com/">Icey Books</a></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Congrats to everyone! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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