tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91778012771820620912024-03-14T06:17:41.423-04:00Serenity in BooksMelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.comBlogger548125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-75996885374856309222014-09-13T05:30:00.000-04:002014-09-13T05:30:01.691-04:00Lock In<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: John Scalzi</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Year: 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Fifteen years from now,
a new virus sweeps the globe. 95% of those afflicted experience nothing
worse than fever and headaches. Four percent suffer acute meningitis,
creating the largest medical crisis in history. And one percent find
themselves “locked in”—fully awake and aware, but unable to move or
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One per cent doesn't seem like a lot. But in
the United States, that's 1.7 million people “locked in”...including
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Spurred by grief and the sheer
magnitude of the suffering, America undertakes a massive scientific
initiative. Nothing can restore the ability to control their own bodies
to the locked in. But then two new technologies emerge. One is a
virtual-reality environment, “The Agora,” in which the locked-in can
interact with other humans, both locked-in and not. The other is the
discovery that a few rare individuals have brains that are receptive to
being controlled by others, meaning that from time to time, those who
are locked in can “ride” these people and use their bodies as if they
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This skill is quickly regulated, licensed,
bonded, and controlled. Nothing can go wrong. Certainly nobody would be
tempted to misuse it, for murder, for political power, or worse...</div>
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<span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook. Wil Wheaton is an excellent narrator. He reads with just the right amount of sarcasm and seriousness in his voice. And when you combine him with John Scalzi, magic happens. I always think that being stuck in a position to where your body was failing you but your brain was working perfectly would be such a nightmare. And in this case, Scalzi draws a world where that is the normal. I loved imaging what the world would be like with unaffected people interacting with people who were operating robots or another person's body. It's so fascinating. Then, Scalzi just weaved all this around a good old fashioned mystery. And there's nothing I love more than trying to figure out a mystery. Way to go, Scalzi.</span></span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-73978824539044823452014-09-11T04:30:00.000-04:002014-09-11T04:30:00.980-04:00One Kick<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Chelsea Cain</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Series: Kick Lannigan, Book 1</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Year: 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Narrator: Heather Lind</span></div>
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<span id="freeText8420865991847413484"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Kick Lannigan, 21, is a
survivor. Abducted at age six in broad daylight, the police, the public,
perhaps even her family assumed the worst had occurred. And then
Kathleen Lannigan was found, alive, six years later. In the early months
following her freedom, as Kick struggled with PTSD, her parents put her
through a litany of therapies, but nothing helped until the detective
who rescued her suggested Kick learn to fight. Before she was thirteen,
Kick learned marksmanship, martial arts, boxing, archery, and knife
throwing. She excelled at every one, vowing she would never be
victimized again. But when two children in the Portland area go missing
in the same month, Kick goes into a tailspin. Then an enigmatic man
Bishop approaches her with a proposition: he is convinced Kick's
experiences and expertise can be used to help rescue the abductees.
Little does Kick know the case will lead directly into her terrifying
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<span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">What feels like ages ago, I read the first two books in Chelsea Cain's Archie Sheridan series. And what I remembered about them was being freaked out by the serial killer. When I saw that she was starting a new series, I decided to give the audiobook a try knowing how much I had enjoyed the others. Chelsea Cain still has it. I was rooting for Kick and dying to understand her train of thought and little idiosyncrasies. And when it turns out that the current kidnappings are related to her kidnapping, I loved watching her figure everything out and chase down the kidnappers. And the story did get freaky and scary at times. I loved that. Oh and I'm dying to learn what Bishop's angle is.</span></span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-45625838811923085302014-09-09T05:30:00.000-04:002014-09-09T05:30:02.618-04:00Byrd<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Kim Church</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Year: 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Narrator: Lauren Fortgang</span></div>
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33-year-old Addie Lockwood bears and surrenders for adoption a son, her
only child, without telling his father, little imagining how the secret
will shape their lives. Told through letters and spare, precisely
observed vignettes, <em>Byrd</em> is an unforgettable story about making and living with the most difficult, intimate, and far-reaching of choices.</span></span></blockquote>
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<span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I didn't know what to expect going in to this book and I have to admit it took me a little while to get in to the rhythm of the story and the writing. I didn't understand exactly what Church was doing and what was happening. But then it clicked and everything made sense. Not only did everything make sense but the story became heartbreaking and I kept hoping that everything was finally going to work out for Addie and she'd find peace. I liked the epistolary style of the book. It made everything seem more personal and private like I was looking in on someone's diary. Lauren Fortgang did a wonderful job with the narration and the audiobook is well worth listening to. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tabitha and her four
best friends all wear purity rings, symbols of the
virginity-until-marriage pledge they made years ago. Now Tab is fifteen,
and her ring has come to mean so much more. It is a symbol of
who she is and what she believes; a reminder of her promises to
herself, and her bond to her friends.</span></div>
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But when Tab meets a boy
whose kisses make her knees go weak, everything suddenly seems a lot
more complicated. Tabitha's best friend, Morgan, is far from
supportive, and for the first time, Tabitha is forced to keep secrets
from the one person with whom she always shared everything.
When one of those secrets breaks to the surface, Tab finds herself at
the center of an unthinkable betrayal that splits her friends apart. As
Tabitha's entire world comes crashing down around her,
she is forced to re-examine her friendships, her faith, and
what exactly it means to be pure.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was a fun little romance that looked at some difficult issues that teens today face: purity, being true to yourself, and learning to stand up for your own beliefs even if it's at the expense of your friendships. The book never really got too deep and stayed somewhat superficial. But at the same time, it did make me think. In addition, it was a good romance that also focused on Tabitha's personal friendships and growth.</span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-8984289738767512752014-09-05T05:30:00.000-04:002014-09-05T05:30:01.307-04:00What's Left of Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Author: Kat Zhang</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Series: The Hybrid Chronicles, Book 1</span></div>
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<em style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I should not exist. But I do.</em></div>
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Eva
and Addie started out the same way as everyone else—two souls woven
together in one body, taking turns controlling their movements as they
learned how to walk, how to sing, how to dance. But as they grew, so did
the worried whispers. Why aren’t they settling? Why isn’t one of them
fading? The doctors ran tests, the neighbors shied away, and their
parents begged for more time. Finally Addie was pronounced healthy and
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three years, Eva has clung to the remnants of her life. Only Addie knows
she’s still there, trapped inside their body. Then one day, they
discover there may be a way for Eva to move again. The risks are
unimaginable-hybrids are considered a threat to society, so if they are
caught, Addie and Eva will be locked away with the others. And yet . . .
for a chance to smile, to twirl, to speak, Eva will do anything.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>What's Left of Me</i> provides a very unusual concept. That of two souls residing in one body. Stephanie Meyer approached it in <i>The Host</i> but in a different way. Here either Eva or Addie is supposed to override the other one and become the dominant soul. But it turns out that they're able to co-exist and Eva hides underneath Addie's soul. But by co-existing, they are setting themselves up for being sent off and treated. I enjoyed this story a lot. I had issues at times following the dual personalities and keeping straight who was in charge but, all in all, this is a fantastic and creative book.</span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-49441127634893831542014-09-03T05:30:00.000-04:002014-09-03T05:30:02.082-04:00Before I Go To Sleep<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Year: 2011</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">'As I sleep, my mind will
erase everything I did today. I will wake up tomorrow as I did this
morning. Thinking I'm still a child. Thinking I have a whole lifetime of
choice ahead of me...'</span></div>
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Memories define us. So what if you lost
yours every time you went to sleep? Your name, your identity, your past,
even the people you love — all forgotten overnight. And the one person
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I loved the way S.J. Watson played with my mind. What happened to Christine? Why can't she remember? Can her husband, Ben, be trusted? I loved trying to figure out what had happened as Christine remembered little clues and I gained more information. I look forward to reading more of S.J. Watson's work.</span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-24975046386892726542014-09-01T05:30:00.000-04:002014-09-01T05:30:02.108-04:00Green Rider<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Author: Kristen Britain</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Year: 2000</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On her long journey
home from school after a fight which will surely lead to her expulsion,
Karigan G'ladheon ponders her future as she trudges through the immense
forest called Green Cloak. But her thoughts are interrupted by the
clattering of hooves as a galloping horse bursts from the woods, the
rider slumped over his mount's neck, impaled by two black-shafted
arrows. As the young man lies dying on the road, he tells Karigan that
he is a Green Rider, one of the legendary messengers of the king, and
that he bears a "life and death" message for King Zachary. He begs
Karigan to carry his message, warning her not to read it, and when she
reluctantly agrees, he makes her swear on his sword to complete his
mission "for love of country." As he bestows upon her the golden
winged-horse brooch which is the symbol of his office, he whispers on
his dying breath, "Beware the shadow man..."</span></div>
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Karigan's
promise changes her life forever. Pursued by unknown assassins,
following a path only her horse seems to know, and accompanied by the
silent specter of the original messenger, she herself becomes a
legendary Green Rider. Caught up in a world of deadly danger and complex
magic, compelled by forces she cannot understand, Karigan is hounded by
dark beings bent on seeing that the message, and its reluctant carrier,
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Green Rider</i> is a very well built and thought out book. I loved the world that Britian has created. I find Karigan to be a well-developed character who has a lot of courage but isn't afraid to admit her inexperience and shortcomings for the job that she has before her. Great start to what I hope continues to be a wonderful fantasy series.</span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-91857687909345893712014-08-30T05:30:00.000-04:002014-08-30T05:30:00.578-04:00Alex<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Author: Pierre Lemaitre</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Series: Verhoeven Trilogy, Book 2</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Year: 2011</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pages: 400</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Upon winning the prestigious 2013 Crime Writers Association
International Dagger Award, the judges praised Alex by saying, "An
original and absorbing ability to leash incredulity in the name of the
fictional contract between author and reader... A police procedural, a
thriller against time, a race between hunted and hunter, and a
whydunnit, written from multiple points of view that explore several
apparently parallel stories which finally meet."</span></div>
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Alex
Prevost--kidnapped, savagely beaten, suspended from the ceiling of an
abandoned warehouse in a tiny wooden cage--is running out of time. Her
abductor appears to want only to watch her die. Will hunger, thirst, or
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Apart from a shaky eyewitness report of
the abduction, Police Commandant Camille Verhoeven has nothing to go on:
no suspect, no leads, and no family or friends anxious to find a
missing loved one. The diminutive and brilliant detective knows from
bitter experience the urgency of finding the missing woman as quickly as
possible--but first he must understand more about her.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So this was one heck of a mystery/thriller. I found it impossible to put down even when it got really creepy and crawly in places. I had to know what was going to happen to Alex, who the kidnapper was, what was with all the killing and murders. And then with the other story. What was with that? I definitely did not expect this to go there when I started it. I really hope to reach more of this author's work. </span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-89365364849999366802014-08-28T05:30:00.000-04:002014-08-28T05:30:01.553-04:00To All the Boys I've Loved Before<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Jenny Han</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Series: To All the Boys I've Loved Before, Book 1</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Year: 2014</span></div>
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<span id="freeText15887757669680882904"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To All the Boys I’ve
Loved Before is the story of Lara Jean, who has never openly admitted
her crushes, but instead wrote each boy a letter about how she felt,
sealed it, and hid it in a box under her bed. But one day Lara Jean
discovers that somehow her secret box of letters has been mailed,
causing all her crushes from her past to confront her about the letters:
her first kiss, the boy from summer camp, even her sister's
ex-boyfriend, Josh. As she learns to deal with her past loves face to
face, Lara Jean discovers that something good may come out of these
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This book is absolutely adorable. Laura Jean was an adorable protagonist. I loved following her relationship with Peter and with her previous loves. Watching Laura Jean deal with taking care of her family, adjusting to her older sister's move, and falling in love was a joy. <i>To All the Boys I've Loved Before</i> was my first experience with Jenny Han but I am definitely interested in reading more of her stories.</span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-936959442270947882014-08-26T05:30:00.000-04:002014-08-26T05:30:01.994-04:00Flat-Out Celeste<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Jessica Park</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Year: 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For high-school senior
Celeste Watkins, every day is a brutal test of bravery. And Celeste is
scared. Alienated because she’s too smart, her speech too affected, her
social skills too far outside the norm, she seems to have no choice but
to retreat into isolation.</span></div>
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But college could set her free, right?
If she can make it through this grueling senior year, then maybe. If
she can just find that one person to throw her a lifeline, then maybe,
just maybe.</div>
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Justin Milano, a college sophomore with his own set
of quirks, could be that person to pull her from a world of solitude. To
rescue her—that is, if she’ll let him.</div>
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Together, they may work.
Together, they may save each other. And together they may also save
another couple—two people Celeste knows are absolutely, positively
flat-out in love.</div>
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Whether you were charmed by Celeste in <em>Flat-Out Love</em>
or are meeting her for the first time, this book is a joyous
celebration of differences, about battling private wars that rage in our
heads and in our hearts, and—very much so— this is a story about first
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was so excited to see this book available. I absolutely loved <i>Flat-Out Love</i> and <i>Flat-Out Matt</i>. I thought these were terrific books and was so excited to get to Celeste's story. And it did not disappoint. This story had so many feelings attached to it and I just could not believe how connected I became to Celeste. I highly recommend this series to any one that loves a good romantic story.</span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-42087551249004585212014-08-24T11:07:00.000-04:002014-08-24T11:07:10.117-04:00Sleep Donation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Author: Karen Russell</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Year: 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">From the author of the </span><em style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">New York Times</em><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> bestseller </span><em style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Swamplandia!</em><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, an imaginative and haunting novella about an insomnia epidemic set in the near future.</span></div>
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crisis has swept America. Hundreds of thousands have lost the ability
to sleep. Enter the Slumber Corps, an organization that urges healthy
dreamers to donate sleep to an insomniac. Under the wealthy and
enigmatic Storch brothers the Corps' reach has grown, with outposts in
every major US city. Trish Edgewater, whose sister Dori was one of the
first victims of the lethal insomnia, has spent the past seven years
recruiting for the Corps. But Trish’s faith in the organization and in
her own motives begins to falter when she is confronted by “Baby A,” the
first universal sleep donor, and the mysterious "Donor Y."</div>
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<em>Sleep Donation</em>
explores a world facing the end of sleep as we know it, where “Night
Worlds” offer black market remedies to the desperate and sleep deprived,
and where even the act of making a gift is not as simple as it appears.</div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-76758295607723008102014-07-17T05:30:00.000-04:002014-07-17T05:30:00.077-04:00Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Matthew Quick</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Year: 2013</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Narrator: Noah Galvin</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">How would you spend your birthday if you knew it would be your last?</span></div>
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Eighteen-year-old Leonard Peacock knows exactly what he'll do. He'll say goodbye.</div>
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Not
to his mum - who he calls Linda because it annoys her - who's moved out
and left him to fend for himself. Nor to his former best friend, whose
torments have driven him to consider committing the unthinkable. But to
his four friends: a Humphrey-Bogart-obsessed neighbour, a teenage violin
virtuoso, a pastor's daughter and a teacher.</div>
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Most of the time,
Leonard believes he's weird and sad but these friends have made him
think that maybe he's not. He wants to thank them, and say goodbye.</div>
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<span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wow! That's the one word I'd use to describe this book. It was intensely emotional. I think I cried for half the book and not because it was sad and bad things were happening but because Quick was tugging at every single heartstring I have. I felt for Leonard and was dying to know what it was that drove him to make the decisions that he had made. Noah Galvin's narration was spot on. I absolutely loved this book. </span></span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-86507611850451019492014-07-15T05:30:00.000-04:002014-07-15T05:30:02.820-04:00All Our Yesterdays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Cristin Terrill</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Series: All Our Yesterdays, Book 1</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Year: 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Publisher: Tantor Audio</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Narrator: Meredith Mitchell</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">What would you change?</span></div>
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Imprisoned
in the heart of a secret military base, Em has nothing except the voice
of the boy in the cell next door and the list of instructions she finds
taped inside the drain.</div>
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Only Em can complete the final
instruction. She’s tried everything to prevent the creation of a time
machine that will tear the world apart. She holds the proof: a list she
has never seen before, written in her own hand. Each failed attempt in
the past has led her to the same terrible present—imprisoned and
tortured by a sadistic man called the doctor while war rages outside.</div>
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Marina
has loved her best friend, James, since they were children. A gorgeous,
introverted science prodigy from one of America’s most famous families,
James finally seems to be seeing Marina in a new way, too. But on one
disastrous night, James’s life crumbles, and with it, Marina’s hopes for
their future. Marina will protect James, no matter what. Even if it
means opening her eyes to a truth so terrible that she may not survive
it... at least, not as the girl she once was. Em and Marina are in a
race against time that only one of them can win.</div>
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<em>All Our Yesterdays</em>
is a wrenching, brilliantly plotted story of fierce love, unthinkable
sacrifice, and the infinite implications of our every choice.</div>
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<span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I had no clue what to expect going into this book. I didn't know it was a time travel novel or exactly what was going to happen. I did figure a couple of things out pretty fast but I was pleasantly surprised at this story. I came to care about the characters and wanted Em to succeed in her task. I thought the book was very well crafted. It was fast paced and well plotted (is that the same as well crafted?) I especially liked the audiobook version and thought the narrator did an excellent job. I thought it ended well and am quite surprised that there will be a sequel coming up.</span></span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-75249625393248629172014-07-13T05:30:00.000-04:002014-07-13T05:30:00.022-04:00The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains: A Tale of Travel and Darkness With Pictures of All Kinds<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Neil Gaiman</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Illustrator: Eddie Campbell</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Year: 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Publisher: HarperCollins</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pages: 73</span></div>
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<em>You ask me if I can forgive myself?</em></div>
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<em>I can forgive myself . . .</em></div>
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And so begins <em>The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains</em>,
a haunting story of family, the otherworld, and a search for hidden
treasure. This gorgeous full-color illustrated book version was born of a
unique collaboration between <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author
Neil Gaiman and renowned artist Eddie Campbell, who brought to vivid
life the characters and landscape of Gaiman's award-winning story. In
this volume, the talents and vision of two great creative geniuses come
together in a glorious explosion of color and shadow, memory and regret,
vengeance and, ultimately, love.</div>
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<em>. . . for many things. For where I left him.</em></div>
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<em>For what I did.</em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If there's one thing I absolutely love about Neil Gaiman, it's his versatility. He can write these dense fantasy novels and then follow it up with a childrens book and then follow that with something like <i>The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains</i>. I would best describe this book as a flushed out parable. I loved the way he takes a story that seems simple on the surface and then makes it all complicated and difficult and dense. The artwork was superb. In truth, I just wish I had also bought the audiobook and let Gaiman himself read it to me. </span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-1628181529864288922014-07-11T05:30:00.000-04:002014-07-11T05:30:01.372-04:00Splintered<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: A.G. Howard</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Series: Splintered, Book 1</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Year: 2013</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Publisher: AudioGO</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Narrator: Rebecca Gibel</span></div>
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This stunning debut
captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a
girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the
whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her
mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches
back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis
Carroll’s <em>Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland</em>. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now.</div>
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When her mother’s mental health takes a turn for the worse, Alyssa
learns that what she thought was fiction is based in terrifying reality.
The real Wonderland is a place far darker and more twisted than Lewis
Carroll ever let on. There, Alyssa must pass a series of tests,
including draining an ocean of Alice’s tears, waking the slumbering tea
party, and subduing a vicious bandersnatch, to fix Alice’s mistakes and
save her family. She must also decide whom to trust: Jeb, her gorgeous
best friend and secret crush, or the sexy but suspicious Morpheus, her
guide through Wonderland, who may have dark motives of his own.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I didn't know much going into this audiobook except that it was based off <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i>. It took me a bit of time to get into the story. I wasn't sure about Alyssa and none of the characters really caught my attention at first. Then as the book went on and it shifted over to Wonderland, I got interested in what was happening. I liked seeing how Howard used the setting from Carroll's Wonderland and, like Carroll, played with words and showed how at first the words you read can be deceptive and mean something totally different than what you can expect. So, in the end, Howard pulled me in. </span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-75032852067450558942014-07-09T05:30:00.000-04:002014-07-09T05:30:01.655-04:00The Lost Prince<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Julie Kagawa</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Series: The Iron Fey: The Call of the Fey, Book 1</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Year: 2012</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Publisher: Harlequin Teen</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Pages: 377</span></div>
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<em>Don’t look at Them.</em></div>
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<em>Never let Them know</em></div>
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<em>you can see Them.</em></div>
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That
is Ethan Chase’s unbreakable rule. Until the fey he avoids at all
costs—including his reputation—begin to disappear, and Ethan is
attacked. Now he must change the rules to protect his family. To save a
girl he never thought he’d dare to fall for.</div>
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Ethan thought he had
protected himself from his older sister’s world—the land of Faery. His
previous time in the Iron Realm left him with nothing but fear and
disgust for the world Meghan Chase has made her home, a land of myth and
talking cats, of magic and seductive enemies. But when destiny comes
for Ethan, there is no escape from a danger long, long forgotten.</div>
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<em>My name is Ethan Chase.</em></div>
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<em>And I may not live to see my</em></div>
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<em>eighteenth birthday.</em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This book has the same feel and pacing as The Iron Fey series so if you loved that series, you're going to love this one. I almost think I like Ethan better as a main character than Meghan. I guess I'll figure that one out for sure as I read on through the series. I did enjoy the story. It was one of those books that I just sat down and read in a couple of hours and came away from relaxed and feeling happy. </span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-4658365966263736052014-07-07T05:30:00.000-04:002014-07-07T05:30:02.361-04:00Orange is the New Black<div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Year: 2012</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Narrator: Cassandra Campbell</span></div>
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With a career, a
boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the
reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money ten years
before. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted and sentenced to
fifteen months at the infamous federal correctional facility in
Danbury, Connecticut, the well-heeled Smith College alumna is now inmate
#11187–424—one of the millions of people who disappear “down the rabbit
hole” of the American penal system. From her first strip search to her
final release, Kerman learns to navigate this strange world with its
strictly enforced codes of behavior and arbitrary rules. She meets women
from all walks of life, who surprise her with small tokens of
generosity, hard words of wisdom, and simple acts of acceptance.
Heartbreaking, hilarious, and at times enraging, Kerman’s story offers a
rare look into the lives of women in prison—why it is we lock so many
away and what happens to them when they’re there.</div>
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<span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Yes, I finally got around to reading this book - or listening to it. I have to admit, I didn't think this book was going to be a right fit for me but I ended up loving it. I thought Piper's story was compelling and sympathetic. I appreciated the way she went to do her time and didn't feel sorry for herself. The plethora of characters Piper met inside the prison were so interesting and each one's tale was worth hearing about. I'd kinda like to know what happened to them after the book.</span></span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-88203984165973928042014-07-05T05:30:00.000-04:002014-07-05T05:30:01.520-04:00Afterlife with Archie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Illustrator: Francesco Francavilla</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Publisher: Archie Comics</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Year: 2014</span></div>
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When Jughead's beloved
pet Hot Dog is killed in a hit and run, Jughead turns to the only person
he knows who can help bring back his furry best friend-Sabrina the
Teenage Witch. Using dark, forbidden magic, Sabrina is successful and
Hot Dog returns to the land of the living. But he's not the same... and
soon, the darkness he brings back with him from beyond the grave begins
to spread, forcing Archie, Betty, Veronica and the gang to try to escape
from Riverdale!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Who knew I'd be reading Archie comics again at my age? And absolutely loving them! <i>Afterlife With Archie</i> is so much fun. It's a great zombie story on it's own but there's these familiar characters that I grew up reading. Plus, no person is safe as some very beloved characters bite the dust in these first novels. The artwork is fabulous. I so enjoyed this first graphic novel collection, that I am sorely tempted to go out and buy the individual issues but I'll do my best to wait. </span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-56267340342086015742014-07-03T05:30:00.000-04:002014-07-03T05:30:02.115-04:00Pretty Deadly, Volume 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Kelly Sue Deconnick</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Year: 240</span></div>
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KELLY SUE DeCONNICK
(Avengers Assemble, Captain Marvel) and EMMA RÍOS (Dr. Strange, Osborn)
present the collected opening arc of their surprise-hit series that
marries the magical realism of Sandman with the western brutality of
Preacher. Death's daughter rides the wind on a horse made of smoke and
her face bears the skull marks of her father. Her origin story is a tale
of retribution as beautifully lush as it is unflinchingly savage.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I didn't know what to expect going into <i>Pretty Deadly</i>. I just knew that a lot of people whose book recommendations I respect had recommended the series and raved about it. I can definitely see where they are coming from. It's very unique. The artwork is very unique and "artsy." It features some very strong women and has a unique storyline. I am definitely enchanted enough to keep following the story and see what happens.</span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-920277664137970472014-07-01T05:30:00.000-04:002014-07-01T05:30:00.799-04:00Some Girls Bite<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Chloe Neill</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Series: Chicagoland Vampires, Book 1</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Year: 2009</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><em>They killed me. They healed me. They changed me.</em></span></div>
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Sure,
the life of a graduate student wasn’t exactly glamorous, but I was
doing fine until Chicago’s vampires announced their existence to the
world. When a rogue vampire attacked me, I was lucky he only got a sip.
Another bloodsucker scared him off and decided the best way to save my
life was to make me the walking undead.</div>
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Now I’ve traded sweating
over my thesis for learning to fit in at a Hyde Park mansion full of
vamps loyal to Ethan “Lord o’ the Manor” Sullivan. Of course, as a tall,
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four-hundred-year-old vampire, he has centuries’ worth of charm, but unfortunately he expects my gratitude—and servitude. Right…</div>
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But someone’s out to get me. Is it the rogue vampire who bit me? A vamp from a rival House? An angry mob bearing torches?</div>
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My initiation into Chicago’s nightlife may be the first skirmish in a war—and there will be blood.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. I'm not a huge fan of the vampire books these days but I still read them (because they are wonderfully prevalent in so many of the stories that I want to read). And I do keep my mind open on them. And this one was pleasant and fun. The main character and her best friend have a terrific relationship and are super sarcastic and funny. I also liked Merit a lot. She reacts the way I think I would react to a lot of situations. Now, I will admit that the whole set up was very familiar and that it worked with a number of vampire tropes that were just a little too unoriginal but I will definitely be picking up the next books in the series. I'm curious and definitely want to know if Merit ends up a Master vampire. And, maybe just a little curious to see if she ends up with Ethan. ;)</span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-63745852259710743152014-06-29T15:53:00.000-04:002014-06-29T15:53:02.596-04:00Attachments<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Rainbow Rowell</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Year: 2011</span></div>
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Beth Fremont and Jennifer Scribner-Snyder, coworkers at <i>The Courier</i>,
know the newspaper monitors their office e-mail. But they still spend
all day sending each other messages, gossiping about their coworkers,
and baring their personal lives like an open book. Jennifer tells Beth
everything she can’t seem to tell her husband about her anxieties over
starting a family. And Beth tells Jennifer everything, period.
Meanwhile, Lincoln O’Neill still can’t believe that it’s his job to
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-75364845007444133662014-06-29T05:30:00.000-04:002014-06-29T05:30:01.556-04:00Dark Places<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Gillian Flynn</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Year: 2009</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Narrators: Rebecca Lowman, Cassandra Campbell, Mark Deakins, Robertson Dean</span></div>
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<em>"I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ."</em></div>
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Libby
Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The
Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.” As her family lay dying, little
Libby fled their tiny farmhouse into the freezing January snow. She lost
some fingers and toes, but she survived–and famously testified that her
fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later,
Ben sits in prison, and troubled Libby lives off the dregs of a trust
created by well-wishers who’ve long forgotten her.</div>
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The Kill Club
is a macabre secret society obsessed with notorious crimes. When they
locate Libby and pump her for details–proof they hope may free Ben–Libby
hatches a plan to profit off her tragic history. For a fee, she’ll
reconnect with the players from that night and report her findings to
the club… and maybe she’ll admit her testimony wasn’t so solid after
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As Libby’s search takes her from shabby Missouri strip clubs
to abandoned Oklahoma tourist towns, the narrative flashes back to
January 2, 1985. The events of that day are relayed through the eyes of
Libby’s doomed family members–including Ben, a loner whose rage over his
shiftless father and their failing farm have driven him into a
disturbing friendship with the new girl in town. Piece by piece, the
unimaginable truth emerges, and Libby finds herself right back where she
started–on the run from a killer.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wow! I have never read a book with so many unlikable characters. Libby, the main character, is totally unlikeable and it so hard to feel sorry for her even though she went through this horrible tragedy. It's actually that tragedy that made her so unlikeable. But despite not liking the characters, I still got caught up in the mystery and wondering exactly what happened that night Libby's family was killed. Was Ben guilty? Or was someone else the murderer and Ben set up? I kept trying to figure out the killer and I was partly correct. I must say, I do like Gillian Flynn's writing style. I read <i>Gone Girl</i> and was amazed by the twists and turns. This book didn't have the twists and turns but she painted a horribly accurate picture of families living in poverty. I think I will go on to read <i>Sharp Objects</i> and see what that one's about and compare it to these two.</span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-89027206748641449142014-06-27T05:30:00.000-04:002014-06-27T05:30:02.593-04:00Hot Blooded<div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Amanda Carlson</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Series: Jessica McClain, Book 2</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Year: 2013</span></div>
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It hasn't been the best week for Jessica McClain.</div>
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Her mate has been kidnapped by a Goddess hell-bent on revenge --- but Jessica is playing for keeps.</div>
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Because she's the only female werewolf in town...it comes with its own set of rules...and powers.</div>
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Aided
by two vamps, two loyal Pack members, and one very reluctant human,
Jessica must rescue her man while coming to terms with what being a wolf
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All in a day's work for a girl.</div>
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The second
novel in the Jessica McClain series is a full on action adventure
featuring one angry Goddess and plenty of monsters, demons, and a few
newly risen beasties...</div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I enjoy this werewolf series a lot. In fact, it might be my favorite. I am curious to find out what Jessica is. Jessica is so bad ass and she is working super hard to understand her new found abilities and rescue her mate. I love seeing her working so hard to make all the supernatural and human species work together. This book is really non-stop action and kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen. </span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-47688547320613574822014-06-25T05:30:00.000-04:002014-06-25T05:30:00.524-04:00Sixth Grave From the Edge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Darynda Jones</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Series: Charley Davidson, Book 6</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Year: 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Narrator: Lorelei King</span></div>
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Few things in life can
come between a grim reaper and her coffee, but the sexy, sultry son of
Satan is one of them. Now that Reyes Farrow has asked for her hand,
Charley Davidson feels it's time to learn more about his past, but Reyes
is reluctant to open up. When the official FBI file of his childhood
abduction lands in her lap, Charley decides to go behind her mysterious
beau’s back and conduct her own investigation. Because what could go
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Unfortunately, another case has fallen into her lap—one
with dangerous implications. Some very insistent men want Charley to
hunt down a witness who is scheduled to testify against their boss, a
major player in the local crime syndicate. If Charley doesn't come up
with an address in 48 hours, the people closest to her will start to
disappear.</div>
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Add to that a desperate man in search of the soul he
lost in a card game, a dogged mother determined to find the ghost of her
son, and a beautiful, young Deaf boy haunted by his new ability to see
the departed as clearly as he sees the living, and Charley has her hands
full. The fact that Reyes has caught on to her latest venture only adds
fuel to the inferno that he is. Good thing for Charley she's used to
multi-tasking and always up for a challenge…especially when that
challenge comes in the form of Reyes Farrow.</div>
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<span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There's nothing more enjoyable than listening to a Charley Davidson book. Charley is such a fun and sarcastic and smart heroine. Charley knows she bumbles around but she also figures things out. She doesn't need anybody to take care of her but it sure is nice having Reyes Farrow and her rottweiler. What impresses me most about this series is that I'm on book six and never tire of listening to them and always come out of one thinking they are too short. I laugh, I cry, I get tense. All the things I look for in a book. And Lorelei King is the perfect narrator. </span></span></div>
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Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177801277182062091.post-90399554322470633672014-06-23T05:30:00.000-04:002014-06-23T05:30:02.845-04:00Kimono Dragons, Motherland & Whys and Wherefores<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Author: Brian K. Vaughn</span><imgsrc http:="" png="" signatures.mylivesignature.com="" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;"></imgsrc><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Series: Y: The Last Man, Volumes 8, 9, & 10</span></div>
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the hunt for Ampersand—the monkey who could unlock the mystery of the
male-killing plague— to its explosive climax, as the last man on Earth
and his companions finally reach Japan and discover the truth behind
Ampersand's abduction. Collects issues #43-48 of Brian K. Vaughan and
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critically acclaimed series features Yorick and Agent 355 preparing for
their ultimate quest to reunite the last man with his lost love.</span></div>
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journey through an Earth populated only by women comes to a dramatic,
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07464480044976775637noreply@blogger.com0