tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61476105800160024512024-03-18T04:22:57.618-05:00The Haunted RoseIn a world where everyone walks all over you and hurts one another, one girl is determined to write her dreams and fears for all to see. This girl is me. This is my life. I tough it out. I don't need help. I don't need opinions. I just need to write. I need to write my soul, my heart, my wishes. So here it is.Shelby Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10575471470837348705noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147610580016002451.post-36113966436305364672015-04-14T16:26:00.001-05:002015-04-14T16:26:03.324-05:00Never Sleep By Cady Vance Blog Tour, Book Review, & Giveaway<div style="line-height: 21px;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author: </b>Cady Vance</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thora Green had a life once upon a time. But that ended the day her parents enrolled her in a sleep clinic prison. At the facility, her chronic months-long insomnia is observed by scads of doctors, but she is never actually treated for her dire disease. In a feat of desperation, Thora escapes for New York City. Buried deep in the city’s underbelly, there is rumored to be a secret haven called the Insomniac Café: a place where people like Thora can find relief.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The cover really gives me an idea of what washed out irises look like from lack of sleep. The eyes pop out and pull me in. It was a really good choice for this novel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm always looking for something different in Young Adult Fantasy so I was very excited to see what this novel has in store for me. The summary had me interested right away. It sounds like an adventure that I can feel like I am part of.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Right away I fell in love with Thora's attitude. I love her sarcasm and the way she can still have this strength after not sleeping for 127 days. Honestly she is everything I love to see in a heroine. Even though she is incredibly weak from being put through to many tests and trauma, she keeps going, She strives for the solace of the Insomniac Cafe. There is adventure, nice character development, and a little bit of sexual tension between her and Lucas. There is grief, joy, and basically just a roller coaster of feelings after turning each page. These are the type of characters you bond with and cry when you see them go. This novel makes me wish there was an Insomniac Cafe just for me. I can't imagine what it would be like to go without sleep longer than 2 days. I would be suffering from multiple collapses that is for sure. I really like how each chapter has a cute little sentence from the Insomniac Handbook from the clinic too. This novel is also the type of book you want to finish in one sitting. There is too much suspension to stop and read later. I could never guess what was going to happen next and I needed so bad to know. This novel is so original and interesting that I am kind of inspired to write my own story similar to chronic insomnia. </span><br />
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I'm glad I read this book. It was a struggle at first because I was so lost. After reading this story I'm about to purchase the rest of the series and other Kylie Chan books and start from the beginning. The legend and story behind the characters is so enticing and vivid. I'll probably dream that I'm part of the series. I get pretty picky about novels that use unequal amounts of romance with action, but this story was perfect. The character development is spot on. I really felt like I was Emma at times. In the beginning John makes a reference to Emma before she gets all bad ass. I can't wait to start from the beginning and find out how she was before. I believe my favorite part of the book is the symbolism. The different animals or creatures all mean something. There should be a quiz about what our true forms would be. Kylie Chan added a very nice glossary to the end so we could differentiate people and terms. Thank goodness otherwise I would have been more lost. I had to read some pages twice to understand who is who and what is what.<br />
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I recommend this book for readers who have read the first book. This was very hard for me to get into until I reached the middle. I do, however recommend this series to anyone who enjoys a good, legendary, romantic, action packed tale of bad assery.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><i>What do you do when you can't save the one you love? </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><i>Kipton's one year away from graduation. He's never thought beyond a one night stand until meeting his sister’s new roommate. Finally setting his sights on the girl he can't resist, he's more determined than ever when she won't give in to his persuasions. He's always gotten the girl, and he's not about to give up without a fight. </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">When she's not busy writing, she can be found roaming the isles of Kirkland's or up to her elbows in Play-doh.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." ~Maya Angelou</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">“Sorry, what?” I look between Kipton and Cara. They both glance at me curiously, but don’t ask any questions. Even if they did, I’m not sure I’d have the guts to tell them about the darkness that haunts my past. It’s safer to push it away.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">I shrug my shoulders, unsure with my decision at this point. The angel on my right shoulder is telling me to go to bed early and focus on my training. Of course the devil on the left has me picturing every inch of him naked. I have to stop this. My hormones have been in overdrive since he caught me in my towel. “I’ll think about it.” It’s a smart answer. This way, I leave my options open but don’t have to commit yet.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Kipton rolls his eyes but waits until Cara turns around to hang more clothes in the closet. When she’s out of view, he mouths the word come and immediately I’m covered in goose bumps. I nod my head, accepting the invitation. My body answers before my brain has a chance to catch up. What did I agree too?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">“Have a good night, ladies.” Before he closes the door completely, I let out the breath I’ve been holding. I throw myself onto my bed, realizing the earthy scent of his cologne has seeped into my bedding. If I close my eyes, it’s as if he’s still laying here with me. Inhaling deeply, I cuddle my pillow against my chest. Mid sniff, the door to our room swings open. Kipton grabs his keys off the top of the TV stand and winks at me. “Won’t get too far without these. See-ya tomorrow.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love means fading out so another shines brighter. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Right clothes. Right school. Right fiancé. As a Wyndemere, Arian's expected to abide by the rules. The most important: be perfect. But Arian's seemingly flawless life is far from it. An embarrassing expulsion from her parents' alma mater spirals an already unhealthy obsession out of control, exposing a dark truth.</span><br />
<a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7Kn70vME6no/VG2I0M4v-zI/AAAAAAAAAf4/y51wJPxXNJ0/s1600/Add%2Bto%2BGoodreads%2BButton.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7Kn70vME6no/VG2I0M4v-zI/AAAAAAAAAf4/y51wJPxXNJ0/s1600/Add%2Bto%2BGoodreads%2BButton.png" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Faced with having to attend a small private college after a stint in rehab, Arian's just ready to coast under the radar and repair some of the wreckage, but her father's looming control is like a vise choking off her air supply.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When a run-in with Braxton's beloved star quarterback, Ryder Nash, puts Arian squarely in the crosshairs of his devoted teammates, the last of her controlled, orderly world unhinges. As the pranks and paybacks escalate, Arian and Ryder's rivalry takes a passionate turn. And once Arian glimpses beneath the all-star-athlete exterior Ryder projects, she realizes he's far more than just a jock.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As their relationship intensifies, outside forces feel the threat. Outrunning their pasts doesn't mean history won't repeat itself, but Ryder can't let that happen. He's just one Championship game away from breaking the mold. Only one moment, one choice, might change everything.</span></div>
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Again, I love this cover. I can always really see the character in the covers of this series. Ryder is my favorite of all the male lead characters and DAMN I could not have pictured anyone sexier than that.<br />
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Since I am a big fan of the series I have began to expect the usual stay up all night to finish and crying thing. I didn't know what to expect about this novel being sports related though. Each novel had a certain theme. The Darkest Part was artistic, something I relate to. Losing Track was motorcycles and drugs which isn't something I know much about, but can imagine.<br />
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I hate football like a lot, but I would hands down become the Braxton's football team #1 fan. What I'm saying is you could hate sports and still fall in love with this novel. Arian is the least likely female lead I can connect with. She comes from a rich family but has a very serious food disorder due to dealing with so many anxiety and pressure to be a perfect Wyndemere. Fading Out made me feel like I could connect with her. Suddenly my social anxiety wasn't that much different from hers. I honestly see apart of myself in each of the female leads. I see my artistic side with Sam. I see my wild and free side with Melody. I see my determination to be the best with Arian. And again, I yelled at the book a lot. I was like get your crap together Arian! Ryder is my favorite so obviously I wanted them to be together sooner. I can not even fathom why she would ever in her life consider agreeing to an arranged marriage. I would elope with Ryder the first chance I got. He isn't your typical dumb jock. He is smart and knows there's more to life than football. He doesn't even like football! Just like every lead character in this series, he isn't perfect. They all have skeletons in their closet. What matters is that they are all perfect for each other. Sam and Melody make an appearance in the end to help Arian and Ryder through their problems. Just like Sam did for Melody, Melody explains the living heartwood to help Arian finally make the right decision. The ending was perfect. The novel begins and ends with carrot cake.<br />
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I strongly recommend this book if you enjoy a good contemporary romance and are ages 17 and up due to many steamy sex scenes. This series is a very good choice to read if you are looking for a new contemporary romance series.<br />
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The ending had a many years later chapter again! All the girls get together and you can see their beautiful friendship lasting a life time. Unfortunately, the next installment won't be out for a few months, so we won't see who the living heartwood affects this time until later.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The roar of a bike engine. The vibration between her thighs. The feel of cool darkness kissing her skin as she coasts along twisty back roads at night—Melody Lachlan lives for these things. Ever since Mel and her best friend Darla escaped their small, backwoods town, they’ve traveled the countryside in search of fast rides, tatted bikers, and good times.</span><br />
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This is my favorite cover of the whole series so far. I love how you can see her pink bandanna of her MC with Darla, and you can see her tattoo that sparks the interest of Boone. I can really see Melody in this cover.<br />
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Since, I read the first book I know to expect crying and very good character development. What I wasn't expecting was the attitude of Melody. She is fierce and I love that about her.<br />
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The best part again is the fact that the main characters aren't perfect. They have their addictions they are trying to overcome. In the end they don't completely overcome it, but they can with each other. That's what this whole series means to me. It means not being perfect, but being perfect for each other. It really affected me in a profound way. In the beginning of the novel it really seems like Melody will be bad news for Boone, and Melody thinks Boone is too good for her. I almost believed that too, but I knew that her friend Jesse would be worse for her. Like the first book I yelled in my head a lot. I felt like Melody could be the most stubborn poet of all time. She gives out great advice and really helps people feel better, but then she can't take her own advice! I love how Sam from The Darkest Part makes an appearance in this novel by really helping Melody and Boone get their crap together. You can tell that there is a life long friendship building here. It really makes you feel good inside knowing that these two girls can build such a beautiful friendship coming from such grief. They can both work through their problems together. This is the type of friendship I would strive to have some day. Melody's attitude is similar to mine. I don't want to be cliche and say young, wild, and free, but that's the best description. This is the type of novel that leaves you feeling like you want to be part of the open road life. I feel like exploring something new and something exciting.<br />
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Of course, I'm left in tears again, but the tears won't stop me from immediately starting the third novel in the series. I love how the ending has a many years later chapter. It really leaves you feeling hopeful.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pressing the boundaries of both the psyche and the heart, Sam and Holden embark on a dangerous journey that will test the limits of love.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When the black sheep of the Marks' family, Holden Marks, returns to check on Tyler's case, Sam convinces him to give her his brother's ashes. Despite their shaky history, she needs him...plus, he owes it to Sam and his brother. What she doesn’t count on is Holden’s relentlessness to go on the trip.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On the road, Holden realizes just how unhinged Sam has become. Dealing with her psychosis forces him to confront his dark past, making it harder to keep secrets hidden that should remain buried. Especially from Sam, the only woman he’s ever loved. And as Sam starts to unravel the truth, she begins to question if the brother she's unwillingly falling for again is in an even darker place than her. </span></div>
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I love how you can see a tree in the title. The living Heartwood series has amazing covers. You can really see the characters with them.<br />
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At first, I was wondering how it was only considered contemporary romance if there was a "ghostly presense," but I figured out why. I wasn't expecting the character's journey through self awareness. I wasn't expecting one of those books that give you the ugly cry until you fall asleep.<br />
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My favorite part of the book, scratch that, the whole series is that it is made known that the main character isn't perfect. Honestly, I always picture the main character a strong lead heroine role. The Darkest Part really affected me by giving me a character that isn't perfect, isn't trying to save somebody, but dealing with grief and trying to save themselves. Sam is really somebody I can connect with. I felt her grief like it was my own. I can't imagine dealing with the love of your life dying and finding out there is a whole side of them you didn't know about, but the book sure made me feel like I did. I read so much paranormal that I really believed that Sam did see Tyler's ghost. And when she took a picture of him and there was no hint of a ghostly glare on the screen I was like WTF. You mean Sam really does suffer from a disorder? You mean she really isn't perfect like I want her to be? I felt so bad after that because the whole time I was saying to myself don't take your meds Sam! Not only is Sam not perfect, but Holden is just as messed up. They may not be perfect, but they are perfect for each other. I yelled at the book a lot. I mostly yelled at Holden because I felt like he was being a real a**hat. This is the type of book that pulls me along for the ride. I see it so vividly in my head that I bet it would make a great movie. Sam's description of the living heartwood of the tree greatly affected me too. I suddenly see myself in a whole new light.<br />
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I strongly recommend this book for everyone who enjoys a good contemporary romance ages 17 and up due to steamy sex scenes. If there ever was a book required to read in this genre, this would be it. I would apologize for your inevitable crying, but I feel like you all will love this cry.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Publication Date: </b>November 11th, 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Modern-day Camelot. Where knights no longer carry swords. Magic is dangerous. And those who seek control are not to be trusted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Along with the other fire, water, and wind users in Arthur’s Round, Morgan is rigorously trained and tested. The handsome Merlin, a brilliant water user, takes a particular interest in her. Is his friendship to be trusted, or is Merlin simply trying to win the position of Maven for himself? Among the many rivals Morgan faces is the current Maven, Mordred, who seems determined to see her fail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">I love the cover because it reminds me of a graphic novel. Seeing the cover makes it easier to picture Morgan and the uniform Arthur's Round wears. You can see the fiery nature of Morgan from the cover. It is a perfect illustration of her.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm not a fan of medieval fantasy or the stories behind Arthur and Excalibur at all. Henge is a modern-day version that sounds very captivating so I'm willing to take a chance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">I'm so glad I decided to read Henge. At first i was a little standoffish. I don't know what I was expecting but I was picturing the wizard Merlin battling Morgan and the great King Arthur and a journey or something like that, but Henge was better. It took an old story and made it modern and easy to become lost in. It's completely different from that common tale. My favorite part about the whole novel is the ending. It was completely unexpected. The whole story is basically a competition to see who will be Arthur's Maven. From the beginning Realm Lovejoy tells you about a vision Morgan has as a child inside the mysterious Henge. The vision says Morgan will be the Maven, but in the end Morgan gets more than what she bargained for. Henge keeps you constantly surprised. Throughout the novel I could never guess what would happen next. I guess, that could be why I wished it in one sitting. I also love the idea of having more than just fire, water, earth, and air magic. The author adds healing and blood magic, but makes earth, healing, and blood magic extremely rare. Henge was a welcomed surprise. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Don't assume anything about Henge! It isn't that same old story with King Arthur and the wizard Merlin. Henge is a fantastic modern young adult fantasy story. I always look for stories outside the box, and Henge was a perfect read for that. I strongly recommend this book if your looking for something exciting and different in the fantasy genre. Henge is a great modern-day twist on age-old tale. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Author: </b>Ellery A. Kane</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Pages: </b>254</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Publisher: </b>Balboa Press</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Publication Date: </b>September 5th, 2014</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">San Francisco is deserted, the Bay Bridge bombed, and the BART subway trains grounded. The Guardians, members of an elite and mysterious government-appointed military police force, are maintaining order at all costs—thanks to emotion-altering drugs like Emovere that suppress fear and anxiety. Lex Knightley, daughter of a prominent forensic psychiatrist, risks entering the devastated city to partner with the Resistance, a group of rebels intent upon exposing the dangers of Emovere. Lex discovers an ally in Quin McAllister, a magnetic Guardian Force recruit with a haunting past that binds them together. As she uncovers the secrets of the Guardian Force and confronts the truth about her family, Lex begins to realize that even those closest to her are not quite who they seem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's a bit plain for my tastes, but I enjoy the background that everyone recognizes as the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. I love how the color gives off the desolation feel that one would expect from most dystopias. </span>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">First off, dystopia is my favorite genre. Furthermore, I am very critical of it. I am also in the processes of getting a degree in forensic science. So, when I see that this YA novel has a forensic psychiatrist in it, I am immediately interested. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Legacy did not disappoint. Ellery Kane begins the novel with Lex Knightly starting her dangerous trip across the bridge to deliver a flash drive of information to the rebels. She beautifully switches from present to past explaining how Lex got there, and how her mother is the person who began this devastation. I was not at all expecting what happened next. Usually while I'm reading I can come up with my own theories of how the characters resolve their broken societies. Legacy was something different. It is enjoyable because it is original. The characters are easy to follow and empathize with, well except for Quinn. I really wanted to punch Quinn sometimes. Quinn's character was almost unbelievable for me. Some of his actions were ones I couldn't see happening in real life. Most of the parts of the book were page turners. I couldn't set it down until the 3rd part of the novel. There was a lull where Lex, Quinn, and their rag-tag group of rebels stay in Lex's house admiring or hating Lex's mother. The best part about the book is learning about the different emotion-altering drugs. Listen, I'm no druggie but I wouldn't mind trying them. Well... maybe not the one that turns me into a heartless super soldier. Legacy makes me feel like this could happen in real life. It could be more than fantasy. It isn't an end with aliens or zombies. This is a powerful drug being abused by the government. Even the ending is great... in a sad way. It has one of those sacrificial endings you don't see coming. This is what I like in a novel. It took me on an original journey through my imagination of what is bravery and what is not. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you enjoyed dystopians such as The 5th Wave, Ash Fall, or Eve, then I know you would enjoy Legacy. All of these novels have a lead character trying to make it through a situation on their own and then finding support in the end. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">I have to know more! Is it really over? No more super soldiers? Unfortunately, I have to wait awhile until the second one comes out. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Imagine a world where your emotions are entirely within your control. Want to be fearless? Bold? Excited? Joyous? Euphoric? In 2041, the choice is yours. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>In creating the world of Legacy, I was inspired by my “real” job as a psychologist, where I am often face to face with individuals who are eager to change their emotional state. Just as Lex observes—“It seemed that almost everyone was eager to feel or not to feel something”—words that are as true today as ever. For many years, pharmaceutical companies have been cashing in on our desire to quickly and easily alter our emotions, so it wasn’t a stretch to imagine Zenigenic, an up and coming pharmaceutical company, creating a line of Emotional Altering Medications (EAMs). </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>In 2041, EAMs are widely available, dispended in vending machines operated by biometric identification; mental illness is not a prerequisite, only a desire to alter one’s feelings. With a catchy slogan, “How do you want to feel today?” and a promise of no side effects, who could resist? </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Emovere: Developed by Dr. Knightley for Zenigenic, an up and coming pharmaceutical company based in San Francisco; targets the brain’s amygdala; intended to reduce fear and suppress anxiety. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Crim-X: A first generation emotion-altering drug, developed by Dr. Victoria Knightley for use with high-risk criminals; intended to reduce crime by suppressing emotions like anger and excitement; research trials were a failure, and the project was abandoned. </i></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Young Adult Fantasy</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><i>Fifteen-year-old, late-bloomer Jean Elliott dreams of becoming a Genie like her mom. When her family relocates to Tokyo, Jean is forced to use sleight-of-hand tricks to fool everyone at school into believing that she’s a normal Preternatural or risk expulsion. When her power finally appears, it comes in the form of the Queen’s Gift–an unspeakable magic that strips power from all Preternaturals and heralds the arrival of the new queen.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><i>After an absence of two hundred years, not everyone wants the monarchy to return and they’re willing to go to great lengths to keep the status quo. When buried secrets rip Jean’s family apart, she has a choice to make: Walk away and hope for the best or embrace the power that’s known to lead to madness in order to save her family.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I stepped inside the room, I felt eyes burning through the back of my sweatshirt. Was it too much to hope that it was Michael Cooper? I looked back. A Goth Fey was leaning against the far wall in the hall. His flame red hair, thick black eyeliner, and spiked choker clashed with the conservative uniform he wore. I hadn’t noticed him when we’d passed the Fey group earlier and he was hard to miss. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">She followed my gaze and paled to lemon yellow. “That’s Akio Takahashi.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">“Yes, but he goes by Spider because he doesn’t want anyone to know that his father is a member of the Assembly. I think he’s embarrassed by it,” she whispered, then leaned closer. “It’s not really a secret. Everyone knows, but it’s easier to pretend that we don’t.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">He didn’t look like any of the spiders I’d seen in Illinois. “Spider, seriously?”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">“Yep, no one calls him Akio except his father and close friends. But most of them call him Spider, too.” Karen hesitated. “I’d never call him by his given name. And you shouldn’t either.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">“Okay...” I didn’t get what the big deal was about his name. Tokyo didn’t have a corner on the market for weird names. There’d been plenty of strange ones at my last school. “Why is he staring at me?” Was this an ‘offend one Fey, offend them all’ kind of school?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">“Who knows?” Karen shrugged. “Spider kind of does his own thing. He’s weird, even for a Fey, but I’ve heard his glam punk band rocks.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">My head tingled as I tore my gaze away. “He’s in a band?” I’d never known anybody who was in a real band. I’d only been around the marching kind. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">Karen nodded. “They play around town sometimes. He’s the lead singer. I haven’t seen them, but I’ve heard Spider kills it on stage. To be honest, I don’t know him well, which I think is a good thing. He keeps to himself. And if you have any sense, you’ll give him plenty of space. You know how the Fey can be.” She rolled her eyes and flashed those dagger sharp teeth.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For as long as I can remember, I have been told to follow three important rules:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really like the ghostly feeling it gives you when you first look at it. It's an eye catcher. Although, the girl on the cover is not how I pictured Ella to look like. Partnered with the summary I am instantly interested to read this book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Faye Middleton thought the worst had come to pass the night she and her friends barely escaped from Ethryeal City and the clutches of the evil Priestess Clara. Officially shunned from the Coven, Faye is forced to lay low in order to come up with a plan to bring Clara down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: start;">Candace Knoebel is the award-winning author of Born in Flames-book one in a young adult fantasy trilogy. She discovered in 2009 through lunch breaks and late nights after putting her kids to bed, a world where she could escape the ever-pressing days of an eight to five Purgatory. And an outlet for all the voices residing in her head. </span><br style="line-height: normal; text-align: start;" /><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: start;">Published by 48fourteen in 2012, Born in Flames went on to win Turning the Pages Book of the Year award in February of 2013. In January of 2014, the last book in the trilogy, From the Embers, was released, thusly completing the trilogy. She now works on the Night Watchmen Series, while guzzling Red Bulls and pretending to be a ninja on Heelys.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I am different. I have always been different, but no one can know or my life will be in danger. So I hide in plain sight, wearing drab clothes and thick glasses and trying to be invisible. I’m so good at hiding, no one has ever noticed me. Until Ian…the mysterious and oh-so-cute boy I know I need to avoid.</span><br />
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Shelby Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10575471470837348705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147610580016002451.post-88642858981148264782015-01-01T23:07:00.000-06:002015-01-01T23:07:07.451-06:00My Favorite Dystopian Reads of 2014<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Now that 2014 has come to end I thought I would start off this year by promoting my favorite genre with some 2014 reads. I'm sure that all of you readers/authors out there go through phases of paranormal romance, science fiction, contemporary.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Well, I am currently super addicted to dystopian.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Famous examples of dystopian novels are:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Fifteen-year-old Willow Mosby's life, as she knows it, ends the moment she walks through the shelter's door. Willow has to quickly adapt to the new challenges that shelter life demands, the least of which includes making new friends and working a full time job.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>#9 Meritropolis</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The year is AE3, 3 years after the Event. Within the walls of Meritropolis, 50,000 inhabitants live in fear, ruled by the brutal System that assigns each citizen a merit score that dictates whether they live or die. Those with the highest scores thrive, while those with the lowest are subject to the most unforgiving punishment--to be thrust outside the city gates, thrown to the terrifying hybrid creatures that exist beyond.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">But for one High Score, conforming to the System just isn't an option. Seventeen-year-old Charley has a brother to avenge. And nothing--not even a totalitarian military or dangerous science--is going to stop him.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Where humankind has pushed nature and morals to the extreme, Charley is amongst the chosen few tasked with exploring the boundaries, forcing him to look deep into his very being to discern right from wrong. But as he and his friends learn more about the frightening forces that threaten destruction both without and within the gates, Meritropolis reveals complexities they couldn't possibly have bargained for...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>#8 The Giver</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the Community. When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back. </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">How do you want to feel today?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In 2041, the choice is yours. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">San Francisco is deserted, the Bay Bridge bombed, and the BART subway trains grounded. The Guardians, members of an elite and mysterious government-appointed military police force, are maintaining order at all costs—thanks to emotion-altering drugs like Emovere that suppress fear and anxiety. Lex Knightley, daughter of a prominent forensic psychiatrist, risks entering the devastated city to partner with the Resistance, a group of rebels intent upon exposing the dangers of Emovere. Lex discovers an ally in Quin McAllister, a magnetic Guardian Force recruit with a haunting past that binds them together. As she uncovers the secrets of the Guardian Force and confronts the truth about her family, Lex begins to realize that even those closest to her are not quite who they seem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>#6 The Blemished</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A beautiful world comes at a price...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In a world filled with stunning clones Mina Hart is Blemished. Her genes are worthless and that takes away her rights: her right to an Education, her right to a normal life and her right to have a child.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Mina keeps a dangerous secret which she never thought she could share until she meets Angela on her first day at St Jude's School. But their friendship is soon complicated by Angela’s adoptive brother Daniel. Mina finds herself drawn to his mysterious powers and impulsive nature. Then there is the gorgeous clone Sebastian who Mina is forbidden from even speaking to…</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>#5 The Darkest Minds</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp.” She might have survived the mysterious disease that’s killed most of America’s children, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">When the truth comes out, Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life. Now she’s on the run, desperate to find the one safe haven left for kids like her—East River. She joins a group of kids who escaped their own camp. Liam, their brave leader, is falling hard for Ruby. But no matter how much she aches for him, Ruby can’t risk getting close. Not after what happened to her parents.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">When they arrive at East River, nothing is as it seems, least of all its mysterious leader. But there are other forces at work, people who will stop at nothing to use Ruby in their fight against the government. Ruby will be faced with a terrible choice, one that may mean giving up her only chance at a life worth living.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>#4 The Program</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone—but so are their memories.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. He’s promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. But despite the promises they made to each other, it’s getting harder to hide the truth. They are both growing weaker. Depression is setting in. And The Program is coming for them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>#3 Ender's Game</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut—young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ender's skills make him a leader in school and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers Ender suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adult teachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psychological battles include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers, and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Is Ender the general Earth needs? But Ender is not the only result of the genetic experiments. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Ender's two older siblings are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. Between the three of them lie the abilities to remake a world. If, that is, the world survives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>#2 Killshot</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">When seventeen year old Liv Larson and her brother are sent to separate foster homes, she gives up on her old life, her old friends, and her faith in God. The only bright spot in Liv’s new life is her energetic and obnoxious foster-sister, Riley. When Riley convinces her to come to the rooftop party to view Icarus, the up-coming solar flare, Liv meets Zander. For the first time in months her troubles take a back seat...that is until what should have been a small flare, erupts into a full blown solar storm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">But, something sinister awaits them in the dark—and it’s undeniably connected to Liv. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">Will Liv be able to keep her promise and reunite with her brother? Will her brave determination be enough to save them all from a rogue government, a terrifying virus, and the things that go bump in the night? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">…Or was Icarus, indeed, the KILLSHOT.</span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Publication Date: </b>October 11th, 2011</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">When seventeen year old Liv Larson and her brother are sent to separate foster homes, she gives up on her old life, her old friends, and her faith in God. The only bright spot in Liv’s new life is her energetic and obnoxious foster-sister, Riley. When Riley convinces her to come to the rooftop party to view Icarus, the up-coming solar flare, Liv meets Zander. For the first time in months her troubles take a back seat...that is until what should have been a small flare, erupts into a full blown solar storm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">But, something sinister awaits them in the dark—and it’s undeniably connected to Liv. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">Will Liv be able to keep her promise and reunite with her brother? Will her brave determination be enough to save them all from a rogue government, a terrifying virus, and the things that go bump in the night? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal; text-align: center;">…Or was Icarus, indeed, the KILLSHOT.</span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></div>
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I expect Liv and her friends go on a huge adventure to save the world and brother and fall in love on the way. I have never had the chance to read a dystopian with a solar storm so I was pretty anxious to get started reading. Immediately I was sucked into Liv's story.</div>
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Right away I was intrigued by Liv's life. All she wants is to fulfill her promise to her brother and you have to admire that in a character. She has an amazing amount of determination and bravery. In the beginning I was a bit confused about Liv. She seems extremely shy as she lives the life of a wall flower, then BAM solar storm, her personality switches from invisible to the leader of a ragtag group of teenage survivors. The character development of every person is so easy to follow and love. I began to really enjoy the banter between Falisha and Jake, the budding romance between Zander and Liv, the light Riley brings into the dark situation, and the 3-legged furry friend the group adopts. The story seemed less like a mission to save the world and more like how to survive in such a dire situation. The author was not afraid to describe some of the horrible details of death from Icarus. I got goosebumps because I felt like I was there, seeing what Liv is seeing. I could not imagine being as put together as Liv is after seeing people get burned alive, attacked, and seeing the hideous creatures evolving from the storm. Part of the side effects of the storm is a virus that affects certain people and gives paranormal like abilities. Even with this, the story was very realistic. If Icarus were to actually happen I imagine it would be just like this author wrote. Many nights after reading this I had vivid dreams of Killshot. This novel is more than just your average dystopian. It utilizes details and setting so well. My imagination became a beautiful mess survival and fire. Sometimes I felt thirsty like the dehydrated characters, and I felt the need to get my own water. Killshot could be a great movie in real life just as it was in my head.</div>
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Killshot is a very original dystopian. I recommend it if you enjoy novels such as Maze Runner, The Hunger Games, etc... If you love a good survival story from any type of apocalypse, then give Killshot a chance. You won't regret it.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To help celebrate the release of her newest Romance, bestselling author, Melissa Foster, has created a fun <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/melissafosterfans"><u>Street Team</u></a> for readers of her books and lovers of the Romance genre. As part of this launch, she will be giving away lots of prizes—and I mean lots. From chocolate gift baskets to autographed books to super swag, she will be giving away more than 20 prizes, and as many as 520!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If the Street Team reaches 500 members by Monday, December 22, every single member will score an Advance Review Copy of her upcoming novel, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Seaside-Secrets-Love-Bloom-Contemporary-ebook/dp/B00QQRINYG/ref=la_B002LTT7U2_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418599019&sr=1-3"><i>Seaside Secrets</i></a>. That means that you can enjoy the newly released <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Seaside-Sunsets-Love-Bloom-Contemporary-ebook/dp/B00PCWBIIE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418598979&sr=8-1&keywords=foster+seaside+sunsets&pebp=1418598984429"><i>Seaside Sunsets</i></a> and then immediately read the next installment in the series. Pretty cool, huh?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not in the mood to join the team? Not a problem! You can still <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MelissaFosterAuthor/app_228910107186452"><u>enter the Rafflecopter contest</u></a> for your chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card and autographed book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you LOVE Melissa Foster’s hunky heroes and smart, sexy heroines? Want to tell others about her books and help spread the word while gaining exclusive peeks at upcoming releases? Join Melissa’s Street Team, and become one of her most trusted fans!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For the first time since developing the second largest search engine in the world, billionaire Jamie Reed is taking the summer off. He plans to work from the Cape and spend time with his elderly grandmother--and falling in love is not in his plans. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 0.2in;">From the moment Jamie and Jessica meet, the attraction is white-hot. Once-overly-focused Jamie can think of little else than sensual, smart, and alluring Jessica, and Jessica discovers a side of herself she never knew existed. But when Jamie's business encounters trouble and his attorney and best friend intervenes, he proves that the blond beauty is too distracting for Jamie. To make matters worse, it appears that Jessica might not be who she says she is, turning Jamie's life--and his heart--upside down. In a world where personal information is always one click away, Jamie must decide if he should trust his heart or watch the woman he loves walk away</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Title: Heart</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Author: Nicola Hudson</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 14.25pt;">As well as being a writer, I love reading and reading about reading. My taste goes from Shakespeare to John Green...and much of what lies between! Dickens, check. Austen, check. Atwood, check.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;">The year is AE3, 3 years after the Event. Within the walls of Meritropolis, 50,000 inhabitants live in fear, ruled by the brutal System that assigns each citizen a merit score that dictates whether they live or die. Those with the highest scores thrive, while those with the lowest are subject to the most unforgiving punishment--to be thrust outside the city gates, thrown to the terrifying hybrid creatures that exist beyond.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;">But for one High Score, conforming to the System just isn't an option. Seventeen-year-old Charley has a brother to avenge. And nothing--not even a totalitarian military or dangerous science--is going to stop him.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; text-align: left;">Where humankind has pushed nature and morals to the extreme, Charley is amongst the chosen few tasked with exploring the boundaries, forcing him to look deep into his very being to discern right from wrong. But as he and his friends learn more about the frightening forces that threaten destruction both without and within the gates, Meritropolis reveals complexities they couldn't possibly have bargained for...</span></span></div>
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Dystopian novels are by far my favorite to read, Meritropolis sat perfectly on the top of my TBR pile, and I knew without a doubt that Meritropolis would be one of the greatest page turners that I have read this year.</div>
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First off, my favorite part of the series is the character development. Every character has their own unique voice and you can hear it perfectly in your head. Charley has one of the highest scores but he is far from perfect. Joel points out many times in the book where Charley's anger gets the best of him, but somehow it makes his score go up. Just from this you can assume that the scoring process that is supposed to tell how much you can provide to society is flawed. To me, it looks like the scoring is based on what type of leader or soldier you can be. Orson, the leader of Meritropolis, is that enemy that everyone loves to hate. The further I got into the book the more I felt for Orson and the more I hated him. Its a complicated feeling. Sven, Charley's best friend, begins the story a light-hearted, care-free kind of guy. Then, he becomes a little bit...creepy. Charley makes many new friends and creates a group of ragtag low and high scores all set on destroying Orson and his system. Little do they know that someone even scarier than Orson will be the end of Meritropolis. Even though Meritopolis is filled with action and adventure, there is also a little bit of a romance between Charley and his new friend Sandy. I agree that Meritropolis is comparable to The Hunger Games. I can picture Meritropolis being a movie just like the latest great dystopians Maze Runner, Ender's Game, and The Hunger Games.<br />
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2014 is coming to an end. So, I can say for certain that Meritropolis is in my top 10 for best reads of 2014. It has the ending that leaves you sitting there desperately searching for the release of next installment in the series.<br />
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When I read the summary and began the book I was immediately absorbed into the culture of the island of Skylge. This novel is the first of it's kind. I read a lot of paranormal romance but none with sirens or so many mixes of cultures. I was very excited to get started reading.</div>
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Sound of Sirens is a very interesting mix of modern lifestyles and traditional lifestyles. Enna, a Skylger, lives with her dad and brother without electricity because the Currents made it forbidden to Skylgers. When Enna's brother returns home he brings her a LP, but Enna only has a phonograph that cannot play it. Lucky for her Enna meets a very handsome, very Current Royce who will share his electric machine so they can listen to it together. Very quickly this sharing relationship turns into something more. The old battle between Currents and Skylgers makes their relationship forbidden. Sound of Sirens feels very magical and lyrical. It is the kind of novel that inspires you to search for more afterwards. The LP by Jyoti Verhoeff holds significance and I couldn't help but play the music while reading. I felt like I was by myself listening to the eerie songs of the sirens floating on a beautiful cloud of words. I tend to go out of my way to search for novels that are very different from the usual paranormal romance, I admit I might be a bit tired of vampires, werewolves, witches, etc, but I really want to know more about sirens. The ending left me a bit unsatisfied. I felt like Enna could be too forgiving. I wanted her to be more angry than sad, but I understand that Enna suffers from the loss of her mother and the problems of being a Skylger. I hope the second in the series gives me more information about the history between Currents and Skylgers. I felt like Jen Minkman was just barely touching the surface. I love the romance with Enna and Royce and I love the music influence but I need more information of the cultures and their views on the Sirens.<br />
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If you are like me searching for a paranormal romance a little different from what you are used to then, I strongly recommend Sound of Sirens. If you are the kind of reader that is transported into another life, and likes the traditional battle between two cultures then, this is it.<br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Joel Ohman is the author of Meritropolis--"The Hunger Games meets The Village with a young Jack Reacher as a protagonist". He lives in Tampa, FL with his wife Angela and their three kids. His writing companion is Caesar, a slightly overweight Bull Mastiff who loves to eat the tops off of strawberries.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Who or what was your inspiration to write about post-apocalyptic, dystopian sci-fi?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've read a lot in this genre, so I would say it’s a mix of a lot of different things. I really just wanted to explore this question of, "What gives a person worth?" Is it their usefulness to society? Is it because someone loves them? Is it because of how they look? Is it because of their health or ability? As a Christian, I believe that all people have worth, because they are made in the image of God. I wanted to explore some different takes on this question. I think that the post-apocalyptic/dystopian/sci-fi genre was the best vehicle to tackle some of those deep philosophical questions in a fun and interesting way.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Why do you write? Is it for fun, or because you have something you need to say in your writing?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some writers are loath to say their writing has a message, because maybe they think doing so diminishes their art (not true, in my opinion), but I think that everyone has a message in their writing, even if they aren't as consciously focused on it—and that's a good thing. My message is in my epigraph: "Because everyone matters - Psalm 139".</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Why the title Meritropolis?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted a short one word title that was a clever—or at least semi-clever—play on two different words. I like "Meritropolis" because it combines "Merit" and "Metropolis," two words that are great for describing a city where each resident's worth is measured by a score given to them.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In Meritropolis how were the animal combinations decided upon? For example, I know you chose to write about a bion (bull-lion), as well as many other freaks of nature. So what I want to know is how did you decided which animals to meld together and why.</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have a big list of animal combinations that I came up with before I began writing the book, and I tried to work in as many as I could. Sometimes the only criteria was that I liked the way the name sounded. Look for many more in the following books!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Can you tells us about your characters and who/what inspired them?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am a big believer in John Truby’s approach to building a “character web”, because this deepens the relationships between characters and helps to make each of the characters more complex. Absent building a good character web, it can be all too easy to fall into the not-very-true-to-real-life good-person/bad-person false dichotomy where your protagonist devolves into this I-can-do-no-wrong character and your antagonist is just pure evil. I was very much aiming to show the imperfections and brokenness in each of the characters. My thinking as a Christian influences this to some degree, given that the Bible teaches that we are all essentially the same; we are all sinners—only God is perfect.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you have a favorite genre that you like to read?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I read pretty much everything! Fiction, non-fiction, you name it! I am of the opinion that, as an author, I can learn something from almost every kind of writing. Sometimes, it most definitely is a matter of learning what not to do—but, on the whole, I love to read a wide variety of writing styles, genres, etc.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are there any books that have inspired your own writing?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I read A LOT so there are many different things that have shaped my writing over the years, but I wouldn't say there was any particular book, or books, that I was consciously looking to for inspiration while writing Meritropolis. Looking back though I can definitely see different threads of influence in almost everything I have read over the years that contribute toward making Meritropolis what it is: the strong protagonist of Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series, the philosophical bent of C.S. Lewis’ fiction, the dystopian setting of Hugh Howey’s WOOL series, and many more.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are there any authors that have emerged in the last three years that have caught your interest?</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hugh Howey is an author that I really like that has caught my attention lately. I would highly recommend his WOOL series!</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By: Nicola Hudson</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">New Adult Contemporary</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Releasing November 28, 2014</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Neve believes Jake is the one. She is miles away from home, struggling to fit in at university and missing the people she loves. The only thing getting her through is the knowledge that Jake will be visiting for the weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jake believes he isn’t the one. His family and lifestyle mean he can’t give Neve what she deserves: so much more than him. He arrives for the weekend, knowing that he has to break her heart, along with his own.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><em>Sometimes we make decisions and have to live with the consequences.</em><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Each of them struggles to cope with the aftermath of the weekend. Each of them is unhappy. Each of them refuses to do something about it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sometimes it isn’t about a boy meeting a girl and falling in love; sometimes it is about what happens next.</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 14.25pt;">As well as being a writer, I love reading and reading about reading. My taste goes from Shakespeare to John Green...and much of what lies between! Dickens, check. Austen, check. Atwood, check.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Over Christmas 2012, I discovered the joy of new adult fiction and, inspired by Colleen Hoover and Tammara Webber, I decided to try my hand at writing my own NA novel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I love the friendliness of the Indie writer community and have been overwhelmed by the support of followers interested in my journey. Please feel free to monitor my publishing progress via my Facebook page, Twitter or blog :-)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My first novel, Curve, was released in October 2013. My second novel, Heart, is a standalone companion to Curve and will be released in November 2014.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When
I started to plan </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Heart</i></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">,
I knew I didn’t want to write about Neve and Jake falling in love.
That’s the easy part – dealing with the end of a relationship
is much more traumatic! This is where the tagline </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB"><i>sometimes
it doesn’t end with happy ever after </i></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span lang="en-GB">originated.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When
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I didn’t think that I would be writing a second novel, let alone
using some of the same characters. However, by the time </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Curve</i></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
was finished, I already had the title </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Heart</i></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
and knew it would be Neve’s story.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
didn’t really like Neve when I started to write her in </span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Curve</i></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;">!
But that changed as she supported Cass and I saw what a wonderful
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Like
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of my wonderful friends, who is also a beta reader, let me go with
her when she had a new tattoo. The scene where Neve gets her tattoo
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author event in Edinburgh. I asked every author I met for advice.
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life will be in danger. So I hide in plain sight, wearing drab
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I have been seen. And more terrifying still, I am wanted—by those
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<span style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gloria Craw grew up in the desert southwest, inspired every day by the wide skies and rich colors around her. After high school, she attended the University of Utah where she majored and got a degree in anthropology. These days, she lives in the ‘burbs’ just outside of Seattle, Washington where she is the shepherd of a husband, four daughters and a very hairy dog.</span></span></div>
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Shelby Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10575471470837348705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6147610580016002451.post-1957439604858537572014-11-22T19:29:00.002-06:002014-11-22T19:29:30.723-06:00Hanging Tree<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: start;">“Is it any wonder I became a bank robber?” </span><br style="line-height: normal; text-align: start;" /><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: start;">But she never dreamed she’d fall in love . . . </span></b><br style="line-height: normal; text-align: start;" /><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: start;">Wealthy high school student Robin McArthur thinks she has it all figured out when it comes to bilking her work-a-holic dad for guilt money as a substitute for his genuine affection. Until one day he suffers a stroke at his law office, and she learns the brutal truth— </span><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: start;">They’re broke. </span><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: start;">Her stepmom has skipped the country. </span><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: start;">And everyone from bankers to bookies has lined up in her dad’s hospital room to collect on the millions he’s racked up in debt. </span><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: start;">Panicked and desperate, Robin figures she has two choices: either surrender to the pestering caseworker and live in a skanky foster home, or take a chance and sneak her dad out of the hospital to make a run for it. Little does she know that stealing a car and hitting the road means that before the day is through, she will rob her first bank. </span><span style="line-height: normal; text-align: start;">Now an outlaw, Robin finds a backwoods trailer park to hide her dad from authorities where she encounters Creek, a bad-boy in crime who first steals her money and then steals her heart. The two of them embark on a round of increasingly dangerous heists to provide for their motley trailer park neighbors. But what Robin hadn’t counted on is the way these hardscrabble people begin to embrace her and become the first real family she’s ever known. And along the way, worldly-wise Creek teaches her how to develop a genuine relationship with her dad based on the hard truths of their lives instead of his past lies. As Robin and Creek’s criminal journey forces them to make gut-wrenching choices, they soon begin to discover that people are more precious than pocketbooks, and true love means opening your heart to the kinds of treasures money can’t buy.</span></span></div>
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I knew from the start that this series was gonna be very different from most young adult literature I usually read. It's something more original that today's usual paranormal romance, fantasy, or contemporary romance.</div>
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I would like to start by saying Robin in the Hood is a delicate balance between grieving of loss, of having your life flipped upside down and happiness of being part of a family and discovering who you really are. I spent a whole night changing between laughing and crying. Robin is very brave and hilarious. She reacts to her sudden life change humorously and begins to bond with her father. She challenges a stranger to robbing a place (she didn't technically steal the money), and then he steals her money and probably her heart. You can't help but laugh at that.<br />
Robin in the Hood is oddly spiritual. Granny Tinker, a very strange old lady, scares Robin at first but ultimately the old lady is who helps guide her on her journey through love and discovering herself. With the help of Granny's crystal ball and Creek's white feathers Robin finally learns who she really is and where she comes from.<br />
Robin in the Hood is a funny mix between Robin Hood and Bonnie & Clyde. The characters are all unique with their own distinct personalities. It's impossible not to bond with them. I would rob a bank for Robin and Creek's trailer park family too.<br />
I have some questions about some parts of the book though. Mostly, I really want to know more about Robin's father's journey to riches. How did he go from that trailer park to having Swiss bank accounts? The suspense of what happen to Robin's mother is killing me. How is Robin able to connect with her spiritually if she never met her? (Please don't be dead) How does Robin so easily accept these people when she started as a "rich bitch"? Robin's personality seems far from what I would expect of someone who has everything and then loses it all.<br />
It doesn't matter though because Robin is unique. Her voice is something I could read all day. I feel her fear, her curiosity, her grief, her joy, and her love/loyalty for her new family. What a magical ride this book has been.<br />
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This is a great read for someone looking for something a little different than your usual fantasy or romance. It's fun, unique, and you never suspect whats going to happen next.<br />
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That was probably my fastest google for the rest of series ever. There's 3! I really want to know if Robin finds her mom and if her and Creek's love prevails over money greed.<br />
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