tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51536513206889513582024-03-20T23:52:54.038-04:00Book Nerd Paradise"If you write it, nerds will come."Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153651320688951358.post-43155102597514457282018-04-04T21:50:00.000-04:002018-04-04T21:50:09.808-04:00Why I'm not going to "buy" another book for the rest of 2018<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yea, you read that right... but it's also a bit misleading. I've been doing some soul searching lately now that I'm getting closer to closing out my 20s and there have been some major changes in my life. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I bought my first home, and all the challenges that comes with it, about a year ago.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I got a big eye opener career-wise when my company was sold and for 6 months I wasn't sure if I'd have a job the next day. (Don't worry, I'm safe for now)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I quit my second, part time job after all but one of my student loans was paid off. (Yay, me!)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've been looking for ways to simplify my life, get outside more and learn how to live with less waste. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's number 4 that leads me to my decision on books. <b>In the past, I have literally spent hours looking for my next book to read. </b>Going through my different shelves on Goodreads, seeing what Amazon recommends to me, looking at what other bloggers are reading. Time wasted when I could have been reading.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It finally occurred to me that I have hundreds of books lying around my house, and sitting on my Kindle, waiting to be read. Even after cleaning up my Goodreads shelves I still have 65 books on my TBR list and another 40 books that I'm "currently reading," which doesn't even mean that I've actually started them. They're books that I currently own either in print or digital. <b>Some of those have been on my list for six years! </b>Then, there's the books I bought on impulse because they were on sale or in an email blast, and another 30 or so I've saved on my Amazon Kindle Unlimited list. That's just so many damn books. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So here's what I decided to do in 2018 to be less wasteful in my reading habits:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All my books will be chosen from either a book on my "currently reading" list or a book from my TBR list that can be borrowed through my library. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No more books will be added to my Goodreads TBR shelf. <b>*Gasp*</b> I know. Right now I only have one book that hasn't been released yet, when I used to have dozens. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will review as many of those books as I can so that authors will still get as much support as I can give them. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here's one thing I've found already: Decluttering those enormous lists has been a great stress reliever for me. It's keeping me more organized and my mind less fractured by trying to keep track of so many things. I have a calendar on my phone that tells me where I have to be every night of the week; it's hard to concentrate on all my life has to offer at the moment. I like to read when I don't have anywhere to be and reducing the number of books for me to sort through has been very cleansing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Your thoughts:</b> Let me know in the comments if you have the same problem of too many books to sort through and how you handle it. </span>Book Nerd Paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547770611134889359noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153651320688951358.post-51326998402050129932017-08-29T10:00:00.000-04:002017-09-19T12:09:56.569-04:00[Review & Giveaway] Krait's Redemption<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24614849-krait-s-redemption" target="_blank">Goodreads summary</a></span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With winter solstice fast approaching, Sora and her companions are running out of time. She must stop The Shade from awakening the Dark God, yet a powerful force has overtaken her Cat’s-Eye necklace, rendering the stone almost useless. To use the stone, Sora must learn to trust her instincts and embrace her own inner strength. She joins forces with unexpected allies, Lord Gracen Seabourne among them, to protect the City of Crowns. As the city dissolves into chaos, she finds herself barreling toward an epic battle that will decide the fate of mankind.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've been anxiously (and not so patiently) waiting for the release of <i style="font-weight: bold;">Krait's Redemption </i>for over two years now. As soon as I saw the official release date announced, I crossed my fingers hoping that I'd be asked to read and review the newest book by T.L. Shreffler. Just a few days later I got said email and my answer was something along the lines of, "YES! GIMME GIMME!" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Krait's Redemption </i>picks up right where the previous book left off. So if it's been a while since you've read <i style="font-weight: bold;">Ferran's Map</i>, I'd recommend going back and giving yourself a refresher. Sora is still fighting off the effects of the poison she was infected with by one of the Shade assassins, Ferran and Caprion are trying to figure out how to read <i>The Book of the Named</i>, and everyone else is trying to do their part to figure out how to stop the Cerastes before it's too late. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The fifth book in the Cat's Eye Chronicles starts right off with a bang and doesn't stop. It's fast paced and has a quickly developing plot. There is so much going on and each of the many characters have their own part to play in the story. The point of view changes a lot, but in a good way. There are so many strings to the spider web that is the plot that's it's necessary to see what each spider is doing and thinking. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For those of you who are wondering about Sora and Crash, don't worry, their relationship continues to develop. Although, I was a tad disappointed I had to wait so long in the book for them to finally interact after everything that had happened in the previous book. Overall, I think Sora and Crash will be my favorite relationship of all time. It's just done so beautifully. After reading <i style="font-weight: bold;">Krait's Redemption </i>I'm definitely going to go back to the beginning so I can watch it happen all over again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In <b><i>Krait's Redemption</i></b> we also get a few answers that I know some people have had since book one. Such as, who hired Crash to kill Lord Fallcrest, Sora's stepfather?</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> And so the plot thickens. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As always, 5 stars of awesome for Ms. Shreffler and <b><i>Krait's Redemption</i></b>. The writing is superb, and I don't use that word often. The characters are well developed and complex and the story line is intense and moves quickly. This is definitely a book you'll need to clear your whole afternoon for because you won't be able to put it down. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you have yet to get into the Cat's Eye Chronicles, I highly recommend it. You can read my review of the first four books here:<b><i> <a href="http://booknerdparadise.blogspot.com/2012/11/cats-eye-series-by-tl-shreffler.html" target="_blank">Sora's Quest</a>, <a href="http://booknerdparadise.blogspot.com/2012/11/cats-eye-series-by-tl-shreffler.html" target="_blank">Viper's Creed</a>, <a href="http://booknerdparadise.blogspot.com/2013/09/review-volcrians-hunt.html" target="_blank">Volcrian's Hunt</a>,</i></b> and <b><i><a href="http://booknerdparadise.blogspot.com/2015/01/review-ferrans-map.html" target="_blank">Ferran's Map</a></i></b>. Check out the except below for a sneak peek!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">T. L. Shreffler is a noblewoman living in the sunny acres of San Fernando Valley, California. She enjoys frolicking through meadows, sipping iced tea, exploring the unknown reaches of her homeland and unearthing rare artifacts in thrift stores. She holds a Bachelors in Eloquence (English) and writes YA Fantasy, Paranormal Romance and poetry. She has previously been published in Eclipse: A Literary Anthology and The Northridge Review.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b>Prologue</b></span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Crash watched the bonfires in the distance.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Each day, more devotees swelled the Shade’s ranks. Shadow portals transported them from cities, from fields and mountains—from anywhere—to this forsaken desert. Nameless warriors pooled beneath a red plateau that towered in the twilight, blocking the moon.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">An army of the lost, Crash thought. Their burning pyres beckoned to him like lighthouses on a foreign shore. But he had left those fires behind, walking miles into the flat desert to sit among the sand.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The Shade’s encampment might be in the Desert of Ester, but he wasn’t sure. His sense of certainty had fled long ago. He wondered at this unprecedented gathering. He wondered at the royal city’s evacuation, so close to winter solstice night.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">He watched the fires glint against the darkness. He watched, and sat, and pondered. At first, Cerastes’ army had puzzled him. He didn’t know why a Grandmaster, typically a solitary figure concerned with martial discipline and meditation, would want to gather so many numbers. But now, as Crash became more firmly entrenched in the Shade’s activities, he knew what they were about. He had thought Cerastes meant to wage war against the human kingdom, but he was wrong.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Cerastes wanted the Hive.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Crash had realized the Grandmaster’s ambition when the assassin Cobra had issued his last dying words. It had all become suddenly, perfectly clear. Stop him. Cobra’s death had returned the arrow to Crash’s compass, and perhaps for the first time, he knew true north. He knew what he had to do.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">He stood and walked away from the crimson fires on the horizon, behind an outcropping of rocks. There, he emptied a bag onto the ground. Ingredients for his spell, including a sheaf of yellowed parchment and fresh salamander ink, fell to the sand. He wrote the spell, then built a small fire out of venomgrass and willow bark. He drew symbols in the sand, and the flames turned indigo blue. Then he burned the paper with its written message. A wandering wind brushed the top of the dunes, carrying wafts of sand and smoke up to the stars.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">He doused the fire when he was finished. Then, his black hood pulled low over his face, he sat on his heels to wait.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Redemption. A returning, a renewal. Would the Hive help him now, or would they hold him to his trespasses? Someone must answer, he thought. Someone must answer his call, his message burned on the wind, and someone must answer for his Grandmaster’s mistakes.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">He thought back to Sora and the rest of his companions in the City of Crowns, and he felt ashamed. Under the influence of Cerastes’ power, he had wavered. His demon had sensed his Grandmaster’s dark aura, had sensed a home, and for a while, he had lost himself. But Sora’s touch—more than that, her words, her spirit—had brought him back.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">He couldn’t fight Cerastes alone. He couldn’t trust his darker half to resist the Shade’s pull, because he, too, was a discarded outcast of the Hive. His Grandmaster’s demonic presence was irresistible, drawing close all those scattered savants with nowhere to belong. Crash had felt his own will tremble. Even now, he couldn’t quite steady his hands. He couldn’t show Sora his weakness. More importantly, he couldn’t show it to his own kind.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Someone had to do the right thing. The right thing, he thought ironically. Someone had to warn the Hive. Anyone who can read the Wind can read this message, he thought. He only hoped Cerastes was too distracted to see it.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Hours passed as he waited. The silence of the desert stretched, as spacious and echoing as a tomb. The stars and moon circled overhead, trailing across the heavens. He found the constellation of Kaelyn the Wanderer and asked, begrudgingly, for luck. Then his eyes picked out other celestial formations known to his race. He recounted their stories in his head: Sibilant, the assassin so stealthy and quiet, she could walk between this realm and the world of ghosts; Dartmouth, who replaced his teeth with knives; Marrow, so cunning he outsmarted the gods and stole the Dark God’s weapons in eons past. Crash found it ironic that, despite all that had transpired, a story could still lend him courage. And each star was a story, a light in the dark, a dream in the abyss.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The wind picked up without warning. A whirl of sand twisted up from the ground, building, growing. Then a figure stepped from the dust.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Crash stood up. He didn’t know what to expect.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The sand settled. A woman dressed in black stood before him. She was insidiously tall. Her hair fell in plaited rows down her back. He noted the chakrams at her belt: circular blades that could remove a man’s head with a single powerful throw. Her eyes glowed the shocking green of aloe.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Memory stirred, and he recognized her. He searched for her name. It came to him.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">“Grandmaster Natrix,” he bowed.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">“Viper,” she returned, and waited for him to straighten. “I have listened long for word of my brother. Tell me, what has Cerastes done?”</span></span><br />
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Book Nerd Paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547770611134889359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153651320688951358.post-42263591216309367462017-04-13T09:13:00.001-04:002017-04-13T09:13:52.090-04:00[Review & Giveaway] True Born<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">L.E. Sterling</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Publish date:</b> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">May 3, 2016</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Genre:</b> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> YA Fantasy/Science Fiction</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Rating:</b> 4/5</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Welcome to Dominion City. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">After the great Plague descended, the world population was decimated…and their genetics damaged beyond repair.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The Lasters wait hopelessly for their genes to self-destruct. The Splicers pay for expensive treatments that might prolong their life. The plague-resistant True Borns are as mysterious as they are feared…</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And then there’s Lucy Fox and her identical twin sister, Margot. After endless tests, no one wants to reveal <i>what</i>
they are. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When Margot disappears, a desperate Lucy has no choice but to put her
faith in the True Borns, led by the charismatic Nolan Storm and the
beautiful but deadly Jared Price. As Lucy and the True Borns set out to
rescue her sister, they stumble upon a vast conspiracy stretching from
Dominion’s street preachers to shady Russian tycoons. But why target the
Fox sisters? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As they say in Dominion, <i>it’s in the blood.</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My fir<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">st thought about <i><b>True Born</b></i></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">was t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hat it's hard to classi<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">fy. I<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">s it a fantasy? It is a dystopian? Is it science fiction? I<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">n truth, it's all of these things. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was plea<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">sant<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ly surprised to fin<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">d <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">most of <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">my</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">favorite elements r<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">o<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">lled u<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">p <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">together in the book. Like a beaut<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ifully bake<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">d cake with buttercream fr<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">osting. It was a <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">delicious treat. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>True Born </b></i>is written mostly from Lu<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">cy's perspective<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. Lucy and her twin<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, Margot, have <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">that </span> special conn<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ection <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">you hear twins talk about <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">sometimes. But the<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">irs is ramped up on steroids. Lucy c<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">an phys<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ically feel what <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">is happening to Margot<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. S<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">o, when Margot disappears it doesn't take long for Lucy to <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">feel it, and she takes off trying to fin<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">d her. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">That's where Jared and <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Storm </span>enter<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> into Lucy's life and things start to change. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lucy has more questions than answers throughout the ent<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ire book<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, and we learn some things right along with her b<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ut there's still a lot left in the dark to keep me coming back for more. What <i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">exactly </span></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">are Lucy and Margot? That's the question of the hour. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Overall, this book was a very nice read<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. I enjoyed L<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ucy's character a <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">lot and <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Storm and his cre<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">w are p<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">retty bad ass. I found Lucy to be very r<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">elatable. She's been kept in the dark <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and she's finally seeking some answers. But the entire time she's <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">scar<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ed of letting down her family and what this whole things means for her and Margot. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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It get 4 st<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ars and a thu<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">mbs up from me<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, so make sure you check it out. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">About L.E. Sterling</span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was a voracious devotee of sci-fi and fantasy novels all through my
childhood, so I suppose it doesn’t come as much of a shock that I’ve
returned to the genre with a vengeance.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For a while I turned my
back on the genre in favour of ‘high-brow’ literary texts. Ironically,
it was my doctoral degree that saw me circling back. There’s something
about the way postmodern literature plays with the arcane that had me
utterly fascinated, and it wasn’t long until I fell headlong back into
my old ways and haven’t looked back since.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My first novel, which
isn’t in the Urban Fantasy or Fantasy genres, isn’t high literature,
mind you, even if it tangles with some serious statements about politics
and the way our western world runs. My editor described it as something
between Charles Dickens and <i>The Catcher in the Rye</i>: Serious Fun, in
other words.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My second novel, <i>Pluto’s Gate</i>, is where I’ve come
home to myself: it’s a contemporary retelling of the
Demeter-Persephone-Pluto story from Greek mythology. Folded into the mix
is a Shaman-in-training, a magical book, Underworld Gods, a world
covered in ice, a three-headed dog, and one lousy ex-boyfriend.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But
I’ll tell you this much: I believe in the power of words and stories to
transform our inner worlds. Whether the characters be vampires or
vagabonds, a good narrative sucker punches so-called reality anyhow.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Author:</b> Rebecca Rode</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Dominion Rising Title:</b> Flicker</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ember is a gypsy on planet Earth. All she wants is to pay off her father’s medical bills and avoiding a forced marriage. Getting kidnapped and sold to the empire wasn’t exactly the plan.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Author: </b>Melanie Karsak</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Title:</b> Curiouser and Curiouser</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My novel is a steampunk retelling of Alice in Wonderland. In my novel, Alice is an ex-thief who is trying to escape her former life in London’s seedy criminal underbelly. Unfortunately, when the Hatter gets himself in trouble, Alice is pulled back exactly where she doesn’t want to be—working a job for the Queen of Hearts with a man she despises so much that she might still love him.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Author:</b> Tom Shutt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Title</b>: Iron Tamer</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mal is a young, cursed boy who grows up in the isolated mountain town of Pointe, which has been disconnected from the rest of the Empire for at least a generation. When he accidentally gets the local “police” force, the Brigade, nearly killed by a raging forest spirit, Mal is forced to take the Walk—a one-way ticket to death in the caved-in mine shaft that once connected Pointe to civilization.
He makes it out alive, though, and soon discovers that he has an incredible gift—the ability to manipulate metals. And at the behest of an unlikely new friend, he starts on a journey to become an iron tamer.
Mal is a spirited, kind, and sometimes overly trusting young man who wears his heart on his sleeve and more than once gets the wool pulled over his eyes, but his dedication to his friends and belief in himself sees him through many dangers.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Authors:</b> Erin St Pierre and Gwynn White</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Title:</b> Reign of Bones and Embers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A young woman with something to prove, freedom to fight for, and a whole lot of sass.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Author</b>: Daniel Arthur Smith</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Abernathy “Abby” Squire is an Indiana Jones turned detective. He’s forever young, due to anti-aging technology common in the future. But his youth is only aesthetic. Over the centuries he’s been a university professor, an agent for the Homeland, and most recently a proprietor. He’s uncomfortable with his role in the Plane Wars and is reluctant when called back to help with a case because many aspects remind him of his past.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Author:</b> Tony Bertauski</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Title: </b>The Waking of Grey Grimm</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There are three protagonists in The Waking of Grey Grimm. Figuring out who they are and where they are is the story arc. Each of them is in search of something deeper in life and the relationships that bind them together. In the end, they discover that reality is not confined by our five senses.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Author:</b> Samuel Peralta</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Title:</b> “Labyrinth of Steel”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The protagonist of any of my stories is you.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Author:</b> Erin Hayes</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Title:</b> Touching Infinity</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Clementine is a cyborg, more machine than human, but she’s dealing with an identity crisis of where she fits in. She’s a master hacker, the leader of her space pirate crew. She doesn’t have many scruples, but she’ll put her life on the line to save her crew.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Author: </b>Anthea Sharp</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Title:</b> Star Compass</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Diana Smythe is an orphan, a pickpocket… and a mathematical genius. My novel, Star Compass, follows her journey from the gutter to the stars and is set in a Victorian Spacepunk universe, where an eternally cloned Queen Victoria has ruled for centuries and the British Empire spans the galaxy.</span></blockquote>
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Book Nerd Paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547770611134889359noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153651320688951358.post-70188633658176655862017-04-03T11:59:00.000-04:002017-04-03T11:59:30.068-04:00[Review] Justice Calling<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">By Annie Bellet</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Publish Date:</b> July 23, 2014</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Genre:</b> Urban Fantasy</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Rating:</b> 3/5</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Gamer. Nerd. Sorceress. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jade
Crow lives a quiet life running her comic book and game store in Wylde,
Idaho. After twenty-five years fleeing from a powerful sorcerer who
wants to eat her heart and take her powers, quiet suits her just fine.
Surrounded by friends who are even less human than she is, Jade figures
she’s finally safe. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As long as she doesn’t use her magic. </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When
dark powers threaten her friends’ lives, a sexy shape-shifter enforcer
shows up. He’s the shifter world’s judge, jury, and executioner rolled
into one, and he thinks Jade is to blame. To clear her name, save her
friends, and stop the villain, she’ll have to use her wits… and her
sorceress powers. </span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i><b>Justice Calling</b></i> is a
fast-paced read with an episodic feel that I hope continues into the
rest of the series. There’s an overarching story line that appears as
though it will carry on in the following books, but there was also a
satisfying conclusion to book one. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The story gets straight to
the action, introducing us to Jade Crow, a more-than-she-appears
supernatural being trying to blend in with the animal shifters and other
supernatural beings who live in the small town where she runs a comic
and gaming store. Jade is strong, independent and keeping a secret. At
least, she is until a shifter named Alek comes to town and figures out
who and what she really is. The dynamic between Jade and Alek is
immediate and I enjoyed their interactions, though I would have liked
their relationship to spend more time in the ‘getting to know you’
phase.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The world building is subtle, but effective. The
explanations of the shifter hierarchy and the supernatural groups is
done through casual conversation rather than lengthy explanations. I got
the impression that I knew enough for the current story, but that there
would be more revealed as time went on.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A particularly
interesting aspect of this series is the role played by gaming culture.
These references made throughout the story add an extra element of
interest that also gives the secondary characters a common starting
point for coming together. There’s also something about outsiders like
shifters finding solace in gaming that resonates.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Though
classified as urban fantasy, <i><b>Justice Calling </b></i>will also appeal to readers
of paranormal mystery. The use of profanity, while generally employed
to lighten the mood, makes this a series for readers of NA rather than
YA fiction. This isn’t a lengthy read, making it ideal for quick reading
in one or two sittings. It’s the perfect story to get you through a
long commute or a quiet weekend afternoon.</span></span><br />
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Book Nerd Paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547770611134889359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153651320688951358.post-52561503845172292362017-03-14T09:28:00.001-04:002017-03-14T11:36:21.530-04:00[Blog Hop & Giveaway] Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Whi<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">le I'm not th<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e least bit Irish, there's always been something about St. Patrick<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'s day that I love. It's a fun holiday where peo<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ple just set out to have a good time, and the Irish pride is something to behold.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> You get to meet <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">so many new people and corn beef <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and hash is the best. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wi<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">thout f<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">urther a<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">do, here are two series with Irish theme's <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and settings that I highly recommend. </span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One girl's nightmare is this girl's faery tale</span></span></b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She's a stunner.</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Edinburgh, 1844. Eighteen-year-old Lady Aileana Kameron, the only daughter of the Marquess of Douglas, has everything a girl could dream of: brains, charm, wealth, a title—and drop-dead beauty.</span></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She's a liar.</span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But Aileana only looks the part of an aristocratic young lady. she's leading a double life: She has a rare ability to sense the sìthíchean—the faery race obsessed with slaughtering humans—and, with the aid of a mysterious mentor, has spent the year since her mother died learning how to kill them.</span></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She's a murderer.</span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now Aileana is dedicated to slaying the fae before they take innocent lives. With her knack for inventing ingenious tools and weapons—from flying machines to detonators to lightning pistols—ruthless Aileana has one goal: Destroy the faery who destroyed her mother.</span></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She's a Falconer.</span></span></i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The last in a line of female warriors born with a gift for hunting and killing the fae, Aileana is the sole hope of preventing a powerful faery population from massacring all of humanity. Suddenly, her quest is a lot more complicated. She still longs to avenge her mother's murder—but she'll have to save the world first.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14558814.C_M_McCoy">C.M. McCoy</a><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Release Date:</b> December 19th 2015</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hailey Hartley has just enrolled in the world's premier supernatural university. It's a school she's never heard of, located in a town called The Middle of Nowhere, and run by a creature that's not supposed to exist. But at least she got a scholarship...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">CM McCoy has one pointed ear, a 70-pound puppy from Hell, and a very active imagination. She’s well aware nobody can say or spell her real last name, hence the pen name. You can call her Colleen. She’s the PR manager for Inklings Literary Agency. When she’s not chatting with her imaginary friends, she’s interviewing with PEOPLE Magazine, ABC’s 20/20, the local morning news show, or INSIDE EDITION, where she promotes writing for mental and emotional health. She also mentors pre-published authors through workshops and contests. Though she holds a BS in both Chemical Engineering and German, she's far happier writing near misses and awkward kisses. Some of her off-the-wall talents include speaking in 10-codes (which she learned working with Alaska State Troopers), flying helicopters, and Irish dance.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">They might show you the dimly lit room
or the hard, uninviting chairs—stark reminders that you have no power here.
They may depict the lonesome table separating you from the elderly agent with
the stone-grey eyes. But those cop shows never depict what a chilly affair an
FBI interrogation truly is. If their aim is to make this process as
intimidating as possible—it’s working.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fingertips far colder than the skin exposed by my red tank top. Brilliant move,
Fern. Wear a scarf, but forget your jacket. Stifling a shudder, I try to meet
the sharp gaze of Agent Barstow standing rigidly across from me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“I don’t know where you’re from, miss
Johnson—but in LA, state-of-the-art buildings don’t just crumble.” His voice is
gravelly, matching the jagged lines of his dark skin and weathered face. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Federal buildings, no less. There one minute and the next…destroyed.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">His tone chills me even more, and I tug
nervously on my scarf. His arms slowly unwind from his chest as he takes a
deliberate two steps toward me. “We’ve had everyone on the disaster—CIA, local
police, firemen…heck, we even called NASA. No one can find a plausible reason
why a skyscraper, in excellent repair, would collapse like that. No one, that
is, except you.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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he leans down, palms flat on the table, so close I can make out the creases on
his dark suit. “You warned us of an attack in that area two weeks ago. How did
you know?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lowers, dark fists tightening on the edge of the table. “Are you involved with
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I almost laugh at his words, at how they
couldn’t be farther from the truth. I’m here to save LA, not destroy it. To
save everyone. And I don’t have much time—none of us do. If I can’t gain this
man’s trust, a shattered building is nothing compared to what will come next.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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beneath my legs as I glimpse a pair of lucid blue eyes over the agent’s
shoulder. They shouldn’t be there—and I know not to stare. But those eyes that
only I can see are the reason I warned the FBI in the first place. Their owner
the reason I’m even sitting in this room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the FBI, no less. Be careful here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and steady. I hope they’re convincing—they have to be convincing. “I knew about
the incident, Agent Barstow, because my friend warned me.” Throat suddenly dry,
I look away. “My imaginary friend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Able to relate with characters dropped suddenly into a unique new world, she
quickly fell in love with the speculative genre and was soon penning stories
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Mount Hermon <i>Most Promising Teen Writer
Award </i>in 2015. You can find her on Facebook as Kara Swanson, Author, or
attempting to be artistic over on Instagram (@karaswanson_author). When she’s
not creating new stories and placing characters in peril, she’s probably
binge-watching Marvel movies, playing with her huskies, reading till two in the
morning or experimenting with a dairy-free mocha Frappuccino (skills, I’m
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Liora Day, half-human, half mess-with-her-and-you’ll-die Damaclan, had been thrown onto a rough path at a very early age. But when she is broken out of a cage by Devren, the young captain of the SS Kratos, she is shown that perhaps humanity does have a heart. The Kratos is set on a mission to rescue fallen surveyors from the Revolutionaries, and Liora is given the choice to follow her Damaclan instincts, or trust Devren’s dark eyes and captivating smile that promise an adventure unlike any she has ever experienced.</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="color: #222222;" /><div style="text-align: center;">
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Cheree Alsop is an award-winning, best-selling author who has published over 30 books, including two series through Stonehouse Ink. She is the mother of a beautiful, talented daughter and amazing twin sons who fill every day with joy and laughter. She is married to her best friend, Michael, the light of her life and her soulmate who shares her dreams and inspires her by reading the first drafts and giving much appreciated critiques. Cheree is a fulltime author and mother, which is more play than work! She enjoys reading, traveling to tropical beaches, spending time with her children, and going on family adventures while planning her next book. Cheree and Michael live in Utah where they rock out, enjoy the outdoors, plan great quests, and never stop dreaming. You can find Cheree's other books at www.chereealsop.com</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />Liora twisted the bent end inward until she felt the teeth slide free. She slipped the bar from the handcuff and let it fall off her wrist. In two more seconds, the other cuff was on the floor.<br /><br />The lock of her cage proved to be more difficult. Luckily, Liora had the two pieces of the tweezers to work with. She bent the second one to match the angle of the first. Following the same steps the apprentice had done so many times, Liora pushed the bent end of the first piece into the lock opposite the pins. She turned it slowly upward until it was in tension.<br /><br />Inserting the second piece, Liora raked it slowly along the pins. The small metal on metal sound set Liora’s nerves on end. If Malivian found out what she was doing, she would be tortured again. The voice in the back of her mind whispered that perhaps she wouldn’t survive a second round.<br /><br />A subtle, metallic click sounded. Liora’s heart jumped. She pushed at the bars. Her breath caught in her throat when the door swung outward. Liora stepped onto the cold floor and stumbled lightheadedly. She caught herself on the next cage, pushed upright, and ran down the hall.<br /><br />The alarm sounded when she hit the button for the hatch to open. As soon as the gap was wide enough, Liora jumped out. Her feet, then her knees, hit the deck of Gaulded Zero Twenty-One. She shoved up to her feet once more and ran past the other starships.<br /><br />Even at the late hour, the Gaulded’s landing deck was filled with activity. It appeared the Kratos and Kirkos weren’t the only ships who had been attacked. Blow torches, plasma cutters, and blazers filled the contained air inside the Gaulded’s hold with the acrid scent of metal. The sound of mallets and hand saws sounded from every corner.<br /><br />Crew members of the ships Liora passed turned to watch her go. She felt conspicuous and alone as she darted between space crafts and around repair gear. A giant pallet of artillery swung over her head. Liora ducked and made her way along the stripped hull of a Copper Crow painted to look like an iridescent fish. The name Space Poseidon glowed near the hatch.<br /><br />Liora ran around the corner and slammed into Devren.<br /><br />“I was about to come looking for you—” he began.<br /><br />Tariq cut him off. “Dev, her face.”<br /><br />Devren gently pushed her back so he could see her better. Liora dropped her gaze at his gentle probing.<br /><br />“Malivian did this to you?” he asked.<br /><br />The anger in his voice made Liora look up. Devren appeared ready to kill someone.<br /><br />“Calm down,” Tariq told him. “Let’s get her to the ship. It’s the only place we’ll have leverage.”<br /><br />Devren put a protective arm around Liora. Tariq walked behind them like a bodyguard. Liora felt as though she had entered some different reality. Somehow, even with the thought of Malivian coming after her, she felt safe between the two humans who had entered her life by accident.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today, I'd like to introduce Amanda as a new contributor here at Book Nerd Paradise. She has so kindly volunteered to write reviews for the blog, and together we're going to be able to bring you even more awesome authors to check out! So, get your scroll on an check out her first review below.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Genre:</b> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Urban Fantasy</span></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Some people attract stray cats. With Mattie Blackman, it's demons. At
work, in her car, even at the foot of her bed. And with the FBI on the
hunt for a rogue demon master, she's desperate to get rid of them.
Thwarted at every turn to solve her problem through legitimate channels,
she turns to Shore Haven's sexy mage for the answer: a fate she refuses
to accept. <br /><br />But as the serial killer's victims pile up, Mattie
realizes there's only one way to stop a demon master. To save her
friends and the people she loves, Mattie must choose between her life
and her destiny.</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I really like a story that starts in the middle of things, and Destiny
Blues definitely delivers. The first chapter introduces us to Mattie
Blackburn and we learn three things about her right off the bat: She’s
single, she likes to follow the rules, and she’s just figured out she’s
attracting demons.<br /><br />While Mattie doesn’t like to step outside the
law, her demons (or pre-demons, as they aren’t fully developed) have
other ideas. Their presence causes Mattie a huge headache and puts her
hard earned job with the city at risk. Little does Mattie know, she’s
going to face an even bigger dilemma when some of the missing pieces of
her past start falling into place.<br /><br />The thing that made this story
work for me was the character of Mattie. I’m not normally a fan of
stories told in the first person, but in this case it worked. Mattie is
self aware enough to realize her own short comings, but she doesn’t lack
confidence. She’s also funny and honest so I didn’t mind being inside
her head.<br /><br />The other characters are also pretty interesting, but
perhaps not as well developed. I liked Rhys, the really gorgeous mage
who Mattie seeks out when she can’t get rid of her demons, but I didn’t
feel an immediate spark between him and Mattie - and I really wanted to.
I did find that their relationship improved as the story progressed and
I really like them together. I think I wanted to see more tension
between them at their first meetings. It seems like this relationship
will play out in the future books and that’s something to look forward
to, especially as Rhys only gets more interesting as the story
progresses.<br /><br />At its heart, Destiny Blues is a murder mystery, and
while that’s what drives the story, the questions about Mattie, her
past, and her future role are where the reader will likely get the
bigger payoff. While this story features adult characters, the plot is
fairly PG (some violence and suggestive language) and would be
acceptable for mature YA and NA readers.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Emelina Flores has nothing. Her home in Ruina has been ravaged by war. She lacks the powers of her fellow Ruined. Worst of all, she witnessed her parents’ brutal murders and watched helplessly as her sister, Olivia, was kidnapped.</span></span></div>
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<!-- start LinkyTools script --><script src="https://www.linkytools.com/basic_linky_include.aspx?id=272168" type="text/javascript"></script><!-- end LinkyTools script -->Book Nerd Paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547770611134889359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153651320688951358.post-49554349552552421422017-01-17T09:47:00.000-05:002017-01-17T09:47:10.598-05:00Kick-Ass Females #Giveaway<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img alt="Kick-ass females .jpg" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3312" height="236" src="https://aoifesheri.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/kick-ass-females.jpg" width="640" /> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Genre: Paranormal/Fantasy/Romance<br />Dates: 16th - 18th of January</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Hosted by: <a href="http://www.ultimatefantasybooks.com/" target="_blank">Ultimate Fantasy Book Tours</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">FROM AWARD WINNING AUTHOR AOIFE MARIE SHERIDAN</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br />Sarajane Anderson is
your regular twenty-one year old with family, friends and a normal job.
She also happens to be the only person who can save Saskia, a parallel
world to earth.<br /><br />When Sarajane is taken to Saskia, she could never
have imagined the reality of the world that she is stepping into- a
world where magical abilities are in everyone's possession. She must
face a father she never knew, a world that is beyond her belief, a
guardian who captures her heart; and a darkness that wants to take it.
On her journey, Sarajane discovers her magical abilities, and realizes
too that they come with a price. She is truly tested as her own loved
ones are put at risk- the ultimate question she is forced to ask herself
is, how do you choose who lives and who dies<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Get it on Amazon <a href="http://amzn.to/2jUNXSV" target="_blank">here </a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Blo<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">od <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bound</span></span></b> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Blood Bound is the Amazon bestselling Scottish urban fantasy novel that
combines a breakneck plotline with flawed characters and a wicked sense
of humour. "It's a read that grips you from the beginning, and keeps you
enthralled until the very end." – Ashley, Fae Books<br /><br />19-year-old
twin demon trackers Shaun and Sarah Gallows are used to running into
trouble—mostly the kind with fangs—but while Sarah embraces her powers
to their fullest extent, trusting her instincts implicitly, Shaun
distances himself from his abilities and can do little more than despair
at his sister’s reckless nature and idly back her up.<br /><br />When they
come across 17-year-old Melissa Carling, a demon tracker who’s been
torturing innocent super-naturals, they know they have to stop her.
Sarah is desperate to punish Melissa for what she’s been doing but
Shaun’s instant attraction to the girl points to a soul-mate bond
stronger than anything he’s ever had to fight before… </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Being a teenager is tough, especially when you have to pretend to be
something you’re not, and you’re in love with someone you shouldn’t. 115
years ago, a small planet called Arcadia was invaded by a vicious alien
race and nearly destroyed. Cut off from their resources, the Arcadians
turned to Earth for help. A group of Arcadian explorers discovered a
Prophecy that claimed their salvation lay in the hands of two children
from Earth. To ensure their safety, the Arcadian Council sent their most
gifted youngsters to Earth to act as protectors. Samantha is one of
them.<br /><br />To succeed in her mission she must learn to control her
Arcadian powers and keep her true identity from her best friend, and the
girl she swore to protect, Alexia. But Samantha will soon realize that
nothing is as it seems. Someone is trying to prevent the Prophecy from
taking place and the prophecy boy hasn't been found yet. There is also a
new drug circulating at school that is turning students into freakishly
strong menaces.<br /><br />To make matters worse, distractions keep getting
in her way. Such as her love/hate relationship with her “cousin”
Matthew. Or her confused feelings toward popular and mysterious Julian.
She wants nothing more than to be free to live her life. But the
survival of Arcadia depends on her and her friends. Free will is not an
option.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Welcome to Petrified City, where the dead don’t stay in the ground. Ten
years ago, an accident at the city chemical plant leaked toxins into the
soil of the historic Brookwood Hill Cemetery. From the poisoned ground
emerged the wraith – ghosts of the long dead who gorge on the energy
sucked from the city’s dwindling population. Desperate to contain the
threat, the government enclosed the city in a giant dome, trapping the
wraith and the residents inside. Now, there’s almost nothing left.
Sydney Cale – a thief with a strange and secret power – attempts to
escape from the city’s jailers, only to find herself facing off against
the wraith. She teams up with Alain, a raven shapeshifter who is a
member of the Order of the Reapers, a powerful force who work to banish
the wraith back to the underworld. Alain agrees to protect Sydney and
her friend Diana in exchange for her help. She must enter the Citadel –
the wraith compound in the center of the city – and steal back his
kidnapped daughter. But what Sydney finds inside the Citadel will change
everything. The wraith are evolving, drawing energy from the decaying
city itself. Soon, they will be powerful enough to break free of the
dome. Sydney and Alain must stop the wraith before they escape and
infect the world, even if that means dooming themselves, and everyone
they love, to petrifying inside the dying city. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Jane Colt is just another recent college grad working as an Interstellar
Confederation office drone—until the day she witnesses her best friend,
Adam, kidnapped by a mysterious criminal. An extensive cover-up thwarts
her efforts to report the crime, shaking her trust in the authorities.
Only her older brother, Devin, believes her account.<br /><br />Devin hopes
to leave behind his violent past and find peace in a marriage to the
woman he loves. That hope shatters when he discovers a shocking secret
that causes him to be framed for murder.<br /><br />With little more than a
cocky attitude, Jane leaves everything she knows to flee with Devin,
racing through the most lawless corners of the galaxy as she searches
for Adam and proof of her brother’s innocence. Her journey uncovers
truths about both of them, leading her to wonder just how much she
doesn’t know about the people she loves.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"I always knew I was going to die. I just didn’t know it was going to be today."<br /><br />Maisie
won’t live to see her seventeenth birthday. Her mother and sister are
locked in a war over the world, and Maisie is stuck between them. She
must decide if she will join her sister’s cause, or defend her mother.
In the face of her mother’s demands, Maisie doubts herself and what she
truly wants. But her only alternative is to be murdered by the person
she loves most.<br /><br />Jesse wants to find her father’s body and finish
him before he can resurrect. If she succeeds she will save millions, if
not billions, of lives. But first, Jesse must defeat the woman
protecting him.<br /><br />Will Maisie stand with her? Or fight by her mother’s side?<br /><br />One decision will make all the difference in the world. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Daughter of th<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Red Dawn</span></span></b> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">On the outside, seventeen year-old Selena McKinley is like any other
teenage girl. Yet, Selena has always felt as if she doesn’t belong and
is counting the days to graduation and her freedom from the small town
that makes her feel so out of place, when the arrival of a stranger
turns her world upside down. Selena will learn just how different she is
and the truth of where she comes from.<br /><br />A lost princess, they
call her, the catalyst for a war involving a world that she was taken
from as a child. An evil queen obsessed with her own beauty with a plan
to enslave the human race.…the notion seems so silly, yet Selena knows
in her heart that it is true. Then there is Titus, the shape shifter
whose blue eyes and claims of destiny hold her heart captive. Can Selena
find the strength to do what she must while following her heart? </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Guys, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My TBR list has gotten out of control. It's so long it's giving me anxiety. That's why I was so excited when I found the #WintersRespite Readathon, a two week long event hosted by <a href="http://seasonsreading.blogspot.com/2017/01/a-winters-respite-readathon-time-to_16.html" target="_blank">Seasons of Reading</a>. The weather here in the Midwest is going to be freezing rain throughout the entire day... which makes it perfect weather for a readathon. After work, I plan to tuck myself on the couch with a cup of coffee and my pup and get at least one book out of the way. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My goal is to read 8-10 books, not sure what all of them will be yet, but I plan to start with <i><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33359478-murdered-gods?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Murdered Gods</a> </b></i>by Marina Finlayso<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">n, followed by <i><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32791095-alpha?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Alpha</a> </span></b></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">by Karina Espinosa. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What I read today: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33359478-murdered-gods" target="_blank">Murdered Gods</a> (finished), <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21889654-theta-waves-book-1?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Theta Waves</a> (finished), and <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32797348-taste?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Taste </a>(started)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pages read: <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">718</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Total <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">f</span></span>inished books:<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 2</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Day <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2</span> (Jan. 17): </span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What I read today:<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32797348-taste" target="_blank">Taste </a>(finished) and <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27229264-the-firethorn-crown" target="_blank">The Firethorn Cro</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27229264-the-firethorn-crown" target="_blank">wn</a> (started<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pages read: 145</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Total <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">f</span>inished books: 3</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What I read today: </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27229264-the-firethorn-crown" target="_blank">The Firethorn Cro</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27229264-the-firethorn-crown" target="_blank">wn</a> (<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">continued</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Total <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">f</span>inished books: 3</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What I read today: </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27229264-the-firethorn-crown" target="_blank">The Firethorn Cro</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27229264-the-firethorn-crown" target="_blank">wn</a> (<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">continued again</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pages read: <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">2</span>0 (<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">measly,</span> I know)</span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Total <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">f</span>inished books: 3</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Day <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">5</span></span></span></span>-7 (Jan. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">20-22</span>): No read<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ing got done</span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What I read today: </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27229264-the-firethorn-crown" target="_blank">The Firethorn Cro</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27229264-the-firethorn-crown" target="_blank">wn</a> (<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">finished</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">), <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18523028-the-dark-huntsman?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">The Dark Huntsman</a> (DNF @ 40%<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">), <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25218665-the-glass-gargoyle" target="_blank">The Glass Gargoyle</a> (started)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pages read: 327</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What I read today: </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25218665-the-glass-gargoyle" target="_blank">The Glass Gargoyle</a> (<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">finished</span>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What I read today:<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18332704-birthright" target="_blank">Birthright </a>(started)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Total <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">f</span>inished books: 5 </span></span>Book Nerd Paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547770611134889359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153651320688951358.post-27876403056010564112017-01-05T18:04:00.000-05:002017-01-05T18:06:22.185-05:002016: A look back and what's coming up in 2017<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hey all,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Well, it's that time of year again. You know, the one where I come back from an unexpected and unplanned hiatus. The one I went on with no notice whatsoever. I tend to have this problem every single year where I can't seem to schedule my life to fit</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> it all in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, for 2017 I have one single goal: To get my shit together. But first, let's recap on what I've been up to for the past six months or so and why I let my blog fall to the wayside. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For those who need a refresher on my life, because even though I know most of you remember everything I've ever written about myself you just can't remember it all, I came to the QC, located in the Midwest, about four years ago. I was pretty fresh out of college and found a great job that I decided to take. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of the scariest things in life is moving to a new place where you don't know a single person. It's especially scary if you're a quiet bookworm who finds it hard to be the one who starts a conversation. I soon found out that while my job itself was great, I had a hard time relating to most of my coworkers. Half of them were middle-aged, married, with kids (while I was over here being 24, single, with two cats.) The half that were my age had all grown up around here and had their own group of friends they'd grown up with. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, I spent a lot of time reading and starting this blog. Then, I realized something that most college graduates realize eventually: Student loans are a bitch. I really didn't want to be in debt for the rest of my life, and it was getting hard to feed my book addiction. Something most of you know a little something about. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I did what anyone who's tired of not having money to do anything would do. I got a second job as a server in a restaurant. In the beginning I was working about five nights a week on top of my full time day job. As you can probably guess, I did little more than sleep and work. That was the first time Book Nerd Paradise went dark. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">While it was a hard time in my life, I'm proud to say that I've managed to pay off four student loans, my credit card and I'm well on my way to getting my car loan paid off by this summer.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But I find that no matter what I do, the urge to write has always needled me into coming back. I switched to a different restaurant and cut my hours down to two to three nights a week and Book Nerd Paradise was back. During that time I'd actually managed to make some pretty good friends. It took a while but I eventually found my band of fellow misfits. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">At this point, it's the spring of 2016 and I had been managing to juggle my job, friends and this blog for a good while now. Then, I decided to do something I'd been missing for a long time. I joined a co-ed softball league. Well, that's where I started to go wrong the second time. One softball league turned into two, which turned into a volleyball league as well. Eventually, by the time fall rolled around I was playing in four softball leagues and two volleyball leagues... while also working full time and part time two nights a week... while also finding time to take my pup to the park during the hours in between. And I loved every minute of it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As you probably guessed, something had to give. That something was this blog. I had no time to read and therefore nothing to post anyway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Since I've been able to pay off a lot of my debt in the past few years I decided to make a really big investment. I decided to buy a house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Let me tell you, searching for a house was more tedious then I ever thought it could be. I looked at house, after house, after house. About three dozen over the course of two months. All the while I was growing more and more depressed at my options. I'm pretty sure the basement at one house was used on the set of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre." But finally, after all that searching, I finally found the one. It was perfect. It even has a giant fenced-in yard for my dog to run around in and make friends with the neighbor dogs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I closed on the house and move in over Thanksgiving week. Things have finally slowed down for me. I'm still working both jobs and I'm only playing on two volleyball leagues this winter but now I have some free time to get back to what I love... reading. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To tell you the truth, I don't know what 2017 holds for me. I'm hoping to be able to be more consistent with the blog. Sometimes I might just post a life update when I haven't had the chance to read anything. I'm definitely going to be changing the design and layout of Book Nerd Paradise. It's gotten a little stale for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What I want to know from you guys is what do you all want to see other than reviews? (I can only read so much in a given time.) What makes you come back to someone's blog again and again? I love the giveaway hops and discussion posts, so I'm going to have plenty of those. And I'm determined to give that TBR list a good 'ol 1-2 punch. I still consider myself a new blogger so any insight is welcome. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'd also love to know what everyone else has been up to and if you've got anything coming up for 2017. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Until next time y'all. Happy reading. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- Ashley @ Book Nerd Paradise. </span><br />
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Book Nerd Paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547770611134889359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153651320688951358.post-80811404887121619802016-09-08T10:34:00.000-04:002016-10-03T11:06:52.958-04:00[Review] The Rhodi Saga<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Megan Linski</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Publish date:</b> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">September 4, 2016</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Genre:</b> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dysto<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">pian, Fantasy, YA</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Rhodi's Light (Book 1)</b><br /><br />Flight. Hyperspeed. Clairvoyance.<br /><br />These
are some of the powers gifted to the Rhodi, an ancient sect of assassins
who defend Crescentia, a dystopian world with a dying hope.<br /><br />Dyliana
Fairsson is one of them. After losing her parents to a suspicious
accident, she and her twin brother, Devin, join the Rhodi to avoid
starvation. Under the direction of her master, Dylan struggles to learn
the strength of her magic …as well as hide the growing scars on her
wrists. Can Dylan become the warrior, the hero, she’s destined to be? Or
is she fated to fall from the light into the darkness?<br /><br />The first
installment in the epic fantasy series by bestselling author Megan
Linski, Rhodi’s Light is an action-packed thrill ride that will leave
readers begging for more.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Rhodi Rising (Book 2)</b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINIcapVbNi5XeYLN9cYP6RSV6JKwoMBEMyGrCfRo6ux9sRaTk6uJOnCIUaPKFAJ-17tixrSLvjt0T3LmzEwMWmkzt65XdmKF7H4Mvi1MafRiqNJ2U3cESfzB8h0yuIs7i37jWzpjNrn8/s1600/R2%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINIcapVbNi5XeYLN9cYP6RSV6JKwoMBEMyGrCfRo6ux9sRaTk6uJOnCIUaPKFAJ-17tixrSLvjt0T3LmzEwMWmkzt65XdmKF7H4Mvi1MafRiqNJ2U3cESfzB8h0yuIs7i37jWzpjNrn8/s200/R2%25281%2529.jpg" width="133" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Forced into hiding.<br />Desperate to find their masters.<br />In
the past few months since the attack on their home, twin assassins
Dylan and Devin have grown restless. With the Rhodi facing extinction,
they search for their masters Talidin and Tavana, only to discover
they’ve gone missing. With nowhere to turn, the twins seek help from a
pair of mysterious spies, only to find the trail gone cold, marked by
hints of torture and destruction.<br /><br />Dylan and Devin piece together
the events that led to the disappearance of their fellow Rhodi. As their
enemies close in for the kill, Dylan discovers that some things are
impossible for a Rhodi…but not for a tigress.<br /><br />The stakes and
romance are heightened in this epic dystopian sequel to Rhodi’s Light.
Bestselling author Megan Linski brings readers a young adult fantasy
with magic, mystery, and an epic adventure that races quickly to a
breathless conclusion.<br /><br /><b>Rhodi's <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lullaby (Book 3)</span></b></span></span><br />
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world has been devastated by the tyranny of the Red Huntress. To save
Crescentia, Dylan and Devin attempt to decipher the mystery of the
ancient letter their ancestors left behind, the only hope of salvation
for their kind. Dylan continues to fight foes both on the battlefield
and within her own mind, all while wrestling with the confused feelings
she has for Enfys, the alluring spy who has become devoted to her cause.<br /><br />In
the epic conclusion to the thrilling Rhodi Saga, one brave warrior will
stand in the way of corruption, to take place before her destiny…or her
death.<br /><br />Rhodi’s Lullaby is the third installment in the
suspenseful young adult dystopian series fans and critics are calling an
original masterpiece in the epic fantasy genre.<br /><br />Rhodi’s Light and Rhodi Rising are also available. Catch up on the entire series today!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My thoughts</span></h4>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>The Rhodi Sa<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ga</span></b></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> is like a <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">cross between <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">fantasy <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">novel and a superhero comic</span>. Here<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> were have the story of fo<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ur super individuals, or Rh<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">odis as they call themselves. Young twin<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">s, Dylan and Dev<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in, <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">after losing their parents ma<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">nage to find their way to the last Rhodi warriors, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Talidin and Tavana, who are also twins. Under their <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">tutelage</span> the<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">y be<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">gin to <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">h<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">one the<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ir skil<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ls to bec<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ome <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the next generation o<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">f warrio<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">r. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">De<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">vin thrives in their new environ<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">me<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">nt, b<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ut <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dy<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">lan str<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">uggles with the pressure. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What I liked most about <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dylan<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'s character is th<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">at's she's very fla<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">wed. She'<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">s surly, she's combative and she's an<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">gry at the world. But under<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">neath<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> it all, she's just scared of <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">losing <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the new family she's made just like she lost her parents. It<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> make for a compelling character <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">who you just want to root for. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I really liked the relation<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ship <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">between all four characters. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They managed to build their own little family, even though some of them butted heads from time to time. Each <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">character grew into their <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">respective roles </span>th<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">roughout the novel<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My one gri<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">pe about <i><b>The R<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hodi Saga</span></b></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> is that I feel the description is misleading. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It makes is seem like Dyl<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">an is the main charact<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">er, wh<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">n in fact it's really four character and four points of view. I'm one of those <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">people that actually doesn't really like multiple POVs<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, so I like to know beforehand what I'm getting in to. But <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in the end, all the characters were likeable and each pers<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">pective was impor<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">tant to the story. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The overall writing to the story was good, I d<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">idn't <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">noti<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ce any <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">glaring errors that take away from the story<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> a<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">nd <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">it gets better and the novel goes on. Final rating is 3<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.5 <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">out of 5 stars<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> with a recommendation to de<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">finitely read. The best part is that <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">it's a<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">vailable on</span></span> Kindle Unlimited, i<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">f you ha<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ve it. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">About Megan Linski</span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Megan Linski is the owner of Gryfyn Publishing and has had a passion for
writing ever since she completed her first (short) novel at the age of
6. Her specializations are romance, fantasy, and contemporary fiction
for people aged 14-24. When not writing she enjoys ice skating, horse
riding, theatre, archery, fishing, and being outdoors. She is a
passionate advocate for mental health awareness and suicide prevention,
and is an active fighter against common variable immune deficiency
disorder. She lives in Michigan.<br /><br />Megan Linski also writes under
the pen name of Natalie Erin for the Creatures of the Lands Series,
co-authored with Krisen Lison.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As I sat here contemplating who to feature for this post on International Authors' Day I became a little stuck. There are so many fantastic authors out there. Where do I even begin to narrow down my choices? For something like this I always love to feature indie/self-pubbed authors because they just don't get enough credit. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Let me tell you a little about Joan and how I know her. We both work at a mid-sized newspaper in the Midwest. I'm one of the copy editors on the design staff and Joan is the semi-retired, part time proofreader who catches all my mistakes. Over the four years I've been here, without fail, she's walked in here every single day with a bright smile on her face. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Joan recently took her first steps into self publishing to get out her fourth novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/ESCAPE-AMBERGRIS-CAYE-Joan-Mauch-ebook/dp/B01B0WIJDG/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1468504326&sr=1-1&keywords=escape+from+ambergris+caye" target="_blank"><i><b>Escape from Ambergris Caye</b></i></a>. It's been amazing to watch her learn a brand new skill set and deal with all the trials and tribulations that come with it. It also makes me feel like a lazy lump. Her passion for writing have been a serious inspiration to get back into the groove myself. No more half-assed excuses. </span></span><br />
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at the age of six she’s been fascinated with the printed word. <br /><br />Over
the years she became something of a vagabond, having lived in
Washington state, Oregon, Illinois and most recently, Iowa working at
everything from teaching to selling real estate. Vacations are spent in
the company of her son enjoying the Gulf of Mexico.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You can find out more information on her <a href="http://www.joanmauch.com/" target="_blank">website</a>. And you can check out her book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/ESCAPE-AMBERGRIS-CAYE-Joan-Mauch-ebook/dp/B01B0WIJDG/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1468504326&sr=1-1&keywords=escape+from+ambergris+caye" target="_blank">here</a>. It's free until July 17. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In this chilling tale of kidnapping and intrigue, TV cameraman Jackson
Taylor frantically searches for his reporter friend Izzie Campbell who
has gone missing. In spite of the threat of being fired from a job he
loves, Jackson pursues the matter with help from his free-spirit brother
Zac. The terrifying scenario plays itself out from the sunny beaches of
Florida to a tropical island off the coast of Belize. When Jackson gets
locked inside a steamer trunk on its way out of the country aboard a
trawler yacht, Zac must battle not only to save Izzie's life but their
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Her newest novel, and her first self-published one, </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>E</b><b>scape from Ambergris Caye</b></i>, </span></span> is free right now for the duration of this giveaway, July 14-17. If you download the book and plug in your order information you can get lots of extra entries for the giveaway. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the year 2052, it's not love but hate that unites the world. </span></span><br />
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godlike intelligence and abilities whose arrival on earth caused an
environmental and biological crisis. </span></span><br />
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tested when the son of a high-ranking human official is murdered and her
home city becomes the center of the interspecies war, one that might
see the Inborns purged. Desperate to find a way out of the city for
herself and her family, Snofrid risks making a deal with the
manipulative Inborn Commander, Hadrian, and his brutal cadre of
soldiers. Her task is simple: take part in a historic hunt that will
bring wealth and fame to all who survive. Unfortunately, Snofrid’s role
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the siege, an attack by Lord Kern left Maren near death and with a
sliver of magic buried deep inside her. Now, for reasons Maren doesn’t
understand, that magic has been triggered, giving her the ability to
“see” the truth: that her world is nothing more than a magical façade;
and that the kingdom’s hero may not be a hero at all.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But this
gift of sight comes at a high cost. Maren is in constant pain, and fears
her own death is imminent. Plus, no one believes her suspicions that
another Dark Mage has risen, and that Tredare may be in just as much
danger as it was when Kern was alive. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With the country’s future
in the hands of a man who’s vowed revenge on its king, Maren must
convince someone else of the truth. Unfortunately, the only person
powerful enough to help is also the one man she can’t trust; the man she
almost married; the man who abandoned her and disappeared for three
years: Kern’s son.</span></span><br />
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reveres; and before the same magic that gives Maren the gift of sight
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by Amryn Cross</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Publish date:</b> May 23, 2016</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Princess Emilia Aurelius was only seven when she watched her mother die at the hands of her father—martyred for believing in the God of the Atlas Empire’s Insurgo rebels. At seventeen, exiled to a military outpost where no one knows her true identity, she’s vowed to leave her royalty behind and explore the truth of the Insurgo rebels her mother loved. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="color: #222222;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">When the Emperor of Atlas summons the princesses from each of the provinces to the imperial city to choose a wife for the crown prince, Emilia must leave her military life behind to join a royal court rife with cunning and intrigue. Navigating the waters of court politics and budding love are treacherous on their own, but Emilia fears for her life should anyone learn of her Insurgo sympathies. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Broken Crown</i> we have the story of religious persecution by the Emperor and those who serve him, reminding me a lot of the early days of Christianity. Anyone caught practicing the religion of the Insurgos is put to death. One girl will try to change it all and fight to allow everyone to worship their own God. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Emilia is my kind of heroine princess. She's strong in so many ways; physically, mentally and in spirit. She can kick butt just as well as any many, but as she enters the court to vie for the prince's affections, she finds she knows so little of court politics and how to be a lady. The stakes are high in this game she plays, yet she doesn't know all the rules. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I enjoyed watching Emilia grow as a person. She's comfortable in her role at the military outpost her father exiled her to, but as soon as it's disrupted she puts on her big girl pants and makes the best of a new situation. She knows she's meant for something greater, she just doesn't know how or what yet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As to the romance in <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Broken Crown</i> we have two contenders, the commander and the prince, Felix and Ronan. There's no insta-love in this book, thankfully, and I spent most of my time going between wanting one, then the other, to win her heart. But you'll have to read to find out what happens. Felix and Ronan have a great bromance that I enjoyed reading about. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My only complaint, and why I rated it 3.5 stars, is that this book is highly religious; more so than the blurb would lead you to believe. Sometimes, I felt I was back in religion class being preached at. In my opinion there are too many prayers and too many discussions along the same lines. I found myself skipping over those parts pretty early on in the novel. I would have been happy with a quick sentence that said she sent up a quick prayer before XX happens, rather than having to read the entire prayer as she said it in her head. As I said, I felt I was being preached at a lot. However, take that with a grain of salt. I spent my entire life being preached at, so I'm at odds with religion on most days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With being said, <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Broken Crown</i> was well-written; I'd be hard pressed to find more than a few errors in this novel. The characters at interesting and in-depth, and the world building was great. Overall, it's definitely worth the read and I'll be waiting for the next book in the series to see what happens. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by Kat <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ross</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Publish date:</b> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">May 10, 2016</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Genre:</b> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">YA Fan<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">tasy</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Rating:</b> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">4</span>/5</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xpnSei5MZPsk3D6hgVobK92n-EDryB19xyhUbt6vnE5xcvtD0-Vcvv-ckFzfTLZZLzFjYcyzmJKe4_iKpW2zuq3QFGe6KjZhS6Kyx-YZUX6x_6_arzB2KGVicYmwNhM0NTAUoyW-BcI/s1600/MidnightSea.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xpnSei5MZPsk3D6hgVobK92n-EDryB19xyhUbt6vnE5xcvtD0-Vcvv-ckFzfTLZZLzFjYcyzmJKe4_iKpW2zuq3QFGe6KjZhS6Kyx-YZUX6x_6_arzB2KGVicYmwNhM0NTAUoyW-BcI/s320/MidnightSea.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>They are the light against the darkness.<br /><br />The steel against the necromancy of the Druj.<br /><br />And they use demons to hunt demons….</i><br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nazafareen
lives for revenge. A girl of the isolated Four-Legs Clan, all she knows
about the King’s elite Water Dogs is that they bind wicked creatures
called daevas to protect the empire from the Undead. But when scouts
arrive to recruit young people with the gift, she leaps at the chance to
join their ranks. To hunt the monsters that killed her sister.<br /><br />Scarred
by grief, she’s willing to pay any price, even if it requires linking
with a daeva named Darius. Human in body, he’s possessed of a terrifying
power, one that Nazafareen controls. But the golden cuffs that join
them have an unwanted side effect. Each experiences the other’s
emotions, and human and daeva start to grow dangerously close.<br /><br />As
they pursue a deadly foe across the arid waste of the Great Salt Plain
to the glittering capital of Persepolae, unearthing the secrets of
Darius’s past along the way, Nazafareen is forced to question his
slavery—and her own loyalty to the empire. But with an ancient evil
stirring in the north, and a young conqueror sweeping in from the west,
the fate of an entire civilization may be at stake…</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">My thoughts</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Well, this was another sleepless night on the books<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> </b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">... and I mea<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">n that in <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a good way. If you're looking for the perfect fant<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">asy<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> then <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">you can stop what you're doing and check out</span> <i><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Midnight Sea. </span></b></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There's l<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ots of action, <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">story<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">/<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">character b<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">uilding, more action, drama and a <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">dash of romance. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The story sta<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">rts off with <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">death and mayhem as we're quic<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">kly </span>intr<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">oduced to t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he evil Druj</span></span></span>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nazafareen watches as one possesses her younger sister, a fate that she can't come back from. This moment sparks </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nazafaree's journey of revenge against all Druj. She<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'ll leave her family and home behind to become a Water Dog. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b>The Midnight Sea</b></i> starts when </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nazafareen is barely out of her child years but moves quickly through her training as a Water Dog, which takes a few years, until she's on the cusp of adulthood. Then, we finally meet Darius, the daeva she'll be linked to. Throughout the book we get small glimpses into his past and I know it's just sk<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">imming the surface. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The relation<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ship between ou<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">r two<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> main characters is inter<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">esting in the beginning. They train together, but have little contact ou<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">tside of that. Nei<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">r really has an<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">y interest in the <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">other. Then<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, slowly we see their friendsh<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ip start to bloo<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">m. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Both a little wary<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and uns<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ure o<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">f themselves</span></span>. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I really en<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">joyed their relation<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ship as a wh<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ole. It took a long ti<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">me to<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> buildup and there's <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">only a little romance at the end. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They're conflicted because Darius is still a slave and </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nazafareen<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> is still the one in control of the ch<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ains<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. But you<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> ca<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">n </span></span></span>see she's a good person, she's just struggl<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ing to<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> sort out how she feels <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ve<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">rsus what she was rai<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">sed to believe. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Overall, this get<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">s a s<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">olid 4 stars from me for being well-written, fa<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">st</span> pa<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ced and also <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a little dark at time. I just love it<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and I can't wait to see what the next book brings. I have a feeling things will get eve<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">n more intense as the story continues. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">About Kat Ross</span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Kat Ross worked as a journalist at the United Nations for ten years
before happily falling back into what she likes best: making stuff up.
She lives in Westchester with her kid and a few sleepy cats. Kat is also
the author of the dystopian thriller Some Fine Day (Skyscape, 2014),
about a world where the sea levels have risen sixty meters. She loves
magic, monsters and doomsday scenarios. Preferably with mutants.</span></span><br />
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<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Book Nerd Paradisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547770611134889359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5153651320688951358.post-79820984732509434232016-05-01T10:49:00.004-04:002016-05-01T10:49:52.894-04:00[Review] Daughter of the Sun<h4 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Daughter of the Sun (Cult of the Cat #1)</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by Zoe Kalo</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Publish date:</b> May 1, 2016</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Genre:</b> YA, Mythology, Fantasy</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Rating:</b> 4/5</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCW4C_rplXOKAbXj9sZ15tjzCA4zPzWL6kC7iv-LOx-S8EhvguFT0hT4jYmbeampz7ae24Sv26Eh-zoRyMZqdR6MQPm88kdkPkh5Juj24pa8rUTPJUPIzQx057ydx06HhuKrWrtafLJk/s1600/DaughteroftheSun_cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCW4C_rplXOKAbXj9sZ15tjzCA4zPzWL6kC7iv-LOx-S8EhvguFT0hT4jYmbeampz7ae24Sv26Eh-zoRyMZqdR6MQPm88kdkPkh5Juj24pa8rUTPJUPIzQx057ydx06HhuKrWrtafLJk/s320/DaughteroftheSun_cover.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Cult of the Cat series </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="color: #222222;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">According to ancient Egyptian prophecy, three feline goddesses—Bastet, Sekhmet, and</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="color: #222222;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Mafdet—would one day be reborn as triplets during a solar eclipse.</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="color: #222222;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">But someone—or something—separated them at birth. Because if ever they were reunited,</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="color: #222222;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">they would unleash a blistering power that could destroy the world.</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="color: #222222;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">In an adventure where the past confronts the present, and blood, betrayal and secrets abound, </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">the triplets face each other for the first time. And discover they’re the only force able to stop </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">the evil god Apophis from enslaving humanity.</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="color: #222222;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Sixteen-year- old Trinity was born during a solar eclipse and left at the doorsteps of a convent </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">along with a torn piece of papyrus covered with ancient symbols. Raised by nuns in the </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">English countryside, she leads a quiet life until she’s whisked away to the Island of Cats and </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">a grandmother she never knew.</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="color: #222222;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">But before they can get to know each other, her grandmother dies. All that Trinity has left is a </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">mysterious eye-shaped ring. And a thousand grieving cats. As Trinity tries to solve the</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="color: #222222;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">enigma of the torn papyrus, she discovers a world of bloody sacrifices and evil curses, and a</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="color: #222222;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">prophecy that points to her and her new feline abilities.</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="color: #222222;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Unwilling to believe that any of the Egyptian gods could still be alive, Trinity turns to</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="color: #222222;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">eighteen-year- old Seth and is instantly pulled into a vortex of sensations that forces her to</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="color: #222222;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">confront her true self—and a horrifying destiny.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Most everyone who knows me in real life, and those who've stopped by Book Nerd Paradise before, know about my obsession with the mythologies of many cultures. My cats, Artemis and Athena, can confirm that for you. I've been seeing a lot more books based on Greek mythology, but not a whole lot of ones on Egyptian mythology, other than Rick Riordan's Kane Chronicles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, I was pretty excited to find <b><i>Daughter of the Sun</i> </b>steeped in Egyptian myth. The ancient Egyptians have always held a place in my heart due to their reverence for cats. I'm an animal lover and any cultures that severely punishes animal abuse is A-OK in my book. Some day I hope to take a trip to Egypt and see all that's left of the ancient world. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">Daughter of the Sun</i> is the story of orphaned Trinity, who suddenly discovers a long lost grandmother who has been looking for her since she disappeared 17 years ago right after her birth during the solar eclipse. Trinity travels to the Island of the Cats, where being a cat person is a requirement, to meet her grandmother. Lo and behold, her grandmother is very sick and passes shortly after her arrival. Taking all the answers to Trinity's questions with her. The bulk of the novel is about Trinity's search for answers to her past and the changes that are slowly happening to her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What I really loved about <i style="font-weight: bold;">Daughter of the Sun</i> is that Ms. Kalo managed to flawlessly weave a history lesson into the plot of the story without slowing the reader down with an info dump. Each god or goddess we run into gets a short explanation, while some of the key gods/goddesses go into more detail throughout the book. It's amazing to be able to read for fun and learn something new at the same time. No dusty history textbook here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As a main character I really liked Trinity. She's hot-headed and a bit impulsive, but a genuinely a good person. She has a hard time holding her tongue, but still knows when an apology is necessary. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The only thing I wasn't really feeling in this book was the romance. It was kind of meh. Seth is a bit boring to me and there was really no development to their relationship. She just kind of maybe loves him all of a sudden, even though he's really the only boy she's ever been around. Thankfully, the romance isn't the main part of the story any way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The writing gets two thumbs up from me. I saw little to no errors that detract from the story. The plot was fast-paced and had me reading the whole book in one sitting. This is definitely one that gets a green light recommendation from me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">A certified bookworm, Zoe Kalo has always been obsessed with books and reading. Reading </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">led to writing—compulsively. No surprise that at 16, she wrote her first novel, which her </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">classmates read and passed around secretly. The pleasure of writing and sharing her fantasy </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">worlds has stayed with her, so now she wants to pass her stories to you with no secrecy—but </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">with lots of mystery…</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="color: #222222;" /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">A daughter of adventurous expats, she’s had the good fortune of living on 3 continents, </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">learning 4 languages, and experiencing a multicultural life. Currently, she’s working on a </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Master’s degree in Comparative Literature, which she balances between writing, taking care </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">of her clowder of cats, and searching for the perfect bottle of pinot noir.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This was one of my favorite events to take part in last year because, of course, I love me some indie authors. And I couldn't just pick a single one to feature... I picked three. The more, the merrier right?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These are all fantastic authors I've discovered within the last year. If you'd like to see more authors, check out my post from <a href="http://booknerdparadise.blogspot.com/2015/02/spread-some-indie-love-blog-hop-giveaway.html" target="_blank">2015</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://cjarcher.com/" target="_blank">C.J. Archer</a> - author of The Ministry of Curiosities series </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I decided to do the giveaway a little different this time. I'm going to make you work for it and get to know these authors a little more. Each entry will require you to go to each author's website, Facebook or Twitter to find the information. Just click on the name to <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">start on their websites</span>. And<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of course, mak<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e sure to follow if you're interested on getting updates for new books. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A special thanks once again to </span><a href="http://www.bookhounds.net/2016/02/giveaway-leap-into-books-hop-win-10-int.html" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">Bookhounds </a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">for hosting this giveaway. It just so happens that I'll be doing most of my spring cleaning today. My car is in special need these days. Muddy trips to the dog park has taken it's toll on my interior. But as long as it keeps my Stella happy, I'll clean it as much as I need to. Luckily, more cleaning means there's some books that will be on my giveaway list. These were all previously loved and I hope you guys can find a new favorite among my old. The winner will get to chose from the following five books. </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">J</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">ack the Ripper is back, and he's coming for Rory next....</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Since their mother's death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane. </span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">One night, Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a "research experiment" at the British Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, he unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to flee for their lives. </span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them —Set— has his sights on the Kanes. To stop him, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey across the globe - a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span id="freeText1776410842349687479" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;">In the magical underworld of Victorian London, Tessa Gray has at last found safety with the Shadowhunters. But that safety proves fleeting when rogue forces in the Clave plot to see her protector, Charlotte, replaced as head of the Institute. If Charlotte loses her position, Tessa will be out on the street—and easy prey for the mysterious Magister, who wants to use Tessa’s powers for his own dark ends.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;">With the help of the handsome, self-destructive Will and the fiercely devoted Jem, Tessa discovers that the Magister’s war on the Shadowhunters is deeply personal. He blames them for a long-ago tragedy that shattered his life. To unravel the secrets of the past, the trio journeys from mist-shrouded Yorkshire to a manor house that holds untold horrors, from the slums of London to an enchanted ballroom where Tessa discovers that the truth of her parentage is more sinister than she had imagined. When they encounter a clockwork demon bearing a warning for Will, they realize that the Magister himself knows their every move—and that one of their own has betrayed them.</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;">Tessa finds her heart drawn more and more to Jem, but her longing for Will, despite his dark moods, continues to unsettle her. But something is changing in Will—the wall he has built around himself is crumbling. Could finding the Magister free Will from his secrets and give Tessa the answers about who she is and what she was born to do?</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Calla Tor wakes up in the lair of the Searchers, her sworn enemy, and she's certain her days are numbered. But then the Searchers make her an offer–one that gives her the chance to destroy her former masters and save the pack–and the man–she left behind. Is Ren worth the price of her freedom? And will Shay stand by her side no matter what? Now in control of her own destiny, Calla must decide which battles are worth fighting and how many trials true love can endure and still survive.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Calla has always welcomed war.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">But now that the final battle is upon her, there's more at stake than fighting. There's saving Ren, even if it incurs Shay's wrath. There's keeping Ansel safe, even if he's been branded a traitor. There's proving herself as the pack's alpha, facing unnamable horrors, and ridding the world of the Keepers' magic once and for all. And then there's deciding what to do when the war ends. If Calla makes it out alive, that is. In this remarkable final installment of the Nightshade trilogy, international bestselling author Andrea Cremer crafts a dynamic novel with twists and turns that will keep you breathless until its final pages.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">by <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ariella Moon</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Publish date:</b> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">February 2, 2016</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Genre:</b>Fantasy, YA</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lady Fenella, ever surrounded by guards, knows only responsibility and
duty. She believes Merlin and the Lady of the Lake are myths, Gran’s
warnings about Fairy are superstition, and Fairy was invented to make
children behave.<br /><br />But then Gran brands her, Lord Argonshire
kidnaps her, and the Lady of the Lake makes her a pawn. The Highland
heiress must betray her newly betrothed and fend for herself when she
dives into a wormhole to save her cousin. She lands in a part of Fairy
even fairies avoid, and joins forces with Talfryn, a
half-Viking/half-Fairy.<br /><br />Fenella must use her wits to find her
cousin, free the Lady of the Lake, and reach the wormhole in Glastonbury
by Beltane. Nine days to unshackle herself from a sorceress, prevent a
war between rival clans, and decide in which realm—and with which
lad—she truly belongs. Oh, and The Most Powerful Wizard stands in her
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">first th<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">oughts that</span></span> came to mind after reading <i><b>The Beltane Escape</b></i> is that this is a mi<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">x of a <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">medieval</span> Scottish fantasy and <i><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Alice in <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wonderland</span></span></b></i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. We<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> start</span> out wi<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">th our </span>main character, Fennela, with her Scottish <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">brogue<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, as<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> her home is quickly inva<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ded by a rival clan and she's hauled off t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">o</span> become the betrothe<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">d <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of</span> the third son of the nasty Lord </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Argonshire</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. But not bef<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ore her G<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ran brands her with a burning <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">iron rod. </span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bef<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ore any<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> wedding bells can sound, s<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he foll<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ows her younger cousin in<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> a wor<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">mhole (or as I se<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e it, the rabbit hole) and winds up in <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fairy, where she meets all manne<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">r of creatures: a bro<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">wnie, a <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">N</span>orse<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>man<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and pi<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">xies. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I really enjoyed Fenella<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'s chara<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">c<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ter. She's determined to do what's right for her c<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">lan, even if it means <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">sacrificing</span> her freedom. </span></span></span></span>She <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">is<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">de<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">spe<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">rate to save her cousin, <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sor<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ley</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, and she will not be deter<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">r<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ed f<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">rom finding him. However, I do wish her character was <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a little older. She's only 14 and seems almost a bit too mature for that a<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ge. I just prefer my heroine<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">s to have a bit more life e<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">xperience. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The story line for <i><b>The Beltane Escape</b></i> is <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">fast-paced and <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">melds <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the legends of Merlin<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and</span> the Lady of the Lake<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> alon<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">g with all kinds of</span></span> fair<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">y creatures. The writing is nicely done and <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I even found myself reading Fa<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">nella's parts</span> with a<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Scottish accent<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. And there are <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">little to <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">no grammatical problems that caused me to<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> stumble. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Young Adult fiction. Her Two Realms Trilogy is a medieval fantasy
adventure series with romantic elements. The Teen Wytche Saga is a
series of sweet contemporary paranormal romances. <br /><br />Ariella spent
her childhood searching for a magical wardrobe that would transport her
to Narnia. Extreme math anxiety and taller students who mistook her for a
leaning post, marred her youth. Despite these horrors, she graduated
summa cum laude from the University of California at Davis. Ariella
lives a nearly normal life doting on her extraordinary daughter, two
shamelessly spoiled dogs, and an enormous dragon. <br /><br />Ariella loves
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A special thanks once again to <a href="http://www.bookhounds.net/2016/02/giveaway-leap-into-books-hop-win-10-int.html">Bookhounds </a>for hosting this giveaway. I may not be Irish, but I do love the enthusiasm that surrounds St. Patrick's Day. While I'm well versed in Greek, Roman and some Egyptian mythology, I can't say I've even really delved into ancient Irish legends. At least, that is until I stumbled upon <i style="font-weight: bold;">The Fianna Trilogy</i> by Megan Chance. This series will introduce the infamous Fianna warriors who find themselves in early 19th century New York City centuries after their time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Grace Knox has grown up hearing the folktales of her Irish ancestors, especially about the warriors who fought for control of Ireland. In 19th-century New York City, however, these legends are far from Grace's mind. She's much more concerned with how to protect her family from debt collectors, and whether her childhood friend Patrick Devlin will propose. Patrick is a member of the Fenian Brotherhood, a group of young Irish American men intent on fighting for the independence of their homeland, whatever the cost. Patrick and the Brotherhood use ancient magic to summon mythical warriors to join their fight to protect Ireland. One of them, Diarmid, finds himself drawn to Grace, and she to him. When Diarmid discovers that, in their desperation, the Brotherhood has also summoned a rival group of ancient warriors, he warns Patrick that there will be bloodshed. Grace is caught in the middle of two men she loves, and discovers she alone holds the power to save Ireland... but at a dangerous price.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">In Victorian New York, seventeen-year-old Grace Knox is tangled in the web of an ancient prophecy.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The Fianna, legendary Irish warriors, have been magically called from their undying sleep to aid Ireland in its rebellion against Britain. But the Fianna have awakened in New York alongside their bitter enemies, the Fomori. A prophecy demands that a Druid priestess—a veleda—must choose between these two sides. Grace is this veleda.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">But being the veleda means she must sacrifice her power—and her life—to her choice. On one side are her fiancé, Patrick Devlin, and the Fomori. On the other are the Fianna—and the warrior Diarmid Ua Duibhne, with whom Grace shares an undeniable connection. Patrick has promised to find a way to save her life. In three months, at the ancient ritual, Diarmid must wield the knife that kills her.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Grace doesn’t know whom to trust. As dark forces converge on the city, she struggles to discover the truth about her power. Can she change her own destiny? Can she escape the shadows of the past and reach for a future she could never have imagined?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Great stones crack and split. Storms will tell and the world is changed...</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Seventeen-year-old Grace has found the archdruid who can teach her to use her power as the veleda—the priestess prophesied to save Ireland. But nothing is as it should be. The archdruid is a dangerous fairy, and Grace can’t learn the spells, no matter how hard she tries. Something is wrong...but what?</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Meanwhile, gentleman Patrick Devlin and warrior Diarmid Ua Duibhne both struggle with their love for Grace, their duty to their warring brotherhoods, and their support of Ireland. And New York City is in chaos with protests, immigrant gangs, and police crackdowns. The only hope for the future is the ancient ritual, just weeks away, in which Diarmid must take the life of the girl he loves.</span><br style="color: #222222;" /><br style="color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Secrets, legends, and prophecies collide in an explosive finale that will save the world—or destroy it. </span></span><br />
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