tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586169505993292782024-02-07T19:34:57.889-08:00Enchanted Readsmendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804974254071752986noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158616950599329278.post-45981127164249762092011-08-07T15:35:00.000-07:002011-08-07T16:19:26.357-07:00Crazy Giveaway Alerts<a href="http://le-grande-codex.blogspot.com/2011/07/interview-with-kevin-hearne-and.html"> Le' Grande Codex</a> is giveaway the first three books of the Iron Druid Chronicles. <u>Ends today at midnight</u>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thetalescompendium.com/2011/07/winter-spring-cleaning-giveaway.html">The Tales Compendium</a> is having a great giveaway with a huge selection of books you can choose from. <u>Ends August 11th. </u></div>
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<a href="http://readmebookmarkmeloveme.blogspot.com/2011/07/850-follower-giveaway-part-1.html">Read Me Bookmark Me Love Me</a> is having a 850 follower giveaway.<br />
One lucky winner will win a book part of a May- June release. Another lucky winner will win a book part of an August- October release. <u>Ends August 15th. </u><br />
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<a href="http://inbetweenwritingandreading.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-18th-b-day-giveaway.html">In Between Writing and Reading</a> is having a giveaway for her 18th birthday.<br />
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lucky winner could win 4 books from a list of 20 book list. Another
lucky international follower will win one book.<u> Ends August 29th.</u><br />
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<a href="http://diminutivemimi.blogspot.com/2011/07/100-followers-giveaway.html">Mimi Valentine</a> is having a 100 followers giveaway. <br />
<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="color: black;">One</span></span><b style="color: #45818e;"> </b>lucky winner who can choose a book from the following list. <u>Ends August 30th.</u><br />
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<a href="http://ficbookreviews.blogspot.com/2011/07/200-followers-book-giveaway.html">Laine's Fiction Book's Corner</a> is having a 200 follower giveaway.<br />
One lucky winner will win his/ her choice of any 2 books from a list of 10 books. A 2nd winner will win a book of his/ her choice. <u>Ends September 18th</u><br />
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<a href="http://pages-of-forbidden-love.blogspot.com/2011/08/giveaway-for-my-21st-birthday.html">Pages of Forbidden Love</a> is having a giveaway for her 21st birthday.<br />
One lucky winner could a book of his/ her choice from The Book Depository.<br />
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<a href="http://bookpassionforlife.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-passions-swag-giveaway.html">Book Passion for Life</a> is giveaway three swag packs, two of which is for only for UK. There is one for internationals. If you are going to enter this giveaway, <i>please </i>mention that I refer you to this giveaway. If I win, I promise to share it with you guys :) <u>Ends September 1st. </u><br />
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mendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804974254071752986noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158616950599329278.post-21763439451932814992011-08-03T10:32:00.000-07:002011-08-03T10:48:01.540-07:00Waiting on Wednesday: Zombie Edition<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at <a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/">Breaking the Spine</a>, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">This week I'm waiting on...</span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10815267-undead" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZRpLBApk_QFSh95zW_avevhSC-l3MyxOvN8qZk3cI5TRhohrVqQ5aXcB8VZnsRKtqMzk4qaj0V-Vw3zxM9TeC-IFSXposLHDOmW-LdX_hkkcxu8L_J_OBFolqoDslNbN4E7dryLWcgs/s320/1.jpg" width="212" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10815267-undead"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Undead</span></span></a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4724739.Kirsty_McKay">Kirsty Mckay</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><b>Pub Date:</b> September 1st, 2011</span></span><br />
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<i><span id="freeText3632686678041269364">Being new at school bites. But at least it doesn't kill you. Mostly.
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<br />Bobby thinks she might well be on the School Trip from Hell. Too bad
she's a noob, too bad her classmates don't rate her weirdo accent and
too bad that Scotland is having the worst blizzard since the Ice Age.
Looks like she's going to be on this school bus for a quite a while;
could things get much worse?
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<br />Yep. They could.
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<br />Inexplicably, her classmates start dying...and then they come back to life again...and what's more, they're very, very hungry.
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<br />With nowhere to run and no contact with the outside world, Bobby is
thrown together with a raggle-taggle group of survivors at a roadside
café. There's indie kid drop-out Smitty, the class beauty queen Alice,
dweeby Pete and two near useless adults: a half-conscious bus driver and
a volatile petrol station attendant.
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<br />The frenemies struggle to stay alive - through explosions, deadly
battles and a breakneck chase through the snowbound wilderness. Somehow
they have to make it to safety - and get some answers - no matter what
the cost.
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<br />Can they survive the Undead? And each other?</span></i><br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7903871-ashes?origin=1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpGAprLabBeYaEeVOHSM25k2iRZwzYBoR6L6KrgiKJH76XuNKcQ4ghO4la7QPe3zka9AB-ldleB4-Vg4UBOv3-8cXAZRROLaqUty2AAvH7GRh7H-l2TPkqk_aSLGhGHs48QDqZzhzrP8/s1600/1.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7903871-ashes?origin=1"><span id="freeText14544570600183177429">Ashes</span></a></span><br />
<span id="freeText14544570600183177429" style="font-size: large;">by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/143691.Ilsa_J_Bick">Ilsa J. Bick</a></span><br />
<span id="freeText14544570600183177429"><b>Pub Date:</b> </span>
September 6th 2011<br />
<b><span id="freeText14544570600183177429">Summary:</span></b><br />
<i><span id="freeText17329981002485557308">It could happen tomorrow... <br />
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A cataclysmic event. An army of "The Changed." <br />
Can one teen really survive on her own? <br />
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An electromagnetic pulse sweeps through the sky, destroying every
electronic device and killing billions. For those spared, it's a
question of who can be trusted and who is no longer human... <br />
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Desperate to find out what happened and to avoid the Changed, Alex
meets up with Tom---a young army veteran---and Ellie, a young girl whose
grandfather was killed by the electromagnetic pulse. <br />
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This improvised family will have to use every ounce of courage they have just to survive. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11147397-undead"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">Undead </span></span></a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;">by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4668756.Isabella_Kruger">Isabella Kruger</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><b>Pub Date:</b> </span></span>
September 13th 2011<br />
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<i><span id="freeText14544570600183177429">“I walked into a dark alley
somewhere near our compound .I was use to doing the rounds every
night. Lord knows I was tougher than most of the males around. I had
taught myself how to use a gun and how to survive. No one, not even the
hard core survivalists thought that the world would end the way that
it did.” <br />
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Eighteen-year-old Ethnee Daffy is a freedom fighter, fighting the evils
of the apocalypse. For the last 3 years she has battled down Zombies
and weird looking government officials. However, her life changes when
she meets Aiden a Zombie who claims that he is still half human and
that he knows how to cure humanity . Will Aiden and Ethnee find the
cure to safe humanity?</span></i><br />
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Other WoW editions:<br />
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<li><a href="http://enchantedreads.blogspot.com/2011/05/waiting-on-wednesday-dystopian-edition.html">Dytopian</a></li>
<li><a href="http://enchantedreads.blogspot.com/2011/06/waiting-on-wednesday-post-apocalyptic.html">Post Apocalyptic </a> </li>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span">What are you waiting on this week? </span>Leave me a link and I'll visit.</b> Thanks for stopping by!<b><br />
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mendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804974254071752986noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158616950599329278.post-8889045504615363592011-07-15T17:22:00.000-07:002011-07-16T17:23:45.136-07:00Harry Potter Parodies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_bArZRo7mmrmuJ3QMf6vkroK348Jys68PtQuLgksMRC6M54sFms_lSYsRfMhYlNQua2gwc8TPagDRjphQWKjIW1PSLbr_fIsrnjrYLnXYH2muJ_N75lOlwy67S6g-uWuCH4nf4qNt1g/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_bArZRo7mmrmuJ3QMf6vkroK348Jys68PtQuLgksMRC6M54sFms_lSYsRfMhYlNQua2gwc8TPagDRjphQWKjIW1PSLbr_fIsrnjrYLnXYH2muJ_N75lOlwy67S6g-uWuCH4nf4qNt1g/s320/1.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well that's it. The books are finished and the movies are now over, but don't despair. As along as us Harry Potter fans are stay strong, Harry Potter will live on. Wow. That sounds a bit corny, but it's true. I want to show guys awesome examples how us fans are keeping Harry Potter alive</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div>This is a sweet music video about the love between a Slytherin and Gryffindor. It makes think about the love Snape had for Lily.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I bet this was how you guys were like at the midnight premiere</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://2.gvt0.com/vi/wXIgNnB_oq4/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wXIgNnB_oq4&fs=1&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wXIgNnB_oq4&fs=1&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Smosh made this video nuf' said. Oh don't worry about the thumbnail picture. That's a guy dressed as Hermione.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://2.gvt0.com/vi/-MtBaFKa_F4/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-MtBaFKa_F4&fs=1&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-MtBaFKa_F4&fs=1&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I love all the videos of Potter Puppet Pals. This one is my favorite.</div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tx1XIm6q4r4?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Do you know that every the Quidditch World Cup for Muggles is hosted every year in New York? <a href="http://www.worldcupquidditch.com/about.php">Click here</a> to learn more. If you could would you join a quidditch team?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZdD5MHafxFo?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I haven't watch A Very Potter Musical yet, but I heard it's hilarious. It's 2 hours and 46 minutes long and there's a squeal. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC76BE906C9D83A3A">Click here </a>to see a playlist of the playlist and<a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL86C718AEE71C9DE9"> here for its sequel.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>What do you guys think about these videos?</b></div>mendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804974254071752986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158616950599329278.post-19594313931044265832011-07-15T11:37:00.000-07:002011-07-15T15:23:37.931-07:00Follow Friday & Blog Hop<center><a href="http://www.parajunkee.com/search/label/FF" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4710921228_bf32d46f6d_o.png" /></a></center><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Follow Friday is hosted by <a href="http://www.parajunkee.com/">Parajunkee's View</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>This week's question:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">What do I do when I are not reading?</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Answer: </b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Well, besides blogging I listen to music everyday. Haha I need my daily intake of kpop. I sometimes watch anime and some asian drama, but most of my time is spent watching my little one year old brother.</div><b> </b><br />
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<div align="center"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.crazy-for-books.com/"><img alt="Book Blogger Hop" height="179" src="http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt34/crazybookblog/cfbmemebutton-2.png" style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="179" /></a> Blogger Hop hosted by Crazy for Books</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>This week's question is:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>How/Where do you get your books? Do you buy them or go to the library? Is there a certain website you use like paperbackswap?</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Answer:</b> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"> I mostly get my books from my library branch<b>, </b>ordering the books I want online.<b> </b>I don't really buy books, because I'm trying to save my money.</div><b><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Weekly Memes:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://enchantedreads.blogspot.com/2011/07/cover-crazy-between-sea-sky.html">Cover Crazy</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://enchantedreads.blogspot.com/2011/07/waiting-on-wednesday-half-blood.html">Waiting on Wednesday</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Reviews:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://enchantedreads.blogspot.com/2011/07/review-darkness-becomes-her.html">Darkness Becomes Her</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Other Posts: </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://enchantedreads.blogspot.com/2011/07/myth-of-persephone.html">The Myth of Persephone</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://enchantedreads.blogspot.com/2011/07/harry-potter-parodies.html">Harry Potter Parodies </a><br />
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Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, the goddess of harvest. She was out picking flowers one day when she was abducted by Hades, the god of the underworld. Hades, of course wanted to make Persephone his queen of the underworld.<br />
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Nobody knew where Persephone taken to. Demeter abandoned her duties and started to search everywhere for her. Droughts began and earth ceased to be fertile. When she found out what happen to Persephone from Helios, the god of the sun, she was enraged. She went straight to Zeus and demanded the return of their daughter from Hades.<br />
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Hades reluctantly agree to return Persephone, but before she left he gave her a pomegranate to eat. There are multiple variations for this part of the myth, depending on where the myth is being told. Different climates have different season lengths and the myth was change to fit. Some say she swallowed four seeds. Others say six seeds. Each seed she ate represents a month she'll have to stay in the underworld. <br />
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Demeter was overjoyed when Persephone return.<span style="font-size: small;">Her return from the underworld marks the beginning of spring. Because Persephone ate a food of the dead, she must return to the underworld at the end of harvest and winter begins. </span>mendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804974254071752986noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158616950599329278.post-78727691213512166132011-07-13T12:32:00.000-07:002011-07-13T12:34:11.846-07:00Waiting on Wednesday: Half-Blood<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at <a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/">Breaking the Spine</a>, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.</span></span></span><br />
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<i><span id="freeText17797404423602044677">The Hematoi descend from the unions of gods and mortals, and the children of two Hematoi pure-bloods have godlike powers. Children of Hematoi and mortals well, not so much. Half-bloods only have two options: become trained Sentinels who hunt and kill daimons or become servants in the homes of the pures. </span></i><br />
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<i>Seventeen-year-old Alexandria would rather risk her life fighting than waste it scrubbing toilets, but she may end up slumming it anyway. There are several rules that students at the Covenant must follow. Alex has problems with them all, but especially rule #1: </i><br />
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<i>Relationships between pures and halfs are forbidden.</i><br />
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<i>Unfortunately, she's crushing hard on the totally hot pure-blood Aiden. But falling for Aiden isn't her biggest problem--staying alive long enough to graduate the Covenant and become a Sentinel is. If she fails in her duty, she faces a future worse than death or slavery: being turned into a daimon, and being hunted by Aiden. And that would kind of suck.</i><br />
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I'm curious as to<i> </i>know learn more about daimons. Why are they being hunted down? Why would Alex be made into one?<i> </i>Half-Blood is sounds like a very interesting book and I'm eagerly waiting for it's release.<i><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">What are you waiting on this week? </span>Leave me a link and I'll visit.</b> Thanks for stopping by!<b><br />
</b></div>mendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804974254071752986noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158616950599329278.post-42513333975088341862011-07-12T17:16:00.000-07:002011-07-13T14:06:59.586-07:00Review: Darkness Becomes Her<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8109130-darkness-becomes-her" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtFFtOvPtQIk5RcHbzua2ZtQFXePIdFufy2V1SLHML2vocM7V661zi3HQK_WN6ONhFGTC5_-Y5xMuzWJT6ZNA3jEwH57ykfJMIXwdVfwv26ZlW3GuONg3y1NbadYLDGzhobUOYG9hjQE/s320/1.jpg" width="212" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span id="freeText12957497043691724308"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8109130-darkness-becomes-her#other_reviews" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Darkness Becomes Her</a></span></span><span id="freeText12957497043691724308" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: large;"><span id="freeText12957497043691724308" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3508354.Kelly_Keaton">Kelly Keaton</a></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText12957497043691724308"> <b>Genres:</b> Mythology, Paranormal, Romance</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText12957497043691724308"><b>Series</b>: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/51588-gods-monsters">Gods & Monsters #1</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText12957497043691724308"><b>Pub Date:</b> </span>February 22nd 2011</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>First Lines: </b>"Under the cafeteria table, my right knee bounced like a jackhammer possessed"</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Summary:</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span id="freeText12957497043691724308"><i>Ari can’t help feeling lost and alone. With teal eyes and freakish silver hair that can’t be changed or destroyed, Ari has always stood out. And after growing up in foster care, she longs for some understanding of where she came from and who she is. Her search for answers uncovers just one message from her long dead mother: Run. Ari can sense that someone, or something, is getting closer than they should. But it’s impossible to protect herself when she doesn’t know what she’s running from or why she is being pursued. <br />
She knows only one thing: she must return to her birthplace of New 2, the lush rebuilt city of New Orleans. Upon arriving, she discovers that New 2 is very...different. Here, Ari is seemingly normal. But every creature she encounters, no matter how deadly or horrifying, is afraid of </i><i>her. <br />
Ari won’t stop until she knows why. But some truths are too haunting, too terrifying, to ever be revealed.</i><br />
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<span id="freeText12957497043691724308">Darkness Becomes Her completely took me by surprise. I didn't expect that I'll be reading about vampires, witches, shifters, a kick ass heroine and a Greek myth with a twist.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText12957497043691724308">Ari is the type of person who can take of herself. She can easily take down monsters with no problem. Her search for her biological parents takes us to New 2.</span><span id="freeText12957497043691724308"> Along the twist and turns in this journey, romance will bloom and questions will be answered. </span><br />
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<a href="http://cymlowell.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-review-party-wednesday-live.html" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ZM1hM2MhwPYdr1_XhYPYo1RMwgS5NB3DfEHK72kECazBwwBc2FPsVzcVIhRMfODytDkOPkakvPiLxLzy-ANBWB19yN17mOjZL_CgoCZ8RrLXIHbrkpJcW_o_HLog84AfefU4zn3PdyI/s1600/1.jpg" /></a><span id="freeText12957497043691724308">My only complaint with this book is the romance between Ari and Sebastian happen way too fast. Sure he's dark and edgy, but you barely knew each other for a day and you're already smoothing. Yeah..other than that I loved this book.</span><br />
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I love how the model is floating midair, surround by those swirls of mist. It's very fitting for the title. I also like you only see her body waist up. <br />
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I like the colors in this cover. It gives off a calm, soothing feel.<br />
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<i><span id="freeText13126466694022124773">For as long as Esmerine can remember, she has longed to join her older sister, Dosinia, as a siren—the highest calling a mermaid can have. When Dosinia runs away to the mainland, Esmerine is sent to retrieve her. Using magic to transform her tail into legs, she makes her way unsteadily to the capital city. There she comes upon a friend she hasn't seen since childhood—a dashing young man named Alandare, who belongs to a winged race of people. As Esmerine and Alandare band together to search for Dosinia, they rekindle a friendship . . . and ignite the emotions for a love so great, it cannot be bound by sea, land, or air.</span></i><br />
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<b>What do you think about this cover? What covers are you crazy over this week? Leave me a link and I'll visit.</b>mendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804974254071752986noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158616950599329278.post-24305388731823602342011-07-10T14:04:00.000-07:002011-07-10T17:33:46.943-07:00Midnight Summer Festival Kick Off<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://derangedbooklovers.blogspot.com/2011/06/sign-up-post-midnight-summer-festival.html"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg354J_FbyJM-gfckIsFHcMbcjc8ueJPSaSAXd9LmS-X4m9yguAOCVteJJ4QxdKmsUQ3h4YwJi4woJABYJb2V4se3KHq2-RoCyJTCwkSmGAeo2r1YznBVvLc_SE4yO8qvXMg3rQztd3OmA/s320/1.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">Today is the start of the Midnight Summer Festival! Hosted by: <a href="http://www.rabidreads.com/">Rabid Reads</a>, <a href="http://www.missiontoread.com/">Mission To Read</a> & <a href="http://derangedbooklovers.blogspot.com/">Deranged Book Lovers</a>. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">This event will highlight and cover everything in the name of mythology. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">From July 10th to July 20th there will giveaways, author interviews, and posts relating to mythology. Just check out the participating blogs.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love about Greek mythology, especially how it's use to explain about the mysteries and lessons in life. Take the myth of Hades and Persephone for an example . It explains why there are changes in the seasons. I'm going to put a huge post about this myth later this week. I can't til you guys see it!</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There are so many great mythology books coming out this year. I only read a few mythological books, but my favorite one has to be <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8109130-darkness-becomes-her#other_reviews"><i>Darkness Becomes Her</i> </a>by Kelly Keaton. I'll tell more about this book in my review that I'll post up on Tuesday. Til then stay tune for more posts :)</div>mendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804974254071752986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158616950599329278.post-79995421155650910022011-07-07T18:36:00.000-07:002011-07-07T23:37:18.020-07:00Crazy Giveaways Alert<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">Book Addict is having a <a href="http://simplymeabookaddict.blogspot.com/2011/06/100-followers-giveaway.html">100 followers giveaway</a>. </span><span id="goog_1374499956" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">One lucky winner will receive a book(s) of their choice from The Book Depository that does not exceed $20 US Dollars. <b>Ends July 13th</b></span></span><br />
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<span id="freeText2916196499340624259"><span style="font-size: large;">by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4370565.Erin_Morgenstern">Erin Morgenstern </a> </span></span><br />
<span id="freeText2916196499340624259"> <b>Pub Date: </b></span>September 13, 2011<br />
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<i><span id="freeText2916196499340624259">The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. </span></i></div><i>But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love—a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands. </i><br />
<i>True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus performers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead.</i><br />
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Aww two lovers pin against in a magical duel! Can't wait to read it!<i> </i><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">The model is so gorgeous in the red dress and look at her hair. She's practically glow. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Love the blocky font of the title and how it just intercepts each other like a crossword puzzle. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I like the cascade of gears on the side of the cover and how the gears are just overlapping each other.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<i><span id="freeText8328270432385800034">The Secret Clock Society has infiltrated every aspect of the government. You can’t hide from them, you can’t out run them—the only choice is to surrender or die fighting. Well, Summer’s found her voice and her confidence. She’ll fight if necessary, but for now she’s on the run. And the only place that can offer her refuge is the one city that’s been devastated with disease and death. Full of savages, Forsaken Harbor holds her life on the edge of a knife. Is there still hope to be found here after all? Or will survival mean savagery?</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The only paranormal creatures that came to my head were vampires, werewolves and faeries. </span></span><b style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I don't want to be any of those creatures. Hmm would a mermaid be considered a paranormal creature? I always wanted to go deep sea sucuba diving, but I don't know how to swim (yet). </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It'll be fun out there in the open sea.</span></span><b style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></span></b>mendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804974254071752986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158616950599329278.post-44258995170669756852011-07-02T12:18:00.000-07:002011-08-12T12:56:46.556-07:00Review: Leviathan<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13957.Scott_Westerfeld">Scott Westerfeld</a> <b> </b></span><br />
<b>Release Date:</b> Oct. 6, 2009<br />
<b>Genre:</b> Steampunk, Adventure, Historical Fiction<br />
<b>Series:</b> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/46550-leviathan">Leviathan #1</a><br />
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<b>First Line: </b>"The Austrian horses glinted in the moonlight, their riders standing tall in the saddle, swords raised."<br />
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<i><span id="freeText17743475821992863231">Prince Aleksander, would-be heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, is on the run. His own people have turned on him. His title is worthless. All he has is a battletorn war machine and a loyal crew of men. </span></i><br />
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Deryn Sharp is a commoner, disguised as a boy in the British Air Service. She's a brilliant airman. But her secret is in constant danger of being discovered. <br />
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With World War I brewing, Alek and Deryn's paths cross in the most unexpected way…taking them on a fantastical, around-the-world adventure that will change both their lives forever.</span></i><br />
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<span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer129124131"><span id="freeText8266966998002106967">Leviathan is a non-stop action story, set in an imaginative steampunk world, with two very sympathetic protagonists and amazing illustrations. This is my first time reading steampunk and I LOVED it. </span></span><br />
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The imagination that Scott Westerfeld puts into Leviathan is amazing. He takes you into a world in the brink of war. One side, the Darwinist, have genetically modified "beasties", while the other side, the Clankers, have incredible machinery. Now meet Alek, an ex-prince on the run, and Deryn, a cross-dressing girl in the British Air Service. I love both of theses characters and enjoyed reading their alternating point of views through out the novel.<br />
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<span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer167047515"><span id="freeText10064494031266164264"></span></span><span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer84462412"><span id="freeText2355774889864984232">The two main characters have amazing adventures on their own, but when their paths cross, things start to get really interesting. </span></span><span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer84462412"><span id="freeText2355774889864984232"></span></span><span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer84462412"><span id="freeText2355774889864984232">Leviathan will keep you turning pages and anxious for the next book in the series. Highly recommended. </span></span><br />
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You have to watch this book trailer! You'll see how amazing the illustrations really are.<br />
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mendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804974254071752986noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158616950599329278.post-4116148571366003742011-06-30T17:12:00.000-07:002011-07-05T00:48:23.402-07:00Awesome Awktopus Summer of YA Lit Challenge The <a href="http://holes-in-my-brain.blogspot.com/2011/06/awesome-awktopus-summer-of-ya-lit.html">Awesome Awktopus Summer of YA List Challenge</a> is hosted by Audrey @ <a href="http://holes-in-my-brain.blogspot.com/2011/06/awesome-awktopus-summer-of-ya-lit.html">holes In My brain</a>.<br />
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<b>Start and finish a series or trilogy. Any genre. Maybe it’s one that you’ve always wanted to try but never have, maybe it’s one you just didn’t have time to tackle, and the 'finish' part is important.</b><br />
<i>I have this interesting zombie series on my to-read for a while.</i><br />
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Read <span style="font-weight: bold;">the book you’ve been avoiding because of <span style="font-size: 130%;">hype</span>.</span><br />
<i>Yup. I haven't read TMI yet, but I heard it's really good. </i><b> </b><br />
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Read <span style="font-weight: bold;">a book published before year 2000</span>. Yes. YA is not just a thing invented after the explosion of <span style="font-style: italic;">Twilight</span>.<br />
<i>I've been meaning to read this book.</i><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Buy a book</span> for yourself as a prize for something (for surviving Monday? Yep, that counts!) and read it! <br />
<i>Okay I'll by myself a little birthday present </i>:)<br />
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Wanna join? Head over to <a href="http://holes-in-my-brain.blogspot.com/2011/06/awesome-awktopus-summer-of-ya-lit.html">holes In My brain</a> to check out the rules and more mini challenges. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Pub Date:</b> </span></span></span></span> November 15th 2011 <br />
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<b> </b><i>Everything is made of steel, even the flowers. How can you love anything in a place like this?</i><br />
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<i>Daphne is the half-demon, half-fallen angel daughter of Lucifer and Lilith. Life for her is an endless expanse of time, until her brother Obie is kidnapped - and Daphne realizes she may be partially responsible. Determined to find him, Daphne travels from her home in Pandemonium to the vast streets of Earth, where everything is colder and more terrifying. With the help of the human boy she believes was the last person to see her brother alive, Daphne glimpses into his dreams, discovering clues to Obie's whereabouts. As she delves deeper into her demonic powers, she must navigate the jealousies and alliances of the violent archangels who stand in her way. But she also discovers, unexpectedly, what it means to love and be human in a world where human is the hardest thing to be.</i><br />
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<i>This second novel by rising star Brenna Yovanoff is a story of identity, discovery, and a troubled love between two people struggling to find their place both in our world and theirs.</i><br />
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This book had me at half demon and half fallen angel. How can I not read this book! <i> </i>And look at that awesome cover!<br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">What are you waiting on this week? </span>Leave me a link and I'll visit.</b> Thanks for stopping by!<b><br />
</b></div>mendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804974254071752986noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158616950599329278.post-78085293398054080342011-06-27T11:54:00.000-07:002011-07-03T22:11:33.962-07:00Cover Crazy: Under the Stars<div style="text-align: center;"> Cover Crazy is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://thebookworms.org/">The Bookworms</a>, showcasing covers worth going crazy over. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>This week I'm crazy about...<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">This is such a beautiful cover. I love everything about it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Stars dot the night sky, meteors passing by. It's like a painting.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I'd love to have this cover blown up to hang in my room! </div><br />
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<i><span id="freeText5940135950207345020">After seventeen-year-old Andrina’s home is demolished by meteors, she encourages her family to relocate to Legora, one of the few remaining cities that promise a new life to weary travelers. But Legora’s food and supplies are in shortage—too many refugees have sought protection behind its gates—and the only option is to appeal to the King of the New World for provisions. When the town assembles a lottery to choose who will plea to the king, Andrina holds the ill-fated ticket. <br />
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Her arrival in Valyad, the royal territory, sparks intrigue from King Zarek. Andrina can’t imagine herself acting like the other girls, who flounce after Zarek’s affection and money, but she considers giving in to her flirty side if it’ll guarantee that her family is fed. So when Zarek leaves Andrina with a bitter decision—marry him or he’ll strip Legora of its supplies—she has no choice but to accept being Queen of the New World. <br />
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Soon, though, Andrina uncovers that Valyad is smothered in deceit. Days after their wedding, Zarek is found stabbed to death and all fingers point to Andrina. Betrayed by Valyad’s governor, who wants the crown for himself, Andrina learns that it’s the people who will cast a vote on her fate; people who don’t want a commoner operating their kingdom. Andrina must not only convince Valyad that their king didn’t die by her hand, but also outsmart the sly politicians of the realm with a surprise they can’t outrun.</span></i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b> What do you think about this cover? What covers are you crazy over this week?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>mendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804974254071752986noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158616950599329278.post-68564104871845702462011-06-26T18:07:00.000-07:002011-06-26T18:07:56.395-07:00In My Mailbox<div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/"><span style="color: #2198a6;">The Story Siren</span></a>, showcasing what you received in the mail, bought, or borrowed from friends or the library for that week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Borrowed from Library</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8715032-blood-magic"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9_hoD2JRE8i5h66L7AGjxrP56iFROT7N2wwkCCBTWkwCHVRRbF1azCRNvK5YtX4VFshAd5YtJCxi3TvFvuaYLuChZ0Gxa_lWA7y03UfylCDvlV2gYRfmFNO10Q_4bc-CF-aIcPIezI0/s200/1.jpg" width="132" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10848294-abandon" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbalvZmhGewuDvQeXzInpEuwbDEIxU8joPpovGiEl_-k8voMYuRqu-QJ6V6Nwn70ef4Fs6McvYXK3K1R93IQofhyphenhyphen_-Qq8QX5GHcYUFpvhgN3PEJt3__bFEgc7P0IKDgwi1LwEL0GJmSDs/s200/1.jpg" width="125" /></a></div><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">So that's what I got from mailbox this past week. It was like an early birthday present because <span style="font-size: large;">my 16th birthday is today</span>! Yay :D</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>What did you get in your mailbox this week?</b> Leave a comment with a link to your mailbox so I can check out all the great books that you got.</span></div>mendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804974254071752986noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158616950599329278.post-19663870798708874312011-06-23T16:31:00.000-07:002011-07-03T19:04:55.828-07:00Review: Enclave<div style="text-align: left;"><b><span id="freeText8778629668652595972" style="font-size: large;"> </span><span id="freeText8778629668652595972" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7137327-enclave">Enclave</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/835348.Ann_Aguirre">Ann Aguirre</a></span></b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDkuEoskVLBHDIpYHm4ZFEHvqbfJgWacHzoEEz0LZ45QhGZnTAYrBeZLayaOwCVYZi9XQQTOF3QVbh9lAw-JovLHK28Qq3XaUO0uzUGNlcO52UQrvHqbRpgrtuxDNkZxaN6HW6YsP2QM/s1600/1.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/AVvXsEgyDkuEoskVLBHDIpYHm4ZFEHvqbfJgWacHzoEEz0LZ45QhGZnTAYrBeZLayaOwCVYZi9XQQTOF3QVbh9lAw-JovLHK28Qq3XaUO0uzUGNlcO52UQrvHqbRpgrtuxDNkZxaN6HW6YsP2QM/s320/1.jpg" width="216" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7137327-enclave" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br />
<span id="freeText8778629668652595972"><b>Genre:</b> Zombies, Dystopian, Post Apocalyptic, Romance, Adventure</span><br />
<span id="freeText8778629668652595972"><b>Release Date: </b>April 12, 2011</span><br />
<span id="freeText8778629668652595972"><b>Series: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/53296-razorland">Razorland #1</a><b><br />
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<i>In Deuce’s world, people earn the right to a name only if they survive their first fifteen years. By that point, each unnamed ‘brat’ has trained into one of three groups–Breeders, Builders, or Hunters, identifiable by the number of scars they bear on their arms. Deuce has wanted to be a Huntress for as long as she can remember. <br />
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As a Huntress, her purpose is clear—to brave the dangerous tunnels outside the enclave and bring back meat to feed the group while evading ferocious monsters known as Freaks. She’s worked toward this goal her whole life, and nothing’s going to stop her, not even a beautiful, brooding Hunter named Fade. When the mysterious boy becomes her partner, Deuce’s troubles are just beginning. <br />
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Down below, deviation from the rules is punished swiftly and harshly, and Fade doesn’t like following orders. At first she thinks he’s crazy, but as death stalks their sanctuary, and it becomes clear the elders don’t always know best, Deuce wonders if Fade might be telling the truth. Her partner confuses her; she’s never known a boy like him before, as prone to touching her gently as using his knives with feral grace. <br />
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As Deuce’s perception shifts, so does the balance in the constant battle for survival. The mindless Freaks, once considered a threat only due to their sheer numbers, show signs of cunning and strategy… but the elders refuse to heed any warnings. Despite imminent disaster, the enclave puts their faith in strictures and sacrifice instead. No matter how she tries, Deuce cannot stem the dark tide that carries her far from the only world she’s ever known.</i></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span id="freeText8143035612157099438"> </span><span id="freeText8143035612157099438">LONDON, 2012: It arrives and with that the world is changed into an unending graveyard littered with the bones, wreckage, and memories of a dead past, gone forever.LONDON, 2032: Twenty years later, out of the ashes, a new world begins to rise, a place ruled by both loyalty and fear, and where the quest to be the first to regain lost knowledge is an ongoing battle for power. A place where laws are made and enforced by roving gangs-the Bloomsbury Boys, the Gardners, the Red Lady's Gang-who rule the streets and will do anything to protect their own.THE FOUR: Zane, Titus, Erin, Eve. Living in this new world, they discover that they have abilities never before seen. And little do they know that as they search post-apocalyptic London for Titus' kidnapped sister that they'll uncover the secret of It, and bring about a reckoning with the forces that almost destroyed all of humanity.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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Stephen Quinn, a quiet and dutiful fifteen-year-old scavenger, travels Post-Collapse America with his Dad and stern ex-Marine Grandfather. They travel light. They keep to themselves. Nothing ever changes. But when his Grandfather passes suddenly and Stephen and his Dad decide to risk it all to save the lives of two strangers, Stephen's life is turned upside down. With his father terribly injured, Stephen is left alone to make his own choices for the first time. <br />
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Stephen’s choices lead him to Settler's Landing, a lost slice of the Pre-Collapse world where he encounters a seemingly benign world of barbecues, baseball games and days spent in a one-room schoolhouse. Distrustful of such tranquility, Stephen quickly falls in with Jenny Tan, the beautiful town outcast. As his relationship with Jenny grows it brings him into violent conflict with the leaders of Settler's Landing who are determined to remake the world they grew up in, no matter what the cost.</span></i><br />
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<i>Under the bubbling hot springs and geysers of Yellowstone National Park is a supervolcano. Most people don't know it's there. The caldera is so large that it can only be seen from a plane or satellite. It just could be overdue for an eruption, which would change the landscape and climate of our planet. </i><br />
<i>Ashfall is the story of Alex, a teenage boy left alone for the weekend while his parents visit relatives. When the Yellowstone supervolcano erupts unexpectedly, Alex is determined to reach his parents. He must travel over a hundred miles in a landscape transformed by a foot of ash and the destruction of every modern convenience that he has ever known, and through a new world in which disaster has brought out both the best and worst in people desperate for food, water, and warmth. With a combination of nonstop action, a little romance, and very real science, this is a story that is difficult to stop reading and even more difficult to forget.</i><br />
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I love the post-apocalyptic genre. I don't know about you, but reading about the character's tale of survival after an epic catastrophic event makes for an exciting read.<br />
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</b></div><span id="freeText8905719547752126778"><i>It's always been just Kate and her mom—and her mother is dying. Her last wish? To move back to her childhood home. So Kate's going to start at a new school with no friends, no other family and the fear her mother won't live past the fall.</i><i>Then she meets Henry. Dark. Tortured. And mesmerizing. He claims to be Hades, god of the Underworld—and if she accepts his bargain, he'll keep her mother alive while Kate tries to pass seven tests.</i><br />
<i>Kate is sure he's crazy—until she sees him bring a girl back from the dead. Now saving her mother seems crazily possible. If she succeeds, she'll become Henry's future bride, and a goddess.</i><br />
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<span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer149589501"><span id="freeText14745991247194993445">Kate was a great heroine. She was brave, tough, and so selfless. Her maturity and strength are something that you know she's acquired during the years of taking care of her mother. </span></span><span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer149222305"><span id="freeText14034972746756489833">Henry wasn't exactly what I had in mind for Hades. He had everything to be the bad-sexy-guy, but he was so...sad. I liked him, but he was always silent and never really a protagonist. </span></span><br />
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<span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer149222305"><span id="freeText14034972746756489833">The Goddess Test did a retelling of the myth of </span></span><span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer149222305"><span id="freeText14034972746756489833">Persephone (yay! my favorite Greek myth). It's interesting reading how Aimee Carter </span></span><span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer148593519"><span id="freeText7297866901121402540">creates mythological twists in the novel, such as having to pass all seven testes for immortality. Speaking about those testes, I expected it to be difficult. But they weren't and they were given to Kate without neither her or the readers' knowledge. That was a disappointment considering </span></span><span class="readable" id="reviewTextContainer149222305"><span id="freeText14034972746756489833">many girls have tried to pass the seven tests and failed.</span></span><br />
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<i><span id="freeText1787831314220014536">Born into a life of secrets and service, Chrysabelle’s body bears the telltale marks of a comarré—a special race of humans bred to feed vampire nobility. When her patron is murdered, she becomes the prime suspect, which sends her running into the mortal world…and into the arms of Malkolm, an outcast vampire cursed to kill every being from whom he drinks. <br />
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With the Ring of Sorrows still missing, and the covenant between othernaturals and mortals broken, Chrysabelle and Malkolm’s problems are just beginning. Chrysabelle still owes Malkolm for his help, but fulfilling that debt means returning to Corvinestri, the hidden vampire city where neither is welcome.</span><span id="freeText1787831314220014536"> </span></i><br />
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<span id="freeText565221917986807955">Violent murders occur in Paradise City as counterfeit comarré are systematically hunted. The police and the Kubai Mata have more than enough trouble to keep themselves occupied. As war erupts at home, Malkolm and Chrysabelle head to New Orleans to recover the Ring of Sorrows. Chrysabelle is forced to make a life and death decision and will realize that her relationship to Malkolm may have fatal consequences.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">Epic. That’s what I thought when I came across this cover.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I love the title is right in the middle, all big and surround the light.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Ohh and look at those buildings. They remind me of Interception. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Yup, Void is going to be a great read. </div><br />
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<i><span id="freeText480346917495630756">The CPS, a secret government agency, is on a mission to seek and destroy the Hex - human mutants with supercomputer minds. They are young. They look like normal teens. They must never be allowed to grow up</span>. But the CPS hasn't discovered Raven. Soon they will feel her power and know her rage. <span id="freeText480346917495630756">. </span></i><br />
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<i>Raven and her brother, Wraith, must use Raven’s Hex powers and Wraith’s street skills to save first their long-lost sister, and then the entire Hex community. But before they start, Raven must overcome her mantra: work alone and think only of herself. Even then the challenges don't stop as they must crack the top-secret and high-tech security of the CPS, ally with a political-terrorist group, and then ultimately take down the evil European Federation. And even the best laid plans can go awry.</i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> What do you think about this cover? What covers are you crazy over this week?</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>mendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804974254071752986noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158616950599329278.post-22869681474697775162011-06-12T11:58:00.000-07:002011-07-03T19:01:08.815-07:00In My Mailbox<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/"><span style="color: #2198a6;">The Story Siren</span></a>, showcasing what you received in the mail, bought, or borrowed from friends or the library for that week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c9c9c9; line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; line-height: 21px;">Here's what I got this week!</span></span></span></div><br />
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</b></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>For Review</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11036912-enclave" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLHq_lEGPtbkB10mdLofIyN3PkLU1d4BfuN4dbaFe5dlE_pEWZbMeAu9Xa5-W-BMTBsEJz2RXNHgY8n6Rhx0-dkzAoI92ALBUlUPhIgoPwkxvgLLeYZCdl3hFEPvrAo5S-Pew4KsE7-A/s320/en.jpg" width="216" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9681214-the-goddess-test"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYYrb0nlJZVfc0iO_9H5A90ZBJj0uCwg9G7IohtsoasxTT88MjbX7b_iTiXPKubqWYR4_x0E1qS8QWDEk1P-RFH4aCDjyOS_xZhvnsGcGSOVSbX3w_lbyem-sZncg37E1DghMxsEBHIgY/s320/go.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><br />
<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Borrowed from Library</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8109130-darkness-becomes-her"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKhYsyAJExWrmhNr_10hbLHhlXNkkr7bmArSfFopgdWiSdIY8YrC_zzYjuEVU0rPgCsQnwL7CNroFGXg9pMwqElS81jfOzW5lItZo6mrJfPbB0HUloEaWuqVxl96cbefurp5Mm8VNiSg/s320/dark.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>Won </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9462812-die-for-me" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-VEDnUCX4rYZiFqdywo-hqdD7xPXF7SUBYB6tKFXHxGjgydE6d6-ksU5xKopj-2tqvAOHOF8m9apUYo5IPW0aWI1k-k8dG6JFx6i_NIMNXoCjUf7hGokf0yZkiNlsp7ZI1UWJD_o5DJg/s320/die.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Thanks for stopping by my blog. <b> </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>What did you get in your mailbox this week?</b> Leave a comment with a link to your mailbox so I can check out all the great books that you got.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>mendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06804974254071752986noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-158616950599329278.post-67396169641979375232011-06-11T13:03:00.000-07:002011-06-11T13:44:15.432-07:00Crazy Giveaways Alert Hey guys! Check theses awesome giveaways going around.<br />
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<a href="http://karissabooks.blogspot.com/2011/06/giveaway-bea-inspired-giveaway.html">BEA Giveaway</a> @ Karissa's <br />
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<a href="http://jenniferarmentrout.blogspot.com/2011/06/birthday-bash-giveaway.html">Birthday Giveaway</a> @ Jennifer <--Epic giveaway here but I don't have a FB or twitter >.<<br />
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