tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4688064433524390142024-02-07T20:00:52.651-08:00Bubbly and BookishI'm Sarah, I'm 17. I love books. Sarah Kliorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722199361544259238noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468806443352439014.post-66895266675776359962015-01-05T12:58:00.007-08:002015-01-05T12:58:47.420-08:00Top 14 Books Read in 2014 & Wrap-Up!Today is Monday, January 5 and I realized I'm a little late with this post! 2014 has been a great reading year for me! My senior year of high school helped me and encouraged me to read more & as a continuation from last year's reading success, I felt confident. This year, my goal was to read 80 books. Last year I read 86 books, so this was a goal I felt I could reach pretty easily. Then college happened, and I only read 5 books within the span of 4 months. It hurt me to not read as much as I wanted to. <br />
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A little bit too long for my taste, yet an amazing ending to an amazing series.<br />
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Heartbreakingly beautiful. Definitely makes you think.<br />
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Another thinker, but in a different, strange & absolutely great way.</div>
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ALL THE FEELS. CINDER. KAI. CRESS. THORNE. ALL THE CHARACTERS.<br />
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Plot twists and Romitri and I think my mouth is hanging open or something.<br />
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All the angst. All the love. All the tears. Thanks a lot, Morgan.<br />
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Maxon Schreave, once again. My heart, once again.<br />
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Sarah Kliorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722199361544259238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468806443352439014.post-46914520597165550382014-12-26T20:31:00.001-08:002014-12-26T20:31:31.802-08:00Isla and the Happily Ever After: Book Review<div class="tr_bq">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">Publisher/ Year: </b><span style="background-color: white;">Dutton</span><span style="background-color: white;">, 2014.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">All I can say is that Stephanie Perkins does it again, and again and again. First, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">É</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">tienne St. Clair & the beauty of Paris stole my heart, then the boy next door, and then the artist who finally saw what he had been missing all along. The characters in these books set my expectations of men very high, though who knows, maybe one day I'll find my </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Étienne, Cricket, or Josh. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Back to the book, Isla and Josh seem so perfect for each other. Isla was in love with Josh since she could remember. She had always been in love with Josh. Reading about her character in Anna gave me a different impression of Isla. It made it seem like she was incredibly shy. She still is shy, but she's affectionate and has a lot of heart. Above all, like every girl out there, she wants to be loved. Josh broke out of his shell in this book too. I saw a different, more vulnerable side to him. He is an artist. He is smart. And he loves Isla. Comparing his relationship to Rashmi compared to Isla, he fit more perfectly with Isla. They understood each other and depended on each other. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">There was so much cuteness and angst in this story that had my heart flipping miles a minute. The fact that Josh kept drawing Isla even after their chance encounter in Manhattan. The fact that Josh did his best to include Kurt instead of brushing him aside. The little things Josh did for Isla and things she did for him. Josh's life story in a book was a nice part to the book, digging in a little bit deeper into his character. The whole book was magical. The characters were entertaining and had unique purposes. Like all of Perkins's works, truly beautiful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hello everyone! I'm sorry I haven't been on in months! College was more jam packed than I realized & I had so much going on that it would be too difficult to read and blog. During my entire first semester, I only read 6 books, three of them being for school. Obviously I did a good job here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Thankfully, with finals being over and having 3 weeks of break before I head back to school, I have made it my mission to finish my Goodreads 2014 Reading Challenge. Since I got home from school, I have read 9 books and am currently reading my tenth. In addition to that, I still have 8 more books to read and 9 more days left before the year ends. The question is...can I do it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Other books that I've been able to read during my first semester were <i>Isla and the Happily Ever* After</i> as well as <i>Four</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I know I've been on a super hiatus, but I'm back for now. And hopefully, I can finish my goal. It's gonna take a lot of motivation and strength, and especially with Christmas coming up, it might slow me down a bit. But, I'm not giving up.</span></div>
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These characters are pretty awesome & yay for awesome female protagonists! The only ones that really had character development though were Kat and Hale. It kind of just felt like the other characters were there. I mean, Nick and Uncle Eddie felt important, because they played pretty crucial roles, but Gabrielle, the twins, and Simon felt like fillers. They were needed for something as a part of the Heist Society, but I wasn't really interested in their backstories as much as the other characters. <br />
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Sarah Kliorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722199361544259238noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468806443352439014.post-88412976454769548652014-09-02T12:43:00.000-07:002014-09-02T12:43:40.140-07:00Book Review: The Bridge from Me to You + UPDATE<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388139107l/18520398.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Bridge from Me to You" border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388139107l/18520398.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Title/ Author: </b><i>The Bridge from Me to You</i> by Lisa Schroeder</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hey everyone, sorry I haven't posted anything in a while. There's been so much going on like well, I just moved into college last week and I've been settling in and figuring out my schedule and when I can read/ blog/ do everything else. I promise when I am more settled, I will post a lot more. But, for now, this transition is a pretty big one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This book was only just okay for me. It had its high moments, but there were parts where all I wanted to do was put this book down. I couldn't just sit down and read it. When I was getting near the end, it was a lot easier to get through the book, because I was looking forward to what would happen with Lauren and with Colby. Let me just make this absolutely clear: <i>The Bridge from Me to You </i>is a very well written book. Schroeder delivered very well in that area. The plot, while interesting and entertaining, wasn't as complex as I wished it could be. Sure, the characters had depth that made their characters relatable and believable, but for some reason, I wasn't as invested as I wish I was.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What I like a lot about this book is the fact that the romance was not the main concept of the book. Of course, romance was a very prevalent part, but it was well balanced with Lauren's and Colby's issues. Also, little things like Lauren's love of Bugles and Colby's love for bridges played out nicely throughout the novel and brought something to their characters. Throughout the entire novel, since the moment they first met, you knew they wanted to be together, but the struggles of Lauren's difficult family life, the pressure of sports and Benny's accident came between them and attempted to pull their growing relationship apart. It's the truth of reality. Happily ever afters aren't gonna happen the way you want it to happen, but all you can do is keep hoping for the best, like Lauren and Colby. Overall, their moments were cute, and they really did get each other's situation, so they knew how to comfort/ help each other through it...as friends, lovers, etc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This part is from Lauren's POV, and I just think it's beautiful. Moving to a new town, a small town, she had to learn how to accept it and live a life there. My friend lives in a small town and she told me that this quote hit home for her. And this quote is especially really beautiful because the setting is super important in the book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Overall, it was a good, heartwarming story. It's no Stephanie Perkins or Jenny Han novel, where all you get is butterflies and swooning, but it definitely makes you feel good at the end, whereas everything seems to be resolved in a way.</span></div>
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Sarah Kliorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722199361544259238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468806443352439014.post-912009802559142692014-08-18T21:07:00.000-07:002014-08-18T21:07:06.131-07:00Top Ten Tuesday #9: Books People Have Been Telling Me That I MUST Read <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #311404; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Luckily in my blogsphere and online book friend-o-sphere, I have friends who pretty much lay down the law and say, "SARAH. READ THIS." Or in general someone will have finished up a book and say "READ THIS IT IS SO GOOD." And anytime I ask for recommendations, they say the EXACT same book every single time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #311404; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">1. <b><i>Amy and Roger's Epic Detour</i> by Morgan Matson:</b> My one friend who I feel is Morgan's biggest fan is absolutely in love with her books and just at the mention of her books she will start to go in all caps saying how much she loves her books or wants me and others to read them. I've already read <i>Second Chance Summer</i> and <i>Since You've Been Gone</i> and LOVED them, so this would be next best.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #311404; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">2. <b><i>The Evolution of Mara Dyer</i> by Michelle Hodkin: </b>I have read the first book, so this book would be next and my one friend is totally in love with this series and Noah Shaw & of course she has the highest recommendation for this book and for this series.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #311404; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">3. <b><i>Perfected</i> by Kate Jarvik Birch: </b>Another friend that I have won't stop talking about this book and how great it is. Not to mention, she has a selfie of her and the book as her profile picture. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #311404; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">5. <b><i>The Glass Castle </i>by Jeannette Walls: </b>My sophomore English teacher, who I have frequent conversations about books we've read, recommended me this book. In fact she ordered me to read it. We have different reading interests, but I won't let her down. Even though I keep procrastinating reading it. I'll get on that!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #311404; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">6. <b><i>Obsidian</i> by Jennifer L. Armentrout: </b>My friends have been bingeing this series and now these books are one of the main topics of conversation. I really like the idea of the series, and I think I'll pick it up soon!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #311404; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">7. <i style="font-weight: bold;">Thirteen Reasons Why</i> <b>by Jay Asher: </b>I've heard from so many people that this book is everything and I should read it. That I need to read it. It looks like something I would love and take to heart, so I'm excited to read it, when I get to it of course.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #311404; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">8. <b><i>A Thousand Splendid Suns</i> by Khaled Husseini: </b>Again, my sophomore English teacher, aka my fave teacher, recommended me this book & said it was her favorite. And from what I've heard about it, I have no doubts about how good the book is, or will be to me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #311404; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">9. <b><i>Something Strange and Deadly </i>by Susan Dennard: </b>My librarian friend, who happens to be a blogger and booktuber, recommended me this book saying that if I loved <i>The Infernal Devices </i>series, I would love this. I hope to read it in the near future!</span></span></div>
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Today was my high school graduation party & it was nice seeing my school friends, church friends, and family all in one place celebrating my accomplishments and sending me off to college. It's crazy thinking that I'm leaving for college in about 5 days. THIS FRIDAY. It seems like just yesterday I entered high school just looking for someone to be my friend. </div>
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One of my very first friends in high school came to celebrate with me, and I'm so glad I got to see her before we both headed off to college. Now, when you graduate high school, that's when the relative and friends give you loads of money to help you pay for your education cause college education is pretty darn expensive. And I'm extremely thankful for all their help, love and support throughout the years. But this one friend, she didn't give me money...she gave me something that I'll never forget, never misplace, and always love...something too meaningful that I'm just so happy she's my friend. </div>
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She gave me a bunch of "College Pick-Me-Up Quotes". The first card says that, and on the back, she wrote, "When You Just Need Some Motivation From Brilliant Books and Authors." After reading through all of them, I felt like crying cause it was absolutely thoughtful and it's something I know I'll be taking with me to college. Here they are, and I hope you find some motivation and inspiration in them too.</div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Isla and the Happily Ever After</i> by Stephanie Perkins was finally published today & I have to say this is one of my most anticipated books this year. I can't wait to read it and have my heart melt.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The most iconic scene from Jane Austen's <i>Emma</i> was finally seen on Emma Approved today, and my heart was beating so fast, and I was so scared for what was about to happen. Never having read <i>Emma, </i>I really didn't know what was going to happen. But what did happen was the best thing ever. KnightHouse forever.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Waking up this morning, I immediately checked twitter and saw the news in a video posted by Kiera Cass about an unlock campaign to unlock the first three chapters of <i>The Queen</i> & a second Epilogue to The Selection series. We had to tumble, insta and tweet #MoreSelection in order to get these things. Also Kiera had some Q & A's throughout the day which you can see on her twitter! (@KieraCass)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now if you didn't know, The Selection is one of my favorite series, and it's just meant so much to me over the past couple years and I feel so blessed with all the friends I've made and the opportunity to meet Kiera Cass in person. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I thought it was completely over after <i>The One</i> and I was very happy with how it ended. VERY VERY HAPPY. So I guess you could imagine how happy I was that the second Epilogue was unlocked. I really didn't think I could be happier. BUT IN FACT MY HEART WAS SO HAPPY AND I WAS GUSHING. My twitter was FILLED with everything related to The Selection. Every post had #MoreSelection. I was fangirling with my friends, sending awkward snapchat videos... it was just all around crazy. If you want to read the first 3 chapters of <i>The Queen</i> and the second Epilogue, go to <a href="http://unlockmoreselection.com/">unlockmoreselection.com</a> and see for yourself! But of course, wait til you've read the entire series first. THEN you can come back and read.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After everyone was finished reading and freaking out about the second Epilogue, Kiera dropped a HUGE bomb on us Selectioners.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First she revealed the release date for <i><b>The Queen</b></i> which is an Amberly novella, which is scheduled to come out December 2, 2014 on ebook! She also revealed that she is working on a Marlee novella titled <i><b>The Favorite</b> </i>which is scheduled to come out March 3, 2015 on ebook! And of course, these two novellas would be just perfect in <i><b>The Selection Stories #2</b></i> which also comes out March 3, 2015.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But of course that wasn't all. When Kiera said #MoreSelection, SHE WASN'T KIDDING. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">WE GET <i>TWO </i>MORE BOOKS. LIKE FULL LENGTH. OF THE SELECTION SERIES. As I was watching this video, I screamed and jumped around and I was so so happy I could cry. My heart was so happy. And my sanity was officially gone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The next full length Selection book coming out is titled <b style="font-style: italic;">The Heir </b>and is expected to come out May 5, 2015 (2 DAYS AFTER MY BIRTHDAY). Of course this date isn't officially official yet, but you can bet I'll be here when the news comes. According to Kiera, <i>The Heir </i>will be from a different POV. Hmmmmm... any theories? I have a few for sure. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am very excited for what's to come with The Selection series and am extremely happy to know that this wonderful series is not over. We have 2 novellas and 2 more books to look forward to. #MoreSelction, More Feels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, I just recently finished <i><a href="http://bubblyandbookish.blogspot.com/2014/08/book-review-throne-of-glass.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;"><b>Throne of Glass</b></span></a> </i>by Sarah J. Maas which I absolutely LOVED. And yesterday, I finished <i><a href="http://bubblyandbookish.blogspot.com/2014/08/book-review-floating-boy-and-girl-who.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;"><b>Floating Boy and the Girl Who Couldn't Fly</b></span></a></i> by P. T. Jones which I really didn't care for. But the book I am reading right at this moment is <i><u><b>Heist Society</b></u></i> by Ally Carter. I'm actually rereading this right now so I can jump into the next two books in the series as soon as I'm done and know what's going on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As I'm going to college, I've been thinking about this a lot. Of course I'll leave a lot of my books at home, and I'm gonna be bringing some of them to college with me. But moving specifically, I'm not sure how I would cope with downsizing my book collection. I am too much of a book hoarder. I'm the girl with 3 physical copies of Mockingjay, let's be real here. I might give some to friends who I know would be able to take care of it, or I might give away some of the ARCs I received. And if there's a book I know I'm never gonna read, there's no reason for me to keep it. Donating to Half Price Books might be a good option. But, I'm not at this level right now. I'm gonna keep being a book hoarder because BOOKS.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we have the question inspired by the latest <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xprlotkDLbg" target="_blank"><span style="color: purple;">Book Nerd Problems Video</span></a>! <br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">What book have you and your BFF disagreed on?</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I LOVE this book series, and was very happy to recommend it to 3 of my friends. Turns out they didn't like it as much as I did. This turned into constant group chat arguments about why we like one of the brothers over the other or how extra annoying Belly is. I mean, my goodreads ratings for all 3 books are 5+ stars each. My friends rated the series 3 stars. ONLY 3? IS YOUR MIND OKAY? I THINK YOU NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR. NOT THE DOCTOR WHO FLIES AROUND IN A TARDIS BUT AN ACTUAL DOCTOR THAT GIVES YOU SHOTS AND SUCH.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My Life Next Door & </span><span style="color: purple; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://bubblyandbookish.blogspot.com/2014/04/book-review-what-i-thought-was-true.html" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" target="_blank">What I Thought Was True</a> </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">by Huntley Fitzpatrick</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">Why I Read It:</b><span style="background-color: white;"> It sounded good & I decided to read it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;"><i>This is the story of a girl who sees a boy float away one fine day. This is the story of the girl who reaches up for that boy with her hand and with her heart. This is the story of a girl who takes on the army to save a town, who goes toe-to-toe with a mad scientist, who has to fight a plague to save her family. This is the story of a girl who would give anything to get to babysit her baby brother one more time. If she could just find him.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm going to be honest...this book was a huge waste of my time. I really regret requesting to review it for NetGalley. There were so many things</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">that disappointed me about this book. First was the fact that the Goodreads summary really doesn't give the book justice. I thought this was gonna be a book written beautifully like the way Gayle Forman's writing or Tahereh Mafi's writing is. The summary is just a tease. The book, in my opinion, while there were interesting ideas there, it felt poorly written. I could see the potential, but it just wasn't at all interesting. From Liv and Mary's texts to each other to the Floating Boy actually literally being called Floating Boy throughout the book (THE BOOK IS LITERALLY THE TITLE). The summary makes it seem like it's magical or metaphorical. The book isn't even written in the same style as its summary which is super misleading. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One of the things that annoys me about this book is that there was no depth to the characters. It was all plot and no substance. I didn't relate to any of the characters and actually found them quite annoying. The only characters that were fairly intriguing were Floating Boy and Mr. Barron, just because they have some sort of back story that contributes to the plot. That was pretty much the only thing that kept me reading. And there were certain hints around the book that revealed some of the questions I had, but it wasn't put together that well, considering I was confused for a majority of the book and felt myself skimming just because I was dying to be done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Given that most of my review is negative, I will admit that it was entertaining and it had great potential to be a good book, but it just didn't appeal to me, and it's not something I would recommend to my friends. </span>Sarah Kliorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722199361544259238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468806443352439014.post-32286437690572018512014-08-13T10:48:00.000-07:002014-08-13T10:48:19.466-07:00Songs That Perfectly Match Books!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This post is inspired by a post I read by <a href="http://jilliansbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Jillian @ Jillian's Books</a>! Take a look at hers first! She was really spot on with her choices. I really love the concept and had me thinking of multiple times I was reading a book and I was either listening to music or it immediately reminded me of a song that completely matched the book. This is a lot longer than I originally anticipated, but I felt like this post wouldn't be complete without everything in my mind put in this post. I know for a fact I have to be missing some songs or something, but anyway, here we go! Sorry Jillian for taking your layout here, but you did an awesome job, I couldn't imagine it a better way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Why it Matches With the Book: </b>It really just captures a lot of the themes in the book series. Percy Jackson, as a demigod, literally is just trying to survive, regardless of the obstacles he has to face. It also kinda highlights his growth throughout the series. Not to mention, this is a perfect Percabeth song as well. He and Annabeth make a good team, they rely each other, and they're literally in the adventure together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Why it Matches With the Book:</b> I was listening to the CD "The Best of Kevin Kern" while reading this book for the first time. This is a piano piece that really just makes me sad, speaks to my heart and gives me the nostalgic feelings of wanting to feel as free as a child. I listened to this song over and over again especially reading the last few chapters, and I started crying, remembering how much Liesel has grown and how much she has changed throughout the book. Not to mention Rudy as well, her best friend. I'm sure this song will touch your heart and make you cry as it did to me. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #311404; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">1. <b><i>Hush Hush</i> by Becca Fitzpatrick</b>. While it seems like the first book is all the buzz, the next books in the series are kinda drags on? To be honest, I've heard too many mixed reviews about this book for me to be interested in reading it.</span></span></div>
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1. <b><i>Landline </i>by Rainbow Rowell. </b>I know you guys will hate me for this one, but honestly I can't get into NA or Adult these days. Sometimes there's exceptions and this is most likely one because Rainbow wrote one of my all time favorite books.</div>
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3. <b><i>I Am Number Four</i> by Pittacus Lore.</b> I was told that this was a Full Fathom Five book and there have been mixed reviews, but I still really want to read it. Worth it?</div>
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4. <b><i>Leviathan</i> by Scott Westerfield. </b>I don't really like the Uglies series and I'm wondering if all of Scott's writing is similar to that. I've heard nothing but praise about this book but I'm pretty skeptical.</div>
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6. <b><i>Shiver</i> by Maggie Stiefvater. </b>Same as the previous.</div>
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7. <b><i>The Clique </i>series by Lisi Harrison. </b>I've already read the first who knows how many books from this series. Is it even worth it?</div>
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8. <b><i>Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore </i>by Robin Sloan. </b>It's adult fiction, but it seems super interesting. Good reviews all around, but would a YA lover love it? </div>
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9. <b><i>The Girl of Fire and Thorns </i>by Rae Carson. </b>I was recommended this book once. Read part of it, didn't like it, but I heard it gets better?</div>
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10. <b><i>Never Fade </i>by Alexandra Bracken. </b>Of course I want to read this, cause I like <i>The Darkest Minds</i> but I have some doubts...</div>
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Sarah Kliorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722199361544259238noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468806443352439014.post-76688543093081511052014-08-11T14:04:00.000-07:002014-08-11T14:04:08.130-07:00Book Review: Throne of Glass<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1362225987l/16034235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)" border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1362225987l/16034235.jpg" width="212" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Title/ Author: </b><i>Throne of Glass </i>by Sarah J. Maas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">Publisher/ Year: </b><span style="background-color: white;">Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2012 (new cover in 2013).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">Why I Read It:</b><span style="background-color: white;"> I needed something different from contemporary, and people have recommended me this, and all my friends have rated this book either 4 or 5 stars on goodreads.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="background-color: white;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is the first book in its series and I'm excited to know that there's 3 other books out there plus novellas for me to read after this one. HOLY GEEBUS THIS WAS GOOD.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king's champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien. </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass--and it's there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena's fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.</span></span></i></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First of all, I would like to give a standing ovation to Sarah J. Maas for not only writing such a well thought through book with high fantasy and action and romance, but for also writing a book that I have a strong feeling will be one of my favorite series. This book had everything and much more. I tried reading this before, back during the school year, but I found myself bored with it, and I was getting worried because AP testing was coming up soon. This summer, I kept seeing this book everywhere and I knew I needed to give it another chance. Frankly, that was one of the best decisions I've ever made. At first, I found this book intimidating because of the size of the page compared to the size of the text but after reading and reading and reading, I was hooked & I actually spent 8 hours nonstop (besides bathroom breaks and eating) reading and finishing this book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Celaena Sardothien has to be one of my favorite characters ever. Not only is she the world's greatest assassin, who if you look bad-a** up in the dictionary, you would see her picture there, but she's also a girl & she never loses sight of who she truly is. She is literally a strong independent woman who don't need no man. Just the depth of her character and backstory just really make her character alive and in fact humanizes her and made her feel real. Also it helps that she's a huge bookworm. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As a feminist, it was refreshing having a female protagonist beat out all these other guys as if it was nothing, but still retain the fact that she is a girl and wants to go to balls and dress up and look nice.</span><br />
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Sarah Kliorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722199361544259238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468806443352439014.post-29095431028389130812014-08-07T21:51:00.002-07:002014-08-07T22:00:30.478-07:00Feature & Follow Friday #6 - Social Share<div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #311404; font-family: georgia, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well this is a fairly difficult one to answer cause I social network way too much. But my top 3 in no particular order are <a href="https://twitter.com/sarahgraykay" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Twitter</span></b></a>, <a href="http://instagram.com/sarahgraykay" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Instagram</span></b></a>, and of course the mighty <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6813795-sarah" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #444444;">Goodreads</span></b></a>. My other twitter that I use mostly for posting blog posts is <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bubblynbookish" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>here</b></span></a>. I'm typically more active on the first twitter account that I have linked up. Feel free to add me on goodreads or follow me on these other sites :)</span><br />
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<!-- start LinkyTools script --><script src="http://www.linkytools.com/basic_linky_include.aspx?id=239878" type="text/javascript"></script><!-- end LinkyTools script -->Sarah Kliorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722199361544259238noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468806443352439014.post-49068615876530641452014-08-07T12:18:00.000-07:002014-08-07T12:18:14.243-07:00Book Review: Open Road Summer<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1405104324l/16081202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Open Road Summer" border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1405104324l/16081202.jpg" width="213" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Title/ Author: </b><i>Open Road Summer</i><span style="background-color: white;"> by Emery Lord</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="background-color: white;">Why I Read It:</b><span style="background-color: white;"> I have gotten multiple recommendations and the reviews were outstanding. I just had to read it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is a stand alone novel and the first of many books (I hope) by this author & this was a great surprise by how much I was entralled.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I absolutely adored this book and so happy because now I get what the buzz is about this book. There's so many aspects to it that I loved and it certainly flowed nicely as I was reading. I was captivated throughout the book and there was no stopping me. I've always said that when it's a good book it will make your heart melt, but when you get that rollercoaster feeling, the feeling of butterflies in your stomach, you know it's a great book. After reading it, I told my friends immediately to drop what they're doing and read the freaking book.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you are looking for a feel good book that's slightly different from your typical contemporary but still has a swoony boy who will steal your heart, this is the book for you. I absolutely enjoyed it from cover to cover and appreciated all the different themes throughout the book, like the value of friendship, love, hardships of fame, and so much more. Maybe the idea of roadtrip across the country because your best friend is a country popstar isn't quite relatable, but the issues that the main characters face are very relateable.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The main characters all had unique personalities and their own issues that they constantly struggle with, and I appreciated that diversity. I found myself relateable to each character in a way, but Reagan was definitely similar to me, attitude and mindset wise. She's the kind of person who won't take crap from anyone and isn't afraid to playfully tease and torment anyone. She makes fun of people to show affection, which is exactly how I am with my friends. They act insulted by it, but they just insult me back but we're pretty much the best of friends. Another thing that defines Reagan is her fear of putting her trust in someone or something. She's been hurt before in the past by her ex-boyfriend, and her mother leaving, and of course her father marrying another woman who she can't really seem to get along with. Dee is pretty much her family, and while their personalities are different, they're a perfect match. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dee is quirky and friendly and is and incredibly strong character. She and her ex-boyfriend Jimmy broke up because he didn't want to be involved in the fame, and while they still love each other, Dee is heartbroken over it. Just listen to all her songs about him. But though tabloids and paparazzi seek to find a way to ruin her, she keeps her head up. I sympathize with Dee, because she really can't do anything she wants without having to be Lilah Montgomery to someone else. She can't live a normal life. Now I understand Miley Stewart's dilemma. Regardless of it all, she puts her family and the people she love before her, and she refuses to let the fame get to her head or the fame destroy her.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then we have Matt Finch. MATT FREAKING FINCH. If you just look at my goodreads updates for this book, you would probably laugh:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The majority of those updates are about Matt Finch. He's a character that has so much hidden depth to him that you just can't help but love him. One of the things I love about him is that while he's not good with showing people how he feels about them, he sure knows how to put his feelings into a song. While he's been famous since childhood, he doesn't ever let that get to his head. He's a strong independent character and it was so great to see his development throughout the book. I loved his relationships with Dee and Reagan: the brotherly/sisterly relationship & the romantic kind. Regardless of the consequences, he couldn't help his feelings for Reagan and I don't think she could have helped it either. In a way they're good for each other, no matter how messed up they both were or how much secondhand embarrassment I felt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What I really enjoyed is that it didnt' have the cliche ending I was expecting, and I honestly loved it. It ended the way I think it should have and now that I have had a few days to reflect, there's no doubt that there could not have been a better end for the book. Not only was the plot just perfection, but the writing was incredible. The introduction and delivery of the different themes was absolute perfection. Anyone who reads this book is sure to be satisfied and feel lifted off their feet. Nothing was overdone; it was the perfect blend of anything and everything. I really enjoyed this book and it demands to be read.</span></div>
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Now, this is a huge struggle for me, because while I just adore contemporary and it's one of my favorite genres, I feel like I've been neglecting the books that got me into reading, or the books that I remember staying up all night to finish. For example: <i>The Hunger Games</i> series or <i>Legend</i>. These books have meant to much to me, and they're not even close to contemporary. Sure, they do have romance, but they're more action and plot and conspiracy and dystopian...and I LOVE THEM. </div>
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Last year, all the books I did read were mostly action/ adventure or urban fantasy or dystopian. I read 81 books my junior year. Only 21 of them were contemporary. And most of the books I read were series like <i>Maximum Ride</i>, <i>The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, Delirium, Matched, Legend, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, The Maze Runner, </i>or <i>Across the Universe</i>. And for series like these, I read them one after the other. I didn't read books in between. I just kept going and going until there was nothing left to read, and I was forced to find another series or stand alone to read.</div>
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This past year and now I'm looking at my stats: 26 out of 89 book (senior and summer). And I just so happen to be reading another contemporary right now. Now, it doesn't seem like it's that bad, but looking back at the books I read, and the books I'm reading now, I haven't been quite into fantasy or historical fiction (which are actually some of my favorite genres) and a majority of the books have been more girly than actiony. I'm not saying the books weren't good and all, but it just doesn't feel like me. I don't feel like myself. </div>
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I don't know if other people have gone through this, or if I'm just going through a stage, but I want to be able to read one book in a series after the other again like old times, or not feel the need to read a contemporary between high fantasy or dystopian books. Maybe I'm just not choosing the right books, but honestly it bothers me, and I want to feel the way I did last year. Hopefully things get back to normal, but until then, I'm most likely reading a contemporary.</div>
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Yet, in other more optimistic news, I should be able to put up a review tomorrow! I'm almost done with <i>Open Road Summer</i> by Emery Lord and I must say it is very cute and I love it and I'm hoping there's a playlist and actual songs connected with this book. And after I am reading <i>Throne of Glass</i> which all of my book friends have given 5 stars. It makes me nervous because I'm afraid I won't like it since I'm living the Contemporary Curse right now, but maybe it will feel like it did when I first read <i>The Hunger Games</i>...and that's a feeling I want to have again. See ya!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So every Wednesday at 3:45 EST, They have this awesome thing called Tea Time where the wonderful hosts, Margot and Aubry, just talk YA books and ask & answer a bunch of questions and it's just a really great way of connecting with other readers and learning about books you probably should read.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The first topic was based off of a video on the Epic Reads youtube page (which you should subscribe to!) where it talks about <b>Ominous Opening Lines</b> to books! There's a few that stick out in my mind from ones I've read:</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: start;">Then we transitioned into </span><b style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: start;">Graphic novels</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: start;">: our favorite ones, and books that you wish could be a graphic novel. PLEASE RECOMMEND ME SOME THAT I SHOULD READ PLEASE.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I love the <i>Maximum Ride</i> series by James Patterson, and after living through the terror and frustration of the last book <i>Nevermore</i> I was happy to find this little thing (plus 6 others) pretty much sitting on my library's bookshelf. I reminisce A LOT, so naturally, I said "Why not?" and went for it. I loved seeing the characters in the graphic novel and reliving my feels through there.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then there's Avatar the Last Airbender which I literally grew up with and I even remember the first time I watched the show and got heavily invested in it in 2005. Years later, we have a continuation of the series through graphic novels, and I couldn't be happier. It's great seeing what happens after the final episode and knowing that though it's a lighter issue, the legend of Aang still isn't over. Plus there's more Kataang so yeah.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And here's some books I wish there was a graphic novel for! And yes, I do realize that Legend is coming out with one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After much thought, the only one I could think of that would be absolutely brilliant is The Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer. It could have a DisneyWorld or DisneyLand feel to it, like the characters can come out and take pictures with people, there would be Prince Kai's Palace (like Cinderella's castle), Cress's satellite (like Tomorrowland), Scarlet's Grandmother's cottage, maybe one of those live shows where they have Wolf street fighting? IT WOULD BE SO AWESOME I WANT TO GO THERE SOMEONE MAKE THIS HAPPEN OKAY? OKAY.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Honestly this was one of the most fun posts I've ever put together and I hope all of you enjoyed my rambled thoughts and be sure to follow Epic Reads on twitter and Instagram (@EpicReads) and of course follow me on this blog if you want more rambled thoughts and what not. And follow Emily and Mally too for their super awesome phot editing skills (@Emilydances5678 & @imfinecas)! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That's it for this week's Tea Time Rewind #70! How about you? How would you answer all of these questions? Favorite opening lines/ ominous opening lines? Favorite graphic novels? Book boyfriends/ girlfriends? Book themed amusement park? Let me know below! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And just some blooper pictures my friend sent me while in the process of making these, for your viewing pleasure :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #311404;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The truth is, my bookshelf isn't that awesome, and most of the books I own are either from thrift stores or Half Price Books. Yet, there are some authors that have taken over my bookshelf one way or another...</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #311404;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">This is the last book of The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare & I have been waiting for this book for two years & let me just say it was perfection.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">When one of the greatest betrayals the Nephilim have ever known is revealed, Clary, Jace, Isabelle, Simon, and Alec must flee - even if their journey takes them deep into the demon realms, where no Shadowhunter has set foot before, and from which no human being has ever returned...</span></blockquote>
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<b><i><u>Quick Summary for those who have not read it yet:</u></i></b><br />
Well first of all, before you even get close to reading this review or the spoilery one, you should go and read the first 3 book of the TMI series, then go ahead and read <i>Clockwork Angel</i>, then <i>City of Fallen Angels</i>, then <i>Clockwork Prince</i>, then <i>City of Lost Souls</i>, then <i>Clockwork Princess</i>, then you can look at this :) But anyway, this was very very hard to get through, mostly because it was long & I'm a slow reader. But when I got to the last 25% of the book I could not put it down and I was up until 4 am reading and finishing and ultimately crying. It wasn't my favorite of the series unfortunately, but overall, I feel it was a great ending.<br />
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<b><i><u>The Review (Many spoilers ahead!): </u></i></b><br />
After having plenty of time to recuperate after this book, I think I can write an insightful review, while still keeping my fangirling alive. I read this about a couple weeks after it was released due to the fact that school was just in the process of ending. This book. JUST WOW. I couldn't believe what was going on.<br />
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Coming into this book, I've heard so many theories about who will die, what will happen, and while some were right, I was surprised by others. Mostly, it was the people who died that surprised me. Except for Jordan. I figured it would either be Jordan or Maia who would bite the dust, or even both. I have to admit that a lot of this book was fairly predictable: a boyfriend or girlfriend would die, a couple would do it. something bad would happen to one of the main main characters which would rip your heart to pieces. Regardless of the book's predictability, it had its high points.<br />
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My high points of the book actually had nothing to do with the original characters of The Mortal Instruments series. While I love Clary, Jace, and the others, I was more interested in Emma and Julian's journey and their amazing friendship and Brother Zachariah (and for those of you who have read Clockwork Princess you know exactly why)! For a 12 year old, Emma is pretty bad-a. She truly was a fighter and all she wanted to do was help. And considering her only family that she knew was left was Julian and his family...I mean her parents were murdered by Sebastian and the Endarkened...and she's still one of the most stubborn, persevering characters in the book. If I could compare her to any other fictional character out there, Katniss would fit the bill. What made it even better was her friendship with Julian. It reminded me so much of Will and Jem's relationship which is one of my favorite pairings to ever exist in the fictional world. Emma and Julian depended on each other, and not just on one of them. It completely destroys the typical gender roles you would expect from well, reality. While not realistic, I greatly appreciated it. When Julian couldn't bear the weight and pain of the Mortal Sword, Emma was willing to take it, to share his burden. You could tell she loved him. And while showing her outstanding courage and bravery, Clare did not forget the fact that she was a girl. Before she decided to say "yes" to being Julian's parabatai, she had a second of hesitation, and in that second, the reader knew that she was a girl like any other, with budding feelings, but at the spur of the moment, being his parabatai was the decision she knew was best.<br />
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After finishing Clockwork Princess and seeing all of the COHF snippets up and about, I was excited to see how Brother Zachariah would become a beautiful, 19 year old, healthy Jem Carstairs again. The way it all fit together with Jace's heavenly fire and how all that was connected made me smile. It was the Herondale and Carstairs bond, that legacy, that made me smile, how they were still connected even when Will has passed and a different generation was running things. It was hard to see him as the same Jem, but throughout the rest of the book, I saw the aspects that made me fall in love with him again, and it was so worth it. It was also refreshing to see Tessa again, although I would have been happier if she and Jace met properly. I've had so many daydreams about the day they meet and I had a whole conversation in my head between them.<br />
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Anyway, one thing that I found beautiful and sad at the same time was something I didn't expect, but it was Sebastian at the end of the book, when he became the son and brother that Jocelyn and Clary never had. His development from City of Glass to this book was incredible, and I actually felt sorry for him. And Clare made sure he would be a character meant to be remembered in a good way, which made his death sad. His last words... "I feel light." This had so much meaning to the book and really accentuated the battle between light and darkness, and how finally, a ruthless murderer, became someone who finally saw the light, because the darkness was gone. It was just a chilling way to end the saga of Sebastian...or should I say Jonathan...<br />
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I loved the action and suspense throughout the novel, even though I didn't find myself completely invested until the last quarter of the book where crap went down. When they were trapped in Edom and the only way out was through Magnus's demon father, I was so nervous. I didn't want Magnus to be gone. That would have meant the end of the only character that has been consistent in every series as far as I know, who has seen firsthand the stories of these characters. It would have broken my heart. But then Clare does the second worst thing. SHE MESSES WITH SIMON. NO ONE MESSES WITH SIMON. Needless to say, the tears were too real and everyone else I could have talked to about it was asleep. But the Epilogue made up for it, and for everything that happened during this series. It truly wrapped everything up, and I had many flashbacks of these characters in the first book and how they turned out to be. I was content with how it ended, but I was in a major book hangover after finishing. Especially after reading this huge book through my kindle. When I decided to read a hardback as my next read, I kept tapping the page when I was trying to turn the page. Look what COHF had done to me! Haha!<br />
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Overall, so glad I read this, and I can't wait for the Dark Artifices!<br />
<br />Sarah Kliorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722199361544259238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468806443352439014.post-70363452350705222482014-06-12T09:07:00.005-07:002014-06-12T09:07:56.646-07:00Book Blitz Tour: A French Princess in Versailles by Anna Adams - Giveaway & Excerpt<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Determined to escape her failed pop career and focus on her classical training, Maude Laurent moves back to France and enrolls at the prestigious National Academy of Arts. </span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: justify;">Between balls, charity events, concerts, and navigating in the French elite, Maude has to prove she’s cut out to become a professional opera singer in a world where pop music is regarded with disdain. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Though she fights it, her past catches up with her when she meets an English teacher who forces her to see a world beyond the safety of the Academy and takes her down an unusual musical journey where the risk is great and the reward uncertain. And when a chain of events bring her and Matt back in the same town, Maude will learn that music can bring people closer or tear them apart forever.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Born in France, raised partly in the United States and in France, Anna Adams grew up loving stories in French and English. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Anna currently lives in Paris where she studies at la Sorbonne as a Law Student. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When she isn't writing, Anna likes to travel in Europe and dreams of going to Asia and Africa.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://annaadamsya.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Strolling in Storyland</a> | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ADAMSANNA1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Anna Adams (ADAMSANNA1) on Twitter</a></span></div>
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“I’ve decided to move back to France.”<br />
When she spoke the fatal words, silence filled the room, and Maude enjoyed the savory sense<br />
of satisfaction to its fullest. Her glass was half raised and half full with clear, icy, mineral<br />
water, transparent and brilliant as the truth.<br />
The glass slipped from her fingers, and as easily as crystal explodes in a million pieces, the<br />
shocked silence shattered and the reporters craved for every detail of the decision, details<br />
Maude refused to give.<br />
She grabbed a tissue and rubbed her dark pencil skirt furiously. She’d worn that precise skirt<br />
because she associated it with seriousness. Solemnity was required of her in the midst of a<br />
scandal. Her natural dark hair tied into a tight bun, very little makeup on her smooth chocolate<br />
skin. Just enough foundation to hide that she’d barely slept a wink the night before.<br />
She’d weighed the pros and the cons. But it all came down to one thing: her love for music.<br />
Her passion for classical music had helped her years ago when she lived in a basement in the<br />
north of France. In those days, she’d dreamed of becoming a concert pianist or an opera<br />
singer.<br />
Dreams, like nature, change over time. When she’d been discovered by James Baldwin almost<br />
two years ago and whisked off to New York, she’d fallen in love with pop music and her<br />
ambitions grew as did her love for music.<br />
She wanted to show the world that classical and pop could make a wonderful combination.<br />
This ambition had given birth to her first self-titled album. Success, praise, fame. All had<br />
ensued with impeccable timing. How had her dreams turned into frightful nightmares? She’d lied, unwillingly to be sure, but<br />
the consequences had been disastrous. She’d lost her way.<br />
She thought about this as her uncle led her out of the crowded room, the sound of her heels<br />
muffled by the wool carpeting. His grip tightened around her elbow. Security guards<br />
surrounded her every side, but as they rushed outside to the dark sedan waiting for her, a<br />
crowd had gathered. Maude’s tenacious bodyguards contained a vocal, vociferating mob with<br />
difficulty. They held cardboard signs instead of pitchforks, yet their intentions weren’t so<br />
different from that of angry villagers in medieval times. The focus of public outrage may<br />
differ through time, but its force rarely alters.<br />
“Liar!”<br />
“Aren’t you ashamed of yourself? Faking a relationship just to sell more albums?”<br />
She might’ve argued she wasn’t the first to do so and probably wouldn’t be the last. Did it<br />
matter? She’d been caught, no one else had, and that remained the only difference.<br />
The origin of the leak remained a mystery although she had a pretty strong hunch it was<br />
Lindsey Linton, the blonde beauty who saw in Maude an unprecedented rival.<br />
“Duck!” yelled James. Too late, much too late.<br />
Splat!<br />
A ripe tomato landed in her dark mane and oozed down her neck, leaving a reddish trail of<br />
slime. Maude continued to advance to the car, swallowing repeatedly to push down her<br />
disgust. Her heart stopped when she noticed a girl, not much older than twelve, clutching her<br />
music album. Tears were streaming down her face as she squeezed the album against her<br />
chest, biting her lip with an unsettling fierceness.<br />
Incomprehension, disappointment, accusation. Her eyes were the accumulation of all the<br />
feelings Maude’s scandal had unleashed. The little girl’s expressive distress tormented Maude<br />
more than any of the cardboards or edibles thrown at her. She faltered at the car’s door, one foot inside, one foot out, prompting a bodyguard to push her head inside, entangling her hair<br />
with the tomato further. His grip hurt, and she caught one last glimpse of the girl before he<br />
slammed the door in her face. A rotten banana hit the window.<br />
It was high time to go, and Maude was keener than ever to escape public fury.<br />
While the pop world no longer wanted her, the classical world greeted her with open arms.<br />
After her performance in Aida a couple of days ago, in which she’d played the devious<br />
Egyptian princess intent on thwarting the purest love of all time, her talent had been<br />
recognized by the National Academy of Arts, the most prestigious French music school based<br />
in the Parisian area.<br />
They wanted her.<br />
No paparazzi, no scandal, just music. Going back to her classical roots. So what if her dream<br />
of bringing classical to the pop world was to be ignored henceforth?<br />
The pop world didn’t want her. And as much as it hurt, as much as the crashing sales hurt and<br />
the dreadful names she was being called pained her (“a conniving little Frenchie”), she<br />
needed to step away from it all. To go back to a peaceful existence in France where no one<br />
had really heard of Maude Laurent anyway. Forget launching her international career.<br />
She would live in blissful anonymity.<br />
That was Maude’s plan. And she honestly hoped everything would go smoothly.<br />
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Sarah Kliorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722199361544259238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468806443352439014.post-12106893631027388812014-06-10T12:20:00.001-07:002014-06-10T16:22:31.205-07:00Insurgent Movie News: Uriah Has Been Cast!<a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_portrait/2014/06/keiynan-lonsdale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Keiynan Lonsdale Headshot - P 2014" border="0" src="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/news_portrait/2014/06/keiynan-lonsdale.jpg" height="320" width="213" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">Typically I wouldn't make too many posts like this, but this is different. The person who got cast as Uriah for Summit's YA Sequel to the movie <i>Divergent</i> happens to be from one of my all time favorite TV shows and honestly, words can't even begin to describe how happy I am. They really can't.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our Uriah, as confirmed very recently today is Australian Actor Keiynan Lonsdale. If he looks familiar, you may recognize this guy from the popular Australian show <i>Dance Academy. </i> He was not in the first season, but he made some appearances in the second season and became a main character in the third and final season. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was just minding my own business writing my Top Ten Tuesday, when my friend texts me the picture of Keiynan officially confirmed for Uriah and I was screaming. She watches the show as well so you can tell we were both really excited. The entire DA fandom was excited as well as the Divergent fandom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you don't know who Uriah is, he was mentioned in the first book, <i>Divergent</i> as a Dauntless-born Initiate who befriends Tris throughout the book. He is also close with other Dauntless-born initiates like Lynn and Marlene, who were also recently cast as well. Rosa Salazar as Lynn and Suki Waterhouse as our Marlene.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">tall, bronze/brown skin, dark eyes, handsome, snake tattoo behind his ear (tail curls around his earlobe), tattoo at his waist (Ch. 21, p. 272)</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: normal;">In my opinion, I think he fits the bill for Uriah. Not just because I already love him, but seeing him act already, I know he's gonna do a fantastic job. I think he can bring the sass and smarts of Uriah to life on the big screen & do it with style and flair. He has all the attitude that reflects the spirit of Uriah already. I just want to see what he'll do with what he already has. I also want to hear him talk without his Australian accent. That'll be fun.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span>
</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">*if you got my reference there, 10 points to Gryffindor</span></span>Sarah Kliorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10722199361544259238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468806443352439014.post-73829384979512305322014-06-10T11:41:00.003-07:002014-07-28T20:17:23.838-07:00Top Ten Tuesday #6: Books I've Read So Far This Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #311404; font-family: georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px;"><b><i>City of Heavenly Fire</i> by Cassandra Clare</b>: All the feels and all the tears. Yes I did cry during this book. Overall such a breathtaking and spectacular ending to an amazing series. I swear, when I finished this book (which I read on my kindle), I started reading my book hangover book and was tapping the page like I was still reading COHF. That's how much of a book hangover I had.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #311404; font-family: georgia, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px;"><b><i>United We Spy</i> by Ally Carter</b>: Fantastic end to a fantastic series. I got way too sentimental looking back at Cammie in the first book where her troubles were concerned with a boy who knew nothing of the spy world or who she really was. And now, she's in like huge spy problems with the government and actual bad guys. This book was too great for words. This goes down in my favorite series of all time by far.</span></span></div>
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Before I post the books I've gotten, I'd like to tell y'all that I just finished <i>City of Heavenly Fire</i> last night and let me tell ya. That was absolutely emotionally draining. I will post a review, but I wouldn't expect one until maybe Monday or Tuesday. I think I need some time to process all of my thoughts. Also Expect a TFIOS movie review which I should have posted hopefully by tomorrow :)</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #311404;">Why I Read It:</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #311404;"> I went to the Dark Days Tour when they visited Anderson's Bookshop & the author of the book was featured as well as this book.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #311404;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">This is the first book in a new series by Kimberly Derting & I'm really happy that I decided to pick this book up I got it from the library and made sure that I was the very first hold.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #311404;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><i><u style="font-weight: bold;">Summary from Goodreads:</u> </i></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">A flash of white light . . . and then . . . nothing.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;"> </span></span></blockquote>
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<i style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">When sixteen-year-old Kyra Agnew wakes up behind a Dumpster at the Gas ’n’ Sip, she has no memory of how she got there. With a terrible headache and a major case of déjà vu, she heads home only to discover that five years have passed . . . yet she hasn’t aged a day. </span></i></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.31999969482422px;">Confused and lost, Kyra isn’t sure how to move forward unless she uncovers the truth. With Austin gone, she turns to Tyler, Austin’s annoying kid brother, who is now seventeen and who she has a sudden undeniable attraction to. As Tyler and Kyra retrace her steps from the fateful night of her disappearance, they discover strange phenomena that no one can explain, and they begin to wonder if Kyra’s father is not as crazy as he seems. There are others like her who have been taken . . . and returned. Kyra races to find an explanation and reclaim the life she once had, but what if the life she wants back is not her own?</span></i></span></blockquote>
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<b><i><u>Quick Summary for those who have not read it yet:</u></i></b><br />
I have to admit, I'm not the biggest sci-fi novel fan, but for some reason this intrigued me a lot. Maybe it was because I read and loved the <i>Across the Universe</i> series and wanted to explore this YA genre some more! <i>The Taking</i> is a really amazing story filled with action, romance, and a mystery, which we kind of don't see a lot in books now. While I was intrigued with the plot & completely interested in Kyra's life as she discovers what happened after 5 years of being nonexistent due to the flash of a white light, my mind kept wondering and wondering in the back of my head...<i>if she really was "taken" how exactly did she get "taken"?</i> This book will truly leave you on the edge of your seat. I promise you.<br />
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<b><i><u>The Review: </u></i></b><br />
If it wasn't for the Dark Days Tour, I probably would not have given this book a shot at all. Kimberly convinced me that the book seemed pretty worth it, so I said to myself, "well why not? My TBR list is already 5 miles long so might as well." This book completely took me by surprise. It definitely was a lot more than I had previously expected.<br />
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First, let's talk about the cover. Now, I also heard about this book from Epic Reads & they talked briefly about the cover. When you first look at it, it looks like the the word is spelled out in little stars. That is a false statement. So what are they really? They're fireflies. FIREFLIES. I noticed/ remembered that only after I got into Part 2 territory. After finishing the book, I really believe it highlights the the full feel and meaning to the story: the mystery, the serene and eerie feelings.<br />
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The prologue, all it really tells you is what happened on the day that Kyra disappeared. The main things I paid attention to were the fact that there was a bright flash of light and then absolutely nothing. The entire Part 1 was Kyra adjusting to coming back after 5 years, when she felt like it's only been a day. My heart broke for her in so many ways. I don't know how I would handle myself if I came back the same and 5 years of my life have passed by completely and everything I thought I knew was just...gone. Her parents divorce. She has a new stepfather and brother. Her father drinks a lot because he went crazy on different theories (alien related) on how she disappeared and where she went. And on top of all that, her boyfriend, Austin, and her best friend Cat have moved on with their lives, gone off to the same college and are now together. Ouch. So she has to learn to adjust to all that with the help of Tyler.<br />
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Ladies and Gentlemen, it is with great pleasure that I give Tyler the award for "Most Swoonworthy". Thank you for your time. Hold the applause. Tyler was just one of those characters where you couldn't help but smile no matter what. I loved the fact that 5 years ago when he was 12 and Kyra was 16, he had the biggest crush on her. Now he's 17 and he still has those feelings for Kyra. Out of all the people that could have made Kyra feel welcome, it was the one person she didn't expect. She also didn't expect to fall for him either. I didn't expect to fall for him. Tyler could be any girl's dream guy. Who wouldn't want a guy who would make multiple chalk drawings on a STREET for you, or climb up to your window just to say "hi", or drop off a book. Throughout all the crap that Kyra gets put through since she got back, Tyler was the only one who saw her as a real person rather than a ghost of the past or a headline. I do think that the relationship was too quick (since the book takes place within the course of a week) and the fact that when she came back she was still in love with Austin..., but I really do love their relationship. You knew he would do anything for her, and no matter what Kyra tried to come across, we knew she loved him.<br />
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Part 2 was so fast to get through probably because it put me on the edge of my seat. I was so afraid that Kyra and Simon, a guy who had been "taken" before, were going to get caught. You find out so much more about what happens to those who are "taken" and the process of the white light and the fireflies. That was when my "AHA" moment came and I remembered the cover and such. It was so so intense and I didn't know what was gonna happen. The government agent creeped me out & the whole plot twist of her blood being like a disease or infection??? I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING. In fact it terrified me. Those aliens did some weird doodly-doo. Like what even? And she can heal?? But then Kimberly pulls the ultimate plot twist and Tyler gets freaking exposed to her infectious blood and he starts dying and I'm like ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW LIKE SHE JUST CONFESSED HER LOVE DANG IT KIMBERLY. But it was just a rollercoaster ride seeing what the ending would be and if anything with Tyler would be resolved. At the end, we know he was taken and we also know that her father is off the radar. So what does Kimberly pull? A CLIFFHANGER. Are you kidding me?<br />
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So yeah this book was kinda brilliant. I need my hands on the next one. Now preferably.<br />
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As for my "swag", I didn't have a book for her to sign, but she did have an awesome poster and book mark that she signed for me!<br />
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