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Hi guys! Jennifer (from <a href="http://somelikeitparanormall.blogspot.mx/" target="_blank">Some Like It Paranormal</a>) and me will be doing a read-a-long of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern on February! We will be discussing on both our blogs what we think of the book at the end of each week during February.<br />
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<b>Date Released:</b> December 27th 2011 <br />
<b>Publisher: </b>Little, Brown Books<br />
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<i>I'm telling you why we broke up, Ed. I'm writing it in this letter, the whole truth of why it happened.</i><br />
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Min Green and Ed Slaterton are breaking up, so Min is writing Ed a letter and giving him a box. Inside the box is why they broke up. Two bottle caps, a movie ticket, a folded note, a box of matches, a protractor, books, a toy truck, a pair of ugly earrings, a comb from a motel room, and every other item collected over the course of a giddy, intimate, heartbreaking relationship. Item after item is illustrated and accounted for, and then the box, like a girlfriend, will be dumped<br />
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Okay so, I just wanna start by saying that this is going to be one of those heart felt and emotional reviews, ‘cause i really connected with the story and it really had an impact in my life - sounds dramatic but it did.<br />
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I had no intention of reading this book, whatsoever. I got it because I won a box of books last year and this book just happened to be in it, it was just one of those books that somehow happens to rest upon your shelf. No biggie.<br />
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A certain series of events led me to pick up this book: I broke up with my partner - I was sad and mopey and sad and then I just turned my head and this book was on the shelf. WHY WE BROKE UP - it seemed like a sign (yeah, I’m being dramatic)<br />
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Point is I picked it up because it seemed like the best book I could be possibly reading at the moment - I was kinda right and kinda wrong, bare with me for a sec.<br />
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I began reading and this thing was simply amazing. When you break up with someone you usually can only see the good things, everything that you will miss and that you lost. After a while, when the pain is not so strong you can look back on the other stuff and see clearer, you can see all the little details that were wrong to a point where you can say ’sheesh, no wonder things ended.’ and that is what this book is about, it’s about looking back at all the things that can only leave you with one small thought: This is why we broke up.<br />
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“You could never truly see the movies in my head and that, Ed, is why we broke up.”<br />
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Why We Broke Up is specifically the story of Min, it’s her love story, but still it is so easfy to make it your own, it is so easy to connect, because we’ll all gone through it, or we will. Being heartbroken, break-ups, they’re inevitable, no matter the situation, it’s part of life and living.<br />
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“…damn it Ed, that’s not why we broke up. I love it, I miss it. This complicated thing, it’s why we stayed together.”<br />
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When I first started reading this book, I was just looking back on my relationship and thinking exactly what I was telling you ’No wonder we broke up, this is why, of course, it was obvious…’ but then I stumbled upon the quote just mentioned above ‘why we stayed together’<br />
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and it just sent me back and made me look at all the good things - because it was not all bad, there were wonderful and beautiful moments in my love story, and that’s the truth. That’s the truth for any relationship, really. I think it’s important to look back at both, the good AND the bad. it’s important to see all the missed things, the details, see what went wrong, what could have gone better.<br />
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In my case I got back with my partner, and I kinda blame this book and The Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind for it - also me, of course, I made the decision to get back with my partner. (never finishing the book, by the way, I got to page 142). So I got back into my relationship only to break up a month after.<br />
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I’m not gonna say that it was a mistake, not at all - I don’t believe in regrets or anything, because at the time it felt right, but I did forget that there was a reason as to why we broke up in the first place<br />
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I love him, I will always love him - and i am not saying this in a dramatic Adele song kind of way. it’s just a simple fact, we’ve known each other for a while and that won’t go away - but there was still a reason as to why it ended, there is a reason for relationships to end; and I’m not just talking about someone saying ‘it’s over’ I’m talking about all the little things, the series of events that lead you to it. The book does a beautiful job at highlighting this, and of course I went back to finish reading it, though it took me a while<br />
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‘cause I didn’t really want to finish with it, you know? It’s like, the whole story you;ve been following Min’s thoughts, leading up to that single event where she finally breaks up with the guy. A guy we’ve never actually met, we only known him through min’s memories and the items that are somehow linked to him.<br />
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and the break up is not overly dramatic, it didn’t feel quite big - because that’s no the story, that’s not the point.<br />
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It’s about Min facing that it is over, it’s about looking back on her relationship, through 354 pages and countless objects until the point where she is finally able to feel something… that she can let it go. that she’s going to be okay.<br />
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All I can say is that this was a beautiful, real, raw and gorgeous story. The illustrations were gorgeous and they really added more to the story, making me want to turn the page to see what the next item would be. The writing style was fantastic, it really felt like being inside the head of someone - how sometimes your train of thoughts gets lost or for a moment it doesn’t make sense and you have to go back, it was wonderful. I am reading it for the second time, currently half way through and am exited to reach that last page again, to see Min reach that point of ‘I’m going to be okay’ and maybe this time I will feel it too.<br />
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10 star book, would recommend to anyone of any age.<br />
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<b>Date Released: </b>September 14th 2010<br />
<b>Publisher: </b>Tor Teen<br />
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<b>Source: </b>Borders (R.I.P.)<br />
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Frannie Cavanaugh is a good Catholic girl with a bit of a wicked streak. She has spent years keeping everyone at a distance---even her closest friends---and it seems as if her senior year is going to be more of the same . . . until Luc Cain enrolls in her class. No one knows where he came from, but Frannie can't seem to stay away from him.<br />
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What she doesn't know is that Luc is on a mission. He's been sent from Hell itself to claim Frannie's soul. It should be easy---all he has to do is get her to sin, and Luc is as tempting as they come. Frannie doesn't stand a chance. But he has to work fast, because if the infernals are after her, the celestials can't be far behind. And sure enough, it's not long before the angel Gabriel shows up, willing to do anything to keep Luc from getting what he came for. It isn't long before they find themselves fighting for more than just Frannie's soul.<br />
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Jude Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07785004823996156359noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059440044913023095.post-8209657686361060562014-03-25T17:04:00.001-07:002014-03-25T17:04:46.214-07:00I HAVE A TV SHOWHi. So, you may have noticed that I've been - no wait. more like <u>NOT been</u> around here lately (no shit). Reasons being:<br />
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<b>2) </b>I've not been reading much, 'cause I got a job<br />
<b>3)</b> YAY I GOT A JOB<br />
<b>4) </b>I'm also in University<br />
<b>5) </b>Goddamn it that means homework.<br />
<b>6) </b>Points 2-3-4-5 are the reasons why I've not been reading much.<br />
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The thing is, I can't really keep up with a book blog anymore. I freaking LOVE reading and am still reading, but not nearly as much to maintain this page with quality content and not just meme's after meme's. So, again, I can't keep running a book blog, but it is still a <i>blog</i>, and blogging is one thing that I miss and want to keep doing and also love.<br />
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Jude Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07785004823996156359noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059440044913023095.post-56948587813391268402013-07-17T01:30:00.000-07:002013-07-17T12:18:41.322-07:00Starglass - Phoebe North + GIVEAWAY! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Date Released:</b> <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_708572124" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">July 23rd 2013</span></span><br />
<b>Publisher:</b>Simon & Schuster<br />
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<b>Source: </b>Itching for Books Blog Tours <br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent;">In this futuristic, outer
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generations, those aboard the Asherah have lived within strict rules
meant to help them survive the journey from a doomed Earth to their
promised land, the planet Zehava–which may or may not be habitable, a
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whose imperative grows now, in the dwindling months before touchdown.<br />
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Terra’s situation is tough. A dead mom. A grieving dad. A bitchy boss,
and a betrothed who won’t kiss her no matter how bad she wants it. She’s
doing her best to stay afloat, even when she gets assigned a vocation
she has no interest in: botany.<br />
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Captain's guard murder an innocent man, she's drawn into a secret
rebellion bent on restoring power to the people. The stakes are higher
than anything she could have imagined. When the rebellion gives Terra an
all-important mission, she has to decide where her loyalties lie for
once and for all. Because she has started to fall for the boy she's been
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When I first started with Starglass I thought, Good story, good characters, but nothing I hadn’t heard before. Once you think of it, almost every sci-fi novel and movie with people stuck in a big spaceship go the same way: they feel stuck, that they are being controlled and that they want their freedom. When I finished with Starglass, I thought again of my initial opinion and came to the conclusion that yes, Starglass <i>was</i> different from other Sci-Fi novels out there; what made it unique was the brilliant world building and character development. Good job on that Miss North, a really good job
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Starglass was very well structured, you get a full understanding of the world, the norms, how everything works inside the <span id="freeTextContainer1533792207893683602"><em>Asherah</em></span> and who are the people that live on board. It took quite a while for the conflict of the story to appear, over 100 pages, which makes it seem like a slow book, I mean, 100 pages of world building? Come on. But it was done tastefully and well, and they went very fast, it wasn’t until I actually looked at the page counter that I thought ‘wow, that was a lot of pages before <i>the</i> main event.’ The main event being when Terra watches someone innocent (and likable) be murdered. Don’t freak out people, it’s not a spoiler, it’s in the summary. </div>
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Now Terra, Terra was a very interesting character. She’s quiet, plain and average – I realize this are not the best adjectives to describe a person, but she was still so interesting. Not your typical timid, social awkward girl, Terra was actually an underdog/wallflower. (She sees things, and she understand them…. Yeah yeah, that was from Perks of Being a Wallflower, but it works to describe her) She saw a murder and was later told to stay silent about it, not knowing whom she should trust or if there was anyone to trust she keep quiet, and just goes on being a silent observer, slowly learning, slowly becoming and adult and a part of the community, but never really engaging. Until she finally finds something, a group of people where she does belong, and she becomes passionate. Now this, THIS is what made the book so great for me, you see Terra’s father being a very compromised and dedicated worker, you see her best friend being a very active and girly teenage girl, you see her peers being exited about their jobs, her brother being happy about his rank, and you see Terra as a sharp contrast to all of them, yes, she understands, she works, she likes it, but she’s sort of just there in a big ship through the first half of the book, until she finally finds where she belongs. I simply loved the inside of Terra’s head.
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<a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1332815794p5/4649673.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Phoebe North" border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1332815794p5/4649673.jpg" width="133" /></a>Phoebe North spent the first twenty-two years of her life in New Jersey,
where she lugged countless library books home to read in the bathtub,
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with a flashlight when she should have been asleep. After college,
Phoebe went south, enrolling in the University of Florida’s MFA program
to study poetry. But after studying children’s literature with kidlit
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geniuses) Kenneth Kidd and John Cech, she started writing books about
magic, robots and aliens for teenagers. And realized she loved it almost
as much as she loved Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Now, Phoebe
lives in New York State with her husband, and many licensed novels. She
likes to cook, watch Degrassi, sew, take her cat for walks, and, of
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<b>Date Read: </b>July 7, 2013.<br />
<b>Source: </b>Itching for Books Tours <br />
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<span id="freeText10063745039747820157">I never intended to pick up a naked hitchhiker wearing nothing but a guitar. A guitar. Really. I don't collect guys like that (don't ask what kind of guys I do collect), but when you spot a blonde, tanned, sculpted man with a gorgeous smile and his thumb poking up and practically begging you to stop - you stop. And I definitely never thought I'd be staring into the bright blue eyes of Trevor Connor, the lead singer for Random Acts of Crazy, an indie rock star I followed like the slobbering fileshare fangirl I am. How he came to be nude and lost six hundred miles from home is quite the tale, but how we fell in love is even more unreal. Because someone like Trevor Connor, headed to Harvard Law next year, isn't supposed to want someone like me, a rural Ohio chick majoring in Boredom at Convenience Store University who is all curves and frizzy blonde hair and manners so unpolished they have sharp edges that make you bleed. But he did. When his best friend, Joe Ross, the bass player for Random Acts of Crazy and a man who makes Calvin Klein models look like Shrek, drove eleven hours through the night to rescue him, though, it got real complicated. It's one thing to like two different guys and be torn. What do you do, though, when maybe - just maybe - you don't have to choose? As my Aunt Josie says sometimes, "It's always complicated." </span></div>
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As Joe walked out, I realized this was the moment. I had to steel myself for it, I had to be strong, I had to make sure I didn’t make a fool of myself so I did what I always do and I opened my mouth and I blurted out the stupidest shit possible. </div>
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“I would love to see you again, Trevor,” I said. “The next time you decide to eat a stupid shit amount of a mind-altering substance and travel naked six hundred miles, give me a visit.” Wink. Oh, God. I might as well have said “Y’all come back now, ya hear?” and thrown cornbread at him. </div>
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He smiled gently, his fingers touching my cheekbones, traveling down to the nape of my neck, making me want to blurt out even stupider words, like I love you, like stay, like make babies with me, like take me with you, like write a song about me – and I was damn close to saying all of those things but he just leaned in and shut my mouth up by pressing his against it.</div>
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The kiss wasn’t a goodbye kiss. It was more chaste than anything we’d shared over the past handful of hours and that’s what finally made me cry because it was less about passion – which we’d had plenty of in handfuls and spurts (no pun intended) – but this was a kiss of sorrow, a kiss of regret, a kiss so sweet and endearing and apologetic and nostalgic that I could feel it ten years ago and ten years hence.</div>
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What was Trevor doing, giving me a kiss like that? Bearing his soul to me with his lips, with his tongue, with fingertips that touched all the crying parts in me, all the aching cells, the mourning skin, the sad, sad heart that beat just for him right now. Everything I felt was so melodramatic and gratuitous and carved out of a Darla that I liked to pretend wasn’t there. Trevor made me real. Trevor made me come out. The me that I always imagined was there, undamaged, untouched by the years of wondering what if? What if Daddy hadn’t died? What if Mama had been OK? What if I’d gone to college? My own what if – thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster – would never be what if I had just driven past the naked rock star by the side of the road?</div>
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Trevor’s mouth pulled away and his eyes sought mine. “It’ll be OK,” he said. “And of all the people in the world and of all the places in the world, Darla,” he leaned over and kissed my forehead and pulled back, that jaunty, sultry grin like warm chocolate. “The next time I decide to escape my own life, naked and ready for anything, I’ll make sure I’m headed west.”</div>
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Julia Kent turned to writing romance novels after learning that she could not work as a fighter pilot because her fear of flying disqualified her. Turning to her second love, she became a dog groomer, but had to abandon that job after adopting too many strays. Writing about very real, very flawed people is a natural extension of her life and, well, her. She lives on the east coast with her partner, two small children, seventeen dogs that weigh less than fifteen pounds each, and a monthly consumption of Nutella, brie and french bread that makes cardiologists cringe.</div>
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<b>Pages: </b><span itemprop="numberOfPages">300 pages</span> <br />
<b>Date Read: </b>June 30, 2013<br />
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<span id="freeText10063745039747820157">Joey made her dad a deathbed promise that she would become a doctor, and dedicate herself to fighting the very cancer that took his life. There’s just one problem -three years into her pre-med classes, she's struggling to stay on top of the curve, let alone prove she's dazzling enough to earn a spot in an Ivy League medical school. In a Hail Mary move, she throws a basic Business 101 class into her semester schedule, banking on a perfect score to boost her GPA.
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That is, until she’s paired for a final project with Hawk, the bartending, motorbike-riding, gorgeously bedheaded loser who falls asleep in class and communicates in one-word sentences.
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Hawk does whatever he wants, whenever he wants, which sets Joey on edge – in every possible way. As they get to know each other, her urge to scream at him is curbed only by her fantasies of tearing his clothes off. Soon those fantasies become reality, and Joey realizes Hawk makes her feel more fully herself than any of the rich boys her mother and sorority sisters approve of.
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But the promise to her father hangs over her head, and the harder Joey tries to succeed in her chosen career, the faster everything falls into a hopeless tailspin of bad grades, broken promises and guilt. It doesn't help to have Hawk sitting like a devil on her shoulder, insisting she should be free to live however she wants to live - like he does.
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The only thing Joey knows is that her neatly organized life is crushing her - and Hawk's bad attitude might be the only thing that can save her.</span><br />
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<u><b>My Review:</b></u><br />
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official, I'm an Alessandra Thomas fan. I read her debut novel <i>Picture
Perfect</i> in the beginning on the year, and I loved it so so much. I
thought it was honest, romantic, fun, and that it touched very important
subjects. I had very high expectations for <i>Subject To Change</i>, and it
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First,
I have to say that this is a fast paced book, in no time I was finished
with it and I was honestly craving for more. Hawk and Joey's
relationship was great, they had so much chemistry, and even if Joey was
a bit of a snob at times, you couldn't help but like her. Same with
Hack, he was rough around the edges and a bit of a jerk at times, but
you still liked him! </div>
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<b>Fast Paced.</b>
I already mentioned this, but it really did went fast! I was so
surprised at how easily things flowed, and how immersed I was in Joey's
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<b>Hot. </b>It was a sexy novel, with beautiful and at the same time hot sex and make out scenes. </div>
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<b>Meaningful. </b>Just
like <i>Picture Perfect</i>, this story was very meaningul in may ways, and I
loved watching Joey discover herself as well as watch Hack learning to
loosen up and letting go. </div>
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<b>No stupid drama.</b> There is always <i>always</i>
conflict in books. That is part of what makes a story an actual story.
Sometimes, when I'm reading a book and I am around 80% in I'm like 'Oh,
it's near, I can feel it. The stupid annoying misunderstanding and
stupidly stubborn characters are coming." and for a moment I braced
myself for something similar with this one, but that moment never
came!!!! I mean, of course there was a conflict but Joey handled things
so well! and she came around, and Hack came around too! There was no
unnecessary or tedious drama, it was simply perfect.</div>
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book was simply everything I could have hoped for. The perfect book for
summer and when I finished with the story I could not get the stupid
grin out of my face. I was smiling so much through the last chapter that
my cheeks hurt! Loved it! </div>
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<b>About Alessandra Thomas:</b> She is a New Adult writer who swears she was in her twenties yesterday. Since she's not, she spends her time looking back on her college years fondly, and writing sexy stories about guys and girls falling in love and really living life for the first time. When she's not writing, you can find her with a spoonful of ice cream in one hand and the newest New Adult release in the other.</div>
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Yep, I will be participating in July's Camp Nanowrimo!! The goal is to write a novel of at least 40,000 words in a month. This is the first time I am participating in Camp Nanowrimo, and I am actually <i>not</i> going to write a new novel... I am going to <u>re-write</u> my novel. I'm not even sure if this goes against some rules or something, but when I was 17 I wrote a story that was really really bad and I clearly could not write to save my freaking life, but I still like the idea and my characters. So for the past two years I've been kinda/sorta re-writing my novel, and I've only edited the first 3 chapters. Clearly I am not doing so good. My goal is to <i>finally</i> re-write my novel this month, otherwise I will never get around to doing it. </div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">and if you'd like to read the first really bad 3 chapters of my story go <span style="color: #0b5394;">here</span>. It's just in case, but really, it's not good. So not good. </span></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17706061-subject-to-change" target="_blank">Subject To Change </a>by Alessandra Thomas </div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17830264-addicted-to-you" target="_blank">Addicted To You</a> by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie </div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13517455-reboot" target="_blank">Reboot </a>by Amy Tintera <br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5287473-hex-hall" target="_blank">Hex Hall</a> by Rachel Hawkins<br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3678651-bad-girls-don-t-die" target="_blank">Bad Girls Don't Die</a> by Katie Alender<br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15784909-this-girl" target="_blank">This Girl</a> by Colleen Hoover<br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17971217-random-acts-of-crazy" target="_blank">Random Acts of Crazy</a> by Julia Kent <br />
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<b>Date Released:</b> May 1st 2010<br />
<b>Publisher:</b> Chicken House<br />
<b>Format:</b><span itemprop="bookFormatType"> Hardcover</span><br />
<b>Pages: </b><span itemprop="numberOfPages">304 pages</span> <br />
<b>Date Read: </b>April 23, 2013<br />
<b>Source: </b>Borders - R.I.P. <br />
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<span id="freeText15753861556826754676"><em>It happened like
this. I was stolen from an airport. Taken from everything I knew,
everything I was used to. Taken to sand and heat, dirt and danger. And
he expected me to love him.<br /><br /> This is my story.<br /><br /> A letter from nowhere. </em><br /><br />Sixteen
year old Gemma is kidnapped from Bangkok airport and taken to the
Australian Outback. This wild and desolate landscape becomes almost a
character in the book, so vividly is it described. Ty, her captor, is no
stereotype. He is young, fit and completely gorgeous. This new life in
the wilderness has been years in the planning. He loves only her, wants
only her. Under the hot glare of the Australian sun, cut off from the
world outside, can the force of his love make Gemma love him back? <br /><br />The
story takes the form of a letter, written by Gemma to Ty, reflecting on
those strange and disturbing months in the outback. Months when the
lines between love and obsession, and love and dependency, blur until
they don't exist - almost.</span><br />
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It’s hard to review a book like this one. Stolen would be categorized as a contemporary book. In this genre we can find ‘dark’ as well as ‘lighter’ contemporary novels, I do not think this one falls into neither. This is unlike anything I have ever read before, a book so close to reality but at the same time far from it. <br />
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It’s been more than a month since I read this one, and my mind still fails to form coherent thought when thinking about it, which is why I think this review will be very short. From the summary we know that Gemma is kidnapped by Ty, a guy/men who is clearly obsessed with her. You may think “scary and creepy” I did too, but as the story goes there’s just so so so much more than that. First, the writing style just sucks you in, and it almost feels like being inside a dream. There’s Gema, who acted accordingly to her situations, who was scared and who also craved a connection. And there’s Ty, a very damaged, tortured and honestly cray-cray person – and I felt sympathy for him, I wanted him to be happy. <br />
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That’s the charm of the book, you feel <i>exactly</i> what Gemma feels. Her fear, her uncertainty, her sympathy, her <i>everything</i>. The ending of this novel has to be the most honest ending I have read so far. I know honest is a weird word to describe an ending but that is the first word that comes to mind. <br />
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If you have read this book or you plan on reading it, I highly suggest listening to Bastille’s Sleepsong and to Florence and the Machine’s Over the Love (even though Florence’s song was written for the Great Gatsby, it honestly first this one perfectly). A flawless piece that I would recommend to anyone that enjoys contemporary novels. <i>Highly</i> recommend. <br />
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<span id="freeText6720488065826029906">Ben could date anyone he
wants, but he only has eyes for the new girl — sarcastic free-spirit,
Ani. Luckily for Ben, Ani wants him too. She’s everything Ben could ever
imagine. Everything he could ever want.<br /><br />But that all changes after the party. The one Ben misses. The one Ani goes to alone.<br /><br />Now
Ani isn’t the girl she used to be, and Ben can’t sort out the truth
from the lies. What really happened, and who is to blame?<br /><br />Ben
wants to help her, but she refuses to be helped. The more she pushes Ben
away, the more he wonders if there’s anything he can do to save the
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<b>Expected publication:</b> <b>November 12th 2013</b>
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I have not read a 'dark' contemporary novel in so long, and I've had my eye on this one for so so long and the release date is ridiculously far. I just want it <i>now</i>. Patience is a virtue I was apparently not blessed with x) <br />
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Jude Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07785004823996156359noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1059440044913023095.post-54638796767028340062013-06-25T15:07:00.000-07:002013-06-25T15:07:10.490-07:00Bookshelf Tour! I have a bookshelf tour to show you guys! And that is the reason why I've been MIA this past 3 days, editing the video was far more complicated than I thought it would be - It was too long, then I lost some footage and I had to film it again and bleh bleh. But here it is! I hope you guys enjoy it :)<br />
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<b>Date Released:</b> June 12th 2012<br />
<b>Publisher:</b> Berkley Trade<br />
<b>Format: </b>Paperback <br />
<b>Date Read:</b> June 11, 2013
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<span id="freeText3177939649437306288"><strong>“Full of emotional angst, scorching love scenes, and a compelling storyline.”—<em>Dear Author </em><br /></strong>THE <em>NEW YORK TIMES </em>BESTSELLER<br /><em>
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<em>Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness… </em>
<br /></strong>He was beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot.
I was drawn to him as I’d never been to anything or anyone in my life. I
craved his touch like a drug, even knowing it would weaken me. I was
flawed and damaged, and he opened those cracks in me so easily…<br /><br /> Gideon <em>knew. </em>He
had demons of his own. And we would become the mirrors that reflected
each other’s most private wounds…and desires.The bonds of his love
transformed me, even as i prayed that the torment of our pasts didn't
tear us apart...</span><br />
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If you read and enjoyed the <i>50 Shades of Grey</i> trilogy, this seems to be the book you must read next, and I can definitely see why. They really are similar in lots of ways. When I started reading I just kept seeing so many elements that were in <i>50 Shades</i>, the characters are different, but still, they just felt too similar. As the story progresses though, the differences start to show and you no longer of this as a <i>50 Shades</i> copy. </div>
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In terms of the first book, I have enjoyed more <i>Bared to You</i> than <i>50 Shades of Grey</i>. The characters have much more depth and they really are fascinating. I loved the relationship between Gideon and Eva. Eva was a strong character, she had attitude and she was fierce. Gideon was possessive, of course, but he was trying really hard to be a good partner for Eva. I loved his efforts, the things he said, <i>everything</i>. He was willing to work his issues, to try new things, step out of his comfort zone; he was just so <i>willing</i>. </div>
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The little thing I didn’t like was that I thought their relationship moved really fast. In just one week they were going strong as a couple – I’m not sure, but if I do remember correctly it was just one week. And also when Eva did something frustrating, or I would see bad stuff coming ahead, I would just put the book down for a couple of hours. It really helped me to not get too frustrated. I would think things through, maybe even agree with Eva’s decision, or at least that her reactions weren’t that different form what I would’ve done had I been in her situation. </div>
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All in all this book was great. I loved the characters, the story, their relationship, and the main theme of the book: Can two severely damaged people really have a healthy and functional love relationship? Note that their relationship is not healthy at the moment, but it’s only the first book. Would recommend to anyone that liked or sort of like 50 Shades. This book is better in many ways and at the end you do realize that they are very different. I'm looking forward to starting<i> Reflected In You</i> :)</div>
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