tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56327819256514463182024-03-12T22:01:04.518-05:00Bookieholicsbookaholicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875607577164485957noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632781925651446318.post-25260755212361457962012-10-08T17:45:00.001-05:002012-10-08T17:45:48.884-05:00REVIEW: The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Title: The Immortal Rules<br />
Author: Julie Kagawa<br />
Series: Blood of Eden<br />
Book #: 1<br />
Pages: 512<br />
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<i style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">In a future world, vampires reign. Humans are blood cattle. And one girl will search for the key to save humanity.</i><br />
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<i>Allison Sekemoto survives in the Fringe, the outermost circle of a vampire city. By day, she and her crew scavenge for food. By night, any one of them could be eaten.</i></div>
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<i>Some days, all that drives Allie is her hatred of them. The vampires who keep humans as blood cattle. Until the night Allie herself is attacked—and given the ultimate choice. Die…or become one of the monsters.</i></div>
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<i>Faced with her own mortality, Allie becomes what she despises most. To survive, she must learn the rules of being immortal, including the most important: go long enough without human blood, and you will go mad.</i></div>
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<i>Then Allie is forced to flee into the unknown, outside her city walls. There she joins a ragged band of humans who are seeking a legend—a possible cure to the disease that killed off most of humankind and created the rabids, the mindless creatures who threaten humans and vampires alike.</i></div>
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<i>But it isn't easy to pass for human. Especially not around Zeke, who might see past the monster inside her. And Allie soon must decide what—and who—is worth dying for.</i></div>
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<b><u>Selena's POV:</u></b><br />
I really loved this book. I really did. I'm obsessed with Vampires, and I love dystopian books, and when those two are combined, you just have the perfect book!<br />
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Allie is a very tough girl. She fights everyday to live. In the day, they look for food. In the night, they hope they aren't dinner for the creatures of the night. One day, Allie's life is changed, and she is turned into a Vampire. From there, she gets trained about being a Vampire, the proper way to feed, the proper way to fight, and the understanding of her species.<br />
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She then meets a small, human group. She decides to spend time with then, even though she knows the huge risk she's taking. During her time with the humans, she meets a boy named Zeke. He's a born leader, always very caring and understanding.<br />
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Throughout this book, Allison struggles to between the life she misses, and the life she was forced to have. This book is heart-wrenching and full of suspense, making you turn the page non-stop.<br />
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I loved this book. It was just amazing! When I got my hands on this book, I was so excited! I heard so many great things about this book, I just wanted to read it as fast as I could. I love Allison. She's a tough girl, and I love how she's very confident in every she does. Well, at least some of the things she does. This book was a roller coaster of emotions, and I just loved it. It's nothing like I have ever read before. Julie is an amazing author, and is every talented.<br />
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I haven't read any of Julie's other novels, but I have heard they are just as amazing. If you're looking for a dystopian book but with Sci-Fi in it, THIS is the book for YOU! Even if you don't like Sci-Fi, you should read this book just to try it out. I really love the society and how it's set up. It's very interesting and creative!<br />
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<br />bookaholicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875607577164485957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632781925651446318.post-45885478355202096752012-10-04T17:40:00.000-05:002012-10-04T17:40:07.537-05:00REVIEW: Wither by Lauren Destefano<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Title: Wither<br />
Author: Lauren Destefano<br />
Series: The Chemical Garden Trilogy<br />
Book #: 1<br />
Pages: 384<br />
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<em>By age sixteen, Rhine Ellery has four years left to live. She can thank modern
science for this genetic time bomb. A botched effort to create a perfect race
has left all males with a lifespan of 25 years, and females with a lifespan of
20 years. Geneticists are seeking a miracle antidote to restore the human race,
desperate orphans crowd the population, crime and poverty have skyrocketed, and
young girls are being kidnapped and sold as polygamous brides to bear more
children. <br />
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<em>When Rhine is kidnapped and sold as a bride, she vows to do all she can to
escape. Her husband, Linden, is hopelessly in love with her, and Rhine can’t
bring herself to hate him as much as she’d like to. He opens her to a magical
world of wealth and illusion she never thought existed, and it almost makes it
possible to ignore the clock ticking away her short life. But Rhine quickly
learns that not everything in her new husband’s strange world is what it seems.
Her father-in-law, an eccentric doctor bent on finding the antidote, is hoarding
corpses in the basement. Her fellow sister wives are to be trusted one day and
feared the next, and Rhine is desperate to communicate to her twin brother that
she is safe and alive. Will Rhine be able to escape--before her time runs out?
</em><em>Together with one of Linden's servants, Gabriel, Rhine attempts to escape
just before her seventeenth birthday. But in a world that continues to spiral
into anarchy, is there any hope for freedom?</em><br />
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<strong><u>Selena's POV:</u></strong><br />
I have heard good things about this book, and decided to try it out. It was also at the library, so I just got is anyway. But when I got done with this book, I was just blown away.<br />
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In this book, the society is very different. Scientist have found a cure for cancer, and have cure everyone. But what they didn't know is that the offspring of the people who were cured had a very short lifetime, women dying at age 20, men at age 25. Due to this, it had forced everyone into a panic, and worst, forcing women in marriages to have more children.<br />
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Rhine is 16 years old when she is kidnapped. She goes to a nice house where she is warm and gets whatever she wants. But she hates everything. She tries to not fall for any of the things they are giving her. At the same time, she wants to escape and find her twin brother who is out there somewhere in the world.<br />
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While living at the house, she meets a servant Gabriel, and is suddenly drawn towards him. She wants him to escape with him, but Gabriel is very unsure about that. At the same time, Lindin is drawn closely to Rhine, as she looks just like his last wife. Rhine keeps her distance from Lindin, but finds herself caring and loving him.<br />
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I really thought it book was amazing. But it wasn't a book that made me wanna rip my hair out and scream on the top of my lungs <em>*cough, Clockwork Prince, cough*</em><br />
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It was just ... interesting. VERY. Lauren came up with such an amazing society that I felt like I was living it in. It was very realistic, and I just loved it. I also love Lindin. I don't know why, but I just love him.<br />
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But I have to say, I was very disappointed in the ending. I thought there would be more to it, but I guess there wasn't.<br />
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So if you looking for a good book that is kind of like The Hunger Games or Divergent, this book is for you. I highly advise you to read it. You won't regret it. I promise! :D<br />
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bookaholicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875607577164485957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632781925651446318.post-71315160916867277602012-09-25T16:44:00.000-05:002012-09-25T16:44:23.881-05:00REVIEW: Infinity by Rachel Ward<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Title: Infinity<br />
Author: Rachel Ward<br />
Series: Numbers<br />
Series #: 3<br />
Pages: 256<br />
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<em>The mind-blowing conclusion to the chilling NUMBERS trilogy: Because
everyone wants to live forever.<br /><br />No matter what it takes, Sarah's
desperate to escape from the numbers.<br /><br />Always numbers. Sarah loves Adam,
but can't bear the thought that every time he looks in her eyes, he can see her
dying; can see her last day.<br /><br />It's 2029. Two years since the Chaos. Sarah
and Adam are struggling to survive. She knows he always envisioned them together
"'til death do us part." But will a child come between them? The child she
loves. The child he saved.<br /><br />Little Mia was supposed to die that New Year's
Day. The numbers don't lie. But somehow she changed her date. Mia's just a baby,
oblivious to her special power. But ruthless people are hunting her down,
determined to steal her secret.<br /><br />Because everyone wants to live
forever.</em></div>
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<strong><u>Selena's POV:</u></strong><br />
I read the first book a few years back, read the second book last year, and now, I finished the whole triology! But I didn't expect this book to be so good, honestly. The second was a bit disappointing compared to the first, but I really loved this book.<br />
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We left off with Sarah & Adam right two years after the chaos, baby Mia and Sarah's brothers with them. They are struggling to live, to survive. The world is nothing right now, and no one can do nothing about it really.<br />
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But then we find that people are trying to take Adam's talent; his curse. Throughout this book, they struggle through the ups and downs no teenager should go through. They fight for their life, and is betrayed many times.<br />
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I don't realy wanna spoil it for any of you, so I'll stop now. But I have to say, this book was very good. I underesitmated it, and I was just WOWed by it. But I still love the first book. I will always love the first book no matter WHAT.<br />
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After I got done with this book, I just felt ... empty. Like, I didn't know what to do after. I know, I feel like that after every book, but this one was different. I just felt like I lost something and I didn't know how to get it back. It was a horrible feeling; I still feel it now!<br />
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<em>Numbers</em> was the first book I cried in, honestly. I think I was too attached to the characters. But after this? I just felt empty. Something wasn't right, and I didn't know how to fix it. I didn't WANT the book to end. I wanted something ELSE, but nothing came after the end :(<br />
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If you haven't read this book, you should! It's such a great book, and it's a really fast read too. So if you're looking for a quick, fast book to read, pick <em>Numbers</em> by Rachel Ward. I promise you won't be disappointed. ( :<br />
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bookaholicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875607577164485957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632781925651446318.post-21647355607591120022012-09-15T22:52:00.001-05:002012-09-15T22:52:23.145-05:00REVIEW: Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Title: Starcrossed <br />
Author: Josephine Angelini<br />
Series: Starcrossed<br />
Series #: 1<br />
Pages: 512<br />
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<em>Helen Hamilton has spent her entire sixteen years trying to hide how
different she is—now it's getting harder. She's having nightmares of a desperate
desert journey, visions of three women weeping tears of blood. And why is she
possessed by the sudden, unstoppable urge to kill the handsome new boy in
school, Lucas Delos? </em><br />
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<em>A love written in the stars . . . </em><br />
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<em>A feud started in ancient Greece . . . </em><br />
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<em>A curse not even the gods can break.</em> <br />
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<strong><u>Selena's POV:</u></strong><br />
I felt really let down after I finished this book. I actually thought it was going to be really amazing and all, but it wasn't; not to me at least.<br />
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Helen is any normal girl you can find at school. She has a regular life like every regular kid. But she starts getting these really weird dreams, and doesn't know what or who they are about.<br />
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Then, once the new boy in school, Lucas, shows up in school, she starts getting this urge to kill him. She attacked him at school, but he fought against her. She doesn't know why she had the urge to kill him.<br />
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After that, Helen starts to seek to solve a mystery she never thought was possible for her. She starts to discover what she is, who she is, and how she became that way.<br />
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Overall, this book was okay. I just thought it was dragging too much, and that everything was a bit too cocky. If you love & adore this book, I totally respect that! Every bookieholic has different views on different books. ( :<br />
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I might read the next book, but it's a very small chance right now that I will read it.<br />
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bookaholicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875607577164485957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632781925651446318.post-15182405358532576432012-09-14T20:29:00.000-05:002012-09-14T20:29:28.749-05:00REVIEW: Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Title: Anna Dressed in Blood<br />Author: Kendare Blake<br />Series: Anna Dressed in Blood<br />Series #:
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<em>Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead.
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<em>So did his father before him, until he was gruesomely murdered by a ghost he
sought to kill. Now, armed with his father's mysterious and deadly athame, Cas
travels the country with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat.
Together they follow legends and local lore, trying to keep up with the
murderous dead—keeping pesky things like the future and friends at bay.</em><br />
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<em>When they arrive in a new town in search of a ghost the locals call Anna
Dressed in Blood, Cas doesn't expect anything outside of the ordinary: track,
hunt, kill. What he finds instead is a girl entangled in curses and rage, a
ghost like he's never faced before. She still wears the dress she wore on the
day of her brutal murder in 1958: once white, now stained red and dripping
with blood. Since her death, Anna has killed any and every person who has dared
to step into the deserted Victorian she used to call home.</em><br />
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<em>But she, for whatever reason, spares Cas's life.</em> <br />
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<strong><u>Selena's POV:</u></strong><br />
To be honest, I loved this book. Absolutely LOVED it. No doubt about that. I heard some great things about this book, and decided to try it out, and in the end, I fell in love with it.<br />
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Cas kills the dead; easy enough. NO, it isn't. He has his father's athame that has something special to it that kills the dead, and brings it back to the place where the dead belong. So he moves to this town for his next kill. And locals call this ghost "Anna Dressed In Blood."<br />
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Now who WOULDN'T find that title interesting? <em>Anna Dressed in Blood</em> ...<br />
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So Cas goes to find this ghost and thinks that it will be another easy kill. But what he finds instead is a ghost that's VERY powerful, and nothing like he's faced before. Cas tries to discover Anna's past, and what happened the night she got murdered.<br />
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I'll tell you now, this book is VERY creepy. It is VERY creepy and scary. I don't like scary things, that is just me. But when I read this, I was scared, yet I wanted MORE. This book is full of twist and turns and everything in between. I did not see half the things that were coming in this book. I just love it.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">ReVamped website: <a href="http://www.revampedbook.com/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>revampedbook.com/</a></span></div>
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Title: Silence<br />
Author: Becca Fitzpatrick<br />
Series: Hush Hush<br />
Series #: 3<br />
Pages: 448<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>Summary:</u></b><br /><i>The noise between Patch and Nora is gone. They've overcome the secrets riddled in Patch's dark past...bridged two irreconcilable worlds...faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty and trust...and all for a love that will transcend the boundary between heaven and earth. Armed with nothing but their absolute faith in one another, Patch and Nora enter a desperate fight to stop a villain who holds the power to shatter everything they've worked for—and their love—forever.</i><br /><br /><b><u>Selena's POV:</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was REALLY excited to read this book after the emotional <i>Crescendo</i>. But I wad kind of disappointed. :(</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We left off <i>Crescendo </i>with a major cliffhanger (Damn, I hate those!). And you start <i>Silence </i>with confusion. Well, at least I was confused. It took me a while until I actually caught what was happening. Something happened to Nora, and that got me confused. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I was reading <i>Silence</i>, I felt as if I was rereading <i>Hush Hush</i> all over again. It was a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing was that I didn't even remember what happened in <i>Hush Hush</i> </span>because<span style="font-family: inherit;"> I read it last summer. In <i>Silence</i>, it kind of repeated the information, and I thought it was helpful. But the bad thing was that I felt myself kind of dragging though the first half of the book. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But let me tell you about the parts that were intense and made me wanna throw the book across the room. I liked that Nora wasn't the same, and that she was much braver. But I didn't like that she wasn't the same because every time something we already knew came across the book, and she didn't know it, I wanted to scream and her, and tell her that she KNEW it, and didn't have to act stupid. But that wasn't her fault. (:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also liked Patch. Period. ;) Hahaa!</span><br />
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I liked how Patch and Nora ACTUALLY started to get serious and all those other things. I mean, they weren't getting <i>serious </i>serious, but they were moving from where they use to be in <i>Crescendo</i>. And I liked that.<br />
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Did I mention I loved Patch, too? ;) <3<br />
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Overall, I liked this book, and this is probably my favorite series with other series too. (: If you haven't read this series yet, GET TO IT! It's AMAZING, and you won't regret reading it!<br />
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<br />bookaholicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875607577164485957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632781925651446318.post-26949030845119354242012-07-02T15:45:00.000-05:002012-07-02T15:45:12.015-05:00REVIEW: The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Title: The Golden Lily<br />
Author: Richelle Mead<br />
Series: Bloodlines<br />Series #: 2<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>Summary:</u></b><br /><br /><i>Tough, brainy alchemist Sydney Sage and doe-eyed Moroi princess Jill Dragomir are in hiding at a human boarding </i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Golden-Lily-Bloodlines-Novel/dp/1595143181#" id="_GPLITA_2" in_rurl="http://www.textsrv.com/click?v=VVM6MTk2OTg6MTM1NDpzY2hvb2w6YjJiODQ2NzE4YTI5N2FmNjc3NWEwZmE5ODIwMmMwMTg6ei0xMDg2LTI5NzgzOnd3dy5hbWF6b24uY29t" style="color: #003399; font-style: italic;" title="Powered by Text-Enhance">school</a><i> in the sunny, glamorous world of Palm Springs, California. The students--children of the wealthy and powerful--carry on with their lives in blissful ignorance, while Sydney, Jill, Eddie, and Adrian must do everything in their power to keep their secret safe. But with forbidden romances, unexpected spirit bonds, and the threat of Strigoi moving ever closer, hiding the truth is harder than anyone thought.</i><br /><br /><i>Populated with new faces as well as familiar ones, Richelle Mead's breathtaking Bloodlines series explores all the friendship, romance, battles, and betrayals that made the #1 New York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive. In this second book, the drama is hotter, the romances are steamier, and the stakes are even higher.</i><br /><br /><b><u>Selena's POV:</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've been waiting for this book for FOREVER! <i>Bloodlines </i>was a HUGE cliffhanger, and I couldn't wait for <i>The Golden Lily</i>.</span><span style="background-color: white;"><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">We left <i>Bloodlines </i>with a very </span>surprising<span style="font-family: inherit;"> ending. Sydney was almost killed by a Strigoi, but was saved by her blood. We found out something shocking about Jill and Adrian. And we said Hello to familiar faces. By the end of <i>Bloodlines</i>, we already knew that there was going to be BIG problems in <i>The Golden Lily</i>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In <i>The Golden Lily</i>, you find Sydney going back to her alchemist rules, and that idea of reeducation. Though Sydney is getting </span>comfortable<span style="font-family: inherit;"> with her Vampire friends, that idea keeps hovering over her head. I like Sydney. I like that she's totally different from Rose, and that Sydney actually </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">thinks</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> before she acts, always breaking down each step. But I think Sydney is </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">too</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> careful. I want to see Sydney break some rules (though she kind of already did) and be care free. I'm not giving up my hopes yet, as there are 4 other books to come!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">In this book, I felt as if Adrian was getting over Rose much easier, and that he looks forward to the future, and not the past. I also felt that Adrian liked a certain someone .. (: At the end of the book, it was revealed that he DID have some feelings for someone, and it broke my heart of what actually went down. But I feel like Adrian is someone else. But I think it's just how the narrator looks at him. I don't know ...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">But I have to admit ... Please don't hate me ... But ... I feel myself keeping a distance from Adrian. I mean, he's a great guy, yes, but ... he's just getting in the way, and I don't like it. It's not </span>exactly<span style="font-family: inherit;"> annoying, but he's just in the way. Let's just leave it to that. But I don't know why I feel like that ... Help?! :/</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">We also met some new people and some familiar faces. I can't say who, but boy was I happy!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Overall, I thought the book was great! But not as good as I thought it would be. There was some surprising parts, yes, but just not enough to make me fall in love. I'm thinking that book #3 (<i>The Indigo Spell</i>), will be the turning part and THAT will be the part where the series gets intense. That's how I felt with <i>Vampire Academy</i>, and I think Richelle Mead will do the same with the <i>Bloodlines </i>series. But I have to admit, it was much better than <i>Bloodlines</i>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">When I was reading <i>The Golden Lily</i>, I decided to start something new, and it worked out </span>PERFECTLY<span style="font-family: inherit;">. I thought I could use post-it notes and mark all my favorite parts in the book. And here's how it turned out:<br /><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Yes, those are all little post-it notes. I didn't count them, but they are all my favorite post-it notes! (: Now I will know all my favorite parts in </span><i style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">The Golden Lily</i><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was given a GREAT opportunity to help out with a cover reveal of <i>ReAwakened </i>by Ada Adams. I can't reveal it yet, but I will this week, as all the other bloggers who are helping will do so. But until then ...</span><br />
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Jemima West is the lastest actor to join <em>The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones</em> cast. The 24-year-old will portray Isabelle Lightwood; a tough and tenacious demon killer who is described as tall and gorgeous with long, inky black hair
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This is what Clare had to say about Jemima.<br />
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Jemima West. She’s beautiful (like whoa) and really talented. You can see her as Vittoria on <em>The Borgias</em> right now. And before anyone freaks out that she is blonde, she’ll be dying her hair for the role. <img alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" src="http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" /> She had a lot of Izzy’s toughness and directness in her audition. I like her.</blockquote>
In addition to that, Clare had the chance to watch Jemima’s audition and was impressed.
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Really good! She did a scene with Clary, but she also did the scene where she talks about Alec being gay — “I love my brother, I’d do anything for him, but I can’t help him with this” and was lovely and passionate. I was like, That’s damn right, you love your brother! He’s a good guy! She convinced me.</blockquote>
Clare also addressed some character trait concerns, including hair color and contact.
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She will surely dye her hair. Contacts probably, but some people/actors can’t wear them (Daniel Radcliffe never could, that’s why Harry always had blue-green eyes, allergies I think) so I cannot make promises about stuff that is basically “the costume department’s decision down the road in connection with the actor’s physical limitations.” I am assured they will do everything they can to make the actors fit the physical descriptions in the book, where appropriate.
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Whoa! I haven't done this post for a VERY long time! But I have two NEW books that are SO AWESOME!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">In this stunning sequel to the highly acclaimed “Daughter of Smoke and Bone,” Karou must come to terms with who and what she is, and how far she’ll go to avenge her people. Filled with heartbreak and beauty, mysteries and secrets, new characters and old favorites, Days of Blood and Starlight brings the richness, color and intensity of the first book to a brand new canvas.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i>Daughter of Smoke and Bone was declared a “must read” by Entertainment Weekly, was named a Best Book of the Year by Amazon.com, and The New York Times called it “a breath-catching romantic fantasy.”</i><br /><br /><br />SWEET! I read the first book and guessed it was okay. But I'm willing to give this series another try with this book! Here's another awesome book!<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><strong>Release Date:</strong> November 2012<br /><strong>Publisher:</strong> <a href="http://www.harlequin.com/store.html?cid=2357" style="color: #c62765; text-decoration: none;">Harlequin Teen</a><strong><br /></strong><strong>Previous Books:</strong> <a href="http://www.wovenmyst.com/2011/08/25/legacy/" style="color: #c62765; text-decoration: none;">Legacy</a> | </span><a href="http://www.wovenmyst.com/2012/02/28/allegiance-by-cayla-kluver/" style="color: #c62765; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Allegiance</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The Synopsis is still to be released. But what do you think of the cover? AMAZING! :D Hoped you liked my two little books I wanted to share with you guys! (:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Title: Crescendo</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Becca Fitzpatrick</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Series: Hush Hush</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Series #: 2</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Nora should have known her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch (who, title aside, can be described as anything but angelic), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking up. Patch is starting to pull away and Nora can't figure out if it's for her best interest or if his interest has shifted to her arch-enemy, Marcie Millar. Not to mention that Nora is haunted by images of her father and she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to him that night he left for Portland and never came home.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>The further Nora delves into the mystery of her father's death, the more she comes to question if her Nephilim bloodline has something to do with it as well as why she seems to be in danger more than the average girl. Since Patch isn't answering her questions and seems to be standing in her way, she has to start finding the answers on her own. Relying too heavily on the fact that she has a guardian angel puts Nora at risk again and again. But can she really count on Patch or is he hiding secrets darker than she can even imagine?<br /></i></span></span><i><br /></i><u style="font-weight: bold;">Selena's POV:</u><br />Let's just point out that I was stupid enough to NOT read this book fast enough. I've read <i>Hush Hush</i> a while back, but that was like, last summer! Currently, I'm just catching up on my forgot-to-read-the-rest-of-the-series-so-I-should-read-it-now series, and this happens to be one of them.<br /><br />Let's state the obvious: This book was the most intense, most emotionally sequel I've EVER read in my entire lifetime! You're probably asking, "Why is that, Selena?". Well, there are two reasons:<br />1. The characters, plot, setting, problem, solution, EVERYTHING was AMAZING!<br />2. I wanted to SCREAM in frustration because of how much this book caused me pain & because I waited SO LONG to read this book!<br /><br />I legitly wanted to punch myself because of reason 2 ... well, the end of reason 2, I mean. At the end of the book, I just kept thinking about how could I pass this book up?! How could I have not read it ANY SOONER?! And let's point out that I finished this book in two days, and that's pretty good for me, considering that school is ending, and all the stress is filling my head.<br /><br />Now, let's go to the book, shall we? When we left off from <i>Hush Hush</i>, we found that Nora & Patch were happily together! YAY! And when we start <i>Crescendo</i>, mother of ducks, just HELP THEM ALREADY! This is the part I wanted to scream in frustration because, let's face it, every relationship has their ups and downs, and in the beginning of the book, you see that with Nora & Patch. Now that's all I'm gonna say before I can't hold myself back and tell you EVERYTHING!<br /><br />Throughout the book, you met a guy named Scott who is a long-time friend from Nora's childhood. He's mysterious (but not as mysterious as Patch!) and keeps Nora guessing about his background and why he moved back in town. I really hated him in the book. His attitude just threw me off, and I didn't like him. But to be honest, in the end, I liked him. I thought he wasn't a bad guy after all, & that he was a decent guy.<br /><br />Also, throughout the book, I REALLY hated Patch! He was keeping TOO many secrets and I just couldn't handle them anymore! I felt that he was just horrible and I didn't like him. I STILL kinda don't like him ...<br /><br />Now ... onto the next book! :D</div>
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</div>bookaholicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875607577164485957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632781925651446318.post-26898114024981544062012-05-24T20:07:00.002-05:002012-05-24T20:08:35.995-05:00REVIEW: City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Title: City of Lost Souls</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Cassandra Clare</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Series: The Mortal Instruments</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Series #: 5</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pages: 544</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">The demon Lilith has been destroyed and Jace has been freed from her captivity. But when the Shadowhunters arrive to rescue him, they find only blood and broken glass. Not only is the boy Clary loves missing–but so is the boy she hates, Sebastian, the son of her father Valentine: a son determined to succeed where their father failed, and bring the Shadowhunters to their knees.</span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">No magic the Clave can summon can locate either boy, but Jace cannot stay away—not from Clary. When they meet again Clary discovers the horror Lilith’s dying magic has wrought—Jace is no longer the boy she loved. He and Sebastian are now bound to each other, and Jace has become what he most feared: a true servant of Valentine’s evil. The Clave is determined to destroy Sebastian, but there is no way to harm one boy without destroying the other. Will the Shadowhunters hesitate to kill one of their own?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Only a small band of Clary and Jace’s friends and family believe that Jace can still be saved — and that the fate of the Shadowhunters’ future may hinge on that salvation. They must defy the Clave and strike out on their own. Alec, Magnus, Simon and Isabelle must work together to save Jace: bargaining with the sinister Faerie Queen, contemplating deals with demons, and turning at last to the Iron Sisters, the reclusive and merciless weapons makers for the Shadowhunters, who tell them that no weapon on this earth can sever the bond between Sebastian and Jace. Their only chance of cutting Jace free is to challenge Heaven and Hell — a risk that could claim any, or all, of their lives.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">And they must do it without Clary. For Clary has gone into the heart of darkness, to play a dangerous game utterly alone. The price of losing the game is not just her own life, but Jace’s soul. She’s willing to do anything for Jace, but can she even still trust him? Or is he truly lost? What price is too high to pay, even for love?</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I'm going to make this short and sweet, and I already had a review with lots of spoilers in it! So when your done with the book, you can go on over to <a href="http://bookieholicsblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/review-city-of-lost-souls-by-cassandra_24.html">my OTHER SPOILER review of this book</a> and READ IT! (:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Anyways, I thought this book was MUCH BETTER than City of Fallen Angels. I just felt that Cassandra Clare focused more on Clary & Jace rather that Simon. I mean, Simon was in the book, yes, but not as much as the last book, and I liked that. I also liked that Cassandra switched off for point-of-views. I really liked seeing through different character's eyes here and then. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I felt that Clary has grown SO MUCH from the last book, and the whole series in general, and I LIKE THAT! But at some parts, I just wanted to PUNCH her in the face! The decisions she made? Oh jeez. Don't get me started on THAT! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">The ending was INTENSE! I LOVED it SO MUCH that I started crying because I was depressed and because they were tears of joy! I liked how Cassandra ended it, thought the epilogue was long and I LOVED IT! :D</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">See, I told y'alls it was short(: But if you guys ARE done with this book, click here to read my more in detail and intense review! You'll love it! :D</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Title: City of Lost Souls</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Cassandra Clare</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Series: The Mortal Instruments</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Series #: 5</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pages: 544</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">The demon Lilith has been destroyed and Jace has been freed from her captivity. But when the Shadowhunters arrive to rescue him, they find only blood and broken glass. Not only is the boy Clary loves missing–but so is the boy she hates, Sebastian, the son of her father Valentine: a son determined to succeed where their father failed, and bring the Shadowhunters to their knees.</span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">No magic the Clave can summon can locate either boy, but Jace cannot stay away—not from Clary. When they meet again Clary discovers the horror Lilith’s dying magic has wrought—Jace is no longer the boy she loved. He and Sebastian are now bound to each other, and Jace has become what he most feared: a true servant of Valentine’s evil. The Clave is determined to destroy Sebastian, but there is no way to harm one boy without destroying the other. Will the Shadowhunters hesitate to kill one of their own?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Only a small band of Clary and Jace’s friends and family believe that Jace can still be saved — and that the fate of the Shadowhunters’ future may hinge on that salvation. They must defy the Clave and strike out on their own. Alec, Magnus, Simon and Isabelle must work together to save Jace: bargaining with the sinister Faerie Queen, contemplating deals with demons, and turning at last to the Iron Sisters, the reclusive and merciless weapons makers for the Shadowhunters, who tell them that no weapon on this earth can sever the bond between Sebastian and Jace. Their only chance of cutting Jace free is to challenge Heaven and Hell — a risk that could claim any, or all, of their lives.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">And they must do it without Clary. For Clary has gone into the heart of darkness, to play a dangerous game utterly alone. The price of losing the game is not just her own life, but Jace’s soul. She’s willing to do anything for Jace, but can she even still trust him? Or is he truly lost? What price is too high to pay, even for love?</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">So if you haven't read this book, then I shall warn you now that you SHOULD NOT read this! But you can read this <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_2082253496">OTHER review of </a><i><a href="http://bookieholicsblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/review-city-of-lost-souls-by-cassandra.html">City of Lost Souls</a> </i>that I made that doesn't have any spoiler in it (:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">So let's state the obvious: I was ECSTATIC when I got the book. I got the book a day AFTER the book officially came out, and to be honest, I was MAD! My mom wouldn't buy it that day, but eventually bought it for me. I was pretty much like this when I had the hands in my book:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">When I first started reading <i>City of Lost Souls</i>, I was like</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I was REALLY confused because I haven't read this series in two year. Yes, I said 2 YEARS! I know, I was kind of surprised too. But while I was reading, I was trying to reach into my brain and think of what happened in <i>City of Fallen Angels</i>. It was hard, but I tried! And kinda failed ...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">When Jace & Sebastian showed up at Clary's house, and specifically when Jace was on top of Clary the first night they've seen each other since the rooftop incident, I was like </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I was WAITING for JACE! I was WAITING for him to RETURN for CLARY! I knew he would, and I was SO excited! Especially when he KISSED HER! Oh jeez! I was SO EXCITED about that too! I just knew Jace would return (:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">But when Luke got stabbed in the kitchen, I was like </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">And</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I was mad first of all because LUKE GOT STABBED! And then I was scared because Cassandra said that SOMEONE was going to die in the book, and I was like that when Luke got stabbed. Turns out, he didn't die.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">When Clary went with Jace, my reaction was:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I WANTED Clary to leave. She NEEDED to leave. If she didn't, I was going to DIE! But she did, and I was HAPPY! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">But throughout the book, I really liked how the author went in everyone's head, and they had a part in the story too! In the last book, I didn't like that it focused around Simon. In THIS book, it surrounded EVERYONE! Like, LEGIT! Cassandra went in Clary's head, Simon's head, Isabelle's Head, Alec's Head, and so on!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">When Clary was with Sebastian & Jace, I was trying to figure out WHAT IN THE WORLD THEIR PLAN WAS! Like this ...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I knew Sebastian wanted to 'burn down the world' (Ha! yeah, right!), but I just didn't know HOW! But when I found out, my expression was kinda like this:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">And when I found out JACE came up with the idea to make new Shadowhunters but the demon's side ...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I WAS HEART BROKEN! He was himself AGAIN too when he actually admitted that he came up with the plan! Oh, and that brings me to my next point. When Clary yelled </span></span><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Sebastian's name when Jace was going to turn him in, I was like </span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">I was SO MAD! Like, I legitly wanted to punch Clary right in the face then and there. WHY IN THE WORLD DID SHE DO THAT!?! :(</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">UGH! I also loved how Simon & Isbelle were kinda falling for each other. But then I was like HURRY UP AND ASK HER OUT ALREADY! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">At the end, I knew someone had to die, and when I found out that Amatis died, I was like</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I honestly didn't really care for her, though I she knew was kinda important ...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">You have to admit, and ENDING WAS INTENSE! >.< I couldn't stop reading, and when Clary stabbed Jace with the sword, and Jace fell to the ground all bloodly, I was like </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Like I said before, Cassandra Clare said that she wouldn't hesitate to kill off a main character, and I thought JACE was the main character Cassandra was going to kill (crazy, right?!), so I started crying.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">It was BAD. I honestly thought she was going to kill him off. And when Clary tried her best to awaken him, and when her mother told Clary that Jace was dead, and I was like </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I saw the book was coming to an end, so I DID BELIEVE that Jace and truly going to die. But that last sentence ... OH, THAT LAST SENTENCE! It just saved me! :D I was jumping with joy! Well, technically, I cried again. But it was tears of joy! </span></span><br />
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I WAS SOOOOOOOO HAPPY THAT CLARY FELT A HEARTBEAT! My heart legit stopped as Jace's heartbeat began!! I WAS SO HAPPY that I was like this:<br />
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It was AMAZING! And then ending was HEART BREAKING! MAGNUS & ALEC BROKE UP!<br />
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I was like<br />
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Just hope they get back together in the last book (which, they TOTALLY WILL!) ;) And that crazy 13 year old vampire chick?<br />
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She's pretty dangerous for a small gall like her! And she's the head of the Vampire Clan now? Oh my goodness ...<br />
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Now that Jace is back to normal and okay, I was like<br />
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But then I realized he was glowing and could burn me ...<br />
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And when the note arrived that said "I'm Coming", I was like<br />
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Oh well, we're just gonna have to wait for the next book,<i> CITY OF HEAVENLY FIRE</i>! >.< And Honestly? I don't even KNOW what's going to happen next! I have no guesses ...<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; line-height: 22px;">Hey guys! I hope you guys liked this review! I had SO MUCH FUN doing this! It was something different, and I'm willing to try it again! (: </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; line-height: 22px;">Other than that, if you want to keep up with what I'm reading, and how far I am in the book, PLEASE friend me on Goodreads! It's just an amazing software, and I love it! Just friend me, and you'll know every book I'm currently reading, which one I've read, which one I want to read, and how I rated them! If you don't have one, GET ONE (although I'm not </span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; line-height: 22px;">pressuring</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; line-height: 22px;"> you to get one, btw). It's such an amazing software to keep track of the books your reading!</span></span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: white; line-height: 22px;">Remember to friend me! </span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Thanks! ;)</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Xoxo,</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Selena</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: white; line-height: 22px;"><b><u><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6870741-selena" style="color: #4eb809; text-decoration: none;">Click here to friend me on Goodreads!</a></u></b></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span>bookaholicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875607577164485957noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632781925651446318.post-90969327866098778982012-05-22T13:30:00.000-05:002012-05-24T18:30:28.587-05:00In My Mailbox: Bookmarks!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So as I said in my last post of "In my Mailbox: Divergent Style!", I had something ELSE coming in the mail for me. And it ARRIVED! I was SO happy & excited!<br />
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Signed bookmarks from <a href="http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/">Cynthia Leitich Smith</a>! I absolutely LOVE her! I entered in her giveaway, and won! I already had the big red bookmark, so I may give it away sometime. And that brings me to my next subject ....<br />
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Remember that 200 Likes on Facebook Giveaway? Yeah, I remember too. And I didn't ship it out yet ... I WILL THOUGH! I know the winner is patiently waiting, and I THANK HER FOR THAT! It's just that I haven't gotten the time, and I will soon! PROMISE! :D<br />
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<br />bookaholicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17875607577164485957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5632781925651446318.post-26062995106680584262012-05-15T17:11:00.001-05:002012-05-15T17:11:27.536-05:00In my Mailbox: Divergent Style!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I won this a few weeks back, and I was SO happy! A twitter account, <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/divergentlxicon">@Divergentlxicon</a>, was doing a FINAL giveaway the day before <i>Insurgent </i>by Veronica Roth came out. They were giving out a grand prize, and it included: A copy of Insurgent, a "Four Thinks I'm Beautiful" pendant, Amity coffee cozy, bracelet, earrings & a bookmark. It was the GRAND prize, and I NEEDED to win it! To win it, you had to retweet THEIR tweet/message on twitter (that's what they call it on Twitter.) Unfortunately, I didn't win it :( <div>
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So as you can see, I reached my daily limit, and BOY ... was I MAD! >.< If you look at the left side, that's what I was tweeting for the last, oh ... what is it? The last TWO HOURS! Stayed up until 10 PM on a school night. When that came up, I just gave up and went to bed! </div>
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So I kinda started jumping up and down, and couldn't stop screaming. I was excited I won something from them, and I LOVED IT! :D Well, the prize I mean. </div>
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Before I got my actual prize, this is what I got for being in the Amity Fraction:</div>
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I was also really excited for this, too! I mean, a "Four Thinks I'm Beautiful" bookmark? That's AMAZING! I use it all the time, especially whenever I'm reading one of Veronica's books! It wasn't until Saturday, May 12th, that I got my package, and BOY; Was I EXCITED! :D</div>
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Here's the package:</div>
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I then SLOWLY opened the package, peeking inside:<br />
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<br />EEK! My favorite is the TATTOOS! I think they're SO AMAZING! And the coffee cozy? I will use that ALL the time, as I am addicted to coffee(:</div>
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Today, I put on my first tattoo, and guess what fraction is was!</div>
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DAUNTLESS! :D I am Amity, but I wanted to try out the Dauntless first. I had to admit, it made me feel pretty badass! >.< I showed all my friends who read <i>Divergent </i>and/or <i>Insurgent </i>today, and they all got pretty jealous (: </div>
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<br /><br />So I just wanted so share that with you guys today. I also won something ELSE, and soon, you will hear from that (:</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Title: Pandemonium</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Lauren Oliver</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Series: Delirium </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Series #: 2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pages: 384</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m pushing aside<br />the memory of my nightmare,<br />pushing aside thoughts of Alex,<br />pushing aside thoughts of Hana<br />and my old school,<br />push,<br />push,<br />push,<br />like Raven taught me to do.<br />The old life is dead.<br />But the old Lena is dead too.<br />I buried her.<br />I left her beyond a fence,<br />behind a wall of smoke and fame.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lauren Oliver delivers an electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed New York Times bestseller, Delirium. This riveting, brilliant novel crackles with the fire of fierce defiance, forbidden romance, and the sparks of a revolution about to ignite.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">First of all, I should really point out ... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So if you haven't read the book, you should probably get out of here, and I'm saying that in a VERY nice way, due to the fact that you'll wanna read this book, and want to keep ALL the secrets hidden. AND because I really suck at keeping this small and short. For example, today at school, I told both of my book buddies about the WHOLE SERIES & what happens in it. Yeah. <i><b>EVERY. LITTLE. DETAIL</b></i>. No joke. In the end, both of my friends hated me because they're gonna read the book and now, when they read the book, they'll see everything coming. So I warn you now, just for your safety ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alright, then. Is everyone where they should suppose to be? Everyone whose read this books, here, and everyone who's NOT read this book, gone? Good? ALRIGHT! We can begin ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">First of all, I should point out <i>BEFORE I EVEN START ON THE REVIEW</i> that ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew he was alive the WHOLE ENTIRE TIME I READ THIS BOOK. I mean, why would an author kill off an important, amazing, and HOT main guy character? I mean, really?! Anyways, I wasn't sure myself he was alive. I still had doubts ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When we start the book, we find Lena in the Wilds, trying to adapt to this new place around her. But at the same time, you see her 6 months from now (or rather we call that CURRENT time). Honestly, I was actually very confused at first. The "Now" and "Then" thing really threw me off. At first, I was like "WHAT?!", and then like "OHH?!", and then like "AHH! I get it now" ;). Anyways, I thought it was so great that we got to see how Lena changed over that 6 months, and how she overcame her fears and doubts in the wild.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I thought all the characters in this book were amazing!! I still miss the characters from the last book, but these characters in this book made it up for me! I especially like Raven; she's such a strong, young girl whose still is having struggles in the Wilds even though she spent years there. It was really great!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also have to point out that I cried during the time Blue died. I mean, I WANTED HER TO LIVE!! It really sucked that she had to die, and that made me sad & mad at the same time. The story Raven tells Lena about how she saved Blue, and how Raven was crying over Blue was just AMAZING! UGH! I still hate that blue had to die ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When we keep reading, we realize that the more and more we read towards the end, the more it focus on the "Now" part than the "Then" part, to only realize that the "Then" part was only a glimpse into Lena's long journey without Alex, and that was fine with me! I also thought it was really interesting to see Lena get put into a situation where she had to work with <i>another </i>young boy around her age. You could see Lena struggle to keep Alex off her mind, but that was overpowered WAY to much. That also made me sad :(</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also thought that it was so cool to see Lena get put into the same situation Alex was put in in <i>Delirium</i>! I mean, Lena now felt how Alex felt when Alex told her he was an invalid. They needed people to trust them, but couldn't explain everything all at once. It was hard on Lena, but she surely got past it due to that Julian suddenly started LIKING HER!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew it was going to happened; Put boy & girl together in a locked room for so many days. I mean, they WERE going to form a relationship whether they liked it or not. But I like Julian for some odd reason. He's ... a good person once you start to know him, and I don't blame Lena for falling for him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I found out that Lena was used for the whole 'capture' thing, I WAS SO MAD! I mean, wouldn't you be? After you form strong relationships with these people you trust, they suddenly start to use you? Geez, I was SO HAPPY when Lena decided to go help Julian escape from the hospital. Now that part is a whole different story ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I just wanted Lena to hurry up and grab Julian and GO. I felt it was dragging, but that wasn't my biggest concern. I was literally pulling hair out of my head due to how intense this book was. I couldn't even stop reading it. And when Raven busted in the room, I was expecting it. It was Raven, for god's sake! She would help a friend in need if they really loved something. AND Lena's mother! Why wouldn't she say hi to her OWN daughter! That was just plain stupid. In the end, I was happy that Julian was out, and that Lena was FINALLY with Julian.</span></div>
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<u><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">BUT JUST WAIT A SECOND!</span></b></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wasn't jumping for joy, or yelling out in happiness for them. I still felt a big pain in my chest for Alex. To be honest, I started crying JUST when they got out of the car from the hospital. I need Alex, and I finally thought he was DEAD. I couldn't believe Lauren Oliver would so such a thing to her fans. Throughout the whole book, I said to myself, "Alex will be at the end, Alex will be at the end, Alex WILL BE AT THE END." I was starting to doubt that. But ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I ACTUALLY DIDN'T FINISH THE BOOK YET! So I still had 0.1% of hope that he would still be there at the end. And just like I predicted, HE WAS THERE! HE WAS THERE & I STARTED CRYING AGAIN! I'm very emotional; don't judge >.<</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the VERY LAST PAGE IN THE BOOK (& also my favorite!! >.< ):</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><i>"Promise me we'll stay together, okay?" His eyes are once again the clear blue of a perfectly transparent pool. They are eyes to swim in, to float in, forever. "You and me." </i></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><i>"I promise," I say.</i></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><i>Behind us the door creaks open, and I turn around, expecting Raven, just as a voice cuts through the air: "Don't believe her."</i></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><i>The whole world closes around me, like an eyelid: For a moment, everything goes dark. I am falling. My ears are full of rushing; I have been sucked into a tunnel, a place of pressure and chaos. My head is about to explode.</i></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><i>He looks different. He is much thinner, and a scar runs from his eyebrows all the way down to his jaw. On his neck, just behind his left ear, a small tattooed number curves around the three-pronged scar that fooled me, for so long into believing he was cured. His eyes - once sweet, melted brown, like syrup - have hardened. Now they are stony, impenetrable.</i></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><i>Only his hair is the same: that auburn crown, like leaves in autumn.</i></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><i>Impossible. I close my eyes and reopen them again: the boy from a dream, from a different lifetime. A boy brought back from the dead.</i></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><i>Alex.</i></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">UGH! It's still killing meeeeeee! >.< Like, A LOT! Alex. <i>Alex</i>; the boy has come back to win his love! I was SO excited when I read this, yet again sad because it was the end of another amazing 5 star book. You don't even know HOW EXCITED I AM for the next book!! I am so thrilled!! I laid in bed for 2 and 1/2 hours because I was so PARANOID from the last book! What happens next? Who does she chose? What happened to Alex the night of the escape?!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Too many questions, so few answers ... but NOT FOR LONG! :D *Insert evil laugh*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Honestly, how much more can I explain that I LOVE this book SO MUCH! You have to read this series! I mean, to be honestly with you (totally honest!), before I started reading this book and all, I thought "What's so great about this series anyways? It's just like another Hunger Games book." IT'S NOT LIKE ANOTHER HUNGER GAMES BOOK!!! I wish I could go back into the past and slap myself. It's not EVEN like The Hunger Games. Nothing LIKE IT! TOTALLY DIFFERENT! So if you think it's like ANOTHER Hunger Games book, you think wrong. Trust me, I was on your side before. I know how it feels like ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">WHEW! That was probably the LONGEST and MOST SPOILER review I've ever done! LOTS OF WORK, but so much feeling within it (: I strongly encourage you to READ THE SERIES NOW before you read any other book. Even if you can, drop the book your reading now, and read this book. Just kidding! Books has feelings, and you don't wanna hurt them! (well ... at least I think they have feelings >.<). So QUICKLY finish the book your reading now, and THEN move onto this series ;)</span><br />
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Title: Passion<br />
Author: Lauren Kate<br />
Series: Fallen Series<br />
Series #: 3<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br />And she has. Over and over again. Throughout time, Luce and Daniel have found each other, only to be painfully torn apart: Luce dead, Daniel left broken and alone. But perhaps it doesn’t need to be that way. . . .<br /><br />Luce is certain that something—or someone—in a past life can help her in her present one. So she begins the most important journey of this lifetime . . . going back eternities to witness firsthand her romances with Daniel . . . and finally unlock the key to making their love last.<br /><br />Cam and the legions of angels and Outcasts are desperate to catch Luce, but none are as frantic as Daniel. He chases Luce through their shared pasts, terrified of what might happen if she rewrites history.<br /><br />Because their romance for the ages could go up in flames . . . forever.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Sweeping across centuries, Passion is the third novel in the unforgettably epic Fallen series.</i></span></div>
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Honestly, this book has been on my to-read-list for a LONG time, and I was kind of disappointed in it. I felt that <i>Torment</i>, the second book in the series, left a big cliff hanger, and I wanted to get my hands on <i>Passion </i>ASAP! Though I didn't feel like there was anything to it.</div>
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First of all, Luce goes back into time and tries to figure out her love for Daniel, and see if it's real or if it's due to the spell. And, of course, Daniel goes and finds her through time before she changes the past, and ruins the future. I love Luce, honestly. She's kind of like me, but at the same time, isn't. But ...</div>
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WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU GO BACK IN TIME WHEN YOUR BOYFRIEND TOLD YOU NOT TO?!</div>
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I honestly felt that that was the a very stupid choice of Luce to do. And halfway into the book, I thought to myself, "Why is she traveling back in time again?". I was so confused. I mean, she didn't have to go through all that trouble. She even said herself that she didn't know why she was in the past (well, kinda). It was very confusing and tiring.</div>
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I also got confused when in each lifetime she died. <b>SORRY, SPOILER ALERT! DON'T GO ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT ANY SPOILERS!</b></div>
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Past Luce kissed past Daniel, and she didn't die. But in another lifetime, past Daniel didn't even touch Luce, and she died. WHAT?! Sorry, I haven't read this series for about a year, and forgot most things. But what did Daniel say Luce about how she died in each lifetime? I thought it was only just that one kiss that would kiss Luce. I'm very confused ...</div>
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Overall, I felt myself dragging to read this book. It got good at some parts, but then went down hill again. I was like, "Ugh, NOT AGAIN!". But Ms. Kate did a good job, and I plan on reading <i>Rapture</i>, the final book in the <i>Fallen Series</i>. This isn't my favorite book in the series so far. I mean, I'm thinking <i>Rapture </i>will be, but then again, I have some doubts. If you do want to read this series sometime in your life, I warn you, I didn't really enjoy some parts.</div>
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In my mailbox this week was SO AWESOME! I love it, and can't wait to read it! A BIG THANKS to <a href="http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/">Cynthia Leitich Smith</a> for doing the giveaway! :D<br />
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Now I'll be reading this whenever I'm done reading my OTHER books ... but I do plan on reading it! It just looks so dark and creepy. My type of book! :D<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Last week it was announced that Cassandra Clare, the author of <i>The Mortal Instruments</i> & <i>The Infernal Devices</i>, was starting a new series with friend Holly Black. The first book, titled <i>The Iron Trial</i>, is out 2014. <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">And Constantin Film, who has developed </span><em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Mortal Instruments</em><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">, has already nabbed the film rights!</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"><br /><br />But the thing about this series is that it's going to push up every book in Cassandra Clare's series. Yes, push up! Here's what Cassandra posted on her </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 24px;">Tumblr</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They’re not going to push back the Shadowhunters books. And you are not getting Dark Artifices late. The Iron books have in fact not pushed back the dates of the publication of City of Heavenly Fire and Clockwork Princess. They have pushed them up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes. Up. Because of the books I am doing with Holly, you are going to get the next Shadowhunters books <strong style="line-height: 18px;">sooner</strong>, not later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Let me break this down. Originally, when I scheduled the publication dates of the Shadowhunter books with Simon and Schuster, we were trying to get one out about every nine months. This is an insane schedule. It is, I was told by everyone, a “not-doable” schedule for a writer, because these books are long — about 120,000 words each — and writing a book takes a while. Generally, it is assumed, a year. But I thought “I can do this! I write fast and who needs sleep!” Clockwork Angel came out September 2010, then CoFA March of 2011, and Clockwork Prince was scheduled for September 2012. Except, because I was writing so much that I wasn’t doing other things like sleeping or regularly eating, I started having intervals where I blacked out, and eventually I fell down the steps of my driveway and broke two ribs and my wrist.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And that was something of a wake-up call, because I realized if I kept on at the pace I was at, I would be dead soon, and there would not be more books.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So (because of the broken bones) Clockwork Prince was pushed from September 2011 to December 2011. City of Lost Souls was pushed from March to May. And my agent went in and talked with Simon & Schuster, and pushed back Clockwork Princess to September 2013, and City of Heavenly Fire to December 2014.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then came the idea of the "Iron" books:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Meanwhile, Holly and I had had the idea for the Iron books (we actually had it ages ago when it was a particularly crazy theory and we thought ‘what an awesome book that would make! Someone should write it!’ and then realized that probably … we should) and I was trying to figure out how they would fit in my schedule. One thing you don’t want is two books of yours coming out too close to each other. That is very bad for writers, for reasons complicated and boring to go into, but it’s true. If you have two a year, you want them as far apart as possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So while scheduling ourselves, I decided the Iron books would be fall books, which meant the Shadowhunter books would have to come out in spring.<span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here's how the publication schedule was changed:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now honestly, I hate this. I mean, I don't want the books to come out earlier. I don't want Cassandra to rush through the books, and then they'll turn out bad. And honestly, I'm so scared to read <i>City of Lost Souls</i> not just because it seems really scary and dark, but because it revolves around Sebastian, and not much around Clary & Jace. <i>City of Fallen Angels</i> was a big let down because it revolved around Simon and not much around Clary and Jace, and now I'm very scared for <i>City of Lost Souls</i>. I don't want her to rush through all the series. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's such a pain when I start slowly not liking my favorite author anymore, and right now, that's how I feel about Cassandra Clare. And right now, I honestly like <i>The Infernal Devices</i> much better than<i> The Mortal Instruments</i>, but that's just me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Honestly, I think this is crazy. The book hasn't even gone out yet!</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><i>The Immortal Rules</i></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> by Julie Kagawa has been </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">optioned for film! Palomar Pictures bought the film rights to </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">The Immortal Rules</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">, the first highly anticipated book in the </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">Blood of Eden</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"> series, which will be release on April 24th, 2012 by HarlequinTEEN. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.4em;"><br />Joni Sighvatsson was quick to acquire the film rights to</span><em style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> The Immortal Rules</em><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.4em;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.4em;">and the</span><em style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> Blood of Eden</em><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.4em;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.4em;">series, not even waiting for the official release date of the book. According to the press release Sighvatsson said, “It’s simply a great story with an electrifying heroine for the 21st century. It makes the series an ideal subject for a film adaptation," he said. "Julie’s ability to familiarize the reader with this complex world in a few pages demonstrates the cinematic qualities of her imagination and complements my own sensibilities as a film producer."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And Julie Kagawa is also very excited about Sighvatsson acquiring the rights. She feels that he is the right person for her book because he is well established and she knows that he will make a great movie that will respect her material.<br /><br />It's great to see this become a movie, and it make me wanna read it even MORE!<br /><br /><i>Are you going to be picking up The Immortal Rules on April 24th?</i></span></div>
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