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To celebrate the release of the spine-chilling YA psychological thriller ASLEEP by Krystal Wade, we have a full blog tour and exciting giveaways ahead! ASLEEP is the debut novel from Blaze Publishing, and answers the question of what happens when Sleeping Beauty meets Freddy Krueger. If you want to see more of ASLEEP, you can still find the Ten Weeks of Teasers and other great content on the Blaze Publishing <a href="http://www.blazepub.com/blog/" target="_blank">blog</a>. Order your copy now!<br />
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“Hey,” Rose said, feeling stupid and idiotic for even trying to start a conversation with someone in a mental institution. “My name’s Rose.”<br /><br />The guy didn’t respond. He merely stared at her the way she would a model in Life Drawing class, his intense brown eyes hooded by his forehead and lined by thick black lashes, soaking her in, memorizing her, making Rose feel raw and exposed. Every now and then his jaw clenched and popped. So much emotion simmering just below the surface, so much insanity. He’d make a perfect model himself with all that silent misery, hair swept to the side, broad shoulders and muscles stretching the sleeves of his white, cotton shirt, muscles he’d never get to use because he was stuck in here. Rose could almost envision him in one of her drawings, this guy standing in the background, still, hands in his pockets, staring at a girl in the foreground.<br /><br />Shaking her head, Rose snapped out of her daydream. Drawing was part of the past that no longer mattered.<br /><br />“Lights out,” Nurse Judy called, startling them both so badly they bumped into the table and left it quaking. She laughed. “Didn’t mean to scare you, dear.”<br /><br />“It’s okay,” Rose said, rubbing her sore knee. “Keep it up, though, and I’ll have bandages everywhere.”<br /><br />“My eldest daughter Isabel tells me I’m always sneaking up on her too. I insist she must have a guilty conscious to be so jumpy, but with you, I’m not so sure.” The nurse smiled again, kindly, her eyes glazed over, and Rose knew the woman was thinking about her daughter. “Well, I’ll try to be more careful in the future. But for now, off you go, to your room.”<br /><br />“Good night,” Rose said to the guy.<br /><br />But he didn’t respond, not that she expected him to. He gave Judy a long, hard glance, then got up and marched to a door on the opposite side of Hall A. Judy didn’t pay any attention to him as she wrapped her arm around Rose and ushered her off to bed, holding out a pill cup. <br /><br />“Here you go. Meds and rest, Rose. Meds and rest. The best thing for you, aside from being open and honest with Dr. Underwood.” The nurse smiled in a way that said she knew open and honest hadn’t occurred earlier today.<br /></div>
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Krystal Wade can be found in the sluglines outside Washington D.C. every morning, Monday through Friday. With coffee in hand, iPod plugged in, and strangers-who sometimes snore, smell, or have incredibly bad gas-sitting next to her, she zones out and thinks of fantastical worlds for you and me to read. How else can she cope with a fifty mile commute?</div>
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Good thing she has her husband and three kids to go home to. They keep her sane.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you've been following this blog for a little while now, you know how much I adored Krystal Wade's YA horror book <a href="http://a-thousand-books.blogspot.com.au/2015/11/book-review-charming-by-krystal-wade.html" target="_blank"><i>Charming</i></a>! So, when I heard that a new horror book by her was released early this year, I freaked out! I couldn't wait to get my hands on it and I was actually lucky enough to receive an ARC (<u>A</u>dvanced <u>R</u>eaders <u>C</u>opy) from the new publishing group Blaze (thank you all lots and lots, guys <3).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Asleep</i> is about the teenage girl Rose who is commited to an Asylum. There, she has to take meds that cause her terrible nightmares - she gets beaten up, is tortured and threatened. But suddenly she's not so sure anymore if what happens to her at night is actually just a dream and not cruel reality...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's also some romance between Rose and a guy her age who's a patient too. He goes through similar things so the whole thing of them fits in perfectly with the atmosphere of the rest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The only thing I can complain about again is that I wish there would have been a little more of an outro, like an epilogue or something because to me the end felt pretty abrupt. But other than that Krystal Wade has written an amazing horror story once again! Slowly but surely she's becoming my favorite horror author, guys, don't miss out on her fantasic novels!! </span><br />
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plenty of time to zone out and think about my characters in full,
brilliant details (I’m a safe driver; don’t worry). Stories give me a
way to forget about the sometimes smelly strangers sitting next to me on
the fifty mile trek into town (I pick up hitchhikers every day. True
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been a part of organized hitchhiking for nearly fifteen years, but
that’s just one small aspect of my oh-so-large life. When I’m not
working, commuting, or chasing after my three children (four if you
count the man), you can usually find me outside talking to my chickens
like they’re the cutest things in the world (they are), or training my
amazing dogs how to herd said chickens (which they love), or curled up
on the sofa with a good book (why can’t that be 100% of the time?).<br /><br />I
hope you love my stories (or just like them a little; that would be
okay, too). And I hope that one day you find your passion, because
there’s nothing in life better than doing what you love while surrounded
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello, my dear readers!! (damn, I missed writing my lame intros :D <3 )</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I am finally back from my spontaneous, unanounced break! First of all, I want to apologize for not letting you guys know about it but I really wasn't planning on taking some time off blogging. And not just blogging but commenting on other posts, updating and interacting on Goodreads, writing, bookstagram and even - reading! It's not like I haven't read at all but just that I need much longer than normal for one book because of time issues. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So, at the moment, I'm reading three books:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Asleep by Krystal Wade (which comes out February 16th)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Oblivion by Jennifer L. Armentrout </span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I will update my reading progress much more regularly now, so follow me or send me a friend request on <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/43777477-gina-a-thousand-books" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> :)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Also, my plan for the next half year will be one post a week. This post can be a review, a book tag or anything else, really (book related of course ;) )</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Upcoming posts are:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;">ARC Review: Asleep by Krystal Wade</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;">Asleep Release Week Tour post</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you follow me on instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BAnFjOywUsh/?taken-by=on_my_bookshelf" target="_blank">@on_my_bookshelf</a>) you might have noticed that I have only posted two pics the past few weeks but I will get more active there in the near future, as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Alright! I think that's all for now :-)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If you want to, leave me a comment with a post or book suggestion or tag me in any book tags you want <3</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">See ya!</span>OnMyBookshelfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985670757250365457noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1206815781980843762.post-10700960627710990042015-12-31T07:09:00.000-06:002015-12-31T07:09:11.476-06:00Christmas Bookathon - last update & New Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Soo, the Christmas Bookathon is over and this is my resolution:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all, I did 2 (3) challenges out of 12. Okay, obviously I'm not good at readathons - especially not such long ones. But at least I haven't read nothing ;-)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's it! That was the Christmas Bookathon of 2015 - I can't wait for next year's! Because, let's be honest: I can only top myself after this year :'D</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you participate? How did it go? Or just your "normal" reading month?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And now as the title of this post already reveals I wanted to say or rather write a little about my crazy 2015:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Early this year I "discovered" this community of book lovers. And I AM SO HAPPY I did because for one it's so much easier to find new books to read and get to know of new releases. But also, and that's most important, I interacted with so many amazing people who share my love for reading. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Through starting this blog I learned that if you want to achieve something you have to work hard and long for your goal and you won't get there the next day. And that's okay :-)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lastly, I just want to thank everyone (especially my "blogger friends") for supporting, commenting and fangirling with me!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Continue being awesome!</b> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today, I finally have a Top 5 Wednesday post for you!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This one is about my <span style="background-color: #f9cb9c;">top 5 series I want to start next year</span>. <b>Enjoy!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is a high fantasy series and I actually don't know a lot about it but I think it's about a princess who flees her wedding day into a village and meets two strangers - one is a prince and the other one is an assasin sent to kill her. That's really all I know and all I want to know. But I'm super excited to read the series. <i>The Beauty of Darkness</i> is coming out August next year so I thought it would be the perfect time to read the series in summer - if I can wait that long...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">#4 - <i>Passenger</i> by Alex Bracken</span></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This beauty is the first book in the <i>Passenger</i> series and comes out next month! I also don't know a lot about the plot but I heard there's pirates, timetravel and overall awesomeness! Sounds great to me ;-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And we already have the title of the second book, it's called <i>Wayfarer</i>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">#3 - <i>The Lunar Chronicles</i> by Marissa Meyer</span></u></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Soo many people have already read and recommened these book to me. I believe these are all companion novels and fairytal retellings. Anyway, <i>Winter </i>just came out and I saw everyone on Goodreads, Instagram, Youtube and book blogs getting super excited about it which makes me want to read it so bad!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is also a high fantasy series consisting of 6 books though the last two aren't out yet. I'm not very certain what it's about because the blurb is a little confusing but this is what I got out of it: There's war and because of it the kingdoms are falling apart. <i>Frozen Tides</i> also just came out this month and the cover looks epic once again! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">#1 - <i>The Witchlands</i> by Susan Dennard</span></u></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><i>Truthwitch</i> is the first book of the series and is high fantasy as well (I'm really on that high fantasy train at the moment, if you can't tell :)). It comes out the same day as Passenger and is about witches who can tell truth and lie apart. It sounds like a very interesting concept and I can't wait to read it! Plus, the cover is gorg!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thanks you so much for reading and MERRY CHRISTMAS! <3</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> What series do you want to start next year? Any of these? Or others? - Tell me down below!! </span></span></div>
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OnMyBookshelfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985670757250365457noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1206815781980843762.post-17301814442675323292015-12-22T12:08:00.000-06:002015-12-22T13:11:25.826-06:00The Book Lending Story<span style="font-size: large;">Hi book lovers!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So, as I already announced in my second bookathon update, today (on schedule for probably the first time, can't believe it myself) I present you THE BOOK LENDING STORY:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Okay, basically the whole thing started when I was in my room with my friend. We were sitting on my bed next to my bookshelf when she said "You have so many books! I love reading and books too - I just never find any good ones... There are really so few good books out there".</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First of all, the world has <i>a lot</i> of good books, and second: She does <i>not</i> like reading, like I don't know why she's telling that everyone but she doesn't. I mean, I was in her room and there is not one book if you don't count the text books for school (and she barely looks in them either...).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So naive me said to her "I can find you a book, trust me. Just tell me what genre you like or if you want something specific to happen in there and I'm sure I'll find the perfect read for you"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">She wanted two things: a contemporary romance (that's not too childish) and one of them (the couple) should have some kind of dark past or gone through something that scarred him or her. And as she told me all that I looked at my shelf and <i>Ugly Love</i> by Colleen Hoover <i>stared</i> back at me. Unfortuntaly, at that time I </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">interpreted</span> that wrong because my mind probably tried to tell me to <i>not</i> lend a book but, well, obviously I did gave it to her. Actually at first I only <i>showed</i> it to her in the hopes that she <i>wouldn't</i> ask me if she could borrow it (<i>am I stupid?</i>) but of course she did and I'm certain I looked like this:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the record, she was one of my best friends at that time and she knew how much books and that stuff means to me so I thought I could trust her treating my book well (<i>again: am I stupid?</i>)...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A few weeks later I was at her's and ... I saw it there, I saw <i>Ugly Love </i>and I swear I almost started to cry (<i>okay, maybe I'm exaggerating a </i>little </span><span style="font-size: large;"><i> here </i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>but it was pretty bad</i>): apparently, my dear friend hadn't found a book mark so she put the book against the wall like this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Who does that? Is it really so hard to get a slip of paper to slide between the pages? I don't think so. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But while I could have commented on how that "method" caused the crack in the book spine or that the corners of the book had obviously suffered, I didn't say anything because at that time it was too late anyway and I told myself "(hopefully) at least she enjoyed the book once she finishes it...)"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So every now and then when we met I asked if she made progress and how she liked <i>Ugly Love</i> so far, and I have to give her one thing: she knows how to make excuses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Months later, actually just recently this December, I asked her if I could have it back because I "needed" it for something (my shelf missed it) and she was like "yeah sure, no problem! I'll bring it tomorrow" - dog-eared was what she forgot to mention.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Plus she didn't even finish it, she was about 60 pages in and gave up then. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course I forgave her (she never knew I was angry anyway) because in the end friendship matters more than any material things - even if that thing is a book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And next time I'll know- ahh no wait, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever experienced something similar like this? Leave a comment, I would love to know :-)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm thinking about making this a series, like every week I tell you a story out of my life about books and the people who just don't understand. :D </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Would you be interested? Because I'd be totally up for it!<b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am so very happy to share the One Lovely Blog Award that I was nominated for!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, I was nominated by the absolute lovely Genni from <a href="http://readysetandread.blogspot.de/" target="_blank">Ready, Set, Read</a> and before I continue I just wanted to thank her but also everyone else who visits my blog every day, reads my sometimes weird posts about books, life and fangirling - I love you all so much!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><b>#4</b><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sadly, I am a person who starts a lot of things but never finishes them, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>so I'm really quite proud of myself that I still run this blog! I think that's actually one reason why I love reading so much and why it's the perfect hobby for me: Books are always different and we experience so many worlds through them that it's a new adventure every time we start one.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lilivette @ <a href="http://reading-against-time.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Reading Against Time</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Katelyn @ <a href="http://katelyndickinson.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">From Cover To Cover</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Katie @ <a href="http://an0velidea.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Novel Idea</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yulia @ <a href="http://myunprofessionalblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">My Unprofessional Blog</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Tabitha @ <a href="http://tabithareadsbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tabitha Reads Books</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Muna @ <a href="http://tatteredpagesandteastains.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tattered Pages And Tea Stains</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Ariana @ <a href="https://thequirkybooknerd.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The Quirky Book Nerd</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yasmin & Paige @ <a href="https://thewildreaders.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The Wild Readers</a> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">If you have a blog <span style="font-size: large;">please</span></span> tell me in a comment I would love to check it out!!!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b> </span></span></span></span></div>
OnMyBookshelfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985670757250365457noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1206815781980843762.post-64482878649044611112015-12-17T08:20:00.000-06:002015-12-17T08:20:43.949-06:002nd Christmas Bookathon Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1444192461l/26874617.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1444192461l/26874617.jpg" border="0" height="320" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1444192461l/26874617.jpg" width="214" /></a>So, honestly, the readathon isn't going exactly well. I'm still reading the same book I wanted to start in the last update, though it's actually not <i>Six of Crows</i> but <i>Life and Death</i> by Stephenie Meyer (you know, that gender-switched <i>Twilight</i> thing). I'm currently about 70 pages in and really quite enjoying it. It's kinda nice to "reread" <i>Twilight</i> because it's been years, I mean literally YEARS since I read it. I loved it then but now I can totally see what a lot of people are complaining about and also the writing style: I'm not saying it's bad it's just not how I remember it. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, it's still fun to read. But I'm not sure when I'll finsh it because I have to read another book inbetween (required reading, man... :/) but it'll be fine! I can totally keep up with my December TBR, well not really - but I'm trying my hardest for sure:-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Obviously, this is a very short post but tomorrow there is going to come a longer one and Tuesday I'll tell you "The Book Lending Story" so stay tuned for that! I can't wait for you to read it :D</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>What do you think about Twilight? Do you like it? Do you hate it? Is it overrated or maybe underrated? Tell me down below! ;-)</b></span><br />
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OnMyBookshelfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985670757250365457noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1206815781980843762.post-48950908487696252792015-12-10T10:50:00.000-06:002015-12-10T10:50:50.821-06:001st Update - Christmas Bookathon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello everyone!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I know my update comes quite late as I wanted to do one every weekend... but I guess better later than never, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, I got two books done though one of it isn't exactly on the list - or at least it doesn't cover any challenges. So obviously the month isn't going very well. BUT I'm pretty sure I will be able to catch up after Christmas because then I am off school (thank God...) and have lots of time for reading. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Right now it's just super stressful because we have 3 exams a week every week (does anyone know the struggle?) and I don't have much freetime that I don't use for homework and studying (can we even call it freetime anymore?).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">But from now on I will just make time for blogging, bookstagram and reading because those things are important to me. I know school and education are important too but we all have a life besides that and a part, a huge part actually, of mine are books.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Okay, enough of the serious stuff! Let's get into the actual update:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Silber 3</i></b> or <b><i>Just Dreaming </i></b>(I am NOT sure if that's the right title but it would make sense - however don't count on it ;-)) by Kerstin Gier</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> <i>Night School</i></b> by C.J. Daugherty</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, I was not exactly disappointed by this (I mean how much can you be disappointed when you have no expectations?) but I kinda expected something more into the paranormal direction. But I can totally recommend it anyway so go read it! But do it without knowing anything except what I just told you;-) > 4/5 stars</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Up next will probably be <i><b>Six of Crows</b> </i>by Leigh Bardugo! I need something more serious and fantastical, people! :-)</span><br />
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OnMyBookshelfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985670757250365457noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1206815781980843762.post-58063523365115496832015-11-28T07:12:00.000-06:002015-11-28T07:12:13.262-06:00"Christmas Bookathon" tbr<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hello fellow readers and christmas lovers!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Today I present to you: my TBR for the month of December!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">As I will participate in the <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/176290-christmas-bookathon">Christmas Bookathon</a>, an event of the same-named group on Goodreads, I'm not only going to have a normal TBR but have to choose the books after some challenges:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">#1</span> <span id="freeText7804006153860543760">Read a book with <span style="color: #cc0000;">red</span> AND <span style="color: #6aa84f;">green</span> on the cover</span><span id="freeText7804006153860543760"> </span></span></b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For this one I chose <i>Life and Death</i> by Stephenie Meyer! I think you all know what this is - the gender-switched retelling of <i>Twilight</i>! And it has two covers basically: the original Twilight cover with the red apple and the new cover with a green apple! So that works out perfectly!! :-)</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">#3</span> </b><b><span id="freeText7804006153860543760">Read a hardcover or paperback with either <span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">WHITE</span></span>, <span style="color: #f1c232;">GOLD</span> or SNOW on the cover</span></b></span></span></blockquote>
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<a href="http://www.cjdaugherty.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Legacy-Cover-FINAL-for-website.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="http://www.cjdaugherty.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Legacy-Cover-FINAL-for-website.jpg" border="0" class="shrinkToFit" height="200" src="http://www.cjdaugherty.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Legacy-Cover-FINAL-for-website.jpg" width="131" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">I am going to read<i> Legacy </i>by C.J. Daughtery. It's the second book in the Night School series and I have not read the first book yet but it's on my way and I'll read it asap! I read the first few chapters on Wattpad and Amazon and OMG it is SO. GOOD. No joke! It literally won me over at the first few pages.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This was not exactly recommened to me but I know I will get <i>Oblivion </i>by Jennifer L. Armentrout for christmas! And I am SO EXCITED!! I've been waiting for this book for, let's say, quite a long time now. If you do not know, <i>Oblivion</i> is Deamon's POV of the first three books in the Lux series. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm going to read <i>Holly The Christmas Fairy </i>by Daisy Meadows. This is one of the first books I've ever read if not the one so it has kind of has a sentimental value for me. Plus it is set during christmas and in winter so it totally covers challenge #2 and #4!</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Okay, this is going to be my TBR for next month! In total I'm planning to read 8 - 9 books... Not sure if I'll be able to manage that but I keep you guys updated!! Actually I thought I might write short weekly updates for the readathon. They would be about what and how many books I've fnished already, what I'm currently reading and which ones I still have left :-) So, if you would be interested in that, comment down below! And also tell me if you want to participate and if you'llll do such updates!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday I watched Mockingjay Part 2, the long-awaited last movie of the Hunger Games series.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So I thought I must review it and talk about it on here because, you know, I CAN'T HANDLE MY FEELS!!!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Also, the review is going to be spoiler-free and you will notice the spoiler section for those who have seen the film already as well and have the urge to chat a little bit about it;-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Unlike the last movie in this one there was a whole lot more action, and by that I mean for example there was this szene in the underground (that's not really a spoiler, so don't worry) and crap went down for Katniss and her team and holy shit! I sat at the edge of my seat with one hand on my mouth (you know, in case I might scream or something :D) and (I couldn't see that obviously but I'm pretty sure) with wide eyes.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So, there were some pretty intense scenes as you might've guest by now ;-). I also really liked the character dynamics. Especially between Katniss and Peeta. I was so glad that they didn't alter how Peeta "changed" in the Capitol and all the struggles he goes through. Actually, the whole movie was very accurate to the book which made me so happy. It's like the book actually comes to life and that's how it should be with book-to-movie adaptations but sadly that's not always the case (*cough*Allegiant*cough*)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The cast did a fantastic job. Seriously. Their characters experience and suffer a lot in the story and that was shown very well in the movies. As I already wrote Peeta is a completely different person in the beginning and Josh Hutcherson represented that amazingly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, I just wanted to chat and fangirl with you guys a little so I thought this would be a good idea! :-)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Okay, as I already said in the review there's this szene when they're in the underground and those creatures that look a little like zombies are hunting them and then Finick gets killed by them. OH MY GOD, first of all this was all fast-paced like hell and I really thought I would cry about Finnick because he was one of my favorite characters - but I didn't! I mean, I was upset but I wasn't like</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you ever have this feeling when you're watching a movie and you know it's sad that you should cry? Or that you wanna cry? Or that you fear you might not cry even at the end? Because I do and in this moment this is exactly how I felt. But then I told myself that I need to believe in the film makers</span> <span style="font-size: large;">and that Prim's death would get to me. And let me just tell you</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">FINALLY finally I'm able to write a post again! Thank god! First I was sick and then school killed all my time :( But now my review of <i>Charming</i>, an amazing horror/thriller book is here! I've been wanting to review this book for so long now:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span id="freeText9125820076662337572">Sixteen-year-old Haley
Tremaine had it all: top-notch school, fantastic family, and a bright
future, but all of that changed when an accident tore her family apart.
Now, an alcoholic father, a bitter younger sister, and a cold headstone
bearing her mother’s name are all she has left.<br /><br />Chris Charming
has it all: a powerful CEO for a father, a prestigious school, and a
fortune at his fingertips, but none of that matters when he lands a
reputation as a troublemaker. Struggling to follow in his father’s
footsteps, he reaches out to the one person he believes truly sees him,
the one person he wants: Haley.<br /><br />Little do they know someone's determined to bring the two together, even if it means murder.</span></i><span id="freeText9125820076662337572"> (from <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21871876-charming?ac=1">Goodreads</a></span>)</span></blockquote>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Charming</span></i><span style="font-size: large;"> is a Cinderella retelling with horror elements and holy hell, did Krystal Wade do a fantastic job writing it!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">There are so many emotions in this book: Basically the whole time I felt genuinely sorry for Haley - like she goes through so much shit in her life: her father treats her and her mom horribly, then her mom dies and the situation with Haley's dad gets worse and her sister doesn't even see it! And still these two people are the only ones Haley has left in her life so she does everything for them; she cleans after them, she sacrifices all of her free time and her own goals in life and in the end all she gets is maybe a day without getting hurt by her father and dealing with her sister's mood swings. And what happens after that, I'm not going to spoil anything, but it is just unfair.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And then there's Chris, a (very, very ;-)) good-looking guy who shows interest in Haley. But she is really unsure what to make out of that because on one hand she wants to like and trust him but on the other hand she fears he might just mess with her. I think at one point she even says "I have enough assholes in my life, I don't need another one" and, honestly, that really describes her situation pretty well and you feel the exact same way; I mean, her life is hard enough as it is and Chris might either be her lifebelt or will crush her completely. And also getting to know him means risking her secret that she gets hit by her father. So it's a really complex situation but very well handled in the story and fits perfectly into the rest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the end, I loved this book. It's great written, there's a lot of character development, the plot is so interesting and fantastic. 5 out of 5 stars. <i>Charming</i> is definitely worth a read and the only thing that "bothered" me is that it was so short! I WANT MORE!!!</span><br />
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Today I present to you the Halloween Book Tag! Usually I don't post tags on a Saterday but since today is HALLOWEEN, I thought what better day to post this fitting book tag:<br />
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<span style="clear: left; float: left; font-size: x-large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1397129324l/20703750.jpg" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1397129324l/20703750.jpg" height="200" width="132" /> </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Charming by Krystal Wade</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I just fin<span style="font-family: inherit;">ished this book 2 days ago (in the middle of the night<span style="font-family: inherit;"> which migh<span style="font-family: inherit;">t <span style="font-family: inherit;">have not been the brightest idea) and IT. I<span style="font-family: inherit;">S. AMAZING<span style="font-family: inherit;">!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">T<span style="font-family: inherit;">he only thing that bothered me was that it was so short<span style="font-family: inherit;">, I really wish it would have b<span style="font-family: inherit;">een longer...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My full review of th<span style="font-family: inherit;">is will come tomorrow, so stay tuned:)</span> </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><b><span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">2. Scariest Moment In A Book You've Read</span></span></span></b></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I thought a while a<span style="font-family: inherit;">bout this one but in the end came up pretty much em<span style="font-family: inherit;">pty. I mean, there sure have been moments when<span style="font-family: inherit;"> something happen<span style="font-family: inherit;">ed in a book that <span style="font-family: inherit;">scared the <span style="font-family: inherit;">shit out<span style="font-family: inherit;">ta me but I <span style="font-family: inherit;">just can't remember anything specific <span style="font-family: inherit;">so ... yeah, no real answer I guess :P</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">No! I mean<span style="font-family: inherit;"> yes, I would of course <span style="font-family: inherit;">b</span>ut never have. Okay, that's confusing. I would totally go as a <span style="font-family: inherit;">book character on Halloween<span style="font-family: inherit;">,<span style="font-family: inherit;"> probably as Katniss (classic<span style="font-family: inherit;"> one) or someone from Harry Potter<span style="font-family: inherit;">, I haven't read the books yet (HP<span style="font-family: inherit;">) but <span style="font-family: inherit;">they have cool school uniforms sooo... ;-)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="color: #eeeeee;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><b>4. What do you think your favorite fictional characte<span style="font-family: inherit;">r would dress up as on Halloween?</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, I don't <span style="font-family: inherit;">exactly have <span style="font-family: inherit;">"one favorite character" but I'm just going to pick Katy and Daemon from the <i>Lux series</i> and they would totally go as Gizmo and Spike and <span style="font-family: inherit;">actually I <i>know</i> that because <span style="font-family: inherit;">J</span>ennifer L. Armentrout wrote a bonus scene about Katy and Dae<span style="font-family: inherit;">mon going Halloween shopping! So I kind of ch<span style="font-family: inherit;">eated I guess :D</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">>> Bonus scene: https://www.wattpad.com/102775867-lux-series-extras-daemon-and-kat-go-halloween</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">I like anything <span style="font-family: inherit;">with horror! <span style="font-family: inherit;">My perfect mix for horror is probably thriller and spooky *cough* <i>Charming</i> *cough*</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: #eeeeee;">6. If books were as cheap as candy which book would you give to trick or treaters?</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Charming by Krystal Wade</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I thought it would be a fun idea to share with you popular books and book series I haven't read. YET at least.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So let's get straight into it!</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">1. HARRY POTTER by J. K. Rowling</span></span></b></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I am planning to read the series once I bought all the books because I want to read-a-thon them so I don't have to deal with cliffhangers and book hangovers.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">2. A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE by George R. R. Martin</span></span></b></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I haven't read the series yet (obviously since that's what this is all about) nor have I watched it. Yeah, I do not know why because I really want watch it and be a part of this fandom but I'm not too sure about reading <i>Game of Thrones </i>because these books are just so big, it's intimidating! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">But if you have read them, comment down below and tell me what you thought about them and if I should change my mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know a lot of people, almost everyone who read the series actually, LOVE the books but I don't know, I guess if I had absolutely nothing to read I would pick them<i> </i>up but at the moment I just have so many books I'm dying to read and, honestly, <i>Percy Jackson </i>is not really at the top of this list. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">But again if you think I should read it, tell me! :-)</span><br />
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<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1372847500l/5907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="5907" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1372847500l/5907.jpg" width="128" /></a><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1411114164l/33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="33" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1411114164l/33.jpg" width="133" /></a> <span style="font-size: large;">I LOVE the <i>Lord of the Rings </i>and the <i>Hobbit </i>movies! They are fantastic and I love watching them but here it's the same like <i>Game of Thrones,</i> THEY ARE SO BIG AND LONG AND OMG NOT SURE IF I WILL EVER GET MYSELF TO READ THEM. But you never know what happens, in fact 2 years ago I was completely sure I would never Harry Potter and now look at me; still haven't read it but will happen ... eventually - I think you get my point...</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">5. THE VAMPIRE DIARIES by L. J. Smith</span></span></b></blockquote>
<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1266542802l/395922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="395922" border="0" height="200" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1266542802l/395922.jpg" width="123" /></a> <span style="font-size: large;">I don't think I will ever read this series just because it doesn't look like something I would enjoy and I'm also not really into vampire books anymore. I did read <i>Twilight</i>, loved it for the time being but now I'm just kind of "over" this. The only vampire book series I'm going to continue is <i>The Vampire Academy</i> because it's awesome. Yep, that's my reason.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">However, I did watch the TV show and actually really loved the first 4 to 5 seasons but then I felt like the plot is on repeat. Someone switches off their emotions and shuts down their humanity, someone else dies but is not really dead because, apparently, somehow you can get them back! Oh, and of course there's a love to confess but that's not gonna happen because that would destroy the friendship and make everything complicated and that way it just goes on and on and on. I think at some point you should know when to stop producing a series, give it a worthy ending and let fans remember it as good instead of going on when it should have ended two seasons ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Okay! I hope you enjoyed my rambling and leave a comment:-)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Of course these are not all of the popular books and series I haven't read yet but i think these are really the most "famous" ones I have yet to read. Anyway if you would like me to write such a post again, let me know!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I love everything about this series! It has great characters, it has a great premise and just overall it all fit together. I love Alex' writing and CANNOT WAIT FOR <i>PASSENGER</i>!!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Red Queen</i> was the first high-fantasy book I read. And, honestly, I haven't been too much into fantasy (now I'm absolutely in love with this genre...) but, for me, this was the perfect introduction. Victoria writes in a very action-packed way with short sentences which add to the tension but that really fit to the plot and the characters.</span> so excited for <i>Glass Sword</i>...</blockquote>
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Y<span style="font-size: large;">ou probably all know the ToG series and if you don't, READ IT! I can only recommend it! Sarah J. Maas' books are amazing and all totally epic - like every single one of them. They made me fall for high-fantasy recently :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Okay, I think you all know how much I love Jennifer's books and her writing. It's fun, it's funny, it makes me cry, it makes me laugh. She`s my all time favorite YA/NA author.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In today's post I want to talk a little bit about the signing of Victoria Aveyard, author of <i>Red Queen</i>, that I've been to:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I LOVE <i>Red Queen</i>! So when I heard that she came into a city nearby to mine you can imagine that I practically hyperventilated...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The thing was that none of my friends (who actually do read now and then) had read the book, let alone knew the author, and I got the tickets pretty much last-minute so they didn't really have the chance to read it before the signing. But I was able to convince my parents to go with me and even though at first they weren't too glad about that I think in the end they actually quiet enjoyed it:-)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The whole event took about an hour and a half and it started off with the interviewer asking Victoria a few question. The most exciting news were definitely that <i>RED QUEEN</i> WILL BECOME A MOVIE!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And also, if you haven't heard it yet, instead of 3 the series is going to have 4 BOOKS! OMG, I'm so so happy about that!!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">When the whole interview and questions from the audience part was done we could go to Victoria and let our book get signed. We talked a little and she's really such a nice person and I'm not just saying that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Okay, that's actually it! If you haven't read <i>Red Queen</i> yet, I can only recommend it to you. And if you have already read it, the first chapter of<i> Glass Sword</i> is now online! Read it and tell me what you thought about it in the comments;-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hi everyone! Today I </span><span style="font-size: large;">finally </span><span style="font-size: large;">have a review for you again. This week it's of <i>Broken Skies </i>by Theresa Kay. It's the first book in an upcoming trilogy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Broken Skies</i> is about Jax, a girl who lives in a world where aliens live on earth. And you might think that they're fighting against the humans and trying to take over the planet but actually they're pretty much ignoring everyone. And after a war there aren't many humans left anyway. Which adds to them struggling to stay alive. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope my summary wasn't too confusing I'm not really good at writing them :D </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First of all, the story had everything! It was fast-paced, there was action, there was romance, it was a survival story at some point and it had aliens. What else could you want? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also, there was so much character developement - especially when you look at Jax. She is a very realistic character and went through so much in her life; she never got to know her mom because she died when Jax was born and she lost her Dad and really the only one she has left is her twin-brother Jace. But when he was gone Jax needed to become independent and make things work out herself. Of course she had help from Lyr but ultimately she had to find the way to her brother and the city herself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Which brings us to Lyr (somehow :D). Guys, I think I have a new fictional boyfriend! Although at times I was not sure if it's save to trust him, but actually you can never fully trust anyone in this book except Jax! I was always like "Hm, can you trust them or will they betray Jax? Damn, I don't know!" As you can see, I would totally suck in her situation. I think, I can't write much about Lyr or it'll get too spoilery...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before he's kidnapped, we see Jace spending some time with Jax. They're really, really close and I loved seeing how much he cared about her and, if I'm honest, how much he gave up for her. She's broken, she says so several times herself, and can't really deal with everything but Jace is always there, holding her together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All in all, I ADORED this book. I wish I would have picked it up earlier and I need <i>Fractured Suns</i> like yesterday :-) If you liked </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We all have our favorite characters in books. Sometimes they're funny, sometimes they're reckless or sometimes they're just doing exactly what we would have done in a certain situation. But they aren't always the main part in a book. That's why, today I'm presenting to you my 5 favorite supporting characters in books!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">from <i>Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass #3)</i> by Sarah J. Maas</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Why is Finick my number one on the list? Well, two reasons: First, he's super hot and attractive and second, he's funny and charming! Remember the sugar - scene from <i>Catching Fire</i>? Hilarious! And then he has this more serious side to him: Especially when he's with Anne. The love between them is just bitter-sweet and beautiful at the same time. My heart still aches for what happened in Mockingjay (if you haven't read it yet, it's your own fault! Sorry, but what are you doing with your life? Read it!) and when he married Anne... because, you must know, I totally ship him with myself but</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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I'm so excited to be a part of the blog tour for James Knapp's newest YA novel, ALICE IN NO-MAN'S-LAND! </div>
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ALICE IN NO-MAN'S-LAND<i> </i>is a Young Adult, <i>Alice in Wonderland</i>, Sci-fi re-imagining that is just in time for the 150th Anniversary.</div>
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When her escape pod falls to earth, crashing in Ypsilanti Bloc, privileged seventeen-year-old Alice Walshe is dashed from the wonderland of wealth and prosperity into a ruined, walled city overrun with militias, gangs, and even cannibals. On top of this horror, her younger brother’s escape pod is missing.</div>
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Alice isn’t naïve – she’s always known blocs like Ypsilanti exist, left behind after a foodborne illness ravished the country decades earlier and left pockets of severe urban decay in its wake. Men like her father - a major player at Cerulean Holdings - renew the devastated blocs and bring stability back into the areas. But, Ypsilanti is even worse than the tales she’s heard, and rumor has it the bloc is faced with the threat of extermination by Cerulean, not renewal.</div>
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Trapped within Ypsilanti’s borders and left for dead, Alice teams up with a pair of teen scavengers who tracked the wreck of her pod. Despite their rough exterior and vulgar speech, they’re her only option for navigating the hostile and violent environment of Ypsilanti, finding her brother, and getting out of No-Man’s-Land alive.</div>
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the story are, while heavily fictionalized versions of them, based on the types
of people I've met and worked with throughout my life. I've known plenty of
folks like Alice, and I've known plenty of people like Basilio and Maya (Basilio
in particular is based on a guy I used to wait tables with long, long ago). I
like underdogs, and a lot of the people in this story are underdogs if not by
nature then by circumstance. That includes Ypsilanti Bloc as well (the area
where the majority of the story takes place). For those not from the region,
Ypsilanti is a real place (though a much nicer one than appears in the novel)
and its appearance here is meant to demonstrate how any town or city,
regardless of how developed, is vulnerable to decay. When I was younger, I
travelled around New England and the surrounding states a lot and during those
travels I saw small towns reduced to shadows of what I assumed they once were -
you could readily see signs that these areas had once thrived, but now when you
walked down the street it wasn't unusual to see shopfronts boarded up and
spray-painted over. <br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>When an area becomes depressed, and the local populace
becomes too strapped to support businesses like shopping centers, restaurants,
etc. then those businesses in turn are eventually forced to pack up and move
out, making it that much harder for residents to get by, which makes it less
appealing for new businesses to move into the area, etc. Sometimes all it takes
is for the one major business or industry that supported a town to either fold
or move on to bring the rest of it down with them. In 'Alice in No-Man's-Land'
I take this to an extreme, but it's not that far removed from reality. In the
novel, a country-wide pandemic contributes to the decay of an abnormal number
of areas inside the country. Once you have to deal with a massive breakdown and
thousands of dead on top of everything else, it's not hard to imagine how lost
certain areas could potentially get. In the novel it gets so bad that when
things finally do begin to improve again society is unable to bring everything
back to life. Certain areas end up getting 'backburnered', to be dealt with
later when time and resources (and the political will) permit. They decide to
wall off the remaining pockets of decay, but as often happens, once things
improve the plight of those left behind becomes less of a priority and more of
an inconvenience.<br />
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I've lived on both sides of 'the wall' or 'the rabbit hole', and so the
juxtaposition of it is real to me. I've never been as poor as the people of the
bloc in the story, nor have I ever been as wealthy as Alice's family, but you
don't have to exist at either extreme to see just how different life is when
you have enough money and opportunities to live a life that is at least stable,
and when you don't. It's not even really a political thing, it's a money thing
- either you have the resources to live comfortably in society or you don't. In
either situation, it doesn't take long for people to begin looking at the other
side and forming opinions about them and their choices, fair or not. It's so
easy to begin demonizing the 'other side', and you can see it playing out in
reality even today. In these types of situations, either side will find itself
willing to fight (for either change, or the status quo). Alice just happens to
straddle both sides as she fights to save her own life, that of her little
brother, and, along the way, some people who are a lot more like her than she
may have thought before walking a literal mile in their shoes.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Tahoma",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-highlight: white;">"Get back," Basilio said, stepping between us and pointing the
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our rear as more and more of the people began to stir. Some climbed to their
feet, while others lay trussed on their bedrolls, wrists bound with rope tied
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Tahoma",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-highlight: white;">At a quick count, I thought there were maybe twenty-two of them, not
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rest rocked on their beddings, squirming in what looked like agony. The man in
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us and Basilio backed into me, almost knocking me down.</span></div>
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from side to side, not sure who she should aim at.</span></div>
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through the nest of his scraggly beard. He held the grenade out, almost
dropping it.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; font-family: "Tahoma",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-highlight: white;">“You drop that shit you’ll die too!”</span></div>
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you!”</span></i></div>
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thought. The first time I heard the term was when Alex Ackerman became the
first reality star to die on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">In the Zone</i>.
When it happened ratings had gone through the roof, and I hated to admit now
that the time he’d spent missing had been more compelling than the show itself.
When they finally found the cannibal wearing his clothes, his DNA all over it,
the term had gone mainstream.</span></div>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Tahoma",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-language: DE; mso-highlight: white;">In the Zone</span></i><span style="background: white; font-family: "Tahoma",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: DE; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-language: DE; mso-highlight: white;"> got renewed for two more seasons, but I’d stopped
watching. The yaga had scared me. Suddenly the whole thing stopped being fun,
and it sure wasn’t fun now. With the lights on I could see that the cooking
pots contained water, along with smaller bones. Two more empty cages had been
set up down there as well, near the one with the boy in it. Suddenly all I
could think about was how my friend Ellen and I had dressed as yagas one year
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James Knapp was born in New Hampshire in 1970, and has lived in the New England area since that time. He developed a love of reading and writing early on, participating in young author competitions as early as grade school, but the later discovery of works by Frank Herbert and Isaac Asimov turned that love to an obsession.</div>
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He wrote continuously through high school, college and beyond, eventually breaking into the field with the publication of the Revivors trilogy (State of Decay, The Silent Army, and Element Zero). State of Decay was a Philip K. Dick award nominee, and won the 2010 Compton Crook Award. Ember, The Burn Zone, and Fallout were all written under the name James K. Decker.</div>
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<span style="font-family: arial , sans , sans-serif; font-size: 13.0px;"><a href="https://3c.web.de/mail/client/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bookwormforkids.blogspot.com%2F" style="color: #1155cc; outline: 0.0px;" target="_blank">Bookworm for Kids</a> - Excerpt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">If
you follow me on instagram (which btw you should do!), you might have
noticed that I LOVE HALLOWEEN! The horror theme, the costumes, the
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So these are the ones I pick up this year:</span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: white;">The entire <i>Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children</i> series by Ransom Riggs:</span></b><span style="background-color: white;">
I have absolutely no idea what these book are about. None. They just
looked kind of creepy and I heard good things about them so I thought</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">But I successfully avoided any kind of spoiler or even a hint of the plot. I just want to get sucked right into it having no clue what to expect, who to trust or what might happen...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Then I'm going to read <b><i>Charming</i> by Krystal Wade</b>: I know a little bit about this but I could be completely wrong, it's just what I overheard on BookTube: <i>Charming </i>is a Cindererella - Saw - retelling about a girl whose mother died. Her father is abusive towards her but nobody would believe her. Soon she gets an envelope with a finger in it. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Sounds very scary and horrifying and that basically qualifies it for the perfect halloween read :-)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Now for the "schedule" I developed for this blog. Are you excited?! Because I certainly am!! :D</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><u>Monday</u></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Fun post" - that can be a book tag or just some random bookish topic or if you have any suggestion, something you would like me to write about, put it in the comments (either of this post or any other!)</span></span></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><u>Wednesday</u></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;">Thursday</span></u></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="background-color: white;">so far nothing's planned... any ideas? Comment down below!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;">Friday</span></span></u></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><span style="background-color: white;">*prepares herself for a "very reading weekend"*</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><u><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Saturday/Sunday</u></span></span></u></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><u>End of month<span style="background-color: white;"> </span></u></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><u><span style="background-color: white;"></span></u></span> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">Wrap Up</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">TBR for the next month </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">I'll might post on other days too if I feel like writing and find the time. Also, sponsored posts or posts in cooperation with publishers and/or authors can be put up any day anytime:-)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Thanks a lot for reading!</b> Feel free to comment and subscribe or follow by email;)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>QOTD: What are you going to read for halloween?</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;">One more thing: If you have blog, please share the link in the comments! I would love to check it out:-)<b> </b> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: #d9d2e9;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><u><span style="background-color: white;"></span></u></span></span></span></span>OnMyBookshelfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985670757250365457noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1206815781980843762.post-38587467768831232912015-10-07T09:56:00.000-05:002015-10-07T09:56:04.443-05:00Desserts Book Tag<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hello readers!!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today I have another book tag for you: The Desserts Book Tag</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was tagged by the lovely Lucy from </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://thingslucyreads.blogspot.de//">Things Lucy Reads</a>. Make sure to check out her blog! :-)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">a book that has sweetness written all over it</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fce5cd;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Cutest book ever. Hands Down.<i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i> </i></span></span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><b> Lava Cake</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #d0e0e3;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>We were Liars by E. Lockhart</i></span></span></span><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSvv-kWYhwNqAoS0G2CMgkCAJnZ65ioId5mLt88VT9pekWTetcpRim5_y1IpcW_nA_hDP2UCMSRSAOFiqcsCOtGcUWdw5CgNB2CK6sNOXv5mnPAdVmwnqbNGl25plujsZ3DSc1WtUQ5V0/s1600/DSCN3829+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGSvv-kWYhwNqAoS0G2CMgkCAJnZ65ioId5mLt88VT9pekWTetcpRim5_y1IpcW_nA_hDP2UCMSRSAOFiqcsCOtGcUWdw5CgNB2CK6sNOXv5mnPAdVmwnqbNGl25plujsZ3DSc1WtUQ5V0/s200/DSCN3829+%25282%2529.JPG" width="155" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i>I'm not going to tell you</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">because then I'd spoil you :P</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just that plot twist OH MY FREAKING GOD!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: #cfe2f3;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Fault In Our Stars</i></span></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">by John Green</span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">a book that had a lot of layers to it</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ead1dc;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Secret Diamond Sisters by Michelle Madow</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Rainbow Magic series by Daisy Meadow</span></span></span></i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Okay, that's it! I hope you had as much fun as I did :-) At last I want to tag some people: Lilivette from </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://reading-against-time.blogspot.de/">Reading Against Time</a>, Clare from </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://dualreads.blogspot.de/">Dual Reads</a> and EVERYONE ELSE who would like to do this! Be sure to write the link in the comments :)</span></span><br />
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OnMyBookshelfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985670757250365457noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1206815781980843762.post-64660155430449530662015-10-02T11:39:00.000-05:002015-10-03T06:48:47.332-05:00Bookstagram - Instagram<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hey you guys!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For three days now I've had an Instagram account. - Or how we call it in the book community: BOOKSTAGRAM</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>What is Bookstagram?</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Basically, Bookstagram is the readers side of Instagram. People who love to read post all things bookish. That can be TBRs, hauls, general author promotion, tags and sometimes even small reviews.<b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: cyan;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>What do I post?</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My account is @on_my_bookshelf. I upload at least one piture dayly. These photos are ones I didn't really find a place for on here and now can shine in front of a big audience! (well, if that doesn't sound cheesy...).<b> </b>Mostly I photograph books but also landscapes and nature. I like to play with the light - especially the sun.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: cyan;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Why should you follow me?</span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Personally, I really like my photos - otherwise I wouldn't post them:-)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Also you will get all the news of my blog - and I have some pretty big events upcoming! Not to reveal too much but it has to do with the book of a certain author I've already wrote a review about;-)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Anyway, if you follow me I will <b>definitely</b> <b>check out your account</b> and there's a pretty big chance I'll <b>follow back</b>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Goodreads: <b> </b> </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/43777477-gina-a-thousand-books">Gina (A Thousand Books)</a></span></span>OnMyBookshelfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03985670757250365457noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1206815781980843762.post-47310328294388140112015-09-23T08:29:00.000-05:002015-09-23T08:29:43.647-05:00Would you rather - Book Tag!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been wanting to do a book tag for a while now and finally here's the <i>WOULD YOU RATHER BOOK TAG. </i>It was originally created by Rachel from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcZFaBgg7x">Rachel Reads</a> on YouTube.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Would you rather only read series or stand alones?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Oh gosh... that's a hard one. There're so many amazing stand alones out there but honestly if I had to choose I think I would pick only series because most of my favorite books are in a series and you just get to spend much more time with the characters and the story. But fortunately I don't have to decide! Because otherwise I would have never read <a href="http://http//a-thousand-books.blogspot.de/2015/06/book-review-before-i-fall-by-lauren.html"><i>Before I Fall</i> by Lauren Oliver</a> which is probably my favorite stand alone ever!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Would you rather only read female or male authors?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I buy books or put some on my TBR list I never care if they're written by a female or a male author. But for this tag I take .... female authors. Because we women gotta stick together! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Would you rather shop at your book store or Amazon?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">That's pretty easy. I love going to the store and look at books and read blurbs and take some books home with me! BUT I recently found out that my local book store has way higher prices<b> </b>than Amazon and so I always order books there (or at Book Depository). Yes, I know everyone should support book stores to keep them alive and every now and then I do buy a book ore two there but ultimately it's just too expensive, I'm not a millionair and I like getting as many books as I can at an affordable price.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Would you rather a</b></span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ll books become movies or TV shows?</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, I love book to movie adaptations and love seeing them coming to </span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">life </span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">on the big screen </span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">but also I see quiet</span></span><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">often how the movie makers mess them up. They either don't use the whole potential the book(s) give them or they put too much own plot line in the film. That doesn't have to be necessarily bad but in some cases it just wasn't good. That's why, in my opinion, TV shows are the better option because you can get into more detail and it's "harder" to mess it up.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Would you rather read 5 pages per day or 5 books per week?</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Like is that even a question?! Who wouldn't wanna read 5 books a week?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Would you rather be a professional reviewer or author?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This word "professional" just expresses so much pressure, doesn't it? I love writing reviews but honestly I don't think I'd want to do it for a living...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">That leaves being an author. I also really enjoy writing but I just never have an unique idea and when I think I do I google it and someone else already wrote it and published it and I'm like</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Would you rather only read your top 20 favorite books over and over or always read new ones that you haven't read before?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">That's actually pretty easy: Since I usually don't re-read books I would obviously read new ones I haven't read before. ;-)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">(And there are soooo many books I want to read... anyone know the feeling?) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Would you rather be a librarian or a book seller?</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">A book seller. Because I love new, unused books and I love being surrounded by them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Would you rather </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>only read your favorite genre, or every genre except your favorite?</b></span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 34px;">Probably read every genre except my favorite because if I read only my favorite I might grow tired of it eventually and also reading every other genre means a bigger range of books plus I would find a new favorite genre sooo - problem solved!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 34px;"><b>Would you rather only read physical books or eBooks?</b></span></span><br />
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