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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>She feels like a creature out of a fairy tale; a girl who discovers that her bones are really made out of stone, that her skin is really as thin as glass, that her hair is brittle as straw, that her tears have dried up so that she cries only salt. Maybe that's why it doesn't hurt when she presses hard enough to begin bleeding: it doesn't hurt, because she's not real anymore.</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Sethie Weiss is hungry, a mean, angry kind of hunger that feels like a piece of glass in her belly. She’s managed to get down to 111 pounds and knows that with a little more hard work—a few more meals skipped, a few more snacks vomited away—she can force the number on the scale even lower. She will work on her body the same way she worked to get her perfect grades, to finish her college applications early, to get her first kiss from Shaw, the boy she loves, the boy who isn’t quite her boyfriend.</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Sethie will not allow herself one slip, not one bad day, not one break in concentration. Her body is there for her to work on when everything and everyone else—her best friend, her schoolwork, and Shaw—are gone. </i></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">The Stone Girl tells the story about a girl; Sethie,
who constantly watches her weight, does things she shouldn’t do and has a
supposed boyfriend who uses her for nothing but mere sex. The Stone Girl is a compelling
story about a topic that many teenagers may go through.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sethie was an interesting character to read about as
she was such a good student and did all her work, which was admirable. Yet
underneath it all, she was constantly watching her weight and comparing herself
to other girls, and she did things that one would not expect from a consciences
student such as Sethie. Sethie, to me, did not seem like the kind of character
that would do the things she does in the book because her thoughts seem to be
that of an innocent girl, but all in all; this made for an even more
interesting character. As for Shaw, Sethie’s “boyrfriend” of sorts; I wanted to
punch him in the face because of all the horrible things he did to Sethie!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I think that this book will be very easy for anyone to
relate to as we all wish that we could look a little different—prettier or
handsomer. We are never satisfied with our looks and I think that this book
proves that we need to embrace what we look like and just enjoy life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Whenever I sat down to read this book I always seemed
to be hungry and my stomach seemed to growl each time Sethie mentioned food and
the amount of calories the food may contain. It only made this book even better
for me, as I got to experience what Sethie was feeling when she would starve
herself for a few hours—on a smaller scale of course. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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at her scabs to be incredibly creepy and I was kind of grossed out, but I think
that in the context of the story, as well as in the context of her thoughts; it
makes the story even more emotional.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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completely enthralling and so very emotional, The Stone Girl is both haunting
and beautiful and I loved this book, the message is truly beautiful.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Everyone knows that Chelsea Knot can't keep a secret</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Until now. Because the last secret she shared turned her into a social outcast—and nearly got someone killed.</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Now Chelsea has taken a vow of silence—to learn to keep her mouth shut, and to stop hurting anyone else. And if she thinks keeping secrets is hard, not speaking up when she's ignored, ridiculed and even attacked is worse.</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>But there's strength in silence, and in the new friends who are, shockingly, coming her way—people she never noticed before; a boy she might even fall for. If only her new friends can forgive what she's done. If only she can forgive herself.</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"></span></span></blockquote>
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I did not know what to say. I was Speechless and did not get why the cover was
so plain at first. After reading the book I completely thought I had the cover
figured out; my opinion relates the cover to the story. The cover is so plain
because not using words in order to hurt others, or even using them may not
cause problems. The cover is clutter free and uncomplicated, without words
there is nothing. I know see that the cover speaks volumes and that it is going
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Speechless follows a sixteen
year old girl named Chelsea, we witness her fall from popularity and follow her
through her vow of silence. When she becomes an outcast I could instantly feel
the change in status and felt that Chelsea changed as a person completely,
which lead me to question whether or not people that are popular are fake or
are they genuinely like that. In Chelsea’s case it appeared to have all been an
act in order to fit in.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This book carries many
important messages about several issues and one of them that stood out the most
to me was verbal bullying. Chelsea’s vow of silence lead me to question whether
or not I had ever hurt someone with my words; the answer—many times. This book
made me feel bad about some of the things I may have said in the past. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have come to realise that
words hurt. Speechless taught me that physically bullying someone may cause
temporary pain and one can heal, but words remain with people and they can ruin
someone’s life. I’m sure all of us have been verbally bullied at sometime in
our lives, I can admit that I have and the feeling afterwards is not the best
feeling in the world and Speechless was definitely relatable to me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As soon as Chelsea took her
vow of silence, I was so into the book that I too thought I could not speak. I
lasted all of ten minutes due to my surroundings, but thought that this book
was incredibly interesting as this was something original and new to me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Harrington’s writing is
simple and addictive. I was hooked the entire time by this riveting tale she
was telling and I cannot wait to read more from her. Speechless was a
life-lesson-filled book that I could not put down. I hope that many people read
this book because the message is so important. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive. </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive. </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous—it's a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da's death was hard enough, but now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall. </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>In this haunting, richly imagined novel, Victoria Schwab reveals the thin lines between past and present, love and pain, trust and deceit, unbearable loss and hard-won redemption.</i></span></span></blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently watched a vlog that Victoria did on "wordsmiths" and I agreed with most of her choices, she was able to pin-point what it was that made these other author's books so great and that got me thinking about what her writing was like. As soon as I saw the Sneak Peek of this book on Netgalley; I requested it and let me tell you-- this book is going to be extremely awesome and I think that Victoria will surprise many readers!</span><br />
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named Rosie, who happens to have a best friend who is only concerned about her
sex life and popularity, and an enemy who rules the school. Not to mention the fact
that Rosie’s father just passed away—life is not easy for her. With so much
going; I completely understand why she is a seemingly angry girl. Confessions
of an Angry girl is a book that made me incredible happy at times and others,
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from the beginning by the cover and that layout of the book. The galley had a
plain, yet interesting design. Another awesome thing about this book was that
each chapter had a definition of a word, which I thought was quite clever due
to the fact that at the end of the blurb for the book there are several large
words that one may not understand, below it, it says that the reader should
look the words up! I love how that kind of thing was tied into the book.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Rozett’s writing style is simple yet I found that it
made the story even more riveting in some way; I was hooked. Rosie was an
awesome character in my opinion that made the story all the more believable;
she was the best “average girl” character that I have ever read about. Rosie in
some way was a damaged character who hid what was really happening on the
inside and it made the story seem more realistic(although it was a contemporary
book), because that is something we all tend to do in real life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Confessions of an Angry Girl was a touching story.
Rozett did not shy away from topics that need to be addressed; such as teenage
sex and underage drinking. I think that these topics should be raised, just as
they were in this book as it provides insight into some of the issues teenagers
may be facing today. I as a teenager appreciate this book due to the lessons
that can be learnt from it, even though these certain topics have been drilled
into my brain from an early age.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">Although this book may have seemed like it revolved
around teenage urges, I felt that there was an underlying message. In this book
some bullying does take place and that helps to clarify the message, you do not
need to conform to what society wants you to be and you do not need to feel the
pressure to do things you may not necessarily want to do, from your peers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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music, I am a huge Florence + the Machine fan and I enjoyed the fact that there
were quite a few references to musical artists.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cannot wait for the second book! I recommend this book to anyone who is looking
for a well written contemporary novel that will tear you apart and have you
addicted right off the bat!</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534408994760600528.post-21205138794087050862012-08-16T12:28:00.000-07:002012-08-16T12:28:51.675-07:00Perceptions, Nobodies & Wicked Kisses?<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><i>MY KISS CAN KILL. I used to be ordinary Samantha Day, but that's changed. Now, after one dark kiss from a dangerous boy, I can steal someone's soul...or their life. If I give in to the constant hunger inside me, I hurt anyone I kiss. If I don't...I hurt myself. </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Bishop is the one whose kiss I crave most, but if I kiss him, I'll kill him. Then there's another boy, one I can't hurt. One whose kiss seems to miraculously quell my hunger. They're both part of a team of angels and demons that's joined forces in my city to fight a mysterious rising darkness, an evil that threatens everyone I know and love. I just wonder if I'll be able to help Bishop-or if I'm just another part of the darkness he's sworn to destroy.... </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>NIGHTWATCHERS</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><i>When angels and demons must work together, </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><i>something beyond evil is rising...</i></span></blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Seventeen year old Zoe Vanderveen is a GAP—a genetically altered person. She lives in the security of a walled city on prime water-front property along side other equally beautiful people with extended life spans.</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Her brother Liam is missing.</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Noah Brody is a natural who lives on the outside. He leads protests against the GAPs and detests the widening chasm they’ve created between those who have and those who don’t. He doesn’t like girls like Zoe and he has good reason not to like her specifically.</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Zoe’s carefree life takes a traumatic turn. She’s in trouble and it turns out that Noah, the last guy on earth she should trust, is the only one who can help her.</i></span></span></blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><i>There are people in this world who are Nobody. No one sees them. No one notices them. They live their lives under the radar, forgotten as soon as you turn away. </i></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The Institute finds these people when they’re young and takes them away for training. But an untrained Nobody is a threat to their organization. And threats must be eliminated.</i></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Sixteen-year-old Claire has been invisible her whole life, missed by the Institute’s monitoring. But now they’ve ID’ed her and send seventeen-year-old Nix to remove her. Yet the moment he lays eyes on her, he can’t make the hit. It’s as if Claire and Nix are the only people in the world for each other. And they are—because no one else ever notices them. </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><i>That’s why they make the perfect assassins.</i></span></blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534408994760600528.post-56115046037037551002012-08-15T23:34:00.000-07:002012-08-16T02:33:13.641-07:00-Guest Post- Louise Rozett: (Fictional) Men I've Loved<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I’ve Loved.” If you’re wondering why “fictional” is in parentheses, it’s
because these men do not feel fictional to me at all. Not in the slightest.
Never have, never will. I guess I’m a romantic at heart, huh? (Or maybe just
delusional.)</span></span></span></div>
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lately, probably because I’m a little bit in love with Jamie Forta, the guy the
main character Rose falls for in the book I wrote, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Confessions of an Angry Girl</i>. It’s no surprise—I fell for a few
complicated, mysterious, unavailable guys in high school and had my heart
broken more than once. (That didn’t stop me from doing it again, of course). </span></span></span></div>
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kind of broken heart that comes from (mostly) unrequited love, I found solace
in books, movies, and plays, where I could safely love those complicated guys
without getting hurt. So here, in honor of Jamie, are five complicated men who captured
my heart at times when reality was just too tough to deal with.</span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">• Phineas
in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Separate Peace</i> by John Knowles<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">The first time I can remember falling for a
fictional character was when we read <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A
Separate Peace </i>in English class. We were learning how to write and revise a
paper, so we had to read the book multiple times. I don’t think I’d ever been
so happy to read in my entire life. I was madly in love with the perfectly
beautiful and tragic Phineas, who knows way more than he lets on and does what
he can to protect his best friend Gene for as long as he can. Every single time
I read that book, I hoped against hope that it would end differently. It never
did.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">• <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Atticus
Finch (or was it Gregory Peck?) in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">To
Kill a Mockingbird</i> by Harper Lee<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">We read <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">To
Kill a Mockingbird</i> in school, and I remember thinking that Atticus Finch
was an amazing man and father. But when we watched the movie in class, I
decided that even though I believed marriage wasn’t for me, if the
magnificently moral and handsome Atticus Finch (as played by Gregory Peck)
stepped out of that movie and proposed, I would say yes without hesitating. (In
a funny turn of events, one of the actors on the <a href="http://pinterest.com/louiserozett/who-should-play-jamie-forta-in-angry-girl/">Pinterest
board “Who Should Play Jamie Forta?”</a> is Ethan Peck, Gregory Peck’s
grandson. Coincidence? I think not!)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">• <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Septimus
Hodge in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Arcadia</i> by Tom Stoppard<o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">This is possibly the most beautiful,
brilliant play I’ve ever seen. It is so tantalizing to watch the charming, extraordinarily
smart—and yes, tragic—Septimus Hodge, who is tutor to the young Thomasina,
begin to fall for his charge as she grows up. He tries to ignore his feelings,
but Thomasina is a force of nature that will not be denied. I saw Billy Crudup
play this part on Broadway after he had just graduated from acting school, and
I became a fan for life. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">• <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Joe
Kavalier in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Amazing Adventures of
Kavalier & Clay</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>by
Michael Chabon</span></span></div>
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& Clay</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> is probably my favorite book of all
time. I fell hard for Joe, which surprised me because I was an adult when I
read the book and I hadn’t had the experience of falling in love with a
fictional man in a long time. But oh how I loved the heartbroken Joe, who
escapes from the Nazis in 1939 and comes to America, forced to leave his family
behind. Joe finds big success as an illustrator and innovator in comic books,
but his desperate plight to save his family tortures him. I constantly wanted
to just step into the book, put my arms around Joe, and tell him that everything
was going to be all right. Even if it <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">was</i>
a lie.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">• <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">John
Reddy Heart in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Broke Heart Blues</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>by Joyce Carol Oates</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;">John Reddy Heart is absolutely irresistible
to anyone who loves old-school rebels like James Dean and Marlon Brando. He is
the ultimate inaccessible bad boy who barely notices that people of all kinds
are deeply in thrall to his every move. He’s too busy trying to exist under the
weight of a dark secret, which of course is the very thing that gives him an
aura of mystery and makes people desperate to have him, to know him, to claim
him. How quickly I became one of those people...</span></span></div>
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shall always love. Thank you, gentlemen, for getting me through heartbreak and
inspiring me to bring Jamie Forta to life. We both owe you a debt of gratitude.</span></span></div>
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published by Harlequin TEEN, with a blog tour starting on August 27<sup>th. </sup>Visit
</i><a href="http://www.Louiserozett.com/"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Louiserozett.com</i></a></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"> for more. </span></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><i>What if a killer took control of you? </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Vee Bell’s gift (or curse) of “sliding”—slipping into the mind of another person and experiencing life, briefly, through his or her eyes—has been somewhat under control since she unwillingly witnessed the horrific deaths of her classmates six months ago. </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>But just as things are getting back to normal, Vee has a very bizarre experience: she loses consciousness and finds herself in a deserted area, at the edge of a cliff, with the broken body of the boy who took advantage of her on the rocks below. </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>As Vee finds herself in stranger and stranger situations with no memory of getting there, she begins to suspect that someone she knows has the ability to slide—and that this “slider” is using Vee to exact revenge on his or her enemies.</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved SLIDE by Jill Hathaway and I cannot wait for IMPOSTOR; the sequel. The first book was so good and Jill's writing is so great that I have high expectations, but I'm sure Jill will exceed them and make IMPOSTOR an amazing book filled with mystery and romance!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This weeks topic is: "Top Ten Book Romances That You Think Would Make It In The Real World(outside the book)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. <b>Amber & Cade</b>- their chemistry was very interesting and they were both extremely passionate about music and seemed to connect with each other after spending only a day with one another.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. <b>Echo & Noah</b>- they were both damaged characters that suited each other well, despite all of their problems.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. <b>Rhine & Gabriel</b>- they have an extremely strange relationship that is hard to explain, but I believe that they suit each other well and deserve one another.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. <b>Clara & Tucker</b>- their chemistry was undeniable!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Lena & Alex</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- the future of love on the earth depended on them in the book and I mean, surely that means that the are a perfect match for one another in the real world?</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. <b>Hazel & Augustus</b>- were to quirky characters that were the definition of perfection in terms of a great romance.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. <b>Alec & Magnus</b>- one of the best couples in book history in my opinion! That is all.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. <b>Kaidan & Anna</b>- despite their differences, and subtract the angel and demon thing; I think they would last in real life...maybe...kind of...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. <b>Jem & Tessa</b>- I'm team Jem all the way and I do believe that Tessa and Jem are the perfect match for one another!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><i>Amber’s life is spinning out of control. All she wants is to turn up the volume on her iPod until all of the demands of family and friends fade away. So she sneaks off to the beach to spend a day by herself. Then Amber meets Cade. Their attraction is instant, and Amber can tell he’s also looking for an escape. Together they decide to share a perfect day: no pasts, no fears, no regrets. The more time that Amber spends with Cade, the more she’s drawn to him. And the more she’s troubled by his darkness. Because Cade’s not just living in the now—he’s living each moment like it’s his last. Told in verse and brimming with raw emotion and pure romance, this is a gracefully woven tale of life-changing secrets and unexpected friendship.</i></span></div>
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recently stumbled upon Lisa’s blog and I wanted to read more novels written in
verse as they intrigue me and I find them to be some of the most moving and emotionally
relatable books.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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order to draw the reader in as she makes clever use of poetry and letters in
order to tell the story—this is what truly set this book apart from any others
I have ever read before, for me. The letters sent to and from various characters
in the book told the back story while the poetry or rather; the verse told the
story that was happening in the present and the story becomes all the more
interesting when the two finally merge in a sense(they both become the
present). I know what I’m saying may sound strange but if you were to read this
book I’m sure you’d understand what I mean.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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quick read and I think she did a great job! Along with the great verse, came a
relatable story about two teenagers. Although I’m sure people of any age can
enjoy The Day Before as we all want that one day in which we can do anything we
wish, however this story becomes somewhat tragic towards the end.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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fact that the poems seemed a little short for me, but they served their purpose
in telling the story that the author wanted to convey which is great despite my
personal feelings.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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it as I am a music student myself and could relate to Amber and Cade; music is
something that they both feel is very important and I feel that way too! The
Day Before is definitely a book you should check out as it is emotional and fun
to read all at once</span><i style="color: #666666;">.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Wendy's writing was simple, yet it was effective. The characters she wrote about were unlike any other I've ever read about. For instance; I was so unsure about Anna as a character. She wasn't weak and dependent upon somebody else, yet she wasn't the most outspoken character either. She was average I guess. She was awesome to read about though and I cannot wait to read the next book; Sweet Hope, to see where this story goes.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">I don't usually read the blurbs of books. I judge them by their covers and I know that's not a good thing. But for some reason I was tempted to read the blurb for this book after I had read the first line. I then figured out it was about angels, I immediately rolled my eyes at the thought of having to read another book about angels and demons. But Sweet Evil was something so much more and the concept of this book was absolutely brilliant and original in my eyes. It was extremely well executed.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">As I previously mentioned this book exceeded my expectations. HarperTeen is and always will be one of my favorite publishers(I hope to maybe work there someday), I hadn't read a book produced by the publishing house in a while and this book reminded why I fell in love with the publisher's books and authors in the first place.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">This book was published after being discovered on Inkpop; a community which I was too part of and it was interesting to see someone get published through such an awesome publishing house in an unusual way. I am so happy that this book was published!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Sweet Evil was an awesome book that I hope everyone reads! I look forward to more from Wendy Higgins as she improves and becomes all the more awesome. This was a fantastic debut, filled with hot romance, deception, angels and demons of sorts, as well as forbidden love like you've never seen it before!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry</span></b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b>Release Date: </b>31 July 2012</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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intense read that did not fail to let me down, it exceeded my expectations and
interestingly enough surpassed them. At first I did not think that it would be
as gripping as it was, but I was shocked to find that I couldn’t stop reading.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The story followed two broken
teenagers and told each of their stories from separate points of view. Noah and
Echo’s stories are intertwined and made this book so much fun to read, it was
great seeing two people with problems become one and they could be themselves
and didn’t have to present a perfect version of themselves to the other.
McGarry’s writing made it clear that the character’s thought differently, her
clever use of voice was well executed. I did sometimes find that Noah’s story
got to be a bit boring, but kept reading.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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through a lot throughout the book, character development was definitely
evident. It is not an easy thing to do—show how characters change, and McGarry
did a great job at doing so in a paced and reasonable manner.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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characters that jumped off of the pages, they were damaged and were extremely
relatable in some way. Each of the situations and stories were touching and
heartbreaking.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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not pinpoint a villain in the story due to conflicting emotions, I think that
readers can take away their own heroes and villains at the end of the book, I
am still undecided. The outcome I had expected did not turn out to happen which
was saddening and a surprise at the same time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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cannot wait for everyone else to read it so that I can discuss it with some of
my fellow readers. Pushing The Limits is definitely a book you should add to
your To Read piles!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b>City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare</b></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><i>The demon Lilith has been destroyed and Jace freed from captivity. But when the Shadowhunters arrive, they find only blood and broken glass. Not only is the boy Clary loves missing, so is the boy she hates: her brother Sebastian, who is determined to bring the Shadowhunters to their knees. </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><i>The Clave's magic cannot locate either boy, but Jace can't stay away from Clary. When they meet again Clary discovers the horror Lilith's magic has wrought - Jace and Sebastian are now bound to each other, and Jace has become a servant of evil. The Clave is determined to destroy Sebastian, but there is no way to harm one boy without destroying the other.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><i>Only a few people believe that Jace can still be saved. Together, Alec, Magnus, Simon, and Isabelle bargain with the sinister Seelie Queen, contemplate deals with demons, and turn at last to the merciless, weapon-making Iron Sisters, who might be able to forge a weapon that can sever the bond between Sebastian and Jace. If the Iron Sisters can't help, their only hope is to challenge Heaven and Hell - a risk that could claim their lives. </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><i>And they must do it without Clary. For Clary is playing a dangerous game utterly alone. The price of losing not just her own life, but Jace's soul. She's willing to do anything for Jace, but can she still trust him? Or is he truly lost? What price is too high to pay, even for love? </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><i>Love. Blood. Betrayal. Revenge. Darkness threatens to claim the Shadowhunters in the harrowing fifth book of the Mortal Instruments series.</i></span></span></blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">City of Lost Souls;
the fifth book in The Mortal Instruments series, was an intense and gripping
book. I found this book to be the most addictive book in the series so far!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">With each book
readers have been able to witness Cassandra Clare’s writing and world grow. I
found that I enjoyed Clare’s writing the most in this book, with this matured
writing style came even greater addictions to the already complex world she has
built. At times I would find myself a little confused as to what was going on
with all the terminology, but it wasn’t long before I was able to immerse
myself in the amazing world once again and thoroughly enjoy it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">The books starts
off from Simon’s point of view and that to me; reiterated the fact that these
are supposedly “Simon’s books”, not that I am the world’s greatest fan of the guy,
but since reading City of Fallen Angels I find myself liking him more and more.
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different stories in a way, yet all the stories were interwoven in such a
manner that it was clear for me as the reader that this all built up the larger
storyline. Of course the characters do interact with each other, as usual! I
was extremely happy that Alec was one of the points of view we got to read
from, he had a little bit more say in this book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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meeting several new characters and thinking about all of these theories I have
about how the characters from The Infernal Devices are linked to those of The
Mortal Instruments. It was great to read about eh Iron Sisters. In this book
Heavenly Fire is mentioned, which got me even more excited to read the final
instalment of the series; City of Heavenly Fire.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">This book has many
interesting twists and turn that readers will be shocked by. One of Clare’s
best works to date, in my opinion. If you are looking for an intense and
addictive book, please pick up City of Lost Souls.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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was interesting, most of all I found it intriguing to see how debut author; Anne
Greenwood Brown, put her own little spin on mermaid folklore.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">Anne Greenwood Brown’s mermaid were interesting in the
sense that they were dark and vicious and I liked the fact that she did not shy
away from these seemingly evil creatures in her writing; it only made the story
all the more fun to read.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">This was one of the only YA books that I have read from
a male perspective which made the book a little more enjoyable and refreshing,
especially since YA is mainly filled with female protagonists. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">The characters were not all that relatable to me and I
found that they fell a little flat, along with the writing style. The writing
and characters did not catch my attention right of the bat as I got ready to
dive into this new world and immerse myself in the story. This unfortunately
made the book a little hard to get through and not as enjoyable from the start
as I think it could have been. However, I do believe that because this is a
debut novel for 2012; that Anne’s writing will only improve and the characters
will develop in the next lot of books.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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supporting her as an author, after reading about this world that was fun to
dive into with a pleasingly dark twist to the folklore of mermaids.<b style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Pages: </b>293</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Rating: </b> 5- Wonderful</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><strong>Don’t Sweat. Don’t Laugh. Don’t draw attention to yourself. And most of all, whatever you do, do not fall in love with one of them.</strong></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i> </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Gene is different from everyone else around him. He can’t run with lightning speed, sunlight doesn’t hurt him and he doesn’t have an unquenchable lust for blood. Gene is a human, and he knows the rules. Keep the truth a secret. It’s the only way to stay alive in a world of night—a world where humans are considered a delicacy and hunted for their blood.</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i> </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>When he’s chosen for a once in a lifetime opportunity to hunt the last remaining humans, Gene’s carefully constructed life begins to crumble around him. He’s thrust into the path of a girl who makes him feel things he never thought possible—and into a ruthless pack of hunters whose suspicions about his true nature are growing. Now that Gene has finally found something worth fighting for, his need to survive is stronger than ever—but is it worth the cost of his humanity?</i></span></span></blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 18px;">At first I thought this book would be boring and I had
put it down, after reading one of my favourite blogger’s reviews, I was
instantly hooked and wanted to take another stab at reading The Hunt. I found
myself gripped into this world as I tried for the second time!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The world building in this book was incredibly
interesting and was extremely well done; I was completely blown away by Fukuda’s
writing in this dystopian world. He kept the world consistent and extremely
intriguing; which to me was one of the factors that made the book seem as great
as it was to me. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This book is about a dystopian society in which
vampires run the society. Upon reading The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa, I
had thought this was an original idea, but both Julia Kagawa and Andrew Fukuda
managed to write different stories that captivated me and kept me on the edge
of my seats, despite sounding similar—the books are extremely different and I
loved both so much! I do not often like to compare books to one another but I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">definitely </i>recommend this book to fans
of The Hunger Games and the “Heper Hunt” will definitely remind you of the
wonderful books by the amazing Suzanne Collins. I am so happy that I read this
and it was the perfect book for me!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Hunt was incredibly interesting. With incredible
world building, came an interesting set of characters. All which were unique
mainly due to the fact that they were an original take on vampires—I do not
want to give away spoilers as things such as even the way that these vampires
laugh is different, all of these interesting and awesome characteristics made
the world and the characters so addictive. Gene; the main character who I did
not initially seem to like, grew immensely throughout the novel which was great
and made Fukuda’s writing seem even all the more impressive to me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Hunt is a compelling tale that has great action,
suspense and romance! It is a fantastic Dystopian-meets-Paranormal book that
blew me away!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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