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Week 20 Review: The One Percenters

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

From Goodreads:
Natural selection has become unnatural. Having dealt with the vicious murder of his wife, Edward Caine takes his rightful place as a One-Percenter, eliminating those not fit for the human race. He must fight his instinct to use his role for revenge; he is after those who live on only because of money and medicine.

The weak-gened are not fit to breed, and it's the job of Edward and his brethren to see that they don't. But can he finish the job before his own mind betrays him? He is an agent of the Earth. He is a One-Percenter.

My Review:

Author: John Podgursky
Read: June
Source: Author for Review
Reason Why: It sounded really good!
Publisher: Damnation Books
Published: September 1st 2009

/5 Hearts

/5 Books

/5 Stars

Week 20 Review: The Savage Blood

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

From Goodreads:
Matthew and Bracus of the Band travel alongside eighteen-year old queen, Clara Williamson, as she journeys to the sea to unlock the puzzle of her lineage.

Trouble strikes when the fragment absorbs Prince Frederic and undertake plans that involve Clara and her home sphere in a dangerous scheme of coercion.

It isn't long before Clara discovers the Guardians terrible secret through horrible circumstances she must escape from.

Can Clara protect herself from her own destiny?

My Review:

Author: Tamara Rose Blodgett
Series: Savage #2
Read: September
Source: Author for Review
Reason Why: Loved the first book, and it's a 2013 Dystopia book!
Published: November 16th 2011

/5 Hearts

/5 Books

/5 Stars

Week 20 Review: Delusion

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

From Goodreads:
When two beautiful teenage stage magicians in World War II England meet a pair of handsome men who can do real magic, sparks fly. But is it illusion, or delusion? Opening-night jitters are nothing new for Phil and Fee Albion, who come from a long line of stage illusionists. The girls love to dazzle London audiences, but in the aftermath of the Blitz they're bundled off to the countryside, where they're safe from bombs and Nazis--and bored to pieces. Phil, always the passionate one, discovers a hidden college of real magicians led by the devastatingly handsome Arden. If only Phil can persuade these unworldly magicians to help England win the war! Daredevil that she is, she'll risk anything to give her country a fighting chance, even if it means losing her heart . . . or her life.

My Review:

Author: Laura L. Sullivan
Read: February
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Sounded good, and it's a Historical Challenge 2013 Book!!
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Published: January 8th 2013

/5 Hearts

/5 Books

/5 Stars

Week 20 Review: The Shack

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

From Goodreads:
Mackenzie Allen Philips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation, and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his "Great Sadness," Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change Mack's world forever.

My Review:

Author: William P. Young
Read: December
Source: BookMooch
Reason Why: There was a lot of hype over this book, since I saw it everywhere, but didn't have a copy, but now I do, and it's a TBR Pile Book, WTC Book, and LLFL book!
Publisher: Windblown Media
Published: January 1st 2008

/5 Hearts

/5 Books

/5 Stars

Week 20 Review: The Nine Lives of Chloe King

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

From Goodreads:

Chloe King is a normal girl. She goes to class (most of the time), fights with her mom, and crushes on a boy…or two. But around her sixteenth birthday, Chloe finds that perhaps she isn’t so normal after all. There’s the heightened night vision, the super fast reflexes – oh, and the claws. As she discovers who she is – and where she comes from – it is clear she is not alone. And someone is trying to get her.

Chloe has nine lives. But will nine be enough?

My Review:

Author: Liz Braswell
Series: Nine Lives of Chloe King #1, 2, 3
Read: February
Source: Library
Reason Why: I enjoyed the TV Show. And it's a Sequel Challenge 2013 Book!
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: June 7th 2011

/5 Hearts

/5 Books

/5 Stars

Week 20 Review: Fuse

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

From Goodreads:

When the world ended, those who dwelled within the Dome were safe. Inside their glass world the Pures live on unscarred, while those outside—the Wretches—struggle to survive amidst the smoke and ash.

Believing his mother was living among the Wretches, Partridge escaped from the Dome to find her. Determined to regain control over his son, Willux, the leader of the Pures, unleashes a violent new attack on the Wretches. It’s up to Pressia Belze, a young woman with her own mysterious past, to decode a set of cryptic clues from the past to set the Wretches free.

An epic quest that sweeps readers into a world of beautiful brutality, Fuse continues the story of two people fighting to save their futures—and change the fate of the world.

My Review:

Author: Julianna Baggott
Series: Pure #2
Read: February
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Enjoyed book 1, and it's a Sequel Challenge 2013 Book, and a 2013 Dystopia Book!
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Expected Publication: February 19th 2013

/5 Hearts

/5 Books

/5 Stars

Follow Friday #80, May 17th

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Follow Friday is a blog hop that expands your blog following by a joint effort between bloggers. Follow Friday is hosted by 2 hosts, Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it’ll allow us to show off more new blogs! For more rules and how to participate, visit one of the hosts. Now for this week’s question:

Q:

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First Lines Friday #97, May 17th

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

First Lines Friday is a bookish meme hosted by Literary Marie of Precision Reviews. We encourage all of our fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.

-Grab your current read(s)
-Share the first line(s)
-Include the title and author so that other FLF participants can add the book to their TBR Lists!

Third Sentence Thursday #92, May 16th

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Third Sentence Thursday is a weekly meme which likes to watch fireworks especially while eating a cookie!

1) Take the book you are currently reading and open it to a random page. Share the third full sentence on that page. (If there isn’t a third one – like at the end of a chapter or a blank page – you can share the third sentence of the book or just choose another random page.) Feel free to share more than one sentence, if you feel the need to do so.

2) Review this sentence anyway you want (funny and silly reviews encouraged)

3) Post a link to your sentence at Words I Write Crazy (This Blog)

4) Visit one or two of the other blogs to check out their third sentences!

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What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!

Random Reads #77, May 16th

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Random Reads is a monthly meme (that I'm going to do weekly) hosted by I'm Loving Books to read some books that have been on our TBR piles for a long time. Using Random.org, I got which turned out to be ! It's been on my TBR pile since, and I added it because ! Happy reading!

Will the Time Come #102, May 16th

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Every Thursday I am going to list a book which I really want to read/keep meaning to get to. These are mostly books which have been on my shelf for awhile now but don't have to be, maybe you got it two weeks ago and really want to read it! Thanks to Jodie from Books for Company for this meme!

Want to Join?

-Pick a book you have been meaning to read

-Do a post telling us about the book

-Link the post up in the linky

-Visit the other blogs

From Goodreads:

Why the time hasn't come yet...

We Have the Cover of Divergent #3!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Thu, 16 May 2013 03:41:00 +0000

Yeah, we have the cover of Allegiant! And it's so pretty, I love it! Here it is...

WWW Wednesday #109, May 15th

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

Thanks to MizB of Should Be Writing for starting and hosting this meme!

Teaser Tuesday #109, May 14th

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
•Grab your current read
•Open to a random page
•Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
•BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
•Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Today's teaser comes from

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #101, May 13th

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

In My Mailbox #101, May 12th-May Week 2

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren to talk about the books we got in the mailbox or inbox as the case may be!

So I got:

Week 19 Review: Midnight City

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Sat, 11 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000

From Goodreads:
Earth has been conquered by an alien race known as the Assembly. The human adult population is gone, having succumbed to the Tone---a powerful, telepathic super-signal broadcast across the planet that reduces them to a state of complete subservience. But the Tone has one critical flaw. It only affects the population once they reach their early twenties, which means that there is one group left to resist: Children.

Holt Hawkins is a bounty hunter, and his current target is Mira Toombs, an infamous treasure seeker with a price on her head. It’s not long before Holt bags his prey, but their instant connection isn’t something he bargained for. Neither is the Assembly ship that crash-lands near them shortly after. Venturing inside, Holt finds a young girl who remembers nothing except her name: Zoey.

As the three make their way to the cavernous metropolis of Midnight City, they encounter young freedom fighters, mutants, otherworldly artifacts, pirates, feuding alien armies, and the amazing powers that Zoey is beginning to exhibit. Powers that suggest she, as impossible as it seems, may just be the key to stopping the Assembly once and for all.

My Review:

Author: J. Barton Mitchell
Series: Concurred Earth #1
Read: December
Source: Library
Reason Why: Sounded like an excellent book, and it's a DAC book and a Sophomore Challenge Book!
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: October 1st 2012

/5 Hearts

/5 Books

/5 Stars

Follow Friday #79, May 10th

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

First Lines Friday #96, May 10th

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Third Sentence Thursday #91, May 9th

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Third Sentence Thursday is a weekly meme which likes to watch fireworks especially while eating a cookie!

2) Review this sentence anyway you want (funny and silly reviews encouraged)

3) Post a link to your sentence at Words I Write Crazy (This Blog)

4) Visit one or two of the other blogs to check out their third sentences!

"" -by , page .

What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!

Random Reads #76, May 9th

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Will the Time Come #101, May 9th

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Want to Join?

-Pick a book you have been meaning to read

-Do a post telling us about the book

-Link the post up in the linky

-Visit the other blogs

From Goodreads:

Why the time hasn't come yet...

WWW Wednesday #108, May 8th

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Teaser Tuesday #109, May 7th

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #100, May 6th

noreply@blogger.com (Louisa Paarsmarkt) — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:00 +0000

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Journey where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!

What happened in the past week:

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #99
Teaser Tuesday #108
WWW Wednesday #108
WOW #104
Will the Time Come #101
Third Sentence Thursday #91
Random Reads #75
First Lines Friday #96
The Reward Challenge Round 5
Follow Friday #78
Last Letter First Letter Reading Challenge Update 58
In My Mailbox #100

Week 18 Reviews:
Saved at Sunrise
Chosen at Nightfall
The Elite
Haunted in Death
Born in Death
Innocent in Death
Eternity in Death
Creation in Death
Strangers in Death

OK, so I got posts in 7 days,

So this week I want to read Salvation in Death, Ritual in Death, Promises in Death, Kindred in Death, Missing in Death, Fantasy in Death, Indulgence in Death, Possession in Death, Treachery in Death, New York to Dallas, Chaos in Death, Celebrity in Death, Delusion in Death, and Stormbringers.