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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business. Worse, the privacy of Blue, the pen name of the boy he’s been emailing, will be compromised.<br />
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With some messy dynamics emerging in his once tight-knit group of friends, and his email correspondence with Blue growing more flirtatious every day, Simon’s junior year has suddenly gotten all kinds of complicated. Now, change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he’s pushed out—without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he’s never met.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">This was a lovely, cute, heartwarming and yet serious read. Albertalli managed to include very serious subjects delivered by a fun and insightful cast of characters. <br />
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There is talk of gay bashing, bullying, some racism, but also a bigger than life family dynamic (Yay for parents not being dead/distant/uninvolved!), close sibling relationships, great friendships of all kinds, and such a cute romance!<br />
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Simon is being blackmailed because he isn't ready to come out, Martin is a hard character to hate even if he is the one doing the blackmailing. Actually I wanted to hate a few characters here, but I just couldn't. They all worm their way into your heart, plop down and that's it. </span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">See Martin wants access to Abby this apparently gorgeous, smart, cheerleader who is one of Simon's best friends. I wanted to hate Abby, cause everyone just seemed in love with her or something, but she is a great friend to Simon, so I really couldn't.<br />
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While all of that is going on Simon is losing the battle of his heart for Blue. He knows Blue is a kid from his Junior class, but that's it and the progression of their romance through emails was heartwarming :) <br />
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I'm not saying this was perfect because there were some things I had issues with and I'm usually not a lover of contemporary books, but this was a great addition to the genre.<br />
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Another excellent debut for 2015 ;)<br />
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It is definitely annoying that straight (and white, for that matter) is the default, and that the only people who have to think about their identity are the ones who don't fit that mold. Straight people really should have to come out, and the more awkward it is, the better. Awkwardness should be a requirement. I guess this is sort of our version of the Homosexual Agenda?<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood—those with red and those with silver. Mare and her family are lowly Reds, destined to serve the Silver elite whose supernatural abilities make them nearly gods. Mare steals what she can to help her family survive, but when her best friend is conscripted into the army she gambles everything to win his freedom. A twist of fate leads her to the royal palace itself, where, in front of the king and all his nobles, she discovers a power of her own—an ability she didn't know she had. Except . . . her blood is Red.<br />
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To hide this impossibility, the king forces her into the role of a lost Silver princess and betroths her to one of his own sons. As Mare is drawn further into the Silver world, she risks her new position to aid the Scarlet Guard—the leaders of a Red rebellion. Her actions put into motion a deadly and violent dance, pitting prince against prince—and Mare against her own heart.<br />
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This is kind of what I gathered what with the bit of electronics and techies in use and the mention of radiation and stuff, but I honestly have NO CLUE what the hell happened. Also there is a war going on right now with the Lakelanders that's been going on for 100s of years and I don't even know what's the deal behind that. Not really. Some vague explanation was given but not good enough.<br />
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Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Now, the Winterians’ only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winter’s magic and rebuild the kingdom ever since.<br />
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High-school junior Leila has made it most of the way through Armstead Academy without having a crush on anyone, which is something of a relief. Her Persian heritage already makes her different from her classmates; if word got out that she liked girls, life would be twice as hard. But when a sophisticated, beautiful new girl, Saskia, shows up, Leila starts to take risks she never thought she would, especially when it looks as if the attraction between them is mutual. <br />
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Struggling to sort out her growing feelings and Saskia's confusing signals, Leila confides in her old friend, Lisa, and grows closer to her fellow drama tech-crew members, especially Tomas, whose comments about his own sexuality are frank, funny, wise, and sometimes painful. Gradually, Leila begins to see that almost all her classmates are more complicated than they first appear to be, and many are keeping fascinating secrets of their own."</span></i></span></div>
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My first f/f book and it was a pleasantly good one filled with great humor.<br />
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I'm a sucker for a book that makes me laugh, and this one accomplished that multiple times. I could relate so much to all these wonderful characters it was a joy.<br />
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"I don't know, Leila. I kind of feel like running today."<br />
"Are you kidding me? Why do you want to kill yourself for no reason?"<br />
"It's not for no reason. Running can be an enjoyable experience." I look at her in bewilderment.</blockquote>
I loved Leila for the most part. I just didn't like how she was when she was around Saskia, but other than that she was awesome. She was very down to earth, clever, funny, and sweet. She is very thoughtful towards her friends and fiercely protective of them. She can also fake an illness like it's nobody's business. Bear in mind her dad is a doctor.<br />
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So I've been faking sick for three days. I decided on a stomachache as my illness, since it doesn't require a fever. Dad has been inspecting me, but they don't know I've been going to WebMD to make sure my symptoms remain accurate.</blockquote>
Fake running during PE class? Go to the water fountain and sprinkle water under the arms and face to simulate sweat. Lovely.<br />
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Yes, yes she was. Scary as hell. Her involvement and how Leila initially reacted to her was the only thing I didn't like about this book, but I also know that it was necessary for Leila's development, but I still don't have to like it.<br />
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"I kind of can't believe you like me," I say. "I mean, I fart at inappropriate times, I never know what to do with my hair, I'm awkward... I just don't get it."<br />
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<div><b>Series: </b>The<b> </b>Lynburn Legacy Book Three</div><div><b>Author: </b><a href="http://sarahreesbrennan.com/" title="Sarah Rees Brennan">Sarah Rees Brennan</a><br />
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What is up with all these horrible end-of-trilogy books this year? It's just one after the other and they all suck, frankly. Sad, so very sad.<br />
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It started out a bit exciting and somewhat funny. Got a few chuckles and little smiles out of me. Then it started getting the rolling eyes and frustrated sighs, and can we PLEASE JUST MOVE ON FROM THE JOKES. Yes, I get that it's a very depressing and horrible time in your lives but the jokes are killing the mood and my enthusiasm.<br />
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Finally got around to reading this ARC. I've been meaning to read it but since I've started getting fed up with most YAs I kept putting it off. Yes, I'm getting fed up with the silly, sometimes vapid and unnecessary angsty shit that goes down, but I digress.<br />
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I'm glad I picked this one up! I adored the first book, and while I didn't love this one quite as much it was still very good. It did suffer slightly from second book syndrome, but it was very passable. The plot overall didn't really progress all that much, that's not to say that nothing happened in the book, because it did. There was still fighting, magical fighting, calling down lightning and all kinds of goodys. In small doses but still there. <br />
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The Perilous Sea centers more on all the small details and puzzle pieces that were missing in the previous book. It answers basically all the questions that were raised in The Burning Sky. Therefore the rest of the book was mostly Titus, Iolanthe and the gang pulling all the isolated pieces of information that they had, following those threads and finally emerging with the complete picture and holy hell I did NOT see that picture at all. This almost never happens. I can usually follow where the plot is going fairly easy, but the revelations kept coming in this one and I just couldn't keep up. I was being bombarded from all sides till I just gave up trying to piece things myself and took it as it came. Which was great actually.<br />
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"This bird saved my life."<br />
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">Title: </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">City of Stairs</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"><b>A densely atmospheric and intrigue-filled fantasy novel of living spies, dead gods, buried histories, and a mysterious, ever-changing city-from one of America's most acclaimed young SF writers.</b><br />
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Years ago, the city of Bulikov wielded the powers of the Gods to conquer the world. But after its divine protectors were mysteriously killed, the conqueror has become the conquered; the city's proud history has been erased and censored, progress has left it behind, and it is just another colonial outpost of the world's new geopolitical power. Into this musty, backward city steps Shara Divani. Officially, the quiet mousy woman is just another lowly diplomat sent by Bulikov's oppressors. Unofficially, Shara is one of her country's most accomplished spymasters-dispatched to investigate the brutal murder of a seemingly harmless historian. As Shara pursues the mystery through the ever-shifting physical and political geography of the city, she begins to suspect that the beings who once protected Bulikov may not be as dead as they seem-and that her own abilities might be touched by the divine as well.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><i>And they said to Her: “You blessed us as Your people, and we rejoiced, and were happy. But we found those who were not Your people, and they would not become Your people, and they were willful and ignorant of You. They would not open their ears to Your songs, or lay Your words upon their tongues. So we dashed them upon the rocks and threw down their houses and shed their blood and scattered them to the winds, and we were right to do so. For we are Your people. We carry Your blessings. We are Yours, and so we are right. Is this not what You said?”</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">“I expected you’d come up with an easier way than that. Primarily because you own the bank.”</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Vohannes blinks. “I … I do?”</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">“Yes.” Shara hands him a copy of Pangyui’s decoded message.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">He examines it. “Are you sure I own it? Its name doesn’t ring a bell. …”</span></span><br />
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World-building (3.5/5): The world-building while being excellent was also lacking at some points? Or maybe it was just me wanting to know MORE, because it was so damn interesting. I really would have liked to know where the Divinities came from and WHY the Saypuri didn't have any? While this turned out to be a good thing in the long run it would have been nice to have an explanation of some kind.<br />
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I haven't quite decided if I'm going to take a long break or just quit all together. It's been great blogging, but lately I'm just not feeling it. I've been getting more and more frustrated with the commenting. Not just mine here alone in the blog but in other blogs I follow. There are either too many comments and the blogger never gets around to all of them (which is perfectly understandable) or no one bothers to comment at all, and if they do, the comments aren't addressed half the time.</div>
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This probably has more to do with me than anything else so I've decided to take an indefinite break. I've got some ARC reviews already scheduled all the way till October I believe, but that''s all that's going to be posted for now. I'll still be around Twitter and checking out other blogs in the meantime.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4857912872223275315.post-69527528596711241072014-07-29T00:00:00.000-05:002014-07-29T00:00:06.647-05:00Building Castles In The Sky: Discussion Posts<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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Let me start of by saying I suck at discussion posts. I can come up with some good topics, usually while I'm trying to fall asleep. I'll basically redact the whole thing in my head but by the time I wake up I just don't feel like writing it all down...Hence why I basically never do discussion posts. I tried a while back with one about romance on books and how every single book doesn't need a romance. And I wrote the first post! Which is was awesome. But I was supposed to write a second one, and well....I didn't. OOPS. I kept meaning to and I just never got the motivation to sit down and actually write it.</div>
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But enough about how much I suck at these things! What I want to talk about is the whole discussion part of discussion posts. I like bouncing of ideas with people. I like actually thoroughly discussing things with people. I may suck at normal everyday conversation and be horribly awkward about it but give me a nice discussion topic and I can talk for hours. </div>
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What I have been noticing about these posts is that there aren't actual discussions going on. There is the main post, then people start commenting, but it's all very individual. It's always just the author of the post responding to one comment at a time. I have yet to see a reader reply to another. And most of the comments are just statements of their point of view, which yeah it's kinda the point, but well we are trying to discuss stuff here people! Give me something to work with!</div>
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I guess what I'm saying is I'd like some actual discussions to happen instead of these exclusive author to reader, one on one, responses, that don't even go past the first response anyway. I understand people sometimes don't have the time to be responding to comments. Maybe instead we need to revamp the whole idea?</div>
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I was thinking of maybe making either a whole day or whole week of a certain topic to discuss in twitter, for example. Make up a hashtag, write up your post, make the twitter widget, upload it to your post and get the ball rolling. Maybe even get a few bloggers together writing on the same topic to have a wider reader base.</div>
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<i>What do you guys think? Would this be feasible? Would you even like it if it was in this format? Do you even agree that it could use a revamp or am I just talking out of my ass? xD</i></div>
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Young Corban watches enviously as boys become warriors under King Brenin’s rule, learning the art of war. He yearns to wield his sword and spear to protect his king’s realm. But that day will come all too soon. Only when he loses those he loves will he learn the true price of courage. <br />
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The Banished Lands has a violent past where armies of men and giants clashed shields in battle, the earth running dark with their heartsblood. Although the giant-clans were broken in ages past, their ruined fortresses still scar the land. But now giants stir anew, the very stones weep blood and there are sightings of giant wyrms. Those who can still read the signs see a threat far greater than the ancient wars. Sorrow will darken the world, as angels and demons make it their battlefield. Then there will be a war to end all wars. <br />
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High King Aquilus summons his fellow kings to council, seeking an alliance in this time of need. Some are skeptical, fighting their own border skirmishes against pirates and giants. But prophesy indicates darkness and light will demand two champions, the Black Sun and the Bright Star. They would be wise to seek out both, for if the Black Sun gains ascendancy, mankind’s hopes and dreams will fall to dust.</span></i></span></div>
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So yes, slow start but once it gets going it REALLY gets going. I got used to all the PoVs. Obviously I liked some more than others, but they were all necessary, which of course meant I was attached to way too many characters both secondary and main PoV ones, and the end was just SO HORRIBLE. Not in a bad way, just in a breaking-your-heart kind of way. <br />
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There are so many things going on here, so many different players in this war. Even wars within wars. You think you know who your enemies are and what war you are fighting. <br />
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There is string pulling, back stabbing - sometimes literal back stabbing - and just so much awesome. It's hard to appreciate all this at the start because well, you have no clue what the hell is going on, who is who, and just utterly lost. <br />
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Actions here, some words over there, some messages over here, secret meetings and all of a sudden you, the reader, know what is going on, but your beloved characters don't have the whole picture obviously, but <i>you know</i> it's going to get bad, and then it does! And you just have to sit and watch it all happen! and... <br />
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Even though I'm not a fan of the whole possessive thing, it was great getting in his head and finding out how he process things. It made him much more real and human than in the first book, Neanderthal Seeks Human. It gave him a warmth and depth that had been lacking. We also got to see him interact with Dan and Nico and show a different side of himself. Loved the scene when they first meet Nico. So adorable! xD<br />
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Loved getting back to the ladies and that trip to Vegas, so reminiscent of The Hangover was excellent Lol. The love and support these ladies have for each other is heartwarming. I was also very intrigued with Shelly, Quinn's sister, and I'm hoping that Reid will consider writing her story as well.<br />
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The land burns with the fires of a hundred battles as lords and petty kings fight for the Broken Empire. The long road to avenge the slaughter of his mother and brother has shown Prince Honorous Jorg Ancrath the hidden hands behind this endless war. He saw the game and vowed to sweep the board. First though he must gather his own pieces, learn the rules of play, and discover how to break them.<br />
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A six nation army, twenty thousand strong, marches toward Jorg's gates, led by a champion beloved of the people. Every decent man prays this shining hero will unite the empire and heal its wounds. Every omen says he will. Every good king knows to bend the knee in the face of overwhelming odds, if only to save their people and their lands. But King Jorg is not a good king.<br />
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I LOVE this book. I hadn't read a book where it's main character is so dark, harsh, uncompromising and utterly unapologetic for it in a long time. He revels in it. He makes no excuses for his actions. Even with all that he does you just can't help but like the guy anyway. He has his own demons, but he still has his own sense of morality and lines he <i>tries</i> not to cross, not that he is always successful in that, but he never promised anything more.<br />
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Usually when there is a main character that is actually clever and smart, stupid nonsensical shit has to happen for the mc to fail or prove himself. Not here. There is nothing stupid or nonsensical about Jorg's actions nor the way the plot weaves it's course. It's all logical in it's own right and Jorg acts within his own characters passions, strengths and weaknesses.<br />
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“I always trust you to deliver, Coddin,” I said, though I had Makin carry a second and had a third with Keppen. Trust is a fine thing but try not to build plans upon it.</blockquote>
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And this wasn't just gory, depressing, shit happening all the time. I had to stop at reading at one point because there was a scene with a dog and torture. Horrible. There is still enough humor - albeit morbid humor - running around to still bring a smile to your face between all the killing and dying.<br />
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“You’re going now?” Makin asked, putting down his bottle-in-a-basket.<br />
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<i><i>Back in the underground State against her will, Thalli is no longer the anomaly she was before. She has proven herself to be a powerful leader aboveground and returns with information that Dr. Loudin needs to complete his plan of uniting the world under one leader: himself. But he, too, has information. A secret he has kept from Thalli her entire life. A secret that, once revealed, changes everything about the person Thalli thought she was.</i></i></div>
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<i><i>Hoping to help Thalli rise up against the Scientists, both Berk and Alex join her underground, but their presence only brings more trouble for her. Now Dr. Loudin knows just the leverage to use on his captive, and she is forced to choose between the two of them. Is her first love her true love? Or does Alex ultimately claim her heart?</i></i></div>
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<i><b>The X-Men meets Ocean's Eleven in this edge-of-your-seat sci-fi adventure about a band of "super" criminals.</b><br />
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When the MK virus swept across the planet, a vaccine was created to stop the epidemic, but it came with some unexpected side effects. A small percentage of the population developed superhero-like powers. Seventeen-year-old Ciere Giba has the handy ability to change her appearance at will. She's what's known as an illusionist...She's also a thief.<br />
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The lines between good and bad, us and them, and freedom and entrapment are blurred as Ciere and the rest of her crew become embroiled in a deadly race against the government that could cost them their lives.</i></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HP1I7IY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00HP1I7IY&linkCode=as2&tag=unravwords-20&linkId=BMK3UTHNMFGRH5BK">Dirty Wings</a> (All Our Pretty Songs #2)</b><br />
by <b>Sarah McCarry</b><br />
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<i>A gorgeous retelling of the Persephone myth, Sarah McCarry brings us the story of Cass and Maia--the mothers from All Our Pretty Songs--and how their fates became intertwined.<br />
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Maia is a teenage piano prodigy and dutiful daughter, imprisoned in the oppressive silence of her adoptive parents' house like a princess in an ivory tower. Cass is a street rat, witch, and runaway, scraping by with her wits and her knack for a five-fingered discount. When a chance encounter brings the two girls together, an unlikely friendship blossoms that will soon change the course of both their lives. Cass springs Maia from the jail of the only world she's ever known, and Maia's only too happy to make a break for it. But Cass didn't reckon on Jason, the hypnotic blue-eyed rocker who'd capture Maia's heart as soon as Cass set her free--and Cass isn't the only one who's noticed Maia's extraordinary gifts. Is Cass strong enough to battle the ancient evil she's unwittingly awakened--or has she walked into a trap that will destroy everything she cares about? In this time, like in any time, love is a dangerous game.</i></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1937053636/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1937053636&linkCode=as2&tag=unravwords-20&linkId=K4IBVUBSXYPKXGFB">The Zodiac Collector</a></b><br />
by <b>Laura Diamond</b><br />
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Faire means three things—her dad spending weeks in the smithy, her bipolar mom doing some manic costume making, and another ruined birthday for her and her twin sister, Mary.<br />
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On the eve of the Faire, Anne (along with a reluctant Mary) conjures up a spell that will make their 16th birthday party a whirlwind event.Little do they know that it's a literal request.<br />
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Anne leads the fight against Zeena, but her one-sided decisions could throw them into a world so far from home, even the Renaissance Faire would seem like a brilliant vacation. Between managing their new Zodiac powers, dodging their manic mother and trying to stop Zeena, they'll get a 16th birthday they'll never forget.</i></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JPPNT68/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00JPPNT68&linkCode=as2&tag=unravwords-20&linkId=RDA5U7NILN2FDHPJ">Breathe, Annie, Breathe</a> (Hundred Oaks #5)</b><br />
by <b>Miranda Kenneally</b><br />
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<i>Annie hates running. No matter how far she jogs, she can’t escape the guilt that if she hadn’t broken up with Kyle, he might still be alive. So to honor his memory, she starts preparing for the marathon he intended to race.<br />
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But the training is even more grueling than Annie could have imagined. Despite her coaching, she’s at war with her body, her mind—and her heart. With every mile that athletic Jeremiah cheers her on, she grows more conflicted. She wants to run into his arms…and sprint in the opposite direction. For Annie, opening up to love again may be even more of a challenge than crossing the finish line.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FNVSVUC/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00FNVSVUC&linkCode=as2&tag=unravwords-20&linkId=VIX76TJ64WUJLTJJ">Through the Woods</a></b><br />
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<i><b>A fantastically dark and timeless graphic debut, for fans of Grimm Tales, The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and the works of Neil Gaiman </b><br />
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'It came from the woods. Most strange things do.'<br />
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Five mysterious, spine-tingling stories follow journeys into (and out of?) the eerie abyss.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HXZZXSO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00HXZZXSO&linkCode=as2&tag=unravwords-20&linkId=22RE4A6PW4BUTEK7">Full Fathom Five</a> (Craft Sequence #3)</b><br />
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<i>The third novel set in the addictive and compelling fantasy world of Three Parts Dead.<br />
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On the island of Kavekana, Kai builds gods to order, then hands them to others to maintain. Her creations aren’t conscious and lack their own wills and voices, but they accept sacrifices, and protect their worshippers from other gods—perfect vehicles for Craftsmen and Craftswomen operating in the divinely controlled Old World. When Kai sees one of her creations dying and tries to save her, she’s grievously injured—then sidelined from the business entirely, her near-suicidal rescue attempt offered up as proof of her instability. But when Kai gets tired of hearing her boss, her coworkers, and her ex-boyfriend call her crazy, and starts digging into the reasons her creations die, she uncovers a conspiracy of silence and fear—which will crush her, if Kai can’t stop it first.</i></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HBQWGYO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00HBQWGYO&linkCode=as2&tag=unravwords-20&linkId=WIDYXHSV4GGNRSME">Half a King</a>(Shattered Sea #1)</b><br />
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<i><b>“I swore an oath to avenge the death of my father. I may be half a man, but I swore a whole oath.”</b><br />
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Prince Yarvi has vowed to regain a throne he never wanted. But first he must survive cruelty, chains, and the bitter waters of the Shattered Sea. And he must do it all with only one good hand.<br />
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After traveling through time in Shadow of Night, the second book in Deborah Harkness’s enchanting series, historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist Matthew Clairmont return to the present to face new crises and old enemies. At Matthew’s ancestral home at Sept-Tours, they reunite with the cast of characters from A Discovery of Witches—with one significant exception. But the real threat to their future has yet to be revealed, and when it is, the search for Ashmole 782 and its missing pages takes on even more urgency. In the trilogy’s final volume, Harkness deepens her themes of power and passion, family and caring, past deeds and their present consequences. In ancestral homes and university laboratories, using ancient knowledge and modern science, from the hills of the Auvergne to the palaces of Venice and beyond, the couple at last learn what the witches discovered so many centuries ago.</i></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008H5VWVG/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B008H5VWVG&linkCode=as2&tag=unravwords-20&linkId=IOJGCVPFC6QQ2OLJ">Knight Avenged</a>(Circle of Seven #2)</b><br />
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<i><b>Alone in a world on the brink of war…two unlikely allies will discover a love greater than time.</b><br />
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Drawn by a destiny he won’t accept, elite assassin Henrik Lazar detests the mystical curse handed down by his mother. But when the sorcery in his blood is activated and past pain comes back to haunt him, his new abilities come into play and he must learn to control them.<br />
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It's my birthday today! Woot! Turning 24..Can't believe it lol. I just don't feel like I'm actually 24 xD<br />
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So, anyone else think the cover for <b>The Savage Kingdom</b> is...weird? Lol. Can't wait to read <b>Half A King</b>. A fantasy where the MC only has 1 hand :o. <b>Illusive</b> sounds like my type of book with the superhero powers, but been seeing very mixed reviews so I'll wait a bit longer.</div>
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Wild is going to be one of those books were everything hinges on the reader liking the writing style. If you can't get into the writing style you are going to have a very hard time liking this book. I on the other hand had no issues with the writing style. I actually thought it suited quite well the tone of the whole book.<br />
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Wild read almost like a documentary kind of, but in a good way? I'm not sure how to explain it. It covers all the major characters and their interactions during those certain events were the rest of the story line hangs on. It would jump from a scene with Tarzan, to one showing how the police investigation is going, to how Dara is dealing with it and whole all these little things shape up to be Tarzan's story.<br />
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You take for granted going to sleep at night, getting up the next day, and remembering everything that happened to you before you closed your eyes.<br />
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For all of her seventeen years, Molly feels like she’s missed bits and pieces of her life. Now, she’s figuring out why. Now, she’s remembering her own secrets. And in doing so, Molly uncovers the separate life she seems to have led…and the love that she can’t let go.<br />
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The Half Life of Molly Pierce is a suspenseful, evocative psychological mystery about uncovering the secrets of our pasts, facing the unknowns of our futures, and accepting our whole selves.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I love books where you can't trust the narrator -> I love psychological thrillers, so I had a good chance that I was going to love this. <br />
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I don't know if I'm an unfeeling jerk, but I have yet being able to relate, even a little bit, to main characters that are suffering from depression. I just don't get it. I'm not saying I'm a perfectly happy individual. I have my off days but this is just too much. If I can't relate to the main character it's going to go downhill from there.<br />
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I've read books with people who had dissociative identity disorders before. I loved them. I thought it was fascinating how the mind tries to cope with things. I thought it was a tad ridiculous here.<br />
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In the end, this just wasn't what I was expecting at all. Was disappointed in all aspects. Maybe other readers will be able to relate to Molly like I couldn't and will be able to enjoy this, but it just wasn't for me.</span></span><br />
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Been hearing great things about <b>Kiss of Deception</b> but me and love triangles just don't mix, so I'm not completely convinced to pick it up yet. <b>Midnight Thief </b>on the other hand sounds AWESOME. So as soon as I can, I'll be reading that one. <b>The High Druids Blade </b>sounds interesting. Never enough books about druids in my opinion :)<br />
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I had a chance to read <b>Alias Hook</b>, but the pacing was just too slow to keep my attention so I ended up DNFing about halfway through. Also read <b>The Half Life of Molly Pierce</b>, the review will be up in a few days,<b> </b>as well as,<b> Wild.</b></div>
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Charlie Reynolds can outrun, outscore, and outwit every boy she knows. But when it comes to being a girl, Charlie doesn't know the first thing about anything. So when she starts working at a chichi boutique to pay off a speeding ticket, she finds herself in a strange new world. To cope with the stress of her new reality, Charlie takes to spending nights chatting with her neighbor Braden through the fence between their yards. As she grows to depend on their nightly Fence Chats, she realizes she's got a bigger problem than speeding tickets-she's falling for Braden. She knows what it means to go for the win, but if spilling her secret means losing him for good, the stakes just got too high.<br />
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It was nice. I liked the last 25% the best. Charlie annoyed me too much the rest of the time.<br />
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<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://unraveling-words.blogspot.com/2014/06/unraveling-high-lord-by-trudi-canavan.html">The High Lord</a></b> (The Black Magician Trilogy #3) by <b><a href="http://www.kimberlyderting.com/" title="Kimberly Pauley">Trudi Canavan</a> - The best one from the trilogy.</b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://unraveling-words.blogspot.com/2014/06/unraveling-psion-series-by-jacob-gowans.html">Psion Series</a></b> by<b> <a href="http://www.jacobgowans.com/" title="Failte">Jacob Gowans</a> - Loooove.</b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://unraveling-words.blogspot.com/2014/06/unraveling-protection-of-ren-crown-by.html">The Protection of Ren Crown</a></b><b> </b>(Ren Crown #2)<b> </b>by<b> <a href="http://www.annezoelle.com/" title="Anne Blankman">Anne Zoelle</a> - ADORE.</b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://unraveling-words.blogspot.com/2014/06/unraveling-soras-quest-by-tl-shreffler.html">Sora's Quest</a></b><b> </b>(Cat's Eye Chronicles #1)<b> </b>by<b> <a href="http://www.tlshreffler.com/" title="Claire LaZebnik">T.L. Shreffler</a> - Mc was too annoying. Intriguing world though.</b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b>[ARC] <a href="http://unraveling-words.blogspot.com/2014/06/early-unraveling-of-traitors-blade-by.html">The Traitor's Blade</a> </b>(Greatcoats #1) by<b> <a href="http://www.decastell.com/" title="Rachel Hawkins">Sebastien De Castell</a> - Very humorous fantasy :D</b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://unraveling-words.blogspot.com/2014/06/unraveling-shadow-and-bone-by-leigh.html">Shadow & Bone</a></b> (The Grisha #1) by<b> <a href="http://leighbardugo.com/" title="Andrea K. Höst">Leigh Bardugo</a> - Don't get the hype..</b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://unraveling-words.blogspot.com/2014/06/unraveling-siege-and-storm-by-leigh.html">Siege & Storm</a></b> (The Grisha #2) by<b> <a href="http://leighbardugo.com/" title="Kimberly Derting">Leigh Bardugo</a> - What the hell was this??</b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://unraveling-words.blogspot.com/2014/06/unraveling-ruin-and-rising-by-leigh.html">Ruin & Rising</a> </b>(The Grisha #3) by<b> <a href="http://leighbardugo.com/">Leigh Bardugo</a> - Better than the other 2 for sure.</b></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://unraveling-words.blogspot.com/2014/06/unraveling-elantris-by-brandon-sanderson.html">Elantris</a> </b>(Elantris #1)<b> </b>by<b> <a href="http://brandonsanderson.com/">Brandon Sanderson</a> - It's by Sanderson. Of course I loved it xD</b></li>
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Got to visit my favorite assassin (Sicarius! <3)again with the Republic. Elantris was another great fantasy by Sanderson. The Ren Crown books are among my favorite series. The kind that I actually reread, and in case you didn't know that's pretty much unheard of for me lol. The whole Broken Empire trilogy has the BEST antihero ever. Jorg is quite the character.</div>
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Some AWESOME fantasies this month. The rest had potential but they all fell short for me (I'm looking at you Grisha trilogy!). Got to revisit two of my favorite worlds. Always great to go back to favorite characters. Also ended up going on a Sterek fan fic binge. Found one and suddenly I had to read moar. Perfect timing for the start of Teen Wolf, which of course left me completely confused. All their first episodes tend to be so random...Great month in general! </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Elantris was the capital of Arelon: gigantic, beautiful, literally radiant, filled with benevolent beings who used their powerful magical abilities for the benefit of all. Yet each of these demigods was once an ordinary person until touched by the mysterious transforming power of the Shaod. Ten years ago, without warning, the magic failed. Elantrians became wizened, leper-like, powerless creatures, and Elantris itself dark, filthy, and crumbling.<br />
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Arelon's new capital, Kae, crouches in the shadow of Elantris. Princess Sarene of Teod arrives for a marriage of state with Crown Prince Raoden, hoping -- based on their correspondence -- to also find love. She finds instead that Raoden has died and she is considered his widow. Both Teod and Arelon are under threat as the last remaining holdouts against the imperial ambitions of the ruthless religious fanatics of Fjordell. So Sarene decides to use her new status to counter the machinations of Hrathen, a Fjordell high priest who has come to Kae to convert Arelon and claim it for his emperor and his god. <br />
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A rare epic fantasy that doesn't recycle the classics and that is a complete and satisfying story in one volume, Elantris is fleet and fun, full of surprises and characters to care about. It's also the wonderful debut of a welcome new star in the constellation of fantasy.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"> And Sanderson does it again! I had a rough start with the book because I was suffering from a reading slump and just could not get into anything and usually all of Sanderson's book start out slow and eventually builds up, which I like but I had to drop it for while cause I couldn't really get into it at the time.<br />
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I adored everything about this book from the great, lively characters, to the world building to the intrigue. It was great. I thought I wouldn't have liked Raoden much because I'm the kind of person that just doesn't like/trust happy people, and Raoden was definitely a happy/optimistic person throughout the book, but Sanderson made it work. He wasn't just an optimistic guy, he was smart, cunning, manipulative when he had to, and he suffered from his own problems and responsibilities like everyone else.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">The capital has fallen. The Darkling rules Ravka from his shadow throne.<br />
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Deep in an ancient network of tunnels and caverns, a weakened Alina must submit to the dubious protection of the Apparat and the zealots who worship her as a Saint. Yet her plans lie elsewhere, with the hunt for the elusive firebird and the hope that an outlaw prince still survives.<br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">This is what I had been expecting after so many friends/bloggers have raved about this trilogy. The first book was nice enough, I could see the allure. The second book was utter crap. Ruin and Rising managed to redeem the whole trilogy.<br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">“We are not talking about this.”</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">“You can’t just pull the covers over your head and pretend this isn’t happening.”</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">“Can and will.”</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">“You’re being a brat.”</span></span></blockquote>
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">The biggest change in this book? Alina wasn't in charge and man, what a change that was. Mal and Nikolai (mainly Mal) were the ones calling the shots here and I am so grateful. One the one hand I'm disgusted that Alina couldn't think to save herself (or anyone else for that matter). She had to follow a man around to do anything worthwhile, but whatever. I'm used to YA female mcs being useless without the guy. So moving on!<br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">“Maybe you’re hungry,” said Zoya. “I always get mean when I’m hungry.”</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">“Are you hungry all the time?” asked Harshaw.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">“You haven’t seen me mean. When you do, you’ll require a very big hanky.”</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">He snorted. “To dry my tears?”</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">“To stanch the bleeding.”</span></span></blockquote>
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">The characters in this one! So much growth! Ahh. They all grew so much here. But the ones that really come to mind are Mal, David, Zoya, Genya and Harshaw. They all became this really tight group. Zoya was always complaining and bitching but in a loving way. Genya surpassed her ordeals and shined through. David! Timid, nerdy David! So cute!! And Mal. He was okay in Shadow & Bone and he was a complete ass in Siege and Storm, but he finally started getting his act together here. He finally put his priorities straight. Saving the country first, then getting the girl. A whole nation is more important than his petty jealousy. And that made all the difference. He grew into a wonderful young man. Totally badass :)<br />
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<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22547976-the-demon-in-the-wood">The Demon in the Wood</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13643163-the-witch-of-duva">The Witch of Duva</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20818790-little-knife">Little Knife</a></li>
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<b style="font-family: inherit;">Title: </b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Siege and Storm</span><br />
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<b>Series: </b>The Grisha Book Two</div>
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<b>Author: </b><a href="http://leighbardugo.com/" title="Leigh Bardugo">Leigh Bardugo</a><br />
<b>Genre:</b> YA Fantasy</div>
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<b>Publication Date: </b>June 4, 2013<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"><b>Darkness never dies.</b><br />
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Hunted across the True Sea, haunted by the lives she took on the Fold, Alina must try to make a life with Mal in an unfamiliar land. She finds starting new is not easy while keeping her identity as the Sun Summoner a secret. She can’t outrun her past or her destiny for long.<br />
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The Darkling has emerged from the Shadow Fold with a terrifying new power and a dangerous plan that will test the very boundaries of the natural world. With the help of a notorious privateer, Alina returns to the country she abandoned, determined to fight the forces gathering against Ravka. But as her power grows, Alina slips deeper into the Darkling’s game of forbidden magic, and farther away from Mal. Somehow, she will have to choose between her country, her power, and the love she always thought would guide her--or risk losing everything to the oncoming storm.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">This was just a long, long journey of watching stupidity at work. <br />
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<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">"The Darkling will hunt you for the rest of your days."</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">"Then you and I will have something in common, won't we? Besides, I like to have powerful enemies. Makes me feel important."</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Mal crossed his arms and considered the privateer. "I can't decide if you're crazy or stupid."</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">"I have so many good qualities," Sturmhond said. "It can be hard to choose."</span></span></blockquote>
<span style="color: #181818;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">I'll be honest. I liked the first say 20-30% because we get introduced to Sturmhond and he is just a hell of a character. He single-handedly carried this whole book, because without him I would have DNF'd this a long time ago. He is the smart, manipulative, charming, but hardass character that I wish Alina was.</span></span><br />
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- There was the bread crumb trail they left with the gold hair clips.<br />
- Made no connections about the amplifier and how she is bound to the Darkling in more than one way.<br />
- Again no connections about the bite and the visitations from the Darkling.<br />
- The firebird location was obvious. She even says the arch kinda rings a bell but doesn't figure it out till it's too late.<br />
- The stupid decisions she makes through out the book. (Walking into the crowd of fanatics by herself and none of her guard know where she went).<br />
- and the boy drama!!! OH LORD THE BOY DRAMA. I wanted to gauge my eyes out. There was a love triangle in the first book between her, Mal and the Darkling. Now it's her, Mal, Nikolai, and the Darkling, because lets be honest here. She might be willing to kill him but she still has the hots for him.<br />
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Mal is an asshole pretty much throughout the whole book. Gets jealous at the drop of a hat and Alina keeps trying to accommodate him so he doesn't have a reason to get jealous while she herself sees every beautiful girl as a competitor. They are in the middle of mounting a war against the Darkling and she is seething with envy at how beautiful Zoya is. <br />
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<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22547976-the-demon-in-the-wood">The Demon in the Wood</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13643163-the-witch-of-duva">The Witch of Duva</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10194157-shadow-and-bone">Shadow and Bone</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20818790-little-knife">Little Knife</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14061957-ruin-and-rising">Ruin and Rising</a></li>
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