tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21257315055861655472024-02-19T12:02:47.448+07:00Catch the Lune: A Young Adult Book BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224746396123025992noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125731505586165547.post-28901308332804847862015-01-14T08:51:00.001+07:002015-01-14T08:56:34.452+07:00Guest Post: Top Ten Thing I'd Do in New York City {Indigo's version}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello everyone! I'm so happy to have this post today in my blog: <b>TOP TEN THINGS I WOULD DO IN NEW YORK {Indigo's version}</b>. This is a guest post from the perspective of Indigo, a ballet prodigy in a new Young Adult book by Grier Cooper. The book, <i>Wish, </i>has the MOST BEAUTIFUL cover ever (and I'm not even exaggerating). You can read more about the book when you scroll down! :)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Without further ado, here's top ten things to do in new york from Indigo!</span></span></span><br />
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hopeful Indigo Stevens, the star of my young adult novel WISH, wants nothing
more than get accepted into the New York School of Ballet and start her real
life. NYSB students not only study at the top ballet school in the country,
they live in one of the most dynamic and exciting cities on the planet. Here's
a list of the top 10 Things Indigo would love to do in New York.</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #e06666;">The BEAST! Imagine riding this wild animal! ;) (<a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2499/3827329390_1d00eb991d.jpg">source</a>)</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">1.<span style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-synthesis: weight style; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="color: black;">The
Beast. </span></b></span><span style="color: black;">Circle Line's speedboat tour promises
thrills and spills while you tour the skyline in a New York minute. Never mind
those</span><span style="color: black;"> boring slow-paced sightseeing cruises–this
speedboat is the fastest jet-powered speedboat operating in the city. Take in
skyline panoramas and up-close views of the Statue of Liberty while listening
to the high-energy music onboard. Be prepared to get drenched—if the
splash from New York Harbor doesn't get you, the playful yet unmerciful onboard
guides, equipped with water guns, surely will.</span></span></span></div>
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</span></span><b><span style="color: black;">Tour the Empire State Building at
night.</span></b><span style="color: black;"> The views from the Empire State are some of the best in
the city, but they're a million times more magical at night. There's nothing
like a twinkling skyline from the nighest heights</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: #e06666;">(empire state building! <strike>I need to go on a date here</strike>)</span>.</span></span></span></div>
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</span></span><b><span style="color: black;">Window shop at Bloomingdale's
followed by lunch at Serendipity3</span></b><span style="color: black;">. The window displays at
Bloomingdale's are world-famous, as is the frozen hot chocolate at Serendipity
3. Every dancer likes an occasional over-the-top treat.</span></span></span></div>
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</span></span><b><span style="color: black;">Tour Lincoln Center. </span></b><span style="color: black;">Any
dancer or dance fan on the planet knows a trip to new York isn't complete
without seeing Lincoln Center, the home of New York City Ballet, American
Ballet Theater, and the Joffrey Ballet. The gorgeous glass buildings look like
crystal palaces at night, particularly and lights dance through the spray of
the central fountain. </span></span></span></div>
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</span></span><b><span style="color: black;">Take in some shows</span></b><span style="color: black;">.
Indigo wants to see any and every ballet company she can while she's in New
York, but her top pick is New York City Ballet, where she hopes to dance once
day. New York is also the home of top notch musical theater, so she'll be sure
to catch a Broadway show or two as well.</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #e06666;">oh look, another perfect <strike>date spot</strike> place to relax! (<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Finzumi.com%2Fen%2Ftravel%2Fpoint-of-interest%2Fd_id%2FNew-York-City%2Fc_id%2FSightseeing%2Fp_id%2FCentral-Park&ei=kcW1VPGpJYmWuASTpYDICQ&psig=AFQjCNESCAPLLl-pquVgZ6FEVXBz-vYlfQ&ust=1421284988178171">source</a>)</span></span></td></tr>
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</span></span><b><span style="color: black;">Brunch at the Boathouse, followed by
exploring Central Park.</span></b><span style="color: black;"> The Loeb Boathouse , with its
sweeping lakeside views, is one of the most picturesque places to have brunch.
After a delicious meal it's time to play and explore: f</span><span style="color: black;">rom horse-drawn carriage rides, to a carousel, ice skating (in the
winter months), to row boating (in the warmer months) and model boat
sailing–even a zoo–this 843-acre, iconic park promises a plethora of fun.</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Would love to visit this place! (<a href="http://questgarden.com/107/02/2/100721120617/images/metropolitan-museum-of-art-address.jpg">source</a>)</span></td></tr>
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</span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="color: black;">See art classics at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of
Modern Art. On f</span></b></span><span style="color: black;">loor five of the Met there's a
stellar lineup, starting in the late 1800's with Van Gogh's <i>Starry Night, </i>Henri
Rousseau's <i>LSleeping Gypsy </i>and works by Picasso, Chagall, Magritte,
Klimpt, and more. Another must see is the Temple of Dendur, an ancient (15 BC)
Egyptian Temple dedicated to Isis and Osiris, housed in a glass hall at the
Met. <span style="color: #e06666;">(anyone ever read <i>From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler?</i> I LOVE THAT BOOK AND HOW IT'S SET IN THIS MUSEUM<i>.)</i></span><span style="background-color: #e06666;"></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="color: black;">Rockefeller Center is home to Radio City Music Hall
and NBC Studios, both of which offer tours. The NBC Studio Tour is especially
appealing because of popular TV shows such as Saturday Night Live. Also in the
running is w</span><span style="color: black;">atching a taping of Good Morning America or the Today
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</span></span><b><span style="color: black;">Visit the free Fashion Museum at the
Fashion Institute of Technology.</span></b><span style="color: black;"> Anyone who loves fashion
knows that this school is where many top designers get their start. View
cutting–edge fashion–for free? Yes, please!</span></span></span></div>
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</span></span><b><span style="color: black;">Take in a Philharmonic concert.</span></b><span style="color: black;"> If you're a classical music fan like Indigo then this is a must
because classical music doesn't get better than this. Here you'll hear the
crème de la crème, world-famous musicians such as Yo-Yo Ma and the acoustics
are superb. <span style="color: #e06666;">(wow I get chill from the possibility of bumping against guy who knows classical music)</span></span></span></span></div>
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explore the East Village and Soho</span></b><span style="color: black;">. Everyone knows
the subway is the best (and fastest) way to get around town. It's easy to spend
an entire day poking along cobblestone streets, grabbing something tasty at a
funky cafe, and checking out the fancy galleries and boutiques. </span></span></span></div>
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better, the city is ready to share its secrets with you 24-7. In the “city that
never sleeps”, you might be so busy having fun that you miss out on some sleep
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Author: Grier Cooper<br />Publication date: December 2nd 2014</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="yiv0781008410freeText13812237587365461854">For
Indigo Stevens, ballet classes at Miss Roberta’s ballet studio offer
the stability and structure that are missing from her crazy home life.
At almost 16, she hopes this is the year she will be accepted into the
New York School of Ballet. First she must prove she’s ready, and that
means ignoring Jesse Sanders – the cute boy with dimples who is
definitely at the top of Miss Roberta’s List of Forbidden Things for
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<span style="font-size: small;">But Jesse is
the least of Indigo’s concerns. When she discovers her mom is an
alcoholic, it simultaneously explains everything and heaps more worry on
Indigo’s shoulders. As her mom’s behavior becomes increasingly erratic,
Indigo fights to maintain balance, protect her younger brothers from
abuse, and keep her mother from going over the edge. When the violence
at home escalates, Indigo realizes she can no longer dance around the
issue. At the risk of losing everything, she must take matters into her
own hands before it’s too late.</span></div>
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to study at the School of<br /><br />Her work has been praised as “poignant and honest”
with “emotional hooks that penetrate deeply.” She writes and blogs about
dance in the San Francisco Bay Area and has interviewed and
photographed a diverse collection dancers and performers including Clive
Owen, Nicole Kidman, Glen Allen Sims and Jessica Sutta. She is the
author of Build a Ballerina Body and The Daily Book of Photography.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"> American Ballet in New York. She has performed
on three out of seven continents with companies such as San
Francisco Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet,
totaling more than thirty years of experience as a dancer, teacher and
performer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hello everyone!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I'm sorry for disappearing for one week. It's midterm week so yeah. I hope I can come back next week, hopefully with reviews of books I've recently read! *hint* <i>Openly Straight</i> *hint*</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today I'm going to share a book I'm dying to read: <i>Adrenaline Crush</i> by Laurie Boyle Crompton!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Title: Adrenaline Crush</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Author: Laurie Boyle Crompton</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication date: September 2014</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>When a daredevil teen pushes
herself too far, she must choose between two boys: the one who wants to
keep her safe, and the one who dares her to return to her old self.<br /><br />Seventeen-year-old
Dyna comes from a family of risk takers and is an avid thrill-seeker
herself, until the day she splinters her ankle in a terrible fall. Her
whole life goes from mountain biking and rock climbing to sitting at
home and attending group sessions at the bizarre alternative healing
center that her hippie mother found. The boy who witnessed Dyna’s
accident believes her injury is a wakeup call and he encourages her mild
new lifestyle, but a young Afghanistan War veteran she meets at the
healing center pushes her to start taking chances again. Forced to face
the consequences of her daredevil impulses, Dyna finds herself in danger
of risking the one thing she’s always treated with caution—her heart.</i></span><br />
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Supervillains) and </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">When she’s not writing Laurie enjoys hiking, cycling,
reading, cross-country skiing, running, going to the movies and drinking
tea by the gallon. She lives near NYC, but loves to escape to the
mountains in New Paltz, NY where she and her family can often be found
climbing over rocks or tromping through the forest. She is represented
by Ammi-Joan Paquette of the Erin Murphy Agency</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">THE REAL PROM QUEENS OF WESTFIELD HIGH (Sourcebooks,
2013 & 2014) as well as the upcoming ADRENALINE CRUSH from Farrar
Straus Giroux. Laurie graduated first in her class from St. John’s
University with a major in English and minor in Journalism. She’s
written for national magazines like ALLURE as well as numerous trade
publications and has appeared on Good Day New York several times as a
Toy Expert. Yes, that is an actual thing that people sometimes get to
be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Title: Kitchen</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Author: Banana Yoshimoto</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication date: March 1994 (first published January 1988)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publisher: Washington Square Press</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeTextContainer13975750283294251132">'Two stories, "Kitchen"
and "Moonlight Shadow," told through the eyes of a pair of contemporary
young Japanese women, deal with the themes of mothers, love,
transsexuality, kitchens, and tragedy.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">There are some books that you pick up and know that you’re going to love
them. You don’t even read the summary on the book jacket or care what
the book is about – you set your eyes on them and you know you <em>need</em> to read it. I was lucky enough to experience it with <em>The Hunger Games</em>, <em>Just One Day</em>, <em>Poison Study</em>, and now with <em>Kitchen</em> by Banana Yoshimoto.<br /><br /><em>Kitchen</em>
consists of three stories: “Kitchen”, “Full Moon” (or “Kitchen”: part
two), and “Moonlight Shadow”. The story of “Kitchen” deals with a girl’s
loneliness after her grandmother’s death. Being left alone in the
world, she finds solace in the form of kitchen and later, in the company
of Tanabe family. I love the interactions between Mikage, the heroine,
with the Tanabes. The Tanabes pick up Mikage as if she were a lost
puppy, and they heal her heart like they water the plants in their
apartment.<br /><br /><em>I loved the Tanabes’ sofa as much as I loved their
kitchen. I came to crave sleeping on it. Listening to the quiet
breathing of the plants, sensing the night view through the curtains, I
slept like a baby. There wasn’t anything more I wanted. I was happy.</em><br /><br />“Moonlight
Shadow” is a story about a lover left alone after her boyfriend’s
death. Her grief is so overwhelming she is almost drown in her sea of
sadness. Satsuki, the main character, is coping by jogging in every
dawn, while her boyfriend’s brother, Hiiragi, is coping of the loss of
both her brother and her girlfriend by wearing his girlfriend’s uniform
to school. The sadness is so profound in the story I almost felt I were
the one experiencing it.<br /><br />I love how Banana Yoshimoto-sensei
seamlessly weaves tales of love, death, loss, and loneliness in her
works but still manages to include threads of hope in the stories. I
didn’t know it was possible to feel so attached to a character in 40
pages or so. I cared for them like they were my longtime friends, and I
wished for their happiness in every page I flipped. <em>Kitchen</em> is
so intimate, so beautiful. It was genuine sadness when the story was
coming to end – why can’t it go longer? Like a real parting with
friends, I don’t want to let them go yet. I even read the Afterword!<br /><br />The
gradual recovery of the characters is not rushed at all. It reminds me
of plants, growing steadily with much love from sun and water. The
writing might be deceptively simple, but it will touch your heart
nonetheless. I guess there’s none of my words that can do justice in
conveying the beauty of <em>Kitchen</em>. It’s the kind of book that you
have to read yourself to find out. If you just immerse yourself in
their world – you would understand why so many readers, including me,
fall head over heels in love with <em>Kitchen</em>.<br /><br /><em>”With a
cold”—she spoke evenly, lowering her eyes a little—“now is the hardest
time. Maybe even harder than dying. But this is probably as bad as it
can get. You might come to fear the next time you get a cold; it will be
as bad as this, but if you just hold steady, it won’t be. For the rest
of your life. That’s how it works. You could take the negative view and
live in fear: Will it happen again? But it won’t hurt so much if you
just accept it as a part of life.”</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hello everyone! Today I'm going to share a book that I have been wanting to read for a long time, but still haven't got the time yet! <i>Frost </i>by Kate Avery Ellison! Check out the blurb below:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Title: Frost</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Author: Kate Avery Ellison</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication date: April 2012</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publisher: CreateSpace</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Purchase: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Frost-Chronicles-Book-1-ebook/dp/B007Q4LLWE">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/frost-kate-avery-ellison/1109825221?ean=9781475005875">B&N</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText3205265600913009074">In the icy,
monster-plagued world of the Frost, compassion might get a person
killed, and Lia Weaver knows this better than anyone. After the monsters
kill her parents, she must keep the family farm running or risk losing
her siblings to reassignment by the village Elders. With dangers on all
sides, she can't afford to let her emotions lead her astray. But when
her sister finds a fugitive bleeding to death in the forest, a young man
from beyond the Frost named Gabe, Lia does the unthinkable. She saves
his life. Giving shelter to the fugitive could get her in trouble. The
Elders have always described the advanced society of people beyond the
Frost, the "Farthers," as ruthless and cruel. Lia is startled to find
that Gabe is empathetic and intelligent-and handsome. And she might even
be falling for him. But time is running out. The monsters in the forest
are growing bold and restless. The village leader is starting to ask
questions. Farther soldiers are searching for Gabe. Is compassion-and
love-worth the risk? Finally, when a startling discovery challenges
everything she thought was true about her life, Lia realizes exactly
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText3205265600913009074"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br />He came out of nowhere, hitting me hard from one side and knocking me over. We rolled together across the floor and he came out on top, his hands on either side of my head, holding my wrists down against the stones. His burning eyes bored into mine. <br /><br />I couldn’t seem to find my breath. The whole world slowed down, and I realized with perfect clarity that he might kill me. <br /><br />“Don’t scream,” he hissed. <br /><br />I shook my head. <br /><br />“How far is the village?” He whispered it, the words harsh and raspy in the air between us. I could see his mind working behind his eyes—was he calculating how long it would take him to try to struggle away on his own, how long before they found my lifeless body? <br /><br />I was neither brave nor stupid. I told him what he wanted to know. “The village is less than a mile.” <br /><br />He grimaced, and I realized he must be half-mad with the pain. Maybe if I moved suddenly, I could throw him off and get to the door... <br /><br />He must have sensed my plan, for he pressed down harder on my wrists, keeping me pinned. “And the gate?” <br /><br />“What gate? You mean the village gate?” <br /><br />He didn’t explain. “The mountains, then.” <br /><br />“The farm sits in its shadow,” I gasped. His hands were cutting off my circulation. “But killing me does nothing to help you. You are too weak to get far, and the Watchers fill the woods.” <br /><br />His eyebrows drew together sharply, and he coughed. He was weakening—I could see it. “Kill you?” <br /><br />His grip on my wrists slackened. I saw my chance, and I took advantage of it. <br /><br />I slammed my elbow into his face. The Farther cried out, falling sideways like a puppet with its strings cut. I scrambled up for the door and yanked it open. <br /><br />“Stop—wait—” <br /><br />I turned. He was crumpled on the ground, his limbs shaking. I could see that he had no strength left. <br /><br />“I’m sorry if I hurt you,” he gasped. “I just needed answers.” <br /><br />I lingered, not running but not relaxing, either. “You would kill me for information, then?” <br /><br />He pressed a hand against his side and wheezed a bewildered laugh. “I’m not a murderer of farm girls. Not even those who plan to harm me.” <br /><br />“Harm you?” My words were sharp. “I’m sticking my neck out for you. I’m putting my family in danger for you. I’m sheltering and feeding you—and for what? It’s you who just tried to harm me.” <br /><br />“I just needed information about my location,” he said, wincing at my words. He struggled up into a kneeling position and raised his dazzling blue eyes to mine. Blood colored his lip red. “I won’t try anything again, I promise, even though I know you want me dead.” <br /><br />It was my turn to laugh, breathlessly. “You make no sense.” I grabbed the herbs from my pocket and brandished them at him. “I came to bring you these for your wound. I’m not going to kill you. I just want you gone before you can cause any more trouble.” <br /><br />His expression turned inside out—the planes of his face softened in surprise, and his eyes widened slightly. But then they slitted shut, and I could tell he didn’t believe me. “You’re lying.” <br /><br />“Why would I lie?” I snapped. “If I wanted to kill you, I’d have done it by now. I could have simply left you in the snow, or refused to clean your wounds, or refused to feed you.” <br /><br />He was silent, considering this. Some of the wild terror on his face eased at the logic of what I’d said. “Why haven’t you? Left me to die, I mean?” <br /><br />I didn’t answer that, because I didn’t know how to put my reasons into words. I didn’t even quite know what the reasons were.<br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText3205265600913009074">Oh wow! That excerpt really gets me interested. Who is this mysterious guy? Why does Lia save him? Is it because he's impossibly handsome or maybe something bigger than that?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Happy Monday, awesome readers! :)<br /><br />I was looking at my blog stats, and of course, things I found there never cease to amaze me. People seem to find<i> Catch the Lune</i> using every kind of unimaginable keywords. Some people lurk in this site from place I’ve never thought. Posts when I babble seem to get higher stats (why oh why). <b>Those stuffs make me think about when I first start blogging, and all the goods that come from it.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Being a good procrastinator I am, of course I have to put down whatever I'm supposed to do and write these things in my Monday Muse post. (In fact I was supposed to be writing my essay by the time I wrote this, but well… some things can wait #legitprocrastinator)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Let’s see. Some of you type “pictures of boys” and you got yourself here. Interesting.<br /><br />…<br /><br />I know I’m supposed to gush about cute guys’ abs and Ian Somerholder and Matt Bomer. What am I doing writing reviews about books. Huh.<br /><br />…<br /><br />Too bad, I’m not too good in writing about cute guys. I can’t ever get past “OMG IAN MATT CHACE TOO PERFECT GAAAH TAKE OFF MY MONEY <strike>AND SHOWS US THOSE ABS</strike>”.<br /><br /><i>Not good enough to make blog post, no.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oh yeah, definitely the kind of stuff that I actually want to write about.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">But here’s Douglas to compensate little lambs who are lost here. Yeah, I’m perfectly content with Chace for now, thank you.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ugh. Those looking-through-your-soul-eyes. *wipe drools*</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8OyEvG_yMQ6B5yDmJa2InOlwGuKsFGbC29FY6Z-_283G4b4Ygw2TcvHLSXubOq3obK13I9tc38paQ-a5kFl4a83CZMrCelDZrd13mecj1PMPd8AbYPkIyXtPxhP95dnnicP-20t98J2A/s1600/russian+readers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX8OyEvG_yMQ6B5yDmJa2InOlwGuKsFGbC29FY6Z-_283G4b4Ygw2TcvHLSXubOq3obK13I9tc38paQ-a5kFl4a83CZMrCelDZrd13mecj1PMPd8AbYPkIyXtPxhP95dnnicP-20t98J2A/s1600/russian+readers.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Interestingly, my biggest blog audience after USA (<i>Americans! I love you!</i>) is Russia. Strange, because: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">1. I've only read a handful books set in Russia. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">2. As you see, this blog is written in English.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">3. I don’t remember having interacted much with any Russian blogger.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And thus, the reason why my 2nd biggest audience are Russians is my biggest mystery.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Here's a shoutout to my silent Russian readers! Please don’t be lurkers and talk to me, guys! I occasionally serve biscuits and tea, and I promise I don’t bite. Let’s talk about the beauty of St. Petersburg and the aching love story of Tatiana and Alexander in <i>The Bronze Horseman </i>series! x)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span class="" id="result_box" lang="ru"><span class="hps">Как дела</span><span>?</span> <span class="hps">Меня зовут</span> <span class="hps">Хилда</span><span>.</span> <span class="hps">Приятно познакомиться</span><span class="">!</span></span> (<i>finally my Russian class pays off. I promise it’s not Google Translate</i>)<br /><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><b><br />HIGHEST ALL-TIME STATISTICAL HITS FOR MONDAY MUSE POSTS</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Come on, guys. Catch the Lune is a serious literary blog (please let me dream) and it’s not like I gush about cute guys every week. Somehow the posts with the biggest hits are giveaway (understandable) and my Monday Muse series (questionable) though. I don’t remember ever put anything important in this… I think I only talk about something slightly serious things sometimes. For some reasons, people seem to find this blog more amusing when I rave nonstop about cute guys / the sweetness of Peeta / Finnick and how hot he is. Wait, they are basically the same thing.<br /><br />I’m not going to clutter this blog with my rambling, but I’ll do my best to post Monday Muse regularly. Please do check out every Monday to read a little bit of silliness (and whatever in my mind at that time haha)! ;)<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>COMMENTS ON MY ABOUT ME PAGE</b></span><br /><br />It’s so lovely that you guys take some time commenting in my "About Me "page! It’s also the page with biggest hits in this blog. Originally, I forgot to turn off comment section in that page but now I’m so grateful. You guys are so kind for taking your time reading it. <3</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><b>LETTERS INSIDE OUT AS ONE OF THE TOP REFERRERS TO THIS BLOG</b></span><br /><br />Letters Inside Out is a wonderful blog managed by Amanda, and I remember participating in one book tour she organizes. It’s a bit confusing though that people seems to find my blog through her site! I don’t interact much with lovely Amanda, and I think my blog is not listed in her blogroll. In addition, she has quit blogging for the meantime so her site is down now. So why… is it still top referrer?<br /> </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">I guess some things are never meant to be solved.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">You guys could be from any nation and I'd still thank you for reading this blog! Thanks! :)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">I hope you guys will be okay with me posting totally strange things like this! </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Yeah yeah, this post is <strike>mainly</strike> slightly an excuse for me to post Chace Crawford's picture in my blog. Major needs to blog about him, sorry! :P</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thank you for reading this week's Monday Muse! Have a wonderful day, everyone! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224746396123025992noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125731505586165547.post-45783417341776386492014-10-02T05:29:00.001+07:002014-10-02T05:29:17.353+07:00Review: The Jewel by Amy Ewing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Title: The Jewel</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Author: Amy Ewing</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication date: September 2014</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publisher: HarperTeen</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText13325254901990787298">The Jewel means wealth.
The Jewel means beauty. The Jewel means royalty. But for girls like
Violet, the Jewel means servitude. Not just any kind of servitude.
Violet, born and raised in the Marsh, has been trained as a surrogate
for the royalty—because in the Jewel the only thing more important than
opulence is offspring.<br /><br />Purchased at the surrogacy auction by the
Duchess of the Lake and greeted with a slap to the face, Violet (now
known only as #197) quickly learns of the brutal truths that lie beneath
the Jewel’s glittering facade: the cruelty, backstabbing, and hidden
violence that have become the royal way of life.<br /><br />Violet must
accept the ugly realities of her existence... and try to stay alive. But
then a forbidden romance erupts between Violet and a handsome gentleman
hired as a companion to the Duchess’s petulant niece. Though his
presence makes life in the Jewel a bit brighter, the consequences of
their illicit relationship will cost them both more than they bargained
for.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText13325254901990787298"><span class="readable reviewText"><span id="freeTextreview1039469641"><em>The Jewel</em>
starts out with everything I love: gorgeous cover, detailed prose, and
conflicted heroine. The main character, Violet, lives in a society where
the royalty need girls with special ability to be surrogate mothers for
their babies. Those surrogate mothers come from the poorest part of the
country, and their somehow genetic mutation allows them to bring
royalty’s babies without any flaws. Not only that, those surrogates have
auguries: special ability that enable them to modify growth, color, and
shape of anything, even living things. Violet has the most impressive
ability in growth; a quality that is most prized by Duchess of Lake who
bought her. Thrown into swirls of luxuries, dirty royal scandals, and
everyone’s own scenarios, Violet must learn how to survive in this
glittering community.<br /><br />When I first picked up <em>The Jewels</em>, it started out wonderful. I love the intricate details of the gowns, the beautiful rooms, and the dazzling city of Jewel.<br /><br /><em>The
room is enormous. Glowglobes cast a warm light on the walls, papered in
pale green, and the furniture scattered about the room is upholstered
in shades of green and gold. There are dressers, an armoire, a vanity,
plush armchairs with footstools, a sofa, a small breakfast table, and a
large fireplace. Dark green curtains cover the windows, gold tasseled
ropes hanging at their sides—they block out the light completely, so I
can’t tell whether it’s day or night outside.</em><br /><br />That sounds
absolutely gorgeous! Violet seems to share the same sentiment with me,
and she can’t keep herself from gushing over her new room and her
beautiful shiny violin. Of course, however, she later learns that there
is monster hidden in seemingly picture-perfect things.<br /><br />I devoured
this book until I reached the romance part. Then, the story went
downhill so fast. The instant attraction and what-they-call-true-love
come very <em>very</em> soon after they meet. I’m sorry but I can’t see
you putting your life in danger for someone whom you’ve barely talked
to. No just no sorry.<br /><br /><em>The Jewel</em> ends in an okay way,
leaving some questions to be answered in the second book. I guess I’ll
be waiting for reviews to come before picking up the second book. Fans
of <em>The Selection series</em> by Kiera Cass would love the echo of royals life and beautiful details in <em>The Jewel</em>. <em>The Jewel</em> has great premise and flowy writing, and if you can get past the insta-love, I think you might enjoy this book.<br /><br /><em>I
see the rose-shaped bars on the windows of the dormitories, set in the
pale pink stone of the holding facility. I see the faces of the other
surrogates, the girls who will go back inside once this train leaves and
never think of us again. My gaze falls on a twelve-year-old girl with
bulging brown eyes. She is so thin, and clearly malnourished; she must
be new. Our eyes meet, and she crosses the fingers on her right hand and
presses them against her heart.<br /><br />I step into the carriage and the doors close behind me.</em></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hello everyone, and happy Monday! It has been awhile since I
last did Monday Muse. I hope you guys are ready for another dose of silly
conversation hehe. Today I’ve prepared a list of <b>my favorite book-to-movie adaptations</b>!
This list is heavily biased and in no way serves as movie analysis device, but I hope you’ll like it anyway! ;)</span></div>
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<b>1. The Hunger Games</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Oh, heaven knows my obsession over The Hunger
Games trilogy. I just can’t get enough of <s>Finnick</s> Peeta. While Katniss
might not be the easiest heroine to relate to, I just can’t seem to hate her.
That girl is so awkward in letting herself being loved. I think Jennifer
Lawrence is perfect for Katniss! <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">♥</span>
Katniss doesn’t say much but the emotion is totally palpable on her face.</span></div>
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and romance. I think they do great job in the second movie, <b><i>Catching Fire</i></b>, as well, adding more
action in order to make things more interesting. Fingers crossed they’ll do
awesome job in the third movie,<b><i> Mockingjay</i></b>, which focuses on Katniss’ unstable emotional
state. Raise your hand if you’re going to watch <i><b>Mockingjay: Part 1</b></i> as well in
November! ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> EZRA MILLER I LOVE YOU. Ezraaa.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Cough, sorry for the fangirl moment. I just need a little shout out moment for one of my favorite actors ever, Ezra Miller. Ezra plays
a really wonderful part as Partrick, one of the main trios in the movie adaptation of this book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">When I
read the book, I was like, “Oh Patrick yeah he’s cool”. But when I saw Ezra in
the movie I was like, “WHAT PATRICK I LOVE THAT GUY MAN YOU GOT ME AT THAT
SMIRK”. So, um, yeah. #fangirlproblem</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Perks of Being a Wallflower has a
really good story and stunning casts. I think that the cinematography is very
beautiful as well (though I’m in no way expert in that area haha). Thanks to this movie, I ended up
listening to songs from bands which I wasn’t accustomed to like The Smiths. And
yeah, they’re cool like Ezra’s hair. (LOVE HIS HAIR AAAHHH)</span></div>
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<b>3. Julie and Julia</b>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I’m a big fan of cooking show. I can’t whip
up anything more complicated than brownies or spaghetti, but watching people
cook always make me happy. Julie and Julia, with lovely storyline, adorable
accent, and delicious-looking dishes, is totally on my favorite list. How I
wish I could get into the movie and taste the dishes! (I’ll even try escargot
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<span style="font-size: small;">This is a cute movie I’ll recommend for
watching together with your friends! Julie and Julia makes me want to take my
apron and get into the kitchen. But for the safety of everyone, let’s just
stick to making more brownies(es), Hilda! xD</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This animation movie is an adaptation from
classic fantasy book by British author, Diana Peterfeund Jones. Some of you
know how much I adore animation movie and especially the producer of this
amazing work, Ghibli. <b><i>Howl’s Moving Castle</i></b> is romantic and appropriate for all
ages. It has a quirky heroine, Sophie, who has been magically transformed into
a grandma and <i>totally okay with it</i>.
There’s also Howl, the hero who is sometimes a coward but still very lovable. I
highly recommend watching <b><i>Howl’s Moving Castle</i></b> with your children/younger
cousins/anyone who enjoy animation movie!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">You can check other works from Ghibli if
you want to (they’re as amazing!): <i>My Neighbor Totoro, The Borrower’s Arriety,
</i>and <i>Princess Mononoke</i>. Ghibli is very popular in Japan and when I met new
Japanese friends, we ended up talking about Ghibli movies. Therefore, it’s a
great way to branch to other movie genre and meet new friends! ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I’m sorry but I <i>really</i> like <b><i>The Devil Wears Prada</i></b>. #sorrynotsorry It’s a total chick-flick movie,
yes, but who am I to resist the temptation of chick-flick? ;) It has great
storyline, wonderful casts, and GORGEOUS sets of clothes and shoes. I’m a happy
audience, thank you. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">♥</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The plots in the movie deviate from the
book, but I like it so it’s okay. Plus, no one can pull of Chanel like Anne
Hathaway can.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mr. Darcy! I first watched the 2005
adaptation of <b><i>Pride and Prejudice</i></b> when I was much younger (about 12 years old...?). Needless to say how confusing the
story was for me. Re-watched again when I was few years older and I have to say that
people of different eras think of the same thing! Marriage. Sisterly bond. Not
fitting in. Lizzie, Jane, and other Bennett sisters are just like reflections
of girls in this time (minus the corset). Applause for the cinematography:<i>
simply breathtaking</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you haven’t watched it (gee, I don't know you live under a rock), please watch it. What, you have watched it before? Good. NOW WATCH IT AGAIN. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">♥</span></span></div>
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I didn’t watch <b><i>The Fault in Our Stars</i></b> in cinema because OMG I was such a mess when I was watching
this. I cried a river and made incoherent noises and was practically a puddle
of mess haha. The movie is ROMANTIC with capitals. I'm glad that some of my guy friends managed to enjoy it though! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">However,I did miss some of my favorite quotes
from the book ("My words are stars I can’t fathom into constellations"), but
I’m content with all the staring and unspoken words between Gus and Hazel. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">♥</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Kinda wish that they had put more highlight
into Gus’ breakdown moment in the car because it is the moment we see a crack
in tough Augustus Waters. The movie also ignores some symbolisms in the story,
like when Gus and Hazel watch movie in the plane and Gus’ movie is few seconds
quicker than Hazel so he always laughs/exclaims first. Still, I think it’s a
very lovely movie and a definite tear-jerker. <i>You gave us a beautiful love story within the numbered pages, and for
that we’re grateful, Mr. John Green</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And that’s my short list (and looooong explanation) of my
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>Stacking the Shelves is a meme to share books that I've received for the past few weeks. The books are either bought, borrowed,<strike> stolen</strike>, or received. This meme is hosted by the awesome <a href="http://www.tyngasreviews.com/">Tynga's Reviews</a>!</span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wow. Just wow. It must have been forever since I last this feature or a similar one. (2 months, to be exact) *shakes off dust* I'm very sorry and I miss you guys and I wish there are 26 hours/day for extra blogging time and I know I really need to learn how to manage time gah.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So, without further ado... here are the books I'm getting these past few weeks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Openly Straight</i> by Bill Konigsberg</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Will Grayson, Will Grayson</i> by David Levithan and John Green</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>I'll Give You the Sun</i> by Jandy Nelson</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Landline</i> by Rainbow Rowell</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Openly Straight </i>and <i>Will Grayson, Will Grayson</i> are books I read for my Academic Journal Writing class in college. I'm very curious in the premise of<i> Openly Straight</i> since it's a different take on LGBT issue. I'm in chapter 2 of<i> Will Grayson, Will Grayson </i>and arrrrgh, would it be bad that I dislike the gloomy will grayson guy already?<i> I'll Give You The Sun</i> has received wonderful praises, so I'm excited for it! Same thing for <i>Landline</i>. Rainbow Rowell is just magic. <3</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Playlist for the Dead</i> by Michelle Falkoff</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I received <i>Playlist for the Dead</i> from HarperCollins - thank you! I've read the prologue and I can't wait to continue reading the story. I've got my eyes on <i>Let's Get Lost</i> ever since I read about it in a blog, so I'll make sure to read it very soon! <i>Miss Marple's Final Cases</i> is one of the discounted books in my bookshop. I just have to pick it because Agatha Christie has always been my favorite. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Highlight of this week's book: quotations from <i>Openly Straight</i> by Bill Konigsberg</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Where had Rafe gone? Where was I? The image I saw was so two-dimensional that I couldn’t recognize myself in it. I was as invisible in the mirror as I was in the headline the Boulder Daily Camera had run a month earlier: Gay High School Student Speaks Out.</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It's so interesting that the main character feels his identity is defined by only one word: gay. I can't wait to read the rest of the story and hopefully be able to finish this today! :)</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>What books you got/buy this week? Let me know and we can have a read-along! :)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">On a more personal note, I'm taking Russian class this semester and gee was it <i>hard</i>. I'm also taking Film Analysis class though and it was fun! I got to watch <i>Citizen Kane </i>and <i>The Sound of Music</i>. <i>The Sound of Music </i>is beautiful - a must watch for lovers of musical and classical movie! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I hope you had a wonderful week as well! Tomorrow I have Monday Muse scheduled and it's full of silly, totally biased things as always haha. Please do stop by tomorrow too! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Have a great Sunday, everyone! :)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224746396123025992noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125731505586165547.post-30226241702413875022014-09-24T21:53:00.000+07:002014-09-24T21:56:03.663+07:00Review and Giveaway: Made for You by Melissa Marr<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Title: Made for You</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Author: Melissa Marr</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication date: September 16, 2014 </b></span><br />
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<span id="freeText16714976754289348872" style="font-size: small;">When Eva Tilling wakes
up in the hospital, she’s confused—who in her sleepy little North
Carolina town could have hit her with their car? And why? But before she
can consider the question, she finds that she’s awoken with a strange
new skill: the ability to foresee people’s deaths when they touch her.
While she is recovering from the hit-and-run, Nate, an old flame,
reappears, and the two must traverse their rocky past as they figure out
how to use Eva’s power to keep her friends—and themselves—alive. But
while Eva and Nate grow closer, the killer grows increasingly frantic in
his attempt to get to Eva.<br /><br />For the first time, New York Times
bestselling author Melissa Marr has applied her extraordinary talent to
contemporary realism. Chilling twists, unrequited obsession, and
high-stakes romance drive this Gothic, racy thriller—a story of
small-town oppression and salvation. Melissa’s fans, and every YA
reader, will find its wild ride enthralling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Made for You</i> is well-known author Melissa Marr’s debut into
contemporary fiction (albeit with a touch of paranormal), and I must say
that it’s a stunning one! Emotional gripping and fast-paced, <i>Made for You</i> might be my favorite out of Marr’s novels.<br /><br />We
meet Eva Elizabeth Tilling-Cooper, heiress to giant winery and
granddaughter of a minister. Out of nowhere, the sweet Southern belle
suffers a hit-and-run. She’s considered lucky to be alive despite of
broken bone, brain injury, and serious scar on her face. Nobody has a
clue on the driver in the accident. When more girls fall victim to this
‘accidental’ hit-and-runs, Eva starts to wonder whether it’s actually
accident at all. And the hallucination she has whenever she touches
other people’s bare skin? It might not be hallucination at all. She
might actually has ability to <i>foresee people’s death</i>. The ability might be the key thing Eva can rely on in order to save herself and people she loves from her obsessive killer…<br /><br />I might not be Marr’s number one fan of her fantasy books, but I’m eager to jump on her future contemporary works! <i>Made for You</i>
is certainly an exhilarating read, and I become more and more invested
with the story the more I flip the pages. Despite of her lucky
upbringing, Eva is not a snotty brat at all. She’s considerate and
rational most of the time. Grace, Eva’s best friend, is very supportive
in helping Eva coping with her harsh condition. She’s exactly what you
need and wish from a friend! Nate and Eva’s romance is cute. I’m kinda
glad it doesn’t take the front seat of the story however since I am more
attached in the mystery.<br /><br />One reason I might like this book more
than Marr’s other works might be because of the use of first-person POV,
rather than her usual third-person POV. I like first-person perspective
of Eva, the killer, and sometimes Grace. All of them gives a little
glimpse towards the story. The thoughts of the killer is very sickening
anyway – can we please tone it down a little? It left me with bad taste
in my mouth every time I read the killer’s perspective. If Marr does
want to create a horrible, terrifying psycho, then I guess it really
works!<br /><br />All in all, <i>Made for You</i> is a terrific ride and
one I’d recommend to fans of contemporary mystery. It’s interesting to
see how wealth and family background can matter so much in a small
Southern town. Makes me wishing to read more Southern tale! With strong
plots, great characters, and neat writing, <i>Made for You</i> is a recommendation for fans of YA fictions with mystery.<br /><br /><i>None
of it makes sense to me. Micki did nothing to me, and although Amy
slept with Robert, that’s not reason enough to wish this on her. Neither
of those things explain why the killer attacked me. I sit on the sofa
trying not to think that someone wants me dead—someone who has now
killed two girls I know.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Great mystery and wonderful character. We call it creeptastic, I guess? ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Title: Gilded Ashes</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Author: Rosamund Hodge</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication date: April 2014</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText18333894159642265243">A romantic and fantastical reimagining of the classic Cinderella tale, <em>Gilded Ashes</em> is a novella by Rosamund Hodge set in the same world as the author's debut novel, <em>Cruel Beauty</em>.<br /><br />Orphan
Maia doesn't see the point of love when it only brings pain: Her dying
mother made a bargain with the evil, all-powerful ruler of their world
that anyone who hurt her beloved daughter would be punished; her new
stepmother went mad with grief when Maia's father died; and her
stepsisters are desperate for their mother's approval, yet she always
spurns them. And though her family has turned her into a despised
servant, Maia must always pretend to be happy, or else they'll all be
struck dead by the curse.<br /><br />Anax, heir to the Duke of Sardis,
doesn't believe in love either—not since he discovered that his
childhood sweetheart was only using him for his noble title. What's the
point of pretending to fall in love with a girl just so she'll pretend
to fall in love with him back? But when his father invites all the
suitable girls in the kingdom to a masked ball, Anax must finally give
in and select a wife.<br /><br />As fate would have it, the preparations for
the masquerade bring him Maia, who was asked by her eldest stepsister
to deliver letters to Anax. Despite a prickly first encounter, he is
charmed and intrigued by this mysterious girl who doesn't believe in
love. Anax can't help wishing to see her again—and when he does, he
can't help falling in love with her. Against her will, Maia starts to
fall in love with him too. But how can she be with him when every moment
his life is in danger from her mother's deadly bargain?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Cinderella is one of my favorite fairytales, so I was over the moon when I found out this book! I love Rosamund Hodge’s debut, <em>Cruel Beauty</em>, and I’m so excited to tell you guys that <em>Gilded Ashes</em> is just as amazing! It has all the things I love from Rosamund Hodge’s <em>Cruel Beauty</em>: strong heroine, slow-building romance, twisted humor, and intricate plots. ♥<br /><br /><em>My mother loved me more than life itself. That’s how everything went wrong.</em><br /><br />In <em>Gilded Ashes</em>,
we meet Maia, daughter of a noble family who spends her days acting as
the maid of her family. Maia’s family consist of a stepmother who
demands nothing less but perfection, an uptight and desperate to be
loved stepsister named Koré, and a kind yet foolish stepsister named
Thea. They have no money and live in a rundown mansion. When Stepmother
learns about the upcoming ball in a Duke’s house, she knows that it’s
their chance to restore the family’s wealth and honor by marrying her
daughter to the Duke’s son.<br /><br />Koré asks Maia to deliver her letters
to the Duke’s son, Lord Anax. This leads to Maia’s encounters with the
ignorant noble, their unlikely friendship, and later, their slow-budding
romance. But this is not a usual Cinderella tale and Maia can’t risk
loving or hating anyone – not if she wants those people to stay alive.
The only person she can love in this world is her mother, or
specifically, <em>the ghost of her mother</em>.<br /><br /><em>Gilded Ashes</em> is set in the same world with <em>Cruel Beauty</em>,
and I love the similar references. Shadow that can make you go mad and a
demon lord who will grant wishes if you’re willing to pay. While the
novella is only 105 pages, it’s rich with characterization. Every
character is not one-hundred percent good or bad, and even Stepmother
has her own reason of being cruel to everyone including herself. The
stepsisters are not usual ornaments in the story, but they serve great
roles.<br /><br />I love Rosamund Hodge’s heroines: they are delicate
balance of intelligence, snark, and kindness. They are not easily won
over and I like that about them. I very appreciate the fact that those
heroines are the ones who decide their own fates in the end. They create
their own stories and do not serve as only vessels for other people.<br /><br />In short, I really enjoyed <em>Gilded Ashes</em>
and look forward to read future books from the author. It’s a
satisfying book for a novella and one I would recommend to those
searching for short work or great fairytale retelling. It’s not usual
Cinderella retelling. If you enjoyed <em>Cruel Beauty</em>, feel free to dive in! You wouldn’t disappointed. :)<br /><br /><em>If
Koré can convince Lord Anax to marry her, then she will leave this
house. Probably she will take Thea with her. Maybe they’ll even convince
Stepmother to live at the palace with them, and then I won’t have to
protect anyone.<br /><br />Nobody to protect. I can hardly imagine such freedom.<br /><br />“I’ll do it,” I say, my heart beating a swift, dizzy song of maybe, maybe, maybe. “I’ll do it.”</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Title: Lore: Tales of Myth and Legend Retold</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Authors: Brinda Berry, Karen Y. Bynum, Laura Diamond, Jayne A. Knolls, Theresa DaLayne, Cate Dean</b></span><br />
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<span id="freeText11169992899273149516" style="font-size: small;">A collection of six folklore retellings that will twist your mind and claim your heart.<br /><br />SHIMMER: A heartbroken boy rescues a mermaid... but is it too late to save her?<br /><br />BETWEEN is about a girl, a genie, and a ton of bad decisions. <br /><br />SUNSET MOON: Eloise doesn't believe in Native American magic--until the dreamcatcher spiders spin her down an unknown path.<br /><br />THE MAKER: An incapacitated young man bent on revenge builds a creature to do it for him.<br /><br />A
BEAUTIFUL MOURNING: The story of a Maya goddess torn between duty and
love, and the ultimate sacrifice she must make to achieve true
happiness.<br /><br />THE BARRICADES: When a human girl risks everything to
save the life of an Eternal prince, will their feelings for each other
change the world they know, or tear it apart?</span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I was in the mood for anthology, so <i>Lore, An Anthology: Tales of Myth and Legend Retold</i>
was a great read for me. I like some stories more than the others, but
overall it was a nice read and I came out knowing much more about myths
and legends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The first story, <i>Shimmer</i>, is a mermaid
story with a twist in the end. It has romantic atmosphere, but the
pacing is a bit too slow for my taste. I found the second story, <i>Between</i>,
very interesting. It’s a classic high school elite clique story, but
the appearance of djinn (genie) make this story memorable. I think the
LGBT stuff can be taken more carefully, but I like the story in general.
In my opinion, <i>Sunset Moon</i> has the strongest characterization
in this anthology. It’s a bad girl meet good guy story, and their
relationship is definitely swoon-worthy! I love Native American
folklore, so it’s not hard for me to fall for this one. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>The Maker</i>…
what can I say? It’s a take on golem mythology and the story reminds me
a bit of Frankenstein. The guy makes a golem in order to take revenge
on his girlfriend. The story lays heavily on description of action and
it can bug you at times, but the plots are simply intriguing. I can
definitely see the author’s potential in the story. <i>A Beautiful Mourning</i>
has very beautiful, flowing written style. The story has poetic
atmosphere in it which I’m sure many will appreciate. I love the ending
in <i>The Barricades</i>. It ends with a hopeful note, and I think it suits well as the last story in this anthology.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">All in all, <i>Lore, An Anthology: Tales of Myth and Legend Retold</i> is a fascinating read for me. If I have to play favorite, I think it would be <i>A Beautiful Mourning</i>. I’m a sucker for beautiful writing style and melancholic plots. ;) <i>Sunset Moon</i>
is good as well. This anthology is a recommendation for anyone who
wishes to visit many myths and legends in one go. From mermaid story to
golem myth: just pick your favorite lore! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>The heat from
his skin dulled as his sharp eyes softened. “I will love as the
mortals.” He leaned in and brushed his lips against mine. My eyes
fluttered shut. “Fearlessly and without limitations.”<br /><br />from</i> A Beautiful Mourning</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224746396123025992noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125731505586165547.post-67139370461922752912014-07-17T00:00:00.000+07:002014-07-17T06:00:40.165+07:00Cover Reveal: Conspiracy Girl by Sarah Alderson<div class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: small;">Hello everyone! We're halfway through July now. Phew, time really flies fast! I remember when I just started my holiday... *cries*</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Anyways! Take a look at what I have today: cover reveal of CONSPIRACY GIRL by Sarah Alderson! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Title: Conspiracy Girl</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Author: Sarah Alderson</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication date: February 19th 2015</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText17448630146208440319">Everybody knows about the Cooper Killings – the Bel Air home invasion that rocked the nation. There was only one survivor - a sixteen year-old girl. And though the killers were caught they walked free.<br /><br />Now
eighteen, Nic Preston - the girl who survived - is trying hard to
rebuild her life. She’s security conscious to the point of paranoia and
her only friend is a French Mastiff bulldog, but she’s making progress.
She’s started college in New York and has even begun dating.<br /><br />But then one night her apartment is broken into and the life Nic’s worked so hard to create is shattered in an instant. <br /><br />Finn
Carter - hacker, rule breaker, player – is the last person Nic ever
wants to see again. He’s the reason her mother’s killers walked free
from court. But as the people hunting her close in, Nic has to accept
that her best and possibly only chance of staying alive is by keeping
close to Finn and learning to trust the person she’s sworn to hate.<br /><br />Fleeing
across a snowbound New England, frantically trying to uncover the
motive behind the murders, Nic and Finn come to realize the conspiracy
is bigger than they could ever have suspected. But the closer they get
to the truth and the closer they get to each other, the greater the
danger becomes.<br /><br />To survive she has to stay close to him.<br /> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText17448630146208440319">To keep her safe he has to keep his distance.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">When I wake up the first thing I notice is that the whistling sound of the wind spiralling down the chimney has stopped. It feels as if someone has pressed a mute button on the world and I’m cocooned inside a warm dark cave. I have no desire to move out of it but then, with a start, I realise that the weight across my waist is Finn’s arm. We are both lying on our sides. He’s behind me and I’m curled tight against his chest, his arms wrapped around me as we lie under a nest of blankets. Beneath the faintly mildewy smell of the blankets rises the familiar smell of him and it makes me want to inhale, makes me want far more disturbingly to press myself closer against him. <br /><br /> A wave of heat washes over me as I recall him stripping my wet clothes off me last night and another wave of heat drenches me as I remember we’re both practically naked under these blankets. In fact, somehow the blankets have become twisted and Finn’s arm is lying against the bare skin of my stomach and our legs are tangled together. In the next second I become aware of Finn’s breathing in my ear, slow and steady. He’s still asleep. For a moment I lie there, holding my breath, torn between the desire to nestle closer to the warmth of his body and the need to tear myself out of his arms. </span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b>About the author:</b><br /><span id="freeText678461144014976574"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1375235339p8/4573983.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1375235339p8/4573983.jpg" width="320" /></a><span id="freeText678461144014976574">Having spent most of her
life in London, Sarah quit her job in the non profit sector in 2009 and
took off on a round the world trip with her husband and
princess-obsessed daughter on a mission to find a new place to call
home. After several months in India, Singapore, Australia and the US,
they settled in Bali where Sarah now spends her days writing by the pool
and trying to machete open coconuts without severing a limb.<br /><br />She
finished her first novel, <i>Hunting Lila</i> (winner of the Kingston Book
Award), just before they left the UK, wrote the sequel on the beach in
India and had signed a two book deal with Simon & Schuster by the
time they had reached Bali.<br /><br />A third book, <i>Fated</i>, about a teenage demon slayer, was published in January 2012.<br /><br /><i>The
Sound</i>, a thriller romance set in Nantucket, was published in August
2013 and this was followed by the critically acclaimed<i> Out of Control</i> in
May 2014. <br /><br />She also writes New Adult romance for Pan Macmillan (UK) / Simon & Schuster (US) under the pen name Mila Gray.<br /><br />You can find Sarah on facebook and at <a href="http://www.sarahalderson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.sarahalderson.com</a> or follow her blog at <a href="http://www.canwelivhere.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.canwelivhere.com</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Squeaaaallll</i>!! Beautiful cover and stunning blurb. I'm dying to get my hand on this book now. ♥ I think the cover resembles Sarah's latest YA book, <i>Out of Control</i>, more than her Lila series, but it's beautiful nonetheless. Yay for another contemporary thriller! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>What do you think of the cover/book?</b> Don't forget to add this book to your Goodreads shelf and pre-order it! Happy reading, and thank you for stopping by today! :) </span><br />
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<![endif]--><span style="font-size: small;">Happy Monday! I should have published this post loooong time ago
but some things and others prevented me to do so. I’m very sorry. *bows deeply*
Today, I’m going to talk about something that has been in my mind for a long <i>long</i><b>
long</b> time: <b>negative review</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I don’t mind reading negative reviews, but writing it is <i>another thing</i>. Why is it hard for me to write negative reviews?</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">I don’t know how to make it balanced. It’s very
difficult not to rant about books I don’t like in my reviews. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">Sometimes I am not capable of
explaining clearly why I don’t like that book. Some problems I had were
very minor and mostly related to the attitude of the main character or the
illogical plots, but it’s hard to explain it in writing. There were times when it’s just
the writing that ticks me off, or how illogical the plot is in my opinion.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">It
takes me much much much longer time to write a negative review because I need to
formulate my sentences carefully in order to stay polite yet true to myself.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I write negative reviews in order to provide constructive feedback and send warning for other readers who may not enjoy it, but not to discourage them from reading it or even
tackle the author personally. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Most of the time, I spend time checking Goodreads before I decide
to buy a book. Sometimes negative reviews with strong cases make me even more
interested to give the book a try. :)<b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">How
about you?<b> Do you like reading negative reviews? How much does book review influence you?</b> Feel free to share your thoughts! :) </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224746396123025992noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125731505586165547.post-82334500108739398952014-07-11T15:06:00.006+07:002014-09-28T11:28:59.298+07:00Review: The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Title: The Truth About Alice</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Author: Jennifer Mathieu</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication date: June 2014</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publisher: Roaring Brook Press</b></span><br />
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<span id="freeText17067224291675349089" style="font-size: small;">Everyone knows Alice
slept with two guys at one party. When Healy High star
quarterback, Brandon Fitzsimmons, dies in a car crash, it was because he
was sexting with Alice. Ask <i>anybody</i>. Rumor has it Alice
Franklin is a slut. It's written all over the "slut stall" in the girls'
bathroom: "Alice had sex in exchange for math test answers" and "Alice
got an abortion last semester." After Brandon dies, the rumors start to
spiral out of control. In this remarkable debut novel, four Healy High
students tell all they "know" about Alice--and in doing so reveal their
own secrets and motivations, painting a raw look at the realities of
teen life. But in this novel from Jennifer Mathieu, exactly what is the
truth about Alice? In the end there's only one person to ask: Alice
herself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>A read along with lovely <b>Pooja @ <a href="http://aandhowareyou.blogspot.com/">On Books</a></b>! . It was a great pleasure to compare notes with you, hun! Check out her wonderful review <a href="http://aandhowareyou.blogspot.com/2014/08/review-truth-about-alice-by-jennifer.html">HERE</a>.</i><b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Everyone knows that Alice Franklin is a slut.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">She has slept with two guys in one night in <i>someone else’s</i> bedroom during <i>someone else</i>
party. Her sexting caused the super famous and gorgeous Brandon
Fitzsimmons aka the king of Healy High died in car accident. She had
abortion not long after, and who knows whose baby belongs to! Alice
Franklin gets a stall dedicates just for her – slut stall – where girls
can write all the things they believe Alice has done. Because Alice
Franklin is a slut, and everybody knows it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">But is she really?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>The Truth About Alice</i>
is a powerful book about what rumors can actually do. Events in this
book remind me of snowball effect. Things roll and they get worse and
worse. Told in multiple perspectives from the famous cheerleader to
finally Alice herself, this book was a short and enjoyable ride for me.</span><br />
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love the multiple POVs the most in this book. It was awesome to get to
know Alice from different characters first and slowly unveil why each of
them keep their own Alice-related secrets. Some of those secrets
actually took me aback, like Kelsie’s secret. Kelsie, the ex-best friend
of Alice and a social climber, is one of the most intriguing character
I’ve ever met. She’s horrible and made me so mad, but she was an
interesting character to read.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I think the only underdeveloped
character in this book might be Brandon, the dead guy. Every character
describes Brandon as gorgeous, super funny, a bit of jerk but still so
awesome, and it ticks me off a little because he’s not the person I see
from the pages. If the author wants readers to have some sympathy to
him, I think it would be better to show more humane side of Brandon.</span><br />
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reading this book, I was also driven to think of the double standard in
our society. While Alice is treated like a slut for allegedly sleeping
with two guys in one night, Brandon with his never ending conquest of
girls is treated like God instead. I think hypocrisy is one of the
greatest themes in this book – people keep saying one thing while they
act different.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">All in all, <i>The Truth About Alice</i> was a
thought-provoking book with great narrations. I also love the glimpses
of hope in this book despite of how bad the situation is. While this
book is not entirely flawless, it’s certainly worth reading.</span><br />
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hard truth is I think I knew we weren’t going to be friends anymore the
day after Elaine’s party when I read that text about her and Brandon
and Tommy Cray. It sounds terrible and shallow and not at all like
something the Kelsie Sanders I knew in Flint would have said, but I’ve
spent too many years sitting alone in the cafeteria, and I just can’t
handle doing it again.<br /><br />And I won’t.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224746396123025992noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125731505586165547.post-67254897075859527052014-07-09T12:00:00.000+07:002014-07-09T12:00:02.987+07:00Cover reveal: All's Well That Ends Well by C.E. Wilson<span style="font-size: small;">Happy Wednesday everyone! It's presidential election day today so we have day off today yayyy. :) Anyways, I have the pleasure of sharing a beautiful cover to you guys:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Title: All’s Well That Ends Well (Shakespeare for Everyone Else #3)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Author: C.E. Wilson<br />Publication date: July 15th 2014<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20454444-all-s-well-that-ends-well?from_search=true">Goodreads</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Much-About-Nothing-Shakespeare-Everyone-ebook/dp/B00GD0U704/ref=la_B00998DL4G_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1404758577&sr=1-4">Buy from Amazon</a></b></span></div>
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Hannah’s world falls apart after graduation, she finds that there are
only two things from her old life that she can trust: her best
friend Constance, and her fascination with Constance’s cousin Benjamin.
But when Benjamin snubs her advances for superficial
reasons, Hannah decides that she will have him no matter what the cost.
Hannah gathers a diverse group of allies to help her finally get what
she’s always wanted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">In this YA retelling of William
Shakespeare’s All’s Well that Ends Well, follow Hannah as she goes to
the ends of the earth in her pursuit of the ungrateful Benjamin. Are
there limits to love and devotion, and is all truly well that ends well?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">C.E. Wilson is currently living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her
husband and her two dogs and two cats. They are all the loves of her
life. When she’s not writing young adult fantasy novels, she enjoys
writing short stories on her Deviant Art page. She loves to write
stories involving giants and little people (also known as GT) and she
can't decide what she loves more: horror movies or shoujo manga. On a
side note, nothing helps her to write more than drinking some tea and
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224746396123025992noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125731505586165547.post-64912322885600662892014-07-08T09:00:00.000+07:002014-07-08T09:00:02.174+07:00Book Blitz: Our Kind of Love by Shane Morgan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hello everyone! Today I have the wonderful opportunity to share Shane' Morgan's newest book: <i>Our Kind of Love</i>! It's a part of promo tour that I'm taking a part in. :) See excerpt & giveaway below:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Author: </b>Shane Morgan</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Release date: </b>June 21st 2014</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Reign is convinced that Nate is the perfect guy for her. That’s until Micah walks into her Mom’s restaurant looking for a job. Now Reign can’t seem to stop her heart from yearning for the guy with the mysterious sea blue eyes and melting smile.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Micah is all but perfect. He’s spent eight months in a juvenile detention center back in Colorado for his unintentional involvement in a crime. Now at nineteen and hoping to escape his ghosts, he lands a part-time job working at a seaside restaurant in Newport, Rhode Island where he meets the irresistible Reign. </span></span></div>
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Sitting down on a park bench, I stare up at the colors of the fading sky. The bursting orange and yellows mix together like one big orgasm. I appreciate the natural beauty for a while, until something, okay, someone, more captivating graces my view. <br /><br /> A young woman, lost in thought, walks barefoot across the sea wall made of rustic red pebble stones separating sand from sea. With the poise of a gymnast, her body shivers with each step against the ocean breeze. Her cute blue dress with floral prints flares modestly just below her knees. She pays no attention to anything else around her, unaware of how my eyes are trained on her every move. <br /><br /> As the setting sun slants across her tanned legs, she pauses for a beat. Flipping straight light brown hair off her shoulders, strands falling elegantly down her back. I love long hair on girls; the smell—that’s if it’s clean, I’ve had instances where it wasn’t—the feel, and the texture. Caught up, I lean forward, my gaze fixed on nothing but her. Turn. How I wish she’d turn around so I could see her face. Even my heart begins to thud with anticipation. <br /><br /> Finally, as if hearing me, she twists, her attention riveted on something out on the street to her left. Oh c’mon, turn toward me. The sun will be gone in minutes. She swivels, fully around this time. I’m breathless as I catch a glimpse. She’s beautiful, but I don’t mean that in a shallow way. Something about her intrigues me. <br /><br /> So what am I doing? Why am I just sitting here watching her? <br /><br />Snapping back to my senses, I spring from the bench and start to walk over to her, hoping she won’t run away when I tell her how angelic she is before my eyes. Jeez. That’s corny as Hell, but I don’t care. I have to talk to this girl. <br /><br /> I’m almost there when the loud beep-beep of a car draws her attention. She twirls and I stop in my tracks. A wide smile spreads across her pink lips, and like an idiot, I convince myself she’s actually smiling at me. Realization bites me on the ass when she hurries past me like I’m invisible, heading for the red jeep parked on the side of the street waiting for her. <br /><br />She didn’t see me. Like seriously? <br /><br /> I stand in place and watch as she climbs inside the jeep, shuts the door, and the driver takes off. Now I feel like crap, because I wasted time and missed the chance to talk to her. I wonder if I’ll ever see her again. <br /><br /> With hunched shoulders, I walk up the sand onto the grass and sit back on the bench, dumping grains out of my flip-flops. <br /><br /> A lone gull scampers across the sand. A bright moon rises in the sky. I run my fingers through my already messy hair and start to laugh at myself. Dude, why did you get so riled up? That girl’s simply another pretty face. How many have I seen these last few months? Why should I care? We meet, hook-up, and I move on. <br /><br /> The last thing I’m looking for is a girlfriend. I’m a no commitments type of guy. None of them ever took the guilt away, anyway. <br /><br />But it’s crazy how I feel now. From just one look, my gut says that girl is worth getting to know. Maybe someone I wouldn’t mind sticking around for.<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hello everyone! I guess it doesn’t take much for you guys to guess what’s on the blog today. Today is my 21st birthday, and I’d love for you lovely readers to help me celebrate! :) Yes I'm a Summer girl! ♥ I feel young – yet so old – not so wise – but trying to. The line above doesn’t even rhyme or make sense but oh well who says I’m good in anything close to poem/stanza haha. :P</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Title: The Art of Lainey</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Author: Paula Stokes</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication date: May 2014</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText9143295120646400794">"A satisfying and sweet story." -Publishers Weekly<br /><br />Soccer
star Lainey Mitchell is gearing up to spend an epic summer with her
amazing boyfriend, Jason, when he suddenly breaks up with her—no
reasons, no warning, and in public no less! Lainey is more than crushed,
but with help from her friend Bianca, she resolves to do whatever it
takes to get Jason back.<br /><br />And that’s when the girls stumble across
a copy of The Art of War. With just one glance, they're sure they can
use the book to lure Jason back into Lainey’s arms. So Lainey channels
her inner warlord, recruiting spies to gather intel and persuading her
coworker Micah to pose as her new boyfriend to make Jason jealous. After
a few "dates", it looks like her plan is going to work! But now her
relationship with Micah is starting to feel like more than just a game.<br /><br />What's
a girl to do when what she wants is totally different from what she
needs? How do you figure out the person you're meant to be with if
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<span style="font-size: small;"><em>The Art of Lainey</em> opens up in quite a dramatic way: Lainey
breaking up with her boyfriend Jason in public, precisely in her own
father’s coffee shop with everyone else watching. After spending days
tearing up about the break-up, Lainey decides that Jason must have made
mistake and resolves to do whatever it takes to get him back. With the
help of ancient Chinese war strategy book, <em>The Art of War</em> by Sun Tzu, Lainey and her friends/comrades create strategy to get their exes back. <em>Who says that love is not war?</em><br /><br />I am in the mood for something short and sweet, and <em>The Art of Lainey</em>
comes in handy! It’s fun and cute. The plotline might be predictable,
but we’ll still want to know the road to happy ending! Lainey may come
off as very typical of teenager at first – ‘oh nooo my life ends after
he breaks up with me’ case – but she has some great qualities that make
me admire her. She’s very loyal to the people she loves, which is simply
awesome. ♥<br /><br />Lainey goes on a series of fake-dates with her
childhood friend/colleague in work/comrade in getting back the exes
thing, Micah, and their fake dates are just entertaining! Nothing beats
chemistry between the two people who know each other from a long time.
They banter back-and-forth, but you can feel that they actually suit
each other. Micah has bad boy look with Mohawk and tattoos, but he’s
actually a normal guy who is kind and thinks of his family above else.<br /><br />If you’re looking for cute summer read, <em>The Art of Lainey</em> can be your perfect choice. I love the references to <em>The Art of War</em>. I may have taken some notes from it. *wink wink* This book reminds me of Disney movies sometimes, specifically <em>She’s the Man</em>
– Lainey being a soccer goddess and having a bad boy hero with kind
heart around – and I’d love to watch the movie version of this book.
Give <em>The Art of Lainey</em> a go, and get ready to have your heart fluttered!<br /><br /><em>
I stare at my tan fingers curled inside Micah’s pale ones as we head
back into the stadium tunnels. I’m a little sweaty, and so is he, but it
doesn’t feel nearly as weird as I thought it would to hold hands with
another guy. Jason used to squeeze too hard sometimes and practically
crush my fingers, but Micah’s grip is firm and relaxed. Kind of nice. It
feels almost normal, really. Like, in another world, the two of us
could actually be on a date.</em></span><br />
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feature in which I talk about book-related things: review book-to-movie
adapation, lists of my favorite heroines, etc. But really, it's just a
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<span style="font-size: small;">It's officially the first week of holiday! FINALLY. *sheds tears* Technically it's the second week of holiday, but since I spent my first week hiking a mountain and went around with my adrenaline-junkie friends, I only have time to rest and read now. Ah. Bliss. *rolls around* Check out my post yesterday to see pictures of the mountain! :P</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Anyways, happy Monday Muse! Today I have <b>a list of books that will be perfect choices for your holiday</b>. Hope you'll find some books that you'll like! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">OZ! You can watch The Wizard of Oz during your vacation, but you know what else you can do? You can read <i>Dorothy Must Die </i>in which Dorothy becomes bad and a new heroine must kill her! Yay! Not the same old tale we all love and know anymore, right? ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wishing for twists in your book? Give <i>Dorothy Must Die </i>a go. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #c27ba0;">2. <i>Anna and the French Kiss</i> by Stephanie Perkins | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6936382-anna-and-the-french-kiss">Goodreads</a></span> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Such sweet, sweet book. Prepare to fall in love!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">MUAHAHAHA. Yes you read it right. I give you <i>The Alchemist</i> for vacation book! Hehe, one of my friends actually read it for train reading in last week's vacation and it gives me idea to include the book in this list. <i>The Alchemist </i>is a short book, a must-read-at-least-once-in-a-lifetime book, and truth be told, it's good to impress people.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Need a book to read in a plane/train/anything with lots of people passing by? <i>The Alchemist </i>it is.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Want something light and sweet to entertain your day? Pick <i>The Art of Lainey!</i> It may sound like typical getting-back-the-ex boyfriend story (yawn....), but no! Lainey is a very fun character, and she uses Sun Tzu's The Art of War in order to get back her ex! Now that's EPIC.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Good fluffy reading with friendship, family, and romance in a package!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Let's not forget our readers in Southern hemisphere! ;) <i>This is Not a Test </i>is a perfect read in snow, drizzle, or anything without sun in sight. It's gripping, crazy... perfect. Zombie is not my favorite undead creature (vampire FTW!), but Courtney Summers' take of zombies in this book is very interesting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Not a usual zombie book, I highly recommend <i>This is Not a Test</i>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b>6. <i>This Lullaby</i> by Sarah Dessen | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22205.This_Lullaby?from_search=true">Goodreads </a></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I read <i>This Lullaby</i> loooong time ago and it's still one of my favorites summer time read. ♥ It's simple and sweet, and there's something about restoring faith in love that makes the story even cuter. ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you haven't read anything by Sarah Dessen, <i>This Lullaby </i>can be your introduction to this wordsmith's work!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">It's cute cute cute. <i>To All the Boys I've Loved Before is</i> the story of a Korean-American girl who writes letter to her crushes and put it inside box instead of admitting it. But then: her sealed letters are mailed! Yeah, chaos. And awesomeness. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Perfect for light reading and yay for heroine from minority! :) It's going to be turned into <a href="http://deadline.com/2014/06/to-all-the-boys-ive-loved-before-movie-annie-neal-overbrook/">a movie</a>! Can't wait!! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I <i>loved</i> <i>Wanderlove</i>. Backpacking! Have always wanted to try that in <i>Wanderlove</i>, we meet Bria who actually does that. Backpacking is not always nice - mosquito ugh - but of course, a good companion makes everything much better (preferably a hot guy like Rowan haha ;)).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And that's the list of my book recommendation for vacation! <b>Is there any book that grabs your attention from the list above? What do you plan to read for vacation? :)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Stay inspiring, get inspired, and have inspiration! Happy Monday, awesome people! ♥</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Stacking the Shelves is a meme to share books that I've received for the past few weeks. The books are either bought, borrowed,<strike> stolen</strike>, or received. This meme is hosted by the awesome <a href="http://www.tyngasreviews.com/">Tynga's Reviews</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hi everyone! I have done similar meme in the past but this is the first time I do Stacking the Shelves! *shares confetti* I'm currently in summer break so yay for more time to read (and slack!). I actually spent the first week of my break <strike>trying to</strike> hiking a mountain and am currently spending the second week mourning the sunburn on my face. No one told me that the sun can be cruel in top of the mountain as well. *sad face*</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I'm currently reading <b>The Truth About Alice</b> and loving it! It's my readalong with lovely Pooja @ <a href="http://aandhowareyou.blogspot.com/">On Books!</a>. :) Pooja also recommended me <b>We Were Liars</b> and it seems like I'll enjoy it as well! <b>An Abundance of Katherine, Tiger Eyes, </b>and <b>Harry Potter: Film Wizardry </b>were bought in a book fair few weeks ago. Very happy with the saving in book fair haha. Yesterday I finished with <b>The Art of Lainey</b>, expect a review sometime next week! I'm also giving away a copy of <b>Out of Control</b> in my blog, don't forget to check out <a href="http://catchthelune.blogspot.com/2014/06/interview-and-giveaway-out-of-control.html"><b>the giveaway</b></a> if you haven't entered! ♥</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL I ALMOST CRIED WHEN I HELD IT. 160 pages of goodness - a must have for fans of Harry Potter. <strike>The price almost costs my limb but thankfully it was discounted about 85%. Long live book fair!</strike></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And that's for today's Stacking the Shelves! Have a wonderful Sunday everyone! <b>What's in your shelves this week? Don't forget to leave the link if you're doing similar meme!</b> :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Title: Golden</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Author: Jessi Kirby</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><b>Publication Date: May 2013</b></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText3609023638091718194">Seventeen-year-old
Parker Frost has never taken the road less traveled. Valedictorian and
quintessential good girl, she’s about to graduate high school without
ever having kissed her crush or broken the rules. So when fate drops a
clue in her lap—one that might be the key to unraveling a town
mystery—she decides to take a chance.<br /><br />Julianna Farnetti and Shane
Cruz are remembered as the golden couple of Summit Lakes High—perfect
in every way, meant to be together forever. But Julianna’s journal tells
a different story—one of doubts about Shane and a forbidden romance
with an older, artistic guy. These are the secrets that were swept away
with her the night that Shane’s jeep plunged into an icy river, leaving
behind a grieving town and no bodies to bury.<br /><br />Reading Julianna’s
journal gives Parker the courage to start to really live—and it also
gives her reasons to question what really happened the night of the
accident. Armed with clues from the past, Parker enlists the help of her
best friend, Kat, and Trevor, her longtime crush, to track down some
leads. The mystery ends up taking Parker places that she never could
have imagined. And she soon finds that taking the road less traveled
makes all the difference.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?<br />- Mary Oliver</i><br /><br />Valedictorian
Parker Frost stumbles across a journey of the most famous dead girl in
her town, Julianna Farnetti. Parker know she shouldn’t read what she is
not supposed to, but she can’t resist herself and soon she is wrapped in
the story of Julianna, Shane, and Orion. The story that is different
from what she has always heard of the golden couple Julianna and Shane.
When there is possibility that Julianna might be still alive, along with
her best friend Kat and her longtime crush Trevor, Parker goes on a
road trip to find the supposedly-dead girl and make things right.<br /><br />I
love Frost’s poems, and with snippets of his poems in the beginning of
each chapter, it is hard not to like this book. And road trip! We all
have soft spot for road trip books, don’t we?<br /><br /><i>Golden</i> has
all of the important ingredients. Neat plot, likable set of characters,
and just the right mix of drama and Frost’s poems. Add a spice of
mystery, and voila! A wonderful friend to accompany you in the afternoon
is ready. The only problem I have with this book is it feels
anticlimactic. There are conflicts, yes, but it is resolved in such a
peaceful manner that I didn’t feel the thrill at all. It has all the
buildups, but no crackling fire. I guess the lack of climax is mainly
caused of my distance to the main character. Parker is likeable, but
sometimes I feel like she keeps readers at the arm’s length. <br /><br />While
I have some problems with Golden, it’s still a wonderful book that I’m
sure many others can relate with. Parker’s journey of self-discovery is
something that is worth reading since it is something that we have gone
through in one phase of our lives. Then maybe, like Parker, we can be
brave enough to take the road less traveled.<br /><br /><i>My journal.
Today I’ll seal it up and bring it to Mr. Kinney, and tomorrow, after
graduation, I’ll get on a plane, and cross endless miles of land and
sky, to begin the next chapter of my one wild and precious life. I don’t
know where I’ll be ten years from now when my story comes back to me,
but I hope that when I read it I can see that the road I chose really
did make all the difference.</i></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224746396123025992noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2125731505586165547.post-3173786338064244582014-06-17T15:14:00.003+07:002014-06-17T15:14:34.515+07:00Interview and Giveaway: Out of Control by Sarah Alderson<span style="font-size: small;"></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hello everyone! Today I have the pleasure of sharing with you my interview with Sarah Alderson, the international bestselling author for Hunting Lila series, Fated series, and many other books. She is here today to tell us more about her newest book, OUT OF CONTROL. In the end of the interview, rejoice because we have a giveaway for Catch the Lune's dear readers YAY! ;)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: small;"><b>Hi, Sarah! Welcome to Catch the Lune! It’s so amazing to have you here. *<i>hands over a glass of coconut</i>* Please tell us a bit about yourself! :)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I’m from London originally but I have lived in Bali for the last 4 years! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I worked in a non-profit for nine years before quitting my job, travelling the world with my husband and daughter and deciding to become an author. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I write young adult fiction (Hunting Lila, Losing Lila, The Sound…) and also New Adult fiction under the name Mila Gray. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1385109331l/16080353.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1385109331l/16080353.jpg" width="209" /></a><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><b>OUT OF CONTROL, your newest book, focuses on human trafficking. What is your inspiration to write the story? How did you gather data to add details for your story? </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Someone came up to me at a party and told me I should write my next book about human trafficking. I dismissed the idea at first as I didn’t feel qualified but then I felt like it was something that really needed addressing and I realised I had a platform from which to shout about the issue and hopefully inform readers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I spoke to people who work for the UN tackling the issue and I read several books - witness accounts and memoirs. I didn’t feel comfortable writing from a victim’s POV so I switched it and made Liva the daughter of a man who runs a task force tackling human trafficking on behalf of the US government. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /><span style="color: #e06666;">I heard that you have decided to venture to New Adult genre with your book (soon published in June 2014), COME BACK TO ME. What made you want to write in the genre? Is there any difference between writing a Young Adult and New Adult book?</span> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1401711255l/20935107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1401711255l/20935107.jpg" width="209" /></a>Actually, I was asked to by the editor who acquired Hunting Lila and most my YA books. She moved from Simon & Schuster to Pan Macmillan and invited me to write a new adult novel for them. : ) I was very lucky. It’s nice to get signed to a publisher on just a paragraph story idea. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">There’s a big difference in terms of the level of steam! My new adult is fairly graphic (I’ve told my parents and mother in law they are under no circumstances to read my new adult!). And also my YA books are all thrillers whereas my NA is just contemporary romance, which is much, much easier to write I find. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: small;"><b>It’s awesome that you have published so many books (14 books so far!) in these three years. Can you please share with us some tips on how to juggle between writing and daily life tasks? </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Oh goodness, I don’t know if I actually have much balance. At the moment I’m spending 15 hour days in front of my computer. I am blessed to live in Bali where I get a lot of help. Not doing the dishes means more time for writing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I’m also very focused. I start work at 6am and I keep going. When I’m writing I write for about 6 hours straight. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Being able to touch type very fast also helps. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: small;"><b>Is there any difference between Liva and your heroines in other series? How do you differentiate the voices of your characters? </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I think Liva’s probably my toughest character since Evie in Fated. She’s grown up overseas (her father owns a private security company) around bodyguards and wealth. She’s a loner and incredibly smart. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">To differentiate voices I think of the plot and then think of the best character for that plot – in terms of personal growth and backstory. I find it really easy to think of characters once I know their backstory as that influences who they are. Liva’s bodyguard was shot in front of her when she was younger – and it was her fault – or she thinks it was her fault. So then I just tried to imagine what that would do to a person to carry that level of trauma and guilt. Then I tried to picture her life and all the security and what that might feel like. </span> <br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: small;"><b>If you could have any job in this world, what would you want your job be?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Ryan Gosling’s personal dresser. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: small;"><b>If you could be a superhero, what would your superpower be? </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Telekinetic like Lila from Hunting Lila. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">No. I think she’s totally kickass. After the initial shock wears off she thinks like a pro. I know I’d never be that calm and collected. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: small;"><b>Thank you for the interview, Sarah! You’re such a wonderful person and a brilliant author. :)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thanks so much for having me on your blog!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Having spent most of her life in London, Sarah quit her job in the non profit sector in 2009 and took off on a </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">round the world trip with her husband and tutu-wearing daughter on a mission to find a new place to call home. After almost a year spent wandering around India, Singapore, Australia and the US, they settled in Bali where Sarah now spends her days writing and trying to machete open coconuts without severing a limb. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">She finished her first novel Hunting Lila just before they left the UK, wrote the sequel, Losing Lila, on the beach in India, and had signed a two book deal with Simon & Schuster by the time they reached Bali. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Since then she has published a further four novels and several short stories. The contemporary thriller The Sound, will be published in the US in May 2014, while Out of Control, a thriller with a focus on human trafficking, will also be released in May in the UK. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">As well as Young Adult fiction, Sarah writes New Adult fiction for Pan Macmillan under the pen name Mila Gray. Her first novel Come Back To Me will be out in summer 2014. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Sarah has co-written the Hunting Lila screenplay and is working on several other books and screenplays (multi-tasking is one of her favorite things). </span><br />
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<span id="freeText9583879276571015600" style="font-size: small;">When 17 year old Liva
witnesses a brutal murder she’s taken into police custody for her own
protection. But when the police station is attacked and bullets start
flying it becomes clear that Liva is not just a witness, she’s a target.<br /><br />Together
with a car thief called Jay, Liva manages to escape the massacre but
now the two of them are alone in New York, trying to outrun and outwit
two killers who will stop at nothing to find them.<br /><br />When you live on the edge, there’s a long way to fall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Title: The Boy in the Smoke</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Author: Maureen Johnson</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication date: February 2014</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publisher: Hot Key Books</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText5384386855378981801">On a cold night, Stephen
Dene went to the Eton boathouse to perform a desperate act. But someone
stopped him along the way, sending his life in a new and decidedly
strange direction–leading him to London, to two new friends, and to a
world of shadows and mystery.<br /><br />From New York Times bestselling
author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Key to the Golden Firebird and The
Name of the Star, The Boy in the Smoke is a thrilling prequel to The
Shades of London series.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Since I am in the mood for guy protagonist lately, I decided to venture
out of my usual sub-genres in Young Adult and read this book. <em>The Boy in the Smoke</em> is a novella and prequel for a series I haven’t even read, but I managed to enjoy this book a lot nonetheless.<br /><br />We
are introduced to Stephen, a quiet boy trained to obey authorities, and
his dysfunctional family. In the cold house where his parents never
have time for him, Stephen’s only friend is his sister, Gina. But Gina,
cheerful yet self-destructive Gina, will not stay around for long. In
the end, Stephen himself has to choose whether to follow his ignorant
parents’ orders or to follow his own dream.<br /><br />The first half of the
book feels very much like a typical contemporary YA, so I was quite
taken aback when the paranormal stuffs kick in. One of the ghosts still
gives me creeps (<em>“He was little,” she explained. “And he made a lot of noise. So I put him in the fire. Everyone was angry.” </em>
*shivers*). I like Stephen, he is a nice guy – polite and sincere – and
no one deserves better happy ending than him. Mentally kicking his
parents for treating him so badly. I’m glad with how things turn out in
the end. The ghost-buster things feels kinda rushed, but I guess it’s
understandable since we are expected to find out more about it in the
first novel.<br /><br />Maureen Johnson is an author whose book I’d wanted
to read for a long time, and I’m glad to say that this novella made me
want to read more of her works. The story has a nice flow and it didn’t
take long for me to finish it. For a companion novel, I think this book
also works well as a standalone. Fans of <em>Shades of London</em> would
love this companion since it adds up a lot to the background of one of
the main characters, Stephen. Those who are simply curious and in search
of a well-written guy POV like me, well, feel free to dive in!<br /><br /><em>You
can tell when your parents dislike you—when they are horrified by the
way you eat, at your bodily fluids, at the noises you make and the way
you play. You know when you perpetually give them a headache or make
them vanish into another room and leave you with the housekeeper or each
other or the dog, whatever is handy.<br /><br />Another way you can tell is
when it is the last day of prep school, and they forget to come and get
you and go on holiday to Barbados instead.<br /><br />This is how Stephen Dene finally figured it out.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Title: Half Bad</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Author: Sally Green</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publication date: March 2014</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Publisher: Viking Juvenile</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText7505992766882624542">Half Bad by Sally Green is a breathtaking debut novel about one boy's struggle for survival in a hidden society of witches.<br /><br />You can't read, can't write, but you heal fast, even for a witch.<br /><br />You get sick if you stay indoors after dark.<br /><br />You hate White Witches but love Annalise, who is one.<br /><br />You've been kept in a cage since you were fourteen.<br /><br />All you've got to do is escape and find Mercury, the Black Witch who eats boys. And do that before your seventeenth birthday.<br /><br /><strong>Easy</strong></span>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Nathan lives in a witch society where every witch is divided between
two: black witch and white witch. White witches are the good ones who
run the government while black witches are those hunted and feared by
the white witches. Everyone is either White or Black, but Nathan is the
only exception. Having a dead White witch mother and feared Black witch
father, Nathan lives his life bullied and hated by other White witches.<br /><br />The first time I heard about <em>Half Bad</em>, I liked the premise right away. Black and White witches might be a classic idea, but we all love classic, right? ;) <em>Half Bad</em>
was interesting and the idea was executed nicely. Nathan is also a very
fascinating character with his neither good nor bad personality. I
found myself warming up to him very fast.<br /><br /><em>Half Bad</em> opens with second-person POV. The POV might not be for everyone, but I <em>loved</em>
it. It’s strange, intriguing, and keep me reading. The opening of the
book is very important since I’m the kind of person who would drop a
book in a heartbeat when the opening doesn’t interest me. I have quite
an expectation for <em>Half Bad</em>, and I’m pleased to say this book doesn’t disappoint me the slightest.<br /><br />The
bond between brothers is another aspect I really appreciate. It felt
real, the compassion between Nathan and his brother Arran. Here’s hoping
to see more of Arran in the future book! I found the romance in this
book as the only thing that disappointed me. The romance between Nathan
and Annalise is sweet and lovely, but it’s not enough to get myself
invested emotionally. Maybe we will see more of Annalise in the second
book and she will finally grow on me.<br /><br />All in all, <em>Half Bad</em>
was a very enjoyable read on witches and friendship. It is very easy to
immerse yourself in the world of white and black witches. I can hardly
wait for the second book, and fingers crossed it will be even better
with more actions, friendship, and appearances of side characters I
really adore!<br /><br /><em>I have to be given three gifts and drink the
blood of my ancestors, the blood of my parents or grandparents. But
apart from Gran there is only one person who can give me three gifts,
only one person who can defy the Council, only one person whose blood
will turn me from whet to witch.<br /><br />I must go and find my father.<br /><br />I’m
eleven. Eleven is a long way off seventeen. And I have no idea how to
find Marcus. I don’t have a clue how to begin to find him. But at least
now I know what I have to do.</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Perfect for fans of fantasy books.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Happy Monday! Last week has been a hectic week with all the midterm tests. I'm sorry I couldn't be around much. HUGE thank you for all the short story suggestions! It's such a big help and I can't thank all of you enough. *bows*</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">My class decides to pick Lysistrata for our theater performance. It's a funny Greek comedy which will not be set in Greek anymore when we perform it haha. I'm thinking of <i>Binge</i> by Rachel Vincent for the rewriting task in my Short Story assignment - it's wonderful and very sad! It's part of <i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4028900-immortal?from_search=true" target="_blank">Immortal: Love Stories with Bite</a></i> anthology. You should check the anthology out when you have time! :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today I'm going to talk about 2014 movie adaptations from books which I can't wait!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Anyone who is around this blog long enough must have known my undying obsession with <i>The Fault in Our Stars</i>. The trailer is okay for me. It's so fluffyyyyyyyy. Hopefully the movie will hold more of the aching and brilliant thoughts which I adore! ;)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://catchthelune.blogspot.com/2012/11/review-fault-in-our-stars-by-john-green.html" target="_blank"><b>Read my review of The Fault in Our Stars here. </b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Gone Girl</i> is a very twisted story with even more twisted characters. IT BLEW MY MIND</span><span style="font-size: small;">. With Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike for the casts, I hope we're going to have a movie as great as the book! You can read what to expect on Gone Girl movie <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gone-girl-trailer-ben-affleck-691722" target="_blank">here on The Hollywood Reporter. </a>:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://catchthelune.blogspot.com/2014/03/review-gone-girl-by-gililian-flynn.html" target="_blank"><b>Read my review of Gone Girl here.</b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I'm going to pass the possibility of humiliating myself by gushing again and again and <i>again</i> how much I can't wait for the movie adaptation. Aaaah Peeta. How I wish we could have more of you in the movie later! My only console is dear Finnick, of course...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>4. If I Stay by Gayle Forman</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I'M NOT CRYING IT'S JUST MY HEART SHARDS GETTING INTO MY EYES.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I can't imagine watching this without crying once or twice. The second book, <i>Where She Went</i>, is even better with all the angry tone from other character's POV! You should read it at least once for its beautiful, heartwarming story. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And that's the list of movies from books which I can't wait to watch! Of course, there are still many other movies I can't wait like <i>The Maze Runner, Trash, </i>and <i>Hector and the Search for Happiness</i>. If only <i>Anna and the French Kiss</i> could be adapted into a movie! *prays*</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Happy Monday, and I hope you're having a wonderful start of the week! <3</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10224746396123025992noreply@blogger.com12