tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15386040522038932232023-11-16T06:45:33.611-06:00Once Upon a PrologueMolli @ Once Upon a Prologuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817317037277260565noreply@blogger.comBlogger494125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538604052203893223.post-74112840475178173752013-03-17T17:23:00.001-05:002013-03-17T17:23:34.607-05:00Reminder: This Blog Has Moved!<br />
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Hey y'all! Just a quick reminder that this blog has moved to a NEW home. (Apologies for any confusion - I had a few posts still scheduled here once I moved to WordPress and imported my Blogger posts, so they showed up here instead of there!)<br />
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Anyway, I'm at Once Upon a Prologue .NET now, not .COM. So the blog is found at: <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.net/">Once Upon a Prologue</a>! I'll leave this one up for awhile, but I'd love it if you'd consider visiting the new blog and subscribing there. I'm currently hosting a month long event featuring YA contemporaries, and there are lots of giveaways for US and International readers.<br />
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Anyway, it was fun here at Blogger, but I'm really loving my new blogging home. Stop by there and see me!<br />
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- MolliMolli @ Once Upon a Prologuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817317037277260565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538604052203893223.post-34306878501439133522013-03-08T08:00:00.000-06:002013-03-08T08:00:06.154-06:00Becoming A Better Blogger - #3: Stop Running, Start "Being."<br />
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Upon a Prologue; it's a combination of my feature If I Could Writer A
Letter To Me, (inspired by Jamie at <a href="http://www.perpetualpageturner.com/">The Perpetual Page Turner</a>)
and my own thoughts on a chilly winter night. Becoming A Better
Blogger is about the things I've learned while blogging, the advice I've
received, and about shedding lesser versions of myself - from the first
growing pains of becoming a new blogger, to where I am now, and all the
growth I hope to do. As always, discussion is encouraged and welcomed!</span></i><br />
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How many of us started our book blog out of a bone-deep desire to share our love of reading with the world, and to meet like-minded readers and bloggers? *raises hand* Now, for the harder question, and the one that no one likes answering: how many of us, at some point - be it for an hour, a day, or a longer stretch - got caught up in the stats/galley/fame game, and lost sight of our original blog goals? *raises hand*</div>
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<b>That's right, it happened to me</b>. It's happened to others, too. The lure of galleys, blog tours, followers, notice from publishers, credibility in the blogging community...it's shiny. It's TEMPTING. It's worth being winded after that long climb up to say "Look at me, I'm HERE." <b>But "here" stops mattering when you're always focused on what comes next, and you don't give yourself time to appreciate it.</b></div>
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"Here," is different for everyone. If that galley matters THAT MUCH to you, then let that be your "here." Your plateau. But don't spend so long admiring what's on the next level up that you can't appreciate the moment you're in. </div>
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<b>I don't think I know anyone who started their book blog to become famous. So when and why did it become about that? </b>2012 was a year of so much negativity for bloggers (and for authors, in some ways.) Let's make 2013 a year for growing as readers and bloggers, and less of a popularity contest. Let's geek out together over an old book we all enjoyed, and not JUST over the next big thing. Let's "wait" less on Wednesdays, and <a href="http://www.epicreads.com/blog/tea-time-with-team-epic-reads-1/">have more tea time</a> to come together as book bloggers. </div>
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Let's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill">get off the happiness treadmill</a>. Let's stop running to one stage, then the next, then the next before we can realize what we have. Let's stop worrying so much about setting new, higher goals, and just BE. Be a reader. Be a book-lover. Be a writer. Be a blogger. BE YOU. Be aware of where you are, and stop to appreciate that. If you have one follower, or a thousand, or ten thousand...be thankful. </div>
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<b>Be still. Be classy. Be awesome. Be loud. Be original. Be someone that reaches out, not to gain followers, but to gain READERS, and friends. Be happy when your numbers go up, but be happy that you HAVE numbers. </b></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538604052203893223.post-86082976627413264802013-02-22T08:00:00.000-06:002013-02-22T08:00:03.084-06:00Becoming A Better Blogger - #4: Finding Balance <br />
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<i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Becoming A Better Blogger is a new series at Once
Upon a Prologue; it's a combination of my feature If I Could Writer A
Letter To Me, (inspired by Jamie at <a href="http://www.perpetualpageturner.com/">The Perpetual Page Turner</a>)
and my own thoughts on a chilly winter night. Becoming A Better
Blogger is about the things I've learned while blogging, the advice I've
received, and about shedding lesser versions of myself - from the first
growing pains of becoming a new blogger, to where I am now, and all the
growth I hope to do. As always, discussion is encouraged and welcomed!</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Part of the lure, and t<span style="font-size: small;">he problem in the <span style="font-size: small;">book blogging community<span style="font-size: small;"> is there's <span style="font-size: small;">more to see than can ever be seen<span style="font-size: small;">, more to do than can ever be done - oh wait...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>So what's the answer? </b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Can you keep all those ball</b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>s in t</b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>he air, juggling</b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>, and not eventually drop one? I know I can't. </b>So for 2013 I'm making some changes. I'm reading more "for me," which means that after this month of<a href="http://instagram.com/p/TzNlTTObzb/"> crazy reading</a><span style="font-size: small;">, <span style="font-size: small;">(I'm writing this post in January)<span style="font-size: small;">, </span></span>I'm slowing things down - reading more from my personal TBR, and only accepting ARC tours and such by invite. I'm going to be requestin<span style="font-size: small;">g a few galleys, but NOT overwhelming myself. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Twitter will be m<span style="font-size: small;">ore for having fun. I'll do some blog p<span style="font-size: small;">romotion, but I'm not going to kill myself<span style="font-size: small;">. I am going to make a huge effort to interact more on GoodReads, comment more, and keep my reviews there up to date. I'm being more interactive on my blog's F<span style="font-size: small;">acebook page, too, but I'm mo<span style="font-size: small;">ving to Word<span style="font-size: small;">Press soon<span style="font-size: small;">, and going to be ME. It's scary, losing GFC. I will probably panic the day it happens. But my readers will make the ju<span style="font-size: small;">mp with me, and I'm looking forward to getting out there and <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/top-ten-tuesday-44-2012-book-ish.html">meeting new bloggers</a>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Balance is difficult. Sometimes I feel like everything I do i<span style="font-size: small;">sn't enough, while there are days that I devote 8 hours to scheduling blog posts<span style="font-size: small;"> - some of which ar<span style="font-size: small;">e hits, some that get no comments, when I feel like they deserve to be<span style="font-size: small;"> seen and loved as I love them. I have to find <span style="font-size: small;">a happy medium, so that's for 2013 is for me and blogging. Balance. Being<span style="font-size: small;"> present, without trying to be everywhere. Reading <span style="font-size: small;">books I want to read and NO<span style="font-size: small;">T <span style="font-size: small;">over-committing</span> like I did last year. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538604052203893223.post-21919881007782530032013-02-18T07:00:00.000-06:002013-02-18T07:00:13.387-06:00The Goddess Inheritance by Aimee Carter <br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><b>The Goddess Inheritance</b> by Aimee Carter</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><b>Publication: </b>February 26, 2013 (Harlequin Teen) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText3810115850553941437"><i>Love or life.<br />Henry or their child.<br />The end of her family or the end of the world.<br />Kate must choose.</i><br /><i><br />During
nine months of captivity, Kate Winters has survived a jealous goddess, a
vengeful Titan and a pregnancy she never asked for. Now the Queen of
the Gods wants her unborn child, and Kate can't stop her--until Cronus
offers a deal.<br /><br />In exchange for her loyalty and devotion, the King
of the Titans will spare humanity and let Kate keep her child. Yet even
if Kate agrees, he'll destroy Henry, her mother and the rest of the
council. And if she refuses, Cronus will tear the world apart until
every last god and mortal is dead.<br /><br />With the fate of everyone she
loves resting on her shoulders, Kate must do the impossible: find a way
to defeat the most powerful being in existence, even if it costs her
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<span id="freeText3810115850553941437"><i>He stared up into the space I occupied, and I could hardly breathe. He was perfection. Calliope wouldn't take him from me. I wouldn't let her. </i></span><br />
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<span id="freeText3810115850553941437">After enjoying both previous novels in this trilogy, I read <b>The Goddess Inheritance</b> eagerly. The previous book ended on a terrible how-could-you-do-that-to-us cliffhanger, so when I saw the final book on NetGalley, I grabbed it. (Thank goodness for auto-approval!) As I read <b>Aimee Carter's</b> newest book, several things struck me. I've talked to a few blog friends about how I'm writing and reading much more critically, seeing things I didn't used to when I read. And more than anything, I want to read books that leave me speechless. <b>The Goddess Inheritance was enjoyable, and a mostly satisfying conclusion to the Goddess Test trilogy, but not much more than that.</b></span><br />
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<b><span id="freeText3810115850553941437">As I read, although I was an en-spelled in Aimee Carter's writing as ever, </span>I couldn't quite get past some of the flaws in the plot of The Goddess Inheritance.</b> All the characters I've come to care about were present, and they each had roles to play. The stakes were higher. But the plot felt circular to me. Everyone kept going around and around, and in some cases, right back into danger once they escaped. It felt like, to me, just a way to draw out the story. <br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Other books by this author:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9681214-the-goddess-test">The Goddess Test</a><span style="font-size: small;"> (The Goddess Tes<span style="font-size: small;">t #1)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12637490-goddess-interrupted">Goddess</a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12637490-goddess-interrupted"> </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12637490-goddess-interrupted">Interrupted</a> (The Goddess Test <span style="font-size: small;">#2)</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10838787-pawn">Pawn</a> (The Blackcoat Rebellion #1 -<span style="font-size: small;"> 2013</span> Harlequin Teen)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10429067-sweet-venom?a=5&origin=related_works">Sweet Venom</a> by Tera Lynn Chil<span style="font-size: small;">ds</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;">I attended the University
of Michigan in Ann Arbor and received a degree in Screen Arts and
Cultures (a fancy way of saying I was forced to watch a lot of old
movies) with a subconcentration in Screenwriting. I write. I watch a lot
of new movies. Read a lot of books. Tweet too much. Love dogs and have
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Hysteria</b> by Megan Miranda</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Published:</b> February 5, 2013 (Walker Children's)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Source:</b> E-ARC from NetGalley</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Rating: </b>Squee-worthy<i> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Mallory killed her boyfriend, Bri</i><i>an. She
can’t remember the details of that night but everyone knows it was
self-defense, so she isn’t charged. But Mallory still feels Brian’s
presence in her life. Is it all in her head? Or is it something more? In
desperate need of a fresh start, Mallory is sent to Monroe, a fancy
prep school where no one knows her... or anything about her past. But
the feeling follows her, as do her secrets. Then, one of her new
classmates turns up dead. As suspicion falls on Mallory, she must find a
way to remember the details of both deadly nights so she can prove her
innocence -- to herself and others.<br /><br />In another riveting tale of
life and death, Megan Miranda’s masterful storytelling brings readers
along for a ride to the edge of sanity and back again.</i> </span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></b>Because it felt like we were starting right now. Then I was so close I could feel his breath, coming a little too fast. And my hands were on his chest, like I could push him away any minute, but I didn't. I spread my palms flat and tried to feel his heartbeat.</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>My Review</b></span><i><br /></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Megan Miranda</b> becam<span style="font-size: x-small;">e one of my go-to authors last year with Fracture, her d<span style="font-size: x-small;">ebut novel, so as so<span style="font-size: x-small;">on as I heard about <b>Hysteria</b><span style="font-size: x-small;">, I knew I had to read <span style="font-size: x-small;">this <span style="font-size: x-small;">YA thriller. </span></span></span></span></span></span>Within t<span style="font-size: x-small;">he first <span style="font-size: x-small;">few pages, I was captivated</span></span>, and wanted to learn more about Mallory, and about what happened the night her boy<span style="font-size: x-small;">friend died. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Megan's </b>ability to weave a fascinating story <span style="font-size: x-small;">continues in <span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>H</b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>ysteria<span style="font-size: x-small;">. </span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Once again, I didn't know who to trust, and couldn't figure out what<span style="font-size: x-small;">, exactly, was happening</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size: x-small;">until the last minute. <span style="font-size: x-small;">Everyone was a suspect - Mallory included. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Not many authors could take an unrel<span style="font-size: x-small;">iable <span style="font-size: x-small;">narrator</span> like Mallory<span style="font-size: x-small;"> and make me care about her, but <b>Megan Miranda</b> did. <span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Throughout <b>Hysteria, </b>scattered flashbacks reveal what really happened the night <span style="font-size: x-small;">Mallory's boyfriend </span>died, but I wasn't sure which was more compelling - Mallory's past, or her present. Starting over a<span style="font-size: x-small;">t a new school poses its own challenges; there's a boy, who might be a new chance at love, if Mallory is<span style="font-size: x-small;"> brave enough to take that chance. <span style="font-size: x-small;">I wanted <span style="font-size: x-small;">to push her toward Re<span style="font-size: x-small;">id, who was so patient, loyal, and understanding. But <span style="font-size: x-small;">I had to trust in <b>Megan Miranda</b> to let Mallory grow, slowly, but steadily, into someone who could trust herself again<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b> -</b> whi<span style="font-size: x-small;">ch w<span style="font-size: x-small;">as incredibly difficult to believe would happen, with Mallory receiving ghostly nightmares, visions, and threats. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>H</b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>ysteria</b> is a wild ride, <span style="font-size: x-small;">but one I'm glad I took. <span style="font-size: x-small;">Only <b>Megan Miranda </b>could <span style="font-size: x-small;">have told this type of story: a myster<span style="font-size: x-small;">y<span style="font-size: x-small;">, and a ghost story all rolled into one<span style="font-size: x-small;"> - with some swoon-worthy romance sprin<span style="font-size: x-small;">kled in. <span style="font-size: x-small;">The characters are gen<span style="font-size: x-small;">uine, and I couldn't get <span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">enough</span> of the macabre undertones to <span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Hysteria.</b> It's a book I'll definitely purchase to add to my bookshel<span style="font-size: x-small;">f!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Other books by this author:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15697915-vengeance">Vengeance</a> (Fracture #2 | 2014, Walker Children's) </span><i> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12985143-hemlock"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">H</span></span>emlock</a> by Kathleen Peacock</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>About Megan</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: black;">Megan Miranda was a scientist and high school teacher before writing</span><span style="color: black;"> </span><i><span style="color: black;">Fracture</span></i><span style="color: black;">,
which came out of her fascination with scientific mysteries—especially
those associated with the brain. Megan has a BS in biology from MIT and
spent her post-college years either rocking a lab coat or reading books.
She lives near Charlotte, North Carolina, where she volunteers as an
MIT Educational Counselor.</span><i><span style="color: black;"> </span></i><i><span style="color: black;">Fracture </span></i><span style="color: black;">is her first novel.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Me, Him, Them, and It</b> by Caela Carter</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Publication</b>: February 26, 2013</span><br />
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guy she was just using for sex. And she definitely wasn't planning on
getting pregnant. When Todd turns his back on her, Evelyn's not sure
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I go into every book with an open mind, and it's no secret that even when I don't care for a book, I try to find <i>something</i> I liked. I was excited to read <b>Me, Him, Them, and It</b> because I love issue-driven books set in a contemporary setting. But this book. I have never felt so utterly let down and insulted by a book since I started blogging. It's so bad that I debated on even posting a review, but I DID agree to read and review <b>Caela Carter'</b>s debut novel, so...here goes.<br />
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I hated the main character, Evelyn. I can put up with a lot from a lead character if they're a mean girl, or immature, and grow over the course of the book - one of my favorite books is BEFORE I FALL. But Evelyn wasn't even naive...she was just stupid. She had unprotected sex for months and never once considered getting on birth control until her friend was shocked enough to suggest it. EVEN THEN, Evelyn only considered birth control to get bigger breasts. She regularly told her boyfriend it was fine to have sex without a condom, and the thought of getting pregnant NEVER crossed her mind. <br />
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There was SO much wrong with <b>Me, Him, Them, and It</b>. If these characters are supposed to be in touch with real teenagers, then I am really worried about the future of the human race. Evelyn's parents are some of the worst parents I've read about. Evelyn's "friends with benefits," when confronted with the fact that he's going to be a father, "just can't." Can't be a dad, can't take partial responsibility. There's <i>no</i> character development beyond the surface for any of the characters, except one or two side characters. <br />
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Part of what bothered me SO much was that "Evie" refused to make ANY decisions about her baby's welfare. She referred to her unborn child as "it" for the entire book, and routinely told her baby "I hate you." She flip-flopped back and forth on abortion until it was almost too late, then on adoption versus parenting for literally the rest of the book. She was more interested in moaning about her situation then doing ANYTHING about it. (Also, I didn't like the message about abortion - believe in it or not, but it was treated as no big thing.)<br />
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Also, there were remarks made in this book that really hurt. Evelyn's aunt, who she lives with during her pregnancy (because it's her parent's <i>great</i> idea to "hide" her) is gay, and Evelyn made numerous disparaging remarks like "my aunt's partner...or whatever she is," or "her wife...or whatever." I realize that being gay is something not everyone is comfortable with, but I think you can still write about it in a respectful manner - <i>or not at all. </i><br />
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I struggled SO MUCH with <b>Me, Him, Them, and It.</b> I struggled with Evelyn's rebellious ways, and that she hurt herself <b>and </b>her future to hurt her parents for THEIR problems. I struggled with the *messages in this book - drugs and sex are fine, the repercussions don't matter, that you can give up your baby and start fresh like nothing ever happened. I could have over-looked some of this if Evelyn had done anything to redeem herself, but she didn't. <br />
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This book did not work for me. I kept reading because this book was a train wreck that just kept happening, over and over again. The only part that touched me was Evelyn's relationship with her young cousins, which was sweet and endearing, and possibly the main reason I kept reading. Other than that, I breathed a sigh of relief when<b> Me, Him, Them, and It </b>finally ended. <br />
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different people in six different places: Madeline in Ohio, Isabelle in
Missouri, Olivia in Kentucky . . . But now that she’s been transplanted
to rural Louisiana, she has decided that this fake identity will be her
last.<br /><br />Witness Protection has taken nearly everything from her.
But for now, they’ve given her a new name, Megan Rose Jones, and a
horrible hair color. For the past eight months, Meg has begged her
father to answer one question: What on earth did he do – or see – that
landed them in this god-awful mess? Meg has just about had it with all
the Suits’ rules — and her dad’s silence. If he won’t help, it’s time
she got some answers for herself.<br /><br />But Meg isn’t counting on Ethan
Landry, an adorable Louisiana farm boy who’s too smart for his own
good. He knows Meg is hiding something big. And it just might get both
of them killed. As they embark on a perilous journey to free her family
once and for all, Meg discovers that there’s only one rule that really
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<b>The Rules for Disappearing </b>by Ashley Elston | Publication: May 14, 2013 Disney/Hyperion | <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13018503-the-rules-for-disappearing">Add it to your TBR!</a><br />
<b>Why it's worth waiting on:</b> It's no secret that I LOVE YA contemporaries, and this one sounds EXCELLENT, with a touch of mystery and a bit of romance. Plus I love that that cover is different!<br />
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local diner, the gunman is shot and killed by the police, and she
blames herself for his death. Before the shooting, she believed that her
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with her family and navigating first love with the boy who was at the
diner with her during the shootout. With action, romance, and a complex
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Pivot </b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Point</b> by Kasie West</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Publication:</b> <span style="font-size: x-small;">February</span> 12, 2013 (HarperTeen<span style="font-size: x-small;">)</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Source:</b> E-Galley from the publisher</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Rating:</b> Swoon-wo<span style="font-size: x-small;">rthy</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Addison Coleman’s life is one big “What if?” As a Searcher, whenever Addie is faced with a choice, she can look into the future and see both outcomes. It’s the ultimate insurance plan against disaster. Or so she thought. When Addie’s parents ambush her with the news of their divorce, she has to pick who she wants to live with—her father, who is leaving the paranormal compound to live among the “Norms,” or her mother, who is staying in the life Addie has always known. Addie loves her life just as it is, so her answer should be easy. One Search six weeks into the future proves it’s not.<br />
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In one potential future, Addie is adjusting to life outside the Compound as the new girl in a Norm high school where she meets Trevor, a cute, sensitive artist who understands her. In the other path, Addie is being pursued by the hottest guy in school—but she never wanted to be a quarterback’s girlfriend. When Addie’s father is asked to consult on a murder in the Compound, she’s unwittingly drawn into a dangerous game that threatens everything she holds dear. With love and loss in both lives, it all comes down to which reality she’s willing to live through . . . and who she can’t live without.</span> </span> </span> </span></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are reviews <span style="font-size: small;">I write where I can b<span style="font-size: small;">e impartial, and then there are reviews where I just want to hug a copy of the book I'm reviewing; <b>Pivot Point </b>made me <span style="font-size: small;">w<span style="font-size: small;">ant to <span style="font-size: small;">do the latter. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b> </b><span style="font-size: small;">I clicked with Addie right away. I don<span style="font-size: small;">'t talk about it much, but my parents briefly <span style="font-size: small;">separated</span> w<span style="font-size: small;">hen I was 15, and I wasn't given a choice where I wanted to go during that six months. They reconciled, but I remember being so anxious and <span style="font-size: small;">sad, just like Addie.<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">As soon as she decided to use her talent to Search her <span style="font-size: small;">possible futures, I tensed up. <b><span style="font-size: small;">And here's when I realized Kasie West was on to something: I, quite literally, stayed tense through the ENTIRE NOVEL. That NEVER EVER happens. I was THAT caught up in Addie's story. And let me tell you, folks, Addie is an amazing lead character: smart, strong, REAL. </span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b>Other books by this author:</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15792316-untitled">Untitled</a> (Pivot Point #2 - 2014<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15283043-the-distance-between-us">The Distance Between Us</a> (2013 - HarperTeen)<br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13401993-dualed?a=5&origin=related_works">Dualed</a> by Elsie Chapman<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>I graduated from Fresno State University with a BA degree that has nothing to do with writing. I earned my masters in Junior Mint eating (which is awarded after eating your millionth King Size box....I'm now working on my PhD). I love sappy alternative rock ballads and reading way past my bedtime. </i></span></div>
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Visit Kasie at: her <a href="http://www.kasiewest.com/">website</a> | her <a href="http://twitter.com/KasieWest">Twitter </a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shop for Pivot Point at: <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/pivot-point-kasie-west/1111397907?ean=9780062117373">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Pivot-Point-Kasie-West/9780062117373/?a_aid=onceuponaprologue">The Book Depository </a></span></div>
Molli @ Once Upon a Prologuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817317037277260565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538604052203893223.post-7883534807636712062013-02-08T07:00:00.000-06:002013-02-08T07:00:07.577-06:00Becoming A Better Blogger - #2: My Blogging Goals<br />
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Letter To Me, (inspired by Jamie at <a href="http://www.perpetualpageturner.com/">The Perpetual Page Turner</a>)
and my own thoughts on a chilly winter night. Becoming A Better
Blogger is about the things I've learned while blogging, the advice I've
received, and about shedding lesser versions of myself - from the first
growing pains of becoming a new blogger, to where I am now, and all the
growth I hope to do. As always, discussion is encouraged and welcomed!</span></i><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">Becoming A Better Blogger - #2: My Blogging Goals</span></u></div>
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In keeping with my goals for 2013 to get back to the basics with reading (read more of what I want, when I want...don't over-commit myself like I did in 2012,) I wanted to re-affirm to myself the reasons I started this blog, what I want Once Upon a Prologue to be about and to stand for, and where I hope to go with it. I've found my mind set changing lately, and I'm really battling to combat my "blogger jealousy." It hurts when I see blogs that haven't been around as long as I have but who have 2,000+ followers, because sure, I'd like to be there. I love EVERY one of my followers, but would like to have more, to reach that next plateau.<br />
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But that isn't why I started blogging, and it isn't why I'm continuing. So I'm making this post to remind myself, and to get back in touch with that younger blogging self who <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2011/03/that-is-how-heavy-secret-can-become-it.html">started this blog</a> with high hopes, huge dreams, and no expectations. I don't ever want to lose sight of her.<br />
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This post is partially to hold myself accountable, and partially to inspire others, and mostly to keep a record of my goals and thoughts.<br />
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<li>I will never let blogging become a chore or something I dread doing. It will always be fun.</li>
<li>If I feel burned out, or like I need a break, I will step back for awhile and tell myself it's okay to do so.</li>
<li>I will focus more on building relationships with my fellow bloggers than on being envious of them.</li>
<li>I will focus on having readers, not just followers. </li>
<li>I will cherish every single follower/reader.</li>
<li>I will make interacting with my followers a priority.</li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">I will host more authors on the blog and continue to support indie authors. </span></li>
<li>I will read more of what I want to read, and be careful not to over-commit myself. </li>
<li>I will reach out to the blogging community as much as I can, since I am very thankful for them.</li>
<li>I will be honest in every single post.</li>
<li><b>I will not let anyone else determine how or what I blog.</b></li>
<li>I will provide thoughtful discussion posts and features.</li>
<li>I will be open to providing new bloggers advice! </li>
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<br />Molli @ Once Upon a Prologuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817317037277260565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538604052203893223.post-53045050754160931662013-02-07T07:00:00.000-06:002013-02-07T07:00:12.272-06:00Review: Hooked by Liz Fichera<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Hooked</b> by Liz Fichera</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Publication</b>:<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i><span style="font-size: x-small;">January 31, 2013 (<span style="font-size: x-small;">Harlequin Teen)</span></span><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></span><br />
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Fredricka ‘Fred’ Oday is invited to become the only girl on the school’s
golf team, she can’t say no. This is an opportunity to shine, win a
scholarship and go to university, something no one in her family has
done. <br /><br />But Fred’s presence on the team isn’t exactly welcome —
especially not to rich golden boy Ryan Berenger, whose best friend was
kicked off the team to make a spot for Fred.<br /><br />But there’s no denying that things are happening between the girl with the killer swing and the boy with the killer smile...<br /><br />GET HOOKED ON A GIRL NAMED FRED.</span></i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Her breath warmed my neck. Slowly, I lowered my chin so that it brushed the top of her head. My eyes closed as I listened to our breathing, her heartbeat, and all the corner things that scrolled through my head. I wanted to say something lame, like how her hair smelled as sweet as the desert, because that was how she made me feel - alive and special.</span></i> <br />
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After reading several contemporary books last year that featured main characters as athletes, I wanted to try <b>Hooked.</b> I'm glad I did, because like predecessors<i> Catching Jordan</i>, <i>Stealing Parker,</i> and others, <b>Hooked </b>utilizes a bit of a twist on familiar plots. <b>In Liz Fichera's debut novel, the main character Fred faces several challenges, but has an indomitable spirit that was beautiful to read about. Although the other main character, Ryan, wore on my nerves, I never found Fred to be anything but inspiring, and ended up enjoying Hooked a great deal. </b><br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16177036-played">Played</a> (Hooked #2 - 2014 Harlequin Teen)<br />
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<b>You're sure to love:</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9888775-catching-jordan">Catching Jordan</a> by Miranda Kenneally<br />
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<b>About Liz</b></div>
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and raised in Park Ridge, Illinois, I moved to Phoenix, Arizona, after
college, never expecting to live more than one year among cactus and
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I'm not busy writing my next novel, I like to travel, visit museums,
support local theater productions, hike, and pretend that I'm training
for a triathlon. I post a lot of photos from my desert and mountain
hikes on my </span><span class="size10 Helvetica10" style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/liz.fichera.1" target="_self">Facebook</a></span><span class="size10 Helvetica10" style="color: black;"> and </span><span class="size10 Helvetica10" style="color: black;"><a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/lizfichera" target="_self">Twitter</a></span><span class="size10 Helvetica10" style="color: black;">
pages. In no particular order, I've been chased by javalinas,
rattlesnakes, coyotes, and even one curious black bear. Would love to
connect with you there too!</span></span></span></i><br />
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Molli @ Once Upon a Prologuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817317037277260565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538604052203893223.post-651719699689478282013-02-06T08:00:00.000-06:002013-02-06T08:00:15.129-06:00My Need For ALL the Feelings When I Read<br />
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I took a look at my bookshelf the other day, and apart from realizing that I need a second (and possibly third) shelf, I specifically looked at the top row on my bookshelf, where for years now the "best books ever" have rested. These range from Harry Potter, to my favorite Jodi Picoult books, to The Diviners by Libba Bray, Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins, Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson, and <a href="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me6gntnvYz1r46fnpo1_500.png">Shadow and Bone</a> by Leigh Bardugo. Recent additions are Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry, If I Lie by Corrine Jackson, and Send Me A Sign by Tiffany Schmidt. When my copy of The Archived by Victoria Schwab arrives, it will <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/208128747">earn a place there</a>, too. <br />
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What's the common denominator? These books are all there because they made me FEEL. And whether that meant grinning at a particularly awesome place, or crying my eyes out multiple times, or sighing happily when the boy and the girl finally kissed, I realized that my favorite books, the books I CHERISH, are the ones - regardless of genre - that filled my heart, or tore it to pieces, then put it back together. <br />
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I'm addicted to the FEELS. I read dystopian to feel my heart race, paranormal to imagine "what if...", fantasy to <a href="http://www.paranormalindulgence.net/2012/08/pfs2012-blogger-guest-post-molli-from.html">GO SOMEWHERE</a>, romance to swoon, thriller/horror to be scared, contemporary to think, and cry. Each genre brings me something different - a high or a low, but the truth is, I'm at my most emotionally satisfied when I'm wrung out from everything this book or that made me feel...when I can't contemplate starting a new book until I've recovered from the emotional hangover the one I just finished left me with. <br />
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Sometimes I read just for fun. Sophia Kinsella's novels always make me giggle, for example, but there isn't a lot of character growth, or anything going on underneath the surface plot - <b>and that's okay</b>. Fun books are my break from a heart stuffed full of emotion. If I always read the emotional books, I'd be like Dean Winchester <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460681/quotes?qt=qt0417581">around a Magic Fingers bed</a>...because when I love something, I tend to want to get my hands on ALL of it that I can. </div>
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But in all seriousness, I remember, and will re-read books like Hemlock, Before I Fall, and Tempest, because, in some small way, they each changed me. They made me think. They made me cry. They made me look at my life. They leave me curled up in the fetal position. And on some level, I crave that emotional catharsis. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Discuss amongst yourselves! Do you love emotional books, or do you prefer chick-lit or more fluffier novels? Do you love being heart-broken or squee'ing during books? What are some that would be on YOUR "top row?"</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">{ ++ } Hosted by the girls over at <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/">The Broke and the<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> Bookish</span>,</a>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Armchair BEA 2012! <span style="font-size: small;">It was a lot of fun<span style="font-size: small;"> getting out there, meeting new bloggers</span></span></span>, <span style="font-size: small;">and talking books and blogging. I really hope to go to BEA itself in 2014!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">2. This is an ol<span style="font-size: small;">die taking y'all back to my days in e<span style="font-size: small;">lem<span style="font-size: small;">entary school. My <span style="font-size: small;">BFF and I used to get <span style="font-size: small;">samesies fro<span style="font-size: small;">m the library and race each other to see who could read the most <span style="font-size: small;">during free reading time. That's when I fi<span style="font-size: small;">rst read <b>Little Women</b> - fourth grade! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. <span style="font-size: small;">Getting to know various authors on Twitter<span style="font-size: small;">, like Kathleen Peacock,<span style="font-size: small;"> and chatting with several of the 2013 debut authors, like Mindee Arnette, Erin <span style="font-size: small;">Bowman, Steph K<span style="font-size: small;">uehn, and Amy Tintera! Now their books are getting ready to be released, and<span style="font-size: small;"> it's super surreal! HOLLA!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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** Edit: Getting to MEET Victoria Schwab. I wish I could put into words just how much she inspires me. I talked a little about meeting her <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/02/once-upon-book-haul-26-stacking-shelves.html">here</a>, but you guys...when I stepped into the room and she was THERE, I was a little bit choked up for a minute. How was I EVER going to know what to say to her other than "duuuurrrrr." As it turned out, it was one of the best, coolest, most geek-heaven moments EVER when I did meet her. ** </div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. Getting my FIRST EVER ARC in 2011 f<span style="font-size: small;">or Half-Blood. That was an amazing feeling, and I will forever champion Spencer Hill Press because of it!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">6. <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2012/09/review-time-between-us-by-tamara.html">Reading Time Between Us</a> by Tamara Ir<span style="font-size: small;">eland Stone. Again, I may have just <span style="font-size: small;">read this book exactly<span style="font-size: small;"> when the timing was right, but it meant so much to me, and it felt like it healed a small place in me. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">7. Getting back in touch with one of my <span style="font-size: small;">best<span style="font-size: small;"> friends, Suz<span style="font-size: small;">, who blogs at<a href="http://www.asoulunsung.blogspot.com/"> A Soul </a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.soulunsung.blogspot.com/">Unsung</a>. We had drifted apart but when we started blogging around the same time, it helped repair our relationship, a<span style="font-size: small;">nd that's been awesome.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">8. Being asked to co-blog at my side project, <a href="http://adashofya.blogspot.com/">A Dash of YA</a>. I'm working on being more active there, but it<span style="font-size: small;">'s been a lot of fun getting to know Erica, Komal, and <span style="font-size: small;">Michelle! They're all so talented and fun. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">9. Getting approved for my first EVER galley from HarperTeen<span style="font-size: small;"> - <span style="font-size: small;">Sweet Evil <span style="font-size: small;">by Wend<span style="font-size: small;">y Higgins. I was literally shaking when I got the package with it in it! And I think I did an improm<span style="font-size: small;">pt<span style="font-size: small;">u happy dance, even though I, in no way, <span style="font-size: small;">should <span style="font-size: small;">EVER dance. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Just in time for Valentine's Day, I thought it was a good time to break the dry spell of giveaways here at Once Upon a Prologue. I've had such fun in the last months chatting with other bloggers, and it's meant a lot to me that so many people kept visiting even when I wasn't able to do giveaways. So thanks guys! This one is for you, and for any old/new followers as a little present to everyone.<br />
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Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538604052203893223.post-28676730731923288052013-02-04T08:00:00.000-06:002013-02-04T08:00:10.111-06:00Review: The Dead and Buried by Kim Harrington <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>The Dead and Buried</b> by Kim Harrington</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Publication</b>: January 1, 2013 (Scholastic Point)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Source:</b> ARC from the publisher</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Rating: </b>Beam-worthy</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText4363569433309785583"><b>A haunted house, a buried mystery, and a very angry ghost make this one unforgettable thriller.</b><br /><br />Jade
loves the house she's just moved into with her family. She doesn't even
mind being the new girl at the high school: It's a fresh start, and
there's that one guy with the dreamy blue eyes. . . . But then things
begin happening. Strange, otherworldly things. Jade's little brother
claims to see a glimmering girl in his room. Jade's jewelry gets moved
around, as if by an invisible hand. Kids at school whisper behind her
back like they know something she doesn't.<br /><br />Soon, Jade must face
an impossible fact: that her perfect house is haunted. Haunted by a
ghost who's seeking not just vengeance, but the truth. The ghost of a
girl who ruled Jade's school — until her untimely death last year. It's
up to Jade to put the pieces together before her own life is at stake.
As Jade investigates the mystery, she discovers that her new friends in
town have more than a few deep, dark secrets. But is one of them a
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="freeText4363569433309785583">Having never re<span style="font-size: small;">ad anything by <b>Kim Harrington</b> before, I was very c<span style="font-size: small;">urious about what to expect when I read <b>The Dead and Buried</b><span style="font-size: small;">; awesomely enough, I found a<span style="font-size: small;"> c<span style="font-size: small;">oncise, enjoyable writing style, and an author who knows how to tell a good<span style="font-size: small;">, solid story. <b>Coupled with everyday characters who I was easily able to feel like I knew, a<span style="font-size: small;"> blush of romance, and a mystery I <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">enjoyed</span>, I have to <span style="font-size: small;">say, The Dead and <span style="font-size: small;">Buried was thoroughly enjoyable!</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText4363569433309785583"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Featuring a likeable narrator, I easily connected with, The Dead and Buried is a fast read, although the pacing never felt hurried to me. </b> Kim Harrington developed her characters - major and minor - and really took time to let this ghost story find its stride. Just when I got lulled into the story, something spooky would happen, which kept me a little on edge, but since I enjoy being scared, that's just fine with me. I had a lot of <span style="font-size: small;">fun getting to know Jade and her family, as well as her peers at her new school. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText4363569433309785583"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Other books by this author:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText4363569433309785583"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">You're sure to love:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: 13px;">Kim Harrington is the author of the Clarity series for teens and the Sleuth or Dare series for kids. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and son. When not writing, she's most likely reading, watching one of her favorite TV shows, or fantasizing about her next vacation. Her first book, Clarity,
received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly, was a 2012 ALA Quick
Pick for Reluctant Readers, sold to nine countries, and was optioned
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Molli @ Once Upon a Prologuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817317037277260565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538604052203893223.post-71954091606742824542013-02-02T15:22:00.000-06:002013-02-02T15:22:54.621-06:00Once Upon a Book Haul - #26 (Stacking the Shelves)<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Inspired by<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>ll the book-h<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ul memes I've seen flo<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ting<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>round (<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>nd mostly<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>ccredited to <a href="http://www.tyngasreviews.com/2012/05/staking-shelves-official-launch.html">St<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>cking the Shelves</a>) <b>Once Upon<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> A </span>Book H<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ul</b> is my own version<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> of</span><span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a </span>book h<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ul/round-up here<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>t Once Upon<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> A </span> Prologue. It's<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a </span>fun w<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>y for me to show<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> of</span>f the books I've begged, borrowed, or stolen -<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>nd in<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a </span>r<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>re c<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>se,<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>ctu<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>lly bought! I love showing<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> of</span>f my pretty new books, be they<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> A</span>RCS I'll p<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ss on or books I'll keep just<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>s much<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>s I do seeing wh<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>t y'<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ll h<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ve<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a</span>dded to YOUR collection, so be sure to le<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ve me<span id="dtx-highlighting-item"> a </span>link to YOUR h<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ul in the comments so we c<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>n squee together over our new books! (It's tot<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>lly not emb<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>rr<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ssing if we're squee'ing together in c<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>se y'<span id="dtx-highlighting-item">a</span>ll didn't know...)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14815112-wasteland">Wasteland</a> by Susan Kim and Laurence Klavan</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12578294-mind-games">Mind Games</a> by K<span style="font-size: small;">ie<span style="font-size: small;">rsten White</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was happily surprised when this package showed up from HarperTeen. I only requested <span style="font-size: small;">Mind Games, but the other two look really interesting!</span> I haven't <span style="font-size: small;">read anything by Kiersten but I'm excited to!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13629923-legacy-of-the-clockwork-key"> Le</a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13629923-legacy-of-the-clockwork-key">gacy of the Clockwork Key</a> by Kristin Bailey</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm reading Incarnate now for PitchDark Book's re<span style="font-size: small;">ad-a-long so I can read Asunder soon<span style="font-size: small;">! I was really happily surprised to see it and The Ward show up by surprise with Pretty Girl-1<span style="font-size: small;">3. I'm SUPER psyched for Pretty Girl<span style="font-size: small;">-<span style="font-size: small;">13, because I've <span style="font-size: small;">had a thing f<span style="font-size: small;">or kidnap stories since I read <span style="font-size: small;">The Face On the Milk Carton series as a teen!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15784247-oxford-whispers">Oxf</a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15784247-oxford-whispers">ord Whispers</a> by Marion Croslydon</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I participated in Pitch Dark<span style="font-size: small;">'s Under the <span style="font-size: small;">Never Sky read-a-lon<span style="font-size: small;">g and won Through the Ever Night. V Rossi was kind enough to sign <span style="font-size: small;">the copies for the winners. I cannot WAIT <span style="font-size: small;">to read this.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>+ Th<span style="font-size: small;">is book is gorgeous. V does a fa<span style="font-size: small;">ntastic job of<a href="http://veschwab.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/one-month-till-the-archived-and-no-giveaway/"> showin</a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://veschwab.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/one-month-till-the-archived-and-no-giveaway/">g it off here</a><span style="font-size: small;">, but it is just beautiful. The cover is<span style="font-size: small;"> so soft. The back cover is CREEPY, <span style="font-size: small;">and the end papers look like old wallpaper. It. Is. Awesome.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">* I bought The Archived, then w<span style="font-size: small;">ent to Victoria's launch party last night in Nashville. I<span style="font-size: small;">t was AMAZ<span style="font-size: small;">ING. I got to talk with her for a few minutes<span style="font-size: small;">, and met some othe<span style="font-size: small;">r awesome loc<span style="font-size: small;">al bloggers. Victoria is AWESOME in case y'all were wondering. I was a little bit star struck but she was <i>so </i>friendly, and you guys. <b>SHE KNEW WHO I WAS. </b> <span style="font-size: small;">I s<span style="font-size: small;">aid my first name and she KNEW MY LAST NAME. *passes out* Anyway, it is <span style="font-size: small;">always going to be one of my favorite memories. It went something like this<span style="font-size: small;">:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Molli: *stares at V* *is starstruck* *<span style="font-size: small;">tries to remember how to talk* "Hi!"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">V: "Hi! Do you want <span style="font-size: small;">me to personalize your book?<span style="font-size: small;">"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">V: "Oh yes! Moran, right? I'm so happy you're here<span style="font-size: small;">, and for the launch!"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Molli: *dies* "M<span style="font-size: small;">e too! Nothing could have stopped me."</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">V: *talks while Molli tries to collect herself* </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">V: "You're in my neighborhood!<span style="font-size: small;">"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Molli and V: *e<span style="font-size: small;">xcited squeeing*</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then we took a picture together and I <span style="font-size: small;">huddled in t<span style="font-size: small;">he corner. Not really<span style="font-size: small;">, about the corner.</span> <span style="font-size: small;">Buuuuut best moment ever. You guys. You know how<span style="font-size: small;"> we all have those authors who we just adore? V<span style="font-size: small;">ictoria is one of mine. Somewhere between reading The Near Witch, her blog/vlogs, and The Archived, I just, I admire her so m<span style="font-size: small;">uch. To think that's she's a year younger t<span style="font-size: small;">han me and <span style="font-size: small;">has do<span style="font-size: small;">ne<span style="font-size: small;"> so many things. She just inspires me every day. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">When Harper Teen asked me if I wanted to participate in a blog tour for Unravel Me, I didn't have to think long to give an enthusiastic YES! I've already<a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/review-unravel-me-by-tahereh-mafi.html"> read and loved</a> Unravel Me, and encourage everyone to go pre-order a copy now. Go now! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This tour is focused on the steamy, sexy Chapter 62, which was definitely one of my favorite parts of Unravel Me. I think I read it at least three times and may have drooled just a bit. I can't give anything away, but if you want to know what it's about, you'll just have to buy the book yourself - or better yet, enter the giveaway in this post!</span><br />
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<b>Tahereh:</b> I was thinking I <u>really</u> need a cold shower.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tahereh's answer is PERFECT, and absolutely how I felt, as well! If YOU want to find out what all the fuss and swooning is about, proceed to the giveaway and may the odds be EVER in your favor! (As a special incentive, I'm going to include a small quote from Chapter 62, though it comes from my galley.)</span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>"I feel his hands on my arms, I feel his skin against my skin, and I'm holding my breath. I don't move an inch. I don't say a word as his hands drop to my waist, to the thin material making a poor attempt to cover my body. His fingers graze the soft skin of my lower back, right underneath the hem of my shirt, and I'm losing count of the number of times my heart skips a beat."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Publicatio</b>n:<span style="font-size: x-small;"> January 29, 20<span style="font-size: x-small;">13 (Bal<span style="font-size: x-small;">zer+Bray)</span></span></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText4188579948278874222">In the darkest places, even love is deadly.<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>Sixteen-year-old
Juliet Moreau has built a life for herself in London—working as a maid,
attending church on Sundays, and trying not to think about the scandal
that ruined her life. After all, no one ever proved the rumors about her
father's gruesome experiments. But when she learns he is alive and
continuing his work on a remote tropical island, she is determined to
find out if the accusations are true.<br /><br />Accompanied by her father's
handsome young assistant, Montgomery, and an enigmatic castaway,
Edward—both of whom she is deeply drawn to—Juliet travels to the island,
only to discover the depths of her father's madness: He has
experimented on animals so that they resemble, speak, and behave as
humans. And worse, one of the creatures has turned violent and is
killing the island's inhabitants. Torn between horror and scientific
curiosity, Juliet knows she must end her father's dangerous experiments
and escape her jungle prison before it's too late. Yet as the island
falls into chaos, she discovers the extent of her father's genius—and
madness—in her own blood.</span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1.) <span style="font-size: x-small;">The ship jerked suddenly, and I flew backward. My head struck the<span style="font-size: x-small;"> wall<span style="font-size: x-small;">. Montgomery tumbled out of his chair and would have fallen on top of me if he hadn't braced himself against the wall with quick instincts. I clung to his arms as if I were falling, but we weren't going anywhere. My fingers tig<span style="font-size: x-small;">htened. He was a finger's<span style="font-size: x-small;"> di<span style="font-size: x-small;">stance from me. Closer. Close enough to feel the brush of his loose hair on my face, to feel the heat from his sunburned skin. If it hadn't been for the thin fabric of my chemise, we'd have been skin against skin. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">2<span style="font-size: x-small;">.) It struck me he was almost a ghost, straddling the fine line between the l<span style="font-size: x-small;">iving and the dead. I wanted him to live, to see again w<span style="font-size: x-small;">hatever was so important in that photograph, as if it would make up for my mo<span style="font-size: x-small;">rbid fascination. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">3.) Suddenly he brushed his rough thumb against my jaw, catching me by surprise. Heat <span style="font-size: x-small;">erupted across my face as I drew in a sharp breath. Was he going to kiss me? <span style="font-size: x-small;">My eyelids sank closed. Our<span style="font-size: x-small;"> bodies were practically touching. It was wrong to be so close to a boy - every moment of Mother's upbringing had taught me that. But I didn't care. <span style="font-size: x-small;">We were bound together, he and <span style="font-size: x-small;">I.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">4.)<span style="font-size: x-small;"> The day was beautiful. A blue sky stretched as far as <span style="font-size: x-small;">the ocean, whi<span style="font-size: x-small;">ch we glimpsed between breaks in the trees. I'd traded a bitter English winter for the lush <span style="font-size: x-small;">tropical sun and <span style="font-size: x-small;">beautiful calls of faraway birds. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>5.) I had forgotten what I loved about the piano. The precision of the notes a<span style="font-size: x-small;">nd the <span style="font-size: x-small;">mathematical</span> intricacy of the notes and measures. It was like a complicated equation that you work out with your heart instead of pencil and paper. I concentrated on the keys, letting my mind clear. I played and played until the final bar, where I let the chord ring until the <span style="font-size: x-small;">last trace of sound faded. </span></span></i></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Madman's Daughter</b> i<span style="font-size: small;">s an e<span style="font-size: small;">er<span style="font-size: small;">y, Gothic story that will absolutely swee<span style="font-size: small;">p readers off their feet. As I began reading, I was immediately transported to <span style="font-size: small;">London - a lonely placed for orphaned Juliet. My heart went out <span style="font-size: small;">to her, <span style="font-size: small;">and I liked her at once. She<span style="font-size: small;">'s one of my favorite kind of heroines - brash, <span style="font-size: small;">intelli<span style="font-size: small;">gent,<span style="font-size: small;"> witty, and curious. She makes impulsive decisions, and she does what she has to do. <b>Juliet Moreau was <span style="font-size: small;">an awesome</span> <span style="font-size: small;">narrator</span> for this spooky YA historical<span style="font-size: small;">, and her point of view<span style="font-size: small;"> complimented M<span style="font-size: small;">egan Shepherd's writing <span style="font-size: small;">perfectly. </span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">As the reader, I saw everything so clearly through Juliet's eyes, and because <span style="font-size: small;">Megan pulled me into the story so <span style="font-size: small;">completely, I also felt what <span style="font-size: small;">Juliet felt<span style="font-size: small;">. <b>Her emotions were s<span style="font-size: small;">o <span style="font-size: small;">clearly stitched into The Madm<span style="font-size: small;">an's Daughter: </span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b>from wonder at her father's island, to trepidation throughout the perilous <span style="font-size: small;">journey there, the blush of a renewed attraction to Montgomery, and ultimat<span style="font-size: small;">ely, the terror as she became caught up <span style="font-size: small;">in her father's machinations. </span></span></span></b><b> </b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Each time I thought I grasped the full scope of the mad doctor's plans, Megan Shephe<span style="font-size: small;">rd threw another curve <span style="font-size: small;">ball into the story. </span></span></span> <span style="font-size: small;"><b>The plot of </b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Madm</b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>an's Daughter is full </b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>of mystery and danger, literally around every corner of the teeming jungle. </b> <b>There was so much life in the pages, but also many questions of morality, and what life means to different people and species</b>. <span style="font-size: small;">I was fascinated to see how the doctor's actions <span style="font-size: small;">effected everyone on the island in different ways, from Juliet and Montgomery, to Edward, Alice, <span style="font-size: small;">and Balthasar. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">While definitely creepy at times, and <span style="font-size: small;">positively hair-rising at others, <b>The Madman's Daughter</b> is definitely a fa<span style="font-size: small;">bulous story. <b> Megan She</b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>pherd made me gasp in surprise at the revelations - some of which I suspected, while others too</b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>k me totally by surprise.</b> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">While </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">I thought the love triangle was somewhat superfluous, I still enjoyed reading about both the boys</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">. With an ending you won't see coming, The Madman's Daughter is a must-read! </span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Other books by this author:</span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16182304-untitled">Untitled</a> (The Madman's Daughter #2 - 2014 Balzer+Bray)</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16071187-the-cage">The Cage</a> (The Cage <span style="font-size: x-small;">#<span style="font-size: x-small;">1 - 2014 Balzer+Bray)</span></span> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7728889-the-diviners">The Diviners </a>by Libba Bray</span></span></span></span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">I’ve been
many things, like a professional exchange student, park ranger in
Montana, and LOST enthusiast, but what I am now is a writer.<span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>When I'm not writing, I can usually be found horseback riding, day
dreaming at coffee shops, or hiking in the beautiful mountains of
Western North Carolina.</i><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Visit Megan at: her <a href="http://meganshepherd.com/">web</a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://meganshepherd.com/">site</a> | her blog | <a href="https://twitter.com/megan_shepherd"><span style="font-size: x-small;">her twitter</span></a></span> </span></span><br />
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<i><span id="freeText6445893046117998026"><strong>The hotly-anticipated sequel to the <em>New York Times</em> bestseller <em>The Selection</em>.</strong><br /><br />Thirty-five
girls came to the palace to compete in the Selection. All but six have
been sent home. And only one will get to marry Prince Maxon and be
crowned princess of Illea.<br /><br />America still isn’t sure where her
heart lies. When she’s with Maxon, she’s swept up in their new and
breathless romance, and can’t dream of being with anyone else. But
whenever she sees Aspen standing guard around the palace, and is
overcome with memories of the life they planned to share. With the group
narrowed down to the Elite, the other girls are even more determined to
win Maxon over—and time is running out for America to decide.<br /><br />Just
when America is sure she’s made her choice, a devastating loss makes
her question everything again. And while she’s struggling to imagine her
future, the violent rebels that are determined to overthrow the
monarchy are growing stronger and their plans could destroy her chance
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<span id="freeText6445893046117998026"><b>The Elite</b> by Kiera Cass (The Selection #2) | Publication: April 22, 2013 (Harper Teen) | <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14748094-the-elite">Add it to your TBR! </a></span><br />
<span id="freeText6445893046117998026"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Why it's worth waiting on:</span> I REALLY liked The Selection - I thought it was super cute and sweet, and a good "entry level" dystopian. I'm excited to see where the story goes in The Elite!</span><br />
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1. BELLA FREAKING SWAN. Oh man. <i>What an incredibly hot mess. </i> Her character has ruined the name forever, not to mention just the incredible amount of damage these books did for females in literature. I could say so much here, because she offends me on several levels, but really I think I'll try to be succinct.<br />
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2. Gemma from the Watersong series. She's such a flat, boring character, and a large part of why I recently <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/review-lullaby-by-amanda-hocking.html">broke up </a>with the series. <br />
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3. Evelyn in Me, Him, Them, and It. I have never EVER EVER hated a character more. I hated her more than Bella. At least when I first read Twilight, I liked Bella. Evelyn made me want to stab her on pretty much every page. <br />
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4. Eve from the <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/54948-eve">Eve trilogy</a>. I enjoy the author's story-telling ability, but Eve is a terrible narrator for these books - naive, too trusting, and she makes the most horrible decisions consistently. <br />
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5. Megan from <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2012/05/review-miracle-by-elizabeth-scott.html">Miracle</a> by Elizabeth Scott. Oh man, I wanted to STRANGLE her. Never before have I read an entire book where ALL a character does is whine. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Nobody But Us</b> by Kristin Halbrook</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Publication:</b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b> </b>January 29, 2013 (Harper<span style="font-size: x-small;">Tee<span style="font-size: x-small;">n)</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Rating:</b> Squee-worthy</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText6473896107411570372">Bonnie and Clyde meets
IF I STAY in this addictively heart-wrenching story of two desperate
teenagers on the run from their pasts.<br /><br />They’re young. They’re in love. They’re on the run.<br /><br />Zoe
wants to save Will as much as Will wants to save Zoe. When Will turns
eighteen, they decide to run away together. But they never expected
their escape to be so fraught with danger....<br /><br />When the whole world is after you, sometimes it seems like you can’t run fast enough.<br /><br />Nobody
But Us, told in alternating perspectives from Will and Zoe, is an
unflinching novel, in turns heartbreaking and hopeful, about survival,
choices, and love...and how having love doesn’t always mean that you get
a happy ending. Described as “beautiful, heartbreaking, and
exhilarating” by Kody Keplinger, author of The DUFF, Nobody But Us will
prove irresistible to fans of Nina Lacour, Jenny Han, and Sara Zarr.</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">It scares me. These things that I thought were real a week ago - feelings that felt so big, so overwhelming - now seem like they were a fairy tale, a little girl's <span style="font-size: x-small;">imaging</span> of her Prince Charming. But these moments, every second m<span style="font-size: x-small;">o</span>re I spend with Will, show me how flat, how untrue, the fairy tale is. how much better - and worse - real life is. </span></i><br />
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<b>Nobody But Us</b> was billed as a "modern day" Bonnie and Clyde, but as I began reading, I was more drawn to the intense emotions between Zoe and Will. <b>Kristin Halbrook painted a very realistic and heart-wrenching vision of a two young, broken teenagers both in need of escaping their tragic lives. I</b> enjoyed the dual perspective, and the writing style, as well as the heart of the story, but the ending left me more broken-hearted than I expected to be. <br />
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<b>Both Will and Zoe came across as totally believable, and their characterizations were spot-on. Halbrook did a great job of getting two teenage "voices" righ</b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>t. I could FEEL Zoe's desperation to escape her abusive, alco</b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>holic dad, and Will's fervent need to </b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>help her, and prove that he was worth something.</b> Both characters were just so tragic in their own way - beaten down by their<span style="font-size: small;"> c<span style="font-size: small;">i<span style="font-size: small;">rcumstances, and lookin<span style="font-size: small;">g for self-<span style="font-size: small;">love/worth in each other. As an adult, it's easy to see how wrong that is, but when you're a teenager and in love, you don't <span style="font-size: small;">always know this. Zoe and Will each learned a <span style="font-size: small;">lot while on t<span style="font-size: small;">he road - about li<span style="font-size: small;">fe, <span style="font-size: small;">and about themselves. As their relationship fissured and cracked, I felt like my heart was breaking for <span style="font-size: small;">them. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Watching <b>Nobod</b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>y But Us</b> play out was a t<span style="font-size: small;">ense experience<span style="font-size: small;">, especially because the pacing was just about perfect.</span> I had an inkling of what might happen, especially the ending, but I was still cau<span style="font-size: small;">ght off guard. So much change<span style="font-size: small;">d, from the beginning to the end - some for the better, some for the worse. </span></span></span></span></span><b> <span style="font-size: small;">A<span style="font-size: small;">s the cl<span style="font-size: small;">i<span style="font-size: small;">max of Halbrook's story neared, the dual point of view only heightened the experience, and made me more nervous<span style="font-size: small;">, which meant I felt like I was right there with Zoe and Will, t<span style="font-size: small;">wo characters I'd grown to care about. </span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ultimately</span> a good read, I<span style="font-size: small;"> didn't<span style="font-size: small;"> ha<span style="font-size: small;">ve the "all the feels" response t<span style="font-size: small;">o Nobody But Us I was hoping I would have. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">However, it's still a solid read, and I for one a<span style="font-size: small;">m really looking <span style="font-size: small;">forward to rea<span style="font-size: small;">ding mor<span style="font-size: small;">e of Kristin Halbrook's work!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span id="freeTextContainerauthor5070015">When I was little, I wanted to
be a writer, the President of the USA or the first female NFL
quarterback. Despite being able to throw a wicked spiral, I didn't
really grow to the size needed for the NFL. Then, as I got older and
studied more, I came to realize there were better ways to effect
positive change than becoming president. The first one, however, stuck.
Even when I was pursuing other dreams, I always took time to write here
and there. NOBODY BUT US will be published by HarperChildren's in 2013.</span></i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Visit Kristin at<span style="font-size: small;">: her <a href="http://www.kristinhalbrook.com/">website</a> | her <a href="http://www.twitter.com/kristinhalbrook"><span style="font-size: small;">twitter</span></a></span></span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/kristinhalbrook"> </a><br />
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<br />Molli @ Once Upon a Prologuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817317037277260565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538604052203893223.post-45011222768820253962013-01-26T07:00:00.000-06:002013-01-26T07:00:06.085-06:00January Wrap Up Post<br />
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January was a fun month here at ONCE. I got back on track after the holiday craziness and various food hangovers, and I started getting back to the basics of why I blog. It's something you'll see me talking a LOT about this year, and I'm happy to see that so many other bloggers feel the same way. <br />
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In case you missed something at the blog, here's a recap!<br />
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<u><b>Announcements</b></u></div>
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<b>I'm moving to WordPress.</b> Unless something drastic changes, I will STILL BE at THIS web address, but things like GFC will be gone. <b>I will likely keep Linky followers, and there will be RSS/Email subscriber options of course. </b>You can read more about this move <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/bye-bye-blogger.html">here</a>. </div>
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Delusion by Laura L Sullivan. Rating: Beam-worthy. Read it: <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/review-delusion-by-laura-l-sullivan.html">here</a>.<br />
Lullaby by Amanda Hocking. Rating: Beam-worthy. Read it: <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/review-lullaby-by-amanda-hocking.html">here</a>. (See why I broke up with this series.)<br />
Touching the Surface by Kimberly Sabatini. Rating: Squee-worthy. Read it: <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/review-touching-surface-by-kimberly.html">here</a>.<br />
Catherine by April Lindner. Rating: Beam-worthy. Read it: <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/review-catherine-by-april-lindner.html">here</a>. <br />
Normalish by Margaret Lesh. Rating: Beam-worthy. Read it <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/review-giveaway-normalish-by-margaret.html">here</a>.<br />
Revolution 19 by Gregg Rosenblum. Rating: Beam-worthy. Read it <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/review-revolution-19-by-gregg-rosenblum.html">here</a>. <br />
The Archived by Victoria Schwab. Rating: Swoon-worthy. Read it <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/review-archived-by-victoria-schwab.html">here</a>. (I LOVED THIS BOOK.)<br />
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Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi. Rating: Swoon-worthy. Read it: <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/review-unravel-me-by-tahereh-mafi.html">here</a>. <b><br /></b></div>
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<u><b>Memes</b></u></div>
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Waiting on Wednesday - <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/waiting-on-wednesday-42-darkness.html">A Darkness Strange and Lovely</a> by Susan Dennard</div>
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Waiting on Wednesday - <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/waiting-on-wednesday-43-shadow-of-mark.html">Shadow of the Mark</a> by Leigh Fallon</div>
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Waiting on Wednesday - <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/waiting-on-wednesday-44-siege-and-storm.html">Siege and Storm </a>by Leigh Bardugo</div>
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Waiting on Wednesday - <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/waiting-on-wednesday-45-sweet-peril-by.html">Sweet Peril </a>by Wendy Higgins</div>
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*This is the LAST month that WOW will be done weekly. Starting in February, it will ONLY be once a month.*</div>
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Top Ten Tuesday - <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/top-ten-tuesday-43-books-i-resolve-to.html">Top Ten Books I Resolve to Read in 2013</a></div>
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Top Ten Tuesday - <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/top-ten-tuesday-44-2012-book-ish.html">Top Ten Book-ish Resolutions for 2013 </a></div>
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<b>None this month. Look for NEW discussion posts starting very soon!</b><u><b><br /></b></u></div>
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<li>Author Interview: <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/author-interview-alyssa-rose-ivy.html"> Alyssa Rose Ivy</a></li>
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<li> NEW FEATURE! Becoming a Better Blogger - #1: <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2013/01/becoming-better-blogger-1-kicking.html">Kicking Blogger Jealousy to the Curb</a>. I confessed that I get jealous of other bloggers - and am working on ridding myself of that. </li>
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<b><u>Awesome from the blogging community!</u></b></div>
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<li><i>Lisa at Lisa is Busy Nerding</i> talked about <a href="http://www.lisaisbusynerding.com/2013/01/how-do-you-slay-green-eyed-beast.html">not letting blogger jealousy in her life</a>! (Great minds, yo!)</li>
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<li><i>Jamie at The Perpetual Page Turner </i>blogged about her <a href="http://www.perpetualpageturner.com/2013/01/love-triangles-in-ya.html">feelings about love triangles</a>. (Worth a read, guys!) </li>
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Molli @ Once Upon a Prologuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817317037277260565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538604052203893223.post-91161022015401859432013-01-25T08:00:00.000-06:002013-01-25T08:00:01.975-06:00Author Interview: Alyssa Rose Ivy<br />
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<i>One of my 2013 goals is to feature more authors on my blog. I want to feature both self-published, and traditionally published authors, because a writer's dreams are the same regardless of how they get there: to write great stories, to be read, and to have those stories mean something to readers. Once a month, or as often as I can, I'll feature a different author for an interview or guest post.</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Author of the Month: Alyssa Rose Ivy</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><strong>Alyssa Rose Ivy</strong> </span>is a Young Adult and New Adult author who
loves to weave stories with romance and a southern setting. Although raised in
the New York area, she fell in love with the South after moving to New Orleans
for college. After years as a perpetual student, she turned back to her
creative side and decided to write. She lives in North Carolina with her
husband and two young children, and she can usually be found with a cup of
coffee in her hand.</span><br />
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Visit Alyssa at: her <a href="http://www.alyssaroseivy.com/">website</a> | her <a href="http://twitter.com/alyssaroseivy">twitter</a> | her<a href="http://pinterest.com/alyssaroseivy/"> pinterest </a><br />
Add Alyssa's books <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/list/5047249.Alyssa_Rose_Ivy">on GoodReads</a>!<br />
Read <a href="http://www.onceuponaprologue.com/2012/12/tour-stop-giveaway-review-derailed-by.html">my review</a> of Derailed (Clayton Falls #1)!</div>
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<b>Choose a fictional character you’d:</b></div>
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Elizabeth Bennet! </div>
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<b>2) Trust with all your secrets:</b> </div>
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Nanny from Peter Pan (who’s more loyal than a dog?)</div>
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Bella Swan (She wouldn’t need to sleep there, so it would be like having my own place) </div>
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James from my Afterglow Trilogy- he could talk his way out of everything, and could probably get them to drop all charges in the process. </div>
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<b>One book: </b><br />
Pride and Prejudice (never get tired of it!) </div>
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<b>One Album:</b><br />
Snow Patrol Up To Now- I’m always in the mood for it (OUAP: Nice choice!)<br />
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Chocolate</div>
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<b><br />What book, or books have really resonated with you, and made an impact on your life?</b></div>
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Moby Dick- Best depiction of obsession<br />
The Hobbit- Started my lifelong love of fantasy </div>
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Everyone I’ve recommended it to has loved it. </div>
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It changes based on what I’ve recently read. :)</div>
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<b>If you could have dinner with one author, living or dead, who would it be, and why?</b></div>
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Jane Austen-I love her books, and I have so many questions!<br />
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<b>What is your earliest and strongest memory involving reading or writing?</b></div>
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My father used to always tell us stories that I thought he made up completely. I remember when I realized they were influenced by the Hobbit. I thought it was so cool that one person’s story could spur so many new ones. </div>
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I’ve learned just how much I love romance. I never considered myself to be such a big fan of reading it until I started to write it. </div>
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<b>This or that: </b><br />
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<b>1) E-books or physical books? </b><br />
E-Books <br />
<b>2) Movies or music? </b><br />
Music <br />
<b>3) Junk food or healthy food? </b><br />
Junk food <br />
<b>4) Sleeping late or up with the sun? </b><br />
Now it’s sleeping late<br />
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<b>Tell me about one book you’ve owned for awhile, but have been saving for a special moment/time in your life to read it?</b><br />
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I’ve been meaning to read MOLOKA’I by Alan Brennert for ages, but I haven’t yet.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thanks so much to Alyssa for this interview. I really appreciate it! If YOU'RE an author who would like to be featured here at Once Upon a Prologue, please <a href="mailto:molli@onceuponaprologue.com">email</a> me! Happy reading. </span></div>
Molli @ Once Upon a Prologuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817317037277260565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538604052203893223.post-48306141012166030842013-01-24T08:00:00.000-06:002013-01-24T08:00:01.539-06:00Review: Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Unravel Me</b> by Tahereh Mafi (Shatter Me #2)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Publication</b>: <span style="font-size: x-small;">February</span> 5, 2013 (Harper Teen)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Rating:</b> Swoon-worthy</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText8806045068083747316">tick, tick, tick, tick, tick<br />it's almost<br />time for war.<br /><br />Juliette
has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her—people
with gifts—and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance.<br /><br />She's
finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her
as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from
her lethal touch.<br /><br />Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible.<br /><br />In
this exhilarating sequel to Shatter Me, Juliette has to make
life-changing decisions between what she wants and what she thinks is
right. Decisions that might involve choosing between her heart—and
Adam's life.</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>And it's like he sees what I'm thinking, like he can feel the change happening in my head, because suddenly he's different. His energy slows down, his eyes are deep, troubled, tender; his lips are soft, still slightly parted, and now the air in this room is too tight, too full of cotton, and I feel the blood rushing around in my head, crashing into every rational region of my brain.</i></span><br />
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Picking up shortly after where <i>Shatter Me</i> left off, <b>Unravel Me</b> jolts the reader right back into the world of the Reestablishment, and into the mind of one of the most unique protagonists I've ever had the pleasure to read about. Juliette is trying to find a place to belong at Omega Point, but doing so is more difficult than she thought. <b>Immediately as I sank into Tareheh Mafi's second novel, any faint worries I had about a sophomore slump vanished; by the end of Unravel Me, I could say with certainty: it is better than <i>Shatter Me</i>. </b>The stakes are higher. The danger is more prevalent. The decisions Juliette has to make are more wrenching. The romance is swoon-ier. <br />
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<b>Everything is heightened in Unravel Me. </b> Juliette's hope is palpable - something I felt keenly thought the novel, mixed in with her despair. Though her narration is more reliable, we still see the dying world through her eyes, and her voice, while strong, is still that of a lost girl. However through <b>Tahereh's</b> story, Juliette grows so much, and learns to own her actions, and becomes less of a victim, which I was proud to see. If possible, this made me like her even more.<br />
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<b>The pacing was superb - one of those books where, despite the fact that not much time passed, everything that happened within that time felt realistic and necessary.</b> There's almost a timeless feel to<b> Unravel Me</b>, as though everything is suspended outside of reality - though there's enough going on in the broader plot to remind us of the dangers that the Reestablishment face. There's the threat of war looming, and the question of if the Reestablishment - Juliette included - will be prepared. And then there are the love interests.<br />
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There's not much I can say without spoiling key points, but I will say that as much as I loved Juliette and Adam in Shatter Me, <b>Unravel Me</b> adds new depth to their interactions, bringing the development I craved. We gain a great deal of insight into many characters in this book - Adam included. Some questions are answered, while others are posed. <b>Which brings me to Warner. *sighs* Oh Warner. I do this thing where I want to fix all the broken characters, and the same is true here, but in Unravel Me, despite the odds against it, Warner begins to genuinely seek, if not atonement, at least redemption. And it. Was. Beautiful. </b>I don't want to say too much, again - spoilers - on the emerging love triangle, but I will say something happened here that rarely does: I switched sides, and I stand 1000% behind my choice.<br />
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<b>Unravel Me</b> is a spellbinding addition to the Shatter Me series that will leave readers breathless. I was moved to the point of tears several times, and wanted to shout my frustration at others. I read this book in one sitting, in a matter of mere hours; it was impossible to look away once I began reading. I'm on the edge of my seat for the final installment!<br />
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<b>Other books by this author:</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10429045-shatter-me">Shatter Me</a> (Shatter Me #1)<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13623150-destroy-me">Destroy Me</a> (Shatter Me 1.5) <br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13188676-untitled">Untitled</a> (Shatter Me #3 - Fall 2013 Harper Teen)<br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13253276-through-the-ever-night?a=5&origin=related_works">Through the Ever Night</a> by Veronica Rossi<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">About Tahereh</span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">She’s 24. She was born in a small city somewhere in Connecticut and
currently resides in Orange County, California, where she drinks too
much caffeine and finds the weather to be just a little too perfect for
her taste. When unable to find a book, she can be found reading candy
wrappers, coupons, and old receipts. SHATTER ME is her first novel.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Visit Tahereh online at: her<a href="http://stiryourtea.blogspot.com/"> blog</a> | her <a href="http://www.taherehbooks.com/">website</a> | her <a href="http://www.twitter.com/taherehmafi">Twitter </a></span><br />
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Molli @ Once Upon a Prologuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14817317037277260565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1538604052203893223.post-88906221219253699732013-01-23T08:00:00.000-06:002013-01-23T08:00:12.739-06:00Waiting On Wednesday - #45: Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins <br />
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<i><span id="freeText13848631679639803034">Anna Whitt, the
daughter of a guardian angel and a demon, promised herself she’d never
do the work of her father—polluting souls. She’d been naive to make such
a vow. She’d been naive about a lot of things. <br /><br />Haunted by demon
whisperers, Anna does whatever she can to survive, even if it means
embracing her dark side and earning an unwanted reputation as her
school’s party girl. Her life has never looked more bleak. And all the
while there’s Kaidan Rowe, son of the Duke of Lust, plaguing her heart
and mind.<br /><br />When an unexpected lost message from the angels
surfaces, Anna finds herself traveling the globe with Kopano, son of
Wrath, in an attempt to gain support of fellow Nephilim and give them
hope for the first time. It soon becomes clear that whatever freedoms
Anna and the rest of the Neph are hoping to win will not be gained
without a fight. Until then, Anna and Kaidan must put aside the issues
between them, overcome the steamiest of temptations yet, and face the
ultimate question: is loving someone worth risking their life?</span></i><br />
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<span id="freeText13848631679639803034"><b>Sweet Peril</b> by Wendy Higgins </span><br />
<span id="freeText13848631679639803034"><b>Publication:</b> April 30, 2013</span><br />
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<span id="freeText13848631679639803034"><b>Why It's Worth Waiting On:</b> Remember a book called Sweet Evil that took the blogging and reading world by storm? Remember Kaiden Rowe, and Anna Whitt? Remember their tension and steamy moments, and the <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/235064543">AWESOME world Wendy Higgins created? </a>Remember waiting for news of a sequel, then the fear it wouldn't ever happen? WELL IT IS. Sweet Evil was one of the few books that I literally screamed in happiness when I received an ARC, and I just KNOW that Sweet Peril is going to be JUST as awesome, if not more so.</span><br />
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