tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76367994452423968332024-03-22T05:21:11.296-04:00The Daily HarrellMusings on Reading & WritingJessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.comBlogger461125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-55783474149310077902014-03-21T07:00:00.000-04:002014-03-21T07:00:01.738-04:00Desecration Excerpt + Giveaway<div class="column">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">In a hidden world of wizards where only men hold the power of magic, one girl arises with the power to change everything, if she isn’t killed first…</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Adriana Victoriana Evangelista (Addie), daughter to the High Chancellor of the Wizard’s Council, has always been the perfect wizard girl. She never questions why men possess magical powers and women have no power at all, magical or otherwise. Male wizards blend into the modern human world, leading huge corporations while wizard women are sequestered away. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">On her sixteenth birthday, Addie discovers she possesses magic. Under wizard law, she is a desecration. An ancient prophecy surrounds the emergence of a girl magic-wielder, the wizard queen, who is destined to bring about the downfall of the wizard-kin.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Addie has long had a forbidden crush on a human boy who lives in the wizard stronghold, Rory Devlin. As she delves deeper into the dangerous mysteries surrounding her own destiny, she suspects Rory might be more than just human.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Addie’s fate sends her straight into the path of a powerful and evil sorcerer, but the worst danger of all may come from right inside her own home.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;">DESECRATION - Excerpt, Addie Discovers Her Magic</span>…</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The sound of footsteps outside sent my heart racing. If Izzy got caught
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">without her cloak on school property, we’d both get detention for a week.
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">And worse, my father would murder me.
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“Your cloak!” I whispered. I stretched out my hand as if I could </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">somehow
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">grab Izzy’s cloak from several feet away.
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In answer to my thoughts, Izzy’s discarded forest-green </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">cloak flew across
the room, coming into my open hand.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I blinked at my hand and the cloak I clutched in my fist. I stared as my
knuckles went white and my outstretched arm began to tremble. A
thunderous pulse echoed in my ears and my limbs and I realized it was the
pounding of my heart.
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Finally, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I met Izzy’s shocked stare. We both gaped at each other for a
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">moment. Then our gazes whipped back and forth between the corner where
her cloak had been and my hand, where it currently was. And then to the
door, which fortunately remained closed.
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I realized I’d stopped breathing. Gasping for air, I dropped Izzy’s cloak like it
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“Addie,” Izzy gasped, then giggled nervously, “you just did magic.” She
pointed a finger at me. “You </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">just did </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">MAGIC!”
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“No. Shhhh! Don’t even say that!” I shook my head spastically. I clutched
my head between my hands. “No! No! No!”
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“Yes, yes, yes! You did!” she sang back.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“It didn’t happen. It couldn’t have.” I kept shaking my head so vehemently
that I started to get woozy. “I’m a girl. That’s impossible!”
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“It </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">is </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">impossible. But you did it anyway.”
I couldn’t seem to stop shaking my head.
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“Ha! Your brat of a brother would </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">look like such a total idiot right now. Bet
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">he couldn’t do what you just did. His magic hasn’t come that far yet.”
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“No,” I said, still in major denial. I could hear my father’s voice ranting; </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">a
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">woman wielding magic is a desecration!
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“There’s some prophecy about this.” Izzy tapped her palm against her
forehead several times. “Hugo mentioned it a while back. Shoot! I can’t
remember.”
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">“I can’t be part of some prophecy. My father will kill me.”
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“Yeah, he isn’t exactly the understanding type,” Izzy agreed </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">as her brows
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">drew together. “That’s why we can’t tell anyone about this. You’ll be a virtual
prisoner of the council, and you’ll probably be retrained.”
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">At any second I was sure my brain would explode. In a single elapsed
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">moment, I’d become the antithesis </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">to every precept of wizard culture, a
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">desecration of our beliefs. How had it happened? I couldn’t even begin to
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">fathom what was happening to me.
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“I mean it, Addie. We can’t tell </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">anyone </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">about this, well except for Hugo.
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Seriously, they’ll poke and </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">prod at you and find some way to control you.
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I’m sure of it.”
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I didn’t keep secrets from my parents. I always did what they expected of
me. “Maybe my father wou-”
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“Wouldn’t cart you off to be retrained?” Izzy cut me short. “I’m sorry, Addie,
but don’t kid yourself. Your father is the head of the council, and he’s the
</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">most uncompromising of all when it comes to enforcing the wizard laws. The
illustrious Manfred Evangelista will do whatever needs to be done to protect
wizard-kin even if it means treating you like a lab rat or worse.” </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Hadley Holt, author of paranormal, and fantasy YA (Young Adult) has always loved to write. She also nurtures an incurable fascination with all things supernatural and fantastical. From a young age, she imagined stories about dragons, wizards, witches, ghosts, shape-shifters, vampires, and other magical creatures. As life often does, it blessed Hadley with family - a hunky husband and amazing children, and with family came a rewarding career. Hadley spent many years in the not-so-magical world of finance and mortgage banking, but the stories were always there in the back of her mind, demanding to be set free. </span></span></div>
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Nothing sucks more than being forced to move cross country during senior year. And Dominique Wells doesn't think things can get any worse until she's invited to a quirky neighbor's party. When pressured into playing a magical card game, Dominique's world goes from sucky to terrifying. She begins having visions of a red desert and an evil presence--a presence who hints at past lives and promises to kill her.<br />
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Rose Garcia is a lawyer turned writer who's always been fascinated by science fiction and fantasy. From a very young age, she often had her nose buried in books about other-worlds, fantastical creatures, and life and death situations. More recently she's been intrigued by a blend of science fiction and reality, and the idea that some supernatural events are, indeed, very real. Fueled by her imagination, she created The Transhuman Chronicles--a series of books about people who have overcome human limitations.</div>
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Rose lives in Houston with her husband and two kids. You can visit Rose at <a href="http://www.rosegarciabooks.com/">www.rosegarciabooks.com</a></div>
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Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-21829004309319589462013-12-11T07:30:00.000-05:002013-12-11T07:30:02.414-05:00Recover Reveal: WHISPER by Chelsea CameronGuys - I read this book awhile ago because once I read the first few pages, I was hooked. I loved it and if you like girl meets ghost stories, I'm sure you will too. When I saw Chelsea was recovering the book, I jumped at the chance to be part of the reveal. So without further ado, I give you:<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">People think I'm crazy. Maybe I am, since I've been able to talk to spirits for as long as I can remember. They are the forgotten, the souls who have unfinished business and can't cross over. I help them, or at least I try to. There's this one in particular, Jack, I call him, who's been following me around a lot. Usually they tell me what they need to do and move on. Not him. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">It isn't until he brings another spirit, Tracy, the victim of an unsolved hit-and-run accident, that I know for sure he's something more than just your average spirit. Then I start seeing him. And feeling his touch. And falling for him. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">In our quest to get justice for Tracy and help her move on, Jack and I become something more than just a dead boy and a living girl. I'm just waiting to see what happens next…</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Chelsea M. Cameron is a YA/NA New York Times/USA Today Best Selling author from Maine. Lover of things random and ridiculous, Jane Austen/Charlotte and Emily Bronte Fangirl, red velvet cake enthusiast, obsessive tea drinker, vegetarian, former cheerleader and world's worst video gamer. When not writing, she enjoys watching infomercials, singing in the car and tweeting (this one time, she was tweeted by Neil Gaiman). She has a degree in journalism from the University of Maine, Orono that she promptly abandoned to write about the people in her own head. More often than not, these people turn out to be just as weird as she is.</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Her New Adult Contemporary Romance titles include My Favorite Mistake, which has been bought by Harlequin along with a sequel, Deeper We Fall and Faster We Burn (April 20, 2013)</span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Her Young Adult books include Nocturnal, Nightmare and Neither, the first three books in The Noctalis Chronicles. The fourth and final book, Neverend will be out in 2013. Whisper, the first in The Whisper Trilogy is also available, with the second book in the series, Silence and the final book, LIsten coming out in 2014.</span><br />
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Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-14435967003129188852013-12-03T08:00:00.000-05:002013-12-03T08:00:10.617-05:00ANTIGODDESS by Kendare BlakeOk, so I missed last week. Blame it on Thanksgiving - hope you all had a great one! And I don't see any upcoming releases this week, so I figured I'd tell you about the book I just finished. You all remember Kendare Blake, author of <i>Anna Dressed in Blood</i>, right? When I met her last year in Decatur, she told me about this mythology-based novel she was writing and I about died. You know me and mythology. Well, the book is out and I've read it. <br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Desperately seeking the cause of their slow, miserable deaths, Athena and Hermes travel the world, gathering allies and discovering enemies both new and old. Their search leads them to Cassandra—an ordinary girl who was once an extraordinary prophetess, protected and loved by a god. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Because Hera, the queen of the gods, has aligned herself with other of the ancient Olympians, who are killing off rivals in an attempt to prolong their own lives. But these anti-gods have become corrupted in their desperation to survive, horrific caricatures of their former glory. Athena will need every advantage she can get, because immortals don’t just flicker out. </span></div>
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I admit, it was a bit difficult to relate to Athena at first. She is cold, calculating. What you might expect of a war goddess, but not a relatable YA lead. Cassandra, on the other hand, I quickly identified with. She has this awesome relationship with Aiden, a great brother, and a really cool bestie (she's captain of the hockey team and can kick some serious butt).<br />
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What kept me going most in the story was the plot and pacing. The stakes just kept getting higher for Athena, Hermes, Cassandra (and the others who aren't mentioned in the description, so I won't spoil it for you. Not every god or goddess makes an appearance though - I will tell you that.) I kept thinking, I don't know how they can survive this. The tension kept me flipping the pages and I stayed up way late reading it.<br />
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<br />Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-30956427786154486252013-11-23T08:00:00.000-05:002013-11-23T08:00:08.861-05:00MOONLESS - Excerpt + Contest!<span style="font-family: Palatino;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Today I'm really excited to be a part of Crystal Collier's MOONLESS Blog Tour. She's worked so hard to put this together and make this a really fun adventure for her readers. So I won't make you read any more from me. :)</span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">She says: Football, shmootball. Here's what Claudia Clarke cares about: Harvard, the poor, the disenfranchised, the hungry, the staggering teen pregnancy rate, investigative journalism . . . the list goes on. She does not have a minute to waste on Mr. T-Diddy Smalls and his harem of bimbos.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>He Said, She Said</i> is a fun and fresh novel from Kwame Alexander that throws these two high school seniors together when they unexpectedly end up leading the biggest social protest this side of the Mississippi—with a lot of help from Facebook and Twitter.</span></div>
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Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-70281836641982608272013-11-05T07:00:00.000-05:002013-11-05T07:00:12.361-05:00Debut YA Book Birthdays ~ Week of November 5November… wow! I hope everyone had a fabulous Halloween. My kiddos had parties and parades and trick-or-treating, but somehow I think I'm the one about to gain 5 pounds. Hmmm….<br />
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So, here we are at the start of Turkey Month, which I'm always partial to since my own birthday falls in November (and Destined will be turning 2, which is crazy). And while we're talking birthdays, let's check out this week's debut YA book birthdays. ARE THERE ANY THAT GET YOUR ATTENTION?<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/161963130X/yalit-20">AFTER EDEN</a> by Helen Douglas<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Grounded in a realistic teen world with fascinating sci-fi elements, <i>After Eden</i> is a heart-pounding love triangle that’s perfect for dystopian fans looking for something new to devour.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0544074114/yalit-20">PALACE OF SPIES</a> by Sarah Zettel (while this isn't Sarah's first novel by a long shot, it does appear to be her first YA novel)<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Sixteen-year-old Peggy is a well-bred orphan who is coerced into posing as a lady in waiting at the palace of King George I. Life is grand, until Peggy starts to suspect that the girl she's impersonating might have been murdered. Unless Peggy can discover the truth, she might be doomed to the same terrible fate. But in a court of shadows and intrigue, anyone could be a spy—perhaps even the handsome young artist with whom Peggy is falling in love . . .</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0805096299/yalit-20">ENGINES OF THE BROKEN WORLD</a> by Jason Vanhee (another published author making his debut YA appearance)<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/1402285450/yalit-20">BROKEN</a> by C.J. Lyons (and ANOTHER adult author venturing over to YA land)<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>WOULD YOU PUT YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE TO BE NORMAL?</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">All Scarlet asks is for a chance to attend high school—even if just for a week-a chance to be just like everyone else. But Scarlet can feel her heart beating out of control with each slammed locker and vicious taunt. Is this normal? Really? Yet there's more going on than she knows. And finding out the truth might just kill Scarlet before her heart does...</span></div>
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And this is definitely NOT a debut, but since I adore Jessica Souders (as a person and an author), I have to wish her a VERY HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY for Revelations, book 2 in the Elysium Chronicles. And if you haven't read Renegade yet (book 1), go forth and do so!<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0765332469/yalit-20">REVELATIONS</a> by J.A. Souders<br />
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Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-73288752964567344962013-10-29T10:22:00.001-04:002013-10-29T10:22:21.469-04:00What???I went to my trusted source for debut YA releases last night and found NOTHING. Not even non-debut authors are releasing today. Do people not want to compete with Halloween or something? Who knows!<br />
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Anyway, so as not to miss my once-a-week posting day, I thought I'd share a pic of me being Fan Girl with Joshua Radin (his music inspired lots of my writing) and my hubby playing along. Hope you have a beautiful week and delightfully frightening Halloween!<br />
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<br />Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-91493273011935869252013-10-22T08:18:00.000-04:002013-10-22T08:18:00.105-04:00Debut YA Book Birthdays ~ Week of October 22Again this week, I found only 1 debut YA novel. But boy, does this sound different? What do you think... TBR pile or not so much? <br />
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From the outside, Brendan Chase seems to have it pretty easy. He’s a
star wrestler, a video game aficionado, and a loving boyfriend to his
seemingly perfect match, Vanessa. But on the inside, Brendan struggles
to understand why his body feels so wrong—why he sometimes fantasizes
having long hair, soft skin, and gentle curves. Is there even a name for
guys like him? Guys who sometimes want to be girls? Or is Brendan just a
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In <i>Freakboy</i>'s<i> </i>razor-sharp verse, Kristin
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understand his sexual identity, Vanessa fighting to keep her and
Brendan’s relationship alive, and Angel struggling to confront her
demons. Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-37878889628883507482013-10-15T08:20:00.000-04:002013-10-15T08:20:00.277-04:00Debut YA Book Birthdays ~ Week of October 15th<div>
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Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-2156244008514115132013-10-13T21:27:00.001-04:002013-10-13T21:27:43.808-04:00Review: SIDELINED by Kendra Highley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><i>Sidelined</i> by Kendra Highley</b><br />
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After being pushed to excel her entire life, high school basketball star Genna Pierce is finally where she wants to be. University scouts are taking notice, her team is on its way to the state tourney, and Jake Butler, the hot boy she's daydreamed about since ninth grade, is showing some definite interest. When he asks her out and their relationship takes off, Genna believes things can't get better. <br />
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A freak accident ends her career before it's even begun. Her parents are fighting more than ever, her friends don't understand what she's going through, and she's not sure who she is without basketball. And while he tries to be there for her, Genna doesn't understand how Jake could ever want the broken version of the girl he fell for.<br />
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Her life in a tailspin, Genna turns to the only solace that eases her pain: Vicodin. <br />
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This book hooked me from the beginning. Genna's voice is realistic and engaging. I loved her drive and what a kick-butt girl she was in a very real way (no kicking monster butt, but she could tear it up on the basketball court). She's got an amazing best friend who isn't the so-bubbly-you-want-to-scream variety and her new boy friend is pretty much a typical guy. In short, the characters are so real you could touch them and entirely three dimensional.<br />
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As you can tell from the blurb, reading this book is like watching a train wreck happen in really slow motion. Genna starts with the Vicodin to drown out the emotional pain more than the physical pain from breaking her leg: the loss of basketball, her mother's betrayal, the embarrassment and feelings of inadequacy. At first, it doesn't seem like her prescription use is all that bad, which is exactly what Genna is thinking. But the more Genna starts to react like an addict, the more we can see what a hold it has on her life.<br />
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I'm not going to say that this was a feel-good read. It did end well, but there were painful moments along the way. I think an errant tear even escaped my eye toward the end. As an "issue" book, however, I'd say it's first rate. I think it's important for teens dealing with addiction to see that things are not hopeless and it will get better. But it will take hard work and you've got to accept the support of the people trying to help.<br />
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If you or a teen you know could benefit from this book, it's definitely worth a read. The writing to top-notch and the characters compelling. You'll even get to meet some LGBT characters in this one too. Bonus "issue" points!<br />
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Thanks to Entangled Teen for providing me with a review copy in exchange for my honest review. This did not have any effect on my opinions.<br />
<br />Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-35660237426093388092013-10-08T08:00:00.000-04:002013-10-08T08:00:05.146-04:00Debut YA Book Birthdays ~ Week of October 8thWow - there are A LOT (and I mean a lot) of YA books coming out this week, and three are by debut YA novelists. Check them out and see if any of these very different books catches your interest.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0763666947/yalit-20">THE KINGDOM OF LITTLE WOUNDS </a>by Susann Cockal<br />
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Having red hair is all that matters in Scarletville. Redheads hold all the power—and everybody knows it. That’s why Felicity is scared down to her roots when she receives an anonymous note:<br />
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I thinking <i>The Kingdom of Little Wounds </i>sounds the most intriguing to me, but <i>Red</i> also sounds like fun. Which books do you like?Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-31901519625599020812013-10-03T08:00:00.000-04:002013-10-03T08:00:04.880-04:00MOONLESS Cover Reveal<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Alexia’s nightmares become reality: a dead baron, red-eyed wraiths, and forbidden love with a man hunted by these creatures. After an attack close to home, Alexia realizes she cannot keep one foot in her old life and one in this new world. To protect her family she must either be sold into a loveless marriage, or escape with her beloved and risk becoming one of the Soulless. MOONLESS is Jane Eyre meets Supernatural. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Stay tuned for the blog tour November 11-30. I'll be a stop along the way on November 23rd, when I will post an excerpt. So excited! In the meantime, you can find Crystal in these places around the web...</span></div>
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Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-75243132808499007262013-09-24T08:00:00.000-04:002013-09-24T08:00:14.348-04:00Debut YA Book Birthdays ~ Week of September 24I know it's getting close to Halloween, because the thrillers are coming. (Especially if you look at all the books released this week, not just the debuts.) But this week we have a thriller and a book meant for John Green fans. Both sound pretty good to me. What do you think?<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0062229036/yalit-20">FIND ME</a> by Romily Bernard<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0062238523/yalit-20">THE PARADOX OF VERTICAL FLIGHT </a>by Emil Oatrovski<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">On the morning of his eighteenth birthday, philosophy student and high school senior Jack Polovsky is somewhat seriously thinking of suicide when his cell phone rings. Jack's ex-girlfriend, Jess, has given birth, and Jack is the father. Jack hasn't spoken with Jess in about nine months—and she wants him to see the baby before he is adopted. The new teenage father kidnaps the baby, names him Socrates, stocks up on baby supplies at Wal-Mart, and hits the road with his best friend, Tommy, and the ex-girlfriend. As they head to Grandma's house (eluding the police at every turn), Jack tells baby Socrates about Homer, Troy, Aristotle, the real Socrates, and the Greek myths—because all stories spring from those stories, really. Even this one. Funny, heart-wrenching, and wholly original, this debut novel by Emil Ostrovski explores the nature of family, love, friendship, fate, fatherhood, and myth.</span></div>
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In Serjana Caelum’s world, gods exist. So do goddesses. Sera knows this because she is one of them. A secret long concealed by her parents, Sera is Lakshmi reborn, the human avatar of an immortal Indian goddess rumored to control all the planes of existence. Marked by the sigils of both heaven and hell, Sera’s avatar is meant to bring balance to the mortal world, but all she creates is chaos. A chaos that Azrath, the Asura Lord of Death, hopes to use to unleash hell on earth.<br />
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Amalie Howard also has an upcoming release with HarlequinTeen on October 29th for her brand new series, <i>the Aquarathi</i>, WATERFELL. To celebrate the upcoming release she is hosting an EPIC giveaway! And we mean EPIC. Readers have THREE chances to win an iPad mini! Check out the post here on how you could win: <a href="http://www.amaliehoward.com/">www.AmalieHoward.com</a></blockquote>
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Seventeen Magazine Summer Club author Amalie Howard grew up on a small Caribbean island where she spent most of her childhood with her nose buried in a book or being a tomboy running around barefoot, shimmying up mango trees and dreaming of adventure. 22 countries, surfing with sharks and several tattoos later, she has traded in bungee jumping in China for writing the adventures she imagines instead. She isn’t entirely convinced which takes more guts. She currently resides in New York with her husband and three children.
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0374378614/yalit-20">TUMBLE & FALL</a> by Alexandra Coutts<br />
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And as an aside, I just finished The Raven Boys last weekend and pre-ordered The Dream Thieves, which comes out this week. So even though it's a long ways away from Maggie Steifvater's debut book birthday, I have to give her a shout out (and squee) anyway.<br />
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<br />Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-32392691268295655802013-09-14T13:54:00.002-04:002013-09-14T13:54:39.037-04:00What I've been reading latelyI have been devouring books these days... you read <a href="http://jessie-harrell.blogspot.com/2013/08/ember-blog-tour-review-of-darker-days.html">my review</a> of DARKER DAYS by Jus Acardo. But there have been a ton of other fun reads on my Kindle lately too.<br />
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Most of these are older, but if you haven't read them yet, I'd recommend them to you. Here are my mini reviews for each.<br />
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PIVOT POINT by Kasie West<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">This book blew my mind just a little bit. It was so awesome and I couldn't wait to read it every night. I highly recommend this to any fan of YA literature. It has everything, from love to angst to danger and one great, big impossible choice. (I know, it's not much of a review, but there aren't really words to describe how much I enjoyed watching the two alternate realities play out and how well they were woven together.)</span><br />
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WRECKLESS by Bria Quinlan<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">I really enjoyed this story. It was hard for me to put down at night and go to sleep. I kept wanting to come back and see what would happen with the Raven Boys, Blue and their quest. The uniqueness and intrigue of the story really resonated with me. What I didn't like was how little was tied up at the end. I get that it's a series, but we get introduced at the very end to an entirely new plot line without any real resolution to biggest plot in this story. I docked it a star because of this. But, of course, I pre-ordered the next book, so I wasn't put off enough that I didn't still want to know what happened. Plus, Maggie's writing is beautiful. I love how she turns a phrase, as it were.</span><br />
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So, those are my short thoughts on each of these enjoyable books. What have you read and loved lately?Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-75732920510004062612013-09-01T07:00:00.000-04:002013-09-01T07:00:00.538-04:00Happy Book Birthday to A Missing PeaceMy blogging buddy, Beth Fred, is celebrating her YA book birthday today for her new novel,<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18176685-a-missing-peace?from_search=true"> A MISSING PEACE</a>. The reviews coming in on this book are fantastic!<br />
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seventeen-year-old Iraqi war refugee Mirriam Yohanna hates her new life
in Killeen, Texas, where the main attraction is a military base,
populated with spoiled army brats like Caleb Miller. <br /><br />Caleb has
much to be angry about too, including Mirriam who turns him down flat in
front of everyone. Eager for retribution, Caleb agrees to a dare that
will see him take Mirriam to the prom and regain his pride. <br /><br />But
their relationship soon moves beyond high school antics. Mirriam and
Caleb are bound together by more than location, and as they are forced
to work closely together on a school assignment, they start to uncover
an explosive story that has the potential to ruin lives — and both of
their futures. One single truth changes everything and strengthens their
bond. <br /><br />When Mirriam's family discovers their relationship, they
decide it's time to arrange her marriage to a proper Iraqi man. Caleb
must convince Mirriam that he is in it for forever — or risk losing her
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">"Our fires burn brightly for our readers and as a way to say thanks to our readers we've launched our latest division of Entangled Teen and it's name is Ember. We have two exciting launch titles: </span><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>Darker Days</i> </b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">by Jus Accardo and </span><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"><i>Chaos</i></b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: 0px;"> by Christine O'Neil. Read away!" Entangled Teen Ember is a division of Entangled Teen that specializes in digital-first YAs.</span></div>
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I was given an ARC of Darker Days in exchange for my honest review. This was my first Jus Accardo novel, but I "knew" her from #yalitchat and was really excited to dive in. The synopsis sounded awesome! And I wasn't disappointed. From line 1, I knew I was going to like Accardo's writing style.<br />
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Jessie (awesome name, btw!) Darker takes teen snark to a whole new level. This girl has a quip for everything and can't manage to keep her mouth shut unless a witch is forcing her to. But it wasn't annoying at all. Jessie just had that kick butt personality and when you're a teen, sometimes your only (or best) weapons are words. Not that Jessie has a shortage of weapons, because when it comes to "monster mashing" (her term), she and her mom are on top of their game. They take down zombies, possessed dogs, and any sort of Otherworlder that comes their way.<br />
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The book sort of reminded me of a teen version of Kim Harrison's The Hallow Series (starting with <i>Dead Witch Walking</i>). Jessie is tough at nails even if not completely competent. She's got a bit of a hidden power -- she's not a witch but her abilities are arguably cooler. And there are a collection of cool paranormal creatures in the mix.<br />
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Perhaps the best paranormal creature is Lukas. Sweet, yummy Lukas. Lukas is full of Sin himself (at least it's not Lust), but he does a really good job of keeping his inner evil at bay (I can't tell you more than that without spoiling things). But the best part about Lukas is how at peace he is with his fate because just a small amount of time with Jessie has given him peace. Who doesn't want someone to love them like that? Jessie and Lukas felt so star-crossed, it made me root for them even harder.<br />
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The plot was relatively complex, meaning I didn't guess precisely how the ending was going to come down. That's a good thing! And it certainly kept me flipping the pages. It's action-packed and I never once felt bored or wanting the pace to move along more quickly. But then again, with 7 deadly sins rampaging your town, there's never going to be a dull moment.<br />
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In short, if you like snappy dialog and a fast-moving plot with paranormal hotties and baddies, you won't want to miss Darker Days. I'll be very interested to see where the next book in the series goes.<br />
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<script src="//d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net/embed/rafl/cptr.js"></script>Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-91917797862674327852013-08-20T08:00:00.000-04:002013-08-20T08:00:08.571-04:00Debut YA Book Birthdays~ Week of August 20thWell, this is it for us. Today is my kiddos' official LAST day of summer. School starts tomorrow and I'm pretty excited (although I'd be happier if Lands End had gotten the new uniforms here on time!). But something else that's pretty exciting are these debut YA novels. <b><i>What's got you excited this week?</i></b><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/1442474181/yalit-20">VIII</a> by H.M. Castor (who knew Henry VIII was so hot??)<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/159643743X/yalit-20">BROTHER, BROTHER </a>by Clay Carmichael (she has other <br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The day his grandmother dies, seventeen-year-old Billy “Brother” Grace discovers that he has a twin who has recently made headlines by nearly overdosing on drugs. His twin also happens to be the son of a powerful senator. His newly discovered family may not be all that interested in a cheery reunion, but Brother is determined to get answers. When he arrives on the secluded island off the coast of North Carolina where the senator and his family live, sparks will fly, old resentments will be released, and secrets revealed. Part coming-of-age story, part love story, Clay Carmichael's <i>Brother, Brother </i>is a book about finding out that who you are and where you come from aren't necessarily the same thing.</span></div>
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Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-82714242127535437902013-08-15T08:00:00.000-04:002013-08-15T08:00:10.425-04:00Happy Release Day Tiffany King! (+ giveaway)I had the great pleasure of meeting Tiffany King at the Decatur Book Festival last year. Not only was she from Florida (instant awesome) but she was sweet as can be! Today, she's celebrating ANOTHER book birthday, this time with her sequel to <i>Jordyn</i>, called <i>Jordyn and the Caverns of Gloom.</i><br />
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Sadly, I haven't had the chance to read <i>Jordyn</i> yet, but OMG does this sound good.<br />
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My so-called family lied.<br />
My friends lied.<br />
The only guy I ever liked lied.<br />
My mentor, the one I was supposed to trust lied.<br />
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My entire existence is built on lies and yet now they want my help. Scratch that, now<br />
they need my help. I'll play the good soldier, but I am no longer the person I was before. This time it will be on my terms. I will trust no one.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">She has a loving husband and two wonderful kids. (Five, if you count her three spoiled cats). Her addictions include: Her iphone and ipad, chocolate, Diet Coke, chocolate, Harry Potter, chocolate, and her favorite TV shows. Want to know what they are? Just ask.</span></div>
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Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-65373754434113246832013-08-14T08:00:00.000-04:002013-08-14T08:00:04.054-04:00Free Download of Beautifully Broken by Sherry Soule<br />
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Hello readers - I have exciting news from author Sherry Soule on how you can get a FREE copy of her novel, <i>Beautifully Broken, </i>and enter to win a $10 Amazon gift card for leaving a review.</div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Readers who sign up at Story Cartel to receive the free eBook will also be entered into a random drawing to win a $10 Amazon gift card, IF they post an honest review of the book. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>A word of warning</i>…BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN (Part One) does end with a major cliffhanger, so if you hate those, then you might want to skip the free download. However, on the plus side, the sequel <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sherry-Soule/e/B00596ANCA"><span style="color: #3c02ff; letter-spacing: 0px;">SHATTERED SILENCE</span></a> (Part Two) is available for purchase from all major online retailers for only $3.99, if you’re dying to find out what happens next.</span></span></div>
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Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-37830300364543984972013-08-13T08:00:00.000-04:002013-08-13T08:00:00.885-04:00Debut YA Book Birthdays ~ Week of August 13thSummer may be winding down, but there are a few last-minute summer reads you still may want to grab by debut YA authors. I've had my eye on this first one for a LONG time... what turns your eye?<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0803738897/yalit-20">BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA</a> by April Genevieve Tucholke<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Nothing much exciting rolls through Violet White's sleepy, seaside town...until River West comes along. River rents the guesthouse behind Violet's crumbling estate, and as eerie, grim things start to happen, Violet begins to wonder about the boy living in her backyard. Is River just a crooked-smiling liar with pretty eyes and a mysterious past? Or could he be something more? Violet's grandmother always warned her about the Devil, but she never said he could be a dark-haired boy who takes naps in the sun, who likes coffee, who kisses you in a cemetery...who makes you want to kiss back. Violet's already so knee-deep in love, she can't see straight. And that's just how River likes it.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">A gothic thriller romance with shades of Stephen King and F. Scott Fitzgerald, set against a creepy summertime backdrop--a must-read for fans of <i>Beautiful Creatures</i>, <i>The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer</i>, and <i>Anna Dressed in Blood</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Fearing for their lives, Marina and her father defect to Brooklyn. Marina struggles to reestablish herself as a dancer at Juilliard. But her enigmatic partner, Sergei, makes concentration almost impossible, as does the fact that Marina shares her mother's “gift,” and has a vision of her father’s murder at the hands of the Russian crooks and con artists she thought they'd left behind. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Compelled to find answers, Jennifer embarks on a quest that takes her from the wheat fields of Nebraska to the fishing town of Smithport, Maine, home to the one person who can help her solve this family secret—the woman in the photo. But Jennifer learns that it takes the entire village of Smithport to piece together the story of her mother's hidden past. She needs help from Nathan, the genius with the reluctant smile from across the cove; Little, the elderly town matriarch and former movie star; and The Jacks, three weathered fishermen who dabble in pyrotechnics. As Jennifer discovers the lost chapters of her mother's life, she unwittingly begins to write a few chapters of her own.</span></div>
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Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-81946607944138697682013-08-02T09:00:00.000-04:002013-08-02T09:00:05.524-04:00Summer Love Book Blast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm thrilled to be participating in Marysue Hobika's<i> Summer Love </i>Book Blast. I recently read the book (not a review copy, I might add) and really enjoyed it. It was light and fun and a great summer read. It's definitely for more mature audiences though (17+) because some of the scenes are hot!<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">The band played and I held my breath, waiting to hear Carly’s voice. I thought maybe she’d lost her nerve. I was ready to rush in and rescue her, even if she didn’t want me to, when, like magic, she began to sing. The notes that came out of her mouth were full and sensuous, changing the band’s sound completely. It was harmonious, free flowing, and full. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I’d heard the band last summer, and even though they were good, something had always been missing. That something was Carly. Her voice fit and molded perfectly with Nate’s, and I felt another tinge of jealousy. Their sound filtered through the cracks and walls of the garage and into the night air. For a second, I forgot how to breathe. I found myself slinking back into the garage as the song came to an end. I felt empty and lost when she hit the last note, and every cell in my body craved more. I’d been wrong. So very wrong. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Everyone in the garage was silent, as if the music had cast a spell on them. All of a sudden, led by Ed, claps and cheers echoed. Carly looked elated until her gaze landed on me. I read in her eyes that she thought I was a jerk for not believing in her, and I couldn’t blame her. I was a jerk. </span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">“I told you Carly could sing,” Becca said, directing her words toward Nate.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">To get your copy now, buy it <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Summer-Love-Senior-Year-ebook/dp/B00DT9ZN7O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374685670&sr=8-1&keywords=Summer+Love+marysue">here</a>. And be sure to add it to your list on <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17903740-summer-love?ac=1">Goodreads</a>.</span></div>
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Jessie Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11581727105030086814noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636799445242396833.post-28209243564900686342013-07-30T07:30:00.000-04:002013-07-30T09:42:58.936-04:00Debut YA Book Birthdays ~ Week of July 30thI have 3 distinct debut YA reads to share with you this week. I love the sound of <i>All Our Pretty Songs</i>. What sounds good to you?<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/125002708X/yalit-20">ALL OUR PRETTY SONGS</a> by Sarah McCarry<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">In the lush and magical Pacific Northwest live two best friends who grew up like sisters: charismatic, mercurial, and beautiful Aurora, and the devoted, watchful narrator. Each of them is incomplete without the other. But their unbreakable bond is challenged when a mysterious and gifted musician named Jack comes between them.</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>His music is like nothing I have ever heard. It is like the ocean surging, the wind that blows across the open water, the far call of gulls.</i></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Suddenly, each girl must decide what matters most: friendship, or love. What both girls don’t know is that the stakes are even higher than either of them could have imagined. They’re not the only ones who have noticed Jack’s gift; his music has awakened an ancient evil—and a world both above and below which may not be mythical at all. <i>We have paved over the ancient world but that does not mean we have erased it. </i></span></div>
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The real <i>and the mystical; the romantic and the heartbreaking all begin to swirl together in All Our Pretty Songs, Sarah McCarry's brilliant debut, carrying the two on journey that is both enthralling and terrifying. </i></span></div>
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<i>And it’s up to the narrator to protect the people she loves—if she can. </i></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Canary-Rachele-Alpine/dp/1605425877/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374930993&sr=1-1&keywords=canary">CANARY</a> by Rachele Alpine<br />
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8hT5-bBknMk/UfPJAKrDZ1I/AAAAAAAADzc/MM_7CEjCjJE/s1600/canary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8hT5-bBknMk/UfPJAKrDZ1I/AAAAAAAADzc/MM_7CEjCjJE/s200/canary.jpg" width="124" /></a><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">In this debut novel, a high school girl tries to understand the world, figure out where she fits in, and learn how to stand up for herself when everything falls apart. With the passing of her mother, Kate Franklin’s life unravels at the seams as she loses the only emotional mooring in her family. Her dad shuts down completely, and her brother enlists in the army. Things start looking better when her dad is hired to coach at Beacon Prep, home of one of the best basketball teams in the state. In a blog of prose and poetry, Kate chronicles her new world—dating a basketball player, being caught up in a world of idolatry and entitlement, and discovering the perks the inner circle enjoys. Then Kate’s fragile life shatters once again when one of her boyfriend’s teammates assaults her at a party. Although she knows she should speak out, her dad’s vehemently against it and so, like a canary sent into a mine to test toxicity levels and protect miners, Kate alone breathes the poisonous secrets to protect her dad and the team. The once welcoming community has betrayed Kate, her family is disintegrating, and she’s on her own to grapple with whether to stay quiet or speak out and expose a town’s hero and destroy her father’s career.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/0545417309/yalit-20">IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE</a> by Eric Gransworth<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kit9-uQVYxk/UfPJDYInzyI/AAAAAAAADzk/0QEhAPyDk88/s1600/if+i+ever.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kit9-uQVYxk/UfPJDYInzyI/AAAAAAAADzk/0QEhAPyDk88/s200/if+i+ever.jpg" width="131" /></a><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Lewis "Shoe" Blake is used to the joys and difficulties of life on the Tuscarora Indian reservation in 1975: the joking, the Fireball games, the snow blowing through his roof. What he's not used to is white people being nice to him -- people like George Haddonfield, whose family recently moved to town with the Air Force. As the boys connect through their mutual passion for music, especially the Beatles, Lewis has to lie more and more to hide the reality of his family's poverty from George. He also has to deal with the vicious Evan Reininger, who makes Lewis the special target of his wrath. But when everyone else is on Evan's side, how can he be defeated? And if George finds out the truth about Lewis's home -- will he still be his friend?</span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Acclaimed adult author Eric Gansworth makes his YA debut with this wry and powerful novel about friendship, memory, and the joy of rock 'n' roll.</span></div>
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