tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62686583192524867522024-02-06T18:12:22.142-08:00EnchantedBooksKelsey Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11494301046611306536noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268658319252486752.post-64159043454553348342015-08-04T05:42:00.002-07:002015-08-04T05:42:50.331-07:00Review: Love Rosie by Cecelia Ahern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Love Rosie By Cecelia Ahern.</div>
Genre: Adult/ Contempary/ Romance.<br />
Publisher: Hachette Books.<br />
Rating: 3/5<br />
Pages: 448<br />
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<span>This is one of those books that you hate and love at the same time. For me it felt like this. <br />We have our two mains characters Rosie and Alex who we read growing up together through writing to each other between letters and text messages. Of course along the way we read letters (Mostly between Rosie) and other characters connecting and interacting this way as well. We have Rosie who is the kind of girl a lot of people could relate too. She had a lot of realistic problems which in most books authors wouldn’t write upon. She was one of those people that had a series of bad luck in her life but where there’s a bad there’s a good, which I think was kind of the message this book was trying to give. You know never give up on things because there’s always a rainbow at the end. Then there was Alex who I felt was my favourite character in the book unlike Rosie I felt his life was a lot more successful and he had a lot more to give which we didn’t see because this book was based more around Rosie’s life. He was ambitious, determined and a supportive friend for Rosie whenever she need him. <br />Since this book is letter formed this is how we get to understand what is happening in the story. I honestly didn’t think I would of read this entire book because of it being in this form but I was surprised at how much I liked this different format it was a breathe of a fresh air and made it an easy read. Will definitely try more letter formed books. <br /><br />Good points to the book:<br />I felt what I loved most about this book was the beginning and the end they both were great ways to start and finish a love story and I can definitely picture this being done well in a film. The beginning was funny because we read about Alex and Rosie being young in school so at times they acted childish and immature but their friendship was cute to read about, the beginning was a very light read it brings you back to when you were in school and going through puberty and all that.<br /><br />Bad points to the book:<br />The middle of this book kind of bored me, that’s probably why I gave it 3 stars. It just lacked in places I had to keep putting it down because I wasn’t engrossed in the storylines because they weren’t really about Alex or Rosie together. And if there was any spark of any drama it was soon pushed back down after about two pages, so good parts didn’t last long. The chemistry for Rosie and Alex was frustrating as well because when one liked the other, the other one didn’t like them, it was kind of a circle that kept going round and I just kept getting frustrated wanting to smack them both in the heads and make them realise how delusional they both were and how they both needed to just get it on and confess their love already.<br /><br />Overall I think this makes a perfect summer read for those to take on holiday or to read on a beach. I read mine on the plane which helped me get through my flight. </span><br />
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Stacking the Shelves is a meme hosted by <a href="http://www.tyngasreviews.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e175ff;">Tynga’s Reviews</span></a><br /><br /> Stacking the shelves is all about the great books we have received over the week that's been collected to our book shelves. It also gives people chance to share books with others that they may not of heard of before, which they can then check out for themselves.<br /> My wrap up of books has came late this week due to being busy but better late than never.<br />
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This is a collection of books I have brought over the last two week, due to being busy with college I didn't have time to do it last week. But that's just means more fun books to share with you this week :)<br />
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P.S I Love you By Jenny Han.<br />
Saint anything By Sarah Dessen.<br />
The Distance between us By Kasie West.<br />
The Assassins Curse By Cassandra Rose Clarke.<br />
The Pirates Wish By Cassandra Rose Clarke.<br />
Off the page By Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer.<br />
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This week I decided to buy more cute, contempary books that I can read for the summer I'm most excited to The Distance between us heard nothing but good things about Kasie Wests writing. I also decided to buy Cassandra Rose Clarkes books because of the publishing house shutting down and I have heard they will be hard to buy soon, and I didn't want to miss out of books about pirates of course!<br />
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Kelsey Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11494301046611306536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268658319252486752.post-33050662126203732382015-06-12T14:20:00.001-07:002015-06-12T14:20:44.778-07:00Review: The Winners Curse by Marie Rutkoski<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Winners Curse by Marie Rutkoski<br />
Genre: Young adult/dystopyian/fantasy<br />
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux<br />
Rating: 5/5 <br />
Pages: 355<br />
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Summary: As a general’s daughter in a vast empire that revels in war and enslaves those it conquers, seventeen-year-old Kestrel has two choices: she can join the military or get married. But Kestrel has other intentions. <br />
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One day, she is startled to find a kindred spirit in a young slave up for auction. Arin’s eyes seem to defy everything and everyone. Following her instinct, Kestrel buys him—with unexpected consequences. It’s not long before she has to hide her growing love for Arin. <br />
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Set in a richly imagined new world, <em>The Winner’s Curse</em> by Marie Rutkoski is a story of deadly games where everything is at stake, and the gamble is whether you will keep your head or lose your heart.<br />
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Review: I picked this book up based on the cover not going to lie (shouldn't be judging a book by its cover I know). It took me over a year too read this, I've had this on my shelf just because of its beautiful cover and I so wish I had read it sooner now! The story begins when Kestrel and her friend Jess go to the market where they happen to stumble upon a slave auction which Kestrel ends up bidding in, bidding for the slave Arin due to feeling sorry for him and for once wanting something that can be her possession. Even though she kind of forgets hes at the house to begin with until one day she seeks comfort and friendship in him even though its forbidden..<br />
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The romance was something I had never felt so connected too before and so many emotions were going on it was unreal. I loved it! I wanted more and more. Obviously Kestrel is of Valorian heritage who are in charge of the city that was once Herrani before they destroyed them and killed half of their people and made the rest into slaves, which is what Arin is, so of course we have a starcrossed lovers thing going on. It was a bit like Romeo and Juliet but set in a new world with war and politics going on. All the way through the book I just kept rooting for them so much. I look forward to the second one. (the ending your in for a big shocker)<br />
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The characters were well developed. I felt throughout the book we saw both Arin and Kestrel growing and becoming stronger characters towards the end. I loved how Kestrel wasn't a badass that kicked butt but was super clever instead and used her brains and strategies when it came to battles. <br />
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Overall I recommend this for everyone to read and if you do have this on your shelf please do not leave it for a year to read it, this book is so much more then you think its going to be. While there is a romance going on there is also a big war in the middle of it which just makes it that much more exciting. Whos side are you on Valorians or the Herranis?<br />
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Kelsey Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11494301046611306536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268658319252486752.post-17635984673107847532015-06-02T08:53:00.002-07:002015-06-02T08:53:43.693-07:00Stacking the shelves 02/06/2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My wrap up of books has came late this week due to being busy but better late than never.<br />
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A <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20560137-an-ember-in-the-ashes?ac=1">Ember in the Ashes</a> By Sabaa Tahir<br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12558285-splintered?from_search=true&search_version=service">Splintered</a> By A.G.Howard<br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22205.This_Lullaby?from_search=true&search_version=service">This Lullaby</a> By Sarah Dessen (I got this for such a bargain in waterstones for 50p I was very pleased)<br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18798983-the-wrath-and-the-dawn">The Wrath and the Dawn</a> By Renee Ahdieh<br />
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I am so happy with the books I brought this week they have all great reviews, especially A Ember in the ashes I most looking forward to this one the most. Let me know what you brought this week on the comments below. Have a great day, Kelsey xoxo<br />
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Kelsey Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11494301046611306536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268658319252486752.post-2704747360143116742015-05-24T08:07:00.001-07:002015-05-24T08:07:23.104-07:00Stacking the shelves 24/05/2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15839984-cruel-beauty?ac=1">Cruel Beauty</a> By Rosamund Hodge.<br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22609310-confess?from_search=true&search_version=service">Confess</a> By Colleen Hoover.<br />
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So this week I brought myself two books, since I have been hiatus from reading for a while I would say I've done pretty well. Cant wait to read these I'm a big fan of Colleen Hoover as it is and Cruel Beauty is a beauty and the beast retelling so I'm sure I will get to these soon!<br />
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Kelsey Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11494301046611306536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268658319252486752.post-53861950768629237382015-05-19T13:47:00.000-07:002015-05-19T13:47:29.999-07:00Review: A Court Of Thorns And Roses by Sarah J Maas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<u>A Court Of Thorns And Roses By Sarah J Maas</u><br />
Genre: Young adult/ Fantasy.<br />
Publisher: Bloomsbury.<br />
Rating: 5 out of 5. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the
woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a
treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers
that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal
faeries who once ruled their world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin
transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie
and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae.
But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, and Feyre must find
a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Review: First of all without even reading this book I was excited to read it. I mean its Sarah J Maas right? I loved her other Throne of Glass series (which I still need to finish off) so of course I had to pick this signed copy up at my local water stones shop. And she did not disappoint.. at all!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The story takes place in a world where humans and faeries do not get along. Literally there's a border which separates the realms of humans and fae. In Feyres world there's stories about faeries about how they are dangerous and how no human should cross to their land from the woods as they never return back and how evil these faeries are. With Feyres family being poor, she hunts daily to supply her sisters and father with food, its a routine job which she is used until one day she kills a wolf - and not just any wolf either. Enter Tamlin who happens to be the wolfs friend and who also happens to be a high fae. He gives Feyre a choice to die (ripping her to shreds for killing his friend) or live with him forever, so of course she picks the obvious choice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This book was so good! I was in such a reading slum before I read this. I had not read in months but this so got me at of my hiatus status. I loved this world, I loved how magic was such a big part of it, how many different twists there were and how it was a beauty and the beast retelling because it had its own original twist to it. I loved the characters aswell! Feyre was such a strong character, she wasn't a whiny annoying thing, you could actually understand why she was the way she had to be. Then my dear Tamlin oh Tamlin the broody but sensitive (dangerous) fae who made you love him even more every chapter. He was my favourite character in this book I would say, made me swoon with everything he did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The only thing I didn't like was the ending.. and I know its a trilogy but I still wasn't happy with the ending it could of been a stand alone in my opinion and it would of been great, but I'm guessing Miss Maas is hoping to write a love triangle which total wouldn't make sense! All I'm saying is Rhys (some man who doesn't even enter the story properly until three quarters through the book) ergh! but hopefully she doesn't, we will see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Overall I loved the romance and the setting and the characters and if you haven't read this book yet then definitely give this book a go. </span>Kelsey Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11494301046611306536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268658319252486752.post-67577507777227502382014-01-21T06:31:00.002-08:002014-01-21T06:31:52.871-08:00I'm Back! Im so sorry!Its been over a year since I have blogged, its truly upsetting! I was so busy last year with college and work that I didn't have the time to blog about books. But I'm back and have still been reading so get ready for a whole load of reviews that I need to post for you guys!<br />
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xoxo<br />
KelseyKelsey Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11494301046611306536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268658319252486752.post-27573180138354561932012-08-20T09:18:00.000-07:002012-08-20T09:18:09.579-07:00Book trailer: My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong>Have you checked out the trailer for the new book My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century yet? Well here is the video for it. This is set to release September 11th 2012 so go make sure you check that out soon :D</strong>Kelsey Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11494301046611306536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268658319252486752.post-40659627443832809452012-08-20T07:33:00.000-07:002012-08-20T07:33:08.626-07:00Join the flirt squad and WIN goodies!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My
Super Sweet Sixteenth Century is about to be unleashed on the world, and my team
of highly trained (and frankly awesome) publicists and I would love your
help!</div>
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We've
created an ultra <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="231a259e62393ea5ce101151ca38eee359bd4ff8" grtype="null" id="GRmark_231a259e62393ea5ce101151ca38eee359bd4ff8_fantabulous:0">fantabulous</span> (and
super secret) street team, THE FLIRT SQUAD, and I'd love for you to be a part of
it. <strong>(And yes, this is <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="fbfe1f8a90dbbeb744b1beb6041ba557ff76629c" grtype="null" id="GRmark_fbfe1f8a90dbbeb744b1beb6041ba557ff76629c_open International:0">open
International</span>!)</strong></div>
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Besides
being propelled to the status of my favorite person ever, you'll win awesome
prizes and get special perks!</div>
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<li>Exclusive contests and prizes just for Flirt Squad members
<li>Teaser chapters and special snippets from future books, including My Super
Sweet Sixteenth Century, and the sequel, A Tale of Two Centuries, along with my
current project, Rearview Mirror
<li>Tons-o-swag
<li>Your name in the acknowledgements of A Tale of Two Centuries
<li>A special note from me with secret tidbits
<li>A chance to become a<strong> character</strong> in a future book
<li>And the ultimate Sweet Sixteen prize, a sparkly tiara (for becoming the
official Sweet Sixteen diva), a necklace with the Super Sweet cover as a charm,
and a Signed copy of <em>My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century</em> </li>
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<em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">What will the Flirt Squad actually
DO?</span></em></div>
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There's
several different levels based on point totals, and at each new level you win
some of those awesome prizes. The more points you have, the bigger the prizes.
As you earn points, you can always email Rachel at <a href="mailto:FlirtSquad@gmail.com" style="color: #3a1010; text-decoration: none;">FlirtSquad</a><a href="mailto:FlirtSquad@gmail.com" style="color: #3a1010; text-decoration: none;">@gmail.com</a> or tweet Rachel at
@RachelHarrisYA, but the main way that point totals will be kept is on the Flirt
Squad Google doc (we're very <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="acbc6f30a162f07b0139babf3af9db97d5b655aa" grtype="null" id="GRmark_acbc6f30a162f07b0139babf3af9db97d5b655aa_official:0">official</span> here,
peeps). </div>
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And
here's how to earn points:</div>
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1.
Tweet any of the following ( <strong>+1 per tweet, only one tweet counted per
day</strong>!! Post <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="309c7983942e0747d549f885c326368206b25aeb" grtype="null" id="GRmark_309c7983942e0747d549f885c326368206b25aeb_link:0">link</span> in
doc):</div>
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<li><span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="a9304899ad0ea9b959a1eadc7e05049a6765d499" grtype="null" id="GRmark_a9304899ad0ea9b959a1eadc7e05049a6765d499_Wanna:0">Wanna</span> be a character
in @RachelHarrisYA 's future book? Join the #FlirtSquad to find out how #16C
<li>I'm in love with a 16th century boy. Are you? #FlirtSquad #16C
<li>Unleash YOUR Inner Flirt, read My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century
by @RachelHarrisYA #16C
<li>Swooning over Lorenzo in #16C
<li>Best Sweet Sixteen ever! #16C @RachelHarrisYA
<li>OR Tweet any favorite one-liners from the book, or facts about Cat or
Lorenzo. Just be sure to include #16C so I know, and post a link in the doc.
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2.
Put the cover of My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century as your avatar on FB and
Twitter (+5 for the first site the avatar is placed and +1 for each additional,
post link on doc <strong>*updated*</strong>)</div>
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3.
Pre-order <em>My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century! </em>If YOU pre-order it OR get
a friend/family member/acquaintance to do so, email me a copy of the receipt (<a href="mailto:Flirtsquad@gmail.com" style="color: #3a1010; text-decoration: none;">Flirtsquad@gmail.com</a>) and you get (+15)
for each book sold! <strong>**NEW!<span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="b4993c5d02aee182cde98c0ee6a69a8c1fa7a426" grtype="null" id="GRmark_b4993c5d02aee182cde98c0ee6a69a8c1fa7a426_!:0">!</span>**</strong></div>
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4.
Blog About the Flirt Squad (+5, must post link in the doc)</div>
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5.
Mention the Flirt Squad on Facebook (+5, post link to the doc)</div>
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6. Write
an honest review for Goodreads once you read the book (all reviews count!!) (+5,
post link <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="d8976326f24758ce7fb4b83a2dbeb38b0a84219a" grtype="null" id="GRmark_d8976326f24758ce7fb4b83a2dbeb38b0a84219a_on:0">on</span> doc)</div>
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7. Write
an honest review for Amazon (all reviews count!!) (+5, post link <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="b5c71fc153d1295751d2ac61f40bcff3740100e4" grtype="null" id="GRmark_b5c71fc153d1295751d2ac61f40bcff3740100e4_on:0">on</span>
doc)</div>
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8. Write
an honest review for Barnes and Noble (all reviews count!!) (+5, post link <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="e846e49f81eee10d86568a2448f952268471b510" grtype="null" id="GRmark_e846e49f81eee10d86568a2448f952268471b510_on:0">on</span>
doc)</div>
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9. Retweet
any posts about the book or my upcoming book tour <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="ee92ae1d0fd4c5d871d9d98af7bf6502382d4b47" grtype="null" id="GRmark_ee92ae1d0fd4c5d871d9d98af7bf6502382d4b47_from:0">from</span> me
(@RachelHarrisYA) or any of my peeps' <strong>(+1 point per retweet, one per day
only</strong>, let me know in doc)</div>
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10. Recruit
subscribers to my Newsletter--see sidebar (+5 for anyone who signs up and
mentions your name as <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="8080d1bbbec594931dd0bbb6451c96a1c1d5cc04" grtype="null" id="GRmark_8080d1bbbec594931dd0bbb6451c96a1c1d5cc04_referral:0">referral</span>. Can only
earn points for this once)</div>
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11. Promote
My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century on Facebook by posting Amazon, Barnes and
Noble, or any other retail buy page links in a status (+15, <strong>Only one
link per day by any social media **update**</strong>and let me know on the
doc)</div>
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12. Add
my <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYacoZNjz_A&feature=youtu.be" style="color: #3a1010; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><strong>Book Trailer</strong></a> (click the link) to your Blog,
Website, or Facebook account (+10, leave the link for proof)</div>
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13. Recommending <em>My
Super Sweet Sixteenth Century </em>to your friends on Goodreads (+15, take a
screen shot and email it to <a href="mailto:FlirtSquad@gmail.com" style="color: #3a1010; text-decoration: none;">FlirtSquad@gmail.com</a>)</div>
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14.
Email a friend or YA book loving family member and ask them to join the Flirt
Squad ( + 25 for <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="3922a752a42e7a3f7ea53912a742579545314319" grtype="null" id="GRmark_3922a752a42e7a3f7ea53912a742579545314319_allfuture:0">all <strong>future</strong></span><strong>
*active* members</strong> when they join, make sure they email me at <a href="mailto:FlirtSquad@gmail.com" style="color: #3a1010; text-decoration: none;">FlirtSquad@gmail.com</a> and mention that you
referred them so you can get the points!)</div>
<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em>And now for the real fun.... THE
PRIZES:</em></span><br />
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<br /><span style="color: black;"><strong> First level</strong> (25 points): A Super
Sweet bookmark and tattoo</span>
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<li><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><strong>Second
level</strong> (75 points): All prizes above PLUS a set of trading cards (your
very own pocket-sized Lorenzo and Cat!), and a Super Sweet bracelet</span>
<li><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><strong>Third
level</strong> (150 points): All prizes above PLUS your name in the
acknowledgements of book 2 in the Super Sweet series, A TALE OF TWO
CENTURIES</span>
<li><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><strong>Fourth
level</strong> (250 points): All prizes above PLUS a special note from me
inviting you to the sequel to My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century, A TALE OF TWO
CENTURIES, including a special sneak peek!</span>
<li><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><strong>ALL</strong> Participants who Reach <strong>Fifth
Level</strong> (500 points): All prizes above PLUS an entry into a drawing to
make a special appearance as a character in a future book.</span>
<li><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">And
the <strong>FIRST to Fifth Level</strong> (1000 points): Wins all the prizes
above PLUS a sparkly tiara (you ARE an official Sweet Sixteen diva now after
all), a special necklace with the cover of my book as a charm, and a signed copy
of <em>My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century</em>.</span> </li>
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Use
the <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="3a4e67951c0df5f2f699863bbb0f280f6258cb65" grtype="null" id="GRmark_3a4e67951c0df5f2f699863bbb0f280f6258cb65_hashtags:0">hashtags</span> #16C,
#FlirtSquad, or #16CFlirtSquad to join in the fun!</div>
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<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><b>I would love to join in the fun, but how?</b></em></span></div>
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<b>Email
Rachel at <a href="mailto:FlirtSquad@gmail.com" style="color: #3a1010; text-decoration: none;">FlirtSquad@gmail.com</a> and tell her that
<span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="858ae05886755dc31322a1e98d715d3d8b66e5c8" grtype="null" id="GRmark_858ae05886755dc31322a1e98d715d3d8b66e5c8_me:0">me</span>,
Kelsey Simpson @Enchantedbooks, recruited you. :) Oh and don't forget, subscribe to
Rachel's <a href="http://www.rachelharriswrites.com/Flirt-Squad" target="_blank"><span style="color: #2198a6;">newsletter</span></a> (check the <span class="GRcorrect" grphrase="c7f5bf3177d808307a9c395b7c7bf5755da68bf1" grtype="null" id="GRmark_42afdc8b03f87431fb7d323cf2a79bdae16e2b5a_side bar:0">side
bar</span>) and tell her that I recruited you. :)</b></div>
Kelsey Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11494301046611306536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268658319252486752.post-67587579054552861212012-08-13T07:55:00.000-07:002012-08-13T07:55:16.859-07:00Review: My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong><u>My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick</u></strong><br />
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<strong>Genre:</strong> Young adult / Contempary/ Romance.<br />
<strong>Publisher:</strong> Dial Books For Young Readers.<br />
<strong>Rating:</strong> 5.0 stars / A+<br />
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<strong>Summary:</strong> <span id="freeText275607259607577535">A gorgeous debut about family, friendship, first romance, and how to be true to one person you love without betraying another<br /><br /><em>“One thing my mother never knew, and would disapprove of most of all, was that I watched the Garretts. All the time.”</em><br /><br />The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. Loud, numerous, messy, affectionate. And every day from her balcony perch, seventeen-year-old Samantha Reed wishes she was one of them . . . until one summer evening, Jase Garrett climbs her terrace and changes everything. As the two fall fiercely in love, Jase's family makes Samantha one of their own. Then in an instant, the bottom drops out of her world and she is suddenly faced with an impossible decision. Which perfect family will save her? Or is it time she saved herself?<br /><br />A dreamy summer read, full of characters who stay with you long after the story is over.</span><br />
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<span><strong>Review:</strong> Wow just wow. From the moment I pre ordered this book from amazon I knew that this was going to be amazing, it didn't help with all the goodreads five stars either. From the moment I picked this book up I just couldnt stop reading it, it was very addicting. We have Samantha the star of the story. Who lives with her mother and sister. Living a very sheltered, strict life since her mother is how do we put it? A very strong minded, controlling, clean freak parent? Yes thats how I will put it, shes a buisness woman who thrills on her job and is very judgemental on everything Sam does. Unlike The Garretts who are messy, fun and a caring, loving family. Everything Sam desires for. Everything her mom detests. She watches from her roof everynight fascinated with how their family work and how she wishes she could be apart of it. Then one night out of the bloom, Jase Garret one of the Garrets sons climbs her roof and this when the amazing love story starts. </span><br />
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<span>It reminded me a little of Romeo & Juliet except we were in the 21st century and no one killed no one. The characters in this were just everything I wanted them to be. I loved Samantha I felt for her in certian situations because while she was trying to be the perfect poster daughter she just wanted to be able to have a mind of her own. And Jase (oh my god) one of my favourite young adult characters. He isnt a bad boy, he isnt the rich golden golden boy. He is just a normal, sweet, kind hearted boy. I loved him. I love the way he is with his family and how family means everything to him and how everyone rely on Jase because hes the peacemaker in the family. The way he is with Samantha how he treats her like shes the only girl in the world and how much passion and love you can feel for the two of them. Also I did like Tim at first I thought he was going to be one of those annoying stoner heads but he grows up and really comes a good friend to Sam and Jase, hes really funny too.</span><br />
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<span>If there was one family you always wanted to be apart of it would be the Garretts there so much fun! There was a little twist in this book and it was nice because it kept the book going just when I thought that maybe nothing was happeneing so I was happy for that. The ending is sweet and I will deffinetly read this book over and over again in the future. It gives you that nice summer feel and I didnt think it was too much of a deep read. My only little critique on this book was the friendship with her and Nan, it never resolved and I was just a little confused but that didn't put a scratch on my thoughts of this book.</span><br />
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<span>Buy this book from: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Life-Next-Door-Huntley-Fitzpatrick/dp/0803736991/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344869591&sr=8-1">AmazonUK</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Life-Next-Door-Huntley-Fitzpatrick/dp/0803736991/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344869626&sr=8-1&keywords=my+life+next+door">AmazonUSA</a> <a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/My-Life-Next-Door-Huntley-Fitzpatrick/9780803736993">BookDepository</a></span><br />
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<strong><u>Babe In Boyland by Jody Gehrman</u></strong><br />
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<strong>Genre:</strong> Young Adult/ Contemporary<strong>.</strong><br />
<strong>Publisher:</strong> Dial<strong>.</strong><br />
<strong>Rating: </strong>3.0 stars/ B<strong>.</strong><br />
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<strong>Summary: </strong><span id="freeText8602384580916026975">When high school junior Natalie-or Dr. Aphrodite, as she calls herself when writing the relationship column for her school paper-is accused of knowing nothing about guys and giving girls bad relationship advice, she decides to investigate what guys really think and want. But the guys in her class won't give her straight or serious answers. The only solution? Disguising herself as a guy and spending a week at Underwood Academy, the private all-boy boarding school in town. There she learns a lot about guys <em>and</em> girls in ways she never expected-especially when she falls for her dreamy roommate, Emilio. How can she show him she likes him without blowing her cover?</span><br />
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<strong>Review: </strong>I was sent this book from the author herself Jody, thank you! And immediately loved the cover. It was so beautiful. With the way she has the mistash on her finger, it represents the book well. <span style="background-color: white;">The story is about a girl named Natalie who has her own relationship column which seems to be going down hill when everyone starts criticising her work for they think she writes what they want to hear. So to get back in the good books of her school fans and to win the newspaper article competition she decides to go under cover to a guys private school, as 'Nat' a boy, and get answers from the boys at Underwood Academy about what boys really want. But along the way she meets new friends and a boy that she actually finds herself falling for.</span><br />
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First impressions was the film Shes the man. And when reading this book I had that vibe to it aswell. I think I would of enjoyed this book allot more if I had never watched that film. But saying that Shes the man is one of my favourite all time films. It just annoyed me in parts because some of the scenes going on were actually like the film and even some of the comments they made were the same. It annoyed me a little because I found myself thinking has this story been written from certain parts of the film. <br />
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I did enjoy the whole idea of her going undercover though. I really liked how her friends helped her get in and how hard it was to be a completely different agenda. This book was very funny and I did laugh in certain places. I like how we got to see how boys act totally different to relationships and situations to girls and how sometimes girls are way to paranoid over things and should take a step back and think first.<br />
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The relationship between Natalie and Emilio was cute yet strange all at the same time. I felt myself enjoying it and not liking it all together. It was cute but then I kept thinking Emilio's connecting with someone he thinks is a boy.. so it was just hard to place and love at certain times. I also wanted more background on him. I felt we didn't know him as well as we could have done, just that he wasnt orignally from America but from Mexico and maybe that's where their relationship would of connected more.<br />
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I did love the ending though. I felt it ended really sweet and the way it would in a movie. If you are looking for a light summer read then I definitely recommend this book.<br />
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You can buy this book at <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Babe-Boyland-Jody-Gehrman/dp/0803732740/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1344532398&sr=8-2">AmazonUK</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Babe-Boyland-Jody-Gehrman/dp/0803732740/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1344532445&sr=8-1">AmazonUSA,</a> <a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Babe-Boyland-Jody-Gehrman/9780142420843">BookDepository</a><br />
Authors website: <a href="http://www.jodygehrman.com/">http://www.jodygehrman.com/</a><br />
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<strong>Last Summer By Rebecca A. Rogers</strong><br />
<strong>Genre: </strong>New Adult<br />
<strong>Rating:</strong> 3.5 stars/ B<br />
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<strong>Summary:</strong> <span id="freeText14988145260261340326">All Chloe Sullivan wants to do is get through the summer. Her life has been in disarray for more than six months, and she knows the only reason her parents made one final trip to Sandy Shores is because of her. They are, after all, two seconds away from filing for divorce. When Chloe stumbles upon a boy in one of her childhood hangouts, she’s in for more than just a relaxing summer vacation. <br /><br />Logan Andrews is exhausted, famished and, quite frankly, kaput. His parents kicked him out when he refused to attend a rehabilitation program for his drug addiction. Now, he wishes he would’ve listened; he’d be receiving appropriate medical care rather than living in a dingy, godforsaken shack, holing up from money-hungry drug dealers. <br /><br />Logan’s godsend arrives in the form of Chloe, who can’t hold her tongue when it comes to matters of the heart. They’re both in for a rude awakening when Logan’s past catches up to them, though. Can they escape the drug dealers showing up at every twist and turn, or will things end much worse than they ever imagined? <br /><br /><strong>WARNING: contains strong language, drug use, and sexual situations, including an explicit sex scene and a near-rape scene. Mature audiences only. 17+</strong></span><br />
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four hours, which is extremley quick for me. But I must say I enjoyed those
four hours quickly taking in everything that went on. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This book is based around drugs. Which I'm not used to reading much of. But
when I do read books that use this topic I always like to see how its played
out. You have the main character Chloe who happens to be going back to her lake
house for the summer with her parents who cannot stand each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She feels the summers going to be terrible
and tends to distance herself from her family and goes for a walk where she
finds a cottage she used to hide out at when she was a little girl. Which is
where Logan comes into the story. Straight away Chloe knows somethings off
about Logan and when she sees him taking drugs she knows she has to do
something about it.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The romance was quickly developed, so much that I wanted more to happen
between them. I felt it was a little rushed and that they could of took a bit
more time getting to know each other. I wanted more emotions between the two.
But saying that - the characters were developed so well that I felt I didnt
mind it all happeneing quick because the passion these two characters had was
amazing. Of course because these feelings to Logan were new.</span></span></div>
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to this story. And it was showing you how drugs can actually affect people. It
can affect people who arent even taking it and how serious the issue really is.
Logans addiction in this story was actually very mild to what some cases are
actually like, so to get a feel to what it would be like if you knew someone
who was doing drugs it brings you to reality that this story felt very real. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You can buy this book at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Last-Summer-Rebecca-A-Rogers/dp/1470088002/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1344344981&sr=8-5&keywords=last+summer">AmazonUSA</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Authors website: <a href="http://www.rebeccaarogers.com/">http://www.rebeccaarogers.com</a> </span></div>
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<strong>Hey guys. So since its my birthday august the 18th (I'm so excited) I decided to do a special giveaway for you all to celebrate my 17th. So all you have to do is follow the rafftlecopter rules. This is international because I will ship it from The Book Depository if I have to. The closing date will be August the 21st. Happy Reading. I have picked six books that are releasing this month :D</strong></div>
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<script src="//d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net/embed/rafl/cptr.js"></script>Kelsey Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11494301046611306536noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268658319252486752.post-65253042197650547792012-07-31T12:55:00.003-07:002012-07-31T12:55:57.233-07:00Exchanging Books<strong>Exchanging Books</strong><br />
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<strong>Is an idea that was inspired from watching Padfootandprongs07 on youtube. It is where once a month you send a book to someone and they send a book back to you with whatever theme it is for the month. You can choose from what book you want to send to your book partner, as long as it is to do with the months theme.</strong> <br />
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If you would like to sign up and become apart of exchanging books, please do write so down below. After 48 hours I will do a random.org and put you with your book partners of the month. With your comment down below, please do recommend what type of book themes you would like to see. <br />
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Every month you will get a new book partner, so the more people that sign up the better. <br />
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- <strong>Happy Reading.</strong><br />
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<br />Kelsey Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11494301046611306536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268658319252486752.post-73226439099507550602012-07-27T07:35:00.003-07:002012-07-27T07:35:58.497-07:00Review: Forgive My Fins By Tera Lynn Childs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJDeOp9C0ijE72_7fMeGOWapcOaHPwfF3JK_7qwSsgXqLkroArHQpcyrZr5GYSxxDsVOZX7lITos0HW6-2XcvasrN-atO_DC3x97CgXFc96F9nrYEcmTCQDpBQ6c-JlnwUnx6wsiT2KqS/s1600/11983940.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPJDeOp9C0ijE72_7fMeGOWapcOaHPwfF3JK_7qwSsgXqLkroArHQpcyrZr5GYSxxDsVOZX7lITos0HW6-2XcvasrN-atO_DC3x97CgXFc96F9nrYEcmTCQDpBQ6c-JlnwUnx6wsiT2KqS/s320/11983940.jpg" width="212" /></a><strong>Forgive My Fins By Tera Lynn Childs</strong><br />
<strong>Genre: </strong>Young Adult/ Fantasy<br />
<strong>Publisher:</strong> Harpercollins<br />
<strong>Rating:</strong> A / 4 stars<br />
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<strong>Summary:</strong> <span id="freeText6584125585654265294">Lily Sanderson has a secret, and it’s not that she has a huge crush on gorgeous swimming god Brody Bennett, who makes her heart beat flipper-fast. Unrequited love is hard enough when you’re a normal teenage girl, but when you’re half human, half mermaid like Lily, there’s no such thing as a simple crush.<br /><br />Lily’s mermaid identity is a secret that can’t get out, since she’s not just any mermaid – she’s a Thalassinian princess. When Lily found out three years ago that her mother was actually a human, she finally realized why she didn’t feel quite at home in Thalassinia, and she’s been living on land and going to Seaview high school ever since, hoping to find where she truly belongs. Sure, land has its problems – like her obnoxious, biker boy neighbor Quince Fletcher – but it has that one major perk – Brody. The problem is, mermaids aren’t really the casual dating type – when they “bond,” it’s for life.<br /><br />When Lily’s attempt to win Brody’s love leads to a tsunami-sized case of mistaken identity, she is in for a tidal wave of relationship drama, and she finds out, quick as a tailfin flick, that happily-ever-after never sails quite as smoothly as you planned.</span><br />
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<span><strong>Review:</strong> The timing was so right for when I read this book. I sat in my garden in the lovely hot sun enjoying this summer breeze book. I didn't think I would like this book for some reason. Maybe its because its mermaids and who knows how it can be played out. I loved it though! We see Lily a girl of 17 years old in love with some hot jock Brody at school, who happens to want to bond with him. Theres a slight problem though, Lilys a mermaid and she accidently kisses the wrong boy. Who happens to be the annoying next door neighbour Quince who likes to bug Lily every chance he gets. So the only way to get her dream boy now is to get unbonded from Quince who happens to actually take being bonded to a mermaid quite well. </span><br />
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<span>We get to see Lilys life on land and under the sea. I loved picturing how they lived underwater and how everything was detailed. Like the bed Lily slept on underwater were shells and different peices of underwater objects. I found it very creative for Tera to do. We also got to see how mermaids lived and what their lifestyle was like. It makes it almost believable.</span><br />
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<span>The characters in the story were what made me enjoy this book mainly. I loved Quince. He was probably my favourite character. He comes across as this typical blonde jerk at the beginning, but after the first few chapters you see how much of a caring guy he actually is. I loved how he was with Lily and how he just wanted to protect her all the time. I rooted for him right from the beginning. When normally in a book I mostly root for who the character wants to be with but for once I kept wanting her to change her mind. Lily however sometimes needed a wakeup call. I understood she was a mermaid and that she basically came to land because she loved the way Brody was, but sometimes I felt she was obessed with him. Like she needed to realise what was actually in front of her instead of trying to go for someone who wasnt the person she thought they were. But then I felt this was very realistic because I'm sure every girl has gone through a stage at school of liking someone whos probably never going to like them back. I also liked Lilys father. He was very respecting when it came to Lilys wishes and was just looking out for her when she needed him. </span><br />
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<span>I rated this an A because this book was super cute. Loads of mermaidness and romance along the way and it was also my first mermaid book and I really enjoyed reading something entirely different and new. My only problem with this was that some things I felt the characters needed more time with before they believed. Because if I was a human and I found out someone was a mermaid well yeah it wouldnt register in my brain in the first five seconds.</span><br />
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As you might know, today is the mark of 6 months, before this awesome cover on the left hand side comes out. Victoria Schwab is the author of the <strong>The Near Witch</strong> which was released later last year and is set for her upcoming new novel The Archived which will be released January 22nd 2013. It is a mixed of romance, paranormal and supernautral. <br />
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<strong>Summary:</strong> <span id="freeText12576599221512286205">Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books. <br /><br />Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.<br /><br />Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive. <br /><br />Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous—it's a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da's death was hard enough, but now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall. <br /><br />In this haunting, richly imagined novel, Victoria Schwab reveals the thin lines between past and present, love and pain, trust and deceit, unbearable loss and hard-won redemption.</span><br />
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To purchase this fabulous story: you can pre-order it @ <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Archived-Victoria-Schwab/dp/1423157311/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342969098&sr=8-1">amazon uk</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Archived-Victoria-Schwab/dp/1423157311/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342969166&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Archived">amazon usa</a> </div>Kelsey Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11494301046611306536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268658319252486752.post-84141761358527798392012-07-18T04:54:00.000-07:002012-07-18T04:54:18.760-07:00Waiting On Wednesday: The Nightmare Affair #8<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong>Hosted By </strong><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #e175ff;"><strong>Breaking the Spine</strong></span></a><strong>.
Every wednesday you pick a book your waiting to be released that you're excited
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<strong>Summary: </strong><span id="freeText6149152808949823571">16-year-old Dusty Everhart breaks into houses late at night, but not because she’s a criminal. No, she’s a Nightmare. Literally. Dusty is a magical being who feeds on human dreams.<br /><br />Being the only Nightmare at Arkwell Academy, a boarding school for magickind, and living in the shadow of her mother’s infamy is hard enough. But when Dusty sneaks into Eli Booker’s house, things get a whole lot more complicated. He’s hot, which means sitting on his chest and invading his dreams couldn’t get much more embarrassing. But it does. Eli is dreaming of a murder. The setting is Arkwell.<br /><br />And then it comes true.<br /><br />Now the Dusty has to follow the clues--both within Eli’s dreams and out of them--to stop the killer before more people turn up dead. And before the killer learns what she’s up to and marks her as the next target.</span><br />
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<strong>Are you excited for this one? I sure am. It sounds creepy, scary, exciting, romantic all at the same time! This sounds so new to alot of YA thats been floating about latley and I love new story concept. But we have to wait till march!</strong><br />
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<strong>Date Release: </strong>March 5th 2013<br />
<strong>Publishers: </strong>Tor TeenKelsey Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11494301046611306536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268658319252486752.post-80154147522969981072012-07-16T05:23:00.000-07:002012-07-16T05:23:13.364-07:00Review: As You Wish By Jackson Pearce<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong>As You Wish By Jackson Pearce</strong><br />
<strong>Genre:</strong> Young Adult/ Fantasy.<br />
<strong>Publisher:</strong> Harper Teen.<br />
<strong>Rating:</strong> B / 3.5<br />
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<span><strong>Review:</strong> This is my first Jackson Pearce book that I have read. It had been on my bookshelf a little while now and because it was a genie related book I knew I had to read it sooner or later because I love genies. The story revolves around a girl named Viola who happens to be a very broken, slightly lonely girl. Whos bestfriend happens to be her ex-boyfriend who told her just six months ago that he was gay and this happens to be the reason to why she is so alone. She happens to really want to fit in again and feel like she is apart of something in the crowd at school and thats where the genie (also known as Jinn) comes along. Straight from the beginning Jinn makes it clear that he wants to hurry the wishes up so he can go back to Caliban. But as Viola knows wishes dont always mean things go the way you want them too, so she takes her time to think on them. That leads to Jinn having to spend time with Viola which leads to Jinn questioning himself on if he really wants to leave Viola and go back to his own world. </span><br />
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<span>I enjoyed this book simply for the fact that I loved Jinn. He was a sweet, caring genie. Who at first comes across as impatient and pissed off. He was very quirky with his words with Viola and always wanted what was best for her. After being there for a few days you got to see how much he had developed a passion for being on earth, and how much he just wanted to fit in. Unlike Jinn, Viola annoyed me. There were times when I really wanted to shut the book because she just moaned and felt sorry for herself so much. It was like yes your boyfriend broke up with you six months ago, you need to get over it and realise theres more in life then sitting in your bedroom depressed. Right at the end I did start to like her but I just thought she was very self-centered. I also liked Violas best friend Lawrence because he also knows about Jinn being a genie and I just thought he was the awesome gay bestfriend everyone wishes they had.</span><br />
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<span>The ending was written on a good note. There is a little twist. It ended the way it should. I felt it was the right way to go because she could of totally gone the cliche way and she didn't. I think the ending was cute and it reminded me of possibly a disney movie in the future who knows. It was a quick- read- book and I deffinetly reccomend it if your wanting something light to read in the summer. </span><br />
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<strong>Letterbox Love </strong><span style="line-height: 1.4;"><strong>is a
weekly book meme, showing everyone what books you have brought, been gifted and
been sent in the week. Showing your love at the end of the week, with everything
you have recieved in the letterbox.</strong> <strong>Hosted by Lynsey @
Narrativelyspeaking inspired by Alea @ Pop Culture Junkie.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 1.4;">1. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7823600-personal-demons">Personal Demons</a> - By Lisa Desrochers.</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.4;">2. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13131693-between-the-lines">Between The Lines</a> - By Jodi Picolt & Samantha Van Leer.</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.4;">3. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9378297-anna-dressed-in-blood">Anna Dressed In Blood</a> - By Kendare Blake.</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.4;">4. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13024972-deadly-hemlock">Dead Hemlock</a> - By Kathleen Peacock. ( I don't know why they've change the name of this)</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.4;">5. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12924288-unravelling">Unravelling </a>- By Elizabeth Norris.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13495219-revamped">Revamped</a> By Ada Adams. Thankyou so much for shipping this all the way from America! And including some signed swag aswell.<br />
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<strong>Publisher:</strong> Harperteen.<br />
<strong>Rating:</strong> B / 3.5 stars.<br />
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<strong>Summary:</strong> <span id="freeText8833931789962997150"><strong>At Coral Tree Prep in Los Angeles, who your parents are can make or break you. Cast in point:<br /><br />- As the son of Hollywood royalty, Derek Edwards is pretty much prince of the school - not that he deigns to acknowledge many of his loyal subjects.<br />- As the daughter of the new principal, Elise Benton isn't exactly on everyone's must-sit-next-to-at-lunch list.<br /><br />When Elise's beautiful sister catches the eye of the prince's best friend, Elise gets to spend a lot of time with Derek, making her the envy of every girl on campus. Except she refuses to fall for any of his rare smiles and instead warms up to his enemy, the surprisingly charming social outcast Webster Grant. But in this hilarious tale of fitting in and flirting, not all snubs are undeserved, not all celebrity brats are bratty, and pride and prejudice can get in the way of true love for only so long.</strong></span><br />
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<span><strong>Review:</strong> I read this simply for the fact that I want to start getting into the summer reads and I heard this was a cute, easy read. Which it was. The story takes place around Elise whos family and herself have just moved to L.A. With her mom now being the principal of her new school. There, she and her sister Julia stick together and decide to stay with each other during lunch. Which leads to Julia her sister instantly taking a liking to a boy called Chase whos parents own a studio. Because of them having lunch with Chase for Julias sake, Elise has to deal with Derek Edwards Chase bestfriend and also son of the most famous people in America. But its not easy because Derek happens to be ignorant and unsociable. </span><br />
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<span>I thought the concept of this was really sweet. It's based on the book Pride and Prejudice, which I havent actually read myself. But I know of certain events that happen in that story. And there are a few simular intakes. Like Darcy in Pride and Prejudice; Derek is wealthy and arrogant in some ways. He takes a liking to Elise but comes across as shallow, since he dosent interact well with alot of people who idolize him. Like Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice; Elise is a delightful character, who dosent come from money, who only wants to go out with someone for their personality not for their wealth and sees Derek as an actual person not a celebritys spawn. Shes very close with her family and you can tell how much she cares about them. I really liked the sisters in this story and how very real they were. How you got to know a bit about her family and how they stuck together. Even though their little sister Layla was annoying at times and you wanted to slap her you could tell she was just a young sister wanting to be apart of their fun. </span><br />
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<span>The ending was major fluff and cute. It wasnt the best book I've ever read or the worst. I just didn't like the way they ended things with Webster, I felt that was a little rushed. The book quickly started and quickly ended, it was a light read. Nothing thats to in depth, just something to read in the summer sun. If your looking for a intelligent read then I wouldnt say this is the one. This book goes straight into it and yes there were parts where I thought maybe they could of dragged it out a little but this is a quick light read book thats obviously not supposed to be too long to read. The characters quickly like each other and things quickly happen so if your wanting a fast paced book I would say to read this. </span><br />
<span>If your doing a summer challenge this year I would add this book to your list :D</span><br />
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<strong>Genre: </strong>Middlegrade<br />
<strong>Publisher:</strong> St Martins Press<br />
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<strong>Summary: </strong>In the tradition of the mega successful DIARY OF A WIMPY KID and DORK DIARIES comes Niko Taylor, a school bully who must keep a journal to right all the wrongs he has done, but Niko, being a habitual trouble-maker, has other ideas. <br /> <br />Niko Kaylor, the terror of his middle school, doles out wedgies and collects money he doesn’t need. When he is forced to begin keeping a journal of his activities to curb his bullying ways, he secretly turns his diary into a how-to guide for bullies. Now, against the wishes of his peers, Niko plans to conquer his middle school and teach everyone a lesson in bullying, including his teachers. <br />
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<strong>Review: </strong>I found this while sorting my room out, it happened to be in the wadrobe. It was sent for review and I must of lost it in the midst of all the stuff I have. I went into reading this thinking it was going to be like Diary Of A Wimpy Kid. Which I loved (well the film) It tells the tale of a boy called Niko who happens to love bullying people. He bullies people that much that he has to have some counselling. I found this book to be rather boring and not funny at all. There was no moral to the story, just a middle grade boy getting his kicks for bullying children. Literally all through the book he was plotting to bully someone different. I thought that maybe it would change throughout the book and that maybe he would learn a lesson, that bullying is unacceptable. But even the ending was a dissapointment and there was no lesson learnt. If anything it was sending a message to kids that bully is a fine thing to do. I dont know if the author meant for the book to have the meaning of this, but thats what it came across because the main character Niko in the story carried on bullying.<br />
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I think it didnt help that it was diary formed either because I find it hard to read books like this, or that it was middlegrade because the boy had such a wild imagination I didnt know if what he was saying was actually true. I dont reccomend this for young adult reads. I would say a young ten year old boy would probably enjoy this and find it funny. I dont think I could really find any good points to this book apart from the sketches they were pretty funky and done wonderfully.<br />
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I rate this: <strong>D</strong><br />Kelsey Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11494301046611306536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268658319252486752.post-53375470023891031352012-07-08T07:23:00.004-07:002012-07-08T07:23:55.194-07:00Letterbox Love (5)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week I only got one book haha. Paper Towns By John Green. Which was sent to me as a RAK present. From Claire @WHNBSTIHWSOFT -<a href="http://whnbstihwsoft.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: #e175ff;">http://whnbstihwsoft.blogspot.co.uk/</span></a> Thankyou very much. Since I didnt buy any books this week, well... I ordered some that should be arrving shortly next weeks haha.<br />
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<br />Kelsey Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11494301046611306536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268658319252486752.post-53550127259887716032012-07-06T04:30:00.000-07:002012-07-06T04:40:26.666-07:00Summer Reads Giveaway Hop!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Welcome to my stop on the Summer Reads Giveaway Hop, hosted by <a href="http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #fc318a;">I Am A Reader, Not A Writer</span></a> & <a href="http://www.rexrobotreviews.com/"><span style="color: #fc318a;">Rex Robot Reviews</span></a>. I am excited to be giving away an awesome summer read for you. You have the chance to choose out of four summer books from the titles below. I will be shipping it from The Book Depository.<br />
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At the end of every RAK month, if you have recieved or given a book you share it on your post for everyone to see. Random Act Of Kindness is a great chance to be randomly kind and send books to bloggers and if your lucky, be given books yourself. Its hosted by @BookSoulMates. To sign up click <a href="http://booksoulmates.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/random-acts-of-kindness-july-sign-up.html">here.</a><br />
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This month I sent out two books.<br />
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I sent out Holes to Claire @WHNBSTIHWSOFT - <a href="http://whnbstihwsoft.blogspot.co.uk/">http://whnbstihwsoft.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br />
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And I sent out Amy & Rogers Epic Detour to @Misty from Bookaholic Book Club - <a href="http://bookaholicsbkcl.blogspot.co.uk/">http://bookaholicsbkcl.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br />
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I hope the girls enjoy their books very much. I;ve read both this books before and I personally think there amazing.<br />
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I recieved this week Saving June: from Lauren @<a href="http://northernplunder.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Northern Plunder</a>. - <br />
<a href="http://northernplunder.blogspot.co.uk/">http://northernplunder.blogspot.co.uk/</a><br />Thankyou ever so much. I look forward to this one.<br />
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I also recieved Paper Towns from Claire - @WHNBSTIHWSOFT -<br />
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Thankyou I cant wait to read this one aswell, looks awesome.<br />
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Thankyou to both girls for being super lovely and for getting books that looks amazing!<br />
What did you recieve or send this RAK month?<br />
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<br />Kelsey Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11494301046611306536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6268658319252486752.post-3848796047183044412012-07-03T15:51:00.000-07:002012-07-03T16:00:28.889-07:00Review: Fifty Shades Darker By E.L.James<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong>Fifty Shades Darker By E.L.James</strong><br />
<strong>Genre:</strong> Adult Fiction<br />
<strong>Publisher:</strong> Vintage<br />
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<strong>Summary:</strong> <span id="freeText12364537730662805526">Daunted by the singular sexual tastes and dark secrets of the beautiful, tormented young entrepreneur Christian Grey, Anastasia Steele has broken off their relationship to start a new career with a Seattle publishing house. <br /><br />But desire for Christian still dominates her every waking thought, and when he proposes a new arrangement, Anastasia cannot resist. They rekindle their searing sensual affair, and Anastasia learns more about the harrowing past of her damaged, driven and demanding Fifty Shades. <br /><br />While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her, and make the most important decision of her life.</span><br />
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<strong>Review:</strong> <br />
So this is the second in the series of Fifty Shades. I actually enjoyed this book more than the first one. Yes- there is still alot of sex! But there is more of a summary and deffinetly more drama going on, and I just love drama to stir things up. The only thing that E.L.James keeps doing to me which annoys me is making the beginning of the book slow and boring. It's like we start the first few chapters very pointless with nothing exciting going on and then bam once we come to the middle of the book, the story finally starts to kick in again. Its like example: <strong>(Spoiler Alert) </strong>We start the beginning with Anastasia not with Christian anymore and you just see her moping about missing him and then a chapter later their back together and it just annoyed me they needed to build their relationship up properly. <strong>(Spoiler Alert Over!) </strong>But as usual E.L.James always delivers when it comes to hot chemistry because everyone knows who reads this book that she creates this sexual tension with the characters all the time, no matter how many times they have sex you can feel the love from one and other.<br />
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I loved Christian alot more in this book than in the first one aswell. I found that he was starting to open up alot more and create feelings for Ana. And the way he starts to really care for her makes you fall in love with him yourself. He's just such a gentleman, even though he is a controlling, Ana seems to change him in so many different ways. I liked how Ana was starting to grow a backbone for herself aswell and was starting to challenge him. <br />
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The ending to this second book was brilliant! It left you with a cliffhanger. And you have to read the next book or you just dont know whats going to happen. I deffinetly sense alot more drama and suspense in the next book. <br />
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