tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60823884142747692752024-03-13T09:51:12.161-07:00Teens Actually ReadWho would have thought that teens actually read.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.comBlogger204125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-41521257341505169152013-11-04T14:57:00.002-08:002013-11-04T14:57:40.252-08:00Hi everyone! Long time no see! Due to my longtime absence and a major presence of spam on this blog I have decided to reboot! It will be under the same name. This has been a long time coming, and this change will allow me more ability to update. You will now be able to find me at....<div>
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Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-59536782760384784292013-02-09T18:43:00.003-08:002013-02-09T18:43:38.141-08:00Updates and etc.Hiii guys!<br />
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First off, considering moving Teens Actually Read to another blogging format.<br />
Second off, I have books to review! So be EXCITED! :D<br />
FINALLY please go like this <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=454285181293963&set=a.231144706941346.60315.175547105834440&type=1&theater">http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=454285181293963&set=a.231144706941346.60315.175547105834440&type=1&theater</a><br />
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It would mean the world to me.<br />
<br />More info on the first two updates coming soon!<br />
<3 p="">Ari</3>Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-50014346443457578522012-09-16T17:50:00.001-07:002012-09-16T17:50:03.506-07:00Voting voting voting!Hi guys! Im in the running for some PRETTY AWESOME Les Miserables prizes. I just need you to vote for me. Every vote counts.<br />
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Im currently in 2nd place.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-83751983756466065402012-07-26T14:30:00.004-07:002012-07-26T16:30:07.226-07:00Falling For Hamlet by Michelle RayFalling For Hamlet by Michelle Ray<br />
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<em><em>Author Website: <a href="https://www.michelleraybooks.com/">https://www.michelleraybooks.com</a></em></em></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TyD-IDlfEuQ/TjXlGsMcJhI/AAAAAAAACXA/i5q8Xyki0X4/s1600/Falling+for+Hamlet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TyD-IDlfEuQ/TjXlGsMcJhI/AAAAAAAACXA/i5q8Xyki0X4/s200/Falling+for+Hamlet.jpg" width="131" /></a><em><em>Synopsis (From Goodreads): </em><span id="freeText12864918280861893231"><em>Meet Ophelia: a blonde, beautiful high-school senior and long-time girlfriend of Prince Hamlet of Denmark. Her life is dominated not only by her boyfriend's fame and his overbearing family, but also by the paparazzi who hound them wherever they go. As the devastatingly handsome Hamlet spirals into madness after the mysterious death of his father, the King, Ophelia rides out his crazy roller coaster life, and lives to tell about it. In live television interviews, of course. Passion, romance, drama, humor, and tragedy intertwine in this compulsively readable debut novel, told by a strong-willed, modern-day Ophelia.</em></span></em></div><br />
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Falling For Hamlet focuses on Ophelia's story through out Shakespeare's play. A common piece of literature studied among high school students it is refreshing to see a brilliant, modern-day rewrite of a rather difficult and sometimes dull play. As a high school student entering her junior year I recently had to recite lines, several times, in front of my English II Honors class. Throughout the months we spent dissecting the play a majority of the classroom never understood a word. In <em>Falling For Hamlet</em>, Michelle Ray manages to keep every original aspect of the story line-while incorporating one of the ever popular conspiracy theories, that Ophelia never died-and to create a story of Hamlet that is in fact almost relateable for the average teenager and easily understood. In Ray's Denmark our sweet prince and his clique all contact each other using cell phones. The duels are no longer with swords but rather lacrosse. Ophelia attends highschool with friends, meanwhile Hamlet and Horatio take part in fraternity life in college. Ray does a brilliant job of managing to take a sometimes rather confusing story and to weave it all into a story that makes sense. Hamlet and Ophelia are not rather forbidden lovers who act in ways that we only see in Shakespeare's plays, but rather two teenagers going through the ups and downs of relationships. Even as a reader who understands the minimum for <em>Hamlet</em> this story kept me wanting more. The plot seems new and original with all the unique and aboslutely perfect changes needed. Our couple seems far more believable than Shakespeare ever intended. Hamlet's uncle is certainly as dastardly as he was in the play, perhaps without the drama of Hamlet accusing him of attempting to bed Ophelia, shortly after suceeding in bedding and (supposedly) impregnating Gertrude. Even as our dear Hamlet goes mad we some how understand his pain. He seems not crazy, but rather upset and desperate. Ray manages to make us all fall in love with one of the classics that all of our high school english teachers managed to make us loathe. Ray's book is incredible, and a perfect supplement to reading Hamlet itself. </div>Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-37983097517221724852012-02-20T14:03:00.000-08:002012-02-20T14:03:12.864-08:00Moving OnHello,<br />
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I think my biggest issue with the upkeep of this blog was holding onto books I had read almost 2 years ago planning to review them.<br />
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I cant do that to myself.<br />
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So today I sadly shelve away these books, and make plans to read new books, and as I read these new books I WILL set up posts for them. This is a promise I am holding myself to.<br />
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I know you probably dont believe me when I say this. I dont expect you to.<br />
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But I will.<br />
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Starting now.<br />
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I am so sorry.<br />
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Ari.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-70668678059775466702011-07-16T17:12:00.000-07:002011-07-16T17:12:13.231-07:00On Highschool (And how it makes it impossible to do my job)I started this blog when I was in 8th grade. It was something that I could consistently do. And I enjoyed it. Through out the course of the year I tried to stay on top of this little blog as it grew.<br />
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That summer, I read-a lot. And I struggled to keep up with all the books I read, but I did it. However, before I knew it the school year was upon me. And I discovered High School is no easy task. It is tedious, it requires so much of my attention.<br />
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Between my other hobbies (writing, orchestra etc.) and school, this blog was neglected. I have barely even had a chance to read at all this summer because of all the writing I was doing.<br />
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I feel terrible for abandoning my blog for how I did, and I have a pile of about 30 books that I read during the course of my freshman year. However now I am approaching Sophmore year, and all I can think is how I simply wont be able to keep up.<br />
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I dont want to give this up, but I simply do not know what else to do.<br />
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My plan is to attempt to schedule as many reviews as possible right now, before school starts. I hope after that I can try to get into the groove of writing reviews again.<br />
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I feel as though I have made so many promises to you guys, and that I broke all of them. So thank you so much for sticking around. If worst comes to worst I will find a dear friend to hand this blog off to who can truly take care of it.<br />
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Until then.<br />
AriArihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-76936453788257373552011-05-28T20:27:00.000-07:002011-05-28T20:27:03.997-07:00NewsSo for those of you still hanging around, Im back to work this summer! I totally ignored this poor place during the school year so I will make up for it this summer. Start June 5, Ill start having reviews posted again. A few of my first reviews will consist of.....<br />
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So Silver Bright by Lisa Mantchev<br />
Mystify by Artist Arthur<br />
Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins<br />
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And about another 40 or so books I read during the school year!<br />
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Remember I can ALWAYS be contacted at teensactuallyread@gmail.com or you can tweet me at @sheba201<br />
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Im so sorry you guys. Ill be sure to set up posts for a while so I dont completely desert you guys again!<br />
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AriArihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-40060520215032279112011-04-06T19:57:00.000-07:002011-04-06T19:57:25.406-07:00Blogger OF DOOMNo not me. Yes this lovely set up which i use to post.<br />
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It no let me post.<br />
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I was all happy and posting. THEN BAM. Sadness. And all reviews are gone.<br />
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I had a shiny 10 reviews all set up. ANd now? They are dead *hangs head sadly*<br />
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So I have to not only deal with school, and writing, but now also the reformation of my blog.<br />
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Ill keep this one all shiny. Odds are Im going to get fed up, and branch it off onto live journal or something also.<br />
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But that will be just in case.<br />
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Lets HOPE this doesnt die on me again (because i truly do love blogger. its just not my friend at the moment)<br />
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KAY?!<br />
KayArihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-71707537776856961012011-03-21T14:00:00.000-07:002011-03-21T14:00:04.208-07:00Fresh Off The Boat by Melissa De La CruzFresh Off The Boat by Melissa De La Cruz<br />
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Pub Date: April 23, 2005<br />
Author Website/Blog: http://www.melissa-delacruz.com/<br />
Synopsis: <i>Dear Peaches,</i><br />
<i>America is PERFECT! I love it here. I wish you could come visit -- we could go shopping on Market Street and you could meet all my new friends. . .</i> .<br />
<i>Okay, so Vicenza isn't being totally honest with Peaches, her best friend back in Manila. But what fun is it being the new girl at snooty Grosvernor High? Or rooting through the Salvation Army for unholey cashmere sweaters? Or having culture-shocked, embarrassingly clueless parents? Maybe being Claude Caligari's ignored geometry partner is sort of fun, but Vicenza would rather be his girlfriend . . . or at least his date to the annual fancy-schmancy Soire d'Hiver.</i><br />
<i>But Vicenza won't be friendless, fashionless, or "fresh off the boat" for long -- it's only a matter of time before she sees what's right before her eyes and her luck begins to change.</i><br />
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Naw. Heart breaking :( I mean. It tried to seem uplifting but this girls life is just down the drain. And she has no idea WHY her life is down the drain. I just feel so bad for her :( I mean she went from a life of brilliance and glamor to having lawn chairs in her living room. She's desperately holding onto a scholarship at a school where it seems like she just doesnt fit in. This girl has the worst of it. Its just a sad story. I mean its AMAZING. But its SAD. It just makes you look on whats happening in our country right now and go "maybe its not that amazing that we are sending people out." this story just supports the idea that these people are coming here for better lives. This also shows poverty, but not in the way everyone imagines it. Granted this story was written before the recession but it is encompassing the situation most americans are stuck in right now. if you havent read this book yet, read it. Youll fall in love.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-65310437282931722182011-03-18T01:18:00.001-07:002011-03-18T01:18:00.711-07:00Sex In YA<div><p>Apparently its a big issue.<br>
So ill save all of you the trouble and say this.<br>
Teens. Find. Sex. Hilarious<br>
Sure fourty year old women drool over sap. However I can tell you right now, every sixteen year old girl reading that same line is snorting and making fun of it.<br>
I know. You doubt me.<br>
I believe all my evidence lies in a story....<br>
Sex ed. Question box time. Teacher pulls out question.<br>
"If you have sex under water will your baby be a mermaid?" <br>
The rest of the week was similar to this along with things involving beastiality and skittles....<br>
So guys, ill leave it at this. Do what you want with sex in your story. It wont encourage sex, it will simple cause a boat load of giggles and skittles. (and no your baby wont be a mermaid)</p>
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<i>Pub Date: May 3, 2011</i><br />
<i>Author Website/Blog: http://www.lindseyleavitt.com</i><br />
<i>Synopsis: Desi Bascomb's job as a princess substitute has gotten a whole lot more glamorous now that she's advanced to Level 2 within the Facade Agency. Magical make-up, roller-skating celebrities, and the chance to see Prince Karl again are just some of the major perks. Not to mention, she's landed the role of Fairy Queen in her school's production of Midsummer's Night Dream (opposite her best friend's crush. Which is a little weird, but at least he wears a donkey head during their kissing scene). Life should be perfect, but Desi can't seem to shake the feeling that there is more going on with the agency's magic than she's told. Like why is this mind-bending power exclusive to royals? Is it possible that there could be a bigger way to make an impact in both parts of her life?</i><br />
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SQUEE. Lindsey. I. LOVE. YOU. You write the cutest books ever! And this book is just so PERFECT compared to the last one. Hard to do considering, well PRINCESS FOR HIRE was perfect also! In my review for PRINCESS FOR HIRE I said you wrote for mostly the MG audience. You made me eat my words in this one. Desi grows up so much in this book. She seems more like she is a mature 17 instead of a Middle Schooler! Just love. It just shows how much this job changed her in the last book. OO and the sexy new boy! I love sexy boys. I mean hes just perfect. And its so obvious that he loves Desi. Lindsey, you made me so happy with this book. Im now dying for the next installment. I mean... (insert me blabbing about spoilers that I shouldn't spill)! Now Im just tempting myself to type things I shouldnt. So Ill go. Before I ruin this AMAZING BEAUTIFUL BOOK FOR EVERYONE! (leaves)Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-80413512927289518122011-02-21T10:00:00.000-08:002011-02-21T10:00:03.467-08:00The Lost Saint by Bree DespainThe Lost Saint by Bree Despain<br />
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<i>Pub Date: December 28, 2010</i><br />
<i>Author Website/Blog: http://www.breedespain.com</i><br />
<i>Synopsis:A family destroyed. A love threatened. An enemy returns. Grace Divine made the ultimate sacrifice to cure Daniel Kalbi. She was infected with he werewolf curse while trying to save him, and lost her beloved brother in the process. Desperate to find Jude, Grace befriends Talbot, a newcomer to town. But as the two grow closer, Grace's relationship with Daniel is put in danger -- in more ways than one. Unaware of the dark path she is walking, Grace begins to give into the wolf inside of her -- not realizing that an enemy has returned and a deadly trap is about to be sprung. </i><br />
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*shakes hands desperately beginning to plead* Bree... your killing me here. Please please please. Too much background. Good storyline. But it focuses too much on the first book. I loved the first book. But honestly this was a sequel problem that constantly occurs. A hundred pages wasted on catching the rest of the newer readers up and refreshing the old ones. I loved. I repeat LOVED The Dark Divine, and I really did enjoy this book. But this is a moment of EPIC facepalm. You had a great hook. Made me hate myself for starting it in Geometry. But it took too long for us to get to know Talbot, to find out about Jude and urgh... I dont want to mention the usual "I know you hate me but lets be friends again" thing....No superhero stuff. Other than those few things (I cant help it. Best friends annoy me) I loved the book. Honestly. So amazing. Im dying for the next one. Especially after an ending like THAT. Secrets oh secrets! I love this book Bree. Just irritated the usual sequel mistakes occurred. Hoping you dont pull an Eclipse and make sequel mistakes on the third book. Great story line. Great everything. Love. Love. Love.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-57343420196081671972011-02-20T14:26:00.000-08:002011-02-20T14:26:52.462-08:00Aye, It Be A Sad Tale Of UNFOLLOWINGSo yes...<br />
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Ive come to the realization that perhaps my one true way of decluttering my life and making my (failure of a) career at Blogging more successful I need to clean things up.<br />
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This will consist of cleaning up my FB.<br />
Configuring the Teens Actually Read page so you can go on there and find current posts.<br />
Unfollowing the unnecessary people on twitter.<br />
And unfollowing blogs that are irrelevant (Sorry lunch lady blog)<br />
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If you feel a desperate need for me to continue to watch your social media rise and feel you may be eliminated please tweet me or comment below.<br />
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AriArihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-66969090642154451272011-01-19T00:00:00.000-08:002011-01-19T00:00:10.035-08:00Birthday Birthday POST!!!*drowns under confetti*<br />
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I SAID NO CONFETTI! *sees crowd*<br />
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Oh hello :) I just wanted to say this year I was to lazy to review Edgar Allan Poes stuff again.<br />
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So ill just say this :)<br />
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU<br />
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU<br />
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR EDGAR (AND ARI)<br />
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
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So may you all go out and wish EGAR A HAPPY BIRTHDAY! (Okay and Ill be selfish MAYBE ME)<br />
(You dont have to!)Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-65181082116110697262011-01-07T10:00:00.000-08:002011-01-07T10:00:05.211-08:00Guardian Of The Gate by Michelle ZinkGuardian Of The Gate by Michelle Zink<br />
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<i>Pub Date: August 1, 2010</i><br />
<i>Author Website/Blog: http://www.theprophecyofthesisters.com</i><br />
<i>Synopsis: The ultimate battle between sisters is nearing, and its outcome could have catastrophic consequences. As sixteen year-old Lia Milthorpe searches for a way to end the prophecy, her twin sister Alice hones the skills she'll need to defeat Lia. Alice will stop at nothing to reclaim her sister's role in the prophecy, and that's not the only thing she wants: There's also Lia's boyfriend James. Lia and Alice always knew the Prophecy would turn those closest to them against them. But they didn't know what betrayal could lead them to do. In the end, only one sister will be left standing,</i><br />
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A bumpy continuance of the first book. Being left on a dramatic edge with PROPHECY OF THE SISTERS readers are confused entering the sequel. We forget much of the information we are given in the first book and we waste most of GUARDIAN OF THE GATE trying to rediscover the characters. The book wastes a good chunk of it simply trying to get to this mysterious island. Very little to do with the overall plot of the series. If I had to compare this sequel to another book? Its the ECLIPSE of its series, meaningless information, character discoveries, and a pathway to the next, much more important book. I enjoyed the first book, but I truly hope that Michelle Zink puts a little more effort, and makes the book more relevant to the series overall next time.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-49908454767206521722011-01-05T10:00:00.000-08:002011-01-05T10:00:02.010-08:00The Iron King by Julie KagawaThe Iron King by Julie Kagawa<br />
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<i>Pub Date: February 1, 2010</i><br />
<i>Author Website/Blog: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.juliekagawa.com/" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">http://www.juliekagawa.com</a></span></i><br />
<i>Synopsis: Meghan Chase has a secret destiny—one she could never have imagined… Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school…or at home. When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change. But she could never have guessed the truth—that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face…and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy heart.</i><br />
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This book is centered around fairies, and well feeling invisible in your own home. Meghan feels that ever since her real father disappeared, and her mother remarried shes no longer important. She has no idea that this is because of a secret thats been hidden from her. With her one real friend as the only person acknowledging her, her 16 birthday is nothing its cracked up to be. But then as always, there is that one mystical night. And Meghan finds out the truth about why she is no longer as important to her mother, as she was years ago. Filled with discoveries, drama, and well shakespeares fairy court its a story that no one ever really put much thought into writing. Julie Kagawa decides to take a leap and be one of the few who continue the back story to the kingdoms that shakespeare created.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-13478406972491673352011-01-03T10:00:00.001-08:002011-01-03T10:00:03.305-08:00One Is Not A Lonely Number CONTESTSo remember I wrote a dandy little review of a book from a jewish publisher. The book was called ONE IS NOT A LONELY NUMBER.<br />
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Ya well they asked me to help promote their contest also :)<br />
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<a href="http://www.oneisnotalonelynumber.com/one-on-one-challenge.html">http://www.oneisnotalonelynumber.com/one-on-one-challenge.html</a><br />
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Go and enter! YOU CAN WIN BOOKS! AND FANCY TECHNOLOGICAL THINGS I CANT REALLY UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE! YA IM JUST THAT AWKWARD!<br />
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Oh and it runs from NOW TO 1/11/11!!!!Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-19824204365870582312010-12-19T14:29:00.000-08:002010-12-19T14:29:26.927-08:00What? You havent done your CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!!!Yeah Im looking at you. Your guilty of NOT completely your shopping for that one person. That one family member that tells you whatever you get they will love, even though you know that is a lie and that they put it in their basement. FOREVER. So here is some help :)<br />
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1.Sea by Heidi R Kling<br />
2. Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins<br />
3. Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick<br />
4. The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa<br />
5. Return To Paradise by Simone Elkeles<br />
6. Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margharet Stohl<br />
7.Linger by Maggie Stiefvater<br />
8. Shes So Dead To Us by Kieran Scott<br />
9. Forget You by Jennifer Echols<br />
10.Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers<br />
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Now go buy Aunt Gertrude a YA novel that she will NOT PUT IN HER BASEMENT! (Yes I am referring to that scarf you gave hre last year that had her initials on it. Fail.)Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-86975198657296819172010-12-03T10:00:00.001-08:002010-12-03T10:00:00.287-08:00The Body Finder by Kimberly DertingThe Body Finder by Kimberly Derting<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1285145373l/6261522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1285145373l/6261522.jpg" width="136" /></a></div><i>Pages: 336</i><br />
<i>Pub Date: March 16, 2010</i><br />
<i>Author Website/Blog: <a href="http://kimberlyderting.blogspot.com/">http://kimberlyderting.blogspot.com/</a></i><br />
<i>Synopsis: Violet Ambrose is grappling with two major issues: Jay Heaton and her morbid secret ability. While the sixteen-year-old is confused by her new feelings for her best friend since childhood, she is more disturbed by her "power" to sense dead bodies—or at least those that have been murdered. Since she was a little girl, she has felt the echoes the dead leave behind in the world . . . and the imprints that attach to their killers. Violet has never considered her strange talent to be a gift; it mostly just led her to find dead birds her cat left for her. But now that a serial killer is terrorizing her small town, and the echoes of the local girls he's claimed haunt her daily, Violet realizes she might be the only person who can stop him. Despite his fierce protectiveness over her, Jay reluctantly agrees to help Violet find the murderer—and Violet is unnerved by her hope that Jay's intentions are much more than friendly. But even as she's falling intensely in love, Violet is getting closer and closer to discovering a killer . . . and becoming his prey herself.</i><br />
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I really wish I could just say this and finish the review. This is the girl Susie Salmon needed 30 years ago. Granted, it took me a while to get into the book, because Im not the worlds biggest fan of third person, but I still loved the book. It had an incredible cliff hanger, that to be honest, I had to go back and reread to help figure out a lot of the ending. This was a great story, with a hidden mystery that no one expects. No one knows it is there. Granted, tehre are several parts that had me rolling my eyes at the obviousness, yet I forgave the book. Because well teh actual story line was soooo much better. The characters feel real, like they are sitting right next to you. Again, a captivating book taht I couldnt let out of my hands. Enjoy it, dont question it, and just go with it :)Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-73692784869864409792010-12-01T10:00:00.000-08:002010-12-01T10:00:03.275-08:00Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah OcklerTwenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1267358528l/5231173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1267358528l/5231173.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><i>Pages: 290</i><br />
<i>Pub Date: June 1, 2009</i><br />
<i>Author Website/Blog: <a href="http://sarahockler.com/blog/">http://sarahockler.com/blog/</a></i><br />
<i>Synopsis: According to her best friend Frankie, twenty days in Zanzibar Bay is the perfect opportunity to have a summer fling, and if they meet one boy every day, there's a pretty good chance Anna will find her first summer romance. Anna lightheartedly agrees to the game, but there's something she hasn't told Frankie---she's already had that kind of romance, and it was with Frankie's older brother, Matt, just before his tragic death one year ago. </i><br />
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I honestly think I was crying by chapter 2. Yes, it was that heart breaking. I couldnt help it. The book was just... I cant even describe it, yet I am trying to review it. Sarah Ockler basically ripped out my heart. She stuck it in a blender. And then she served it to me on a shiny white platter saying, "Just wait ten chapters, then youll feel like taking this back," with a bright smile on her face. I honestly, can not remember the last time an author did that to me. Twenty days, calculates somehow to twenty smiles, twenty tears, and twenty i told you so's. A few, extremely predictable parts, but then parts that just, drag you in and make you forget that some cliches may have occured. This book has a rocky, but beautiful start, it had me reading all night, yet, it almost had me in tears at the discovery that we do not learn all we want to learn by the end of the book. But, that is also what a great book does, leave you wondering.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-38191603569209900912010-11-12T21:03:00.000-08:002010-11-12T21:03:41.552-08:00Care to give a hand?So I have discovered, that school is making it impossible for me to stay awake long enough to read enough books. So I was wondering if theres a kind soul out there who would like to help me out?? :)<br />
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If you could pretty please email me. You know ill appreciate it to the ends of the earth and ill find some gigantic way to tahkn you!<br />
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AriArihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-1215934753714094732010-10-31T16:07:00.000-07:002010-10-31T16:07:21.815-07:00Happy Halloween (Blogging shall return within the next week :P)Happy Halloween from your resident Lena!<br />
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Well be back sometime this week, because well I was dumb enough to sign up for the school musical ;)<br />
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So enjoy your free candy! (wee)<br />
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See you guys soon!Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-15240671233379441942010-10-15T09:59:00.000-07:002010-10-15T09:59:11.049-07:00Sea by Heidi R KlingSea by Heidi R Kling <br />
<a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1249254089l/6482981.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1249254089l/6482981.jpg" width="133" /></a><i>Pages: 336</i><br />
<i>Pub Date: June 10, 2010</i><br />
<i>Author Website/Blog: </i><a href="http://seaheidi.livejournal.com/"><i>http://seaheidi.livejournal.com</i></a><br />
<i>Synopsis: Haunted by recurring nightmares since her mother’s disappearance over the Indian ocean three years before, fifteen-year old California girl Sienna Jones reluctantly travels with her psychiatrist father’s volunteer team to six-months post-tsunami Indonesia where she meets the scarred and soulful orphaned boy, Deni, who is more like Sea than anyone she has ever met. She knows they can’t be together, so why can’t she stay away from him? And what about her old best friend-turned-suddenly-hot Spider who may or may not be waiting for her back home? And why won’t her dad tell her the truth about her mother’s plane crash? The farther she gets from home, the closer she comes to finding answers. And Sea’s real adventure begins</i><br />
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First off I would just like to warn all of you, that Heidi is an evil genius, and for some reason she WANTS TO MAKE US CRY! I will not tell you when or how I will just tell you that seems to be her GOAL! Okay now onto the flattering OH MY GODS! Loved this book. Just like I knew I would :) Granted it took me *thinks* 2 months to get past the first painful ten pages (sorry Heidi!) but after that I loooved it. I think its just because Im not the worlds biggest fan of Spider. Spider is one of those friends that used to be friends that the MC thinks she has a crush on and he totally loves her but hides it, people. So yeah he made it hard to read the book. Then the book got much better when Sienna arrives in Indonesia, however, events happen to make it well, not as amazing as it should be. No. This book is NOT about mermaids. No Heidi I do NOT love Damon. But aside from those facts I love Heidi and I think she should take up my idea for a sequel ;) (I gave her an AMAZING idea. I forgot what it was but she should do it!)Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-78284826263451394272010-10-09T11:15:00.000-07:002010-10-09T11:15:38.274-07:00One Is Not A Lonely Number by Evelyn KriegerOne Is Not A Lonely Number by Evelyn Krieger<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/416r5t16fPL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/416r5t16fPL.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><i>Pages: 456</i><br />
<i>Pub Date: June 9, 2010</i><br />
<i>Author Website/blog: </i><a href="http://www.oneisnotalonelynumber.com/"><i>http://www.oneisnotalonelynumber.com/</i></a><br />
<i>Synopsis: Thirteen-year-old Talia Shumacher is the only child of a wealthy orthodox couple, known for their hospitality. As Talia becomes a teenager, her parents' open-door policy begins to irritate her. When Gabrielle Markus, an eccentric twenty-three-year old ballet dancer shows up one day, Talia's life is turned upside down. Convinced that Gabrielle is harboring a secret, Talia and her friends set out to uncover it. Along the way, Talia must deal with the loneliness she feels as an only child living in a religious community that celebrates large families. In discovering Gabrielle's secret, Talia discovers secrets about herself and her parents. Talia's gift for math and her unusual way of thinking about numbers is woven into the story along with themes of friendship, individuality, and acceptance.</i><br />
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I really enjoyed this book. ALthough I think the publisher was aiming for a YA genre I think its more middle grade based on the age of the main characters. So, I myself am a reform jew so I actually really enjoyed learning about how the more conservative families live. However, if your not into jewish lit it also does an amazing job of informing the world of problems that come from death, money, and even your family beliefs. Granted you need to order teh book from teh website or amazon I still really enjoyed it. It was hard to put it down. Its great if your a jew trying to find yourself, or your religion. Or even if you enjoy a good story. I love any good story that doesnt preach and this book did that. I hope you enjoy it also :)Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6082388414274769275.post-83515733122382080362010-10-01T14:00:00.000-07:002010-10-09T22:08:11.474-07:00Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret StohlBeautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl<br />
<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_d30zUegBshU/TJ_EITNUTAI/AAAAAAAAARU/-PQDhX9MlJk/s1600/Beautiful+Darkness.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/_d30zUegBshU/TJ_EITNUTAI/AAAAAAAAARU/-PQDhX9MlJk/s200/Beautiful+Darkness.jpg" width="132" /></a><i>Pages: 512</i><br />
<i>Pub Date: October 12, 2010</i><br />
<i>Author Website/Blog:<a href="http://www.beautifulcreaturesthebook.com/"> http://www.beautifulcreaturesthebook.com</a> </i><br />
<i>Synopsis: Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin, the small Southern town he had always called home, as a place where nothing ever changed. Then he met mysterious newcomer Lena Duchannes, who revealed a secret world that had been hidden in plain sight all along. A Gatlin that harbored ancient secrets beneath its moss-covered oaks and cracked sidewalks. A Gatlin where a curse has marked Lena's family of powerful supernaturals for generations. A Gatlin where impossible, magical, life-altering events happen. Sometimes life-ending. Together they can face anything Gatlin throws at them, but after suffering a tragic loss, Lena starts to pull away, keeping secrets that test their relationship. And now that Ethan's eyes have been opened to the darker side of Gatlin, there's no going back. Haunted by strange visions only he can see, Ethan is pulled deeper into his town's tangled history and finds himself caught up in the dangerous network of underground passageways endlessly crisscrossing the South, where nothing is as it seems.</i><br />
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Beautiful Darkness was a huge step up from the first book, Beautiful Creatures. I really felt we get to connect with so many characters even more. We even got to meet some more characters, that may have only been mentioned in passing originally. This book opens a ton of new doors, that frankly should not be opened, but we as readers cheer the authors on in opening them. This book is a no put down, you simply can not start it, then come back to it a few months later. You cant even come back to it a few minutes later. This was a thrilling, heart pounding sequel, that simply leaves you wondering and hoping. This perhaps is even better than the first book. Beautiful Creatures left us on a ledge, Beautiful Darkness is the bridge, from that ledge to another. Another ledge, that simply leaves us hoping for more from Kami and Margie.Arihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314789552863230896noreply@blogger.com1