tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39540511067855856462024-03-19T17:41:09.094-04:00Wicked Reads: YA EditionYoung Adult is but a genre... entertaining all ages.Wicked Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14439712259660978667noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954051106785585646.post-53896241272814061422023-10-20T03:55:00.003-04:002023-10-20T11:14:46.062-04:00On Thin Ice by RJ Scott & V.L. Locey Release Blitz <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWD1XQbmH6PW4NQQuzJu50XIt5qEpTQ4E3ocgAFjtL_iZlYnRAN61feVRY_tGMyeeTA96R6GDT1AMM8lcyACslnV7F6Q7jOsU8bmkKuBB3l1n06tN4Fef5wUgM8I9KisXHbOowg86kUvNhufSUz_YPOo9FSLvi3QOE_cW3HrsJHJaOoElTtvhjIkX5cErQ/s600/On%20Thin%20Ice%20Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sorry can be a difficult word to believe, but trusting your heart is everything." border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWD1XQbmH6PW4NQQuzJu50XIt5qEpTQ4E3ocgAFjtL_iZlYnRAN61feVRY_tGMyeeTA96R6GDT1AMM8lcyACslnV7F6Q7jOsU8bmkKuBB3l1n06tN4Fef5wUgM8I9KisXHbOowg86kUvNhufSUz_YPOo9FSLvi3QOE_cW3HrsJHJaOoElTtvhjIkX5cErQ/s16000/On%20Thin%20Ice%20Banner.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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young adult hockey romance filled with making amends, family, friends, and
discovering the real person inside while juggling the crazy, upside-down world
of high school.</b><br />
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Jonah Robinson has really messed up. He’s spent the last year hanging out with
someone who wasn’t leading him in a good direction. Now that Felix has seen the
light, perhaps it’s time for Jonah to do the same. Making amends is not going
to be easy when he’s not exactly been the nicest guy at Chesterford. With the
help of his family and a special friend at the school, Jonah is ready to try to
make things right with those he wronged. The first person on that long
redemption list is Tyler, the brightest player on the Coyotes, at least in
Jonah’s eyes. He’s taken a thousand pictures of Tyler for the school paper, but
he’s going to have to learn how to develop more than just negatives if he wants
to grow close to Tyler.<br />
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Tyler Corrigan’s dad has left, his mom is terrified he’ll come back, and it’s
Tyler who’s left to keep his little family in one piece. The only respite from
real life is playing hockey, and he’s an important part of the Chesterford
Coyotes. Despite not being the biggest person on the ice, speed is his
superpower, and the team has his back during the worst of the bullying he’s had
to endure. His friends make him feel safe when his real world is full of fear,
but no one can protect his heart when an awkward and messed up Jonah—one of the
worst of his bullies—is suddenly around every corner, wanting to make things
right.<br />
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<b>Sorry can be a difficult word to believe, but trusting your heart is
everything.</b><br />
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Don’t miss our reviews of the rest of the Chesterford Coyotes series!<br />
For book one, <i>Off the Ice</i>, click <a href="https://wickedreadsyaedition.blogspot.com/2023/10/off-the-ice-by-rj-scott-vl-locey.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>
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A shadow fell across my books, and I sighed, hoping to hell it wasn’t someone who wanted to talk to me because this essay on evolutionary principles wouldn’t write itself. I waited for the shadow to leave, or move, or <i>something</i>, but it seemed like I was waiting in vain, and finally, when I couldn’t ignore it any more, I glanced up. <br />
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Jonah. <br />
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My flight instinct kicked in, but eased almost immediately when I realized it was just Jonah and there was no sign of Miles. Talk about a Pavlov’s dog-type reaction. <br />
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Jonah was mostly okay when it was just him, a bit of a dick for watching things go down, but okay when he was solo. Not that we talked, because if we were on our own, he would move away to avoid me, and then scurry off in any direction he could find. Only, here he was standing in the light and staring down at me, and I could see his mouth moving. <br />
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All I could hear was the chorus of <i>Defying Gravity</i>, and I gestured to my ears to indicate the buds under my layered pink hair. <br />
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He nodded and indicated I take them out. Fuck. If I removed them, I’d have to talk to him, and I didn’t have it in me to have a heated chat about whatever made Jonah look so determined. <br />
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He stared at me. <br />
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I stared back. <br />
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Then, with a sigh, I pulled out the buds and the song stopped. <br />
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“Hi,” he said after a pause. I glanced past him, making sure Miles hadn’t in fact made his way into the study room and was waiting to pounce on me. He’d already threatened me with payback for turning him in and said that in the less than thirty seconds he’d had before his father pushed him out of the main door. <br />
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<i>I’ll get you for doing this.</i> That was what Miles had snarled at me. It didn’t help that Miles’ dad had sneered, snorted in disgust, and then, shoved his son in the back. The parting words from his dad were just as nasty as Miles were—the apple didn’t fall far from the tree. <br />
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<i>You couldn’t take that kid out? Didn’t raise you to be a freaking loser.</i><br />
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I knew all about shitty fathers, and for a moment, I recognized the hate in his father that meant maybe Miles never stood a chance. I knew how hard it was to fight out from under all the hate, but I’d had Mom, and she’d been my guiding light every single day of my life. <br />
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Maybe Miles’ mom was as much of a loser as his dad? <br />
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He couldn’t be more wrong about me making the complaint—nothing good came from involving outside parties after threats of intimidation—just ask my mom. I had no idea who’d accused the two boys of bullying, given it was anonymous, but it definitely hadn’t been me. If I thought it was worth bothering with, I would have reported things long ago, but I had knowledge of bigger bullies than Miles, and had terrifying firsthand experience of what happened when an aggressor was backed into a corner. <br />
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“And?” I prompted Jonah, who was bouncing on his toes a little, as if he couldn’t stay still. I waited patiently, and when he opened his mouth a couple of times, just to shut it again, I was about done with waiting for him to talk and picked up the buds to continue my research. <br />
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“I’m sorry,” he blurted, his dark eyes shining with emotion. <br />
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I could feel the gaze of all the students in the study room focused on whatever was going on here. I should have gone to the library—no one goes there to study except the kids who actually had to try really hard to do well in subjects. Now was the perfect time for me to make a big thing of him standing there; humiliate him, shout at him, rail at him for all the times he could have done more than just watch. <br />
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Instead, because I was so torn between understanding and the hateful need for revenge, I deliberately replaced my earbuds and bent my head to the book open on the desk. He was still there. Still bouncing. <br />
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Then, he placed something on the corner of the desk and walked away. I refused to watch him leave. <br />
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He’d left me a candy bar, my favorite—Snickers—right there with a Post-it note stuck to the front. It held one word. <i>Sorry.</i><br />
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Only then did I glance the way he’d gone, to find him watching me through the glass of the door, a hopeful expression demanding I acknowledge the weird-ass gift. <br />
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I nodded. <br />
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Then immediately pretended to go back to studying. <br />
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It was safer not to engage.<br />
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On Thin Ice</i> is the second book in the Chesterford Coyotes series. It can be read as a standalone, but I think it would read better if you read in the order the authors intended. <i>On Thin Ice</i> is a young adult, high school hockey, teen-angst, enemies-to-friends-to-boyfriends read.<br />
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Jonah is newer to Chesterford and is there on a scholarship. He was shy and somehow got in with Felix and Miles. He hated the bullying Miles did but stood by while he did it. So he was as much to blame as Miles was. Jonah wants to be a better, kinder human and the best way to do that is to distance himself from Miles and make amends to those he hurt, starting with Tyler. Tyler happens to be best friends with Soren, who is now dating Felix, and Felix and Jonah have a lot to work out between them.<br />
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On Thin Ice</i> is a super cute at moments very heavy read. I loved how Tyler made Jonah work for his forgiveness. I can't wait to see what's next for this series! I am not a usual young adult reader but I am so invested in these characters!</p>
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Today</i> bestselling author RJ SCOTT has written over one hundred and fifty
romance books. Emotional stories of complicated characters, cowboys, single
dads, hockey players, millionaires, princes, bodyguards, Navy SEALs, soldiers,
doctors, paramedics, firefighters, cops, and the men who get mixed up in their
lives, always with a happy ever after.<br />
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She lives just outside London and spends every waking minute she isn’t with
family either reading or writing. The last time she had a week’s break from
writing, she didn’t like it one little bit, and she has yet to meet a box of
chocolates she couldn’t defeat<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">.</span><br />
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belly laughs, walking, reading and writing lusty tales, Greek mythology, the
New York Rangers, comic books, and coffee. (Not necessarily in that order.) <br />
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She shares her life with her husband, her daughter, one dog, two cats, a flock
of assorted fowl, and two Jersey steers.<br />
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When not writing spicy romances, she enjoys spending her day with her menagerie
in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania with a cup of fresh java in hand.</span><br />
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coming-of-age love story with high school, hockey rivalry, friendship, family,
and coming out.</b><br />
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Soren’s life changes in an instant when he and his younger brother are adopted
by hockey royalty. Making sense of his new life is hard enough, but when he’s
enrolled in a private school it means facing a whole new set of problems.
Navigating friendship, family, and hockey is one thing, but being attracted to
the boy who vexes him is a whole new thing.<br />
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Felix has a reputation to protect. He's the kid who seems to have everything
but looks can be deceiving. Spinning lies about his perfect life, he’s created
a fantasy world that even he has started to believe. Only, it’s not long before
everything crumbles, all of his pretty lies are revealed, and only his closest
rival sees through his pain and stands by him.<br />
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<b>Fighting is easy, friendship is hard, but love is everything.</b></p>
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Just as I was thinking of Felix’s face meeting a fist, he shot to his feet, gave Tyler a shove, and jumped on the smaller guy when Tyler fell off the bench to the floor. I reacted instantly, and was into the fray in a second, rolling Felix off Tyler with a body check that would have cleared any of the Railers off their skates. Not really, but it sounded boss. Tyler was smaller than most, a speed demon on ice, but we protected him—I protected him. <br />
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“Get the fuck off me!” Felix snarled, swinging at me as we grappled for control. He was strong, about my height and weight, but I had the advantage. Or I thought I did. He swung back in a flash, clocking me in the mouth. My front teeth dug into my lower lip, and I tasted blood, which kind of pissed me off. We wrestled around amid shouts from our teammates until I managed to get him under control. Mostly. <br />
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He was splayed out on the floor, his face pressed into a pair of wet sneakers lying in front of a locker. I put my knee into his back while the other guys scrambled to get Tyler on his feet. <br />
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“What the hell, Sinclair?” I barked down at Felix. We never used our full last names, not since he’d decided that having gay dads meant I didn’t deserve to inherit both last names. Whatever. He hated that I responded in kind and that was just one more point against the freaking idiot. <br />
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“Get off my back, Rowe!” he snarled, adding something else to the comment, which was hard to make out since his face was jammed into a skanky, soggy grey and black Nike belonging to one of the guys who had run here across the sodden field hockey field. Caleb had kicked them off to wring out his socks but had yet to dress his smelly feet yet. Caleb liked to hear us complain about his foot stink for some reason. Dude was weird. <br />
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It sounded like Felix might have used a queer slur, but I couldn’t be sure it was the F-word although I’d heard him use it before. He’d should think twice about using that in front of me. My new family was all kinds of queer, as was I and a few other players. Coach also did not put up with any racist, sexist, or queer slurs. I’d already hit him once, way back, when he started shit about my dads, but that had ended up with me in an office with my new dads and wondering if they were going to send me back in the system. <br />
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Of course they hadn’t—they loved me and Milo and wanted us as their sons, along side their daughter. We were family and it was all official and everything. Still the thought that I’d disappoint my dads meant I genuinely tried not to rise to Felix and hit him again. <br />
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<i>Off the Ice</i> is the first book in the Chesterford Coyotes series. It is a
coming of age, young adult, enemies-to-boyfriends, hockey read full of teen
drama and I'm here for it!<br />
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Soren hasn't had the easiest childhood. He was adopted with his brother by two
hockey gods. He's extremely protective of his family and his friends. Felix, on
the other hand, plays the part of the snobby rich kid with a chip on his
shoulder. As you learn about his family dynamic you understand why he's so
angry all the time.<br />
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Felix is just figuring out who he is, and Soren is bringing up feelings in him
he's not used to. Soren takes the time to actually get to know the real Felix
instead of the bully he pretends to be. I was so invested in this quick read. I
loved seeing the way Felix gave his dad a chance and his dad finally put him
first. Not a huge young adult reader but I can't wait to see where this series
goes!</p>
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belly laughs, walking, reading and writing lusty tales, Greek mythology, the
New York Rangers, comic books, and coffee. (Not necessarily in that order.) <br />
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of assorted fowl, and two Jersey steers.<br />
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in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania with a cup of fresh java in hand.</span><br />
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Wicked Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14439712259660978667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954051106785585646.post-67288113536821380702023-05-12T08:00:00.002-04:002023-05-12T08:00:33.993-04:00This Is the Way the World Ends by Jen Wilde<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmTKhVsWsipZoSGLSdHrYF5fVR0-_MvBCqdGGgOl06lfHmyR7fKP12VGV57voA-e6fGBXtuv1qczGzbOmVazDixYjzWPavRM_9h0z7WhQeQYSqvQrxntlyzgm-jZgF5_9B6zXp1fuBnH_luMmxnoq_Ov0HwAi85MpewGEfnnL6JtnD4Qlf_7_zU-5JQ/s600/This%20Is%20the%20Way%20the%20World%20Ends%20Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A little party never killed nobody…" border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmTKhVsWsipZoSGLSdHrYF5fVR0-_MvBCqdGGgOl06lfHmyR7fKP12VGV57voA-e6fGBXtuv1qczGzbOmVazDixYjzWPavRM_9h0z7WhQeQYSqvQrxntlyzgm-jZgF5_9B6zXp1fuBnH_luMmxnoq_Ov0HwAi85MpewGEfnnL6JtnD4Qlf_7_zU-5JQ/s16000/This%20Is%20the%20Way%20the%20World%20Ends%20Banner.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div>
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of <i>One of Us Is Lying</i> and <i>The Hazel Wood</i> are cordially invited to
spend one fateful night surviving an elite private school’s epic masquerade
ball in Jen Wilde’s debut thriller, <i>This Is the Way the World Ends</i>.</b><br />
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As an autistic scholarship student at the prestigious Webber Academy in New
York City, Waverly is used to masking to fit in—in more ways than one. While
her classmates are the children of the one percent, Waverly is getting by on tutoring
gigs and the generosity of the school’s charming and enigmatic dean. So when
her tutoring student and resident “it girl” asks Waverly to attend the school’s
annual fundraising Masquerade disguised as her, Waverly jumps at the
chance—especially once she finds out that Ash, the dean’s daughter and her
secret ex-girlfriend, will be there.<br />
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The Masquerade is everything Waverly dreamed of, complete with extravagant
gowns, wealthy parents writing checks, and flowing champagne. Most importantly,
there’s Ash. All Waverly wants to do is shed her mask and be with her, but the
evening takes a sinister turn when Waverly stumbles into a secret meeting
between the dean and the school’s top donors—and witnesses a brutal murder.
This gala is harboring far more malevolent plots than just opening parents’
pocketbooks. Before she can escape or contact the authorities, a mysterious
global blackout puts the entire party on lockdown. Waverly’s fairy tale has
turned into a nightmare, and she, Ash, and her friends must navigate through a
dizzying maze of freight elevators, secret passageways, and back rooms if
they’re going to survive the night.<br />
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And even if they manage to escape the Masquerade, with technology wiped out all
over the planet, what kind of world will they find waiting for them beyond the
doors?</p>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5544156529" target="_blank">Veronica</a>
– <span class="usercontent"><span style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";">☆☆☆☆</span></span><br />
I love a good story about the end of the world, and I was really looking
forward to reading <i>This Is the Way the World Ends</i>. This story of
Waverly, an autistic, queer teen from Queens, who attends the prestigious
Webber Academy. Waverly agrees to go to the school’s yearly masquerade ball,
pretending to be the very popular student, Caroline, in the hopes of getting to
see her ex, Ash.<br />
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We learn about Waverley and her life and family and friends. The story felt
like it took a bit to get going but it may just have been me being eager to learn
more about what was going on. There were even a few scenes that took us back to
Waverly’s past and her romance with Ash. While the young love was sweet, I
confess I was a little annoyed, because I was more interested in what was going
on in the here and now.<br />
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I needed to be patient because when the big night of the ball arrives, the
story absolutely takes off. Tension ramps up along with the action and danger.
I was excited to soak up the action as Waverly and her friends fight for their
lives. I was rooting for them. The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my
seat, and I was even shocked at one point because something happened that I did
not see coming.<br />
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Once it got going, I had a blast reading <i>This Is the Way the World Ends</i>.
This is a book I’d definitely recommend if you enjoy young adult apocalyptic
stories.</p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">JEN
WILDE (she/they) is the queer, disabled author of <i>Queens of Geek</i>, <i>The
Brightsiders</i> and <i>Going Off Script</i>. They write unapologetically queer
stories about unlikely heroes, awkward romantics and chosen families. Jen’s
books have been praised in Teen Vogue, Buzzfeed, Autostraddle, Vulture and
Bustle. Their debut, <i>Queens of Geek</i>, made the 2018 Rainbow Book List and
the Amelia Bloomer List. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Jen lives in
Brooklyn, NY, with her wife, where she collects books, candles and foster cats.
When she isn’t writing, Jen spends her time shouting about queer books on
TikTok. Connect with her online or visit her website.<br />
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with a free copy of This Is the Way the World Ends by Jen Wilde to read and
review.</span></p>Wicked Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14439712259660978667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954051106785585646.post-61970320682605431342022-11-18T11:00:00.003-05:002022-11-18T11:00:44.432-05:00The Serpent in Heaven by Charlaine Harris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5iGkJmX3jP_tRA402-ZS99sw_TVG3gGbubNjH1t6k1uq4yXBaIbp3847HAHBXlxPOPMubGfmUn-PMLt-r72ee4w-Sth_z3AiyjbIJudQpWmhpS65sjoDtmfR013Emg1kB6-HVXVgWA-MvPRF7KPKspVZuaRsqrkWGCeSZg_4Cq4LaCQ4OBt9y0jG4A/s600/The%20Serpent%20in%20Heaven%20Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Only Felicia's courage will keep her alive." border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5iGkJmX3jP_tRA402-ZS99sw_TVG3gGbubNjH1t6k1uq4yXBaIbp3847HAHBXlxPOPMubGfmUn-PMLt-r72ee4w-Sth_z3AiyjbIJudQpWmhpS65sjoDtmfR013Emg1kB6-HVXVgWA-MvPRF7KPKspVZuaRsqrkWGCeSZg_4Cq4LaCQ4OBt9y0jG4A/s16000/The%20Serpent%20in%20Heaven%20Banner.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b>#1
<i>New York Times</i> and <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author Charlaine Harris
returns to her alternate history of the United States where magic is an
acknowledged but despised power in this fourth installment of the Gunnie Rose
series.</b><br />
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Felicia, Lizbeth Rose’s half-sister and a student at the Grigori Rasputin
school in San Diego—capital of the Holy Russian Empire—is caught between her
own secrets and powerful family struggles. As a granddaughter of Rasputin, she
provides an essential service to the hemophiliac Tsar Alexei, providing him the
blood transfusions that keep him alive. Felicia is treated like a nonentity at
the bedside of the tsar, and at the school she's seen as a charity case with no
magical ability. But when Felicia is snatched outside the school, the facts of
her heritage begin to surface. Felicia turns out to be far more than the
Russian-Mexican Lizbeth rescued. As Felicia’s history unravels and her true
abilities become known, she becomes under attack from all directions. Only her
courage will keep her alive.<br />
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Don’t miss our reviews of other books in the Gunnie Rose series!<br />
For book two, <i>A Longer Fall</i>, click <a href="https://www.wickedreads.org/2020/01/a-longer-fall-by-charlaine-harris.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
For book three, <i>The Russian Cage</i>, click <a href="https://www.wickedreads.org/2021/04/the-russian-cage-by-charlaine-harris.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5096405450" target="_blank">Erica</a>
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<i>The Serpent in Heaven</i> is the fourth installment in the Gunnie Rose
series. The first three narrated by Lizbeth. The novel (and I assume going
forth) is narrated by our gunnie's little sister, Felicia. This cannot be read
as a standalone without massive confusion, start with <i>An Easy Death</i>.<br />
<br />
Gunnie Rose is such a unique series, across the board. From the dystopian
setting, in an alternate early twentieth century, the inventive world building,
and intriguing magical and political system. I've never read anything like this
before. The Gunnie Rose series is truly one of a kind.<br />
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Felicia is in a precarious situation. She is seen as little else than a blood
donor for the tsar, as well as a scholarship student at the school, with little
to no magic. Since she has been keeping her magic under wraps, I understood the
bias when it came to students at a magical school not accepting her. What I
don't understand is the bias when it comes to being the blood donor. In order
to be of aid to the tsar, that means Felicia is a direct descendant of the tsar
himself (his niece and lifeline). Felicia is of royal blood, keeping their
precious tsar alive, and they can't even give her an allowance. I felt this was
a bizarre mindset. She ought to be one of the highest paid members in the
kingdom, not the lowliest.<br />
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From the streets of Mexico, Felicia is still shouldering the burdens of her
past. Her drunk father and cruel uncle using her for their own gains, while
suppressing her natural age and shape for her supposed protection.<br />
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Now a year later, the effects of her father's spell are finally dissipating,
Felicia growing into the shape and size of a young woman of fifteen. Not that
Felicia is sure of her age. Felicia's excitement was easily relatable, as was
her worry. Now that she is considered a fully grown woman, everyone is plotting
the best way to marry her off for their own gains, no differently than her
father treated her.<br />
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The girl is lonely, no friends and only a sister far away, which makes her
vulnerable. She would do anything to have a support system and family. This is
where I'm confused. In order to be a blood donor, she must be a blood relative
to the tsar. Why doesn't his family see her as his family? They're her uncle
and aunt, and their children are her cousins. The other donors are her father's
siblings and her cousins. Yet the entire system is in place to see her only as
a cow – cows that keep being slaughtered to eradicate the tsar's blood source.<br />
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Action-packed from the first page, Felicia is being hit from all sides. As an
orphan who has been thrust into her father's family as a donor, she never gave
thought to her mother's family, who shows up out of nowhere to attempt to
kidnap and kill those all around her. At the same time, someone is still offing
her donor relatives. Added in with the constant need to marry her off.<br />
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Eli (Lizbeth's husband, Felicia's brother-in-law), his family takes to Felicia,
his sisters and brother; Eli's brother, Paul, he takes to Felicia too much as
she grows into her womanliness. This draws a wedge between Felicia and the
matriarch of the family, which makes Felicia rightfully insulted. I appreciated
Felicia's setting of boundaries and not just accepting those unkind words from
someone she felt loved her.<br />
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There is also hesitancy in Felicia when it comes to Paul, which I appreciated.
Even though she is far beyond her years in life experience, after struggling to
survive day to day, she has not yet grown into her body. While kind and
supportive, Felicia senses Paul is a Nice Guy. Hopefully he grows out of those
toxic tendencies.<br />
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Just as with Lizbeth, Felicia is a strong character, and I adored looking at
the world through her lens. She is a fighter and a survivor, but also kind,
selfless, compassionate, protective, and empathetic. She does the right thing,
especially when it's hard. She stands up for herself and others. She doesn't
resist authority, but she does speak up when she recognizes they're on the
wrong path. A leader who knows when to follow someone worthy. A good role model.<br />
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Highly recommended to Charlaine Harris fans. I look forward to watching Felicia
grow into womanhood and into her magical power. I cannot wait to see what is in
store for her in the next installment and the next.</p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">CHARLAINE
HARRIS is a <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author who has been writing for
over thirty years. She was born and raised in the Mississippi River Delta area.
She has written four series, and two stand-alone novels, in addition to
numerous short stories, novellas, and graphic novels (cowritten with
Christopher Golden). Her Sookie Stackhouse books have appeared in twenty-five
different languages and on many bestseller lists. They’re also the basis of the
HBO series <i>True Blood.</i> Harris now lives in Texas, and when she is not
writing her own books, she reads omnivorously. Her house is full of rescue dogs.<br />
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a free copy of The Serpent in Heaven (Gunnie Rose #4) by Charlaine Harris to
read and review.</span></p>Wicked Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14439712259660978667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954051106785585646.post-75821619681179542362022-10-18T04:30:00.003-04:002022-10-18T12:30:29.657-04:00House of Curses by K.A. Linde Release Blitz <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgpxUAYYjbId9amg9ZSH_IKQ1mNkJFXU7b65XjPnq6SO16Df_tL2_TLj8reK5R6e-VgnFecdl0T5Abx7pw2o52Q9B1Asaw49qheIYh-J1LYGw6aSlPFxzDhOwkb1dhEeFZ47zcQBkOR9wkE9jEs7lmRugFvL_0DOyRPSjDkjYukWmvBL2gywEPfFVHQ/s600/House%20of%20Curses%20Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Available Now. House of Curses by K.A. Linde. Amazon. Apple Books. Nook. Google Books. Kobo." border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgpxUAYYjbId9amg9ZSH_IKQ1mNkJFXU7b65XjPnq6SO16Df_tL2_TLj8reK5R6e-VgnFecdl0T5Abx7pw2o52Q9B1Asaw49qheIYh-J1LYGw6aSlPFxzDhOwkb1dhEeFZ47zcQBkOR9wkE9jEs7lmRugFvL_0DOyRPSjDkjYukWmvBL2gywEPfFVHQ/s16000/House%20of%20Curses%20Banner.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div>
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Today</i> bestselling author K.A. Linde returns to the Royal Houses series with
<i>House of Curses</i>: the story of Kerrigan Argon, a half-Fae, half-human as
she seeks her place in an unforgiving world filled with magic, mayhem, and
romance. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Holly Black, and V.E. Schwab.</b><br />
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Against all odds, Kerrigan Argon passed her dragon training. She’s now an
official member of the Society. Everything should be well. But somehow, nothing
is.<br />
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Her dark prince, Fordham Ollivier, has disappeared in hopes to beak his curse.<br />
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An unwanted wedding looms in her future.<br />
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And the council election draws ever nearer. An election that she’s been
unceremoniously nominated for.<br />
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If all of that wasn’t enough, the Red Masks, an anti-half Fae, anti-human
terrorist organization, are gaining ground. All because they have a spy inside
the mountain, inside the Society itself.<br />
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Someone is leading these monsters.<br />
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<i>And Kerrigan is determined to stop them at all costs.</i><br />
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Don’t miss our reviews of the rest of the Royal Houses series!<br />
For book one, <i>House of Dragons</i>, click <a href="https://wickedreadsyaedition.blogspot.com/2020/10/house-of-dragons-by-ka-linde-blog-tour.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
For book two, <i>House of Shadows</i>, click <a href="https://wickedreadsyaedition.blogspot.com/2021/10/house-of-shadows-by-ka-linde-release.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5041525710" target="_blank">Erica</a> – <span class="usercontent"><span style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";">☆☆☆☆</span></span><br />
<i>House of Curses</i> is the third installment in the Royal Houses series. I
strongly recommend against reading as a standalone or out of series order. The
entire series is told from Kerrigan's point of view. There are also mentions of
a previous series, Ascension, which I somehow completely overlooked and will
remedy that shortly. Honestly, I thought I had read it, but Goodreads says my
recollection isn't true.<br />
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Let me preface this review by stating how the <i>House of Curses</i> ends on
the mother of all cliffhangers, with Kerrigan left devastated. Had I not read
this for review, I would have waited to read this novel once I had both books
in my greedy little hands. I'm not the most patient of readers.<br />
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The first thought that popped into my head when I started on the first page was
to wonder if I should have reread <i>House of Shadows</i> or at least hunted
down my review for a refresher, as I had digested hundreds upon hundreds of
books since I was immersed in this series.<br />
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K.A. Linde does an amazing job of coaxing the reader into remembering events in
the previous novels without weighing down the pacing with info-dumps. Mad props
to Linde for flawlessly pinging my memory.<br />
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With Ford MIA, Kerrigan is plunged into fearing for her soulmate's safety as
well as her own. There is no way out of her betrothal with March. By day,
Kerrigan is plagued with social engagements with her fiancé, and by night, she
awakens in a panic to nightmares of what lies ahead in the future.<br />
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With the help of her nearest and dearest, as she works to regain the trust and
adoration she once had for the father who abandoned her for her own good, as
she strengthens her knowledge of her own abilities, as she runs for a seat in
the Society, Kerrigan's plate is overloaded. But all she can think about is
Ford, whether he is safe or if he is ever coming back to her. All the while,
she is trying to take down the Red Masks.<br />
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<i>House of Curses</i> reveals how the fairytales are real. Adventurous treks
through impassable cold landscapes, with a soulmate at her side, attempting to
reach the witch's cottage. Political intrigue plaguing their world, forming
factions of fae, human, and half-human/half-fae. As well as entering the spirit
plane to commune with a being from another world altogether. Kerrigan's life
and those she loves hinges in the balance of whether or not they can stop the
Red Masks from decimating life as they know it. The novel packs a fast-paced
punch.<br />
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The reason I couldn't give five stars versus four is simply a matter of taste.
I'm not a fan of reading passages from the villains of the tale. Not only are
the passages short, therefore I have zero emotional investment in the
character, I find they spoil the pacing and delivery of information. I'm locked
into Kerrigan, as I have for three books – I wish to learn beside her as I have
for the entire journey. The reader knowing who the villains are while watching
the heroine flounder is not something I find enjoyable nor intriguing. The switch
in narration jars me from the story, gets me out of Kerrigan's head, to the
point I tend to skip these passages, no matter the author or the series. Added
with the fact that there were multiple villains, as well as from her friend's point
of view.<br />
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Highly recommend this novel and series to fans of the author, as well as those
who enjoy epic fantasy, fantasy, dragons, and fae. What I wouldn't do to get my
greedy hands on the next installment, mind spinning as I have theories to a few
revelations revealed and wish to be proven right. Since I've discovered my
memory is faulty, I will be diving into Ascension soon.</p>
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LINDE is the <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author of the Avoiding series,
Wrights, and more than thirty other novels. She has a master’s degree in
political science from the University of Georgia, was the head campaign worker
for the 2012 presidential campaign at the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, and served as the head coach of the Duke University dance team.
She loves reading fantasy novels, binge-watching <i>Supernatural</i>,
traveling, and dancing in her spare time.<br />
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She currently lives in Lubbock, Texas, with her husband and two super-adorable
puppies.<br />
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Today</i> bestselling author K.A. Linde returns to the Royal Houses series with
<i>House of Shadows</i>: the story of Kerrigan Argon, a half-Fae, half-human as
she seeks her place in an unforgiving world filled with magic, mayhem, and
romance. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Holly Black, and V.E. Schwab.</b><br />
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Kerrigan Argon, a half-human, half-Fae, has joined the Dragon Society against
almost everyone’s wishes.<br />
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A year of training is required with her dragon.<br />
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First she must travel with the dark Fae prince, Fordham Ollivier, back to his
home in the House of Shadows. Nothing but slavery and death has ever awaited a
half-Fae in their halls.<br />
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But something is wrong within their wicked world. A thousand year old spell is
weakening. Cracks forming in the foundation. And Kerrigan may just be their
ruin or their salvation.<br />
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Don’t miss our reviews of the rest of the Royal Houses series!<br />
For book one, <i>House of Dragons</i>, click <a href="https://wickedreadsyaedition.blogspot.com/2020/10/house-of-dragons-by-ka-linde-blog-tour.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4292683551" target="_blank">Erica</a>
– <span class="usercontent"><span style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";">☆☆☆☆☆</span></span><br />
<i>House of Shadows</i> is the second installment in the Royal Houses series.
Since it is a continuation in an epic fantasy series, book one, <i>House of
Dragons</i>, must be read first to avoid confusion and to understand the
complex world building.<br />
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Since it had been a long time since I read the debut, I was fearful I would be
confused at the start of <i>House of Shadows</i>, but K.A. Linde flawlessly
delivered cues to clue the reader in without massive amounts of info dumps,
leading with a smooth transition from one book to the next as if ending one
chapter and beginning another.<br />
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Kerrigan was abandoned at the House of Dragons when she was a child. While she
was under the impression she was removed by her father due to her half-fae
lineage, it was to keep her safe under the protection of the mountain.<br />
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After the events of the previous installment, which I won't highlight to avoid
those reading this review before deciding to start the series, Kerrigan is
training to become a full-fledged member of the society. Combat, history, and
bonding with her dragon, while being targeted by Society members for not being
full fae, she has a large target on her back.<br />
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Kerrigan is a strong heroine. She's as gifted as she is flawed. Nothing comes
easy to her, trying with all her might to succeed even when she fails. She
doesn't necessarily take things in stride, but that is what makes her feel more
realistically human. Bridging the gap between all social classes, royals, fae,
half-fae, human, and destitute human, Kerrigan becomes a symbol of hope.<br />
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<i>House of Shadows</i> is an adventure. While fast-paced, it was a long,
complex journey filled with politics, battles, push-pull romance between
enemies turned lovers, smoldering into a slow burn with the whisper of a
triangle (quadrangle?) as Kerrigan is torn between what she wants, what she
needs, what would be for the good of her people, and what would be good for the
people she represents, not only in the Society or her royal lineage but for
those she sees as her people.<br />
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Everyone fighting each other, inter-fighting and species fighting, I won't get
into the overall plot, as that is something best dove into blindly. What I will
say is that Linde is a master of angst. Not only is our Dark Prince a
persnickety sort, stoic with a hot and cold personality, Kerrigan is dealing
with the King of the dregs, feelings from her teen years quite possibly rearing
their ugly head as he becomes protector instead of negotiator... then the royal
line comes in to create mischief, dragging along a betrothal of the lost
princess, one in which who needs her to be queen to his future king.<br />
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It's a year-long wait, which I will be anticipating the next installment, as it
promises to deliver more of which readers voraciously read in the first and
second installments. One thing I know not to fear is the seamless transition
from one book to the next, no need to reread, but I will say the prospect is
temping.<br />
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My guilty pleasure, sentient beings in a series, where they take on a life of
their own. Be it an inner beast, a gargoyle or a pixie, or a sarcastic dragon
partner. The relationship Kerrigan develops with her dragon, the witty
repartee, the teasing, the little snips and digs, it brings life to a creature
that is generally just on the pages.<br />
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Highly recommended to fans of both adult and young adult epic fantasy. <i>House
of Shadows</i> is sure to please the masses.</p>
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Wicked Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14439712259660978667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954051106785585646.post-72874288037518380632021-07-19T06:00:00.001-04:002021-07-19T06:00:00.194-04:00The Right Side of Reckless by Whitney D. Grandison<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUo25VgJjXfujaFfavfFnZgPWR8sbJG9-2Ij6LedirbRwzfjw81vHXfQceQpl7IFQXj_br-isscwq-Tvownd9AJdcmUoW8Hsm9cGUEVm7Tq4jUvr-8giuJaG9OAVPVuam_yuk0n4nbwro/s600/The+Right+Side+of+Reckless+Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="He’s never met a rule he didn’t break… She’s followed the rules her whole life… When they meet, one golden rule is established: stay away." border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUo25VgJjXfujaFfavfFnZgPWR8sbJG9-2Ij6LedirbRwzfjw81vHXfQceQpl7IFQXj_br-isscwq-Tvownd9AJdcmUoW8Hsm9cGUEVm7Tq4jUvr-8giuJaG9OAVPVuam_yuk0n4nbwro/s16000/The+Right+Side+of+Reckless+Banner.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div>
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never met a rule he didn’t break… She’s followed the rules her whole life… When
they meet, one golden rule is established: stay away. Sparks fly in this edgy
own voices novel, perfect for fans of Sandhya Menon, S. K. Ali, and Kristina
Forest.<br />
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</b><i>They were supposed to ignore each other and respect that fine line
between them…<br />
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</i>Guillermo Lozano is getting a fresh start. New town, new school, and no
more reckless behavior. He’s done his time, and now he needs to right his
wrongs. But when his work at the local community center throws him into the
path of the one girl who is off-limits, friendship sparks… and maybe more.<br />
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Regan London needs a fresh perspective. The pressure to stay in her “perfect”
relationship and be the good girl all the time has worn her down. But when the
walls start to cave in and she finds unexpected understanding from the boy her
parents warned about, she can’t ignore her feelings anymore.<br />
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The disapproval is instant. Being together might just get Guillermo sent away.
But when it comes to the heart, sometimes you have to break the rules and be a
little bit reckless…</p>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4107658516" target="_blank">Veronica</a>
– <span class="usercontent"><span style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";">☆☆☆☆</span></span><br />
Regan is a really sweet and caring girl, but she is a people pleaser. Early on,
I found her inability to stand up for herself and what she wants annoying but
that is all part of growing up and maturing. By the end of the story, I was
really proud of her. Guillermo likes Regan but her mother is supervising his
community service and has told him to stay away from Regan. Trying to turn over
a new leaf, Guillermo goes out of his way to try to not get into trouble, but
he and Regan keep crossing paths. But he makes friends with different types of
people than those he associated with before he went to juvie, including Regan’s
geeky younger brother.<br />
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I really enjoyed the growing friendship between Regan and Guillermo. Their
interactions felt natural and age appropriate and I think the time taken to
develop their friendship is part of the reason for this. And it was good to
have a potential romantic relationship based on friendship, and where holding
hands and kissing are all that is expected.<br />
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There are several important issues dealt with in <i>The Right Side of Reckless</i>.
One is consent. The contrast between the way Troy, Regan’s boyfriend, treats
her and the way Guillermo treats her shows the difference between what would
have been acceptable when I was a teen versus what we expect now. Another issue
is the issue of forgiveness. Guillermo really wants to do the right thing to
regain the respect and forgiveness of his parents, but it isn’t always clear
what “the right thing” is. Guillermo also needs to forgive himself for his past
mistakes so he can move on.<br />
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It was so good to get caught up in a young adult novel. It has been a long time
since I read one and <i>The Right Side of Reckless</i> reminded me why I enjoy
them so much. Strong character development and growth, a good story, and a
lovely romance. I loved <i>The Right Side of Reckless</i>. A solid four stars
from me.</p>
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D. GRANDISON is an American young adult fiction writer. Some of her works can
be found on Wattpad, one of the largest online story sharing platforms, where
she has acquired over 30,000 followers and an audience of over fifteen million
dedicated readers. Outside of writing, she is a lover of Korean dramas, all
things John Hughes, and horror films. Whitney currently lives in Akron, Ohio.<br />
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Whitney</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: red;">Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided
a free copy of The Right Side of Reckless by Whitney D. Grandison to read and
review.</span></p>
Wicked Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14439712259660978667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954051106785585646.post-2246917544582998212021-07-16T04:00:00.001-04:002021-07-16T04:00:00.197-04:00Red Wolf by Rachel Vincent<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqvpQM9ZIZIH-oBQh_m0oXKtdgtLcIglgPMemler5siOr9tbpiUqfGeKFrLOnAChJYUV4LFCTKdh5Q2PaCa5SUIK5-PkAFD2IuNO2AZ6gv_G7nHoiqvRLJtg_XnoBh59b0imyJj7Pdvm0/s600/Red+Wolf+Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Beware the wolf." border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXqvpQM9ZIZIH-oBQh_m0oXKtdgtLcIglgPMemler5siOr9tbpiUqfGeKFrLOnAChJYUV4LFCTKdh5Q2PaCa5SUIK5-PkAFD2IuNO2AZ6gv_G7nHoiqvRLJtg_XnoBh59b0imyJj7Pdvm0/s16000/Red+Wolf+Banner.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b>Powerful
and compelling, this high-stakes, feminist reimagining of <i>Little Red Riding
Hood</i> is perfect for fans of Stephanie Garber and Meagan Spooner.</b><br />
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For as long as sixteen-year-old Adele can remember, the village of Oakvale has
been surrounded by the dark wood—a forest filled with terrible monsters. A
forest that light itself cannot penetrate.<br />
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Unlike her fellow villagers, Adele cannot avoid the dark wood.<br />
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Adele is one of a long line of guardians: women who secretly take on the form
of a wolf, in order to protect their village.<br />
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But when accepting her fate means giving up the boy she loves, abandoning the
future she imagined for herself, and breaking her own moral code, she must
decide how far she is willing to go to keep her neighbors safe.</p>
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Reads Review Team</span></i></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4105010080" target="_blank">Erica</a>
– <span class="usercontent"><span style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";">☆☆☆☆</span></span><br />
<i>Red Wolf</i> is a fantastical retelling of <i>Little Red Riding Hood</i>,
from the imaginative mind of Rachel Vincent.<br />
<br />
To be honest, I'm no fan of retellings, doesn't matter if it's my favorite
tale. However, I am a major fan of Vincent's, so I couldn't pass up the
opportunity to escape in the <i>Little Red Riding Hood</i> world as she sees
it.<br />
<br />
I'm also intrigued by the dark and mysterious air that wafts around stories
featuring primitive villages, with their intriguing folklore to explain the
inexplicable.<br />
<br />
There truly is a strong likeness in the overall feel between <i>Red Wolf</i>
and <i>The Village</i>, which is an amazing thing, as I enjoy rewatching the
film over and over.<br />
<br />
Read from cover to cover, a dark and ominous vibe causing the pages to turn at
a rapid rate, I immersed myself in the tale Adele has to tell. Longing to
create a life of her own, with the loss of her father, the grief ever hanging
over her, Adele wishes to settle down with the boy of her dreams, surrounded by
family.<br />
<br />
Traipsing through the Dark Wood to visit her grandmother at her mother's
behest, Adele is put to a test, one she didn't even realize she was taking, the
twists and turns creating an intriguing read.<br />
<br />
On the cusp of her birthday, Adele learns of a world she never knew existed,
altering her plans for the future. She is now the protector of her village,
keeping the villagers safe from the monsters in the Dark Wood. What she wants
and desires no longer matters.<br />
<br />
While <i>Red Wolf</i> is a retelling of the classic <i>Little Red Riding Hood</i>,
there are few similarities, ensuring the story has a brand-new feel, allowing
the reader to be surprised, to experience the unexpected.<br />
<br />
Word of warning, Adele is sixteen, growing up in an isolated village, the story
told with a young adult mindset. Some grown adults may find her personality
immature or grating, as she has a know-it-all type personality and a stubborn
streak a mile wide. Keep in mind, she is a child, even if in her world she
would be considered an adult. Her upbringing and the age of the era influences
her personality and how she views the world. Strong and capable, Adele is
innocent, thrust into a world where werewolves and monsters exist. It was easy
for me to be empathetic, understanding why Adele was making the decisions she
was making, even if I didn't agree with them, because I have the advantage of
looking at the situation as an adult who had access to an education and a wide
world view. Adele is an isolated teen in a fairytale, who sometimes rubbed me
the wrong way, but I appreciated the authenticity of it.<br />
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Is this a romance? No. While there is an undercurrent of romance influencing
Adele's choices, the story itself is supported by the fantasy, whimsy, and
folklore surrounding Oakvale and the Dark Wood.<br />
<br />
While not a cliffhanger, the ending is rather abrupt, which is both satisfying
as a standalone while leaving the door cracked open for a sequel.<br />
<br />
Honestly, I was surprised in how much I enjoyed it. Not because <i>Red Wolf</i>
is Rachel Vincent's creation, but because it was a retelling (not a fan) and I
was thoroughly absorbed.</p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">RACHEL
VINCENT is the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of several
pulse-pounding series for teens and adults. A former English teacher and a
champion of the serial comma, Rachel has written more than twenty novels and
remains convinced that writing about the things that scare her is the cheapest
form of therapy. Rachel shares her home in Oklahoma with two cats, two
teenagers, and her husband, who’s been her number one fan from the start.<br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red;">Connect with
Rachel</span></i><br />
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Wicked Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14439712259660978667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954051106785585646.post-81112977373050060672021-07-02T09:50:00.002-04:002021-07-02T09:56:16.982-04:00The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIwbEKxCit49fAUEbRhlWZzXtidccJcZUSyRYnBcmCYg_RmbQ_R1oxm-Tsp7hlffsW-CTBTcR0kNJGAz5ikV1vjFrcixa1bEJR_EewpEl-CuPo7lj3ZhCSf4uxOxG_1VJUiNsCO4tCU1G/s600/The+Witch+King+Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="All hail the king and king. The Witch King by H.E. Edgmon." border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIwbEKxCit49fAUEbRhlWZzXtidccJcZUSyRYnBcmCYg_RmbQ_R1oxm-Tsp7hlffsW-CTBTcR0kNJGAz5ikV1vjFrcixa1bEJR_EewpEl-CuPo7lj3ZhCSf4uxOxG_1VJUiNsCO4tCU1G/s16000/The+Witch+King+Banner.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b>To
save a fae kingdom, a trans witch must face his traumatic past and the royal
fiancé he left behind. This debut YA fantasy will leave you spellbound.<br />
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</b><i>Wyatt would give anything to forget where he came from—but a kingdom
demands its king.<br />
<br />
</i>In Asalin, fae rule and witches like Wyatt Croft… don’t. Wyatt’s betrothal
to his best friend, fae prince Emyr North, was supposed to change that. But
when Wyatt lost control of his magic one devastating night, he fled to the
human world.<br />
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Now a coldly distant Emyr has hunted him down. Despite transgender Wyatt’s
newfound identity and troubling past, Emyr has no intention of dissolving their
engagement. In fact, he claims they must marry now or risk losing the throne. Jaded,
Wyatt strikes a deal with the enemy, hoping to escape Asalin forever. But as he
gets to know Emyr, Wyatt realizes the boy he once loved may still exist. And as
the witches face worsening conditions, he must decide once and for all what’s
more important—his people or his freedom.</p>
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Wicked Reads Review Team</span></i></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4089542543" target="_blank">Sarah</a>
– <span class="usercontent"><span style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";">☆☆☆☆</span></span><br />
This is a fun young adult fantasy adventure with lovable characters and
wonderfully complex world building. The story belongs to Wyatt, a witch with a
dark past who is an outsider in both the fae and human worlds.<br />
<br />
At its heart, this is a simple coming of age story. Wyatt must come to terms
with his past and find out where he belongs as he becomes an adult. It’s not a
completely fresh story. Fantasy and Urban Fantasy fans will recognise many
familiar tropes. Fated mates, a reluctant heir, and an outsider with special
powers aren’t new fantasy themes, but they do work well here.<br />
<br />
Beyond Wyatt and Emyr, the character development in this story doesn’t feel
completely consistent. Emyr is a complicated love interest for Wyatt. It is
difficult to trust the beautiful prince – but it is also impossible not to love
the tormented and reluctant heir to the throne. The rest of the characters feel
somewhat loosely sketched. It’s a huge cast of witches, nobles, guards, and
others. Without spoilers, I loved the world building and enjoyed the action.
But I wasn’t invested enough in any of the other characters to feel any
emotional impact from the action scenes and revelations at the end. The author
leaves room to develop these characters further. The ending offers many
exciting possibilities for further stories in this world.<br />
<br />
I love that Wyatt’s trans identity is a non-issue. He’s a protagonist with a
difficult past that has little to do with his gender. He’s a complicated
survivor with a unique skill set and the potential to be a hero. This isn’t a
book about being trans. It’s a book about a fabulous fantasy hero who happens
to be trans. Sadly, that’s still a rare and special treat for modern young
adult readers.</p>
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EDGMON was born in the Deep South but has had many homes, dropped out of school
to do gay stuff, and is at least a little feral. In both their writing and
daily life, they aim to center the voices of Indigenous people, trans people,
and survivors of trauma. It is always their goal to make fascists
uncomfortable. They have an eccentric little family of their own design,
several very sensitive pets, and a lot of opinions. They can most often be
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When twin heirs are born in Tourin, their fates are decided at a young age.
While Izaveta remained at court to learn the skills she’d need as the future
queen, Asya was taken away to train with her aunt, the mysterious Firebird, who
ensured magic remained balanced in the realm.<br />
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But before Asya’s training is completed, the ancient power blooms inside her,
which can mean only one thing: the queen is dead, and a new ruler must be
crowned.<br />
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As the princesses come to understand everything their roles entail, they’ll
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Chapter One</b></span><br />
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The prey wasn’t meant to be a child. <br />
<br />
When Asya had smelled the sharp tang of magic—strong even before she emerged from the tree line—that possibility hadn’t so much as fluttered across her mind. It was never meant to be a child. <br />
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But the scent of magic was undeniable. That indistinguishable combination of damp overturned earth and the metallic copper of blood, cut through with the acrid burn of power. It was overlaid with the cloying sweetness of waterose, as if someone had tried to mask it. <br />
<br />
A futile attempt. <br />
<br />
And Asya was sure this time. The person they were looking for had to be here. <br />
<br />
The comfort of the forest stood at her back, the dark canopy of trees stretching behind her in every direction. The fading sunlight could not break through the writhing tangle of branches, so in the shadow of the trunks, it was dark as twilight. <br />
<br />
Most people feared the forest. Stories of monsters that lurked in its depths, witches who lured unsuspecting children in and tore out their hearts. But to Asya it had always felt safe, the gnarled trunks and rustling leaves were like old friends. <br />
<br />
“This is it,” Asya said, inclining her head toward the clearing in front of them. <br />
<br />
A slight smile tugged at her lips. Two years ago, when her great-aunt had first deemed her ready to try tracking herself—to follow the magic with only her mortal senses once they were close enough to the source—she’d found it impossible. More often than not, she just led them in circles until Tarya gave up on her. But today, Asya had managed it. <br />
<br />
She might not be as unwavering as her aunt, as strong or as dutiful, but at least Asya had succeeded in this. <br />
<br />
She glanced over at Tarya, waiting for her reaction. But her aunt stood stiller than the trees, an immovable presence in their midst. The shadowed light filtering through the leaves cast her face in stark relief, carving deep hollows into her snow-white cheeks and emphasizing the wrinkles at her brow. She could have been a painting—one of the old oil portraits of the gods, soft brushstrokes of light adding an ethereal glow to her stern face. <br />
<br />
It made her look otherworldly. <i>Inhuman.</i><br />
<br />
Which she was. One of the creatures that prowled these trees. <br />
<br />
While Asya, or any other mortal, could smell the residual magic, her aunt could <i>feel</i> it. No amount of waterose or burned sage—or any of the other tricks people tried—could hide magic from Tarya. <br />
<br />
Her dark eyes flickered to Asya. “Correct,” her aunt murmured, a hint of satisfaction in her soft voice. <br />
<br />
In front of them, the comforting trees gave way to an open paddock. It had been allowed to run wild, chamomile glinting yellow in the long grass, like sun spots on water. Purple-capped mushrooms pushed their way through the weeds, intertwining with the soft lilac of scattered crocuses. <br />
<br />
The tinge of pride in Asya’s chest melted away, replaced by a thrumming anticipation. The paddock could have been beautiful, she supposed. But the cold apprehension burning in her stomach overshadowed it, darkening the flowers to poisonous thorns and muting the colors like fog. It was always like this. Ever since the first time Tarya had taken her on a hunt. Once she was left without a task to complete—a distraction—Asya couldn’t pretend to forget what came next. She’d hoped it would get better, but she still couldn’t shake the lingering fear. <br />
<br />
She shifted her feet, trying to ignore the erratic rhythm of her heart. She hated waiting. Each frantic beat stretching out into an eternity. <br />
<br />
She just wanted this to be over. <br />
<br />
After all, her sister had always been the brave one. <br />
<br />
But that was why Asya was here. Why she had to follow this path, no matter how she wavered. She owed it to her sister. They were the two sides of a coin, and if Asya failed, then her sister would too. <br />
<br />
Tarya’s words—the words Asya had to live by—pounded through her. <i>This is our duty. Not a question of right or wrong, but balance.</i><br />
<br />
Her aunt stepped forward. She moved silently, slipping like a shadow untethered from its owner, from the gnarled trees and out into the overgrown paddock beyond. She didn’t speak—she rarely did when she felt a Calling—but Asya knew she was meant to follow. <br />
<br />
Asya took a shaky breath, touching one finger to the wooden icon around her neck. An unspoken prayer. She could do this. <br />
<br />
Far less quietly, she followed Tarya into the uneven grass, wincing at the snapping twigs beneath her boots. <br />
<br />
The paddock led to a small cottage, surrounded by more soft crocuses. Their purple seeped out from the house like a bruise. The building’s thatched roof had clearly been recently repaired, and the gray stone was all but consumed by creeping moss. The stench of magic grew with each step Asya took. Wateroses lay scattered on the ground, interspersed with dried rosemary sprigs. The too-sweet scent, cut through with the burn of magic, made her stomach turn. <br />
<br />
Tarya stopped by the wooden door. Marks of various saints had been daubed across it in stark black paint, uneven and still wet. Acts of desperation. They felt out of place in the idyllic scene. The sight sent a prickle of unease through Asya’s gut. <br />
<br />
“Your weapon,” Tarya prompted, her voice as low as the rustle of grass behind them. <br />
<br />
Asya’s fingers jumped to the curved bronze shashka at her waist. A careless mistake. She should have drawn the short blade long before. She couldn’t let the apprehension clawing at the edge of her mind overwhelm her. Not this time. <br />
<br />
She had to be sure. Uncompromising. She had to be like Tarya. <br />
<br />
Asya unsheathed the weapon, the bronze glinting in the fading light, and forced her hand to steady. <br />
<br />
Her aunt gave her a long look, one that said she knew just how Asya’s heart roiled beneath the surface. But Tarya just nodded, turning back to the freshly marked door. Sparks already danced behind her eyes—deep red and burnished-gold flames swallowing her dark irises. It transformed her from ethereal into something powerful. <br />
<br />
<i>Monstrous.</i><br />
<br />
Asya swallowed, pushing that thought away. Her aunt wasn’t a monster. <br />
<br />
Tarya reached out and pressed her palm to the wood. Heat rolled from her in a great wave, making Asya’s eyes water. A low splintering noise fractured the air, followed by the snap of the metal bolt. The door swung open. All that was left of the painted sigils was a scorched handprint. Asya’s mouth went dry. She couldn’t help but feel that breaking the saints’ signs was violating some ancient covenant. <br />
<br />
But Tarya just stepped inside. Asya tightened her grip on the blade, trying to shake off the sense of foreboding nipping at her heels, and followed. <br />
<br />
The cottage was comprised of a single small room. Heavy fabric hung over the windows, leaving them half in shadow. As Asya’s vision adjusted, she took in the shapes of furniture—all overturned or smashed against the cracked walls. Clothes were strewn across the floor in a whirl, along with a few shattered plates and even a broken viila, its strings snapped and useless. A statue of Saint Meshnik lay on its side, their head several paces from their armored body. The room looked like it had been ransacked, perhaps set upon by thieves. <br />
<br />
Or like someone wanted it to seem that way. <br />
<br />
Tarya turned slowly, her sparking eyes taking in the room. Then her gaze fixed on a spot to her left, and flames reared across her irises again. Asya couldn’t see anything. But she knew her aunt was not really looking at the wall, she was <i>feeling</i>—reaching for those intangible threads that bound the world and using them to narrow in on her prey. <br />
<br />
Asya waited, her breath caught in her chest. <br />
<br />
Tarya moved in a flash, as though Vetviya herself had looked down and granted her secret passage through the In-Between. One moment beside Asya, the next in front of the wall. Flames, as golden and bright as sunlight, sputtered from her wrists, licking along her forearms. She put her hands on the wall, and the flames eagerly reached out to devour. <br />
<br />
They burned away what must have been a false panel, revealing a tight crevice behind. Three faces stared out, eyes wide and afraid. Two children, a boy and a girl, clutching onto a man with ash-white hair, now covered in a faint sheen of soot. <br />
<br />
“Oryaze,” he breathed, terror rising on his face like waves over a hapless ship. <i>Firebird.</i><br />
<br />
Bile burned in Asya’s throat. She took a halting step back, staring at the huddled family. <i>It’s the man</i>, she told herself. It had to be. The thought murmured through her, a desperate prayer to any god or saint who might be listening. <br />
<br />
The man leaped forward, spreading his arms as though hiding the children from view might protect them. As though anything he did would make a difference. “I won’t let you touch her!” he cried, grabbing one of the broken chair legs and brandishing it like a sword. <br />
<br />
Asya clenched her teeth, a sharp jab of pity shooting through her. It would be no use. Nothing would. <br />
<br />
The flames coiled lazily around Tarya’s wrists as she watched the man with a detached curiosity. “The price must be paid.” <br />
<br />
He let out a low sob, the chair leg clattering uselessly to the ground as he clasped his hands together as if in prayer. “Please, take it from me. She didn’t know what she was doing.” <br />
<br />
The room was too hot, the flames scorching the very air in Asya’s lungs. <i>This is what has to be done</i>, she intoned. <i>This is our duty.</i> The same words her aunt had hammered into her. Asya’s knuckles shone white on the hilt of her shashka, the cool metal tethering her to the ground, to this moment, and not the rising guilt in the back of her mind. A panic that threatened to crush her. <br />
<br />
“I cannot,” Tarya said, her voice hollow. “The price must be taken from the one who cast the spell.” With a casual flick of her wrist, a burst of fire sprang at the man. He dived aside, toppling into an overturned table. <br />
<br />
The little boy was crying now, soft whimpers barely louder than the spitting flames. But the girl did not cry, even as Tarya wrapped an elegant hand around her arm and dragged her forward. <br />
<br />
Asya saw the stratsviye clearly against the milk-white skin of the girl’s wrist. A mass of black lines that coalesced to form a burning feather, seared into her flesh like a brand. The mark of the Firebird. The mark that meant a debt had to be paid. <br />
<br />
“Please,” the man said again, pulling himself from the collapsed table. “Please, she didn’t mean to—”<br />
<br />
“Asya,” her aunt said, without looking up from the mark. <br />
<br />
Asya knew what she was meant to do, but her legs took a moment to obey. Muscles protesting though her mind could not. But she moved forward anyway, placing herself between the man and the little girl, shashka raised in warning. <br />
<br />
No one could interfere with the price. <br />
<br />
The man scrambled for the chair leg again, leveling it at Asya with trembling hands. “She only did it to save her brother,” he pleaded, emotion cracking through his voice like summer ice. “He was sick. She didn’t know the consequences.” <br />
<br />
Asya’s gaze slid to the little girl. To the determined set of her jaw, her defiantly dry eyes. That look wrenched something in Asya’s chest. The resolve she’d so carefully built crumbled around her. She knew what it was like to have a sibling you would do anything—<i>risk</i> anything—for. <br />
<br />
But Tarya was unmoved. “Now she will know—magic always comes with a price.” <br />
<br />
He lunged. He was clumsy, fueled by fear and desperation. Asya should have been able to stop him easily, but she hesitated. A single thought caught in her mind: <i>Is it so wrong of him to want to protect his daughter?</i><br />
<br />
That one, faltering breath cost her. The man swung the chair leg at her, catching the side of her head. Bright lights danced in front of her eyes. She stumbled into the wall as the man let out a fractured cry and threw himself toward Tarya. <br />
<br />
Tarya did not hesitate. <br />
<br />
Another tongue of flame reared from her, forcing the man back. This one was more than a warning. The acrid smell of burnt flesh sliced through the scent of magic. A low, broken sob trembled in the air as the man clutched his now-scorched left side. <br />
<br />
Tarya’s head snapped to Asya, flames flashing bloodred. <br />
<br />
Ignoring the throbbing pain in her head, Asya darted forward. She grabbed the man’s arm and twisted, sending the chair leg tumbling to the ground again. It was painfully easy. The injury made his attempt to swing back at her fly wide, and her hands fastened on him again. She spun him, one arm wrapping around him, the other holding the shashka to his throat. Her chest heaved, and her head reeled. But she didn’t move. <br />
<br />
He let out a low whimper, still trying to struggle free. Asya pressed the blade deeper, almost wincing as a trickle of blood ran down his throat. “Don’t,” she said, half command, half plea. “You’ll just make it worse.” <br />
<br />
Tarya had already turned back to her prey. Her gleaming eyes, still threaded with flame, stared down at the girl. There was no malice on her face, just a cold emptiness. Asya wasn’t sure if that made it better or worse. <br />
<br />
“You must understand, child,” Tarya said. “The price has to be paid.” <br />
<br />
And in a breath, she transformed. <br />
<br />
Flames devoured her eyes, spreading from the pupils until they were no more than luminous orbs. Twin suns, captured in a face. But the fire did not end there. It rose up out of her like a living thing. Glinting golds and burnt oranges twisted with deepest crimson to form hooked wings, spread behind her like a blazing cape. Another head loomed above her own, a vicious, living mask. It formed a sharp beak, feathered flames rising from it to forge the great bird’s plumage. They arched up into an expression of cruel indifference, mirroring the human features below. The very walls of the cottage trembled. <br />
<br />
The Firebird. <br />
<br />
Asya felt her hand go slack. A deep, instinctual fear sank into her bones. She had seen her aunt transform before, more times than she could count. But that primal fear never went away. The mortal instinct that she should run from this creature. <br />
<br />
She was eleven when she’d first seen her aunt exact a price. Asya had been naive and desperate to shirk her new responsibility, to run back to her sister. Tarya had brought her on a hunt to see—to truly understand—the weight of this responsibility. <br />
<br />
It had terrified Asya then. It still terrified her now, six years later. <br />
<br />
Everything about the flaming creature exuded power. Not the simple spells mortals toyed with, but the kind of power drawn from the depths of the earth, ancient and deadly. <br />
<br />
The girl could not hide her fear now. It shone in her dark eyes like a beacon as she tried to back away, but Tarya’s curled fingers held her tight. The boy was screaming. The sound rose in Asya’s ears to a high keening, writhing through her insides. <br />
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The creature—<i>Tarya</i>—looked down at the girl, head cocked to one side. Considering. <br />
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Asya wanted to close her eyes. To pretend she was somewhere far away, safe beneath a canopy of trees. But she couldn’t. <br />
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She had to do this. This was the duty the gods had chosen her for. The burden she had accepted. <br />
<br />
And looking away would feel like abandoning the little girl. <br />
<br />
Asya tried to take a breath to steady her whirling thoughts, but the very air was bitter and scorched. <i>Please be something small</i>, she thought. <i>Not her heart.</i><br />
<br />
She couldn’t stand back and watch that. Or, perhaps, she didn’t want to believe that she <i>would</i> just stand aside as this monster tore the girl’s heart from her body. <br />
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Because Asya knew she would. Knew she had to. That was her price. <br />
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The flames spread down Tarya’s left arm, coiling like a great serpent as they bridged across her fingers to the girl. A cry tore through the air, raw and achingly human. The greedy, blazing tendrils wrapped around the girl’s arm, as unmoved by the screams as their master. They consumed the flesh as if it were nothing more than parchment. <br />
<br />
In only a few frantic beats of Asya’s heart, the girl’s left arm was gone. Not just burned, but <i>gone</i>. No trace of it remained. No charred bone, not even a scattering of ashes. <br />
<br />
The price had been paid. <br />
<br />
The flames receded, the creature folding back in on itself until it was no more than a spark in Tarya’s eyes. All that was left was a heavy smoke in the air, thick and choking. <br />
<br />
Asya let her hand holding the shashka fall. The man threw himself forward—though Asya had a feeling he would have moved even if her blade had still been at his throat—and clutched the little girl, who was still half-frozen in shock. The boy flung himself at his sister too, his screams reduced to gasping cries. <br />
<br />
Asya’s stomach curled as she stared down at the huddled family, enclosed in a grief she had helped cause. <br />
<br />
She backed away. It was suddenly all too much. The suffocating smoke. The man’s ragged sobs. The blistered stump that had been the girl’s arm. Her aunt’s impassive face, as empty as the carved saint’s head on the ground. <br />
<br />
Asya whirled around, pushing back through the broken door. She doubled over as she stumbled across the threshold, leaning a hand against the moss-eaten stone to keep upright. Bile rose in her throat. <br />
<br />
It had never been a child before. Despite all the hunts Tarya had taken her on, all the training lessons, Asya hadn’t thought of that possibility—that it could be a little girl desperate to save her brother. <br />
<br />
Something wet trickled from the wound on Asya’s head, but she barely felt it. Her insides had been hollowed out. <br />
<br />
All she could see were the little girl’s eyes. The ghastly reflection of the Firebird in them, looming and monstrous. A creature of legend. <br />
<br />
A creature that, one day, Asya would become. <br />
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<b>Excerpted from <i>These Feathered Flames</i> by Alexandra Overy © 2021, used with permission from Inkyard Press/HarperCollins.</b> <br />
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OVERY<b> </b><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">was born in London,
England. Ever since she was little she has loved being able to escape into
another world through books. She currently lives in Los Angeles, and is
completing her MFA in Screenwriting at UCLA. When she's not working on a new
manuscript or procrastinating on doing homework, she can be found obsessing
over Netflix shows, or eating all the ice cream she can.</span><br />
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Wicked Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14439712259660978667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954051106785585646.post-82536802986526413872021-04-13T03:59:00.001-04:002021-04-13T03:59:00.208-04:00The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RTPNJdYgrQ4Oj56jhKcMmSUxPz0t1xjxIgbLMDGLTj509gdzbUdzkfspSRSkORd3D0Mwd05QdtFk5t1OkeU6Oe46Ec4EITVSrRIHvJdCPhMWbGwWR13Z1EZK2Wg6RYDJQOWo5aUGYXdm/s600/The+Funny+Thing+About+Norman+Foreman+Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="What do you get when you cross a painfully awkward son, lofty comedic ambition, and a dead best friend? Norman." border="0" data-original-height="263" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-RTPNJdYgrQ4Oj56jhKcMmSUxPz0t1xjxIgbLMDGLTj509gdzbUdzkfspSRSkORd3D0Mwd05QdtFk5t1OkeU6Oe46Ec4EITVSrRIHvJdCPhMWbGwWR13Z1EZK2Wg6RYDJQOWo5aUGYXdm/s16000/The+Funny+Thing+About+Norman+Foreman+Banner.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div>
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Twelve-year-old Norman Foreman and his best friend, Jax, are a legendary
comedic duo in waiting, with a plan to take their act all the way to the
Edinburgh Fringe. But when Jax dies, Norman decides the only fitting tribute is
to perform at the festival himself. The problem is, Norman’s not the funny one.
Jax was.<br />
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There’s also another, far more colossal objective on Norman’s new plan that his
single mom, Sadie, wasn’t ready for: he wants to find the father he’s never
known. Determined to put a smile back on her boy’s face, Sadie resolves to face
up to her own messy past, get Norman to the Fringe and help track down a man
whose identity is a mystery, even to her.<br />
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Julietta Henderson’s delightfully funny and tender debut takes us on a road
trip with a mother and son who will live in the reader’s heart for a long time
to come, and teaches us that—no matter the odds—we must always reach for the
stars.</p>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3922952000" target="_blank">Ruthie</a>
– <span class="usercontent"><span style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";">☆☆☆☆</span></span><br />
4.5 stars of poignant writing<br />
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This is a book which I started at 6am in the morning and didn't stop until I
had finished it – it was a good thing I was on leave! I really did just read it
from cover to cover – even taking it with me whilst I grabbed some breakfast,
and waiting till I had done to get dressed. I say this just to warn you that
you will just get so involved that you may forget other responsibilities.<br />
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When thinking about how to review this book, I realise just how rich the story
is, and how much I know about the people that we meet along the journey to Edinburgh.
There are wonderful vignettes of incidents which lend themselves perfectly to
explaining what can happen when on a trip. But whilst the journey and arrival
is important, it is in the very first few pages that the scene is set to give
us cause to be concerned about how anyone on the front cover could suggest that
this will be a funny book – and yet it really is, in a rather English
understated, raconteur, or even observational comic way!<br />
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My absolutely favourite bit was when Norman's mum, Sadie, flicks through Jax's
texts to her, him being the cheeky kid that he was, and yet the one who knew
that reassuring her that Normie was safe was the right thing to do. But there
are many fabulous parts to this clever, funny, and immensely readable book – I hope
you enjoy it as much as I did.</p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">Julietta
Henderson is a full-time writer and comedy fan who splits her time between her
home country of Australia and the UK. <i>The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman</i>
is Julietta’s first novel.<br />
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senior basketball player. A mysterious new girl. A secret romance…</b><br />
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Charlie Baker wants out. She wants out of her small, southern hometown of
BluHaven and she has her sights set on a basketball scholarship to a college as
far away as her dreams can take her. Everything is going according to plan
until <i>she</i> moves to town. <br />
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Aspen Sullivan is breathtaking. She is beautiful, smart, talented… She evokes
feelings in Charlie that she hadn’t thought possible. When their friendship
blossoms into something more, Charlie discovers a new truth about herself. But
with Aspen’s mysterious past, they must keep their relationship a secret.<br />
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Will their love be strong enough to endure the trials of deceiving those
closest to them? <br />
Do they have what it takes to escape the constraints of the south and the
closet together?<br />
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<i>My Ticket Out</i> is a Young Adult, LGBT story about love, and
self-discovery. If you enjoy stories that include romance, heartbreak, and
embracing who you are, then you will definitely love this book by author J.N.
Marton.</p>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3651646588" target="_blank">Sarah</a> – <span class="usercontent"><span style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";">☆☆☆☆</span></span><br />
3.5 stars <br />
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This is an emotionally charged read, full of impossibly heightened adolescent
angst. It is the story of Charlie, a small town basketball star in her last
year of high school. The book follows Charlie as she grows into herself,
prepares for the future, and falls in love for the first time.<br />
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It is impossible not to fall hard for Charlie. Certain that she doesn’t belong
in her small town, she devotes herself to her basketball – her ticket out. I
love Charlie’s intense friendship with her friend and rival Riley, and I love
her complicated relationship with her brother. Charlie’s background is
complicated and her relationship with her grandparents is fragile. Charlie is a
fighter, she’s a survivor, and she’s pretty fabulous.<br />
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I’m not entirely sure why this book is marketed as a romance. It is definitely
a coming of age story and it is definitely a young adult, not a new adult read,
but I’d argue that the focus of this book is the growth we see in Charlie
herself over the school year. Without spoilers, there is a romance element to
the book but it is a difficult, fractured romance for most of the book and the
storyline doesn’t use a conventional romance novel structure.<br />
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My initial reaction to the dramatic storyline around Charlie’s coming out
experience was disbelief – but sadly I’ve seen enough American news in 2020 to
understand that small town America is quite possibly as hostile to LGBT teens
as Charlie’s story suggests. However, I do feel like the book gets
unnecessarily preachy in places – especially at the end where resolutions feel
too easy and a bit trite. I’m not sure deep hurts can be healed quickly with
pretty apologies. Charlie, Riley, and Matthew feel like complicated, fully
developed characters. I didn’t quite know how to feel about Aspen in various parts
of the story – but all of the other characters feel a little bit too
simplistic. Either goodies or baddies, there isn’t much room for multifaceted
humans in this book.<br />
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I recognise that as a teacher in my 40s, I’m definitely not the target audience
for this book. I think the angst, the emotional turmoil, and the intense
romantic scenes will resonate better with teen readers than they did with me.
It’s all a little too much for me but it did make me smile – and cry.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3653566121" target="_blank">Shannan</a> – <span class="usercontent"><span style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";">☆☆☆</span></span><br />
<i>My Ticket Out</i> is a young adult angsty story.<br />
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Charlie is a senior in high school. She doesn't feel she belongs in her
hometown. She has hopes to get a basketball scholarship to be her ticket out.
When Aspen is a new student, Charlie immediately notices how beautiful she is.
Together they form a friendship that grows into something more.<br />
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The pace was very slow for me in the beginning, it did seem to move better the
further I got into the read. I didn't feel as though I connected with the
characters as much as I wanted to. As a young adult read, this is a very high-angst
book, but with teenagers that is pretty realistic. The ending seemed a bit too
easy for me, with a few apologies it was wrapped up in a bow. I did like that
it touched on very realistic issues affecting LGBTQ teens.</p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">J.N. Marton graduated from the
University of Central Arkansas with a Bachelor’s degree in education. Along
with educating the future of our nation, she enjoys taking her daily morning
run, reading any book she can get her hands on, and binge watching the latest
shows on Netflix. Marton happily lives with her wife, Hollis, and their
Lab/Basset Hound mix, Sam.</span><br />
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Wicked Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14439712259660978667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954051106785585646.post-58380429579412741292020-10-14T09:15:00.001-04:002020-10-14T09:15:01.197-04:00House of Dragons by K.A. Linde Blog Tour <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfO2ID4s2wCoWdfAvpyM_E6jMJ9W8xKWxo1IS1Dpx34FKvqn87snKnJaI1-mL7VhRMu3zu6qbSOecZfyuI01QTwtkjoMyqA2ON7JE8kGjHVJ91SYpfvgxrSEGUJU28PuwXbtXl430Zhfd/s600/House+of+Dragons+Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="House of Dragons by K.A. Linde Available Now" border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPfO2ID4s2wCoWdfAvpyM_E6jMJ9W8xKWxo1IS1Dpx34FKvqn87snKnJaI1-mL7VhRMu3zu6qbSOecZfyuI01QTwtkjoMyqA2ON7JE8kGjHVJ91SYpfvgxrSEGUJU28PuwXbtXl430Zhfd/s16000/House+of+Dragons+Banner.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div>
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Today</i> bestselling author K.A. Linde introduces the Royal Houses series with
<i>House of Dragons</i>: the story of Kerrigan Argon, a half-Fae, half-human as
she seeks her place in an unforgiving world filled with magic, mayhem, and
romance. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Holly Black, and V.E. Schwab.</b><br />
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Ten years ago, half-Fae, half human Kerrigan Argon was discreetly dropped off
onto the steps of Draco Mountain with nothing but a note. Her life changes
completely as she’s swept into the care of the House of Dragons—an elite
training program for gifted Fae.<br />
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On the year of her seventeenth name day, each student will be chosen by one of
the twelve tribes of Alandria to enter society.<br />
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Everyone is chosen, except Kerrigan.<br />
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So, she strikes a bargain with the Dragon Society: convince a tribe to select
her or give up her birthright forever.<br />
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With the unlikeliest of allies—Fordham Ollivier, the cursed Fae prince, who
escaped his dark throne—she has to chart her own destiny to reshape the world.</p>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3587881533" target="_blank">Dawn</a> – <span class="usercontent"><span style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";">☆☆☆☆☆</span></span><br />
I actually loved this book! There were so many ups and downs, it kept me
intrigued all the way through.<br />
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I 100% had a girl crush on Kerrigan – she is the ultimate boss. Dealt with a
rubbish hand from birth, she has found a way to make life work for her, even if
that means hiding parts of herself away from others.<br />
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There was so much going on in this book, you just didn't know where the story
was going to take you.<br />
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I will definitely be reading the next installment, I need to know what happens.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3565043364" target="_blank">Erica</a> – <span class="usercontent"><span style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";">☆☆☆☆</span></span><br />
Word of advice, you should probably read the Ascension series prior to Royal
Houses. <i>House of Dragons</i> is the debut in the Royal Houses series. I
didn't find out until after I finished the novel that it is directly tied to
another series, Ascension. Do I believe this affected my reading enjoyment? No.
Do I believe you can read the two series independently of one another?
Probably. I suffered no confusion, as the story unfolded as if it were new,
without a ton of info-dumpage. As well, I feel as if there wasn't too much
information given that it will ruin my reading experience for the Ascension
series. However, I'll hold judgment on that until I read the previous series,
though.<br />
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With a classic young adult epic fantasy vibe... Kerrigan has spent her entire
life as a ward of the House of Dragons, after her royal father dumped her on
their doorstep. Struggling with how the world views a halfling, half fae and
half human, Kerrigan is seen as beneath the fae, equal with the humans. This
has taught her another way to survive, given her tools her fellow fae haven't
learned. Caught between two ways of life, Kerrigan is equipped to handle both
worlds.<br />
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Strong, intelligent, and independent, Kerrigan is the rope in a tug-of-war,
being pulled downward to join the humans, feeling a sense of loyalty to a
dishonest man that saved her, while feeling a sense of duty and history with
her father's people and the power that runs in her veins. All the while, she
refuses to be put in her place by anyone around her, even if she feels
abandoned by her father.<br />
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Hiding her powers, Kerrigan navigates the politics, the deception, and the
rules of society as the royal houses converge for a tournament held every five
years, the winners are rewarded with a bond with a dragon and entrance to the
Society.<br />
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Intrigue, betrayals, mysteries, loyalty, love, loss, friendship, and honor,
Kerrigan takes the reader on the beginning of an epic fantasy journey, where
we're eager for the sequel as soon as we finish the last page.</p>
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LINDE is the <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author of the Avoiding series, Wrights,
and more than thirty other novels. She has a master’s degree in political
science from the University of Georgia, was the head campaign worker for the
2012 presidential campaign at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
and served as the head coach of the Duke University dance team. She loves
reading fantasy novels, binge-watching <i>Supernatural</i>, traveling, and
dancing in her spare time.<br />
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Wicked Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14439712259660978667noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3954051106785585646.post-33019058275197256422020-09-25T05:59:00.004-04:002020-09-25T05:59:03.504-04:00The Glass Queen by Gena Showalter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZXJhZ92HUZ6bbTshlYvnmmT5OHvL135u7UQPV77t1yy0KejEMTpU4Zia1yQgnVZCVKkg4WkiSkov1np5W6_3lYNEDL9aecWA5EwUpBw_m_BrumYdHc1Seuhmj3L2-UzWEt3CtXnsMZiR/s600/The+Glass+Queen+Banner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Welcome to the Forest of Good and Evil, where villains may be heroes and heroes may be villains… it all depends on who you ask. The Glass Queen by Gena Showalter." border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZXJhZ92HUZ6bbTshlYvnmmT5OHvL135u7UQPV77t1yy0KejEMTpU4Zia1yQgnVZCVKkg4WkiSkov1np5W6_3lYNEDL9aecWA5EwUpBw_m_BrumYdHc1Seuhmj3L2-UzWEt3CtXnsMZiR/s16000/The+Glass+Queen+Banner.jpg" /></a></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p>
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Upon a Time</i></b> <b>meets <i>Game of Thrones</i></b> <b>in book two of <i>New
York Times</i></b> <b>bestselling author Gena Showalter’s magical, romantic
dark fantasy series, in which the fairy tales we know and love are prophecies
of the future. Welcome to the Forest of Good and Evil, where villains may be
heroes and heroes may be villains… it all depends on who you ask.</b><br />
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Ashleigh Ansklelisa may be called the Glass Princess due to her weak heart, but
Saxon, king of the Avian, knows she is more dangerous than broken glass, in
this Cinderella retelling that sweeps readers into the magical land of
Enchantia, filled with treacherous enemies, unexpected allies, forbidden love,
and dangerous magic! Can destined lovers find their way to each other, or will
evil win the day? Everything changes at the stroke of midnight as one
determined princess fights for her legacy, her love, and the crown that is her
destiny.</p>
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2<br />
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Wicked Reads Review Team</span></i></span></p><span style="font-size: x-large;">
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3558387621" target="_blank">Shelby</a> – <span class="usercontent"><span style="font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";">☆☆☆☆☆</span></span><br />
<i>The Glass Queen</i> is the second book in the series <i>The Forest of Good
and Evil</i> and can be read as a standalone with no issues. This was my first
book in the fairy tale retelling series by Gena Showalter, and I'm pretty sure
I'm going to grab <i>The Evil Queen</i> (book #1).<br />
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I was expecting a paranormally themed Cinderella. I didn't have high
expectations as many Cinderella retellings have been disappointing, but this
was an awesome departure from the norm! The Little Cinder Girl can be linked to
anyone in the world of Enchantia. A world where trolls, shape shifters, witches
& warlocks, dragons, mages, and everything in between lives. Magic is the
norm, and oracles are sought after. As such, each kingdom has its own royal
family and it just so happens that Ashleigh's father is the King of The
Provence of Fleur. One would think this would make her a powerful princess;
unfortunately, that title holds no power to the sickly, weak girl. A father who
hates her, no friend outside of her mother, how is this girl supposed to
survive?<br />
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Prince Saxon Skylair of the Avian Mountains hasn't had an easy life; exiled
from his home at an early age, he was taken in by friends to make a life.
Knowing his place in the family, he needs to prove himself to take his rightful
place.<br />
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These are just simple summaries of the main characters, and in no way truly
convey all that is going on. Enemies to the core, only one knows why. I loved
the twists and turns, the constant questioning of the prophecies. I loved the
way everything came together; I even loved the cheesiness as I am expecting it from
a young adult novel. Above all, I want to read about the next retelling as I
liked these characters!</p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">Gena
Showalter is the <i>New York Times</i> and <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author
of over seventy books, including the acclaimed Lords of the Underworld series,
the Gods of War series, the White Rabbit Chronicles, and the Forest of Good and
Evil series. She writes sizzling paranormal romance, heartwarming contemporary
romance, and unputdownable young adult novels, and lives in Oklahoma City with
her family and menagerie of dogs.<br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red;">Connect with Gena</span></i><br />
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b><i>New
York Times</i> bestselling author Amanda Hocking returns to the magical world
of the Trylle with <i>The Morning Flower</i>, the second book in the Omte
Origins arc.</b><br />
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<i>Welcome back to the kingdom of the Omte—a forest realm where secrets and
danger, human nature and ancient mythology collide.<br />
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Where truth is stranger than fiction.</i><br />
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Searching for answers to her own shrouded origins, Ulla Tulin’s journey of
exploration takes a sudden turn when Eliana is kidnapped. Turning toward the
Omte capital instead of the institute where she hoped to learn the truth about
her identity, Ulla must put Eliana’s welfare before her own—a sacrifice that
will present all new dangers to them both.<br />
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<i>When history is still unwritten.</i><br />
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Ulla never expected that once she arrived she’d discover the identity of a
Skojare man who crossed paths with her mother—a man who could very well be her
father. Given the man’s connections to the Älvolk, a secret society tasked with
protecting the location of the First City, Ulla is soon dispatched to Sweden to
find him.<br />
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<i>One woman will dare to go wherever fate will take her…</i><br />
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Now Ulla, along with her maybe boyfriend Pan, finds herself on a desperate race
against time to locate her kin—who could very well pose a danger to her
kingdom. Nobody and nothing is as it seems as she penetrates the dark heart of
the Älvolk… all the way to the secret Lost Bridge to the First City, where an
unknown future awaits for Ulla and her kind.<br />
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Don’t miss book one in The Omte Origins Trilogy, <i>The Lost City</i>. For reviews
& more info, click <a href="https://www.wickedreads.org/2020/07/the-lost-city-by-amanda-hocking.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p>
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After finishing <i>The Lost City</i> (The Omte Origins #1), I had hoped that
maybe book two, <i>The Morning Flower</i>, would hold more appeal, but I ended
up feeling just as disenchanted with the sequel as I was with the first book. I
just didn’t care for it.<br />
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I really wanted to like this series and I hoped that I might find myself more
enchanted with <i>The Morning Flower</i>, but that just wasn’t the case. <i>The
Morning Flower</i> picks up shortly after the ending of <i>The Lost City</i>, with
Ulla and Pan on the road to the Omte capital. Much like the first book, the
second book seemed to just drag itself out without anything of real interest
happening for the majority of the book and then the only interesting tidbits
seemed to happen in the last 20% of the book, only for it to end with another
cliffhanger. At this point, I don’t even feel the desire to read the final book
in The Omte Origins trilogy. Unfortunately, I just couldn’t find myself
interested enough in Ulla or even the spark of potential between her and Pan or
any other potential love interest such as, Jem-kruk. I had hoped that I might
feel more enamored with Hocking’s characters by the end of <i>The Morning
Flower</i>, but that wasn’t the case.<br />
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All in all, three stars for <i>The Morning Flower</i> by Amanda Hocking.</p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;">AMANDA
HOCKING is the author of over twenty young adult novels, including the <i>New
York Times</i> bestselling Trylle Trilogy and Kanin Chronicles. Her love of pop
culture and all things paranormal influence her writing. She spends her time in
Minnesota, taking care of her menagerie of pets and working on her next book.<br />
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read and review.</span></p>
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<b>Amanda Hocking, the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling
author of The Kanin Chronicles, returns to the magical world of the Trylle
Trilogy with <i>The Lost City</i>, the first novel in The Omte Origins—and the
final story arc in her beloved series.</b><br />
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<i>The storm and the orphan</i><br />
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Twenty years ago, a woman sought safety from the spinning ice and darkness that
descended upon a small village. She was given shelter for the night by the
local innkeepers but in the morning, she disappeared—leaving behind an infant.
Now nineteen, Ulla Tulin is ready to find who abandoned her as a baby or why.<br />
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<i>The institution and the quest</i><br />
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Ulla knows the answers to her identity and heritage may be found at the Mimirin
where scholars dedicate themselves to chronicling troll history. Granted an
internship translating old documents, Ulla starts researching her own family
lineage with help from her handsome and charming colleague Pan Soriano.<br />
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<i>The runaway and the mystery</i><br />
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But then Ulla meets Eliana, a young girl who no memory of who she is but who
possesses otherworldly abilities. When Eliana is pursued and captured by bounty
hunters, Ulla and Pan find themselves wrapped up in a dangerous game where
folklore and myth become very real and very deadly—but one that could lead Ulla
to the answers she’s been looking for.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3425487189" target="_blank">Jordan</a> – <span class="usercontent"><span style="font-family: "ms mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";">☆☆☆</span></span><br />
I have read several books by Amanda Hocking that take place in the same world
as <i>The Lost City</i>, but it has been awhile since I’ve been back in
Hocking’s world of Trylle. <i>The Lost City</i> is the final arc for Hocking’s
Trylle world, but prior knowledge or reading of the previous arcs do not seem
necessary to read prior to starting <i>The Lost City</i>.<br />
<br />
<i>The Lost City</i> focuses on the secretive Omte tribe and follows the story
of Ulla Tulin, who was abandoned as a baby. Now, 20 years later, Ulla has
landed a prestigious internship at the Mimirim institute, where she will
finally have an opportunity to search for her birth parents.<br />
<br />
I have mixed feelings about <i>The Lost City</i> because I kind of expected it
to be more attention grabbing, but I felt like it only got interesting the last
30% of the book and the first 70% just seemed to drag on forever without
anything worthwhile actually happening. Normally I find Hocking’s books to be
more alluring, but this one just didn’t do it for me. I didn’t dislike it,
however, I just hoped I would have enjoyed it more than I did. That being said,
I will of course give book two, <i>The Morning Flower</i>, a shot because I am
just intrigued enough by the last 30% of <i>The Lost City</i> to think I might
enjoy book two more.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3113308400" target="_blank">Erica</a> – <span class="usercontent"><span style="font-family: "ms mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";">☆☆☆</span></span><br />
In anticipation, I reread the Trylle Trilogy to remember Hocking's world
building, hoping to pave the way for <i>The Lost City</i>.<br />
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Immediately diving straight into this novel, I was excited for whatever was to
come my way... eight days of attempts, when I binge-read three entire books in
a day... and it was a struggle to finish.<br />
<br />
Fingers crossed <i>The Lost City</i> is the first book curse, where it spent
every page building up to book two. The mystery behind Ulla's history is the
only thing that kept the pages turning. The characters were all one-note, other
than physical features, they didn't truly have any personality traits. The
pacing was slower than molasses. I felt no realistic connection between the
characters, which would have had me rooting for them, curious to see what the
future had in store for them.<br />
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What was the worst impediment for the novel would be the info-dumpage. After
reading the Trylle Trilogy to brush up on the mythology and world building,
every page of this novel was a rundown with a confusing overabundance added. It
flowed organically in the original trilogy, Wendy discovering the ins and outs
with the reader, not too much so the reader couldn’t digest it and retain it.
During <i>The Lost City</i>, Ulla was just as ignorant to the hows and whys,
but since she was raised in a troll community, she understood what was being
listed by the characters, while the reader didn't. Entire histories for each of
the troll lines were written on the pages, but not in a storytelling fashion –
a textbook.<br />
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I felt as if I needed to take notes, fearing I was missing something important.
Just too much information at once, delivered on every page, before the reader
could digest what they previously read. I just started winging it – if I missed
something, I missed it, because there was no way I was going to remember a
textbook of information chapters ago.<br />
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I needed more. I needed deeper character building to cause me to become
invested in the story. I needed three-dimensional characters, who showed their
personality traits, outside of mundane everyday events of going to work and
going home. I needed an organic flow of information to keep my eyes from
crossing. I needed faster pacing to keep my interests. I needed answers, since
none of the mysteries presented in the novel were revealed by the end – I
understand this is a series, but some progression forward would have kept my
interests.<br />
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There was a plot and a story there, but it was used as a vehicle to give an
entire history of the troll lines, as if the plot and story were secondary to
creating the world building. But since the story itself wasn’t the focus, it
wasn’t a rich universe created like in its predecessors, but just words on a
page.<br />
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Honestly, if I didn't already have the second in the series, I'm not sure if I
would continue reading. I'm just hoping upon hope that <i>The Lost City</i> was
merely a heavy on the info introduction for the second in the series, where it
will all pick up and keep me engaged.<br />
<br />
The novel read exactly as a scholar in a city dedicated to recording history
would...<br />
I wanted to love it, and I wish I could recommend it.</div>
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AMANDA HOCKING is the author of over twenty young adult novels, including the <i>New
York Times</i> bestselling Trylle Trilogy and Kanin Chronicles. Her love of pop
culture and all things paranormal influence her writing. She spends her time in
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<b>Dangerous secrets and forbidden desires lead to shocking
consequences… <br />
Don’t miss book two of the fantastical Harbinger trilogy from #1 <i>New York
Times</i> bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout.</b><br />
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Half-angel Trinity and her bonded gargoyle protector, Zayne, have been working
with demons to stop the apocalypse while avoiding falling in love. The
Harbinger is coming… but who or what is it? All of humankind may fall if
Trinity and Zayne can’t win the race against time as dark forces gather.<br />
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As tensions rise, they must stay close together and patrol the DC streets at
night, seeking signs of the Harbinger, an entity that is killing Wardens and
demons with no seeming rhyme or reason. Forbidden to be with each other, Zayne
and Trinity fight their feelings and turn to unusual sources for help—the demon
Roth and his cohorts. But as deaths pile up and they uncover a sinister plot
involving the local high school and endangering someone dear to Zayne, Trin
realizes she is being led… herded… played for some unknown end. As anger builds
and feelings spiral out of control, it becomes clear that rage may be the ruin
of them all.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3365875584" target="_blank">Jordan</a> – <span class="usercontent"><span style="font-family: "ms mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";">☆☆☆☆☆</span></span><br />
<i>Rage and Ruin</i> by Jennifer L. Armentrout (JLA) is the second book in her
Harbinger series, which is a spin-off from The Dark Elements series. I
personally read The Dark Elements series before starting <i>Storm and Fury</i>
(book #1 in The Harbinger series) and I would encourage readers to start with
The Dark Elements before diving into <i>Rage and Ruin</i>.<br />
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<i>Rage and Ruin</i> immediately picks up right where <i>Storm and</i> Fury ended.
Zayne and Trinity are trying to work through their new roles as a bonded pair.
For Zayne and Trinity this means patrolling the streets of DC together, trying
to solve the mystery of the Harbinger’s identity, and avoid falling in love
with each other because a Trueborn and their bonded Protector are forbidden
from being together.<br />
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I absolutely love JLA and I have always found myself easily sucked into every
story she weaves, and <i>Rage and Ruin</i> was no exception. I really enjoyed
Zayne’s character when he was in The Dark Elements series, but I have found
that now that I am reading his own story, I just love his character so much
more! I was so ready to be diving back into Zayne and Trinity’s story. Having a
Warden (gargoyle shifter) and Trueborn (half human/angel) is such a unique take
on the normal shifter fantasy genre. Plus, getting some extra Roth and Layla
scenes always bring a smile to my face!<br />
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After finishing <i>Rage and Ruin</i>, I was left reeling and I wish book three
was already here. I can’t wait to read what JLA intends for the final
installment in the Harbinger series! Five stars for Jennifer L. Armentrout’s <i>Rage
and Ruin</i>.</div>
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JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT is the #1 international and #1 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">New York Times</i> bestselling author of over 40 books, including the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Wait for You</i>, Lux series, the Dark
Elements series, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Til Death</i>. She
is published with Tor, HarperCollins Avon and William Morrow, Entangled Teen
and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion, Harlequin Teen and writes steamy and fun New Adult
and Adult romance under the pen name J. Lynn. Jennifer is also the founder of
Apollycon, a yearly reader event that brings in over 1400 readers and authors
together each year. She currently lives in West Virginia with her husband and
two dogs, Loki and Diesel.<br />
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Frasier Anderson is one of the hottest teenage actors in the
UK, but he’s virtually unknown in the US. Now he’s landed the leading role in a
big-budget Hollywood film that could make him an international star.<br />
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So how do you prepare a Scot for a role as a Texas high school student? Embed
him in a Texas high school. He only has to follow three rules:<br />
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No drama. No girls. And no telling who he really is.<br />
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Jenna Wiley is smart, funny, and has a few no-drama, no-dating rules of her
own. Her friendship with new kid Ethan Smith is perfect and might even lead to
something more. Except for a few things that don’t add up. Like his mom being
afraid to have company. Or their house, which is more staged than lived in. Or
his sister, whom nobody talks about.<br />
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It all comes to a boil when Frasier’s biggest secrets hit the tabloids and the
paparazzi swarm Hillside with Jenna in their sights.<br />
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Can Frasier convince Jenna that shy, goofy Ethan Smith is closer to real than
the image the tabloids have created?<br />
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And can she ever forgive him for breaking the most important rule of all?
Because for Jenna, when it comes to love and science, the truth is all that
matters.<br />
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<i>Hickville Crossroads</i> is the fourth installment in the Hickville High
series, and can most definitely be read as a standalone with little to no
confusion. There are slight mentions of events that happened in past
installments, with the characters shown. I hadn't read the series in a few
years, not entirely sure if I read book three, but I easily fell into the story
from the start.<br />
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The premise of the book is an intriguing one. A Scottish actor comes to
small-town Texas, to a place called Hickville no less, to practice for a role
in an upcoming series. He's to go incognito, learn to speak the dialect, ditch
his own accent and pick up a new one, and blend in as if he's a transplant from
a few states North.<br />
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What I adored the most about this premise is how Ethan Smith (Frasier), his
parents had to be in on the charade, Mom struggling the most with the accents
and the way of small-town life. It was unexpectedly quirky, humorous, and
lighthearted.<br />
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Jenna, after getting to know her in past installments, she felt different to
me, having her own crosses to bear. Family issues, friends to support,
insecurities to feel. Jenna was a well-rounded character who felt/acted/reacted
like a real teenage girl. Easy to empathize with Jenna, especially as the novel
evolved.<br />
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Burnt in the past by a boy, Jenna holds a lot of people at arm's length, so
imagine the yummy angst as the boy she lets in isn't who she expected him to
be. An impostor, using their town and the people inside it to study a role.<br />
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<i>Hickville Crossroads</i> was a solid young adult novel, a good addition to
the series overall. I do believe the age demographic is was meant for would
appreciate it the most. Young teens – a clean romance that isn't overly
complicated for younger readers, filled with cute moments that aren't older
than their years.<br />
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When reading this genre, it draws me back to when I was that age, but I'm not
sure most adults read in the same way. Since this is YA, I judge it based on
how a young adult would perceive it. I don't look for the same things a
forty-year-old woman enjoys in a novel. I look for the butterflies a young teen
feels during her first real crush.<br />
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A delightful, lighthearted, age-appropriate, warm and fuzzy novel that brought
all the right feels. The shorter length perfect for the demographic, which
ended up being a few hours of escapism for this adult who is young at heart.<br />
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Young Adult age-range: 12+. Drug-use handled in an age-appropriate, mature
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Mary Karlik has always been a dreamer. When she was a teen, she read <i>The
Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe</i>, and then sat in every wardrobe in her
Nanna’s home, trying to open the door to Narnia. She didn’t find it, but she
did discover her voice as an author: one filled with her young adult self, and
grounded in her roots as a Texan and her Scottish heritage, nourished by
obscure Scottish folklore.<br />
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You can find her Texas roots in her indie published, YA contemporary romance Hickville
series, which has been described as “100% solid storytelling,” and begins with <i>Welcome
to Hickville High,</i> a “lovely story about growing up.”<br />
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She digs deep into her Scottish roots – there is magic there, she just knows it
– for her YA epic fantasy Fairy Trafficking series published by Ink Monster
Publishing LLC. Her first book, <i>Magic Harvest</i>, debuted in September of
2018. It reached #1 in 3 categories of YA Fantasy on Amazon. <i>Magic Heist</i>,
the second in the series has been described as “a fun twisty read which will
never let you guess what will happen next.”<br />
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Mary recently moved from the beautiful Sangre de Cristo mountains of Northern
New Mexico where she was a certified professional ski instructor to Texas. She
loves visiting Scotland where she is currently earning a degree in Gaelic Language
Studies at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in Skye—part of the University of Highlands and
Islands system. Mary also earned her MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton
Hill University, has a B.S. degree from Texas A&M University, and is a
Registered Nurse.<br />
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Mary is an active member of Romance Writers of America and serves on a national
committee of RWA. She formerly served on the board of the Young Adult Romance
Writers of America. She is an active member of the Dallas Area Romance Authors
and looks forward to raising a glass or two of gin and tonic with her fellow
writers every year at RWA’s national convention.<br />
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RV is a good kid, starting his freshman year at the
demanding Boston Latin School. Though his genes didn’t give him a lot of good
things, they did give him a decent brain. So he’s doing his best to keep up in
high school, despite all the additional pressures he’s facing: His immigrant
parents, who don’t want him to forget his roots and insist on other rules. Some
tough kids at school who bully teachers as well as students. His puny muscles.
His mean gym teacher. The Guy Upstairs who doesn’t answer his prayers. And the
most confusing fact of all—that he might be gay.<br />
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Luckily, RV develops a friendship with Mr. Aniso, his Latin teacher, who is gay
and always there to talk to. RV thinks his problems are solved when he starts
going out with Carole. But things only get more complicated when RV develops a
crush on Bobby, the football player in his class. And to RV’s surprise, Bobby
admits he may have gay feelings, too.<br />
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<i>Warning: Homophobic bullying, homophobic slurs, physical abuse, mentions of
gay bashing, racism within a character’s family.</i><br />
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<i>Why can’t life be like pizza?</i><br />
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I’ve been asking myself the question a lot lately. I love pizza. Pizza makes me feel good. Especially since I discovered Joe’s. Joe’s Pizza is quiet and out of the way and allows me to think. And Joe’s combinations are the best. Pepperoni and onions. Garlic and mushroom. Cheese and chicken. And if you really want that little kick in the old butt: the super jalapeno. Mmmm, good. Gets you going again. And lets you forget all your troubles. <br />
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What troubles can a fourteen-year-old guy have? Ha! First of all, I’m not a regular guy, as anyone can guess from my taste in pizza. My parents are immigrants who are trying to make a better life for themselves here in the United States. Besides the usual things American parents worry about, like making money and having their kids do well in school, my parents spend more time worrying about the big things: politics, communism, fascism, global warming, and the fact they and their parents survived violence and jail so I-better-be-grateful-I’m-not-miserable-like-kids-in-other-parts-of-the-world. <br />
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Grateful? Ha! As far as I’m concerned, life is pretty miserable already. Instead of thinking about the World Series or Disneyland, I worry about terrorists down the street or the dirty bombs the strange family around the corner might be building. <br />
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I don’t know why I worry about everything, but I do. It’s probably in my genes. Other guys have genes that gave them big muscles or hairy chests. I got nerves. <br />
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And then there’s my name. RV. Yeah, RV. No, I’m not a camper or anything. RV is short for Arvydas. That’s right. “Are-vee-duh-s.” Mom and Dad say it’s a common name in Lithuania, which is the country in Eastern Europe where my parents were born. A name like that might be fine for Lithuania, but what about the United States? Couldn’t Mom and Dad have named me Joe, or Mike, or even Darryl? My brother, Ray, has a normal name. Why couldn’t they have given me one? <br />
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I even look a little weird, I think. Tall and skinny with an uncoordinated walk because of my big feet that get in the way and make me feel like a clod. Oh, yeah. I’ve been getting some zits lately, and I wear glasses since I’m pretty nearsighted. Not a pretty sight, is it? At least the glasses are not too thick. Mom and Dad don’t have a lot of money to spend, but they did fork up the money to get me thin lenses, so I don’t look like a complete zomboid. <br />
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What can I do? I try my best, despite it all. I’m lucky because I’ve done well in school, so at least my genes gave me a half-decent brain. Hey, I’m not bragging. It’s just nice to feel good about something when most days I feel pretty much a loser at so many things. When I was in grammar school, there were enough days when I came home from school and cried because some big oaf threatened me, or I got hit in the stomach during my pathetic attempts to play ball during recess…<br />
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Okay, okay, I’m getting off track. I want to write about my first day of school. Mom and Dad gave me this new—well, refurbished, but new to me anyway—computer for getting into Latin school, and they keep after me to make good use of it. So, I’ve decided I’m going to write about my new life. My life away from cretins—Lith, American, or any other kind…<br />
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RV is 14 years old and in his first year of high school. We spend a year with
him as he goes through life dealing with issues in his family life, problems
with friendships, girl problems, and dealing with his sexuality. He thinks he
may be gay, or bi, he isn't really sure.<br />
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<i>Why Can't Life Be Like Pizza?</i> was a little slow to start off but once it
got going, I really enjoyed it. As someone in their 40s, you look at a 14-year-old
as someone young with no worries. Really though, they are often dealing with a
lot of serious problems just like us adults, they just have less life
experience.<br />
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I particularly enjoyed seeing RV’s home life. He is the son of Lithuanian
immigrants and I liked seeing what life was like for him as a member of that
community and what being a child of an immigrant is like.<br />
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I'm looking forward to more installments of The Pizza Chronicles and seeing
what happens with RV's love life, finding out what is going on with his little
brother, and generally seeing what life will bring for him next. This is a good
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Boston area and moved to New York City after college. He worked in book
publishing for many years, starting out in the children’s and YA books division
and then wearing many other hats. This is his first novel about RV, the teenage
son of immigrants from Lithuania in Eastern Europe, as RV tries to negotiate
his demanding high school, his budding sexuality, and new relationships. He has
written an adult novel, Confessions of a Gay Curmudgeon, under the pen name
Andy V. Ambrose. To relax, Andy loves to ride his bike, read, watch foreign and
independent movies, and travel.</span><br />
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I hate you, Fuller James.<br />
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I hate your floppy hair and your lopsided grin and those laughing blue eyes
that always seem to be laughing at <i>me</i>.<br />
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I hate that you’re the most popular guy in school and I’m still the girl who
sneezed and spit out her retainer on someone at a middle school dance. It’s
just such a cliché.<br />
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I hate that I’m being forced to tutor you in English and keep it a secret from
everyone. Because otherwise it might put our basketball team’s chances at
winning State in jeopardy, and even though I hate you, I love basketball.<br />
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I hate that it seems like you’re keeping a secret from me… and that the more
time we spend together, the less I feel like I’m on solid ground. Because I’m
starting to realize there’s so much more to you than meets the eye. Underneath
it all, you’re real.<br />
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But what I hate most is that I really don’t hate you at all.<br />
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This is a new-to-me author and I have to say I absolutely loved this read. I
don't read a ton of young adult, but this one pulled me in from the first page.<br />
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We've all seen the this premise before – the nerdy girl forced to tutor the
popular jock.<br />
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Wren is the overachiever of high school, assignments turned in early, going
above and beyond for each class, and acing all her tests. She battles a lot of
bullying from an incident in middle school earning her the nickname Wrentainer.
Her best friend back then pushed her aside and became one of those mean girls,
making people laugh at Wren's expense. When a food fight breaks out in the
cafeteria, she's had enough and throws mashed potatoes, earning her a visit to
the principal’s office. She either has to give up something she's been working
really hard for or tutor cocky jock Fuller James.<br />
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Fuller James owns the school. He's the star of the basketball team. The popular
kid everyone wants in their circle. He's done everything right except keep his
grade up in AP Lit. The only way to play in the biggest game of the season is
to get a tutor or sit on the bench. Knowing the scouts will be there to watch
him, he'll do whatever it takes to be at that game, even if it means getting
tutored by Wren and making the stupidest bet of his life.<br />
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to end, we've all seen a young adult movie on Netflix, but I still wanted to
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novels. When she’s not writing, she’s probably lost in a book, watching <i>Twilight</i>,
snuggling her five furry rescues, or having an adventure with her handsome
husband and their darling daughter. After living in a palace in Scotland,
across from the Caribbean Sea, and in the snowy land of Wisconsin, Kelly and
her family reside in beautiful Asheville, North Carolina. Kelly loves
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<i>They say there are no rules in love, but will three be a
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<b>Rory García is terrible at making choices.</b><br />
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Dating Micah has been the best decision Rory’s ever made. Micah calms his wild side
by bringing Rory back down to earth. They’re perfect for each other.<br />
But when Rory’s Australian crush randomly shows up to stay with him, Rory’s
torn between the boyfriend he maybe loves, and the guy he thought he was over.<br />
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<b>Micah Holtz is the most loyal boyfriend in history.</b><br />
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Since the day Micah first saw Rory, he fell hard. There’s never been a moment
where Micah’s doubted his feelings and when they finally start to date, Micah
plans to hold on with both hands.<br />
But then Justin arrives from Australia and Micah finds his single-minded
attention starting to slip…<br />
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<b>Justin Anderson has a plan for everything.</b><br />
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Showing up on Rory’s doorstep is the most adventurous thing Justin’s ever done.
He’s lowkey sick with nerves, but knowing Rory’s there makes it all worth it.
Until he finds out Rory has a boyfriend. Which was never part of the plan.<br />
Suddenly Justin’s back to his usual game of second guessing everything,
including Rory’s flirting and Micah’s lingering looks.<br />
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When Micah’s childhood haunt is set to be torn down, the three of them join
forces to try to save the historic building. But will the teamwork add cracks
to an already unstable friendship, or bring them closer than they ever
imagined?<br />
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Justin pretends to shudder. At least, <i>I think</i> he’s pretending. “Kill me now.” <br />
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“Nah, you’re way too pretty to kill.” <br />
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Those mismatched eyes meet mine and we’re just a pair of awkward losers staring at what we can’t have. I should probably take my words back and make out like <i>ha ha jokes</i> but I’m not joking. I spent way too many late nights thinking about that face… before Micah, of course. <br />
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Justin being here serves to remind me that the world is a fucking big place. <br />
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We switch off the TV and I scoot closer, craving him like fucking air and I still can’t work out exactly why. “You’ll be totally fine. Just be yourself. You won Micah over easy enough, and me, and Ari.” <br />
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He scrunches up his little nose. “Sure, my friendship group has grown to three, what an achievement.” <br />
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“Excuse me Mr. Sarcasm, but how long was that group at one for?” <br />
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Justin doesn’t answer, just screws his lips up to the side like he gets my point. <br />
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“Exactly. A fucking long time. And now you’ve <i>tripled</i> that number in just a few short months, like are you kidding? You’re on a roll, you charismatic piece of shit.” The name calling comes naturally to me, and at first I worry Justin won’t take it in the affectionate way I mean, but he cracks a smile that brings up those little dimples on either side of his chin and damn I want to touch them. “Plus Ruby and Grace think you’re the cutest thing ever.” <br />
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Justin shakes his head like he doesn’t believe a word coming from my mouth but he’s still smiling. “Just Alexis to go then.” <br />
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“With how much I talk about you she already thinks you’re best friends so there’s nothing to worry about there.” <br />
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“Talking about me, hey?” He’s leaning against the back of the couch, head tilted toward me. The teasing that flickers across his face is just beautiful. His hazel eye is on this side and I love how he looks slightly different depending on which side I look at him from. <br />
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“When I got back from Australia, Alexis literally banned your name from conversations.” <br />
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His lips twitch. “You’re lying.” <br />
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“I’m not. She was allowed to punch me every time I said it.” <br />
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“How many bruises did you get?” <br />
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“All down both arms.” I smirk. “Totally worth it.” <br />
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A laugh hiccups from him and he opens his mouth to say something, then stops. <br />
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“No, no.” I lean in closer. “You’re not allowed to over think, remember? Whatever you were going to say, say it.” <br />
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That gorgeous tint starts to rise on his cheeks as he swallows. <br />
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“Say it or I’ll tickle you.” I’m totally lying, but I wish I wasn’t. Every time he’s around I’m <i>itching</i> to get my hands on him and if that means tickling him like we’re in middle school, I’ll fucking do it. But what I won’t do is make him uncomfortable. <br />
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He buries his face into his hands. “Now you’ve made it into a thing.” <br />
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“And I’ll keep making it into a bigger thing until you tell me.” The fact he’s avoiding it just makes me even more curious. And once I get my mind stuck on something, I’ve got to know. <br />
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His hazel eye peeks out at me. “I was just going to say…” His side expands as he takes a deep breath. “That if I had any friends, they would have banned your name too.” His face disappears into his hands again, but he can’t hide how his neck goes all read. “See? Dumb.” <br />
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I slide closer, until I cross that invisible barrier he keeps locked in place and lean down so my face is near his. “Justin?” <br />
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“What?” <br />
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“Look at me.” <br />
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He hesitates a second before he lifts his face, sucking in a sharp breath when he realizes how close I am. Something skitters across my chest as he pins me with his rare eye contact. I’m barely aware of my lips moving until I hear my own words. <br />
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“Nothing you ever say is dumb.”<br />
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This is a very sweet and almost angst-free young adult/new adult romance. All
three of the boys are interesting and engaging characters and I enjoyed the family
and community that surrounds them. This is poly writing with a focus on
emotions and relationships.<br />
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There is angst free romance and there’s romance that lacks conflict. And there
are moments when this book actually needs a little bit more conflict. These
teenagers are a little bit too selfless, a little bit too reflective, and their
communication skills are a little bit too good to be convincing. The boys are
sweet together but I’m not sure readers ever really feel any real chemistry
between them.<br />
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around the sale of an old church feels like an add-on and it doesn’t
necessarily develop the romance element of the story at all. Lots of plot
threads are introduced but not always followed through with. I’m still a little
fuzzy on Justin’s touch issues and I’m not sure Rory’s high school escapades
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too pure to be really believable. I’m just not sure all the parts of this book
come together in a coherent whole. I enjoyed the characters and their coming of
age decision making, but this book somehow lacks the tension I need in a good
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John was unable to sleep that night. The raging wind didn't bother him even though the roof tiles rattled, and he knew the old yew tree would be creaking as it bent towards the lean-to. He was used to it and so was the cottage. It was well built. <br />
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Gary was curled up behind him, spooned in with one arm across John's chest. The bedroom was warm, Gary's presence warmer, and the pillows were soft. There was no reason sleep shouldn't come, they were safe from the battering, cocooned in the perfect shelter of each other's arms, and yet…<br />
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The scream of the wind as it charged them from the summit of Lhotse, the vibrations of the ground when an avalanche fell, the hiss of snow stinging the tent, and the mountain's roar, all sounds he heard through the inconsequential force six doing its best to rattle the house. The bitter bite of memory gnawed at his mind for sure, but the main reason his thoughts leapt from the anesthetising approach of sleep to the worst conditions in the world had nothing to do with the past. <br />
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There were people out there now, at Everest, yes, but also on the fells. The team were over at Northpeak and they'd picked a fine night for training, but closer to home, there were hikers and climbers huddled beneath inadequate canvas hoping their pegging was sound and wishing the night would end. Daylight might bring security, but it didn’t guarantee good weather, and it was still hours away. A lot could happen. The storm had worsened to a frightening zenith before the thunder abated slightly, but still he couldn't sleep. The lessening conditions meant the eye of the storm was overhead, and there would be more, possibly worse, to follow. <br />
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He pictured the fell from above, seeing through the agitated clouds to the swamped ground a mile below. Lit by lightning bursts, he imagined it as waves frozen in mid-roll with Fellborough peak a crest and the lower terrain its ripples. Peppered around it were insignificant dots of inappropriate colour, the shop-bought, budget tents of the unwary trembling against the elements. <br />
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He had pictured the scene on many nights as he lay listening to the conditions and waiting for the MRT radio to spark into life, or for his pager to double-beep the call sign, but tonight he was seeing it more clearly, as if it was unfolding on a widescreen television in high definition. Unaffected by the storm, he floated above it, watching over its potential victims, safe at his altitude and apart. The unhinged tempest beneath blasted from one insane thought to another, swiping at anything in its path, but John was safe, hovering on a warm updraft that dulled him towards the soft paws of sleep. <br />
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Until he fell. <br />
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Security gone. No handholds, no rope, only the empty space between him and the life-taking certainty of rock. <br />
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Gasping, he opened his eyes as his body jerked. The clock glowed one-forty-seven, and Gary had rolled away leaving him exposed and vulnerable. The pager was silent, and John was safe in his bed, but a few miles away, people might be battling for their lives, and all he could do was wait. <br />
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The rain no longer stung when it swiped Liam's face, his flesh was too numb to register the pain. The torch beam was nothing more than a thread through barely penetrable blackness, but it showed him the ground a few steps at a time. <br />
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That was all he needed to do, take it slowly using common sense and exercising caution. The tent had been facing west, and he found the way down from the ledge between two large boulders with no trouble. Straight on to the south, he met the path. Over to his left, the lightning was now on the horizon, and the wind was swooping down from the fell on his right. If the storm didn’t change direction, it would keep him on course, and the path, now more like a stream, was marked here and there by cairns. With the wind to one side and the dying lightning to the other, he only needed to keep going downhill until he met the riverbed. If it was flooded, he'd wade straight through to if he had to. <br />
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It was his fault that Casper was in trouble. Whatever had made him go out unprotected in the storm, and whatever had happened next didn’t matter. There was nothing that could be done to change that, all that mattered now was finding someone who could save him. Repercussions of a bad decision would come, and Liam would deserve them – unprepared, inexperienced, thinking he knew what he was doing… Why hadn’t he just taken Casper down to the beach at home to tell him? Why drag him halfway up the country and make him climb a hill to ruin their friendship? He could have done that weeks ago had he not been such a ridiculous romantic. There was nothing romantic about destroying their friendship and leaving his best friend shivering to death on…<br />
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He yelled at himself to stop. Beating himself up wouldn't do any good. He had to concentrate on his footing, and pretend he knew what he was doing. Casper needed him to be strong, to be wise, to take only a course of action that would lead to rescue, everything else had to wait. <br />
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Not knowing how far he had descended, he stopped and took out his phone. Sheltering it as best he could against his chest, he switched it on only to find no signal and the battery bar now glowing red. The phone back in his pocket, the torch aimed at the path, his head down, he continued. <br />
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The rain was easing off, that was a blessing, but the gale roared in his ears, low and booming one moment, high-pitched the next. As uncoordinated as his frozen feet, as wild as the anger he turned in on himself, it would not leave him alone. It taunted and jabbed as it bullied, and in the cacophony, he imagined laughter, spiteful and insulting, but deserved. <br />
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Another sound grew closer on a rumbling vibration beneath his feet, and a few paces further, he came to the edge of the riverbed. <br />
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Except now there was no bed, only river as thousands of gallons of water teamed from the blackness on his right to vanish back into the night on his left. The torch lit foam spewing around rocks in untamed channels that bubbled wildly and fast across his path. There was no way to judge the depth, and no way of knowing if the rocks that stood above the surface were stable, but equally, there was no time to think about it. Squinting through dripping eyelashes and aiming his light, it was impossible to see how wide it was either, but he knew for certain that there was no way to go up and around. Downhill, it could flow east for miles and take him off his path. The only way was through, and he knew he might not survive.<br />
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The second book in this series brings readers back to the mountain home John
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and Casper, two young sixth formers who get into trouble while hiking.<br />
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Liam and Casper are beautiful, anxious, and completely adorable together. Full
of teenage angst, theirs is a story about friendship, coming out, and growing
up. There are some wonderfully tender moments between these two and theirs is a
sweet and gentle romance. Frustratingly, though, there is something slightly
dated and formal about both boys and they don’t quite feel like contemporary
teenagers.<br />
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I enjoyed catching up with John and Gary, but I found it a little odd that Gary
had grown into a mini John in the elapsed years. Gary’s age was a bit blurry in
this book – it’s mentioned a few times and the dates don’t quite add up. I enjoyed
both of the romantic relationships more than the criminal drama in the story.
With all the mountain climbing action, I’m not sure the slightly slapstick
villains are actually necessary. This is a gentle, low heat read. The first
book wasn’t exactly steamy but this one with teen characters is properly
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Jackson has a background of theatre, cabaret and music and yet holds a social
policy degree. He was born on the Romney Marshes in Kent, UK, but now lives on
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rights and performed political satire cabaret, writing song and reviews, appearing
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He moved to Greece in 2002 and married his partner there in 2017. He has won
awards for his gay erotic writing, and in 2007, won a European-wide award for
short stories. In 2017, he won awards for his screenplay writing.<br />
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nothing... unless they risk everything.</b><br />
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Fierce and ambitious, Aina Solís as sharp as her blade and as mysterious as the
blood magic she protects. After the murder of her parents, Aina takes a job as
an assassin to survive and finds a new family in those like her: the unwanted
and forgotten.<br />
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Her boss is brutal and cold, with a questionable sense of morality, but he
provides a place for people with nowhere else to go. And makes sure they stay
there.<br />
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DIAMOND CITY: built by magic, ruled by tyrants, and in desperate need of
saving. It is a world full of dark forces and hidden agendas, old rivalries and
lethal new enemies.<br />
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To claim a future for herself in a world that doesn't want her to survive, Aina
will have to win a game of murder and conspiracy—and risk losing everything.<br />
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Full of action, romance and dark magic, book one of Francesca Flores'
breathtaking fantasy duology will leave readers eager for more!<br />
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The premise hooked me straight away. Aina's story of being an orphan on the
streets, forced to do anything to survive, fostered by the head of a gang who
had ulterior motives. The Blade, Aina was an assassin, doing the gang's wet
work for hire, fearing what would happen if she didn't do it, while also so
desperately needing the validation, needing to make him proud.<br />
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On the side, Aina was the go-between in diamond smuggling, between its point of
origin and the fence where it was fashioned into something else at the jeweler.
In the world building, I was slightly shocked over how many diamonds go missing
on a daily basis for a teenage girl to be in on the game.<br />
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The setting is during an industrial revolution, in an area where there is a
diamond mine, the industry similar to the turn of the twentieth century.
However, I couldn't place the time nor the location, especially with the
paranormal magical elements added in. The setting and world building were
fascinating to me, steampunk meets illegal magic/religion, but how it was
presented wasn't to my taste.<br />
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There was excitement, action-packed scenes of pure violence, spying and
slinking around, and many bodies on the floor, so many bodies I was confused as
to how the city wasn't losing its population with how Aina wasn't the only
assassin running around. In such a short span of time, we're talking hundreds
of people dying and left to lie where they fell, by gangs worth of assassins.<br />
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As for the emotions, loyal friendships were important to Aina, but it was her
need for validation from the man who groomed her that hit the hardest.<br />
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Aina was a solid heroine. Loyal, willing to do anything to survive, but also
fiercely protective of those who she called friend. I'm all for not having a
guilt-stricken heroine who hems and haws over what needs to be done, but I find
it hard to believe that on several occasions Aina murders most of the guards
and staff in the same house... like how did they get replacements so quickly?
An entire household emptied of occupants. Twice? Thrice? By the end of the
book, Aina had single-handedly executed an upwards of a hundred souls.<br />
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For someone obsessed with how her parents died and left her an orphan, Aina has
no issue of creating dozens upon dozens of innocent orphans, if their parents
merely get in her way. Like charging in the front door, slitting the necks of
innocent maids and guards, who no doubt had children at home. All those new
orphans have more of a reason to loathe Aina than Aina had to loathe the
government for executing her parents, who were practicing acts that were widely
known to hold a death sentence. Aina's parents were criminals (no matter if the
law was ridiculous or not) but these random innocent maids and such did no one
any harm.<br />
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An assassin by trade should be able to sneak around and only inflict death upon
the ones they were hired to kill. It would be bad for business to take out
entire households, several times over.<br />
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As I said, I don't want a guilt-stricken heroine, but I find it hard to swallow
that she's killing so indiscriminately, as if all those people are worthless,
meaningless, because she needs some coin for a "single" target.
People who are also from the lower classes, who are just working to eat. Was
she really good at her job if she takes out so many innocents while doing it?
It's like using a nuke instead of a flyswatter for a single fly.<br />
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Where I struggled the most with the novel was the writing style. There was just
something about the way the perspective was written that kept me from being
able to fall into the story. My interest waned during monologues from the past,
where dialogue and action from the past weren't italicized to show that it
wasn't happening in the present time, the lack of transition confusing me and
tearing me from the story itself. The flashbacks weren't denoted, and there
were many flashbacks to be had, filled with info-dumps and meandering inner
monologues that slowed the pacing.<br />
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As an avid reader, especially of all the elements within <i>Diamond City</i>, I
struggled to read, taking me well over a week what should have taken an
afternoon. I was curious to what the outcome would be, but the writing style,
the way the perspective was written, and the execution made it difficult for me
to be entertained.<br />
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Curious to see where this goes, I'm willing to give the next another try. If
not, I'll have to pass on the author, due to the writing style not being my cup
of tea.<br />
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Francesca Flores is a writer, traveler and linguist. Raised in Pittsburgh, she
read every fantasy book she could get her hands on and started writing her own
stories at a young age. She began writing <i>Diamond City</i> while working as
a corporate travel manager. When she's not writing or reading, Francesca enjoys
traveling, dancing ballet and jazz, practicing trapeze and contortion, and
visiting parks and trails around San Francisco, where she currently resides.<br />
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<i>This Spartan makes her own destiny...</i><br />
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Most kids at the Colorado branch of Mythos Academy know me as Rory Forseti, the
daughter of Reaper assassins. Secretly, I’m a member of Team Midgard, a group
of students and adults tasked with stopping Covington, the evil leader of the
Reapers of Chaos. For me, the mission is a deeply personal one, since Covington
is also the man who murdered my parents.<br />
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When my friends and I get a lead on a powerful artifact that Covington wants to
steal, we think we finally have a chance to thwart the Reapers and stop them
for good. Team Midgard comes up with a plan, but everything goes sideways, and
I’m suddenly in the fight of my life.<br />
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My worst fears might have come true, but I know what my Spartan destiny is—to
save my friends, or die trying...<br />
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</span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Spartan Destiny</i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"> is the third and final (I believe)
installment of the Mythos Academy: Colorado spin-off. Not only do I strongly
suggest reading the series in order to avoid any confusion, but I also believe
it best to start with </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Touch of
Frost</i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">, which is the debut in the
Mythos Academy series, fully developing the world building throughout all the
novels.<br />
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Rory and her friends at Midgard are still on Convington's tail, attempting to
stop his mission of gaining all the mythical artifacts necessary in his evil
plot. There is a definite vibe of urgency, as if they fail this time around,
all hope will be lost.<br />
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Over the past novel, Rory stepped out from her cousin's shadow and finally came
into her own as the heroine and narrator of the spin-off series. Whatever
insecurities plagued her have finally shifted to confidence in how she fits
into life. Fierce, protective, logical, yet also compassionate and empathetic.
Rory has the strength to get things done, even while her world is falling down
around her.<br />
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There's a strong thread of friendship woven into the series, proving that you
shouldn't have to do it alone – the relationships built are important. The
shared laughter, joy, tragedy, and companionship are what make life worth
living, worth fighting the good fight.<br />
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Everything in perfect balance, the thrilling action, the paranormal elements,
and the emotional connections, I have enjoyed every book in the Mythos Academy series.<br />
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Highly recommend Jennifer Estep for both adult and young adult urban fantasy
and fantasy. By profession, I can hear an author's voice underlying on the
pages, but Estep has a way of writing strong characters that are individuals,
where if I read a quote, I could figure out which character was speaking. No
two narrators are alike across all of her series, which is what has me eager to
pick up whatever she publishes next.<br />
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She is the author of the following series:<br />
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The Crown of Shards Series<br />
The Mythos Academy Spinoff Series<br />
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The Bigtime Series<br />
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betrayal that will touch the hearts of both mothers and daughters.</b><br />
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Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara, would like nothing more
than to be <i>nothing</i> alike.<br />
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Morgan is determined to prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes she
did. By getting pregnant and married way too young, Morgan put her own dreams
on hold. Clara doesn’t want to follow in her mother’s footsteps. Her
predictable mother doesn’t have a spontaneous bone in her body.<br />
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With warring personalities and conflicting goals, Morgan and Clara find it
increasingly difficult to coexist. The only person who can bring peace to the
household is Chris—Morgan’s husband, Clara’s father, and the family anchor. But
that peace is shattered when Chris is involved in a tragic and questionable
accident. The heartbreaking and long-lasting consequences will reach far beyond
just Morgan and Clara.<br />
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While struggling to rebuild everything that crashed around them, Morgan finds
comfort in the last person she expects to, and Clara turns to the one boy she’s
been forbidden to see. With each passing day, new secrets, resentment, and
misunderstandings make mother and daughter fall further apart. So far apart, it
might be impossible for them to ever fall back together.<br />
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Despite knowing I just pissed my mother off by being half an hour late for curfew, I still can’t stop smiling. That kiss with Miller was worth it. I bring my fingers to my lips. <br />
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I’ve never been kissed like that. The guys I’ve kissed in the past all seemed like they were in a hurry, wanting to shove their tongue in my mouth before I changed my mind. <br />
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Miller was the opposite. He was so patient, yet in a chaotic way. It was like he’d thought about kissing me so often that he wanted to savor every second of it. <br />
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I don’t know that I’ll ever not smile when I think about that kiss. It kind of makes me nervous for school tomorrow. I’m not sure where that kiss leaves us, but it felt like it was a statement. I just don’t know what exactly that statement was. <br />
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My phone buzzes in my back pocket. I roll over and pull it out, then fall onto my back again. It’s a text from Miller. <br />
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MILLER: I don’t know about you, but sometimes when something significant happens, I get home and think of all the things I wish had gone differently. All the things I wish I would have said. <br />
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ME: Is that happening now? <br />
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MILLER: Yes. I don’t feel like I was entirely forthcoming with you. <br />
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I roll onto my stomach, hoping to ease the nausea that just passed through me. It was going so well…<br />
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ME: What weren’t you honest about? <br />
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MILLER: I was honest. Just not entirely forthcoming, if there’s a difference. I left a lot out of our conversation that I want you to know. <br />
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ME: Like what? <br />
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MILLER: Like why I’ve liked you for as long as I have. <br />
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I wait for him to elaborate, but he doesn’t. I’m staring at my phone with so much intensity that I almost throw it when it rings unexpectedly. It’s Miller’s phone number. I hesitate before answering it, because I rarely ever talk on the phone. I much prefer texting. But he knows I have my phone in my hand, so I can’t very well send it to voice mail. I swipe my finger across the screen and then roll off the bed and head to my bathroom for more privacy. I sit on the edge of the tub. <br />
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“Hello?” <br />
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“Hey,” he says. <br />
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“Sorry. It’s too much to text.” <br />
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“You’re kind of freaking me out with all the innuendos.” <br />
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“Oh. No, it’s all good. Don’t be nervous. I just should have said this to you in person.” Miller inhales a deep breath, and then on the exhale, he starts talking. “When I was fifteen, I watched you in a school play. You had the lead role, and at one point, you performed a monologue that went on for like two whole minutes. You were so convincing and you looked so heartbroken I was ready to walk onto the stage and hug you. When the play was finally over and the actors came back out onto the stage, you were smiling and laughing, and there wasn’t a trace of that character left in you. I was in awe, Clara. You have this charisma about you that I don’t think you’re aware of, but it’s captivating. I was a scrawny kid as a sophomore, and even though I’m a year older than you, I hadn’t quite filled out yet, and I had acne and felt inferior to you, so I never worked up the courage to approach you. Another year went by, and I continued to admire you from afar. Like that time you ran for school treasurer and tripped walking off the stage, but you jumped up and did this weird little kick and threw your arms up in the air and made the entire audience laugh. Or that time Mark Avery popped your bra strap in the hallway, and you were so sick of him doing it that you followed him to his classroom, reached inside your hoodie, and took off your bra and then threw it at him. I remember you yelling something like, <i>‘If you want to touch a bra so damn bad, just keep it, you perv!’</i> Then you stormed out. It was epic. Everything you do is epic, Clara. Which is why I never had the courage to approach you, because an epic girl needs an equally epic guy, and I guess I’ve just never felt <i>epic</i> enough for you. I’ve said epic so many times in the last fifteen seconds—I’m so sorry.” <br />
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He’s out of breath when he finally stops talking. <br />
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I’m smiling so hard my cheeks ache. I had no idea he felt this way. <i>No</i> idea. <br />
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I wait a few seconds to make sure he’s done; then I finally respond. I’m pretty sure he can hear from my voice alone that I’m smiling. “First of all, it’s hard to believe you were <i>ever</i> insecure. And second, I think you’re pretty epic, too, Miller. Always have. Even when you were scrawny and had acne.” <br />
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He laughs a little. “Yeah?” <br />
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“Yeah.” <br />
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I can hear him sigh. “Glad I got that off my chest, then. See you at school tomorrow?” <br />
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“Good night.” <br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3074802674" target="_blank">Erica</a> – <span class="usercontent"><span style="font-family: "ms mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";">☆☆☆☆☆</span></span><br />
Spoiler-free Review<br />
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Colleen Hoover sparked my love for the Young Adult genre back in 2012, and the
author is still my go-to recommendation to draw other readers into the genre.<br />
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I need to caution, <i>Regretting You</i> bridges several genres, featuring two
narrators from two different generations, so it's not truly a Young Adult
novel. There's almost a history repeating itself vibe, as reading from the
mother's point-of-view after reading the daughter's, it's as if seeing the 'past
you' and the 'future you' if you don't alter your path of course. "I'm not
like my mother!"<br />
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Exploring the relationship pitfalls between mother and daughter – this premise
is sure to resonate in most female readers, since we've all experienced being
the daughter, and some are honored to experience being the mother to a
daughter. The failures, insecurities, and fear of disappointment. Highly
relatable across the board.<br />
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Many facets of the human condition coalesce in <i>Regretting You</i>, exploring
the dynamic between mother and daughter, with so much pain dividing them. Loss.
Secrets and lies. Miscommunication and misunderstanding. Betrayal. Tragedy.
Healing. The strained relationship between mother and daughter, from both
outside forces and mistakes made, added with the natural, strained dynamic
between teenage daughters and their mothers.<br />
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There is romance as well, as Morgan and Clara navigate love and life. There's a
reason I don't focus on the romance in the review, as it was heartwarming and
realistic, because the dynamic between the mother and daughter is where the
novel shined. As they fight against the current, denying they are anything
alike, something mothers and daughters alike can appreciate once they're older.<br />
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<i>Regretting You</i> is a journey of forgiveness.<br />
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As an adult, I think I appreciated the novel more than a younger reader could,
the subtle nuances of emotion resonating, versus the more addictive
page-turners Colleen Hoover generally creates for the young adult crowd.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3070707193" target="_blank">Avid Reader</a> – <span class="usercontent"><span style="font-family: "ms mincho"; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Mincho";">☆☆☆☆☆</span></span><br />
4.5 stars<br />
M/F Romance<br />
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Morgan has your typical suburban housewife life. She got pregnant very young
and never really was able to pursue her dreams. But she made a good life for
her and her family. Her husband, Chris, and daughter, Clara, like to poke fun
at her – at her predictability. Morgan sees that as a weakness and something
she wants to change. When she decides to try something new, before she can even
really try, tragedy strikes her family and friends.<br />
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Clara is your typical teenager. At times, I wanted to yell at her and tell her
to wake up. But because kids think the world of their parents and believe that
they can do no wrong, I can totally understand her frustrations. When she helps
a fellow classmate out, Miller, she couldn’t have known what he would bring to
her life.<br />
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Jonah is a wonderful character. He’s strong, loving, and a great dad. He is
also a great teacher and really understands his students and what makes them
tick. I really enjoyed watching him figure out his role in the story.<br />
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This is a story of heartbreak, heartache, love from afar, and acceptance. I
found it somewhat difficult to write this review, because this book makes you
run through the spectrum of emotions. You’ll laugh, cry, be super angry, be
hurt, and feel love. Hoover does it again in this story of love and family.</div>
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<b>You are ‘label-less’ in the fact that you write in several genres. Readers never know what to expect next. If someone asks, how do you label yourself?</b><br />
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When I self-published my first novel I had no idea what genre to put it in. I thought I had written a drama but it turns to that I had written a romance. I’ve learned a lot since then, but I still don’t put a lot of weight in genre when I write. When your best friend is begging you to read a book, it’s not going to matter what genre it is when someone you trust is passionate about the story. <br />
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<b>To keep all of your stories and characters straight, you must be very organized. </b><br />
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I’m the most disorganized person you will ever meet! I have no schedule. I can’t wake up before nine in the morning. I probably don’t go to bed until like three in the morning. I usually work about 16 hours a day. <br />
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<b>What happens if you get blocked when you are writing? </b><br />
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If I get stuck writing, I go for a drive and play music. Music really helps me plot. I love The Avett Brothers, X Ambassadors, Airborne Toxic Event... I could go on and on. <br />
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<b>What can you tell readers about your latest release <i>Regretting You</i>? </b><br />
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I would spoil it if I told you about it! Most of my books are like that. I can’t say what they are about or it spoils it. But I can say that <i>Regretting You</i> is told from a dual point-of-view centered on the inner lives of both a teen and adult protagonist. <br />
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<b>Sounds like lots of different types of readers will be interested! </b><br />
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Absolutely. I wanted to write a book that bridged the gap between young adult and contemporary romance so that mothers can read with their daughters. I think it’s exciting to see people sharing reading experiences.<br />
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Colleen Hoover is the #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of several
novels, including the bestselling women’s fiction novel <i>It Ends with Us</i>
and the bestselling psychological thriller <i>Verity</i>. She has won the
Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance three years in a row—for <i>Confess</i>
(2015), <i>It Ends with Us</i> (2016), and <i>Without Merit</i> (2017). <i>Confess</i>
was adapted into a seven-episode online series. In 2015, Hoover and her family
founded the Bookworm Box, a bookstore and monthly subscription service that
offers signed novels donated by authors. All profits go to various charities
each month to help those in need. Hoover lives in Texas with her husband and
their three boys.<br />
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