tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52330884249060813802024-03-13T12:16:48.572-04:00Kati's Bookaholic Rambling ReviewsKati's Bookaholic Rambling Reviews purpose is to spread and share my loves of books of my favorite authors. Katiriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339804650242785330noreply@blogger.comBlogger1723125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233088424906081380.post-16306359683880517992020-10-26T22:51:00.002-04:002020-10-26T22:51:47.526-04:00Blog Tour & Review: After Sundown by Mark Morris (Editor)<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TMIL1G8vLs0/X5eDChGUY5I/AAAAAAAAQNw/_ihm3G9as1M9upGka0Z-7SZIk9l88DaDwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/53206637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1325" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TMIL1G8vLs0/X5eDChGUY5I/AAAAAAAAQNw/_ihm3G9as1M9upGka0Z-7SZIk9l88DaDwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/53206637.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b>Title: After Sundown</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b>Series: Short Stories, Anthology</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b>Author: Multiple Authors & Editor by Mark Morris</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b>Genre: Adult, Horror, Short Stories, Anthology</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b>Publication Date: October 20th 2020 by Flame Tree Press</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b>Format: e-arc</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b>Source: <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">I received this book through Random Things Tours in exchange for an honest review.</span></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><br /></span></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53206637-after-sundown?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=VgsorNXLVZ&rank=3" target="_blank">Add-On Goodreads</a><br /></span></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b>Rating:</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">This new anthology contains 20 original horror stories, 16 of which have been commissioned from some of the top names in the genre, and 4 of which have been selected from the 100s of stories sent to Flame Tree during a 2-week open submissions window. It is the first of what will hopefully become an annual, non-themed horror anthology of entirely original stories, showcasing the very best short fiction that the genre has to offer.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">Contents List:</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">BUTTERFLY ISLAND by C.J. Tudor</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">RESEARCH by Tim Lebbon</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">SWANSKIN by Alison Littlewood</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">THAT’S THE SPIRIT by Sarah Lotz</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">GAVE by Michael Bailey</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">WHEREVER YOU LOOK by Ramsey Campbell</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">SAME TIME NEXT YEAR by Angela Slatter</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">MINE SEVEN by Elana Gomel</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">IT DOESN’T FEEL RIGHT by Michael Marshall Smith</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">CREEPING IVY by Laura Purcell</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">LAST RITES FOR THE FOURTH WORLD by Rick Cross</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">WE ALL COME HOME by Simon Bestwick</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">THE IMPORTANCE OF ORAL HYGIENE by Robert Shearman</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">BOKEH by Thana Niveau</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">MURDER BOARD by Grady Hendrix</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">ALICE’S REBELLION by John Langan</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">THE MIRROR HOUSE by Jonathan Robbins Leon</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">THE NAUGHTY STEP by Stephen Volk</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">A HOTEL IN GERMANY by Catriona Ward</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">BRANCH LINE by Paul Finch</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">FLAME TREE PRESS</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"> is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.</span></b></i></span></div><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><br /></span></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BLdV7YK5KHM/X5eKHvSyf4I/AAAAAAAAQOI/Wg_twqlZXnskntQQ6yhsB6trtT7ehGjjgCLcBGAsYHQ/s450/text-sticker-My-Thoughts.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="60" data-original-width="450" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BLdV7YK5KHM/X5eKHvSyf4I/AAAAAAAAQOI/Wg_twqlZXnskntQQ6yhsB6trtT7ehGjjgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/text-sticker-My-Thoughts.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></i></span></span></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">*** I received this book through Random Things Tours in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much to Random Things Tour for the opportunity to read and review After Sundown!***</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">I will tell you all the truth I struggle with short stories anthologies books. I tend to not love or enjoy reading anthologies that much but when I saw that Random Things Tour was doing a blog tour for this horror anthology book. I had to join the book tour for the spooky season because I so love and enjoy reading horror novels that I wanted to check out and try to see if I would enjoy reading this book because it is a genre that I love and enjoy to read so much. Now I will tell you I did struggle a bit with this book there were some stories I didn't enjoy reading but there was most definitely a lot of short stories that I thoroughly loved and enjoyed reading so much. My favorite short stories in this anthology were the supernatural stories they were just perfect for this year's spooky season this October. The only author that I have read her book was C.J. Tudor but now there is a lot of new authors that I do want to check out hopefully soon. All and all I struggle a little bit with this horror anthology at first. But by the end, I thoroughly loved and enjoyed reading the whole book by the end.</span></b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b></b></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MKMCm9OByPw/X5eKcaQlDUI/AAAAAAAAQOQ/L-3c3SODjyA1GIWYhnScrkzqbom2MfbZACLcBGAsYHQ/s450/text-sticker-Katiria.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="60" data-original-width="450" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MKMCm9OByPw/X5eKcaQlDUI/AAAAAAAAQOQ/L-3c3SODjyA1GIWYhnScrkzqbom2MfbZACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/text-sticker-Katiria.png" width="320" /></a></b></i></span></div><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><br /></span></b></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><br /></span></b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b></b></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2d82dXStdIw/X5eKj2KMQNI/AAAAAAAAQOU/SCNVE381dykFOWcnK2IiwsWlL_sADm1IACLcBGAsYHQ/s450/text-sticker-Purchase-Link.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="60" data-original-width="450" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2d82dXStdIw/X5eKj2KMQNI/AAAAAAAAQOU/SCNVE381dykFOWcnK2IiwsWlL_sADm1IACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/text-sticker-Purchase-Link.png" width="320" /></a></b></i></span></div><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><br /></span></b></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1787584577/ref=x_gr_w_bb_glide_sin?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_bb_glide_sin-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1787584577&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2" target="_blank">Amazon</a><br /></span></b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ph4zIR0CQWo/X5eLBI9ukYI/AAAAAAAAQOg/F5DgRXw2H20jhjTfsxVazIj9-h-icl94QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/thumbnail%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="1200" height="288" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ph4zIR0CQWo/X5eLBI9ukYI/AAAAAAAAQOg/F5DgRXw2H20jhjTfsxVazIj9-h-icl94QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h288/thumbnail%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></span></div><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /></b></i></span><p></p>Katiriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339804650242785330noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233088424906081380.post-34831410452199217802020-10-01T08:36:00.000-04:002020-10-01T08:36:35.544-04:00October Readathons TBR List!<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-njzkyu7Kgo4/X3PG8jhFFNI/AAAAAAAAP14/n-ENvgiBpq0XjYK0MdcX9TWEWQJ8pe_jACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/Hello-October.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-njzkyu7Kgo4/X3PG8jhFFNI/AAAAAAAAP14/n-ENvgiBpq0XjYK0MdcX9TWEWQJ8pe_jACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/Hello-October.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Can you believe it is already October I absolutely love the Autumn and spooky season. I have join in a few readathons this month. I joined #Scarathalon2020 and #Screamathon both on Litsy both readathons are my first time joining in the readathons. </b></i></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: medium;"><i><b>The third readathon I join is All Hallow's Eve Camp an event that TBR and Beyond Book Club Facebook group is doing. This is also the first time I joined this event as well. </b></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b>My October TBR List!</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LMa5ExJ6ob0/X3PL2dKnixI/AAAAAAAAP2Q/vc1Znne1Mps0_vGbvQvf1ZrOoucJQ1yxACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/510665FD-E351-4791-BBBF-5B3528E530FA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LMa5ExJ6ob0/X3PL2dKnixI/AAAAAAAAP2Q/vc1Znne1Mps0_vGbvQvf1ZrOoucJQ1yxACLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/510665FD-E351-4791-BBBF-5B3528E530FA.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="color: #741b47; font-size: medium;">Now I don't think I am going to read all these books on my October TBR List but I am going to try to read as many that I can. Have a Great and Spooky October Month. </span></b></i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Katiriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339804650242785330noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233088424906081380.post-10864585757446460032020-09-18T11:10:00.000-04:002020-09-18T11:10:16.207-04:00Review: The Cloven: Book One by Garth Stein (Author) & Matthew Southworth (illustrator)<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oSPj4lpgLac/X2TJyLzuplI/AAAAAAAAPm0/F_RkjVCl6zAf4GdBkAHwtQn3pB16BBYugCLcBGAsYHQ/s417/53158630._SX318_SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="318" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oSPj4lpgLac/X2TJyLzuplI/AAAAAAAAPm0/F_RkjVCl6zAf4GdBkAHwtQn3pB16BBYugCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/53158630._SX318_SY475_.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Title: The Cloven: Book One</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Series: Cloven #1</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Author: Garth Stein (Author) & Matthew Southworth (illustrator)</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Genre: Graphic Novel, Fantasy & Sci-Fi</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Publication Date: July 14th, 2020 by Fantagraphics</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Format: Arc</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Source: ALA Midwinter Conference & Exhibit</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53158630-the-cloven" target="_blank">Add-On Goodreads</a></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Rating:</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-feW-FCspapY/X2TLUK0iKfI/AAAAAAAAPm8/mkcAT5WtCsEoLD8ILP2J-1-HA2kqTSvvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s450/rs-4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="450" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-feW-FCspapY/X2TLUK0iKfI/AAAAAAAAPm8/mkcAT5WtCsEoLD8ILP2J-1-HA2kqTSvvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/rs-4.png" width="320" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p></i></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">The Cloven Book One</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"> stars James Tucker, the most successful Genetically Modified Human Organism ever created. Conceived in a privately financed, top-secret laboratory on Washington state's Vashon Island, Tucker is a cross between a human and a goat — a Cloven. Known to his friends as “Tuck,” all he wants is to live a normal life as a university student; everything is going fine, until he shows a girl his hooves… Moody and mysterious and atmospheric as a fever dream, </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">The Cloven Book One</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"> follows Tuck’s breakneck journey across the Pacific Northwest as he searches for his true home out there somewhere. Book One of a raucous, funny, fast-moving, and dynamic series of graphic novels by two bestselling and critically acclaimed storytellers.</span></b></i></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b><br /><br /></b></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7yvTyraN3uU/X2TL4FDNe8I/AAAAAAAAPnM/OiANLk4gC7kBcYnXGysDIasePVwao0ULACLcBGAsYHQ/s450/text-sticker-My-Thoughts.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="60" data-original-width="450" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7yvTyraN3uU/X2TL4FDNe8I/AAAAAAAAPnM/OiANLk4gC7kBcYnXGysDIasePVwao0ULACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/text-sticker-My-Thoughts.png" width="320" /></a></i></span></div><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><br /><b><br /></b></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">*** I received an arc of this book at ALA Midwinter Conference & Exhibit 2020 in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Fantagraphics Publishing for allowing me to read and review The Cloven: Book One! ***</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">I went to ALA Midwinter Conference and Exhibit last January that was held in the city of brotherly love Philadelphia. I went with my little sister and we both had a great time and fun experience this was the time before neither I and my sister know about Covid19 first started. Cloven is the first graphic novel arc that I got sign by the author Garth Stein who wrote The Art of Racing in the Rain. Now I haven't read the book or seen the movie of The Art of Racing in the Rain but I kept on hearing amazing raving reviews about the book and movie of The Art of Racing in the Rain.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">That's when I saw he was going to do a signing for his new graphic novel Cloven. That I went straight to his line because I love reading a graphic novel as well. I have to apologize for writing this review so late I did read this arc last winter but after everything that came out with Covid19 life got a lot more hectic for me and I couldn't post the review up last summer. Cloven is the first graphic novel that I read about Genetically Modified Human Organism and it most definitely won't be my last.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">I did love and enjoyed reading Cloven so much the graphics are dark and gritty and the writing style is very expressive and on point, with everything, the characters were acting on and saying. I understood what everything was going on in this graphic novel I didn't get confused at all. All the characters were well developed and well built. I love how all character's represented themselves in Cloven. 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He is also the author of the stage play "Brother Jones." He has a dog, he's raced a few cars, climbed a bunch of really tall trees, made a few documentary films, and he lives in Seattle with his family. He's co-founder of Seattle7Writers.org, a non-profit collective of 74 Northwest authors working together to energize the reading and writing public.</b></i></span></span></div><div class="aboutAuthorInfo" style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; line-height: 21px;"><span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></div><div class="aboutAuthorInfo" style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="aboutAuthorInfo" style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div>Katiriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339804650242785330noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233088424906081380.post-65935137692861818242020-09-16T11:41:00.000-04:002020-09-16T11:41:14.155-04:00Review: Home Before Dark by Riley Sager<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_-bN-lmDQJs/X2Iu2xGhGSI/AAAAAAAAPkM/gCl5K0emoiAqMtpSZKOWUhVc8gjd5ORkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s475/50833559._SX318_SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_-bN-lmDQJs/X2Iu2xGhGSI/AAAAAAAAPkM/gCl5K0emoiAqMtpSZKOWUhVc8gjd5ORkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/50833559._SX318_SY475_.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Title: Home Before Dark</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Series: Stand-Alone</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Author: Riley Sager</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Genre: Adult, Horry, Mystery-Thriller</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Publication Date: June 30th 2020 by Dutton Books</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Format: Hardback</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Source: Library</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50833559-home-before-dark?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=qOnIZSor6r&rank=1" target="_blank">Add-On Goodreads</a><br /></b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b>Rating:</b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EeX8o9SmbKw/X2IwQdfbSOI/AAAAAAAAPkU/XYZfhRlPVko9Hf6qxtR-X3JFCccCE8MwQCLcBGAsYHQ/s450/rs-4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="450" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EeX8o9SmbKw/X2IwQdfbSOI/AAAAAAAAPkU/XYZfhRlPVko9Hf6qxtR-X3JFCccCE8MwQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/rs-4.png" width="320" /></a></i></span></div><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><br /><b><br /></b></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZCXwj1s-I9s/X2IwegkJQUI/AAAAAAAAPkY/1_q5PrqtRc42VYH8n_KI3OAgHRDafMd8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s450/text-sticker-Synopsis.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="60" data-original-width="450" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZCXwj1s-I9s/X2IwegkJQUI/AAAAAAAAPkY/1_q5PrqtRc42VYH8n_KI3OAgHRDafMd8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/text-sticker-Synopsis.png" width="320" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">What was it like? Living in that house.</em><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">Maggie Holt is used to such questions. Twenty-five years ago, she and her parents, Ewan and Jess, moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. They spent three weeks there before fleeing in the dead of night, an ordeal Ewan later recounted in a nonfiction book called </span><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">House of Horrors</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">. His tale of ghostly happenings and encounters with malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon, rivaling </span><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">The Amityville Horror</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"> in popularity—and skepticism.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">Today, Maggie is a restorer of old homes and too young to remember any of the events mentioned in her father’s book. But she also doesn’t believe a word of it. Ghosts, after all, don’t exist. When Maggie inherits Baneberry Hall after her father’s death, she returns to renovate the place to prepare it for sale. But her homecoming is anything but warm. People from the past, chronicled in </span><em style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">House of Horrors</em><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">, lurk in the shadows. And locals aren’t thrilled that their small town has been made infamous thanks to Maggie’s father. Even more unnerving is Baneberry Hall itself—a place filled with relics from another era that hint at a history of dark deeds. As Maggie experiences strange occurrences straight out of her father’s book, she starts to believe that what he wrote was more fact than fiction.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;">In the latest thriller from <em>New York Times</em> bestseller Riley Sager, a woman returns to the house made famous by her father’s bestselling horror memoir. Is the place really haunted by evil forces, as her father claimed? Or are there more earthbound—and dangerous—secrets hidden within its walls?</span></b></i></span></div><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b><br /><br /></b></i></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M83Y1Ku-80w/X2Iw07ZJxfI/AAAAAAAAPkk/xstu4Ds94hUDnRxsR98NSgUMafabEDkmACLcBGAsYHQ/s450/text-sticker-My-Thoughts.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="60" data-original-width="450" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M83Y1Ku-80w/X2Iw07ZJxfI/AAAAAAAAPkk/xstu4Ds94hUDnRxsR98NSgUMafabEDkmACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/text-sticker-My-Thoughts.png" width="320" /></a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><b>I can not tell you or express to you all on how much I love and adore reading Home Before Dark. Riley Sager books never disappoint me at all. I almost read all his books that he has written that came out already. I just need to read one more book of his then I be all caught up with the books that he already published. I know some readers love or dislike his books but I am one reader that I so love and adore his books. The plotline of Home Before Dark I have read before in other books but, this plotline in this book is pure Riley Sager style. I just love all the twists and turns and guessing who done it. </b></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><b>The reader trying to figure out what is the truth from lies until the middle of the end of the book everything is revealed. I am always on the tip of my toes reading this book because I thought I had it all figured out until the ending. I found out that I was all wrong about everything. I just love it when a book does that to me. And every Riley Sager books does that to me. </b></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><b>The writing style is always very expressive and descriptive that I can feel every emotion each character goes through and can visualize in my mind every store and house that is in Home Before Dark. The characters are well built and unique in their way. All and all I love and enjoyed everything Home Before Dark that I can't wait to read next month Lock Every Door for the spooky season.</b></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; text-align: left;" /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CqTt9a1fEKk/X2IxMmjT5pI/AAAAAAAAPks/7ui5X9DX7koTc3Gcf3PL6zLro5WGI6EogCLcBGAsYHQ/s450/text-sticker-Katiria.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: medium;"><i><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">Riley Sager is the award-winning pseudonym of a former journalist, editor and graphic designer who previously published mysteries under his real name.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">Now a full-time author, Riley's first thriller, FINAL GIRLS, became a national and international bestseller and was called "the first great thriller of 2017" by Stephen King. Translation rights have been sold in more than two dozen countries.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">Riley's next two books, THE LAST TIME I LIED and LOCK EVERY DOOR, were instant New York Times bestsellers. His most recent book, HOME BEFORE DARK, was published in July.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">A native of Pennsylvania, Riley now lives in Princeton, New Jersey. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, cooking and going to the movies as much as possible. His favorite film is "Rear Window." Or maybe "Jaws." 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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b>Wow-what can I say about Camp it was an amazing and fantastic book that I thoroughly loved and enjoy reading. Camp had everything that I so love reading in queer books. I loved everything about this amazing book the plotline and concept are fantastic and I think it does show what the LGBTQIA community is struggling with today's world. The writing style was flawless and very descriptive that I so pictured everything in my mind. I so loved all the diverse main characters and especially all the side characters that their personalities shine so deep and uniquely them through the pages that I couldn't get enough reading about them and their relationships and friendships they all had together. I just could not put this book down. this is the first book that I read by L.C. Rosen and it won't be the last book that I will read by L. C. Rosen. I won't go into details about Camp because I think readers need to read this book and see what they think about it. All and all I loved and enjoyed Camp so much that I will continue reading more books by L.C. Rosen.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b>Lev Rosen is the author of books for all ages. Two for adults: All Men of Genius (Amazon Best of the Month, Audie Award Finalist) and Depth (Amazon Best of the Year, Shamus Award Finalist, Kirkus Best Science Fiction for April). Two middle - grade books: Woundabout (illustrated by his brother, Ellis Rosen), and The Memory Wall. His first Young Adult Novel, Jack of Hearts (and other parts) was an American Library Association Rainbow List Top 10 of 20 18. His books have been sold around the world and translated into different languages as well as being featured on many best of the year lists, and nominated for awards. Lev is originally from lower Manhattan and now lives in even lower Manhattan, right at the edge, with his husband and very small cat. You can find him online at LevACRosen.com and @LevACRosen</b></i></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">The Crystal War</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">Tracy Auerbach</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">(Fragments #2)</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Published by: Parliament House</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Publication date: April 14th 2020</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Genres: Adult, Urban Fantasy</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">The line between human and monster is not as clear cut as they once thought.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">In the weeks since her escape from the hell of the Eastern Fortress, things have grown more complicated for Kai. She cast her lot with her brother’s self-absorbed boyfriend, who controls the Western Army, but she’s been separated from Finn, the soldier who found a place in her heart.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Finn has defaulted to his signature move: he’s run away; afraid of himself, his new feelings for Kai, and all the terrible truths he’s learned.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Tessa is free in the world for the first time, a force to be reckoned with. She’s gone to the far west and the Dome of Artifacts to seek revenge on the system that ruined her life.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">The type ‘A’ soldier who was once a friendly boy named Charlie has been restored to factory settings, a weapon for Aric to use.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">The Science Council has unleashed new crystal compounds, more toxic and destructive than anything the world has seen. As Kai and her friends struggle with everything that’s been done to them, they will have to find a way to unite and prepare for the fight of their lives.</span></blockquote>
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">CHAPTER ONE:</span></strong></div>
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Bill’s boots gouged through the sand as he was dragged from the vehicle that had stolen him from the safety of his camp; the hands gripping his biceps were huge and rough. A black scarf had been wrapped over his head, covering his eyes, and a gag stuffed in his mouth. </span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">The toes of his leather boots bumped up then down as the sand’s softness was replaced by cement underfoot. The footsteps of those who dragged him echoed and it registered; he’d been taken indoors.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Hands repositioned themselves on his arms as he was slammed backward onto a cold metal table. Struggling, he tried to yell, but no sound got past the gag. Restraints, large and cold, closed over his wrists and ankles. He bucked and kicked before feather-gentle fingers touched his temples, a sensation vastly different from the rough grip that had previously held him. </span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">The scarf over his eyes was lifted away to reveal slender fingers. He blinked in the harsh light, waiting for his blurry vision to focus. When it did, his heart sunk, and he froze. Struggling had been futile. The woman above him was the rumored head of the New Resistance.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Bill stared into the strange, amber eyes of the woman he had heard about. Over the past few months, whispers had traveled throughout the west; rumors of her beauty and cruelty, and above all, her power: his small army of Resistance fighters had been preparing for her imminent attack. </span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Everything he had heard about her magnificence was true; golden eyes that sat in a perfectly structured face; tan and well-defined, but not too sharp to be feminine. White-blonde hair stood in spikes over her arched brows. Gunmetal-gray hoops in her ears reflected the light of a small crystal fragment set into a dome lamp over the table. She was dressed head to toe in utilitarian black tactical clothing, but he could still tell that her body was a work of art. He couldn’t guess her height; she seemed tall, with beautifully defined curves and a tiny waist.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Stop staring, prisoner,” she whispered in a melodic voice. “Looking upon me can’t save you.”</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Bill was in a lab, but he couldn’t see much. The halo of light from the single crystal above was dim and focused, but beyond the table he where he lay, details quickly melted into shadows. He could barely make out the hulking shapes of the men who had dragged him from his guard post; only the beautiful, terrible woman was clear. He tried to speak, but his lips fought uselessly against the fabric still in his mouth.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Do you wish to say something?” asked the woman.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">He nodded, and she removed the binding from between his dry lips—he licked them before speaking. “I’ve heard of you,” said Bill, awed. “These past couple of months, everything’s changed.”</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“It has.<em> I </em>am changing things. And this is just the beginning.”</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Are you going to make me into one of your slaves?”</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“I must have your absolute loyalty. I’ll accept nothing less.”</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Bill swallowed, feeling ill with the certainty that he wasn’t going to get out of this, and he saw her smile, as if she knew exactly what he was thinking. </span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Why <em>me</em>?”</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Why not?” She blinked momentarily releasing him from the power behind her eyes. “You’re a good soldier; I’ve done my research. You’re exactly what I’m looking for right now. You will come and work for me, just as they have.” She made a sweeping gesture toward the men around them. </span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Forgive me, Miss…”</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Raven.”</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Forgive me, Miss Raven, but what makes you think you can you ensure my loyalty?”</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“It’s just Raven,” she corrected, her expression unchanging. “And the answer is simple. It’s all about consumption.”</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Consumption?”</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Yes. Everyone is a consumer. Press the right button, and anyone’s loyalty can be controlled. Even yours, soldier.”</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“My name is…”</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Not important,” she cut him off.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Bill sighed. He’d had more than enough of being controlled; given over from his foster home to the Eastern Forces, trained to mine for crystals, months of being a type ‘B’ soldier on blue compound, only to be stolen in a raid by the Resistance, and retrained as a guard, led to believe that he was at last working for a higher cause. And now <em>this.</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Raven gestured to the soldiers standing in shadow, and Bill craned his neck to try and see what was happening, only to close his eyes, feeling his stomach drop when one of the men approached, holding up a faintly glowing blue syringe.</span><br />
<em><span style="color: #4c1130;">So, more of the same, then.</span></em><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“What’s his poison?” asked the man with the syringe.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Primarily stimulants,” instructed Raven. “Food as a secondary, pre-established reinforcer.”</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">The man leaned closer, and Bill saw by the light of the glowing crystal fragment that he was young, with a healing but grisly-looking scab that ran the length of his left cheek, ending near his eye.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Bill jerked in his restraints, even though he knew it was futile, and gritted his teeth as the needle pierced the skin of his upper arm. The fire of the compound made its way through his blood, causing him to sigh in relief. It still felt good, every time, even after being off it for months now. It had only taken him a few weeks back at the Eastern Fortress to become addicted to the compound itself, and months for the Resistance to detox him.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Heart racing, his stimulant craving spiked. He refused to beg until the Raven girl held a small vial of pungent-smelling coffee under his nose—then he screamed with want. The compound created an itch that the right thing could scratch, and it felt so<em> good</em>. </span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Would you like this?” she asked in a silky, taunting voice.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Yes,” he whimpered.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Open up, then.”</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Bill opened his mouth, sick with anticipation of the bitter cordial that would bring relief to his burning blood. Every pump of his heart demanded it. He greedily swallowed the wetness on his tongue, but it didn’t taste like coffee. </span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">He opened his eyes and saw that the Raven girl held a vial that was empty but for a glowing residue.</span><br />
<em><span style="color: #4c1130;">She’s given me Shine. </span></em><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Bill stared at his tormentor. It was too late to spit out the horribly addictive drug. Gulping with a heedless greed he usually reserved for coffee, he’d swallowed a good mouthful of it. </span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Too much. She had him. </span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Knowing that Shine would quickly supersede his moral compass, he tried to hold onto his terror, his ideals; he tried to retain any part of himself. But as he looked into her expressionless eyes, he began to feel the drug taking hold. Soon, the fear faded, along with all thoughts of fleeing. The world shrunk, leaving room for her alone in his mind. His senses sharpened, overwhelmed by the power of her presence and the Shine’s euphoria. </span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">The rest of the world faded away, and nothing else mattered but his new queen.</span><br />
<em><span style="color: #4c1130;">I will serve this woman forever.</span></em><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Tracy Auerbach is an author of science fiction and fantasy for teens and adults. As an avid reader with a vivid imagination, she chose to study film, English, and education, and went on to teach and write STEM curriculum for the New York Department of Education. This helped to polish her writing skills and ignite her passion for science fiction and fantasy. </span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Her first scholarly article, published in Language Magazine, was about the value of active, creative learning in science.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">When she is not teaching or writing, Tracy is usually reading or spending time with her family. She lives in New York with her husband and sons.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">D. James McGee</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">(Caligula, #1)</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Published by: Acorn Publishing</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Publication date: July 15th 2020</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Genres: Adult, Fantasy</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">It’s 1985. Lady Laura Lacy of Britewood is beautiful and graceful, a celebrity in her own right. She is cousin to Her Majesty The Queen, and her father is the well-respected Earl of Britewood, honorary commander of the Army’s elite reserve special forces unit. Laura seemingly has it all. She should be happy.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">However, due to unspeakable acts committed against her as a child, she’s developed a blood lust for revenge. Secretly trained by her father’s regiment in the arts of war, Laura begins to target men who prey on the innocent and helpless. As her skills sharpen, Laura becomes a formidable force against evil.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">That’s when she uncovers a transatlantic child trafficking ring led by an elite group within British society. With the help of commanding officer and police inspector Billy Smythe, her mysterious family attorney Arthur Mosely, and an unorthodox group of American allies, Laura sets out on a vengeance-fueled quest to stop them. She is determined to save as many innocents as she can.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">It’s a mission that will put her very life and sanity at stake, making her question everything she’s ever believed in. But to make things right, Beauty must become the Beast.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">He developed a passion for martial arts, so in his teens, he moved to Ireland where he trained full-time while working in menial jobs to survive.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">A chance encounter then gave him the opportunity to work as an Executive Protection Agent for some of the most influential figures in European society.</span><br />
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His first year in a London comprehensive convinced him that he was in need of something new, something completely different and preferably something outdoors. </span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Teenage climbing experience on his native Yorkshire crags had led to climbing holidays in many parts of Britain plus Norway and the Alps so he applied for and secured a job with the British Antarctic Survey as a General Assistant/Mountaineer. 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After learning the basic skills he and three colleagues were left several hundred miles from base, with two dog teams, to reconnoitre a route to the remote Shackleton Mountains. </span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">The following year Peter was invited to lead a tractor expedition along the reconnoitred route, an expedition that proved to be the longest and heaviest tractor journey ever undertaken by the British Antarctic Survey. </span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">On return to England, Peter never did go back to the classroom, at least not the indoor one, preferring to work in outdoor education in the Lake District, Snowdonia and finally heading up a then new Outdoor Pursuits Centre in Derbyshire. 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<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Declan’s been captured.” Ahiga’s strained voice carried through the recording and Amihanna knew without seeing him that he must be hurt. “SpaceTech is shooting us dead in the street and we can’t run or hide fast enough. I’m not sure how long we can stay in Haden’s hideout. We need your help. I know it’s a lot to ask, but please. I’m begging. We’re all going to die without you.” Ahiga’s message was everything Amihanna feared would come true. She was on a convoy to meet with the Aunare’s allies.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Wait!” Amihanna screams. Her mind is racing, and she needs to make a decision. Keep going. Meet Lorne on the neutral planet to broker an alliance as planned. Or change course. Jump across the universe as quickly as she can, and pray it’s fast enough to save her Earther family. Amihanna knows what it’s like to be abandoned, fighting for her life, and hoping that someone would come. No one helped her except for the Crew, Declan, and Ahiga. Sometimes debts can’t be repaid, but Amihanna is a di Aetes. She won’t give up. Not ever.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Aileen Erin is half-Irish, half-Mexican, and 100% nerd–from Star Wars (prequels don’t count) to Star Trek (TNG FTW), she reads Quenya and some Sindarin, and has a severe fascination with the supernatural. Aileen has a BS in Radio-TV-Film from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles, and spends her days doing her favorite things: reading books, creating worlds, and kicking ass.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b>Author: Jonathan Luna & Sarah Vaughn </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b>Publication Date: August 12th, 2015 by Image Comics </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b>I finally check out the last book of Alex + Ada series a couple of months ago from when the library was still open. I immediately read it one evening and it was an amazing and fantastic conclusion to this fantastic graphic novel series. Vol. 3 hit all my emotions and feels in this book that I was on pins and needles reading the whole graphic novel. I loved and enjoyed everything in Vol. 3 that I was so cheering and rooting for Alex and Ada to have a HEA which I know it was going to be hard for both of them to consider the world they live in that nobody would ever accept the relationship that Alex and Ada had. </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b><br />I won't go into detail about Vol. 3 because I don't want to spoil it for anybody. But Vol. 3 started where Vol. 2 left off at. If you read Vol. 2 you know there was going to be more chaos and trouble for both Alex and Ada and it was going to be extremely hard for Alex to hide Ada as an unlocked sentient android which cost more troubles for Alex with his close friends. I tell you I didn't like two friends of Alex that I just wanted to slap them so much for being so wrong and mistreating Ada. And for putting Alex and Ada in a dire position at the end but the end, I was so glad when Alex decided to end his friendship with them when he knows there were not worthy to be his friends at all for everything they put him and Ada through at the end.</b></i></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">Alien Minds</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Published by: Monster House Books</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Publication date: June 5th 2019</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #4c1130;">DIVERGENT meets OCEAN’S EIGHT in this urban fantasy heist!</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">On my seventeenth birthday, I wake up in the hospital to find I just survived a sketchy but terrible accident. My parents stand by my bedside—both are beautiful, wealthy, and super-nice. They tell me that once I leave the hospital, I’ll attend the prestigious ECHO Academy, where I’ll churn out equations for the government along with my mega-smart peers.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">So, I’m living the perfect life. </span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Then why does everything feel all wrong? </span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">My parents, my house and even ECHO Academy…none of it fits. Plus, what’s up with Thorne, my brooding yet yummy classmate who keeps telling me I need to remember my true past, which seems to have included a lot of us kissing? That’s one thing I’d really like to remember, except for the fact that I’m pretty sure Thorne is hiding a ton of nasty secrets of his own, including the fact that he may not be from this world. But considering how my own past seems alien to me, it’s not like I can judge. Plus, Thorne has dimples. That’s a problem.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">And worst of all, why does it feel so yucky to work on these calculations for the government? It’s all supposed to be part of ECHO, but my heart tells me that I’m helping something truly terrible come to pass. Thorne seems to think that kissing him again will release my real memories. </span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Maybe it’s time to pucker up.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><b>“Appealing and engaging. Love the strong female character!”</b><i> – Arlene’s Book Reviews</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">This new series is perfect for: fans of urban fantasy, action & adventure, cool science, evil corporations, forbidden romance and hot new classmates who may or may not be aliens.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><em>“Intoxication with technology is the hallmark of an underdeveloped society.” –</em> Beauregard the Great, <em>Instructions for Visiting Parallel Worlds</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">After spending hours on guard duty, I can finally leave Mass General. Soon I’m tooling my hoverbike toward the outskirts of the Boston Dome. Overhead, a cloud-free sky is projected onto the plasma<em>.</em> Tall buildings loom around me in a maze of chrome and concrete.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">An image appears in my mind. Meimi—I never even <em>think</em> the false name Wisteria—lies curled on her hospital bed, drugged up and asleep. Every instinct in my soul says I should’ve stayed behind and guarded her while she rested. Not an option. An important appointment is coming up, and I can’t miss it.</span><br />
<em><span style="color: #4c1130;">For Meimi.</span></em><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Of course, Godwin—my boss and Meimi’s doctor—doesn’t know I’m leaving the city. Then again, the doctor doesn’t know a lot of things about me.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Like the fact that I’m not from this planet.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Plus, I’m not just any alien. My father’s the Emperor of the Omniverse, the universe of universes.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">So what Godwin doesn’t know about me is quite a lot, actually.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Meimi doesn’t know much, either. To begin with, she doesn’t remember that I’m her transcendent. Even worse, she thinks I’m in league with someone as evil as Godwin. Not to mention that I’m part of a government creating an apocalypse for anyone who isn’t perfect.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Bands of sorrow tighten around my chest. There’s no avoiding the truth. Meimi sees me as her enemy. I straighten my spine. But being her enemy? That keeps my girl safe. So that’s what I’ll no do, no matter how much it tears at my soul.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Christina Bauer thinks that fantasy books are like bacon: they just make life better. All of which is why she writes romance novels that feature demons, dragons, wizards, witches, elves, elementals, and a bunch of random stuff that she brainstorms while riding the Boston T. Oh, and she includes lots of humor and kick-ass chicks, too. </span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Christina graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School with BA’s in English along with Television, Radio, and Film Production. She lives in Newton, MA with her husband, son, and semi-insane golden retriever, Ruby.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><b>Author: </b>Jessica
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Caitlyn
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anything but average. Suffering from frequent headaches and vivid daydreams,
her oddities mask a secret hidden deep within her mind—one that could defeat
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searching for, the Ringmaster is determined to claim them as his own. Trapped
within the circus and the Ringmaster’s devious grip, Caitlyn realizes that to
escape the seer’s foretold fate, her only choice is to fight. Banding together
with Bevier, an imprisoned psychic, Meg, an eccentric seamstress, and Daniel, a
handsome magician, Caitlyn falls into the Psychic Realm to thwart the
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Born in the
picturesque state of Washington, Jessica Julien is the marketing director of a
boutique publishing company, a stay at home mom, wife, and wanderluster. When
not drafting marketing plans or doing laundry, she spends her time writing
young adult and new adult novels focused on the paranormal and supernatural
inspired by her love of all things dark and twisty. With her vivacious
imagination, witty personality, and ability to bring sarcasm to a new level
Jessica creates unique worlds and characters that readers can't help but hate
to love and love to hate.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">In her free
time, Jessica can be found enjoying a cup of dark roasted coffee while
snuggling under a blanket with a good book. When the weather is right she hops
in the car with her husband, son, and dogs to road trip across the country
where she delights in eating red vines, drinking iced lattes, and singing
loudly in the passenger seat.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">P.S She
loves pumpkins, her dogs, the rain, eating food, being snarky, and staying away
from all people if possible...but she won’t tell you that because her bio is
already TOO LONG so find her on social media to learn more...</span></div>
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Jessica Julien loves coffee so much she mentioned it twice, it does not mean
she has a problem. She can stop anytime she wants (*whispers) she doesn’t want
to!</span><br />
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haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Christy Sloat, be sure to
check out all the details below. </span></div>
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also includes a giveaway for an eBook from <a href="https://amzn.to/2wRfgtH">Christy’s
collection</a> courtesy of Christy. and Rockstar Book Tours. So if you’d like a
chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><b>Title: </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">COURT OF SAVAGES (The Savage Hunt Series Book
1)<b></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Author: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Christy
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Pub. Date: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">March 31, 2020<b></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Publisher: </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">CHBB
Publishing<b> </b></span></span></div>
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most elite are dying to see what lies beyond its iron gates, yet only a select
few earn an invitation.</span></div>
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human beings capable of the most fiendish acts. Once an invitation is extended,
the evaluation begins. The Court of Savages thrive off the hunt, the thrill of
the chase and the delight of the feast. Yet they adhere to a strict code. Never
will they harm a human who is innocent, good, or reformed. Their beastly
pallets require the most vile of beings and an invitation to the secretive
resort has just been extended to London Stiles.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The last to
speak was Nola. When she spoke, everyone listened intently, her presence
commanded silence. Especially when it came to Lathan. His dark eyes constantly
watched her, even as she was just merely watching others. Whether she knew he
was looking her way was never known. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“And these
humans you hired as staff, they’ll keep our secret?” </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“How can
you be sure?” she urged. Amon smiled at her. She was his favorite, not because
he was in love with her like Lathan was, but because he respected her more than
the others. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Do you
doubt me?” </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Without
hesitation, she said, “I do not trust humans, Amon. Do you not remember how my
family died? How the humans hunted us down like we were the monsters. All we
killed then were their livestock and they killed my family like they were
killing their children. All we took from them was their food. What would the
humans do here, if they knew we were killing their own kind?” </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">A good
question for Amon, who didn’t look shaken by it. Still, she didn’t trust Amon’s
plan. He leaned forward and touched her cold cheek. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“My dear
Nola, you must understand that I have this under control. I am older than all
of you put together. I have seen the earth before humans inhabited it. Before
they became the kings and queens that ruled. My life has given me one thing,
and that’s an understanding of how they work.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“I know
what makes them tick. What they desire. And that is to see their kind suffer.
Not the ones who are innocent, no. The humans who deliver nothing but cruelty.
The hatred they have for their kind that do bad onto others. The evil they hold
in their hearts for those who have hurt them. It’s delicious. Can you not taste
it, my friends?”</span></div>
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pressed a button and the door to their room opened. In walked fifty humans,
dressed in Amon’s strict uniform as the new staff of the hotel. Their fear
apparent on their faces and in the air. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Taste it,
friends,” Amon said quietly before he addressed his staff. “Humans, tell my
court here how much you hate the humans who have hurt you. But, do not use your
words. Use your mind. Think of how they damaged you inside and how badly they
deserve to die by our hands. Go ahead, you are safe with us.” </span></div>
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they closed their eyes, or stared at the monsters who sat in front of them. And
Nola sniffed the air around her, her teeth-baring and she rubbed her throat as
the familiar feeling of hunger clung to her senses. Mariet’s teeth chattered as
she gripped the table in front of her; hunger boiling in her belly. </span></div>
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stared at Nola as he had learned to control his hunger, but not to control his
desire for Nola. God how he’d love to pull her onto the table and undress her.
He wanted nothing more than to stare down at her bare pale body and treat her
like the goddess she was. </span></div>
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writhed in their seats, barely able to control the burning rage in their bones.
They were born to deliver justice to these people. The Sister’s Karma, they
were sometimes called, but sirens of the sea they truly were.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For them the hunger was overpowering, for
they truly only fed on humans who did the worst. Siren’s often got overlooked
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Do you
believe me yet?” </span></div>
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anticipated feeding, now more than ever, Amon dismissed his staff. He addressed
his friends once again. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Well, what
say you? Are you to be in my court? To trust me in taking care of you and
delivering justice to those humans who have been wronged. I assure you, you
will be treated as the royalty you are.” </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Lathan
smiled at Amon, and gave his nod of approval. The twin’s both said, “Aye,” in
unison. Mariet made Amon promise that the humans who resided in the sleepy town
some miles away would never know what was happening. Once he did, she seemed
content. </span></div>
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who was the hardest to convince. There were too many what if’s for her to
consider. She’d seen too much horror in her life and she wanted a peaceful existence.
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Nola,”
Lathan said, addressing her from across the table. “You lost a family, let Amon
give you that back. With us you’ll have safety. Out there, there are no
promises.”</span></div>
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struck a chord within as she seemed to relax a bit more. Lathan was known to
calm many. Perhaps it was his dashing good looks, or maybe his deep voice. But
whatever the reason, she said, “I’m trusting you here. Do not make me regret
it.” </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Well then
it’s settled, we are the Court of Savages, truly and surely. Welcome to your
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b>Title: Nightmare Asylum & Other Deadly Delights</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b>By Sonia Kilvington</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b>Publication Date: February 28th, 2020 by Close To The Bone Publishing </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b>Sonia Kilvington is a journalist and fiction writer from Cyprus, who loves to write dark and disturbing short stories in genres such as noir, crime, ghost and Sci-fi. ... She can be found in the international noir collection, Exiles, and has written two kindle crime novels, The Mainline Murders and Buried in the Hills. </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b>Oh my, my, my I forgot what the synopsis of this amazing book was about when I first started to read it except I only know that it was historical romance and by Virginia Heath. I only read one other book by this author and I loved and enjoyed the other book that I read by her as well. So I was going into reading this book blind and I am so glad and happy that I went into reading this book blind because I loved and enjoyed everything about it. Redeeming The Reclusive Earl click all the checkmarks that I so love in historical romance books and this book didn't disappoint me at all.</b></i></span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">Heidi McLaughlin</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Publication date: March 24th 2020</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Genres: Adult, Contemporary</span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #4c1130;">From <i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Heidi McLaughlin comes a heartfelt story about overcoming great loss and forgiving past sins to find happiness again.</span></b><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;"><b>Brooklyn Hewett</b> hasn’t stepped foot in Cape Harbor for fifteen years—not since an accident claimed the love of her life, Austin Woods. Desperate to move forward, Brooklyn has focused on raising her daughter for the past fourteen years. But when the opportunity comes along to renovate, and possibly buy, the old Driftwood Inn, Brooklyn knows it’s time to go home.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">But it won’t be easy. For one, Austin’s best friend, <b>Bowie Holmes</b>, still lives in Cape Harbor. Brooklyn hasn’t quite been able to forget him: not since the night they spent together—the same night they both lost Austin. Separated by tragedy and guilt, they’re brought together by the Driftwood project. And as they rebuild the inn, they discover they’re also rebuilding something else.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Brooklyn’s always been desperate to move on, not knowing that she first needs to reconcile past transgressions. She can’t forget, but she can forgive—Austin, Bowie, and herself—on her way toward long-awaited happiness.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Instead of heading straight to the Driftwood Inn, Brooklyn detoured and drove down Third Street. This was the only town she had ever lived in or visited that hadn’t had a Main Street. It was such a random thing she picked up on when she and her parents moved here years ago. She never understood why until she learned that when the town incorporated, the people counted the streets up from the harbor, numbering instead of naming, with First Street being the closest to the water.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Curiosity filled her. For years she had not asked questions about her favorite spots, mostly to avoid the feeling of being homesick, but also so she could forget. The less she knew, the better. The less she longed to return, the easier it would be to create a new life. That was what she needed to do: start over, put the past behind her, and move on.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">At the red light, she closed her eyes. It only took her seconds to tell Carly she would come back, even though, deep down, it wasn’t what she wanted to do. Yet, she owed the woman and could never tell her no. Brooklyn was content with the life she was living. She was one of the most sought-after home renovators, with homeowners paying her top dollar to come to them, to transform their visions into their dream homes. Her job afforded her many luxuries, except roots. She didn’t rent a home, let alone own one. Each town became her stomping ground, until the next job came in. She traveled thousands of miles, back and forth across the country, leaving her mark everywhere she went.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Heidi McLaughlin is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of The Beaumont Series, The Boys of Summer, and The Archers.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Originally, from the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont, with her husband, two daughters, and their three dogs.</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">Loran Holt</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">(Nightmasters, #1)</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Published by: Acorn Publishing</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Publication date: June 30th 2020</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Genres: Fantasy, Middle-Grade</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Kelgan Defthand is used to being top dog at the Academy of Magic where he is Senior Apprentice Mage. Compared to his peers, he’s faster, more skillful, and well aware of it, but when he finds himself beset by fearful voices that come in the night, his confidence is shaken.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Adding to his worries, Kelgan is summoned to the headmaster, Sargal’s presence; it looks like he’s really in trouble. But to his bewilderment, he finds he’s being sent on a “mission” with two very hostile-seeming aristocratic twins, Neroma and Nevander Di Nerrill.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Upon embarking on this mission with the twins, Kelgan soon realizes the world outside the cloistered Academy is a bit different than he imagined. First of all, there seems to be women doing magic! Secondly, he’s not the only one hearing voices.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Following a strange compulsion, Kelgan and the Di Nerrills find themselves seeking out the source of the voices, hoping to put an end to it.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">The fateful journey tests Kelgan’s underdeveloped skills to the limit, and could come at an unbearable cost to both to him and his companions. Once Kelgan accepts the challenge of Magehood, there’s no going back.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Recently retired from a job as a University Professor, and looking for diversion in sunny Southern California, Loran Holt did what any Southern Californian does – took up writing, of course. Feeling that sword-and-sorcery suited her personality admirably, she set her sights on that genre. Nightmasters is the result and her first published work of fiction, but she is already the published author of two books on the Silent Film era, with a third on the way.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">The Mixtape to My Life</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">by Jake Martinez</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Genre: YA Contemporary Fiction/LGBTQ</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Release date: March 27th 2020</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Justin Ortega might as well be starring in his very own coming-of-age 80s movie. If only he could find his dream boy to pull up in front of his house in a red convertible and sweep him off his feet, already! At seventeen years young, he isn’t quite Mexican enough for his South Texas town; isn’t manly enough for his father; can sometimes be too much of a smart mouth for his mother; and as for the other kids at school—let’s just say he’d be cast as the quiet nerd with a heart of gold…and an ear for music.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">The one solace Justin has is his love of 80s hair metal bands, which he listens to on his beloved Sony Walkman. The songs, lyrics, and melody keep him just sane enough to escape the pressures of school and help navigate the hurdles life brings. Especially with the doozy this year is shaping up to be. Not only does he have to try out for a captain position which is rightfully his, but his best friend has found a new girlfriend, leaving Justin to fend for himself in a school where he’s mostly known as simply Coconut.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Enter Dominic Mendoza. Sweet, funny, and a blast from his past, the hunky football player has moved in next door. Justin could never forget how Dominic protected him in the eighth grade, nor the way Dominic made him feel, then…and now.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Except, this isn’t a movie. Confusion, friendship, and love won’t guarantee a happy ending unless Justin can learn to accept himself for who he truly is. Hair bands and all.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">August
1994</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Justin, you could at least try to
smile.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The words <em>make me</em> want to
leave my lips, but I know that they will probably be my last. My mom is not
particularly fond of my type of humor, though I could swear that I get it from
her. I force my face to make a smile and hope that it will be enough.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“There, was that so hard?” Mom
smiles while messing with my hair. She is the only person I allow to do that.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yes, yes it was that hard. Smiling
isn’t something that feels natural to me. Not that it doesn’t happen; it just
feels weird when it does.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Especially since I am being dropped
off at band camp. No, not the fun, hormone-filled kind in the woods. I truly
believe they modeled Hell after this one. Two weeks of being yelled at by the
Garza High School band directors, bullied by the other drummers, and then there
was that reliable South Texas August heat. It’s a required thing. Most schools
in the Rio Grande Valley (maybe other places, but I wouldn’t know) use these
two weeks to get a jump on the season in order to get their half-time shows off
the ground for the upcoming marching competition. The goal is to make it all
the way to State, which is why we march in the grueling sun all these days. Now
that I think of it, pure hell might not be strong enough to describe it when
the temps reach higher than one-hundred degrees.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">We aren’t the only ones either;
the football players also have their own camp that they need to go to as well.
Texas takes their football very seriously.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It isn’t that camp is physically
demanding or anything like that. Even my chubby self can handle the marching and
carrying of the equipment. If anything, it’s the people.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I used to love playing percussion
when I started in the sixth grade. Seventh and eighth grade were even better.
Band was my escape from the pain of having to be in football. I looked forward
to it every day.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">It wasn’t until I started my first
day as a freshman that it all went downhill fast. I cringe every time I think
about it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“You know you could quit if you
want to, mijo.” Mom was always telling me that. She would have preferred I do
something else, namely football or baseball. Though she loves to think that she
and my dad are opposites, they are more alike than either allow themselves to
believe.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Yeah, I know. But I’m doing this
for college.” That is partially right. My extracurriculars need beefing up and
staying in band will help. It also doesn’t hurt that the fall portion of band
counts as a P.E. credit, and this year will be the last one. I am willing to
suffer through another year in order to avoid the horror that is the boy’s
locker room ever again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><i>There’s</i> <i>a fag in the
bathroom!</i></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Donde?</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">There!</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“You are such a viejito sometimes.
You need to learn how to have fun.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Viejito. It means old man. She
called me that a lot. Ever since I could remember, my mom always referred to me
as an old man. To me it felt natural, but to her I needed to look and sound
more like a kid. That’s the weird thing about Spanish. We have a lot of words
that sound like insults, but can sometimes be endearing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I don’t say a word, and Mom
decides to skip the rest of the “these are the best years of your life” speech.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“Are you going to walk home, or
should I pick you up?” Even though she can be tough as nails, my mother, Mary
Ortega, has the most loving eyes I have ever seen on anyone. Well, almost
anyone. There was one other.</span></div>
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<i><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Those fabulous green eyes. The ones that made me melt in the eighth
grade every time I saw them. The ones I also wished I had. Ha! I was green with
envy for them.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130;">My mom’s eyes made you feel safe
and could speak volumes when words fail to convey their proper meaning. I
always appreciated that.</span><i></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">“I’ll probably just get a ride
with Benny.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%;">“Hmm.” That’s all she replies with. Her eyes
sure shift quickly at the mere mention of Benny’s name. I never understood why
she doesn’t like Benny. He had been the only real friend I’ve ever had since I
met him two years ago. Yeah, he’s loud and says things that shouldn’t be said,
but I can count on him when the chips are down. He is also the only one who
knows my secret.</span></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">Hush of Storm & Sorrow</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #4c1130;">L. Penelope</span></strong><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">(Earthsinger Chronicles, #2.5)</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Publication date: March 16th 2020</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Genres: Adult, Fantasy</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">While battling a vicious winter storm, Roshon ol-Sarifor, along with his father and twin brother are kidnapped and thrust on a journey that takes them far from home—leaving his sister Jasminda believing them dead. Their captors claim that the Queen Who Sleeps is behind their abduction—She wants them to reclaim a magical object hidden in a deadly part of the ocean. But a violent encounter with a gang of pirates forces the ol-Sarifors to seek refuge on a smuggler’s ship, where Roshon meets a girl unlike any he’s encountered before.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Ani Summerhawk never met a risk she didn’t take. But with a price on her head, she and her older brother need to make a quick getaway from a deal gone bad. Every ship in the sea is seeking the reward for returning her to a ruthless captain who believes she’s his property. But when her brother agrees to transport three passengers to a dangerous destination, Ani’s heart is put on the line for the first time.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">The two families battle a treacherous sea, greedy sailors, and a powerful mage as they struggle to retrieve and secure the ancient artifact. And the attraction between a high-spirited girl and a cautious boy comes to a head when they discover that their biggest fight just might be with each other.</span><br />
<b><span style="color: #4c1130;">Set two years before the events of <em>Song of Blood & Stone</em>, this action-packed novella answers the question of what happened to Jasminda’s family and sets the stage for the events in <em>Cry of Metal & Bone</em> (Earthsinger Chronicles, book 3).</span></b></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">Ani Summerhawk bounced on her toes. The anticipation of negotiations always made her giddy. Her brother, Tai, shot her a dark look, and she struggled to wrangle her excitement. Still, she couldn’t stop the tapping of her foot as the shadowy figures of four men approached.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">The warehouse serving as their meeting place was lit with overhead bulbs that cast pools of light every twenty paces or so. The rest of the space was in shadow with the bulk of the crates and boxes forming an obstacle course of sorts. If things went wrong, there were plenty of places to hide, and she’d already scoped out the quickest paths to the two exits. Her exhilaration ratcheted up a notch, and she felt as if she were vibrating out of her skin.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“If you can’t behave . . .” Tai began, speaking out the side of his mouth.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Don’t try to police me,” Ani said through clenched teeth. “I’m not a child.”</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Tai snorted, and Ani replied with an elbow to his arm. Now fifteen, she had been a part of their father’s smuggling operation since before she could walk. Father had taken her out with him on his runs and had never once expected her to stand quietly at his side during a negotiation. Then again, Tai did things a bit differently than Father had, and it was probably for the best. Maybe if Father had been more like Tai he’d still be alive.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">She gritted her teeth and stilled the constant movement of her limbs, determined to try things her brother’s way. The interior of the warehouse smelled of mildew and mothballs. Mik, Tai’s first mate and best friend, had found it for them in a seedier section of the already-seedy docks of Portside. He’d stayed behind on the ship to ready it for a speedy departure. The men who stepped into the nearest cone of light were fellow Raunians, so Mik’s preparedness would likely come in handy.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“Bor,” Tai said, addressing the largest of the men. “You’re looking well.”</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Ani held back a snicker. This Bor fellow resembled the creature his name sounded like. Squat and meaty, with a piggish nose and deep-set eyes, he was just about the ugliest Raunian she’d ever seen. His hair was dyed the same blue as Tai’s and Ani’s, but Bor had done his in vertical stripes, alternating with its natural black, which lent him a deranged appearance.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Unsurprisingly, he had no marriage markings tattooed on his face. Aside from his <em>siokka</em>, or family crest, along with his captain’s and taxpayer’s tattoos, he bore five horizontal lines on his left cheekbone. He’d served five years of hard labor. Not a man to be trifled with.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">“What’s this exclusive haul you’ve brought me here to see, Summerhawk?” Bor crossed his heavy arms.</span><br />
<span style="color: #4c1130;">Tai leaned against a crate, which towered several handspans above his head. His pose was casual and carefree, but only to those who didn’t know him. Ani could see that beneath his cool exterior he was on alert. Bor’s reputation as a hard bargainer had been well-earned. The presence of the three large men behind him hinted at exactly how he liked to negotiate. If they were going to make any money on this deal, and leave with their lives and limbs intact, they had to be vigilant.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;">L. Penelope has been writing since she could hold a pen and loves getting lost in the worlds in her head. She is an award-winning author of fantasy and paranormal romance. Equally left and right-brained, she studied filmmaking and computer science in college and sometimes dreams in HTML. After living on both coasts, she settled in Maryland with her husband and their furry dependents. Sign up for new release information and giveaways on her website: http://www.lpenelope.com</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b>Publication Date: 2018 by Scholastic </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b>Bestselling author Ally Carter returns with an exciting stand-alone novel, about a girl stranded in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness with the boy who wronged her . . . as an assassin moves in. Maddie and Logan were torn apart by a kidnapping attempt when they were young. They were only kids -- Logan's dad was POTUS and Maddie's father was the Secret Service agent meant to guard him. The kidnappers were stopped -- but Maddie was whisked off to Alaska with her father, for safety. Maddie and Logan had been inseparable . . . but then she never heard from him again. Now it's a few years later. Maggie's a teenager, used to living a solitary life with her father. It's quiet -- until Logan is sent to join them. After all this time without word, Maddie has nothing to say to him -- until their outpost is attacked, and Logan is taken. They won't be out of the woods until they're . . . out of the woods, and Maddie's managed to thwart the foes and reconcile with Logan. </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b>I've been having this book on my radar ever since I first heard about it when it came out back in 2018. I thought I had other books by Ally Carter in my kindle tbr, but when I check on my Goodreads tbr list. I realize I don't have any of her previous books on any of my tbr shelves which surprise me because I could have sworn I had some of her previous books on my tbr list. So I decided to check out Not If I Save You First in audio on overdrive and I was not disappointed at all listening to this amazing book on audio. </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b><br />This is my first time listening to an Ally Carter book on audio and it will not be my last book that I will read by Ally Carter. Not If I Save You First grab my attention right at the very beginning that while I was excising listening to this audiobook that I sometimes forgot to stop excising on the treadmill or the elliptical machine at the gym because I just wanted to keep on listening to this book. I tell you, Mrs. Ally Carter, plotline and aspect in Not If I Save You First had my full attention throughout the whole audiobook that I loved and enjoyed listening to Not If I Save You First on audio. Some scenes had me on the edge of my seat, scenes that had my emotions everywhere and scenes that I felt just awful for the main female character Maddie for everything she was going through in Not If I Save You First. </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b><br />I felt a real connection to Maddie and I wanted to stand by her side and fight alongside with her for everything she was going through in this book you can just feel every heart-pounding and emotional feeling she was expressing in this book that I just wanted to give her a huge hug and shield her from all the hurt and freight she was going through. </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b><br />But Maddie has shown that she is way stronger and bravery than anybody would have thought she would have been and I so love her strength and bravery. Now the narrator Brittany Pressley is the first time I have heard her narrate a book and I thought she did a phenomenal job at narrating Not If I Save You First and it won't be my last audiobook that I will listen too narrated by Brittany Pressley. Each character's voice she did was utterly fantastic and I could tell which characters she was voicing I did not get confused at all. </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b>Series: The Witch Boy, #3</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b>Publication Date: November 5th, 2019 by Graphix</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b>I loved and enjoyed reading The Witch Boy graphic novel trilogy so much that I am really sad to read the last and final book The Midwinter Witch last January. This book is a great book to read during the holiday season because it is set during the holiday season. I couldn't wait to get my hands on this amazing graphic novel last year because I waited all year to finally read the last book of The Witch Boy trilogy. </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b><br />Which this series is one of my all-time top favorite graphic novel series on my favorite list. When I finally got the chance to read The Midwinter Witch and check it out the library I was not disappointed at all this graphic novel had everything I love and check ever mark that I love in graphic novels. I won't go into any details about The Midwinter Witch because this is the third volume of a book and I don't want to give any spoilers away. </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-size: large;"><i><b><br />But if you have read the first two volumes of The Witch Boy series than you know that at the beginning of this book is where The Hidden Witch left off at. The main reason I love The Witch Boy series is the whole unique plotline and aspect of this book and series, I especially love the whole diverse characters in this series as well. And I love that each volume continues with the whole diverse characters and the actions and decisions they make in each volume especially in The Midwinter Witch. All the characters have to make decisions and sacrifices for there actions on what to do in their lives or the lives of their family and friends. </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "Merriweather",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">I grew up in the forests of upstate New York, where I spent the first half of my childhood reading about fantastical adventures and the second half acting them out with foam swords at a live action roleplaying camp . I graduated in 2014 from the School of Visual Arts, where I studied cartooning and illustration, and I currently live in Los Angeles. My artistic interests include women in fiction, fantasy and sci fi, superheroes, and history.</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "Merriweather",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">I illustrate a twice weekly webcomic called Strong Female Protagonist with co-creator Brennan Lee Mulligan, which was listed as one of io9's Best New and Short Webcomics when it launched in 2012. I ran a successful Kickstarter in the summer of 2014 to print the first volume, which was distributed by Top Shelf comics and is now available in stores and online. </span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: "Merriweather",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">I'm currently working on a graphic novel with First Second named Shattered Warrior, coming out in Spring 2017.</span></span></b></i></span><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike></div>
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