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Soooo, the last time I wrote a review was last November! Wowzers. I'm graduating high school in about 2 weeks, and I'm extremely excited about that!</div>
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School sort of consumed all of my time, and I wasn't really feeling the whole reviewing and blogging faze anymore, so I quit. I'm deeply sorry if any of you are disheartened by this, but if you're not, then great! </div>
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Bye! :)</div>
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♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-62032704747450246162013-11-22T20:05:00.002-08:002013-11-22T20:05:26.223-08:00Better<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9nCymVPLy65KjwNYAhTKMmfXR7iB53Fb2BKhxNqnH98AsQGD7AaQfz7U_axeb7ZivO6mowv8925LJU9F3OqIaWTTaV8BtYVPAefdZPCRtmCsxe_LflVkYCOkseVpvC1igK-9VvzSMuQV/s1600/Better-cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9nCymVPLy65KjwNYAhTKMmfXR7iB53Fb2BKhxNqnH98AsQGD7AaQfz7U_axeb7ZivO6mowv8925LJU9F3OqIaWTTaV8BtYVPAefdZPCRtmCsxe_LflVkYCOkseVpvC1igK-9VvzSMuQV/s400/Better-cover.jpg" width="266" /></a><b>Title: </b>Better (Too Good #2)<br />
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<b> Mark Connelly will do anything to provide Cadence a stable, loving home—to be her protector. But he’s just as broken and lost, and his heart won’t let go of his past so easily. He knows he should share his secret with Cadence. He should trust that she’ll understand. But what if she doesn’t? What if their love doesn’t grow stronger? What if it doesn’t get better? </b><br />
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Noooo! Now that I've finished Better, I've finished the series *sniff sniff* I was hoping for at least one more book in the Too Good series, but I'm just glad that Better ended on a wonderful note.<br />
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Cadence Miller and Mark Connelly are forbidden lovers. The world wanted to separate them, but they overcame the odds and pushed through only to end up in a personal struggle. Mark's been keeping major secrets about his past from Cadence, and she doesn't take it well. Cadence completely spirals out of control, and it's up to Mark to put the fragmented pieces of their relationship back together. Will he be able to do it before Cadence loses all of her faith in their relationship?<br />
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So, I love, love, love Good passionately. It's one of those books that ends with you tucked in a ball and bawling your eyes out (or at least I was...). But Better didn't do that to me. I mean, sure there were a lot of sweet and monumentally swoonful scenes, but Cadence was just..... ugh.... truthfully, she acted like a little bitch. You'd think that since she's totally and completely in love with Mark that she'd forgive him for not being ready to tell her an <i>enormous</i> revelation about his past, but no. The exact opposite. Cadence goes berserk, and that's where my problem comes in. Mark cannot undo his past, and besides, she wasn't even a part of his life at that point, but she gets pissed off anyway! Cadence was the one acting like a child and being completely immature. Those scenes drove me insane because I just wanted to reach through the screen of my Kindle and shake some sense into her. Conclusively, the only problem I had with Better was Cadence's selfish behavior in the middle of the book.<br />
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I seriously want my own Mark after reading the epilogue. Oh my gosh, the flawless epilogue completely unwound my emotions, and I was crying tears of joy and happiness and sadness because Better is the last book in the series. But, anyways, Walden must have put a lot of heart into that scene because it was so <i>perfect </i>and <i>lovely</i>.<br />
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The romance was as sweet as ever, showing just how much Mark and Cadence love each other through their many tender moments. Better is explicit, so I would only recommend it to anyone 16+! But other than that, it was wonderfully romantic and Mark had me swooning in my shoes. Gosh, why can't I have my own Mark?! Because I would really like one....<br />
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The dialogue <i>did </i>drive me crazy, what with its incessant usage of "wanna" and "gotta." Okay, one, that's not proper grammar (correct grammar, please!), and two, those words made the characters sound younger than they actually were. I mean, Mark's an English major, right? He should know better! "Wanna" coming out of his mouth sounds just plain wrong.<br />
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Overall, I'm giving Better a 4.5/5 because it's a sweet and pleasant ending to the series, but Cadence drove me a little crazy.♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-12600849703045766022013-11-19T12:56:00.002-08:002013-11-19T12:56:29.631-08:00The Coldest Girl In Coldtown Mini-Review<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48z_zATQHmBmYtRdpVM56r6Q_ZpmNwPBMF2-1KmSdY8j8NKA7P_W2roLpjJNmhE8SUpCIwvifLe6GUkzv7LgrB_2JGbMvQOET_9Ty5O_GQd0Li8bKYJ7_oQfM4V5Wb3qk-oibkpeeomlY/s1600/12813630.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48z_zATQHmBmYtRdpVM56r6Q_ZpmNwPBMF2-1KmSdY8j8NKA7P_W2roLpjJNmhE8SUpCIwvifLe6GUkzv7LgrB_2JGbMvQOET_9Ty5O_GQd0Li8bKYJ7_oQfM4V5Wb3qk-oibkpeeomlY/s400/12813630.jpg" width="257" /></a><b>Title: </b>The Coldest Girl In Coldtown<br />
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<b>Genre: </b>YA/Paranormal<br />
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<b>Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. The only problem is, once you pass through Coldtown’s gates, you can never leave. </b><br />
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<b> One morning, after a perfectly ordinary party, Tana wakes up surrounded by corpses. The only other survivors of this massacre are her exasperatingly endearing ex-boyfriend, infected and on the edge, and a mysterious boy burdened with a terrible secret. Shaken and determined, Tana enters a race against the clock to save the three of them the only way she knows how: by going straight to the wicked, opulent heart of Coldtown itself. </b><br />
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<b> <i>The Coldest Girl in Coldtown</i> is a wholly original story of rage and revenge, of guilt and horror, and of love and loathing from bestselling and acclaimed author Holly Black. </b><br />
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Oh goodness... I though Better by S. Walden was going to be released on Tuesday (19th), but apparently it's been out since Sunday (17th), so I'm going to make this a quickie so that I can start Better!<br />
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The Coldest Girl In Coldtown is just....<i> wow</i>. I definitely was not expecting such a punch from a book about vampires! Although, the vampires in TCGIT are much edgier and fiercer than the vampires in Twilight. Oh, and more blood-thirsty.<br />
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Tana lives in a world where becoming a vampire is the norm. A horrible and painful norm, but a norm nonetheless. Enormous towns are dedicated to vampires and are sealed off, keeping the vampires from spreading the infection any further. But some vampires have escaped the Coldtowns and are prowling the streets when they come across a high school party, putting Tana and her friends in the vicious vamps' line if sight. It's a mix for catastrophe, love, and lots of bloodshed.<br />
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Edgy, dark, and carnivorous.<br />
Tana, the main character, is so fierce and bad-ass that you immediately love her. Her adventure in Coldtown in definitely a unique one! There was so much action that it became a bit difficult to keep up, what with all of the gore and knives and daggers. There was also a little bit of a romance thrown into the mix, which made me very happy. I was practically drooling when it came to Gavriel and all of his hotness. I mean, really, who wouldn't? Tana and Gavriel are a match made in Cold (if you haven't read the book, you're probably what the hell I'm blabbering about).<br />
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TCGIC is beautifully lyrical, enchanting readers with more than just mesmerizingly gorgeous vampires. I was sucked in from the beginning! Tana's narration is hypnotic with just a hint of a gothic tone. In other words, flawlessly perfect.<br />
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Overall, I'm giving TCGIC a 4.5/5 because I loved this refreshing take on vixen vampires!♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-43446076833291313002013-11-18T15:35:00.000-08:002013-11-18T15:35:05.149-08:00Reap Book Blitz!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt;">A dreamer, Christina Channelle holds two degrees in health
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♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-70700590343846553272013-11-16T12:27:00.000-08:002013-11-16T12:27:52.652-08:00Tattoo Thief<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_leFFF1vgLi2Ghhhufd1z9tv8zbKZ6V-d2NUEvMXpwNZh0za7UTPb-tBuzMKUTMIPZ4d7aIfjS3v4vpHDppPx74ASQXZQOrDRH6_3Yd1peEH-dQ3CLA7cX9MeMbEhtSsG8-UJZwZR7c1/s1600/18463818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_leFFF1vgLi2Ghhhufd1z9tv8zbKZ6V-d2NUEvMXpwNZh0za7UTPb-tBuzMKUTMIPZ4d7aIfjS3v4vpHDppPx74ASQXZQOrDRH6_3Yd1peEH-dQ3CLA7cX9MeMbEhtSsG8-UJZwZR7c1/s400/18463818.jpg" width="258" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Title: </b>Tattoo Thief (Tattoo Thief #1)</span><br />
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<b>Author: </b>Heidi Joy Tretheway</span><br />
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<b>Genre: </b>NA/Romance</span><br />
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<b>Release Date: </b>October 8, 2013</span><br />
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<b>22-year-old Beryl doesn't know why Gavin Slater trashed his penthouse, abandoned his dog and fled the country. But as his house sitter, she must pick up the pieces for the front man of the white-hot rock band Tattoo Thief. </b><br />
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<b> When ultra-responsible Beryl confronts the reckless rock star, she wants to know more than just what to do with his mess. Why is he running? What’s he searching for? And is he responsible for the death of his muse? </b><br />
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<b> New York newbie Beryl must find her footing in Gavin’s crazy world of the ultra-wealthy to discover her own direction and what can bring him back. </b><br />
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<b>Steamy, sassy and tender, Tattoo Thief is a story of breaking from a comfort zone to find a second chance. </b><br />
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<b style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 20px;">♥</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A special thank you to Heidi for allowing me to read and review Tattoo Thief!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was torn between 3.5 and 4 stars, so I settled at 3.75 stars. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tattoo Thief is gritty and refreshing, but slightly redundant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Beryl has been living in Eugene, Oregon for most of her life. Simple, routine, and mundane. Inside, she's craving for an adventure, anything to urge her onto the road of Wonderful Careers and Fast-Paced Wonders. That opportunity arises when a family friend offers Beryl a job she can't say no to. But there's a catch - she has to leave Eugene and move to large and bustling New York. Frantic and amazed, Beryl is just at the beginning of her story of mending broken hearts, seeing past false exteriors, and finding a love that was made for her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tattoo Thief is a sweet love story with a twist! I loved the way Beryl and Gavin's relationship unfurled through texts and online chatting. That's definitely a first for me in the NA world! Most of the NA books I've read had the bad boy personally introduced into the story through some sort of physical interaction, so I loved that Tattoo Thief had sort of a pen-pal thing going on. Although, I didn't really feel their chemistry through the online chatting, which would have added <i>so much more </i>to the story. It just felt like Beryl was flirting with Gavin - sweet and innocent flirting. Not falling head over heels in love with him. That part came as a surprise because I thought there would be more development in their relationship. I wish there had been more <i>palpable chemistry </i>between Beryl and Gavin.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Beryl setting out in a new city was refreshing and enjoyable, but I wanted <i>more</i>. Her job as a house-sitter and all of the adventures that came along with it was fun to read about, but I wanted more.... more action, maybe? Okay, not necessarily <i>action</i>, but something along the lines of it. Like adventures? I mean, Beryl had some adventures that involved partying and walking dogs and some unsettling men, but I felt like there was something lacking in the story. There also could have been more of an <i>oomph </i>when it came to Gavin. He actually wasn't that much of a bad boy, but I wouldn't go so far as to say he was a sweetie pie. I thought he would be edgy and bad-ass, but he wasn't, unfortunately. Although, he was lovable!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Tattoo Thief definitely started out slower than I would have liked, but once I got past the first 40%, I was cruising through. I just wish that Gavin had come into the story earlier because to only have him in the last couple of chapters is plain torture! In the beginning of Tattoo Thief, I kept asking myself "WHEN IS GAVIN COMING BACK?" Seriously, I asked that over and over again, and when did I get him? In the last 20%. Such a downer.</span><br />
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Overall, I'm giving Tattoo Thief a 3.75/5 because it has great potential, but fell short in some areas.♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-33089967930776163522013-11-12T18:29:00.000-08:002013-11-12T18:30:23.583-08:00To Read Or Not To Read...Hello, wonderful people!<br />
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I need help. <br />
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Every reader has those books that have been patiently waiting in their TBR lists for a couple of months, or in my case, around a year. My problem is that I get so conflicted over the differing comments and reviews and I can't decide whether or not to read the book because I obviously don't want to waste money on a book I think I'll end up hating. <br />
So, this is where I need help! <br />
I'm going to list the books I'm not sure are worth reading below, and if you all can comment and tell me whether they're a go or a no-go, I would <i>really, really</i> appreciate it!!<br />
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<i>~ Thanks, everyone!</i></div>
<br />♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-22886381222695067322013-11-11T11:55:00.001-08:002013-11-11T11:55:17.930-08:00Should Teens Be Forced To Read "Classics" In School?<span style="font-family: Batang; font-size: 20px;">♥</span> I know this is a very controversial topic, so just know that these are my opinions!<br />
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As a senior in high school, I've read <i>Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Crime and Punishment</i>, and many more classics. I've listened to my classmates go on <i>so many</i> tangents whenever we're to read these old books for a paper or a project. I know that classics have set the base for so many of the modern stories we love today (YA!), but I feel like they're not relevant to modern society. I'm a huge fan of Pride and Prejudice and I adore the movie, but do most teenagers enjoy reading it? Truthfully, not many do. And while I think that's a crying shame, there's nothing we can do about it because most teenagers are so used to reading books with <i>Twilight</i> or <i>Hunger Games</i>-esque dialogue and narration. Many classics are told with narration that sometimes puts even me to sleep.<br />
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I know that teachers love to make their students read classics because it helps them to gain insight on all of the different writing styles throughout history. But is it really beneficial to the students if they don't give a crap about what they're reading? And what if they don't understand the contextual meanings, the symbolic meanings? Those are both integral parts of classics, and if they don't understand it, well, here comes a bad test grade.<br />
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I - as you all probably know - <i>love, love, love</i> modern YA, so much that I've sworn to always read the genre no matter how old I get. Dedication, right? I asked my friends if given the choice between a classic and a modern YA book, which they would pick. <br />
More than 75% picked modern YA.<br />
Now, what does that tell you? Students should be allowed to read books that have all of the literary double-meanings that classics have. I don't think classics should be completely taken off the grid, just the ones that are too complex and whose context include nothing more than incessant stream-of-consciousness (I'm talking to you, <i>As The Sun Also Rises</i>!) because, frankly, those types of books put me to sleep faster than a Pre-Cal lecture.<br />
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<i>~ What is your opinion on the topic?</i><br />
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<br />♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-81708934705538696792013-11-10T08:36:00.000-08:002013-11-10T08:36:11.423-08:00Save the Enemy ARC<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXFVaEcEQ9oKJ5dBvDcNFj-gfmSnq336eLW8N5Bqu_To3gH218AYkJnbDxJ9iO7aCiieP-OsA3_3tBut_lYB725iIUigVpvVHDxzXegBGT5mYjVIP3cVUkgvuYwwVcHAaK3YwGFuxaikJ/s1600/17345285.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFXFVaEcEQ9oKJ5dBvDcNFj-gfmSnq336eLW8N5Bqu_To3gH218AYkJnbDxJ9iO7aCiieP-OsA3_3tBut_lYB725iIUigVpvVHDxzXegBGT5mYjVIP3cVUkgvuYwwVcHAaK3YwGFuxaikJ/s400/17345285.jpg" width="266" /></a><b>Title: </b>Save the Enemy<br />
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<b>Genre: </b>YA/Mystery<br />
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<b>Release Date: </b>November 12, 2013<br />
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<b>Source: </b>I won Save the Enemy in a Goodreads First Reads contest<br />
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<b>My Rating:</b><br />
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<b>Everything has been downhill since Zoey Trask’s mother was murdered in a random mugging. Her younger brother, Ben, is on the autistic spectrum and needs constant supervision. I t’s senior year, and she’s the new girl at a weird private school in Old Town Alexandria, VA, full of kids who seem too nice to be true—including a very cute boy named Pete. Aside from half-forgotten martial arts and survivalist skills that her widowed father insisted on teaching her (because that is excellent for her social life), Zoey has nothing to offer Pete or anyone else. </b><br />
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<b> Then Dad is kidnapped. Zoey suddenly finds herself sole caretaker of a younger brother she barely understands. Worse, Ben seems to hold the key to their father’s disappearance in his Dream Diary, a bizarre journal of names and places Ben claims that their mother shares from beyond the grave. And as if Zoey doesn’t have enough on her plate, there’s Pete, who stubbornly refuses to leave her side. </b><br />
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<b> Relying on the skills she never wanted to learn—Dad might have had his reasons after all—Zoey is plunged into a lethal battle to rescue her father, protect her brother, and determine the identity of her family’s true enemy.</b><br />
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Oh goodness.... I have such mixed emotions towards this book.<br />
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Zoey Trask lived a seemingly unconventional life up until her mother was murdered in a random mugging in Washington. Since that night, her father has been pulling farther and farther away from Zoey and her autistic brother Ben. When her father is kidnapped without a warning, Zoey's life is turned upside down. Her family is not who she thought they were. She's no longer living a normal life as she attempts to hunt down her father's kidnapper and discovers her family's secrets, coloring them in a different and strange light.<br />
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<i>What I Liked:</i><br />
Save the Enemy had some very humorous parts! It's more like the 'weirdo humor' than actual joke humor. But, nonetheless, I was laughing pretty hard when it came to Zoey's witty and awkward narration.<br />
The narration was actually - despite its flaws - entertaining. I feel like Zoey was a good protagonist who held her ground throughout the story.<br />
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<i>What I Didn't Like:</i><br />
When you read a YA book, you expect to not have any overtly political and/or religious themes running through it, right? Wrong. Totally wrong. Zoey went on a couple political tirades, making it crystal clear which political party the author belongs to. It made me very uncomfortable because, frankly, I don't care what political party you belong to because it's none of my business! I just want to read! Oh, and don't even get me started on the religious bashing! Really, I don't care if you believe in God or not, and I don't want to hear your completely secular rant on why there is no God. Just...<i>ugh.</i><br />
The plot had a lot of potential, but the story didn't live up to it. I felt like Save the Enemy lacked in some crucial points, like explaining <i>what the hell was going on</i>. Seriously, when I finished the book I was still so confused because there were so many holes that were not patched up throughout the story, like why Zoey's mother had the secret occupation that she had had, and what exactly Pete was doing for his mother. If the author had just explained these points, I would have enjoyed Save the Enemy much, much more.<br />
There was absolutely no chemistry between Zoey and Pete. It was just "I want to have babies with him." Ummm, sweetie, you just met him. Yeah, awkward is an understatement. There was hand holding and hand rubbing, but sparks were essentially nonexistant.<br />
Zoey was a bit of an idiot in some parts of the book. If your dad was kidnapped, would you go to a party because it's your senior year and you want to potentially get wasted? I'd hope the answer is no, but in Zoey's super special case, the answer is "Sure! Why not?" What the hell....<br />
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Overall, I'm giving Save the Enemy a 3/5 because the plot was interesting, but the story did not cut it, and the author left some integral parts of the story unexplained.♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-20326920866605380572013-11-09T10:53:00.002-08:002013-11-09T10:55:17.608-08:00Fave Covers of November!Hey, guys!<br />
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There are so many wonderful books coming out in November with equally gorgeous covers, so I thought "Why not do a blog post on my fave covers?" And here I am. Blogging and gushing about covers I wish I could design. Wouldn't it be so much fun to design book covers for a living? Oh my gosh, that would be such an amazing job.<br />
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Another Michelle Zink book? Yes, please! It's been way too long!</div>
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<i>~ What November books are you all eagerly awaiting?</i></div>
<br />♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-35331215398650835362013-11-08T21:14:00.000-08:002013-11-08T21:14:08.171-08:00The Darkest Minds<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrWyS2oUDhbOg1SKteKpRJ0ZMpLULfgaUFi4YuPUqWhT8jRgerr0wkiHt6EonGnOmsVYODTVRtN4LGzjzb9lbf6C73KfjSibcBBkTHPDFYrGmDtBKPPpt7wA8MDoeDOaCBKURbyIwlyrH/s1600/10576365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimrWyS2oUDhbOg1SKteKpRJ0ZMpLULfgaUFi4YuPUqWhT8jRgerr0wkiHt6EonGnOmsVYODTVRtN4LGzjzb9lbf6C73KfjSibcBBkTHPDFYrGmDtBKPPpt7wA8MDoeDOaCBKURbyIwlyrH/s400/10576365.jpg" width="262" /></a><b>Title: </b>The Darkest Minds (The Darkest Minds #1)<br />
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<b>When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp.” She might have survived the mysterious disease that’s killed most of America’s children, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse: frightening abilities they cannot control. </b><br />
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<b> Now sixteen, Ruby is one of the dangerous ones. </b><br />
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<b>When the truth comes out, Ruby barely escapes Thurmond with her life. Now she’s on the run, desperate to find the one safe haven left for kids like her—East River. She joins a group of kids who escaped their own camp. Liam, their brave leader, is falling hard for Ruby. But no matter how much she aches for him, Ruby can’t risk getting close. Not after what happened to her parents. </b><br />
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<b> When they arrive at East River, nothing is as it seems, least of all its mysterious leader. But there are other forces at work, people who will stop at nothing to use Ruby in their fight against the government. Ruby will be faced with a terrible choice, one that may mean giving up her only chance at a life worth living. </b><br />
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If you plan on reading The Darkest Minds, it'd be a good idea to read it during the weekend because you'll most likely be so glued to the romance, action, and pure awesomeness that you'll completely forget about getting your healthy 8 hours. Of course, getting an adequate amount of sleep always seems to be a reoccurring problem with bookworms.<br />
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Ruby is trapped in a world filled with monsters. Monsters that can manipulate with a brush of their hand, move entire cars with the sweep of a fingertip, and wash a person's mind completely blank with a sharp glance. Ruby is one of these monsters. <br />
The "Psi" - dangerous kids - are kept in facilities run by the government, used to contain them for fear of their powers. But when Ruby escapes one of these camps and meets up with three runaways, her luck changes. She's thrust into a world filled with adrenaline and fear - fear of being captured and thrown to the wolves. Ruby discovers a love she never thought she could have for someone else. Will she be captured along with her friends, or will they escape the grip of "the darkest mind?"<br />
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I really, really enjoyed this book! I had uber high expectations for The Darkest Minds because of all the praise it's received from other bloggers, and I am now proud to say I'm an official Darkest Minds fan! <br />
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I'm a <i>huge</i> fans of dystopia novels, like Shatter Me and Through the Ever Night, which TDM felt like a combination of the two. This is a dark dsytopia; there's a lot, lot, lot of violence and smashing bones and pouring blood, and....well, you get my drift. Remember, <i>violence.</i> Although, the violence was a major factor in keeping the book interesting, what with the Ruby and the gang getting ambushed around 3 or 4 times.<br />
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I am Team Liam! Oh my gosh, I <i>loved</i> Liam and all of his sweet Southern glory. In my mind, his character actually had Liam Hemsworth's face. I mean, their descriptions matched up; light blue eyes and blond hair. It's a perfect match! Now, I had the exact opposite feelings when it came to Clancy, and I don't want to be all spoilery, so I'll just leave it at this: DOUCHE.<br />
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The ending. *Sniff sniff* The ending made me bawl like a two-year old toddler having an explosive tantrum. Just, <i>why</i>? It's pretty darn heart breaking, if you ask me. It's also sort of a cliff hanger... I mean, it's a perfect ending to pick back up on in the sequel, but it was too sad and complicated and ugh.<br />
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The second book in the trilogy, Never Fade, is out now, so I'm jumping in my seat and very eager to get my hands on it as soon as possible!<br />
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Overall, I'm giving The Darkest Minds a 5/5 because it's served with a plate of happiness and a side of <i>wow</i>.♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-37630944573263643682013-11-07T18:36:00.001-08:002013-11-07T18:36:27.644-08:00October DNFHi, guys!<br />
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So, I know that it's now wonderful November, but I thought I'd do a list of my October did-not-finish books. There aren't very many on the list, so this should be a quickie!<br />
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Wicked Fate was intriguing and addictive.... in the beginning. I just slowly started to lose interest the farther I got into it. Mage was an odd - but sweet - girl, and I genuinely liked her! But when she gained a friend (I seriously forgot the girl's name already....) and a boyfriend, it just became <i>way</i> too cheesy and unoriginal for me to handle. I also have this weird pet peeve where I won't read a book unless the main character is 16 years of age or older, and Mage is 15, so I didn't really like that aspect of it. I'm not sure what it is, maybe it's just the fact that most YA novels have a main character that's at least 16, and I've just gotten used to it.</div>
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<i>What the hell is it with everyone loving A Different Blue on Goodreads? </i>Really, the only reason I got this book was because it was praised by so many people on Goodreads, and I figured that I would love it as much - if not more - than them. Goodness, I was so wrong. It's awesome how Blue is Native American and strongly connected to her roots, but the flashbacks were too much. I mean, really, one in between every chapter? I think that's overkill. Harmon just had to give Blue the most boring hobby (in my opinion) - carving. Seriously, you couldn't have made her a photographer or a painter? You had to go with carver? Ugh...</div>
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<br />♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-52731969796831002852013-11-05T17:04:00.002-08:002013-11-05T17:04:28.031-08:00Goddess<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4vlwfGLngyDbFjkTcgAjq5IOMGXBYYJ4E872bquepodwXCbnNbAZYl9UnAZpcgO0excXlvbzBOKYnfQXe6DBf8KAIarqhkvycWqKiK7lL7hleEVDUw_UoDQJwQH1M3GxDHx-rNLV6fwS/s1600/7849034.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc4vlwfGLngyDbFjkTcgAjq5IOMGXBYYJ4E872bquepodwXCbnNbAZYl9UnAZpcgO0excXlvbzBOKYnfQXe6DBf8KAIarqhkvycWqKiK7lL7hleEVDUw_UoDQJwQH1M3GxDHx-rNLV6fwS/s400/7849034.jpg" width="273" /></a><b>Title: </b>Goddess (Starcrossed #3)<br />
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<b>After accidentally unleashing the gods from their captivity on Olympus, Helen must find a way to re-imprison them without starting a devastating war. But the gods are angry, and their thirst for blood already has a body count. To make matters worse, the Oracle reveals that a diabolical Tyrant is lurking among them, which drives a wedge between the once-solid group of friends. </b><br />
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<b> In Josephine Angelini’s compelling conclusion to the masterfully woven Starcrossed trilogy, a goddess must rise above it all to change a destiny that’s been written in the stars. With worlds built just as fast as they crumble, love and war collide in an all-out battle that will leave no question unanswered and no heart untouched. </b><br />
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I'm so disappointed in Goddess! I was expecting a humongous blast of awesomeness, and what did I get? Just a wimpy splash. This is definitely one of those books that you might want to freshen up on the characters before taking a stab at. Oh my gosh, I had completely forgotten who was who, so I had to make a list of all the characters so that I could keep up and not be completely lost (I was pretty darn lost). Leaving a series on your book shelf for more than a year will do that to you.<br />
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Super short summary of Goddess because I've completely forgotten what happened in the two preceding books: War is approaching. Helen's powers are gaining in strength every day and are planting doubt in the hearts of those closest to her. The gods are outnumbered by the scions, but not by their intelligence. The sneaky, dopple-ganger gods are planning to take Helen's new world from her, no mater what the cost. With Lucas and Helen's family by her side, she will take on the very beings that created her.<br />
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<b>1. </b>I hate love triangles. I hate them with a fiery ball of burning passion, and do you know what's in Goddess? A love triangle. Lucky me. Personally, I'm on team Lucas, mostly because Helen was with him first, and also because I imagine him being eons more attractive than Orion. Helen's wavering attraction between the two drove me <i>crazy</i>. Completely ballistic, actually. I get how Helen would be freaked out by Lucas because they're supposedly cousins, but to try to have sex with Orion to get Lucas out of your mind? Nuh-uh, honey. You know it's not going to work because sex only lasts for a little bit and when it's over you'll just start bawling because you'll feel like you betrayed Lucas. Common sense, right? <br />
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<b>2.</b> The beginning of Goddess was <i>so slow!</i> The one thing I don't like about books is when it starts out weak; books should start off strong and then gradually become weaker so that you don't notice it as much. But when it's right off the bat, you - unfortunately - notice it. I felt like I was just drifting through the first couple of chapters, aimlessly drifting in and out while nothing significant happens.<br />
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<b>3.</b> Goddess was dramatically weaker than Starcrossed and Dreamless. I loved, loved, loved the first two books in the series, but I didn't even come close to loving Goddess, although I do love the cover.... The preceding books in the trilogy were memorable and quote-worthy, while Goddess is just like "Yeah, it was okay. I'll probably forget about it in a week." Or at least that's what I would say. I think Goddess was weaker partially because it lacked romance. There was barely any romance, and when there was, it was very sparingly described. I love Helen and Lucas together and would've liked more romance scenes between the two, mostly because I didn't sense their connection.<br />
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Overall, I'm giving Goddess a 3.5/5 because I was expecting <i>so much more</i>.♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-8859281695234671152013-11-03T17:57:00.000-08:002013-11-03T17:58:46.072-08:00Stacking the Shelves #4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #777777; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">So, I've had one heck of a week, mostly involving school stuff (doesn't it <i>always</i> involve school in some form?) and not a lot of reading. Okay, that's a lie. I've been reading Goddess, but it's been a slow process. It's so weird. It's like I've been so focused on <i>finishing </i>the book that I'm not actually <i>enjoying</i> it. </span><br />
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~ The Darkest Minds♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-86761166879936778122013-10-29T15:59:00.001-07:002013-11-09T10:20:15.988-08:00A Passionate Selection Series RantSo, let me just say that I absolutely <i>cannot stand</i> The Bachelor, so it could be implied that I would absolutely <i>hate</i> The Selection since it has a Bachelor theme running through it. Surprisingly, I didn't hate The Selection. Heck, I liked it enough that I picked up the second book, The Elite. Now <i>that's</i> where my passion-fueled rant is coming from. <br />
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AMERICA, YOU CANNOT SUCK FACE WITH ONE GUY AND THEN SUCK FACE WITH ANOTHER GUY THAT YOU'RE "TOTALLY OVER." IT JUST DOESN'T - AND WON'T - WORK. Seriously! America's like the guy on Sister Wives when he can't decide which of his wives he wants to have a child with! <i>Messed up. </i>It was all good with Maxon and then BAM. Here comes Mr. Past Lover.<br />
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America: Oh, Maxon! I can't decide between you and Aspen because I'm horribly indecisive, and therefore am incapable of making a decision because I CAN'T STOP WALLOWING IN MY SELF-PITY. I'm seriously so full of myself that it's really THE ONLY THING I can think about!</div>
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Oh, and when America <i>finally</i> makes a decision on who she wants to be with and something tragic happens BECAUSE OF HER to that person, she doesn't get him. Serves you right, bitch! Goodness, I have to calm down and remind myself that this is a fictional story. But then the ending had to come along and make everything happy and jovial. NO. OH MY GOSH, NO. America <i>needs</i> to become a hermit cat lady because that would make me very, very happy.</div>
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♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-13001963002843755992013-10-27T13:31:00.001-07:002013-10-27T13:41:30.489-07:00Breathing Ghosts<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ygxy5n3QOIGIiiZgEN0jrhGQy-QC1z6gzdTUYpg6LceQaFNmyTVrRGErE4GZ1BXYZUU4Fp33KK7H9Q1x6I3S9Adjmt-PZfqwJqXKihcm05EVEJ3z2dXBREBbKqhS_O0Og6MTTB3UtCXA/s1600/bg-cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ygxy5n3QOIGIiiZgEN0jrhGQy-QC1z6gzdTUYpg6LceQaFNmyTVrRGErE4GZ1BXYZUU4Fp33KK7H9Q1x6I3S9Adjmt-PZfqwJqXKihcm05EVEJ3z2dXBREBbKqhS_O0Og6MTTB3UtCXA/s400/bg-cover.jpg" width="250" /></a><b>Title: </b>Breathing Ghosts<br />
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River has just lost the one thing that matters most to him—Nia—and all she's left behind is a pile of scribbled love notes detailing their past and a pin-holed map planning out their future. Hopes and dreams confined to one dimension now that she's gone and River’s too afraid to leave his hometown, crippled by the same anxiety that’s plagued his mother for as long as he can remember. </b><br />
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<b>But after a strange encounter with the only girl he ever loved a week after laying her to rest, River, armed with nothing but her map and his memories, decides to finally leave and never look back. And with the help of a pair of eccentrically named siblings as well as a mutt with three legs, he sets out to do the very thing Nia always knew how to do better than he ever could—live. </b><br />
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<i>Holy guacamole!!</i> I think I've just found my newest favorite author! Breathing Ghosts is a whirlwind of emotions, incessantly sucking the reader into a vortex of absolute rawness. River's story is just so intense and alluring, and I loved every minute of it.<br />
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River is alone; his girlfriend - Nia - is gone, his mother barely speaks to him, let alone defends him when her "boyfriend" turns to River in a drunken rage. River is lost. He doesn't know who he is or what he wants, and his life starts to fall apart after the only person anchoring him to this life is taken away in a flurry. River wants to escape. He wants to escape his haunting town, his decrepit life as a loner, and the part of him clinging to fear. <br />
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The writing. It's so lyrical and beautiful and just <i>wow. </i> I'm not sure how Laekan did it, but she made every sentence sound gorgeous with surgery-like precision. Every sentence and thought wrapped around my mind like a symphony, creating a perfect cacophony of emotions.<br />
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Oh my gosh, the CAR CHASES. So, I'm a little obsessed with watching high-speed chases on TV, so when I read the first car-chase scene in B.G., I was so happy out of my mind that I was practically delirious - in a good way. Terror, anxiety, and a wild instinct to escape flooded my mind as I attempted to flee the bad guys with River in a hulking monstrosity of a truck. It was seriously perfection in a chapter.<br />
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Only one itsy-bitsy downside: So. Much. Sadness. I adored River and Nia, but it felt like there was this bubble of sadness surrounding both of them. Especially the brief flashbacks, goodness, some of those scenes tore at my heart. <br />
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Well, here's a photo of Pushing The Limits (A.K.A. THE BEST BOOK EVER) in my bathroom. As you can see, Bath & Body Works is an integral part of every 17 year-old's bathroom. Oh, and nail polish. <i>Red</i> nail polish, just because it's (<i>*insert breathy voice*) </i>smexy. And a bit Halloween-ish.</div>
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♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-48530544552780100192013-10-20T16:47:00.000-07:002013-10-20T16:47:57.701-07:00The Program<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyRiY28IYDBoqsBIFzVy8XTAbjrEx0x4dIgR859svOWawkklniddZcCItlf8bwxtErSPo5uMBRmu3HenD7C5cNPLadHmZ7MCWo_e7UPVS1mx9kg7YvgfWmMBpnwqifz1GAsEuwc-_fEnL/s1600/the-program.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyRiY28IYDBoqsBIFzVy8XTAbjrEx0x4dIgR859svOWawkklniddZcCItlf8bwxtErSPo5uMBRmu3HenD7C5cNPLadHmZ7MCWo_e7UPVS1mx9kg7YvgfWmMBpnwqifz1GAsEuwc-_fEnL/s400/the-program.jpg" width="262" /></a><b>Title: </b>The Program (The Program #1)<br />
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<b>Genre: </b>YA/Romance/Dystopia<br />
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<b>Release Date: </b>April 30, 2013<br />
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<b>In Sloane’s world, true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide is an epidemic, and the only solution is The Program.</b><br />
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Sloane knows better than to cry in front of anyone. With suicide now an international epidemic, one outburst could land her in The Program, the only proven course of treatment. Sloane’s parents have already lost one child; Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. She also knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate. Because their depression is gone—but so are their memories.<br />
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Under constant surveillance at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. The only person Sloane can be herself with is James. He’s promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand anything. But despite the promises they made to each other, it’s getting harder to hide the truth. They are both growing weaker. Depression is setting in. And The Program is coming for them. <br />
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<i>Holy cow! </i>The Program completely blew my socks off into another galaxy! I had very high expectations for The Program partly because I loved Young's first book, A Need So Beautiful. Oh my gosh, guys, The Program is <i>eons</i> ahead of A Need So Beautiful. So. Much. Better. If that's even possible...<br />
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Sloane lives in a controlled world, a world where The Program monitors all teenagers from 14 to 17 to check for any signs of them having caught the worldwide epidemic - suicide. The only person she can confide in without worrying about being turned in is her boyfriend, James. Death seems to surround James and Sloane, slowly unraveling their grips until they can't take it anymore. Turmoil and dread become stronger and stronger in their mind's. And The Program knows.<br />
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The Program is emotionally riveting, while also keeping up a steady love story of two teenagers battling the world to keep their lives intact. I definitely fell <i>hard</i> for James; he's smooth, sweet, gentle, and gorgeous. Blue eyes are all it takes to turn him into a total hottie. Oh, and a nice body ;)<br />
Sloane was a fascinating - and slightly aggravating - main character. At times, I liked her, and other times, I couldn't stand her (SPOILER?) *cough Realm cough* I sort of wanted to slap him... like, not really hard, but enough to knock some sense into his impossibly stubborn brain.<br />
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The Program. Oh my gosh, I felt a compelling need to knock over glasses every time I read a scene with it involved. It's so incredibly controlling and I totally felt for Sloane and James when they were forced to go through The Program. The pills. The therapy. The Wellness Center. It was all so convoluted and wrong and <i>sick</i>. I understand that they were trying to help teenagers thinking about committing suicide, but that is <i>not how you deal with it.</i> Haha, I love how I'm getting so worked up over a fictional program. But the fact that The Program elicited all of these intense emotions from me just shows how good of a book it is! Seriously, throughout the entire book I was alternating between maddeningly incensed and blissfulness. <br />
So this basically sums up the unstable emotions I experienced while reading The Program...<br />
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The romance in The Program is so sweet! I've noticed that Young has written all of her books so that they start out with an already established relationship. Personally, I'm not a fan of it and I prefer for the romance to develop as I get farther into the book. Although, the established relationship worked in The Program, whereas it was <i>bland</i> in A Need So Beautiful. James and Sloane are the perfect couple, and when The Program threatened their relationship, they did everything in their to keep seeing each other, which was admirable! I loved the fact that they were so incredibly devoted to each other that they wouldn't let anyone - or anything - keep them apart.</div>
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<i>Just a Blathering Note</i>: I feel like the whole 'suicide epidemic' is pretty relevant to society today, so I think it's important for teenagers to read this book. I mean, really, our government is already very far gone over the edge, and it wouldn't surprise me if they thought up something similar to the Program.</div>
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<i>Teenagers: Read The Program! It's accurate to society today, plus it's a wonderfully awesome book!</i><br />
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Overall, I'm giving The Program a 5/5 because it was one intense ride!</div>
♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-49893225687971152632013-10-14T16:03:00.001-07:002013-10-14T16:05:44.367-07:00Rules of Attraction<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUI7elTDgbLQeY6CK9hDULhNLmfr3puS6pI4fEtctWbbf-SwN5H_bPP9dzaTjzRfG3hcwII8nJjs90732WP_5cfoNQfD6tXUYB29qjTSa4J5L6ecOZF_8rR1F9BW8333g_-K9i_0WbBsXT/s1600/Rules+of+Attraction.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUI7elTDgbLQeY6CK9hDULhNLmfr3puS6pI4fEtctWbbf-SwN5H_bPP9dzaTjzRfG3hcwII8nJjs90732WP_5cfoNQfD6tXUYB29qjTSa4J5L6ecOZF_8rR1F9BW8333g_-K9i_0WbBsXT/s400/Rules+of+Attraction.jpg" width="260" /></a><b>Title: </b>Rules of Attraction (Perfect Chemistry #2)<br />
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<b>When Carlos Fuentes returns to America after living in Mexico for a year, he doesn’t want any part of the life his older brother, Alex, has laid out for him at a high school in Colorado. Carlos likes living his life on the edge and wants to carve his own path—just like Alex did. Then he meets Kiara Westford. She doesn’t talk much and is completely intimidated by Carlos’ wild ways. As they get to know one another, Carlos assumes Kiara thinks she’s too good for him, and refuses to admit that she might be getting to him. But he soon realizes that being himself is exactly what Kiara needs right now. </b><br />
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Oh my <i>gosh</i>! I love Rules of Attraction! Carlos is now my favorite Fuentes brother (but I still love you, Alex!). Ahhh, me and my fictional boyfriends... I have 22, to be precise ;)<br />
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Carlos Fuentes - a bad-ass who's not afraid to stand up to a challenge - has just left Mexico, his mother, and his younger brother only to move in with his older brother, Alex, in Colorado. It seems like everything he loves has been forced away from him. Until he meets his host family and their daughter, Kiara.<br />
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Kiara isn't the bubblegum cheerleader who flaunts her body in excessively tight clothes. In fact, she's quite the opposite. With clunky hiking boots, a baggy t-shirt, and hair pulled up in a conservative ponytail, Kiara is the last girl Carlos expects to fall for. But he does, and it's a fall down the Grand Canyon. It's that deep. But when nefarious drug lords pop into the picture, Carlos knows that he will do whatever it takes to keep his family - related and unrelated - out of harm's way.<br />
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Every book that I have read by Elkeles has given me goosebumps! Let me tell you guys, the Fuentes brothers go on some very wild rides, and not all of them are pleasant. Some of them are downright bloody.<br />
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C a r l o s. Who doesn't? In the beginning of Rules of Attraction, I wanted to throw an egg at his thick head, but he matures so much in such a short span of time. It's amazing, really, how much my love for Carlos grew throughout the book, compared to how much I hated him in the beginning. He goes from a cocky, arrogant, gang-banger to a sweet, protective, young man who cares too much for others.<br />
K i a r a. Kiara was a great switch from Brittany. Don't get me wrong, Brittany was cool, but I just find Kiara easier to relate to. She's cute, adorable like a puppy, and strong. What else could you ask for in a heroine?<br />
The whole damn story! I love the theme of a family related story; all three of the Fuentes brothers get to tell their own unique story in their own perspectives. And now I'm itching to start Chain Reaction because I just <i>know</i> it will live up to - and hopefully surpass -P.C. and R.O.A.'s expectations!<br />
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<i>What I Didn't Like:</i><br />
This is a really minute factor I recognized while reading Rules of Attraction, but I feel like Carlos didn't have his own voice. Throughout the entire book, I could have easily misidentified Carlos as Alex because their narrative voices are so darn similar! It would have raised my rating of Rules of Attraction to 5 hearts if Elkeles had just given Carlos more of an edge in his narration.<br />
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Overall, I'm giving Rules of Attraction a 4.5/5 because I absolutely love this book and I'm now salivating for Chain Reaction!♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-67516477765004726422013-10-12T14:52:00.001-07:002013-10-12T14:52:44.961-07:00Point of Retreat Mini-Review<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOh6YtQMsGR9WRf42MQArZtPYP2YL_E4TpTZL9MY2fgEGtrwu146aMlKzW3jksK-_Fz6WOuTqUz_qtmzxxiqYH-sg5aYNzd_T4xEWAZJE1taHBI0xcupUM4BPl4H9hegjwl8kYf6aTfjF5/s1600/13496084.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOh6YtQMsGR9WRf42MQArZtPYP2YL_E4TpTZL9MY2fgEGtrwu146aMlKzW3jksK-_Fz6WOuTqUz_qtmzxxiqYH-sg5aYNzd_T4xEWAZJE1taHBI0xcupUM4BPl4H9hegjwl8kYf6aTfjF5/s400/13496084.jpg" width="257" /></a><b>Title: </b>Point of Retreat (Slammed #2)<br />
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<b>Hardships and heartache brought them together…now it will tear them apart. </b><br />
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<b> Layken and Will have proved their love can get them through anything; until someone from Will’s past re-emerges, leaving Layken questioning the very foundation on which their relationship was built. Will is forced to face the ultimate challenge…how to prove his love for a girl who refuses to stop ‘carving pumpkins.’ </b><br />
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I absolutely <i>adored</i> Slammed; it was intense, emotional, and addictive. It was pure and raw poetry that I had stuck in my head for days. Compared to Slammed, Point of Retreat was just <i>meh</i>.<br />
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Lake and Will have gone through many hardships in the past year, but there's one more obstacle coming their way that will test the strength of their relationship. Will's past comes back with a thunderous force, catching him completely off guard... and not in a good way. Lake starts to question if she and Will are together for the right reasons and what is really tying them together. Can Will make her see how much he loves her, or will they dip into the point of retreat?<br />
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Honestly, I liked this book. I like Will, I like Layken, I like Kel and Caulder. Their story is very heartbreaking and the fact that they find comfort and a family in each other is as humbling as it is heartwarming. But Point of Retreat wasn't as.... <i>exciting</i> as Slammed. In Slammed, there was action, the adventure of finding true love, and the destitution of Will and Lake's impossible relationship. <br />
Point of Retreat was a sweet ending to Will and Lake's story, but I wish it had more impact.<br />
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Overall, I'm giving Point of Retreat a 4/5 because it was a sweet book, but I wanted <i>more intensity.</i>♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-88603497972805682052013-10-10T13:11:00.001-07:002013-10-10T13:11:32.915-07:00Stacking the Shelves #3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, I think I have a problem. <i>Every </i>time I get a book haul, I tell myself 'I will not get anymore books until I have read every single book in this pile!' <br />
Yeah, right. That state of mind lasts for about a week.<br />
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Whenever I go to B&N or BAM, it's like all the new arrivals in the YA section are taunting me with their gorgeously appealing covers.... and my resolution quickly dissipates. <br />
Take, for example, the current state of disarray of my bookshelf.<br />
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Even though I have yet to read the books on my bookshelf, I just ordered 7 books on Amazon. I know, I'm so undisciplined! But I feel like so many other book bloggers also do this... so, I'm not alone.<br />
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<br />♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987933835470595262.post-33115339152752803352013-10-05T13:48:00.005-07:002013-10-05T18:08:43.791-07:00Endless Knight<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidInt-DKMPGM0MvOwO9_pvh6gYqoO5bNWbIYetgez8y_uhyFZId5I25aHAf6EprHW5RueS1mcjopW5rxysExyFdOzDc4MQWUp7zm_DAvm3I65UitfsP1tMWsDoF2LAqIgc1ZvXhmurpnCX/s1600/16175040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidInt-DKMPGM0MvOwO9_pvh6gYqoO5bNWbIYetgez8y_uhyFZId5I25aHAf6EprHW5RueS1mcjopW5rxysExyFdOzDc4MQWUp7zm_DAvm3I65UitfsP1tMWsDoF2LAqIgc1ZvXhmurpnCX/s400/16175040.jpg" width="263" /></a><b>Title: </b>Endless Knight (The Arcana Chronicles #2)<br />
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<b>Author: </b>Kresley Cole<br />
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<b>Genre: </b>YA/Dystopia<br />
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<b>Release Date: </b>October 1, 2013<br />
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<b>In the second book of the Arcana Chronicles Evie has now fully come into her powers as the tarot Empress. And Jackson was there to see it all. In the aftermath of killing Arthur, the tarot Alchemist, Evie realizes that a war is brewing between the other teens that, following the apocalypse, have been given powers and its kill or be killed.</b><br />
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<b> Things get even more complicated when Evie meets Death, the mysterious, sexy Endless Knight. Somehow the Empress and Death share a romantic history - one that Evie can't remember, but Death can't forget. She is drawn to the Endless Knight, but is in love with Jack. Determined to discover why she's been granted these powers, Evie struggles to accept her place in a prophecy that will either save the world, or completely destroy it. </b><br />
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Oh....<i>wow</i>. I loved Poison Princess, but I never thought the sequel would top it of like Endless Knight did. Endless Knight is <i>so</i> earth-shatteringly fantastic! I'm still dazed from the intensity. This is the type of book that will make you squeal with excitement, whimper with empathy, and cry, cry, cry.<br />
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Taking off right where Poison Princess ended, Evie is more unsure than ever about her alliances, her relationship with Jack, and her trust in her own abilities. The game Evie, Matthew, Finn, Selena, and the other Arcana are playing is deadly, and it doesn't help that Death is now in Evie's mind, torturing her with destructive images of how he plans to kill her. But does Death really loathe Evie as much as he shows, or is he trying to hide his true feelings from her. As Evie becomes closer to the man she has sworn to hate, her relationship with Jack is strained. Forced to face bagmen, savage militia, bloodthirsty cannibals, and her crumbling liaisons, will she make it out alive? Or will it be an endless night?
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Endless Knight literally blew my socks off. I was not expecting this gut-wrenching thrill ride, but that's exactly what I got. And I loved every single minute of it.<br />
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<i>The Writing:</i><br />
Cole is an absolute genius who knows exactly what to say in times of peril, romance, and deafening action. She is seriously one of my favorite authors just because she has the skill to draw the reader in and let them gasp in air only during short breaks.<br />
I loved Evie's narration! She did seem a bit older than a 16 year old girl at times, but I guess the apocalypse'll do that to you. Evie's sweet, spunky, audacious, fierce, everything that makes up a totally bad-ass heroine.<br />
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<i>The Plot:</i><br />
I <i>love</i> the fact that the series is based around tarot cards! It's actually spurred me on to work with my own deck at home (lol). But seriously, the whole apocalyptic, X-Men teenagers theme is pretty cool, especially during the vivid fight scenes. <br />
Death and Evie's story is unraveled is Endless Knight, and there are so many <i>shocking </i>secrets that completely took me by surprise! There is one in particular that had me squealing and my eyes bulging, mostly from happiness and some shock! There's just so much mystery surrounding Death; I couldn't get over it!<br />
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<i>Death:</i><br />
I just <i>had</i> to do a section on Death! He's the character that you both love and hate. Well, in my case I love him! His story is so horribly heartbreaking and you get a chance to see through his tough exterior and into the lonely man he really is. He's a bit cold in the beginning, but you'll want to cozy up to him in the end. I know I did! As you all probably know, there's a love triangle that becomes much more noticeable on Endless Knight. It IS one of the best love triangles in 2013 YA, in my opinion. So, so good. I am definitely on Team Death!! Wow, that sounds frightening...<br />
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Overall, I'm giving Endless Knight a 5/5 because it totally rocked my world and left me salivating for the third book.♥ BohoBookLover ♥http://www.blogger.com/profile/11733827127475583639noreply@blogger.com3