tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80565224174297513702024-02-18T18:04:16.902-08:00MannaB on BooksMannaBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09573511886710976243noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056522417429751370.post-58727007124537272702011-08-03T16:51:00.000-07:002011-08-03T16:51:37.756-07:00Review of Born at Midnight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMRTpKI0WxI3qwMmTawP46DPveLT2SEPYJ5-g0h8J6hDK05SCyPSPF1KGS1J-RqvFhqLyCV38UAaISe91GXz1JpGeiiCBwCoPX7Z30Eur58iBbwgMSLzeeoZ_XE44BpjUqPiF_2tgFrk/s1600/Born-at-Midnight.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMRTpKI0WxI3qwMmTawP46DPveLT2SEPYJ5-g0h8J6hDK05SCyPSPF1KGS1J-RqvFhqLyCV38UAaISe91GXz1JpGeiiCBwCoPX7Z30Eur58iBbwgMSLzeeoZ_XE44BpjUqPiF_2tgFrk/s320/Born-at-Midnight.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><b>Born at Midnight</b><br />
<b>by C. C. Hunter</b><br />
<b>Synopsis (from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8705784-born-at-midnight">Goodreads</a>):</b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><em>Don’t miss this spectacular new series that will steal your heart and haunt your dreams, Welcome to Shadow Falls camp, nestled deep in the woods of a town called Fallen…</em></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><div style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">One night Kylie Galen finds herself at the wrong party, with the wrong people, and it changes her life forever. Her mother ships her off to Shadow Falls—a camp for troubled teens, and within hours of arriving, it becomes painfully clear that her fellow campers aren’t just “troubled.” Here at Shadow Falls, vampires, werewolves, shapshifters, witches and fairies train side by side—learning to harness their powers, control their magic and live in the normal world.</div><div style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Kylie’s never felt normal, but surely she doesn’t belong here with a bunch of paranormal freaks either. Or does she? They insist Kylie is one of them, and that she was brought here for a reason. As if life wasn’t complicated enough, enter Derek and Lucas. Derek’s a half-fae who’s determined to be her boyfriend, and Lucas is a smokin’ hot werewolf with whom Kylie shares a secret past. Both Derek and Lucas couldn’t be more different, but they both have a powerful hold on her heart. </div><div style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Even though Kylie feels deeply uncertain about everything, one thing is becoming painfully clear—Shadow Falls is exactly where she belongs…</div><div style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b>My Review:</b></div></span>As soon as I heard the synopsis for this book I knew that I had to read it and I am so glad that I finally picked it up!<span> </span>I read it in two days, but it probably would have only taken one had I not been taking a summer college course that went from 7:30am to 2:50 pm.<span> </span>Anyways… This book was a stunningly beautiful debut from C. C. Hunter that kept me turning the pages long past when I should have been sleeping.<span> </span>It starts out with a glimpse of Kylie Galen’s miserable home and love life and we learn that her parents are getting a divorce, her Nana recently died, and her boyfriend broke up with her because she wouldn’t “give out.”<span> </span>She also has an eerie stalker and night terrors that cause her to wake up screaming. When she finds herself trying to relax at a party that gets broken up by the cops her mom decides to send her away to a summer camp called Shadow Falls for troubled teens.<span> </span>Kylie soon finds out that this isn’t your average camp, but one for supernaturals that need help fitting in with humans.<span> </span>She doesn’t think she belongs there and to make matters worse the camp leaders don’t even know what she is, just that she isn’t human.<span> </span>She soon makes friends (as well as catches the eye of two sexy guys) and starts to feel like she belongs when she finds out the camp is in danger of closing due to recent killings at a nearby Wildlife park being blamed on kids at the camp.<span> </span>With her friends by her side she strides to find an answer for everything and in the meantime might just get herself killed.<span> </span>I found this book to be a refreshing change from all the books that focus on just one or two paranormal entities.<span> </span>I plan on picking up the next book and devouring it as soon as it hits my hands!<span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><div style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
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First off I have a new video of Beth Revis talking about ATU and about the ship, Godspeed:<br />
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ATU Facebook Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/acrosstheuniversebook">http://www.facebook.com/acrosstheuniversebook</a><br />
ATU Website (Brand New): <a href="http://www.acrosstheuniversebook.com/">http://www.acrosstheuniversebook.com</a><br />
Beth's Website: <a href="http://www.bethrevis.com/">http://www.bethrevis.com/</a><br />
Beth's Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/bethrevis">http://www.twitter.com/bethrevis</a><br />
Beth's Blog: <a href="http://bethrevis.blogspot.com/">http://bethrevis.blogspot.com/</a><br />
Penguin Teen Website: <a href="http://www.penguin.com/teen">http://www.penguin.com/teen</a><br />
Penguin Teen Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/penguinteen">http://www.twitter.com/penguinteen</a><br />
Penguin Teen Facebook Fan Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/penguinteenbooks">http://www.facebook.com/penguinteenbooks</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/book/9781595143976/Across-the-Universe">Book Depository</a><br />
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MannaBMannaBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09573511886710976243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056522417429751370.post-67103005917266926992010-09-23T16:34:00.000-07:002010-09-23T16:34:55.323-07:00My cover remake of Water ShaperOk...This is my first tome doing anything like this so please tell me what you think!! Thanks!<br />
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Publisher: Simon & Schuster (October 19, 2010)<br />
Source: Publisher for review (Thanks Lucille!)<br />
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The sequel to the New York Times Best selling phenomenon, Hush, Hush!<br />
Nora should have know her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch (who, title aside, can be described anything but angelic), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking up. Patch is starting to pull away and Nora can't figure out if it's for her best interest or if his interest has shifted to her arch-enemy Marcie Millar. Not to mention that Nora is haunted by images of her father and she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to him that night he left for Portland and never came home.<br />
The farther Nora delves into the mystery of her father's death, the more she comes to question if her Nephilim blood line has something to do with it as well as why she seems to be in danger more than the average girl. Since Patch isn't answering her questions and seems to be standing in her way, she has to start finding the answers on her own. Relying too heavily on the fact that she has a guardian angel puts Nora at risk again and again. But can she really count on Patch or is he hiding secrets darker than she can even imagine?</blockquote><div style="font-family: georgia, serif; line-height: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">*Summary from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7791997-crescendo"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Goodreads</span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My Review</span></u></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">:</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> When I opened my mailbox to find this gem of a book inside I literally squealed with delight. Nora is looking forward to a normal summer, well as normal as you can get when you’re dating your guardian angel, but alas she finds herself enrolled in a summer chemistry course with none other than Marcie Miller, her nemesis. To make things worse Marcie and Nora are stuck as lab partners. As for Patch, he seems to become even more secretive than he already is. Add to that an old, and troubled, acquaintance, Scott, returning and Nora seems to have her hands full. While juggling Marcie, Patch, and Scott, Nora starts to look into her father’s mysterious death. She keeps thinking that she’s seeing him, but knows it can’t be true. She uncovers more secrets that she can count and finds her self in impeding danger.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The lovely Miss Becca Fitzpatrick has once again created a masterpiece of love, mysteries, and pasts that come back to haunt us. Her tale kept me rapt and my eyes glued to the pages until the very end (darn cliffhangers)! I enjoyed this book sooooo much and recommend it to each and every angel/Nephilim fan out there. What I love the most is that it’s not just some cheesy love story and that it has an element of adventure waiting to unfold.</span><o:p></o:p></div><!--EndFragment-->MannaBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09573511886710976243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056522417429751370.post-55278606525168917942010-07-15T11:58:00.000-07:002010-07-15T11:59:36.727-07:00Bad to the Bone: Memoir of a Rebel Doggie Blogger<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Title: </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bad to the Bone: Memoir of a Rebel Doggie Blogger</span></i><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Author: Bo Hoefinger (The Dog)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Source: </span><a href="http://onearctours.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 ARC Tours</span></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraWFDclQ-9IVbKCxajoqLOQC5EE8yB4IsjAG0ZVC1ozyS56glt7D49-Pqvim_81MeznN2tlJK_NzdJjjf6vYigH3GmSE404Y57puAiBmhAWobTxEvQ-Ebhjl2Q32sfP1oitDZlhHZqAU/s1600/badtothebone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraWFDclQ-9IVbKCxajoqLOQC5EE8yB4IsjAG0ZVC1ozyS56glt7D49-Pqvim_81MeznN2tlJK_NzdJjjf6vYigH3GmSE404Y57puAiBmhAWobTxEvQ-Ebhjl2Q32sfP1oitDZlhHZqAU/s400/badtothebone.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Summary</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let's get this clear right away: I'm a dog. I'm 1'10" and weigh 63 lbs, and although I'm a mutt on the outside, I'm a purebred on the inside. My good nature comes from the Golden Retriever side of the family, while my stubbornness is clearly from my Chowchow bloodlines. I've got Rastafarian ears, a black tongue for licking, and paws that should be on a dog twice my size. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I type 60 words a minute. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My name is Bo, and this is my story. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From shelter dog reject to beloved pet and popular doggie blogger, Bo Hoefinger's life has been anything but ordinary.</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="line-height: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Join this incorrigible canine as he welcomes us into his life, complete with his wacky "parents," a constipated feline housemate, and chipmunk warfare. </span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Bad to the Bone</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> is an unforgettable, laugh-out-loud tale of love and loyalty that reveals the true heart of a modern American family</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">.</span></span></div><div style="color: black; line-height: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">*Summary from </span></span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Goodreads</span></span></span></a></div><div style="color: black; line-height: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: black; line-height: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>My Review:</b> This book (BTTB) was such a fun experience to read! If there was someone in the room with me while I was reading it I would yell out quotes from the book (annoying them out of the room). Bo has created a work of art that reaches for your funny bone and grabs ahold. BTTB is the story of a dog who was adopted out of revenge and the ups and downs of his life. He tells us what it was like living in the shelter, being adopted, living with a cat, and growing old. I learned that dogs like to humiliate their humans for no reason other than that. Bo liked to punish his "parents" when they did something he didn't like such as taking the cat away. This dog was a master at getting more than just table scraps and he knew just when to cock his head. BTTB was a light, funny read that had me wondering just how much dogs (and a cat named Moose) are capable of.</span></span></div><div style="color: black; line-height: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="color: black; line-height: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">About the Author:</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Bo Hoefinger's popular blog receives over 100,000 page views per month. He is also the dog behind the writer chosen as the "doggie blogger" for Dogster.com, which has a membership of more than 500,000. </span></span></div><div style="color: black; line-height: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">A frequent contributor to local fence post 12, Bo continues his nonprofit work with the Beneath the Fence Society. In his spare time he dabbles in knocking over garbage pails, barking uncontrollably, and generally being a helpful force around the house. He lives in Atlanta.</span></div><div style="color: black; line-height: 18px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">*ATA from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/">Goodreads</a></span></span></div></span>MannaBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09573511886710976243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056522417429751370.post-11062067959983928332010-05-11T12:53:00.000-07:002010-05-11T12:53:49.254-07:002010 Debut Author ChallengeOK...So I decided that I would take the initiative and become a part of the 2010 Debut Author Challenge. It is hosted by <a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/2009/11/sign-up-for-2010-debut-author-challenge.html">Kristi (The Story Siren)</a> and the challenge is to read at least 12 debut books throughout the year. If you need an incentive, Kristi gives away prize packs every month, but for the most part it should be about having fun and enjoying cool new books that have recently premiered.<br />
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Here is my list so far (I will edit as I go):<br />
<ol><li><a href="http://mannabonbooks.blogspot.com/2010/05/review-tension-of-opposites.html">The Tension of Opposites</a> by Kristina McBride</li>
<li>Angel Star by Jennifer Murgia</li>
<li>Freaksville by Kitty Keswick</li>
<li>Dirty Little Secrets by C.J. Omololu</li>
<li>This Gorgeous Game by <span class="by smallText"></span>Donna Freitas</li>
<li> <span class="greyText" title="Goodreads Author!">The Line by Teri Hall</span></li>
<li><span class="greyText" title="Goodreads Author!">Voices of Dragons by Carrie Vaughn</span></li>
</ol>MannaBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09573511886710976243noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056522417429751370.post-34699135662977392732010-05-05T12:36:00.000-07:002010-05-05T12:36:19.730-07:00Review: The Tension of Opposites<div style="text-align: center;">The Tension of Opposites</div><div style="text-align: center;">By Kristina McBride</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSv_iMgskoRuGt3-yRaI1BpddcEXIwX1C4-vBX8EquQqJMUqfC2xVvE_uBv95vcdPQ9GTPh4qXxCk2EyWKQ9O5uRpAu0fDQFmPePMwgEO8PgucF4XCXzreqmgIE4-j2JjNQREzNCHhENw/s1600/Kristina+McBride+Cvr+The+Tension+of+Opposites.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSv_iMgskoRuGt3-yRaI1BpddcEXIwX1C4-vBX8EquQqJMUqfC2xVvE_uBv95vcdPQ9GTPh4qXxCk2EyWKQ9O5uRpAu0fDQFmPePMwgEO8PgucF4XCXzreqmgIE4-j2JjNQREzNCHhENw/s320/Kristina+McBride+Cvr+The+Tension+of+Opposites.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Summary:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;">It’s been two years since Noelle disappeared. Two years since her bike was discovered, sprawled on a sidewalk. Two years of silence, of worry, of fear. <br />
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For those two long years, her best friend Tessa has waited, living her own life in a state of suspended animation. Because how can she allow herself to enjoy a normal high school life if Noelle can’t? How dare she have other friends, go to dances, date boys, without knowing what happened to the girl she thought she would share everything with? <br />
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And then one day, someone calls Noelle’s house. She’s alive. <br />
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A haunting psychological thriller taken straight from the headlines, The Tension of Opposites is a striking debut that explores the emotional aftermath of a kidnapping on the victim, and on the people she left behind. </div><div style="text-align: left;">*Photo and Summary borrowed from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6889070">Goodreads</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>My Thoughts:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <span class="userReview"> <span class="reviewText" id="freeTextContainerreview76722704" style="display: none;"> When I first heard about this book, it sounded like any other kidnapping book. I was wrong. Turns out it was so much more. It tells not only the story of Noelle coming home and her recovery, but also the recovery of her family and Tessa, her best friend from before the incident. The entire book is in Tessa’s point of view and follows her on her journey of self-discovery after holding herself back for the two years that Noelle was gone. We also learn some of the things that Noelle went th<a class="freeTextLink" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6889070#" onclick="Element.show('freeTextreview76722704');
Element.hide('freeTextContainerreview76722704'); return false;">...more</a></span> <span class="reviewText" id="freeTextreview76722704"> When I first heard about this book, it sounded like any other kidnapping book. I was wrong. Turns out it was so much more. It tells not only the story of Noelle coming home and her recovery, but also the recovery of her family and Tessa, her best friend from before the incident. The entire book is in Tessa’s point of view and follows her on her journey of self-discovery after holding herself back for the two years that Noelle was gone. We also learn some of the things that Noelle went through while being a captive and the repercussions of those devastating years. <br />
I was surprised at the way that Noelle acted once she started socializing again. She was angry, of course, but she was also extremely self-destructive. Some of the people around her had me going “heartless bastards” and I wondered if they really knew the impact of their actions. *Note that I am not talking about the kidnapper; he knew what he was doing and was fully aware of the consequences. <br />
Overall I would recommend this book to anyone that can handle the reality of a situation such as this. Pick up The Tension of Opposites and you won’t be disappointed. </span></span><b><br />
</b></div>MannaBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09573511886710976243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056522417429751370.post-87072345399302269272010-04-28T11:07:00.000-07:002010-04-28T11:07:45.924-07:00New trailer for The Tension of Opposites!The trailer for The Tension of Opposites by Kristina McBride is now live! Check it out and please spread the word so that everyone has a chance to watch this wonderful trailer!<br />
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Enjoy!MannaBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09573511886710976243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056522417429751370.post-52304569532688888452010-04-20T15:51:00.000-07:002010-04-20T15:51:35.785-07:00Fundraising for the Walk for the CureHi! I just wanted everyone to know that I am doing the Walk for the Cure and I would gladly appreciate it if anyone donated. You can donate <a href="http://www.active.com/donate/komentc10/ABaird7%20">here.</a> Thank you!<br />
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MannaBMannaBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09573511886710976243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056522417429751370.post-32969184080559198662010-04-10T16:29:00.000-07:002010-04-10T16:29:53.499-07:00readathon mini challenge: if the cover fitsIF THE COVER FITS...<br />
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These are my choices for the mini challenge hosted by <a href="http://www.eclectic-eccentric.com/">www.eclectic-eccentric.com</a>! Hope you enjoy them!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Disturbing </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIYdVTsvMEM5ay5tM_-zOBnWymxUN1vYXof1P9lCHCzr-1xgm15F4GGEW_gNwXILjNQdpb20gU26pIsLqcET6p72AN7FftK6gl1e1UOsTzQ0HmQVH83jSEGTO2rKGj9isqVUyOyWXcn4/s1600/sleepless" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIYdVTsvMEM5ay5tM_-zOBnWymxUN1vYXof1P9lCHCzr-1xgm15F4GGEW_gNwXILjNQdpb20gU26pIsLqcET6p72AN7FftK6gl1e1UOsTzQ0HmQVH83jSEGTO2rKGj9isqVUyOyWXcn4/s320/sleepless" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Vibrant</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wduTfw6w2fk2J3CNPhSzvWF6Bl9xvFs9jwkB79f-MY2i5yDXnjkmj75I3p4ET7Xzj8EjGOk2XsZ1LJ9JNf3YVp_vpJHG-_DJP7FiHuHwbK0RISMsRW8n_4yYc_sD-q-Zt8VwR6PwhNQ/s1600/enchanted+glass" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wduTfw6w2fk2J3CNPhSzvWF6Bl9xvFs9jwkB79f-MY2i5yDXnjkmj75I3p4ET7Xzj8EjGOk2XsZ1LJ9JNf3YVp_vpJHG-_DJP7FiHuHwbK0RISMsRW8n_4yYc_sD-q-Zt8VwR6PwhNQ/s320/enchanted+glass" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Beautiful</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_joMrCBXPVrzuvWey9ik4i4xR6tNnsPSVVP4GCs5Pd9Yph2rfE6lgwD9vXdyeHk8XGxxdEStVtrRZPwehOpN_Q_KWj0lBNyb4ZvqrbxaIEvbN809eYlBrF_atZWosIPoxQUorwOgOOo/s1600/anxious+" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_joMrCBXPVrzuvWey9ik4i4xR6tNnsPSVVP4GCs5Pd9Yph2rfE6lgwD9vXdyeHk8XGxxdEStVtrRZPwehOpN_Q_KWj0lBNyb4ZvqrbxaIEvbN809eYlBrF_atZWosIPoxQUorwOgOOo/s320/anxious+" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Scary</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlxCiO09cKSoHUFEJeDMGspMggX0gdRZpFmoWpAomhNTTGFipWbF3dCahULhACWcoJm9QuEojQ2xQ-C_3mMGz4G2KEHdM-qvutMN5bNJ-T0ZN6dPWnrAEpcT8apcNJYV7aCVlmdsM6YE/s1600/replace" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBlxCiO09cKSoHUFEJeDMGspMggX0gdRZpFmoWpAomhNTTGFipWbF3dCahULhACWcoJm9QuEojQ2xQ-C_3mMGz4G2KEHdM-qvutMN5bNJ-T0ZN6dPWnrAEpcT8apcNJYV7aCVlmdsM6YE/s320/replace" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Moving</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyaA93wkCuytA6bVtBI0kpZSR7yO-eRUOE_RlGRMOSjNsDkCnLG2Fkcu4pZa0CdUESk1OiZTlhKdn9iavDlFNGMSyVQ5ZaN9B1Youy_ny9OU1TnG5YNXHIJkWQxwiU8hmCxV1t6qRyaE/s1600/Halo" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyaA93wkCuytA6bVtBI0kpZSR7yO-eRUOE_RlGRMOSjNsDkCnLG2Fkcu4pZa0CdUESk1OiZTlhKdn9iavDlFNGMSyVQ5ZaN9B1Youy_ny9OU1TnG5YNXHIJkWQxwiU8hmCxV1t6qRyaE/s320/Halo" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;"> These are mine...What are yours?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>MannaBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09573511886710976243noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056522417429751370.post-6786105438601023332010-04-10T13:20:00.000-07:002010-04-10T13:20:11.566-07:00Princess Bookie Contest Craze!!!If you haven't heard already <a href="http://www.princessbookie.com/2010/03/contest-craze-reference-page.html">Princess Bookie</a> is having a contest craze and she is giving away TONS of books! Head on over and show her your support!<br />
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MannaBMannaBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09573511886710976243noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056522417429751370.post-24266406459454301862010-03-24T16:03:00.000-07:002010-03-24T16:03:06.525-07:00Radiant Shadows Review<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: xx-large;">Radiant Shadows by Melissa Marr</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJ79lvwH7HKgvXbuxY2k4zEHD1rNWJuFTqVYVlmUKJXF3lQhetdb-Uy50v0rLvpiqukrM2wabg1TmMoiJUdpYjE3K0XgpruUZuz42vFlfJIa0CVMCCNUvvVkKIgohy2DWgKyxJ_XyEHA/s1600/rs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJ79lvwH7HKgvXbuxY2k4zEHD1rNWJuFTqVYVlmUKJXF3lQhetdb-Uy50v0rLvpiqukrM2wabg1TmMoiJUdpYjE3K0XgpruUZuz42vFlfJIa0CVMCCNUvvVkKIgohy2DWgKyxJ_XyEHA/s320/rs.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium;"></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Received from <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="http://trinsnook.blogspot.com/2010/02/february-book-batch-borrow-my-arc-tour.html">Bloody Bad: Borrow My Arc Tour</a></span></span></div></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><b>Summary:</b></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"></span></b></span></div><b><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Hunger for nourishment.<br />
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Hunger for touch.<br />
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Hunger to belong.<br />
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Half-human and half-faery, Ani is driven by her hungers.<br />
Those same appetites also attract powerful enemies and uncertain allies, including Devlin. He was created as an assassin and is brother to the faeries’ coolly logical High Queen and to her chaotic twin, the embodiment of War. Devlin wants to keep Ani safe from his<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> sisters</span>, knowing that if he fails, he will be the instrument of Ani’s death.<br />
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Ani isn’t one to be guarded while others fight battles for her, though. She has the courage to protect herself and the ability to alter Devlin’s plans—and his life. The two are drawn together, each with reason to fear the other and to fear for one another. But as they grow closer, a larger threat imperils the whole of Faerie. Will saving the faery realm mean losing each other?<br />
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Alluring romance, heart-stopping danger, and sinister intrigue combine in Melissa Marr’s next volume of Melissa Marr’s New York Times bestselling Wicked Lovely series.</span></span></span></div></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 18px;">*Summary borrowed from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6331857-radiant-shadows">Goodreads</a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"></span></span></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 18px;"><b>My Review:</b></span></div></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This is by far my absolute favorite</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> book </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">from the Wicked Lovely series! I loved Ani's character soooo much! I loved her quirky little growls and how she doesn't give in to fear, she faces it. The story revolves around three characters: Ani, Devlin (Sorcha's brother/son/assassin), and Rae (a.k.a. Katherine Rae O'Flaherty, a human dr</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">eamwalker hidden in the faerie realm).</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br />
</span></span></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">All Ani wants to do is be accepted into The Pack, but because she is a halfling she will only ever be Gabriel's pup, nothing more. She feeds her hunger with mortals' touch and emotions, yet that isn't strong enough. When she tries with other faeries the most she will get is a few measly emotions because they all know not to touch Gabriel's daughter. She yearns for more, but will she get it?</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Devlin has spent his entire life serving Sorcha as an assassin and easing the burden that is Bananach, but he disobeys a single order and his fate takes a change in course. He soon finds himself hiding things from Sorcha and that she is keeping things from him as well. Will he be able to find the right path or is it too late?</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">When Rae first wakes up in the faerie realm, she thinks it is all a dream. But soon after she realizes that she is in a powerful place and that she has the ability to dreamwalk. Through a chance encounter she learns of two fates, one of death and the other of a possible future that could change the world. Will she be able to guide the course of fate in the right direction?</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">This book took my breath away and left me with a hunger, not unlike Ani's, for the next book in the series. It was filled with danger and secrets as well as drama and love. I reccomend it to all!!! Enjoy!</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">~MannaB~</span></div><div><br />
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