tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76363182726303689452024-03-05T06:10:23.770-05:00Epic Book NerdAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08558431169325360285noreply@blogger.comBlogger505125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636318272630368945.post-76768452603793783942014-01-13T00:07:00.001-05:002014-01-13T00:07:10.757-05:00Unbreakable by Kami Garcia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>I never believed in ghosts. Until one tried to kill me.</i><br />
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<i>When Kennedy Waters finds her mother dead, her world begins to unravel. She doesn’t know that paranormal forces in a much darker world are the ones pulling the strings. Not until identical twins Jared and Lukas Lockhart break into Kennedy’s room and destroy a dangerous spirit sent to kill her. The brothers reveal that her mother was part of an ancient secret society responsible for protecting the world from a vengeful demon — a society whose five members were all murdered on the same night.</i><br />
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<i>Now Kennedy has to take her mother’s place in the Legion if she wants to uncover the truth and stay alive. Along with new Legion members Priest and Alara, the teens race to find the only weapon that might be able to destroy the demon — battling the deadly spirits he controls every step of the way.</i><br />
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<i>Suspense, romance, and the paranormal meet in this chilling urban fantasy, the first book in a new series from Kami Garcia, bestselling coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures novels.</i><br />
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<b>Wins:</b><br />
I knew little to nothing about this book before I started reading it (no reviews or even a description...I just jumped in and read it) and I have to say I was impressed. There is something about reading this book in the dead of night that amplifies the scary levels. I was literally checking for evil little-girl spirits behind me as I read. It was Scooby-doo and the gang (with some mad skills) meets Supernatural. It wasn't supernatural in the typical sense; we are talking demons and ghosts.<br />
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I loved the group of kids who made up their 'gang'. Priest was just adorkable in that geeky side kick way. What made him different was that he was still able to hold his own in difficult situations. Alara seems to be a tough nut, but once you prove yourself to her, she remains loyal. Lukas is sweet but has a major chip on his shoulder. Jared is tough on the outside and soft on the inside, like an intimidating... teddy bear.<br />
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<b>Fails:</b><br />
The only thing that really bugged me about this book was the love triangle. Love triangles are sticky situations to start with, but I don't think this one was very well done. I just got frustrated when she flipped back and forth between boys. It made Kennedy seem very shallow. To me, it felt as if she only liked Lukas when Jared dismissed her.<br />
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<b>Overall:</b><br />
It was a very well written book otherwise. I'm impressed with the way Garcia could make the story terrifying yet include fun and loveable characters. Overall,<b> I really liked it</b>.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08558431169325360285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636318272630368945.post-37217503282843960282013-08-15T19:23:00.000-04:002013-08-15T19:23:31.327-04:00Neglect<span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 15px;"><b>Ne-glect</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 15px;">1. Verb: Fail to care for properly:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #212121; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 15px;"><i>This blog is so neglected it has started to collect dust and cobwebs.</i> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">But seriously? I'm so sorry! Life just sort of happened and I haven't had a sane second to write or read. I think I'm at a better place, at least for now, that I can start up again. Ready to hear the crazy stuff I've been through?</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">March 15th- My aunt died</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">April 1st- Had an organ removed</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">April 15th- My grandma died</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">May 5th- My roommate had her organ removed</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">May 12th- (aka mothers day) My grandpa died</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">May 13th- I broke down. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #212121; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 15px;">So basically the last few months has been me trying to find solid ground. Not sure I've found it, even now, but I am trying to get passed the grief. I feel justified in my absence but I needed you to know that I still love you and reading and this whole world of books! Here is to hoping that I get things back in order and down to business. Thanks for understanding. </span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08558431169325360285noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636318272630368945.post-28467469586230030792013-07-12T00:00:00.000-04:002013-07-12T00:00:06.420-04:00This is W.A.R.: Who Would You Cast...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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<b>For this stop on the tour Lisa and Laura have cast their character Rose: Selena Gomez </b></div>
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<b>What the authors said about their pick: [Rose would be played by Selena Gomez. Rose is exotic, with dark hair and eyes. She doesn't yet understand the power of her beauty and hasn't learned to embrace it. She’s uncomfortable in her skin and self-deprecating. While one day she will grow and learn and exude confidence,for now she’s still learning.]</b></div>
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Lisa and Laura Roecker are sisters-turned-writing partners with a passion for good books, pop culture, and Bravo programming. Not necessarily in that order. A prepubescent obsession with Lois Duncan and their mother's insistence that they read Men Are Just Desserts inspired This is WAR. The sisters live in Cleveland, Ohio, in separate residences. Their husbands wouldn't agree to a duplex. Cyberstalking is always encouraged at lisa-laura.blogspot.com and @landlroecker on Twitter.</div>
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Everyone at Hawthorne Lake Country Club saw Willa Ames-Rowan climb into a boat with James Gregory, the Club’s heir apparent.And everyone at Hawthorne Lake Country Club watched him return. Alone.They all know he killed her. But none of them will say a word. The Gregory family is very, very good at making problems go away. Enter the W.A.R.—the war to avenge Willa Ames-Rowan. Four girls. Four very different motives for justice and revenge, and only one rule: destroy the Gregory family at any cost.</div>
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It's kind of crazy how everything can be just fine one moment and then the next three moments are hectic crazy. I know I have been neglectful and that is mainly because all the sudden things started happening. Big things.<br />
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Death:<br />
For the last thirty so years my aunt has been battling MS. I don't know much about MS but I do know it's painful and more often then not leads to premature death. My aunt fought hard for years but she passed away on March 15th. My family headed off to Arkansas for the funeral right away. My mom ended up having to stay longer to help with my grandpa who is suffering with cancer. In the mix I ended up staying there with her for the extra week.<br />
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After we got home I only had a few days to pack before I thought I would be going to Arizona for a few days before making my way back to Idaho and starting school. So why am I not in Arizona right now soaking up the sun and swimming everyday? See below.<br />
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Surgery:<br />
I'd been having this awful pain in my stomach for the past few months. I thought it was the type of foods I was eating so I had been avoiding certain foods and really trying to make it go away. It was the terrible kind of pain where you can't even sleep till it passes. Except on this passed Monday the pain came back with a vengeance It lasted all day and finally at nine I asked my mom to take me to the emergency room.<br />
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Long story short I had my gall bladder removed last week. Everything with the surgery went fine and I am doing MUCH MUCH better. I'm just glad the pain is gone and I can focus on getting recovered.<br />
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So:<br />
I didn't end up going to Arizona like planned but instead I am still in Georgia and will be going straight to Idaho next week. Sad but true.<br />
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The good news?<br />
I'm enrolled in a YA Lit class for this semester and am required to read about 30 books by the semesters end. I decided I would review each one on this blog as a sort of project for the blog. I'm really excited to see what books the teacher is going to have us read!<br />
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Reading Report:<br />
<b>What I am currently reading:</b> Wicked by Sara Shepard (I recently became addicted to this series. It was one of those that I refused to start because I thought I wouldn't like it. I was wrong. <i>Really</i> wrong.)<br />
<b>Recently Finished:</b> Pretty Little Liars, Flawless, Perfect, Unbelievable, Mind Games (AH!!!!), I'd tell you I love you, but then I'd have to kill you, and Dead is So Last Year. (I think I got my swing back. Good-bye for now, book coma!)<br />
<b>Up Next:</b> Killer by Sara Shepard<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08558431169325360285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636318272630368945.post-90047429276628446312013-03-12T00:00:00.000-04:002013-03-12T00:00:01.251-04:00Trinkets by Kirsten Smith<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Description: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><i>Sixteen-year-old Moe's Shoplifters Anonymous meetings are usually punctuated by the snores of an old man and the whining of the world's unhappiest housewife. Until the day that Tabitha Foster and Elodie Shaw walk in. Tabitha has just about everything she wants: money, friends, popularity, a hot boyfriend who worships her...and clearly a yen for stealing. So does Elodie, who, despite her goodie-two-shoes attitude pretty much has "klepto" written across her forehead in indelible marker. But both of them are nothing compared to Moe, a bad girl with an even worse reputation.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-style: italic; line-height: 19px;">Tabitha, Elodie, and Moe: a beauty queen, a wallflower, and a burnout-a more unlikely trio high school has rarely seen. And yet, when Tabitha challenges them to a steal-off, so begins a strange alliance linked by the thrill of stealing and the reasons that spawn it.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><i>Hollywood screenwriter Kirsten Smith tells this story from multiple perspectives with humor and warmth as three very different girls who are supposed to be learning the steps to recovery end up learning the rules of friendship. </i><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13581875-trinkets" target="_blank">Goodreads</a></span></span><div>
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<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Three kleptos walk into a Shoplifters Anonymous</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> how long does it take for them to decide to go on a stealing spree? Exactly one and a half meetings. That's it. </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Moe: She is the genere bending one. She's a mixed bag of crazy beans and that's probably why she was my favorite. You never really knew what she was, was she the burnout trouble maker or the girl who liked to stay in on Friday night and read while taking a hot bath? Could she possibly be both or neither?</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Elodie: Photographer for the yearbook, goody two shoes, and quiet shy girl. Why would she be at a shoplifters anonymous? Could this good girl have a devious side?</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Tabitha: The beauty queen extraordinaire but is popularity too much to bear? I loved and hated Tabitha and I think that was the point. You loved that secretly she hated her popularity but hated that she would never do anything about it. </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">I liked how the story wasn't focused on the fact that they stole but more of the reasons behind it. What is the real reason the girl who has everything steals? What makes a good girl so crazy that stealing is the solution? Does the burnout have a secret about her stealing methods?</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">The boys: I loved how they slowly emerged from the background of the story and you could see who the girls would end up with but watching (so to speak) them finally get to the point where they were together was the fun part. </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">The point of views: All three girls were represented but in totally different mediums. Tabitha's was straight up prose. Elodie's was in verse style (I thought it was so cool that verse was thrown in!! Plus it totally match up to her personality). Moe wrote in her journal. The dynamics made it pretty much awesome and never boring. </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Sometimes when the point of view changes I find myself gravitating to a certain character, one that I like more. With this one I didn't. I just loved all three of the girls they all had just the right amount of annoyances and redemptions that they were equally loved by me. That is rare. </span></li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08558431169325360285noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636318272630368945.post-1714911157802399632013-03-08T00:00:00.000-05:002013-03-08T00:04:18.037-05:00Rainbow Swirlz!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Adorable no? Plus that name is also awesome, like a unicorn super hero or something. Do YOU know any cute t-shirt places that I can scour? Leave links in the comments or tweet it to me (@epicbooknerd). I'm serious, I want to see more cute t-shirts. :)</div>
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Reading Report:<br />
<b>Currently Reading:</b> The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman (Sounds epic just on it's premise. A library that loans out 'objects' and not books. Magical objects.) and that same Doctor Who comic (theres like 12 stories in it or something which is why it's taking so long.)<br />
<b>Recently Finished</b>: Mostly Good Girls by Leila Sales (average read with a great punch of 'this is what friendship is') and The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett (Hex Hall meets something TOTALLY new. Just amazing!!)<br />
<b>On Deck:</b> (You guessed it!) Fuse by Julianna Baggott. I keep meaning to pick this one up to read next but it never happens. So I'm also adding Mind Games by Kiersten White and Game by Barry Lyga. Maybe I'll read one of those ones at least. I'm trying not to request anymore books for right now because I already have a back stalk of books I need to read and I'll be leaving soon.<br />
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<b>-Kare Out-</b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08558431169325360285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636318272630368945.post-38782991412488089342013-02-23T00:00:00.000-05:002013-02-23T00:00:03.261-05:00Book Haul<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Books in the mail, books in the store, books from the most beautiful place in the world (library), just books. Oh also: These are from the last few weeks not just this past week. </div>
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<li>Past Perfect by Leila Sales</li>
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<li>Fox Forever by Mary E. Pearson</li>
<li>A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty (Starting this one and already laughing, not even on the first page!)</li>
<li>Trinkets by Kirsten Smith (kleptos unite. Already read this one, such a good book! Look for my review on March 12th)</li>
<li>Game by Barry Lyga </li>
<li>The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett</li>
<li>Fuse by Julianna Baggott</li>
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<li>Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers</li>
<li>Speechless by Hannah Harrington</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08558431169325360285noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636318272630368945.post-44195792487956825012013-02-22T00:00:00.000-05:002013-02-23T10:50:01.024-05:00I'm Getting a Hair Cut!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is monumental. I haven't gotten a hair cut since April of last year. The lady who does my hair lives here in Ga so when I'm in Idaho I just have to wait it out. I was going to get it cut in the summer when I was off but she was way booked up so it didn't happen. I am so freaking excited!! I'm not sure when but I've already been scouring for pictures. I wanted to show you them. </div>
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So I am in love with these bangs!!</div>
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I kind of already know what I want and these pictures are just solid visuals of what it is I want. You have no idea how excited I am. :D Are you weird like me and have to have pictures to illustrate what you want? Do you get excited to get a hair cut? Do you prefer long hair, medium hair, or short hair?</div>
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<b>The Morgan Rawlison Series </b><b>by Maryrose Wood</b></div>
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So some background is needed here. I read this series like two years ago so I'm all fuzzy on the details otherwise I would do full reviews for all of them, that's how much I loved this series! However I don't have time to re-read them so I'm flashing them. Just know that this series is awesome and I-the girl with series commitment issues-managed to read them all in a row without missing a beat. I highly encourage you to read these, they are so good!</div>
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<b>Why I let my Hair Grow Out </b><br />
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<b>Flash:</b> Take one part Paranormalcy add one part Iron Fey and mix well, put it all behind an Ireland backdrop and you have Why I Let My Hair Grow Out. Morgan is one of the more snarky characters I've read and I just wish there were more like her. She changes pretty drastically in the mix, the whole finding self thing. Some how a bike ride through Ireland and a magical adventure can set you up right in the world. Oh, and did I mention, there is a cute and funny Irish boy, complete with accent? Well there is and his name Colin. A great story that balances reality, fairy(and faery) tales, love, and laughter.<br />
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<b>How I Found the Perfect Dress</b><br />
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<b>Flash: </b>Some of the big points in my original review were learning about leprechauns and gnomes, seeing more of Morgan's home life like friends and family (particularly her sister Tammy who is a huge fan of Disney), and of course more Colin except this time he is on her side of the ocean. You see Phinnbar, the trickster of the series, is back and tricky as ever. More snark + new spin on mythological creatures + a boy with an accent = you really can't go wrong reading this series.<br />
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<b>Flash:</b> Unicorns are a huge part of this book. Just thought I'd put that out there first. Seriously though they are pretty epic, there horns have magical properties like the glow stick setting. Yes, they are that cool. Back to Colin's side of the ocean this time but set in my favorite place which I have never actually seen, aside from Narnia, England!! Tammy's snark is improving and she is as cute as ever. We also meet Grandpop-Colin's Grandpa-who is the cute old grandpa of the story. More magic and deep self discovery and the almighty love. The fact that this series ended in a way that it can't ever come back makes me miserably sad. Although it was a brilliant end to the series.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08558431169325360285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636318272630368945.post-85623250595565606472013-02-14T00:00:00.000-05:002013-02-14T00:00:03.988-05:00Sea of Love by Jamie Ponti [Happy Valentine's day]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This book is super short. All of these Simon Pulse RomComs seem to fly by. It was just the sort of jump start I needed for the year. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A story about Valentine's day near February? I totally didn't do this on purpose either. I just saw it at the library and decided to read it. Yay for happy coincidences!!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sea of Love was cute and fluffy and sometimes that is exactly what you need. I'd been in a reading funk and from past experience I knew these types of books were quick and cute, perfect for lifting me out of that rut. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Zack- I never really got a picture of him down in my head but I know the cover doesn't do him justice. I love how he showed Darby the good in her new town. He really opened her eyes. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I loved how the book was about Darby accepting the new town that she was in, opening her eyes to the lay of the land. </span></li>
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I'm not a huge fan of<span style="color: #674ea7;"> Valentines day</span>. I think it is kind of cheesy. HOWEVER, I like to take the time to tell my family that I love them and show them some sort of appreciation on Valentine's day. Last year I made them all these really cute valentines. I drew the animals myself and everything. They were adorable. I kind of wanted to keep them all, that's how amazing they were. I have a few ideas brewing for this year and since it's right around the corner I figured I'd give you a visual representation of my ideas.<br />
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Lovely valentines (read the small print) (<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91166215/my-funny-valentine-6-funny-love-humor" target="_blank">Etsy</a>)</div>
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And of course Whotines for Dallin (<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/122092866/doctor-who-valentines-day-saying-gift?ref=sr_gallery_6&ga_search_query=doctor+who&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_ref=auto3&ga_explicit_scope=1&ga_search_type=handmade" target="_blank">Etsy</a>)</div>
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Sugar Cookies (<a href="http://www.makebakecelebrate.com/lets-talk-about-rolled-sugar-cookies/" target="_blank">Make Bake Celebrate</a>)</div>
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Frosted with yummy jello flavored frosting!! (<a href="http://how-do-it.com/By_just_stirring_some_jello_into_your_frosting_it_will_change_the_color_and_fl/" target="_blank">How Do It</a>)</div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">When my creations are finished I'll put pictures up. Till then: How do you celebrate Valentine's day? Are you a fan of it or not? Please expound. Do you have a significant other to celebrate with or are you floating solo this year? (I would be in the second category sadly.) </span><br />
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Reading Report:<br />
<b>Currently Reading: </b>The<b> </b>Cavendish Home for Girls and Boys by Claire Legrand: This book is creepy in the best way! I'm not very far into it but what I've read I love!!<br />
<b>Recently Finished</b>: Sea of Love by Jamie Ponti, Crank by Ellen Hopkins, and Getting Over Garret Delaney.<br />
<b>On Deck:</b> Fuse by Julianna Baggot and a slew of library books.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Weekly Whatever is a new thing I'm going to try. Basically I post about something going on in my life or bookish things that I love or even about the way Doctor Who rocks my socks. It can be bookish or it can be a rant about the way people chew their food. Anything is game. It's just random collection of whatever. Hence the name. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week I'm taking a step down memory lane. I was looking through Katie's blog (<a href="http://www.callmecrazyreviews.com/" target="_blank">Call Me Crazy Ya Reviews</a>) and I noticed a guest post I had written up for her. It was on why I loved books, and what they are to me. I vaguely remember writing it but even as I read it, the one who <i>wrote</i> it, it reminded me why I love books and sometimes you just need that reminder. I thought I'd post it on my blog. Enjoy! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To me books are:</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A time machine</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(The Book Thief, To Kill a Mocking Bird, and Night)</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A magic show</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Harry Potter, My Fair Godmother , and City of Bones)</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A portal to another world</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(The Chronicles of Narnia, The Iron King, and Now You See it)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Revolution, Nobody’s Princess, and A Great and Terrible Beauty)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(The Mocking Birds, I am the Messenger , and By the time you read this I’ll be Dead )</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(The Hunger Games, Inside Out, and The Forest of Hands and Teeth)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Hex Hall, Demonglass, and Just one Wish,)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(The Oracle of Dating, Love Undercover, and At first Sight)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>In this heart-wrenching and suspenseful teen thriller, sixteen-year-old Sarah Meadows longs for "normal." Born with a port-wine stain covering half her face, all her life she’s been plagued by stares, giggles, bullying, and disgust. But when she’s abducted on the way home from school, Sarah is forced to uncover the courage she never knew she had, become a hero rather than a victim, and learn to look beyond her face to find the beauty and strength she has inside. It’s that—or succumb to a killer. </i></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes you have to be your own hero.</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"Like I did with SCARS and HUNTED, I drew on some of my own experiences of bullying, abuse, and trauma to write STAINED and to give it greater emotional depth. Like Sarah in STAINED, I experienced abduction, imprisonment, periods of forced starvation, mind control, and having my life threatened. And like Sarah, I tried hard to fight against my abuser, keep my own sense of self, and escape. I hope readers will see Sarah's strength and courage, and appreciate her emotional growth as she reclaims herself."</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Description:</b> <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Mae McBride and Heidi Foster were the very best of friends. Tied at the hip from early elementary school, their relationship was the stuff of storybooks, legendary even, in the minds of their high school classmates.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Unshakable.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> </span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">What you HAVE to understand about this book is the fact that it isn't a lavish tale. It doesn't go into deep description or characterize all that much. What it does is highlight the importance of it's message. That message: The importance of friendship. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">This book is good in the way that it defines real grief. The blind rage we get when someone passes, the guilt when someone sacrifices for us, the hole that a person can leave in our life. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">It was fairly quick read. It's only about one-hundred pages long and it's stuffed pretty full.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Even though this book doesn't have much depth into the characters you still can fill that void with the little the author gives you. He gives you a skeleton and you can fill it in the way you want. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">The idea that a character blames their best friend for their fathers death? Very, very human. This is the reason why I agreed to review this book. This idea intrigued</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"> me and I wanted to see how it played out. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">"Look at all the misery we've had to face with only the cliches to comfort us." pg 39. It seems like this should be a lyric in a song. It's beautiful. </span></li>
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<b>Flash: </b>This book is a ghost story so creepy should be there but it's also a verse novel so the creepy factor is cranked up to maximum. So few words but you get the most clear picture. An Honest story about a girl whose world gets shaken up by loss. Yet another reason to love verse novels.<br />
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"I am warm-hearted. I am affectionate. I am reliable. I am generous. I am smart. I am strong. Today, I add another one. I am hopeful." pg 226<br />
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"Guilt reminds me of a stray cat. You chase it away, and yet it comes back when you least expect it." pg 217<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6556855-chasing-brooklyn">Chasing Brooklyn</a> by Lisa Schroeder</b><br />
<b>Flash: </b>A verse novel in dual perspectives? How does she do it? She manages to weave an elegant tale about loss, the shadows that haunt us, and everyday superheros while staying in verse. Verse writing is one of my favorite types. I know it doesn't work for some people but something about it speaks to me the way other styles can't. Nico is very much an everyday hero and is one of my favorite guys in YA fiction now.Love, loss, and everything in between. Stunning. Heart-breaking. Elegant.<br />
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"After all, it's not just superheros who use their powers for the good of mankind." pg 360<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8922087-the-day-before">The Day Before</a> by Lisa Schroeder</b><br />
<b>Flash: </b>So I read this on my own day before coincidently enough. It was right before I shipped myself to Idaho and I found myself completely in sync with the main characters Amber and Cade. I knew how it felt to be right on the edge of change. Once I read this book I knew, I <i>knew</i>, that I would always be a fan of Lisa Schroeder.<br />
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"Life is the bad with the good. The deadly sharks with the beautiful sea stars. the gigantic waves with the sea castles. The licorice with the lemon and lime. The loud lyrics with the rhythm of music. The Lover disease with the love of a father and son. It's life. Sweet, beautiful, wind on your face, air in your lungs, kisses on your lips. Life." pg 299<br />
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Stuff I got this week. Not all books but some nifty stuff.</div>
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I snagged this book at the bookstore I work at (more on that later this week) for less than a dollar. Although I think my mom was more excited to see the projects than I was. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08558431169325360285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636318272630368945.post-1985373782320449572013-01-08T00:00:00.000-05:002013-01-08T00:00:06.771-05:00Just One Day by Gayle Forman<div style="text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Just One Day </i><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">isn't about travel nor is it really about romance. It is however about finding out just who you really are, who you are away from your friends, family, out of your comfort zone. Allyson is forced to face her true self, to figure out that self of hers. </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Willem- He is the catalyst in this story. He tears down everything that Allyson thought was set in stone in her life. He changes her whole life in one day. Of course he's totally adorable even if half the time you aren't sure if he's a total player or a sweetheart. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">The friends that Allyson makes on her journey are some crazy awesome people. These are all her </span><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">guides</span><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> pushing and pulling her in the right direction. </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The sound is clear and strong as a bell, and it fills me with joy, and it's like, for the first time in my life, I understand that this is the point of laughter, to spread happiness." (pg 83 in the ARC)</span></span></li>
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The Truth about Forever-Just Listen-Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen</div>
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Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Okler</div>
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The Fault in Our Stars by John Green</div>
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Lies that Bind by L&L Roecker </div>
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith</div>
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Level 2 by Lenore Appelhans</div>
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Just One Day by Gayle Forman (Look for my review soon!!)</div>
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<b>-Kare Out-</b></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08558431169325360285noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636318272630368945.post-1091542829475407732013-01-02T00:00:00.000-05:002013-01-06T22:51:15.828-05:00Nevermore by Kelly Creagh<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nerdy Alert: The amount of Poe that is packed into this novel is astounding. It's dark and twisty like you expect from something Poe but with a paranormal twist.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Half of the story is Poe and the darkness that surrounds him and his writing. The other half is the ups and downs of Isobel and Varens rocky friendship. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This book is sooo dark. I mean really dark. I could feel the heaviness in my mind. That was that great thing about it though one </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">minute</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> you are in the depths of darkness and all the sudden the spazzy best friend makes a comment that is so funny it pulls you out of the pool of darkness you were just submerged in. It's like a small breath of fresh air. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Varen- Typical emo kid, right? Wrong! He is like several levels of deep and stoic but he has a sweet side. Keep holding that pink ribbon dude, I'm so rooting for you. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Isobel- She was described as the cheerleading popular girl type. This was actually a turn off as I read the description and I expected to totally hate Isobel. However! She was not the typical popular girl, though she does have her moments. I ended up really liking her. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gwen- She was my favorite!! She is the silly/dorky best friend but so hilarious. She was the light hearted side of this story, the best type of character. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Can you feel the love tonight?- ahem. Of course there is a love story. Their relationship is kind of like Darcy and Elizabeth, they can't stand each other but fall for each other </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">regardless</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Creepy things that go bump in the night- There were so many creatures and things that went along with this world that were awesome. Lets just say I wouldn't want to 'meet' any of these things late at night. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want to go back to this world, slip back into Isobel's world. </span></li>
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<b>Hourglass by Myra McEntire</b><br />
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<b>Flash: </b>A new way of looking at time travel that winds perfectly into our world. Emerson is such a snarky character and you can relate to the way she builds walls around herself. The litteral burning between Emerson and Michael was tangible.<br />
<b>Overall: </b>A fantastical, brain-sucking, time traveling, worth reading adventure that will stick in your heart and mind.<br />
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<b>Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children by Randsom Riggs</b><br />
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<b>Flash: </b>This book had everything: Magic, time travel, little children with powers, and a love story. Fair Warning: This is not a book for the faint of heart. I'm pretty sure I had nightmares about this book... at least I woke up thinking a towel was attacking me. Take that how you will.<br />
<b>Overall:</b> I just fell in love with the storyline and the way it was presented, creepy pictures and all.<br />
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<b>Avalon High by Meg Cabot</b><br />
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<b>Flash: </b>A modern retelling of King Arther? How could I not read this? Elaine, or El for short, was such a fun character to slip into plus Meg has a way of writing that just sucks you in.<br />
<b>Overall:</b> I can't describe it but I loved this book. It was perfect from her floating summer days to the twisty anxious ending. A book in it's own category of awesome.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08558431169325360285noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636318272630368945.post-90481829655898039572012-11-30T02:50:00.002-05:002012-11-30T22:50:46.696-05:00FINALS!!I know I haven't posted in a while but right now I am currently in the two week stretch. It's the final count down. Once I get through this I'll be posting more. Time just seems to be flowing faster that I can keep up with. Till then please enjoy these lovely photos about finals.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08558431169325360285noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7636318272630368945.post-68991705400745047692012-11-03T21:25:00.001-04:002012-11-03T21:27:05.109-04:00Week 4 of the Lies that Bind Vlog Tour + Giveaway<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">To: KateLowry@pemberlybrown.edu</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">From: GraceLee@pemberlybrown.edu</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Subject: (no subject)</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Kate, </span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">I'm here... sort of.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Find Cameron. He knows.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">I shouldn't be writing.</span><br style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Don't tell. They'll hurt you.</span></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Since when do the dead send emails? Kate</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"> Lowry's best friend Grace died a year ago. So when she gets an email from her, Kate's more than a little confused.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"> Kate has no choice but to prove once and for all that Grace's death was more than just a tragic accident. She teams up with a couple of knights-in-(not-so)-shining armor-the dangerously hot bad boy, Liam, and her lovestruck neighbor, Seth. But at their elite private school, there are secrets so big people will do anything to protect them-even if it means getting rid of anyone trying to solve a murder...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Lies That Bind (Book #2)<u></u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>By Lisa & Laura Roecker<u></u><u></u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Description</b>: At the elite Pemberly Brown Academy, nothing is as it seems. A classmate has gone missing, and Kate soon realizes that the disappearance is tied to the secret societies that rule her private school. Her best friend died for their secrets, and there’s no way she’ll let them get away with it twice. It’s up to quirky outsider Kate to get some answers, but in a school where every answer leads to more questions and nothing’s as it seems, who can she trust?<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This exciting sequel in The Liar Society series is filled with suspense, danger, and mystery as Kate stops at nothing to prevent the secret society at her school from getting away with murder again.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LISA and LAURA ROECKER:</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222;"> </span><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">Lisa and Laura Roecker are sisters-turned-writing-partners with a love of all things Young Adult. Some call it arrested development, but the sisters claim it keeps them young. Plus, its cheaper than Botox. Lisa and Laura live in Cleveland, Ohio in separate residences. Their husbands wouldn't agree to a duplex.</span><span style="line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;"> </span></span><br />
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