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I have had the opportunity to read each one of these and thought I would write a review while I am thinking about it.<br />
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Firstly, I absolutely love Cassandra Clare's writing style and thoroughly enjoyed The Mortal Instruments and the Clockwork Series. I am always the last person to jump on board of awesome series, but that's ok.<br />
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The Bane Chronicles is written by Sarah Rees Brennan and Cassandra Clare. I feel Sarah does a good job of keeping the heart and soul of Magnus' character. I started to fall in love with that character halfway through The Mortal Instruments series and I have really enjoyed reading these. The Midnight Heir was wonderful. It gave another look to Will and Tessa's life together and their child, James Herondale. I love how Magnus makes me laugh in these little glimpses into his life. The backstory is superb!<br />
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If you are a lover of the Mortal Instruments world, I would recommend you to pick up these novellas. They are only available online in e-book format (which is a little disappointing considering each one is 2.99, and there are 8 of them ($24 bucks total!). I feel that is a marketing scheme to get more money from the readers, but I digress. I can't complain too much because although I see through the ploy to earn more casholla, I am the fool who purchases them. Whenever the series is finished they plan to release a novel with all of the stories so you may want to wait until then, but I couldn't.<br />
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<i><b>The witches are back! </b></i>Witchy Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04148362443964263239noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236383413504772703.post-46939224761416666642012-12-25T20:55:00.002-08:002012-12-25T20:55:57.777-08:00Witchy Review: One by One by Phil Tucker<br />
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</span>Q: WHAT IS THE LAST BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY? TELL US ABOUT THE SCENE…<br />
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A: I know this is going to sound a bit silly... but I am not really a crier. I think the one that stuck out to me the most was the final installment of the Harry Potter series. Once Snape's character made a full circle, I just couldn't contain myself. I remember reading at work and had to get up and go to the bathroom so I could cry in peace. Maybe I should start crying more often? hehe! I know it is an old one, but definitely a good one :) <br />
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Danger lurks everywhere in eleven year old Reggie's world—from the bully next door to the unwanted attentions of a creep at school. Raised by her mentally ill mother, Reggie is left to fend for herself in a rough neighborhood. She escapes in daydreams, battling aliens with her alter ego, Tough Girl. <br />
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The moment I started reading "Tough Girl," I couldn't--and wouldn't!--put it down. In fact, I've been done with it for a few days but didn't know how to wrap my head around the novel enough to begin to review it.<br />
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Reggie's story is so perfectly told by Heily. Reggie, as the synopsis tells us, doesn't have the easiest of lives. She is the victim of frequent bullying at school, lives on the rough side of town where she falls asleep to the sounds of sirens, drug deals, and her neighbors being beat up. Her mother is no more than a person frozen in time to a couch lost in the glare of a broken digital alarm clock.<br />
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Reggie's only solace is Tough Girl--it's not her name--it's a warning. Tough Girl is everything Reggie wants to be--beautiful, an intergalactic war hero, the person defending her family's honor. Tough Girl stays close to Reggie at all times, warning her of the upcoming danger, only disappearing to go to her home planet and fight when she is needed. Slowly, Reggie begins to come out of her shell and make friends with a boy from school and her new, fancy neighbors.<br />
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Witchy Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04148362443964263239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236383413504772703.post-80744963999949993492012-12-05T17:53:00.001-08:002012-12-05T17:54:25.170-08:00Cover Reveal: Blood Rush (Demimonde #2) by Ash Krafton<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6d6e6e; font-family: Philosopher, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: black; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I am totally excited to be a part of this cover reveal. <a href="http://witchyreviews.blogspot.com/2012/10/witchy-review-bleeding-hearts-by-ash.html" target="_blank">I reviewed the first book here</a>. It was a nice surprise with lots of adventure and sexy vampires. I real love Ash's writers voice, she has way with words. Looking forward to the release of Blood Rush. For now, you can add it to your goodreads pile and gobble up the first one.</strong></span><br />
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Sophie doesn’t believe in <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">happily ever after</em>. These days, she’d settle for <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">alive after sunrise</em>.</div>
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Advice columnist and newly-appointed oracle to the demivampire, Sophie Galen has more issues than a <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Cosmo</em> collection: a new mentor with a mean streak, a werewolf stalker she can’t shake, and a relationship with her ex’s family that redefines the term <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">complicated</em>. And then there’s her ex himself, who is more interested in playing leader of the vampire pack than in his own salvation.</div>
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Becoming a better oracle is tough enough, but when Sophie encounters a deadly enemy – one she never dreamed of facing – it will take everything she’s ever learned in order to survive.<br />
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Ash Krafton is a writer of all things spec fic. She believes spectacular endings make the best beginnings… Why not? One billion black holes can’t be wrong. Her first novel BLEEDING HEARTS: Book One of the Demimonde was published in March 2012. The manuscript earned finalist distinction in several Romance Writers of America 2011 competitions and has been awarded several other awards. In addition to novel-length fiction, Ash enjoys writing poetry and short prose, some of which earned big ups by CNW/FFWA in 2008 and 2011 as well as the Abilene Writers Guild in 2010. Ms. Krafton made her publishing debut in Spring 2009 when her poetry appeared in Poe Little Thing; her work has since appeared in several other journals including Niteblade, Ghostlight Magazine, The Skyline Review, and Silver Blade. One of her poems was selected as a Pushcart prize nominee. She’s a Published Member of Pennwriters and is co-editor of her area’s WordPress blog. She also contributes to Query Tracker’s blog. Ash resides with her family in a rural town in the heart of the Pennsylvania anthracite coal region. She’ll never leave, either, because coal is just another example of a spectacular ending waiting for a brilliant beginning. (It’s kinda fitting.) And because, like a black hole, once you’re in… you can never get out..</div>
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</span>Witchy Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04148362443964263239noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236383413504772703.post-68183620690443808922012-11-30T07:28:00.001-08:002012-11-30T07:28:40.840-08:00Feature & Follow: Literary CrushDisclaimer: I am currently blogging "on the go." Whenever I get home this afternoon, the plan is to spruce this entry up. Right now, it will be fairly basic.<br />
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Special thanks goes to Parajunkie and Alison Can Read for hosting such a wonderful weekly hop!<br />
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Q: Activity! Who is your to-die-for book crush? What do you think they look like? Add an image to make us all happy.<br />
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A: I would have to say, Matthew Clairmont from the Discovery of Witches. He has a sexy accent and loves Diana even though they are different species. Not to mention he has looks to die for, he's hundreds of years old, and loves children. Vamp and Witch love, gotta love it! <br />
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I will post pictures as soon as I get home! So who is your literary boyfriend??Witchy Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04148362443964263239noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8236383413504772703.post-68839893116195337862012-11-18T21:31:00.000-08:002012-11-20T20:45:54.480-08:00Witchy Reviews: Athena’s Promise (Book One of the Aegean Trilogy) by Annetta Ribken <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Title: Athena's Promise (Book One of the Aegean Trilogy)<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Author: Annetta Ribkin</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Length: 306 Pages</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Release Date: October 26, 2011</span><br />
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I love Greek
mythology. I have this amazing
infatuation with the Gods and Goddesses in these fables that show the
imperfections of mere mortals. The
stories are life lessons that show us how to not piss off the Gods and the
chronicles of these characters fascinate me.
So whenever I was asked to review this book “Athena’s Promise” as part
of the Aegean Trilogy, I couldn’t wait to read it. This book shows what would happen if mythical
creatures, fictional characters, and Gods and Goddesses walked amongst everyone
else in this world and how the world changes because of it. Overall, this novel delivers everything it
wants to, but that doesn’t meant there aren’t any bumps along the way.<br />
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novels protagonist, Pallas, a human mortal (possibly in her twenties, although
I don’t remember if the novel ever reveals her age) who manages a hotel that is
on the brink of shutting its doors for good.
Pallas has a lot on her plate from managing the staff made up of
zombies, vampires, and pixies to dealing with unsatisfied guests to reporting
back to the woman behind the hotel-Medusa herself. I LOVED this part of the book. Apparently there was this event in life
called “The Crossing” that caused all of these worlds to collide. I really would have liked to know more about this
event in the book, but I imagine the author goes into more details with the
other two books in the trilogy. Ribken
introduces us to so many “critters” in this world and brings forth new
mythologies for some of them, which I really thought was creative and something
your average fantasy reader wouldn’t expect.
For instance, zombies aren’t zombies at first, they are given a certain
amount of time before they “turn” and when they do-it is ugly. We meet suave, sexy Centaurs, diva singing
mermaids, and money loving gnomes.<o:p></o:p><br />
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My favorite character that Pallas must deal with is her boss,
Medusa. In Greek mythology, Medusa is
one of the most hideous monsters with slithering snakes as her hair, and could
turn anyone to stone if you looked at her.
Her character is a lot of fun in the book as the hotel owner. She only stays in her office and watches the
cameras throughout her hotel acting as a sort of game master. Only a handful of people are allowed to enter
her office to talk to her, so she is very secretive. Medusa is very stylized and very descriptive
with her snakes hissing whenever she is in a mood and her cool demure by
smoking black cigarettes (which she stubs out regularly). I loved her relationship with Pallas and hope
this builds more throughout the trilogy.<o:p></o:p><br />
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The novels protagonist, Pallas, is a very interesting
character because I’m not sure if I really cared for her. We see her struggle throughout the whole
novel wonderfully, but that’s all I feel I knew about her. Of course she’s smart, responsible, strong,
powerful, and we can relate to her whenever she’s dealing with really
incompetent people. However, I felt she
just kept rolling her eyes throughout the whole novel and that was a big
problem for me. It would have been nice
to see her loosen up a bit and be a little happy about more things. Granted that with her back ground story
(which we learn later in the novel and it is excellent!) and everything the
character goes through, we can certainly understand where she comes from, but a
lot of the times she just seemed unpleasant.
I wanted to like her more because she is such a strong person, but I
never felt that connection. I cared for
her some, I certainly didn’t want her to meet her maker in one of the books
great climactic scenes featuring creepy spiders, but I wanted more from
her. Maybe this was because I felt she
seemed a little immature mostly in part to her language. I’m not a prude about curse words or foul
language, but I often feel it dumbs down strong characters. Plus, I was really put off by her use of the
word “fucktard” and “fucktardery”. Kids
might use these words these days, but I really don’t feel as though this woman
would use them. Are they even words?<o:p></o:p><br />
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Overall, it was a great, inventive, imaginative tale that
had a lot of wonderful elements. These
elements include nice action scenes, a great sense of mystery, and a story arch
that really explains the world these people live. I was a little thrown off by the attitude of
our lead because I felt she deserved more.
Hopefully when I read the other two books in the trilogy, Pallas will
become the woman I see her and she will get her happy ending. <span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Author: Judith Doloughan and Paula R. Stiles<br />Publisher: Innsmouth Free Press <br />Length: 330 Pages<br />Release Date: December 2010<br />Misc: ARC<br />Kindle edition given by publisher in exchange for an honest review.<br /><br />
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French artist Paul Farrell kills four people in Paris and walks into a hail of police fire at JFK Airport. A Russian history professor and shaman with a dark secret steals the body. Police on both sides of the Atlantic are on the case, but they each have secrets of their own. And a powerful enemy watches from the shadows, one who could destroy them all.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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"It takes longer for the mind to heal itself than the body." Time, space, and vague but honest ignorance intertwine in this crime story set in the shadowy area of NYC. Opening with an intriguing and semi-violent scene that takes place in a crowded airport, we meet a large cast of characters, each an individual in their own right, who not only has their own particular demons to face but takes on the stress of an international, mass murder investigation, a missing "dead" body, and more and more unanswered questions. <br /><br />The heart of the story are two supposed cousins; worn down and made weak by life. One smartly eludes the investigators while the other lay in a cheap motel in hopes to regain conscienceless after a fight with a police sniper's bullet. The story, and all it's supporting characters, run around NYC and the world in hopes to answer their questions, and satisfy their foreboding suspicions. <br /><br />Fraterfamilias is not a quick or easy read. The narrative is more thick than the plot which required careful and sometimes lengthy reading sessions. Each character is developed with their own stylized choice of point of view so the reader has to pay attention and have the ability to switch between voices and tone. If you like a semi-heavy plot reminiscent of Victorian Era story telling (but not nearly as long) and international sensibilities glittered with supernatural notions, then Fraterfamilias is a must read.</div>
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Title: The Mighty Quinn<br />
Author: Paula R. Stiles<br />
Publisher: Dark Continents Publishing, Inc<br />
Length: 242 Pages<br />
Release Date: September 2012<br />
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There's a milk truck on the US/Canadian border with a detonated nuclear bomb that didn't explode and a pile of mummy dust for a driver. Vermont Homeland Security Agent Nan Carreira is having quite the morning and she hasn't even met her witness yet. Quinn Bolcan just got out of Vancouver, in a hurry and under a dark cloud. The last thing he was looking for in Vermont was trouble and that's the first thing he found. Soon, he and Carreira will be neck-deep in black helicopters, low-rent necromancers, zombie suicide bombers, and vengeful were-bikers. And that's just the beginning because Quinn is a wild card in a league all his own.<br />
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I was thrilled by the first paragraph of "The Mighty Quinn." Hell, by the first sentence, I pegged the novel as a page turner, one I couldn't see myself putting down. I could not have been more wrong. The reader is dropped into the middle of Quinn fleeing town after getting caught in a grow-op situation armed with a warning of "wares" as he travels and with a package that needs to be delivered across country. What began so strongly is quickly weakened by too many twists and turns, completely unnecessary subplots, and the confusing and exhausting constant first-person to third-person to first-person storytelling. Over and over and over again without a stitch to thread it all together.<br />
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Stiles fails the reader by getting too excited to bring in every aspect of the occult and every potential horror trope she can imagine. We have werewolves, ghouls, humans casting spells, demons, vampires…does the list end? Every trope has it's own subplot and the worst part? They don't resolve. It seems like this book could have been split into three different novels, all which I probably would have loved. Stiles is an incredible writer--her descriptive imagery puts pictures and scenes into the reader's mind that Hollywood would have sincere problems recreating visually and I often lost myself, thinking I might be feeling that breeze, or smelling that scent she so adequately describes. <br />
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Title: Bleeding Hearts (Demimonde #1)<br />
Author: Ash Krafton<br />
Publisher: Pink Narcissus Press<br />
Length: 370 Pages<br />
Release Date: March 2012<br />
Genre: Urban Fantasy<br />
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Sophie Galen is an advice columnist who is saving the world - one damned person at a time. Shy and sensitive Sophie has all but given up on love until she meets Marek, a mysterious stranger who seduces her with his striking good looks and his take-charge attitude. Yet the darkness she senses within him may be more than she is prepared to handle when Marek draws her into a world of vampires, werewolves, and treachery. Forced to leave behind the comfortable routines and certainties of her past, Sophie makes unbearable sacrifices and uncovers hidden truths about herself and the world around her.<br />
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Honestly, I did not know what to think whenever I was asked to review this novel. As you all know, I am a sucker for vampires and witches, so the synopsis was right up my alley. When I saw the cover, I was a little if-y. I know, I know, I shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but I did. Bleeding hearts?<br />
At that point, I did not know what I was getting myself into. But, putting my bias aside, I read the first chapter and was COMPLETELY hooked. The authors voice is strong and I really loved Sophie's personality. I could relate to her sarcasm in awkward situations. Throughout, Mrs. Krafton's detail of mummies and Egypt reminded me of a lot of Deborah Harkness's writing style. If any of you have read the Discovery of Witches, you will know what I am talking about. I actually learned a few things from reading this novel, which was a nice surprise!<br />
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Krafton's descriptions are original and witty. She has a wonderful way of describing some of the simplest things, but with a twist. Her words put a smile on my face and brought me through an emotional roller coaster! I couldn't read it fast enough. Sophie's cat was such a great touch to the story. I loved that cat! Seriously!<br />
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Now on to the vampires: I really liked Ash's vampires. Like I said earlier, I love vampires! I had never read demivamps or full vamps. The way she described regular vampires was brilliant and disgusting all at the same time. Demivamps are pure sex and regular vamps are evil and nasty! Marek was a heart-throb and so was Rode, yes we are on a nickname basis. The club and screaming girls, was a great touch. It was different! Bravo, Ash! The best friend relationship with the priest was cute. I just imagined this kick ass hot priest the whole time, which I know I shouldn't, but I couldn't help it! Blame Ash for that! Also, I would like to mention that I was happy the letter thing was cleared up at the end. Phew. I did not know if that mystery would be solved!<br />
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Thank you for killing Donna off! teehee!<br />
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What I didn't really care for:<br />
The Insta-love. To me, I felt like Sophie accepted Marek too quickly. In one chapter, we are meeting him outside of a cafe as a predator. In the next chapter, we are meeting him in the museum. I knew instantly it was the same person! Then in another chapter, they have been seeing each other for a few weeks. I wanted some sort of conflict or more conflict between them at the beginning.<br />
I was happy when he warned her and forced her into the church but I felt like that was a little too late. If there would have been more conflict between then earlier, then build a trusting relationship, and end it how it was, I think their relationship would have had a stronger impact on me as a reader but that is just my opinion!<br />
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Not really a "didn't care for" but I did find a few typo's throughout the novel. I am not complaining, but am a close reader. It happens to the best of us. I received an ARC so my version may not be the most updated. Here is one that was close to the end.<br />
Jared says "Leave Sophie go, or else." I think it should say Let. <br />
Another was: "he turn away from the crowd and slumped slightly as he rested his elbows on the bar."<br />
I believe it should say turned. :) Not trying to nitpick, just an FYI for the publisher incase they wanted to update those. There were a few others closer to the beginning but I don't remember them. Those stuck out because I just read them. <br />
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Overall, I REALLY enjoyed this one. I would defiantly read the second novel whenever it is released. Krafton is such a talented author and has such a wonderful way with words... her voice is brilliant! I loved her vamps and the depth she gave them. The world she created was original and intriguing. Would recommend this one to others. I am totally looking forward to seeing what happens next! <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #a64d79;">Many of us here at Witchy Reviews, really enjoys books with all kinds of different elements (just check our genre list). I (Elphie) have been popping out of the YA realm and hopping into books that have more adult related themes. I know this is an oldie, but I really liked The Help and actually read it before everyone made a big deal about it :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">With that being said, let me add that I thought it could have had more character and plot development. In the opening chapter and throughout the first half of the book, the reader gets a glimpse of, “The Recollection of Todd Burns”, a back story of what happened before humans were forced into submission and poverty. I was so curious to hear more, but the book is fairly short and the main storyline did not revolve around this. I will definitely be looking forward to reading more in the future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">To me it read a little like the romance in Twilight but with dragons or draakons, younger, teenage dragon who have not yet reached “mature” status. I enjoyed the climax of the book, the kiss between a young girl, Cecily and Derek, a draakon heir to the throne. It was in this moment that the reader knows these two are forbidden to love each other, yet couldn’t help cheering them on. McCabe definitely brought me back to my adolescent years of feeling in love and vulnerable. There was no turning back at that point, and there would be dire consequences for both of their actions.</span></div>
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Title: A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Trilogy #1)</div>
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Author: Deborah Harkness<br />
Publisher: Viking Penguin<br />
Length: 585 Pages<br />
Released: 2011<br />
Genres: Fantasy Fiction</div>
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Misc: Purchased, read softcover</div>
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Thought this would be fitting because Halloween is so close and WE love witches! </div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="freeText12805995605934409032"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together. </strong><br /><br />Deep in the stacks of Oxford's Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in the course of her research. Descended from an old and distinguished line of witches, Diana wants nothing to do with sorcery; so after a furtive glance and a few notes, she banishes the book to the stacks. But her discovery sets a fantastical underworld stirring, and a horde of daemons, witches, and vampires soon descends upon the library. Diana has stumbled upon a coveted treasure lost for centuries-and she is the only creature who can break its spell.<br /><br />In a sparkling debut, <i>A Discovery of Witches</i> became the "it" book of early 2011, bringing Deborah Harkness into the spotlight and galvanizing fans around the world. In this tale of passion and obsession, Diana Bishop, a young scholar and the descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont. Harkness has created a universe to rival those of Anne Rice, Diana Gabaldon, and Elizabeth Kostova, and she adds a scholar's depth to this riveting story of magic and suspense. And the story continues in Book Two, <i>Shadow of Night</i>.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="freeText12805995605934409032"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;">The <i>Discovery of Witches</i> is a different sort of vampire, witch, and demon novel. Mrs. Harkness is absolutely brilliant! Usually, when I come across a book this thick...I think twice about reading it but once started, I breezed right through. When I say breeze, do not think that it was an easy read. There was subject matter in the book that could potentially be hard concepts to grasp.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span id="freeText12805995605934409032"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;">Holy tea cups and wine bottles! Could this vampire drink wine? Each time I read, I wanted a glass of wine and a cup of hot tea. I secretly wish I could attend oxford and when I visit Europe, I <i>will be</i> visiting the Bodleian Library. Harkness world is brilliant and <i>parts</i> of it were different. I loved how she used the Bishop's as Diana's ancestors, that was the perfect touch of history in the story.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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Title: Wither (The Chemical Garden Trilogy #1)</div>
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Author: Lauren DeStefano<br />
Publisher: Simon & Schuster <br />
Length: 358 Pages<br />
Released: March 2011<br />
Genres: Young Adult, Dystopia</div>
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Ellery has four years left to live. She can thank modern science for
this genetic time bomb. A botched effort to create a perfect race has
left all males with a lifespan of 25 years, and females with a lifespan
of 20 years. Geneticists are seeking a miracle antidote to restore the
human race, desperate orphans crowd the population, crime and poverty
have skyrocketed, and young girls are being kidnapped and sold as
polygamous brides to bear more children. When Rhine is kidnapped and
sold as a bride, she vows to do all she can to escape. Her husband,
Linden, is hopelessly in love with her, and Rhine can’t bring herself to
hate him as much as she’d like to. He opens her to a magical world of
wealth and illusion she never thought existed, and it almost makes it
possible to ignore the clock ticking away her short life. But Rhine
quickly learns that not everything in her new husband’s strange world is
what it seems. Her father-in-law, an eccentric doctor bent on finding
the antidote, is hoarding corpses in the basement. Her fellow sister
wives are to be trusted one day and feared the next, and Rhine is
desperate to communicate to her twin brother that she is safe and alive.
Will Rhine be able to escape--before her time runs out?<br /><br />Together
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before her seventeenth birthday. But in a world that continues to spiral
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Wither is one of those novels that I have a love/hate relationship with. First of all, the cover is absolutely stunning. The bird, ring, hair and makeup, and chemicals shown on the front and back make more sense after completing the first novel of the series. I read the book in a weekend and enjoyed myself. I am not usually one to jump on the bandwagon late, but I am happy that I did.<br />
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There were times when I would have to put it down because of other obligations and all I could think about was the story and where it was going. The beginning starts off with Rhine being captured and basically sold on the black market. The world the author created was, well, different. I had never read a novel quiet like this, which is not a bad thing. Truth be told, dystopia is not a genre that I read in regularly.<br />
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Imaging a world where women only lived to the age of 20 and men only lived to the of 25 puts the character's lifes into perspective, especially because I am over that male age limit in the world DeStefano created. The girls in the story are forced to play as sister-wives and be loyal and faithful to their husband. Rhine, the main character, was not a cookie cutter wife but was considered the most favorable of the three. At age 16, she was defiant. Rhine is the character that most girls can relate too. I love the fact that DeStefano was able to create creepy characters that the reader should intentionally despise and hate, mission accomplished Miss DeStafano, mission accomplished.<br />
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Towards the end of the novel, I felt like I already knew what was going to happen. I am one of those readers who hates knowing the ending beforehand. To me, it was predictable, hence my love/hate relationship. I am glad the story went on the way it did, and happy that the ending was the way it was (trying not to give any spoilers) but I somehow expected something different. That is not really a complaint, but more insight to my reasoning. :)<br />
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To wrap it up: I would recommend this novel to my friends and am looking forward to reading Fever, Book 2 of The Chemical Garden Trilogy. I am hoping that it is a quick and enjoyable read just as this one was but with more action.<br />
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What do you all think? Have you read Fever already? What were your opinions with Wither? <br />
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