tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87691515922083208202024-01-05T04:15:34.938-05:00Book Fare DelightsMolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769151592208320820.post-75656606725949041782015-09-04T11:16:00.001-04:002015-09-04T12:53:55.083-04:00Library Loot : September 2 - 8<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.7350006103516px;">Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from <a href="http://thecaptivereader.wordpress.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Captive Reader</a> and </i><i style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.7350006103516px;"><i>Linda from <a href="http://sillylittlemischief.blogspot.ca/">Silly Little Mischief</a></i> that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from
the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel
free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky any time
during the week. And of cours</i><i style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.7350006103516px;">e c</i><i style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21.7350006103516px;">heck out what other participants are getting from their libraries.</i> </div>
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My haul for this week. All are e-books through the Overdrive app! </div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7711733-crocodile-on-the-sandbank"><i>Crocodile on the Sandbank</i> by Elizabeth Peters </a>(Amelia Peabody #1)<br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/557405.Split_Second?ac=1"><i>Split Second</i> by Alex Kava</a> (Maggie O'Dell #2 - Currently Reading) </div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16061709-the-shadowy-horses"><i>The Shadow Horses</i> by Susanna Kearsley</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18109771-the-fire-sermon"><i>The Fire Sermon</i> by Francesca Haig </a></div>
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<i> </i><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4716621-talk-me-down?ac=1"><i>Talk Me Down</i> by Victoria Dahl</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12974372-a-natural-history-of-dragons?from_search=true&search_version=service"><i>A Natural History of Dragons</i> by Marie Brennan</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7290786-deeper-than-the-dead"><i>Deeper than the Dead</i> by Tami Hoag </a></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">All content © <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com">Book Fare Delights</a> 2010</div>Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769151592208320820.post-87620377679431317192015-09-03T14:46:00.003-04:002015-09-03T14:46:58.398-04:00Review: Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span id="freeText3631656463894438120">After breaking from life
with the Pack, mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate—former Beast Lord
Curran Lennart—are adjusting to a very different pace. While they’re
thrilled to escape all the infighting, Curran misses the constant
challenges of leading the shapeshifters.<br /><br /> So when the Pack offers
him its stake in the Mercenary Guild, Curran seizes the opportunity—too
bad the Guild wants nothing to do with him and Kate. Luckily, as a
veteran merc, Kate can take over any of the Guild’s unfinished jobs in
order to bring in money and build their reputation. But what Kate and
Curran don’t realize is that the odd jobs they’ve been working are all
connected.<br /><br /> An ancient enemy has arisen, and Kate and Curran are
the only ones who can stop it—before it takes their city apart piece by
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So I love the Kate Daniels series.<i> Love </i>it. It is as amazing I imagine the Anita Blake series could have been if Anita hadn't gone turbo slut. (I could get on board with sleeping with vamps, werewolves, etc. but when Anita slept with - I think it was a swan- and there were feathers involved...I was done.)<br />
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Anyway, I digress. Kate and Anita remind me of each other they both had screwed up childhood's and are generally kick-ass heroines. The action is pretty much non-stop with the KD series and it makes for such a fun ride. <br />
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My only disappointment with this book is that I would like to have seen more character development. I want some major changes to happen, I mean, we have Kate and Curran living together outside of the Kepp but sometimes the non-stop action puts the character development on the back burner. I don't want to see the character development become stagnant like some series (*cough*Stephanie Plum*cough*).<br />
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This book also didn't have enough Derick for me. He's one of my favorite characters and I'd like to see him play a larger role. Hell, I'd like him to get his own book! Otherwise, I thought this was a fabulous addition to a stellar series! How long until the next book.....?!?!<br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">All content © <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com">Book Fare Delights</a> 2010</div>Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769151592208320820.post-82882108300849414672015-08-20T17:51:00.003-04:002015-08-20T17:51:58.346-04:00The Evolving Reader<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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After starting up the blog again, I got to thinking about how my reading habits and tastes have changed over the years.<br />
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When I started my first blog, Biblioharlot's Bookshelf, I was reading mostly YA, I was still in college and still identified with a lot of the issues and themes addressed in YA lit.<br />
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Gradually, I began delving into the romance genre. This was during graduate school when I had a ton of reading to do for school and wanted light, easy reads that all ended happily. Romances are always good for an HEA!<br />
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Currently, I find:<br />
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<li>I'm getting too far removed from being a teen that I seem to have difficulty enjoying contemporary YA fiction. I'm still good with sci-fi/fantasy YA though.</li>
<li> I'm reading less romance. I have a few authors that I always look forward to their books, Jill Shalvis and Kristan Higgins are at the top of my list. </li>
<li>I'm gravitating more toward mystery, urban fantasy, and sci-fi/fantasy. </li>
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As far as my reading habits went, I hated not finishing books. Even if I wasn't enjoying it. I was determined to finish everything I began reading. I found, however, that this often led to reading slumps. If I wasn't enjoying a book that I wouldn't quit, I just avoided it. I also didn't read more than one book at a time. Hence, a reading slump.<br />
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Both of these reading habits have changed for me. Somewhere along the line I realized life was too short to waste reading something you didn't enjoy. I still feel a little guilty when I give up on a book but I do give up on books now. I also read more than one book at a time but so far it's usually only two books at a time.<br />
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I've also listened to more audio books over the years. Audible and the library make it really easy to listen with apps for my phone! Also, e-books are amazing. Don't get me wrong I love me some actual books but e-books have made traveling and reading so much easier. Not to mention if I get them from the library, no fines! <br />
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Things that have always remained pretty constant in my reading habits:<br />
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<li>Not lending out personal copies of my books. People dog ear them, spill shit on them, lose them, etc.. I just don't lend books. That's what the library is for. </li>
<li>Utilizing the library - Free books, e-book, and audio books? D'uh. No brainer. </li>
<li>Reading books in order. If a book is part of a series I HAVE to read them in order. I remember one time, years ago, being half way through an SEP novel before realizing it wasn't the first book. I had to stop and go back to read the previous book before I could finish it. </li>
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So, friends, tell me how have your reading tastes and habits have changed over the years?! <br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">All content © <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com">Book Fare Delights</a> 2010</div>Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769151592208320820.post-14054938055606195672015-08-10T15:55:00.000-04:002015-08-10T15:55:36.286-04:00Catching up on 2015 ReadsAs it turns out a few of you are still following me! Yay! I thought I'd catch you up on what I've been reading so far this year. I've read 27 books of my 75 book goal for 2015. I've read a lot of really great books this year but these were some of my absolute favorites:<br />
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<li><i><span itemprop="name">Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption</span> </i>by Laura Hillenbrand - This was the heartbreaking and inspiring story of Olympic athlete and POW, <span id="freeText3042396960481069237">Louis Zamperini during WWII</span>. I don't know how one person could survive so much. Also, this was about 1000x better than the movie. I listened to the audiobook which was narrated by Edward Herrmann (the grandfather on Gilmore Girls!) who was a fantastic narrator! </li>
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<li><i>Burn for Me</i> by Ilona Andrews - Ilona Andrews. 'Nuff said. </li>
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<li><i>Ready Player One </i>by Ernest Cline - This was so much fun. I listened to the audio book, narrated by Wil Wheaton which really upped the nerd factor. The story takes place in 2044 when the world has gone to shit and the majority of people spend their time in the Oasis, a virtual reality utopia. People go to school, work, and spend their leisure time in this virtual reality. The creator of the Oasis, a Steve Jobs type, created intricate puzzles hidden within this world, puzzles that are based on their creator's obsession with 1980's pop culture and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them. It's the story of Wade Watts and his adventurous race to win the ultimate prize and to stay alive. It's a really, really fun book.</li>
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<li><i>Mosquitoland </i>by David Arnold is one of the best contemporary YA novels I've read of late. It's quirky and sweet. As my Goodreads "review" stated it made me "feel all the feels!" </li>
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<li><i>The Martian</i> by Andy Weir was another book I loved. It was the first book in a long time that I started, read, went to bed then had to get up and read more because I HAD TO KNOW what would happen next. It's about an astronaut that accidentally gets left behind (his crew though he was dead) on Mars. It chronicals his struggle to communicate to NASA that he's alive and to survive until the next mission can pick him up (FOUR YEARS AWAY). It has a lot of science-y stuff that can get a little old but the main character, Mark Watney is so funny, self-deprecating, and sarcastic yet through his whole ordeal he has hope and fights to survive. I just really loved this one. They're making a movie based on it too. I'm glad I didn't look up information about the movie until after I finished because the cast does not match up to the characters I'd imagined. Although I'll probably end up seeing the movie! </li>
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I would say those are the highlights of what I've read thus far in 2015. I've really enjoyed almost everything I've read so it was difficult to just highlight a couple! <br />
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FOUR YEARS. Wow. I stopped blogging because I was pursuing a Master's degree and could not keep up with reading and reviewing. <br><br>
Since that time, I've left the job I was at (as a librarian at a technical college) for a librarian position at a newspaper. After a year and a half at the newspaper, I was let go (budget cuts) and was unemployed for 6 months before getting a library position at the Health Sciences Library at a local university. I have been there a little over a month now. I've been reading a lot more and had been considering blogging again. So, I figured I'd say hello and see if anyone is still following me! <br><br>
Recently read: <br><br>
Naked In Death - Finally started this series. Loved the first book and am looking forward to reading more in the series. <br>
The Passage by Justin Cronin - This was my book club's selection and I really liked it. Reminded me of a Stephen King or Dean Koontz. I'm looking forward to reading the follow-up, The Twelve. <br>
Currently, I'm reading Dark Places by Gillian Flynn. I'm looking forward to seeing the movie and wanted to get the book read first. I'm not too far into it so I haven't really formed too many opinions on it yet!<br><br>
Whew, ok my first post in four years...not great but give me time to get back into the swing of things, folks! If you're still out there, say "Hello" below!
<div class="blogger-post-footer">All content © <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com">Book Fare Delights</a> 2010</div>Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769151592208320820.post-28123843447261344162011-10-20T10:07:00.001-04:002011-10-20T10:07:34.832-04:00Bitterblue & An UpdateSo I had to come out of hiding for this news! Kristen Cashore's <em><a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/48963-the-keys-to-the-kingdom-.html?utm_source=Publishers+Weekly%27s+Children%27s+Bookshelf&utm_campaign=9aecb27f5d-UA-15906914-1&utm_medium=email">Bitterblue </a></em>finally has a cover! The release date is May 1st! Can't wait. If you haven't read Cashore's <em><a href="http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/hmhbooks/graceling/">Graceling</a></em> or <em><a href="http://kristincashore.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-books.html">Fire</a></em>...what the heck are you waiting for. <em>Graceling</em> is easily one of my all time favorite reads and <em>Fire</em> is up there as well! <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfGypwJeTvyq_WoVWtmLUR1D9t1jyLf6-rxETX8AgawwDn1eRUIIgDzi_pEyhaUvJm35xzv0GvToGAYsRfmPvDoPrWRwFeTzHOjlMx7CcM-WyrXyOSnJgEpS8Sop9xVdXyUB87X-WgxBT/s1600/Loving_Frank.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfGypwJeTvyq_WoVWtmLUR1D9t1jyLf6-rxETX8AgawwDn1eRUIIgDzi_pEyhaUvJm35xzv0GvToGAYsRfmPvDoPrWRwFeTzHOjlMx7CcM-WyrXyOSnJgEpS8Sop9xVdXyUB87X-WgxBT/s200/Loving_Frank.jpg" width="131" /></a>I also read <em><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/devilinthewhitecity/home.html">Devil in the White City</a></em> about the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The story alternates between the struggles of building the fair with the serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims. Sounds pretty interesting right? Unfortunately, it was fairly boring. The architecture portions were too long, the serial killer sections too short. Although there was a lot of really great info about Chicago. It was also interesting to read about some of the brands that first appeared at the fair. It contained a lot of interesting tid bits. For example, did you know that the "Blue Ribbon" in Pabst Blue Ribbon came from the blue ribbon it won at the World's Fair. Also, the White City is what influenced both Frank Baum's Emerald City in The Wizard of Oz and Walt Disney's amusement parks?! Fun stuff. But overall I found the book pretty tedious. However, <em>Devil in the White City</em> referenced the scandal surrounding Frank Lloyd Wright's affair that apparently rocked Chicago's world back in the day. That intrigued me so I picked up <em><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/rhpg/lovingfrank/">Loving Frank</a></em> by Nancy Horan a fictionalized account of Wright's affair with Mamah Borthwick Cheney, the wife of one of his clients. It was really good as well. </div>
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I'm currently reading <em>In Cold Blood</em> by Truman Capote which is everything a non-fiction book should be: engaging, well-written, and utterly disturbing. Of course I keep telling people I'm reading In True Blood....oops! </div>
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I've started back to grad school as well. It's a Master of Education in Instructional Technology. I'm only taking one class at a time but class has definitely encroached on my leisure reading time and my desire to blog. But I wanted to let y'all know that I'm still here plugging away. I've been reading your blogs but haven't been commenting. Sorry, blogger friends! Hope all is well with you!<div class="blogger-post-footer">All content © <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com">Book Fare Delights</a> 2010</div>Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769151592208320820.post-39594164723033395462011-08-31T09:35:00.003-04:002011-08-31T09:35:52.920-04:00Romancing the Countess Book Tour<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have a very special guest today, Ms. Ashley March! I had the pleasure of participating in Ashley's March Madness, a celebration of all things historical romance and today she's here to tell us a little about her upcoming release, <em>Romancing the Countess</em> and give us a sneak peak inside the mind of its hero, Sebastian Madinger! </div>
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<strong>An Interview with Sebastian Madinger, Earl of Wriothesly: The Beginning</strong></div>
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A huge thank you to Mollie for hosting me today as I get ready for the upcoming release of<br />ROMANCING THE COUNTESS on September 6th! I’m going to post an interview with my hero soon, but first I’d like to give you a little background about the book.<br />
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DISCLAIMER: The following interview was conducted toward the beginning of the book.<br />
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ASHLEY: What do you like about Mrs. Leah George?<br />
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SEBASTIAN: A better question would be what do I not like about Mrs. Leah George, which would be most everything. To begin with, there is her smile. A woman who recently became a widow should not smile as she does. If she doesn’t grieve for her husband, she should at least have some care for propriety’s sake and pretend as if she’s miserable. She should be affected somehow, not appear as if she could burst into song or dance at any moment.<br />
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ASHLEY: I suppose you do not smile, then?<br />
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SEBASTIAN: No, I don’t. But I… *stares into the distance* I don’t wish to discuss it.<br />
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ASHLEY: Very well. Let’s return to Leah. How well do you know her?<br />
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SEBASTIAN: We are acquaintances of a sort. Or rather, a bit more than acquaintances. Her<br />husband was my best friend. We dined at one another’s houses, moved in the same social circles. My son practiced his bowing in front of her. But until the carriage accident, I only knew her as Ian’s wife, nothing more.<br />
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ASHLEY: And now, after the carriage accident?<br />
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SEBASTIAN: I’ve realized that I do not know her at all. The Leah George who I thought I knew—the woman the entire ton believed her to be—was a calm, obedient, and sensible woman. She was propriety’s golden standard, utterly predictable and reasonable. Now--*shakes head* Now she’s gone mad. I’m not sure if she’s completely changed since the accident, or if it she’s simply been hiding her true character all this time and has finally begun to show it. Regardless, I wish she’d return to the proper Leah George I once knew.<br />
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ASHLEY: I heard a rumor about Leah hosting a country house party. Surely that’s not true! Only three months into her widowhood?!?<br />
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SEBASTIAN: As I said, she’s gone mad. But I refuse to allow her to incite the gossips’ speculation about why a widow would show such disrespect for her husband’s memory. No one can know about the affair. No one will dare to question my son’s legitimacy as my heir.<br />
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ASHLEY, leaning forward to the edge of her seat: What do you intend to do, my lord?<br />
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SEBASTIAN, frowning: Whatever I must. Leah George may once have been a respected<br />acquaintance, but she has since made herself my enemy. I depart for the country house party at<br />once.<br />
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To read my next interview with Sebastian and my interviews with Leah, make<br />sure to keep up with my ROMANCING THE COUNTESS Book Tour (details at<br /><a href="http://www.ashleymarch.com/">www.ashleymarch.com</a>).<br />
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But for now, I’d like to celebrate the release of ROMANCING THE COUNTESS next<br />week by giving away books! In ROMANCING THE COUNTESS, a large portion of<br />the story takes place at a country house party. <strong><em>What’s your favorite backdrop for a<br />historical romance?</em></strong><br />
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One random commenter will be chosen to win a copy of my newest book,<br />ROMANCING THE COUNTESS, and will get a chance to send a copy of my debut,<br />SEDUCING THE DUCHESS, to a friend (open internationally)! Also, find out how<br />to win the ROMANCING THE COUNTESS Book Tour Grand Prize of 50+ romance<br />novels by visiting <a href="http://www.ashleymarch.com/">www.ashleymarch.com</a>!</blockquote>
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After spending countless hours memorizing both traditional and simplified Chinese characters, perfecting her tones, and practicing her speaking with any Chinese native she could find, Ashley successfully graduated with a degree in Mandarin Chinese. She was determined to be the next best Chinese translator in the world... Then she discovered writing romances was as much fun as reading them, and her Chinese capabilities have never been the same. When she isn't writing, Ashley stays busy trying to entertain her two young daughters, attempting to do housework, and hiking in the beautiful foothills of Colorado.</blockquote>
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Thank you for stopping by Ashley! I can't wait to get ANOTHER copy of Romancing the Countess, I swear my roommate's dog ate my copy and that's why I don't have a review for you! The tried and true "dog ate my homework" excuse! I should have taken pictures of the aftermath.... <br />
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By the way my favorite backdrop for a historical romance is anything that takes place in Ireland or Scotland. I can't help it, it's an obsession! <div class="blogger-post-footer">All content © <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com">Book Fare Delights</a> 2010</div>Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769151592208320820.post-9831127086036439682011-08-04T08:59:00.001-04:002011-08-04T08:59:55.925-04:00Harper Perennial Promotion: 20 e-books for $20 dollars!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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About a month ago, a marketing person contacted me via my Book Club contact info offering free passes to an advanced screening of <em><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1454029/">The Help</a></em>. She found our Book Club page and saw that we read <em>The Help</em> as one of our selections. Of course, everyone (mostly) in my Book Club jumped at the chance to see the movie early. Everyone loved the book and we had planned to go see the movie as a group when it came out anyway. <br />
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We got there super early (2 hours) because we weren't sure how many people would be showing up and we wanted good seats. Well turned out we were the first ones there. Yay! Hahaha. It was quite an interesting crowd, the ages varied but was definitely comprised of an older audience. Like, my parent's, grandparents even, age. We were some of the younger people there. We didn't care, we loved the book and were stoked to see the movie! <br />
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I have to say as far as movie adaptations go, I thought this was excellent! <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com/2011/02/audiobites-help-by-kathryn-stockett.html">Not as good as the book</a>, the movies rarely are, but still an excellent movie. Emma Stone (Easy A) plays one of the lead roles, I have to say she was not at all how I pictured Skeeter however, I LOVE Emma Stone and I thought she did the role justice. <br />
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The movie included all the major parts of the book that readers would expect to see. One storyline that they trimmed from the movie was the Skeeter/Stuart storyline. She still dates him in the movie, however his whole pedigree, family, and previous engagement are all but eliminated from the movie, whereas their relationship played a more prominent role in the book. <br />
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The one storyline that I would have liked to see more of was the Celia-Johnny-Minny trio. That was one of my favorite story lines in the book and while they do include some of it, they didn't include enough for my liking. <br />
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Like the book, <em>The Help</em> made me laugh and cry; it is a heartwarming, uplifting tale of family, friendship, love, loss, and fighting prejudice. If you haven't read <em>The Help</em>, the movie release is a great excuse to read the book then see the movie. You can't go wrong with either!<br />
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<em>The Help</em> will be in theaters on August 10th. <br />
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As for reading, I've been devouring Ilona Andrews' Kate Daniels series. I'm a little over halfway through the third book. Really, really enjoying this series! <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">7/7/11-7/13/11</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><em>Where the Streets Had a Name</em></span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> by Randa Abdel-Fattah</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><em>A Passage to India</em></span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>by E. M. Forster</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">7/21/11-7/27/11<b></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><em>Chanda's Secrets</em></span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> by Allan Stratton</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><em>Tess of the D'Urbervilles</em></span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> by Thomas Hardy<b></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">7/28/11-8/3/11<b></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><em>Ashes, Ashes</em></span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by Jo<b> </b>Treggiari</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><em>Rescue: Stories of Survival From Land and Sea</em></span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> by Dorcas S. Miller [Ed.]<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><b></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">8/4/11-8/10/11<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><em>Immortal</em></span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> by Gillian Shields</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><em>Wuthering Heights</em></span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> by Emily Brontë</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">8/11/11-8/17/11<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><em>Storm Runners</em></span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"> by Roland Smith</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><em>The Cay</em> </span></b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">by Theodore Taylor</span></span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Be sure to check it out! It's a great way to try out audio books...for free! </span><br />
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<blockquote>Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted alternatively by <a href="http://readingadventures.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #e8186d;">Marg</span></strong></a> and <a href="http://thecaptivereader.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #e8186d;"><strong>Claire</strong></span></a><strong> </strong>that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky (at <a href="http://readingadventures.blogspot.com/2011/06/library-loot-june-15-to-21.html"><span style="color: #e8186d;"><strong>Marg's this week</strong></span></a>) any time during the week. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries!</blockquote>It's been awhile since I've shared my Library Loot. Here's what I've gotten recently: <br />
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<strong>E-books: </strong><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> <em>Magic Bites</em> by Ilona Andrews</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><em>Starcrossed </em>by Josephine Angelini</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Point of Impact</em> by Stephen Hunter</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Undeniably Yours</em> by Shannon Stacey </div><br />
I'm finding I really love checking out e-books. I don't have to worry about returning books, they just atomaticially disappear -- like magic and I don't accrue any library fines! Amazing! <br />
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<strong>Downloadable Audio Books: </strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em>Enclave</em> by Ann Aguirre</div><br />
<strong>Audio Books: </strong><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jN1LGGg-S4dqumh5kHKQDLHhB9ZUmhaN5vLfZf17gPa0TJVbwqB3CL8iGs4R54PWL987-6yoHalDWSadhpxpGFlY30dumBUI7_bs8T6N1H9AocyhQNTYXR53ylAyMdGerudclCxX1gY1/s1600/deadsnow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jN1LGGg-S4dqumh5kHKQDLHhB9ZUmhaN5vLfZf17gPa0TJVbwqB3CL8iGs4R54PWL987-6yoHalDWSadhpxpGFlY30dumBUI7_bs8T6N1H9AocyhQNTYXR53ylAyMdGerudclCxX1gY1/s200/deadsnow.jpg" t8="true" width="139" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Dead Snow</em> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Foreign horror film about Nazi zombies terrorizing a bunch of med students on holiday. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">All content © <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com">Book Fare Delights</a> 2010</div>Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769151592208320820.post-84187436304613090392011-06-01T14:56:00.000-04:002011-06-01T14:56:25.011-04:00Review: The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlIOWBOb-46CQ5xAR-Wc-Z0cUIPwD4wtCrQidYs1CIw1bNDN9e_IPrWiQEU-AAXgPd0YBzPmw3MSYSnkSkX8Ct3wejNmK71Owuo4UpHKPEBvi3pfZ69TUp5fpqzRaTqwf6qTy45SCLLJu/s1600/LastLittleBlueEnv-jkt-des61.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" id=":current_picnik_image" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLlIOWBOb-46CQ5xAR-Wc-Z0cUIPwD4wtCrQidYs1CIw1bNDN9e_IPrWiQEU-AAXgPd0YBzPmw3MSYSnkSkX8Ct3wejNmK71Owuo4UpHKPEBvi3pfZ69TUp5fpqzRaTqwf6qTy45SCLLJu/s200/LastLittleBlueEnv-jkt-des61.jpg" t8="true" width="131" /></a></div>Alright y'all, it's been awhile since you've seen a review from me and I'm a little rusty but I have to get back into the swing of things!!! <br />
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<em></em><em>Thirteen Little Blue Envelopes</em> was one of the first books I read when I first "re-discovered" my love of YA during my graduate school years. I'd devoured most of Dessen's books and stumbled on <em>13LBE</em>. I LOVED it. While I recall many people having issues with her parents letting a teenager gallivant across the world, I have such a horrible case of wanderlust, and always have, that I didn't give a crap whether it was realistic. When I heard there was going to be a sequel I was ecstatic! However, it had been so many years since I read <em>13LBE</em> and I have a horrible memory. I just had the barest recollection about what had happened in <em>13LBE</em>. <br />
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I recalled Ginny's Aunt dying and sending her off on this adventure. I remember a boy. I remembered exotic locales and quirky characters. Lastly, I remembered that the last envelope was lost. And that was about it. <br />
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<em>The Last Little Blue Envelope</em> begins with Ginny receiving an email from Oliver, an English lad, who happened upon the last envelope. Having opened and read the letter Oliver realizes that Ginny's Aunt's artwork is worth a fortune and that the last envelope gives Ginny clues to assembling her Aunt's final piece of art work. Oliver demands to go with Ginny and, once the piece is assembled and sold, half the profit. <br />
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For the most part I enjoyed the book however, one thing really irked me. When Oliver tells Ginny what he's planned she doesn't question him. One of the first things I'd do is ask someone "Why are you doing this?" Obviously he's after money. But common, in all the time she <em>never</em> once thinks to ask him <em>why</em>? As readers, we pick up on things that Ginny clearly overlooks. She clearly knows he's somewhat of a decent guy, despite the extortion. So, if he's mostly an a-okay guy wouldn't you assume that there is some situation in his life that has left him no other options but to take advantage of someone else? Wouldn't you ask <em>why</em>? She never asks why until the book is practically over. Even if she had asked why it's likely that Oliver wouldn't have spilled his guts but at least she would have <em>asked.</em> I was so frustrated the whole time <em>wanting</em> Ginny to friggin' ask him <em>why</em> already! Gah.<br />
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This frustrating bit hampered my enjoyment of the novel somewhat. Overall, this installment was enjoyable and we see Ginny grow, however I felt it lacked the magic and spark from the original. But fans of the first book will be happy to revisit Ginny and other characters and get a sense of closure that the first book lacked. <br />
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Challenge(s) Fullfilled: <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com/p/2011-e-book-challenge.html">E-book Challenge</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Disclosure: I received this as a digital ARC through NetGalley. I did not receive any compensation for this review.</span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">All content © <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com">Book Fare Delights</a> 2010</div>Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769151592208320820.post-35520881539031898562011-05-31T20:15:00.000-04:002011-05-31T20:15:57.275-04:00Reading Recap: May 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ktTS2AXbkbKPxIrTcA2BAQpJnW0S-jkWyKe1gTRGeGJgQhZuf4sjG1euWDR5IEBpQtADaZ875dfiNdppWSdCR2G9esJhTKqfriP8BlEYLn1ra2Tu2q5vsEKG3dwt4-oFgaHfp_GTvyP_/s1600/reading-recap-pink+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ktTS2AXbkbKPxIrTcA2BAQpJnW0S-jkWyKe1gTRGeGJgQhZuf4sjG1euWDR5IEBpQtADaZ875dfiNdppWSdCR2G9esJhTKqfriP8BlEYLn1ra2Tu2q5vsEKG3dwt4-oFgaHfp_GTvyP_/s320/reading-recap-pink+copy.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div>As you can tell I haven't been reviewing. Haven't been reading a lot either. All the books I've read this month I read in the first week and a half of May, then nothing! I blame a lot of it on Netflix! I finally joined and am currently working my way through Modern Family and Sons of Anarchy (thanks to <a href="http://hangingwithbells.blogspot.com/">@bellie7</a> & <a href="http://twitter.com/sweetiepiepen">@sweetiepiepen</a>, I'm obsessed!!!!)<br />
<ol><li><em>Dreamfever - </em>Karen Marie Moning (audiobook) - 5 Chocolate Covered Strawberreis</li>
<li><em>Hex Hall</em> by Rachel Hawkings - 4 Chocolate Covered Strawberries</li>
<li><em>Something Borrowed</em> - Emily Giffin - 3 Chocolate Covered Strawberries</li>
<li><em>Something Blue</em> - Emily Giffin - 3 Chocolate Covered Strawberries</li>
<li><em>The Enemy</em> by Charlie Higson - 3 Chocolate Covered Strawberries</li>
</ol><em>Dreamfever </em>is a "re-read" I'm going through the whole series on audio. Dreamfever and Shadowfever have different narrators than the previous audiobooks. They added a narrator for Barrons and he's verra, verra good!!!! Although I don't like the new female narrator, I prefer the one from the previous audiobooks. But oh well, they got Barrons right! <br />
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Since <em>Dreamfever</em> is a re-read, <em>Hex Hall</em> was definitely the winner this month! I have <em>Demonglass</em> on reserve at the library looking forward to it. I read <em>Something Borrowed</em> & <em>Something Blue</em> because I want to see the movie and have to read the books first! Mostly for John Krasinski though. Love that man! They were okay. I enjoyed them but didn't love them. <em>The Enemy</em> was actually really good but pretty depressing which is why it didn't get a higher rating.<br />
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I also started several other books this month but didn't finish them. Not that they're DNF's just haven't finished them yet! Those are:<br />
<ol><li><em>Putting Makeup on Dead People</em> by Jen Voili</li>
<li><em>City of Fallen Angels</em> by Cassandra Clare</li>
<li><em>The Iron Duke</em> by Meljean Brook</li>
</ol>Hopefully, I'll get back in the swing of things. Probably after I finish Sons of Anarchy though!<div class="blogger-post-footer">All content © <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com">Book Fare Delights</a> 2010</div>Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769151592208320820.post-74023043778646745272011-04-25T09:29:00.000-04:002011-04-25T09:29:56.815-04:00UpdateIn case you're wondering I'm still alive! I've been reading some but haven't felt inspired to review. I've been reading older books, mostly historicals. I've recently read:<br />
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<em>Lessons in French</em> by Laura Kinsale<br />
<em>Lord of Scoundrels</em> by Loretta Chase<br />
<em>The Forbidden Rose</em> by Joanna Bourne<br />
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Loved them all and want more! I keep referencing my <a href="http://www.ashleymarch.com/blog/?p=610">guest post</a> during Ashley March's March Madness where I solicited recommendations for great historical romances with feisty, strong heroines and tortured heroes. So far the recommendations have been spot on. <br />
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Do you all have any recommendations for me that fit that bill? I love me some REALLY tortured heroes. I have Delilah Marvelle's series on my radar; I hear they're quite different and have deeply troubled heroes. I also like the friends to lovers troupe. So y'all, even though I'm not reviewing, I'm reading and I'm hoping for any additional recommendations along these lines. <br />
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Hopefully I'll get my reviewing mojo back here shortly!<div class="blogger-post-footer">All content © <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com">Book Fare Delights</a> 2010</div>Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769151592208320820.post-82545935240599320042011-04-07T09:33:00.000-04:002011-04-07T09:33:42.857-04:00Reading Recap: March 2011<ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_QtB8oKnGhKZAov0EOFt2cZLgbNu8bec0DKQogT1UIOMoZU_CgUm9VaRhHRYz41K2m4jkjWQuVYz0rctg72-lPPKqNd0wD5l6BRwrfOIaKHJpwqEAPkU2uc_TkjgSx-i7abZkPZR6jal/s1600/reading-recap-pink+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS_QtB8oKnGhKZAov0EOFt2cZLgbNu8bec0DKQogT1UIOMoZU_CgUm9VaRhHRYz41K2m4jkjWQuVYz0rctg72-lPPKqNd0wD5l6BRwrfOIaKHJpwqEAPkU2uc_TkjgSx-i7abZkPZR6jal/s320/reading-recap-pink+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><li><em>Faefever</em> by Karen Marie Moning (audio book) - 5 Chocolate Covered Strawberries</li>
<li><em>Pride & Prejudice </em>by Jane Austen & Nancy Butler, Illustrated by Hugo Petrus (Graphic Novel) - 4 Chocolate Covered Strawberries</li>
<li><em>Lessons in French</em> by Laura Kinsale<em> - 4 Chocolate Covered Strawberries</em></li>
<li><em>The Last Little Blue Envelope</em> by Maureen Johnson - 4 Chocolate Covered Strawberries (Review to come)</li>
<li><a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com/2011/03/review-delirium-by-lauren-oliver.html"><em>Delirium</em> by Lauren Oliver</a> - 4 Chocolate Covered Strawberries</li>
<li><em>Between Here and Forever</em> by Elizabeth Scott - 3 Chocolate Covered Strawberries (Review to come)</li>
<li><em>Never Let Me Go</em> by Kazuo Ishiguro - 2 Chocolate Covered Strawberries</li>
</ol>Also reviewed in March:<br />
<ul><li><a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com/2011/03/audiobites-will-grayson-will-grayson-by.html"><em>Will Grayson, Will Grayson</em> by John Green & David Levithan</a> - 3 Chocolate Covered Strawberries</li>
</ul>My road trip out to Texas got my April reading off to a good start! I got both <em>Lover Unleashed</em> by J.R. Ward and <em>Lord of Scoundrels</em> by Loretta Chase read on the drive out! All the traveling was good for reading but not so much for reviewing. I have a lot to catch up on! Hope everyone else had a good reading month in March!<div class="blogger-post-footer">All content © <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com">Book Fare Delights</a> 2010</div>Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769151592208320820.post-4319829914301286032011-03-23T11:38:00.002-04:002011-03-23T11:40:28.468-04:00Library Loot: March 23 - 29<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTeqQRu8Y6GDdAoCfukiuxvkvcqRrlPDXVuPLRdJyOFzuqI7sIQ_Jhw4SYN5bwlV-l8qykasCtI_8AJVH3kc9KOGVZhlJ3rlIL_P7u5kREcq8N-qfi4iNcd7F8T0qEIv-wQcpkcrg5y_-/s1600/library_loot+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPTeqQRu8Y6GDdAoCfukiuxvkvcqRrlPDXVuPLRdJyOFzuqI7sIQ_Jhw4SYN5bwlV-l8qykasCtI_8AJVH3kc9KOGVZhlJ3rlIL_P7u5kREcq8N-qfi4iNcd7F8T0qEIv-wQcpkcrg5y_-/s320/library_loot+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><blockquote>Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted alternatively by <a href="http://readingadventures.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #e8186d;">Marg</span></strong></a> and <a href="http://thecaptivereader.wordpress.com/"><span style="color: #e8186d;"><strong>Claire</strong></span></a><strong> </strong>that encourages bloggers to share the books they’ve checked out from the library. If you’d like to participate, just write up your post-feel free to steal the button-and link it using the Mr. Linky (at <a href="http://readingadventures.blogspot.com/2011/03/library-loot-march-23-to-29.html"><span style="color: #e8186d;"><strong>Marg's this week</strong></span></a>) any time during the week. And of course check out what other participants are getting from their libraries!</blockquote><br />
It's been awhile since I've posted my library loot! I've been doing better about not checking out as much stuff that I know I won't get to. Here's my latest haul: <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><em>Dreamfever </em>by Karen Marie Moning</span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="adbl-label-an">Narrated by</span> <span class="adbl-prod-author" jquery1300894207411="27">Natalie Ross & Phil Gigante </span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">All content © <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com">Book Fare Delights</a> 2010</div>Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769151592208320820.post-52088094018830590812011-03-10T15:38:00.000-05:002011-03-10T15:38:02.220-05:00Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxp_gO8FUEoxgxQVao851ehzzDPw3KiWlZ6jgN7qnWVYam2KkNp4axxFwZVeTKzhVMNWJC_Z9Tcjeo1s21T3vYIkw5ldkAYatF1UB5SwA5dxCTaLaXU-sm3s0L7fr-U5bEaz4ajkQAQCl9/s1600/Delirium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxp_gO8FUEoxgxQVao851ehzzDPw3KiWlZ6jgN7qnWVYam2KkNp4axxFwZVeTKzhVMNWJC_Z9Tcjeo1s21T3vYIkw5ldkAYatF1UB5SwA5dxCTaLaXU-sm3s0L7fr-U5bEaz4ajkQAQCl9/s200/Delirium.jpg" width="131" /></a></div>I'd been putting off reading <em>Delirium </em>because I'd seen such polarized reactions to it. Some loved it, some hated it. So I tried to go in with as few expectations as possible. In the end, I'm planted, firmly, in the "loved it" camp. <br />
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Lena is counting down the days until her eighteenth birthday when she will receive the procedure that will protect her from, what the government has deemed the most dangerous disease of all, love. Lena's anxious to have the surgery because she's lived in fear that she will turn out like her mother, whose multiple procedures could never quite cure her of the disease and ultimately lead to her mother taking her own life. <br />
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Lena's anticipatory countdown warps entirely after meeting Alex. Alex is is an "Invalid", one of the uncured. Lena's relationship with Alex changes her preconceived notions about the "invalids" and slowly realizes that perhaps the "cure" is nothing more than the government's way to control citizens. (D'uh!) Lena's countdown then morphs to a countdown to the now dreaded day. <br />
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While Lena's feelings for Alex are strong she is merely dreading the procedure but doesn't intend to do anything rash, like refusing the procedure, until she learns something about her mother. The revelation changes everything she thought she knew about her past and that, in turn, changes everything for her future. <br />
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While reading <em>Delirium</em> I realized how much I enjoy a good dystopian novel. I love reading about alternate realities, presented as utopias, and following the character's realizations that the world they live in is anything but a utopia. I really enjoy that growing awareness of all that they're being denied and how the character processes that information. <br />
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I loved the relationship between Alex and Lena. I thought it was very well done. There was Lena's initial reaction to finding out Alex is an "invilad" and Alex's patience with Lena's coming to terms that maybe "the cure" is not necessarily the answer. Love Alex! <br />
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<em>Delirium</em> is an excellent start to a promising series. I'm so disappointed that, according to <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9593911-pandemonium">Goodreads</a>, I have to wait until 2012 for, <em>Pandemonium</em>, the next installment of Lena's story. *POUTS* I'm so glad I didn't let the negative reviews I've seen of this book sway me from reading it. If you're a fan of the dystopian genre, I'd definitely give it a go. I'm so glad I did! <br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Disclosure: I received this as a digital ARC through NetGalley. I did not receive any compensation for this review.</span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">All content © <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com">Book Fare Delights</a> 2010</div>Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769151592208320820.post-27936683670033441122011-03-08T10:31:00.001-05:002011-03-08T17:53:15.909-05:00Audiobites: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgqNrKiE-9izSg7LkmVFN0MrUXuyaVZMaCO0BHPiGaO-aGUHdUdmqQPsC4-8VOTlwlBoXVsDpjz9AbTanIyiexLEnyMmHkx6njxtmMnA7FeQt-fselfHZgf5rfvW47y2e-YX9oDEwew4K/s1600/willgrayson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgqNrKiE-9izSg7LkmVFN0MrUXuyaVZMaCO0BHPiGaO-aGUHdUdmqQPsC4-8VOTlwlBoXVsDpjz9AbTanIyiexLEnyMmHkx6njxtmMnA7FeQt-fselfHZgf5rfvW47y2e-YX9oDEwew4K/s1600/willgrayson.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Title:</strong> <em>Will Grayson, Will Grayson</em></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Author(s):</strong> John Green & David Levitan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Narrators:</strong> MacLeod Andrews & <a href="http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/gvpages/A2549.shtml">Nick Podehl</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Publisher:</strong> <a href="http://brillianceaudio.com/">Brilliance Audio</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Hours:</strong> 7 hours, 52 minutes</span><br />
<strong>Awards/Honors:</strong> <a href="http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/best_of_2010.html#ya">Best Audiobooks - Young Adult</a> (2010) by Audiofile Magazine, ALA's <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/amazingaudiobooks/aaya2011.cfm">2011 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults</a> & <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/amazingaudiobooks/2011aayatop10.cfm">2011 Top Ten Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults</a><br />
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I picked up <em>Will Grayson, Will Grayson</em> because I'd seen, as indicated above, that it was named Best Audiobook by several different sources. I'd been wanting to read it so I figured the audio would be a good bet since it was getting such high marks! <br />
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<em>Will Grayson, Will Grayson</em> is told in alternating chapters by two characters named, you guessed it, Will Grayson. Neither Will Grayson is aware of the other until a fated meeting outside a porn shop. United by one tour de force named Tiny Cooper. While the title would suggest the book is about none other than, Will Grayson, the book is, ultimately Tiny's tale. Tiny was definitely my favorite character. He's larger (and gayer) than life. With all the characters and all the events that take place throughout the book it boils down to a tale of friendship. <br />
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Nick Podel narrates Will Grayson #1 (WG1), the straight, broody and moody best friend to Tiny Cooper. I liked Nick's narration and voice. The first chapter is told from his POV and I was really getting into the audio book when it switches over to Will Grayson #2 (WG2), narrated by MacLeod Andrews. WG2 is the in-the closet gay teen whose botched trip to meet his online "boyfriend" leads to the chance encounter with WG1. <br />
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I really did not care for WG2'schapters at all, especially the first ones. WG2 is depressed and on medication for his depression. Now, I've never been clinically depressed, I don't mean to demean or belittle his condition. However, his whining, crying, pissing and moaning, and excessive cussing really grated on my nerves. After the second chapter I was seriously considering giving up on the audio book. I disliked WG2 that much. Then WG2's chapter would end and we'd go back to WG1 and I'd be sucked back into the story. If the whole book was from WG2's POV I would not have finished the book. He does get less whiney as the book goes on, but I never really warmed up to him. <br />
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There was a lot of cussing in this audio book. I think the excessive cussing was more noticeable because I was listening to the audio book. Had I been reading the book, I don't think I would have taken note of the language as much. However, there was a lot of bad language. <br />
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WG2's obnoxious "woe is me" diatribes really did not do this audio book any favors. However, overall, the story was excellent. I love a story that has a little bit of everything: friendship, romance, humor, and showtunes!<br />
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">goog</span>-spellcheck-word><span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">goog</span>&<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">lt</span>;/SPAN>-spellcheck-word>&<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">lt</span>;SPAN style="BACKGROUND: yellow" class=<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; 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background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">goog</span>-spellcheck-word><span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">lt</span>&<span class="goog-spellcheck-word" style="background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">lt</span>;/SPAN>;/SPAN>;/a></textarea></center><div class="blogger-post-footer">All content © <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com">Book Fare Delights</a> 2010</div>Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769151592208320820.post-20736660698733109692011-03-02T11:35:00.000-05:002011-03-02T11:35:54.301-05:00Reading Recap: February 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MpyO9HMQ4VmV5s4CjiPuhywLdZ-DG_MV8gM1UnOVNOdcVALxb0qVCeaarlYWrpdIre4v0do_g9jFhRaEjBiBosXF9V3b3jyO5cAviUF08-sXLXDp43NBOSelWoxTbbJwXlR4v6kJ6H90/s1600/reading-recap-pink+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MpyO9HMQ4VmV5s4CjiPuhywLdZ-DG_MV8gM1UnOVNOdcVALxb0qVCeaarlYWrpdIre4v0do_g9jFhRaEjBiBosXF9V3b3jyO5cAviUF08-sXLXDp43NBOSelWoxTbbJwXlR4v6kJ6H90/s320/reading-recap-pink+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Read in February:<br />
<a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com/2011/02/review-wild-man-creek-by-robyn-carr.html"><em>Wild Man Creek</em> by Robyn Carr</a> - 5 Chocolate Covered Strawberries<br />
<em>Shadowfever</em> by Karen Marie Moning - 5 Chocolate Covered Strawberries<br />
<a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com/2011/02/review-darkness-becomes-her-by-kelly.html"><em>Darkness Becomes Her</em> by Kelly Keaton</a> - 4 Chocolate Covered Strawberries<br />
<em>Eddie & the Cruisers</em> by P.F. Kluge - 4 Chocolate Covered Strawberries<br />
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Listened to in February:<br />
<em>Darkfever</em> by Karen Marie Moning - 4 Chocolate Covered Strawberries<br />
<em>Bloodfever</em> by Karen Marie Moning - 4 Chocolate Covered Strawberries<br />
<em>Will Grayson, Will Grayson</em> by John Green & David Levithan - 3 Chocolate Covered Strawberries<br />
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Other books reviewed in February: <br />
<a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com/2011/02/audiobites-help-by-kathryn-stockett.html"><em>The Help</em> by Kathryn Stockett</a> - 5 Chocolate Covered Strawberries <br />
<a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com/2011/02/reveiw-promise-canyon-by-robyn-carr.html"><em>Promise Canyon</em> by Robyn Carr</a> - 3 Chocolate Covered Strawberries<br />
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My favorite read from this month was definitely <em>Shadowfever</em>. Loved seeing the conclusion to Mac's story! <br />
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I still have yet to hit the 10 books in a month mark. But I'll keep trying! How was your February?<div class="blogger-post-footer">All content © <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com">Book Fare Delights</a> 2010</div>Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769151592208320820.post-64415598456944661162011-03-01T09:41:00.000-05:002011-03-01T09:41:41.540-05:00March Madness!No, I'm not talking basketball! Today marks the first day of the 1st Annual March Madness Blog Party over at historical romance author Ashely March's <a href="http://www.ashleymarch.com/blog/">blog</a>. <br />
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Ashley has a fantastic line-up of historical romance authors who will be guest blogging with giveaways every single day, and a special daily feature will highlight romance community sites, reviewers, and bloggers who support historical romance.<br />
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Below is the the schedule of authors and websites:<br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Monday 3/7</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.robyndehart.com/home.html?p=index">Robyn DeHart</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.romancenovelnews.com/wordpress/">Romance Novel News</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Tuesday 3/8</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://katymadison.com/">Katy Madison</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.smexybooks.com/">Smexy Books</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Wednesday 3/9</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.lauraleeguhrke.com/">Laura Lee Guhrke</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://notanotherromanceblog.blogspot.com/">Not Another Romance Blog</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Thursday 3/10</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.margaretrowe.net/">Margaret Rowe</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://seductivemusings.blogspot.com/">Seductive Musings</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Friday 3/11</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.annemallory.com/">Anne Mallory</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fictionvixen.com/">Fiction Vixen</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 12;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Saturday 3/12</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.julieannelong.com/">Julie Anne Long</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cheekyreads.blogspot.com/">Cheeky Reads</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 13;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Sunday 3/13</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.saralindsey.net/">Sara Lindsey</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://romancewritersrevenge.com/">Romance Writer’s Revenge</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Book Bundle</div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 14;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Monday 3/14</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.melissamayhue.com/">Melissa Mayhue</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://unusualhistoricals.blogspot.com/">Unusual Historicals</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 15;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Tuesday 3/15</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.juliannemaclean.com/index.php">Julianne MacLean</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thebookpushers.com/">The Book Pushers</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 16;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Wednesday 3/16</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://home.mchsi.com/~leighmichaels/">Leigh Michaels</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://edwardianpromenade.com/">Edwardian Promenade</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 17;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Thursday 3/17</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kriskennedy.net/">Kris Kennedy</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://novelthoughts.wordpress.com/">Novel Thoughts & Booktalk</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 18;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Friday 3/18</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.emmawildes.com/">Emma Wildes</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.loveromancepassion.com/">Love Romance Passion</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 19;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Saturday 3/19</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.katharineashe.com/">Katharine Ashe</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thebookbinge.com/">Book Binge</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 20;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Sunday 3/20</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://katenoble.com/">Kate Noble</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dikladiesrule.blogspot.com/">Deserted <place w:st="on">Island</place> Keepers</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Book Bundle</div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 21;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Monday 3/21</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://eileendreyer.com/index.shtml">Eileen Dreyer</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.romanticcrushjunkies.com/">Romantic Crush Junkies</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 22;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Tuesday 3/22</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Elizabeth Essex</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://dearauthor.com/">Dear Author</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 23;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Wednesday 3/23</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.leciacornwall.com/">Lecia Cornwall</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.nightowlromance.com/nor/">Night Owl Romance</a></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #ece9d8; border-left: #ece9d8; border-right: #ece9d8; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;" valign="top"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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With teal eyes and freakish silver hair that can’t be changed or destroyed, Ari has always stood out. And after growing up in foster care, she longs for some understanding of where she came from and who she is. <br />
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Her search for answers uncovers just one message from her long dead mother: <strong><em>Run</em></strong>. Ari can sense that someone, or something, is getting closer than they should. But it’s impossible to protect herself when she doesn’t know what she’s running from or why she is being pursued. <br />
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She knows only one thing: she must return to her birthplace of New 2, the lush rebuilt city of New Orleans. Upon arriving, she discovers that New 2 is very...different. Here, Ari is seemingly normal. But every creature she encounters, no matter how deadly or horrifying, is afraid of <em>her</em>. <br />
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Ari won’t stop until she knows why. But some truths are too haunting, too terrifying, to ever be revealed.</blockquote><br />
Ari, a seventeen year-old with a unique look: silver hair and teal eyes, has always felt out of place. Abandoned at a young age, Ari was thrust into the foster care system. Now, she's determined to find out what happened to her mother even if it leads her to New 2, the rebuilt city of New Orleans. Having been destroyed by hurricanes, with a government unwilling to rebuild, the most powerful families of New Orleans pool their massive wealth in order to buy what is left of New Orleans. The rebuild and New 2 is the result. A place unlike any other where rumors of supernatural creatures run rampant.<br />
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Ari's quest to find out who she is leads her to this unfamiliar territory. However, with her otherworldly looks and her general otherness, Ari finds that she feels at home among the freaks and outcasts of New 2. But the more she learns about herself and her ancestry, Ari finds that perhaps she is a freak among the freaks. Just what sort of monster might she become? <br />
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Overall, <em>Darkness Becomes Her</em> was an enjoyable read although much darker and disturbing than most of the other paranormals out there. However, there was at least one aspect of the story that I found lacking.<br />
But let's start with what I liked. <br />
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I liked that Ari was such a strong female character considering all that she'd been through. Having been abandoned at a young age Ari ended up in the foster care system and suffered some unspeakable horrors, many of which are merely alluded to in the book, while other atrocities are mentioned outright. I know that some readers have difficulty reading about abuse inflicted on children, so these forays into Ari's past may be a turn-off for some readers. However, Ari tries not to dwell on her past but to focus on the here and now. <br />
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I think Ari's difficult past allows her to handle all the weirdness that is thrown at her. She doesn't spend a lot of time dwelling on why things are happening, she just accepts things and reacts accordingly. For those that enjoy a fast paced read, <em>Darkness Becomes Her</em> certainly fits the bill. There is nary a lull in the action. <br />
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The secondary characters in <em>Darkness Becomes Her</em> added to my enjoyment of the story. They're colorful, intriguing characters. Especially Violet and her albino alligator. <br />
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The romance aspect of this book felt rushed. While I think Sebastian will be an excellent, swoon worthy character. I felt the romance between Ari and Sebastian was a bit premature. Because there is so much action in the book I didn't buy into the romance between these two. Had their relationship developed a little more, I'd have been ok with it, but as it stands I thought that aspect of the novel was weak. <br />
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<em>Darkness Becomes Her</em> mixes a lot of supernatural beings from voo-doo priestess to vamps to Greek gods and goddesses. Sometimes I have a hard time when an author mixes so many supernatural entities. I feel like the world building can suffer so far that doesn't seem to be the case with <em>Darkness Becomes Her</em> but I am wary of the amount of supernatural aspects. I hope Keaton can keep it all in check! <br />
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<em>Darkness Becomes Her</em> mixes traditional supernatural creatures with Greek mythology and the result is the start of a darkly, disturbing, action packed paranormal series. <br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Disclosure: I received this ARC from the publisher. I did not receive any compensation for this review.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">All content © <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com">Book Fare Delights</a> 2010</div>Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769151592208320820.post-24808527925131378662011-02-22T12:21:00.000-05:002011-02-22T12:21:42.677-05:00UpdateI've been busy and haven't had much time to update the blog. I need to write my reviews for the following books (and audio books)! So keep an eye out for them. Hopefully I'll have one up tomorrow! <br />
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<em>Will Grayson, Will Grayson</em> by John Green & David Levithan<br />
<em>Darkfever</em> by Karen Marie Moning<br />
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<em>Darkness Becomes Her</em> by Kelly Keaton<div class="blogger-post-footer">All content © <a href="http://bookfaredelights.blogspot.com">Book Fare Delights</a> 2010</div>Molliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15535404585690225142noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8769151592208320820.post-10296783366087556272011-02-16T11:05:00.001-05:002011-02-16T12:29:53.740-05:00Review: Wild Man Creek by Robyn Carr<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_g73zpyhSyr02G2_GqIK9Pdll65rT_97QNxV23QMVUKrq5vrlKRNiK_4Na9bau_laUwvPMeD7FO_Rny8OfvxWDGj-F7q_vgEEgxpsUBC7ImRP7CuBfFLBnYqZifFOkx63b6n_gvc16JS/s1600/wild-man-creek.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG_g73zpyhSyr02G2_GqIK9Pdll65rT_97QNxV23QMVUKrq5vrlKRNiK_4Na9bau_laUwvPMeD7FO_Rny8OfvxWDGj-F7q_vgEEgxpsUBC7ImRP7CuBfFLBnYqZifFOkx63b6n_gvc16JS/s200/wild-man-creek.jpg" width="126" /></a></div><br />
<blockquote><em>Colin Riordan came to Virgin River to recuperate from a horrific helicopter crash, the scars of which he bears inside and out. His family is wonderfully supportive, but it's his art that truly soothes his troubled soul. </em><br />
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<em>Stung personally and professionally by an ill-advised affair, PR guru Jillian Matlock has rented an old Victorian with a promising garden in Virgin River. She's looking forward to cultivating something other than a corporate brand. </em><br />
<em>Both are looking to simplify, not complicate, their lives, but when Jillian finds Colin at his easel in her yard, there's an instant connection. And in Virgin River, sometimes love is the simplest choice of all…</em></blockquote><em>Wild Man Creek</em> is easily one of my favorite installments of Virgin River series. That's saying a lot, considering there are <strong><em>thirteen</em></strong> books (including novellas)! <br />
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We met our heroine, Jillian, in Promise Canyon she, along with her sister Kelly and two of her best friends, happened to stop in Virgin River on their way back from their week long girls vacation. Jillian fell in love with a huge Victorian House that reminded her of her Nana and felt like home. Months later, after Jillian has been betrayed by her boyfriend and forced to take a leave of absence from her high stress job, she finds herself drawn back to Virgin River and the house that felt like home. <br />
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There she discovers a passion for gardening the rare fruits and vegetables that her Nana once harvested. Whereas most people garden as a hobby, Jillian's drive and passion turn it into something more. Something that she think may, one day, make a promising business venture.<br />
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Enter, Colin Roirdian. The sexy, scruffy ex-pilot, current painter shows up, with easel in hand in the back yard of Jillian's new temporary home. Colin is taking a breather in Virgin River after recovering from a near fatal helicopter crash followed by rehab for his addiction to his prescription pain meds. Unfortunately, his career in the armed forces has been cut short. Colin's accident has given him the time and opportunity to focus on his wildlife painting, however he does not intend to give up flying for good. He plans to, after his stint in Virgin River, to travel to Africa to photograph wildlife to use in his future paintings as well as investigate any flying opportunities abroad. <br />
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Jillian and Colin's attraction is immediate and their relationship progresses quickly. Surprisingly, there's little drama where there was potential for it. Jillian was betrayed by her previous boyfriend which could easily have made for trust issues. Jillian doesn't demand Colin forgo Africa for her. It was refreshing to see Jillian encourage Colin's pursuit of his dreams and goals. Both parties know going into their relationship that it has an expiration date. Jillian will eventually have to give up her gardening to return to the corporate world and Colin has his African safari planned. Or can they build a new life, together, in Virgin River? <br />
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I love, love, loved <em>Wild Man Creek</em>. I loved Jillian and Colin's relationship, while not perfect, it was loving and supportive with out a lot of drama where drama could easily have complicated their relationship. As I've said before, and will likely continue to say in all my reviews of Virgin River books they're my warm fuzzy reads. When I need to feel like all is right with the world, I can always visit Virgin River for uplifting stories about friends, family, love, and community. <br />
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