tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76960637245530182212024-02-18T20:31:35.986-06:00Sweet Nothings xoQueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-91530397603598042822011-01-19T21:10:00.003-06:002011-01-19T21:34:55.487-06:00Paranormalcy [book review]<a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5086/5353840198_a0bb59fcf0.jpg"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#663300;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 283px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5086/5353840198_a0bb59fcf0.jpg" /></span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#663300;"> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Paranormalcy</span></span></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"><strong>Author: Kiersten White</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="color:#663300;"><strong>Synopsis</strong>: Evie's always thought of herself as a normal teenager, even though she works for the International Paranormal Containment Agency, her ex-boyfriend is a faerie, she's falling for a shape-shifter, and she's the only person who can see through paranormals' glamours.<br /></span></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>So much for normal. (<strong>via Goodreads</strong>)</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#663300;"></span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#663300;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Rating: ★★★★★</span></strong> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">Oh bleep, how can I describe how AHHHH-MAZING Paranormalcy is? I couldn't put this book down for the life of me; it's addicting. For starters, all the supernaturals are very different and have very strong personalities. Evie has a witty way that pulls you in from start to finish. Each page will leave you wanting more. So in 5...4...3...2...1 go grab a copy of Paranormalcy and READ IT! </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;"><em><strong>xoxo</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;"><em><strong>you know you love me</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;">Doris</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;"><br /><br /></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;"></span></em></strong> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;"></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#33cc00;">ps. Supernaturally (sequel to Paranormalcy) is expected to release in September 2011.</span> </span></strong></div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-36214027141856088692011-01-13T23:31:00.005-06:002011-01-18T08:33:23.037-06:00Unearthly [book review]<div><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5082/5353836064_94abda131c.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5082/5353836064_94abda131c.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#663300;"><strong>Unearthly</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"><strong>Author: Cynthia Hand</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><strong></strong></span> </div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><strong><em>Synopsis</em></strong>: In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees...</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span> </div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster than humans (a word, she realizes, that no longer applies to her), but it means that she has a purpose, something she was put on this earth to do. Figuring out what that is, though, isn't easy.</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span> </div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">Her visions of a raging forest fire and an alluring stranger lead her to a new school in a new town. When she meets Christian, who turns out to be the boy in her dreams (literally), everything seems to fall into place--and out of place at the same time. Because there's another guy, Tucker, who appeals to Clara's less angelic side. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span> </div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">As Clara <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">tries to</span> find her way in a world she no longer understands, she encounters unseen dangers and choices she never thought she'd have to make--between honesty and deceit, love and duty, good and evil. When the fire from her vision finally ignites, will Clara be ready to face her destiny?</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span> </div><br /><div><span style="color:#663300;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>Unearthly</em> is a moving tale of love and fate, and the struggle between following the rules and following your heart. (<strong><em>via <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Goodreads</span></em></strong>)<br /></span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span> </div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span> </div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#663300;">Rating: ★★★★★</span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span> </div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">What can I say about Unearthly? It's one of those books that captivated me and left me hanging at the end. Cliffhangers -__- And even though it's an angel book, it really doesn't feel like it. You'll see what I mean once you start reading it and I do expect you to read it so chop chop. Overall the story was written PERFECT! Cynthia describes everything in a way that makes you feel like it's happening to you (cool right.) <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Any who</span>, I'm <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">definitely</span> adding Tucker Avery to my fictional crush list. I've never been into cowboys much but damn Tuck makes the only exception.</span> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div> </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;"><strong>you know you love me</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;"><strong><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">xoxo</span></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;"><strong>Doris</strong></span></div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-28097165509827740532011-01-13T22:48:00.005-06:002011-01-14T18:56:21.954-06:00If We Kiss [book review]<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QtwVasfgl50pi2atuTDCtgfOqjeowzgpU_x51ZD0_rWUwKgkzg20YjNgvnK7uGGejxXFg0e3G9Zj8hoAGeWqCm4YuO9WDb4o8Yy21F_IBwqorp9P0WK405SgJcLWY8rphR5xxJAkMEGX/s1600/If+We+Kiss.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 225px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561899335135850786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6QtwVasfgl50pi2atuTDCtgfOqjeowzgpU_x51ZD0_rWUwKgkzg20YjNgvnK7uGGejxXFg0e3G9Zj8hoAGeWqCm4YuO9WDb4o8Yy21F_IBwqorp9P0WK405SgJcLWY8rphR5xxJAkMEGX/s320/If+We+Kiss.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#663300;"><strong>If We Kiss</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"><strong>Author: Rachel Vail</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><strong></strong></span> </div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><strong><em>Synopsis</em></strong>: What would happen if we kiss? </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span> </div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">Kevin led me quickly around the side of the building,then stopped. I managed not to crash into him. I tried to look calm, cool, unperturbed. I told myself not to laugh. "Wha...what did..." </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span> </div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">And then he kissed me. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span> </div><br /><div><span style="color:#663300;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>If We Kiss</em> is the story of Charlotte (Charlie to her friends), who finds herself falling for a boy who is off-limits. Her best friend is in love with him, and her mother and his father are dating. Still, Charlie can't help but wonder, <em>what would happen if we kiss?</em> (<strong><em>via Goodreads</em></strong>)<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Rating: ★★★</strong></span> </span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span> </div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">Okay, you know how when we were younger we, girls, would analyze every single detail involving what boys said or didn't say to us? (Don't shake your head ladies you know it's true.) Well this is exactly what happens in If We Kiss. This was a cute story but I think it would be more appealing to girls around the age group of 12-15. </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span> </div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">I should have read this book in the 9th grade; it would have saved me all that drama.</span></div><br /><div> </div><br /><div align="center"> </div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;">you know you love me</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;">xoxo</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;">doris</span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /><br /></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>ps. I just want to add that I STILL analyze everything a guy says or doesn't say. Not just analyze either, I OVER-analyze. #thatisall</strong></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>-B</strong></span> </div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-48594241821316678602011-01-13T22:09:00.004-06:002011-01-13T22:46:30.497-06:00The Hunger Games [book review]<a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5010/5353828628_e05fc92d15.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><strong><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 297px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5010/5353828628_e05fc92d15.jpg" /></strong></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"> <span style="color:#663300;">The Hunger Games</span></span></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"><strong>Author: Suzanne Collins</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><strong><em>Synopsis</em></strong>: Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see the morning?</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Panem</span>, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">Sixteen-year-old <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Katniss</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Everdeen</span>, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Game. But <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Katniss</span> has been close to death before--and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that will weigh survival against humanity and life against love. (<em><strong>via <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Goodreads</span></strong></em>)<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Rating: ★★★★★</span> </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">Oh my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Peeta</span>. Why, oh why did it take me so long to find you. I...Let me stop myself before this review turns into my crushing on <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Peeta</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mellark</span> and how he's so wonderful *<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">le</span> sigh* and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">yada</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">yada</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">yada</span>. Back to business. The Hunger Games is so different from what I'm use to reading! For starters, it deals in the future an there is like NO United States (freaky but in a good way.) HG has tons of action, suspense and a brave protagonist, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">Katniss</span>; who is fierce yet sweet with her sister and Rue. Well I have to admit that I cried a couple of times. There were some scenes that are emotional. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">I have to thank <a href="http://twitter.com/vampirelove10"><strong><span style="color:#996633;">@<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">VampireLove</span>10</span></strong></a> for being a book bully and pushing me to read The Hunger Games. Without her I would have never read this incredible book and known about <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">Peeta</span>.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">Now it's my turn to be a book bully: If you haven't read HG then I suggest you do ASAP! You'll fall in love with this book and once you do, you'll be begging for more!</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;"><em><strong>you know you love me</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;"><em><strong><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">xoxo</span></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;"><em><strong>Doris</strong></em></span></div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-58704474973452770822011-01-12T21:08:00.006-06:002011-01-12T21:46:33.641-06:00Hex Hall [book review]<div><a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5088/5351084052_05bc2f4a78.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 302px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5088/5351084052_05bc2f4a78.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#663300;"><strong>Hex Hall</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"><strong>Author: Rachel Hawkins</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#663300;"><strong>Synopsis</strong>: <em>Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she was a witch. It's gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie's estranged father--an elusive European warlock--only when <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">necessary</span>. But when Sophie attracts too much human attention for a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, it's her dad who decides her punishment: exile to Hex Hall, an isolated reform school for wayward <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Prodigium</span>, a.k.a. witches, faeries, and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">shapeshifters</span>. </em></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>By the end of her first day among fellow freak-teens, Sophie has quite a scorecard: three powerful enemies who look like supermodels, a futile crush on a gorgeous warlock, a creepy <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">tag along</span> ghost, and a new roommate who happens to be the most hated person and only vampire on campus. Worse, Sophie soon learns that a mysterious predator has been attacking students, and her only friend is the number-one suspect. </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>As a series of blood-curdling mysteries starts to converge, Sophie prepares for the biggest threat of all: an ancient secret society determined to destroy all <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Prodigium</span>, especially her. (<strong>via <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Goodreads</span></strong>)<br /></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#663300;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Rating: ★★★★★</span> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">First book I read for the new year, 2011, and I really liked it. It was a fast paced read that had me laughing at the sarcastic Sophia Mercer; she's quite a unique protagonist. Hex Hall deals with witches, faeries, shape shifters and vampires all in ONE school. Can you say DRAMA? And if that's not enough, try figuring out who the "bad guy" is. Yeah, it's a mystery you should solve like, right now. So go read it!</span><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#339999;"><strong><em>you know you love me<br /></em></strong></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#339999;"><strong><em><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">xoxo<br /></span></em></strong></span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#339999;"><strong><em>Doris</em></strong></span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">PS: The sequel to Hex Hall is Demon Glass and it will be released March 1, 2011.</span></strong><br /></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">I love the cover!<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561511460286698034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9q3FQc1urxr6r8Tx-Lsk1-23wrjRS4qCYGeZsp6Q6kyLKmKC-yEL5evCmElROr1cLfOuKhdiGbYMx3r6HOigpa3hctrqpc-53MlSbicBvmjq0gNn4hQtFEvTjVgrXUVG_Q_yws_7b0gHM/s320/demonglass.jpg" /></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"></span></strong></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><p align="center"></p><br /><p align="center"></p>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-935801721583537522011-01-11T10:00:00.001-06:002011-01-11T13:06:13.963-06:00Perfect Chemistry [book review]<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92qmak1rl0x6YGmbTRvegHS-W1i7xbL-gaz9XSV4YFLJjdH4YiTSCtiy9fV0WIjUlQTrZRyH1mxHkIwbRF0tySqtsWtNLtDxiuaTl3B-mGXznXI9B2Kuk1x4wNTfAtuWTlhQLZL4EQP_K/s1600/perfect-chemistry.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560815981292352610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92qmak1rl0x6YGmbTRvegHS-W1i7xbL-gaz9XSV4YFLJjdH4YiTSCtiy9fV0WIjUlQTrZRyH1mxHkIwbRF0tySqtsWtNLtDxiuaTl3B-mGXznXI9B2Kuk1x4wNTfAtuWTlhQLZL4EQP_K/s320/perfect-chemistry.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Perfect Chemistry</span></strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"><strong>Author: Simone Elkeles</strong></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em><strong>Synopsis</strong></em>: When Brittany Ellis walks into chemistry on the first day of senior year, she has no clue that her carefully created "perfect" life is about unravel before her eyes. She is forced to be lab partners with Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, and he's about to threaten everything she's worked so hard for--her flawless reputation, her relationship with her boyfriend, and the secret that her home life is anything but perfect. Alex is a bad boy and he knows it. So when he makes a bet with his friends to lure Brittany into his life, he thinks nothing of it. But soon Alex realizes Brittany is a real person with real problems, and suddenly the bet he made in arrogance turns into something much more. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">In a passionate story about looking beneath the surface, Simone Elkeles breaks through the stereotypes and barriers that threaten to keep Brittany and Alex apart. (via Goodreads)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;">Rating: ★★★★★</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;">Let me start by copying what's on the back of the book.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;">"At Fairfield High School, on the outskirts of Chicago, everyone knows that south siders and north siders aren't exactly compatible elements. So when head cheerleader Brittany Ellis and gang member Alex Fuentes are forced to be lab partners in chemistry class, the results are bound to be explosive. But neither teen is prepared for the most surprising chemical reaction of all--love. Can they break through the stereotypes and misconceptions that threaten to keep them apart?</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;">'Miss Ellis?' Mrs. Peterson says. 'It's your turn. Introduce Alex to the class.'</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;">'This is <em>Alejandro</em> Fuentes. When he wasn't hanging out on street corners and harassing innocent people this summer, he toured the inside of jails around the city, <em>if you know what I mean</em>. His secret desire is to go to college and become a chemistry teacher, like you, Mrs. Peterson."</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;">Brittany flashes me a triumphant smile, thinking she's won this round. <em>Guess again, gringa</em>.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;">'This is Brittany Ellis,' I say, all eyes now focused on me. 'This summer she went to the mall, bought new clothes so she could expand her wardrobe, and spent her daddy's money on plastic surgery enhance her, <em>ahem</em>, assets. <em>Her</em> secret desire is to date a <em>Mexicano</em> before she graduates.'</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;">Game on..."</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;">THAT caught my attention! I was like "sarcasm? I'm in!" Boy am I glad I picked up this great read! The story line might have a familiar feel to it, because the whole two different worlds between a gangster and popular rich kid falling in love has been done before. Don't let that discourage you though, because even if it has a similar ring to it, it's different on it's own. There's so much I loved about the book that I want to point out! I love how it's written with both Brittany and Alex's point of view. I love how there's Spanish in this book (even though the language might be a bit too mature.) I love the HOT chemistry between Alex and Brit. By the way, I caught on to why the book was titles Perfect Chemistry halfway into the book. I know, FAIL! LOL. Any who, I can go on and on. But I'll let you resume your busy life schedules. I do however want to recommend that you pick up this book when you're in the mood for a good love story(: </span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;">ps. towards the end of the book clean off any mascara or eyeliner and have some tissue ready!</span></div><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><strong><em>sealed with love</em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><strong><em>xoxo</em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><strong><em>B</em></strong></span></div><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"></span>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-8817258060930834872011-01-07T12:34:00.005-06:002011-01-11T00:13:03.060-06:00Trickster's Girl [book review]<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhGrjptBjvQ3Kjxf_ByXy4duS6NSjogm4ljrJkoiW2zz9m0M7Rz6QG37L91uQbb8zOVix0yJ_YOmVP9d9CtxM2mCfPPWQUxySrJsxSLof2QzyEracqDX2bA4CtrUhtBh-nSLZ5RoF1u3d/s1600/tricksters-girl-cover-200x300.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559516393046483282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhGrjptBjvQ3Kjxf_ByXy4duS6NSjogm4ljrJkoiW2zz9m0M7Rz6QG37L91uQbb8zOVix0yJ_YOmVP9d9CtxM2mCfPPWQUxySrJsxSLof2QzyEracqDX2bA4CtrUhtBh-nSLZ5RoF1u3d/s320/tricksters-girl-cover-200x300.jpg" /></a><span style="color:#663300;"> <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><strong>Trickster's Girl</strong></span></span><br /><span style="color:#663300;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>Author: Hilari Bell</strong></span> </span></span><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#663300;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Synopsis</strong>: In the year 2098 America isn't so different from the USA of today. But in a post-9/11 security-obsessed world, "secured" doesn't just refer to borders between countries,it also refers to borders between states. Teenagers still think they know everything, but there is no cure for cancer, as Kelsa knows first-hand from watching her father die. </span></span></em><br /><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#663300;">The night </span><span style="color:#663300;">Kelsa buries her father, a boy appears. He claims magic is responsible for the health of Earth, but human damage disrupts its flow. The planet is dying. </span></span></em><br /><br /><span style="color:#663300;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>Kelsa has the power to reverse the damage, but first she must accept that magic exists and see beyond her own pain in order to heal the planet.</em><br /><br /><br /></span></span><br /><span style="color:#663300;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rating: ★</span></span><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">Trickser's Girl seemed more alluring to me at the time I read the synopsis and requested it. Maybe it was the title, maybe it was the cover. Yes, I tend to often judge books by titles, and covers. Usually I dislike reading books set in the future. They seem too unreal, or too, I don't know, weird? Like this book, it was just weird to me. The writing was good, but I wasn't a big fan of the story line. It seemed too bipolar, mixing the future with magic and cancer cures and nature. Am I making sense? This is probably the hardest time I've had writing a review. I guess you'll have to read the book for yourself to understand where I'm coming from(:<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span> </p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"> </p></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><strong><em>sealed with love</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><strong><em>xoxo</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><strong><em>B</em></strong></span></div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-10211439587580293042011-01-05T14:52:00.012-06:002011-01-05T15:22:47.476-06:00Crossing Lines [book review]<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiys9e77qEfoWqz-wg29jdxEwFtxvCvoyWK-3y7DSCPQZV1b6aDXMYsGh0wvJXvWAgwZaQ0aaGHQvmVN0WKRVsKfYwY5sfmsAlL3k-buMy-3Q3b1H071W2XZU9ihIEUc4mRPLqcFwN_vy09/s1600/crossinglines.jpg"><span style="color:#663300;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558810009944590546" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiys9e77qEfoWqz-wg29jdxEwFtxvCvoyWK-3y7DSCPQZV1b6aDXMYsGh0wvJXvWAgwZaQ0aaGHQvmVN0WKRVsKfYwY5sfmsAlL3k-buMy-3Q3b1H071W2XZU9ihIEUc4mRPLqcFwN_vy09/s320/crossinglines.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#663300;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#663300;"><strong>Crossing Lines</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"><strong>Author: Paul Volponi</strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"><br /></span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Synopsis: What do you do when bullying goes too far? </em></span></div><div><span style="color:#663300;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="color:#663300;">Adonis is a jock. He's on the football team and he's dating one of the prettiest girls in school. Alan is the new kid. He wears lipstick and joins the Fashion Club. Soon enough the football team is out to get him. Adonis is glad to go along with his teammates...until they come up with a dangerous plan to humiliate Alan. Now Adonis must decide whether he wants to be a guy who follows the herd or a man who does what's right.</span> (<strong>via Goodreads</strong>)</em></span></span></div><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"><br /><br /></span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></em></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Rating: ★★★★</span></strong><em> </em></span></div><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"><br /></span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></em> </div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;">I don't know exactly where to begin, there's so much I want to say about this read. It was a great, great book. It felt so real, I could put myself in so easily because scenarios like these happen on an every day basis in high schools across the country. There's always bullying and sometimes you feel so bad but hold back and do nothing about it. I think everyone can relate to this book whether you're the bully, the bullied or the hero. I also loved the fact that in a sense this book was masculine. The main character, Adonis, wasn't anywhere near perfect like you read in most books these days. I think that's a part of why it felt so real. He wasn't dreamy, he was a normal high school teen. The only complaint I had was that I'd have to re-read some of the parts dealing with Adonis and his father conversating. I wouldn't catch on quick to the comments lol. Guy talk! </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;">I reccommend everyone to read this book. It makes you want to take a stand and be a hero!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;color:#663300;"><strong><em>Crossing Lines</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;color:#663300;"><strong><em>Paul Volponi </em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;color:#663300;"><strong><em>releases June 9, 2011</em></strong></span></div><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></em> </div><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"><br /><br /></span></em></div><div><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></em> </div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#ff6666;"><strong>sealed with love</strong></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#ff6666;"><strong>xoxo</strong></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;color:#ff6666;"><strong>B</strong></span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></em> </div><div> </div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-68440506131986843652010-12-10T17:09:00.005-06:002010-12-10T17:23:30.892-06:00Happy December Giveaway WINNER!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#009900;">To start off I'd like to give a big thanks and slap on the butt to those who entered! LOL (jk about the slap)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#009900;">&Hello there, to my new followers(: hope you stick around!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;">*drumroll* </span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;">please...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;">.........</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;">.......</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;">....</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;">..</span></div><div 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align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#009900;"><br /><br /></span> </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;">*does a happy dance* </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;"><br /><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33cc00;">you've been contacted via email &have 48 hours to respond.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#33cc00;">(winner was chosen through random.org)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#33cc00;"><br /><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#33cc00;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#33cc00;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><strong><em>sealed with love</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><strong><em>xoxo</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><strong><em>B</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><em></em></strong></span></div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-61349485781054608702010-12-01T14:37:00.005-06:002010-12-01T14:56:35.621-06:00Happy December [giveaway!]<div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;">Hello lovely people!</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;"></span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;">So to make up for my lack-ness of posting I've decided to treat you with a giveaway. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;">And since today is the first day of my favorite month we shall call it the Happy December giveaway! (:</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;"><strong>Rules:</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#33cc00;">1. MUST be a follower</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#006600;">2. Leave ONE comment with your email addy &include all your extra entries..</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#009900;">3. Open U.S. &International</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#006600;">4. Giveaway ends December 8, 2010.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#009900;">5. Winner will be announced December 10, 2010.</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;"><strong>Extra Entries:<br /></strong></span><span style="color:#009900;">1. twitter follower [+1]</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#006600;">2. facebook like-er [+1]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#009900;">3. advertised it (on fb, twitter or blog) [+2]</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#003300;">---must leave proof!---</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#33ff33;"><strong>Prize:</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#009900;">a copy of Matched by Ally Condie</span></div><span style="color:#009900;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 207px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545819235329862834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68xkWweCe5feMd2QRpcQW_y7mx6IKLclrJXYppEVkn52A0Hr9axDApn0wJT4BvLjqOu71nhprjPw46QdjsYWQMLJcMD0eIRtTK4mtflczj7cwckTN1JmvkWkoglHvXk2GGxrlfAXn83La/s320/7735333.jpg" /></span><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;"><strong>ready, set, go!</strong></span></p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;"></span></strong> </p><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><em>sealed with love<br />xoxo<br />B</em></span></strong></p><p align="center"><strong><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33cc00;"></span></strong></p><div align="center"></div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-22124443504723564282010-11-17T16:01:00.006-06:002010-11-17T16:28:43.237-06:00Firelight [book review]<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifod0kAhDZuEtxmSWgB5hy_R4O-v_N8npP0zaV7H0GgP-f45pFZSzbZ_q2XcuILg0fjH563iR9h1sDBccglNBm524TBEiR_Sh7vebzb6Gi-WwQvnfkVlpxIHgQYdhe6Z-otqZH_yBWYS5R/s1600/firelight.jpg"><span style="color:#663300;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 198px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540642402390655122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifod0kAhDZuEtxmSWgB5hy_R4O-v_N8npP0zaV7H0GgP-f45pFZSzbZ_q2XcuILg0fjH563iR9h1sDBccglNBm524TBEiR_Sh7vebzb6Gi-WwQvnfkVlpxIHgQYdhe6Z-otqZH_yBWYS5R/s320/firelight.jpg" /></span></a><span style="color:#663300;"> <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;"><strong>Firelight</strong></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Author: Sophie Jordan</strong></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Synopsis: </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>A hidden truth.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Mortal enemies.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Doomed love.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Marked as special at an early age, Jacinda knows her every move is watched. But she longs for freedom to make her own choices. When she breaks the most sacred tenet among her kind, she nearly pays with her life. Until a beautiful stranger saves her. A stranger who was sent to hunt those like her. For Jacinda is a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">draki</span>--a descendant of dragons whose greatest defense is her secret ability to shift into human form.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Forced to flee into the mortal world with her family, Jacinda struggles to adapt to her new surroundings. The only bright light is Will. Gorgeous, elusive Will who stirs her inner <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">draki</span> to life. Although she's irresistibly drawn to him, Jacinda knows Will's dark secret: He and his family are hunters. She should avoid him at all costs. But her inner <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">draki</span> is slowly slipping away--if it dies she will be left as human forever. She'll do anything to prevent that. Even if it means getting closer to her most dangerous enemy.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Mythical powers and breathtaking romance ignite in this story of a girl who defies all expectations and whose love crosses and ancient divide. (<strong>via <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Goodreads</span></strong>)</em><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Rating: ★★★★★</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">I didn't hear about this book and I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">certainly</span> wouldn't have picked it up to read it but a big thanks to Val over at </span><a href="http://www.truthbetoldblog.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#996633;">Truth Be Told </span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">who pushed me into reading it because it was so, so good. I couldn't agree more. The read was something new. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Draki</span>, descendants from dragons. I'd never read a dragon book before and to be honest I was kind of iffy about it. I thought it would be weird but it <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">soooo</span> wasn't. A forbidden love? The phrase itself makes me hold my breath a bit. I'm a sucker for romance. A hopeless romantic, you could say. "A hunter <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">in love</span> with it's prey." It was such a good story. It wasn't the least bit complicated to catch up with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">draki</span> and their culture. Which is a plus! The ending is killing me though! I don't know how I'm going to survive waiting to see what will happen next! So all in all I would <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">definitely</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">recommend</span> you to go and read Firelight. It's a beautiful story. You'll love it!</span><br /><span style="color:#663300;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><em><strong>Sealed with love</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><em><strong><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">xoxo</span></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><em><strong>B</strong></em></span> </div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-75888141279064634962010-11-16T13:43:00.005-06:002010-11-16T14:09:20.566-06:00Beautiful Creatures [book review]<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpq0vjI-wZHJf4Aex4sYYlEyJojM42K1YasJ1M4P6ZkqkMX0j7kt5vHdQ2bjQRM7TixdPYwt7k1mh2yVI7cE9TzJhwwBdMLtw4I9pVHjTp9jdTAQW_ZMxM81WzXZ_ubDF71O3OpNsRCdD_/s1600/beautifulcreatures.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 198px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540235834642703554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpq0vjI-wZHJf4Aex4sYYlEyJojM42K1YasJ1M4P6ZkqkMX0j7kt5vHdQ2bjQRM7TixdPYwt7k1mh2yVI7cE9TzJhwwBdMLtw4I9pVHjTp9jdTAQW_ZMxM81WzXZ_ubDF71O3OpNsRCdD_/s320/beautifulcreatures.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#663300;"><strong>Beautiful Creatures</strong></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"><strong>Author: <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kami</span> Garcia &Margaret <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Stohl</span> </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Synopsis: </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>There were no surprises in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">GatlinCounty</span> </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>We were pretty much the epicenter of the middle of nowhere.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>At least, that's what I thought.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Turns out, I couldn't have been more wrong.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>There was a curse.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>There was a girl.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>And in the end, there was a grave.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Lena <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Duchannes</span> is unlike anyone the small Southern town of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Gatlin</span> has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever. </em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Ethan <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Wate</span>, who has been counting the months until he can escape from <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Gatlin</span>, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.</em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.</em> (<strong>via <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Goodreads</span></strong>)</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#663300;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Rating: ★★★★★</span></strong><br /><br />Beautiful Creatures is such an AMAZING read! I have never read a book about witches..I mean Casters (C.A.S.T.E.R.S. such a cool name right?). <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kami</span> and Margaret did a fantastic job with this story *cue the applause.* And letting Ethan be the main character was just plain genius! We get to read how Ethan would react under certain situations and it's not everyday us girls see what's really going on in a guys head and what he's feeling. Anyway, to be honest, I didn't even know if I wanted to buy this book. It was thick. It had over 400 pages. So I was surprised when I started reading and I couldn't put the book down. (BTW I finished it in 1.5 days!) Thanks to Beautiful Creatures I LOVE FAT BOOKS NOW! :)</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">P.S. Don't judge a book by how many pages it has because you might be missing out on a great read!</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#339999;"><em>you know you love me</em></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#339999;"><em><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">xoxo</span></em></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#339999;"><em>Doris</em></span></strong></div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-52737010032985372192010-11-15T08:04:00.006-06:002010-11-15T08:28:36.066-06:00Ghost Town [book review]<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7BckacujWiXBXQf28gNsw9MMOOStqAU3Rpfpk4t2MV6w2652ukSu9Qb5MUCT8Beg05kIGpUyNfi23py1-2WiwPEi8Kj8wZhpHTsnYXTGLJfcs7XmhaItK28wPIL8mqjdM2A-DThy6O7l/s1600/ghost+town.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 216px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539778278528641538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7BckacujWiXBXQf28gNsw9MMOOStqAU3Rpfpk4t2MV6w2652ukSu9Qb5MUCT8Beg05kIGpUyNfi23py1-2WiwPEi8Kj8wZhpHTsnYXTGLJfcs7XmhaItK28wPIL8mqjdM2A-DThy6O7l/s320/ghost+town.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#663300;"><strong>Ghost Town</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#663300;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Author: Rachel <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Caine</span></strong> </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">Synopsis: While developing a new system to maintain <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Morganville's</span> defenses, student Claire <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Danvers</span> discovers a way to amplify vampire mental powers. Through this, she's able to re-establish the field around this Vampire-infested Texas college town that protects it from outsiders.</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">But the new upgrades have an unexpected consequence: people inside the town being to slowly forget who they are--even the vampires. Soon, the town's little memory problem has turned into a full-on epidemic. Now Claire needs to figure out a way to pull the plug on her experiment before she forgets how to save <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Morganville</span>. (<strong>via <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Goodreads</span></strong>)</span></em><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#663300;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Rating: ★★★★★</span> </span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">Gosh, I missed the gang (Shane, Eve, Claire, Michael). Shh! Don't tell Shane but I'm liking <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Myrnin</span> more and more with each book; I love his wacky-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">ness</span>. With that said, Rachel didn't <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">disappoint</span>. Ghost Town was <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">awsome</span>! There is always a new obstacle the gang has to face that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Anyways, O.M.G. What is it with authors and cliffhangers? It drives me insane! <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOL</span> just <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">kidden</span>. But still, I was not expecting that ending, total shocker. Now I want the next installment of the series "Bite Club."<br />If you're a fan of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">Morganville</span> Vampires I suggest you go and get your hands on Ghost Town. And if you don't I'll tell <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">Myrnin</span> to come after you. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bahahahahaha</span>! </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">And if you haven't read the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">Morganville</span> Vampires series you really should. I promise you won't be <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">disappointed</span>.</span><br /><span style="color:#663300;"></span><br /><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#00cccc;">you know you love me</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#00cccc;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">xoxo</span></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#663300;"><strong><em><span style="color:#00cccc;">Doris</span></em></strong><br /><br /><br /></span></div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-73299893285995427422010-11-12T08:27:00.003-06:002010-11-12T08:46:44.444-06:00ATTN!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;">My apologies for the lack of posts! I haven't had my laptop in a couple of weeks. But no worries now. We shall return to regular programming! (:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6600;"><strong>Winner of the Crescendo Twitter giveaway!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6600;">Congrats to @finklv!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6600;">Her question was: "#CrescendoXO I want to ask Nora's mom why she never gave Patch a chance?"</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6600;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6600;">Great question! It makes you wonder, does Nora's mom know more than we think? hmmm...</span></div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-54249089734664642942010-10-20T15:41:00.008-05:002010-10-21T11:18:13.634-05:00Happy Birthday Crescendo [giveaway #1 (Twitter)]<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#336666;">Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday dear Crescendo. Happy birthday to you!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#336666;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;">Crescendo was released yesterday October 19, 2010 in the U.S! And since we are all in love/obsessed with the Hush, Hush series I decided to celebrate in a grand style! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;">We are having three awsome giveaways. One here on the blog, one on Twitter and one on the blog's new Facebook page! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;">Let's start with Twitter (my personal favorite!)</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#00cccc;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#00cccc;">Rules:</span></strong></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#339999;">--If you had the chance to ask any character from the Hush, Hush series a question who would you ask and what would you ask? Tweet your question and who it's directed to.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#336666;">--Add the hashtag CrescendoXO. For example: #CrescendoXO (this rule is super important! that's how I'll check entries)</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#339999;">--The contest is open to anyone so spread the word!</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#336666;">--It's also U.S./International!</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#339999;">--Start entering now!</span> </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#336666;">--Contest ends Sunday, October 24th at 11:59 p.m. [central time]</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#339999;">--Winner will be announced Monday, October 25th.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#339999;">--<strong><em><span style="color:#000000;">UPDATE: you can have up to 3 entries.</span></em></strong> </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#c0c0c0;">Prizes:</span></strong></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="color:#999999;">--A copy of Crescendo!</span> </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;">--A Hush, Hush/Crescendo inspired bookmark personally made by muah!(: </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;">I've got so many cool ideas for bookmarks!</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">**STAY TUNED**</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">the second contest will be posted next!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><strong><em><br /><br /><br /></em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><strong><em><br /></em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><strong><em>sealed with love</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><strong><em>xoxo</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><strong><em>B</em></strong></span></div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-53585348227585955652010-10-19T13:14:00.018-05:002010-10-19T15:37:54.465-05:00Crescendo [book review]<a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5042166673_fcd2751955.jpg"><strong><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 298px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5042166673_fcd2751955.jpg" /></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#663300;">Crescendo</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663300;">Author: Becca Fitzpatrick</span></strong><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Synopsis</em></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"><em>: Nora should have known her life was far from perfect. Despite starting a relationship with her guardian angel, Patch (who, title aside, can be described as anything but angelic), and surviving an attempt on her life, things are not looking up. Patch is starting to pull away, and Nora can't figure out if it's for her best interest or if his interest has shifted to her arch-enemy Marcie Millar. Not to mention that Nora is haunted by images of her father and she becomes obsessed with finding out what really happened to him that night he left for Portland and never came home.<br /></em></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>The farther Nora delves into the mystery of her father's death, the more she comes to question if her Nephilim blood line has something to do with it as well as why she seems to be in danger more than the average girl. Since Patch isn's answering her questions and seems to be standing in her way, she has to start finding the answers on her own. Relying too heavily on the fact that she has a guardian angel puts Nora again and again. But she can't really count on Patch, or is he hiding secrets darker than she can imagine? (<strong>via goodreads</strong>)<br /></em></span><span style="color:#663300;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><strong>Rating: ★★★★★</strong> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">For some reason I always have a story behind buying a book. This time I was at Books-A-Million looking around and I was getting ready to leave when I saw Crescendo. I blinked twice to make sure I wasn't just imagining (since it was days before it was suppose to be released.) Since it wasn't a figment of my imagination, I picked up the book and went straight to the cashier. The cashier tried to convince me to go to a football game. Uhmm... HELL to the no! I had better things to do. Can anyone guess what that was? Anywho Crescendo was beyond amazing! I loved everything about it, especially all the drama. I also didn't know it was possible to love Patch more; He's just perfect. Thank you Becca for another great book. Bring on Tempest, I'm ready for the thunderstorm (:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">P.S. I seriously want the Hush, Hush series to be made into movies.</span><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#00cccc;"><em><strong>you know you love me</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#00cccc;"><em><strong>xoxo</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#00cccc;"><em><strong>Doris</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;"></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;"></span></em></strong></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><br /><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;">Crescendo... OH MY PATCH! Another work of genius by Becca Fitzpatrick. She is definately my new favorite author. I adore all the twists and turns and suspense and drama and spy work! AHH. And Patch, oh sweet, dark and sexy Patch. *sigh* Crescendo was a brilliant piece of work. I felt every emotion. I cried, laughed (especially at Vee's funny comments), I got angry, sad, happy. EVERYTHING. So this is something everyone in the world, well every female, should read. And then we can all fight over who gets Patch(: Now lets talk about the ending. What a cliffhanger! I am the type of person who always reads the ending when I get a book but with this one I've heard that there was a major cliffhanger so I tried really hard not to sneak a peek. Good thing I didn't! I reccommend you don't either. I can go on praising and praising and praising this book but you probably have better things to do (like go and read it!)</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff6666;"><em><strong></div></strong></em></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff6666;"><em><strong>sealed with love</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff6666;"><em><strong>xoxo</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff6666;"><em><strong>B</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff6666;"></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff6666;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff6666;"></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff6666;"></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff6666;"></span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffff00;">**WAIT THERE"S MORE!**</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffff00;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#666666;">To celebrate Crescendo's birthday there will be multiple giveaways. One on here (the blog.) One on twitter. And one on the blog's new facebook page. So if you like giveaways (who doesn't?) stay tuned. Make sure you are following my twitter account and have "liked" the facebook page. You can reach both links by clicking on the buttons under "My Social Networks" section. I'll be posting giveaway instructions next.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#00cccc;"></span></em></strong></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-38025108657022633652010-10-14T15:56:00.003-05:002010-10-14T16:21:12.838-05:00Daemon Hall [book review]<a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/5081653945_25d89c104c.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/5081653945_25d89c104c.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#663300;"><strong>Daemon Hall</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"><strong>Author: Andrew Nance</strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"><br /><br /></span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Synopsis: Is winning a writing contest worth risking your life?</em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Nothing exciting ever happens in the town of Maplewood--that is until famous thriller writer Ian Tremblin holds a short-story writing contest with a prize that seems to be the opportunity of a lifetime: five finalists will get to spend an evening with Tremblin himself in the haunted mansion Daemon Hall, and the winner of the best short story will see publication. </em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"><em>Wade Reilly and the other finalists could never have imagined what they find lurking in the shadows of this demonic mansion. During a suspenseful night of tale-telling, strange incidents mix the realms of the real and the supernatural. What is Tremblin really up to, and can he be trusted? What about Daemon Hall--is it alive? And, more to the point, will any of the contestants make it out of this hall of horrors to tell their story? In the tradition of Stephen King, this chilling novel will have teen readers on edge in anticipation of what's to come with the next extinguished candle. (via Goodreads)<br /><br /><br /></em></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;">Rating: ★★★<br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;">Daemon Hall wasn't as scary as I expected. It was the first horror story I've read, so I guess I was expecting to be a little more frightened. It was creepy though, don't get me wrong. I really liked the fact that there were short stories within the book. I will say though that I did get scared/ freaked out while reading one of those stories. It was about spiders (ick!) and I'm aracne phobic. Plus it was in the middle of the night while I was reading so I was terrified of going to sleep because I didn't want to dream of those eight-legged-freaks! I didn't want to give it a two star rating because I did like the story and I would recommend it. I just expected to be a bit more scared. Oh and there is a sequel to this book and I do plan to read it soon!<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff6666;"><em><strong></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff6666;"><em><strong>sealed with love,</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff6666;"><em><strong>xoxo</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff6666;"><em><strong>B</strong></em></span></div><div></div><div></div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-16974453663883595132010-10-13T16:24:00.003-05:002010-10-13T16:32:19.910-05:00Official FB page<div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6666;"><strong>Hello darlings(:<br /></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#ff6666;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;">I've decided to make the blog an official Facebook page. So if you've already added my personal page I have sent you a message to facebook inviting you to "like" the blog's page. I'll also be cleaning out my friends on my personal page so don't feel offended if I delete you. I'd just rather keep my personal one well.. personal. LOL I apologize i'm just a paranoid type of person. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;">But you'll stay updated through the official page so no worries (:<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#996633;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;"></span></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/SweetNothings-xo/163206967030363"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;"><strong>Here</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#996633;"><strong> is the link. Or you can click on the FB button under "My Social Networks" right there to your right ---><br /><br /></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#996633;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#996633;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#996633;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff6666;"><em>sealed with a kiss</em></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff6666;"><em>xoxo</em></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff6666;"><em>B</em></span></strong></div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-44214704134285734412010-10-07T17:35:00.007-05:002010-10-07T17:59:01.869-05:00Freefall Cover Remake<div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#333333;">Freefall by Mindi Scott was released October 5th, 2010 and Valorie over at </span><a href="http://www.truthbetoldblog.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">Truth Be Told</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#333333;"> is celebrating by hosting a </span><a href="http://www.truthbetoldblog.com/2010/10/freefall-cover-remake-contest.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">Freefall Cover Remake Contest</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#333333;">. </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#333333;">This is my first cover remake, so I'm a bit nervous. Especially since I haven't read the book. I've just read the synopsis, which is:</span></div><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#666666;"><em>How do you come back from the point of no return?</em><br /></span></span></div><br /><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">Seth McCoy was the last person to see his best friend, Isaac, alive, and the first to find him dead. It was just another night, just another party, just another time where Isaac drank too much and passed out on the lawn. Only this time Isaac didn't wake up.</span></em></div><br /><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">Convinced that his own actions led to his friend's death, Seth is torn between turning his life around...or losing himself completely.</span></em></div><br /><div align="left"><em><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">Then he meets Rosetta: so beautiful and so different from everything and everyone he's ever known. But Rosetta has secrets of her own, and Seth will soon realize he isn't the only one who needs saving...</span></em></div><div align="left"><em><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">(via GoodReads)</span></strong></em></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#333333;">I've come across a few reviews, all have been good. So now I want to read this book. The synopsis had me intrigued as well. </span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#333333;">So on to the remake, but first here is the original cover:<br /></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 228px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525440036119455154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8PYsnhIdkuoMx0Zn8xGWXE004K_KahaEuOzbybTUfbjqBV8UWhz0N21YfJHd_i34X3DdZKWUJn4NgX-Rexr6QRiJgMTa0T3I-dX6AYZfeZfHRbEz-21QY4HFVS5eubE6Xx6xQ7-aNVsR/s320/68898965.jpg" /></span></div></div><br /><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#666666;">now here's my remake *runs and hides due to shyness*</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525440482673558178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid1KuIxkCvB6rlebH_dHOqsl1w9ODVwzoVeMB1u0ufAevkph3oK8F7MMCmy-7ghd0TcPoVT3Gfvq5k-6ymCmVU9v9PDXeaeh7pTK3nCIxE3N9a7aeL3WgsHl7iLG5dTe5R0heMLl9taDd8/s320/freefall+cover+remake.jpg" /></span></p><br /><p> </p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#333333;">I hope you like it. Now go and enter your cover remakes! (Links above)</span></p>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-60603390098877631532010-10-07T14:22:00.004-05:002010-10-07T14:52:40.697-05:00Cherry On Top Award!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#990000;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpqSr78w4vFxZyjAaO74uJNEF48LKpICIXne15VGyS8Ufi6fZeeEY_0kHH0dqxQPfkoPmvQ-0qJ1QKm35havRx8t4N_QBuWKiBwGnv97jD4wK2o3BnsC5ALYagO9GGjmqvHNZ73km6KEx/s1600/cherryontopawardoriginal_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 206px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 206px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5525387049959477010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpqSr78w4vFxZyjAaO74uJNEF48LKpICIXne15VGyS8Ufi6fZeeEY_0kHH0dqxQPfkoPmvQ-0qJ1QKm35havRx8t4N_QBuWKiBwGnv97jD4wK2o3BnsC5ALYagO9GGjmqvHNZ73km6KEx/s320/cherryontopawardoriginal_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#990000;"> Our second award. YAY! A titanic thank you to </span><a href="http://www.onceuponatwilight.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;">Once Upon A Twilight</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#990000;">! We are very appreciative and super happy(:</span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:130%;color:#990000;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330000;">The duties I must fulfill for recieving this award are:</span></div><ul><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330000;">Answer the question: "If I had the chance to go back and change one thing in my life, would I and what would it be?"</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330000;">Choose up to 6 blogs and give them this award.</span></div></li><li><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#330000;">Thank the person who gave this award.</span></div></li></ul><p align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#330000;"></span> </p><p></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#cc33cc;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>If I had the chance to go back and change one thing in my life, would I and what would it be?</strong></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ff6666;"><em>My answer:<br />I don't want to lie and say no, because there is one thing in particular I would change. Don't get me wrong, I don't have any regrets. I love my princesses and I wouldn't trade them for the world. But if I hadn't forgiven that two-timing loser after the first time he two-timed me I'd be a whole different person. My plans would have gone accordingly. And I know I'm only saying this because I know that chance to go back doesn't exist. If it did I wouldn't change anything because my baby girls are my world. And at least these were God's plans for me and I'm happy where I am now(:</em></span></p><p align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#339999;"><em>Doris's answer:<br />I wouldn't change anything because with each experience I learned something and it made me the person I am today.</em></span></p><p align="center"><em><span style="color:#339999;"><br /></span></em></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#339999;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#339999;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc33cc;">And now on to the passing of the Cherry On Top Award! Congrats to you all. Your blogs are extremely lovely(:</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#339999;"><a href="http://www.yabookshelf.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">YA Book Shelf </span></a><br /><a href="http://diana-book-of-secrets.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc0000;">Book Of Secrets</span></a><br /><a href="http://cariblogs.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">Cari's Book Blog</span></a><br /><a href="http://reviewfromhere.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc0000;">Review From Here</span></a><br /><a href="http://luxuryreading.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#660000;">Luxury Reading</span></a><br /><a href="http://onceuponareview.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Once Upon A Review</span><br /></span></a></span></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#339999;"></span></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-29295306030019855072010-10-05T17:21:00.004-05:002010-10-05T18:14:25.395-05:00The Versatile Blogger award!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nFsBfK4hAY41CidUGg8Pe6tKhCVPccKI1czIJTgn24xpi-AyeRrqxe-gaXRNi4GBF07UEhBCbELa7b-A6pOBDbz8Veqyrxf8kyr9RlwrqiK7TG_S6T1Y404WLY9aOi8BnTU3gPObOmG-/s1600/Versatile_Blogger_Award.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524690761440649010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nFsBfK4hAY41CidUGg8Pe6tKhCVPccKI1czIJTgn24xpi-AyeRrqxe-gaXRNi4GBF07UEhBCbELa7b-A6pOBDbz8Veqyrxf8kyr9RlwrqiK7TG_S6T1Y404WLY9aOi8BnTU3gPObOmG-/s320/Versatile_Blogger_Award.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;">Wow! I'm ecstatic!! This is our first blog award and you'd be laughing at me right now for seeing me do my "happy dance." A BIG, HUGE, ENORMOUS THANK YOU to </span><a href="http://fictionspark.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#339999;">Fiction Spark</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#666666;"> for passing this award down to us. We both have something in common: we are new to the blogging world. So go ahead and check out her blog as well and show some love(:</span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">To celebrate this award there are rules that the recievers must fulfill. </span></div><br /><ul><br /><li><span style="color:#330000;">Thank and link back to the person that gave this award.</span></li><br /><li><span style="color:#330000;">Write 7 things about yourself.</span></li><br /><li><span style="color:#330000;">Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic!</span></li><br /><li><span style="color:#330000;">Contact the bloggers you've picked to let them know about this award.</span></li></ul><br /><p align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff6666;">So here are 7 things about me (queenB):<br />- I'm addicted to munching on ice.<br />- Creativity is my middle name. (I love to drown myself in crafts)<br />- One day I WILL visit Italy. (I adore Italy)<br />- Speaking of Italy my favorite food is anything italian. Besides hot wings. I can eat them everyday for the rest of my life!<br />- I'm aspiring to be an event coordinator/wedding planner.<br />- I'm DEFINATELY a kid at heart. I'd rather watch Disney channel over anything.<br />- I use to play tennis and now I wanna get back in shape to play again.</span></p><br /><p align="right"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;">7 things about Doris:<br />- I have a temper.<br />- I'm stubborn.<br />- I think I'm funny.<br />- I'm friendly.<br />- I'm single (unfortunately)<br />- I'm obsessed with books (duhr!)<br />- I like to party sometimes.</span></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="color:#666666;">And now on to passing this award. Congrats to everyone! We enjoy you're blogs very much and they are fabulous indeed(:</span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#330000;">1. </span><a href="http://amomentwithmystee.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#330000;">A Moment with Mystee</span></a><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">2. </span><a href="http://www.onceuponatwilight.com/"><span style="color:#ff6666;">Once Upon A Twilight</span></a><br /><span style="color:#330000;">3. </span><a href="http://yabreviewed.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#330000;">Young Adult Books Reviewed</span></a><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">4. </span><a href="http://www.readingteen.net/"><span style="color:#ff6666;">Reading Teen</span></a><br /><span style="color:#330000;">5. </span><a href="http://proudbooknerd.com/"><span style="color:#330000;">Proud Book Nerd</span></a><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">6. </span><a href="http://goodchoicereading.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#ff6666;">Good Choice Reading</span></a><br /><span style="color:#330000;">7. </span><a href="http://www.truthbetoldblog.com/"><span style="color:#330000;">Truth Be Told</span></a><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">8. </span><a href="http://totalbookaholic.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#ff6666;">Confessions Of A Bookaholic</span></a><br /><span style="color:#330000;">9. </span><a href="http://busymomswholovetoread.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#330000;">Busy Moms Who Love To Read</span></a><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">10. </span><a href="http://www.englishmajorjunkfood.com/"><span style="color:#ff6666;">English Major's Junkfood</span></a><br /><span style="color:#330000;">11. </span><a href="http://www.pageturnersblog.com/"><span style="color:#330000;">PageTurnersBlog</span></a><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">12. </span><a href="http://consumedbybooks.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#ff6666;">Consumed By Books</span></a><br /><span style="color:#330000;">13. </span><a href="http://www.thenerdswife.com/"><span style="color:#330000;">The Nerd's Wife</span></a><br /><span style="color:#ff6666;">14. </span><a href="http://wormyhole.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#ff6666;">The Wormhole</span></a><br /><span style="color:#330000;">15. </span><a href="http://ellzreadz.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#330000;">Ellz Reads</span></a><span style="color:#330000;"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#330000;"></span></p></div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-88449643724766557042010-10-01T15:51:00.003-05:002010-10-01T16:38:59.959-05:00Hush, Hush [book review]<span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span> <div><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/5042787080_4669b97529.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 302px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/5042787080_4669b97529.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#663300;"><strong>Hush, Hush</strong></span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"><strong>Author: Becca Fitzpatrick</strong></span></div><div><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em><span style="color:#663300;">Synopsis: For Nora Grey, romance was not part of the plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how much her best friends, Vee, pushes them at her...until Patch comes along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Nora is drawn to him against her better judgement, but after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure whom to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is, and to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is far more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel. For Nora is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost her life.</span> <strong><span style="color:#663300;">(via Goodreads)</span></strong></em></span></div><div><br /></div><div><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></em></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;">Rating: ★★★★★</span></strong></div><div><br /></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"></span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;">Wanna hear something funny? It was funny to me so please bare with me. I stumbled upon this book at Target and was dazed by the cover, it's pretty spectacular. So I asked on Twitter "if I should buy Hush, Hush" and a friend *cough* @TwilightsDance from <a href="http://onceuponatwilight.com/">OnceUponATwilight </a>*cough* responds "Are you kidding, it's awsome." Well I bought the book and as soon as I was in the car I started reading and was hooked in a flash. The story takes so many twists and turns that I feel like i'm on a neverending rollercoaster, but in a good way. I didn't know who was evil or good. Hush, Hush kept me guessing from start to finish. BTW have I mentioned Patch is GREAT! (Patch is the main guy in the book) I personally wouldn't mind having someone like him pushing my buttons, getting under my skin and making me "weak in the knees" all at the same time. If you liked Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers and Fallen by Lauren Kate you're going to LOVE Hush, Hush. What are you waiting for, stop reading this review (she said nicely) and go buy Hush, Hush. You won't regret it!</span><br /></div><div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;"><strong><em>you know you love me,</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#00cccc;"><strong><em>xoxo- Doris</em></strong></span></div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;">Hush, Hush is my new obsession. I am in love with it. It's my new favorite book! I don't know how I've lived a year without reading it. What is wrong with me?! LOL. And might I add that I am inlove with Patch. I'd take him over Edward Cullen any day(; Becca Fitzpatrick you are brilliant! Everything was perfect. It was fast paced, and the plot ohmygoodness. I kept craving more after each page. Like Doris said, there were many twists and turns, it was too good. So please do yourself a favor and go read it! </span><br /></div><div></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><em><strong>sealed with love,</strong></em></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"><em><strong><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;">xoxo- B<br /><br /><br /></span></strong></em></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;color:#663300;"><strong>Crescendo</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;">(Hush, Hush part 2)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;">releases on <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><em>October 19, 2010</em></strong>!</span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;">eeeeeeep! </span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"></span></div><p align="center"><a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/5042788366_2ab672939b_m.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 223px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/5042788366_2ab672939b_m.jpg" /></a></p><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em></em></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em></em></span></div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-73804689503466198232010-09-30T14:44:00.004-05:002010-09-30T14:59:18.901-05:00Welcoming the Fall Giveaway WINNER!<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4_8B-2CoOGD1rUM2xph-RyoV05lDsbyqsVqujVPO9y_N0W9hiPQwgVRibI6p1gOIYBhjDBwURkcfseZ7fmCGWB6OzTzhdSyi8UUvy3wkq8DTMiVXWt1wN96Ptqdw5h5sJDOuSSITYQbA/s1600/welcometofall.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522795016510629522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4_8B-2CoOGD1rUM2xph-RyoV05lDsbyqsVqujVPO9y_N0W9hiPQwgVRibI6p1gOIYBhjDBwURkcfseZ7fmCGWB6OzTzhdSyi8UUvy3wkq8DTMiVXWt1wN96Ptqdw5h5sJDOuSSITYQbA/s320/welcometofall.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6600;">First of all we would like to thank </span><a href="http://goodchoicereading.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6600;">Good Choice Reading</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff6600;"> for hosting this <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">awsome</span> event! We had an amazing time! We would also like to give a big warm welcome to our new followers. We hope to see you stick around (:</span> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#ff0000;">Now on to the winner.</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#ff0000;">*<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">drumroll</span>*</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#ff0000;">congrats to...</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:180%;color:#ffff00;"><strong><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">JellyBelly</span>82158</strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#ff0000;">You've won the amazing copy of Personal Demons by Lisa <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Desrochers</span>. Consider yourself lucky because this is one "<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">hott</span>" read!</span><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#ff0000;">You'll be contacted via email and you have 48 hrs to respond.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#ff0000;">(winner was chosen through random.org)</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#ff0000;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#ff6600;">Once again a BIG thank you to everyone who made this event fun!</span></div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-62563955190577370492010-09-28T16:34:00.004-05:002010-09-28T17:02:53.411-05:00Personal Demons [book review]<a href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5033936775_e899fc6638.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/5033936775_e899fc6638.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#663300;"><strong>Personal Demons</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#663300;"><strong>Author: Lisa Desrochers</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663300;"></span><br /><span style="color:#663300;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><em>Synopsis: Frannie Cavanaugh is a good Catholic girl with a bit of a wicked streak. She's spent years keeping everyone at a distance--even her closest friends--and it seems her senior year will be more of the same...until Luc Caine enrolls in her class. No one knows where he came from, but Frannie can't seem to stay away from him. What she doesn't know is that Luc works in Acquisitions--for Hell--and she possesses a unique skill set that has the King of Hell tingling with anticipation. All Luc has to do is get her to sin, and he's as tempting as they come. Frannie doesn't stand a chance. </em></span></span><br /><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;">Unfortunately for Luc, Heaven has other plans, and the angel Gabe, is going to do whatever it takes to make sure that Luc doesn't get what he came for. And it isn't long before they find themselves fighting for more than just her soul. </span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;">But if Luc fails, there will be Hell to pay...for all of them. (<strong>via GoodReads</strong>)</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"></span></em><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#663300;"><br /><strong>Rating: ★★★★★ </strong><br /><strong><em></em></strong><br />Wow, wow! There are no words to describe how AMAZING this read was. I have to give props to Lisa for creating such an alluring and sexy world. As much as I adore Luc and his "too hot to handle" self, Gabe is just my kind of guy; sweet, funny and I'm a sucker for his baby blue eyes. Plus he's an angel. What girl doesn't like a challenge? *cough* I wanna be the girl to clip his wings when the time is right. LOL... With that said, Frannie and Luc are meant for each other! So looks like i'll be keeping Gabe all to myself :)<br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#339999;">you know you love me</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#339999;">xoxo Doris</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Georgia;color:#339999;"></span></em></strong> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="left"><br /><br />Before Personal Demons was out on bookshelves I read a couple of reviews and they all had me at the edge of my seat waiting to go buy the book. All the reviews did it justice because this book IS sexy and good, so..soo good! I loved every aspect of it. I just can't tell you enough how much I loved it all. Especially how it wasn't just in Frannie's perspective it was also in Luc's. (Thank you Lisa, for that!) I cannot wait to see what will happen next. Oh and before I forget.. TEAM LUC!</div><div align="left"></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><em>sealed with love</em></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#ff6666;"><em>xoxo B</em></span></strong></span></div>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7696063724553018221.post-18634209377434690682010-09-22T13:27:00.005-05:002010-09-22T14:38:47.462-05:00Welcoming the Fall Giveaway!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplCjsAMEXNz-CLkt5jGGLK0NY8M8yeCIuLkbMTU9hXnphPlQFV8fVE654MAtbMs3Koyx2jph5pvLdIaLiZqwqtajUT00FkMvKoBrTGe_L9BC6VTqex8Rth9606B3f6a9z8xF2Kl2gkZhm/s1600/welcometofall.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 450px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 338px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplCjsAMEXNz-CLkt5jGGLK0NY8M8yeCIuLkbMTU9hXnphPlQFV8fVE654MAtbMs3Koyx2jph5pvLdIaLiZqwqtajUT00FkMvKoBrTGe_L9BC6VTqex8Rth9606B3f6a9z8xF2Kl2gkZhm/s1600/welcometofall.jpg" /></a> Welcoming the Fall Giveaway is being hosted by <a href="http://goodchoicereading.blogspot.com/">Good Choice Reading </a>and there are over 50 blogs participating! So after you're done here check the rest of them out in the list below.<br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">The giveaway will run for one week (Sept. 22-29)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">The Prize: </div><br /><div align="center">Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers!</div><br /><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 249px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 369px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://darkfaerietales.com/wp-content/uploads/Personal-Demons.jpg" /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">The Rules:</div><div align="center">this giveaway is open to U.S. &International.</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">leave a comment below with your email addy </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">and mention if you are: </div><div align="center">a gfc follower(a must)- old [+2] new[+1]</div><div align="center">a twitter follower [+1]</div><div align="center">tweeted about it (leave link and make sure you include #FallGiveaway in the tweet)[+1]</div><div align="center">facebook-ed it (leave link)[+1]</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Good Luck! &make sure to check out these blogs who are also participating</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><br /><div align="center"></div></div></div><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.linkytools.com/basic_linky_include.aspx?id=44834"></script>QueenB &Dorishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461581080367362160noreply@blogger.com110