tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85247171310159088592024-03-05T00:08:30.820-05:00The Paperback PrincessesChristinabeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945271825456977665noreply@blogger.comBlogger2074125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524717131015908859.post-15320502855523187042018-09-27T06:00:00.000-04:002018-09-27T06:00:02.955-04:00Literary Book Gifts - Gifts for your bookie friends and family members!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So there is a wonderful site that might be little known to some of you classic book lovers. It is called Literary Book Gifts. Run by a fellow Canadian in Toronto, I had a chance to ask her a bit about her business. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Melissa launched her site a few months ago to offer book lovers gorgeous t-shirts and totes. Here's a bit of our convo - </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="im" style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Could you tell me more about yourself?</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">My name is Melissa Chan, I have a background in design and I love reading and art history.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span class="im" style="background-color: white;"><br /><b><span style="color: blue;">Where is your store located? Are you in Canada, the USA? Elsewhere?</span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I am currently located in the beautiful city of Toronto, Ontario. However I work with a couple of great print shops that ship from the USA.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Some of our readers are from outside of North America. Do you ship internationally? </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes I do ship internationally. For Canada it is about a couple of weeks, while the UK and beyond could be a few weeks to a month.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><span class="im" style="background-color: white;"><br /><span style="color: blue;"><b>How did you get started?</b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I got started by just playing around with a few design programs really, then I had to the idea to put some of the designs out there for the world to see.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span class="im" style="background-color: white;"><br /><span style="color: blue;"><b>What inspires you to create something?</b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I am inspired by the stories, characters, and the feeling of each novel. The overall cohesivness in the collection is based largely on my great love and appreciation of art history, mainly impressionism, but am am inspired by many other pieces of artwork from over the years.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span class="im" style="background-color: white;"><br /><span style="color: blue;"><b>Do you use your own artwork?</b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">I do all the design work myself, some of the artwork is sourced from very old book covers and I clean it up, remaster it, alter it, and get it ready for printing. Other artwork is sourced out of very old illustrations which requires a similar process, sometimes matching it with typography, choose colors etc. Every design is very different really!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="color: blue;">What is your favorite title?</span></b><span style="color: #222222;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">My favorite books are Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, but as for contemporary novels I love the Harry Potter series! I am currently reading Wise Blood by Flannery O' Connor, have you read it? I think it is amazing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know it isn't even the end of September yet (almost but not quite) but if you are looking for a great gift for a friend, spouse or family member, you should check out Melissa's site. The graphics are classic, clean and very cool. Not to mention t-shirts start at $28 and tote bags start at $24 (USD). WAIT! It gets better....Melissa has been kind enough to offer readers a </span><b style="background-color: yellow; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">coupon code of 20% off</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to all of my readers. You can use the code as many times as you want and it NEVER EXPIRES. Use PBACKPRINCESSES20 at the checkout. Shipping is flat rate $5 or $10 (depending on where you are) for as much or as little as you order. And hey, if you do order something, let me know what you got! :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Celine Montclaire goes to the Shadow Market to escape. She would go anywhere in Paris, or the entire world, to escape the suffering she experiences at the hands of her family. She did not expect to meet Valentine Morgenstern there, or to have him promise her freedom and the heart of the man she secretly loves. On one condition, of course. At the Shadow Market, nothing is for free.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">One of the things that I love about the Mortal Instruments series is that it is so vast. And it spans across generations. We see the Infernal Devices series which dates back in time and then current day families, events and relationships. How Cassandra Clare has interwoven the Shadowhunter families is fascinating and I think it is one of the key components to keeping her world diverse and interesting. Each family acts as its own web with its own story and the threads that make up this web are the relationships and complexities that tie to another person or family. Ghosts of the Shadow Market helps to bridge the gap and of course open new story possibilities to understand characters we have seen little of throughout the books. It is a great addition if you have read the full series but would be hard to understand if you are JUST beginning to read about the Shadowhunters. I have been reading them for the past week or so (yes, I need to do reviews) and I LOVE these background stories and histories. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Don't let the mundane cover fool you. Mary E Pearson is a stellar author. Her last series, the Remmant Chronicles kept me up late at night. Reading that is. And crying and smiling and well, it was awesome. I read that series so quickly that all the books blurred into one and I will need to re-read them to do a review on each individually. Never fear though. Half of them are on audio. :) So back to Dance of Thieves...I am actually late on this one. It was released last week. Get on over to your neighborhood bookstore and buy it. I have a feeling it will be another epic tale.</span></div>
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Christinabeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945271825456977665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524717131015908859.post-60027669652008232582018-08-14T06:00:00.000-04:002018-08-14T06:00:06.223-04:00The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee<div style="text-align: center;">
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I have been on the waiting list for this for AGES. I put it on hold at the library and would forget to pick it up or be waiting in a long line to get it, or they wouldn't have it at the bookstore. It seemed that fate just never wanted me to read it....until one day I managed to get an eBook on my phone....</div>
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The first thing I need to say is that Katharine did an excellent job of creating believable, likeable characters. At least for me. I really enjoyed peering into everyone's life and how each was defined by their status and level in society. How different Watt's life was compared to Avery. She also managed to merge different sexual preferences into the mix in a subtle way. I find that more of the current titles seem to involve or mention bi-sexual or transgender relationships. While this is something that has come more to the forefront in society and is nice to recognize, I don't feel that EVERY title needs to be doing this. Some are very blatant about it as well, like it was an afterthought in the editing process and now they have to go back and re-write it into the story line. One of the characters realizes that she likes girls and begins a new relationship with someone outside of their clique. The way Katharine explored this development felt very natural and integrated. OK. Enough of me venting about sexuality in current YA titles. (Sorry for the rant).<br />
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I really enjoyed this title and the storyline took a turn that I wasn't expecting and left me LITERALLY hanging at the edge of my seat for the next title. (Which I promptly purchased). That is EXACTLY what I look for in a novel. Entertaining, engaging, suspenseful, thrilling and always keeping one step ahead to surprise you at the end and leave you breathless and wanting more. Well Done Ms. McGee!</div>
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I think you'd like it if you enjoyed watching and/or reading the series - Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars. This is a nice mix between the two. There is enough drama from Gossip Girl to keep the relationships between characters constantly flowing and enough intrigue, lies, misunderstandings and demise to mirror Pretty Little Liars fans.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">I picked this title for my weekly WOW because a) I love Gretchen McNeil and b) who knows which direction technology and social media is going to drive us in the future. As incredulous as it might seem to be able to stream a live execution, we aren't technically that far away. Is this the direction that our society is heading? Where do we draw the line in "sharing"?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">There are no more cheerleaders in the town of Sunnybrook.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">First there was the car accident—two girls gone after hitting a tree on a rainy night. Not long after, the murders happened. Those two girls were killed by the man next door. The police shot him, so no one will ever know why he did it. Monica’s sister was the last cheerleader to die. After her suicide, Sunnybrook High disbanded the cheer squad. No one wanted to be reminded of the girls they lost.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">That was five years ago. Now the faculty and students at Sunnybrook High want to remember the lost cheerleaders. But for Monica, it’s not that easy. She just wants to forget. Only, Monica’s world is starting to unravel. There are the letters in her stepdad’s desk, an unearthed, years-old cell phone, a strange new friend at school. . . . Whatever happened five years ago isn’t over. Some people in town know more than they’re saying. And somehow Monica is at the center of it all.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">There are no more cheerleaders in Sunnybrook, but that doesn’t mean anyone else is safe.</span></div>
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I actually enjoyed this second book more than the first. I felt that just being away from home allowed Dom to straighten up a little bit and step into adulthood. Of course she reverts backwards as her parents announce a big change to the family but she learns from her breakup and begins to trust her instincts when it comes to other people.<br />
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Christinabeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945271825456977665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524717131015908859.post-22298796469994050912018-06-05T06:00:00.000-04:002018-06-05T06:00:07.991-04:00Anatomy of a Boyfriend by Daria Snadowsky<div style="text-align: center;">
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I bought this when it was first released and had it read by the end of the week. I know, I know. I didn't blog about it but in my defense, life has been busy. But I am slowly starting to catch up. I like weekends when my dogs decide to wake me up at 6am (apparently they can't tell between weekday and weekend wake up times) and I have at least a couple hours of "me" time before the rest of the household begins.</div>
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The first thing I noticed when I bought this book was hey! It's not 500-700 pages long like some of the others! Did I get a bad copy? But as I was reading, I was actually happy to see how the author has been taking the time to get us back to the characters and their histories. It has been so long since A Court of Wings and Ruin that I had forgotten a lot of the last big fight scene. </div>
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Life now is tumultuous for Feyre and her ever-expanding extended family. There is a lot of tension between her and her sisters. Things are unspoken between friends. Relationships are tenuous, some stretching to the brink of breaking. BUT Sarah J Maas took this opportunity to begin building up the framework for the next big book to come (Goodreads considers this 3.1 rather than book #4). It wasn't until the Sneak Peek section where I really began to understand Nesta's role in the war to come. And believe me, it's gonna be AMAZING!! If you are a big fan of The Court of Thorns and Roses series, you need to read this title...especially since Book #4 won't be released until 2019. </div>
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On a side note, Hulu is doing a TV show based on the Throne of Glass series. Filmrights have also been optioned by Tempo Productions. So if you are as big of a fan of these two series as I am, you should be fist-pumping right now.</div>
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Christinabeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945271825456977665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524717131015908859.post-89367820976004568182018-04-18T08:53:00.000-04:002018-04-18T08:53:19.646-04:00Waiting on Wednesday - Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: center;">
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<span id="freeText3431777003723027028" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Theodosia was six when her country was invaded and her mother, the Queen of Flame and Fury, was murdered before her eyes. Ten years later, Theo has learned to survive under the relentless abuse of the Kaiser and his court as the ridiculed “Ash Princess.” Pretending to be empty-headed and naive when she's not enduring brutal whippings, she pushes down all other thoughts but one: <i>Keep the Kaiser happy and he will keep you safe.</i><br /><br />When the Kaiser forces her to execute her last hope of rescue, Theo can't keep her feelings and memories pushed down any longer. She vows revenge, throwing herself into a plot to seduce and murder the Kaiser's warrior son with the help of a group of magically gifted and volatile rebels. But Theo doesn't expect to develop feelings for the Prinz. Or for her rebel allies to challenge her friendship with the one person who's been kind to her throughout the last hopeless decade: her heart's sister, Cress.<br /><br />Cornered into impossible choices and unable to trust even those who are on her side, Theo will have to decide how far she's willing to go to save her people and how much of herself she's willing to sacrifice to become queen.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><br />
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<span id="freeText13965844374558615591" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">1780. Albany, New York.<br /><br />As the war for American Independence carries on, two newlyweds are settling into their new adventure: marriage. But the honeymoon's over, and Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler are learning firsthand just how tricky wedded life can be. Alex is still General George Washington's right-hand man and his attention these days is nothing if not divided--much like the colonies' interests as the end of the Revolution draws near. Alex & Eliza's relationship is tested further by lingering jealousies and family drama.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> </span><br />
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<i style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Their romance shaped a nation. The rest was history.</i><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">1777. Albany, New York. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">As battle cries of the American Revolution echo in the distance, servants flutter about preparing for one of New York society’s biggest events: the Schuylers’ grand ball. Descended from two of the oldest and most distinguished bloodlines in New York, the Schuylers are proud to be one of their fledgling country’s founding families, and even prouder still of their three daughters—Angelica, with her razor-sharp wit; Peggy, with her dazzling looks; and Eliza, whose beauty and charm rival that of both her sisters, though she’d rather be aiding the colonists’ cause than dressing up for some silly ball. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Still, she can barely contain her excitement when she hears of the arrival of one Alexander Hamilton, a mysterious, rakish young colonel and General George Washington’s right-hand man. Though Alex has arrived as the bearer of bad news for the Schuylers, he can’t believe his luck—as an orphan, and a bastard one at that—to be in such esteemed company. And when Alex and Eliza meet that fateful night, so begins an epic love story that would forever change the course of American history.</span><br />
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Christinabeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00945271825456977665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8524717131015908859.post-59939909848394714002018-04-11T06:00:00.000-04:002018-04-11T06:00:13.553-04:00Waiting on Wednesday - The Fates Divide by Veronica Roth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #666666; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">In the second book of the Carve the Mark duology, globally bestselling Divergent author Veronica Roth reveals how Cyra and Akos fulfill their fates. The Fates Divide is a richly imagined tale of hope and resilience told in four stunning perspectives.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Fate brought them together. Now it will divide them.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">The lives of Cyra Noavek and Akos Kereseth are ruled by their fates, spoken by the oracles at their births. The fates, once determined, are inescapable.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Akos is in love with Cyra, in spite of his fate: He will die in service to Cyra’s family. And when Cyra’s father, Lazmet Noavek—a soulless tyrant, thought to be dead—reclaims the Shotet throne, Akos believes his end is closer than ever.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">As Lazmet ignites a barbaric war, Cyra and Akos are desperate to stop him at any cost. For Cyra, that could mean taking the life of the man who may—or may not—be her father. For Akos, it could mean giving his own. In a stunning twist, the two will discover how fate defines their lives in ways most unexpected.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">New intrigues, adventures, and stunning revelations fill the penultimate installment of #1 </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">New York Times</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> best-selling author Kresley Cole’s electrifying Arcana Chronicles.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Sixteen year old Evangeline"Evie" Greene leads a charmed life--until she begins experiencing horrifying hallucinations. When an apocalyptic event decimates her Louisiana hometown, killing everyone she loves, Evie realizes her hallucinations were actually visions of the future--and they're still happening. Fighting for her life and desperate for answers, she must turn to her wrong-side-of-the-bayou classmate: Jack Deveaux.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">But she can't do either alone.</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">With his mile-long rap sheet, wicked grin, and bad attitude, Jack is like no boy Evie has ever known. Even though he once scorned her and everything she represented, he agrees to protect Evie on her quest. She knows she can't totally trust Jack. If he ever cast that wicked grin her way, could she possibly resist him?</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Who can Evie trust?</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">As Jack and Evie race to find the source of her visions, they meet others who have gotten the same call. An ancient prophesy is being played out, and Evie is not the only one with special powers. A group of teens has been chosen to reenact the ultimate battle between good and evil. But it's not always clear who is on which side...</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br />
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Sounds good, right? Well it gets better. Much better. The battle between good and evil becomes somewhat of a game in the world of reincarnation. Think Endgame by James Frey meets Tarot Cards that have come to life. Well, after I finished Poison Princess, I went on to buy the next book and then the next and then the next and so on until I had read all 4 books in about 2 weeks. Now that is a lot for me. Normally I read one title in about 2 weeks during my commute. I didn't get a lot of sleep in those two weeks....</div>
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So I can't believe I missed the release of book #5. I'm sorry Kresley. Can you forgive me? I need to buy this title now and make amends...I guess I won't be sleeping much in the next few days as I read....</div>
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