tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83445000803536525212024-03-13T03:47:08.434+00:00Readers' DistrictMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170887528636565285noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344500080353652521.post-50254784540426666742013-02-08T08:20:00.000+00:002013-02-11T08:18:09.943+00:00Wicked Valentine's Read-A-Thon: goals post and updates<div style="text-align: center;">
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As you know, I love read-a-thons, so I'm joining this one as well! My TBR is so big @.@ I'm a day late, so I have to run!<br />
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Mmm, difficult choice! Well, I think I'll pick something between these books:</div>
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Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170887528636565285noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344500080353652521.post-19261644845522079672013-01-16T17:22:00.000+00:002013-01-16T17:22:00.158+00:00Waiting of Wednesday #7 - Undone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Undone by Cat Clarke</b><br />
Publication date: January 31, 2013<br />
Publisher: Quercus<br />
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Jem Halliday is in love with her gay best friend. Not exactly ideal, but she's learning to live with it.
Then the unspeakable happens. Kai is outed online ... and he kills himself.
Jem knows nothing she can say or do will bring him back. But she wants to know who was responsible. And she wants to take them down.
A searing story of love, revenge and betrayal from a bestselling author.</blockquote>
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And you? What are you waiting for?<br />
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<br />Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170887528636565285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344500080353652521.post-41874823030054792762013-01-09T17:12:00.000+00:002013-01-09T17:12:00.381+00:00Waiting on Wednesday #6 - The archived<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>The archived by Victoria Schwab</b><br />
Publication date: January 22, 2013<br />
Publisher: Hyperion<br />
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Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.
Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive.
Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous-it's a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da's death was hard enough, but now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall.
In this haunting, richly imagined novel, Victoria Schwab reveals the thin lines between past and present, love and pain, trust and deceit, unbearable loss and hard-won redemption.</blockquote>
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What are you waiting for?<br />
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<br />Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170887528636565285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344500080353652521.post-32768155645151491562013-01-06T17:47:00.000+00:002013-01-11T08:28:11.115+00:00Bout of Books read-a-thon 6.0: Goal post<div align="center">
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The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 7th and runs through Sunday, January 13th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. <b>For all Bout of Books 6.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the <a href="http://boutofbooks.blogspot.it/">Bout of Books</a> blog</b>. </blockquote>
It's time for Bout of books read-a-thon again! I love it!<br />
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<li>Read as much as I can!</li>
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As usual, I don't know exactly what I'll be reading. I think I'll choose between these books:<br />
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Monday 1/7</div>
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<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.496094); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Total of pages read: 154</li>
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Tuesday 1/8</div>
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<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.496094); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Total of pages read: 374</li>
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<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.496094); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Total of pages read: 708</li>
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Thursday 1/10</div>
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<li style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-color: rgba(128, 128, 128, 0.496094); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-indent: 0px;">Total of pages read: 767</li>
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Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170887528636565285noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344500080353652521.post-65886084196407630802013-01-02T17:08:00.000+00:002013-01-02T17:08:00.276+00:00Waiting on Wednesday #5 - Just one day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Just one day by Gayle Forman</b><br />
Publication date: January 8, 2013<br />
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile<br />
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When sheltered American good girl Allyson "LuLu" Healey first meets laid-back Dutch actor Willem De Ruiter at an underground performance of Twelfth Night in England, there’s an undeniable spark. After just one day together, that spark bursts into a flame, or so it seems to Allyson, until the following morning, when she wakes up after a whirlwind day in Paris to discover that Willem has left. Over the next year, Allyson embarks on a journey to come to terms with the narrow confines of her life, and through Shakespeare, travel, and a quest for her almost-true-love, to break free of those confines.</blockquote>
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And you? What are you waiting for?<br />
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<br />Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170887528636565285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344500080353652521.post-78347424278975902992012-12-29T15:22:00.000+00:002012-12-29T15:22:00.216+00:00Stacking the Shelves #8: Christmas edition!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Hello readers, Christmas has just passed and here are the books I found under my Christmas Tree!<br />
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<br />Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170887528636565285noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344500080353652521.post-28769953353708396492012-12-27T16:34:00.000+00:002012-12-27T16:43:24.428+00:00Review: The Diviners by Libba Bray<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Title:</b> The Diviners<br />
<b>Author:</b> Libba Bray
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<b>Series:</b> The diviners, #1<br />
<b>Genre:</b> hystorical fantasy
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<b>Publisher:</b> Little, Brown books for young readers<br />
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<b>Pages:</b> 592<br />
<b>Published:</b> September 2012<br />
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Evie O'Neill has been exiled from her boring old hometown and shipped off to the bustling streets of New York City--and she is pos-i-toot-ly thrilled. New York is the city of speakeasies, shopping, and movie palaces! Soon enough, Evie is running with glamorous Ziegfield girls and rakish pickpockets. The only catch is Evie has to live with her Uncle Will, curator of The Museum of American Folklore, Superstition, and the Occult--also known as "The Museum of the Creepy Crawlies."
When a rash of occult-based murders comes to light, Evie and her uncle are right in the thick of the investigation. And through it all, Evie has a secret: a mysterious power that could help catch the killer--if he doesn't catch her first.</blockquote>
The Diviners is the new book by Libba Bray. I really liked it: first of all, the setting is amazing. New York, 1926, a strange museum full of strange things, a series of murders... wow! I didn't like too much Evie, the main character: she is very different from me, she loves parties and drinks and she never listens to the adults. But she fits in the story perfectly and this is undeniable. Instead I really liked Jericho, Mabel, Henry and Theta. The book is really well written and intriguing, the prose is so vivid and rich; only the horror and magic scenes are a little bit confused and confusing. There are many storylines but it's not difficult to follow them since you're so involved in the story you don't want to stop. I have to admit that reading the last part I was a little scared, it was really creepy. The book ends leaving some questions unanswered and I'll for sure continue reading the series! Meanwhile maybe I'll look for other Bray's novels, like Going Bovine and Beauty queens (I've already read years ago the Gemma Doyle's trilogy, very beautiful!).<br />
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A few days ago it was my birthday! I had a very good time with my family and I received many books: here they are!<br />
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New year is coming... it's time for challenges!<br />
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The Debut Author Challenge is hosted by <a href="http://hobbitsies.net/debut-author-challenge/">Hobbitsies</a>. To win, you've to read at least twelve books from debut authors in YA and MG. I don't know exactly what I'll read, but I made a list of some debuts which seems very interesting to me. Here they are:<br />
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<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11044367-taken">Taken</a> by Erin Bowman<br />
<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" style="cursor: move;" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10861195-level-2">Level 2</a> by Lenore Appelhans<br />
<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" style="cursor: move;" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12558285-splintered">Splintered</a> di A.G. Howard<br />
<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" style="cursor: move;" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12291438-the-madman-s-daughter">The madman's daughter</a> by Megan Sheperd<br />
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<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" style="cursor: move;" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12084278-city-of-a-thousand-dolls">City of a thousand dolls</a> by Miriam Forster<br />
<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" style="cursor: move;" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10222362-mila-2-0">Mila 2.0</a> by Debra Driza<br />
<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" style="cursor: move;" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13721341-strands-of-bronze-and-gold">Strands of blonze and gold</a> by Jane Nickerson<br />
<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14999965-linked">Linked</a> by Imogen Howson<br />
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<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12665819-another-little-piece">Another little piece</a> by Kate Karyus Quinn<br />
<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13112915-in-the-shadow-of-blackbirds">In the shadow of blackbirds</a> by Cat Winters<br />
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<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" style="cursor: move;" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15989598-the-beautiful-and-the-cursed">The beautiful and the cursed</a> by Paige Morgan<br />
<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15777797-truth-or-dare">Truth or dare</a> by Jacqueline Green<br />
<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" style="cursor: move;" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13517455-reboot">Reboot</a> by Amy Tintera<br />
<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" style="cursor: move;" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15715847-the-ruining">The ruining</a> by Anna Collomore<br />
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<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" style="cursor: move;" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13228537-the-end-games">The end games</a> by T. Michael Martin<br />
<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" style="cursor: move;" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12617286-the-culling">The Culling</a> by Steven Dos Santos<br />
<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" style="cursor: move;" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15752348-my-life-after-now">My life after now</a> by Jessica Verdi<br />
<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" style="cursor: move;" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13260536-the-murmurings">The murmurings</a> by Carly Anne West<br />
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<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" style="cursor: move;" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13401993-dualed">Dualed</a> by Elsie Chapman<br />
<img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12144569-nobody-but-us">Nobody but us</a> by Kristin Halbrook<br />
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10874177-etiquette-espionage"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lowh0suShf1qeh4w5.gif" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10874177-etiquette-espionage">Etiquette & Espionage</a> di Gail Carriger<br />
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I've decided to start writing each month a post about the books I'd like to read in those 30/31 days: while surfing on the web I found a meme, Monthly TBR, which is just what I was looking for, so I decided to join. I think it'll help me in organizing my readings.<br />
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Here are the books I plan to read/finish reading this month:<br />
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I think this is a good way to reduce TBR pile so I decided to join.<br />
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This month pick is...<br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13227454-the-unlikely-pilgrimage-of-harold-fry">The unlikely pilgrimage of Harold Fry</a> by Rachel Joyce<br />
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Meet Harold Fry, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems irritated by almost everything he does, even down to how he butters his toast. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning the mail arrives, and within the stack of quotidian minutiae is a letter addressed to Harold in a shaky scrawl from a woman he hasn’t seen or heard from in twenty years. Queenie Hennessy is in hospice and is writing to say goodbye.
Harold pens a quick reply and, leaving Maureen to her chores, heads to the corner mailbox. But then, as happens in the very best works of fiction, Harold has a chance encounter, one that convinces him that he absolutely must deliver his message to Queenie in person. And thus begins the unlikely pilgrimage at the heart of Rachel Joyce’s remarkable debut. Harold Fry is determined to walk six hundred miles from Kingsbridge to the hospice in Berwick-upon-Tweed because, he believes, as long as he walks, Queenie Hennessey will live.
Still in his yachting shoes and light coat, Harold embarks on his urgent quest across the countryside. Along the way he meets one fascinating character after another, each of whom unlocks his long-dormant spirit and sense of promise. Memories of his first dance with Maureen, his wedding day, his joy in fatherhood, come rushing back to him—allowing him to also reconcile the losses and the regrets. As for Maureen, she finds herself missing Harold for the first time in years.
And then there is the unfinished business with Queenie Hennessy.
A novel of unsentimental charm, humor, and profound insight into the thoughts and feelings we all bury deep within our hearts, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry introduces Rachel Joyce as a wise—and utterly irresistible—storyteller.
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This week I added to my bookshelves:<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8755776-city-of-lost-souls">City of lost souls</a> by Cassandra Clare</li>
<li><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7728889-the-diviners">The Diviners</a> by Libba Bray</li>
<li><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/332775.Incarceron">Incarceron</a> by atherine Fisher</li>
<li><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9436632-vanish">Vanish</a> by Sophie Jordan</li>
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<br />Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170887528636565285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344500080353652521.post-43431559287995983222012-10-26T07:59:00.002+01:002012-10-26T08:00:03.511+01:00Feature and Follow Friday #2<div style="text-align: center;">
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I surely hate <u>stereotypes</u> and <u>love triangles</u>. In addiction to that, I hate books in which a fabulous setting (dystopian, fantasy,...) is used only in function of the love story: buuuuh! Ah, and I really really hate <u>insta-love</u>!<br />
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<b>Eve and Adam by Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant</b><br />
Publication date: October 2, 2012<br />
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends<br />
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Sixteen-year-old Evening Spiker lives an affluent life in San Francisco with her mother, EmmaRose, a successful geneticist and owner of Spiker Biotech. Sure, Evening misses her father who died mysteriously, but she’s never really questioned it. Much like how she’s never stopped to think how off it is that she’s never been sick. That is, until she’s struck by a car and is exposed to extensive injuries. Injuries that seem to be healing faster than physically possible.
While recuperating in Spiker Biotech’s lush facilities, she meets Solo Plissken, a very attractive, if off-putting boy her age who spent his life at Spiker Biotech. Like Evening, he’s never questioned anything... until now. Solo drops hints to Evening that something isn’t right, and Emma-Rose may be behind it. Evening puts this out of her mind and begins her summer internship project: To simulate the creation of the perfect boy. With the help of Solo, Evening uncovers secrets so big they could change the world completely. </blockquote>
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<br />Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170887528636565285noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344500080353652521.post-2386311477501835712012-08-18T19:16:00.001+01:002012-08-18T19:16:08.932+01:00Stacking the shelves #5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This week I have to show you two books.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11737266-amelia-anne-is-dead-and-gone">Amelia Anne is dead and gone</a></b> by Kat Rosenfield<br />
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An arresting un-coming-of-age story, from a breathtaking talent
Becca has always longed to break free from her small, backwater hometown. But the discovery of an unidentified dead girl on the side of a dirt road sends the town--and Becca--into a tailspin. Unable to make sense of the violence of the outside world creeping into her backyard, Becca finds herself retreating inward, paralyzed from moving forward for the first time in her life.
Short chapters detailing the last days of Amelia Anne Richardson's life are intercut with Becca's own summer as the parallel stories of two young women struggling with self-identity and relationships on the edge twist the reader closer and closer to the truth about Amelia's death.</blockquote>
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<b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12988074-the-unnaturalists">The Unnaturalists</a></b> by Tiffany Trent<br />
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In an alternate London where magical creatures are preserved in a museum, two teens find themselves caught in a web of intrigue, deception, and danger.
Vespa Nyx wants nothing more than to spend the rest of her life cataloging Unnatural creatures in her father’s museum, but as she gets older, the requirement to become a lady and find a husband is looming large. Syrus Reed’s Tinker family has always served and revered the Unnaturals from afar, but when his family is captured to be refinery slaves, he finds that his fate may be bound up with Vespa’s—and with the Unnaturals.
As the danger grows, Vespa and Syrus find themselves in a tightening web of deception and intrigue. At stake may be the fate of New London—and the world.</blockquote>
Have you read these books? I'm dying to read them! What did you add to your shelves?<br />
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Surely <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2745288-wendy-darling">Wendy</a> from <a href="http://www.themidnightgarden.net/">The midnight garden</a>: I lover her reviews and I think we have similar tastes. I also admire her sincerity and her capability to write wonderful reviews.<br />
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<br />Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170887528636565285noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344500080353652521.post-75309882954999116132012-08-17T08:45:00.000+01:002012-12-27T16:42:10.381+00:00Review: The one and only Ivan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Title:</b> The one and only Ivan<br />
<b>Author:</b> Katherine Applegate<br />
<b>Genre:</b> children fiction<br />
<b>Publisher:</b> HarperCollins<br />
<b>Format:</b> Hardback<br />
<b>Pages:</b> 301<br />
<b>Published:</b> January 2012<br />
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Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all.
Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he’s seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or the sound of leaves with color and a well-placed line.
Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their home—and his own art—through new eyes. When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and it’s up to Ivan to make it a change for the better.
Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create Ivan’s unforgettable first-person narration in a story of friendship, art, and hope.</blockquote>
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The one and only Ivan is a story for everyone, for children and adults, young and not so young people. This is a story that touches your heart, gently, and makes you cry, a lot. Illustrated by the fabulous drawings of Patricia Castelao, The one and only Ivan is the story of a group of animals, namely a gorilla, an elephant and a dog, living together in a mall. They are so different but they've something in common: they were ripped from their family and their own world. They are animals but this doesn't mean that they aren't smart or they don't have feelings just like every human beings (and sometimes they're better than several people, I think). But most people don't seem to understand these things and they act like stupids.<br />
The book is divided into very short chapters and it's very well written. Feelings ooze from the author's words: sadness, loneliness, trust... It's a sad book but it's also full of hope and you can't do anything unless falling in love with Ivan, Stella, Ruby and Bob (I miss you all, guys!).<br />
My first Katherine Applegate's book, certainly not the last.<br />
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<b>Vessel by Sarah Beth Durst</b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Publication date: September 11, 2012</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry</span><br />
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Here are my new treasures :)<br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11925514-code-name-verity">Code name Verity</a> by Elizabeth Weis<br />
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I have two weeks. You’ll shoot me at the end no matter what I do.
That’s what you do to enemy agents. It’s what we do to enemy agents. But I look at all the dark and twisted roads ahead and cooperation is the easy way out. Possibly the only way out for a girl caught red-handed doing dirty work like mine — and I will do anything, anything, to avoid SS-Hauptsturmführer von Linden interrogating me again.
He has said that I can have as much paper as I need. All I have to do is cough up everything I can remember about the British War Effort. And I’m going to. But the story of how I came to be here starts with my friend Maddie. She is the pilot who flew me into France — an Allied Invasion of Two.
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In 1611, Countess Erzsébet Báthory, a powerful Hungarian noblewoman, stood helpless as masons walled her inside her castle tower, dooming her to spend her final years in solitary confinement. Her crime—the gruesome murders of dozens of female servants, mostly young girls tortured to death for displeasing their ruthless mistress. Her opponents painted her as a bloodthirsty škrata—a witch—a portrayal that would expand to grotesque proportions through the centuries.
In this riveting dramatization of Erzsébet Báthory’s life, the countess tells her story in her own words, writing to her only son—a final reckoning from his mother in an attempt to reveal the truth behind her downfall. Countess Báthory describes her upbringing in one of the most powerful noble houses in Hungary, recounting in loving detail her devotion to her parents and siblings as well as the heartbreak of losing her father at a young age. She soon discovers the price of being a woman in sixteenth-century Hungary as her mother arranges her marriage to Ferenc Nádasdy, a union made with the cold calculation of a financial transaction. Young Erzsébet knows she has no choice but to accept this marriage even as she laments its loveless nature and ultimately turns to the illicit affections of another man.
Seemingly resigned to a marriage of convenience and a life of surreptitious pleasure, the countess surprises even herself as she ignites a marital spark with Ferenc through the most unromantic of acts: the violent punishment of an insolent female servant. The event shows Ferenc that his wife is no trophy but a strong, determined woman more than capable of managing their vast estates during Ferenc’s extensive military campaigns against the Turks. Her naked assertion of power accomplishes what her famed beauty could not: capturing the love of her husband.
The countess embraces this new role of loving wife and mother, doing everything she can to expand her husband’s power and secure her family’s future. But a darker side surfaces as Countess Báthory’s demand for virtue, obedience, and, above all, respect from her servants takes a sinister turn. What emerges is not only a disturbing, unflinching portrait of the deeds that gave Báthory the moniker “Blood Countess,” but an intimate look at the woman who became a monster.</blockquote>
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The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, August 13th and runs through Sunday, August 19th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. <b>For all Bout of Books 5.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the <a href="http://boutofbooks.blogspot.it/">Bout of Books</a> blog</b>.
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Hi readers! Here's my goal post for Bout of Books read-a-thon 5.0! I have a huge TBR pile so I decided to join also this read-a-thon after the Summer Wrap Up one, which will end tonight:)<br />
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<li>Pages read today: 300</li>
<li>Books finished today: Cinder by Marissa Meyer</li>
<li>Total of pages read: 300</li>
<li>Total of books read: 1</li>
<li>Today in six words: Cinder, a wonderful and amazing book!</li>
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Tuesday 8/14</div>
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<li>Pages read today: 20</li>
<li>Books finished today: 0</li>
<li>Total of pages read: 320</li>
<li>Total of books read:1</li>
<li>Today in six words: A day full of work, meh</li>
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Wednesday 8/15</div>
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<li>Pages read today: 223</li>
<li>Books finished today: Saving Francesca</li>
<li>Total of pages read: 543</li>
<li>Total of books read: 2</li>
<li>Today in six words: Melina Marchetta is a great author</li>
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Thursday 8/16</div>
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<li>Pages read today: 108</li>
<li>Books finished today: 0</li>
<li>Total of pages read: 651</li>
<li>Total of books read: 2</li>
<li>Today in six words: Too hot even for reading today :(</li>
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Friday 8/17</div>
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<li>Pages read today: 70</li>
<li>Books finished today: 0</li>
<li>Total of pages read: 721</li>
<li>Total of books read: 2</li>
<li>Today in six words: Work, shopping and studying! Too hot:(</li>
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Saturday 8/18</div>
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<li>Pages read today: 0</li>
<li>Books finished today: 0</li>
<li>Total of pages read: 721</li>
<li>Total of books read: 2</li>
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Sunday 8/19</div>
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<li>Pages read today: 373</li>
<li>Books finished today: Anna dressed in blood</li>
<li>Total of pages read: 1094</li>
<li>Total of books read: 3</li>
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Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170887528636565285noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344500080353652521.post-34529431692613943642012-08-12T07:50:00.000+01:002012-08-17T07:52:05.408+01:00SWUR: wrap up post<center>
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The summer wrap up read-a-thon is over :( I succeed in reading those books:<br />
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Sadly, I wasn't able to join the daily challenges because I had problems with my internet connection.<br />
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I have some photo of the places where I read and I'll add them when I'll found, ehm, my camera XD<br />
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The Summer Wrap-Up read-a-thon is hosted by <a href="http://inbetweenwritingandreading.blogspot.mx/">In Between</a> and <a href="http://somelikeitparanormall.blogspot.mx/">Some like it paranormal</a>.<br />
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I'm so excited for this read-a-thon! Here are the books I'd like to read in these days:<br />
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I don't think I'll be able to read all of them but I hope to read at least three books:)<br />
Have you ever read them? Which are your goals?<br />
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Happy read-a-thon!<br />
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<br />Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170887528636565285noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344500080353652521.post-76060464266804580462012-08-04T02:00:00.000+01:002012-08-04T16:15:36.885+01:00August Random Reads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Random reads is hosted by <a href="http://imlovingbooks.com/">I'm loving books</a>. If you want more informations, look at this blog!<br />
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I think this is a good way to reduce TBR pile so I decided to join. This month I'll pick two random reads since I've more spare time and I've joined two read-a-thon.<br />
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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11387392-the-catastrophic-history-of-you-and-me">The catastrophic history of you and me</a> by Jess Rothemberg<br />
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Dying of a broken heart is just the beginning.... Welcome to forever.
BRIE'S LIFE ENDS AT SIXTEEN: Her boyfriend tells her he doesn't love her, and the news breaks her heart—literally.
But now that she's D&G (dead and gone), Brie is about to discover that love is way more complicated than she ever imagined. Back in Half Moon Bay, her family has begun to unravel. Her best friend has been keeping a secret about Jacob, the boy she loved and lost—and the truth behind his shattering betrayal. And then there's Patrick, Brie's mysterious new guide and resident Lost Soul . . . who just might hold the key to her forever after.
With Patrick's help, Brie will have to pass through the five stages of grief before she's ready to move on. But how do you begin again, when your heart is still in pieces?</blockquote>
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My second pick is...<br />
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Ted and Kat watched their cousin Salim board the London Eye. But after half an hour it landed and everyone trooped off–except Salim. Where could he have gone? How on earth could he have disappeared into thin air? Ted and his older sister, Kat, become sleuthing partners, since the police are having no luck. Despite their prickly relationship, they overcome their differences to follow a trail of clues across London in a desperate bid to find their cousin. And ultimately it comes down to Ted, whose brain works in its own very unique way, to find the key to the mystery. This is an unput-downable spine-tingling thriller–a race against time.</blockquote>
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Two very different books but they booth seems amazing!<br />
Have you ever read them? Which are your random reads?<br />
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<br />Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11170887528636565285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344500080353652521.post-11096176258766591552012-07-30T13:56:00.002+01:002012-12-27T16:42:58.817+00:00Review: Forgotten<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Each night when 16 year-old London Lane goes to sleep, her whole world disappears. In the morning, all that's left is a note telling her about a day she can't remember. The whole scenario doesn't exactly make high school or dating that hot guy whose name she can't seem to recall any easier. But when London starts experiencing disturbing visions she can't make sense of, she realizes it's time to learn a little more about the past she keeps forgetting-before it destroys her future.</span></blockquote>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">I picked up Forgotten from my TBR pile because of my July random reads (you can find the post about it HERE). I was intrigued by the description and I have to admit that this book didn't disappoint me, even if I think it could have been better. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The starting point of Forgotten is really original: London every night forgets her past and remembers the future. If someone isn't in her future, she won't remember him or her. So every night, before going to sleep, she writes a sort of diary, highlighting everything happened to her during the day, starting from her clothes and finishing with people she met or argued with. But when a beautiful boy enters her life, all become more complicated. In addiction to that, she starts having nightmares, maybe about her future... or not?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">London condition fascinated me but I think the author didn't develop it very well: I think it'd be quite impossible to live a normal life with London's problem, not to speak about having a boyfriend! Every day she doesn't know who he is and she meets him for the first time: how can she trust and love him?</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The mistery was intriguing but I didn't like its solution, too much unbelievable if you think about police modern tools of investigations (I'm staying vague because I don't want to spoiler you!).</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Despite these flaws, I read the book in one sitting and I emphatized with London.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">In conclusion, I suggest this book to the readers looking for an original story to read on the beach, not too complicated or developed.</span><br />
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