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by Ron C. Nieto <br />
(Faerie Sworn #1) <br />
Publication date: June 2014<br />
Genres: Paranormal, Young Adult</div>
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Magic still lingers in the mist-covered corners of the world, wherever the Old Ways are remembered. However, as civilization and reason scoff at the Fair Folk, the paths to power have been forgotten by all but a few.<br />
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Lily Boyd was meant to become a faerie doctor, a warden of humans and a keeper of balance, until disbelief and pragmatism led her away from the hidden world and into a mundane life. But truth has a way to be Heard and she will be forced to face it if she wants to save her family.<br />
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Armed with nothing but her childhood memories and protected by a debt of gratitude she doesn’t understand, Lily must decide who to trust while she navigates a world that is darker and more twisted than she is prepared for.<br />
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And should she make the wrong choice, should she mistake friend and foe… the eternal balance between the Faerie Courts may shatter, and then there will be more than Lily’s life on the line.</div>
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This sounds like such an interesting book. It reminds me a little of the MAGIC BITES series. I'm not so hot on the cover, I might pull this book out of the shelf, but not get past the super fake looking man on the front page. He's holding his hand out to me, but I don't feel enticed to take it. </div>
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About the Author<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/RonCNieto" target="_blank">Ron Nieto</a><br />
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Ron C. Nieto is a fantasy and romance author who has been writing in her secluded fortress for the longest time. Recently, she had a talk with her cat and decided that she should share her creations, because it was selfish to hoard them all for herself.<br />
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If you would like to know more about her, please visit her website.<br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Author</b></span> <a href="http://www.melissa-landers.com/" target="_blank">Melissa Landers</a><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Genre</b></span> YA SyFy, Romance, Fantasy<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Publisher</b></span> Disney Hyperion<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Publishing Date</b></span> February 4th, 2014<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>How I Got This Book</b></span> NetGalley<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Paperback </b></span>352 Pages<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Stand alone or Series</b></span> Alienated #1<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">My Average</span> <i>39</i> pg/day<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Reading Difficulty</span> 2<br />
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Two years ago, the aliens made contact. Now Cara Sweeney is going to be sharing a bathroom with one of them.
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Handpicked to host the first-ever L’eihr exchange student, Cara thinks her future is set. Not only does she get a free ride to her dream college, she’ll have inside information about the mysterious L’eihrs that every journalist would kill for. Cara’s blog following is about to skyrocket.
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Still, Cara isn’t sure what to think when she meets Aelyx. Humans and L’eihrs have nearly identical DNA, but cold, infuriatingly brilliant Aelyx couldn’t seem more alien. She’s certain about one thing, though: no human boy is this good-looking.
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Cara finds support in the last person she expected. She realizes that Aelyx isn’t just her only friend; she's fallen hard for him. But Aelyx has been hiding the truth about the purpose of his exchange, and its potentially deadly consequences. Soon Cara will be in for the fight of her life—not just for herself and the boy she loves, but for the future of her planet.
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<span id="freeText10962929910060334080"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Amazing new take on a real world issue. </span>I <span style="font-size: large;">fel<span style="font-size: large;">l for <span style="font-size: large;">alien love<span style="font-size: large;"> & was sad to see the novel end. <span style="font-size: large;">I guess I'll just have to twiddle my fingers until INVADED<span style="font-size: large;"> comes out.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span><b><br /></b><br />
So I was totally reminded of a movie from my youth when I was reading this novel, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213565/?ref_=nv_sr_1" target="_blank"><i>The Color of Friendship</i></a>. This Disney movie was all about an exchange program between America and South Africa. At the time of the exchange, South Africa was going through it's apartheid, and it was quite a culture shock for both girls. The big difference, the crazy hordes are larger and scarier in Alienated, there's romance, and it's not really the characters who are having race issues, it's everyone else around. <br />
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So yeah, I am so happy I was blessed to read yet another (back-to-back) novel with real issues nestled within the plot of the fantasy novel. This novel had an interesting take on Racial Integration, or should I say Species Integration. As I read this novel, I imagined myself thrown into a school during the 60s, when schools began integrating. How scary that was. The author did a phenomenal job of painting an image that could have been in the 60s instead of a fictional future. <br />
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How can you fight an angry mob of scared humans? You can't. All you can do is run. Find a safe distance and try to persuade them to open their minds. That's why I gave the "villain" in this novel top rated. Unstoppable. Unpredictable.<br />
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The character development felt a little one-sided. Cara went above and beyond a good host. She tried everything to make
Aelyx feel at home, while Aelyx seemed to snub Cara. Aelyx relationship with Cara grew from tolerable to couldn't-live-without. Great growth for Aelyx, but Cara didn't really seam to grow much. <br />
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(blush) I really wanted that steamy scene. I was hoping
for it at the end of the novel but was cut short. Sigh. I'm thinking
that's not something that we will see in any of the proceeding novels,
though one can dream & hope.<br />
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There were times that I felt like I needed to be reminded of what Cara and the other humans looked like. Excellent description of Aelyx, though. I understand the need to continuously remind us of what Aelyx looks like. He sounds mostly human on paper, so the author needs to remind us that he isn't. At times though, I forgot what the other characters looked like. <br />
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place?</span><br />
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<span id="freeText6014496304740780680">Savannah. Courtney. Peyton. <br /><br />The
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break. But it looks like their luck is about to change when they find
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suite. Suddenly the Strip's most exclusive clubs are all-access, and
with an unlimited credit card each, it should be easier than ever to fit
right in. But in a town full of secrets and illusion, fitting in is
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I am super excited to be able to share the trailer for Katlyn Duncan's <b>SOUL BETRAYED</b>, the third and final book in <i>The Life After</i> trilogy, coming February 27, 2014 from Carina.<br />
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The covers for each book in this series are gorgeous and the trailers are just as amazing.<br />
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If you haven't yet heard about this awesome series, available in eBook format, just check out the descriptions below.<br />
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And if you'd like the chance to win an Amazon eGift Card, the author has offered one up for giveaway. Just follow the instructions in the Rafflecopter.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18370245-soul-betrayed" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Soul Beterayed</span></a></div>
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Series: The Life After #3</div>
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<b>A Life for a Life</b><br />
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The battle between Shadowed and Guard has brought destruction and terror to Gate Seven and now Maggie wants revenge. As the only after-life being who can save the souls from ultimate death Maggie comes face to face with her own human body, preserved for a century, waiting for just this moment to arrive.<br />
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Yet, how far will Maggie go to exact her revenge on the Shadowed? And when she comes face to face with her past, how will she survive the onslaught of memories she thought long gone?<br />
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For when the truth comes out all is not what it seems and Maggie has finally run out of time... She must choose her destiny or watch all she has perish in the fight for her life!<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Betrayed-Life-After-trilogy-ebook/dp/B00H55ED9C/" target="_blank">Amazon</a></b> </div>
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<a href="http://www.katlynduncan.com/" target="_blank">Katlyn Duncan</a><br />
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Katlyn Duncan was born and raised in a small town in western Massachusetts. Her overactive imagination involved invisible friends, wanting to be a Disney Princess and making up her own stories. Her bibliophile mom always encouraged her love of reading and that stayed with her since. Even though she works full time in the medical field Katlyn has always made time for books, whether she is reading or writing them. <br />
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Series: The Life After #1</div>
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Release date: June 4, 2013</div>
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<b>After-life just got a lot more complicated</b><br />
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Maggie is a Soul Collector. It’s her job to transport souls from the Living Realm to the After – but during a mission to find a stolen soul, she ends up stuck in a teen mean girl’s body.
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Trapped, Maggie’s soul is catapulted into Ally’s life – and the human world she hasn’t experienced for one hundred years. But, as a descendant of the most powerful beings in the After, Maggie must rescue Ally before the girl’s soul dies… <br />
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To survive, Maggie must uncover devastating secrets – because with one soul taken by a terrifying enemy, Maggie’s could be next!<br />
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Series: The Life After #2</div>
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Release date: October 28, 2013</div>
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<b>Life after Life</b><br />
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Now Maggie has been given the chance of her after-life to become a Guard, nothing will stand in her way. Not even the undeniable attraction she feels for her trainer and past love—Jackson. But when the battle between Shadowed and Guard begins again which side will she choose?
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When her boss, Felix, partners Jackson and Maggie up with Ally and Cooper to investigate terrifying Shadowed activity, she doesn’t think it could get any worse. Jackson and Cooper barely tolerate each other and this time, Maggie isn’t just proving her loyalty to the Guard during one mission...she has a side mission too. One so secret and so dangerous she can’t tell a soul...
Book 2 in The Life After trilogy.<br />
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sisters have been manipulated and controlled by the Keane Foundation
for years, trapped in a never ending battle for survival. Now they have
found allies who can help them truly escape. After faking her own death,
Annie has joined a group that is plotting to destroy the Foundation.
And Fia is working with James Keane to bring his father down from the
inside.<br /><br />But Annie's visions of the future can't show her who to
trust in the present. And though James is Fia's first love, Fia knows
he's hiding something. The sisters can rely only on each other - but
that may not be enough to save them.</span><br />
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HarperTeen<span id="freeText6906927370865856858"><b>Critically
acclaimed author Melissa Kantor masterfully captures the joy of
friendship, the agony of loss, and the unique experience of being a
teenager in this poignant new novel about a girl grappling with her best
friend's life-threatening illness.</b><br /><br />Zoe and her best
friend, Olivia, have always had big plans for the future, none of which
included Olivia getting sick. Still, Zoe is determined to put on a brave
face and be positive for her friend.<br /><br />Even when she isn't sure what to say.<br /><br />Even when Olivia misses months of school.<br /><br />Even when Zoe starts falling for Calvin, Olivia's crush.<br /><br />The
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beat this, and everything will go back to the way it was before. It has
to. Because the alternative is too terrifying for her to even imagine.<br /><br />In
this incandescent page-turner, which follows in the tradition of The
Fault in Our Stars, Melissa Kantor artfully explores the idea that the
worst thing to happen to you might not be something that is actually
happening to you. Raw, irreverent, and honest, Zoe's unforgettable voice
and story will stay with readers long after the last page is turned.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText2662638248961384340">When Jason Milwaukee's
best friend Sunshine vanishes, Jason knows that something is terribly
wrong, but solving her disappearance will require pushing through all
the voices in his head and then getting the world to listen to him. His
schizophrenia is stopping him from remembering the events leading up to
her disappearance, and often he discounts his own memories, and his own
impressions. But his deep knowledge that he would never hurt his friend,
plus the faith of his parents and a few others in the town bring him to
the point of solving the mystery. In the end, it's Sunshine's own love
for Jason (Freak) that persuades him of his own strength and goodness.<br /><br />By
turns brilliantly witty and searingly honest, Susan Vaught's newest
novel is a laugh-out-loud, tear-jerking, coming-of-age story.</span><br />
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We'll either destroy them for good, or they'll destroy us.<br />
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In the stunning conclusion to the wildly popular White Rabbit Chronicles, Alice
"Ali" Bell thinks the worst is behind her. She's ready to take the
next step with boyfriend Cole Holland, the leader of the zombie slayers…until
Anima Industries, the agency controlling the zombies, launches a sneak attack,
killing four of her friends. It's then she realizes that humans can be more
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As the surviving slayers prepare for war, Ali discovers she, too, can control
the zombies…and she isn't the girl she thought she was. She's connected to the
woman responsible for killing—and turning—Cole's mother. How can their
relationship endure? As secrets come to light, and more slayers are taken or
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18306031-cornerstone" target="_blank">Corner Stone (Souls of the Stones #1)</a><br />
by <a href="http://kellywalker.net/" target="_blank">Kelly Walker</a><br />
Published: November 30, 2013<br />
Genre: YA Fantasy, Romance<br />
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Epic Fantasy combines with Young Adult romance in this stunning new adventure set in a richly developed medieval world. Second Stone and Broken Stone are now available! Also be sure to look for Jaded Stone, the thrilling prequel to the
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Strong arms scooped her up off of the cold ground. The warmth of his body radiated through her. She'd been lying on the ground for so long that the wet had infiltrated every layer of her clothing. She was so cold, and he was so warm. Emariya snuggled in against him without thinking about it, and then opened her eyes.
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Looking down at her worriedly were the purest gray eyes she had ever seen. If someone had told her they were made of the snow and stone that surrounded them, she would have believed them. Then he smiled at her. Her breath caught in her chest.
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His dark hair curled wickedly every which way, despite his attempts to brush it back. She couldn't help thinking that he could have been carved out of rock. He had high cheekbones and an angled chin, which added to the carven look. Several days’ worth of stubble decorated his jawline, but instead of making him look unkempt it only punctuated his deeply handsome dark looks.
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She had thought for sure she heard Garith's voice, but she didn't see him. “Garith?” she inquired, trying to lift her head to look around for him. The man's smile dimmed, although it was no less captivating. He turned her so she could see the other side of the camp. She saw Garith off to the side, working to put out the fire. This handsome, kind stranger must have helped Garith rescue her.
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“Who?” she managed to croak out. Her throat was raw and the words ached as they passed through her dry lips. What had happened? She'd been running for Raina when…she remembered then. She'd gotten the oil of the Hellebore on her when Leil touched her. She shuddered involuntarily, remembering the things the hypnotic herb had made her envision while she was under its spell. But that didn't matter anymore.
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The smile was back, although it was more guarded now. “Allow me to introduce myself, my Lady. My name is Torian Ahlen.”
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Seventeen-year-old Zayn has special powers she cannot control—powers that others fear and covet. Powers that cause the Templar Knights to burn Zayn’s mother at the stake for witchcraft. When a mysterious stranger tempts Zayn to become the first female member of the heretical Assassins, the chance to seek her revenge lures her in. She trains to harness her supernatural strength and agility, and then enters the King of Jerusalem's court in disguise with the assignment to assassinate Guy de Molay, her mother’s condemner. But once there, she discovers Earic Goodwin, the childhood friend who still holds her heart, among the knights—and his ocean-blue eyes don’t miss a thing. Will vengeance be worth the life of the one love she has left?<br />
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Earic emerged from behind a rosebush, his eyes glistening at her. He looked misplaced, this broad-shouldered monk-warrior, wandering amid the blooms of an Eastern garden. Even at night, the reds and golds and pinks were vivid and breathtaking. “Is Marguerite well?” he asked immediately, his brow creased with concern.
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Zayn frowned as he sat beside her on the bench. “She has been better.”
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“It is healing well. It’s not her leg that ails her so much.” Zayn looked down into her lap. How would she tell him what Marguerite should be telling him herself? This whole situation was terribly uncomfortable. “Lady Melisende has forbidden her from keeping your company.”
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He exhaled, looked down as well. “I thought she might.” Zayn tilted her head to look at his profile. His hair was freshly washed and still damp, dark at the roots and shorter than before. Gone was the baby-faced Fair Boy she remembered; the man beside her had a network of scars on his sun-baked face and neck. His palms were like cracked leather, and the scent of sandalwood mingled with the musk of a man. She was surprised to find that it did not repulse her. In fact, it did quite the opposite. She glanced away.
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“She never did approve of our friendship,” he said with a sad smile. “I was not good enough for her daughter. And I don’t disagree—I am not good enough for Marguerite.”
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Earic looked at Zayn. “I suppose. But Marguerite is something special.”
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Her expression softened. “Yes. I agree.” She hesitated for a moment. “She wanted me to tell you that no matter what, your friendship will endure.”
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His smile was like a bolt of lightning in the dark. “Of course it will. Just like ours has.”
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Zayn focused straight ahead, her blood beginning to hum. “I don’t know what you mean.”
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“Zayn.” His voice was hoarse with emotion, his hand gently brushing against hers. “I know it’s you. I knew it was you the moment I saw you.”
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“Your enemy,” she heard herself say, turning to look at him.
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His voice was barely a whisper. “God’s bones! What have you become?”
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Emotion clogged her throat, made her voice rasp. “Forget you ever met me, Earic. You must forget. I must kill you otherwise.”
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“You can try. You won’t succeed.” He moved his hand up her arm, sending sparks throughout her body. “I had intended to visit Monteferrand soon. I wanted…to find you.”
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She shook her head, her breath coming quickly now. “Find me? Why? You are a Templar, have you forgotten? And I…I’m not the girl you remember, not even a shadow of her.”
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“I follow no one’s law but my own.” His face was illuminated from within. “As for the girl from Rafaniya… She’s here, I can still see her.” He raised his hand to her mouth and touched her lips with his forefinger.
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Her every nerve tingled in response, her brain woozy with realization. Was it possible that he had feelings for her? In the blink of an eye, her hand flashed out, seeking his throat. Before she could grasp him, he’d snagged her wrist in his powerful fist. Her other hand lashed out; he stopped it as well. Her body rose in fury, but he rose with her, twisting her forcefully against him. Locking her within his arms, he lowered his head. “I won’t touch you, Zayn, I swear it. Please, control your strength. I don’t want to hurt you.”
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The roar abated; her strength retreated like a falling tide. She gasped and slumped against him. How was he so strong? She was surprised how far up she had to look to meet his gaze. “I don’t understand. How…?”
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His lips were inches from hers. “Haven’t you realized it yet, Zayn? You and I…”
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His breath mingled with hers, intoxicating her. “What?” she managed to whisper.
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Rather than answer, he dipped his head just a fraction and touched her mouth with his. The spark his lips ignited was so very different from the one created by her power. A warmth spread throughout her body, turning her muscles to jelly. She felt completely, utterly human in Fair Boy’s arms, and it was too good to be true…
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She pulled away abruptly, horrified. “I have to go. I can’t… You must forget about me, Earic. Or else you put your life in danger.” Before he could reply, she turned and hurried away, breathless with fear.
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Author</b></span> <a href="http://www.richellemead.com/" target="_blank">Richelle Mead</a><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Genre</b></span> YA Paranormal<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Publisher</b></span> Razorbill<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Publishing Date</b></span> August 16, 2007<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>How I Got This Book</b></span> Half Price Bookstore<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Paperback </b></span>332<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Stand alone or Series</b></span> Vampire Academy #1<br />
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St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school—it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They’ve been on the run, but now they’re being dragged back to St. Vladimir’s—the very place where they’re most in danger...
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Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy’s ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi—the world’s fiercest and most dangerous vampires—make Lissa one of them forever.
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Out <b>Friday, February 7th, 2014</b> -- I'm buying my ticket right now, have you?
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Fantastical characters struggling with <i>real world</i> issues like bullying, depression and cutting -- All things I was pleasantly surprised to see while reading this novel. It's refreshing to show characters who are dealing with issues that are unheard of, like surviving a Strigori attack, and at the same time showing the "human" side of the characters. Everyone suffers from depression at some point, why not fictional characters as well?<br />
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I loved the fast pace, the kick-ass main character (and her I-couldn't-give-a-shit attitude). It's characters like Rose who make me feel like the female population is taking huge strides to secure our position as the alpha gender!<br />
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My biggest problem with this book is the cover art. Bleck! There's too much going on in the picture, the main character of the cover blends in with the background when the actual main character does anything but blend in. Lastly, it really bothers me that her boobs are being spiked with the rod-iron gate. (my book has a sticker over the girls face, can't really fault the publisher or author for that... but it's annoying.)<br />
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The beginning of the book was confusing and all happened too fast for me. Probably, after reading the book, I could go back and everything would make perfect sense. Since the first few pages is crucial to readers, I do have to dock points for that.<br />
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Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, with Scarlet and Wolf in tow.
Together, they’re plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and her army. <br /><br />Their
best hope lies with Cress, who has been trapped on a satellite since
childhood with only her netscreens as company. All that screen time has
made Cress an excellent hacker—unfortunately, she’s just received orders
from Levana to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice. <br /><br />When
a daring rescue goes awry, the group is separated. Cress finally has
her freedom, but it comes at a high price. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will
let nothing stop her marriage to Emperor Kai. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder
may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only ones
who can.</span><br />
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downfall of the power-mad Holder, Darragh, and can ensure the safety of
both Holder and Human kind alike... but is he willing to help? <br /><br />Becca,
Alex, Jocelyn, and Cormac set out for Adare Manor to meet with the
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be the only ones after the information Ciaran has, everyone begins to
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claim. <br /><br />A race to uncover Ciaran’s secrets begins, where the line
between friend and foe is blurred, and everyone seems to have their own
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Author</b></span> <a href="http://www.sarablarson.com/" target="_blank">Sara B. Larson</a><br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Genre</b></span> YA Fantasy, High Fantasy<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Publisher</b></span> Scholastic Press
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Publishing Date</b></span> January 7th, 2014<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>How I Got This Book</b></span> XXX<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Paperback </b></span>336<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>Stand alone or Series</b></span> Defy #1<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">My Average</span> 20 pg/day<br />
<span style="color: #b45f06;">Reading Difficulty</span> 2<br />
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A lush and gorgeously written debut, packed with action, intrigue, and a thrilling love triangle.
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Alexa Hollen is a fighter. Forced to disguise herself as a boy and serve in the king's army, Alex uses her quick wit and fierce sword-fighting skills to earn a spot on the elite prince's guard. But when a powerful sorcerer sneaks into the palace in the dead of night, even Alex, who is virtually unbeatable, can't prevent him from abducting her, her fellow guard and friend Rylan, and Prince Damian, taking them through the treacherous wilds of the jungle and deep into enemy territory.
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The longer Alex is held captive with both Rylan and the prince, the more she realizes that she is not the only one who has been keeping dangerous secrets. And suddenly, after her own secret is revealed, Alex finds herself confronted with two men vying for her heart: the safe and steady Rylan, who has always cared for her, and the dark, intriguing Damian. With hidden foes lurking around every corner, is Alex strong enough to save herself and the kingdom she's sworn to protect?
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<span id="freeText10962929910060334080"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This book might just have it all. <span style="font-size: large;">A kick-ass female lead, <span style="font-size: large;">loads</span> of figh<span style="font-size: large;">t scenes and a love triangle that will m<span style="font-size: large;">ake your heart ache. </span></span></span></b></span></span><br />
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"I'm not trying to act like your <i>brother</i>, Alexa. Has it ever occurred to you that I might care about you? That maybe I've been fighting an attraction to you that I couldn't let anyone know about, least of all you, for <i>years</i>? I had to make sure I never looked at you too long or reached out to touch you, even though I wanted to. So many times, I can't even count."<br />
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Side note: someone on Goodreads called this novel a romance, not a fantasy/action. I completely disagree. There was romance, but it was not the center of the plot. The characters had their own agendas and reasons for existing inside the novel without the romance. You could remove it and there would still be an interesting story.<br />
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This book had everything I love, a kick ass female lead struggling to be herself, a fast pace plot & a first chapter that drags you into the story.<br />
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There were so many layers in this novel that I can't wait to peal those layers in the next book. <br />
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I was thankful the main character didn't just fall head over heals for the love interest. There was defiantly a blossoming of the feelings and a struggle about them once realized. <br />
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There were times when I felt like the main character could have been a little stronger. She looked like too much of a weakling for the character portrayed. Also, The book blurb doesn't really accurately describe this book. The "big reveal" was a big FLOP for me. I felt like there was this big build up, then nothing. <br />
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As for the love triangle... well it could be better. It's pretty much one sided. I want the characters to struggle with their feelings, to not just KNOW how they feel. There was defiantly some inner struggle with the main character, but I wanted more. <br />
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by <a href="http://www.gayleckrause.com/" target="_blank">Gayle C. Krause </a><br />
Publication date: January, 2014<br />
Genres: Dystopia, Young Adult<br />
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Sixteen-year-old streetwise orphan, Jax Stone is an expert at surviving in a dangerous city, where rats rival the homeless for food and shelter, but she’s an amateur at fighting the immoral mayor when he kidnaps her little brother. Desperation demands she quickly master the role of courageous opponent. She uses her hypnotic singing voice to lead rats to their death, and all the children to safety, in a dying city cursed by the deadly sun.<br />
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<b>The tea light on the floor next to Andy casts his shadow, huge and ominous, on the bare, cracked plaster wall, as he plays with something.</b><br />
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<b>The floor groans beneath my boot, where Rafe patched the rotted board with a flattened piece of tin.</b><br />
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<b>Turning, Andy asks, "Please? Can I keep him?"</b><br />
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<b>"Who?" I search for a stray cat or a starving puppy left alone after its master died in the savage streets.</b><br />
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<b>Andy slowly scoots to one side.</b><br />
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<b>A white rat with a black face and pink ears begs before him, a forepaw waving in the air.</b><br />
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<b>Andy shares his last piece of dried olive bread with it.</b><br />
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<b>"Shoo, get out of here." I stomp my foot and shake my fingers toward the long-tailed rodent.</b><br />
<b>The rat jerks its head at the sound. Its eyes widen, one red and one black, and it turns in the opposite direction, hesitant to leave its promised treat.</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.gayleckrause.com/" target="_blank">Gayle C. Krause</a><br />
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During the course of her writing career Ms. Krause has served as assistant editor for Underneath the Juniper Tree, a dark fantasy online magazine developed for young teens, a children’s book reviewer for Children’s Literature .com and she offers a critique service for children’s writers at First Peek Critique.<br />
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<span id="freeText5636524605502509924">There are people in this
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their lives under the radar, forgotten as soon as you turn away. <br /><br />That’s why they make the perfect assassins.<br /><br />The
Institute finds these people when they’re young and takes them away for
training. But an untrained Nobody is a threat to their organization.
And threats must be eliminated.<br /><br />Sixteen-year-old Claire has been
invisible her whole life, missed by the Institute’s monitoring. But now
they’ve ID’ed her and send seventeen-year-old Nix to remove her. Yet the
moment he lays eyes on her, he can’t make the hit. It’s as if Claire
and Nix are the only people in the world for each other. And they
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fast-paced sci-fi adventure from author Mindee Arnett.</b><br /><br />Of
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by Cecilia Robert<br />
Released October 25th, 2013<br />
Genre: New Adult, Paranormal romance, Steampunk<br />
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Five years ago, twenty-three-year-old panther shifter Sera Czedar left her home and her newly mated groom in a humiliating position after a mating ceremony gone wrong. She built a new life for herself in Varselles, the City of Outcasts where shifters exiled from their clans in the Seven Kingdoms can go for sanctuary.
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Five years ago, panther shifter Levian Grayson was abandoned on the bonding bed by his bride, Sera. After years of tracking her, he arrives in Varselles, intent on staking his claim on her once and for all, even if it means hauling her over his shoulder just to make sure that happens.
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<b>“Levian.”
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<b>At least she didn’t squeal. She sounded confident. Not her heart, though. The poor organ was beating wildly, threatening to kill her before her seething mate got his large hands around her neck.
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<b>“Please, come in.” Her mind grappled with her predicament, searching for another escape route. None came to mind. His feet were planted firmly on the floorboards, his shoulders blocking anything beyond her line of sight. Whatever scrap of hope to escape she’d had diminished like a lit candle plunged in water.
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<b>He tilted his head gracefully to the side, watching her. “I see you are in good health.” His voice was low and soft and lethal.
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<b>Levian took a step forwards; she took one back. He took another and she followed suit, and it became a dance of sorts until she felt something dig into her tailbone. She’d hit the farthest shelf in the deepest part of the bookshop. Panic became a living thing.
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<b>During the first year after she’d arrived in Varselles, she’d nearly driven herself to destruction looking over her shoulder every time she heard a sound. One year later, she’d stopped worrying. She’d succeeded in hiding well. She’d never bothered with a contingency plan. Staring into those glowing green eyes, she wondered at her stupidity.
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<b>She eyed him as he halted, slowly slid the leather gloves from his hands as if he had all the time in the world, then shoved them into his coat pocket. He flexed his fingers, his gaze roving her face, then settled for staring into her eyes. A series of emotions played across his face. What was he thinking? Other than probably strangling the daylights out of her? His eyes dropped to her mouth and his nostrils flared, eyes dilating. Well, now she <i>knew</i> what he was thinking about. Her tongue snuck out to wet her lips and she struggled for words—any words—to keep the tension that was now a living, breathing thing from swallowing her whole.
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<b>The past few years she’d dreamed of the day he’d look at her like this again—minus the fury simmering in his eyes. But now, with everything just hanging in the air….
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<b>He swallowed the inch of space between them, and she tensed, and at the same time, swam in his scent: leather and that special soap he was fond of with its citrusy smell, and unique Levian. His smell was rooted inside every little crevice in her body.
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<b>“You’re not about to run off again, are you, Sera?”
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<b>Hearing her name spoken in that voice by those lips had her stomach clenching and heating up at the same time. <i>Damn it!</i> Why was her tongue stuck on the roof of her mouth? She was the Storm. She wasn’t famous for being scared easily. Now she was treading in unknown territory, and it made her want to flee, and at the same time, fling herself onto the hard body of her mate and just let nature take its course.
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<b>Her cat purred in agreement. At least on the last part.
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<b>Calloused hands gripped her upper arms.
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<b>She tensed but her feet were stuck on the spot. She let the warmth and touch she’d missed so much seep into her skin. “We have to talk.”
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<b>He cocked a brow at her. “You don’t say.” He brushed her cheek with his knuckles. Flames licked her skin as his fingertips traced her throat, and when they skated over the dented spot on her nose—a souvenir from her first fight in the Rings four years ago—she wasn’t sure she was breathing anymore. His hand slid lower to unhook her bag from her shoulder, and he tossed it on the closest table, where it landed with a big thud.
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<b>Without warning, he cupped her neck firmly, and his fingers worked out the leather band holding her hair. It tumbled around her shoulders in waves.
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<b>“Much better,” he said, playing with a few strands between his fingers, and then he leaned down and buried his face against her neck, sniffing long and hard until she felt as if he’d breathed in every trace of her scent into his body. “You still have my scent. Deep in your veins.” His sounded smug, satisfied.
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Cecilia Robert writes YA, NA and Adult. My motto: Passion rules. I enjoy writing stories about people finding love in the most unexpected of places,and also about people finding their true purpose in life coupled with adventurous journeys, whether it's urban, fantasy, sci-fi, contemporary or paranormal romance. There's always a happy ever after, no matter how long it takes for the characters to get there.<br />
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Thanks to my friends at YA Bound Book Tours, I have a thrilling YA paranormal, Urban Fantasy novel to share with you. Also, don't miss the giveaway down below. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18071001-darkness-watching" target="_blank">Darkness Watching </a></span></div>
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Emma L. Adams</div>
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Release Date: October 10, 2013</div>
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Publisher: Curiosity Quills</div>
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Genre: Urban Fantasy/YA Paranormal<br />
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Desperate to escape the demons, Ash accepts a place at a university in the small town of Blackstone, in the middle of nowhere - little knowing that it isn't coincidence that led her there but the pull of the Venantium, the sorcerers who maintain the barrier keeping demons from crossing from the Darkworld into our own world.
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All-night parties, new friendships and a life without rules or limits are all part of the package of student life - but demons never give up, and their focus on Ash has attracted the attention of every sorcerer in the area. Ash is soon caught between her new life and a group of other students with a connection to the Darkworld, who could offer the answers she's looking for. The demons want something from her, and someone is determined to kill her before she can find out what it is.
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In a world where darkness lurks beneath the surface, not everyone is what they appear to be...<br />
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<a href="http://throughthegateway.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/darkness-watching-read-first-chapter.html" target="_blank">Read Chapter One </a><br />
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couldn’t put Darkness Watching down." - Diane at </span></i><a href="http://a-creative-mind.com/2013/10/24/darkness-watching-by-emma-l-adams-review/comment-page-1/#comment-430"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A Creative Mind</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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"Darkness Watching provides an original world that is fully complete
and from a teens POV. It was dark and entertaining and sometimes teen books
don’t go full out, this one did. The world building was truly strong in this
novel." - Lexi at </i></span><a href="http://lbookbliss.com/2013/10/28/blog-tour-review-darkness-watching/"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Book Bliss</span></i></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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"Like good books should, Darkness Watching left me pondering the
story after I'd finished reading AND left me wanting more. Adams built a strong
world for readers to be immersed. But the regular world retained full realism.
Normal every day teen situations felt completely believable." - Erin
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<i>I have to say, I didn’t see the ending coming! ... the final showdown left
me speechless (You will have to read it!)" - Julia at </i></span><a href="http://juliedarley.com/2013/10/29/book-tour-review-darkness-watching-darkworld-emma-l-adams/#respond"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Never Judge a Book by its Movie</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<i>"This was entertaining from the start...I didn’t want to put it down,
and fans of urban fantasies I think will enjoy this. Darkness Watching was
definitely worth the read." - Jenea at </i></span><a href="http://booksliveforever.com/?p=15243"><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Books Live
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"Hey, Ash, you know there's supposed to be a zombie apocalypse today?"
My best friend Cara gestured toward a clove of garlic she'd pinned to her jacket, out of her misguided belief that it would fend off any potential supernatural threats. I decided not to mention that it would only help with vampires, not zombies. Besides, I doubted a single clove of garlic would be much help in surviving the End of Days.
<br />
<br />
I had my own demons to contend with.<br />
<br />
As people sloped into the assembly hall for the annual Careers' Talk, I skimmed through my notes yet again, hoping in vain that something would stick. For me, the following day reserved the title of Doomsday, the day of my interview at my top-choice university. <i>Hell would be a better fate. </i><br />
<br />
"Come on, Cara," said Alice. 'How many times is the world supposed to have ended now?"<br />
<br />
"I'm not taking any chances," said Cara, indicating that she wore a headband threaded with garlic, too, perched on top of her purple-highlighted dark hair.<br />
<br />
"You'll have a nightmare getting the smell out," I told her. "Aren't you supposed to be going out tonight?"<br />
<br />
"Some guys like the smell of garlic," said Cara, although she looked doubtful. 'I think. Hmm. Maybe it's a bit much."
<br />
<br />
"Well, it better not be Armageddon, seeing as it's my interview tomorrow," I said. "Not to mention we're in a careers assembly."
<br />
<br />
Cara laughed. "I don't know why I bothered coming, anyway. I've heard all this before."<br />
<br />
"Yeah," I said. "Besides, if we're going to die, I'd rather not be in this hellhole when it happens."<br />
<br />
"You know, Ash," said Cara, squinting at me―the fluorescent lights in the hall gleamed far too brightly for a Monday morning―"<i>you</i> look like a walking zombie. When did you last get a decent night's sleep?"
"Define 'decent'?" I said.
<br />
<br />
"More than an hour. And not in the middle of school."
<br />
<br />
I blinked, looking at her concerned face. Her dark eyes―outlined in purple, in blatant defiance of the school's no-makeup rule―saw past my carefully constructed mask. Her penetrating stare saw right through any deception―something most people found a bit unnerving.
<br />
<br />
"Um…a couple of days ago? I can't sleep, or I forget everything I know about Milton."<br />
<br />
"Jesus, girl." Cara shook her head. "Who gives a crap about Milton, really? You're going way over the top about this."
<br />
<br />
"Maybe." But sleep didn't come easy when the fate of the world depended on my ability to pass an interview. Well, more like the fate of the school's reputation. Ever since they'd found out about the Oxford interview, they wanted to hold me up as a beacon to prospective students. I thought this rather unfair on people like Cara, who'd worked just as hard as I had to get into a top-ten university but didn't have to deal with the indignity of walking around under a spotlight. The worst part? I didn't think I could do it.<br />
<br />
I tried not to think about my record, which included scores of disastrous interviews for part-time jobs. And a tendency to panic in unfamiliar situations. But this time, I couldn't afford to screw up. <i>This has to be worth it. Somehow.
</i><br />
<br />
"Ash, you'll be fine. You're a genius."
<br />
<br />
I shook my head. "No, I'm not."
<br />
<br />
I felt more like an imposter. I might be able to memorise past papers, but that didn't make me an intellectual. I'd rather play Mario Kart than read Wordsworth. Would I really fit in at Oxford?
Would I fit in anywhere?
<br />
<br />
Most of the time, I just felt scared. Scared and helpless, as if I teetered on the edge of a cliff and I couldn't do a damn thing to stop myself falling.
<br />
<br />
Mr Darton, our ever-clueless head of sixth form, began his customary mutter into the microphone―always the same speech. <i>We had only one chance and this would affect the rest of our lives. </i>The last thing I wanted to hear right now.
<br />
<br />
I tucked an errant curl of black hair behind my ear and tried to focus on the passage from Paradise Lost I wanted to memorise. <i>It'll serve them right if I just dropped out and ran away to Australia or something, </i>I thought, and not for the first time, I imagined doing exactly that. <i>I need to get out of here.</i> I felt like a cage surrounded me on all sides, a glass case no one could see but me.
<br />
<br />
<i>Focus, for God's sake! </i>snapped another voice in my head, jolting me back to reality.
<br />
<br />
The words jumped around the page, like they possessed a will of their own. I rubbed my temples, fighting the urge to groan in frustration. How would I ever remember any of this when staring down at a table of distinguished literary professors? I'd be lucky if I could remember my own name. In the mock interview with my personal tutor, I'd lost my head completely and babbled about a book I'd never even read for a good ten minutes. Panic obliterated all intelligent thought.
<br />
<br />
At that moment, the lights in the hall went out, as did the projector, plunging us into dusty darkness. Cara let out a shriek.
<br />
<br />
"It's happening!" she wailed, clutching at her garlic clove which, not being securely fastened to her jacket, fell to the floor. With another shriek, she dived underneath her seat to retrieve it.
<br />
<br />
"Calm down! It's just a power cut." I furrowed my brow, trying to read my notes. Everyone talked amongst themselves as Mr Darton struggled to turn the projector back on. I couldn't see any lights outside in the corridor, either. <i>A whole school power-cut. Great. And why did I feel so cold?
</i><br />
<br />
A stream of faint winter sunlight shone through gaps in the blinds that covered the windows, lighting the myriad dust motes in the air. I sighed and tilted my head back, rubbing my eyes to stop them from closing. I could feel a headache building behind my temples.
<br />
<br />
Then a pair of eyes appeared amongst the rafters, and stared right into mine.
<br />
<br />
They gleamed violet, with vertically slit pupils like a cat's. They blinked, looking down at the confusion below. Then they locked onto me.
<br />
<br />
Once, when I'd cut my finger on a kitchen knife, I'd gone into shock and nearly passed out. My vision turned blue around the edges, and everything acquired an odd, blurred quality. Right now, looking into those sinister, alien eyes, I felt exactly the same.
<br />
<br />
<i>I'm going mad. It's not real. Cara's superstitions have made me start seeing things.
</i><br />
<br />
That, or the lack of sleep. I realised I'd stopped breathing. I could feel sweat on my forehead, but at the same time I felt cold all over, cold as the frigid December air outside. As if fresh snow covered me, slowly seeping into my skin through my hoody and jeans. But at the same time, it felt more like the kind of paralysing chill I associated with that moment in horror stories when someone saw a ghost.
<br />
<br />
Was it a ghost? I'd always thought ghosts would look…human. If I believed in them, which up until now, I thought I didn't.
<br />
<br />
All around me, I could hear the other students chatting, laughing. No one screamed, cried, or ran for the doors. It was as though my own private bubble of horror enclosed me like the cage I'd envisioned earlier. Trapped.
<br />
<br />
Then I heard a faint whisper, almost like a breath.
<br />
<br />
<i>"Ash."
</i><br />
<br />
I would have screamed if I'd been capable of making a sound. I knew beyond doubt that those eyes, that voice, belonged to something which wasn't human.
<br />
<br />
The eyes blinked again, becoming part of the shadow once more, as the hall lights came back on. For a moment, a swathe of blackness remained in the rafters, like a single patch of mist left behind after a fog has lifted. Not a single speck of dust disturbed the area around it.
<br />
<br />
Then it vanished.
<br />
<br />
I still couldn't breathe. Those cold eyes remained imprinted on the insides of my eyelids, light purple, glowing and staring.
<br />
<br />
Staring at me.
<br />
<br />
I blacked out for a minute. When I came to, I heard Mr Darton's low mutter into the microphone-not that anyone listened. Whispers filled the air, ordinary conversations. People talked about their plans for the weekend, not about monsters with violet eyes or piercing, unnatural coldness. The more studious skimmed through revision notes. I looked down and saw mine scattered all over the floor. I didn't remember dropping them. I didn't remember anything but those awful eyes.
<br />
<br />
<i>I've cracked.</i> Did staring violet eyes fall under the category of stress-induced hallucinations?
Cara tried to laugh off her moment of panic.
<br />
<br />
"I didn't <i>really</i> think it was the end of the world," she insisted.
<br />
<br />
The end of the world. Maybe that was what I'd seen. A sign.
<br />
<br />
<i>Ridiculous.
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Lancaster University. In her three years at Lancaster, she hiked up mountains,
skydived in Australia, and endured a traumatic episode involving a swarm of
bees in the Costa Rican jungle. She also wrote various novels and short
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