tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75477561892846871932024-03-13T14:11:10.245-05:00The YA Sisterhood: The Next GenerationHome of the YA Crush Tournament and YA Heroine TournamentBrittany Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01716754827321800377noreply@blogger.comBlogger741125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547756189284687193.post-89063592211929706392021-06-02T21:47:00.000-05:002021-06-02T21:47:29.842-05:00Waiting on Wednesday: The Betrayed by Kiera Cass<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wQive_9wF8Q/YLg_6zj4oNI/AAAAAAAAAuk/fuXacUHKYNc7wQSC9DY_Zs1N8zya9nG0QCLcBGAsYHQ/image.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="391" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wQive_9wF8Q/YLg_6zj4oNI/AAAAAAAAAuk/fuXacUHKYNc7wQSC9DY_Zs1N8zya9nG0QCLcBGAsYHQ/w259-h391/image.jpeg" width="259" /></a></div><br />The Betrayed by Kiera Cass, published by HarperTeen out July 6th! <p></p><p> <span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia;">After reading the successful Selection series, which I was not able to put down, the second installment of the Betrothed series is being eagerly awaited. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia;">Can you follow your heart when it’s already broken?</span></span></p><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia;"><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: 14px;">After fleeing Coroa and leaving the memory of her beloved Silas behind, Hollis is unsteadily adjusting to life in Isolte. The Eastoffe family’s affection is a balm on her weary spirit, though Etan, a surly cousin with a deep distaste for Coroans, threatens to upset the uneasy peace she’s found.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: 14px;">While tensions at home ratchet up, disquiet in the kingdom of Isolte is reaching a fever pitch. The Eastoffes may have the power to unseat a tyrannical king—but only with Hollis’s help.</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: 14px;" /><br style="caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(24, 24, 24); font-size: 14px;">Can a girl who’s lost it all put the fate of her adopted homeland over the secret longings of her heart?</span></span>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16863032325254490756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547756189284687193.post-38251526229497667482014-10-30T00:00:00.000-05:002014-10-30T00:00:04.591-05:00Release Celebration & Giveaway: ATLANTIA by Ally CondieHAPPY RELEASE WEEK TO ATLANTIA BY ALLY CONDIE!!! Isn't this cover beautiful!?!? If you are a fan of her Matched Trilogy then jump aboard for her newest YA, ATLANTIA! It's releasing this week, so it's on shelves everywhere!<br />
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As most if you know, JLA is putting the decision in our hands who Layla should choose in EVERY LAST BREATH. Follow this link to find out more info and to vote: http://thedarkelementsseries.com/<br /><br />But, to go along with this, I wanted to do something a little fun to go along with this tour stop. You know the whole make a list thing of pros & cons when you are trying to make a tough decision? I was thinking we could do that to help Layla and all those in between decide whose team they should join. In the comments, let's make a pros list for each guy. No need to do the cons because in pretty sure there are none for each guy.:) So tell us, why should Layla pick Roth or Zayne!</span></div>
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AmyG@YA-Sisterhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790689602989442374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547756189284687193.post-13202374074893040612014-09-12T00:30:00.000-05:002014-09-12T16:42:34.904-05:00Blog Tour: Clockwork Dagger by Beth Cato<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">An extremely fun and very commercial fantasy debut, in the bestselling vein of Trudi Canavan and Gail Carriger. <b><i>THE CLOCKWORK DAGGER</i></b> is an enchanting fantasy debut about a young healer with incredible powers setting off on her first mission, when a series of strange occurrences (including murder) rock the airship she is traveling on. But the dashingly attractive steward may be one of the infamous Clockwork Dagger assassins, her cabin-mate hides secrets, and the conspiracy may reach the crown itself.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">“The Clockwork Dagger was just what I needed: A steampunk adventure with an uncommon heroine, a fascinating magic system, and a young gremlin! I’m hooked and can’t wait for more Octavia and Leaf!”</span><br style="line-height: 19px;" /><span style="line-height: 19px;">—New York Times bestselling author Kevin Hearne</span></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I want to read about more young heroines whose strength is a defining character trait, much more so than prettiness. The sort of women who are survivors and who enable other people to survive. That's what I had in mind as I created the protagonist of THE CLOCKWORK DAGGER, Octavia Leander.</span></i></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Octavia is twenty-two years old. She's spent much of the past decade working in surgical tents at the frontline of a vicious, never-ending war. She's a medician, what I call my magic-wielding healers, but is also trained to doctor the old-fashioned way. I modeled her on World War I nurses--those brave, often-sleepless women who dealt with amputations and the horrors of gangrene with limited supplies or respect. </span></i></div>
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AmyG@YA-Sisterhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790689602989442374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547756189284687193.post-26599604537476462752014-09-11T00:00:00.000-05:002014-09-11T00:00:01.440-05:00The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span id="freeText14956231449240198968"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"><em>A princess must find her place in a reborn world.</em><br /><br />She flees on her wedding day.<br /><br />She steals ancient documents from the Chancellor's secret collection.<br /><br />She is pursued by bounty hunters sent by her own father.<br /><br />She is Princess Lia, seventeen, First Daughter of the House of Morrighan.<br /><br /><span class="bingknowledgewidget" data-entityid="2936fa17-daf9-5501-0f3c-2e330cc609cc" data-explicit="true" data-filters="ufn%3a"the kingdom"+sid%3a"2936fa17-daf9-5501-0f3c-2e330cc609cc"" data-form="BWBTDQ" data-formcodeinside="BWBTFO" data-height="290px" data-processed="true" data-processing="false" data-query="the kingdom" data-type="snapshot~cr=1,crs=0,cse=1,crd=mixentitypopnow,dc=dashblack,nolink=1,ndf=1,vlh=1,sz=99,dqs=1,crre=1,crres=1,ceh=1,ss=1,ifr=0,csm=1,fbh=1,crb=2,sor=1" data-width="340px" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer;">The Kingdom</span> of Morrighan is steeped in tradition and the stories of a bygone world, but some traditions Lia can't abide. Like having to marry someone she's never met to secure a political alliance.<br /><br /><span class="bingknowledgewidget" data-entityid="8d504280-8e5f-99e5-4688-5e3b38e4c30d" data-explicit="true" data-filters="ufn%3a"federal reserve system"+sid%3a"8d504280-8e5f-99e5-4688-5e3b38e4c30d"" data-form="BWBTDQ" data-formcodeinside="BWBTFO" data-height="290px" data-processed="true" data-processing="false" data-query="federal reserve system" data-type="snapshot~cr=1,crs=0,cse=1,crd=mixentitypopnow,dc=dashblack,nolink=1,ndf=1,vlh=1,sz=99,dqs=1,crre=1,crres=1,ceh=1,ss=1,ifr=0,csm=1,fbh=1,crb=2,sor=1" data-width="340px" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 2px; cursor: pointer;">Fed</span> up and ready for a new life, Lia flees to a distant village on the morning of her wedding. She settles in among the common folk, intrigued when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive—and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her. Deceptions swirl and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets—secrets that may unravel her world—even as she feels herself falling in love.</span></span></div>
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and the assassin to make sure she doesn’t return. When Lia meets them in her
new life, she is attracted to both. Of course, the exciting part is that she
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What a wonderful search for what love is! I was a little
leery of the comments I had read about the love triangle, but I think these
readers totally missed the truth of the relationships in this book. It is so much more than a love triangle, but
more about the friendship of those who loved and were tossed aside and those
who have never loved at all. The enlightenment is that love isn’t always
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Pearson describes this journey to discovery with beautiful
language, and she has created a blend of the past and future into a fantasy
world made up of three powerful nations: Venda, Dalbreck, and Morrighan. Among
these nations she draws together a native of each, who share a cultural hatred
of each other, yet they are drawn together as friends. The war between
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And if you aren’t hooked with all these things, the
beautiful ending will blow you away. I don’t want to reveal any spoilers, but
let me just say that I know the most perfect words to melt a woman’s heart are
“In the farthest corner…I will find you.” (Swallow, swallow, tear, tear, heart
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farthest corner…I will find it!</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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There are quite a few books that I am looking forward to, but one of my most anticipated is ENSNARED by A.G. Howard. I absolutely adore the Splintered series, and I can't wait to find out what happens with Alyssa, Morpheus (YAY!) and Jeb (meh). I can't wait to see Alyssa grasp her true netherling gifts and fight back to restore Wonderland to its former glory.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span>YA-Sisterhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00324938490010408515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547756189284687193.post-51641653306828821492014-09-08T00:00:00.000-05:002014-09-08T00:00:07.875-05:00Mini Review: The One by Kiera Cass<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span id="freeText18220690193934612390"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Selection changed America Singer's life in ways she never could have imagined. Since she entered the competition to become the next princess of Illéa, America has struggled with her feelings for her first love, Aspen—and her growing attraction to Prince Maxon. Now she's made her choice . . . and she's prepared to fight for the future she wants.<br /><br />Find out who America will choose in The One, the enchanting, beautifully romantic third book in the Selection series!</span><a class="actionLinkLite" href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20572939-the-one?ac=1#"></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you have been disappointed by the third book in most
trilogies, then you will be delighted to read THE ONE. America is now
determined to win The Selection, a contest to choose the Prince’s bride. In a
crazy mix of Cinderella, The Hunger Games, and The Bachelor, Cass has blended
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Jennifer @ YA Sisterhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03170507506034687589noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547756189284687193.post-33426565275626901222014-09-03T00:30:00.000-05:002014-09-09T16:14:03.316-05:00Waiting on Wednesday: The Return (Titan #1) by Jennifer L. ArmentroutEver since I finished <i>Sentinel</i> I have been having serious <i>Covenant</i> withdrawals! I miss the characters. I miss the world. I just miss it all! So that's why this week I'm very impatiently waiting for <i>The Return</i>!<br />
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AmyG@YA-Sisterhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790689602989442374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547756189284687193.post-6077245082057201552014-09-01T00:30:00.000-05:002014-09-01T23:27:14.377-05:00Reviews: Crescendo & Silence by Becca FitzpatrickMany of you know that YA-Sisterhood is actually 3 real sisters. We've all at points run the blog depending on what is going on in the lives of the other 2. You know that pesky thing called life that seems to always get in the way!:) That's okay though because I wouldn't change it for anything. HOWEVER, I'm not sure if you know that we all owe our love of books to our mother! She was our English teacher all throughout high school! And, she also contributes to our blog! Not sure that YA Motherhood has the same flare though! Today is a review from our mom. It's 2 reviews from an older book series, but I know you guys will recognize it! Plus, Patch is always a huge contender in our Crush Tourneys! So let's show Patch and our mom a little love!!!<br />
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AmyG@YA-Sisterhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790689602989442374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547756189284687193.post-22838450515551499272014-08-27T00:30:00.000-05:002014-08-27T00:30:02.047-05:00Waiting on Wednesday: Dead of Winter by Kresley ColeThere is not another YA book on the face of the planet that I want more at this moment than <i>Dead of Winter</i>!!! I am DYING for this book! Dead of Winter is book 3 in Kresley Cole's Arcana Chronicles. This series rocked my world! So obviously, my Waiting on Wednesday this week is:<br />
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I am a HUGE fan of Christina Lauren. They are definitely in my drop everything and read category. And honestly, Christina and Lauren are just lovely ladies. I had to opportunity to meet them on the Belles on Wheels tour, and now I want to read everything they write even more! SUBLIME is their first trip into the YA world. And, sweet baby banana pants (my 5 year old's favorite saying), the cover is simply gorgeous!<br />
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AmyG@YA-Sisterhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790689602989442374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547756189284687193.post-18253858139515200152014-07-14T03:00:00.000-05:002014-07-14T03:00:02.611-05:00Review: Far From You by Tess Sharpe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Sophie Winters nearly died. Twice.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">The second time, she's seventeen, and it's no accident. Sophie and her best friend Mina are confronted by a masked man in the woods. Sophie survives, but Mina is not so lucky. When the cops deem Mina's murder a drug deal gone wrong, casting partial blame on Sophie, no one will believe the truth: Sophie has been clean for months, and it was Mina who led her into the woods that night for a meeting shrouded in mystery.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">After a forced stint in rehab, Sophie returns home to a chilly new reality. Mina's brother won't speak to her, her parents fear she'll relapse, old friends have become enemies, and Sophie has to learn how to live without her other half. To make matters worse, no one is looking in the right places and Sophie must search for Mina's murderer on her own. But with every step, Sophie comes closer to revealing all: about herself, about Mina and about the secret they shared.</span><br />
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I'm not a reader of murder mysteries. Yet something about the dark setup here just drew me in! The tag line on the cover reads: "the truth won't let her go." But that's not the half of it. Sophie's palpable desperation to tell the world what really happened is hard to read. She's trapped under the weight of everyone's disappointment. And she knows she deserves it, up to a point. It's horrifying nonetheless.<br />
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This book jumps back and forth in time, which demands the the reader pay careful attention to the "tags" at the beginning of each chapter, which help anchor the moment in time. But the story is constructed skillfully enough that the non-linear narrative is never annoying. Reading this, I got whiffs of Gillian Flynn's twisty stories. (Although the characters here are FAR more likeable!)<br />
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<b>A powerful story of a girl who is afraid to touch another person’s skin, until the boy auditioning </b><br />
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Perfect for fans of Laurie Halse Anderson, this debut novel from Rachel M. Wilson is a moving story of a talented girl who's fighting an increasingly severe anxiety disorder, and the friends and family who stand by her.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547756189284687193.post-45636356279039025742014-06-22T12:22:00.000-05:002014-06-22T12:22:08.856-05:00Blog Tour and Giveaway: End Times by Anna Schumacher<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today we have the pleasure of hosting the End Times Blog Tour! Anna has graciously given us a wonderful question and answer guest post!!! Thanks Anna! </span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When it comes to time, more is more. I wrote END TIMES over the course of a summer because I was super excited about the idea and wanted to get it all down before it was gone. Then everything happened so fast: Penguin bought it, and wanted it for their spring list, and all of a sudden I had to turn around two new drafts in a month! I’m really happy with the book, but there are things I would have changed if I had more time. It still bothers me that Luna eats bacon in one scene, because in Book 2 I wanted her to be a lifelong vegan!</span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can’t just be a writer. You also have to be a reader, a movie-watcher, a theater-goer, an occasional Netflix-binging couch potato. You have to go play outside, go dance, spend time with friends, do yoga – whatever feeds your soul besides writing. Your life becomes unbalanced if you spend all your time producing and none consuming, just as it gets out of whack if you’re always consuming without ever producing. They feed each other, and you need both to survive. </span></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When life gets too tough to bear in Detroit, Daphne flees to her Uncle Floyd’s home, where she believes she’ll find solace in the silent hills of her childhood summers. But Daphne’s Greyhound bus pulls over in downtown Carbon County and it’s not silence that welcomes her. It’s the sound of trumpets.<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Anna Schumacher is an award-winning copy writer who has worked for DailyCandy, Night Agency and is currently the Associate Copy Director at Hearst Digital Media, which manages all marketing for 25 websites including seventeen.com and luckymag.com. A strategic thinker with strong digital expertise and social media fluency, Anna is a fiction writer at heart. She received an MFA in fiction writing from The New School. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and their two cats, Gus and Alexis.</span></span></div>
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YA-Sisterhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00324938490010408515noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547756189284687193.post-24970284102796416582014-06-09T20:55:00.000-05:002014-06-09T20:55:59.827-05:00My Last Kiss Blog Tour Guest Post: Top 10 Fictional CrushesHi everyone, today we have the pleasure of hosting the Blog Tour for Bethany Neal's book, My Last Kiss. Bethany has been so gracious to give us her list of TOP 10 FICTIONAL CRUSHES!!!!! The YA Sisterhood especially loves her #1 Choice!!!!!<br />
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<span id="freeText8567597010458852150">What if your last kiss was with the wrong boy? <br /><br />Cassidy Haines remembers her first kiss vividly. It was on the old covered bridge the summer before her freshman year with her boyfriend of three years, Ethan Keys. But her last kiss--the one she shared with someone at her seventeenth birthday party the night she died--is a blur. Cassidy is trapped in the living world, not only mourning the loss of her human body, but left with the grim suspicion that her untimely death wasn't a suicide as everyone assumes. She can't remember anything from the weeks leading up to her birthday and she's worried that she may have betrayed her boyfriend. <br /><br />If Cassidy is to uncover the truth about that fateful night and make amends with the only boy she'll ever love, she must face her past and all the decisions she made--good and bad--that led to her last kiss.<br /><br />Bethany Neal's suspenseful debut novel is about the power of first love and the haunting lies that threaten to tear it apart</span></div>
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10. <b>Louis </b>(<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43763.Interview_With_The_Vampire?from_search=true" target="_blank"><i>Interview with the
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brooding when she wrote Louis de Pointe du Lac. Doesn’t hurt that he’s played
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9. <b>Joe </b>(<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6604794-the-sky-is-everywhere?from_search=true" target="_blank"><i>The Sky is Everywhere</i></a><i> </i>by Jandy Nelson): He’s one of the few crushes I have that would
actually work in real life. He could play me songs on his horn and we could
cuddle away entire days in that bed in the forest. So much sigh for this boy in
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to know about Jem and the Holograms, but this was by far and wide my favorite
80s cartoon about a music biz exec, Jerrica Benton, who transforms via hologram
earrings (I know, right!) into the international superstar lead singer Jem.
This double life of awesomeness leads to the world’s most complicated love
triangle ever because Jerrica’s main man, Rio Pacheco, also has a crush on Jem—who
is actually still Jerrica. It’s a head scratcher, but he has purple hair, so we
overlook the minor detail that he’s cheating on his girlfriend…with his
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7. <b>Ruby </b>(<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8603765-imaginary-girls?from_search=true" target="_blank"><i>Imaginary Girls</i></a> by Nova Ren Suma): I’m an equal
opportunist when it comes to crushes, and there’s nothing wrong with a good
healthy hetero-girl crush. Chloe may be the narrator, but her saucy older sis,
Ruby, steals the show in the novel. Girl loves fiercely and is willing to trade
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6. <b>Jay Gatsby </b>(<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4671.The_Great_Gatsby?from_search=true" target="_blank"><i>The Great Gatsby</i></a> by F. Scott Fitzgerald): <o:p></o:p></div>
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Oh, Gatsby. You asked too much of
your flighty paramour Daisy Buchanan, but our love will shine brighter than her
briny green light ever could. <o:p></o:p></div>
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5. <b>Bruce Wayne </b>(Batman): He’s frickin’ Batman, people! And rich and
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4. <b>Adam Wilde </b>(<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8492825-where-she-went?from_search=true" target="_blank"><i>If I Stay/Where She Went</i></a><i> </i>by Gayle Forman): Rockstar: check. Famous and tormented: double
check. Dedicated to loving you no matter what as long as you stay safe: big
world tour of love-sized swoony check. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I wonder what it would feel like
to kiss him on a sunny day on a private beach in the <st1:place w:st="on">Caribbean</st1:place>
with his sparkles washing over my tanned skin… I’m sorry, what were we talking
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and Juliet </i></a> by William
Shakespeare): Of course, I have a very specific image of <i>my</i> Romeo, and it is Leo DiCaprio in 1996 wearing that untucked
suit, smoking as he scribbles all the feels in his journal underneath the Grove
of Sycamore, pining over his ex, Rosaline. I shall make thee forget, smexy sir.
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Louis may have founded the
brooding business that is hunky vampires with a conscience, but Angel turned
that billowy trench coat startup into a world-wide enterprise. I’m actually so
in love with Angel that I hate <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004770/" target="_blank">David Boreanaz</a> (the actor that played him). He’s on <i>Bones</i> now and not telling Buffy “in 243
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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at <a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/">Breaking the Spine</a>. It spotlights books that have not yet been released, but ones that you should pre-order today! This week's book that we are anxiously awaiting is ZAC AND MIA by A.J. Betts. It will be released September 2, 2014 from HMH Books for Young Readers.<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">The last person Zac expects in the room next door is a girl like Mia, angry and feisty with questionable taste in music. In the real world, he wouldn’t—couldn’t—be friends with her. In hospital different rules apply, and what begins as a knock on the wall leads to a note—then a friendship neither of them sees coming.</span><br />
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<span id="freeText5090477703711774160"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><em>Cabaret</em> meets Cassandra Clare-a haunting magical thriller set in a riveting 1930s-esque world.<br /><br />Sixteen-year-old Thea Holder's mother is cursed with a spell that's driving her mad, and whenever they touch, Thea is chilled by the magic, too. With no one else to contribute, Thea must make a living for both of them in a sinister city, where danger lurks and greed rules.<br />Thea spends her nights waitressing at the decadent Telephone Club attending to the glitzy clientele. But when her best friend, Nan, vanishes, Thea is compelled to find her. She meets Freddy, a young, magnetic patron at the club, and he agrees to help her uncover the city's secrets-even while he hides secrets of his own.<br /><br />Together, they find a whole new side of the city. Unrest is brewing behind closed doors as whispers of a gruesome magic spread. And if they're not careful, the heartless masterminds behind the growing disappearances will be after them, too.<br /><br />Perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare, this is a chilling thriller with a touch of magic where the dead don't always seem to stay that way.</span></span></div>
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<i>Dark Metropolis</i> was one of those books that immediately caught my eye (while I was book stalking on Goodreads of course). The cover was so provocative and alluring, and then I read the synopsis. This book sounded new and exciting, and I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. The 3 things that drew me in, you ask?<br />
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I really (I mean really) loved the Telephone Club, and I do wish we could have seen more of what really goes on in dark corners of the club. It was by far the most interesting setting in the book, and I found myself waiting to get further and further into it's lavishness.<br />
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AmyG@YA-Sisterhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07790689602989442374noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7547756189284687193.post-28069861201054020752014-05-07T00:01:00.000-05:002014-05-07T00:01:00.080-05:00Waiting on Wednesday: Compulsion by Martina Boone<div style="margin: 0px;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at </span><a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Breaking the Spine</span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. It spotlights books that have not yet been released, but ones that you should pre-order today! This week's book that we are anxiously awaiting is MORTAL DANGER by Ann Aguirre</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">. It will be released August 5, 2014 from Feiwel and Friends (Macmillan).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"># 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer Armentrout lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell, Loki.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">By: <a href="http://www.jenniferarmentrout.com/books/dont-look-back/">Jennifer L. Armentrout</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pre-Order from: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Look-Back-Bad/dp/1423175123/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376572054&sr=8-1-fkmr2&keywords=don%27t+look+back+by+jennifer+l.+armentrout">Amazon</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dont-look-back-jennifer-armentrout/1116342742?ean=9781423175124">Barnes and Noble</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"># 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her book Obsidian has been optioned for a major motion picture and her Covenant Series has been optioned for TV.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Follow Jennifer via: <a href="http://www.jenniferarmentrout.com/">Website</a> | <a href="http://www.jenniferarmentrout.com/blog/">Blog</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/jlarmentrout">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JenniferLArmentrout">Facebook</a> </span><br />
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STEADFAST<o:p></o:p></div>
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Author: Claudia Gray<o:p></o:p></div>
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Release Date: March 4, 2014<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pages: 352<o:p></o:p></div>
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Publisher: HarperTeen<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17230200-steadfast?from_search=true">Goodreads</a>/<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Steadfast-Spellcaster-Novel-Claudia-Gray/dp/0061961221/ref=sr_1_1_bnp_1_har?ie=UTF8&qid=1393020616&sr=8-1&keywords=claudia+gray">Amazon</a>/<a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/steadfast-claudia-gray/1115554655?ean=9780061961229">Barnes
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The second book in
the dazzling Spellcaster series from New York Times bestselling author Claudia
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Nadia, Mateo, and
Verlaine saved Captive's Sound from the dark sorceress Elizabeth . . . or so
they thought. But despite their best efforts, a crack opened and a new, greater
evil seeped through. With Mateo as her Steadfast, Nadia's magic is magnified
but her training is still incomplete. And a darker magic has begun to call
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With her Steadfast,
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tempts her and stop the One Beneath before he comes to claim what is his.<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b><i>STEADFAST Soundtrack</i></b></div>
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I love putting together soundtracks for my movies. Usually, when I write a series, I carry over a few songs throughout the soundtracks for each book – the big themes, you’d say. (Also, some instrumental music from movie scores always plays a part; it really helps set a mood. That said, the movie scores I’ve written the SPELLCASTER series to were for Danny Elfman’s score for “Alice in Wonderland” and … Daft Punk’s score for “Tron: Legacy.” No, I can’t explain that last one.)</div>
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Even with continuing music through all the series soundtracks, I always find some unique songs for each book. Here’s what I listened to while writing STEADFAST:</div>
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<b>“White Diamonds,” by Friendly Fires</b></div>
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This is one that makes me think of Verlaine and <i>spoiler spoiler I can’t tell you!</i> during their last scene together in STEADFAST, which takes place during the first snow of wintertime in Captive’s Sound.</div>
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<i>Stuck in a world that would pull them apart, and it cost in time</i></div>
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<i>If only they knew that ahead loomed a cloud that was black as night</i></div>
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<i>She'd do anything for him</i></div>
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<i>Oh they were strong, they could take on the world and put up a fight</i></div>
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<i>He'd do anything for her</i></div>
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<b>“Velvet,” by The Big Pink</b></div>
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Mateo, the main male character in the story, is cursed with visions of the future. While they allow him to foresee some of the dangers they face – and are the reason he found Nadia in the first place – they also exact a painful price. He and Nadia have some conflict in this book, which makes these lyrics ring very true for him.</div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">She's the only one, lost the best I had </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">I found her in a dream, looking for me </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">This heart's on fire, I'll bring myself </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Up to fall, and down again</span></i></div>
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<b>“Red Right Hand,” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds</b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">He'll wrap you in his arms,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">tell you that you've been a good boy</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">He'll rekindle all the dreams</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">it took you a lifetime to destroy</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">He'll reach deep into the hole,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">heal your shrinking soul</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hey buddy, you know you're</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">never ever coming back</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">He's a god, he's a man,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">he's a ghost, he's a guru</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">They're whispering his name</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">through this disappearing land</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">But hidden in his coat</span></i></div>
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<b>“Fire From Heaven,” by Sleepthief and Roberta Carter Harrison</b></div>
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A friend of mine, after hearing this song, said it sounded more like Katniss Everdeen than Nadia Caldani … and since then I can’t unhear it. Still, I think this song works for any heroine who’s realized the deck is stacked against her, and plans to strike back.</div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Somebody's stolen fire from heaven</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Maybe the skies have been broken</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Somebody's taken fire from heaven</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">How could we be so forsaken?</span></i></div>
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The lyrics of this song refer to romantic disillusionment, I think. For me, though, they come from the demon Asa, who spends a lot of STEADFAST watching our heroes, and learning all their weaknesses, one by one. </div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">'Cause I'm looking at you through the glass</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Don't know how much time has passed</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">All I know is that it feels like forever</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">But no one ever tells you that forever feels like home</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sitting all alone inside your head</span></i></div>
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Yet again I repurpose a breakup song. As you might remember from SPELLCASTER, Mateo believed he’d had a long friendship with Elizabeth Pike – which turned out to be an illusion she’d planted inside his head. Mateo’s figured out the truth now, but that doesn’t mean he’s forgiven Elizabeth.</div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Yeah, see if I care </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">And see if I stand firm or if I fall </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">'Cause in the back of my mind </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Is the answer to it all</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">And everybody sees</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> And everyone agrees </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">That you and I are wrong </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">And it's been that way too long</span></i></div>
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<b>“Break My Soul,” by Hybrid</b></div>
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Verlaine is probably the single most outcast person in Captive’s Sound. All her life, she’s tried to tell herself that it’s the people around her that have the problem – that someday she’ll find friendship and love. Then, in SPELLCASTER, Verlaine learned that dark magic was responsible for setting her apart from people, maybe forever. This song captures both the loneliness she feels and her determination to keep going.</div>
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<i><span style="color: #232426; font-family: "Times New Roman";">I'm not drowning in your sea</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #232426; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Believing in you will not be the death of me</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #232426; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Not waiting for the curtain drop</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #232426; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Or waiting for the hurt to stop</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: #232426; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Not drowning in a teardrop for your love</span></i><i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></i></div>
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<b>“Help I’m Alive,” by Metric</b></div>
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Sure, there’s romance in STEADFAST – but the characters deal with a lot of deeply scary stuff. This song captures the constant tension of living in Captive’s Sound when you actually know what’s going on.</div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">I tremble, they're gonna eat me alive</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">If I stumble they're gonna eat me alive</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Can you hear my heart beating like a hammer?</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">Beating like a hammer</span></i></div>
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<b>“Harbor,” by Vienna Teng</b></div>
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Despite everything they go through, Nadia and Mateo’s love remains powerful. So they deserve a beautiful love song.</div>
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<i>Fear is the brightest of signs</i></div>
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<i>The shape of boundary you leave behind</i></div>
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<i>So sing all your questions to sleep</i></div>
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<i>The answers are out there in the drowning deep</i></div>
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<i>Sail your sea, meet your storm</i></div>
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<i>All I want is to be your harbor</i></div>
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<i>The light in me will guide you home</i></div>
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<i>All I want is to be your harbor</i></div>
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<i>You’ve got a journey to make</i></div>
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<i>There’s your horizon to chase</i></div>
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<i>So go far beyond where we stand</i></div>
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<i>No matter the distance, I’m holding your hand</i></div>
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2/25/2014- <a href="http://www.twochicksonbooks.com/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Two Chicks on Books</span></a>- <i>Guest Post</i>
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3/3/2014- <a href="http://mundiemoms.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Mundie Moms</span></a>- <i>Review and an excerpt</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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3/6/2014- <a href="http://www.lushbudgetproduction.com/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Tales
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