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Title: Will Grayson, Will Grayson. <br />
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One cold night, in a most unlikely corner of Chicago, two teens—both named Will Grayson—are about to cross paths. As their worlds collide and intertwine, the Will Graysons find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, building toward romantic turns-of-heart and the epic production of history’s most fabulous high school musical.</div>
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</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">John Green's Will Grayson is very lovable, kind and just wants to pass through his high school life as any normal teenager would, whereas David Levithan's Will Grayson is very depressed and has hardly any friends. I really enjoyed learning about the two very different people. I loved the character development of the two characters, making this book a little more interesting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This made the book a whole lot more bearable and interesting. I remember sitting in a cover lesson for religious studies, sneakily hiding my book under my textbook and actually laughing, gaining many odd looks from fellow students. </span><br />
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<em><strong>“I feel like my life is so scattered right now. Like it's all the small pieces of paper and someone's turned on the fan. But, talking to you makes me feel like the fan's been turned off for a little bit. Like things could actually make sense. You completely unscatter me, and I appreciate that so much.”</strong></em></blockquote>
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Tiny Copper was one of the main characters and although he did play a very important part in the storyline, I didn't find myself liking Tiny Cooper at all. He was very quirky, outgoing, obnoxious? I just didn't like how Tiny was described and I didn't find myself loving Tiny as much as I would've liked to. <br />
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Looking back on reading this book there was not really any plot, it was just about two boys who were very different but with the same name, meeting in 'Frenchy's'. They then go on with their lives both falling in love. I just felt it lacked the depth that 9I had expected from these two authors. <br />
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This review does seem very pessimistic, however I did think this book was hilarious and a very enjoyable read. Although it did have some flaws, I think it all depends on your perspective. <br />
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Title: Black Ice<br>
Author: Becca Fitzpatrick<br>
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Release Date: October 7th 2014<br>
Genre: YA, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Suspense.<br>
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Black Ice is the first stand-alone novel that Becca Fitzpatrick has written for young adults and after her very popular series, Hush Hush the expectations for Black Ice were very high. </div>
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At the beginning of this book the protagonist, Britt is very dependent on the men in her life, (her father, brother and ex-boyfriend) they have babied her through situations that she should of been able to get herself out of. She is't completely dependent on them, she is projected as an independent, strong minded female she just hadn't had a chance to put that into practise. </div>
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Many people are saying that the plot was predictable, but as I was reading this book I didn't think "Oh, I know what's going to happen here" I always thought the plot was thrilling and mysterious. I enjoyed the scenes and the not knowing what was going to happen next. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Four years ago, Judith and her best friend disappeared from their small town of Roswell Station. Two years ago, only Judith returned, permanently mutilated, reviled and ignored by those who were once her friends and family. Unable to speak, Judith lives like a ghost in her own home, silently pouring out her thoughts to the boy who’s owned her heart as long as she can remember—even if he doesn’t know it—her childhood friend, Lucas. But when Roswell Station is attacked, long-buried secrets come to light, and Judith is forced to choose: continue to live in silence, or recover her voice, even if it means changing her world, and the lives around her, forever. This startlingly original novel will shock and disturb you; it will fill you with Judith’s passion and longing; and its mysteries will keep you feverishly turning the pages until the very last.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">First I would like to point out that it has taken a whole month and twelve days to finish this book. I went from reading an average of, say, five books per week to one every month. WHAT HAS HAPPENED?! Well there are two possibilities: 1) I didn't have any time to read because school school school, or 2) this book wasn't great. I would be leaning more against option 1.</span></div>
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This book was the first book I've read that had 2nd person narrative. You read the story through Judith's point of view but as if she is telling the story to the boy she (uck) loves - Lucas. It was peculiar and sometimes I had to stop and think about who she was referring to 'you' as. It was also written very...fluently. I didn't notice it so much when I was reading in my head but when my sister asked me to read out loud otherwise she'd take my book away, I<i> really</i> noticed it, the narration was so poet-like. </div>
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It was very misleading. On purpose. Judith and Lottie went missing, only Judith returned. What happened to her? The author drops a huge, huge, obvious hint on what happened to Judith and I was staring at the book hoping that it was a joke because it was <b>too</b> obvious and too cliché. The author's motive was see through. Make the readers believe <i>this</i> happened when actually <i>that</i> happened. This was a big problem for me as I just can't stand obviousity and predictability.</div>
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What I enjoyed were how Judith dealt with the struggles that she had to face when returning home. Her mother has practically disowned her, treating her coldly; she finds out about her father's death; the town think of her as whore because they've presumed she's lost her maidenhood; Lucas is set to be married to the lovely Maria. Step by step she learns how to deal with her troubles though very quietly and passively. Its sad, yes, she gets treated as if she is noone and nothing but she's strong and never succumbs.</div>
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Hi Guys! Ellie here...You may be very confused because I totally forgot about October New releases, in fact at the beginning of October I didn't even register that it was a new month, but now I am fully aware (you will be pleased to know) and here is your belated New Releases for October!</div>
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Author: Ava Dellaira<br />
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Release Date: April 1st 2014<br />
Genre: YA, Contemporary, Romance, Fiction<br />
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This book is generally very dark, and does explore some very rough topics, dealing with death, harassment and potential suicide. I didn't expect this from this book and it was a pleasant surprise, seeing as I love dark storylines. Another good thing about this book was the people that Laurel wrote to were all really interesting and all made a great impression on Laurel. People like; Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, Heath Ledger, Amelia Earheart and others. She explores their childhood's and why they all died young, perhaps why they impacted her life so greatfully. </div>
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My favourite letter she wrote was one to Kurt Cobain. Laurel was so angry because he had committed suicide, she explains about how in his suicide note he says that he doesn't want his daughter, Frances to become how he was and how he wanted her to stay innocent, Laurel writes that by killing himself he is taking all innocence out of her life and her father killing himself will be a burden for the rest of her life. She then rips down the Kurt Cobain poster from above May's bed and cries. </div>
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Lets talk about Sky. Sky is the main love interest in this book, he is mysterious and inciting. There was something about Sky that made me love him just as much as Laurel did. He was a person of few words but he also seemed so thoughtful. There are few major obstacles that they have to overcome, one example of this would be how he knew May before she had died, another would be how she would never tell him what she was feeling or thinking. The development in their relationship is huge and you find yourself realising that you don't need that many scenes with Laurel and Sky to realise how much they love and care for each other unlike in some books where the relationships feel strained. </div>
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I can already feel myself getting annoyed with my laptop, so this will be brief. I am sorry Top Ten Tuesday is being written at 10:26 hopefully next week I will not be revising physics and French, **fingers crossed.**<br />
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This weeks theme is; My favourite Characters. (In no particular order,)<br />
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2. Elise from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16074758-dangerous-girls" target="_blank">Dangerous Girls</a> - I was stuck on whether to choose Anna or Elise (You may just see Anna pop up on this list). I chose Elise because she was the one that got killed by her best friend and I thought "poor Elise". I envied the way she was so carefree and laid-back but always there for Anna throughout her mothers illness, she was also so compassionate. However we cannot forget how she did sleep with Tate, but there is bad in all of us right?<br />
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<a href="https://33.media.tumblr.com/38ea759714861d0e806e8cd42e89e818/tumblr_mybjtp7uzQ1rcfjfio1_500.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://33.media.tumblr.com/38ea759714861d0e806e8cd42e89e818/tumblr_mybjtp7uzQ1rcfjfio1_500.png" width="178" /></a>3. Daemon Black from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/66252-lux" target="_blank">The Lux Series</a> - Imagine the hottest guy you know and times him by one thousand, you have Daemon Black. If his name does not make you melt then his personality sure as hell will. He rocks this whole mean thing towards Katie, but really he loves her and is willing to do anything to protect her.<br />
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4. June from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_(Lu_novel)" target="_blank">Lengend</a> - June is a prodigy, she is so breathtakingly smart it is impossible to dislike her. She starts the book hating Day but by the end of book three she is willing to give up her own happiness for Day. She is such a strong individual, I loved reading about her.<br />
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5. Oliver from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19732381-dangerous-boys" target="_blank">Dangerous Boys</a> - Oliver's character is so dark and thrilling you couldn't help but feel enticed by his motives and what defines him, he is breathtaking and is willing to do anything. He has no limits and lives like the world is his. Chloe was inspired by this and reading Dangerous Boys I believed in him as well. <br />
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7. Katniss Everdeen from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunger_Games" target="_blank">The Hunger Games</a> - Katniss is my idol, wish I could shoot an arrow like her, I wish I could appear fearless like her, I wish I could lie like her, I wish I could braid my hair like her, I wish I be selfless like her. I wish I was her, minus all of the Hunger Games stuff (of course I still want Peeta, I mean who wouldn't?)<br />
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9. Cath from <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fangirl-rainbow-rowell/1114258557?ean=9781250030955" target="_blank">Fangirl</a> - I only picked Cath because she can stay up super late, I only get this impression because not once in that book does it ever mention she is tired and she stays up until like 12.<br />
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10. Leila from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18812437-let-s-get-lost" target="_blank">Lets get Lost</a> - I really liked Leila because she made an impact on each of these peoples lives and I like reading about people being adventurous and mysterious and exciting.<br />
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love you all<br />
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans;"><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">10. You know what? I cannot freaking be bothered to fill number 10. (I did this from 1 up and I wrote the ending before I came to 10.) 10 can be anything you want. It's probably Gallagher Girls or The Infernal Devices but it is now 20:35 and I have stuff to do. (But don't let my sleep deprived tone stop you from reading the rest. Please, carry on reading and ignore my one off rudeness.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans;"><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">9. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Under The Never Sky:</span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11594257-under-the-never-sky" style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" target="_blank"> Under the Never Sky</a><span style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13253276-through-the-ever-night" style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" target="_blank">Through the Ever Night</a><span style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14288998-into-the-still-blue" style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" target="_blank">Into the Still Blue</a><span style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> - Such a handful to type and link. I got introduced to this series by a friend and I wasn't so keen on it at first, but oh my, once you really get into it, it is so hard to stop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans;"><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">8. Vampire Academy: </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18660669-vampire-academy?from_search=true" style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" target="_blank">Vampire Academy,</a><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2282133.Frostbite?from_search=true" style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" target="_blank">Frostbite</a><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2802316-shadow-kiss?from_search=true" style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" target="_blank">Shadow Kiss</a><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5996153-blood-promise?from_search=true" style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" target="_blank">Blood Promise</a><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6479259-spirit-bound?from_search=true" style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" target="_blank">Spirit Bound</a><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6527740-last-sacrifice?from_search=true" style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" target="_blank">Last Sacrifice</a><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> - 6 books, wow. This is the latest series that I've read I think and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it even after having many complaints about the last few books.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans;"><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">7. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The Mortal Instruments: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/256683.City_of_Bones" target="_blank">City of Bones</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1582996.City_of_Ashes" target="_blank">City of Ashes</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3777732-city-of-glass" target="_blank">City of Glass</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6752378-city-of-fallen-angels" target="_blank">City of Fallen Angels</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8755776-city-of-lost-souls" target="_blank">City of Lost Souls</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20331482-city-of-heavenly-fire" target="_blank">City of Heavenly Fire</a> - Jesus Christ, 6 books again! This is #7 partly because it took 6 books - 3000 pages for Clary and Jace to do the great deed. It's also because 6 books is an awfully big number for a series.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans;"><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">6. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Trylle: </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8564935-switched?ac=1" style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" target="_blank">Switched,</a><span style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11966216-torn" style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" target="_blank">Torn,</a><span style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11947829-ascend" style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" target="_blank">Ascend</a><span style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> - A trilogy about trolls...Trolls that look like human if that makes sense? These books were definitely something different and I loved this series and all the characters, especially Loki.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans;"><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">3.</span></span><span style="font-family: Josefin Sans;"><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Josefin Sans;"><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Legend: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9275658-legend?ac=1" target="_blank">Legend,</a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13414446-prodigy" target="_blank">Prodigy</a>, </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14290364-champion" target="_blank">Champion</a> - I have so much love for Legend, and so much admiration for June and Day. They are the most kick-ass pair ever. June would put Katniss to shame and Day would probably have a close fight with Tobias.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans;"><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">2. Lux: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12578077-obsidian?ac=1" target="_blank">Obsidian, </a><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13047090-onyx" target="_blank">Onyx</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13362536-opal" target="_blank">Opal</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13644052-origin" target="_blank">Origin</a>, <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13644055-opposition" target="_blank">Opposition</a> - I wouldn't have found this series without Ellie, and I'm still not sure if it's really number 2, I think it's number 1 but I can't let Hush, Hush go. This series was just outstanding all the way throughout. The ideas, plots, characters, romances, relationships, everything.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Josefin Sans;"><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">1. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Hush, Hush: </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6339664-hush-hush" style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" target="_blank">Hush, Hush,</a><span style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7791997-crescendo" style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" target="_blank">Crescendo</a><span style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">, </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10637766-silence" style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" target="_blank">Silence,</a><span style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12751687-finale" style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" target="_blank">Finale</a><span style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> - This was my all time favourite series for five years straight, however when I re-read it (which I shouldn't have done), it wasn't the great series I made it out to be in my head. Nora and Patch's relationship was exciting and swoon worthy, but quite...flat. </span><span style="font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">It was still an incredible read, nonetheless.</span></div>
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Title: The Manifesto on How to be Interesting</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px; text-align: left;">Apparently I'm boring. A nobody. But that's all about to change. Because I am starting a project. Here. Now. For myself. And if you want to come along for the ride then you're very welcome.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.31999969482422px; text-align: left;">But when she’s told she needs to start living a life worth writing about, The Manifesto on How to Be Interesting is born. Six steps on how to be interesting. Six steps that will see her infiltrate the popular set, fall in love with someone forbidden and make the biggest mistake of her life.</span><br />
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The Manifesto on how to be interesting was far from interesting. </div>
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That sounds super harsh, but it is needed.</div>
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I found myself thinking that the storyline was a lot alike Mean Girls, but this girl wanted to become interesting, she didn't mind becoming popular along with it. </div>
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Like Cady in mean girls Bree starts out a nerd, somebody who is unrecognisable to the popular kids in their school, until they get noticed by somebody.</div>
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Cady was noticed by Regina George in the cafeteria, whereas Bree who was noticed by a teacher who had previously read her work and thought her writing was dull. She used to lock herself away from society, in order to fix this he told her to experience new things, this started off 'the manifesto on how to be interesting.' </div>
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Bree goes home after finding out that her favourite teacher (who she likes more than she should) thinks she is dull, so she spends the weekend 'reinventing' herself. </div>
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After meeting up with Holdo and getting very drunk, she has an epiphany to create a blog called 'The Manifesto on how to be interesting.'</div>
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By Monday she looks like a totally new person and acts like a new person too, she is determined to write her discoveries of the popular kids on the blog. By doing this, she thinks that more book publishing companies will be intrigued by her writing. </div>
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This book, unfortunately was very predictable. Bree becomes best friends with the most popular girl, steals her boyfriend has sex with him (I know!) and then something very bad happens, but its all okay because her father forces her to go back to school, and everything is sorted out...just like that. </div>
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I wouldn't recommend this to anybody unless they do not get bored easily, like student - teacher relationships and drama. I had great expectations for this book, but it didn't live up to it. I have had to look in the dictionary wso many times whilst writing this post searching for synonyms of disappointment; sadness, let down, regret, dismay, sorrow, washout. </div>
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<b>Author: Richelle Mead</b></div>
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<b>Genres: YA, fantasy</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The recent attack on St. Vladimir's Academy devastated the entire Moroi world. Many are dead. And, for the few victims carried off by Strigoi, their fates are even worse. A rare tattoo now adorns Rose's neck, a mark that says she's killed far too many Strigoi to count. But only one victim matters ... Dimitri Belikov. Rose must now choose one of two very different paths: honoring her life's vow to protect Lissa—her best friend and the last surviving Dragomir princess—or, dropping out of the Academy to strike out on her own and hunt down the man she loves. She'll have to go to the ends of the earth to find Dimitri and keep the promise he begged her to make. But the question is, when the time comes, will he want to be saved? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I wasn't too keen on Lissa and Rose being apart as Rose is halfway across the world from the life she left behind and you may not think that we'll see much of St. Vladimir, but thanks to Rose and Lissa's special bond, we see plenty and oh boy does it build up to be more than anyone could've ever predicted. Lissa is nearly going off the rails, needing Rose now more than ever, and drinking and partying with Avery isn't helping. However, the 'bond' was a poor asset and a complete cheat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The first two-thirds of the book was excruciatingly, wanting-to-pull-my-hair-out slow, and a palpable page filler. There are unseen/unread memories of Rose and Dimitri, her on the road with her new Alchemist buddy, a potential threat maybe in the name of Abe, and her wasting time at the Belikov's house. We also meet another bonded pair, Oksana and Mark, and discover a few new things about spirit magic as well. There's a completely different set of characters, and what their true purpose is, I don't know. But gradually, the pace picked up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi guys! Ellie is back with another Top Ten Tuesday, as you guys know this feature is hosted by <a href="http://www.brokeandbookish.com/" target="_blank">The Broke and the Bookish</a>. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
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1. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13455782-shatter-me" target="_blank">Shatter me</a> by Tahereh Mafi - As you know I was in love with this book when I read it, I think one of the things that made me buy this book was the cover. It was intriguing and beautiful and still makes me want to scream!<br />
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3. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11408650-the-unbecoming-of-mara-dyer?from_search=true" target="_blank">The Uncoming of Mara Dyer</a> by Michelle Hodkin - This cover makes me swoon and want to scream, I mean how mysterious is this cover?<br />
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10. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12700353-me-and-earl-and-the-dying-girl" target="_blank">Me, Earl and the Dying girl</a> by Jesse Andrews - This is on my to read list. One thing I really like about this cover is that it will stand out, because of the vibrant colours.<br />
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Title: Searching For Sky<br />
Author: Jillian Cantor<br />
Genre: Young adult<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">River means everything to Sky. They have lived alone together on Island for as long as they can remember. The two of them hunt for food, wash in Falls and curl up together in Shelter. Their life is simple and safe. Until River sees a boat . . . </span></div>
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Across Ocean is California, a place where nothing makes sense to Sky. She is separated from River and taken to live with a grandmother she doesn’t know. Lost and heartbroken, Sky searches for him so they can return to Island, only to find out that their paradise wasn’t as perfect as she thought, and everything she’s ever known and loved may have been a lie.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">This is definitely something different. Jillian Cantor has created a reverse-dystopia book which may or may not have out so well. I'm ambivalent about Searching For Sky, it wasn't a terrible book but it wasn't a great one either. The pacing is slow, the storyline is </span><i style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">meh</i><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">, it's unrealistic and truth be told, I found Sky pretty irritating. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We are taken on a journey through Sky's point of view of seeing the world as we know it for the very first time and learning the truth about the island that was her home. The aspect of her learning about why she ended up on 'Island' was interesting at the least, but it was presented very weakly. The author could've played around with it a bit which could've made the book ten times better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Having spent all her life on an island, she doesn't know what things like a light, a door or a car is. Her confusion and reaction to these things are understandable. But Christ, she's so damn annoying. I don't know what it is, really but many times I just wanted her grandmother to leave her on the street and see how she would like that. I failed to connect with her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Then there's River who after persuading her to go to California, just dumps her to deal with everything by herself. He was the main love interest but there weren't any sparks flying. I could see why they felt so connected to each other but the romance was flat and dull.</span><br />
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This book sounds exciting! I have heard so much about it, and I am very excited to get my hands on a copy. The collaboration is unreal, I mean Holly Black, whose books I haven't read but she was one of the people involved in Unicorns vs Zombies (she was team Unicorn of course) and Cassandra Clare who I have read The Infernal Devices and The Mortal Instruments series. I am very excited to see how this book is written, and how the world is created. </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">9. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2429135.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo?ac=1" target="_blank">The Girl with the Dragon Tatto<u>o</u></a> by Stieg Larsson- I love suspenseful and crime-related books, but I have to admit, this book is very daunting. I've seen the trailer of the movie and it looks very, very dark.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">8. </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11264999-a-game-of-thrones" target="_blank">A Game of Thrones</a> by George R. R. Martin<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"> - Apparently it's complex and well, I've seen it on TV; it's not the most happiest of shows.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Josefin Sans'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">2. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/538776.Getting_Away_with_Murder?from_search=true" target="_blank">Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case</a> by Chris Crowe - Getting away with murder?! I've watched way too many crime shows that I now am weirdly fascinated yet still terrified of things like this.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rate: </span>☆☆☆☆☆</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As Rose questions her sanity, new complications arise. Lissa has begun experimenting with her magic once more, their enemy Victor Dashkov might be set free, and Rose's forbidden relationship with Dimitri is starting to heat up again. But when a deadly threat no one saw coming changes their entire world, Rose must put her own life on the line - and choose between the two people she loves most.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Rose will always be Rose, but she is developing a lot as a character and as she is getting older and on the verge of being an actual guardian, she's being more responsible, listening and obeying to the instructions that she's been given, and applying her knowledge and abilities best where they are needed. But, she is keeping SO MUCH from Lissa which is infuriating as Lissa tells her everything. Backing that up, this is the book that Lissa finally knows about her feelings towards Dimitri. BOOK 3. arghhh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">To those of you who are eagerly awaiting more Rose and Dimitri moments, your wait will finally be over! But, I can't find what so many people are swooning over; I find Dimitri's character absolutely bland and uninteresting. Sure, he may be hot and strong but, then what?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I <u><b>love</b></u> Adrian. I think Adrian and Rose have better chemistry than Rose and Dimitri but I know their soulmates, and destined to be, and blah, blah, blah. Some moments, we see that he is quite the opposite of his reputation - he's kind, and caring but nevertheless, outgoing, funny, and eccentric. We also get to see more of Christian and those who weren't particularly fond of him before, they might sway in favour of him after reading Shadow Kiss. There are plenty of moments with Christian and Rose working together, kicking ass, and humouring the readers.</span><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/193514115212669591/" target="_blank">She's my Sister - Having a Retarded Sister</a> - I saw this and laughed, it reminds me of something Celine would say, instead her catchphrase was 'Ellie is an idiot' for the whole of last years biology lessons.</li>
<li><a href="http://www.penguin.com.au/products/9780143004660/princess-bitchface-syndrome" target="_blank">The Princess Bitchface Syndrome</a> - I really like this title for many reasons, 1. I love how blunt it is 2. I am very certain if my mum saw this book in a shop she would buy it. </li>
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<li><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/505388389406348872/" target="_blank">Tequila Mockingbird</a> - Another witty title, such an awesome play on words and a very fitting title. I think this title is pure genius. </li>
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Release Date: August 14th 2014<br>
Genre: YA, Contemporary, Thriller, Mystery, Suspense, Realistic fiction.<br>
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I am yet again in awe of Abigail Haas and her ability to write these dark, mysterious spine tingling thrillers, with the complex characters and their dark minds. It would build up momentum, tease me, let go and tease me again. It was addictive and intoxicating, I found myself heaving breathing and squealing the entire way through this book. </div>
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I must admit that I didn't think that Abigail Haas would be able to create another book that would leave me in such a mess, but she did. Like Dangerous Girls, Dangerous Boys delves into a wonderfully uncomfortable story with chilling corners. It is as if Abigail wanted to make you feel as desperate as possible, she literally had my emotions in her hands throughout this book. </div>
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The book is narrated from Chloe's point of view. Chloe is the type of girl who would do everything that she could do to please everybody. Chloe is scheduled to leave her home town of Haverford, Indiana to go to college but her mother is not mentally stable to be left alone after her divorce. Chloe feels obliged to stay back and postpone her plans to go to college in order to look after her. Then Chloe meets Ethan, he proves to be a distraction from the mundane and rather depressing tasks she has to undertake each day. But when Chloe meets Oliver, he hypnotises her, sees through her charades and provokes her. </div>
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Everything starts innocent - a girl relying on a guy to distract her from her problems, only to meet somebody else who unleashes the side that she never knew she had. I think this is what makes Dangerous Boys so intense, disturbing and unsettling.</div>
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1. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22917.The_Complete_Grimm_s_Fairy_Tales?ac=1" target="_blank">The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales</a> - The Grimm Brothers play an important part in everyone's childhoods and with 200 stories, who'd get bored?<br />
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2. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18467730-the-secret-language-of-birthdays?from_search=true" target="_blank">The Secret Language of Birthdays</a> - Astrology, zodiac signs, numerology are all hauntingly accurate. I would love find out personality traits based on birthdays.<br />
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3. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17623143-dangerous-girls" target="_blank">Dangerous Girls</a> - A very predictable pick for me but no one can deny the pure ingenuity of this book - thriller and mystery, tick <span style="background-color: white; font-family: AppleColorEmoji, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', NotoColorEmoji, 'Android Emoji', AndroidEmoji, Symbola, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif, Noto, EmojiSymbols; font-size: 26px; line-height: 39px; text-align: center;">✔</span><br />
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4.<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16143347-we-were-liars?ac=1" target="_blank">We Were Liars</a> - Introduced to this book by a friend, (thank you Ellie) this is a truly evocative and poignant book. Summers and sadness make this book an unforgettable one.<br />
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5. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1162022.On_the_Jellicoe_Road?ac=1" target="_blank">On the Jellicoe Road</a> - I haven't read it but it is very high on my to-read list and it has a lot of good reviews so why not?<br />
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6. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18403951-the-cell-phone-swap?ac=1" target="_blank">The Cell Phone Swap</a> - So technically this is a Wattpad story and I don't know how I'd get it on a deserted island and I don't know if it'll ever finish but we all need a super cliché but annoyingly hooking book and this is it. Coming from a person who gags at cringey/cheesy books, The Cell Phone Swap is like my shameful indulgence.<br />
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7. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2657.To_Kill_a_Mockingbird" target="_blank">To Kill a Mockingbird</a> - Here is your literature and historical fiction. Atticus Finch has the power to change your perspective on life and for those people who gave up reading this not even halfway through, you don't have an excuse not to read it.<br />
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8. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1885.Pride_and_Prejudice?from_search=true" target="_blank">Pride and Prejudice</a> - Not that I have ever read this but it's a classic and a very good one apparently, not to forget that it's by Jane Austen so yeah, I'd definitely bring this along.<br />
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9. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13572249-bared-to-you" target="_blank">Bared to You</a> - Well, wth I'm on a deserted island and (cringe.com) YOLO.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Rose loves Dimitri, Dimitri might love Tasha, and Mason would die to be with Rose... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It’s winter break at St. Vladimir’s, but Rose is feeling anything but festive. A massive Strigoi attack has put the school on high alert, and now the Academy’s crawling with Guardians—including Rose’s hard-hitting mother, Janine Hathaway. And if hand-to-hand combat with her mom wasn’t bad enough, Rose’s tutor Dimitri has his eye on someone else, her friend Mason’s got a huge crush on her, and Rose keeps getting stuck in Lissa’s head while she’s making out with her boyfriend, Christian! The Strigoi are closing in, and the Academy’s not taking any risks... This year, St. Vlad’s annual holiday ski trip is mandatory. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But the glittering winter landscape and the posh Idaho resort only create the illusion of safety. When three friends run away in an offensive move against the deadly Strigoi, Rose must join forces with Christian to rescue them. But heroism rarely comes without a price...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">(Vampire Academy the movie kinda sucked, but as a fan of the book, I liked it.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">After a Strigoi attack on a royal family, everyone is on their toes. People like Tasha Ozera want to use magic as an offensive weapon and want to fight side by side with Dhampirs against the Strigoi. But, the other royals, the ones that think they are ultimately more superior want to hold on to their traditional rules... How long will that last?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Rose is growing up! I was kind of upset as I thought there'd be no more of the wild and impulsive Rose, but that is not the case! She is still an indomitable spirit, still reckless, still unpredictable, but still loyal and passionately protectively over the ones she cares about. Her fierceness would put Tyra Banks' to shame. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Lissa and Christian are as strong as ever, and then some. I love that Lissa doesn't care that most people dislike Christian even though she is one of the most popular royal. Lissa is now also using her spirit magic when she finds another person who has spirit magic as well. This other person is a guy, and Christian becomes crazily jealous of how much time they are spending together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We are introduced to infamous Adrian Ivashkov...mmm...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This is actually one of the love triangles that I am all in for! Even though I know she'll probably end up with Dimitri, I realllylylylylyly ship Rose and Adrian. Despite Adrian's trouble making, hard partying reputation, Rose is drawn to him; he has a magnetic pull. He is charismatic and a fun, really fun character to read about! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Dimitri will always have a place in Rose's heart, but he's so responsible and rational up to a point where I just want to strangle him and tell him to do whatever the hell he wants, ie. Roza. The tension between them is surreal, but undoubtedly the hottest tension ever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Then...there is Mason. As joking, as flirty and as reckless as Rose, Mason is exactly like Rose, and he has feelings for her. When she hurts him, he does something stupid that could put Rose's and his friends' lives in danger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I know that was really long^ but I am utterly in love with this book series and I am still slapping myself for not picking this up earlier. I only gave this a 4/5 because of how much Rose holds back from Lissa because after all, she knows everything and more about Lissa but not the other way round and as a best friend, I thought she should've opened up to Lissa more.</span><br />
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Title: Shatter me</span><br>
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 18px;">Author: Tahereh Mafi </span><br>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Format: Paperback</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Release Date: October 2nd 2012</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Genre: YA, Sc-fi, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy.</span><br>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Stars out of ten: <span style="line-height: 107%;">☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆</span></span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh my god, this book blew me away. The narrat<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19.31999969482422px; text-align: left;">ive was amazingly thoughtful and strangely gripping, I found myself wanting to re write every single sentence into a book of quotes just to imprint it into my mind. Do you know when a group of words are put together so perfectly that you just want to cry, scream and die all at the same time? Yeah, that's literally what I did throughout this book. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I automatically knew I had picked a very good book and it did not disappoint with the exhilarating plot and perfectly structured characters it seems to me that there are no flaws within this book.</span><br>
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Juilette <strike>has a curse her, touch is lethal. </strike> She is in imprisonment because of what she can do, she has been for 264 days, she hasn't spoken to anybody for those days, she hasn't been touched for longer. When the guards announce that she has a new <strike>cell mate</strike> room mate she is shocked to find out that is a boy called Adam. Adam, who we later find out knew Juilette when they were both younger and longed to speak to her before she got taken away. A couple of days after Adam joins Juilette in her cell, the guards come in and take her away. She had been waiting for this moment for little under a year, but it did not happen how she imagined, she got taken to the unimaginable. A young man named Warner has freed her but in her eyes being in The Re-establishment is worse than being tapped in the Cell. Warner wants Juilette in order to use her lethal touch as a weapon, Juilette doesn't want to be a monster she wants to rebel against Warner but she cannot. She gets told by Warner that by putting Adam in her cell he was testing out whether she is still capable with human connection, she was. Adam is a guard and has been assigned to Juilette, but as Juilette tries to resist Adam she realises she cannot and they arrange an escape plan to get away from Warner in order to be free from the re-establishment. </span><br>
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You may be questioning the random S<strike>trikethroughs </strike>, that is how this book is written. I don't think I have ever read a book with Strikethroughs being consistently used throughout the book, perhaps this is what made it more original and interesting to read. </span><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The romance was incredible, Adam was the most sincere and wonderful character ever and I really found myself falling in love with his character and his relationship with Juilette. </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The responses to this book are rather mixed, with the comments ranging from; <b><i>"This book is just awful"</i></b> to <i style="font-weight: bold;">"This book is my muse." </i>This controversy still earned Shatter me </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There was one comment that I could totally relate to, that puts the words that Mafi has put together into justice: </span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I think along with all books that you enjoy there will always be people who hate the books and I find it so difficult to not argue with them and try to persuade them to like the book you love (you have no idea how difficult it is for me. Or maybe you do, who knows?) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So I will leave you with that statement above, and hopefully you will be able to make the right decision (the decision to read this book, I mean if you don't want to don't but in my opinion it's amazing). </span></div>
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<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17481.The_Faraway_Tree_Collection" target="_blank">The Faraway Tree Collection</a> - I absolutely loved these books once I had read them. The stories were so magical and I loved the enchanted wood and all of the hilarious characters, I think I read the entire collection in a matter of days. They were my favourite books for quite a while. </li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/586494.First_Term_at_Malory_Towers" target="_blank">Malory Towers</a> - I only read a few of these books, but I remember my Mum telling me to read them because she used to really enjoy them. I also really enjoyed them, </li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3685.Black_Beauty?from_search=true" target="_blank">Black Beauty </a>- I remember when I read this book, I was seven and had just started a new school and my Mum and my teacher were talking in the playground one day about how I was reading this book. Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed this book seeing as I was mad about horses at this time.</li>
<li> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12821177-the-dream-dealer?from_search=true" target="_blank">The Dream Dealer</a> - I still have this book on my bookshelves and I still love this cover. I read this book when I was slightly older and I remember finishing it and adding it to my favourite books ever, even though the only thing I can really remember is that it is about an ice cream van. </li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6277230-the-switch" target="_blank">The Switch </a> - This book was literally my life, I loved it. It sparked my Anthony Horowitz obsession. It was addictive, had a great storyline and such vivid and realistic characters</li>
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<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6279571-frozen-in-time?from_search=true" target="_blank">Frozen in Time</a> - This book had had amazing storyline,totally gripping and exciting.I really enjoyed reading it. </li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/267641.Utterly_Me_Clarice_Bean?from_search=true" target="_blank">Clarice Bean </a> - The Clarice Bean books were like my guilty pleasure as a child I used to find the writing and the illustrations so exciting and interesting, I also loved the fact that Clarice Bean was reading another book within a book, it completely messed with my head in such an exciting way.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5082185-ms-wiz-spells-trouble" target="_blank">Ms Wiz</a> - Ms Wiz was a teacher who was awesome, I remember one sentence which was like don't use words unless you know how to spell them and I remember checking everything I said just to make sure I could spell it. She was the coolest teacher imaginable, I loved her. </li>
<li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1069510.I_Know_What_You_Did_Last_Wednesday?from_search=true" target="_blank">I know what you did last Wednesday</a> - I loved the Diamond brother series by Anthony Hororwitz but I think this book had to be my favourite. I think if I re read this book I would still enjoy it, the plot was absolute genius.</li>
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Title: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Author: Michelle Hodkin </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Release Date: September 27th 201</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Noah Shaw, the 'player'. When he showed an interest in Mara I felt like screaming, he is gorgeous, funny, egotistical, smart, caring (I could go on) he is literally every single thing you want the main love interest in the book to be. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We all know that Cassandra Clare has another Shadowhunter series coming out and then two more trilogies after that (seriously woman, where are you going to stop?!), and no matter how many of us think that she has dragged this Shadowhunter world on for too long (ahem), none of us can deny that we're looking forward - even the <i>tiniest</i> bit - for The Dark Artifices to come out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Luckily for us, Clare has posted some snippets of the book for us to fangirl/boy over!</span><br />
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<em style="background-color: white; color: #6e7173; font-family: Baskerville, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 15px;">Mark whirled on them. His eyes were blind, unseeing. “You bring the twins in front of me and you kill them over and over. My Ty, he doesn’t understand why I can’t save him. You bring me Dru and when she laughs to see the fairytale castle, all ringed round with hedges, you throw her against the thorns until their pierce her small body. And you bid me wash in Octavian’s blood for the blood of an innocent child is magic under the Hill.” </em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I picked Wicked Games up because the title on the cover is so compelling, the cover itself is also very alluring, and with a blurb that's along the lines of Dangerous Girls, how could I turn it down?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I found my hands shaking a lot throughout reading this thriller, because this kind of thing really happens in real life. This story revolves around three people - Carter, the good guy brought down by his responsibility over Lilah's happiness and well-being; Lilah - unstable and troubled; and Jules - what Carter needs in his life. I know that this focused on Lilah's mental illness and maybe it wasn't presented very fairly, but what Carter was going through seemed very real. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Lilah is insecure, relies heavily on Carter, snaps at the most little things and is suspicious and delusional. Carter is being suffocated by her needs, and then he meets someone who is carefree, confident, sultry and goes by the name Jules and is instantly drawn to her. They understand each other and they have a spark. A lot of reviews are negative when it comes to what Carter does, but he needed a break from Lilah. He knew that if he left her, she would be in darkness so he stayed with her, and yes he should've known that if he <b>cheated </b>on her then it would lead to even more problems, but he <b>needed a break </b>from being brought down by Lilah. What if he left and and she committed suicide? But I agree on the fact that he should've got her help instead of carrying on doing the things he did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A quote from a friend that fits perfectly: <i>'He was trying to fix me, but I was breaking him.' </i>That's exactly what was happening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Something that I didn't like was the way it was narrated. It was sort of written in third person unlimited and not third person limited. This caused problems because someone would be thinking one thing and then it would automatically change to another person's thoughts without a changing of the chapter. But then, there were some chapters where third person limited was used, being narrated by only one person's point of view - inconsistent. Make it all one way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This book is <b>very</b> intense and is filled with suspense at every turn of the page. It will bide time, building up tension and suspense when you know that something disastrous is going to happen and then when your hearts racing like crazy, it'll happen. Then the epilogue... my freaking eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets!! It's <b>SO </b>unexpected and is such a twist in the story, leading to the next book. Hauntingly written, Wicked Games will linger on my mind for a while.</span><br />
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