tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26412360586790115702024-03-12T19:26:53.237-07:00Hope, Love, and Happy EndingsYoung adult book reviews (for the most part)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03219669783738063144noreply@blogger.comBlogger928125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641236058679011570.post-61233214293647990542014-09-03T08:58:00.000-07:002014-09-03T08:58:00.835-07:00Dark Olive Memory - Barbie Doll Dress Inspired by The Unnaturalists<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I have long since fallen victim to a great book cover. But I absolutely enjoy some of the dresses these book cover beauties sport. I
am sure you know exactly what I mean. Since I dabble in the Barbie doll
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For my next dress inspiration I chose <i>The Unnaturalists</i>
by Tiffany Trent. I haven't read it but it is a beauty. Here on the right I have
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Many creative hours later this tiny little beauty above was born. I like to call this dress <b>Dark Olive Memory</b>. I am selling this beautiful steampunk gown over on my Etsy shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/162409117/barbie-doll-dress-flare-of-desire?ref=shop_home_active">Miracle of Mine</a>.</span></div>
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Today I'm very excited to be a part of the Nerd Blast <i>Othersphere </i>by Nina Berry!<br />
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<span id="freeText17818548880844258865">Dez thought she knew
who her mother was, who she was. Thought she had friends, a boy who
loved her, and a school where she finally fit in.<br /><br />But across the
veil linking our world and the next lurks a monster which can
annihilate. . .or liberate her. Now she must confront it there with help
from one boy who loves her and one who can't stand the sight of her.<br /><br />Dez
thought she understood her tiger form, her deepest self. But in this
treacherous place, she'll have to choose between the two halves of her
soul--and determine which world survives. <br /><br />Othersphere is the
third and final installment in Nina Berry's acclaimed young adult
Otherkin series, which blends romance, fantasy, and action in a powerful
story of friendship and self-acceptance.<br /><br />"Filled with suspense,
action, friendship, and love, this book will have you on the edge of
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<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">At last the series is finished. Sigh. There was sufficient hype about the first book that I went to lengths to procure a copy. I wasn't disappointed as Caleb and Dez made for some stellar adventures and high emotional moments. But I felt the second book was a bit of a let down. I wanted nothing more than to grab Caleb and shake what little brains he had right out. He was being such a dork that I didn't want him to get another chance at a happy ending. So this is the state of mind I entered Othersphere.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">First thing that hit me was a load of confusion. In the small gap of time between the end of Othermoon and the beginning of Othersphere I felt Dez had made a very large questionable choice. It really made me upset with her and left me feeling less than kindly to her for the remainder of the book. Dez really gets a bit unmoored.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">But I pressed on and found that this book really became fantastical. Dinosaurs, mermaids, and other odd creatures fill the magical othersphere. The othersphere is a rough place to be. I can't imagine why anyone would want to live there. I also felt that the whole extinction of the worlds was a bit overblown. Maybe that is because I feel some creatures really have gone extinct by natural selection and not interference of mankind. For instance, it was just meant to be that dinosaurs no longer roam the earth. So I didn't really buy the need to collect all these lost species and save them. Natural selection should work in both worlds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, serif;">Aside from all that I enjoyed getting to the end of the story for Dez. It was nice to watch her come back into herself. To finally shake off all the uncertainty and questions. She decided who she is and where she wants to go with her life. So the ending was a very nice finish to the series. My only gripe is that I spent so much time being miffed at the characters that I wasn't as invested in a happy outcome for them. So the ending didn't have the emotional bang it could have. But I am glad I read the whole series. </span></div>
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KTeen and the upcoming historical thriller PAGAN JONES series from
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Last you heard I gave into my book cover obsession and created a Barbie doll dress inspired by <i>Sweet Peril</i> by Wendy Higgins. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I like to call this dress <b>Barest Blush</b>. I am selling this beautiful gown over on my Etsy shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/172412922/barbie-doll-dress-barest-blush-inspired?ref=shop_home_active">Miracle of Mine</a>.</span></div>
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Budding illusionist Anna Van Housen is on top of the world: after
scoring a spot on a prestigious European vaudeville tour, she has moved
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people like her with psychic abilities. Along with her handsome beau,
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I’m not sure who to tell you about here because I’m actually two people
rolled into one. As a responsible mother of teens, I show one persona to
the world. That person is driven, conservative and level headed. But
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The mother part of me knows I should put a cap on how many animals we
take in. The teen part of me wants to save them all. We have five cats
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Even now. The mother part wants to make a meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and
a tossed salad. The teen part wants to order a pizza, work on my
website and check my Facebook.</div>
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though my two halves don’t always agree, both of us live happily in
Portland, Oregon, with a husband and too many animals. And we both love
to write and write and write.</span></div>
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Everett Cline can hardly keep up with the demands of his homestead, he
won't humiliate himself by looking for a helpmate ever again--not after
being jilted by three mail-order brides. When a well-meaning neighbor
goes behind his back to bring yet another mail-order bride to town, he
has good reason to doubt it will work, especially after getting a
glimpse at the woman in question. She's the prettiest woman he's ever
seen, and it's just not possible she's there to marry a simple
homesteader like him. <br /><br />Julia Lockwood has never been anything
more than a pretty pawn for her father or a business acquisition for her
former fiance. Having finally worked up the courage to leave her life
in Massachusetts, she's determined to find a place where people will
value her for more than her looks. Having run out of all other options,
Julia resorts to a mail-order marriage in far-away Kansas. <br /><br />Everett
is skeptical a cultured woman like Julia could be happy in a life on
the plains, while Julia, deeply wounded by a past relationship, is
skittish at the idea of marriage at all. When, despite their
hesitations, they agree to a marriage in name only, neither one is
prepared for the feelings that soon arise to complicate their
arrangement. Can two people accustomed to keeping their distance let the
barricades around their hearts down long enough to fall in love?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This was probably more of a three and a half star book. It was very hard to put down and I easily neglected the house the day I read this. Probably what dropped the rating for me was that at times things felt a bit too dragged out. Sometimes I wished the characters would stop repeating the same thing and get somewhere else in the story. But it was adorable to watch the characters grow and change over the span of their new marriage. Julia was more difficult to like because she was so very set in her opinion of her value and wouldn't see any other possibility. The christian portion of the story went from non-existent to full blown by the end of the book. These characters aren't your perfect strong in the faith sort but eventually they turn in that direction.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03219669783738063144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641236058679011570.post-29230239083431576752013-10-03T09:08:00.002-07:002013-10-03T09:08:44.209-07:00Sincerely Dark - Barbie Doll Dress Inspired by Sweet Peril<div style="text-align: right;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Last you heard I gave into my book cover obsession and created a Barbie doll dress inspired by <i>Sweet Evil</i> by Wendy Higgins. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I like to call this dress <b>Sincerely Dark</b>. I am selling this beautiful gown over on my Etsy shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/162410017/barbie-doll-dress-sincerely-dark?ref=shop_home_active">Miracle of Mine</a>.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03219669783738063144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641236058679011570.post-2129286995338428322013-10-01T10:20:00.002-07:002013-10-01T10:20:56.995-07:00Flare of Desire - Barbie Doll Dress Inspired by Sweet Evil<div style="text-align: right;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Of late I have been an admirer of all these beautiful book cover dresses. I am sure you know exactly what I mean. Since I dabble in the Barbie doll dress proportions I thought I would combine my tiny skills with my love for books. </span></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tcZ3I42fpQY/T1KznqQw60I/AAAAAAAAAGE/SMnLaorijSo/s1600/sweet+evil.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tcZ3I42fpQY/T1KznqQw60I/AAAAAAAAAGE/SMnLaorijSo/s320/sweet+evil.jpg" width="212" /></a><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">For my first dress inspiration I chose <i>Sweet Evil</i> by Wendy Higgins. It is such a great book. Here on the right I have included a picture of the cover so you can see what I was working with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Many creative hours later this tiny little beauty above was born. I like to call this dress <b>Flare of Desire</b>. I am selling this beautiful gown over on my Etsy shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/162409117/barbie-doll-dress-flare-of-desire?ref=shop_home_active">Miracle of Mine</a>.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03219669783738063144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641236058679011570.post-38755849710378689112013-09-26T10:59:00.002-07:002013-09-26T11:00:00.222-07:00Longing for Home: Book Review<div style="text-align: right;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Sarah M. Eden</span></span></h3>
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Shadow Mountain
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August 6th 2013</div>
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Adult | Historical | Romance</div>
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Katie Macauley has placed all her hope in Hope Springs, a small town in
the 1870 Wyoming Territory. But if she wants to return home to Ireland
to make amends with her estranged family, she'll need to convince the
influential Joseph Archer to hold true to his word and keep her on his
payroll as his housekeeper despite her Irish roots. The town is caught
in an ongoing feud between the Irish and the "Reds" the frontiersmen who
would rather see all the Irish run out of town and the Irish immigrants
who are fighting to make a home for themselves in the New World. When
Joseph agrees to keep Katie on as his housekeeper, the feud erupts anew,
and Katie becomes the reluctant figurehead for the Irish townsfolk. As
the violence escalates throughout the town, Katie must choose between
the two men who have been vying for her love though only one might be
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I picked this book up
simply because it published by Shadow Mountain under the A Proper
Romance umbrella. Since Edenbrooke and Blackmoore were good I decided it
was worth a try.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sarah Eden really did her research
for this story. It all felt so real I was sure the characters weren't
fictional. Surely these exact people suffered some time ago. There is so
much detail and background. The entire Irish community and there
troubles with the non-Irish locals was at times a bit scary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Probably
one of my biggest problems with the book was that the author did such a
spectacular job making cases for both romantic men that I was evenly
torn. If only Katie could be duplicated so that they both could be
happy. I had a hard time getting to like both but once I did it was hard
to know who might be best. I also didn't like that even in the end her
choice didn't feel quite solid. Almost as if in the sequel something
will happen to sway her to the other man. Maybe it will be a terrible
misfortune to the current lucky guy or maybe he will just get lame in
future. All this build up about who she will choose but there wasn't a
marriage or even a date. Just more of a okay now we can start courting
each other. I guess I wasn't expecting that. One way or the other I am
sure the next book will prove very hard to read. The war is about to get
ugly.</span></div>
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wanted to know what would happen next. Didn't take me much time to get
through the long book but I am a bit hesitant to read further. I just
don't want to see the characters get hurt all over prejudice.</span></div>
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Shadow Mountain
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September 9th 2013</div>
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her heart and she knows she will never marry. Her plan is to travel to
India instead—if only to find peace for her restless spirit and to
escape the family she abhors. But Kate’s meddlesome mother has other
plans. She makes a bargain with Kate: India, yes, but only after Kate
has secured—and rejected—three marriage proposals.<br /><br />Kate journeys
to the stately manor of Blackmoore determined to fulfill her end of the
bargain and enlists the help of her dearest childhood friend, Henry
Delafield. But when it comes to matters of love, bargains are
meaningless and plans are changeable. There on the wild lands of
Blackmoore, Kate must face the truth that has kept her heart captive.
Will the proposal she is determined to reject actually be the one thing
that will set her heart free?<br /><br />Set in Northern England in 1820, <i>Blackmoore</i> is a Regency romance that tells the story of a young woman struggling to learn how to follow her heart. It is <i>Wuthering Heights</i> meets <i>Little Women</i> with a delicious must-read twist.</span><span id="freeText7933203368830099796"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">From the description in the synopsis I wasn't quite sure I wanted to read this book. Mostly due to the fact it didn't sound like something I would enjoy. But Edenbrooke was such a delight I felt I just had to see what else Julianne Donaldson could write.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The opening came across very melancholy and left me rather concerned the whole book would be sad and depressing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Henry is such a sweet character. I absolutely loved the friendship between Kate and Henry. In fact I think Henry really is the best thing about this book and without him it would really be hard to read. He is the ray of sunshine through all the gloom and unhappiness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It was hard at first to separate Edenbrooke and Blackmoore in my mind. I would just keep comparing everything Kate said or did to Marianne and they sort of blended. But after a bit even if there are similarities, both trapped and very unconventional society wise plus the male leads are both in a tight bind as to expressing their feelings, it was easy to see Blackmoore as its own story and characters. I think it took longer to get hooked into Blackmoore than Edenbrooke but inevitably I was hooked. A one day 4:30 in the morning read. So lovely! Such a delight. I am definitely picking up a copy for myself and some gifts for others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A friend of mine shared that the family situation for Kate is very similar to that of Elizabeth from Pride and Predjudice. Ridiculous mother and sister and rather absent father. There were definitely time when Kate annoyed me but thankfully Henry would come around to lighten the mood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The only reason this did not get five stars in my mind had to do with the ending. It just wasn't quite the traditional happily ever after. More of a semi-realistic vague happily ever after. Meaning it wasn't the one my mind was building up to. Still it was good.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03219669783738063144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641236058679011570.post-83132290716068208382013-09-14T10:03:00.000-07:002013-09-14T10:03:00.489-07:00Pile Denial: 30<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I am in denial.</b></span></div>
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It is ugly but it is nevertheless the state of things.<br />
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Here I will document my struggle with my book obsession. Behold my denial in all of its glory. <br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pile Escalation:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bought:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Changeling</span></b> by Phillipa Gregory</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Extracted</b> by Sherry D. Ficklin</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Lure of the Dead</b> by Joseph Delaney</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pile Reduction:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-size: large;">Read:</span></span></div>
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 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style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Fyre</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: 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New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> by Angie Sage</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier 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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier 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New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> by Gina Rosati</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b> 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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier 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Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Otherkin</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: 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New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> by Nina Berry</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 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New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b> 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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier 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Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Longing for Home</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> by Sarah M. Eden</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Winterveil</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> by Jenna Burtenshaw</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Consume</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> by Melissa Darnell</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 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"Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Siege and Storm</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> by Leigh Bardugo</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Grasping at Eternity</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> by Karen Amanda Hooper</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier 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Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Opal</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> by Jennifer L. Armentrout</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">by Rachel Harris</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Wolfsbane</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> by Patricia Briggs</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Body and Soul</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> by Stacey Kade</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Queen of the Dead</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> by Stacey Kade</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>The Ghost and the Goth</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> by Stacey Kade</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Goddess</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> by Josephine Angelini </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Onyx</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> by Jennifer L. Armentrout</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b> </b><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>First Frost</b> by Jennifer Estep<span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Torn</span></b> by Erica O'Rourke<span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Soulbound</b> by Heather Brewer </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Obsidian </b>by Jennifer L. Armentrout</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Angel Fire</b> by L. A. Weatherly</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Beautiful Chaos</b> by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Blurred </b>by Tara Fuller </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>The Apothecary's Daughter </b>by Julie Klassen</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Quintana of Charyn</b> by Melina Marchetta </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">DNF:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Etiquette and Espionage</b> by Gail Carriger</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>Pathfinder</b> by Orson Scott Card </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Bottleneck Effect:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-size: large;">Reading:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><b>Lure of the Dead</b> by Joseph Delaney</span></span></span><br />
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It has been a long time since I took stock of my pile or really did much of anything. I just thought it would be nice to see if I have made any progress in all these months. Turns out my progress hasn't been all that great.<br /><br />
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Until next time. . .</div>
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Here are the numbers of books hanging out on my TBR pile.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Books:<span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0c343d;"><span style="font-size: small;">34</span> (<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">barely a decrease</span>) :<span style="font-size: small;">) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">eBooks: <span style="font-size: small;">16<span style="color: #274e13;"></span></span><span style="color: #93c47d;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #0c343d;"> (decrease<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">) :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">How about you? Are you in denial?</b></span><br />
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Share in the comments or even in a post, just don't forget to leave a link, and help me feel a little better.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03219669783738063144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641236058679011570.post-13618319906446852702013-09-12T09:55:00.003-07:002013-09-12T09:55:57.978-07:00Fyre: Book Review<div style="text-align: right;">
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AejIRc6vbrc/UjHyDLFmHhI/AAAAAAAAE_Y/hZDSr4T5_Qg/s1600/fyre.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AejIRc6vbrc/UjHyDLFmHhI/AAAAAAAAE_Y/hZDSr4T5_Qg/s320/fyre.jpg" width="243" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">Fyre<span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Angie Sage</span></span></h3>
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Katherine Tegen Books</div>
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April 16th 2013</div>
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Middle Grade | Paranormal | Fantasy<br />
Magic</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText4195619573331987458">Official Blurb - </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText2220759917618504075"> </span><span id="freeText3284770752624903582"><br /></span><span id="freeText813704842281152129">Now that Septimus, Jenna,
and Beetle are fourteen years old, they have assumed larger roles in
their Magykal world. Beetle is the Chief Hermetic Scribe of the
Manuscriptorium and Jenna will soon be Queen, but Septimus is still
battling the remnants of the Darke Domaine, which will remain until the
power of the evil Two-Faced Ring is destroyed forever. To accomplish
that, the ancient Alchemie Fyre must be relit—a task that sends Septimus
to the very origins of Magyk and Physik, testing both his skills and
his loyalties to ExtraOrdinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand and Alchemist
Marcellus Pye.<br /><br />In a journey that encapsulates the entire Septimus
Heap series, Septimus continues to discover who he is and expand upon
his Magykal power and skills. fyre weaves together every character from
the series and incorporates many of the Magykal places from each book.
Written with Angie Sage's distinctive humor and heart, <em>Fyre</em> is
the grand finale that celebrates the greatest Magyk of all: When the
Fyre inside is kindled and when the Time Is Right, anything is possible.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I am sure many would like to compare this series to Harry Potter. It does have wizards after all. But making that comparison would set readers up for some disappointment. This series is nowhere near as deep and certainly not as serious. You needn't fear these books will scare your children. It is like all the villains have safety corners on them. So there really is never a chance of things getting bad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This book really wanders quite a bit. At times there is definitely more tangent then forward momentum for the story. I just don't think any of the characters could take anything seriously. But finally after many many tangents and silly moments the book concludes. I wasn't as satisfied with the ending as I was hoping. It felt more like an open ending just in case the publisher wants more books in the future.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03219669783738063144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641236058679011570.post-3682563260242745472013-09-10T09:02:00.001-07:002013-09-10T09:02:58.701-07:00Consume: Book Review<div style="text-align: right;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Melis<span style="font-size: small;">s</span>a Darnell</span></span></h3>
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Harlequin Teen
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August 27th 2013</div>
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Young Adult | Paranormal | Romance<br />
Vampire</div>
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survived the change from Clann magic user to vampire, much to Savannah
Colbert's joy—and despair. By changing the Clann's golden boy and newly
elected leader, even to save him from death, she has unleashed a fury of
hatred and fear that they cannot escape. <br /><br />As the Clann and the
vampire council go to war, Tristan and Sav face a new threat—a
fracturing of the all-consuming bond they share. To fight for peace,
they must forge a new trust and risk everything to take down their
deadliest enemy, even as they must run for their lives. Soon they will
learn that some bonds are stronger than love—and some battles cannot be
won without sacrifice.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I didn't find vampire Tristan quite as entertaining or likeable as Clann Tristan. For the most part he just seemed like such a different person. Though to be fair I am sure it would take a bunch of concentration to make the transfer and keep under the radar. Plus it isn't like they really get time to hang out and act normal. Instead they are flung from one stressful deadly moment into the next. Tristan's whole obsession with revenge and the subsequent strain on his relationship with Savannah was tedious. In fact much of the on the run portion of the story was tedious. Probably my favorite part about vampire Tristan is how adamant he was about sitting with Savannah at her lunch table. For that brief situation he seemed approachable and likeable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A fairly satisfying end for the series or at the very least it was fairly consistent with the other books. The ending wasn't a huge surprise. It was pretty obvious as it began to wind up even if Tristan and Savannah were caught off guard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Avery <span style="font-size: small;">Will<span style="font-size: small;">ia<span style="font-size: small;">ms</span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
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January 3rd 2012</div>
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Young Adult | Paranormal<br />
Immortality</div>
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the Incarnation series, the immortal Serephina grapples with a wrenching
truth: Falling in love might mean succumbing to death.People say “love
never dies”…but love might be the death of Seraphina.<br /><br /> Seraphina
has been alive since the Middle Ages, when her boyfriend, Cyrus, managed
to perfect a method of alchemy that lets them swap bodies with any
human being. Sera ran away from Cyrus years ago, when she realized that
what they were doing—taking the lives of innocent people—was wrong. Yet
she doesn’t want to die, so she finds young people who are on the brink
of death, and inhabits their bodies.<br /><br /> Sera has just landed in the
body of a girl named Kailey who was about to die in a car accident. For
the first time, Sera falls in love with the life of the person she’s
inhabiting. Sera also falls for the boy next door, Noah. And soon it’s
clear the feelings are returned. But she can never kiss Noah, because
for her to touch lips with a human would mean the human’s death. And she
has even more to worry about: Cyrus is chasing her. If she stays in one
place for long, she puts herself—and the people she’s grown to care
for—in great danger. Will Sera have to give up the one thing that’s
eluded her for centuries: true love?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So angry. At the character for being so unbelievably dumb. After we have to endure her internal droning monologue and her insistence that she knows Cyrus. Then she goes against everything she knows. She is far too optimistic for having known life and Cyrus so long. She is far to childlike for all her time living. Could Cyrus really have kept her that confined? I just don't buy it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">That ending . . . grrrrr . . . Noah . . . I can't fathom a reason I want to keep reading after discovering Noah is gone. So mad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">What would likely have been a three star ended up a one based upon character stupidity and a terrible ending.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Melissa Tagg<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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Bethany House Publishers
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September 15th 2013</div>
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Adult | Contemporary | Christian | Romance</div>
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Woodruff, star of the homebuilding show "From the Ground Up," will do
anything to keep the job she loves. Due to a painful broken engagement
and a faith she's mostly forgotten, she's let her entire identity become
wrapped up in the Miranda everyone sees onscreen. So when she receives
news that the network might cancel her program, she must do the very
thing she fears most: let the spotlight shine on her closely guarded
personal life. The only problem? She's been living a lie--letting
viewers believe she's married--and now she's called upon to play wife to
a sweet, if a bit goofy, pretend husband to boost ratings. <br /><br />Desperate
to help his family and prove he's not a total failure, reporter Matthew
Knox is looking for a breakout story. When he's offered the opportunity
to do an online serial feature on Miranda Woodruff, he jumps at the
chance, even if celebrity reporting isn't really his thing. But as soon
as he meets Miranda, he knows she's keeping secrets. <br /><br />When
Miranda's former fiance suddenly appears on the scene again, she doubts
her life could get more complicated. Juggling three guys, an
on-the-rocks television show, and the potential exposure of her
deception is way more than she bargained for. Can the woman who makes
things look so good onscreen admit it's time to tell the truth about who
she is? And if she does, will the life Miranda's built come crashing
down just as she's finally found a love to last?</span></span><br />
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A very cute read. Stunning scenery. I wish I could live out where Miranda does. It was fascinating getting a peek into the lives of both a reality television host and a reporter. I have always been a fan of DIY home shows so this book was nice. I can totally see myself watching her show, if it were real. And I most definitely would love to have her as a friend.</div>
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Starry Sky Publishing
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Young Adult | Paranormal | Romance<br />
Reincarnation </div>
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entering this life, Maryah did the unthinkable—she erased. Now, at
seventeen years old, she’s clueless that her new adoptive family has
known her for centuries, that they are perpetually reincarnated souls,
and that they have supernatural abilities. Oh, and she's supposed to
love (not despise) Nathan, the green-eyed daredevil who saved her life.<br /><br />Nathan
is convinced his family’s plan to spark Maryah's memory is hopeless,
but his love for her is undying. After spending (and remembering) so
many lifetimes together, being around an empty version of his soulmate
is heart shattering. He hates acting like a stalker, but has no choice
because the evil outcast who murdered Maryah in their last lifetime is
still after her. <br /><br />While Maryah’s hunter inches closer, she and
Nathan make assumptions and hide secrets that rip them further apart.
Maryah has to believe in the magic within her, Nathan must have faith in
the power of their love, and both need to grasp onto the truth before
they lose each other forever—and discover just how lonely eternity can
be. <br /><br />X-MEN meets MY NAME IS MEMORY in Karen Amanda Hooper’s latest young adult release.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The characters seem a bit odd or maybe shallow. Yet even so I wanted to know what happened to them. But they really inspired me with a case of please slap these idiots. For being so wise and old Nathaniel is a git. I was totally voting against him. I mean is it really such a hard thing to grasp that he should court his true love? Does he have no game and has to rely on an eternal sold bond to get a girl? How pathetic. I really wanted him to put us all out of our misery or man up and act normal. So never happened. He gives up way too easily for being made solely for the purpose of loving her. Very sad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There are some corny and cheesy moments. Overall the story and characters were decent. The whole eternal power things was weird. They had some of the strangest powers. But when push came to shove in battle all those odd ball talents seemed pretty cool and believable. I think a few improvements could have really made this a stellar book.</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03219669783738063144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641236058679011570.post-59424121981423353642013-08-22T05:00:00.000-07:002013-08-22T05:00:04.343-07:00The Taker: Book Review<div style="text-align: right;">
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Simon & Schuster</div>
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September 6th 2011</div>
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Adult | Paranormal<br />
Immortality</div>
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<b>True love can last an eternity . . . but immortality comes at a price. . . .</b>
</i>On the midnight shift at a hospital in rural Maine, Dr. Luke
Findley is expecting another quiet evening of frostbite and the
occasional domestic dispute. But the minute Lanore McIlvrae—Lanny—walks
into his ER, she changes his life forever. A mysterious woman with a
past and plenty of dark secrets, Lanny is unlike anyone Luke has ever
met. He is inexplicably drawn to her . . . despite the fact that she is a
murder suspect with a police escort. And as she begins to tell her
story, a story of enduring love and consummate betrayal that transcends
time and mortality, Luke finds himself utterly captivated.<br /><br />Her
impassioned account begins at the turn of the nineteenth century in the
same small town of St. Andrew, Maine, back when it was a Puritan
settlement. Consumed as a child by her love for the son of the town’s
founder, Lanny will do anything to be with him forever. But the price
she pays is steep—an immortal bond that chains her to a terrible fate
for all eternity. And now, two centuries later, the key to her healing
and her salvation lies with Dr. Luke Findley.<br /><br />Part historical novel, part supernatural page-turner, <i>The Taker</i>
is an unforgettable tale about the power of unrequited love not only to
elevate and sustain, but also to blind and ultimately destroy, and how
each of us is responsible for finding our own path to redemption.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Whoa, this is a very dark book. Not to mention the first word being a bit high on the foul scale. Has a very journal like feel. The only reason I made it fifty pages is because I like Luke. But I soon discovered that this book is not for me and had to stop reading. It was obvious that the book was going to go places I would rather not tread.</span></div>
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St. Martin's Griffin
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March 15th 2011</div>
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Young Adult | Paranormal<br />
Magic</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This cover is way to pretty to be a novella. Not nearly enough people will get to admire it. Though at the same time this level of darkness is not what I would associate with Allarde. He seems to be such a bright star in the books.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03219669783738063144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641236058679011570.post-16351890292794730422013-08-15T05:00:00.001-07:002013-08-15T05:00:04.635-07:00Beasts and BFFs: Novella Review<div style="text-align: right;">
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St. Martin's Griffin
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December 17th 2010</div>
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Young Adult | Paranormal<br />
Werewolf </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03219669783738063144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641236058679011570.post-88803179664578409182013-08-13T05:00:00.001-07:002013-08-13T05:00:09.826-07:00Untouched: Novella Review<div style="text-align: right;">
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Entangled Publishing</div>
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March 27th 2012</div>
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Young Adult | Paranormal </div>
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days were filled with violence and death. He was used as a weapon of
destruction by the power hungry men of Denazen. He’s a Six. A person
with an abnormal ability. Some people call them gifts, but not Kale.
Kale’s touch means instant death.<br /><br />But now there’s Dez, the girl
he can touch, and they’re hunting down Sixes and warning them about
Denazen. Kale is learning about the world outside captivity and trying
to put his dark past behind him. But they underestimated how badly
Denazen wanted him back.<br /><br />When Dez sacrifices herself to save the
new Six they’d rescued from falling into the corp’s hands, Kale is lost.
Denazen has brought out its best to get the job done. Samsen, a
nightmare from Kale’s past—the only person he’s ever truly feared—has
come for them, and it soon becomes obvious he has his own twisted
agenda.<br /><br />Kale will need all his training to get Dez back and ensure they make it out, free—and alive. But will it be enough?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">One crazy sicko for a bad guy as well as a dark view into what Kale keeps hidden. How the childlike innocence can exist side by side with that darkness is a mystery. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03219669783738063144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641236058679011570.post-44248114417169776352013-08-08T05:00:00.001-07:002013-08-08T05:00:07.526-07:00Touch: Book Review<div style="text-align: right;">
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Entangled Publishing</div>
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November 1st 2011</div>
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tumbles down a river embankment and lands at her feet,
seventeen-year-old adrenaline junkie Deznee Cross snatches the
opportunity to piss off her father by bringing the mysterious hottie
with ice blue eyes home.<br /><br />Except there’s something off with Kale.
He wears her shoes in the shower, is overly fascinated with things like
DVDs and vases, and acts like she’ll turn to dust if he touches her.
It’s not until Dez’s father shows up, wielding a gun and knowing more
about Kale than he should, that Dez realizes there’s more to this
boy—and her father’s “law firm”—than she realized.<br /><br />Kale has been a
prisoner of Denazen Corporation—an organization devoted to collecting
“special” kids known as Sixes and using them as weapons—his entire life.
And, oh yeah, his touch? It kills. The two team up with a group of
rogue Sixes hellbent on taking down Denazen before they’re caught and
her father discovers the biggest secret of all. A secret Dez has spent
her life keeping safe.<br /><br />A secret Kale will kill to protect.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Brash characters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Kale confuses at times. So innocent and child like and yet dangerous and straight forward. Really not your average character. He has all the mechanics of your average teenage male but none of the mental complication.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It felt like a long action movie where you just can't bear to have it stop. An adrenaline high. What next? Like some drug addiction. Need another hit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Just what insane chess board situation will they get into next?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I would have given it four stars but it was a bit too brash and bold for my tastes. Plus I am not sure I want to develop this particular addiction for this series. What will I do when it ends? But I did enjoy it and wouldn't mind reading the next one just to see if my prediction is right. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The price for the healing will be that they won't be able to touch anymore. Which is why he will learn to control his ability. What better motivation than to be able to touch the person you love? </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03219669783738063144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641236058679011570.post-76369118830805219342013-08-06T05:00:00.001-07:002013-08-06T05:00:06.500-07:00Born Wicked: Book Review<div style="text-align: right;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jessica Spotswood<span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></h3>
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Putnam Juvenile
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February 7th 2012</div>
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Young Adult | Paranormal <br />
Witch</div>
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Cahill and her sisters are eccentric. Too pretty, too reclusive, and far
too educated for their own good. But the truth is even worse: they’re
witches. And if their secret is discovered by the priests of the
Brotherhood, it would mean an asylum, a prison ship—or an early grave.<br /><br />Before
her mother died, Cate promised to protect her sisters. But with only
six months left to choose between marriage and the Sisterhood, she might
not be able to keep her word... especially after she finds her mother’s
diary, uncovering a secret that could spell her family’s destruction.
Desperate to find alternatives to their fate, Cate starts scouring
banned books and questioning rebellious new friends, all while juggling
tea parties, shocking marriage proposals, and a forbidden romance with
the completely unsuitable Finn Belastra.<br /><br />If what her mother wrote
is true, the Cahill girls aren’t safe. Not from the Brotherhood, the
Sisterhood—not even from each other.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Very dull and boring at the beginning. I almost gave up. But since it the story felt so very like <i>Chime</i> which I liked I decided to persevere.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The whole reason I picked up this book was that I was informed that Finn was my perfect fictional guy. Finn is perfect. So that turned out to be pretty true. Bookish, smart, adaptive, passionate, loving, good looking, humble, basically just perfect.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I want to slap Cate!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Oldest villain trick in the book. I NEED to slap some sense into Cate. Don't ever believe the bad guys. If you come with us we promise not to do unspeakable acts of harm to your loved ones. Otherwise we will have no choice but to compel you to do as we want by hurting them. Only it doesn't matter what you do they will never stop using those threats. If you ever refuse they will just tread it out again. In fact the more you let them get away with the more their control over you becomes complete. Idiot girl! If I didn't like Finn so much I would say good riddance to Cate and her dumb sisters. For being the prophsied sisters they are really disappointing. They are certainly not protective of each other. So sad. Pathetic really. How can they be the prophesied sisters if they are so easily bullied?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">He gives us everything and even takes a path he doesn't want for this girl and she doesn't even have the backbone to do her part. *makes strangling motions with hands* Wish I could wring Cates scrawny neck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So obviously the book gets much better from my first bored impression. All of which begins with Finn. And the fact we finally get to learn some plot moving secrets.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03219669783738063144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641236058679011570.post-5659199831302344862013-08-01T05:00:00.001-07:002013-08-01T05:00:02.795-07:00The Indigo Spell: Book Review<div style="text-align: right;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Richelle Mead<span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></h3>
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Razorbill
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February 12th 2013</div>
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Young Adult | Paranormal <br />
Vampire</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText4195619573331987458">Official Blurb - </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText2220759917618504075"> </span><span id="freeText3284770752624903582"><br /></span><span id="freeText18335755021056601900">In the aftermath of a
forbidden moment that rocked Sydney to her core, she finds herself
struggling to draw the line between her Alchemist teachings and what her
heart is urging her to do. Then she meets alluring, rebellious Marcus
Finch--a former Alchemist who escaped against all odds, and is now on
the run. Marcus wants to teach Sydney the secrets he claims the
Alchemists are hiding from her. But as he pushes her to rebel against
the people who raised her, Sydney finds that breaking free is harder
than she thought. There is an old and mysterious magic rooted deeply
within her. And as she searches for an evil magic user targeting
powerful young witches, she realizes that her only hope is to embrace
her magical blood--or else she might be next.<br /><br /><br />Populated with
new faces as well as familiar ones, the Bloodlines series explores all
the friendship, romance, battles, and betrayals that made the #1 New
York Times bestselling Vampire Academy series so addictive—this time in a
part-vampire, part-human setting where the stakes are even higher and
everyone’s out for blood.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">While Adrian did pull out some of his charm this time around it still couldn't compare to the romance between Dimitri and Rose. The difference between fire and a bright warm light. Both are great but not quite the same.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sydney reminds me of the Cat in the Hat except no where near as flamboyant. But she can stand on unsteady foundation while balancing an unbelivable number of things. All without falling or dropping anything. And she has the unfailing confidence much like the Cat in the Hat. Yet just like the Cat in the Hat I think her demise is certain and fast approaching and the chaos that will result with be just as messy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I felt that there was much too big a deal made over Marcus. While he was completely full of himself he just wasn't that amazing. In fact I found him rather annoying and will be glad to be rid of him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Still a great read with great characters. I am so glad the wait isn't too long for the next book. How will Sydney get out of her current predicament and is there any possible future for Adrian and herself?</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03219669783738063144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2641236058679011570.post-7394634599860350722013-07-30T05:00:00.001-07:002013-07-30T05:00:00.977-07:00The Golden Lily: Book Review<div style="text-align: right;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Richelle Mead<span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></h3>
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Razorbill
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June 12th 2012</div>
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Young Adult | Paranormal <br />
Vampire</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText4195619573331987458">Official Blurb - </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText2220759917618504075"> </span><span id="freeText3284770752624903582"><br /></span><span id="freeText3849150041165858653">Sydney Sage is an
Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to
bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire
secrets—and human lives.<br /><br /> Sydney would love to go to college, but
instead, she’s been sent into hiding at a posh boarding school in Palm
Springs, California–tasked with protecting Moroi princess Jill Dragomir
from assassins who want to throw the Moroi court into civil war.
Formerly in disgrace, Sydney is now praised for her loyalty and
obedience, and held up as the model of an exemplary Alchemist.<br /><br />
But the closer she grows to Jill, Eddie, and especially Adrian, the more
she finds herself questioning her age–old Alchemist beliefs, her idea
of family, and the sense of what it means to truly belong. Her world
becomes even more complicated when magical experiments show Sydney may
hold the key to prevent becoming Strigoi—the fiercest vampires, the ones
who don’t die. But it’s her fear of being just that—special, magical,
powerful—that scares her more than anything. Equally daunting is her new
romance with Brayden, a cute, brainy guy who seems to be her match in
every way. Yet, as perfect as he seems, Sydney finds herself being drawn
to someone else—someone forbidden to her.<br /><br /> When a shocking
secret threatens to tear the vampire world apart, Sydney’s loyalties are
suddenly tested more than ever before. She wonders how she's supposed
to strike a balance between the principles and dogmas she's been taught,
and what her instincts are now telling her.<br /><br /> Should she trust the Alchemists—or her heart?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Gone is the playboy Adrian, witty still remains but he is a shell of his old self. Yet at the same time we get to see something as profound as it is opposite to our very first impression of him. Soft shy deep and transformational are his new feelings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Sydney is a delight once again. So oblivious it is sweet. Fiercely loyal. I am excited to see what she will do next.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I do miss the more confident and semi pushy Adrian. Hopefully he might return in the next book and set the pages ablaze.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Jill's dreamy moments were slightly disturbing. Both coming from Jill and the idea that Adrian could have thoughts along the lines of "the burgundy trim in your skirt really brings out the amber in your eyes." I can't imagine guys noticing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I loved this book and am so excited for more! The characters are awesome and the story intense.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Kristen Simmons<span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></h3>
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Tor Teen
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February 12th 2013</div>
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Young Adult | Science Fiction <br />
Dystopia </div>
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faking their deaths to escape from prison, Ember Miller and Chase
Jennings have only one goal: to lay low until the Federal Bureau of
Reformation forgets they ever existed.<br /><br />Near-celebrities now for
the increasingly sensationalized tales of their struggles with the
government, Ember and Chase are recognized and taken in by the
Resistance—an underground organization working to systematically take
down the government. At headquarters, all eyes are on the sniper, an
anonymous assassin taking out FBR soldiers one by one. Rumors are flying
about the sniper’s true identity, and Ember and Chase welcome the
diversion….<br /><br />Until the government posts its most-wanted list, and their number one suspect is Ember herself.<br /><br />Orders are <i>shoot to kill</i>,
and soldiers are cleared to fire on suspicion alone. Suddenly Ember
can’t even step onto the street without fear of being recognized, and
“laying low” is a joke. Even members of the Resistance are starting to
look at her sideways.<br /><br />With Chase urging her to run, Ember must decide: Go into hiding…or fight back?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This installment wasn't quite what I was hoping for but it was still very nice. There was plenty going on to keep the pages flying by. While some of the things that happened were obvious there are a few that still remain a mystery. Who is the rat? I still don't trust Tucker but he would have to be crazy to volunteer to be in the middle of the take down. Just the sort of place you are more likely to lose your life and then have gained nothing for your efforts. But then he might just be crazy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The first hundred pages of the book were a bit dull. Well, all except for a small stolen moment or two for Chase and Ember. But by the end of the book it wasn't dull anymore. As the last couple of pages wound up I just wanted more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Chase was great. If one had to be in a dystopian novel being loved ferociously by Chase would go a long way to making it alright. It is like his soul is entwined with hers. If she were to perish he would go insane and then die of the loss. Very deep and moving. I wanted to share some of the moments that made this so apparent but they contain too many spoilers. Here is his declaration, "I love you, Em. I've loved you since I was eight years old, and I'll love you my whole life." Or even this observation sums it up, "The way he looks at you . . . like if I twisted your arm, his would fall off or something."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Definitely a great read and I can't wait for the next.</span></div>
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"Did I do something wrong?" I asked bluntly, and watched his guard drop.<br />
"You? <i>No.</i>" He shook his head. "No. Last night . . . I didn't mean . . ." He scratched a hand through his black hair, then laughed awkwardly. "I shouldn't have left." <br />
"Why did you then?" I asked. <br />
He leaned forward, elbows on his knees. The heels of his boots made a audible tapping against the cement. <br />
Fresh air was overrated. I rose to go back downstairs, but he grabbed my hand.<br />
"You're grieving," he blurted. "I didn't want you to think, I don't know, I was taking advantage of you." The words were obviously tied up inside of him, and he sighed, frustrated. <br />
"I think I was the one taking advantage of you." I returned to my seat and looked down, but looked down a little ashamed. I hadn't thought he might feel that way. <br />
He snorted. "In that case, please. Go right ahead."</div>
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