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Illuminate by Aimee Agresti

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Decided to read another fairy book. I really like the fairy trend. The fairy trend is my absolute favorite of all the trends. Haven Terra is a brainy, shy high school outcast. But everything begins to change when she turns sixteen. Along with her best friend Dante and their quiet and brilliant classmate Lance, she is awarded a prestigious internship in the big city— Chicago—and is sent to live and work at a swanky and stylish hotel under the watchful eyes of a group of gorgeous and shockingly young-looking strangers: powerful and alluring hotel owner Aurelia Brown; her second-in-command, the dashing Lucian Grove; and their stunning but aloof staff of glamazons called The Outfit. As Haven begins falling for Lucian, she discovers that these beautiful people are not quite what they seem. With the help of a mysterious book, she uncovers a network of secret passageways from the hotel’s jazz-age past that leads her to the heart of the evil agenda of Aurelia and company: they’re in the busine...

Halo by Alexandra Adornetto

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Another angel series I have been so curious to read but never got the chance to read because of school. An angel is sent to Earth on a mission.But falling in love is not part of the plan.Three angels – Gabriel, the warrior; Ivy, the healer; and Bethany, the youngest and most human – are sent by Heaven to bring good to a world falling under the influence of darkness. They work hard to conceal their luminous glow, superhuman powers, and, most dangerous of all, their wings, all the while avoiding all human attachments.Then Bethany meets Xavier Woods, and neither of them is able to resist the attraction between them. Gabriel and Ivy do everything in their power to intervene, but the bond between Xavier and Bethany seems too strong.The angel’s mission is urgent, and dark forces are threatening. Will love ruin Bethany or save her? I must say I really enjoyed this particular book. It was a little bit different from the majority of angel stories out there. I also liked the religious aspects it...

Lessons from Write On Con

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The past week and a half, I attended the virtual Write On Con online. For those who did not know what it is, it's an online writer's conference, it was in a way like a virtual one for those who couldn't afford to travel to another town for those conferences. During the conference there were agents, authors and editors talking about book publishing and establishing author platforms and in the forums some agents and editors were requesting manuscripts through the forums, and there were some things I wanted to share. 1. More than one POV The agents and editors said they don't mind more than one POV but they want the voices to be different. They also recommended that if you want to write novels with multiple POVs good examples of published novels using that technique is Jodi Picoult's novels and Pretty Little Liars Series by Sara Sheppard. All of Jodi Picoult's novels deal with 5-7 different POVs and she is a New York Times best selling author for multiple years and...

Blog Tour: My Super Sweet Sixteenth Century by Rachel Harris

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So happy to be apart of this magnificent blog tour. I received and ARC of this book and I was extremely excited to begin reading it. Once I found out there was going to be a blog tour, I just had to sign up for it!  On the precipice of her sixteenth birthday, the last thing lone wolf Cat Crawford wants is an extravagant gala thrown by her bubbly stepmother and well-meaning father. So even though Cat knows the family’s trip to Florence, Italy, is a peace offering, she embraces the magical city and all it offers. But when her curiosity leads her to an unusual gypsy tent, she exits . . . right into Renaissance  Firenze .  Thrust into the sixteenth century armed with only a backpack full of contraband future items, Cat joins up with her ancestors, the sweet Alessandra and protective Cipriano, and soon falls for the gorgeous aspiring artist Lorenzo. But when the much-older Niccolo starts sniffing around, Cat realizes that an unwanted birthday party is nothing compared to an un...

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead

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I'm not over vampires yet. There were just so many to choose from in the book store that its hard to sometimes pick out something to read when there are so many of the same genre to choose from. A lot of people recommended I read this series since I loved the House of Night novels by P.C. Cast and I thought I would give it a chance to read. I'm glad this whole series was complete because it gave me the chance to read the whole series through. Vampire Academy (Book 1) St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school—it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They’ve been on the run, but now they’re being dragged back to St. Vladimir’s—the very place where they’re most in danger... Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy’s ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they m...

Blog Tour! Glitch by Heather Anastasiu

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So honored to be apart of another blog tour. I received an ARC copy of this book and I absolutely loved it! Out of all the trends New York Publishing should keep the dystopian trends going because they are the most interesting to read. This one in particular caught my interest and I was so anxious to get my hands on it, and I'll tell you, it was worth the wait! I don't know why it took so long for St.Martins to publish this because it is a work of genius! I loved it! It had some romance but it was all mostly action and adventure! It was truly an amazing story and I loved every word of it! In the Community, there is no more pain or war. Implanted computer chips have wiped humanity clean of destructive emotions, and thoughts are replaced by a feed from the Link network. When Zoe starts to malfunction (or “glitch”), she suddenly begins having her own thoughts, feelings, and identity. Any anomalies must be immediately reported and repaired, but Zoe has a secret so dark it will mean...

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

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Delirium (Book 1) Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn’t understand that once love -- the deliria -- blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the government demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy. But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love. This is another dystopia that is set with the government controlling society. I'm starting to see patterns now with the government themes in the dystopian books and now why publishers are sort of done with dystopian novels though I do like every single authors take on what would happen in a post apocalyptic world. What I happen to like the most about is how the writer's strength is in...

Kanaeva Golden Again

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I love Rhythmic gymnastics. It does not use a lot of gymnastics elements, it more of dancing, while using tools, the scoring is different from artistic. Now don't get me wrong I am American, and I always want U.S.A to take home the gold, but I love watching when Russia performs. They have dominated this sport for years, and it's because of their culture, the Bolshoi ballet is legendary, and most Russian gymnasts, artistic and rhythmic, have trained in classical ballet along with their gymnastics training. Rhythmic gymnastics is about the dance elements while also using the apparatus, it requires intensive ballet training and a lot of flexibility.  What I love about Kanaeva is how gra ceful she looks on the apparatus. She is a lso con sidered the most succes sful rhythmic gymnast. Winning two Olympic All -Around titles straight and multiple world titles. I was so happy she won, she deserved it, she's so elegant and graceful. I hope she considers going into professional dance...

Women's All-Around, American 3 Peat

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For the past two Olympics, U.S.A. won the All-Around. In Athens 2004, Carly Patterson was the Golden Girl In 2008 Beijing it was Nastia Liukin For the third Olympics straight, in 2012 London Gabby Douglas fulfilled the U.S. expectations for a third All-Around Olympic Champion. With Russia's Viktoria Komova and Aliya Mustafina taking silver and bronze.

Men's All Around

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The Men's Individual All-Around final occurred and as predicted Japan's Kohei Uchimura won the gold. As much as I want the U.S. to win titles I'm glad Kohei won, he is a fabulous athlete. He has the most difficulty of any male gymnast in the world, was the World All-Around Champion from 2009 - 2011, and he worked hard for his success, congrats Kohei! However I was extremely surprised when U.S.A Danell Levya won the All-Around Bronze! This makes Danell the first Cuban-American to win an Olympic Title CONGRATS DANELL!

WOMEN'S TEAM WINS!

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1996 was the first time the U.S.A's Women's gymnastics team won the Olympics, the team was known as the Magnificent Seven. And now for the second time in gymnastics history, Team U.S.A won the team gold! And they will be known as the Fierce Five