tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-922184572405867202024-03-14T11:05:48.760-04:00To Read, Perchance to DreamAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17512313312810812182noreply@blogger.comBlogger245125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92218457240586720.post-64750277206645515272014-04-09T14:11:00.000-04:002014-04-09T14:11:14.599-04:00Book Review: Promises in Death (In Death #28) by J.D. Robb<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span id="freeText17456173619779081791">Amarylis Coltraine may
have recently transferred to the New York City police force from
Atlanta, but she's been a cop long enough to know how to defend herself
against an assailant. When she's taken down just steps away from her
apartment, killed with her own weapon, for Eve the victim isn't just
"one of us." <br /><br /> Dallas's friend Chief Medical Examiner Morris and
Coltraine had started a serious relationship, and from all accounts the
two were headed for a happy future together. But someone has put an end
to all that. After breaking the news to Morris, Eve starts questioning
everyone from Coltraine's squad, informants, and neighbors, while Eve's
husband, Roarke, digs into computer data on Coltraine's life back in
Atlanta. To their shock, they discover a connection between this case
and their own painful, shadowy pasts. <br /><br /> The truth will need to be
uncovered one layer at a time, starting with the box that arrives at
Cop Central addressed to Eve containing Coltraine's guns, badge, and a
note from her killer: "You can have them back. Maybe someday soon, I'll
be sending yours to somebody else." <br /><br /> But Eve Dallas doesn't take
too kindly to personal threats, and she is going to break this case,
whatever it takes. And that's a promise.</span></blockquote>
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Once again, Nora Roberts, writing as J.D. Robb in this 28th book of the In Death series, manages to keep the excitement going. The relationship between Eve and Rourke is still going strong, although they don't fight as much in this book, thank goodness! The mystery is well written and interesting with enough twists to keep you guessing. An old nemesis pops up, as happens a good bit in these stories. <i>Promises in Death</i> is another high quality read in the series.</div>
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I give this book 4 Bookworms.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17512313312810812182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92218457240586720.post-76108688257392715092014-04-03T14:24:00.000-04:002014-04-03T14:24:51.351-04:00Reading Challenge: Anne & Kristilyn’s 2014 Book Bingo Reading Challenge<br />
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I think it's time for me to join another reading challenge. This one looks really fun! You have to fill in the bingo card. You can win bingo the regular ways, but the big challenge is to do a blackout. So I'll try! Click on the button above to come join us!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17512313312810812182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92218457240586720.post-87737146091375342412014-04-03T12:55:00.000-04:002014-04-03T12:59:05.298-04:00Book Review: What Remains (Dead World #1) by Kay Holland<br />
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<span id="freeText13774396467083141565">Project Fed. It was supposed to be the answer to hunger, but instead,
it was the destruction of the world as we knew it. The growth of
chemically enhanced "super" fruits and vegetables began in unmarked
farms across the Nations, as well as their distribution in small towns.
Within hours of Project Fed's first delivery and primary consumption,
something far beyond expectancy was unleashed. Something far beyond what
anyone could help.<br /><br />Four months later, seventeen year old Max Cade is trying to survive
amongst what remains of her old life. In an effort to escort an awry
"Doctor" from one camp to the next, she will have to reintroduce her two
young friends to the horrors beyond their shelter that she so badly
wanted to shield them from. Getting there was supposed to be the easy
part, but when travelling through a world of ruin, sometimes the undead
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I really wanted to like this book, but I just didn't. The title is good, that's about all. The book is full of typos, incorrect grammar, misspelled words, and sometimes the wrong word entirely. Ignoring that, the writing style was awkward and choppy in some places. The characters were flat and uninteresting. The zombies in the book are a little bit different than the usual ones you read about or see in movies. While they were always around in the story, I felt like they could have been emphasized a little more. <i> What Remains</i> by Kay Holland is not a book I would recommend.</div>
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<span id="freeText14777992966239862880">Eve has seen this crime
scene before: the artfully arranged body of a young brunette, arms
spread, palms up, body marked by the signs of prolonged and painful
torture. Carved into her torso is the time it took her to die - in
hours, minutes, and seconds. And on the third finger of her left hand
has been placed a silver ring. Eve is catapulted back to a case nine
years earlier, when a man whom the media tagged "The Groom" put the city
on edge with a killing spree that took the lives of four women in
fifteen days. Eve and her partner Feeney, her friend and mentor,
couldn't stop him before he disappeared, only to resurface in other
parts of the world to kill and kill again. But now The Groom seems to
have come back to where he started. When it turns out that The Groom's
most recent victim was employed by Eve's billionaire husband, Roarke,
she brings him onto the case. A move that proves fitting when it becomes
chillingly clear that the killer has made it personal. The corpse was
washed in products from a store Roarke owns and laid out on a sheet his
company manufactures. With the Groom's monstrous return, Eve is
determined to finish him once and for all. Familiar with his methods,
she knows that he has already grabbed his next victim. But his sights
are set on the biggest challenge of his illustrious career - an
abduction that will test his skills and that promises to give him
satisfaction as he's never known. Time is running out on another woman's
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<i>Creation in Death </i>is the twenty-fifth book in the In Death series written by Nora Roberts (writing as J.D. Robb). I've been slowly reading all the books in this series (and some of the novellas in between numbers) for over a year now.<br />
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The characters are real and engaging. They have grown and changed through the whole series. I enjoy how Roarke and Eve support and care about each other, even though they tend to fight a lot. Most of the characters have some snarkiness to them, and the sarcastic jibs help lighten the story which is about torture and murder.<br />
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The book is written well, the action is fast paced. It's hard to put this book down once you start reading it! Even though this book is later in the series, you can read it as a stand alone if you wish. But to get the full background on the characters and their stories, start from the first one, <i>Naked in Death</i>.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I'm joining the ARC April reading challenge hosted by Octavia at Read Sleep Repeat. The challenge is to read as many ARCs as you can during April 2014. Here's what I hope to get done (I'll add more as I think I can do them!)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">This challenge ran from March 1st - March 31st 2014, hosted by <a href="http://caffeinatedbookreviewer.com/" target="_blank">Caffeinated Book Reviewer </a>(click button above). I had just started doing book reviews again and this was the first challenge I signed up for. I was a little wary, so I just thought I'd try for 5 books. I did a little better than that!</span></h4>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17512313312810812182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92218457240586720.post-8286672691564615442014-04-01T11:46:00.004-04:002014-04-01T11:46:56.107-04:00Book Review: Dog Gone Back Soon (Cyrus Mills #2) by Nick Trout<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span id="freeText2521806822064282074">When Dr. Cyrus Mills
returned home after inheriting his estranged father's veterinary
practice, The Bedside Manor for Sick Animals, the last thing he wanted
was to stay in Eden Falls, Vermont, a moment longer than absolutely
necessary. However, the previously reclusive veterinarian pathologist
quickly found that he actually enjoyed treating animals and getting to
know the eccentric residents of the tiny provincial town-especially an
alluring waitress named Amy. <br /><br />So Cyrus is now determined to make
Bedside Manor thrive. Not an easy goal, given that Healthy Paws, the
national veterinary chain across town, will stop at nothing to crush its
mom-and-pop competitor. And the rival vet practice isn't Cyrus's only
competition; a handsome stranger shows up out of nowhere who clearly has
a mysterious past with Amy. To top it off, Cyrus finds himself both the
guardian of a very unique orphaned dog and smack in the middle of
serious small town drama.</span></blockquote>
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<i>Dog Gone Back Soon </i>is the second book in the Cyrus Mills series by Nick Trout. I reviewed the first book in the series, <a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-patron-saint-of-lost-dogs.html" target="_blank"><i>The Patron Saint of Lost Dogs</i> here.</a> It's not necessary to read the first book before this one, although the story picks up right after <i>The Patron Saint of Lost Dogs</i> ends. </div>
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The story is written well and flows smoothly. There are some great moments with animals, as is to be expected with a book about a veterinarian. The characters are growing in depth in this second book, and we are introduced to some new ones. I enjoy the quirkiness of the small town community.</div>
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A couple things in the story just didn't sit well. Cyrus falling for and going along with the blind date and all it entailed went too far for me. Then Cyrus diagnosing a human without the man asking for one and without any testing, Cyrus just blurting it out, was irresponsible and stupid. While Cyrus is a bit of a bumbler, he's not irresponsible or stupid, so that scene wasn't believable.</div>
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Everything with Stash, the labradoodle was wonderful. I wish there was more with him. Actually, I would have preferred more animal interaction throughout the whole book. </div>
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I was given a copy of <i>Dog Gone Back Soon</i> in exchange for my honest review. I enjoyed reading the book and would recommend it to anyone, especially animal lovers.</div>
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I give this book 3 Bookworms.</div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I hope everyone had a wonderful March! Here are my reading challenge wrap-ups. Now, I just started back with this blog and joined all the challenges in mid-March. As I was allowed to include what I had read in January and February, I've worked hard getting reviews done and links entered on the correct Reading Challenge pages. Here's all the books I've read and reviewed through March 31, 2014.</span></h3>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-made-in-usa-by-billie-letts.html"><span style="color: blue;">Made in the U.S.A. by Billie Letts</span></a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-night-broken-mercy-thompson.html"><span style="color: blue;">Night Broken (Mercy Thompson #8) by Patricia Briggs</span></a> </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-nobodys-fool-by-richard.html"><span style="color: blue;">Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo</span></a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-obernewtyn-obernewtyn.html"><span style="color: blue;">Obernewtyn (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #1) by Isobelle
Carmody</span></a> </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-one-foot-in-grave-night.html"><span style="color: blue;">One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress #2) by Jeaniene
Frost</span></a> </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-pale-demon-hollows-9-by-kim.html"><span style="color: blue;">Pale Demon (The Hollows #9) by Kim Harrison</span></a> </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-storm-front-dresden-files-1.html"><span style="color: blue;">Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1) by Jim Butcher</span></a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-sunrise-ashfall-3-by-mike.html"><span style="color: blue;">Sunrise (Ashfall #3) by Mike Mullin</span></a> </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-chase-fox-and-ohare-2-by-janet.html"><span style="color: blue;">The Chase (Fox and O'Hare #2) by Janet Evanovich and
Lee Goldberg</span></a> </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-cuckoos-calling-cormoran.html"><span style="color: blue;">The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike #1) by Robert
Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)</span></a> </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-farseekers-obernewtyn.html"><span style="color: blue;">The Farseekers (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #2) by
Isobelle Carmody</span></a> </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-heart-is-lonely-hunter-by.html"><span style="color: blue;">The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers</span></a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-honk-and-holler-opening.html"><span style="color: blue;">The Honk and Holler Opening Soon by Billie Letts</span></a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-keeping-place-obernewtyn.html"><span style="color: blue;">The Keeping Place (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #4) by
Isobelle Carmody</span></a> </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-light-in-ruins-by-chris.html"><span style="color: blue;">The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian</span></a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-patron-saint-of-lost-dogs.html"><span style="color: blue;"> </span></a><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-patron-saint-of-lost-dogs.html"><span style="color: blue;">The Patron Saint of Lost Dogs (Cyrus Mills #1) by Nick
Trout</span></a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-royal-treatment-alaskan.html"><span style="color: blue;">The Royal Treatment (Alaskan Royal Family #1) by
MaryJanice Davidson</span></a> </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-through-ever-night-under.html"><span style="color: blue;">Through the Ever Night (Under the Never Sky #2) by
Veronica Rossi</span></a> </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-under-never-sky-by-veronica.html"><span style="color: blue;">Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky #1) by
Veronica Rossi</span></a> </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-what-mother-knows-by-leslie.html"><span style="color: blue;">What a Mother Knows by Leslie Lehr</span></a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-what-alice-forgot-by-liane.html"><span style="color: blue;">What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty</span></a> </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-where-heart-is-by-billie.html"><span style="color: blue;">Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts</span></a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-zombie-indiana-by-scott.html"><span style="color: blue;">Zombie, Indiana (Zombie #3) by Scott Kenemore</span></a> </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-zombie-ohio-by-scott.html"><span style="color: blue;">Zombie, Ohio (Zombie #1) by Scott Kenemore</span></a> </span></li>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I signed up to read 20 Dystopian books in 2014, I'm well on my way with 8 books!</span></h4>
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<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-sunrise-ashfall-3-by-mike.html" target="_blank">Sunrise (Ashfall #3) by Mike Mullin</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-fire-flood-by-victoria-scott.html" target="_blank">Fire & Flood (Fire & Flood #1) by Victoria Scott</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-under-never-sky-by-veronica.html" target="_blank">Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky #1) by Veronica Rossi</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-obernewtyn-obernewtyn.html">Obernewtyn (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #1) by Isobelle Carmody</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-farseekers-obernewtyn.html">The Farseekers (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #2) by Isobelle Carmody</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-through-ever-night-under.html">Through the Ever Night (Under the Never Sky #2) by Veronica Rossi</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-ashling-obernewtyn.html">Ashling (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #3) by Isobelle Carmody</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-keeping-place-obernewtyn.html">The Keeping Place (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #4) by Isobelle Carmody</a> </li>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I signed up to read 75 Ebooks in 2014, I'm over halfway there!</span></h4>
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<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-sunrise-ashfall-3-by-mike.html" target="_blank">Sunrise (Ashfall #3) by Mike Mullin</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-chase-fox-and-ohare-2-by-janet.html" target="_blank">The Chase (Fox and O'Hare #2) by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-dead-ugly-beginning-dead-1.html" target="_blank">Dead The Ugly Beginning by T.W. Brown</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-elizabeth-is-missing-by_14.html" target="_blank">Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-storm-front-dresden-files-1.html" target="_blank">Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1) by Jim Butcher</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-zombie-ohio-by-scott.html" target="_blank">Zombie, Ohio (Zombie #1) by Scott Kenemore</a> </li>
<li> <a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-black-magic-sanction.html" target="_blank">Black Magic Sanction (The Hollows #8) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-zombie-indiana-by-scott.html" target="_blank">Zombie, Indiana (Zombie #3) by Scott Kenemore</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-pale-demon-hollows-9-by-kim.html" target="_blank">Pale Demon (The Hollows #9) by Kim Harrison</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-one-foot-in-grave-night.html" target="_blank">One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress #2) by Jeaniene Frost</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-at-graves-end-night.html" target="_blank">At Grave's End (Night Huntress #3) by Jeaniene Frost</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-love-letters-from-ladybug.html" target="_blank">Love Letters from Ladybug Farm (Ladybug Farm #3) by Donna Ball</a> <br /> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-fool-moon-dresden-files-2.html" target="_blank">Fool Moon (The Dresden Files #2) by Jim Butcher</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-cuckoos-calling-cormoran.html" target="_blank">The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike #1) by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-fire-flood-by-victoria-scott.html" target="_blank">Fire & Flood (Fire & Flood #1) by Victoria Scott</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-perfect-blood-hollows-10-by.html" target="_blank">A Perfect Blood (The Hollows #10) by Kim Harrison</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-child-of-mountains-by.html" target="_blank">Child of the Mountains by Marilyn Sue Shank</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-where-heart-is-by-billie.html" target="_blank">Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-nobodys-fool-by-richard.html" target="_blank">Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-book-of-riley-zombie-tale.html" target="_blank">Book of Riley Part 4 by Mark Tufo</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-made-in-usa-by-billie-letts.html" target="_blank">Made in the U.S.A. by Billie Letts</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-under-never-sky-by-veronica.html" target="_blank">Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky #1) by Veronica Rossi</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-obernewtyn-obernewtyn.html">Obernewtyn (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #1) by Isobelle Carmody</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-farseekers-obernewtyn.html">The Farseekers (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #2) by Isobelle Carmody</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-clan-of-cave-bear-earths.html">Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children #1) by Jean M. Auel</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-heart-is-lonely-hunter-by.html">The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-dead-and-kicking-ghost.html">Dead and Kicking (A Ghost Dusters Mystery #3) by Wendy Roberts</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-light-in-ruins-by-chris.html">The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-deadlocked-4-by-ar-wise.html">Deadlocked 4 by A.R. Wise</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/every-which-way-but-dead-hollows-3-by.html">Every Which Way But Dead (The Hollows #3) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-what-mother-knows-by-leslie.html">What a Mother Knows by Leslie Lehr</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-through-ever-night-under.html">Through the Ever Night (Under the Never Sky #2) by Veronica Rossi</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-ashling-obernewtyn.html">Ashling (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #3) by Isobelle Carmody</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-keeping-place-obernewtyn.html">The Keeping Place (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #4) by Isobelle Carmody</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-royal-treatment-alaskan.html" target="_blank">The Royal Treatment (Alaskan Royal Family #1) by MaryJanice Davidson</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-honk-and-holler-opening.html" target="_blank">The Honk and Holler Opening Soon by Billie Letts</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-fistful-of-charms-hollows-4.html" target="_blank">A Fistful of Charms (The Hollows #4) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-for-few-demons-more-hollows.html" target="_blank">For a Few Demons More (The Hollows #5) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-destined-for-early-grave.html" target="_blank">Destined for an Early Grave (Night Huntress #4) by Jeaniene Frost</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-what-alice-forgot-by-liane.html" target="_blank">What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-bite-me-london-undead-1-by.html" target="_blank">Bite Me (London Undead #1) by PJ Schnyder</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-survive-to-dawn-london.html" target="_blank">Survive to Dawn (London Undead #3) by PJ Schnyder</a> </li>
</ol>
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<a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/reading-challenge-2014-full-house.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEz-WmazU6I9aX2akxN85ETuQB44o23MWFOFq9o0QqT0i11g6hIUxG1-mynthS7A3HMxOjc7FoYWZ8vVgjZZb5Jj_DekGubtkKf4WfJzPvmTbmthlw1KuCPApJk8XBL4j2IP4HX5jPnw/s320/Full+house+challenge.jpg" height="145" width="200" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">To complete this challenge, you need to read 25 books that fit the criteria on the "Bingo" card. I'm getting there!</span></h4>
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<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-black-magic-sanction.html" target="_blank">Black Magic Sanction (The Hollows #8) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-sunrise-ashfall-3-by-mike.html" target="_blank">Sunrise (Ashfall #3) by Mike Mullin</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-chase-fox-and-ohare-2-by-janet.html" target="_blank">The Chase (Fox and O'Hare #2) by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-elizabeth-is-missing-by_14.html" target="_blank">Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-zombie-indiana-by-scott.html" target="_blank">Zombie, Indiana (Zombie #3) by Scott Kenemore</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-storm-front-dresden-files-1.html" target="_blank">Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1) by Jim Butcher</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-cuckoos-calling-cormoran.html" target="_blank">The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike #1) by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-child-of-mountains-by.html" target="_blank">Child of the Mountains by Marilyn Sue Shank</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-nobodys-fool-by-richard.html" target="_blank">Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-book-of-riley-zombie-tale.html" target="_blank">Book of Riley Part 4 by Mark Tufo</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-clan-of-cave-bear-earths.html">Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children #1) by Jean M. Auel</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-heart-is-lonely-hunter-by.html">The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers</a> </li>
</ol>
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<a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/reading-challenge-2014-fur-and-fangs.html"><img src="http://novelheartbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/furfangsbutton.png" height="200" width="200" /> </a></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I signed up to read 20 books about vampires and/or werewolves in 2014. Over halfway there already!</span></h4>
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<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-night-broken-mercy-thompson.html">Night Broken (Mercy Thompson #8) by Patricia Briggs</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-destined-for-early-grave.html" target="_blank">Destined for an Early Grave (Night Huntress #4) by Jeaniene Frost</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-bite-me-london-undead-1-by.html" target="_blank">Bite Me (London Undead #1) by PJ Schnyder</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-survive-to-dawn-london.html" target="_blank">Survive to Dawn (London Undead #3) by PJ Schnyder</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-perfect-blood-hollows-10-by.html" target="_blank">A Perfect Blood (The Hollows #10) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-black-magic-sanction.html" target="_blank">Black Magic Sanction (The Hollows #8) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-pale-demon-hollows-9-by-kim.html" target="_blank">Pale Demon (The Hollows #9) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-one-foot-in-grave-night.html" target="_blank">One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress #2) by Jeaniene Frost</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-at-graves-end-night.html" target="_blank">At Grave's End (Night Huntress #3) by Jeaniene Frost</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-fool-moon-dresden-files-2.html" target="_blank">Fool Moon (The Dresden Files #2) by Jim Butcher</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/every-which-way-but-dead-hollows-3-by.html">Every Which Way But Dead (The Hollows #3) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-fistful-of-charms-hollows-4.html" target="_blank">A Fistful of Charms (The Hollows #4) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-for-few-demons-more-hollows.html" target="_blank">For a Few Demons More (The Hollows #5) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-survive-to-dawn-london.html" target="_blank">Survive to Dawn (London Undead #3) by PJ Schnyder</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-halfway-to-grave-night.html" target="_blank">Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress #1) by Jeaniene Frost</a> </li>
</ol>
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<a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/reading-challenge-2014-netgalley.html" target="_blank"><img alt="2014netgalleychallenge" src="http://www.arielavalon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014netgalleychallenge.png" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I signed up to read 10 ARCs from Netgalley. Exactly halfway there!</span></h4>
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<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-sunrise-ashfall-3-by-mike.html" target="_blank">Sunrise (Ashfall #3) by Mike Mullin</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-chase-fox-and-ohare-2-by-janet.html" target="_blank">The Chase (Fox and O'Hare #2) by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-elizabeth-is-missing-by_14.html" target="_blank">Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-zombie-indiana-by-scott.html" target="_blank">Zombie, Indiana (Zombie #3) by Scott Kenemore</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-survive-to-dawn-london.html" target="_blank">Survive to Dawn (London Undead #3) by PJ Schnyder</a> </li>
</ol>
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<a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/reading-challenge-netgalley-and.html"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsP-7qGjf1Qyqk929gFw0MGpfXoM-O6VEO9RLFjbEudxXTqv8ZDsWtVBk-2uP7rdl8IVdh6g3rSWE9aNsMIEazW_Y43W4uCH2G_lv0UznjTureq6wspWggrbt4uEU0Jnnd1zA6fXujj8Y/s1600/NetgalleyEdelweissReadingChallenge1.png" height="139" width="200" /></a> </div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I signed up to read 10 ARCs from Netgalley and/or Edelweiss. I'm halfway.</span></h4>
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<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-sunrise-ashfall-3-by-mike.html" target="_blank">Sunrise (Ashfall #3) by Mike Mullin</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-chase-fox-and-ohare-2-by-janet.html" target="_blank">The Chase (Fox and O'Hare #2) by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-elizabeth-is-missing-by_14.html" target="_blank">Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-zombie-indiana-by-scott.html" target="_blank">Zombie, Indiana (Zombie #3) by Scott Kenemore</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-survive-to-dawn-london.html" target="_blank">Survive to Dawn (London Undead #3) by PJ Schnyder</a> </li>
</ol>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17512313312810812182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92218457240586720.post-15315779313869084972014-04-01T10:15:00.000-04:002014-04-01T10:56:00.681-04:00March 2014 Wrap-up Reading Challenges R-Z<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #351c75;">Here are the Reading Challenges I'm working on - R-Z</span></h3>
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<a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/reading-challenge-review-pile-reading.html" target="_blank" title="Phantasmic Reads"><img alt="Phantasmic Reads" src="http://www.phantasmicreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ReviewBooks_sq.jpg" height="182" style="border: medium none currentcolor;" width="200" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I signed up to read 30 ARCs in 2014. </span></h4>
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<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-sunrise-ashfall-3-by-mike.html" target="_blank">Sunrise (Ashfall #3) by Mike Mullin</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-chase-fox-and-ohare-2-by-janet.html" target="_blank">The Chase (Fox and O'Hare #2) by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-elizabeth-is-missing-by_14.html" target="_blank">Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healey</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-zombie-indiana-by-scott.html" target="_blank">Zombie, Indiana (Zombie #3) by Scott Kenemore</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-survive-to-dawn-london.html" target="_blank">Survive to Dawn (London Undead #3) by PJ Schnyder</a> </li>
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<a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/reading-challenge-2014-rewind-challenge.html"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieq3v4B0ozCaoIc5AFmWwfYCqI5g2B0_cuHbY1HJCG_r5fIhQVDHaoLAVRvEEefNz_QZrADAdUy2ne0IgTRlGckd2Zg6JLrF1kJ-nLNxOWYvVr2o7A6GQahxZEoV7dgR75gUWOeNa2mtk/s1600/2014rewind.jpg" height="125" width="200" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I signed up to read 30 books from my TBR pile.</span></h4>
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<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-at-graves-end-night.html" target="_blank">At Grave's End</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-love-letters-from-ladybug.html" target="_blank">Love Letters from Ladybug Farm</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-fool-moon-dresden-files-2.html" target="_blank">Fool Moon by Jim Butcher</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-cuckoos-calling-cormoran.html" target="_blank">The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike #1) by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-fire-flood-by-victoria-scott.html" target="_blank">Fire & Flood (Fire & Flood #1) by Victoria Scott</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-perfect-blood-hollows-10-by.html" target="_blank">A Perfect Blood (The Hollows #10) by Kim Harrison</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-child-of-mountains-by.html" target="_blank">Child of the Mountains by Marilyn Sue Shank</a> </li>
<li> <a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-where-heart-is-by-billie.html" target="_blank">Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-nobodys-fool-by-richard.html" target="_blank">Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-book-of-riley-zombie-tale.html" target="_blank">Book of Riley Part 4 by Mark Tufo</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-made-in-usa-by-billie-letts.html" target="_blank">Made in the U.S.A. by Billie Letts</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-under-never-sky-by-veronica.html" target="_blank">Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky #1) by Veronica Rossi</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-patron-saint-of-lost-dogs.html" target="_blank">The Patron Saint of Lost Dogs (Cyrus Mills #1) by Nick Trout</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-obernewtyn-obernewtyn.html">Obernewtyn (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #1) by Isobelle Carmody</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-farseekers-obernewtyn.html">The Farseekers (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #2) by Isobelle Carmody</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-clan-of-cave-bear-earths.html">Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children #1) by Jean M. Auel</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-dead-and-kicking-ghost.html">Dead and Kicking (A Ghost Dusters Mystery #3) by Wendy Roberts</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-deadlocked-4-by-ar-wise.html">Deadlocked 4 by A.R. Wise</a></li>
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<a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/reading-challenge-2014-series-challenge.html"><img alt="http://www.readsleeprepeat.org/2014-series-challenge/" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASCIr8aDk9meEhno8REWghRmsysIUi-2HK63l7C3qXB6G0AkslLBXGEtiKAjQJaQa0fky7K_dIx9fnD10kml6pQaXWluK2WBWJfaLPnsAF8d5T6sYWXeLQNIB4gCSGd280fuS74nb-7I/s1600/Series-Challenge-Button-take2.png" height="200" width="186" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I signed up to finish 12 series in 2014.</span></h4>
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<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-chase-fox-and-ohare-2-by-janet.html">Fox & O'Hare Series by Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg</a></li>
<li><a href="http://sunrise%20by%20mike%20mullin/">Ashfall Series by Mike Mullin.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-love-letters-from-ladybug.html">Ladybug Farm Series by Donna Ball</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-night-broken-mercy-thompson.html">Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-dead-and-kicking-ghost.html">A Ghost Dusters Mystery Series by Wendy Roberts</a> </li>
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<a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/reading-challenge-2014-trb-pile-hosted.html"><br /></a> </div>
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<a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/2014-witches-and-witchcraft-reading.html" title="2014 Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge"><img alt="2014 Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge" src="http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff62/mk261274/Book%20Blog/2014WitchesampWitchcraftReadingChallenge_zps254cb627.jpg" height="200" style="border: medium none currentcolor;" width="200" /></a> </div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I signed up to read 20 books about witches and/or witchcraft in 2014.</span></h4>
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</h4>
<ol style="text-align: center;">
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-storm-front-dresden-files-1.html" target="_blank">Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1) by Jim Butcher</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-black-magic-sanction.html" target="_blank">Black Magic Sanction (The Hollows #8) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-pale-demon-hollows-9-by-kim.html" target="_blank">Pale Demon (The Hollows #9) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-one-foot-in-grave-night.html" target="_blank">One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress #2) by Jeaniene Frost</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-at-graves-end-night.html" target="_blank">At Grave's End (Night Huntress #3) by Jeaniene Frost</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-fool-moon-dresden-files-2.html" target="_blank">Fool Moon (The Dresden Files #2) by Jim Butcher</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-perfect-blood-hollows-10-by.html" target="_blank">A Perfect Blood (The Hollows #10) by Kim Harrison</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-dead-and-kicking-ghost.html">Dead and Kicking (A Ghost Dusters Mystery #3) by Wendy Roberts</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/every-which-way-but-dead-hollows-3-by.html">Every Which Way But Dead (The Hollows #3) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-fistful-of-charms-hollows-4.html" target="_blank">A Fistful of Charms (The Hollows #4) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-for-few-demons-more-hollows.html" target="_blank">For a Few Demons More (The Hollows #5) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-survive-to-dawn-london.html" target="_blank">Survive to Dawn (London Undead #3) by PJ Schnyder</a> </li>
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<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-dead-ugly-beginning-dead-1.html" target="_blank">Dead The Ugly Beginning by T.W. Brown</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-zombie-ohio-by-scott.html" target="_blank">Zombie, Ohio (Zombie #1) by Scott Kenemore</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-zombie-indiana-by-scott.html" target="_blank">Zombie, Indiana (Zombie #3) by Scott Kenemore</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-book-of-riley-zombie-tale.html" target="_blank">Book of Riley Part 4 by Mark Tufo</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-deadlocked-4-by-ar-wise.html">Deadlocked 4 by A.R. Wise</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-bite-me-london-undead-1-by.html" target="_blank">Bite Me (London Undead #1) by PJ Schnyder</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-survive-to-dawn-london.html" target="_blank">Survive to Dawn (London Undead #3) by PJ Schnyder</a> </li>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I signed up to read 30 books from my TBR pile. May have to up my goal! I decided not to put the book covers on here because there are so many books. Each is a link to my review with the book cover.</span></h4>
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<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-dead-ugly-beginning-dead-1.html" target="_blank">Dead The Ugly Beginning by T.W. Brown</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-storm-front-dresden-files-1.html" target="_blank">Storm Front (The Dresden Files #1) by Jim Butcher</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-zombie-ohio-by-scott.html" target="_blank">Zombie, Ohio (Zombie #1) by Scott Kenemore</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-black-magic-sanction.html" target="_blank">Black Magic Sanction (The Hollows #8) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-pale-demon-hollows-9-by-kim.html" target="_blank">Pale Demon (The Hollows #9) by Kim Harrison</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-one-foot-in-grave-night.html" target="_blank">One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress #2) by Jeaniene Frost</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-at-graves-end-night.html" target="_blank">At Grave's End (Night Huntress #3) by Jeaniene Frost</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-love-letters-from-ladybug.html" target="_blank">Love Letters from Ladybug Farm (Ladybug Farm #3) by Donna Ball</a> </li>
<li> <a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-fool-moon-dresden-files-2.html" target="_blank">Fool Moon (The Dresden Files #2) by Jim Butcher</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-cuckoos-calling-cormoran.html" target="_blank">The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike #1) by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-perfect-blood-hollows-10-by.html" target="_blank">A Perfect Blood (The Hollows #10) by Kim Harrison</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-patron-saint-of-lost-dogs.html" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-patron-saint-of-lost-dogs.html" target="_blank">The Patron Saint of Lost Dogs (Cyrus Mills #1) by Nick Trout</a></li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-obernewtyn-obernewtyn.html">Obernewtyn (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #1) by Isobelle Carmody</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-farseekers-obernewtyn.html">The Farseekers (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #2) by Isobelle Carmody</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-clan-of-cave-bear-earths.html">Clan of the Cave Bear (Earth's Children #1) by Jean M. Auel</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-dead-and-kicking-ghost.html">Dead and Kicking (A Ghost Dusters Mystery #3) by Wendy Roberts</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-deadlocked-4-by-ar-wise.html">Deadlocked 4 by A.R. Wise</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/every-which-way-but-dead-hollows-3-by.html">Every Which Way But Dead (The Hollows #3) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-through-ever-night-under.html">Through the Ever Night (Under the Never Sky #2) by Veronica Rossi</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-ashling-obernewtyn.html">Ashling (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #3) by Isobelle Carmody</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-keeping-place-obernewtyn.html">The Keeping Place (The Obernewtyn Chronicles #4) by Isobelle Carmody</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-royal-treatment-alaskan.html" target="_blank">The Royal Treatment (Alaskan Royal Family #1) by MaryJanice Davidson</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-fistful-of-charms-hollows-4.html" target="_blank">A Fistful of Charms (The Hollows #4) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-for-few-demons-more-hollows.html" target="_blank">For a Few Demons More (The Hollows #5) by Kim Harrison</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-halfway-to-grave-night.html" target="_blank">Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress #1) by Jeaniene Frost</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-destined-for-early-grave.html" target="_blank">Destined for an Early Grave (Night Huntress #4) by Jeaniene Frost</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-what-alice-forgot-by-liane.html" target="_blank">What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-survive-to-dawn-london.html" target="_blank">Survive to Dawn (London Undead #3) by PJ Schnyder</a> </li>
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read 20 "Real" books in 2014. I'm kind of behind, but I do have some
books I've read and haven't gotten the reviews done yet, so they'll go for April! Here's what is
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17512313312810812182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92218457240586720.post-23017478002940611922014-03-31T12:06:00.000-04:002014-03-31T13:39:45.117-04:00Book Review: Survive to Dawn (London Undead #3) by PJ Schnyder<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/5212467/?claim=zukwdvnr39r">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a><br />
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<span id="freeText10531231641489049948">The zombie epidemic in
London has been contained, but that's all the werewolf pack that
protects the city has been able to manage. Danny, as pack medic, is
concerned the epidemic isn't showing any signs of slowing down. And that
the pack's Alpha is too focused on eliminating the deadly threat to
consider working toward a cure. When a team of American scientists
arrive, talking of a vaccine, Danny is quietly hopeful.<br /><br />Deanna
thought she was prepared for anything. But an argument with the London
pack leaves her research team exposed and alone, on their own against
countless hordes of the walking dead. Within hours, her colleagues are
slaughtered…and it's only because of Danny that she manages to get out
alive.<br /><br />Deanna unhinges Danny in every way, tempting him beyond
reason. She also pushes him to face the one thing he'd been avoiding:
his Alpha is wrong. Simply surviving isn't the answer…it can't be.</span></blockquote>
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I received this ARC for free in exchange for an honest review. <i>Survive to Dawn </i>is the third book in the London Undead series by PJ Schnyder. The first thing I did was buy the first book in the series, <a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-bite-me-london-undead-1-by.html" target="_blank">Bite Me</a>. I like to read series books in order, and I thought it would help give me background on what had happened so far. Actually, it wasn't necessary to do that with this series. <i>Survive to Dawn </i>can be read as a stand-alone book.<i></i></div>
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The premise for this series is a good one, werewolves fighting zombies. Unfortunately, in my opinion, the writing didn't stand up to the idea. There was next to no world building, the explanation for how the zombies were created and what that did to London was glossed over quickly. </div>
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There was very little character development. We find out that Danny is very old. Deanna's background is revealed a little more thoroughly as it relates to the storyline. Their relationship is meant to be something like love at first site, but there's absolutely no heat, no chemistry between them. </div>
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Unfortunately, I found myself just wanting to hurry the story along and be done with it. Even the zombies weren't very scary, although the scene where they found her scientist friend in the park was good. This zombie series just wasn't for me.</div>
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<span id="freeText12677864839174420998">Few people walk the
streets of London since the zombie outbreak, but that's not an issue for
Seth. As a werewolf, he can handle himself and save humans reckless
enough to take a nighttime stroll. While on patrol he comes across a
group of people under attack. The one woman brave enough to take a stand
against the zombies catches his eye—and not just because of her way
with a gun. Learning the beautiful woman is homeless and fends for
herself only intensifies his urge to protect and care for her.<br /><br />Maisie
can't help but admit that she's attracted to her werewolf rescuer.
She's drawn to Seth's strength and ferocity, and finds herself opening
up to him in ways she never imagined, even though she's determined to
not rely on Seth or anyone else. She doesn't want another person to get
hurt—or die—for her sake. She has enough scars, physical and emotional,
from the last time…<br /><br />But when Seth realizes something is drawing the zombies to Maisie, there may be nothing he can do to save her…</span></blockquote>
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The premise of this book, werewolves fighting zombies, caught my interest, so I grabbed it. I was definitely disappointed. It's not a long story, so little time was allowed for character or world development. <i>Bite Me </i>is the first book in the London Undead series by PJ Schnyder, so I expected some detailed background about how the zombies came about and more information about the werewolves coming out to fight them. Very little detail was given.</div>
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The only character with much background shown was Maisie, so she seems more of a real person. She has a great spitfire spirit. However, the relationship between her and Seth feels non-existent. There's no real chemistry shown between them. There are some explicit sex scenes.</div>
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The action moves along quickly, but there's not much of it. When the zombies attacked, I didn't feel any emotion from anyone. It's just not a book I'd recommend.</div>
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<span id="freeText5738691983769692417">Alice Love is twenty-nine, crazy about her husband, and pregnant with her first child. <br />So
imagine Alice’s surprise when she comes to on the floor of a gym (a
gym! She HATES the gym) and is whisked off to the hospital where she
discovers the honeymoon is truly over — she’s getting divorced, , she
has three kids, and she’s actually 39 years old. Alice must reconstruct
the events of a lost decade, and find out whether it’s possible to
reconstruct her life at the same time. She has to figure out why her
sister hardly talks to her, and how is it that she’s become one of those
super skinny moms with really expensive clothes. Ultimately, Alice must
discover whether forgetting is a blessing or a curse, and whether it’s
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I'm not sure what to say about this book. I've had it on my reading list for ages and finally got to it, just to find it wasn't as spectacular as I'd hoped or imagined. Alice, after she lost her memory and thought she was twenty-nine and pregnant for the first time, was a sweet character. Her story was written in third person, but the author didn't take advantage of that "all knowing" style of writing, everything was shown as Alice perceived it. Interspersed in Alice's story, there were diary entries from Elisabeth, Alice's sister made to a psychiatrist, Dr. Hodges; as well as letters to an old beau written by Frannie, their adopted grandmother. These didn't add to the narrative at all, and would have made Alice's story flow better if just left out.</div>
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Her deadly dreams leave her in grave danger. <br />
Since half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her undead lover Bones met six
years ago, they've fought against the rogue undead, battled a vengeful
Master vampire, and pledged their devotion with a blood bond. Now it's
time for a vacation. But their hopes for a perfect Paris holiday are
dashed when Cat awakes one night in terror. She's having visions of a
vampire named Gregor who's more powerful than Bones and has ties to her
past that even Cat herself didn't know about. <br />
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Cat is his and he won't stop until he has her. As the battle begins
between the vamp who haunts her nightmares and the one who holds her
heart, only Cat can break Gregor's hold over her. She'll need all the
power she can summon in order to bring down the baddest bloodsucker
she's ever faced . . . even if getting that power will result in an
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<i>Destined for an Early Grave</i> is the fourth novel in the Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene Frost. In my opinion, this is the best book of the series thus far. A dastardly villainous vampire is trying to snatch Cat right out of her dreams. Bones must go to extreme lengths to save her, and the lack of sleep and stress drives a wedge between them. All of their friends jump in to help, but that puts them in danger as well. The action doesn't stop in this book, neither does the roller coaster of emotion. Hang on tight, but do read it!</div>
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Half-vampire
Catherine Crawfield is going after the undead with a vengeance, hoping
that one of these deadbeats is her father - the one responsible for
ruining her mother's life. Then she's captured by Bones, a vampire
bounty hunter, and is forced into an unholy partnership.<br />
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exchange for finding her father, Cat agrees to train with the sexy night
stalker until her battle reflexes are as sharp as his fangs. She's
amazed she doesn't end up as his dinner - are there actually <i>good</i>
vampires? Pretty soon Bones will have her convinced that being
half-dead doesn't have to be all bad. But before she can enjoy her
newfound status as kick-ass demon hunter, Cat and Bones are pursued by a
group of killers. Now Cat will have to choose a side . . . and Bones is
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Halfway to the Grave is the first book in the Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost. I found the premise of this story very interesting, a half-vampire that hunts and kills vampires. Freud would have a ball with her psyche!</div>
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For me, the story started out slow and didn't really pick up until after Cat and Bones start hunting together. There was too much time spent on her training with Bones and it got boring, even though their relationship started heating up during the time. This book is definitely not for younger audiences or anyone who is offended by explicit sexual scenes, as there are many. </div>
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vampire and living with another, Rachel Morgan has stayed ahead of
trouble until now. A serial killer stalks the Hollows, claims victims
across society, and ignites a vicious Inderland gang war. Rachel hides
an ancient artifact that could stop the killer or start a battle to the
death among supernatural races of Cincinnati. Every action has its
price. When the vampire master Piscary is set free and the demonic
Algaliarept dares to walk openly under the sun, even Rachel Morgan can't
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Well, here we start the fifth book in The Hollows series by Kim Harrison with Rachel dealing with the same problem as in the fourth book. The werewolf artifact. I still find the idea of this artifact and what it does just... weird. However, For a Few Demons More shoots back up to the quality of the first few books in the series.</div>
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Harrison writes characters that you can completely love, hate, like, loathe, or anywhere in between. She creates them in 3-D. Even the villains have soft sides. Everyone is constantly evolving. I have to admit, though, that sometimes I want to slap Rachel upside the head because she doesn't learn very quickly. She runs head-on into danger without a plan, she constantly wavers on her relationship with Ivy. It would be nice to see her grow up some.</div>
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<span id="freeTextContainer1852580078142310548">Narrator, Cincinnati
witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan is confronted by Nick, mortal
lover who abandoned her. Savage beasts covet what he possesses, and may
destroy the Hollows. While keeping a low profile to avoid eternal wrath
of a vengeful demon, she must act quickly. The pack gathers for the
first time in millennia to ravage and to rule.</span></blockquote>
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A Fistful of Charms is the fourth book in The Hollows series by Kim Harrison. While I love this series, this particular novel was not my favorite. This one features werewolves, but I didn't like Harrison's take on how they function together. They are all after something Nick stole, so Rachel has to help him. The whole idea of this item and what it does is just strange to me. I can't be more explicit because I don't want to spoil the book for anyone.</div>
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<span id="freeText15125676000908830897">Caney Paxton wanted his
cafe to have the biggest and brightest sign in Eastern Oklahoma-the
"opening soon" part was supposed to be just a removable, painted notice.
But a fateful misunderstanding gave Vietnam vet Caney the flashiest
joke in the entire state. Twelve years later, the once-busy highway is
dead and the sign is as worn as Caney, who hasn't ventured outside the
diner since it opened. Then one blustery December day, a thirtyish Crow
woman blows in with a three-legged dog in her arms and a long-buried
secret on her mind. Hiring on as a carhop, Vena Takes Horse is soon
shaking up business, the locals, and Caney's heart...as she teaches them
all about generosity of spirit, love, and the possibility of
promise-just like the sign says.</span></blockquote>
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Another wholesome down-home novel by Billie Letts. After reading <a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-where-heart-is-by-billie.html" target="_blank">Where the Heart Is</a>, I started looking to read everything else she wrote. The Honk and Holler Opening Soon shows off Letts' specialty; quirky, loveable characters. They are all broken in some way, but manage to keep going. The story slows down and plods along in a few places, but never enough that I wanted to stop reading. The book teaches about perseverance and that there are blue skies after the rain.<br />
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<span id="freeTextContainer11638327745360720435">In a world nearly
identical to ours, the North won the Civil War, Ben Affleck is the
sexiest man alive, and Russia never sold Alaska to the U.S. Instead,
Alaska is a rough, beautiful country ruled by a famously eccentric royal
family, and urgently in need of a bride for the Crown Prince. But they
have no idea what they're in for when they offer the job to a feisty
commoner</span></blockquote>
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MaryJanice Davidson has become one of my all-time favorite authors. I first found her by reading <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/42999-undead" target="_blank">Undead and Unwed</a>, the first book in her Undead series. Wanting more, I found The Royal Treatment. I must be honest and say I didn't like it as much as do her Undead books, but it is a sincerely hysterical book!</div>
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The Royal Treatment is set in an alternate reality, the world is almost the same as this one, but Alaska is it's own country and has its own rulers. And boy are they a bunch of nuts! The characters are not as fully fleshed out as I prefer them to be, but I loved all of them. They each have their own quirky personality and odd habits. I want to take them all home with me!</div>
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The only negatives I found were the profanity used and the fairly explicit love scenes. As I don't really mind the language, and I blip over the love scenes if they're too much for my delicate constitution.</div>
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Books don't make me literally laugh out loud very often, but this one did. Actually, all of MaryJanice Davidson's books do. Every time!</div>
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<span id="freeText7666391632795201911">After a kidnapping,
Elspeth Gordie and the Misfits are forced to join the rebellion against
the oppressive Council, using their extraordinary mind powers. But
Elspeth must also seek out clues left by the long-dead seer, Kasanda,
vital to her quest to destroy the Beforetime weaponmachines. One clue
is lost in the past, forcing Elspeth to travel the Dreamtrails, stalked
by a terrifying winged beast, with the cat, Maruman, as her guide and
guardian. Only there can she learn more of the Beforetimer Misfits and
their enemy, Govamen.<br /><br />Gradually Elspeth realises her quest is intimately linked to the Misfits' refuge, Obernewtyn - its past and its future.</span></blockquote>
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<span id="freeText7666391632795201911">The Keeping Place is the fourth book in The Obernewtyn Chronicles series by Isobelle Carmody, originally published in 1999. This one was a bit of a disappointment to me. All the books in the series so far have had ups and downs in the pacing, but this one was slow most of the time. The Dreamtrails parts of the story were not very exciting, even felt a little silly to me. Dragon, the wild little girl, was kept out of all the real action in the book, which I think was a mistake as she's a great character and I missed her. I've noticed that the books were published four-five years apart, so I expect more from the stories. I still like the series, and I'm hoping for better in the next installment.</span><br />
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<li><span id="freeText7666391632795201911"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-farseekers-obernewtyn.html">The Farseekers</a></span></li>
<li><span id="freeText7666391632795201911"><a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-ashling-obernewtyn.html">Ashling</a></span></li>
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<span id="freeText577153363260492195">Elspeth’s adventures
continue as she tries to seal an alliance between the secret Misfit
community at Obernewtyn and the rebel forces rumored to be hiding in the
capital, right under the noses of the dreaded totalitarian Council.<br /><br />Elspeth
travels from the mountains reluctantly, for at any moment the
long-awaited summons may come to find and destroy the dormant
weapon machines left by the Beforetimers. Her journey takes her far
beyond the borders of the Land, across the sea and into the heart of the
mysterious desert region of Sador. Here she discovers that she cannot
destroy the weapon machines alone—she needs the help of the Sadorians.
But before her dark quest can begin, Elspeth must learn the truth of her
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Ashling is the third book in The Obernwetyn Chronicles by Isobelle Carmody which was first published in 1995. I'm really enjoying this series. Elspeth is becoming a young woman in Ashling. She is slowly learning and very slowly accepting her fate of being the savior of Obernewtyn and the animals. It's a lot for someone only about eighteen to take on, but Elspeth takes on the necessary responsibilities and grows ever stronger as a result. She knows she can rely on help from her friends, human and animal alike. It's a good series for older children through adults to enjoy!<br />
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1. <a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-obernewtyn-obernewtyn.html">Obernewtyn</a></div>
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2. <a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-farseekers-obernewtyn.html">The Farseekers</a></div>
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<i>It's been months since Aria learned of her mother's death.</i>
</b><br /><br /><b>Months since Perry became Blood Lord of the Tides, and months since Aria last saw him.</b><br /><br />Now
Aria and Perry are about to be reunited. It's a moment they've been
longing for with countless expectations. And it's a moment that lives up
to all of them. At least, at first. <br /><br />Then it slips away. The
Tides don't take kindly to former Dwellers like Aria. And the tribe is
swirling out of Perry's control. With the Aether storms worsening every
day, the only remaining hope for peace and safety is the Still Blue. But
does this haven truly exist?<br /><br />Threatened by false friends and powerful temptations, Aria and Perry wonder, Can their love survive through the ever night? </span></blockquote>
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Through the Ever Night is the 2nd book in the Under the Never Sky series by Veronica Rossi. It continues the story of Aria and Perry trying to survive in the outside world with its violent storms. Aria and Perry, from two different worlds, fell in love in the first book, <a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-under-never-sky-by-veronica.html">Under the Never Sky</a>. They were apart for a long time as Aria went home. With the beginning of Through the Ever Night, they are set to be together again.<br />
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Perry is now leader of the Tides, the people who live out in the wild. They don't trust Aria's people, the Dwellers, so Aria has a hard time fitting in. Perry must keep his people safe, even if it's against their wishes, plus he and Aria still need to save his little brother. How do they keep their relationship alive if they must separate again?<br />
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There's a lot of tension and in-fighting in the story. The people must learn to work together and accept help from outsiders in order to survive, and they may not be able to do it. The action never stops in this exciting sequel to <a href="http://toreadperchancetodream.blogspot.com/2014/03/book-review-under-never-sky-by-veronica.html">Under the Never Sky</a>. It's a must read series for dystopian lovers!<br />
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<span id="freeText15293801732606371030">An unexpected phone
call heralds a new challenge for Mercy. Her mate Adam’s ex-wife is in
trouble, on the run from her new boyfriend. Adam isn’t the kind of man
to turn away a person in need—and Mercy knows it. But with Christy holed
up in Adam’s house, Mercy can’t shake the feeling that something about
the situation isn’t right.<br /><br />Soon, her suspicions are confirmed
when she learns that Christy has the farthest thing from good
intentions. She wants Adam back and she’s willing to do whatever it
takes to make it happen, including turning Adam’s pack against Mercy.<br /><br />Mercy
isn’t about to step down without a fight, but there’s a more dangerous
threat circling. Christy’s ex is more than a bad man—in fact, he may not
be human at all. As the bodies start piling up, Mercy must put her
personal troubles aside to face a creature with the power to tear her
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Night Broken is a good addition to the Mercy Thompson series. I can always count on Patricia Briggs to bring new and intriguing elements into her novels! I'd never heard of the monster in this book, but it's a real creature from mythology.</div>
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The characters are well developed and ever evolving. That's one thing I enjoy about series, the chance to see characters grow and change. One character, it seems, will never change - Christy, Adam's ex-wife. She's a little one-dimensional, but she makes a good foil for Mercy. Although werewolves are supposed to be smart, I don't understand how Christy is able to so easily manipulate all of them against Mercy.</div>
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The story flows well and is packed with suspense. I could read this in one sitting, but I made myself put it down so the experience wouldn't be over so soon. The Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs is one of my favorites. Night Broken is the eighth and latest published novel. We have to wait until 2015 for the next one. So that gives you time to start from the beginning if you've never read any of the books!</div>
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<span id="freeText7368166387573727451">An unsettling, emotional
and suspenseful novel of the unshakable bonds of motherhood, in which
Michelle Mason not only loses her memory after a deadly car crash, but
can't find her 16-year-old daughter, the one person who may know what
happened that day. But the deeper Michelle digs, the more she questions
the innocence of everyone, even herself. A dramatic portrayal of the
fragile skin of memory, What a Mother Knows is about finding the truth
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The story has an interesting if not unique premise. People waking up from a long coma with memory loss is a well used plot, so an author needs to have some uncommon twists and great characters to capture the readers. Unfortunately, this book didn't have either. The main character, Michelle, wasn't very likeable, although she was pitiable. Her husband was overly annoying. Michelle's search for her daughter was kind of interesting, but things didn't make sense or totally add up to the ending. The book did show the strength and endurance of a mother's love, which is always something to praise.</div>
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