Wednesday, March 05, 2014

{Review} Allegiant by @VeronicaRoth @EpicReads {Giveaway}

Allegiant (Divergent, #3)The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered—fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she’s known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories. 

But Tris’s new reality is even more alarming than the one she left behind. Old discoveries are quickly rendered meaningless. Explosive new truths change the hearts of those she loves. And once again, Tris must battle to comprehend the complexities of human nature—and of herself—while facing impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice, and love. 

Told from a riveting dual perspective, Allegiant, by #1 New York Times best-selling author Veronica Roth, brings the Divergent series to a powerful conclusion while revealing the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated millions of readers in Divergent and Insurgent.

Veronica Roth

Biography

Veronica Roth was born in a Chicago suburb, and studied creative writing at Northwestern University. She and her husband currently live in the city that inspired the setting of the Divergent Trilogy.

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#1 in Books > Teens
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When I was about half way through this one I found out why everyone was mad about the book.  And I really do understand why.  But I must say that finishing this series really makes you think about how you move on after tragedy.  How do you pick up the pieces after so much loss and start fresh. I guess the truth is you don't.  You just learn to live with the hole and as the days go by that hole shrinks until its so small you just don't think about it anymore.  But it never really goes away.  I really did enjoy this book and I give the author credit that even main characters were expendable.  The book was really like REAL!  Everyone could die or survive and no one was safe from that fate.  To many books with any kind of romance always end in the Happily Ever After all tied up in a neat little bow.  And it is sad but refreshing that this one wasn't like that.   It ends on a good note where people are moving on and rebuilding their lives.  But also still dealing with the loss of loved ones and the situations that brought them to this outcome.

This has got to be one of the best series I have read!!



"*I received a copy of this book for free to review, this in no way influenced my review, all opinions are 100% honest and my own."
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Tuesday, March 04, 2014

{Review} Insurgent by @VeronicaRoth @EpicReads {Giveaway}

Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
Fighting for survival in a shattered world… the truth is her only hope.

The thrillingly dark sequel to No. 1 New York Times bestseller, DIVERGENT.

I have done bad things. I can’t take them back, and they are part of who I am.

Tris has survived a brutal attack on her former home and family. But she has paid a terrible price. Wracked by grief and guilt, she becomes ever more reckless as she struggles to accept her new future.

Yet if Tris wants to uncover the truth about her world, she must be stronger than ever… because more shocking choices and sacrifices lie ahead.

Biography

Veronica Roth was born in a Chicago suburb, and studied creative writing at Northwestern University. She and her husband currently live in the city that inspired the setting of the Divergent Trilogy.

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#1 in Books > Teens
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So this one I started reading shortly after finishing Divergent and I have to say although this one is a book two.  It didn't suffer from that book twoitis that a lot of books twos suffer from.  Insurgent was fast paced and wonderful.  Tris again grows as a character along side her friends.  She makes new ones and looses others.  And well all H*** brakes loose.  And I have to say that this one kept me on my toes.  And it ends on a cliff hanger that I just didn't see coming!!  I am deff. loving this series and I know what my next two tattoos will be.


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I really hope you guys love this giveaway!  
Its for two tickets to see Divergent when it comes out via Fandango! 
As well as one paperback movie tie in edition of Divergent! 
Fandango doesn't have any ties to this giveaway 



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Monday, March 03, 2014

{Blitz} Being Hartley by @allison_rushby {Hosted} @NereydaG1003


Being Hartley
Release Date: 11/2013

Summary from Goodreads:
Fifteen-year-old Thea Wallis was born to entertain. Her mother, Oscar winning actress Cassie Hartley, thinks differently and has kept her daughter out of the spotlight since day one. Coming from showbiz royalty, it hasn't been easy to go unnoticed, but mismatched surnames, a family home in Tasmania and a low-key scriptwriter father has made this possible.

Just like her cousin Rory on the hugely popular TV show Saturday Morning Dance, Thea loves to dance. She learns the show's routines off by heart each week, despite her mother's attempts to convince her that dentistry would be a far more fulfilling career choice.




However, when Rory goes off the rails in LA, Thea's mother is suddenly left with no choice at all – Rory needs them and to LA they must go. Within forty-eight hours, Thea finds herself a long way from Tasmania and living her dream – on the road to Las Vegas with the Saturday Morning Dance team.



It doesn't take long before Thea's talents are discovered and she's offered everything she's ever wanted on a plate, including the dance partner she's had a crush on forever. But, as her mother has always told her, Hollywood dreams come at a price. Thea soon realizes she will have to work out just how much she's willing to pay. And, ultimately, discover her own way to be Hartley.

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About the Author
Allison Rushby is the Australian author of a whole lot of books. She is crazy about Mini Coopers, Devon Rex cats, Downton Abbey and corn chips. You can often find her procrastinating on Twitter at @Allison_Rushby or on Facebook.  That is, when she’s not on eBay, or Etsy, or any other place she can shop in secret while looking like she’s writing…


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{Review} Divergent by @VeronicaRoth @EpicReads {Giveaway}

Divergent (Divergent, #1)
In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue--Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is--she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are--and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, Tris also learns that her secret might help her save the ones she loves . . . or it might destroy her.

Biography

Veronica Roth was born in a Chicago suburb, and studied creative writing at Northwestern University. She and her husband currently live in the city that inspired the setting of the Divergent Trilogy.

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#1 in Books > Teens
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So for some reason I think that I had read a really bad review online and decided that the Divergent Series just wasn't for me. Well man was I wrong!  I an never reading another review if I have to read the book because, I know wonder how many really Great books I've missed out on.

Divergent was so different from anything Ive read.  This series is definitely one of a kind. And I loved it!  Tris grows so much in this book!  She starts out as a teen that is scared of herself and turns into a wonderful wonderful woman who doesn't take anyones crap.  Four/Tobis was also a great character and I felt so stupid that I didn't put two and two together at the very start.  As of course I have heard all the stuff about this series via the third book coming out and of course the movie.  So I don't know where my brain was as I didn't see that twist coming.  I was WTF!

I love the fact that I didn't finish this book back when I first had it as I would have had to wait all that time to read the next two and now I can speed read my way through them all. Yippy for me (sorry guys who had to wait I feel your pain with The One by Cass)

So this one was deff. a 5 stars for me.


"*I own it in Print, Ebook!"
Disclaimer: Thanks to Goodreads and Amazon for the book cover, about the book, and author information.


I really hope you guys love this giveaway!  
Its for two tickets to see Divergent when it comes out via Fandango! 
As well as one paperback movie tie in edition of the book! 
Fandango doesn't any ties to this giveaway 


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Sara Karon 
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

{Back} YAY

So I broke down and just grabbed a little 11 inch MacBook Air and let me tell you this thing is LITTLE!!  But its ok!  It just makes it more portable.