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<b style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: center;">City of Dust</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Michelle Kenney</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Genre: YA, Dystopian</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Release Date: October 2nd 2018</span><br />
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Life in Arafel is no longer safe. Not since August’s disappearance, and whispers of a ghost controlling Pantheon.<br />
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Meanwhile, Talia stands torn between secretive twin, Eli, and best friend, Max.<br />
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Betrayal forces Talia to leave the sanctuary of her forest home as she pursues the stolen Book of Arafel. A book which could destroy the freedom of all those she loves if it falls into the wrong hands. And when she enters the ancient ruined city of Isca, she fights to protect the vulnerable from the iron grip of the Pantheon, while learning to fight for the man she loves.<br />
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But with the shadow of the Black Aquila looming ever closer, will she put the freedom of others above her own, or will she follow her heart?
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<span lang="EN-US">City of Dust is the follow up to Book of Fire which for me was the perfect blend of history, mythology and science all set in a vividly imaginative dystopian setting. I originally thought that City of Dust would take place immediately after the catastrophic and emotionally crippling ending of Book of Fire…. oh no, Kenney has </span><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: line-through;">quite rightly</span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> mixed up the timeline so months and months have passed since the ending. <b>However</b> that meant I was missing one of my favourite characters for a little while, <i>woe is me!</i> This added just another layer of love and anticipation to the story, you get to catch up with characters to see how they’re faring and all the while yearning for the later chapters.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Talia was such an incredible character, I already liked her in Book of Fire but her character arc was brilliant and her personal growth was astounding. I loved how she battled with her trauma of being Under the Dome and that even though she was now free her capture continued to affect her every day life. Talia was the real driving point of the entire book, she was able to face her demons but what I loved is that she’s still flawed and will still continue to grow in order to help herself and her people.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Friendship and it’s many forms played a big role in this book which I absolutely adored. I was thrilled that Talia’s twin, Eli has more page time </span><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: line-through;">Where is my fave?!</span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> and we got to see a lot more of Talia and Eli interact as siblings. Eli for me is such an important part of the book, I love his relationship with animals and I also love how Kenney portray’s him as a deaf main character. And yes his he a main character, while I sincerely feel that this is a much needed representation what I applaud Kenney on is not only her inclusion of a deaf character but having a deaf character in the thick of the plot, in with the action, near death experiences the lot and not some left behind character that is only included for diversity’s sake. Also Eli is just an all around sweetheart, seriously what’s not to love? </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">So after all those months of Talia trying to get back to normal life with her brother Eli and her let’s say <i>boyfriend</i> Max who again gets a lot more page time </span><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: line-through;">again, where is my fave?</span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> just what has happened Under the Dome and more importantly <b>Where is the hell is August? </b></span><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: line-through;">Finally!</span><span style="font-kerning: none;"> Under the Dome has quite literally gone to hell, the terrible mix of terrifying villains and genetic modifications and experimentations are back at it again providing a chilling sense of doom. All the while my sweet August is cast as the villain who has turned his back on his people in order to gain power and is missing during a large part of the book; leaving you questioning his actual motivations however I didn’t give up hope. And when he finally did return it was with deadly discoveries which changed everything…. Yes all this came at the end of the book *shakes fists at sky* </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US">It’s quite clear that I literally cannot wait to get my hands on book three. I simply need to know what happens next, I refuse to think of the wait. Actually I think I’ve been terribly adult about this, I haven’t mentioned the lack of August once right? Therefore I am owed book three, I’ll take it now please Michelle, thank you! City of Dust clearly surpasses it’s predecessor. Kenney has upped the anti and raised the stakes, the action never stopped and the adventure was thrilling.. although I gotta love the angst and tension of a ship I am <b>adamant</b> will sail! Again, Kenney wonderfully weaves mythology, history and science together creating a thrilling and gripping read filled with myths and monsters. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;">Once there were two sisters born with a bond so strong that it forged them together forever. When they were angry, mirrors shattered, and when they were happy, flowers bloomed. It was a magic they cherished - until the day a terrible accident took Essie's life and trapped her soul in this world.<br />
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Dax - the heir to Firgaard's throne - was responsible for the accident. Roa swore to hate him forever. But eight years later he returned, begging for her help. He was determined to dethrone his cruel father, under whose oppressive reign Roa's people had suffered. Roa made him a deal: she'd give him the army he needed if he made her queen.<br />
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Together with Dax and his sister, Asha, Roa and her people waged war and deposed a tyrant. But now Asha is on the run, hiding from the price on her head. And Roa is an outlander queen, far from home and married to her enemy. Worst of all: Dax's promises go unfulfilled. Roa's people continue to suffer.<br />
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Then a chance to right every wrong arises - an opportunity for Roa to rid herself of this enemy king and rescue her beloved sister. During the Relinquishing, when the spirits of the dead are said to return, Roa can reclaim her sister for good.<br />
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The Caged Queen is the sister novel to The Last Namsara, which I absolutely adored - it has everything I could have wanted from a YA Fantasy novel; action, adventure, lies, danger, romance and of course <b><i>dragons!</i></b><i> </i>Although you technically don’t need to have read The Last Namsara in order to read The Caged Queen as it’s now a new set of main characters, I would highly recommend that you do, the characters and consequences that happen in The Last Namsara follow onto the plot of The Caged Queen. Also why wouldn’t you want to read a completely incredible book knowing that you have another one waiting for you set in the same world?<br />
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As I’ve said above The Caged Queen follows on in same world but with a new cast of characters: First there's Roa, a fierce main heroine from the scrublands who in a bid of desperation to save her people married The Dragon King. Roa, still grieving the loss of her sister Essie is determined to help free her people from the previous Dragon King’s tyranny and hopes to makes the changes needed from within however the political scheming in a Kingdom that isn’t her home and having no one to trust she soon finds herself in over her head. But what I loved about Roa was that she didn’t give up, not even when her schemes to manipulate the Dragon King didn’t seem to work.<br />
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Next there’s Dax the famous Dragon King brother to Asha the Iskari. Dax was such an intriguing character to read about. I could never quite get a read on him as a person, Ciccarelli cleverly kept his character shrouded in mystery and secrets, every time I thought I could predict his actions he would do the opposite leaving me questioning just whose side he was on. His back story is told in bits and pieces whilst he battles with the present of marrying what his people see as an Outlander Queen and trying to keep kingdom safe.<br />
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I sat down with this book and very quickly the hours flew by and I was finished, it’s been a while since I read a book in one sitting but I found I just couldn’t put this one down. Following Roa and Dax on their journey was so thrilling that I was soon swept away in all the action. The Caged Queen has a huge character arc following Roa on her quest to saving her sister and trying to follow the political machinations on the royal court all the while trying to decide if her husband is the idiot he pretends to be? And if not, will be she able to actually kill him?<br />
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The Caged Queen is an utterly brilliant instalment to the Iskari series, I was hooked from the very beginning until the last page. Readers of The Last Namsara while mourning the loss of such fantastic characters in Book one will soon be emotionally invested in Roa and Dax, I’m not sure I could pick a favourite between the pairs. I can only pray that Ciccarelli is writing another book in this series…. or just another book right now, I will read anything she writes!</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Series: The Bear in the Nightingale #2</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Release Date: January 25th 2018</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Book Length: 384</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><b>For a young woman in medieval Russia, the choices are stark: marriage or a life in a convent. Vasya
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The court of the Grand Prince of Moscow is plagued by power struggles and rumours of unrest. Meanwhile bandits roam the countryside, burning the villages and kidnapping its daughters. Setting out to defeat the raiders, the Prince and his trusted companion come across a young man riding a magnificent horse.<br />
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Only Sasha, a priest with a warrior's training, recognises this 'boy' as his younger sister, thought to be dead or a witch by her village. But when Vasya proves herself in battle, riding with remarkable skill and inexplicable power, Sasha realises he must keep her secret as she may be the only way to save the city from threats both human and fantastical...</span></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 15pt;">THE SNOW- MAIDEN<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #b3b3b3; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 34pt;">M</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; mso-bidi-font-family: FournierMTStd-Regular;">oscow, just past midwinter, and the haze of
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">fires rose to meet a smothering sky. To the west a little light
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">but in the east the clouds mounded up, bruise- colored in the
livid<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">dusk, buckling with unfallen snow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Two rivers gashed the skin of the Russian forest, and Moscow lay<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">at their joining, atop a pine- clad hill. Her squat, white walls
enclosed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">a jumble of hovels and churches; her palaces’ ice- streaked towers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">splayed like desperate fingers against the sky. As the daylight
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">lights kindled in the towers’ high windows.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“That is the third time Olga has gone to the window this hour,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">light; her dazzling headdress drew the eye from boils on her nose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Waiting- women clustered nearby, nodding like blossoms. Slaves<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">stood near the chilly walls, their lank hair wrapped in kerchiefs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Well, of course, Darinka!” returned the second woman. “She is<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">waiting for her brother, the madcap monk. How long has it been
since<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Brother Aleksandr left for Sarai? My husband has been waiting for<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">him since the first snow. Now poor Olga is pining at her window.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Well,
good luck to her. Brother Aleksandr is probably dead in a snowbank.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Her robe was sewn with gems; her rosebud mouth concealed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you say,” Olga replied coolly from the window. “I am glad you<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">you
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the storm was rising. “It was the wind,” said Eudokhia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Only
the wind. What a fool you are, Darinka.” But she shivered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Olga,
send for more wine; it is cold in this drafty room.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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heated with a stove and many bodies. But— “Very well,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hate nights like this,” said Darinka. She clutched her robe about<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and back. “</span><i><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">She </span></i><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">comes
on nights like this.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“She?”
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is </span><i><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">she</span></i><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">?” repeated Darinka. “You
mean you don’t know?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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looked superior. “</span><i><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">She </span></i><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">is
the ghost.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“There
is no ghost,” Eudokhia said. She reached for a plum preserved<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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honey, bit and chewed daintily, then licked the sweetness<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">from
her fingers. Her tone implied that </span><i><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">this </span></i><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">palace
was not quite worthy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">of
a ghost.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“I
have seen her!” protested Darinka, stung. “Last time I slept<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">here,
I saw her.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Highborn
women, who must live and die in towers, were much<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">given
to visiting. Now and again, they stayed overnight for company,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">when
their husbands were away. Olga’s palace— clean, orderly,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">prosperous—
was a favorite; the more so as Olga was eight months<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">gone
with child and did not go out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Hearing,
Olga frowned, but Darinka, eager for attention, hurried<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">on.
“It was just after midnight. Some days ago. A little before Midwinter.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">She
leaned forward, and her headdress tipped precariously. “I<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">was
awakened— I cannot remember what awakened me. A noise . . .”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Olga
made the faintest sound of derision. Darinka scowled. “I cannot<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">remember,”
she repeated. “I awakened and all was still. Cold<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">moonlight
seeped around the shutters. I thought I heard something in<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">the
corner. A rat, perhaps, scritching.” Darinka’s voice dropped. “I<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">lay
still, with the blankets drawn about me. But I could not fall asleep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Then
I heard someone whimper. I opened my eyes and shook Nastka,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">who
slept next to me. ‘Nastka,’ I told her, ‘Nastka, light a lamp. Someone<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">is
crying.’ But Nastka did not stir.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Darinka
paused. The room had fallen silent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Then,”
Darinka went on, “I saw a gleam of light. It was an unchristian<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">glow,
colder than moonlight, nothing like good firelight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">This
glow came nearer and nearer . . .”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Darinka
paused again. “And then I saw her,” she finished in a<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">hushed
voice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Her?
Who? What did she look like?” cried a dozen voices.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“White
as bone,” Darinka whispered. “Mouth fallen in, eyes dark<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">pits
to swallow the world. She stared at me, lipless as she was, and I<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">tried
to scream but I could not.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">One
of the listeners squealed; others were clutching hands.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Enough,”
snapped Olga, turning from her place by the window.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">The
word cut through their half- serious hysteria, and the women fell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">uneasily
silent. Olga added, “You are frightening my children.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">This
was not entirely true. The elder, Marya, sat upright and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">blazing-
eyed. But Olga’s boy, Daniil, clutched his sister, quivering.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“And
then she disappeared,” Darinka finished, trying for nonchalance<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">and
failing. “I said my prayers and went back to sleep.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">She
lifted her wine- cup to her lips. The two children stared.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“A
good story,” Olga said, with a very fine edge on her voice. “But<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">it
is done now. Let us tell other tales.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">She
went to her place by the oven and sat. The firelight played on<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">her
double- plaited hair. Outside, the snow was falling fast. Olga did<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">not
look toward the window again, though her shoulders stiffened<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">when
the slaves closed the shutters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">More
logs were heaped on the fire; the room warmed and filled<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">with
a mellow glow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Will
</span><i><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">you </span></i><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">tell a tale, Mother?”
cried Olga’s daughter, Marya. “Will<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">you
tell a story of magic?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">A
muffled sound of approval stirred the room. Eudokhia glared.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Olga
smiled. Though she was the Princess of Serpukhov, Olga had<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">grown
up far from Moscow, at the edge of the haunted wilderness. She<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">told
strange stories from the north. Highborn women, who lived their<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">lives
between chapel and bakehouse and tower, treasured the novelty.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">The
princess considered her audience. Whatever grief she had felt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">standing
alone by the window was now quite absent from her expression.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">The
waiting- women put down their needles and curled up eagerly<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">on
their cushions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Outside,
the hiss of the wind mixed with the silence of the snowstorm<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">that
is itself a noise. With a flurry of shouting below, the last of<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">the
stock was driven into barns, to shelter from the frost. From the<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">snow-
filled alleys, beggars crept into the naves of churches, praying to<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">live
until morning. The men on the kremlin- wall huddled near their<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">braziers
and drew their caps around their ears. But the princess’s tower<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">was
warm and filled with expectant silence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Listen,
then,” Olga said, feeling out the words.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“In
a certain princedom there lived a woodcutter and his wife, in a<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">little
village in a great forest. The husband was called Misha, his wife<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Alena,
and they were very sad. For though they had prayed diligently,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">and
kissed the icons and pleaded, God did not see fit to bless them with<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">a
child. Times were hard and they had no good child to help them<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">through
a bitter winter.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Olga
put a hand to her belly. Her third child— the nameless<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">stranger—
kicked in her womb.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“One
morning, after a heavy snow, husband and wife went into the<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">forest
to chop firewood. As they chopped and stacked, they pushed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">the
snow into heaps, and Alena, idly, began to fashion the snow into a<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">pale
maiden.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Was
she as pretty as me?” Marya interrupted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Eudokhia
snorted. “She was a snow- maiden, fool. All cold and stiff<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">and
white. But”— Eudokhia eyed the little girl— “she was certainly<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">prettier
than you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Marya
reddened and opened her mouth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Well,”
Olga hurriedly continued, “the snow- girl was white, it is<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">true,
and stiff. But she was also tall and slender. She had a sweet mouth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">and
a long braid, for Alena had sculpted her with all her love for the<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">child
she could not have.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“
‘See, wife?’ said Misha, observing the little snow- maiden. ‘You<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">have
made us a daughter after all. There is our Snegurochka, the<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">snow-
maiden.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Alena
smiled, though her eyes filled with tears.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Just
then an icy breeze rattled the bare branches, for Morozko the<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">frost-
demon was there, watching the couple and their snow- child.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Some
say that Morozko took pity on the woman. Others say that<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">there
was magic in the woman’s tears, weeping on the snow- maiden<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">when
her husband could not see. But either way, just as Misha and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Alena
turned for home, the snow- maiden’s face grew flushed and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">rosy,
her eyes dark and deep, and then a living girl stood in the snow,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">birth-
naked, and smiled at the old couple.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“
‘I have come to be your daughter,’ she said. ‘If you will have me,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">I
will care for you as my own father and mother.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“The
old couple stared, first in disbelief, then joy. Alena hurried<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">forward,
weeping, took the maiden by her cold hand, and led her<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">toward
the izba.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“The
days passed in peace. Snegurochka swept the floor and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">cooked
their meals and sang. Sometimes her songs were strange and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">made
her parents uneasy. But she was kind and deft in her work. When<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">she
smiled, it always seemed the sun shone. Misha and Alena could<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">not
believe their luck.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“The
moon waxed and waned, and then it was midwinter. The village<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">came
alive with scents and sounds: bells on sledges and flat golden<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">cakes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Now
and again, folk passed Misha and Alena’s izba on their way<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">to
or from the village. The snow- maiden watched them, hidden behind<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">the
woodpile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“One
day a girl and a tall boy passed Snegurochka’s hiding place,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">walking
hand in hand. They smiled at each other, and the snowmaiden<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">was
puzzled by the joy- like flame in their two faces.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“The
more she thought of it, the less she understood, but Snegurochka<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">could
not stop thinking of that look. Where before she was<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">content,
now she grew restless. She paced the izba and made cold trails<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">in
the snow beneath the trees.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Spring
was not far off on the day Snegurochka heard a beautiful<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">music
in the forest. A shepherd- boy was playing his pipe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Snegurochka
crept near, fascinated, and the shepherd saw the<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">pale
girl. When she smiled, the boy’s warm heart leaped out to her<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">cold
one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“The
weeks passed, and the shepherd fell in love. The snow softened;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">the
sky was a clear mild blue. But still the snow- maiden fretted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“
‘You are made of snow,’ Morozko the frost- demon warned her,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">when
she met him in the forest. ‘You cannot love and be immortal.’ As<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">the
winter waned, the frost- demon grew fainter, until he was only visible<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">in
the deepest shade of the wood. Men thought he was but a breeze<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">in
the holly- bushes. ‘You were born of winter and you will live forever.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">But
if you touch the fire you will die.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“But
the shepherd- boy’s love had made the maiden a little scorn</span><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%;">t<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">ful.
‘Why should I be always cold?’ she retorted. ‘</span><i><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">You </span></i><span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">are
an old cold<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">thing,
but I am a mortal girl now; I will learn about this new thing, this<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">fire.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“
‘Better to stay in the shade,’ was the only reply.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Spring
drew nearer. Folk left their homes more often, to gather<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">green
things in hidden places. Again and again the shepherd came to<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Snegurochka’s
izba. ‘Come into the wood,’ he would say.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“She
would leave the shadows beside the oven to go out and dance<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">in
the shade. But though Snegurochka danced, her heart was still cold<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">at
its core.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“The
snow began to melt in earnest; the snow- maiden grew pale<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">and
weak. She went weeping into the darkest part of the forest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">‘Please,’
she said. ‘I would feel as men and women feel. I beg you to<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">grant
me this.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“
‘Ask Spring, then,’ replied the frost- demon reluctantly. The<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">lengthening
days had faded him; he was more breeze than voice. The<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">wind
brushed the snow- child’s cheek with a sorrowful finger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Spring
is like a maiden, old and eternally young. Her strong limbs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">were
twined with flowers. ‘I can give you what you seek,’ said Spring.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">‘But
you will surely die.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Snegurochka
said nothing and went home weeping. For weeks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">she
stayed in the izba, hiding in the shadows.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“But
the young shepherd went and tapped on her door. ‘Please, my<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">love,’
he said. ‘Come out to me. I love you with all my heart.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Snegurochka
knew that she could live forever if she chose, a<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">snow-
girl in a little peasant’s izba. But . . . there was the music. And<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">her
lover’s eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“So
she smiled and clothed herself in blue and white. She ran outside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Where
the sun touched her, drops of water slid from her flaxen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">hair.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“She
and the shepherd went to the edge of the birch- wood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“
‘Play your flute for me,’ she said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“The
water ran faster, down her arms and hands, down her hair.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Though
her face was pale, her blood was warm, and her heart. The<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">young man played his flute, and Snegurochka loved him, and she<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">wept.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“The song ended. The shepherd went to take her into his arms. But<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">as he reached for her, her feet melted. She crumpled to the damp
earth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">and vanished. An icy mist drifted under the warmth of the blue
sky,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">and the boy was left alone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“When the snow- maiden vanished, Spring swept her veil over the<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">land, and the little field flowers began to bloom. But the
shepherd<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">waited in the gloom of the wood, weeping for his lost love.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Misha and Alena wept as well. ‘It was only a magic,’ said Misha
to<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">comfort his wife. ‘It could not last, for she was made of snow.’ ”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: #b3b3b3; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 13pt;">─<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; mso-bidi-font-family: FournierMTStd-Regular;">Olga paused in her storytelling, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">and the women murmured to<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">one another. Daniil slept now in Olga’s arms. Marya drooped
against<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">her knee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Some say that the spirit of Snegurochka stayed in the forest,”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Olga continued. “That when the snow fell, she came alive again, to<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">love her shepherd- boy in the long nights.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Olga paused again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“But some say she died,” she said sadly. “For that is the price of<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">loving.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">A silence should have fallen, as is proper, at the end of a well-
told<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">story. But this time it did not. For at the moment Olga’s voice
died<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">away, her daughter Masha sat bolt upright and screamed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Look!” she cried. “Mother, look! It is her, just there! Look! . .
.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">No— no! Don’t— Go away!” The child stumbled to her feet, eyes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">blank with terror.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">sarafan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“What is it?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Silence
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">mistress
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<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">pale
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">Darinka
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“Is
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "garamond"; font-size: 12pt;">“It
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Anne Marie Andrus</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal</span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Fledgling nurse Sorcha Alden knew she had the skills to save lives, but she never dreamed that her own life would be the one in danger.<br />
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Driven by tragedy to honor her family name, Sorcha embarks on a journey that takes her from the bleak but familiar streets of New York, through the sultry and seductive city of New Orleans, and into the brutal jungles of Nepal. Forging friendships and carrying on her mother's mission of healing was her dream. Plunging into a love affair with the mysterious Dr. Ashayle could have been a fairytale.<br />
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Being murdered and waking up as a blood-thirsty monster---became her living nightmare.<br />
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Torn away form a life that had just begun, Sorcha returns to New Orleans as a newborn vampire, forced to start over in a cutthroat underworld of devilry and decadence. Complicated politics, bitter rivals and jealous ancestors stand between her and the promises she's still determined to keep.<br />
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In a realm where the boundary between good and evil is as murky as the Mississippi River and immortal does not mean invincible, will Sorcha ever risk her shattered heart and love again? Can the magical harmony of the Crescent City give her enough courage to fulfill her eternal destiny?
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sorcha had walked this path as a young
woman, steering clear of anyone who looked threatening. Now, it was different.
Bombarded by the acrid smell of flesh, she gravitated toward bars spilling out
loud music and drunk patrons. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The human pulses vibrated the center of
Sorcha’s chest and clobbered her eardrums.<i>
Heartbeats.</i></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“This way, we’re going to dinner.”
Raimond’s vise grip guided Sorcha down a crooked alley.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Rue
Bourbon. Finally</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> In
the damp courtyard, two disheveled figures stared blankly at a moss covered
wall. Raimond blocked her path. “The idea here is to drink enough to quench
your thirst—not kill them. It’s a fine line.”</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"> Nausea twisted Sorcha’s stomach. <i>How can I hurt these innocent people?</i>
The pounding tempo in each man’s neck overrode her hesitation. Blood threatened
to burst out of their arteries. <i>Not a
glimmer of fear</i>. “Why aren’t they running?” </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“I was here already tonight. They won’t
give us any trouble.” Raimond pointed to the inside of one man’s elbow. “Avoid
the delicate neck area, for now.”</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Why?” <i>Who
cares, I’m famished</i>. She lunged, clamping her fangs into his arm. The skin
was as soft as the goat’s, but the blood wasn’t watery. <i>Chocolate syrup meets cherry soda</i>. Drawing her face back to look
into his eyes, Sorcha dragged the man down onto the cold stone of the
courtyard, latching back onto the limp arm. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“That eccentric heartbeat is your signal to
stop.” Raimond needed all his strength to disconnect her jaws from the wilting
man. They wound up a tangled heap in a stone fountain, under a dripping
gargoyle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“The drooling goblin—from my dream.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“What?” Shaking his head, Raimond looked
into her eyes. Pale blue had turned into burning sapphire. “You’ll need some
practice. It’s not necessary to wear your dinner.”</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sorcha looked down at her blood-soaked
shirt. Her face was sticky too but she felt so alive and powerful, it didn’t
matter. Her gaze shifted toward the second man. “Ooo…” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Pace yourself.” Losing his grip on
Sorcha’s arm, Raimond yanked her back by her hair. “Let’s clean up this fella
first. He can’t go out onto the street looking like he got bitten.” He sliced
his finger on his own fangs, rubbing the blood into the victim’s arm. The
sloppy wound started to heal immediately. “You try now.”</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sorcha followed his lead and the scar faded
into unbroken skin. “I’m still hungry.” </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Watch carefully.” Raimond bared his fangs,
pulling the second human’s head to the side and exposing the bounding pulse in
his neck. “Only bite hard enough to puncture the skin, then let the heartbeat
drive blood down your throat.”</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Got it—no throat ripping. Why did you put
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Would you rather they fight back?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Maybe
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Sorcha marveled at Raimond’s skill. <i>Looks effortless</i>. He took two long
swallows and disengaged, offering his student an unmarked section of flesh. <i>Blazing red eyes, flexing muscles—and fangs
under his smile. Erotic...devastating. Hope I blocked that thought.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Not bad, for a beginner.” Raimond examined
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Won’t be a problem.” Sorcha’s thirst felt
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“That’s amazing, but now what—they tell all their friends that vampires ate
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stared into the first man’s glazed eyes. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“What do I say to make him believe me?” </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "courier new"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Anne Marie has been an equestrienne, chorale
singer, candy-striper, EMT, and baseball fan. Roaming the back roads of New
Jers<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">ey with her family, she found great respect for antiques, historical
locations and the stories they hold. Her current list of favorite pastimes
include coffee, bourbon, and Les Miserables--which requires more bourbon. She
has been known to attend sporting events just for the flyover. The boat she and
her husband christened Glory Days, is her escape from the chaos of everyday
life.<br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">The inspiration for Anne Marie's debut novel, Monsters & Angels, is her fascination
with vampires and her passion for everything New Orleans. When she isn't
writing, she can be found working nights with the critical care team in a busy
trauma center.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></blockquote>
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<b style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: center;">Seize Today</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Pintip Dunn </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Series: Forget Tomorrow #3</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Genre: YA, Sci-Fi, Dystopian</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Release Date: October 3rd 2017</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Book Length: 300 pages</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Publisher: Entangled Teen</span></div>
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The third book in the New York Times bestselling and RITA award winning Forget Tomorrow series is a thrilling conclusion to an epic trilogy.<br />
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Seventeen-year-old precognitive Olivia Dresden is an optimist. Since different versions of people's futures flicker before her eyes, she doesn't have to believe in human decency. She can literally see the path to goodness in each person—if only he or she would make the right decision. No one is more conflicted than her mother, Chairwoman Dresden, and Olivia is fiercely loyal to the woman her mother could be. <br />
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But when the Chairwoman captures Ryder Russell, a boy from the rebel Underground, Olivia is forced to reevaluate her notions of love and faith. With Ryder's help, Olivia must come to terms with who her mother is in the present—and stop her before she destroys the world..
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a fantastic dystopian series. I’ve been a huge fan of this series since the
beginning, Pintip writes such compelling characters that you can’t help but
love them and want to follow them everywhere. I was dubious when I found out
that each book would feature a different character, to me Callie and Logan were
perfect characters but I worried for nothing. <i>Remember Yesterday</i> featured Jessa and Tanner who are by far my
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can look into the future and see all the possible outcomes that can come with
just one simple action. Due to her ability, Olivia has isolated herself for ten
years until she joins Jessa in her plan to save the future and meets Ryder, the
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protective of her. Ryder is Jessa’s best friend and Mikey’s adopted son, he's a very private
character and distrustful of almost everyone outside of his close friends and
family. Ryder has a harrowing back-story that broke my heart but what I loved
most about him was his interactions with Olivia. Olivia is a broken bird but he
never treated her as such, he knew she had the capabilities to be strong and
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<b style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: center;">The Last Namsara</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Kristen Ciccarelli</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Series: Iskari #1</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Genre: YA, Fantasy</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Release Date: October 12th 2017</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Book Length: 304</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;">In the beginning, there was the Namsara: the child of sky and spirit, who carried love and laughter wherever he went. But where there is light, there must be dark—and so there was also the Iskari. The child of blood and moonlight. The destroyer. The death bringer. <br />
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These are the legends that Asha, daughter of the king of Firgaard, has grown up hearing in hushed whispers, drawn to the forbidden figures of the past. But it isn’t until she becomes the fiercest, most feared dragon slayer in the land that she takes on the role of the next Iskari—a lonely destiny that leaves her feeling more like a weapon than a girl.<br />
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Asha conquers each dragon and brings its head to the king, but no kill can free her from the shackles that await at home: her betrothal to the cruel commandant, a man who holds the truth about her nature in his palm. When she’s offered the chance to gain her freedom in exchange for the life of the most powerful dragon in Firgaard, she finds that there may be more truth to the ancient stories than she ever could have expected. With the help of a secret friend—a slave boy from her betrothed’s household—Asha must shed the layers of her Iskari bondage and open her heart to love, light, and a truth that has been kept from her. </span></span>
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The story begins with Asha killing a dragon,
she hunts dragons religiously to make up for a terrible mistake she made as a
child that resulted in her city being destroyed. Asha is reviled by her people
for her past and now must marry the much-loved commandant Jarek, to appease her
city. However Asha is given a chance to gain her freedom, she must hunt down
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It didn’t matter that the old stories killed her mother. It didn’t matter that they’d killed many more before her. The girl let the old stories in.
She let them eat away at her heart and turn her wicked.
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flawed; she’s rude, arrogant, condescending, spoiled but the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">character arc</b> is truly wonderful. As
the book progresses Asha’s evolves as a character, everything that comes with
being a pampered princess is completely broken down and she evolves fiercer
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as Asha’s childhood, how she lured dragons and my favourite: the tales of
Figaard’s myths and legends and of course the history of dragons. As Asha’s
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with. Torwin is the slave of Jarek, Asha’s devious furture-husband. Torwin was
such an interesting character and I’m looking forward to learning more about
him in book two, his story and history is one I can’t wait to explore. So
clearly this romance is completely forbidden, Torwin will literally lose his
head, which only makes me ship it all the more; I’m such a sucker for forbidden
romances. However the slow-burn route Ciccarelli took was utterly brilliant and
addictive in its small doses. Both characters had chemistry, there was suspense
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The Last Namsara is a stunning debut to a
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cast, dangerous legends and of course dragons! There’s political intrigue, a
hidden rebellion and a consuming romance that will keep readers on the edge of
their seat and reading long into the night. Fans of An Ember in the Ashes,
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I can't can't can't wait for this book! The Falling Kingdom's series is one of my favourites! It had a really shaky start but each book has been ten times better than the last. It has action, adventure, romance, political intrigue and so much magic! This book can't come quick enough!</div>
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<b style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: center;">Reap the Shadows</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Annette Marie</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Series: Steel & Stones #4</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Genre: YA, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Romance</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Release Date: October 16th 2015</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;">Piper is feeling a bit overwhelmed. With Seiya and Lyre missing, Ash recovering from near fatal injuries, and the Gaians picking fights with daemons all over the city, a girl can’t help but think she might be in over her head. And this time, she’s on her own.<br />
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Before she even has a chance to investigate the Gaians’ new stockpile of mysterious, high-tech weaponry, an old enemy ambushes her: Samael’s henchman Raum. He wants Ash’s help and won’t take “get lost” for an answer. She doesn’t know if she can trust Raum, but even more than that, she can’t trust herself with Ash. Sooner or later he’ll catch up to her, and she fears she won’t be able to walk away from him a second time. <br />
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Despite her feelings, it will take their combined strength to face a frightening discovery about the Gaians. She and Ash begin to realize that the daemon war is coming to Earth, and they might be the only ones who can stop it — if it’s not already too late. </span></span>
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series. It came out of nowhere, demanded my attention and has kept me gripped
book after book after book. Reap the Shadows is the explosive follow up to the
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after Yield the Night with Piper trying to find out were Lyre and Seiya are
being held captive. Piper grows a lot in this book, she has finally come to
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stops the adventure is thrilling and as always there’s a plot twist that will
leave readers devastated. In addition to this book really being about Piper, we
were also given sneak peeks as to Lyre’s mysterious background and demon magic.
Lyre has always had an air of mystery about him and he’s kept his secrets very
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<span lang="EN-US">Oh and the romance? Soul-consuming as
always. There was the occasional moment were I just wanted to scream at Piper
for being a little naïve but overall, I could not put the book down when it
came to her and Ash. Ash, ahhh what a heartthrob, he’s like the ultimate book
boyfriend and I ship him and Piper an insane amount. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><s>Although nowhere near as much as I ship Ash with me, ha!<o:p></o:p></s></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;">Life outside the domes is not possible. At least that's what Insiders are told. Twins Eli and Talia shouldn't exist. They're Outsiders. <br />
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The Fire Sermon meets Gladiator in this brilliant YA debut.</span></span>
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<span lang="EN-US">Book of Fire is a fast paced and action packed
debut that dystopian fans will not want to miss. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s set in a world divided: those who live
inside the Dome and those who live outside of the Dome. Those inside the Dome think
they safe after the nuclear war and aren’t aware that the outside world is habitable.
Those outside of the Dome live out in the wilderness were they’ve made their
home for many generations. However they live in fear of the people inside the
Dome, as soldiers will come into the forest and kidnap their friends and family who are never seen again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The book starts with main character Talia
and her family out in the forest. Her Grandfather was one of the original
people who inhabited the forest and made it the home they have today but with
his responsibility for his people he’s been hiding many secrets. Talia
discovers she’s to be the next guardian of the book of Arafal, a book that in
the wrong hands could be used as a weapon. Suddenly soldiers from inside the
Dome attack Talia’s home and take her twin brother and Grandfather as
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<span lang="EN-US">Talia is a fierce heroine from the very beginning;
she’s impulsive and reckless in her beliefs and decisions and will stop at
nothing to save her family. Talia and her best friend Max aren’t prepared for
what they finds inside the Dome and to be honest I wasn’t either, it was like
something out of my nightmares. Think Sarah J. Maas’ <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Under the Mountain </i>meet Susan Ee’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Alcatraz</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Under the Dome Talia forms an unlikely
alliance with Insider August, an elite soldier charged with the task of finding
the book. August’s character is shrouded in mystery as he works directly under
Octavia, leader of the dome and villain of the story but also takes risks to
help Talia rescue her family leaving you guessing as to who’s side he’s really
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<span lang="EN-US">Talia and </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: 36pt;">August's relationship is slow to
progress but one I truly savoured, there’s obvious distrust as their both on opposite sides and the
tentative and gradual progression to something that looks a lot like friends,
though Talia would never call it that! I would love to see more development
between Talia and August because I am all for the slow burn forbidden romance. I can definitely see a potential love triangle as poor Max didn't really get a lot of time to Talia how he feels as she's generally being a badass and trying to save the world and he's such a sweet character <b>but </b>for me there's only one winner and I am
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<span lang="EN-US">Book of Fire is a unique and interesting
start to a new dystopian series. Kenney wonderfully weaves mythology, history
and science together creating a thrilling and gripping read filled with myths and monsters. It’s fast paced, full of action and heart. I’m looking
forward to finding out a bit more about the world and to getting some much
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Another month has quickly gone by but I am so excited that October is here. Finally a good reason to watch <b>Hocus Pocus</b> <i>over and over again! </i>I adore this season and can't wait for the early dark nights which are perfect for reading the night away with a good book! So here's a quick look back on my favourite September reads and my <i>planned</i> October to-be-reads....<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Author: Amanda Foody</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Series: Standalone</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Genre: YA, Fantasy, Mystery</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Release Date: July 25th 2017</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Book Length: 384</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;">Sixteen-year-old Sorina has spent most of her life within the smoldering borders of the Gomorrah Festival. Yet even among the many unusual members of the traveling circus-city, Sorina stands apart as the only illusion-worker born in hundreds of years. This rare talent allows her to create illusions that others can see, feel and touch, with personalities all their own. Her creations are her family, and together they make up the cast of the Festival’s Freak Show.<br />
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But no matter how lifelike they may seem, her illusions are still just that—illusions, and not truly real. Or so she always believed…until one of them is murdered.<br />
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Desperate to protect her family, Sorina must track down the culprit and determine how they killed a person who doesn’t actually exist. Her search for answers leads her to the self-proclaimed gossip-worker Luca, and their investigation sends them through a haze of political turmoil and forbidden romance, and into the most sinister corners of the Festival. But as the killer continues murdering Sorina’s illusions one by one, she must unravel the horrifying truth before all of her loved ones disappear. </span></span>
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<span style="text-indent: 36pt;">Daughter of the Burning City was </span><b style="text-indent: 36pt;">nothing</b><span style="text-indent: 36pt;"> like what I was expecting. For
some strange reason I thought it would be similar to </span><i style="text-indent: 36pt;">Caraval </i><span style="text-indent: 36pt;">and </span><i style="text-indent: 36pt;">The Night Circus </i><span style="text-indent: 36pt;">but
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‘<i>The Girl Who Sees Without Eyes’</i> as
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and wide showcasing all things weird and wonderful. Sorina is an illusion
worker who created and stars in her own Freak Show. As stated Sorina has no
eyes but is somehow able to see through her ‘jinx-work’ illusions. Ever since
she was little Sorina has created illusions which ended up becoming her family,
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entertainment for the many citizens who come to see the delights of Gomorrah
but her illusions are just that illusions, that it until one of them is
murdered. Stricken with grief and unable to understand how a figment of her
imagination can be killed Sorina enlists the help of Luca, a gossip-worker whose
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mixed into my fantasy and was expecting to be gripped from the beginning. The
pages were beautifully filled with imagination and I’m happy to say we had a
diverse set of characters including POC and my personal favourite: characters
who were demisexual. Definitely something I would love to see more of in YA
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<span lang="EN-US">Throughout the book I found my attention wavering and a big
part of this was the lack of connection I felt with the characters. I also
didn’t care for the romance but that have been because I didn’t really understand
Sorina. Sorina was the girl without eyes but I’m still not sure how she was
able to ‘see’ using her jinx-work, it wasn’t explained very well. As well as the lack of connection with characters I found</span><span style="text-indent: 36pt;"> the plot lagged halfway through and I found the solution to the plot-twist at the end disappointing. </span><span style="text-indent: 36pt;">Daughter of the Burning City was a book I was sure to love but I’m saddened to say that it just wasn’t the book for me.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Genre: YA, Fantasy</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Release Date: November 7th 2017</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Book Length: 576</span><br />
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Secret Identities.
Extraordinary Powers.
She wants vengeance. He wants justice.<br />
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The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies—humans with extraordinary abilities—who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone...except the villains they once overthrew.<br />
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Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for vengeance. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice—and in Nova. But Nova's allegiance is to a villain who has the power to end them both.
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<i>Marissa Meyer.</i></div>
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<i>Extraordinary</i><i> powers.</i><br />
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The hype surrounding this book is insane, I've never needed a book more. Early reviews are glowing so my expectations are high, plus it's a book that includes the <b>fae</b>. So I am clearly in!</div>
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<i>Destoryers, Death Bringers and </i><b style="font-style: italic;">Dragons!</b> Hello my next favourite book? Please let this me true, I'm unbelievably excited for The Last Namsara.</div>
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This series is the <b>perfect</b> blend of fantasy and romance. Sassy heroine's, brooding love interests, deadly magic, kingdom's at war. Oh it just has it all! This fast paced series has blew me away and I can't wait to see how it ends!</div>
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myself reading long into the night. I was absolutely delighted to see Arden include yet more Russian myths and legends, such as the <b>fire bird</b>, </span><span style="font-size: 16px; text-indent: 36pt;"><i>Polunochnitsa</i> and</span><span style="font-size: 16px; text-indent: 36pt;"> I particularly loved reading about <i>Kaschei the deathless</i>.... and of course </span><b style="font-size: 16px; text-indent: 36pt;">my beloved Morokzo. </b><span style="text-indent: 36pt;">The elusive Frost-Demon is just as thrilling and enticing as always, there weren't enough pages with him in to satisfy my shameless obsession with him!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Series: Forget Tomorrow #2</span></span></span><br />
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Sixteen-year-old Jessa Stone is the most valuable citizen in Eden City. Her psychic abilities could lead to significant scientific discoveries, if only she’d let TechRA study her. But ten years ago, the scientists kidnapped and experimented on her, leading to severe ramifications for her sister, Callie. She’d much rather break into their labs and sabotage their research—starting with Tanner Callahan, budding scientist and the boy she loathes most at school.<br />
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The past isn’t what she assumed, though—and neither is Tanner. He’s not the arrogant jerk she thought he was. And his research opens the door to the possibility that Jessa can rectify a fatal mistake made a decade earlier. She’ll do anything to change the past and save her sister—even if it means teaming up with the enemy she swore to defeat. </span></span>
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turns and I found myself flying through the pages. Remember Yesterday is set
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Tomorrow</i> and actually focuses on Callie’s younger sister Jessa. I was a
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Callie’s memory is famous; she will forever be the girl who stopped future
memory and the awful consequences that came with them. However Jessa is unable
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was totally able to relate to her loss and grief. During the events after
Callie’s death, I forgot just how young Jessa was at the time and it really put
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time-travel, which really turned the plot on its head, which meant that my head was nearly exploding with all the possibilities of <i>what could happen</i>. Another
thrilling part of the book was the romance. Now I was major shipper of Callie
and Logan but Jessa and Tanner have managed to become my favourite. Tanner is
basically Jessa’s worst nightmare; he’s a scientist and one that’s directly involved in working with future memory and the very people who took Callie from her. Their relationship had all the hatred, heat
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<b style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: center;">Forest of a Thousand Lanterns</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-color: #da7777; font-family: inherit;">Author: Julie C. Dao</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Series: Rise of the Empress #1</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Genre: YA, Fantasy, Re-tellings</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Release Date: October 10th 2017</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Book Length: 384</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Publisher: Philomel Books</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><i>An East Asian fantasy reimagining of The Evil Queen legend about one peasant girl's quest to become Empress--and the darkness she must unleash to achieve her destiny.</i><br />
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Eighteen-year-old Xifeng is beautiful. The stars say she is destined for greatness, that she is meant to be Empress of Feng Lu. But only if she embraces the darkness within her. Growing up as a peasant in a forgotten village on the edge of the map, Xifeng longs to fulfill the destiny promised to her by her cruel aunt, the witch Guma, who has read the cards and seen glimmers of Xifeng's majestic future. But is the price of the throne too high?<br />
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Because in order to achieve greatness, she must spurn the young man who loves her and exploit the callous magic that runs through her veins--sorcery fueled by eating the hearts of the recently killed. For the god who has sent her on this journey will not be satisfied until his power is absolute.
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Over the summer I realised how many unread books I had waiting on my TBR, I mean I had some that I bought <b>2 years ago!</b> I ended up taking a month to read through some of the books I already had, Maria Snyder's Poison Study was in that murky pile doom so I decided to give a go. Now I know people who adore this series and was good but that was just it for me, I didn't blow me away there was no heightened emotions when reading it so will her spin off series be any better?</div>
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I <b>loved loved loved</b> Novik's <i>Uprooted</i>, it completely blew me away from beginning to end. And then I found out she had a <b>dragon</b> series, dragons? I am sold. Also there's multiples books in the series already out and just waiting to be read.<br />
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Farway Gaius McCarthy was born outside of time. The son of a time-traveling Recorder from 2354 AD and a gladiator living in Rome in 95 AD, Far's birth defies the laws of nature. Exploring history himself is all he's ever wanted, and after failing his final time-traveling exam, Far takes a position commanding a ship with a crew of his friends as part of a black market operation to steal valuables from the past. <br />
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<span lang="EN-US">Invictus follows Farway Gaius McCarthy, a
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desperate to travel back in time in the hopes of finding his mother who never made it back from a mission and while some say she and her crew are 'dead' Far thinks otherwise. After failing his final exam Far isn’t allowed to travel through time, distraught he's soon confronted with an offer he can't refuse. Tasked with captaining his own ship called the ‘Invictus’ and
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<span lang="EN-US">The book is all about the adventure, the
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travel with a historical edge, it was a treat to read and everything flowed
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love. I love the chase, the will they-won’t they and of course the angst that
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Can someone tell me where August went? How are we already a week into September. It's crazy! Although I do wish time would stop going by so quickly I am rather excited for Autumn, I adore this season and can't wait to watch all the leaves change colour and fall. So here's a quick look back on my favourite August reads and my <i>planned</i> September to-be-reads....<br />
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<b>The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty</b><br />
<b><br /></b>The City of Brass was a clear favourite, a simply stunning debut that will take you on a magical adventure across middle-eastern deserts and the magical realm of Daevabad filled with Djinn.<br />
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This book has the gorgeous world-building that reminded me of Laini Taylor's <i>Strange the Dreamer</i> and the lush writing of Roshani Chokshi's <i>A Crown of Wishes</i>.<br />
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<b>Autoboyography by Christina Lauren</b><br />
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Blurbed as <i>Fangirl meets Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, </i>Autoboyography is an instant favourite that I will be reading for years to come.<br />
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This book feature two boys from two very different backgrounds and what it means to fall in love. Autoboyography will pull on your heartstrings and have you hooked from the first page.<br />
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Contemporary lovers will adore this! <a href="http://literary-lyobsessed.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/review-autoboyography-by-christina.html">Here's my review.</a><br />
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<b>Invictus by Ryan Graudin</b><br />
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This time-travelling knockout will take readers on the ultimate adventure. For me this was mash up of the Six of Crows crew meet The Rampant passengers. The characters have that instantly likability and camaraderie that makes you want to join the ship.<br />
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<b>The Bloodprint by Ausma Zehanat Khan</b><br />
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An gorgeous start to what's sure to be a thrilling fantasy series. Ausma has created a dazzling world filled with magic, fierce female main characters who travel the world breaking slave chains.<br />
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I honestly couldn't put this book down, again like <i>A City of Brass</i> is was written beautifully with a diverse set of characters, a plot that keeps twisting the more you read, political intrigue and a romance I am so invested in!<br />
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<b>The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden</b><br />
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As I'm sure you all know by now, I'm kind of in love with Katherine Arden and her writing. <i>The Bear and the Nightingale </i>was one of my favourite books early this year. So I was completely over the moon to receive a gorgeous ARC!<br />
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I'm nearly finished with Girl and gods help me but I think I actually love it more than Bear. Every chapter leaves me reeling and Vasya is just kicking ass as per usual that I can't bring myself to put this down. Also hello my Morozko <3<br />
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<b>Reap the Shadows & Unleash the Storm - Annette Marie</b><br />
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Another series I am completely obsessed with and one it's taken me a shameful amount of time to finish but no longer!<br />
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I'm planning to knock these both out and then I can prepare for Annette's new series featuring Lyre yay!<br />
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Are you ready Erika? Ah! Ash <3<br />
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<b>Book of Fire by Michelle Kenney</b><br />
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Another one of my current reads. It's been far too long since I read a dystopian so I've been loving this so far. It features strong heroine who I can't help but root for. I'm really excited to see were this goes also it's part of a series so bonus, <i>more books!!</i><br />
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<b>The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert</b><br />
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<i>If Marvel did Fairytales? </i><b>YES PLEASE!</b><br />
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I am so excited to read this book, I've seen nothing but amazing reviews and it's already been picked up for a motion picture.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Genre: YA, Science-Fiction</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Release Date: September 12th 2017</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">Book Length: 416</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;">For the millions who log in every day, Warcross isn’t just a game—it’s a way of life. The obsession started ten years ago and its fan base now spans the globe, some eager to escape from reality and others hoping to make a profit. Struggling to make ends meet, teenage hacker Emika Chen works as a bounty hunter, tracking down players who bet on the game illegally. But the bounty hunting world is a competitive one, and survival has not been easy. Needing to make some quick cash, Emika takes a risk and hacks into the opening game of the international Warcross Championships—only to accidentally glitch herself into the action and become an overnight sensation.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I really enjoyed<i> Passenger </i>but I had an issue with the pacing and unfortunately it was carried through to <i>Wayfarer</i>. I did enjoy the series but it was just far too slow for me, there wasn't enough dialogue and although it was clear Bracken did a lot of history research when it came to time-travel it just came across as <i>slightly boring</i> after hundreds pages of text and little movement in the plot.</span></div>
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I feel really bad for having this on my list. I love Aladdin re-telling's but this one took me weeks to finish. It couldn't hold my attention for more than a few pages, I just didn't care for the characters or the plot which sounds really mean, the writing and prose were gorgeous it was just everything else that fell short. <i>ooops.</i></div>
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First off Rebel Belle is fantastic book, it's sweet, adorable and laugh out loud hilarious. So what happened? <i>Well.... just all the books that came after. </i>Miss Mayhem was nowhere near as enjoyable at Rebel Belle as the plot kind of just disappeared and the book felt quite stagnant. Although I was willing to over look this, most middle books in series tend to have that 'filler book' feel. But then Lady Renegades came out and I was <b>so sure </b>this was were the series hit it's stride again... it did not. I was so disappointed, the series ended very predictably and it just didn't have that magic that came with reading Rebel Belle.<br />
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This is the only Christina Lauren book that was a chore to read and I feel like a monster for saying so. Christina Lauren write absolutely amazing romances, I can usually read their books in less than 24 hours, they have that addictive quality and you find yourself unable to put it down. They're usually so light and full of fun and heart. But Dating You / Hating You didn't have that usual spark that C-Lo bring to their books. The characters had no chemistry, their actions were questionable and didn't really make sense and it even felt a little insta-love-y at times.</div>
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Bloodmark had one of the worst cases of <b style="font-size: 16px;">insta-love</b> I've ever came across. I'm talking instant infatuation, falling in love and exchanging those three little words before they had even kissed, oh and I should probably mention all of this happened less than 25% of the way through. <b>Is this not insane?</b> Another case of wishing I would of DNF'd.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;">Sixteen-year-old Tashi has spent their life training as a inhabitor, a soldier who spies and kills using a bonded animal. When the capital falls after a brutal siege, Tashi flees to a remote monastery to hide. But the invading army turns the monastery into a hospital, and Tashi catches the eye of Xian, the regiment’s fearless young commander.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left; text-indent: 36pt;">I was so
excited to hear Julia was writing a YA fantasy series with a gender fluid main character, something that is sorely lacking in literature today. The fact that
The Tiger’s Watch was also going to have human-animal bonding, magic and a badass
heroine going behind enemy lies to spy was just the icing on the cake! It
instantly became a must read. However as much as I wanted to love it, I’m sorry
to say that I had a few issues with The Tiger’s Watch.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I had a
slight issue with Tashi, well more with some of the actions they made but apart
from that Tashi was an incredibly likeable character. What was great about the
world Tashi lived in was the acceptance of gender fluidity. Yes there was a
instance with another character who didn’t get why Tashi needed to be address
as ‘they’ instead of ‘she/he’ but overall it was easily accepted and didn’t
have to be explained during every one of Tashi’s interactions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Tashi is bonded to a golden tiger called Katana and I was fascinated by the
relationship they had. I <b>love</b> books with animals in and this was no
exception. Julie created a complex relationship between humans and animals and
the communication between them. Also I would totally want to be bonded to a
tiger, Katana is an absolute badass, when Tashi was in a tough spot you just
knew Katana was close by stalking her prey and ready to save the day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">So from
the synopsis it’s easy to see than Tashi is on the run and then ends up
becoming a servant/spy for the Xian commander. What wasn’t easy to see was the
world building? I’m still not sure what was happening and ultimately why. The same
goes for the plot, it just wasn’t there, I spent the majority of the book
feeling like I’d missed some essential chapter and was left with more
questions than answers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">My other
issue was the romance. There was a large dose on insta-love on one hand and a
complete mystery infatuation on the other. Tashi watched the Xian commander
slaughter and torture people, <b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">their
own people</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>and yet still ends
up with feelings for him. Not even the slow hate to love just an instant sexual attraction. And then we have love interest #2 who Tashi has shown
<b>no interest</b> in whatsoever for the majority of the book but suddenly when
his life is at stake Tashi is in love with him. Now that’s not to say it’s
couldn’t work, I’m sure under certain circumstances such as life and death
people will come to realise their true feelings <b>BUT </b>there was just no
chemistry, or buildup or feelings for me to truly believe in it.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Overall I really wanted to love The Tiger’s
Watch but due to the lack of world building and plot I wasn’t able to fully
connect with the book. Tashi was a great character although her decisions at
the end <i>kiiiind</i> of made me want to pull my hair out, I’m still looking forward
to see what happens next as Julie has created a good foundation there, I just
needed a little more substance. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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