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    Page turner's book bash 2011

    in Past Book Logs

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    Finished Unearthly by Cynthia Hand last night. Jury is still out on this one, is was a quick read but didn't seem to go anywhere until the last two pages. With all the faffing about the main character did I was surprised there was a story at all. This is the first book in a trilogy of which I know I will look at the next book if only to see if I can find the plot missing from this one. Summary form ff:

     

    In the beginning, there's a boy standing in the trees . . .

     

    Clara Gardner has recently learned that she's part angel. Having angel blood run through her veins not only makes her smarter, stronger, and faster than humans (a word, she realizes, that no longer applies to her), but it means she has a purpose, something she was put on this earth to do. Figuring out what that is, though, isn't easy.

     

    Her visions of a raging forest fire and an alluring stranger lead her to a new school in a new town. When she meets Christian, who turns out to be the boy of her dreams (literally), everything seems to fall into place - and out of place at the same time. Because there's another guy, Tucker, who appeals to Clara's less angelic side.

     

    As Clara tries to find her way in a world she no longer understands, she encounters unseen dangers and choices she never thought she'd have to make - between honesty and deceit, love and duty, good and evil. When the fire from her vision finally ignites, will Clara be ready to face her destiny?

     

    Unearthly is a moving tale of love and fate, and the struggle between following the rules and following your heart.

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    Novels based in London

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    Druids' Sword- by Sara Douglass is based in london - it is the fourth book in a series (a very good one) and it always made me want to go there and see where it all happened. here's the summary from fansastic fiction:

     

    1940. The skies above London are filled with German planes on nightly raids, a Blitz that brings a barrage of bombs that pound the city into rubble. Each morning Londoners face the night's handiwork and though they are presented with the possibility of sudden death, they are determined to fight the evil that threatens to destroy their nation. They struggle to live normal lives amid the terror and chaos.

     

    But is it only Hitler's Luftwaffe and the Blitz that is responsible for all the death and destruction that the city is facing?

     

    Brutus, the Greek Kingman who brought the bands of power to the isle of Alba millennia ago once again walks the streets of London, this time as an American major. The men and women who are his eternal companions (and sometimes lovers and enemies) have all been reborn in this time and place. They have come together for one last battle to finally complete the magical Labyrinth buried at the heart of the city. Half completed and resonating with an evil power, the Maze calls to them to complete the Game and possibly set all the players free. As Brutus works to find a solution that will end his age-old pain he comes to realize that there is a new power that walks the land. It is strong, hungry, and it has its own agenda.

     

    And by its actions could change the world forever.

    Page turner's book bash 2011

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    Finished reading Matched by Ally Condie today. I picked this book for it's cover but after reading the back I was hooked. Who said you can't judge a book by it's cover? I really liked this book it made me want to stay up to finish it. It is a YA book but I'm a big fan of YA and really enjoyed it - I look forward to reading the next in the series Crossed.

     

    From fantastic fiction

    Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate . . . until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black.

     

    The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow.

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    Page turner's book bash 2011

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    Hi Rose I was looking at Way of kings last night and umming about it but if you (who isn't into fantasy) can give it such a glowing review then it's in for me I'll be adding it to the list shortly.

    I have read The blade itself and the other two books in the First Law series. It took me a bit to get going but in the end I really enjoyed all the books, hence the reason I bought Best served cold his new one. Although I haven't made an attempt at it yet it is still high on the list for me.

    I look forward to reading your final thoughts when you finish Way of kings.;)

    Rory Gilmore's Book List Challenge

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    This is a bit off-topic, I hope you don't mind: Do you think you didn't like David Sedaris's style of writing or his stories, or is it that the kind of book of short autobiographic stories just doesn't appeal to you? MTPSD was one of those books on the list that I was really looking forward to read and I wanted to like it but I just didn't, for some reason. David Sedaris has been often compared to Augusten Burroughs, whose books I've read all except for one, and unlike the Sedaris one, I really loved the Burroughs ones. If you like, you could try him some time :) (Sorry, I'm always recommending Burroughs whenever there's a chance :blush:)

    I don't know what it was I didn't like about it - it was touted as a must read some years back so I read it and was like huh. I haven't read Burroughs but I will take a looksee at what he has to offer :)

    Page turner's book bash 2011

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    Thanks Frankie! I've only just started watching the series I've watched one and two and am onto series three. I just can't believe I've never seen it before it's the perfect show for me. I'm happy to be joining the challenge to, though it does mean I will have to buy more books to meet said reading requirements. :giggle:

    Page turner's book bash 2011

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    Added yet more to my wish list - which is a good thing. No really it is normally I would just buy them without a secong thought but I've just added them to the list for the end of the month - yay go me!

     

    books added

    Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception by Maggie Stiefvater

    Inside Out By Maria V. Snyder

    Outside in By Maria V Snyder

    Geist: A Book of the Order By Philippa Ballantine

    Spectyr By Philippa Ballantine

    My Name is Memory By Ann Brashares

    Cat's Cradle by Bianca D'Arc

    Fairy Tale By Cyn Balog

    Sleepless By Cyn Balog

    Starstruck By Cyn Balog

    Knife By R. J. Anderson

    Rebel By R. J. Anderson

    Arrow By R. J. Anderson

    The Blasphemer By Nigel Farndale

    Your Book Activity Today ~ Thread 13

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    I've been lying outside in our hammock reading Brisingr by Christopher Paolini. I'm not a huge fan of the Eragon series and must admit I'm mostly reading it because the library has been closed for christmas so I'm short on reading options. And seeing as I have read the first two books in the series I fell I need to finish it.

    It has hit a dull point now though which is why I'm on the computer. :giggle2:

     

    Forgive me if I'm wrong but isn't there a fourth book in that series? I've read the first two but remember putting the third off until the last one came out.

    yep checked a few sites and they all say there's another one coming so you could say you will be one step closer to finishing the series when you finish Brisingr. so sorry for the news :(

    Page turner's book bash 2011

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    Today I finished The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson. This was a new author for me and I must say I look forward to reading the other two books in the Mistborn series. Whilst is is essentially a good verses evil plot line there was enough original content to make it interesting, that and the fact I didn't see a key part in the ending coming made the book a great start to the new year. Brandon Sanderson has won me as a reader now and I look forward to looking into his previous works and those still to come.

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    from fantastic fiction

    For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the “Sliver of Infinity,” reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier “snapped” and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark.

    Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his many powers, and all of whom relish a high-stakes challenge. Only then does he reveal his ultimate dream, not just the greatest heist in history, but the downfall of the divine despot.

    But even with the best criminal crew ever assembled, Kel's plan looks more like the ultimate long shot, until luck brings a ragged girl named Vin into his life. Like him, she's a half-Skaa orphan, but she's lived a much harsher life. Vin has learned to expect betrayal from everyone she meets, and gotten it. She will have to learn to trust, if Kel is to help her master powers of which she never dreamed.

    Page turner's book bash 2011

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    Adding some more books to my wish list. My grandparents were born in Ukraine and escaped during the war to come here. My grandpa had some interesting stories about his time in the war and I always regret not writing it down, so I've decided to read other books about this time and to expand my knowledge of their country.

     

     

    Scratches on a Prison Wall: A Wartime Memoir By: Luba Komar

     

    Borderland: A Journey Through the History of the Ukraine By: Anna Reid

     

    Thousands of Roads: A Memoir of a Young Woman's Life in the Ukranian Underground During and After World War II By: Maria Savchyn Pyskir

     

    The Girl from Ukraine By: Vira Smereka

     

    Operation Mincemeat: The True Spy Story That Changed the Course of World War II By: Ben Macintyre

     

    Agent Zigzag: The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: The Most Notorious Double Agent of World War II By: Ben Macintyre

     

    An Orange Revolution: A Personal Journey Through Ukrainian History By: Askold Krushnelnycky

     

    If anyone has any other suggestions of books on this subject or any good reads I'm open to hearing them.

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