tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46233313021351799602024-03-14T01:24:51.713-07:00Dystopian DessertsBefore you ask, allow me to explain. In simpler terms, the genre "Dystopian," is the exact opposite of "Utopian." Dystopian literature deals with a futuristic world, similar to ours, overrun by a Totalitarian Government. So basically, everything's a conspiracy.
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My Style: I'm not going to give you a 20 page report of the book, and explain how all of this is relevant to life. Because it's probably not. I like things simple, yet thorough. So kickback in a café and enjoy!Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623331302135179960.post-20543517744241748322012-08-22T22:07:00.000-07:002012-08-22T22:20:42.105-07:00SAM CLAFLIN CAST AS FINNICK ODAIR! <b>So for all you anxious fangirls out there, the day has come. The day in which we have all been anxiously anticipating since the Hunger Games movie franchise was conceived. The casting of the infamous Finnick Odair. He puts every other literary hero to shame with his sandy brown hair, sea green eyes, olive tan, perfectly chiseled jaw, sculpted muscles, and unmistakable charm. Finnick Odair, or, Sam Claflin as we now know him, has been given the theatrical challenge of making all the females in the audience melt and swoon. </b><br />
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<b>Here is the official Lionsgate press release:</b><br />
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<b><i>Santa Monica, CA, August 22, 2012- Lionsgate® and the filmmakers of THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE are pleased to announce that Sam Claflin has been cast in the role of Finnick in the much anticipated film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ worldwide smash hit novel Catching Fire. Charasmatic and clever, Finnick was a District 4 Hunger Games victor when he was fourteen.</i></b><br />
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<b><i>After breaking out in his role as the romantic lead in last year’s PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES, Claflin starred in the box office smash SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN playing Prince William alongside Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth. He recently finished filming THE QUIET ONESopposite Jarred Harris, and MARY & MARTHA, in which he co-stars with Hilary Swank.</i></b><br />
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<b>-Source: CatchingFireCasting.com </b><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b>It's that time of year again for all us Southern Californian natives! The USC Festival of Books is an annual event that brings authors from all across the United States together in a frenzy of panels, workshops, signings, and more! It's an event that lasts all weekend, with varying events each day. So in 80 degree weather, I stayed for a couple hours to watch a panel on the art of writing Young Adult series with guests DJ Machale (author of Pendragon series), Margaret Stohl & Kami Garcia (authors of Caster Chronicles), and Lauren Kate (author of Fallen series). It was a lively event with awesome advice from all authors and equally reflective questions from the audience! The four discussed their own techniques for mapping out multiple books and the difficulties and surprises that sprout from characters that grow throughout an ongoing story line. DJ Machale had a lively and entertainingly sarcastic sense of humor as he discussed his newest work, Morpeheus Road, and Margaret Stohl was equally hilarious as she revved up the crowd! Kami Garcia was more motherly and soft spoken, while Lauren Kate held herself with all the grace and composure reflected in her writing style. Unfortunately, I didn't stay late enough to see the panel with Josephine Angeline (author of Starcrossed), but I'll definitely be back with more action tomorrow! Not to mention, I got some awesome SWAG (posters, bookmarks, etc.) from various publishing groups including Galaxy and Puffin, so there might be a giveaway very soon! </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b>-Carina</b></span>Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623331302135179960.post-8993046107592610862012-03-20T20:06:00.000-07:002012-03-20T20:06:41.156-07:00Hunger Games: Great first reviews!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b>So as I was diligently surfing Yahoo, I came across this article which highlights some great early reviews of The Hunger Games! Check them out! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b>Source: </b></span><a href="http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/hunger-games-movie-inspires-good-early-reviews-223152800.html">http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/hunger-games-movie-inspires-good-early-reviews-223152800.html</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 22px; margin-top: 11px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div>Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623331302135179960.post-15429270692035744732012-03-17T18:47:00.002-07:002012-03-17T18:49:48.018-07:00The Hunger Games || Bits & Pieces<div style="color: #20124d;"><b>I've definitely been lagging behind on blog posts these past few months, but please don't lose hope on me just yet!</b></div><div style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="color: #20124d;"><b>With less than 1 week until The Hunger Games hits local theaters, I can't help but feel the pre-movie jitters! I see Hunger Games posters and billboards plastered all over the city, and not to mention news, reviews, and reactions streaming all over the internet. I'm so jealous of all those who went to the world premiere at the Nokia Theater last week! I just came back from a robotics competition yesterday, and so of course many people brought books and such to pass the time. I couldn't help but notice that so many guys were reading paperback copies of The Hunger Games! Recently I've found that more of my guy friends have been getting into the trilogy as well (although, they don't fangirl quite about Peeta and/or Gale as much as the girls do). </b></div><div style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="color: #20124d;"><b>So anyways, how many of you are going to the midnight premiere? I'm most likely going to be at the midnight showing at Del Amo mall in Torrance, California, so if you're a socal local, be sure to stop by and say hi :) I'll try to do some fan interviews before and after the movie, and post them up on my blog! Take pictures and send me some links :D I'd love to see everyone all decked out in their Hunger Games gear!</b></div><div style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="color: #20124d;"><b>May the odds be in your favor,</b></div><div style="color: #20124d;"><b>Carina L. Tai</b></div>Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623331302135179960.post-75154032637929357062012-02-12T13:31:00.000-08:002012-02-12T13:32:48.876-08:00Books Read in 2011<span style="color: #20124d;"><b>My goodness. I haven't updated my blog since December! This is the consequence of being a full time student, unfortunately! So please forgive me, and happy late holidays, happy late new year, and happy early Valentine's day! Just to recap 2011, I've updated the list of every book I've read this past year. I'm so sad that I didn't reach my goal of 100 :(</b></span><br />
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</b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>||Books Read in 2011||</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>--------------------</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>1. If I stay</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Gayle Forman</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>2. Matched</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Ally Condie</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>3. Wither</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Lauren DeStefano</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>4. The City of Bones</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Cassandra Clare</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>5. The City of Ashes</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Cassandra Clare</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>6. Incarceron</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Catherine Fisher</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>7. Sapphique</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Catherine Fisher</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>8. Bad Boy</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Walter Dean Myers</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>9. Thirteen Reasons Why</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Jay Asher</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>10. I Heart You, You Haunt Me</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Lisa Schroeder</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>11. The Water Wars</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Cameron Stracher</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>12. The Vespertine</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Saundra Mitchell</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>13. Impossible </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Nancy Werlin</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>14. Delirium</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Lauren Oliver</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>15. The Summer I Turned Pretty</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Jenny Han</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>16. It's Not Summer Without You</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Jenny Han</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>17. We'll Always Have Summer</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Jenny han</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>18. Fallen</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Lauren Kate</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>19.Torment</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Lauren Kate</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>20. The Healer's Apprentice</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Melanie Dickerson</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>21. Sent</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Margaret Peterson Haddix</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>22. Ethan Frome</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Edith Wharton</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>23. The Curious Incident of the Dog int the Night-Time</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Mark Haddon</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>24. The Maze Runner</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: James Dashner</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>25. The Scorch Trials</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: James Dashner</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>26. City of Glass</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Cassandra Clare</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>27. Stolen </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Lucy Christopher</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>28. Twenty Boy Summer</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Sarah Ockler</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>29. Stay</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Deb Caletti</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>30. Bumped</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Megan McCafferty</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>31. Shiver</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Maggie Stiefvater</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>32. Linger</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Maggie Stiefvater</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>33. Across The Universe</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Beth Revis</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>34. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Betty Smith</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>35. Numbers</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Rachel Ward</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>36. Daughter of the Flames</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Zoe Marriott</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>37. The Line</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Teri Hall</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>38. Hush, Hush</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Becca Fitzpatrick</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>39. Crescendo</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Becca Fitzpatrick</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>40. The Body Finder</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Kimberly Derting</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>41. The Lipstick Laws</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Amy Holder</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>42. Lost Voices</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Sarah Porter</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>43. Desires of the Dead</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Kimberly Derting</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>44. Airhead</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Meg Cabot</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>45. Being Nikki</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Meg Cabot</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>46. Hex Hall</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Rachel Hawkins</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>47. Heist Society</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Amy Carter</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>48. Invincible Summer</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Hannah Moskowitz</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>49. City of Fallen Angels</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Cassandra Clare</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>50. Airhead</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Meg Cabot</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>51. Demonglass</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Rachel Hawkins</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>52. Where She Went</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Gayle Forman</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>53. Entwined</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Heather Dixon</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>54. The Goddess Test</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Aimee Carter</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>55. Firelight</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Sophie Jordan</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>56. Before I fall</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Lauren Oliver</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>57. Ophelia</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Lisa Klein</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>58. Cleopatra Confesses</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Carolyn Meyer</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>59. Ender's Game</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Orson Scott Card</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>60. Ultraviolet</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: R.J. Anderson</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>61. Starcrossed</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Josephine Angelini</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>62. The Girl in the Steel Corset</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Kady Cross</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>63. Somtimes It Happens</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Lauren Barnholdt</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>64. Legacy</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Cayla Kluver</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>65. The Day Before</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Lisa Schroeder</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>66. Spellbound</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Cara Lynn Shultz</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>67. Hereafter</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Tara Hudson</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>68. Romeo and Juliet</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: W. Shakespeare</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>69. The Secret Year</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Jennifer Hubbard</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>70. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Harriet Jacobs</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>71. The Strange Case of Finley Jane</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Kady Cross</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>72. Forbidden</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Tabitha Suzuma</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>73. Mercy</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Rebecca Lim</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>74. 68 Knots</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Michael Robert Evans</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>75. The Eternal Ones</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Kirsten Miller</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>76. Tris & Izzie</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Mette Ivie Harrison</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>77. Fury</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Elizabeth Miles </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>78. Uncommon Criminals</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Ally Carter</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>79. Clean</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Amy Reed</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>80. Blood Red Road</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Moira Young</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>81. The Beginning of After</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Jennifer Castle</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>83. Angel Burn</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: L.A. Weatherly</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>84. Passion</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Lauren Kate</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>85. Vanish</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Sophie Jordan</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>86. The Juliet Spell</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Douglas Rees</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>87. The House on Mango Street.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Sandra Cisneros</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>88. Anastasia's Secret</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Susanne Dunlap</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>89. Fahrenheit 451</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Ray Bradbury</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>90. Rebecca</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Daphne Du Maurier</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>91. Clockwork Angel</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Cassandra Clare</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>92. Bright Young Things</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Anna Godbersen</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>93. Silence</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Becca Fitzpatrick</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>94. The Merchant's Daughter</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: Melanie Dickerson</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>95. The Death Cure</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #20124d;"><b>by: James Dashner</b></span></div><div><span style="color: #20124d;"><b><br />
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</div></div>Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623331302135179960.post-55278668301064519512011-11-14T18:18:00.000-08:002011-11-14T18:22:33.788-08:00HUNGER GAMES OFFICIAL MOVIE TRAILER!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/4S9a5V9ODuY?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b>I can't believe that the trailer has finally been released! All of us fans have been waiting so patiently for this moment! I remember waiting for each book to come out, and the fact that actors/actresses are quoting lines directly from the book is just surreal! The trailer seems very faithful to the events of the actual book, which is definitely awesome. As for the acting...I feel as if it's missing something. Jennifer Lawrence is definitely gorgeous, but she still doesn't embody that distinctive hard-cut quality that Katniss has. I guess we'll find out on March 23rd, 2012!</b></span>Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623331302135179960.post-13657282284021243872011-11-02T17:58:00.000-07:002011-11-02T17:58:08.814-07:00The Hunger Games Cast || Vanity Fair Photo shoot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w-1X82HSqwE/TrHkJF8CA5I/AAAAAAAAANY/Bb0DPJtj_d0/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.hunger-games-ss03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-w-1X82HSqwE/TrHkJF8CA5I/AAAAAAAAANY/Bb0DPJtj_d0/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.hunger-games-ss03.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doesn't the picture on the left hand side look very Vampire Diaries-esque? It's all about the love triangle!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #272727;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f8f8f8; font-family: vf-sans-1, vf-sans-2, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The cast of </span></span><i style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #f8f8f8; font-family: vf-sans-1, vf-sans-2, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Hunger Games</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f8f8f8; font-family: vf-sans-1, vf-sans-2, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> in Concord, North Carolina. From left: Isabelle Fuhrman, Jack Quaid, Jacqueline Emerson, Dayo Okeniyi, Leven Rambin, Alexander Ludwig, Amandla Stenberg, Josh Hutcherson, Jennifer Lawrence, and Liam Hemsworth.</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">The casting of our favorite Dystopian trilogy is definitely getting the spotlight! This recent photo shoot from Vanity Fair shows our competitors at their most fashionable. The two black and white pictures definitely accentuate the heartbreak warfare going on between Katniss/Peeta/Gale. These shots are beautiful! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2011/12/hunger-games-201112#slide=2">http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2011/12/hunger-games-201112#slide=2</a></div></span></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623331302135179960.post-63423833979696269212011-11-01T19:22:00.000-07:002011-11-01T19:22:51.801-07:00Cover Reveal || DREAMLESS by Josephine Angelini<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ua0-cOht_qw/TrCo3zHnftI/AAAAAAAAANA/UCtLACiQ0YI/s1600/dreamless.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ua0-cOht_qw/TrCo3zHnftI/AAAAAAAAANA/UCtLACiQ0YI/s640/dreamless.jpg" width="423" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b>DREAMLESS (Starcrossed #2) by Josephine Angelini is scheduled to published in May 2012 by HarperTeen. What do you think of the cover? The sunset pallet is absolutely gorgeous!</b></span></div>Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623331302135179960.post-59950196251508715542011-10-24T18:15:00.000-07:002011-10-24T18:15:06.421-07:00HALLOWEEN GIVEAWAY!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XECHO2ERt94/TqYNW5ZlgbI/AAAAAAAAAM4/p0Wp1FJnQBU/s1600/halloween+giveaway.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XECHO2ERt94/TqYNW5ZlgbI/AAAAAAAAAM4/p0Wp1FJnQBU/s640/halloween+giveaway.png" width="494" /></a></div>Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623331302135179960.post-41917352086240335822011-10-23T10:51:00.000-07:002011-10-23T10:51:55.698-07:00CROSSED || NEW BOOK TRAILER!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ovn8-Jp3ckM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://shelf-life.ew.com/2011/10/18/crossed-trailer-exclusive/">http://shelf-life.ew.com/2011/10/18/crossed-trailer-exclusive/</a></b></span></div>Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623331302135179960.post-21277618750127642312011-10-14T19:37:00.000-07:002011-10-14T19:42:07.906-07:00NEW HUNGER GAMES COVERS...For Adults?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p3q42mXvbc8/TpjwTQazmpI/AAAAAAAAAMg/kFOX0Qtt_Ko/s1600/422825083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-p3q42mXvbc8/TpjwTQazmpI/AAAAAAAAAMg/kFOX0Qtt_Ko/s1600/422825083.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b>As I was surfing the worldwide web, I came across these new and improved UK covers of<i> The Hunger Games</i> Trilogy. Surprisingly enough, these refurbished covers aren't meant to pull in teenage fans; it's meant to appeal to the adult demographic. What do you think? Will these new covers draw the attention of high school students and parents alike? I certainly think the gold, red, and blue make a statement! </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b><br />
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<div class="atmbStars"><span class="ratingStars"><span class="stars" id="starsatmb_8822_book_9553503_4744768" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4623331302135179960&postID=8068371182549919203" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="didn't like it " class="star" height="15" id="staratmb_8822_book_9553503_0" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_inactive.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="didn't like it" width="15" /></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4623331302135179960&postID=8068371182549919203" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="it was ok " class="star" height="15" id="staratmb_8822_book_9553503_1" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_inactive.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="it was ok" width="15" /></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4623331302135179960&postID=8068371182549919203" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="liked it " class="star" height="15" id="staratmb_8822_book_9553503_2" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_inactive.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="liked it" width="15" /></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4623331302135179960&postID=8068371182549919203" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="really liked it " class="star" height="15" id="staratmb_8822_book_9553503_3" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_inactive.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="really liked it" width="15" /></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4623331302135179960&postID=8068371182549919203" rel="nofollow" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="it was amazing " class="star" height="15" id="staratmb_8822_book_9553503_4" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_orange_star_inactive.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; cursor: pointer;" title="it was amazing" width="15" /></a></span></span></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;"> In the third MERCY paranormal romance, Mercy wakes in a new unknown host, her love for Ryan and Luc burning stronger than ever...</span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10211811-muse" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">more</span></a></div></div></td><td style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="atmb_button" style="margin-left: 10px;"><div class="atmb" id="review-atmb_4060_book_10211811"><span class="ratingStars"><span class="greyText uitext myRating" style="color: #999999; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;">My rating:</span></span><br />
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<strong><em><u>Insurgent Questions</u></em></strong><br />
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<strong>When does Insurgent come out?</strong><br />
May, 2012!<br />
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<strong>How do I get an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) of Insurgent?</strong><br />
You can e-mail your request to michael[dot]goldsmith[at]harpercollins.com (In the future I will refer to him in my head as The Keeper of the Books). But keep in mind that there won't be many ARCs to go around, so asking doesn't guarantee you a copy. Sorry about that! I'm impatient for everyone to read it too, believe me.<br />
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<strong>Wow! The page count online says Insurgent is a LOT shorter than Divergent. What's up with that?</strong><br />
The page counts you see online are not always based on the actual manuscript. Sometimes they're just a number fed into the system as a kind of place holder. (I'm not sure why this happens, just that it does.) By my estimation, Insurgent is about the same length as Divergent.<br />
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<strong><em><u>Character Questions</u></em></strong><br />
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<strong>What's Four's last name?</strong><br />
I have an official response to this question, and it is: you'll find out if you read Insurgent. Although I feel like I should add to that that it's not some huge shocking reveal. It's just that Four is so careful about using his name. He only does it when he has to. So I want you guys to feel the significance of it just like Tris does, even though it's not a shock.<br />
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<strong>What color is Four's hair?</strong><br />
The first time someone mentioned that I never said what color Four's hair is in Divergent, I refused to believe it. But then I double-checked, and realized that I didn't, actually. So, for the official record, his hair is dark brown.<br />
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<strong>What's Tris's eye color?</strong><br />
This one I did actually include in Divergent, but it's only there once or twice, so, again for the official record, her eyes are blue.<br />
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<strong>Who would you cast as Tris/Tobias?</strong><br />
In the past, I've responded to this in a few different ways, depending on my mood. I've said that I don't care who it is, even if they don't look quite right, as long as they're good at acting. (True.) I've said I like "nobodies." (Also true.) And I've said that I think Tris looks like Mia Wasikowska. (Still true.) And that I have no freaking idea who looks like Tobias. (This is the most true.)<br />
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<strong><em><u>Etc.</u></em></strong><br />
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<strong>Can I audition for the movie?</strong><br />
I appreciate the enthusiasm, but not only is the movie-making process not nearly that far along yet, I really don't have anything to do with casting! All I do is write the books. Seriously.<br />
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<strong>Do you intend to write more books after this series?</strong><br />
Yes. But I'm taking one thing at a time.<br />
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<strong>How many books are in the series?</strong>Some people ask this, I think, because the faction symbols are on the covers, and there are five faction symbols (therefore: five books, right?). But no. There will be three books, that is all.</span></div><div class="body mediumText reviewText" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;"><br />
</span></div><div class="body mediumText reviewText" style="line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;">For more on Veronica Roth, visit her <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/1625026-faqs-the-random-edition">Goodreads page.</a> </span></div>Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623331302135179960.post-57853846458202015772011-10-07T19:52:00.000-07:002011-10-07T19:52:23.267-07:00Cover Reveal || BITTERBLUE by Kristin Cashore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dxIgngAT9zM/To-5m1P7DBI/AAAAAAAAAMc/hMo8JWoePmM/s1600/12680907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dxIgngAT9zM/To-5m1P7DBI/AAAAAAAAAMc/hMo8JWoePmM/s640/12680907.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>FINALLY! The (VERY) long awaited cover of Cashore's <i>Bitterblue </i>has been released! The book was originally scheduled to be released in April 2011, however it was then postponed until September of 2011. The release date has again been delayed until May 1st, 2012. For fans of Kristin Cashore's <i>Graceling</i>, and <i>Fire, Bitterblue</i> will be a companion novel tying the afore mentioned books together. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"Book 3, tentatively titled Bitterblue and currently in progress, is a companion book to both Graceling and Fire and takes place in the seven kingdoms eight years after Graceling. Bitterblue will tie all three books together in some way. Bitterblue is the sixteen-year-old protagonist, and Katsa, Po, Giddon, Helda, and other characters from Graceling will be part of the fabric of the book. Plenty of fighting still to come!" </span></span></div>Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623331302135179960.post-31481283550197720482011-09-30T21:30:00.000-07:002011-09-30T21:30:23.718-07:00CLOCKWORK PRINCE || Masquerade Ball Book Trailer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/CPd7RlCm94s?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b>Clockwork Prince's December 6th release date is drawing near! In celebration of it all, a new Masquerade Ball Book trailer was released just recently. It's sexy, steamy, and mysterious! I absolutely can't wait to read the next book! (BTW, the guy who portrays Jem in the trailer is an absolute cutie!)</b></span></div>Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623331302135179960.post-77873846019110642492011-09-24T12:50:00.000-07:002011-09-24T12:50:38.101-07:00BANNED BOOKS || GIVEAWAY HOP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oLLcsVODy1I/Tn4zrjKlLyI/AAAAAAAAAMY/JrQfgRBK6KI/s1600/bannedbooks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oLLcsVODy1I/Tn4zrjKlLyI/AAAAAAAAAMY/JrQfgRBK6KI/s1600/bannedbooks.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b>I honestly really love hosting giveaways :) For a complete list of all those participating, please visit <a href="http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com/p/midwinters-eve-giveaway-hop.html">I am a Reader, Not a Writer</a>. I'm SO excited to be giving away a pre-order copy of <i>A Million Suns </i>first of all because it's dystopia, and secondly because it really fits the "BANNED BOOKS" theme!</b></span>Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.com183tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623331302135179960.post-48899546078757081522011-09-20T19:12:00.000-07:002011-09-20T19:12:16.886-07:00Becca Fitzpatrick on HUSH,HUSH the GRAPHIC NOVEL || Exclusive Interview<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px;"></span></span><br />
<div style="display: inline !important; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;">"This October, <a href="http://sealionbooks.com/" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Sea Lion Books</a> brings one of the most popular Young Adult novels to comics with "Hush, Hush," the first of three graphic novels adapting the New York Times bestselling YA novel by Becca Fitzpatrick.</span></b></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-style: italic; line-height: 30px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;">"Hush, Hush" follows the story of average teenager Nora Grey, a good student and writer for the school paper whose routine life suddenly goes off track when a new student named Patch becomes her lab partner and turns her entire world upside-down. While Nora finds herself inexplicably attracted to Patch's bad-boy image, danger begins following her at every turn. As the story progresses, Nora learns more than she bargained for about her past and her dark connection to fallen angels, becoming embroiled in an ages-old conflict. Along with her best friend Vee, Nora has to sort out who she can really trust between Patch and new arrivals Jules and Eliot.</span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px;"></span></span><br />
<div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b>Becca Fitzpatrick took time out of her busy schedule to break the silence to CBR News about the "Hush, Hush" graphic novel adaptation, the process of designing her characters from prose to illustration, the style of the book, the challenges of adapting her work for comics and the special 18-page story that bridges the gap between "Hush, Hush" and its sequel, "Crescendo."</b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><div style="color: #20124d; display: inline !important; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Becca Fitzpatrick: The first "Hush, Hush" graphic novel will cover one third of the "Hush, Hush" novel. [Publisher] Sea Lion Books are determined to make it as close to the novel as possible. The big surprise with the graphic novel will be the original bonus story. It reveals what happens to Patch and Nora between "Hush, Hush" and the sequel, "Crescendo."</div></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><div style="color: #20124d; display: inline !important; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">In the early stages, there was quite a bit of back and forth as I provided character and setting descriptions to artist Jennyson Rosero and he, in turn, translated my input into sketches. It was such a fun process, and rewarding too -- with each round, I felt that we were getting closer to nailing the artwork. </div></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">CBR News: Becca, tell us about "Hush, Hush" as a graphic novel. What's in, what's out and what's new?</span></div></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><div class="imagebox_r" style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #20124d; float: right; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/prev_img.php?disp=img&pid=1316118939" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><img original="/assets/thumbnail.php?file=/assets/images/articles/1316118939.jpg&w=220" src="http://www.comicbookresources.com/assets/thumbnail.php?file=/assets/images/articles/1316118939.jpg&w=220" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a></div></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><div class="imagebox_r" style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #20124d; float: right; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: center; width: 220px;"><span class="caption" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 3px; width: 198px;">The first "Hush, Hush" graphic novel adaptation covers one third of the original novel</span></div></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">So much of a novel involves readers imagining setting and how characters look and move. How closely are you working with the creative team of the graphic novel in order to help smooth the transition from text to image?</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">By the same token, how involved have you been in character design work? How do you feel the character designs reflect your descriptions of Nora, Patch, Vee, Eliot and Jules?</span></div><div style="color: #20124d; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">While I understood going into the project that the images in my head couldn't be perfectly replicated on the page, I've been very pleased with the designs. I also think it's important to note that I didn't want to dictate every last detail. Part of what I think will make the graphic novel successful is the blending of my suggestions with Jennyson's creative energy.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">How long is the graphic novel and how does it compare to the level of detail provided in "Hush, Hush?"</span></div><div style="color: #20124d; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The first graphic novel will be 120 pages. Sea Lion Books are working hard to capture the essence of the "Hush, Hush" novel. All important events, characters, settings, etc., are included in the graphic novel. The first novel, "Hush, Hush," will be adapted into 3 graphic novels.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">While many other young adult novels have been adapted into graphic novels, most of them (notable Twilight) have taken the route of the manga-inspired art. What is the art style like for "Hush, Hush" and how do you feel it reflects the story you're trying to tell?</span></div><div style="color: #20124d; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"Hush, Hush" will be done in an Amerimanga style. Manga definitely appeals to young adult female readers, but I believe by going with the Amerimanga style, the graphic novel will capture both male and female readers.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Why do you think the graphic novel format is a good medium to adapt your story?</span></div><div style="color: #20124d; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div class="imagebox" style="background-color: #cccccc; color: #20124d; float: left; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: center; width: 304px;"><a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/prev_img.php?disp=img&pid=1316119017" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><img original="/assets/thumbnail.php?file=/assets/images/articles/1316119017.jpg&w=150" src="http://www.comicbookresources.com/assets/thumbnail.php?file=/assets/images/articles/1316119017.jpg&w=150" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a> <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/prev_img.php?disp=img&pid=1316119019" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><img original="/assets/thumbnail.php?file=/assets/images/articles/1316119019.jpg&w=150" src="http://www.comicbookresources.com/assets/thumbnail.php?file=/assets/images/articles/1316119019.jpg&w=150" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; display: inline; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></a><span class="caption" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 3px; width: 273px;">Fitzpatrick hopes the graphic novel's Amerimanga style will capture the attention of male and female readers</span></div><div style="color: #20124d; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div style="color: #20124d; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div><div style="color: #20124d; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">"Hush, Hush" is a very pacey and plot-driven story, and I think because of this, it translates well into a more visual medium. Readers often tell me they can see scenes playing out in their minds -- almost like watching a movie. Many of them are anticipating "viewing" the story through the graphic novel.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">Sequential narrative is very different than prose. Did you find the art in line with the vision in your head when you're working on the novels?</span></div><div style="color: #20124d; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">I've been really impressed by the transition. I feel the pages are following the novel closely. At one point during the process, Sea Lion Books sent me a picture of the farmhouse where Nora lives and it was drawn to be a single story. Since quite a bit of action down the road in "Crescendo" takes place on the second story of the farmhouse, I did ask the artist to redraw the house.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">What are you most excited about for the release of the graphic novel?</span></div><div style="color: #20124d; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Fans' reactions! Since announcing the graphic novel, there has been an amazing amount of enthusiasm for the project. I hope my readers feel as though they're experiencing Patch and Nora's story again for the first time."</div></span><a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=34413">ARTICLE SOURCE</a> FROM CBR NEWS<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 12px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Much thanks to <a href="http://sealionbooks.com/">Sea Lion Books</a> for sending me this article! I'm really looking forward to Hush, Hush: The Graphic Novel's October 18th release date!</div></span></span></b></span>Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623331302135179960.post-27889501512667597952011-09-18T10:39:00.000-07:002011-09-19T18:48:21.073-07:00Cover Reveal || INSURGENT by Veronica Roth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-grRv8LSmPv0/TnYr7FxeM1I/AAAAAAAAAMM/0R8IEYcXLIg/s1600/314772_281427445217498_151780294848881_1152897_737238917_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-grRv8LSmPv0/TnYr7FxeM1I/AAAAAAAAAMM/0R8IEYcXLIg/s1600/314772_281427445217498_151780294848881_1152897_737238917_n.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"> <b>Of all the dystopia-related book covers I've ever laid eyes on, this has to be one of the most stunning. The cover of <i>Insurgent</i> compliments <i>Divergent </i>almost too beautifully! I love how all the natural elements are being incorporated, but the entire picture still manages to maintain a modern and futuristic feel. If you're a subscriber of Entertainment Weekly, you'll also know that this cover was featured last week! What do you think? Are you looking forward to reading the sequel and fawning over the cover as much as I am?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><b><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px;"><em>1. Is that tree thing the symbol of Amity? </em></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px;">Yes.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px;"><em>2. What happens in the book?</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px;">You'll find out soon enough.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px;"><em>3. When does it come out?</em> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px;">May, 2012</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px;"><em>4. Can I get an ARC?</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px;">You can request one, but not from me, because I'm not the one who decides where the ARCs go. I will provide you with an e-mail address to send your request to as soon as I have it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px;">5. <em>Do you like the cover?</em></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px;">Are you kidding? YES. And I am excited for you to read what will be behind it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 13px;"><br />
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</div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #20124d;">What do you think of the trailer? To be honest, I'm really excited for the movie, but this trailer really doesn't reveal much at all. It's the same eerie soundtrack from the official poster, and the setting/costume are the exact same from dozens of Hunger Games stills that have already been featured in magazines. The only thing that's unique, is Liam Hemsworth's narration. At this point and time, I've seen better fan made trailers. I was hoping for so much more!</span></b></div>Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623331302135179960.post-64175914402107818072011-08-08T12:54:00.000-07:002011-08-08T12:55:18.354-07:00CATCHING FIRE || MOVIE RELEASE DATE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-okgb0E2SIUA/TkA-SfcCmeI/AAAAAAAAAMA/mj0yQKWlsZQ/s1600/catchingfire.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-okgb0E2SIUA/TkA-SfcCmeI/AAAAAAAAAMA/mj0yQKWlsZQ/s640/catchingfire.jpg" width="424" /></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>At the height of Hunger Games activity, Lionsgate has proudly announced that the HG film's sequel, Catching Fire, will be released on NOVEMBER 22, 2013. The film company has dubbed this project "The World Will Catch Fire on November 22, 2013."</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">And now to announce the winner! </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">CONGRATULATIONS JENNIFER! </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Please respond to my email within 48 hours to claim your prize<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">.</span></div>Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623331302135179960.post-28411191166511191282011-07-30T14:33:00.000-07:002011-07-30T14:34:38.088-07:00Passion || Lauren Kate<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Book: Passion</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Author: Lauren Kate</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Pages: 432</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Published: June 14, 2011</span></span><br />
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<div style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And she has. Over and over again. Throughout time, Luce and Daniel have found each other, only to be painfully torn apart: Luce dead, Daniel left broken and alone. But perhaps it doesn’t need to be that way. . . .</span></div><div style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Luce is certain that something—or someone—in a past life can help her in her present one. So she begins the most important journey of this lifetime . . . going back eternities to witness firsthand her romances with Daniel . . . and finally unlock the key to making their love last.</span></div><div style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cam and the legions of angels and Outcasts are desperate to catch Luce, but none are as frantic as Daniel. He chases Luce through their shared pasts, terrified of what might happen if she rewrites history.</span></div><div style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because their romance for the ages could go up in flames . . . forever.</span></div><div style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sweeping across centuries, PASSION is the third novel in the unforgettably epic FALLEN series.</span></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">I would be lying if I didn't admit that Passion was a poetic blend of love that transcends time. Contrary to other strongly voiced opinions regarding Kate's writing, I found her style to be anything</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><em>but</em></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">prosaic and tiresome. From the first page I was ensnared by the rich and vividly depicted landscapes spanning millions of years and cultures. In fact, I commend Kate for her bold plunge into the paranormal and historical. She did just enough research to give the reader a sense of cultural diversity without making the entire novel sound like a history lesson.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">I've been ardently curious about Luce and Daniel's past interactions since the beginning of the series, and I have to say, this book has certainly quenched my acquisitiveness. The numerous lifetimes and encounters revolving around this couple were filled with budding intensity and surprising tenderness. I loved how Daniel and Luce never ventured past deeply passionate kisses, but were still able to capture all the finer points of an emotionally concupiscent romance.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Moreover, I found the premise of Daniel's character more evocative than ever. Seeing him eternally devoted, selfless, and passionate gave him a new dimension as a character. Witnessing his never-ending suffering over the endless millennia was almost too distressing to repeatedly endure for Luce, and me as the reader alike. The relationship that Lauren Kate weaved between Luce and Daniel is something truly unique. An angel and a mortal: doomed to love and to lose each other for eternity. It's really quite beautiful.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">There were some constituent elements in Passion that not even elegiac prose can mask. After I flipped past the final page, there were still many unanswered questions that left me feeling unsatisfied. For example:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">1. How can Daniel look ethnically different in every one of Luce's lifetimes? He is an immortal.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">2. How exactly do the announcers work? The descriptions were achingly vague.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">3. How did Luce become so powerful at time travel? It was rather convenient.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">4. Why are Cam, Gabbe, Roland, Ariane, etc. still hanging around Luce and Daniel? It's like they have nothing else to do.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">5. What was the point of Shelby and Miles coming along?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">6. If Cam and Daniel are "enemies" why do their interactions seem neither negative nor positive?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">7. Other than the usual angel crew, where are all the other angels? Isn't this supposed to be a huge war?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">8. Why can Luce cleave so easily, while Daniel finds it torturous?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">9. Shouldn't interacting with one's past self somehow alter the future?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">10. What determines whether Luce dies or not? Is it Daniel or is it Luce?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">11. WHY IS LUCE STILL ALIVE IN THIS LIFETIME?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">12. WHAT MAKES THIS LIFETIME DIFFERENT?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">13. HOW DID DANIEL PICK LUCE? If he was condemned to love, why is it that Luce is the one he loves over and over? He was sent spiraling down from Heaven, and after that, there must have been a time when he was "looking" for love before he was doomed to experience it over and over in the most painful way.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">So as you can see, many unanswered questions were storming through my mind. Through the endless time travel, many gaping holes in the plotline simultaneously swelled open thus creating a sense of confusion. There is no doubt that Passion was written quite differently from it's predecessors , but it wasn't necessarily for the better. The constant time travel seemed to be an aimless cul-de-sac resulting in an abrupt and immanently lacking ending. When Luce finally reunited with Daniel, it didn't seem as if she grew to understand their relationship on a deeper level, in fact, she seemed slightly more self-centered than ever. The ending, or rather, the epilogue was by far the most disappointing section. There was no transition between Luce's time traveling excursion and the finally continuing plot. Thus, I felt the lack of gradual progression into the "bigger picture," completely vanquished the point of the story.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">There is no denying that I am enchanted by the rich and picturesque quality of Lauren Kate's writing. She executes her stories with ultimate finesse through interlinking the vivid layers of her characters' past lives. However, there are simply some preeminent questions that cannot be left unanswered, especially when the plot line is growing ever more complicated. Although my perception of the quandary that is Luce and Daniel's saga is far from holistic, I most wholeheartedly look forward to concluding book.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">-Carina L. Tai</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></b>Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4623331302135179960.post-20229167213684870032011-07-28T09:42:00.000-07:002011-07-28T19:27:23.553-07:00Cover Reveal || Fever by Lauren DeStefano<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o5InoNnv8Xg/TjGPuh3WUHI/AAAAAAAAALE/-i9k19xyL7s/s1600/11112619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o5InoNnv8Xg/TjGPuh3WUHI/AAAAAAAAALE/-i9k19xyL7s/s1600/11112619.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>So here it is ladies and gentlemen! The long awaited reveal of Lauren DeStefano's <i>Fever. </i>I have to admit, I'm really excited to find out what happens to Rhine! She's such a unique character who possesses an unparalleled fighting spirit. DeStefano is really pumping up dystopia! As for the cover, I still have to admit that I'm a bit more in love with it's predecessor. Though this new cover is almost equally as stunning! I can't wait to have this exotic cover sitting next to my copy of <i>Wither</i>! </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>P.S. SERIOUSLY. I can't get over it! The model looks like Avril Lavigne, but with Ariana Grande's hair! </b></div>Carina L. Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02933935855465271965noreply@blogger.com4