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Moth and Spark - Review

3/31/2014

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5 Star Read!  Moth and Spark by Anne Leonard was a truly amazing read!  See the original review on GoodReads.
I received this book from the goodreads giveaway program and I am so glad I did!  I'm not even sure where to begin with this book.  It was fabulous, simply amazing!

When I first read the back of the book I was a little worried, there were Kings, romance, politics, dragons, and epic quest, etc. I was expecting the book to be all over the place and touch on every topic under the sun in a quick unsatisfying rush.  
I was so wrong.
All of these topics weave seamlessly together to create a wonderful world, vivid and complete.  The romance would not have been the same without court and court would not have been the same without the underlying politics.  Nothing was superfluous. 
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The language was easy to understand while still feeling as if it fit the tone of the setting. And oh what a setting.  While at court there are dozens of rooms explored and described, and with that many you'd expect them to get repetitive and boring, not the case.  The main locations were explained in enough detail to give you a start on imagining where you are and the less important locations are touched on quick enough to let your mind build something to fit and move on.

The characters were treated in much the same way.  With all the comings and goings in a royal court not all of the characters were explained in painful details, many were just enough to jump start your imagination and leave it up to the reader.  The main character's personalities were detailed, descriptive and painted a wonderful image of who they were and their motivations.  As the book progressed I often found myself cheering them on, blushing when they said/did something stupid and wishing I could do more to help them through their trials.

This story was truly wonderful and it was a pleasure to read and honor to review. Now excuse me while I go read it again.  
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Doctor Who  - Wisdom XCII

3/30/2014

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"A reader lives a thousand lives" - Wisdom XCI

3/28/2014

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“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.” 
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons
Why do you read?  

I read to escape, to become someone I'm not, to live without fear, or to love when I am too scared.  

Reading transports me to far off places, distance galaxies with a Time Lord, and hauntingly beautiful locations filled with gods and kings.  

I read to learn about myself and how far I can travel with the company of a wolf, a be-spelled ring, or a vampire.  

I read to live.

Why do you read?
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Love Beyond Time - Review

3/27/2014

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Last night I finished Love Beyond Time by Bethany Claire.  Check out the 4 star review on GoodReads and connect with Bethany via twitter and her blog.
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What a great story from all aspects!  The writing was solid, the characters were detailed and well rounded and the setting (modern and past) were detailed and described enough to immerse you without bogging you down in details. 

Bri is a wonderfully spunky woman with a huge heart and the ability to fill a room with her laughter and determination.  Once she lets herself go and accepts what her heart is telling her she opens up to her new world and fills the pages with her love for Eoin and his world.  

The love story is realistic with the couple not instantly falling into bed with one another and just as one might expect, Bri attempts to shield her heart as long as she can in her unfamiliar surroundings.
The magic is an after thought to the story and fits seamlessly into the intrigue and politics that make up the majority of the non-romance plot.  The connections between the characters are real and heartfelt, the stable master to his horses, Eoin to his brother, and Bri to her mother, etc.  All off this adds to the detailed and rich world created.
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April Book Club Progress

3/27/2014

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It's that time again...Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy April book club has been posted!  Last month was full of personal trials and issues and I struggled to read my original ten book goal.  This months is finals, so we shall see how I do.

This month's challenge is all based on color!  
I am looking forward to reading a few books I have reviews planned for and a few random pick ups as well.

Happy Reading!

April is the birth month of the most famous of the early horror writers, in honour of Bram Stoker—you MUST read a book that either has a vampire or an Irish character in it.

Everyone knows that April showers bring May flowers—so, to celebrate all the colours we are looking forward to—Colour Challenge. One book per colour. [Red, Green, Blue, Purple, Yellow, Black, White, Orange, Grey/Silver, Pink]

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Orange:
Love Beyond Time
by: Bethany Claire
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Red:
Fade into You
by: Kate Dawes
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Purple:
Collide
by: Forever
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Black:
Moth and Spark
by: Anne Leonard
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Blue:
To Cast a Stone
by: Kelli Lockheart
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Vampire:
The King
by: JR Ward
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White:
Managing Projects
by: Harvard Business Review
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What's on the Horizon - April 2014 News

3/26/2014

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It is almost April, you know what that means right?  New books!  I will attempt to publish this new section monthly as a look forward to what is coming over the horizon in the coming weeks and overtime I hope to grow and expand this.  

New Releases

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Chronicles of Nick: Illusion
Sherrilyn Kenyon
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The King
J.R. Ward
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Moth and Spark
Anne Leonard
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Dragon Age: The Masked Empire
Patrick Weekes

Industry News

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Game of Thrones Series 4 Premiers April 6th

Follow them on twitter:
@GameOfThrones

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Camp Nanowrimo begins this month and if you have not participated in it before it is a great chance to kick out a first draft of a new book. 

Follow them on twitter: @NaNoWriMo 

This month is focused on MY interests and what I know, but after having written this first post I am already better understanding of what needs to be add/changed/researched more to make this a more worth wild newsletter.  Stick around for there's more to come!

-Eliza
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Wisdom - XC

3/26/2014

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“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
― Mark Twain
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Letting Go - Review

3/25/2014

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This weekend I read Letting Go by Maya Banks.  You can see my review in context on GoodReads. *SPOILERS*

2 stars writing / character development
I've read other books from Maya Banks and loved them, this one... not sure what happened.  
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Lets start with the character development.  Dash is all over the place, we are introduced to him with  a series of brooding expressions as he drives his dead best friend's wife to his grave.  Then he gets angry when he finds her in a BDSM club.  Then he's relieved when she chooses him.  Then she dreams of her dead husband and instead of talking to her about it (the one thing in the world he waited for for so long) he throws it away by being rash...? Isn't he supposed to trust her, his submissive to tell him if something is wrong or uncomfortable?  It feels to me like the author wasn't sure how a Dominant would act.  In her previous book she nailed it, this one she made the leading man squishy and very un-Dom like.

Joss on the other hand is a tough cookie.  She stood up for herself, she picked her like back up and moved on. But damn if she wasn't quick about it.  Her whole character arc (what little there was) was very speedy.

Having read other books from Maya Banks it was easy to see where she will be going with book 2/3; sister-in-law's story then the best friend. She's certainly found a pattern to her writing... not sure if that's a good thing or not though.  She's aiming to have all three books out within a year?  Why rush it, this book was full of duplicate scenes, repeated conversations and the same monologues said to characters at different times.  

All criticism aside, the last chapter/scene brought tears to my eyes.  The imagery and the heartfelt emotion was there.  I know this woman can write, I missed it in this book.
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Cherish the Roses - Wisdom LXXXIX

3/24/2014

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Have you ever wanted to wish away all of the negativity, the hate, the bad?  How can you expect to live like that? What would you do about all of the good in your life? The beauty.  The peace.  

We all want a beautiful life, but how can you have a beautiful life without a bit of bad?  There would be nothing to make you appreciate the good.

Do not be afraid of the negative, embrace it.  Learn from it.  Grow.

Then cherish the roses.
“But he who dares not grasp the thorn 
Should never crave the rose.” 

― Anne Brontë
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Wisdom LXXXVIII

3/23/2014

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“How mean to buy only as many books as one will actually have time to read.” 
― Alain de Botton

Reading is magical.  It can transport you to another place, give you a day in the life of another person, or teach you things you may have never experienced otherwise.  Everyone should read and everyone should experience the magic.

Picked up a book from my shelf last night I bought a while ago and hadn't gotten around to.  Letting Go by Maya Banks.  So far so good, stay tuned for a review in a few days!

Happy Sunday!
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