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Heart Waves

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Heart Waves (#1) Author: Danielle Sibarium Review By: Courtney Published By: KFR Communications, LLC Date: June 1st 2012 Pages: 249 Genre: YA-Romance Jenna Kingsley has a gift. She knows things. With a simple touch she can pick up personal information from jewelry or objects. While at a neighbor's party, a voice mesmerizes her. Jenna is momentarily frozen as a ring is placed in her hand. White electricity surges through her and a dire prediction is made. "It's like Romeo and Juliet. You're going to break my heart." From the moment they meet Jenna is enchanted and entranced with Reece Walton. She’s thrilled to learn he’s spending the summer two houses away from hers. Every moment they spend together is magical. But she can’t get the prediction out of her mind. As the summer draws to a close and secrets are revealed, can Jenna get past the fear of being left with a broken heart to live in the moment with Reece or will her fear of bei...

Ascend

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 Ascend (Trylle Trilogy #3) Author: Amanda Hocking Review By: Courtney Published By: St. Martin's Griffin Date: April 24th 2012 Genre: YA / Epic Fantasy Pages: 326 pages The Final Chapter Begins Wendy Everly is facing an impossiable choice. The only way to save the Trylle from their deadliest enemy is by sacrificing herself. If she doesn't surrender to the Vittra, her people will be thrust into a brutal war against an unbeatable foe. But how can Wendy leave all her friends behind...even if it's the only way to save them? The stakes have never been higher, because her kingdom isn't the only thing she stands to lose. After falling for both Finn and Loki, she's about to make the ultimate choice...who to love forever. One guy has finally proven to be the love of her life-and now all their lives might come to an end. Everything has been leading to this moment. The future of her entire world rests in her hands-if shes ready to fight for it. ...

Insuregent

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Insurgent (Divergent #2) Author: Veronica Roth Review By: Courtney Published By: HarperTeen Date: May 1st 201 Genre: YA / Dystopia Pages: 525 pages   ONE CHOICE A CHOICE Becomes a Sacrifice A SACRIFICE Becomes a Loss A LOSS Becomes a Burden A BURDEN Becomes a Battle ONE CHOICE CAN DESTROY YOU  Okay so I grabbed this book as quick as I could right after I read Divergent. Let me just say this series is my ultimate favorite this year so far. I borrowed the first book from Kayla and right when I was done my husband surprised me with book two, and then I went and bought the first book for myself :) That's how much I really enjoy this series. It continues where we left off in Divergent and Tris, Four, Marcus, Caleb and Peter are on the run after the attacks on the Abnegation , They wind up going to Amity to hide since Amity are peaceful people they have no choice but to help but they will not get involved. Th...

Liebster Blog Award

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Books-Marks the Spot has actually been awarded two liebster awards one from Lisseth @Read-A-holicZ and the other one from Kit @Kitty Korner Library. How cool are they, if you haven't checked out there blog, do so. The real question what is a Liebster Award, it is given ti blog that have under 200 followers. What does Liebster mean, it is a German word which means sweetest, kindest, nicest, dearest, beloved, lovely, kind, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing and welcome. I got mine from Snyder & Tiffney you should check out their blog at http://caughtinasnyderwebb.blogspot.com/ What you have to do: Each person must post 11 facts about themselves. Answer 11 questions the tagger has given you and 11 questions for the people you tag. Tag 11 more bloggers! Tell them you tagged them. No tag backs!!!  I've been married since I was 20 (High School Sweet Heart) I didn't get my Lincense till I was 21 I'm a Ginger ...

Need

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Need (Need #1) Author: Carrie Jones Review By: Courtney Published By: Bloomsbury USA Date: December 23rd 2008 Genre: YA / Paranormal Fantasy Pages: 306 pages Zara White suspects there's a freaky guy semi-stalking her. She's also obsessed with phobias. And it's true, she hasn't exactly been herself since her stepfather died. But exiling her to shivery Maine to live with her grandmother? That seems a bit extreme. The move is supposed to help her stay sane...but Zara's pretty sure her mom just can't deal with her right now. She couldn't be more wrong. Turns out the semi-stalker is not a figment of Zara's overactive imagination. In fact, he's still following her, leaving behind an eerie trail of gold dust. There's something not right - not human - in this sleepy Maine town, and all signs point to Zara. Okay if that cover didn't do anything for you then I have a simple question...What's wrong with you...

Torn

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Torn (Tryelle Trilogy #2)  Author: Amanda Hocking Review By: Courtney Published By: St. Martin's Press Date: February 28th 2012 Genre: YA / Urban Fantasy Pages: 324 pages When Wendy Everly first discovers the truth about herself—that she’s a changeling switched at birth—she knows her life will never be the same. Now she’s about to learn that there’s more to the story… She shares a closer connection to her Vittra rivals than she ever imagined—and they’ll stop at nothing to lure her to their side. With the threat of war looming, her only hope of saving the Trylle is to master her magical powers—and marry an equally powerful royal. But that means walking away from Finn, her handsome bodyguard who’s strictly off limits…and Loki, a Vittra prince with whom she shares a growing attraction. Torn between her heart and her people, between love and duty, Wendy must decide her fate. If she makes the wrong choice, she could lose everything, and everybody, she’s...

Mistborn

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Mistborn: The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) Author: Brandon Sanderson Review By: Courtney Published By: Tom Doherty Associates Date: July 25th 2006 Genre: Fantasy or Epic Fantasy Pages: 541 pages For a thousand years the ash fell and no flowers bloomed. For a thousand years the Skaa slaved in misery and lived in fear. For a thousand years the Lord Ruler, the "Sliver of Infinity," reigned with absolute power and ultimate terror, divinely invincible. Then, when hope was so long lost that not even its memory remained, a terribly scarred, heart-broken half-Skaa rediscovered it in the depths of the Lord Ruler's most hellish prison. Kelsier "snapped" and found in himself the powers of a Mistborn. A brilliant thief and natural leader, he turned his talents to the ultimate caper, with the Lord Ruler himself as the mark. Kelsier recruited the underworld's elite, the smartest and most trustworthy allomancers, each of whom shares one of his...