Posted May 21, 2015 in Reading, Review / 0 Comments
The Jewel by
Amy Ewing Series: The Lone City #1 Publisher: HarperTeen (2014)
Audiobook {10 hours and 12 minutes} (358 pages)
Rating: Also by this author: The White Rose,
The Black Key Also in this series: The White Rose,
The Black Key Synopsis
The Jewel means wealth. The Jewel means beauty. The Jewel means royalty. But for girls like Violet, the Jewel means servitude. Not just any kind of servitude. Violet, born and raised in the Marsh, has been trained as a surrogate for the royalty—because in the Jewel the only thing more important than opulence is offspring.
Purchased at the surrogacy auction by the Duchess of the Lake and greeted with a slap to the face, Violet (now known only as #197) quickly learns of the brutal truths that lie beneath the Jewel’s glittering facade: the cruelty, backstabbing, and hidden violence that have become the royal way of life.
Violet must accept the ugly realities of her existence… and try to stay alive. But then a forbidden romance erupts between Violet and a handsome gentleman hired as a companion to the Duchess’s petulant niece. Though his presence makes life in the Jewel a bit brighter, the consequences of their illicit relationship will cost them both more than they bargained for.
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Tagged as 4 star, Catholic, Catholic Connections, Read 2015, You Read How Many Books Challenge
Posted May 20, 2015 in Reading, Review / 2 Comments
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by
Ransom Riggs Series: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children #1 Publisher: Quirk Books (2011)
Paperback (356 pages)
Via: Library Rating: Also by this author: Hollow City,
Library of Souls Also in this series: Hollow City,
Library of Souls Synopsis
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of curious photographs.
A horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.
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Tagged as Library, Read 2015, Rereading Challenge, You Read How Many Books Challenge
Posted May 19, 2015 in Reading / 16 Comments
Tagged as Fairy Tales, Top Ten Tuesday
Posted May 18, 2015 in Reading, Review / 2 Comments
Island of the Blue Dolphins by
Scott O'Dell Series: Island of the Blue Dolphins #1 Publisher: Laurel Leaf (1960)
Paperback (208 pages)
Rating: Synopsis
In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, blue dolphins swim, otters play, and sea elephants and sea birds abound. Once, Indians also lived on the island. And when they left and sailed to the east, one young girl was left behind.
This is the story of Karana, the Indian girl who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. Year after year, she watched one season pass into another and waited for a ship to take her away. But while she waited, she kept herself alive by building a shelter, making weapons, finding food, and fighting her enemies, the wild dogs. It is not only an unusual adventure of survival, but also a tale of natural beauty and personal discovery.
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Tagged as Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge, Birthday Month Reading Challenge, Color Coded Challenge, Read 2015, Rereading Challenge, You Read How Many Books Challenge
Posted May 15, 2015 in Reading / 10 Comments
The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda’s Voice.
Rules
- Grab a book, any book.
- Turn to page 56 (or 56% on ebook).
- Find any sentence that grabs you.
- Post it.
- Link it at Freda’s Voice.
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