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Hey There bloggers :)

This is going to be a real quick post, i haven't found i book that i am next to review but i will keep you posted.

This blog is souly centered and wishing the dolls over at Paperback dolls ( www.paperbackdolls.com/ ) a big Happy Birthday / Blogaversary :)

As a thank you to all of their followers who have stuck with them over the year, they are having a MASSIVE giveaway, ranging from books galore to a KINDLE an actualy Kindle.
This is the link you must follow to enter, if you are not already following them it is worth it to do so. :)
http://www.paperbackdolls.com/2011/04/were-celebrating-our-blogoversary-and.html

Well so long bloggers, a review is hopefully in the near future:)

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Chat Soon,

                            Leanne :) xx

Review : Dust by Joan Frances Turner

                                                                   Blurb

Nine years ago, Jessie had a family. Now, she has a gang.

Nine years ago, Jessie was a vegetarian. Now, she eats very fresh meat.

Nine years ago, Jessie was in a car crash and died. Nine years ago, Jessie was human.

Now, she’s not.

After she was buried, Jessie awoke and tore through the earth to arise, reborn, as a zombie. Jessie’s gang is the Fly-by-Nights. She loves the ancient, skeletal Florian and his memories of time gone by. She’s in love with Joe, a maggot-infested corpse. They fight, hunt, dance together as one—something humans can never understand. There are dark places humans have learned to avoid, lest they run into the zombie gangs.

But now, Jessie and the Fly-by-Nights have seen new creatures in the woods—things not human and not zombie. A strange new illness has flamed up out of nowhere, causing the undeads to become more alive and the living to exist on the brink of death. As bits and pieces of the truth fall around Jessie, like the flesh off her bones, she’ll have to choose between looking away or staring down the madness—and hanging onto everything she has come to know as life…

                                                                                                           

Bloggers, :)

           I apologize greatly for the delay in this review. But here it is, finally. :)

           Dust by Joan Frances Turner is in my opinion a beautifully written novel. It is compelling, lovable and all in all an amazing page-turner.

           Dust follows the story of Jessie, who is a zombie, (but don’t be turned off readers, it’s not your average ‘zombie-eating-people’ novel) Jessie is part of the ‘Fly-by-Nights’ gang, inhabiting and controlling woods in Indiana, trying to keep there turf from a rival gang, ‘The Rat Pack.’

          Jessie loves being in her gang, and everyone in it; Florian a dust withered corpse. She is also in love with Joe, who is being eaten away by magots.

         Jessie loves the life she lives now. Loves the stories her fellow gang members tell her, like of Florian’s beach, the shores of Lake Michigan.

          When weird things, with no reasons begin to happen, like Teresa (gang leader) leaving for days and coming back with no explanation. And especially the local hoos (humans) come staggering through the woods, smelling the same, Jessie is both appalled and curious.

         That, is up until Jessie comes across her brother Jim, the world as she knows it spirals rapidly down hill. Will she survive the deadly disease going around?

        I found myself thinking of whether zombies really do exist, when reading this novel. Sure call me a freak but how many so-called ‘deaths’ have really been zombie related?

        The writing techniques used by the author is one that should be awarded. She made the characters both adaptable and realistic. The descriptive language she wrote with, really brought you into the story, it was like you were there with the characters.

        My favourite part of this novel has to be when Jessie encounters death, who takes the form of a different person she has lost, from Joe to Jim to Florian. Death tries to play Jessie, but her mind is pre-occupied with the thoughts of Florian’s beach, and she does not fall into Death’s trap.

                 The novel itself is powerful, clever, funny and plain and simply brilliant. It is a novel i would highly recommend to teens and up. It opens up your eyes to a whole different side of the whole  zombie world.

               So here’s my rating;

                                 5/5 :)

              The next novel I hope to review is Lauren Kate’s Torment the sequel to the stunning Fallen.

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                Chat soon bloggers;

                     Leanne xxx

Review : Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

                                                                      Blurb

Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she's struggling to conceal her power, and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever.
Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can

Bloggers,


        Good afternoon, yep, I am finally getting back in the reviewing chair. Well here's the review of Beautiful Creatures, (Thank you to Jess for letting me borrow it)

          This book is set in a typical old school town known as Gatlin. Gatlin is a place were everyone knows everyone and there is no way a secret can be kept. We are told this story from the point of view of Ethan Wate, a boy of 16, who has lived in Gatlin his whole life, he knows what everyone does and what they are going to do, just like everyone else in the town.
          This harmonious way of living is suddenly disrupted when new girl Lena Duchannes arrives, the niece of Gatlin's own 'haunted old man' living in his 'haunted mansion' on the top of a hill. It's sounds a bit clichè but it fits the story perfectly.
          This story evolves into a story of passion, fear, confusion and much more. As Ethan and Lena grow closer there are two groups if people hating their love for each other, the high society of Gatlin, (the snoby mothers of the cheerleaders and jocks) and a world that has been inhabiting Gatlin and the mortals never even knew existed this world being the world of Casters and more importantly the Dark Casters.
        We as the reader witness what could be called and in the eyes of Ethan is called a Witch Hunt. Lena is a talented Caster, one who can't yet control what she has the ability to do, and because of this Gatlin's DAR ( the high society of women I mentioned above) want to rid their beloved Gatlin of Lena Duchannes.
       Like that wasn't enough, coinciding with this modern day witch hunt, Lena and Ethan also meet problems from Lena's world, like her Claiming (a coming of age kind of thing.) It feels to them like it's coming at them from all angles and there doesn't seem to be an explaination or a way out.
        Beatiful Creatures is book that will have the reader confused at one point but suddenly it all makes sense, its an interesting aspect to have in a book, but in this specific type of novel it works. The time plan can sometimes be a little unrealistic and in some cases you could be completely lost, especially at the start. But with the little reminders that the authors give to lena to give to us, steers us back in the way of looking at it.
        I especially like the way that this book is, in a way a countdown, bloggers don't be turned off by this, when i say a coutndown, it is all building up to this one massive event. The one thing I did dislike about this book is the ending, it doesn't give a long enough cooling down period, but i suppose it does leave an open gap for the sequel to slide in nicely.
          One thing about this novel that really stood out to me, in a good way, were the flashbacks that Lena and Ethan witness, to the time when the soldiers burned most of Gatlin to the ground, sure at the start your wondering if it even has a connection to the story line, but of course it has a very clever connection.
           This novel has joined my list of favourite books, it's not at the top but near enough to it. :) I would highly recommend it, keep in mind it does need a bit of thought so i would not advise a person that wants an easy and quick read to read this.
           So quickly on to my rating. . . ;

                                                                  4 1/2 / 5           (losing the half mark becase of the ending)

            Well bloggers i hope I have just encouraged you to go out and read it and i hopefully will go buy it for myself :) Sadly I don't have a book to read at the moment, but whenever i get money i will be out my door like a bullet and up to the book store. I hope to Incarecon by Catherine Fisher next. So long peeps, review soon :)
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 And speaking of this great novel the wonderful dolls t Paperback back dolls are giving away a copy of Beautiful Creatures, scamper over to . .http://www.paperbackdolls.com/2011/04/interview-with-kami-garcia-romantic.html 

             Chat Soon,

                                  Leanne xx

Excuses excuses excuses

Bloggers, my dear bloggers,

As you can tell from my title I am going to give you my lame excuse for not blogging its because I havent gotten time to finish the book Im meant to be reviewing, which is beautiful creatures (a borrowed book from my great friend) wait speaking of beautiful creatures the great dolls over a paperbackdolls have an unreal interview with Cami Garcia one of authors of beautiful creatures, and in addition to that theyre giving a copy away, sadly I dont have the link but if you scamper over to the website you'll see the shortcut :)

Well beautiful bloggers ill definitely have lots of reviews in the next 2 weeks because Im on Easter holidays :)

So long bloggers :)
Review soon :)

Leanne xxx

Review : Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen

 

Blurb

                              As a young man, Jacob Jankowski was tossed by fate onto a rickety train that was home to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. It was the early part of the great Depression, and for Jacob, now ninety, the circus world he remembers was both his salvation and a living hell. A veterinary student just shy of a degree, he was put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It was there that he met Marlena, the beautiful equestrian star married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. And he met Rosie, an untrainable elephant who was the great gray hope for this third-rate traveling show. The bond that grew among this unlikely trio was one of love and trust, and, ultimately, it was their only hope for survival

Bloggers,
Woop Im on a roll today, heres another blog.
Water For Elephants by Sara Gruen has recently become one of my favourite books, based on the show of a Travelling Circus, the Benzini Brothers most spectacular show on earth, the reader gets pulled into the past. The time in American history, the prohibition era, where alcohol was banned and circus's were very popular.
This novel tells the reader of the flashbacks of a 90 or 93 year old man, Jacob Jankowski. These flashbacks are of the very short time he spent on the tracks with this traveling circus.
Water For Elephants is an addictive read that will have you laughing, shocked and on the brink of tears, this novel is full of emotion, comedy, sarcasm and of course love. In the blurb it says that 'Love is the most spectacular show on earth,' well this story really proves this.
****Spoiler Alert****
When Jacob meets Marlena the main act of the Benzini Brothers Show, the reader is shown the power of the love. The love thats not meant to be there. But Marlena is stuck, married to a horrible, abusive, bi
-polar man, August. August's charm could wow anyone, but when he clicks, he loses it.
When reviewing this book, there's no way I could not mention Rosie, Rosie is the elephant that joins the show. Rosie brings comedy to this novel is places that need that bit of comic relief. Rosie only understands Polish, and coincidentally Jacob is Polish. The best thing about Rosie is that she has a way of bringing people together and pulling others apart.
On looking back at this novel I see no big negativity, of course there are those little holes that riddle the book, but every good book has them.
I don't want to spoil anything more of the book because once I get started I wont be able to stop. And that would be terrible if you actually want to read it gos yourself.
Seriously if YA ages plus haven't read this you really jess to. Its a life lesson and shows so many emotions running on the one story line.
My rating of Water For Elephants ;
***** 5 stars
Yep this novel gets full marks and two thumbs up from me, but what really matters is your opinion.
I'm 100% certain that you will enjoy this book as much as I have. So what are you waiting for ? Go get Water For Elephants and get stuck in.
Until the next blog, follow me on Twitter; ThatGirlLeanne
Bye, :)
Leanne xx
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FW: Review : Awakened by P.C and Kirsten Cast

                                                                         Blurb
                                   

 Exonerated by the Vampyre High Council and returned to her position of High Priestess at Tulsa’s House of Night, Neferet has sworn vengeance on Zoey. Dominion over Kalona is only one of the weapons she plans to use against Z. But Zoey has found sanctuary on the Isle of Skye and is being groomed by Queen Sgiach to take over for her there. Being Queen would be cool, wouldn’t it? Why should she return to Tulsa? After losing her human consort, Heath, she will never be the same – and her relationship with her super-hot-warrior, Stark, may never be the same either…
                And what about Stevie Rae and Rephaim? The Raven Mocker refuses to be used against Stevie Rae, but what choice does he have when no one in the entire world, including Zoey, would be okay with their relationship? Does he betray his father or his heart?

              In the pulse-pounding 8th book in the bestselling House of Night series, how far will the bonds of friendship stretch and how strong are the ties that bind one girl’s heart?

Hey Guys,
It's blog time. I know I haven't been around in a while, I had exams, but still I shouldn't be making excuses.
Awakened by P.C and Kirsten Cast, is the 8th installment of the House of Night series. This novel is a strong, powerful novel, that allows readers to get lost in the winding story lines. Like the previous 7 books, this follows Zoey and her gang as they try to battle evil and keep light strong. Readers do not be put off by that little statement, just because it sounds corney doesn't mean it's not a magnificent story.
This novel is strikingly writing, I fell in love with the way the authors make you feel like your there in the story.
****Spoiler Alert****
The part of this novel that I found enticing was when Zoey was in Skye -the ancient magickal island ruled by Queen Saghas.
When queen Saghas shows Zoey the true magick ability of the island, It's breath taking, and this is all down to descriptive and clever writing of these two authors.
The one negative thing I would make about this novel is that I felt that it was too stretched when really it was only 3 days, some readers may find this interesting but in my opinion it makes the story that bit unbelievable.
But never the less, this book is magnificent, I would highly recommend this to YA readers, it's a novel that will keep you guessing, and will surprise you at every turn.
My rating of Awakened ;

**** 4 stars,
Thanks for reading bloggers, hope ye enjoyed it and will go out and pick up this book,
I will try and get around to putting up my review of Water For Elephants soon,
Until then, follow me on Twitter; ThatGirlLeanne
Bye :)
Leanne xx

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Readers,

            Sorry about the lack of reviews and blogs in general, i've got at least 2 reviews i need to finish up, the minute they are done they will be straight up, i promise. The 2  have in mind are the long finished "Water for Elephants," and the second is "Awakened" which i only finished this morning.
          So when i get me act together and stop being lazy i'll make i'll post them :)

Thanks,
           Leanne