tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39695378812453935092024-03-05T21:56:19.459+02:00A LITERARY LABOUR OF LOVEAll things literature by Nastassja LootsNastassjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15340777453456294751noreply@blogger.comBlogger246125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969537881245393509.post-45946513544558441942019-04-01T13:44:00.000+02:002019-04-01T13:44:32.816+02:00REVIEW: FIRE AND BLOOD ~ GEORGE R.R MARTIN<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 200%;">Fire and Blood</span></i></b><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"> by <b>George R.R. Martin</b>
is a must-read companion book to the <b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A
Song of Ice and Fire</i></b> series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
events described in the book takes place 300-150 years before the events of <b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Game of Thrones,</i></b> touches on the
doom of Valyria and the arrival of the first Targaryens at Westeros, and
chronicles the first 150 years of Targaryen reign, from Aegon I Targaryen, or
Aegon the Conqueror, to Aegon III Targaryen, and all the Targaryen Kings and
Queens in between.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>T</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 200%;">his book is the first volume of what will be the definitive
two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 200%;">featuring more than eighty all-new illustrations by artist Doug
Wheatley (No word yet on when we can expect volume 2).</span></span></div>
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and speculation of the great Targaryen events in history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 200%;">While Archmaester Gyldayn presents
himself as an unbiased scribe, he is rather quite biased in his loyalty to the
Targaryens and his disregard for sources outside of the Maesters’
recordings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is up to the reader to
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greater detail on events <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ASOIAF</i>
readers still ponder about, Martin leaves the question open just enough to
encourage further speculation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On
certain events I would have appreciated certainty, though, such as what was in
the letter Dorne presented to Aegon I to end their conflict?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did they have his love, Rhaenys, still alive
after the fall of Meraxes?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Did they
threaten to torture her if he continued his pursuit of Dorne, or offer to
mercy-kill her if he left them be?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why
did Aegon immediately fly to Dragonstone?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Was Rhaenys there, dead or dying?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Did the Martells steal something from Dragonstone (such as information
on how to tame, breed or kill dragons? Or dragon eggs? Or Dragonbinder, the
dragonhorn?), and Aegon went to verify their claims?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alas, all we know is that Aegon read a letter
from Dorne upon the iron throne which affected him to the point of clenching
his hand so tightly that the throne cut him open; he burned the letter, mounted
Balerion and flew to Dragonstone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
next day he accepted Dorne’s terms of peace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I understand though, that since Aegon never shared the content of the
letter with another, Archmaester Gyldayn couldn’t possibly know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My hope is that someone in Dorne still knows
the tale and can share it before the conclusion of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ASOIAF.</i><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 200%;">We learn
more about Aegon’s Conquest than we knew before, we discover the competition
and strife between Aegon’s heirs, the reign of Maegor the cruel, the Targaryen
civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons and much more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We find out more about what happened to the
Princess Aerea, who likely visited Valyria after the doom, on the back of
Balerion the Black Dread.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We discover
how three dragon eggs came to be in Essos, which eggs would play a pivotal role
some 300 years later in the life of the exiled dragon queen, Daenaerys
Targaryen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We discover what Jaehaerys I
did differently to his predecessors to get the Faith and the faithful to tolerate,
if not accept the Targaryen tradition of marriage of brother to sister, cousin
to cousin, niece to uncle and the like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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(thus far) the best rulers of the Seven Kingdoms were King Jaehaerys and Good
Queen Alysanne.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>King since the age of 14,
Jaehaerys was wise beyond his years and a fair but fierce ruler.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Under the reign of Jaehaerys, Westeros knew
its longest period of peace in history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Jaehaerys and Alysanne truly cared about the lords, ladies and smallfolk
of the Seven Kingdoms and often held court to hear the concerns of their
people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a team these two made!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alysanne even held women’s courts where she
heard the worries and woes of the women.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was at Good Queen Alysanne’s urging that Jaehaerys abolished the
right to the first night, whereby lords could claim maidens on their wedding
nights, and many others known as Queen Alysanne’s Laws.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Queen Alysanne was also a fierce supporter of
the Night’s Watch and ensured that Jaehaerys gifted them with more lands and
made sure that they had enough men to man the Wall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>King Jaehaerys also set about making King’s
Landing a cleaner, more sanitary city, and building roads to and from other
cities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fire and Blood</i> does a remarkable job of allowing the reader to
experience the expansion and world-building of Westeros as we journey with the
Targaryens from the humble beginnings of King’s Landing to the building of the
Red Keep, Maegor’s Holdfast and the Dragonpit.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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capture the tone of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">A Song of Ice and
Fire</i> novels, if read with the mindset that the book is a recollection of
historical events, it is no less gripping.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I thoroughly enjoyed this look into the past trials and tribulations of
House Targaryen and found myself deeply emotionally invested, and even more
disappointed in the fall of the dynasty and the aftermath of Robert’s Rebellion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While it is no <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Winds of Winter,</i></b> it
will surely tide me over until then… or at least until Volume 2, which I look
forward to very much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would actually also
very much enjoy such a chronicle of the history of House Stark! The glimpses we
got of Starks of old were most fascinating indeed…</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Nastassjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15340777453456294751noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969537881245393509.post-47659451050586337562018-12-10T11:12:00.000+02:002018-12-10T11:12:18.244+02:00REVIEW: ELITE GUARDIANS 1: ALWAYS WATCHING ~ LYNETTE EASON
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more than just skill and prowess in common - they're also all women. When it
becomes clear that popular psychiatrist and radio personality Wade Savage has a
stalker, his father secretly hires Elite Guardians in order to protect his son.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But when Wade's bodyguard is attacked and
nearly killed, agency owner Olivia Edwards must step in and fill the gap.
Olivia's skills are about to be tested to the limit as Wade's stalker moves
from leaving innocent gifts at his door to threatening those closest to him –
Including Olivia. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But in her mind, even
more dangerous than the threats to her life is the hold her handsome client has
on her heart.</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">Always watching</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: large;"> by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lynette Eason</b> is the first book in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Elite
Guardians series</i></b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I absolutely
loved having a female bodyguard protect a big, strong man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a very refreshing departure from the
usual damsel in distress looking to her male bodyguard to save her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ladies of Elite Guardians are smart, capable,
professional security specialists running their own company and calling the
shots. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They work together beautifully, efficiently
and rally around their own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a
pleasure to experience their relationships, both personal and
professional.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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who steps up to protect their client, popular radio personality Wade Savage,
who is being stalked by what appears to be an obsessed fan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wade, being the big, strong man that he is,
refuses to entertain the thought of a bodyguard, sure that he can take care of
himself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wade’s father, therefore,
secretly hires the Elite Guardians to keep an eye on his son and when Wade’s
bodyguard is ruthlessly attacked and left for dead, Wade is not happy to
discover his father’s involvement, but he can no longer deny that the threat
may be bigger than he can deal with on his own; especially considering that the
now vengeful stalker escalates to threats towards Wade’s 12 year old daughter,
Amy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Agreeing to accept the protection
of the Elite Guardians, though uncomfortable at the thought of women placing
themselves in danger for his family, Wade and Olivia work together to unmask
the identity of the stalker before he or she finally succeeds in ever
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between Olivia and Wade, but while it is solid, it is never the main focus of
the story – which is very realistic given the situation they find themselves
in, and Wade’s daughter’s safety and wellbeing being the most important factor
in his life (as it should be). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amy is a
preteen with serious anxiety issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
felt for Amy throughout this book as she very bravely battles her sometimes crippling
anxiety.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eason does a fantastic job with
this character; rarely have I read such a believable portrayal of child,
especially one with anxiety.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amy’s relationship
with Olivia is also beautifully handled and it is a joy to watch them become
friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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attraction is immediate, but before they can entertain the thought of a
relationship, both of them have to address some of the scars from their pasts, and
they both have to break down the walls that they have erected to keep
themselves from being hurt in order to let each other in. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: black;">Wade’s
strong faith in God helps him tremendously throughout the story, and even helps
Olivia, whose faith has been shaken following a traumatic event in her past
that she struggles to make peace with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As</span><span style="color: #181818;"> Wade needs Olivia to keep him and his daughter
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gate and</span><span style="color: black;"> truly doesn’t let up right until the very end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The element of suspense is ever-present and Eason
keeps the reader on the edge of their seat with the next threat right around
the corner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did, however, manage to
identify the stalker very early on, which is the reason I am scoring this book
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Nastassjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15340777453456294751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969537881245393509.post-12273132345790120192018-09-20T09:47:00.000+02:002018-09-20T09:47:13.638+02:00REVIEW: VEIL OF PEARLS ~ MARYLU TYNDALL
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<span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">It is the year 1811 and
slavery is still considered an acceptable and even necessary facet of
society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her fair skin belies the fact
that Althea is born with black blood on her maternal side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Althea is born free to parents who adore each
other and their children, and every day is filled with love and joy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her father teaches her to always trust the
Lord, even when she does not understand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This trust in the Lord is what will get Althea through the horrific
years to follow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One night a hurricane
takes the lives of her parents and Althea and her little sister are stolen and
enslaved by their neighbouring plantation owner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Soon illness takes her sister’s life and
Althea is left alone in the world, tormented by a cruel master who locks her in
chains and steals her freedom and her innocence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For seven long years Althea endures the
injustice while holding fast to her trust in the Lord, secretly saving money
and biding her time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One night good
fortune smiles on Althea and she manages to escape during a storm while her
owner is passed out from too much drink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>God blesses her path with a kind captain who realizes but does not care
that she is a slave attempting to escape, and gives her passage to Charleston,
America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once again free, Althea adopts
the name Adalia and makes an independent living as a doctor’s assistant, her
mother’s knowledge of herbs aiding her in treating the sick.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having been born free, Adalia convincingly
sheds the physical and mental shackles of slave-like behaviour and manages to
integrate herself as a servant girl in her new society, despite the bitterness
she feels toward the wealthy whose slaves she has to treat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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those who think it is the most natural thing in the world to own another human
being that makes Adalia completely immune to the charms of one Morgan Rutledge,
the youngest son of a wealthy plantation owner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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very unhappy young man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has dreams of
sailing the seas, but once his father noticed his love of the ocean as a child
he was told in no uncertain terms that he would be disowned should he take a
common traders job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead of following
the passion God had placed in his heart, Morgan’s life is spent attending one
meaningless soiree after the other with less than savoury friends; until he
meets the one woman who does not fall at his feet in the hopes of securing his
affection, and by extension his family’s wealth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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more Adalia begins to think she misjudged the young man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks to Adalia’s gentle example, Morgan, in
turn, finds himself rethinking his lifestyle and his beliefs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adalia and Morgan embark on a tentative
friendship, but society is not as accepting as Morgan is of a lowly working
girl attending their lavish parties - with one of the most eligible bachelors
at her side, no less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The men are rude
and the ladies are cruel, and while Morgan is astounded by Adalia’s bravery and
grace, he fears that ultimately the behaviour of those he used to consider
friends will alienate the woman quickly laying claim to his heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Working hard by day and getting swept away in
the opulence of high society by night, Adalia she finds herself neglecting her
relationship with God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The unlikely
couple soon finds themselves falling in love; but how can Adalia even consider
a courtship with a man whose family owns slaves?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And what if he ever discovered her
heritage?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would the beauty, bravery, intelligence
and kind heart that captured his affections be strong enough to overcome the
danger to his prized reputation and society’s prejudice? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Veil of Pearls</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Marylu Tyndall</b> is the most beautifully
written book I’ve read in a long time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The prose is lovingly crafted and the plot is flawless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a story of great depth, believable
characters (though the Villain in the form of the conniving lady Emerald was a
bit too much to bear at times) and strong Christian message of hope and
redemption.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even so, I did find this
book very difficult to read.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tyndall
accomplishes the amazing task of immersing the reader in Adalia’s life, and her
hurts were my own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I absolutely hated
experiencing the treatment Adalia had to suffer, first through Sir Walter, then
through the Charleston elite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Every
attempt at hurting or humiliating Adalia brought me pain as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a marvelous feat by the author!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tyndalll does an excellent job of keeping the
reader off balance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At no stage was I confident
that Adalia (or myself) would get a happy ending, and as I neared the end I feared
there simply weren’t enough pages to wrap the story up to my heart’s content.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ultimately <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Veil of Pearls</i> is a work of art worthy of my highest rating.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Nastassjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15340777453456294751noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969537881245393509.post-84073462343605869262018-09-07T15:39:00.000+02:002018-09-07T15:40:25.236+02:00REVIEW: CHESAPEAKE VALOR 4: DEAD DRIFT ~ DANI PETTREY<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Dead
Drift</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> is the fourth and final book in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chesapeake Valor </i></b>series
by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dani Pettrey</b>, and the series is
best read in order as we check in with the “main characters” from the previous
books, and find connections to cases going back to the previous books (I say “main
characters” because Pettrey’s work reads more like an ensemble characters
rather than main characters and secondary characters). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you were to start the series with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dead Drift</i>, you would miss out on a whole
lot and might have a hard time connecting all the dots, so my suggestion is
start with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://nastassjaloots.blogspot.co.za/2017/04/review-chesapeake-valor-1-cold-shot.html" target="_blank">Cold Shot</a></i></b> and make your way through <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://nastassjaloots.blogspot.com/2018/01/review-chesapeake-valor-2-still-life.html" target="_blank">Still Life</a></i></b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://nastassjaloots.blogspot.com/2018/09/review-chesapeake-valor-3-blind-spot.html" target="_blank">Blind Spot</a></i></b> before getting lost in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dead
Drift.</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is well worth it as the
series only gets better with each book, and we spend a good amount of time with
all the characters throughout each book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Luke walks into CCI where the friends he left behind are celebrating preventing
the Bay Bridge Bombing, and he enlists them to help him stop suspected
terrorist Khaled Ebeid once and for all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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finally learn why Luke left without a word, and the fact that he believed he
was leaving only for a short mission goes a long way towards understanding how
he could abandon Kate without a backward glance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is also a lovely gesture towards the
latter half of the book which proves Luke always intended to come back for
Kate, and it goes a long way towards mending Kate’s (and my) heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the longer Luke stayed away, the
harder it became to return home, and before you know it almost eight years have
passed and he no longer recognizes the man in the mirror.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With time, distance and perspective Luke has
finally realized just how badly he was manipulated by once trusted Professor
Malcolm (though he doesn’t play the blame game and takes full responsibility
for the choices he made), and how badly he longs for the life, and love, he
left behind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dead Drift</i> gives us a marvelous villain in Luke’s unstable former
handler, Lauren Graham, a woman scorned with an axe to grind; she could never
forgive Luke for not falling for her “charms”, and she absolutely loathes Kate
who so obviously holds Luke’s heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
if worrying about Ebeid was not enough, Luke must also protect headstrong Kate
from the CIA’s most lethal assassin who has a penchant for playing games with
her prey before she pounces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Honestly, I
feared Lauren more than I did Ebeid!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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the majority of our group focuses on stopping the terrorist threat, Griffin and
Finley both take a leave of absence from work and head to Houston to continue
working all of the cold cases murdered Agent Steven Burke was investigating before
his untimely death, and aim to finally bring Jenna’s killer to justice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the Shore Killer mysteriously aware of their
every move, Griffin and Finley find themselves in greater danger than they ever
anticipated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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always, the characters’ faith is ever-present yet not overwhelming for
non-believers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luke has a harder time
than the others connecting with God, for while he never lost his faith, he
carries much guilt over the choices he’s made and the orders he’s followed
since he abandoned his old life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kate
loves the Lord, but has trouble letting Him shoulder all of her burdens, and
carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders is becoming an unmanageable
task.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Throughout the non-stop action of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dead Drift,</i> the biggest challenges these
two face might not be the terrorist threat or figuring out their personal
relationship after all these years, but learning to let go and let God.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">I enjoyed
every single page of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dead Drift,</i> and
find it to be my absolute favourite book of the series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I neared the end I honestly feared that
there weren’t enough pages left to give us a satisfying conclusion, but Pettrey
managed to deliver in spades.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My only
criticisms would be that we didn’t get to spend much time with Avery and Parker
this time around, and I keenly felt their absence, and there is also the
question of an engagement ring that absolutely no-one reacted to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am also curious to discover if Tanner’s
parents have accepted Jesus Christ as their savior – her father is such a
mysterious (and apparently misunderstood) character, and I think there is a lot
of story left to tell there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We do get
satisfying resolutions to the great mysteries we have been investigating
alongside the gang since book 1, but I do feel there is definitely potential should
Pettrey have an inkling to give us more Chesapeake adventures in future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I find myself quite sad that our adventures
with the Chesapeake Bay gang are over, and while I always look forward to
Pettrey’s future projects, I sincerely hope that she considers rejoining them
sometime in the future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh the mysteries
the eight of them could solve together!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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faith-filled, love-trumps-all, action-packed ride, of which <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dead Drift</i> is the cherry on top.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;">Blind
Spot</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"> is the third book in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chesapeake Valor </i></b>series
by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dani Pettrey</b>, and the series is
best read in order as we check in with characters from the first two books, and
more importantly, find connections to cases going back to both previous books.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you were to start the series with Blind
Spot you would probably be able to connect the dots, but my guess is you would
feel a little lost at times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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commences a few weeks following the conclusion of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://nastassjaloots.blogspot.com/2018/01/review-chesapeake-valor-2-still-life.html" target="_blank">Still Life</a></i></b>, and focuses
on FBI agent Declan Grey as he continues to investigate the threat that “the
wrath is coming”, a terrorist threat that he believes is imminent, though his
superiors aren’t as convinced.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
gang’s newfound friend, Tanner Shaw, joins the FBI as a crisis counselor, and
as Declan’s investigation leads to a human trafficking victim Tanner has been
helping to transition, Declan and Tanner are paired together to crack the case.
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and Tanner met in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://nastassjaloots.blogspot.com/2017/04/review-chesapeake-valor-1-cold-shot.html" target="_blank">Cold Shot</a></i></b>, and while they initially appeared to be like oil and
water, there was certainly an undeniable spark; only, Declan believed himself in
love with his friend, Kate – who was still in love with their friend Luke, who
had disappeared seven years prior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>However, the more time Declan spends with Tanner, the more he realizes
that his feelings for Kate were never quite what he had thought, and that what
he is coming to feel for Tanner goes much deeper than what he ever felt for
Kate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mistaken first impressions, misunderstandings
and Declan’s overprotective tendencies towards Tanner have been getting in the
way, but as Declan and Tanner are forced to work together they each start
seeing the true other, and can no longer deny the attraction between them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Within their first few hours as partners, however,
Declan and Tanner find themselves attacked several times, confirming Declan’s
belief that he is getting closer to the truth, and before Declan can begin to
consider the ramifications of his feelings for Tanner, he must keep them both
alive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also becomes apparent that
there is much more to Tanner than he ever imagined as she possesses skills no
mere crisis counselor should have, and it’s time for the gang to learn the
truth about their new friend’s past.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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Tanner and Declan look into the death of Steven Burke (who was found murdered in
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Still Life</i>), and find a surprising
connection to Jenna McCray (Griffin’s sister) and Max Stallings (who was
arrested in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cold Shot</i>), the others
investigate a case concerning the guys’ one time little league coach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While helping all the others, Kate is still searching
for her college boyfriend, Luke, who had disappeared without a trace seven
years prior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kate is the only one of the
friends who believes that Luke is still alive after all this time, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Blind Spot</i> finally confirms that Luke is
indeed very much alive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We finally learn
why he left and get an idea of what he’s been up to, but to poor Kate’s dismay,
she finally discovers that Luke left his life, and all of them, voluntarily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been hurting with Kate and for Kate
since <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cold Shot</i>, and I look forward to
digging into the next book, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dead Drift, </i></b>to finally get to Kate
and Luke’s story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The boy’s certainly
some ‘splainin’ to do, but the few scant scenes in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Blind Spot</i> have already softened my heart towards an obviously lost
Luke.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If anyone can forgive him and help
him heal (besides Jesus), it’s our girl, Kate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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I get annoyed when an author divides her time (and therefore my time) between
the main characters and secondary characters, but what Pettrey does beautifully
is make the reader so invested in all the characters and both cases that as we
spend time with Griffin and co, we are very much present, but still anxious to
rejoining Declan and Tanner to continue their investigation as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She creates a perfect balance between the two
cases.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Chesapeake Valor</i> books read more as an ensemble series than main
characters and secondary characters, and we get to spend a satisfying amount of
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non-believers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, both characters go
into the relationship with steady faith, which I find refreshing as usually in
religious fiction one of the characters leads the other to Christ – which is,
of course, wonderful, but I am quite enjoying reading about couples who share a
love of God from the get-go and who are only stronger as a unit because of
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">I would classify the book as action/suspense first, with a satisfying touch of romance and religion. A good balance; a satisfying, action-packed, emotional read. The Chesapeake Valor series gets better with each book.<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt; text-align: justify;">
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Nastassjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15340777453456294751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969537881245393509.post-66305244846343884132018-06-07T11:40:00.001+02:002018-06-07T11:40:38.474+02:00REVIEW: OUT OF CONTROL ~ SARAH ALDERSON
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bodyguard die at the hands of men who intended to harm <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">her</i>, Liva shuts down all her feelings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She goes through life with her emotions
switch turned off; but Liva finds solace in the adrenaline coursing through her
veins when she climbs structures she’s not supposed to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With her father out of town shortly after she
moves in with him in New York, she spends a few nights with his friends, her
father not comfortable leaving her alone in a new city.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When she can’t sleep one night she opens her
bedroom window and silently climbs on top of the roof.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looking for peace, Liva finds unexpected
safety instead when she hears her hosts being murdered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Liva reports the crime and is taken to the
police station in protective custody to give her official statement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the desk next to her is Jay, who is not a
witness but a criminal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being cuffed to
the desk kind of gives that away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When a
gunman in a cop’s uniform starts shooting up the police station, Liva and Jay
must depend on each other to escape the massacre.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Liva contacts her father for help, the
team he sends to retrieve her are intercepted and Liva is caught between two
rival groups; one who wants to take her, willing or not, and one who wants her
dead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It soon becomes clear that Liva is
somehow at the center of the chaos; but why? Who wants to kidnap her, who wants
her dead, and how do the two groups connect?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>On the run, Liva and Jay must stay one step ahead of the shooter, the
mysterious agents, the police (Jay is a fugitive, after all) and a local gang
while fitting together pieces known and unknown – and fighting the intense
connection neither can’t deny.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A poor car
thief and a wealthy dancer, on the surface they have nothing in common; but for
the first time Liva has met someone who makes her feel as alive as she does when
she’s standing on top of a high-rise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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adventure that doesn’t give you time to catch your breath.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The action starts almost immediately and
doesn’t let up until the end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Authors
seldom succeed in making me truly fear for the safety of the protagonists, but
Alderson managed to get me to tense up several times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She does a great job of keeping the reader on
their toes, keeping the mystery alive while dropping clues, making the reader
work with Liva and Jay to find answers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The ultimate truth of why Liva is targeted is a shocking turn of events
Alderson masterfully weaved into the story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The chemistry between Liva and Jay jumps off the page and the
progression of their relationship is very believable under the circumstances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sexual content of the book is very mature
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Year: 2014</span></span></span></div>
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Nastassjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15340777453456294751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969537881245393509.post-39468821170624540492018-05-25T11:00:00.001+02:002018-05-25T11:00:59.595+02:00REVIEW: DIVERGENT SERIES 3 - ALLEGIANT ~ VERONICA ROTH <div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">It’s been
quite a while since I finished <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Allegiant</i></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Veronica Roth<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">,</i></b> but truthfully I was so completely
underwhelmed and disappointed that I could not be bothered to write a
review.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Allegiant</i> commences where <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://nastassjaloots.blogspot.co.za/2018/01/review-divergent-series-2-insurgent.html" target="_blank">Insurgent</a></i></b> left off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tris and co, not satisfied with the new
status quo, joins the rebellion and sets off to discover what lies beyond the
boundaries. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They discover that their
city is embroiled in an experiment conducted by the Bureau of Genetic
Welfare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 200%; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Following the Purity
war which resulted from attempts to genetically remove negative behaviors from
societies, the Bureau was founded to use selective breeding to repair the
genetic damage they caused, over several generations by forcibly isolating
several populations, including Tris’ home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These populations were organised into factions to better monitor certain behavioural traits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The divergents turn out to be genetically
pure individuals whose DNA shows none of the genetic damage caused by previous
genetic tampering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The divergent’s
importance was however vastly overstated in the video made by Edith Prior (an
indication that Roth had no idea how she wanted to end the series at the time
she wrote <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Insurgent</i>).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tris, Tobias and friends ultimately discover
more secrecy and manipulation by the Bureau and take it upon themselves to
right to wrongs of past and present.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Sadly, this
was a very disappointing conclusion to the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://nastassjaloots.blogspot.co.za/2014/04/divergent.html" target="_blank">Divergent</a></i></b> trilogy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It felt like completely different authors had
written <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Divergent, Insurgent</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Allegiant</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The author just didn’t have the same
voice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It felt like the Roth had no idea
how she wanted to end the series and ultimately just grabbed at straws and
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because her death disappointed me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
truly don’t see why she had to die.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
makes no sense and in no way enhances the story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It felt… superfluous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It felt like Roth threw it in there for shock
value.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She wanted Tris to sacrifice
herself for the greater good (I suppose this was meant to be ironic since Tris
had finally decided that she didn’t want to die), but then she needed a much
better crafted storyline to justify it; because it fell flat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When a
character death falls flat, it’s a massive disservice to that character and the
audience. Tris deserved a better ending, or at least a better death - something vital. Uriah’s death upset me more than Tris’ death did because (he was a favourite
of mine, yes, but more than that) it was relevant and believable and necessary
for the plot. Tris death was none of those things.<span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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curious as to how the movie would portray the events and watched it the very
evening I finished the book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If 10% of
the movie is based on the book, it’s a lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They made massive, massive changes; the largest of which is having Tris
survive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Granted, at the time they were
planning another sequel (which is also evident by the ending), but while the
movie is in no way a masterpiece, it is a vast improvement from the book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Either way I’m sad to say that while
<em>Divergent</em> was thrilling and <em>Insurgent</em> was entertaining, completing the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Divergent</i> trilogy now feels like a
complete waste of my time (too much time and energy I’ll never get back) and
the utter disappointment that is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Allegiant</i>
will prevent me from recommending this series to those who have not yet
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Nastassjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15340777453456294751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969537881245393509.post-74108671579299883042018-01-11T09:45:00.002+02:002018-01-11T09:45:54.703+02:00REVIEW: DIVERGENT SERIES 2 - INSURGENT ~ VERONICA ROTH
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Veronica Roth</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">’s <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Insurgent</i></b> is the second book in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Divergent</i></b> series and
picks up where it’s predecessor, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://nastassjaloots.blogspot.co.za/2013/08/review-divergent-veronica-roth.html" target="_blank">Divergent</a>,</i></b> left off; Tris, Tobias,
Caleb, Marcus and Peter fleeing the aftermath of the Abnegation attack, on the
train, out of the city.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along their
journey they attempt to rejoin the remaining loyal Dauntless and seek safe
haven with other factions, but with Erudite and the rebel Dauntless out for
blood, allies are few and far between.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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into a darkness she has not known before and Tris finds herself having a bit of
a death wish, placing extreme pressure on her relationship with Tobias.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">With major secrets and tension between them,
and Tris and Tobias find their still fragile relationship on very shaky ground.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While navigating troubles of their own,
they must unravel the more important mystery of why Abnegation was attacked in
the first place and why Jeanine Mason is dead-set on identifying all the
divergents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Danger and mystery abound,
friend and foe is indistinguishable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A surprise
return, a shocking betrayal and an unexpected ally are just some of the things
keeping the reader off balance, and the unpredictable journey Tris takes the
reader on makes <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Insurgent</i></b> a very satisfying continuation of the series.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Shortly
after finishing <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Divergent</i></b>, I innocently and accidentally came across a major <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Allegiant
</i></b>spoiler on <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Pinterest</b>, which
unfortunately doused my interest in continuing the series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My delay in continuing the series therefore
had nothing to do with my enjoyment thereof, or the quality of Roth’s
work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Time and distance has reawakened
my curiosity and I am finally ready to see how Tris’ journey reaches its inevitable
conclusion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I very much enjoyed the
action and adventure <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Insurgent</i></b> provides, and I think the
series is playing out very cleverly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Divergent</i></b> I admired Tris’ bravery, I found myself frustrated
with her in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Insurgent.</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had a hard
time understanding why she made some of the decisions she did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I absolutely respect the fact that she has
lost both her parents and that the uncertainty of her current situation must be
overwhelming, yet I found Tris making (in my opinion) very stupid choices in
this book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I believe Roth wanted to
illustrate Tris’ death wish, in which she succeeded, but the problem is that
Tris’ rash behaviour placed not only herself in danger, but those around her as
well, and this disregard for the safety of others is very unlike Tris.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lying, keeping secrets and breaking promises also
come much too easy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More than once I
also felt that Tris had zero regard for her relationship with Tobias, and she
continued to make choices she knew would hurt both Tobias and their
relationship, without attempting to have a mature conversation with him first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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is that I struggled to identify with Tris this time around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was easy in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Divergent,</i></b> but I did not
connect with Tris all that well in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Insurgent</i></b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do, however, commend Roth for her bravery
in taking Tris on this emotional rollercoaster and not shying away from the
darkness inside of Tris; it makes Tris’ ultimate epiphany that much more tangible
and satisfying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We do
discover why Abnegation was targeted, what Tris’ parents were willing to die
for (besides Tris and Caleb), and a whole new world is opened to us, ready to
be discovered in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Allegiant.</i></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All in all<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Series: Divergent (not standalone)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Author: Veronica Roth </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Publisher: Harper Collins Children's Books</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Year: 2012</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pages: 545</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span><span style="font-size: x-large;">ISBN-10: 0062024051</span></span></span></div>
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Nastassjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15340777453456294751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969537881245393509.post-53632761950328378492018-01-01T11:44:00.002+02:002018-01-01T11:46:14.958+02:00REVIEW: CHESAPEAKE VALOR 2: STILL LIFE ~ DANI PETTREY<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 200%;"><a href="http://danipettrey.com/cold-shot/" target="_blank"><em><b><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Still</span></b></em></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Life</i></b><em><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span></em><span style="color: black;">by <strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Dani
Pettrey</span></strong> is the second book in the <em><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">Chesapeake Valor</span></b></em> series.
Each book in the series will be loosely connected to the others in that it will
feature the same group of characters and an independent, but will function well as standalone
stories in that each book will have different main characters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While it is not necessary to read all of the
books or to read them in order, enjoyment of the series will obviously be
enhanced by reading all of the books in order.</span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 200%;">Still Life</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 200%;"> takes place a few months after the conclusion of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="https://nastassjaloots.blogspot.co.za/2017/04/review-chesapeake-valor-1-cold-shot.html" target="_blank">Cold Shot</a></i></b>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parker Mitchell’s
assistant, Avery Tate, has resigned her position with him as she has accepted
both the fact that she loves him, and that he still loves Jenna, his deceased
first love, and she finds being close to him every day, bearing the burden of
her supposed unrequited love too difficult to bear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Avery’s childhood friend, Skylar, goes
missing and Avery suspects foul play, she however has no option but to turn to the
best crime scene analyst she knows and Avery and Parker’s paths cross
again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With Avery back in his daily life
and the void she had left behind once again filled, Parker can no longer deny
his feelings for her; but where does that leave his devotion to Jenna?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Can he still honour her memory if he allows
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order to find answers, Avery must navigate the life she had left behind,
exposing her dreaded past to the man she most wants to impress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Facing the ugly truths and painful memories of
her past forces Avery to confront her demons once and for all, and she must expose
her deepest hurts and greatest regrets to Parker if she hopes to have a future
with him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the team begins to
investigate Skylar’s murder, Avery and Parker’s mutual attraction becomes the
least of their worries when it seems Skylar’s killer has set his sights on
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 200%;">My review of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cold Shot </i>made it clear that I found Parker and Avery to be a much
more interesting pair than Griffin and Finley, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Still Life</i> did not disappoint.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Where <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cold Shot </i>made Finley a sidekick,
Avery is very much an integral part of the investigative team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As opposed to Finley and Griffin in the first
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the forefront, the book also takes the time to delve into Avery’s insecurities
stemming from a past she is struggling to make peace with, as well as Parker’s
struggle to move on from loving and losing Jenna.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both issues are beautifully explored and the
character development for both Avery and Parker is realistic and
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 200%;">As with <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Cold Shot,</i> the religious elements in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Still Life</i> add to the story without being overwhelming, sure to
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the series with both <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Blind Spot</i>
(Declan and Tanner’s story), and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dead
Drift</i> (Luke and Kate’s story)<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i>Declan and Tanner uncovered<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>a terrorist plot in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Still Life</i>, and I believe this story
will develop even further in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Blind Spot</i>,
and perhaps even in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dead Drift</i> as the
long lost Luke finally proves to be alive as Kate has always believed, and comes
home to face the ones he left behind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When Kate learns he disappeared and left her behind voluntarily to
become a secret operative, will she finally let him go, or will he give her
a reason to hold on?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;"><a href="http://danipettrey.com/cold-shot/" target="_blank"><strong><em>Cold Shot</em></strong></a><em> </em>by <strong>Dani Pettrey</strong> is the first book in the <strong><em>Chesapeake Valor</em></strong> series. Each book in the series will be loosely connected to the others and feature many of the same characters, but will function well as standalone stories. While it is not necessary to read all of the books or to read them in order, enjoyment of the series will obviously be enhanced by reading all of the books in order.</span></span></div>
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Griffin McCray who uncovers a fresh grave during a routine patrol.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What initially seems to be a relatively
routine investigation turns deadly when forensic anthropologist Finley Scott
discovers evidence pointing to the work of an expert sniper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With Finley refusing to back down from
investigating the case, Griffin has no choice but to work with the interesting
woman whom he has studiously worked to avoid for several months, along with his
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">When their persistent digging places Finley in the crosshairs of the deadly sniper, Griffin must finally admit his attraction to her and the fact that he has avoided her because he doesn't believe himself ready for the kind of relationship a woman like Finley deserves. Along with everything else on Griffin's plate, the tension between him and Parker places the entire team on edge. Finley learns that the trio, who were once inseparable, drifted apart following the disappearance of their friend, and a mysterious traumatic event in their past which Griffin and Parker refuse to discuss. The reason for this rift is another mystery the reader must work to solve. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Along with finding the killer, Griffin must face his past, confront his demons and come to terms with a few hard truths to not only protect the woman he can no longer deny he loves, but to feel worthy of her. Unbeknownst to Griffin, the "perfect" Finley is fighting demons of her own when their case places her life in danger, reminiscent of a previous case that left her with scars she desperately tries to hide from her new friends. What exactly happened to Finley also remains a mystery through a large part of the story, adding to the list of mysteries which must be solved. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">It may not be fair to compare an author's newest works to its predecessors, but let's be honest; we all do it. While the quality of Dani Pettrey's work remains top notch, I found that I did not enjoy <em>Cold Shot</em> nearly as much as I did the <em>Alaskan Courage</em> series, each book having had me on the edge of my seat throughout. Those were well-researched, had great suspense, character depth and growth and tangible chemistry. This was not the case with <em>Cold Shot</em>. I just did not connect with Griffin and Finley, or their story, to the extent that I was invested in the outcome, or ever feared for their safety at any one point. I was way more invested in the few moments we got to share with Parker and Avery (who feature as the main characters in the second <em>Chesapeake Valor</em> book, <em><strong>Still Life</strong></em>; review to follow in due course). Both Griffin and Finley are likable, intriguing characters, but for me they just did not have the chemistry I have come to expect from Pettrey and I found it hard to get emotionally invested in their story. While Finley is opened interested in Griffin from the get-go, the bigger part of the story sees Griffin fighting his attraction to Finley and shooting her down. At times I also found myself thinking that Finley does not have enough scenes and that she does not feel like a main character. Instead of utilizing the potential a smart and brave female character such as Finley presented, her skills were ultimately not essential to the investigation, and she became a sidekick to Griffin's hero, sadly only serving as a damsel in distress for him to protect. I would say Cold Shot is about 80% mystery, 20% romance, and I personally prefer my mystery-to-romance-ratio way more balanced. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">I do love the way Pettrey portrayed both Griffin and Finley as devout Christians who each have a deep, meaningful relationship with God. The religion aspect of the book was perfectly balanced, very much present but not too overbearing to be off-putting to readers who might be non-believers. I loved all of the prayers both Griffin and Finley prayed; those were beautifully written.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">All in all <em>Cold Shot</em> is by no means a disappointing read, but I cannot deny that it fell short of my expectations. I am, however, very much looking forward to reading Parker and Avery's story and I will be picking up <em>Still Life</em> shortly.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Series: Chesapeake Valor (Standalone)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Publisher: Bethany House Publishers</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Year: 2016</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pages: 338</span></span></div>
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Nastassjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15340777453456294751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969537881245393509.post-58007165995307525802016-10-11T14:01:00.000+02:002016-10-11T14:15:24.268+02:00REVIEW: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD ~ JK ROWLING, JACK THORNE, JOHN TIFFANY<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>I may not be able to get to England to see the play, but my book is from England and that helps! </em></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><em>A special thank you to my best friend, Erika, for this lovely gift ♥</em></span></td></tr>
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Child</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;">, a new play by Jack Thorne
based on an original new story by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">JK Rowling, John Tiffany </i>and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Jack Thorne</i></b>, starts with the
epilogue of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows </i>– Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione sending their own children off to
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><em>*Spoilers ahead*</em> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;">Harry’s youngest son, Albus
Severus, is headed to Hogwarts for his first year and he is afraid of being
sorted into Slytherin House.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Deathly Hallows’</i> epilogue, Harry assures
his son that the bravest man he had ever met was from Slytherin House, and that
Albus Severus carries his name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is
where the final novel left us, with Harry assuring his son that it would not
matter if he was sorted into Slytherin – a good thing as this is indeed what
happens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Harry’s oldest son James, and
later his daughter Lily, as well as Ron and Hermione’s children Hugo and Rose
are all sorted into Gryffindor House, but Albus finds himself sorted into
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difficulty mastering spells in school and is soon dubbed “The Slytherin Squib”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This, and the constant comparisons to his
famous father, leads to a lot of doubt and confusion for young Albus who
becomes a distant, troubled young man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Shunned even by Rose Granger-Weasley, once his best friend, he finds an
unexpected friend and ally in fellow Slytherin, Scorpius Malfoy, the son of
Draco Malfoy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scorpius is also an
outcast as he is the son of a former Death Eater, and a very dark rumour hangs
over his head – the rumour that Draco and Astoria could not conceive children
and that they used a time-turner to go back in time and conceive Lord
Voldemort’s child!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At first this rumour
is merely that as all time-turners were believed to have been destroyed during
the battle at the Ministry of Magic. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Harry, now an overworked Head of Magical Law
Enforcement at the Ministry of Magic, discovers that this is not the case as he
retrieves several illegal magical devices during a raid – including a time
turner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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Cursed Child </span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;">follows Albus Potter and
Scorpius Malfoy as they navigate past and present, creating more wrongs than
they fix as they tamper with the past and the butterfly effect changes
everything in their present.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> As Albus and Scorpius create all kinds of trouble messing with the past, Harry starts having very disturbing nightmares about his troubled son and his scar starts to hurt for the first time since Voldemort's death - could it mean what we all fear it means?</span></span></span></div>
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have appreciated more time with our core trio, but this time around they are
more supporting characters as the story focuses on Albus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My favourite character is Scorpius Malfoy,
much to my surprise!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I found him to be
very complex and incredibly funny – I actually think, given the chance, he
would have gotten along famously with the Weasley twins (oh, Fred).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The plot is very well written and keeps you
on the edge of your seat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After so many
years away, it is great fun visiting Hogwarts again and catching up with
beloved characters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Child</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;"> is, of course, released not
in the form of a novel but as the script of the play.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It obviously reads very differently than the
Potter novels, but it is quite easy to get into.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My only criticism would be that as reader I
am not quite as immersed in the Potter universe as I am when reading the novels
which have much greater, vivid descriptions – but as this is essentially a play
meant to be seen more than a script meant to be read, this is not a fair
criticism at the end of the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am,
however, not London-based and doubt very much that I will ever get to see the play
performed in Pretoria, South Africa, so settle for the script I must – at least
until a film version I desperately yearn for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This story would make an excellent movie, though given the complexity of
the plot and elements of time travel, a film version seems highly unlikely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also very much doubt that Daniel Radcliffe,
Emma Watson and Rupert Grint could be persuaded to return for another Potter
movie, but I think audiences would forgive a change in casting since their
characters are 19-22 years older than during the events of the Battle of Hogwarts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I, for one, would forgive a change of casting
if it meant I got to see this story play out on the silver screen...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>however, nobody – and I mean nobody – could
replace Alan Rickman as Professor Snape… </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;">All in all Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is great entertainment and sure to be a hit with all fans of the series. As a film version seems highly unlikely, be sure to get yourself a ticket to the play (I would if I could!) or get your hands on a copy of the script - you will not be disappointed.</span></span></div>
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by <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Suzanne Collins</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><em>Mockingjay Part 2</em> picks up roughly where Part
1 left off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few days have passed since
Peeta tried to kill Katniss, and she is still recovering (the scene where
Katniss is being examined by medical staff is brilliantly done).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The film follows the culmination of rebellion
against the Capitol as it gains strength when more and more districts join the
fight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the rebels march on the enemy,
the Hunger Games Game-makers turn the Capitol into one last trap-filled arena.</span></span><br />
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Capitol in a war for freedom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Peeta’s
condition and recovery is also at the forefront of most of the film, with the
palpable tension between Katniss and Peeta growing continually worse (how awful it is to see them call each other Capitol mutts and mean it).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s a very powerful quote in the book
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">I realise it is not in Katniss’ nature to
talk about her feelings, but I would have loved for these lines to somehow have made
it into the film (Katniss saying it to Finnick, perhaps – Finnick seems like
the most likely candidate she would discuss something like that with).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is absolutely heartbreaking to watch
Peeta passionately hate the woman he’s always loved because of what Snow did to
him, especially considering his statements in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://nastassjaloots.blogspot.co.za/2012/04/hunger-games.html" target="_blank">The Hunger Games</a>:</i></b> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“I don’t want them to change me [...],
turn me into some kind of monster that I’m not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I keep wishing I could think of a way to show the Capitol they don’t own
me. That I’m more than just a piece in their Games</i>”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the end of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Hunger Games</i> he also tells Katniss “I don’t want to
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Capitol not only tortured him, they realised all of his biggest fears.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They made him lose himself.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Games</i> series is so much bigger than Team Peeta vs Team Gale, the question
of who Katniss will ultimately end up with also needs to be answered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not as clear-cut as you might
think.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While even Katniss says he is no
longer the Peeta she loved, he is still Peeta and her feelings for Peeta were
too real and deep to go away just because he's damaged.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gale
also says that he’s hoping Peeta will recover, because if he doesn’t, Gale
doesn’t stand a chance with Katniss because she would never give up on
Peeta.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a complicated love triangle,
deeper than the average one, and I am happy that the scene where Peeta and Gale
discuss who Katniss will choose while they think she is sleeping made it into
the movie. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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death of Phillip Seymour Hoffman while filming took place, and they did a
fantastic job of using their available footage in all the right places.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Despite his limited screen time, Plutarch is
a strong presence throughout the film and Hoffman’s acting was top notch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plutarch always, very subtly, looks like he
knows something nobody else knows (which, of course, he does).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only scene where his absence is acutely felt,
is Plutarch and Katniss’ final conversation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In the movie he sends her a letter which is read aloud by Haymitch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is safe to assume that this change was
made following Hoffman’s death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s sad
that he couldn’t film it, but it works.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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growth of Katniss and Johanna’s relationship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In the book Katniss and Johanna become roommates and develop a
friendship as deeply as either of them are capable of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They train extensively with the District 13
soldiers, with Katniss earning a spot on a military squad while Johanna fails
the final test; that is the reason why Johanna is not a part of Star Squad 451,
something non-readers would not know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
also don’t think non-readers will pick up on their friendship. Johanna just
appears to be her usual snarky self, and Katniss appears to tolerate her more than
appreciate her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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that Peeta decorates Finnick and Annie’s wedding cake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It might seem insignificant, but it is the
very first indication that Peeta might be recovering.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;">Both the book and the movie investigate what is
acceptable during a time of war.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Is it
okay to kill innocent civilians in order to get to the masterminds?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both book and movie do an excellent job of
driving home the fact that the revolutionaries aren’t necessarily any better
than the Capitol.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A very small but
pivotal scene in this regard has been left out of the film.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Katniss makes a huge case for the protection
of civilians, especially as the rebels cause the avalanche in District 2 (the
movie also didn’t effectively explain that Katniss’ horrified reaction to
Gale’s plan is because both their fathers died trapped in a mine following an
avalanche), and Gale's idea for a secondary bomb trap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The movie, however, omits a scene where
Katniss is recognized by a Capitol citizen on the street after their Squad
escapes the sewers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The woman opens her
mouth to scream and Katniss instinctively kills the woman to protect her Squad
and her mission.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Afterwards, she doesn’t
think about it much which goes to show just how much the war changed Katniss.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;">Unlike the book, the movie shies away from the uglier side
of war.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the books Peeta loses a leg,
Boggs loses two and Katniss is severely burned in the bomb that kills Prim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of the more violent deaths were either
changed or omitted from the film.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the
books Katniss has to stand trial for killing Coin, but she is </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; letter-spacing: -0.25pt; line-height: 150%;">eventually
acquitted due to insanity, which would have been an interesting detail to see
on the screen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To me, in the book it felt like
Katniss </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;">is made the scapegoat of the
aftermath of the war and is pretty much ostracised.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She also has severe post-traumatic stress
disorder, something the movie doesn’t effectively depict either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The movies portray that Haymitch seems to be
pretty much recovered, but in the book he is very much a lifelong depressed
alcoholic (and he and Effie never kiss).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I suppose these changes were made in order to stick to an age
restriction of PG13, but I nevertheless regret that the movie shied away from
the harsh realities of war.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;">Both Peeta and Katniss have far more serious mental
health issues than the movie portrays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
movie does mention Katniss’ nightmares, but says nothing of Peeta’s flashbacks
to his time in the Capitol. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Based on
their apparent ages in the final scene, the movies shows both of them are
settled and quite stable, and married with children very shortly after </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;">returning
to District 12.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The movie implies
that Katniss is healed <em><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">because
of</span></em> her marriage and family with Peeta. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the book, she is only able to get married
and start a family many years later, after therapy, once she is finally able to
put the Hunger Games behind her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also, in the book Katniss and Peeta create a book which
they fill with sketches and memories of all the people they have loved and
lost. I love that book. Sadly the book did not make it into the movie.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">For whatever reason (Heaven knows I have no idea what it could be) <em>Mockingjay</em> seems to be the least favourite of the three books of the majority of the fandom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As for me, <em>Mockingjay</em> was my favourite book and while I didn’t necessarily understand the need to split the book into two movies (it’s roughly the same length as <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Hunger Games</i></b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Catching Fire</i></b>), I certainly don’t feel that any single scene was unnecessary or drawn out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perfect casting and superb acting makes <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Hunger Games </i>film series one of the very best young adult series brought to our screens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Honouring its source material while adding plausible new scenes to enrich the viewers’ experience (as the reader is confined strictly to Katniss’ perceptions), <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mockingjay Part 2</i> is a very satisfying conclusion to a brilliantly done adaptation.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>But one day I'll have to explain about my nightmares. Why they came. Why they won't ever really go away. I'll tell them how I survive it. I'll tell them that on bad mornings, it feels impossible to take pleasure in anything because I'm afraid it could be taken away. That's when I make a list in my head of every act of goodness I've seen someone do. It's like a game. Repetitive. Even a little tedious after more than twenty years. <br /> But there are much worse games to play.</em></td></tr>
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Nastassjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15340777453456294751noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969537881245393509.post-91771891247468437442015-07-23T15:19:00.000+02:002015-07-23T15:19:39.312+02:00REVIEW: THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS: CITY OF GLASS ~ CASSANDRA CLARE
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">City
of Glass</span></span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;"> is the third book in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Cassandra Clare</b>’s <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Mortal Instruments</i></b> series and picks
up shortly after the conclusion of the events of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://nastassjaloots.blogspot.com/2015/05/review-mortal-instruments-city-of-ashes.html" target="_blank">City of Ashes</a></i></b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Simon and Clary have (thankfully) decided that
they are better off as friends, and Jace is determined to be Clary’s brother only
and to adhere to all limitations that places on their relationship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Valentine has escaped with the Mortal Cup and
the Mortal Sword, and now only needs the Mortal Mirror to complete the ritual
that will allow him to summon the Angel Raziel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The mortal instruments can be used only once to summon the Angel, who
will heed the Shadowhunter's call (it is believed that the one who summons Raziel can demand
one action from the Angel), and Heaven only knows what Valentine has planned. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luckily the Shadowhunters have some time on
their side as nobody knows what exactly the Mortal Mirror is, or where it can
be found.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is finally contacted by someone who might be able to help her save her
mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Madeline, her mother’s oldest
friend, tells Clary that her only chance of saving the comatose Jocelyn is
finding a Warlock named Ragnor Fell.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Clary’s best chance of tracking him down is to go to Alicante, Idris, the
home city the Nephilim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As fate would
have it all of the Lightwoods are headed to Idris and they agree to take Clary
with them, much to Jace’s dismay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jace
is the only one who knows what Clary did on Valentine’s ship, and he fears for her
safety should the Clave ever find how powerful she truly is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jace wilfully causes several
misunderstandings in order to get the Lightwoods to leave for Idris without
Clary, but he really should have known better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Clary finds a (very stupid, very dangerous) way to follow the Lightwoods
into Idris and sets off a chain of events that has serious consequences.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clary entered Alicante illegally and must
find a way to track down Ragnor Fell without alerting the Clave to her
presence. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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and Clary’s relationship is on shaky ground following Jace’s deliberate
deception as well as Jace and the Lightwoods keeping a major secret from Clary
regarding Simon’s whereabouts, and Jace deliberately hurting Clary in his
efforts to get her to leave Idris.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their
relationship becomes even more complicated with turbulent and confusing
feelings when Jace seems to be attracted to family friend Aline, and her cousin
Sebastian makes a play for Clary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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state of their relationship becomes the least of their worries when Clary and
Jace discover a horrible truth about what Valentine did to both of them before
they were even born.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They learn that
Valentine experimented on his children by secretly feeding Jocelyn demon blood
and angel blood respectively during each of her pregnancies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This explains both of their extraordinary
talents as Shadowhunters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Discovering
the truth about the demon blood sends Jace down a slippery slope of
self-loathing and self-destruction that not even Clary might be able to pull
him back from. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;">City of Ashes</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"> is
my favourite book of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Mortal
Instruments</i> series so far.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The story
is fast-paced, flows perfectly and keeps you at the edge of your seat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Danger surrounds Clary in her quest to save
Jocelyn as she is in foreign surroundings and has no idea who she can trust –
especially since Jace and the Lightwoods inexplicably treat her coldly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Alicante is not as safe as the Shadowhunters
would like to believe, and the freedom of all Shadowhunters is threatened when
Valentine sets an ultimatum most Shadowhunters are unwilling to resist.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">A major issue I have with<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> City of Glass</i>
is that the Shadowhunters aren’t portrayed as a force to be reckoned
with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At one point Alicante is attacked
by demons, and complete chaos reigns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s just a whole lot of running and screaming. I understand that at
this point the adults were all converging in Gard, and that the young and the
old were left to fight, yet I would have liked to see the Shadowhunters do more
damage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Following the attack several
families flee Idris.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, the majority
of Shadowhunters are too scared to oppose Valentine and refuse his ultimatum,
despite the fact that they knew what giving in to him would mean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did appreciate that this gave Clary the
opportunity to have a moment and come to the rescue, but to me this book made
the majority of Shadowhunters look weak.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Alec
and Isabelle have larger roles to play this time around, and it was good to see
so much more of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Isabelle has
always been a complex character, but in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">City
of Glass </i>she becomes even more so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She also has two great action scenes in this book which does her
character justice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is also
discovering that other girls are not there merely to be hated, and I like how
Isabelle and Clary’s friendship is steadily growing at a natural, believable
tempo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alec comes into his own in
this book and makes a life-changing decision regarding his future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Simon is also becoming a much more pleasant
character.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now that Simon and Clary’s
relationship is purely platonic and he is no longer trying to force his
feelings on her, I can actually see what brought them together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have a great dynamic when their time
together is not clouded by unrequited love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
Simon truly is a really good friend.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jace
and Clary remain the central characters, of course, and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Clare</i> did a great job of highlighting the complexities of their
relationship and their feelings for each other, and showing character
development in both of them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tone of
this book is slightly darker than the previous ones, and Jace doesn't make many
smartass comments, which I really miss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Major spoilers as to the events in this
book, so if you have not read it yet and would like to be surprised, this is
where you stop reading. <o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clary
and Jace find a way to help Magnus Bane save the comatose Jocelyn, and she
returns to Idris.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through Jocelyn, Jace
and Clary finally discover that they are not brother and sister, but that Jace
is in fact the son of Stephen Herondale! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jace is the grandson of the previous
Inquisitor, and that explains why she sacrificed her life to save his in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">City of Ashes,</i> and what she was trying
to tell him as she died. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jace’s parents
died before he was born, and having secretly fed Jace’s mother angel blood as
well, Valentine cut the baby from her womb and raised Jace as his own son, just
as he raised the real Jonathan Christopher in another house - Clary’s brother <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i> indeed alive, and his true identity
is revealed, leading to a whole new set of complications. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Valentine
finds the Mortal Mirror, but his plans go awry when he underestimates his
daughter and the integrity of the Angel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I LOVED that part of the book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Valentine thought that by summoning Raziel, he could command him – we’re
dealing with an <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Angel </i>here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved that the Angel did not
let himself be ordered about by likes of Valentine, and that when Valentine
went on and on about glory, the Angel’s response was “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Glory belongs to God alone</i>”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
Amen!</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am
quite eager to start <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">City of Fallen
Angels</i>, the next book in the series.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I am not at all sure what to expect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Clary and Jace are finally together, a happy couple at last, and it will
be good to see the two of them together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It will also be interesting to see where the story goes now that
Valentine is no longer a threat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All
seems pretty blissful at the conclusion of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">City
of Glass</i>, but Clary did refuse to do the Seelie Queen a favour – I doubt
she will let that slide…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p>Title: City of Glass</o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p>Series: The Mortal Instruments (Book 3)</o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p>Author: Cassandra Clare</o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p>Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry</o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p>Year: 2009</o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p>Pages: 571</o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 200%;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ISBN-13: 978-1416972259</span></o:p></span></div>
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since I finished <a href="http://nastassjaloots.blogspot.com/2014/05/review-song-of-ice-and-fire-dance-with.html" target="_blank"><b><i>A Dance With Dragons</i></b></a>, I’ve been mulling over ways in which Jon could have survived the traitorous attack by fellow Night’s Watch
members.<span> </span>Following last week’s Season finale, I’ve been revisiting those theories.<span> </span>So, here are the reasons which I
believe indicate that Jon Snow is not dead.<span> </span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;"><b>This post contains several theories and possible spoilers.<span> </span>If you are unfamiliar (and would prefer to
remain unfamiliar) with theories surrounding Jon’s true identity and fate, you
should not read this post.</b><span><b> </b> </span></span></span></span></span></div>
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things first: Jon’s final chapter in <b><i>A Dance With Dragons</i></b> ends when he
loses consciousness.<span> </span>This is<i> not</i> confirmation that Jon is dead.<span> </span>A previous Arya chapter ended with her losing
consciousness (and very clever wording that made it seem like The Hound had
killed her), but thankfully it was just that: she was unconscious.<span> </span>The same could be true of Jon.</span></span></span></div>
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fell to his knees. He found the dagger’s hilt and wrenched it free. In the cold
night air the wound was smoking. ‘Ghost’, he whispered. Pain washed over him.
Stick them with the pointy end. When the third dagger took him between the
shoulder blades, he gave a grunt and fell face-first into the snow. He never
felt the fourth knife. Only the cold…</span></em></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jon Snow, seemingly dead in the Season 5 finale</span></span></i></td></tr>
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you may ask, could Jon possibly have survived?<span>
</span>It is possible that his attackers stopped stabbing him when he lost
consciousness, though I agree it is unlikely.<span>
</span><span> </span>It is also possible that Jon <i>did</i> die, but that he will not stay dead and that Melisandre will
resurrect him much like Thoros of Myr resurrected Beric Dondarrion and Catelyn
Stark (surprise non-readers! In the books Catelyn Stark was resurrected and now goes by the name of Lady Stoneheart, the leader of the Brotherhood Without Banners).<span> </span>Or, and this is the most likely scenario,
Jon warged into Ghost (like Bran wargs into Summer and Hodor).<span> </span>After being
stabbed, as he succumbed, Jon's last word was “<i>Ghost</i>”.<span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">All
the Stark children have warging abilities, though at this stage only Bran and
Arya seem to understand this ability to some extent.<span> </span>Bran often purposely wargs into Summer and
Hodor, and while Arya wargs into Nymeria in her sleep (she experienced Nymeria dragging Catelyn's body from the river after the Red Wedding), she also warged into a cat
in the House of Black and White when she bested The Kindly Man at "a game of slaps"
while blinded.<span> </span>As for Jon, while he has
not consciously warged into Ghost (or anything else) we do know that Jon has
warged into Ghost in the past, only he was unaware of doing so as he did it in
his sleep and assumed his time in Ghost's skin were merely dreams; v<span>ery vivid dreams, but dreams all the same. </span>In a moment of pure instinct
it is very possible that Jon wargs into Ghost just in the nick of time.<span> </span>In one of Melisandre’s visions “<i>she heard the whispered name Jon Snow… Now <span>he was a man, now a wolf, now a man again</span></i>”.</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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prologue in <i><b>A Dance With Dragons</b></i>
didn’t quite make sense to me at the time I first read it.<span> </span>I could not understand the significance of
this seemingly random chapter.<span> </span>This is a
chapter where a character named Varamyr Sixskins dies, and as he is dying he
wargs into a wolf.<span> </span>“<i>True death came suddenly; he felt a shock of <span>cold</span>, as if he had been plunged into the<span> icy</span> waters of a <span>frozen</span>
lake</i>.”<span> </span>This entire chapter could
have been placed as an indication of what to expect when a dying person wargs
into another creature.<span> </span>The cold Jon felt
could have been as a result of warging into Ghost.<span> </span>The prologue also mentions <i>"They say you feel warm near the end,
warm and sleepy”. </i>Jon<i> </i>only felt the cold.</span></span></span></div>
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into describing the ice cells, their purpose and their upkeep, and have Jon demonstrate that bodies kept in the ice cells do not reanimate?<span> </span>This could also connect to Daenerys’ vision of <i>“A blue flower grew from a chink in a wall
of ice, and filled the air with sweetness…”.</i><span> </span><span>(more about this later). </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;"><span></span>If Jon’s body is preserved in such a way, he
could possibly later find a way to get back into his own skin.<span> Otherwise, he could obviously also take over someone else's body, but as Jon has not developed his warging abilities yet I doubt that he is skilled enough to do that at this stage (even Bran, who is more skilled, has difficulty controlling Hodor).</span></span></span></span></div>
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start with the obvious.<span> </span>Jon Snow is the
most likely candidate to be Azor Ahai come again (more about that later), “the
prince that was promised <u>and his is the song of ice and fire</u>”.<span> </span>The book series is called <i>A Song
of Ice and Fire</i>.<span> </span><i>The entire series is about him</i>!<span> </span><span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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this point I doubt there is an <i>ASOIAF / GOT
</i>fan alive who hasn’t heard the R+L=J theory.<span> </span>Benioff and Weiss have made no secret of the
fact that George R.R Martin only agreed to give them the rights to adapt the
book series after they correctly answered his question, “Who is Jon Snow’s
mother?”, therefore Jon Snow’s mother was clearly not some lowborn woman named
Wylla (as Ned told Robert), and the identity of Jon Snow’s mother has to be a
very important aspect of the series.<span> </span>You
have already been warned of spoilers, but if you do not want to know who Jon Snow’s mother
is, STOP READING NOW.</span></span></span></div>
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still unconfirmed, every little clue Martin has deigned to throw our way indicates that Jon Snow is <i>not </i>the illegitimate son of Ned Stark,
but that he is in fact the son of Ned’s sister, Lyanna Stark and Prince Rhaegar
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;"><span></span><i>"[Jon] knew nothing of his mother; Yet he dreamed of her at times,
so often that he could almost see her face. In his dreams, she was beautiful,
and highborn, and her eyes were kind".<span> T</span></i>yrion Lannister notes that Jon has the
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Catelyn Tully and after one night together headed off for the </span>War of the Usurper<span style="line-height: 200%;">,
the war that brought an end to the Targaryen dynasty.<span> He returned to her a year later with another woman's child in his arms. </span>Robert’s Rebellion was triggered by the
“kidnapping” of Lyanna Stark by Rhaegar Targaryen.<span> </span>Lyanna was betrothed to Robert Baratheon, but she was
not as enthusiastic about the match as Robert was.<span> </span>For one, she knew that he would never be
faithful to her.<span> He had already fathered Mya Stone and Lyanna told her brother that Robert will never keep to one bed. "</span><i>Love is sweet, dearest Ned, but it cannot
change a man’s nature</i>”.<span> </span>Ned himself had
said to Robert, “<i>You never knew Lyanna as
I did, Robert. You saw her beauty, but not the iron underneath</i>”.<span> </span>Robert was taken with Lyanna’s beauty, and
while he claimed to love her, there is no proof that he truly did.<span> </span>Enter Rhaegar Targaryen.<span> </span>Rhaegar is said to have been very beautiful,
and he was a gifted musician.<span> </span>It is said
that during the great Tourney at Harenhall, prince Rhaegar played a song so
sweet, it made Lyanna weep.<span> </span>When Prince
Rhaegar was named the victor of the tourney, he got to crown The Queen of Love
and Beauty<i>.<span> </span>“Ned remembered the moment when all the
smiles died, when Prince Rhaegar Targaryen urged his horse past his own wife,
the Dornish princess Elia Martell, to lay the queen of beauty’s laurel in
Lyanna’s lap. He could see it still: a crown of winter roses, blue as frost”.</i><span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">Approximately
a year later, Lyanna disappeared with Rhaegar Targaryen.<span> </span>Legend has it that Lyanna had been abducted,
but this is something we learn only from Robert’s perspective.<span> </span>The nature of Lyanna’s disappearance is
unknown to readers at this stage, but it is very likely that Rhaegar and Lyanna
were in love, and that Lyanna went with him willingly.<span> </span>Her father had promised her to Robert
Baratheon, so Lyanna might have run away with Rhaegar because her father would
not have permitted her to end her engagement in order to be with a man who was
already married to another.<span> </span>Ser
Barristan Selmy, who was close to the Prince, firmly believes “<i>Prince Rhaegar loved his Lady Lyanna</i>”.<span> </span><span> </span>There
may be no proof that Rhaegar and Lyanna were secretly married, but there is
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%;">Rhaegar was later killed in battle by Robert
Baratheon. “<i>Rubies flew like drops of blood from the chest of a dying prince, and
with his last breath he murmured a woman's name</i>”.<span> </span><span> </span>This
name was most probably “<i>Lyanna</i>”.<span> </span>As for Lyanna, Ned found her tucked away in
the Tower of Joy in Dorne.<span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 200%;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%;">He could still hear her at times.
Promise me, she had cried, in a room that smelled of blood and roses. Promise
me, Ned. The fever had taken her strength and her voice had been faint as a
whisper, but when he gave his word, the fear had gone out of his sister's eyes.<span> </span>Ned remembered the way she smiled then, how
tightly her fingers had clutched his as she gave up her hold on life, the rose
petals spilling from her palm, dead and black. After that he remembered
nothing. They had found him still holding her body, silent with grief. The
little crannogman, Howland Reed, had taken her hand from his.</span></i></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">It
is entirely possible, and probable, that the blood and Lyanna’s death were as a
result of childbirth. <span> </span>If this scenario
is true, Lyanna made Ned promise to raise her baby as his own and to protect
his identity at all costs.<span> </span>If Robert
ever found out that Lyanna had a child with another man, and that her son was a
Targaryen and as such an heir to the throne, her child would never have been
safe.<span> </span>Ned kept this promise.<span> </span><i>"I
will, Ned promised her. That was his curse. Robert would swear undying love and
forget them before evenfall, but Ned Stark kept his vows. He thought of the
promises he made to Lyanna as she lay dying, and the price he'd paid to keep
them”</i>.<span> </span>Even Catelyn was led to
believe that Ned had fathered the child with another woman while away at
war.<span> </span>I think we can all agree that Ned
Stark is too honourable to ever cheat on his wife.<span> </span>Ever.<span> </span>We learn that <i>“Whoever Jon's mother had been, Ned must have
loved her fiercely, for nothing Catelyn
said would persuade him to send the boy away”.<span>
</span></i>A very clever piece of prose!<span> </span>Ned
<i>did</i> love Jon’s mother fiercely – only
nobody knew that it was his sister.<span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Promise me, Ned. Art by CyanideMilkshake on Deviantart</span></span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">Lyanna clutching the rose petals would also
indicate an attachment to the person who gave them to her – it could only have
been Rhaegar.<span> </span>I
believe that the blue winter roses also play a part in confirming Jon’s true
identity.<span> </span>Blue winter roses grow in
Winterfell and are synonymous with Lyanna Stark, who is widely known to have
been extremely fond of them.<span> </span>While
Lyanna and blue winter roses go hand in hand, I believe the blue winter roses
symbolise not Lyanna, but Jon Snow.<span> </span>If
Rhaegar and Lyanna are Jon’s parents, the story of his conception begins with
blue winter roses – the crown of blue winter roses that Rhaegar laid in
Lyanna’s lap at the Tourney at Harenhall.<span>
</span>The fact that it is a <i>crown</i>
could point towards Jon’s royal Targaryen blood, and the fact that the flowers
are blue winter roses points to Stark.<span> </span>In
her House of the Undying visions, Daenerys notes<i> “A blue flower grew from a chink in a wall of ice, and filled the air
with sweetness…”.</i><span> </span>This could
definitely represent Jon Snow at The Wall.<span>
</span>All of this supports the theory that Jon Snow is the son of Rhaegar
Targaryen and Lyanna Stark.<span> </span>So,
technically, Jon is a Prince.<span> </span>The Prince
that was promised.</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Lyanna Stark, blue winter roses. Artist unknown </i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">In <b><i>The
World of Ice and Fire</i></b> it is confirmed that the joining of Stark and
Targaryen is key.<span> </span>Lord Cregan Stark made
an agreement with the Targaryens during the reign of Aegon III called “The Pact
of Ice and Fire,” which was designed to wed Stark and Targaryen to each
other.<span> </span>Sadly it went unfulfilled.<span> </span>The Pact of Ice and Fire equates to Stark +
Targaryen, so, logically <i>A Song of Ice
and Fire</i> has to be Stark + Targaryen – not necessarily individual Starks
and Targaryens, but possibly one who is both.<span>
</span><span> </span>Jon Snow simply has to be <i>“the prince that was promised, and his is
the song of ice and fire".<span> </span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">So,
why is Jon’s parentage important and what does it mean for the series?<span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">The
Prince that was promised is a prophesied leader or saviour, a hero to deliver
the world </span>from darkness<span style="line-height: 200%;">.<span> </span>It is believed that the Prince that was
promised will save the world from the Others (White Walkers) much like the
legendary hero Azor Ahai did during The Long Night approximately 8000 years
before Aegon’s Landing.<span> </span>It is said that Azor
Ahai rose up and defeated the Others, wielding a sword of fire, called
Lightbringer. <span> </span>There is a prophecy that
Azor Ahai will come again to defeat the great Other. <span> </span>The prophecy is believed to have originated in
Old Valeria, and the Prince is expected to be born through the Targaryen
line.<span> </span>In Daenerys’ vision in the House
of the Undying, Rhaegar said of a newborn baby in the arms of a woman, <i>“He is the Prince that was promised and his
is the song of ice and fire”</i>.<span> </span>This
is believed to be his son Aegon, as Rhaegar goes on to mention that he must
have one more child, which could also indicate the coming of Jon Snow.<span> </span>We know now that Prince Aegon is still alive,
but I believe he was introduced to the story way too late and as too minor of a
character (at this stage) to be the character the entire series is named for.<span> </span>Rhaegar could have been wrong.<span> </span>It was not his second child that would be the
Prince that was promised, but his third. <span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">Melisandre
has mentioned the Prince that was promised and Azor Ahai</span><span style="line-height: 200%;">
interchangeably.<span> </span>This could be one
and the same hero of the same prophecy, or two distinct people part of the same
prophecy.<span> </span>At this point it is
unknown.<span> </span>Maester Aemon firmly believes
that the Prince is not a Prince, but a Princess, Daenerys.<span> </span>Melisandre believes that Stannis is Azor
Ahai, but she ponders “<i>I pray for a
glimpse of Azor Ahai, and R'hllor shows me only Snow</i>”.<span> </span>While she only saw actual snow in her flames,
this could obviously point to Jon Snow.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">Jon
also has this dream: “<i>Jon was armored in
black ice, but his blade burned red in his fist. As the dead men reached the
top of the Wall he sent them down to die again”. </i><span> </span>Jon could have had a prophetic dream wherein
he was holding Lightbringer, the flaming sword of Azor Ahai.<span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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prophecy goes:<span> </span>“<i>When the red star bleeds and the darkness gathers, Azor Ahai shall be
born again amidst smoke and salt to wake dragons out of stone.</i>” <span> </span>Now, this red comet was seen at the start of the
series.<span> </span>Many people believe that
Daenerys fulfilled this prophecy when she was “reborn” with her dragons on
Drogo’s funeral pyre, but the prose Martin uses in Jon’s “death” scene could also fulfil the conditions of
the prophecy: Wun Wun tears apart a man with a red star sigil, his traitorous
Black Brothers could represent the darkness, Jon’s wounds are described as
“smoking,” and the salt could be represented in one of his attackers'
tears.<span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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Aemon once told Jon, “<i>Kill the boy and
let the man be born</i>”.<span> </span>Perhaps Jon’s “death”
is some necessary part of Jon’s development and the process of becoming Azor
Ahai.<span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kit Harington (Jon) and Maisie Williams (Arya) </span></span></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">While
Season 6 of <i>Game of Thrones</i> is
expected to premier in April 2016, showrunners Benoiff and Weiss as well as Kit
Harington (who portrays Jon Snow) insist that Kit will not return for Season 6.<span> </span>Kit Harington has even cut his hair, which
he was not allowed to do according to his GOT contract.<span> </span>If Jon warged into Ghost, they would not need
Kit to continue Jon’s storyline, so even if Kit is out that doesn’t necessarily
mean that Jon Snow is dead.<span> </span><span class="content">Interesting to note is that when talking about Jon Snow, Benioff
said “Dead is dead”.<span> </span>This sentence appears
on the very first page of <a href="http://nastassjaloots.blogspot.com/2012/01/song-of-ice-and-fire-game-of-thrones.html" target="_blank"><b><i>A Game of Thrones</i></b></a> (Book 1 of ASOIAF),
referring to dead wildlings – who then come back to life!<span> </span>Benioff could either be messing with our
heads, or he dropped a hint only book readers would pick up on; or I'm reading too much into an innocent remark.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span class="content"><span style="line-height: 200%;">Another
hint suggesting that Jon’s story is far from over is found in Season 6 casting
news. <span> </span>GOT is looking to cast <i>“</i></span></span><i><span style="line-height: 200%;">A
man in his thirties or forties who is a great swordsman and a paragon of
knighthood. He carries a hugely famous sword on his back. The show is seeking a
very impressive swordsman for the role- the best in Europe, for a week of
filming fight scenes for a season 6 role.”<span>
</span></span></i><span style="line-height: 200%;">This seems to be a call for the famous Kingsguard member
Arthur Dayne, often referred to as “Sword of the Morning”, who wore his famous
ancestral blade slung across his back.<span> </span>Arthur
Dayne is long dead at the time ASOIAF/GOT takes place, and would therefore only
be featured in flashbacks (which would explain only one week of filming).<span> </span>The only possible flashback featuring Arthur
Dayne that could be significant at this stage is the events at Tower of
Joy!<span> </span>Arthur Dayne was Rhaegar Targaryen’s
best friend and was one of three Kingsguard members protecting Lyanna at the
Tower of Joy.<span> </span>The fact that there were
members of the Kingsguard (even after Rhaegar had been killed) leads many to
believe that there <i>had</i> to have been
someone royal in the Tower (either Lyanna had married Rhaegar and was now a
Queen, and/or Rhaegar’s child was in the tower with Lyanna).<span> </span>If Jon Snow is dead, why would GOT bother to reveal
the truth of his birth?<span> </span>And why would
they reveal the truth of his birth if not to reveal that he is a Targaryen?<span> </span>If Jon Snow is truly dead, there could be no
reason to disclose his parentage.<span> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 200%;">Regardless of what GOT will do next, even if Jon Snow is dead in Game of Thrones, readers still have to await the
publication of the next book in the series, <i>The
Winds of Winter</i> (for which no release date has been assigned) to learn Jon’s
fate.<span> </span>I have previously predicted a 2017
release and at the rate Martin is writing I am sticking to it.<span> </span>Here’s hoping he proves me wrong by having
the book ready next year. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;">The
second book of <b>Cassandra Clare</b>’s <b><i>The
Mortal Instruments </i></b>series, <b><i>City of Ashes</i></b>, picks up roughly
where <a href="http://nastassjaloots.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-mortal-instruments-city-of-bones.html" target="_blank"><b><i>City of Bones</i></b></a> left off.<span> </span>Clary
attempts to get her life back to normal by ignoring the supernatural world she
now knows exists, and avoiding the Shadowhunters, most especially Jace.<span> </span>Following the destruction of her home, Clary
now lives with Luke while her mother is still comatose in the hospital.<span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;">Alec
and Isabelle’s parents have returned and are once again in charge of The
Institute.<span> </span>Jace’s life is suddenly in
turmoil as he not only has to deal with his feelings for Clary and the fact
that she is his sister (see spoiler at the end of this post if you are so
inclined), but he also finds himself homeless when Maryse Lockwood kicks him
out of The Institute for the very same reason he now finds himself being
investigated by The Clave: Nobody believes that he had no knowledge that
Valentine is his father. <span> </span>Should Jace be
found guilty by the Inquisitor, who seems particularly hostile towards him, he
stands to be stripped of his marks and sentenced to life as a mundane.<span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;">With
downworlder-children turning up dead and drained of their blood, and a sudden
increase of demon activity, Clary and Jace must put their confusing feelings
for each other aside and work together to not only discover why downworlder
children are being killed, but also prove Valentine’s involvement and Jace’s
innocence. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 150%;">The
story transitions rather seamlessly from the conclusion of<i> City of Bones </i>to the events of <i>City
of Ashes</i>.<span> </span>The only interesting and
sudden jump that took me by surprise is the fact that Clary and Simon are now a
couple.<span> </span>It was strange finding them making
out in the beginning of the book, especially knowing Clary’s feelings towards
Jace.<span> </span>I was quite frustrated with
Clary’s behaviour towards Jace in this book (actually I was quite frustrated
with Clary in general.<span> </span>Ignoring the
world doesn’t mean you’re not a Shadowhunter.<span>
</span>Quit acting like a mundane!).<span> </span>Jace
is as much a victim of circumstances as she is (if not more so), and I feel he
handles this very unfortunate turn of events much better than Clary does.<span> </span>He never once treats her badly, even when he’s
angry with her.<span> </span>Clary on the other hand
does nothing but hurt Jace all throughout the book.<span> </span>If she’s not ignoring him, she’s yelling at
him and rubbing her relationship with Simon in his face.<span> </span>The chemistry between Clary and Jace is
really well done, and all the angst surrounding their situation is eloquently
handled.<span> </span>As for Simon, I found him to be
even more annoying than he was in <i>City of
Bones</i>.<span> </span>To my mind he forces his
company and his feelings on Clary, taking advantage of her fragile state of
mind.<span> </span>(*Spoiler alert – Simon almost
dies twice, and each time I was disappointed to learn he is still alive.<span> </span>He annoys me that much).<span> </span>By the end of <i>City of Bones</i> Isabelle had just started growing on me, and she’s
sadly very much a non-character in this book.<span>
</span>We see very little of Isabelle.<span>
</span>Alec is slightly more prominent, but I would have liked to see more of
all of the four of them together – Clary, Jace, Isabelle and Alec have a group
dynamic that just works and it was rather frustrating that we didn’t really get
to see it this time around. <span> </span></span></div>
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(sixteen years old or younger) in order to complete a ritual that would make the
Instrument switch its allegiance from The Clave to Valentine.<span> </span>Valentine, who is supposed to be this super villain
who has an army of demons at his beck and call, has trouble finding three
children.<span> </span>I found it quite unrealistic
and I have trouble taking him seriously as a threat if he can’t even find three
children. <span> </span>The<i> Inquisitor</i> makes for a better villain than Valentine!<span> </span>Having said that, he is very charming and
cunning, which at least makes him interesting. </span></div>
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inappropriately.<span> </span>I had to know for sure
that they are not brother and sister before I continued this journey with
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Nastassjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15340777453456294751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969537881245393509.post-82645957804006968762015-02-19T15:14:00.000+02:002015-02-19T15:19:54.473+02:00REVIEW: SABOTAGED ~ DANI PETTREY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</span></span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">by
<b>Dani Pettrey</b> is the fifth and final
instalment of the <b><i>Alaskan Courage</i></b> series.
The book<i> can</i> be read as a
standalone as this story focuses on Reef and Kirra, but the books are
definitely best read in order as you get to revisit main characters from
previous books. </span></span></div>
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and Kirra are partnered as volunteers during the annual Idatrod when the frontrunner,
Kirra’s uncle, goes missing. Reef
insists on accompanying Kirra as she searches for her uncle Frank. They soon learn that Kirra’s cousin has been
kidnapped and that Frank is being forced to do “a job” to ensure Meg’s
safety. Kirra and Reef embark on the
journey of their lives as they try to not only find the missing Meg, but
discover what Frank is being forced to do.
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the way, Kirra is forced to confront a buried hurt that is still hovering over
her life and influencing not only her present but any chance of a happy future
as well. As Reef assists, supports and
comforts Kirra during this very stressful time she comes to find he is no
longer the irresponsible playboy hooked on adrenaline and excitement that she
once knew. He grounds her and gives her stability during a time that is anything but stable. God is no doubt using Reef to
help Kirra face and overcome her demons.
Could it be that her childhood nemesis is the answer to her prayers?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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love the McKenna family and I love the Alaskan Courage series, but sadly this
final instalment (one I’ve been looking forward to so much) is my least
favourite in the series. Reef has become
unrecognisable from the character we first met.
Now, this might be intentional – Pettrey may want to illustrate the way
a person can change once he gives his heart to the Lord – but my problem is
this character does not seem like Reef at all; it felt like a whole new
character for me. This Kirra also seemed
different to me than the Kirra we met in <i>Silenced</i>. I love the fact that she is a vet and she runs
a shelter for rescued sled dogs, yet none of this was incorporated into this
story, which I found very disappointing.
The Mckenna family business, Final Frontier Adventures, also played no
part this time around which felt strange to me.
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portion of this story also didn’t grab me as strongly as the previous books
did. I remember reading the previous
books, especially <i>Shattered</i>, and being so tense! I feared for characters’ lives in the other
stories, but not this time around. The danger
just didn’t feel real to me. I enjoyed that Pettrey made the reader so much a part of the scene in the past (she took me diving, skiing, kayaking, mountain climbing) and sadly I didn't experience that feeling this time around. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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that Reef and Kirra found each other, but it all just seemed to happen a little
fast for me. I found the pacing of their
relationship a little unrealistic. Having
said that, the characters complement each other well and it was lovely to see
how Reef helped Kirra come to terms with her past, and helped her heal. Focus on faith is ever present, which I appreciate
and enjoy, and we get to visit with all the other McKennas and their
significant others one last time. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Nastassjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15340777453456294751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969537881245393509.post-12753550508393889142015-02-12T13:41:00.000+02:002015-02-12T13:41:19.412+02:00ABUSE IS NOT ROMANCE! (FIFTY SHADES OF GREY)<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">With the movie version of <a href="http://nastassjaloots.blogspot.com/2012/08/fifty-shades-of-scarlet.html" target="_blank"><b><i>Fifty Shades of Grey</i></b></a> being released this weekend, thousands (Heavens, I hope it's only thousands) of women who haven't read the book are probably going to flock to the cinemas to see what all the fuss is about. I feel very strongly about the negative impact these books and movies can have on our women and our societies. I can't dictate what you read or watch, or what you don't - that is the beauty of free will - but neither can I say nothing. Love or hate the books, you can't deny that this is a toxic relationship; for Anastasia at least. Women argue that Ana's love and nurturing "cures" Christian Grey from his violent, controlling tendencies. The message these books and movies will be trying to convey is thus that woman can, and should, cure controlling, abusive men by being obedient and devoted, and that somehow this is romantic. Women stuck with real-life Christian Grey's will strongly disagree. There is nothing romantic about being in a relationship where your partner puts bruises on your body, makes you bleed or ignores you when you say "no". </span></div>
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Nastassjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15340777453456294751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969537881245393509.post-10040429273595865612015-01-21T15:55:00.000+02:002015-01-22T11:06:02.163+02:00REVIEW: JENNIFER (AN O'MALLEY LOVE STORY) ~ DEE HENDERSON<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://nastassjaloots.blogspot.com/2011/05/recommendation-of-month-4-omalley.html" target="_blank">The
O’Malley series</a> </span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 150%;">by <b>Dee
Henderson</b> is one of my favourite series of all time. The O’Malley family consists of seven orphans
who basically adopted each other, legally changed all their last names to
O’Malley and became a family. I fell in
love with the entire O’Malley family and immensely enjoyed sharing their
journey of one by one accepting Christ as their personal Lord and Saviour. The catalyst for the series is Jennifer O’Malley
– the youngest, the first to give her heart to the Lord. Soon after accepting Christ as her saviour,
Jennifer learns that she has malignant, late stages cancer. Scared that the Lord might decide to call her
home soon, her self-appointed mission is to help all of her siblings discover
the glorious truth of the gospel. Each
book in the series focuses on one person in the family finding their way to
God.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">We shared
Jennifer’s journey throughout the O’Malley series, and now in <b><i>Jennifer:
An O’Malley love story,</i></b> a short prequel, we get
to experience the beginnings of Jennifer’s heart-breaking yet heart-warming
story first hand. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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a bitter-sweet read. There are moments
of joy and moments of sadness. My favourite
part of the book is how Tom introduces Jennifer to Christianity. He starts by gently convincing her to join
him for a church service. After the
service he asks her what she thought, and when she admits that she understood
the words but not the meaning, he encourages her to ask him about it. When she confesses that she still doesn’t
understand what he believes or why, he simply asks her what she wants to
know. When she then asks if she could
possibly borrow his Bible, he doesn’t hesitate for a second. Unsure where she should start, instead of
taking her all the way to Genesis, Tom suggests she read Luke. Very clever since Jen is a doctor and Luke
was a doctor. I love the conversation
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“It’s okay to tell me after you read
Luke that you still don’t get it or that it seems strange to believe it’s
true. Faith has to be something that is
reasoned and thought about; otherwise, it’s just going along with the
crowd. And that’s not going to mean
much, either to yourself or to God.”</span></span></i></blockquote>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“You’ll be disappointed if I say I don’t
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Disappointed, but still hopeful. I wrestled with the question of faith for
several years before I chose to believe what the Bible says is true.” He
smiled. “I’m not holding this up as something you have to pass or fail. What kind of friend would that be? I’d just like you to be curious about
God. Read Luke and tell me what you
think. That would be a good place to
start”. </span></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Later
he tells her “<i>God will still go on being
God while you ponder the questions. He
doesn’t mind”.</i></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">The most
important lesson to take away from this book, something Christians would do
well to remember, is that no matter how badly we want non-believers to accept
the Gospel as truth, it is wise not to pressure them in any way. Guide them, help them, but allow God to work
in them. By being forceful we can do
more damage than good. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Henderson's writing style seems to have changed significantly since writing the O'Malley series, and this book doesn't have quite the same feel as its predecessors. Although I did not experience nearly the same level of enjoyment that I did for the other books, <i><b>Jennifer</b></i> is nevertheless a lovely addition to the <i>O'Malley series</i>. </span></span></div>
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Jennifer. An O’Malley love story<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Series:
<i>The O’Malley series</i>. <i>Jennifer </i>concludes shortly before the
commencement of <i>The Negotiator</i>, and
is best read followed by the other books in the series. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Author:
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Publisher:
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Leigh had married a restauranteur; a man with a nice, safe
job. Nick was a chef in his own
restaurant when they first met, however even then he was making plans to join
the police force. Leigh then found
herself living with the pressures of being married to a cop, which put a
tremendous amount of strain on their relationship. On the other hand, unbeknownst to Nick, Leigh
still carries a lot of baggage from her childhood – the kind of baggage that
makes her not believe in happily ever after.
Leigh spent the first few years of their marriage waiting for the other
shoe to drop; she was just waiting for their marriage to fall apart. Sadly, Leigh was never 100% committed to
forever. When Leigh found out she was
pregnant with a child she knew Nick desperately yearned for, she made the
decision not to tell Nick straight away.
Instead, she asked him to move out.
She wanted time and space to make sure that she wanted to stay married
to Nick for their sakes, and not just for the baby. It is during this separation that Nick’s best
friend died in the line of duty. Nick
did not have his wife to comfort him during this devastating time (and by
saying this I am by no means justifying what followed – I just think it is
important to realize the importance of always being the one person your space
can lean on). In the process of
comforting his friend’s sister, one night of too much wine led to Nick breaking
his marriage vows. It is clear from both
Nick and Samantha’s (the other woman's) later reflections that Nick was confused
and absolutely devastated the next morning (it is also clear by Sam’s later
actions that Nick is not the first married man she seduced, and trying
to get him drunk to get him in her bed seems to be her MO). Nick immediately came clean to Leigh about
his night with Sam, and this devastating news led to Leigh losing the baby Nick
never knew they had. She never told him
about the miscarriage; instead she filed for divorce. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i>Calvert </i>did brilliantly here was
highlight that a story always has two sides.
I like it when things are black and white. Leigh and Nick’s story is not – there are a
whole lot of grey areas. Both of them
made very big mistakes that shook the fragile foundation of their marriage. This
book forced me out of my comfort zone and made me confront my feelings on a
very, very, very sensitive topic. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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never been personally affected by a cheating spouse, but it’s something that
breaks my heart every time without fail.
<i>Calvert </i>managed what no other
author has managed to do – she made me root for Leigh and Nick to get back
together. Usually I can’t get past the
cheating and I can’t warm up to the hero.
In this book I never <i>hated</i>
Nick – I hate what had happened, I hate what he did and I hate what it did to
his wife and his marriage, but I never hated <i>him</i>. In this case cheating
on his wife was truly a dreadful mistake he deeply regrets and not a deliberate act. I was truly invested in this story and I
desperately wanted Leigh and Nick to get back together. Their love for each other is very obvious and
very deep. They just had some major
obstacles to overcome. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Triage</span></span></i></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;"> starts off with Nick’s greatest fear: Leigh and Sam
finally meet. Their jobs (police man,
doctor, social worker) collide and the three of them find themselves working
the same case. Nick helplessly watches
as the biggest mistake of his life breaks his wife’s heart all over again. Despite their separation, in the months since he cheated on Leigh he
hasn’t touched another woman, especially Sam (despite Sam’s best efforts). Determined to get Leigh to change her mind
about the divorce and give their marriage another chance, Nick has only one
week until the court date within which he must soften his wife’s broken
heart. He has his work cut out for him, but he can’t
give up on Leigh; he can’t lose her for good.
Slowly but surely Nick invades Leigh’s space and makes her confront her
true feelings for him. While she can’t
stand being in the same room with him, he knows that she still loves him every
bit as much as he loves her and that it is her heartbreak keeping them apart –
not lack of love. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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has not only given up on her husband, she has given up on God. He took away her husband and her child, and
Leigh is convinced that God doesn’t care about her. As Leigh is forced to daily face not only her
husband, but the other woman as well, she starts to think God hates her. Little could she have guessed that God is
truly working behind the scenes to save her marriage as well as her soul, and
to help her to finally start believing in unconditional, unwavering, forever
kind of love. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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blames himself, not Sam, for what happened between them and he sees Sam as a
victim of his actions as well. Driven by
guilt Nick continues to be a part of Sam’s life and he continues to emotionally
support Sam and her young daughter in the absence of his deceased friend. Little could he guess the extremes Sam will
go to, to drive a wedge between Nick and Leigh.
Unbeknownst to Nick, while he is working to salvage Leigh’s trust, Sam
is working tirelessly to assault Leigh with taunts and insults, deliberately
contradicting Nick’s promises of love and fidelity, making Leigh doubt Nick’s
truthfulness and sincerity. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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did<i> not</i> appreciate having to read
several sections from Sam’s point of view. I could not stand the woman. Not
since Julia in <a href="http://nastassjaloots.blogspot.com/2010/12/recommendation-of-month-1-mark-of-lion.html" target="_blank"><b>Francine Rivers’ The Mark of the Lion trilogy </b></a>have I hated a character with such passion. I
did not enjoy experiencing Sam’s thoughts and manipulations. And what a
manipulator she is! The woman even
shamelessly uses her own child to manipulate Nick! Sam continually goes out of her way to hurt
Leigh time and time again. What’s even
worse than all her blatant attempts to, not only sink her claws into Nick, but
to make Leigh believe there was much more going on between Sam and Nick than
there ever could be, is the level of enjoyment Sam got out of deliberately destroying
someone’s marriage. She took so much
pleasure from watching her words and actions cut Leigh’s heart open. I could not bring myself to soften towards
this woman at all; not even after discovering why she is so desperate for the
love of a good man (being hurt by monsters does not give you an excuse to
become one). Despite Sam’s best efforts
to destroy Leigh’s heart, marriage and life overall, Leigh was able to not only
save Sam’s life but forgive her as well – I am not at all sure that I could do
the same. Perhaps that is something I
need to reflect on and work on.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Nick continues to pray for his wife, Leigh finally takes her dusty Bible off
the shelf and starts to re-evaluate her stance in the mess that has become her
life. Leigh realizes that God never left
her – she left Him. Leigh owns her
mistakes, faces her greatest fears and opens her heart to the possibility of a
love that lasts forever. As Leigh
finally embraces what Nick has always believed – that their marriage should be
built on a Christian foundation – Nick and Leigh might finally have a chance at
happily ever after.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The
best books in the world make you<i> feel</i>;
and boy did this book make me feel. It
made me step away from my rigid black-and-white-preference and examine the grey
areas I would honestly have preferred not to deal with. This book made me re-evaluate my stance on a
lot of things. It made me ponder, it
made me question, it made me consider points of view I never would have
considered before. It made me realise anew
the importance of protecting your spouse and nurturing your marriage. Considering the intensity of the affect this
book had on me and the emotional upheaval it put me through, <b><i>Code
Triage</i></b> quite simply has to be listed as one of my all-time favourites. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Series:
Mercy Hospital Book 3 (Standalone, but
best read after <a href="http://nastassjaloots.blogspot.com/2013/05/review-critical-care-candace-calvert.html" target="_blank"><b><i>Critical Care</i></b> </a>and <b><i><a href="http://nastassjaloots.blogspot.com/2013/09/review-disaster-status-candace-calvert.html" target="_blank">Disaster Status</a></i></b>).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Author:
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Publisher:
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Year:
2010<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Pages: 374<br />
ISBN-10: 1414325452<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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978-1414325453<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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is moved to intercede for a man she's never met. When they do meet, she's
stunned. Gunnar is gorgeous, charismatic, and driven. He's also hostile,
self-destructive, and an unbeliever... and she's drawn to him like no other.
The temptation she feels is as dangerous as it is alluring. She wants to stay
away, but God has other plans. He reveals the devil's intent to destroy Gunnar,
and commissions Tessa to keep Gunnar covered in prayer. Can she rely on God to
keep her from falling... in love, and into temptation? Or will the devil claim
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Pratola</b>, but will most certainly not be my last. I love Pratola’s writing style. The beautiful language combined with a
gripping story and fully fleshed-out characters make for an unforgettable read.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">God places a need in Tessa’s heart to
pray for a man she has never met. She
doesn’t know who, where or why – she only knows that she is driven to pray for someone and that it is a matter of life and death.
She faithfully prays for the stranger and eventually realises why God
commissioned her to pray for Gunnar before she met him – God knew she wouldn’t have wanted to pray for Gunnar once they meet. She would have obeyed, but she would
have struggled with it. God got her in the habit to pray for Gunnar so that she could faithfully continue once they meet despite Gunnar's behaviour (in general and towards Tessa). To say that
Gunnar is a complicated man is an understatement – he is hostile, rude and aggressive. Tessa
can’t deny that Gunnar intimidates her but she stands her ground, unknowingly earning
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Though different as can be, in every imaginable way, Gunnar and Tessa can’t deny or fight their attraction to one another; but Heaven knows they try. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">God has other plans…</span></div>
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only because of his less attractive personality traits, but mainly because he
is an unbeliever. As a woman of faith,
Tessa knows that the Bible warns against getting romantically involved with a
partner who doesn’t share her faith – yet she has feelings for Gunnar that no
man has ever awoken in her. Tessa can’t
understand it. God not only puts it in
Tessa’s heart to cover Gunnar in prayer, He keeps throwing the two of them
together. Tessa is terrified of the
sexual chemistry she has with Gunnar. It
threatens her morals and values – and her sanity. She undertakes to avoid Gunnar as much as
possible, but s</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">everal close calls on Gunnar’s life and disturbing dreams where Gunnar finds himself in hell makes it clear to Tessa that Satan is pushing for Gunnar to lose his life while he is still lost. Tessa realises that God and Satan are battling for Gunnar’s soul and that she has an important part to play in not only helping to keep Gunnar under God's protection, but also opening Gunnar’s mind to the possibility of salvation.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Avoiding Gunnar is not an option.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gunnar in turn fights his attraction
towards Tessa because he believes he is no good for her – and I don’t say that
lightly. This is not Edward Cullen being self-deprecating, Gunnar truly believes bone-deep that he isn’t worthy of Tessa. Gunnar is an unbeliever and his history
reflects as much. He’s not proud of his
past and he believes if Tessa were to learn all there is to know about him, she
wouldn’t give him the time of day. He has
a mean streak, he has problems with his temper and he has known countless
women. Somehow Tessa's opinion of him has come to mean more than he could have imagined. Aside from the fact that her
brother in no uncertain terms told Gunnar to keep away from Tessa, she is a
good, pure, Christian girl and Gunnar refuses to corrupt her and tries to stay away. He can't.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tessa and Gunnar embark on a tentative friendship which soon develops into something deeper. As Tessa clings to God to strengthen her in the face of temptation unlike any she has never known, Gunnar begins to contemplate the validity of her beliefs. Slowly but surely God works in two stubborn hearts to bring them not only His mercy and grace, but also the kind of love they never could have dreamed possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Even though they are as different as
night and day, I adore both Gunnar and Tessa.
They complement each other very well and balance each other out. This is not your typical good-girl-falls-for-bad-boy-story. Their chemistry is tangible and the
progression of their relationship is extremely realistic, possibly the best
I’ve ever experienced in fiction. While
they are attracted to each other, they don’t jump into a relationship. Each of them is aware of the reasons they
shouldn’t be together, and these reasons carry a lot of weight. They both do a lot of thinking, considering
and soul-searching before they decide to test the waters. Even then they take it very slow, getting to
know each other at a tempo that Tessa is comfortable with. Gunnar has some trouble with it, but he knows that Tessa
is worth the wait. This being religious
fiction, Pratola does an amazing job of including sexual chemistry and sexual tension
without going too far.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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novel is Gunnar’s struggle with faith.
The doubts he has, the questions he asks and the concepts he ponders are
very real and very believable. His
attitude towards Christianity is skilfully handled, as is his gradual
consideration of its beliefs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This is Christian fiction, so you
might have guessed that Gunnar ultimately accepts Jesus Christ as his Lord and
Saviour. The pacing of his struggle with
Christianity towards his ultimate acceptance, repentance and conversion is perfect. It doesn’t happen overnight and it doesn’t
happen before he comes to grip with his past, man's sinful nature and his need of salvation. The whole process of Gunnar’s disbelief to
considering the possibility to accepting the Gospel as truth is very
realistic. The author did a wonderful
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thought-provoking read, <i>The Covering </i>is one for my favourites-shelf. I highly recommend this very touching book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Part 1</b> is the third movie in <i><a href="http://nastassjaloots.blogspot.com/2012/04/hunger-games.html" target="_blank"><b>The Hunger Games</b></a> </i>franchise, based on the first
half of <b>Suzanne Collins</b>’ book <a href="http://nastassjaloots.blogspot.com/2012/06/mockingjay-suzanne-collins.html" target="_blank"><i><b>Mockingjay</b></i></a>. The
movie starts shortly after the conclusion of <a href="http://nastassjaloots.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-hunger-games-catching-fire.html" target="_blank"><i><b>Catching Fire</b></i></a>, with Katniss, Finnick and Beetee now
safe in District 13. Peeta and Johanna
have been taken by the Capitol, as has Finnick’s love, Annie
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<i>Mockingjay</i>, the games are over and the war is starting. The whole of Panem becomes the arena. Katniss’ rebellion has ignited a spark, caught fire, and citizens of Panem start turning on the Capitol. District 13 now means to take the revolution to the people. President Coin, the leader of District 13 and
the leader of the rebellion, knows that Katniss and Peeta are the two people
most likely to motivate the people of Panem to join the revolution. Peeta, however, is being used by the Capitol
to quell the rebellion. Peeta has always
been a master at using his words to inspire people, and this time around he is
calling for an end to the acts of rebellion all over Panem. With the rebels labelling Peeta as a traitor,
Katniss seems to be the only one noticing that Peeta is being used and
abused. With Peeta no longer an option
to fight for her cause, Coin needs Katniss to be the face of the
rebellion. Katniss agrees on one
condition: that District 13 rescues Peeta, Johanna and Annie. (I find it curious that the movie omits Katniss' most surprising demand: that she be the one who gets to kill Snow).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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realises that this rebellion simply has to succeed. It is the first time in 76 years that the
people of Panem have the opportunity to overthrow the Capitol, and they must
take advantage of the rising rebellion.
As such Katniss becomes the Mockingjay, publicly fighting and defying
the Capitol, while Beetee hacks into the Capitol’s broadcasts to show footage
of Katniss’ acts of rebellion. Katniss
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large-scale rebellion against the Capitol.
The revolution is starting to succeed…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Lawrence once again outdid herself in her portrayal of Katniss Everdeen. Her acting is very subtle yet powerful. The effects of the Hunger Games linger, and
Katniss clearly has some mental issues that she needs to overcome. As Coin notes, “<i>The Games destroyed
her</i>”. Lawrence is particularly amazing in
the scene where she witnesses the destruction of District 12.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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deterioration at the hands of the Capitol was brilliantly done. While the people of Panem consider Peeta to
be a traitor to the cause, it is clear to the viewer (and to Katniss) that Peeta is being
tortured, and that the words he says are not of his own free will. Josh Hutcherson does a brilliant job of
making Peeta appear secretly vulnerable.
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movie also did an excellent job of portraying what a good team Katniss and Gale
make. They attack instinctively, each
knowing what the other is thinking. They
work in tandem, without words being necessary, and the movie nailed this part
of their relationship. The question who
Katniss will ultimately end up with lingers, and with Katniss and Gale’s
relationship getting more screen time this time around, Gale becomes a tangible
threat to Team Peeta.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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regret that Finnick isn’t enough of a presence in the movie. In the book, Finnick and Katniss spend a lot
of time together and through their shared pain and fear for their loved ones
held captive by President Snow, they become quite close. I don’t feel that this was quite fully
portrayed in the movie. I also wish we
had more of Haymitch. He’s one of my
favourite characters, and I would have liked to see him utilized more.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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regret that the movie omitted the scene where Katniss discovered Cinna’s prep
team was imprisoned and basically being neglected by District 13. I felt this was a very necessary scene to
alert the viewer that District 13 is not all they pretend to be. It also served to highlight that those born
and raised in the Capitol are products of their environment and that they
should be pitied, not hated. Having said
that, I’m very happy we have Effie in District 13! In the book Effie is in the Capitol and not
much of a presence in Mockingjay. Her
attempts to remain stylish and unique in the drab District 13 were a bit of
comic relief. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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love Cressida, Masala, Crastor, Pollux and Bogs – Katniss’ propo team. I thought they were well cast. Cressida is
cool as can be and poor Pollux is really
sweet. They all worked
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the movie is very true to the book, while adding scenes we didn’t get to
experience in the book, as the book is through Katniss’ POV and we only get to
see what she sees. In <i>Mockingjay Part 1</i>
we get to see the acts of rebellion in other districts, getting a fuller
picture of how the revolution is slowly but surely growing strong. People are being brave, fighting back at
whatever cost to themselves. We also get
to experience the rescue of Peeta, Annie and Johanna, which was quite
intense. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Part 1</i> ended exactly where I expected… well, perhaps just a little bit after I
expected. They didn't quite leave the viewer hanging as I expected they might. I have to admit that I quite
enjoyed experiencing the reaction of non-readers when… <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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also brilliantly done by all parties involved, and even knowing it was coming I
was quite shocked by the brutality of the scene. Seeing Peeta try to kill the girl he loves
because he was brainwashed by the Capitol is heart-breaking. Katniss witnessing the boy who has always loved her, now hate and fear her is just as tragic.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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financial ruin, Piper Harland must do the one thing she swore she'd
never do—return to the tiny island hometown where Ryan "West" Westlake
crushed her heart. Piper is tough, resilient and a little wild—much like
the remote and beautiful Stewart Island where she grew up. As a cop
who's part of the elite New Zealand Police National Dive Squad, bringing
the dead back to their families still doesn't stop the guilt she feels
over her father's drowning death. Now nine years later she's obligated
to return to a hostile community as the outsider, and forced to work
with the man who was once her best friend and first lover.<br /><br /><b>She's a risk he can't take. </b><br />West
is an Island man, through and through. As owner of the local pub, he
lives and breathes the local community, and sure as hell can't imagine
living anywhere else. But most of all he refuses to ever fall for a
woman like his flighty mother. He lost Piper once to give her the chance
to fulfil her dreams of becoming a cop. But now she's back for an
unexpected six week visit to help her brother—his best mate. Maybe West
wants her a little bit, maybe he can't resist the temptation to tease
and touch her, but can he fall in love with such a flight risk? </i></span></div>
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stepmother's jealousy, and believes escape is her only chance to be happy. Then
a young man named Gabe arrives from Hagenheim Castle, claiming she is betrothed
to his older brother, and everything twists upside down. This could be Sophie's
one chance at freedom—but can she trust another person to keep her safe? </span><br />
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<span class="elementtwo">Gabe defied his parents Rose and Wilhelm by going to
find Sophie, and now he believes they had a right to worry: the girl's inner
and outer beauty has enchanted him. Though romance is impossible—she is his
brother's future wife, and Gabe himself is betrothed to someone else—he
promises himself he will see the mission through, no matter what. </span><br />
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find help—but also find their feelings for each other have grown. Now both must
not only protect each other from the dangers around them—they must also protect
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hate giving bad reviews. Truly, I take no pleasure in criticizing someone else's efforts - However, I am always truthful in my reviews, and I have to start of by saying this book took me forever to read. It did not hold my attention, I never became emotionally invested in the outcome and I had to force myself to finish it. I'm still in the process of trying to retrain my brain to abandon books I don't enjoy, but alas, I still have mild OCD when it comes to finishing what I start.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;">From the blurb I assume it is understood that this is a retelling of Snow White. While I usually enjoy a fresh take on a classic, I just did not enjoy this book at all. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This isn't going to be a detailed review, I will just point out what I have a problem with. First of all, I don't like the characters. Sophie is just way too good to be true. She is portrayed as this perfect person who memorizes and quotes Scripture, and never sins. Ever. She doesn't even harbour ill feelings towards her stepmother who abuses everyone around her. This is just absolutely unrealistic and makes it impossible to relate to Sophie. As for Gabe, he is portrayed as arrogant and self-indulgent - kind of hard to like a "hero" when the only reason he went to rescue Sophie was to stick it to his brother. Against his parents' direct instructions and against Valten's wishes, Gabe nevertheless went to find Sophie by himself. It is expressly stated in the book several times how much joy Gabe gets from being the one to find his brother's fiancee. Later he tries to convince himself and everyone around him that God placed the desire in his heart and that it must have been God's will for him to be the one to find Sophie. I have a HUGE problem with this approach considering this book is classified as religious fiction. Please remember, Ms Dickerson, that honour thy father and mother is one of the ten commandments. You can't have your character wilfully disobey his parents for purely selfish reasons and try to justify it by claiming that it was God's will. This can be very confusing for non-believers reading this book as it is a pretty big contradiction. I would rather have had Gabe not try to justify his behaviour at all, admit he did something wrong and learn from it - that would have been more realistic, as well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ermengard (another problem I have is the author using annoying, hard to pronounce names) is a ridiculous villain and I couldn't take her seriously. She's so pathetic, I questioned the backbone and integrity of the whole cast of characters who allowed her to treat them the way they did. I also had no respect for Sophie's father who deserted his Kingdom after Ermengard tricked him into believing Sophie had died. He just up and left, leaving his loyal subjects to be tormented by his evil wife. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Last, but not least, I did not see any chemistry between Sophie and Gabe. Their relationship was not believable to me and I had no emotional connection to either of them. I had developed more feelings towards Valten in the limited time I got to spend with him (ten pages?) than I ever had for either Sophie or Gabe.</span></div>
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Nastassjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15340777453456294751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969537881245393509.post-75600964658424307362014-10-01T10:45:00.002+02:002014-10-01T10:45:20.538+02:00REVIEW: THE CRYSTAL SLIPPER ~ SELENA FULTON<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was probably the weirdest gift librarian Celinda Branham ever
received during a Christmas gift exchange. Who would even wear these in
the real world? Not Celinda, wearer of sensible shoes and fairy tale
naysayer. That said, she certainly has the requisite wicked stepmother,
irritating stepsister, and empty bank account. Of course, if she
actually believed in all that fantastical junk, she could wait for her
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All he did was spurn the advances of a certain witch, and now his
sister is under a sleeping spell. And the only way to break it? Find the
other glass slipper and give someone "Love's First Kiss." But when
Preston finally tracks down Celinda, he's dismayed to discover that the
shy librarian who owns the other shoe has no interest in anything
remotely resembling magic - including love. Now he must find a way into
his Cinderella's cynical heart, or lose his sister... and his only
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>The Crystal Slipper</i> </b>by <b>Selena Fulton</b> is a contemporary take on two classic fairy tales (<i>Cinderella</i> with a dash of <i>Sleeping Beauty</i>). Preston spurns the affections of a woman who turns out to be a novice witch. In a moment of fury she punishes him by targeting the one woman she knows he loves: his sister. Preston's sister is under a sleeping spell, looking for all the world as if she is in a coma. Preston knows better: his only chance at saving his sister is breaking the spell by reuniting two crystal slippers. Preston tracks down the second slipper in America, in the possession of a painfully shy librarian. However, reuniting the slippers is only the beginning; only love's first kiss can break the spell. To break the spell Preston must not only convince Celinda to give him her heart, but he must finally humble himself and fall in love as well. The problem is, Celinda doesn't believe in magic, fairy tales or love...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I mostly enjoyed this refreshing take on a classic. Fulton totally revamped the storyline which meant it was not a predictable read at all. I really liked Celinda, I found her to be a very complex yet relatable character. I enjoyed seeing her coming into her own, conquering her demons and finally allowing her true self to shine. The problem is I can't say the same about Preston. While Fulton tried her best to make him a sympathetic character, I never warmed up to him quite as you should warm up to the hero. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I resented his attempts to make Celinda fall for him when he had no intention of catching her. Throughout the book he used her to further his own agenda, despite seeing how truly sweet and vulnerable she is. <b><i> *Spoiler alert* </i></b> I mean, she even gives him her virginity (though the book remains faithful to the fairy tale genre by not containing a sex scene), and the first thing he thinks is he hopes she doesn't want anything long term. The morning after he's so cold and distant, even I wanted to slap him. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">He's by no means the worst hero I've ever come across, but I would have appreciated a few more pros other than he is rich and handsome. I suppose he is a decent guy trying to save his sister's life, but he could have handled the Celinda-situation much, much better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Another issue I have with the book is that throughout the story the threat of a hostile takeover looms over Preston as he is neglecting the family business in his quest to save his sister. This issue is never settled in a tangible manner and the reader is left to assume that it sorted itself out and everything worked out perfectly. I would have preferred a clear resolution, perhaps even a dramatic scene or two. Furthermore we have a manipulative witch who never has to answer for her crimes, an evil stepmother and a paedophilic stepfather who are introduced purely to frustrate the reader, and receive no real comeuppance. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Authors should never introduce situations that need to be resolved if they have no intention of actually resolving them.</span></div>
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Nastassjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15340777453456294751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3969537881245393509.post-88395133200335142852014-09-11T13:03:00.000+02:002014-09-11T13:03:04.821+02:00REVIEW: SINNER'S CREED ~ SCOTT STAPP<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%; text-align: justify;">
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appreciation for rock ‘n roll. While I
have dipped my toe in the pools of other genres from time to time, thankfully
rock has always been my favourite.
I’ve always loved rock music.
I’ve always loved Jesus. I’d
never imagined the two could merge until one day back in 1999 when my brother Christian brought home the CD <i>Human Clay</i>, by a
band called <i>Creed</i>. He walked into my room, said “Listen to
this”, and played me the song <i>Higher</i>. The opening riff had my hooked already and by
the time the drums kicked in I had a huge smile on my face. I was in love with the song before Scott
Stapp even started singing. Then came
the lyrics. I looked at my brother and
said “It sounds like he’s singing about Heaven”. Chris replied “He <i>is </i>singing about Heaven”, and a whole new world was opened to
me. I had never heard music about God in
the Rock genre before. (I’m not saying
it didn’t exist, I had just personally never heard it before). At the age of 14, <i>Creed</i> introduced me to the new medium combining two great loves of
my life, and changed the way I looked at music.
For that I will always be thankful, and for this reason <i>Creed </i>will always hold a special place
in my heart. To this day <i>Higher</i> is one of my all-time favourite
songs. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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favourite song lyrics ever, was a world of hurt. In <i><b>Sinner’s Creed</b></i>, <b>Scott Stapp</b> shares the
story of his life. A story filled with
rejection, depression, betrayal and addiction – but also a story about the
grace of God, the gift of redemption and the joys of unconditional love.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Creed</i> is a memoir you truly have to read for yourself, so I won’t say too much
in the way of spoilers. Scott starts his
tale as a young boy with an absentee father, soon introduced to the man who would become his stepfather. The injustices committed against Scott by a
man who should have protected him and shaped him, caused me so much anger. It’s unthinkable how one man’s warped
perception of God can damage others, especially children! Some of the things he said about God… <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Scott
had many bad experiences with so-called believers throughout his life. He was even unjustly punished for confessing a mistake he had made and for telling the truth. It’s truly terrifying how Christians can be
responsible for sending other Christians running from the church. Having finally found a church where I feel
welcome and at home, I have come to realise anew how important fellowship with
other believers truly are. It’s a
miracle that despite some of the things other believers have said and done,
that Scott never gave up on loving God even though he ran away from the
church. The loving God his grandfather
told him about is the One he held onto and it saved his life – a great piece of
advice for parents! The foundation you
lay for your child CAN be strong enough to withstand the storms of life. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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furthermore shares stories of how he got screwed over (to my mind, at least) by
everyone from his family, friends, his band members, his managers… it was quite
disheartening at times to realise how much he had to go through and how
unappreciated all his efforts were. Yet
Scott never points fingers at others; he simply tells his story and shares how
all of that led to feelings of abandonment and betrayal, which led to even
bigger problems. Furthermore, Scott
doesn’t pretend to be a blameless victim – he comes clean about his own
mistakes and takes responsibility for his actions. The reader gets an inside look at the
pressures of being the frontman of a successful rock band, and the pitfalls of
fame and fortune.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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saddened me most is that <i>Creed </i>was
labelled uncool because of the Christian imagery in their music. To me, this was the very thing that made them
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<i>Sinner’s Creed</i> is a dark read at
times, as it always does the light overpowers the dark. Ultimately it portrays how turning to God can
save your life, and your spirit. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Title: Sinner's Creed</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Author: Scott Stapp (with David Ritz)</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Year: 2012</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Pages: 336</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ISBN-10: 1414364575</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ISBN-13: 978-1414364575</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ASIN: B007V69IHW </span></span></div>
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