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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Author: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Julie Lessman<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Genre: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Romance<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Series: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Heart of San Francisco<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number in
series: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">rd</span></sup> <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My rating
on a 1-10 scale: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Type: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number of
pages: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">408<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Time
period: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">early 1900s<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Publisher
and price: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Revell, $14.99<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My overall
opinion: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Julie Lessman continues to delight and
enchant me with each new book she debuts! This book had the perfect mix of
romance, adventure, and humor – all twined together into one neat story that
made me smile and laugh and worry right along with the characters. I found Meg
to be a sweet and endearing person who made me love her from the moment she
stepped onto the page. And Bram! What a hero. Mature and sensible, yet he still
managed to be a heart-throb and such a GOOD man. While Devin had his positive
and likable moments, all in all he was a great scoundrel. And reading the
continuation of Cait’s story from the previous books in this series also kept
me glued to this book. All in all, it was a wonderful read and one that will be
proudly displayed along with my other books by Julie. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">**Many thanks to Revell for providing me
with a review copy of this book. I was not compensated for this review, or
forced to post positively.</span></span>Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-73239016861928547452014-10-16T20:15:00.000-05:002014-10-16T20:15:01.518-05:00Revell Blog Tour: Deceived<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Author: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Irene
Hannon<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Genre: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Suspense,
romance, adventure<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Series: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Private
Justice<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number in
series: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">3<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">rd</span></sup> <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My rating
on a 1-10 scale: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Type: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number of
pages: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">408<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Time
period: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Present<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Publisher
and price: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Revell, $14.99<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My overall
opinion: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Wow! Irene Hannon has hit another one out of the park with this
splendid novel! It’s the 10<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> book of hers that I’ve read, and she
hasn’t ceased to delight me. This book was certainly not an exception! Again,
she managed to pack each page with suspense and constant action, pulled
together with a sweet dose of romance and plenty of love – and not just the romantic
kind, but that of a mother for her child. I savored every page. I was never
sure where the story would end up next, except that I knew it had to end
happily – because Irene’s books do. Trust me, I would be heart-broken if they didn’t.
The ending did not disappoint! I’m sorry to see this series end. Highly
recommended for anyone who is a fan of romantic suspense. I can’t wait for “Buried
Secrets,” her next book!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">**Revell sent me a free copy of this book in return for my honest review. I was not recompensed for this review, nor was I required to write positively. All opinions are my own honest ones.</span></span>Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-708047909042174602014-09-15T19:38:00.000-05:002014-09-15T19:40:03.318-05:00Revell Blog Tour: Nowhere to Hide<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Author: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Lynette
Eason<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Genre: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Suspense,
romance<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Series: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Hidden
Identity <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number in
series: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">2<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">nd</span></sup> <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My rating
on a 1-10 scale: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Type: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number of
pages: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">314<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Time
period: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Present<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Publisher
and price: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Revell, $14.99<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My overall
opinion: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Wow. Another keeper book from Lynette Eason! It was this author
who wrote </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">the first romantic suspense that I read, and she has remained the
first author that I mention when friends ask for recommendations. I’ve read a
number of her books and thoroughly enjoyed each one – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Nowhere to Turn </i>was no exception! This is a book that will
definitely be remaining on my keeper shelf. Her heroine is awesome; the bad
guys are through-and-through villains; the hero is everything a hero should be.
From the first page to the last, this book had me hooked and I read it in just
one sitting! I wish I had time to share the entire first page here with you –
it starts with action, and that doesn’t stop. I was there with the characters
in each scene. I highly recommend this book (and others by Lynette) to any
reader who hasn’t given her a try yet! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">**I was in no way compensated for this review. These are my personal and honest opinions.</span>Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-53991953113441480922014-06-13T17:43:00.000-05:002014-10-30T13:51:16.096-05:00Bite-Size Movie Reviews<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nowadays, many of the
movies I see don’t make it onto the blog because I don’t love them enough or
consider them of enough account. Besides, movie reviews usually take longer to
write. But here and there throughout the past few months, I’ve encountered a
movie or TV show that needs to be mentioned. So here they are, in the same
bite-size manner. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">TV Series: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sherlock </i>(season 1)<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>– 9</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Everyone always said
I’d enjoy it – everyone was right. I did indeed quite love Benedict Cumberbatch
as a modern and witty Sherlock, and Martin Freeman as his delightful side-kick!
The mysteries were engaging, there were funny quirks and lines in each episode,
and I was entirely obsessed – the three episodes flew by way too fast. I can’t
wait to watch the other seasons of this wonderful show. The only drawback I
would mention is that each episode contained some reference to homosexuality,
which I really didn’t appreciate. Other than that, it was most delightful! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Movie: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Avatar </i>– 7</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The only reason I
decided to review this one was because of the graphics. As far as the story
goes, it wasn’t amazing. I didn’t fall in love with the giant blue creatures,
nor did I form a huge connection with any of them. I’m glad I watched it, if
primarily for the reason that now I can say I did. The graphics were absolutely
amazing and that’s what scored this movie a 7 from me. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Movie: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jack Reacher </i>– 8.5</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I think I originally
stumbled across this movie because it starred Rosamund Pike (who was Jane in
the 2005 <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pride and Prejudice</i>).
Somewhat to my surprise, I greatly enjoyed it! The action sequences were fast,
the mystery compelling, and Rosamund (as Helen) was delightful to watch. Such a
different role from Jane, but wonderful none-the-less. Finally seeing the famed
Tom Cruise was also delightful. Good movie! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Movie: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Captain America: the Winter Soldier </i>– 9.5</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yay! Captain America
is back on the big screen! I really enjoyed this movie. Pulled me in from the
start and I was glued to the screen. Captain America is a delight to watch once
again…ah, I do love that guy. Scarlett Johansson was a great heroine – full of
impressive crazy stunts and the like. Captain America is such a wonderful
soldier and superhero. Love. I can’t wait to watch this one again on DVD! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">TV Show: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Castle </i>(season 1) – 8.5</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After getting hooked
on this show in season 5, I knew I wanted to go back and see the original
meeting of Beckett and Castle. So as soon as the library got season 1 on
reserve for me, I settled in to watch – and was not disappointed. Watching the
beginning of Kate & Richard’s relationship after seeing it in maturity in
the later seasons was delightful! This is one series I’m eager to watch
through. Castle is incorrigible, Beckett is adorable (and a great cop), and the
whole show is a favorite of mine. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Movie: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Host </i>– 7.5</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I was disappointed.
After reading and enjoying the book, I hoped the movie would be something I
would enjoy just as much and was thrilled to discover it checked-in at my local
library. But sadly, I didn’t. My main problem with it was character development
– I know, converting an 800 page book packed with detail in a two hour movie is
a gigantic challenge. But after how I fell in love with the book characters, I
felt like they were all woefully misrepresented in the movie. I’m not sorry I
watched it, but I don’t think I would watch it again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Movie: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">White House Down </i>– 9</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This movie has been
on my to-see list for over a year, and finally getting to see it – well, it did
not disappoint! Primarily because really – who could protest watching Channing
Tatum for two hours? But better than that, the plot was riveting and full of
surprise twists. The chases and suspense were fascinating and I couldn’t stop
watching. A great movie! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">TV Show: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Bible </i>(season 1) – 8</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This was so
interesting. What to say? All in all, it wasn’t entirely Biblically accurate,
and that bugged me. I think where the Bible says one thing, that’s how it
should be portrayed, whether in movie or book. But for people who are grounded
in the Bible and know the stories well, I would recommend this as an
interesting visualization of the places and people. It also gives interesting perspective
on some of the stories.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Movie: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Much Ado About Nothing </i>– 8.5 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I went into this one
not sure what I was going to think. Here’s the gist of it: (1) It’s set in
present day; (2) It’s filmed in black and white; and (3) They use all their
lines directly from Shakespeare (though I believe a few of them may have been slightly
changed). To my surprise, I quite enjoyed it and was amazed by the dexterity
with which the actors pulled the clunky lines into present day smoothness. I loved seeing Castle (from the show of the same name) and Agent Coulson (from Agents of SHIELD) in this too! So cool. While
some parts were a little confusing and it took me a little bit to get my
bearings, overall I enjoyed it! If you’ve enjoyed this story by Shakespeare or
if you’re a sucker for interesting films – this is a must-see. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Movie: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Alex Cross – </i>7</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Disappointed. I had
hoped for an action movie that I would fully enjoy, as this has recently become
a favorite genre of mine. While this one wasn’t bad, I didn’t enjoy it fully.
It was a little more disgusting than some films, and that definitely docked my
rating. There were some great fight scenes and some brilliance, both from the criminal
and the others. But all in all, not one I’ll watch again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Movie: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Oz the Great and Powerful </i>– 7.5</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Admittedly, I did
like this one more than <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Alex Cross </i>and
I wouldn’t mind allowing my siblings to see it. However, it wasn’t my new
favorite. That being said, it was creative and had an interesting story and
colorful characters. I neither loved nor hated it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Movie: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Maleficent – </i>8.5</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As I headed into the
theater to see this one, I didn’t know what to expect. But I enjoyed it! It was
easy to empathize with Maleficent herself. The animation was stunning, where
it was used. The whole story was almost predictable (due to being a classic
fairy tale) – but then not quite. It was always take some turn or other that
was liable to surprise. The dragon was a nice touch, and most impressive. All
in all? A good movie that I’ll watch again on DVD. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-15462826559542158592014-06-12T16:35:00.000-05:002014-10-30T13:53:14.545-05:00Bite-Size Book Reviews<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As the spring ended and I am preparing to head to Montana
for the summer, I discovered that, while I had time to read several books, full
size reviews weren’t coming to me. So I decided to steal an idea I’ve seen used
on other blogs and write one post with bite-size reviews instead – and here it
is. Enjoy! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">In Every Heartbeat </i>by Kim Vogel Sawyer – 9</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I had anticipated
reading this one ever since loving <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">My
Heart Remembers </i>several years ago. And now that I finally obtained the book
and had the time to sit down and dive in, I was naturally delighted. While it didn’t
reach my “favorite books” list, it was a delightful story from Kim and one that
will stay on my shelves. Colorful characters and a unique setting (college in
the late 1800s or early 1900s) made it a great book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Host </i>by Stephenie Meyer – 8.5 high</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This book got the “high”
added onto the rating for one simple reason – it’s 829 pages long and I was
hooked for every single one of them. Now, first of all – I can tell you’re
looking at me with horror because of the fact that I read a book by Stephenie
Meyer. I was reluctant to pick it up, and prepared to put it down – but I couldn’t.
It’s well-written, an engaging story, main characters who I really connected
to, and great creativity. I recommend it, despite the first person tone. (Take
heart, I am still violently opposed to Twilight, books AND movies.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Petra: City in Stone </i>by T. L. Higley – 8.5</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am rapidly reading
every book by Higley that I can put my hands on! She has become one of my
favorite authors. Her Biblical and historical fiction is excellent. This last
semester in college, I took a New Testament Archaeology class, which included a
brief overview of Petra. So reading about it here jolted details in my mind, so
to speak – Higley was historically and geographically accurate through-out in a
most impressive manner. I really appreciated that. A delightful read!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yet another
delightful book from Kim! This isn’t your stereotypical Christian romance in
one major way – the characters aren’t 20. A few years adds good maturity to
both Lydia and Micah. Besides that, Lydia has a son who unwittingly bring them
together. A surprising but heart-warming redemption story rounds this book out.
The characters (and I’m thinking especially of Lydia’s father and Micah) were
so vivid to me – my mental images of them are still clear, weeks after
finishing this read. Again, I can do nothing short of highly recommending this
book! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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not sure that it made my (over-flowing) keeper shelf. While I liked the people
of the story and the setting, it didn’t grab as much as some others that I read
recently. However, I still think it was a good book, if not worth buying. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m not sure either
(a) why I picked this book up at the library or (b) why I haven’t read anything
by Dee before. I was pleasantly surprised and will definitely be reading the O’Malley
series as soon as I have time! Kate and Paul drew me into their world from the
first page, and I read this one almost obsessively. The story is so complex
(yet clearly explained) that I am amazed by Dee’s skill here. I really loved
the first 2/3 or 3/4 of the book. After that, it wasn’t as much of a favorite
of mine as it had been previously. I’m not sure why – just didn’t grab me as
much. That’s what pulled the rating to an 8.5 instead of a 9. But all in all? I
greatly enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it!</span></div>
Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-46050019938721513422014-05-05T06:00:00.000-05:002014-05-05T06:00:13.504-05:00The Queen’s Handmaid <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Author: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Tracy L.
Higley<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Genre: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Life,
adventure<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My rating
on a 1-10 scale: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8.5<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Type: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Historical
fiction<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number of
pages: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">386<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Time
period: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Bible times (technically, about 37 b.c.)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Publisher
and price: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Thomas Nelson, $15.99<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My overall
opinion: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">When I stumbled across this book at the library, I recognized it
as Tracy’s newest and was super happy – how often are new publications actually
IN at the library? I was thrilled. So I checked it out and made time to read it
over Easter. It was enthralling. It concentrates on Lydia, a fictional
character who was first a servant to Cleopatra and then to the wife who Herod
the Great actually loved, Mariamme. This book was a fascinating take on those
historical characters (especially Cleopatra and Herod!). Lydia is absolutely
delightful and I would love to meet her. I was amazed by the all the research
that Tracy put into this book – the result is stunningly historically accurate
book. I’m so excited for Tracy’s upcoming book (don’t know a title yet, but I
hear it’ll be about the wise-men??!?!!?) and I’m definitely really enjoying
each of her books. </span></span>Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-13991276601025516962014-05-03T06:00:00.000-05:002014-05-03T06:00:00.901-05:00Silenced<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Author: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Dani
Pettrey<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Genre: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Suspense,
romance, adventure<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Series: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Alaskan
Courage<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number in
series: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">4<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My rating
on a 1-10 scale: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Type: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number of
pages: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">327<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Time
period: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Present<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Publisher
and price: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Bethany House, $14.99<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My overall
opinion: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Once again, Dani delivers breath-taking suspense woven perfectly
with mesmerizing action and a delightful romance, all wrapping up in a
satisfying conclusion. (I feel really professional after that sentence – and
this sentence just took all professionalism.) But seriously. It’s all true. I
love the McKenna family and all their stories, and meeting up with my favorite
characters from previous books is delightful. Love especially Bailey and Darcy!
:) Anyway. Back to my review. I could NOT put this book down – almost
literally. I read it all in one day and was tied to it the whole time. Dani is
an amazing author and one of my favorite authors hands-down. I can’t wait for
book 5! <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">**Dani actually sent me a copy of this book, but I wasn’t required
to review it, much less positively. I wasn’t paid for this review in any way.
All opinions are my own.**</span></span>Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-28574200501629964472014-05-01T06:00:00.000-05:002014-05-01T06:00:01.984-05:00Bethany House Blog Tour: For Such a Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Breslin<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Genre: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Life,
historical fiction, adventure<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My rating
on a 1-10 scale: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Type: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Historical
fiction<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number of
pages: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">430<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Time
period: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1940s, World War II<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Publisher
and price: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Bethany House, $14.99<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My overall
opinion: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Wow. This book blew me away. It is set perfectly in World War II,
excellently accurate and very realistic. I should know, I’ve read a lot of
World War II books, both fiction and non-fiction. But this book isn’t just a
World War II story. It’s also the Biblical story of Esther, brought forward and
retold in a Biblically accurate way in the newer time period. The amount of
work that Kate clearly put into this is stunning. She pays an amazing amount of
attention to the little details. I also love how she uses a lot of adjectives,
and even a few words that made me pull up my dictionary app – hey, gotta love
learning new words to throw at people! ;) I was so wow-ed by how the author
brought the Biblical story to life (realistically) in World War II. She has
great skill. And I really loved the main characters, Aric and Hadassah/Stella.
This is a book that I will keep and re-read! I’m really excited to see more
books by this author. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">**Bethany House sent me a free copy of this book in exchange for
my honest review. I wasn’t required to review it positively, and all opinions
etc are my own. I wasn’t paid for this review.**</span></span>Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-32504453793925181792014-04-29T21:16:00.001-05:002014-04-29T21:16:50.150-05:00Bethany House Blog Tour: Love Comes Calling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Author: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Siri
Mitchell<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
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life<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My rating
on a 1-10 scale: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">7.5<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Type: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number of
pages: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">364<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Time
period: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1920s<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Publisher
and price: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Bethany House, $14.99<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My overall
opinion: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This is the first book that I’ve read by Siri Mitchell, and to be
entirely honest (as my reviews always are), I was a little disappointed.
Overall, I’d say this wasn’t a bad book, it just wasn’t the perfect book for
me. I didn’t connect at all with the heroine, Ellis…though that sounds strange
in light of the fact that I completely followed how her brain worked. The
author’s note revealed that Ellis was ADHD, which made sense. I also wasn’t
really a fan of the way that the first person voice worked for this particular story.
Finally, I always had trouble with picturing Ellis at the correct age. I found
myself seeing her as being about 14 instead of her actual age of 19 or so (at
least, marriageable age). Picturing the heroine as being younger than she is
was kind of a serious problem here. All in all, I didn’t hate the book, it just
didn’t catch me as much as I’d hoped. I won’t keep it. However, I am open to
reading other books by Siri Mitchell, as it may have just been this one that
wasn’t quite for me. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">**Bethany House sent me a free copy of this book in exchange for
my honest review. I wasn’t required to review it positively, and all opinions
etc are my own. I wasn’t paid for this review.**</span></span>Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-61484236056048232092014-04-18T06:00:00.000-05:002014-04-18T06:00:02.124-05:00Guest Post by Lisa Bergren: My Most Darcy-ist Characters in Remnants
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">MY MOST DARCY-IST CHARACTER IN REMNANTS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">By Lisa T. Bergren<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">For this guest post for Austenitis, I had to think about it
for a while, but when I considered Mr. Darcy, and my cast of characters, I
decided the closest to him was Raniero (or “Niero”), leader of the Remnants and
Knights of the Last Order.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">Why do we love Mr. Darcy? By trolling goodreads it looks
like it’s because readers think of him as respectful; he honors Lizzie as an
equal; he’s unapologetically manly and powerful in a genteel way, in control of
his life and those dependent on him; he allows Lizzie to speak her own mind and
challenge him with thoughts of her own; he’s loyal to the point of
self-sacrifice, trustworthy, dependable; he recognizes faults within himself
and sets out to correct them; he’s a no-nonsense guy with some serious self
confidence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">All of these things apply to my character, Raniero, too. Now
unlike <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pride & Prejudice</i>, my
Niero isn’t in love with Andriana…we think.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">is</i> guarded about his
emotions—<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">so</i> guarded that even
Andriana, an empath, can’t read him. But she knows she can count on him, and
admires him in many ways. She’s intrigued with him and wants to unravel his
secrets. So for those reasons, as well as Darcy-ish character traits, he’s my most
Darcy-ist character in my book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4FgA4VUjJjNIIZ_1oUOzKPJYnOIcG2DNYmIol0Jqh6iPdyYmW9X2poE6k_CygxWx1nonCU1T7I2DIO3LaGvdtzfPrMuCiiZnngcocGMv_SINMLxkn3WexLRwYhLOVbJ762gMYVP4D03b/s1600/untitled+(2).png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4FgA4VUjJjNIIZ_1oUOzKPJYnOIcG2DNYmIol0Jqh6iPdyYmW9X2poE6k_CygxWx1nonCU1T7I2DIO3LaGvdtzfPrMuCiiZnngcocGMv_SINMLxkn3WexLRwYhLOVbJ762gMYVP4D03b/s1600/untitled+(2).png" height="320" width="212" /></a><span style="font-family: Cambria;">Oh, but he doesn’t own half of the Valley like Darcy owns
half of Derbyshire. Or wear fancy clothes. Or have meticulous manners. I didn’t
say they’re twins. And Remnants is hardly Pride & Prejudice…they’re like
polar opposites on the fiction scale. But some things remain consistent among
heroes, regardless of genre.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">Be sure to write down this <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">STOP #17 LAUNCH TOUR CLUE: fuel my</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">Collect all the clues and fill out <a href="http://lisatawnbergren.com/2014/03/remnants-launch-tour-in-april/">Lisa’s Rafflecopter form on her launch tour post</a> at LisaBergren.com at the end of April and you could
win either a Kindle Fire HDX ($229) or iPod Touch ($229)!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Cambria;">What was the last hero in a novel that captured you? Why did
you love him?</span></div>
Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-990061959543157862014-04-17T19:12:00.003-05:002014-04-17T19:12:36.184-05:00Giveaway & Blog Tour: Remnants: Season of Wonder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Author: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Lisa T.
Bergren<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Genre: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Fantasy<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Series: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Remnants
series<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number in
series: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">st</span></sup> <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My rating
on a 1-10 scale: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">9<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Type: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number of
pages: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">304<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Time
period: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Future<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Publisher
and price: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Blink, $15.99 (hardcover!)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My overall
opinion: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Lisa’s newest book did not disappoint in the least! I am again
amazed by the genres that Lisa has covered with such accuracy (the 1800s west
in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://austenitis.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Homeward%20Trilogy">The Homeward Trilogy</a></i>, and time
travel to 1500s Italy in <a href="http://austenitis.blogspot.com/search/label/River%20of%20Time"><em>The River ofTime</em> series</a> and early 1900s Europe in the <a href="http://austenitis.blogspot.com/search/label/Grand%20Tour%20series"><em>Grand Tour </em>series</a>). Now she forges on a new time – the future! One thing I
especially loved was the creative names. They’re unique, but still easy to
pronounce. My favorites included Ronan, Andriana, Kapriel, and Tressa. Cool or
what? This book is a page-turner. Andriana, the heroine, is fierce yet gentle
and she has a special gift for feeling the emotions of others. I could identify
with her remarkably well. And then Ronan…excuse me while I attempt to collect
my thoughts on this amazing guy. Lisa created yet another swoon-worthy hero – I
swear she has a gift for that! The whole story is mesmerizing, and I guarantee
you that you won’t be forgetting it anytime soon! The locations were great, and
the action was splendid. The whole book is quite unpredictable. I’m absolutely
keeping this one, and I can’t wait for book 2! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Want to buy a copy? Here are the links! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span><div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Amazon: <a href="http://amzn.to/1sw88q4" tabindex="-1" target="_parent">http://amzn.to/1sw88q4</a></span></span></div>
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B&N: <a href="http://bit.ly/1eon8x9" tabindex="-1" target="_parent">http://bit.ly/1eon8x9</a></div>
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But wait! I have a copy to give away to one lucky winner! This is a giveaway you want to enter and a book you want to read! Here, a little blurb about it:<br />
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<em>Andriana is a Remnant, one of the gifted teens born on the
seventh day during the seventy-seventh Harvest after the Great War, and
destined to act as humanity’s last shield against the horrors that now plague
those who remain.</em></div>
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After years of training in stealth and warfare, Andriana and her Knight
protector, Ronan, are finally ready to answer the Call and begin the life they
were designed for. But as they embark with the other Remnants on the first of
their assignments, they quickly discover that the world beyond their protected Valley
home is more dangerous than they imagined.</em></div>
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The Sons of Sheol will stop at nothing to prevent Dri and Ronan from rescuing
anyone sympathetic to the Remnants’ cause. And as the Remnants attempt to
battle the demonic forces, other enemies close in. Dangers intensify, but so do
Dri's feelings for Ronan--the one emotion she is not meant to feel. In the
midst of their mission, Andriana must find a way to master her feelings, or
risk compromising everything.</em></div>
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I don't have time to do my normal, more elaborate, Rafflecopter giveaway. So if you're interested in winning... all you have to do this time is leave a comment and tell me: have you read any of Lisa's books before? If so, which one(s)?<br />
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If you are a follower of this blog, you get an extra entry. You can get one more extra entry for liking the blog's Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Austenitis">HERE</a>. Ready? Go! Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-75944182328172858652014-04-12T07:00:00.000-05:002014-04-12T07:00:00.294-05:00Movie: Great Gatsby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My rating on a 1-10
scale: </b>8<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre: </b>Life…?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Primary actors: </b>Leonardo
DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Length: </b>Almost 2 ½
hours<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Based on: </b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Great Gatsby </i>by F. Scott Fitzgerald<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Time period: </b>1920s<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Quote: </b>“Old sport”
– catchy!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rating: </b>PG-13<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Year it came out: </b>2013<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My overall opinion: </b>Well!
I went back and forth about whether or not to review this one – and decided I
would, as I think my readers will find it interesting. But reviewing it means I
have to at least attempt to organize my thoughts on it, and that is a
challenge. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So why did I go for an 8? Because I enjoyed it…I think. At
any rate, I found it fascinating and impossible not to finish watching. But I
also don’t whole-heartedly recommend it, nor do I agree with the basic
concept/morals that were conveyed in it. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></b><br />
<a href="http://www.chud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/great_gatsby_ver7_xlg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.chud.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/great_gatsby_ver7_xlg.jpg" height="147" width="320" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Be advised: I’m not
trying to avoid spoilers, not really, so look out – there probably are some.<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">What did I like? It was impossible not to like, or at least
feel empathy for, Jay Gatsby himself. I don’t approve of what he did or how he
lived. Sure, he might have loved Daisy, but pursuing a married woman like he
did is wrong. But at the same time, I felt like DiCaprio did a good job with
the role and you couldn’t help but empathize with him a little. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And then the fashion of the time! I once wrote a paper about
fashion in the 1920s, and it was really interesting to research. That whole
time-period is just fascinating to me, so I really enjoyed that aspect of this
movie – seeing their fashion, vehicles, houses, and way of life was amazing. I
was also a little horrified by how utterly pointless their lives were…nothing
but endless parties. It was disturbing. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And then what I didn’t like. I wasn’t overly fond of Daisy at
all. Actually, I loved her looks (wow, that sounds awkward…). Like, her bobbed
blond hair and brown eyes were adorable. But I didn’t like her as a person.
Besides which, her behavior as a married woman was wrong. Just plain wrong. Be
advised, there are a few somewhat objectionable scenes – keep that in mind
before you watch it. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So all in all, what did I think? I’m not quite sure. Will I
watch it again? I don’t know. I think the only movie I’ve been more confused
about was <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Curious Case of Benjamin
Button. </i>I think I’m glad I watched this, or at least, I don’t entirely
regret it. Good movie? Not sure. Bad movie? Not all. But yeah – there’s my
thoughts in brief. </span>Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-20663379626157322212014-04-10T07:00:00.000-05:002014-04-10T07:00:00.028-05:00TV Show: Psych Season 3 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My rating on a 1-10
scale: </b>9<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre: </b>Mystery,
crime<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Series or set: </b>Psych<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Number in series: </b>3<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">rd</span></sup>
<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Primary actors: </b>James
Roday, Dule Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Length: </b>16
episodes (each 45 or so minutes)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Time period: </b>Present<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rating: </b>TV-14, I
assume<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Year it came out: </b>2008<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My overall opinion: </b>Delightful
and hilarious as ever! Who could help but love Shawn and Gus? They are their
normal selves in this season. I laughed the whole way through it, was
thoroughly flummoxed as usual by the mysteries, and enjoyed it a great deal.
This is easily one of my favorite shows and I highly recommend it! </span>Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-50919450365239141892014-04-08T07:00:00.000-05:002014-04-08T07:00:06.188-05:00The Governess of Highland Hall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Author: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Carrie
Turansky <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Genre: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Romance<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Series: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Edwardian
Brides<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number in
series: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">st</span></sup> <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My rating
on a 1-10 scale: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Type: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number of
pages: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">324<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Time
period: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1800s<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Publisher
and price: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Multnomah, $14.99<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My overall
opinion: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A good read. It really did remind me of<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Downton Abbey, </i>as it focuses (obviously) on a governess. Some of
the scenes with the maids and other servants were very much like in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Downton Abbey. </i>The governess side of
things had some definite similarities to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jane
Eyre </i>as well. All in all, good for a one time read, but not a book I’d buy.
</span></span>Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-33626880179305607642014-04-07T07:00:00.000-05:002014-04-07T07:00:20.646-05:00Movie: Eragon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My rating on a 1-10
scale: </b>8.5<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre: </b>Fantasy<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Series or set: </b>It
should technically be the first in a four-part series, like the books…but this
is the only one they’ve made.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Primary actor: </b>Ed
Speleers<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Length: </b>A little
under two hours<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> <o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Based on: </b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Eragon </i>by Christopher Paolini<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Time period: </b>Fantasy<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rating: </b>PG<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Year it came out: </b>2006<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My overall opinion: </b>I
didn’t put this on my priority to-watch list, due to having heard so many
negative reviews of it. However, I was pleasantly surprised! Having read the
books by Paolini several years ago, I don’t know how accurate to the books this
movie actually was. However, as a movie, it wasn’t bad! The graphics weren’t
always amazing, but all in all, I enjoyed it and am not against watching it
again. Seeing characters from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Once Upon a
Time </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Downton Abbey </i>was neat
too – anyone else catch that? :)</span><br />
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Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-35671871295630170242014-04-06T07:00:00.000-05:002014-04-06T07:00:12.925-05:00Movie: Quantum of Solace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My rating on a 1-10
scale: </b>8<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre: </b>Action<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Series or set: </b>James
Bond 007<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Number in series: </b>You
can watch James Bond in any order you like! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Primary actors: </b>Daniel
Craig, Judi Dench<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Length: </b>About two
hours<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Time period: </b>Present<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rating: </b>PG-13<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Year it came out: </b>2008<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My overall opinion: </b>Yet
another James Bond movie in which Daniel Craig steals my heart! Okay, he’s
actually way too old for me. But if I was…25 years older, I would be head over
heels in love. He is seriously a great hero dude in these movies. My favorite
thing about this movie? It included epic chases by plane, by boat, AND by car.
Like I said, I once again really loved Daniel Craig’s performance as James
Bond, and if you’re a fan of Craig, Bond, action movies, chase scenes, or
action - this movie is a must-see! </span><br />
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Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-88546340110552059472014-04-04T20:05:00.000-05:002014-04-04T20:05:00.044-05:00Need to Read #41: Captive Maiden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Title: </b>Captive
Maiden<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Author: </b>Melanie
Dickerson<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Book blurb: </b>Gisela's
childhood was filled with laughter and visits from nobles such as the duke and
his young son. But since her father's death, each day has been filled with
nothing but servitude to her stepmother. So when Gisela meets the duke's son,
Valten--the boy she has daydreamed about for years--and learns he is throwing a
ball, she vows to attend, even if it's only for a taste of a life she'll never
have. To her surprise, she catches Valten's eye. Though he is rough around the
edges, Gisela finds Valten has completely captured her heart. But other forces
are bent on keeping the two from falling further in love, putting Gisela in
more danger than she ever imagined.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Quick endorsement: </b>I
love fairy tale retellings and was delighted when Melanie decided to re-tell
Cinderella! This book was lovely and I highly recommend it to all fans of fairy
tales. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Link to review: </span></b><a href="http://austenitis.blogspot.com/2013/12/blog-tour-captive-maiden.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://austenitis.blogspot.com/2013/12/blog-tour-captive-maiden.html</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b><br />
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Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-51139244328940704782014-04-03T07:00:00.000-05:002014-04-03T07:00:23.839-05:00Song of My Heart<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Author: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Kim Vogel
Sawyer<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Genre: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Romance,
life<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Series: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Heart of
the Prairie<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number in
series: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My rating
on a 1-10 scale: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8.5<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Type: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number of
pages: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">348<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Time
period: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1800s<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Publisher
and price: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Bethany House, $14.99<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My overall
opinion: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This book was delightful! It perfectly entwined being humorous yet
heart-touching. I was always sad to set it down and eager to pick it up again.
The characters were amazing – extra colorful and such fun to read about! They
came to life for me. This is a sweet story, all in all, relaxing and easily
moving. </span></span>Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-58005701133570415152014-04-02T07:00:00.000-05:002014-04-02T07:00:23.494-05:00Movie: The Vow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My rating on a 1-10
scale: </b>8.5<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre: </b>Chick
flick<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Primary actors: </b>Rachel
McAdams, Channing Tatum<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Length: </b>About two
hours<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Based on: </b>A true
story, if I remember right?! Anyone know for sure?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Time period: </b>Present<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rating: </b>PG-13<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Year it came out: </b>2012<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My overall opinion: </b>I
liked it better than <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Notebook. </i>No,
but seriously. This was a sweet movie and melted my heart just a little bit in
some parts. If you need a sweet chick flick for an evening, consider this one!
:)</span><br />
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Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-25467624862903746942014-04-01T07:00:00.000-05:002014-04-01T07:00:16.033-05:00Movie: Bourne Legacy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My rating on a 1-10
scale: </b>9<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre: </b>Action<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Series or set: </b>Bourne<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Number in series: </b>4<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>
<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Primary actors: </b>Jeremy
Renner, Scott Glenn, Edward Norton<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Length: </b>Two hours<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Based on: </b>Well,
all of Bourne was originally from books by Robert Ludlum…other than that, it’s
not really BASED on anything. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Time period: </b>Present</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rating: </b>PG-13</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Year it came out: </b>2012</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My overall opinion: </b>What
a great movie! I know, it’s a little weird that I’m reviewing the fourth movie
in this set without reviewing the others – sorry. I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">have </i>seen them all, just not reviewed them all. I think quite
possibly you could watch this one without seeing the first three, though you
might miss a few references. But all in all, this movie is most decidedly
enjoyable. For one thing, it has Edward Norton. It gave me a turn when he came
on screen. See, he’s the bad guy in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Italian
Job </i>and I’ve seen that movie…I’m not even sure how many times. A LOT.
Anyway. So he was in this. One great thing about this movie was that it was the
most epic dirt bike chase scene EVER. I’m pretty sure that there’s no beating
it. Seriously. The stunts they did were amazing. I was riveted to the screen
through that entire section…and actually, through this entire movie. But
especially that part. Oh, and the part that almost made me fall out of bed?
(wow that sounded weird…I watch movies in bed most of the time, so that’s why I
said that.) A dude comes driving up. He’s driving a Dodge Ram truck. (brownie
points for him right away – I love Dodge.) And then a song comes on – and it’s
Rodney Atkins singing “Cleaning This Gun” which just so happens to be one of my
favorite songs. I almost exploded with happy over that part. It was awesome.
So, all in all? Great movie! Check IMDB as there are a few things that are
objectionable. But. I’d watch this again. :)</span><br />
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Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-91532677225315444862014-03-31T20:02:00.000-05:002014-03-31T20:02:00.801-05:00Need to Read #40: No One to Trust<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Title: </b>No One to
Trust<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Author: </b>Lynette
Eason<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Book blurb: </b>Summer
Abernathy wakes up one morning to find her husband missing, three men in her
home intent on finding him, and the life she's been living based on a lie.
Which Kyle Abernathy did she marry? The computer programmer she met in line at
the bank? Or the one who was apparently using that image as a cover story?<br />
The search for her husband--and answers--takes Summer ever deeper into a world
of organized crime where people are used one moment and discarded the next. And
with her deepest relationship of trust already shattered, Summer doesn't know
who to believe.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Quick endorsement: </b>Lynette’s
books are never a disappointment! This one was packed with action, suspense,
mystery, adventure, and romance. I couldn’t put it down! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Link to review: </span></b><a href="http://austenitis.blogspot.com/2014/01/revell-blog-tour-no-one-to-trust.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://austenitis.blogspot.com/2014/01/revell-blog-tour-no-one-to-trust.html</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></b><br />
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Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-84622782314259201582014-03-29T07:00:00.000-05:002014-03-29T07:00:04.516-05:00A Whisper of Peace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Author: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Kim Vogel
Sawyer<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Genre: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Life<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Series: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Heart of
the Prairie<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number in
series: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">7<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My rating
on a 1-10 scale: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">8<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Type: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number of
pages: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">349<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Time
period: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1800s<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Publisher
and price: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Bethany House, $14.99<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My overall
opinion: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sadly, this book didn’t grab me as much as some of Kim’s have. She’s
had some books (like <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://austenitis.blogspot.com/2014/01/courting-miss-amsel.html">Courting Miss Amsel</a></i>)
that I’ve absolutely loved. This wasn’t one of them, but I don’t regret reading
it. For one thing, I absolutely loved the Alaskan setting! Right in the shadow
of Denali (aka Mt. McKinley). It was awesome – cause I’ve been there! All in
all, this was a good book, just didn’t grab me as much. Definitely worth my
one-time read though.</span></span>Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-77504464375922964862014-03-28T07:00:00.000-05:002014-03-28T07:00:11.361-05:00Movie: A Beautiful Mind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My rating on a 1-10
scale: </b>8…I think…see my review below. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Genre: </b>Life<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Primary actors: </b>Russell
Crowe (the reason I watched it) and who else matters?!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Length: </b>Just over
two hours<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Based on: </b>I think
there’s a book? At any rate, the main character was a real guy. Way back when. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Time period: </b>1950s,
I believe<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rating: </b>PG-13<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Year it came out: </b>2001<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My overall opinion: </b>I
didn’t really like this one and was gonna go for a lower rating, but then I
remembered – I didn’t dislike it. And despite these slight misgivings, it kept
me watching for the whole movie. Time flew. The plot is intricate, but not hard
to understand. You will empathize with this guy! It’s an amazing story. I can’t
say much, because you’ll be more interested if you don’t know what’s going on
(same as me), but this movie – watch it. It’s worth a view. Seeing Russell
Crowe here was a delight! Recommended for fans of his. Anyone looking for a
unique drama – try this!</span><br />
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Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-22149691106564045272014-03-27T07:00:00.000-05:002014-03-27T07:00:09.224-05:00Bethany House Blog Tour: A Match Made in Texas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Authors: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Karen
Witemeyer, Mary Connealy, Regina Jennings, Carol Cox<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Genre: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Romance<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Series: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A Novella
Collection<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My rating
on a 1-10 scale: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I’m going to rate each novella individually<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Type: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Number of
pages: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">379<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Time
period: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1800s<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Publisher
and price: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Bethany House, $14.99<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">My overall
opinion: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">This, as you have probably deduced by now, is a novella
collection. Four short stories by four wonderful authors! I decided the
simplest way to review this was to do each novella individually, so here we go.
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A Cowboy
Unmatched by Karen Witemeyer – 9: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The first words that came to mind as I
considered how to best describe this book were sweet, funny, creative, and
romantic! I loved seeing a character from some of Karen’s previous books. This
book was so enjoyable! A delight. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">An
Unforeseen Match by Regina Jennings – 8: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Even the title in this one is a play
on words, since the heroine is partially blind! The characters were engaging
and the story was unique and enjoyable. Especially the hero was admirable. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">No Match
for Love by Carol Cox – 8.5: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">There was some great mystery in this,
masterfully presented for such a short story! It was a refreshing addition to
the romance. The characters were especially lovable here. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Meeting
Her Match by Mary Connealy – 9: </span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I really loved the humor in this one!
Definitely a unique story and unique characters. It made me laugh, and I always
love that! Quite a superb book. So good! <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">All in all? This is a unique and delightful collection of short
romances by wonderful authors. If you’re already a fan of one (or more) of
these authors, I think you’ll definitely enjoy this collection! <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">**Bethany House sent me a free copy of this book in return for my
honest review. I wasn’t required to review it positively, nor was I recompensed
for my review. All opinions are my own. **</span></span>Charity Uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02717998337967392912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2033222968822363515.post-69379616387206708292014-03-25T19:58:00.000-05:002014-03-25T19:58:00.748-05:00Need to Read #39: Glittering Promises<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Title: </b>Glittering
Promises<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Author: </b>Lisa T.
Bergren<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Book blurb: </b>America’s
newest heiress must decide if her potential fortune is rationale enough to give
up her freedom and all that God is leading her toward. And when her
newly-discovered siblings are threatened with ruin, her quandary deepens. Then
as Cora nears Rome, more journalists are track the news story of the
decade—“Copper Cora,” the rags-to-riches girl—and want to know more about her
family and the men vying for her attention. Meanwhile, a charming Italian countess
decides that if Cora isn’t going to claim Will’s heart, she might just try...<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Quick endorsement: </b>I
have loved so many of Lisa’s books – this one is no exception! It was a
stunning conclusion to the Grand Tour series. As I say in my review: “This book
is worth buying, worth owning, and worth reading again and again.” <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Link to review: </span></b><a href="http://austenitis.blogspot.com/2013/10/litfuse-blog-tour-glittering-promises.html"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">http://austenitis.blogspot.com/2013/10/litfuse-blog-tour-glittering-promises.html</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></b><br />
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