tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91645163259944101112024-03-12T19:15:47.016-04:00The Lady Critic’s Library-khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300379143519006957noreply@blogger.comBlogger810125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164516325994410111.post-80846006106643990192015-06-24T13:30:00.000-04:002015-06-24T13:30:00.041-04:00Book Giveaway! Tonight the Streets are OursWell hello lovelies! Long time no post!<br />
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Here, anyway. I've been uploading frequently on my YouTube channel. Have you checked it out yet? If not, you should! I'm doing my reviews and Top Ten Tuesdays and Book Hauls all over there. I'm also currently hosting my first giveaway on YouTube!!<br />
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I'm giving away an advanced reader copy of Tonight the Streets are Ours by Leila Sales.<br />
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I accidentally picked up two copies while at BEA - one at Leila Sales' signing and another at a drop - and want to share the wealth. This amazing novel doesn't come out until September, but it sounds like it'll be an awesome summer read.<br />
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So to enter, you have to comment on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXqNVTW-FnQ" target="_blank">actual YouTube video</a>. Head on over there and enter! Sadly, you do have to be in North America to enter. My bank account won't allow anything more!-khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300379143519006957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164516325994410111.post-44158704231685386612015-03-30T16:50:00.000-04:002015-03-30T16:50:28.717-04:00Friendly Reminder & Update! Hello fellow book readers!!<br />
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I realized that it's been almost a year since I've updated here - and for that I'm sorry. However, between moving, building a house, and starting my job at a new location the year just kind of faded away. I ALSO started doing all this bloggish stuff almost strictly on YouTube.<br />
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There needs to be an option to just automatically cross-reference all the things...<br />
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All my reviews and other book awesomeness videos have been posting over there every Tuesday and Friday(ish) since the new year and they were semi-regular before that when I was able.<br />
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I WAS without internet all summer/fall, so there's a <u>huge</u> gap between the move into the new house and the time that Internet was finally installed. Let's just say it was one day more and I would have been rocking in the corner from the withdrawal.<br />
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So, the whole point of this post - have you checked out my Official YouTube page? If not, come find me as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MsLadyCritic/videos" target="_blank">MsLadyCritic</a>. For some reason, someone who doesn't even do the Tube took the name TheLadyCritic... so I had to improvise.<br />
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Stay tuned there for the Month of May where I'm planning on having a video EVERY DAY!! Subsequently, this is going to be titled Every Day in May... for obvious reasons. I already have most of the month planned out and some of the videos filmed already!<br />
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Also, let me know if you're planning on going to Book Expo America this year! I finally got the go-ahead from work and have my BloggerCon and BEA pass and my plane ticket booked! I'm really excited to be going again this year and I can't wait to see all the bookish friends I don't see on the regular!!!!!-khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300379143519006957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164516325994410111.post-25995850203932804412014-04-04T13:36:00.002-04:002014-04-04T13:37:40.730-04:00Sexy Metal Band - The Creation of a Sex GodThis review is a little our of my norm since it's for a hardcore adult romance. I would warn that this borders on erotica - but there's more plot than any erotica book I've ever tried to read. But there is LOTS of sex. Sex, sex, sex.<br />
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That being said, it was the book that really for me out of my reading funk a while ago. It has engaging characters and a great plot. When I read it, I wasn't aware that it was the second in a series, and as soon as I was done I promptly went and secured the other four books so that I could binge on them ASAP.<br />
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Of course, by now you're probably wondering what book I'm talking about. So let's lay down the details and move on to my video review!<br />
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Every night lead singer, Sed Lionheart whips thousands of women into a frenzy with his voice alone. But the stage is the only place Sed feels any passion since he lost Jessica... </blockquote>
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It shattered her heart, but law student Jessica broke off her engagement to Sed, determined to be successful on her own terms. But no other man can ever hold a candle to Sed... </blockquote>
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Then a chance meeting and tortuously close quarters lead to uncontrollable flares of passion and rediscovery of their unique penchant for public encounters. Now, in addition to the risk of mutual heartbreak every time they get together, they’re in danger of truly scandalous public exposure...</blockquote>
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I hope you enjoyed it!! And I hope you'll go out and try the book for yourself.<br />
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Also, if you're interested in the first book in the series, I reviewed it here --- <a href="http://theladycriticslibrary.blogspot.ca/2014/01/reader-beware-sexy-times-ahead.html" target="_blank">Backstage Pass</a>-khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300379143519006957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164516325994410111.post-8078026844789992902014-04-01T11:00:00.000-04:002014-04-01T11:00:10.160-04:00March Book Hauls!<br />
I am surprised that I posted FOUR book hauls in March - having only bought a few books myself. I'm sad to say that I didn't even include my Amazon book purchases for Kindle - those will have to be combined in a mega haul and include a few months worth of Kindle books and other ebooks obtained in that period of time. <div>
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This is going to be a little different for today's review - mostly because it's for:<br />
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I have started reviewing the amazing Amazon books that I've read in order to get them out there more in the world. This includes the freebies and the paid ones, so be warned! And, of course, most of this is being done on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MsLadyCritic/videos?view=0&flow=grid" target="_blank">my YouTube channel</a> before being posted here - which is why there's a delay between post dates.<br />
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So in short, while both books need some TLC from someone who isn't attached to them (i.e. a professional editor), they have an amazing story to tell and characters to love.<br />
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You're immediately sucked into the story and the romance between the main characters. However, what's refreshing about this is the fact that you're not dealing with any form or insta-love like you seen in so many comparable novels in the YA and NA genre.<br />
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I loved how the characters stories were all laced together in one way or another - not that this should be a surprise since they live on a relatively small space ship - and how there were flashbacks mixed in with the present day so that you could understand they "why" better.<br />
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Since this was made into a CW show, or because of it, it really reads like a prime time drama on the station. While I personally enjoyed this aspect, I can see where others wouldn't find it the same way. There was a sense of predictability about the whole book, but when there were twists you expected them, but had no idea what they would be.<br />
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While it took me a few seconds each chapter to get into the different character perspective, I did enjoy the four main characters and seeing the events from their eyes. I loved how each of them were able to bring something different to the story and how they differed vastly.<br />
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I can't wait for the second book. It needs to come faster.-khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300379143519006957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164516325994410111.post-13121045443563070882014-03-13T02:06:00.001-04:002014-03-13T02:06:04.895-04:00Ch-ch-ch-ch-CHANGES!!!Hello all! I was super bored tonight and decided that it would result in my fooling around with my blog design. I wanted something clean and fresh for this new year.<br />
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(And yes I'm aware it's mid-March - maybe this stems from the never ending winter we're all living with)<br />
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The only good thing that's come from this late dumping of snowpocalypse is the fact that I'm ahead in my Goodreads challenge!! I might even surpass my goal this year if I keep up this pace!<br />
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On a side note, who else is just waiting for the end of May to get here so we can go to BEA? It can't be just me. Although if there's still snow then, I might not be the easiest person to be around. Heads will roll.<br />
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Stay tuned for more updates soon! I've been sick/tired/working/playing and haven't had the time to do much more than check my email on my computer lately. But I have some videos and posts that should pop up soon!!<br />
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<b>Grim</b>: A Fairy Tale Anthology<br />
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<b>Written By:</b> Ellen Hopkins<br />
Amanda Hocking<br />
Julie Kagawa<br />
Claudia Gray<br />
Rachel Hawkins<br />
Kimberly Derting<br />
Myra McEntire<br />
Malinda Lo<br />
Sarah Rees-Brennan<br />
Jackson Pearce<br />
Christine Johnson<br />
Jeri Smith Ready<br />
Shaun David Hutchinson<br />
Saundra Mitchell<br />
Sonia Gensler<br />
Tessa Gratton<br />
Jon Skrovan<br />
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The short stories in this collection are from some of the best YA writers out there (right now) and are nothing short of amazingly imaginative. While I was able to guess most of the fairy tale influences for each, there were one or two where I had no clue what tale they drew from. I especially loved the story about <b>The Chad</b> (I kept picturing Tom Green from Charlie's Angels) and the Bluebeard rendition. I'm definitely going to keep my eyes out for this one when it's released later this month.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, this book interested me mainly because of the whole virginity angle; I find it fascinating that the main character is almost a university graduate and still has her virginity in tact. Today, kids are losing their virginity at such younger and younger ages and it can be quite alarming - especially with news reports of 14 year old girls and younger becoming pregnant from it. But that’s a whole other topic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I loved the fact that Bliss, the main character, was still a virgin by choice. No religious or old fashioned beliefs here folks. I also found it interesting that she really wanted to lose it ASAP — but in the right way. I feel like, because of this fact, this book will be able to speak to a lot of girls (and guys) who are interested in the New Adult genre. Or just interested in this book itself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">*Moving stinks. Having to wait to move into your new house stinks even more. Especially when having to live with your mother until then. </span>-khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300379143519006957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164516325994410111.post-701258304166235522014-02-11T12:53:00.000-05:002014-02-11T12:53:00.626-05:00Walk Like an EgyptianSo, months ago - while I was still living in BC - my commute into the city was long and boring if I went by myself. To ease this boredom, I started to listen to audiobooks. I was killing two birds with one stone; I started to ease out of my book reading slump, and I made my drives interesting.<br />
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Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are waking, and the worst of them —Set— has his sights on the Kanes. To stop him, the siblings embark on a dangerous journey across the globe - a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.</blockquote>
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Basically, this series is wonderful. Ok, I'll admit that I didn't love it like I love the Percy Jackson series, but still. This is aimed at a slightly younger audience - but is still awesome for all ages. I did, when the first book was released, try to read it and it fell a little flat. But this is why I love the audiobooks so much. The voice actors really make the characters and the story come alive, and thus made me enjoy the book immensely. </div>
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Last year I reviewed the first <b>Vampire Academy</b> book by <b>Richelle Mead</b> and posted the video on YouTube (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW1_IP593j8" target="_blank">click the link here to see it</a>), and it took me months to fish reading the series - admittedly reading the last four books within a few weeks after needing to know what happens next.<br />
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My love or the series is why I decided to make a video just about the series. Well, that and because I don't have my copies of the books to make said individual review videos*.<br />
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So here is my series review for Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead just in time for the Vampire Academy movie release this Friday!! I am so excited for the movie and even more excited for the Bloodlines series and see more of my favourite characters.<br />
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-khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300379143519006957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164516325994410111.post-20548201539451620172014-02-01T15:08:00.000-05:002014-02-01T15:08:00.231-05:00WOO!!! YOU TUBE GURL!!Hola readerinos.<br />
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So, I'm not going to lie - I'm horrible at updating this site. Feel free to agree with me. However, to be fair to myself, I haven't been DOING anything with it to update... Until now!<br />
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Just in case you're late to the party (I'm always late... it happens), I made a new YouTube channel JUST FOR THE BOOKS!!! And its one that makes more sense for the blog, and the twitter, and the instagram....<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/MsLadyCritic" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This new channel is MsLadyCritic</span></a>. <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><----This is the link to click...</span><br />
Sometimes I forget how to spell it. In fact, there's a video on there where I do - or there's one that I have yet to edit where it happens. Regardless, it happened.<br />
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Now, the reason for this post.<br />
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I suck at updating.<br />
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There, I said it. And that being said, I'm going to try REALLY hard to update here more frequently, but I'll be honest - the YouTube will probably be done more often. I think it's because I like the challenge of making and editing coherent videos where I don't <u>quite</u> look like the spaz that I am. And I love a challenge. It keeps me young.<br />
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So that's where you'll find me on the semi-regular. I'm trying, at least, to make more videos and not just reviews and book hauls*.<br />
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<br />-khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300379143519006957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164516325994410111.post-40103097426205991272014-01-29T18:27:00.000-05:002014-01-29T18:27:23.284-05:00Must See MoviesSo, I'm watching* Clueless on Nexflix and discovered that the The Fault in Our Stars movie trailer was recently released. I'll admit, being as away from the book nation that I have been lately, I missed a lot of the hype. By missed, I really mean chose to ignore... but you know what I mean. When the book was first released I did scour every book store I could find to obtain a copy with a yeti in it, but my mission failed and I just didn't buy a copy. I should have just got the copy at Shoppers with the purple autograph. Hindsight, what can I say.<br />
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Regardless, I was excited to see that another young adult book was being made into a movie. I love that even the really poorly done ones are introducing so many more people to reading the books that they're based on - which makes them act like a gateway drug and leads these people down the dark road of reading YA and having ALL THE FEELS.<br />
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With the release of Vampire Academy next week, Divergent soon, and other amazing movies to come, this trailer just bumped TFiOS up on my 'must watch' list. Because of that, I'm sharing the trailer with you all too. Of course I realize that you probably have already watched this trailer on YouTube, but still. Here it is!!!<br />
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So I read this amazing romance novel this month and I'm back into the review game! </div>
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Basically this means good times all around! So stay tuned for the video review below. Or, if you like, you can watch it on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSNdt-ShWgU" target="_blank">YouTube here</a>. I made a new YouTube channel too just for this blog for my book reviews. You can find my <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/MsLadyCritic" target="_blank">new channel here</a>!!! Of course, all my old reviews are still on my old YouTube channel, but for now it's just going to be for non-book things!<br />
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As you can see, I am still alive and kicking. I've just been more than super busy. Since my last post I've moved across the country and decided to move back. I just missed my Ontario bloggers so much! <br />
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But seriously, I'm here to let you all know that I have a new YouTube account for blogging. You can find me as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/MsLadyCritic">MsLadyCritic</a> and I've even posted several reviews! I've been trying to post one a week - but to be honest I've been swamped and haven't always accomplished my goal. But I'm trying! <br />
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I've also added a new member to my family! I have a new puppy named Lucy. Sophie loves her. Somehow I don't have photos of Lucy on my computer yet but I was able to forage some from my e-mails!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So <a href="http://theladycriticslibrary.blogspot.ca/2012/05/youve-been-hit-by-smooth-criminal.html">I read <strong>Pretty Crooked</strong> a while ago</a> thanks to <u>NetGalley</u> and
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sadly, I’m going to have to wait until next spring for this
novel. Maybe I’ll get lucky and <u>Katherine Tegen Books</u> will put this one onto
<u>NetGalley</u> too! However, until then I can be super happy that the cover for
<strong>Pretty Sly</strong> matches the cover for <strong>Pretty Crooked</strong> – no sudden cover changes here!
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Becoming immortal wasn't supposed to be the easy part. Though Kate is about to be crowned Queen of the Underworld, she's as isolated as ever. And despite her growing love for Henry, ruler of the Underworld, he's becoming ever more distant and secretive. Then, in the midst of Kate's coronation, Henry is abducted by the only being powerful enough to kill him: the King of the Titans.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">H</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">enry's first wife, Persephone.
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17-year-old Sophia Petheram has been sheltered by her doting family all her
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attracted to and shocked by the charm and easy manners of her overgenerous
guardian. But as she begins to piece together the mystery of his past, it's as
if thread by thread, a silken net is woven around her. And when she begins
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fact that it’s Bluebeard – a fairy tale that I can’t recall a retelling of –
makes me super excited. Sadly, this one will make me wait until March 12 of
next year. But even if it wasn’t a fairytale retelling (an automatic addition
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to the test and relay everything from the past week. Last year I was so on top
of things and wrote a post every night but this year... yeah, not so much. Oh
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to the airport and, before that, taking poor Sophie over to the neighbours to
puppysit for the week. Is it weird that I so just want to get home so that I
can watch Pretty Little Liars season two (which I just bought) and snuggle with
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trip with me – were at the airport it was a lot of sitting and waiting. Of
course, during our time there I was picked on by security. Oh yes, I was privy
to the pat-down (I’ve heard rumours that they can see your underoos in that
x-ray machine) and set off the security alarms because I was a dumb-ass and forgot
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So, after all that and a quick up-down flight from Ottawa to
NYC, I was greeted in the city by Jake Gyllenhaal. Ok, that’s a bit of a lie,
but I did see him at LaGuardia while making my way out. He was going through
security. I did a triple-take at the hotness before I was sure it was him. I
wish now that I hadn’t tried to play it cool and just went up and took a
picture. But, alas, I tried to be all unaffected while furiously whispering to
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check-in at the hotel. I was just so happy to be in the city that I dropped
everything and demanded food and shopping. TGIFridays it was and we went to buy
shitteous pay-as-you-go cell phones at Kmart. </span></div>
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money” by buying one of these things. Never in my life have I had more problems
with a phone. The entire week I have just been wishing for my purple blackberry
and a way of communicating with people that wasn’t twitter or facebook. I
effing HATE facebook. Luckily I went out and bought a new iPod touch to replace
my seriously dated two gig nano the next day so wifi was at my touch whenever
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So Sunday was my attempt to get to the circus in Queens
where first I forgot out tickets (thankfully to realize as soon as we were in
our first cab and still at the hotel) and then there was some street party
thing going on so our amazing cabbie took us the long way around – and had a
GPS that must have been a cousin to my phone because it wasn’t working either.
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Circus make sure that you do! I know I’ve been to a circus before but I don’t
remember it and this one was so amazingly good! I will be going back if I ever
can. Also, if I ever figure out how to get the photos off my phone I’ll post
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bus/subway back to Manhattan (and then walking in the rain to said bus stop) we
met with my cousins for dinner. And we went to the Lego store at Rockefeller
Center. I don’t remember where we went for dinner, but it was around there and was
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ok, so there are many reasons why I love Daemon – first and
foremost being because he’s beyond super sexy. Seriously, seriously, he brings
the sexy times. It’s enough to give a girl a hot flash! However, there are many
other reasons why I love Daemon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">First off, he’s a total ass. But he’s such a loveable ass
that it makes it all ok. I know that this makes me sound a little insipid but
give me a minute. See, he’s an ass in order to firm a barrier between him and
all humans. After all, they say that sarcasm and being a jerk is the best
defense and Daemon does that in spades. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
as you get to know his character you find out just how amazing he is!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Next, he tries to always do the best thing for his family
and his people – even when it means not giving himself what he really wants. He’s
rather selfless that way and you have to give the guy a hand for having that
kind of power over his libido.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He’s infuriating! I don’t think that I’ve read a male
character who made me as angry as Daemon does! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You think he’s about to do one thing and then
he turns around and does the complete opposite!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And finally, he’s one BAMF!!! Seriously, that right there is
almost reason enough to love him. He’s the Neville Longbottom of the alien
world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So those are the reasons that I love Daemon Black. I have to
say that I am so excited for the <strong>Onyx</strong> release (I have my copy pre-ordered along
with a copy of <strong>Shadows</strong>) just so that I can own more of Daemon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you haven’t checked out this series yet – go now! You can
start by reading my review of book one, <strong>Obsidian</strong>, <a href="http://theladycriticslibrary.blogspot.ca/2011/12/welcomed-alien-invaders.html">right here</a>. Trust me, this is
one series that you won’t regret reading. And, if you’re a book blogger, you’ll
especially love the inner blogger speak!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">For the other stop in the tour today, visit <a href="http://www.kindleandme.com/">Kindle And Me</a>! Also, for more stops in the Daemon tour, you can <a href="http://www.entangledinromance.com/2012/05/03/30-days-of-daemon-blog-tour-hijacking-the-blogosphere/">see the entire list here</a>. </span></div>-khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300379143519006957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164516325994410111.post-91533969003353869622012-05-31T12:10:00.001-04:002012-05-31T12:10:50.945-04:00BEA Tips Part Three<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From my personal experience last year, here are the last of the tips that I'm sharing with you. <br />
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I feel like I'm forgetting so much, too! Let me know if I did!<br />
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For Part One - <a href="http://theladycriticslibrary.blogspot.ca/2012/05/bea-tips-part-one.html">Click Here</a><br />
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For Part Two - <a href="http://theladycriticslibrary.blogspot.ca/2012/05/bea-tips-part-two.html">Click Here</a>-khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300379143519006957noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9164516325994410111.post-33279035641307441782012-05-30T21:59:00.002-04:002012-05-30T21:59:32.646-04:00BEA Tips Part Two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here it is - finally, after several attempts at uploading - part two!<br />
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Stay tuned for Part Three!-khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300379143519006957noreply@blogger.com0