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Review of Juliet by Anne Fortier

I loved, loved, loved this book!

It had all the essential elements that keep me interested:
A deep and intriguing backstory
A love story
Action and adventure
Mystery
AND it’s about one of my most favorite cities in the world, Siena Italy.

It’s seriously so wonderful! Pick up this book and read it right now!
5 stars and totally recommend it!

Amazon Summary:
Twenty-five-year-old Julie Jacobs is heartbroken over the death of her beloved aunt Rose. But the shock goes even deeper when she learns that the woman who has been like a mother to her has left her entire estate to Julie’s twin sister. The only thing Julie receives is a key—one carried by her mother on the day she herself died—to a safety-deposit box in Siena, Italy.
    
This key sends Julie on a journey that will change her life forever—a journey into the troubled past of her ancestor Giulietta Tolomei. In 1340, still reeling from the slaughter of her parents, Giulietta was smuggled into Siena, where she met a young man named Romeo. Their ill-fated love turned medieval Siena upside-down and went on to inspire generations of poets and artists, the story reaching its pinnacle in Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. 
    
But six centuries have a way of catching up to the present, and Julie gradually begins to discover that here, in this ancient city, the past and present are hard to tell apart. The deeper she delves into the history of Romeo and Giulietta, and the closer she gets to the treasure they allegedly left behind, the greater the danger surrounding her—superstitions, ancient hostilities, and personal vendettas. As Julie crosses paths with the descendants of the families involved in the unforgettable blood feud, she begins to fear that the notorious curse—“A plague on both your houses!”—is still at work, and that she is destined to be its next target. Only someone like Romeo, it seems, could save her from this dreaded fate, but his story ended long ago. Or did it?

  • Hardcover: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books; 1 edition (August 24, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345516109
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Rapture: Lauren Kate

Okay, if you read my recommendation of Passion you know that after two books of  “like teetering on love” this series took a turn for the best!
I totally recommend this series with 5 stars and love how it ended.

Amazon Summary:
RAPTURE, the fourth & final FALLEN novel, is the Lauren Kate book the world has been waiting for.

The sky is dark with wings. . . .
Like sand through an hourglass, time is running out for Luce and Daniel. To stop Lucifer from erasing the past, they must find the place where the angels fell to earth.
Dark forces are after them, and Daniel doesn’t know if he can do this—live only to lose Luce again and again. Yet together they face an epic battle that will end with lifeless bodies . . . and angel dust. Great sacrifices are made. Hearts are destroyed.
And suddenly Luce knows what must happen. For she was meant to be with someone other than Daniel. The curse they’ve borne has always and only been about her—and the love she cast aside. The choice she makes now is the only one that truly matters. In the fight for Luce, who will win?
The astonishing conclusion to the FALLEN series. Heaven can’t wait any longer.

  • Hardcover: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers; First Edition edition (June 12, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385739184
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Review of Passion: Lauren Kate

Okay, I liked the first book Fallen then when I read the next one Torment (although the end started getting more interesting) I was still like in like, not love, but then when I read this one…

Here’s the thing, I FELL IN LOVE!

Not only that, but I loved it and immediately picked up the fourth and final book Rapture and I loved that one too!

So if you liked the first two, keep reading and I swear you won’t be disappointed with the crazy twists and turns of the third and fourth.
5 stars and recommend.

Amazon Summary:
Luce would die for Daniel.

And she has. Over and over again. Throughout time, Luce and Daniel have found each other, only to be painfully torn apart: Luce dead, Daniel left broken and alone. But perhaps it doesn’t need to be that way. . . .

Luce is certain that something—or someone—in a past life can help her in her present one. So she begins the most important journey of this lifetime . . . going back eternities to witness firsthand her romances with Daniel . . . and finally unlock the key to making their love last.

Cam and the legions of angels and Outcasts are desperate to catch Luce, but none are as frantic as Daniel. He chases Luce through their shared pasts, terrified of what might happen if she rewrites history.

Because their romance for the ages could go up in flames . . . forever.

  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (May 8, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0385739176
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Crossed: Ally Condie

Crossed is book number two in  the Matched series.
I liked Matched, but I enjoyed Crossed even more!

I can’t wait for the third installment Reached to come out later this month!

So I give this book 5 stars and totally recommend it!

Amazon Summary:
In search of a future that may not exist and faced


with the decision of who to share it with, Cassia
journeys to the Outer Provinces in pursuit of Ky—
taken by the Society to his certain death—only to
find that he has escaped, leaving a series of clues
in his wake.
Cassia’s quest leads her to question much of what
she holds dear, even as she finds glimmers of a
different life across the border. But as Cassia nears
resolve and certainty about her future with Ky, an
invitation for rebellion, an unexpected betrayal, and
a surprise visit from Xander—who may hold the key
to the uprising and, still, to Cassia’s heart—change
the game once again. Nothing is as expected on the
edge of Society, where crosses and double crosses
make the path more twisted than ever.

  • Hardcover: 367 pages
  • Publisher: Dutton Juvenile; First Edition edition (November 1, 2011)
  • Language: English
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Review of Diary of a Mad Fat Girl: Stephanie McAfee

This was a wildly entertaining easy read.
It’s a comedy, duh, I’m sure you got that from reading the title.
But I thought it was funny and heart felt and had enough of a plot line to keep me interested.
It’s crass, but not so much so that it’s a turn off.
I totally recommend this book for a funny easy read with 4 stars.

Amazon Summary:

Graciela “Ace” Jones is mad-mad at her best friend Lilly who cancels their annual trip to Panama City for mysterious reasons; at her boss Catherine for “riding her ass like a fat lady on a Rascal scooter;” at her friend Chloe’s abusive husband; and especially at Mason McKenzie, the love of her life, who has shown up with a marriage proposal one year too late. Ace is never mad, though, at her near-constant companion, an adorable chiweenie dog named Buster Loo.
Ace’s anger begins to dissipate as she takes matters into her own hands to take down Chloe’s philandering husband-and to get to the bottom of a multitude of other scandals plaguing Bugtussle, Mississippi. Then, she starts to realize that maybe Mason deserves a second chance after all.
With a sharp and distinctive voice, Stephanie McAfee delivers a hilarious and fast-paced tale about Ace Jones and her two best friends-thick as thieves and tough as nails-navigating Southern small-town politics and prejudices, finding love, and standing up for each other all the way.
  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: NAL Trade (February 7, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0451236491