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Aug.01.11 , In
Middle Grade by
Eisley Jacobs
I was doing some book keeping this morning, seeing as how July has ended and August has begun. All of the sites, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Create Space… all of them have an end report day of the final day of the month. So instead of having my totals lost in oblivion, I used my [...]
DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth COMING MAY 2011
Summary: In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can’t have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris, and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together, they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes-fascinating, sometimes-exasperating boy fits into the life she’s chosen. But Tris also has a secret: one she’s kept hidden from everyone, because she’s been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly-perfect society, she also learns that her secret might be what helps her save those she loves . . . or it might be what destroys her.
My (no spoiler) Thoughts : Oh. My. Gosh. [... Read my Review here ... ]
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May.14.10 , In
Reviews by
Eisley Jacobs
No Spoiler Review The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan If you have been following my reviews, you will know that I have reviews Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief (Book 1) and The Sea of Monsters (Book 2) of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Of course, this means I must review Book 3, [...]
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May.07.10 , In
Reviews by
Eisley Jacobs
No Spoiler Review The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen Upon recommendation of a friend, I downloaded the audio book, The Sugar Queen by Addison Allen. First off, this is not a YA book… It’s important for me to say that because I thought it was. LOL So it was a complete shocker when the [...]
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Apr.01.10 , In
Query by
Eisley Jacobs
You know when someone pokes you REALLY hard… it makes you jump and maybe scream like a school aged child? And maybe it even hurts a little but after you rub it for a second you are good to go…? But the reason they poked you, totally worth it… right? Well okay, not always… but [...]
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Mar.22.10 , In
Reviews by
Eisley Jacobs
NO SPOILER REVIEW: ONE OF A KIND theater book Book Two of Théâtre Illuminata – Perchance to Dream By Lisa Mantchev Available for advance purchase, Release date:May 25th From back of book: Growing up in the enchanted Théâtre Illuminata, Beatrice Shakespeare Smith learned all about every play ever written, but she didn’t know that she, [...]
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Mar.07.10 , In
Reviews by
Eisley Jacobs
No Spoilers When the news of this dark tale came into my view, I knew it would be something I would see… eventually. Opening weekend, it was highly doubtful, but definitely something I would see. So when I found myself sitting in the IMAX with my husband yesterday, I had to laugh that I was [...]
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Feb.11.10 , In
Reviews by
Eisley Jacobs
A few months ago, a friend of mine was talking about reading Percy Jackson. I thought immediately about Peter Jackson and figured she had mispronounced Peter’s first name, because believe it or not, it happens. Then it occurred to me, as far as I knew, Peter Jackson hadn’t written any YA novels, which is what [...]
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Feb.06.10 , In
Reviews by
Eisley Jacobs
I belong to a book club for Homeschooling moms and each month our book club gets together to discuss a novel that one of us chosen. The month it was my turn to pick, I chose Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev for a variety of reasons… The biggest reason was that Lisa and I [...]
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