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Please update your subscriptions with my new site: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.jennsbookshelves.com/\"\u003ewww.jennsbookshelves.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-2906297426581662249?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/2906297426581662249/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d2906297426581662249\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/2906297426581662249"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/2906297426581662249"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/09/ive-moved.html","title":"I've Moved!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-2342312672656576168"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-30T09:41:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-30T09:43:13.627-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review: Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse by Kaleb Nation"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg class\u003d\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-359\" title\u003d\"Hambic\" src\u003d\"http://www.jennsbookshelves.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Hambic3-201x300.jpg\" alt\u003d\"Hambic\" width\u003d\"201\" height\u003d\"300\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAt the age of six years old, Bran Hambric was found inside a sealed bank fault. He had no memory of how he had come to be in the vault. As a matter of fact, he couldn't remember anything.  The only clue that lead to his identity was a torn piece of paper found with him, which stated: \"Bran Hambric, born June 17.\"  Hambric was found by Sewey Wilomas, an employee of the bank.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eEight years later, Hambric is living with the Wilomas family.  The Finder's Keepers Law required that, since Sewey Wilomas found Bran, he is theirs \"forever or until the End of Time, whichever comes later.\"  Bran lives in the attic of the Wilomas home.  He and Rosie (Mabel Wilomas' distant cousin) are essentially the Wilomas' servants.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe Wilomas' live in the City of Dunce, a town where magic and magical creatures have been outlawed. The slight mention of magic or mages (those that practice magic) can result in imprisonment.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOne night Bran and Sewey are attacked by a creature who refers to himself as Shambles.  During his attempt to take Bran, he mentions the name Emry Hambric, Bran's mother.  This is the first Bran has heard anything about his past.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFor the first time, Bran begins to question his origin.  It doesn't take him long to discover he is not a normal boy.  His mother, Emry Hambric, was a mage who risked her life to save Bran's.  Emry helped create the Farfield Curse, a curse known to be powerful but hasn't been spoken of for the past eight years.  The mages who helped create the Curse are now after Bran, for he is the only one that can awaken the horrible power that can unleash this curse. Bran must stop at nothing to prevent this Curse from occurring.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402218575?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d1402218575\"\u003eBran Hambric: The Farfield Curse\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d1402218575\" alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" width\u003d\"1\" height\u003d\"1\" /\u003e was a very thrilling tale.  The suspense builds and builds and comes to a powerful climax near the end.  I literally read this is one night, nothing was able to pull my attention away.  While technically considered a YA novel it is one that can be enjoyed by adults as well. Now, I would be remiss not to mention the similarities to the Harry Potter books.  They do exist, but Kaleb is able to hold is own on this one.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe most impressive thing about this book is the author, Kaleb Nation.  Kaleb was only fourteen years old when he started writing Bran Hambric, and it took most of his teenage years to complete it. This is a truly impressive feat.  The dedication and focus Nation gave to his writing is clearly evident in this book.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-2342312672656576168?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/2342312672656576168/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d2342312672656576168\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/2342312672656576168"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/2342312672656576168"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/review-bran-hambric-farfield-curse-by.html","title":"Review: Bran Hambric: The Farfield Curse by Kaleb Nation"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-6253886774668465675"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-28T19:07:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-28T19:09:07.908-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Winner of Babydoll!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cimg style\u003d\"visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;\" border\u003d0 width\u003d0 height\u003d0 src\u003d\"http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID\u003d2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNTE1MDA4NDQ*MjEmcHQ9MTI1MTUwMDg*NzkwNiZwPTExOTMxJmQ9c3RhbmRhcmQmZz*xJm89ZmMyMWJjZmZhZTMyNDAyNTk4MzVlODQwZDUyOGI5N2U\u003d.gif\" /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.imagechef.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e \u003cimg src\u003d\"http://cdn-img1.imagechef.com/w/090828/samp141957cf6acef680.jpg\" alt\u003d\"ImageChef.com - Custom comment codes for MySpace, Hi5, Friendster and more\"/\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe winner has been contacted.  Thanks to all who entered!  Check back next week for some exciting new giveaways!\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-6253886774668465675?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/6253886774668465675/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d6253886774668465675\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/6253886774668465675"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/6253886774668465675"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/winner-of-babydoll.html","title":"Winner of Babydoll!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-7553199788712390101"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-27T18:11:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-27T18:15:06.824-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Moving Time!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"My blog redesign and move to self-hosting took less time than I expected!  The new site, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.jennsbookshelves.com\"\u003eJenn's Bookshelves\u003c/a\u003e is live and ready for visitors!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd to celebrate my redesign and move to self-hosting, I'll be hosting some great giveaways (Hint, Hint: Catching Fire!). \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBe sure to check it out and let me know what you think. Please update your subscriptions as well for I will stop posting here by next week.  Thanks to all your support!\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-7553199788712390101?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/7553199788712390101/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d7553199788712390101\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/7553199788712390101"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/7553199788712390101"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/moving-time.html","title":"Moving Time!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-5541877012158947159"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-26T08:48:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-26T08:52:50.300-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Change Is In The Air!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eWithin the past few months, I've discovered a few blogs that use the same template as mine (sob).  It's a template I've grown to love and have spent countless hours customizing. I've branded Jenn's Bookshelf around this template. It's to be expected, I suppose, given it is a free (and fabulous) template!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eBut, the time has come for me to change it and personalize it a bit more, create something that is truly mine. So, in the next few weeks, Jenn's Bookshelf will have a completely new look.  At the same time, I will switch to self-hosting. It make sense to make all these big changes at one time. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eThank you to all of those that have complimented the look of Jenn's Bookshelf! I hope you all will be just as happy, if not more, when the new look is unveiled. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eThank you for being a dedicated follower, and for all of your support!\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-5541877012158947159?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/5541877012158947159/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d5541877012158947159\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"20 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/5541877012158947159"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/5541877012158947159"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/change-is-in-air.html","title":"Change Is In The Air!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"20"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-549492998804413499"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-25T20:53:00.006-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-25T21:44:22.002-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RIP"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril…IV!!!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSTNUNahnI/AAAAAAAABpA/GaBmo5hRTHI/s1600-h/rip4300.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 200px;\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSTNUNahnI/AAAAAAAABpA/GaBmo5hRTHI/s200/rip4300.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374082112332400242\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI was so excited to see Carl from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.stainlesssteeldroppings.com/\"\u003eStainless Steel Droppings\u003c/a\u003e had posted about his famous RIP (R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril) Challenge, September 1-October 31!  I've wanted to participate for some time, but this is the first I've been able to. I always try to read a lot of great horror and thriller during the Halloween season, and this challenge gives me another excuse!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eRIP challenges you to pick books from the following categories:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMystery.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuspense.\u003cbr /\u003eThriller.\u003cbr /\u003eDark Fantasy.\u003cbr /\u003eGothic.\u003cbr /\u003eHorror.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSupernatural\u003c/strong\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThere are also certain levels (perils) to this challenge.  I will be participating in:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSJKn_8u7I/AAAAAAAABn4/lnr3GvdMMqo/s1600-h/rip4first.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 56px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSJKn_8u7I/AAAAAAAABn4/lnr3GvdMMqo/s200/rip4first.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374071070988745650\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003ePeril the First states that I must read \u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003efour\u003c/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c/em\u003e books of any length, from any subgenre of scary stories.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNow, since my favorite genre is horror, I have a huge bookshelf that is literally packed (I'm talking at least 200 books) full of horror fiction.  So, I have a great pool of books to choose from.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFollowing is my tentative list.  I will be adding to this list, I'm certain, depending on the mood I'm in!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Jenn/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.png\" alt\u003d\"\" /\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSQpt3SBOI/AAAAAAAABog/FOzUkMMoPCE/s1600-h/Image13.gif\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 200px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSQpt3SBOI/AAAAAAAABog/FOzUkMMoPCE/s200/Image13.gif\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374079301720343778\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSRil88AzI/AAAAAAAABo4/PigwWiSOBG0/s1600-h/Image16.gif\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSRil88AzI/AAAAAAAABo4/PigwWiSOBG0/s200/Image16.gif\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374080278849127218\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSRiQWvaNI/AAAAAAAABow/MT9TgDp_GVk/s1600-h/Image15.gif\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSRiQWvaNI/AAAAAAAABow/MT9TgDp_GVk/s200/Image15.gif\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374080273051773138\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSRiLjFXgI/AAAAAAAABoo/fIx_PyIin5s/s1600-h/Image14.gif\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSRiLjFXgI/AAAAAAAABoo/fIx_PyIin5s/s200/Image14.gif\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374080271761366530\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSQoCjmcGI/AAAAAAAABoA/86RkWnsFiK0/s1600-h/Image9.gif\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSQoCjmcGI/AAAAAAAABoA/86RkWnsFiK0/s200/Image9.gif\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374079272915202146\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSQoUzfeoI/AAAAAAAABoI/vT1C6MTw2xg/s1600-h/Image10.gif\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSQoUzfeoI/AAAAAAAABoI/vT1C6MTw2xg/s200/Image10.gif\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374079277813693058\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSQoyqK9JI/AAAAAAAABoQ/ybrLLq9XUUQ/s1600-h/Image11.gif\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 200px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSQoyqK9JI/AAAAAAAABoQ/ybrLLq9XUUQ/s200/Image11.gif\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374079285827662994\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSQpPU9JPI/AAAAAAAABoY/jnQLKmIbioA/s1600-h/Image12.gif\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 200px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSQpPU9JPI/AAAAAAAABoY/jnQLKmIbioA/s200/Image12.gif\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374079293523305714\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Jenn/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.png\" alt\u003d\"\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAny suggestions for other books I should add to my pool?\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-549492998804413499?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/549492998804413499/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d549492998804413499\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"11 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/549492998804413499"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/549492998804413499"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/readers-imbibing-periliv.html","title":"R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril…IV!!!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpSTNUNahnI/AAAAAAAABpA/GaBmo5hRTHI/s72-c/rip4300.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"11"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-2647291323505331700"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-25T16:17:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-25T16:32:46.256-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"National Book Festival is a Month Away!  Sign Up for the DC Tweetup!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpRJwmq2dYI/AAAAAAAABnw/OFbYJ9GdR2o/s1600-h/2009Poster.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374001354722669954\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 114px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpRJwmq2dYI/AAAAAAAABnw/OFbYJ9GdR2o/s200/2009Poster.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpRJjY2wQCI/AAAAAAAABno/XGJwSIOrJc0/s1600-h/2009Poster.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003eThe National Book Festival is being held September 26, 2009 at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. There is an amazing line-up of authors scheduled to appear, including some of my favorites:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/authors/Hale.html\"\u003eShannon Hale\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/authors/Willems.html\"\u003eMo Willems\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/authors/Baldacci.html\"\u003eDavid Baldacci\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/authors/Alvarez.html\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/authors/Child.html\"\u003eLee Child\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/authors/Patterson.html\"\u003eJames Patterson\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/authors/Pelecanos.html\"\u003eGeorge Pelecanos\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/authors/Blume.html\"\u003eJudy Blume\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/authors/Carman.html\"\u003ePatrick Carman\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/authors/Riordan.html\"\u003eRick Riordan\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/authors/Grisham.html\"\u003eJohn Grisham\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/authors/Irving.html\"\u003eJohn Irving\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/authors/Neville.html\"\u003eKatherine Neville\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/authors/Picoult.html\"\u003eJodi Picoult\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/authors/Sparks.html\"\u003eNicholas Sparks\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/authors/Walls.html\"\u003eJeannette Walls\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:78%;\"\u003e(for a full list, visit the \u003c/span\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/authors/index.html\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:78%;\"\u003eLibrary of Congress Web site\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size:78%;\"\u003e).\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSeveral local bloggers are working together to plan a DC TweetUp, which is basically a get together for anyone that will be in town to attend the National Book Festival. If you will be in DC that weekend, and are interested in joining up with us, please sign up for the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://groups.google.com/group/dctweetup\"\u003eDC Tweetup group\u003c/a\u003e. We're also planning a tour of the Library of Congress Building, so sign up for the group to receive updates as they become available!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-2647291323505331700?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/2647291323505331700/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d2647291323505331700\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/2647291323505331700"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/2647291323505331700"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/national-book-festival-is-month-away.html","title":"National Book Festival is a Month Away!  Sign Up for the DC Tweetup!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpRJwmq2dYI/AAAAAAAABnw/OFbYJ9GdR2o/s72-c/2009Poster.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-6420231543797706257"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-25T08:49:00.006-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-25T08:57:56.281-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Teaser Tuesday"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Teaser Tuesday, August 25"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SkoKRxo1YXI/AAAAAAAABhM/vPc6piy27YA/s1600-h/Teasertuesdays.bmp\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353102407581917554\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 128px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 81px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SkoKRxo1YXI/AAAAAAAABhM/vPc6piy27YA/s400/Teasertuesdays.bmp\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/Si5858pYctI/AAAAAAAABbU/osmYJGB-Nh8/s1600-h/teaser-tuesday.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eTeaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/\"\u003eShould Be Reading\u003c/a\u003e. Anyone can play along! \u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eJust do the following:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eGrab your current read\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eOpen to a random page\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eShare two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eShare the title \u0026amp; author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! \u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373884549472214818\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 124px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpPfhpNAXyI/AAAAAAAABng/oYoPyH8yLdk/s200/nomercy.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpPetf2GN9I/AAAAAAAABnY/KUKvBr-ni2U/s1600-h/nomercy.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpPetf2GN9I/AAAAAAAABnY/KUKvBr-ni2U/s1600-h/nomercy.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpPetf2GN9I/AAAAAAAABnY/KUKvBr-ni2U/s1600-h/nomercy.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy teaser this week comes from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786020873?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0786020873\"\u003eNo Mercy\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d0786020873\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e by John Gilstrap: \u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"He'd seen a lot of people die in his time, and he always admired the ones who accepted their fate with guts. Good guy or bad, heaven reserved places for those who showed currage to the end.\u003c/em\u003e \"\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat's your teaser this week?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-6420231543797706257?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/6420231543797706257/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d6420231543797706257\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"8 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/6420231543797706257"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/6420231543797706257"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/teaser-tuesday-august-25.html","title":"Teaser Tuesday, August 25"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SkoKRxo1YXI/AAAAAAAABhM/vPc6piy27YA/s72-c/Teasertuesdays.bmp","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"8"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-6566807169818886706"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-24T15:37:00.012-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-24T16:19:57.232-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Fall is in the Air! Time to Reorganize!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eI'm really not that big a fan of summer. I detest hot weather. There are perks, however. Less traffic due to no school. I have more free time in the evenings since my oldest doesn't have homework. More time for reading makes me a happy camper!\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003eFall is definitely in the air, however. A welcome change to the sweltering heat! I've noticed that the mornings are cooler. The sun is rising later. I can almost feel Fall trying to scoot in. I love fall. It's probably my favorite season. I love the changing colors of the foliage. In the area in which I live, it's like driving through a watercolor painting. The colors are so vivid and bright. And I absolutely love back to school shopping! I loved it as a kid, and I love it still as an adult. We start early, in July, so we don' t have to deal with the horrible crowds and digging through the leftover supplies. And, oh how I wish it would be acceptable for me to carry a trapper keeper to work! Or use glittery pencils with multi-colored erasers!\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003eA big thing we do at our house this time of year is reorganize! With the fall, not only does it bring school but it also begins my busy travel time of the year. So, buy organizing and decluttering, it helps make our days run smoother and our lives less hectic. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003eI was ecstatic when I was contacted by CSN Office Furniture inviting me to review one of their products. Several other bloggers were contacted and decided to review bookshelves. Now, I could definitely use another bookshelf, but keeping in line with this whole theme of organizing, I decided to review an item that would keep our family more organized. Because not only does CSN \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.csnofficefurniture.com/Home-Office-Furniture-C77460.html\"\u003ehome office furniture \u003c/a\u003e sell bookshelves and other office equipment, it also sells some great organizational pieces! So I began to think of an area in our house that could stand a bit of organizing. I instantly thought of my son's room, specifically his video game console/collection. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpLwFSeIDsI/AAAAAAAABnQ/ZGh7FukfPf8/s1600-h/Atlantic%2527s%2B4%2BTier%2BWire%2BGaming%2BTower%2B-%2BSilver.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373621279054630594\" style\u003d\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpLwFSeIDsI/AAAAAAAABnQ/ZGh7FukfPf8/s200/Atlantic%2527s%2B4%2BTier%2BWire%2BGaming%2BTower%2B-%2BSilver.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eThe item I will be reviewing is the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.csnofficefurniture.com/Atlantic-45506019-AL0312.html\"\u003eFour-Tier Wire Gaming Tower\u003c/a\u003e. I just love all the storage space it provides, and even more importantly, the hooks for the controllers! Currently, my son just throws them in a drawer and the cords get all twisted and bent. With this new system, I'm hoping my son will be able to keep this area of his room a little neater. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo, check back in a few weeks for my review. And, if my son is willing, I will post a before and after picture of his video game area!\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-6566807169818886706?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/6566807169818886706/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d6566807169818886706\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/6566807169818886706"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/6566807169818886706"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/fall-is-in-airtime-to-reorganize.html","title":"Fall is in the Air! Time to Reorganize!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SpLwFSeIDsI/AAAAAAAABnQ/ZGh7FukfPf8/s72-c/Atlantic%2527s%2B4%2BTier%2BWire%2BGaming%2BTower%2B-%2BSilver.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-7092475563177691127"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-24T12:13:00.006-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-24T19:30:31.568-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MG Book Challenge"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"I've Joined the Middle Grade Book Challenge!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cp align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://bambireads.blogspot.com/2009/08/middle-grade-book-challenge.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\" border\u003d\"0\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i616.photobucket.com/albums/tt248/lindanmc/IMG_3432-1-1-2.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI can't believe it myself, but I've signed up for yet another challenge! The Middle Grade Book Challenge is sponsored by \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bambireads.blogspot.com/\"\u003eBambi Reads\u003c/a\u003e. Here are the details:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1. Anyone can \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bambireads.blogspot.com/2009/08/middle-grade-book-challenge.html\"\u003ejoin\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e2. Read 12 middle grade novels (Challenge 1) or read 25 MG books (Challenge 2). You can read comics too, or listen to audio books. These can be in any language. You don't have to make a reading list now; you may select them as you go and you're free to make changes to your list.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e3. The challenge begins September 1st, 2009 through August 31st, 2010.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e4. You can join anytime between now and August 31st, 2010.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSounds like a great challenge, doesn't it!? I read a good deal of Middle-Grade books with my ten- year-old son, so this is the perfect challenge for us to do together!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI'm aiming for Challenge 2 (25 MG books). Here are the books we'll start off with:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e39 Clues series (currently 5 books in this series)\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eCatching Fire by Suzanne Collins\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eThe Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eSavvy by Ingrid Law\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eWhen You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eBran Hambric: The Farfield Curse by Kaleb Nation\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eSkeleton Creek by Patrick Carman\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eGhost in the Machine (Skeleton Creek, Book Two) by Patrick Carman\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eI need your input! What middle grade books should we add to our list? \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-7092475563177691127?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/7092475563177691127/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d7092475563177691127\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/7092475563177691127"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/7092475563177691127"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/ive-joined-middle-grade-challenge.html","title":"I've Joined the Middle Grade Book Challenge!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-4761973786402006179"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-24T08:58:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-24T09:16:11.072-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"It's Monday, What Are You Reading This Week?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SjZ58ZsVGdI/AAAAAAAABcc/zvKOawG0Nok/s1600-h/on_mondays.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347595686144973266\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 149px; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SjZ58ZsVGdI/AAAAAAAABcc/zvKOawG0Nok/s320/on_mondays.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SjZ58ZsVGdI/AAAAAAAABcc/zvKOawG0Nok/s1600-h/on_mondays.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eIt's Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being reading, and the books to be finish this week. It was created by \u003ca href\u003d\"http://j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com/\"\u003eJ.Kaye's Book Blog\u003c/a\u003e, so stop by and join in!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"FONT-WEIGHT: bold\"\u003eBooks Completed Last Week\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"FONT-WEIGHT: bold\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"FONT-WEIGHT: bold\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/042522550X?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d042522550X\"\u003eBabydoll\u003c/a\u003e by Allyson Roy \u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"FONT-WEIGHT: bold\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316014176?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0316014176\"\u003eFade to Blue\u003c/a\u003e by Sean Beaudoin \u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006166796X?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d006166796X\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNothing but Ghosts\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d006166796X\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e by Beth Kephart\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCurrently Reading:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786020873?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0786020873\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo Mercy\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by John Gilstrap\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446612731?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0446612731\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Black Echo \u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Michael Connelly (audiobook)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooks to Complete This Week: \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI have a lot of great books to read in the next few weeks. I'm very excited about many of them (I wonder which ones they are!?)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316070629?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0316070629\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlex Cross's TRIAL\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e by James Patterson\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/038534385X?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d038534385X\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHomer's Odyssey\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d038534385X\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e by Gwen Cooper\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312368488?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0312368488\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvil at Heart\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d0312368488\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e by Chelsea Cain\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0307454355?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0307454355\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJack Wakes Up\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d0307454355\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e by Seth Harwood\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439023491?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0439023491\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatching Fire\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d0439023491\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e by Suzanne Collins\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553807536?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0553807536\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFragment\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d0553807536\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e by Warren Fahy \u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat are you reading this week?\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-4761973786402006179?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/4761973786402006179/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d4761973786402006179\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"7 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/4761973786402006179"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/4761973786402006179"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-this_24.html","title":"It's Monday, What Are You Reading This Week?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SjZ58ZsVGdI/AAAAAAAABcc/zvKOawG0Nok/s72-c/on_mondays.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"7"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-9132344458725871747"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-24T08:52:00.003-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-24T08:57:52.879-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Winner of The Disobedient Girl is..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cimg style\u003d\"VISIBILITY: hidden; WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px\" height\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID\u003d2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNTExMTg1ODg4MjMmcHQ9MTI1MTExODU5NDU2MCZwPTExOTMxJmQ9c3RhbmRhcmQmZz*xJm89ZDQ1YzUxYzViOGY1NDNlNTkxY2I2ODRlNDFkNDAwYTI\u003d.gif\" width\u003d\"0\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.imagechef.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e \u003cimg alt\u003d\"ImageChef.com - Custom comment codes for MySpace, Hi5, Friendster and more\" src\u003d\"http://cdn-img1.imagechef.com/w/090824/sampe20c75696d134eff.jpg\" /\u003e \u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI've emailed Kristen to obtain her mailing address. Thank you to all that entered. Remember, you still have a few days to enter to win \u003ca href\u003d\"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/review-blog-tour-giveaway-babydoll-by.html\"\u003eBabydoll by Allyson Roy\u003c/a\u003e!\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-9132344458725871747?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/9132344458725871747/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d9132344458725871747\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/9132344458725871747"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/9132344458725871747"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/winner-of-disobedient-girl-is.html","title":"The Winner of The Disobedient Girl is..."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-5862433593985947588"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-20T08:36:00.003-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-20T08:55:56.952-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW)"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blog Post"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Book Blogger Appreciation Week! Can You Feel the Excitement?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cp align\u003d\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.bookbloggerappreciationweek.com/\" target\u003d\"new\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"WIDTH: 219px; HEIGHT: 69px\" height\u003d\"94\" src\u003d\"http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg290/thefriendlybooknook/bbaw-button2009.jpg\" width\u003d\"258\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI think I've drilled this into your heads already, but Book Blogger Appreciation Week is coming up soon: September 14-18, 2009. Nominees for the various categories have been nominated and I love the excitement I see on twitter when people tweet what category they have been nominated for. The enthusiasm is overwhelming!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWell, Jenn's Bookshelf has been nominated for Best Reviews! I woke up to find the email waiting for me. I'm suprised, humbled, and honored! Thank you to whomever nominated me!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI also have to thank the awards committee that has been spending a tremendous amount of time sending out these notificiations. It's a lot of hard work, and we all appreciate your dedication to spreading the excitement about book bloggers!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo, I have until midnight tomorrow (Friday, August 21st) to come up with 5 posts that most reflect my blog and this category. It's going to be a lot of fun to go back and reflect over the posts I've done over the past year, and to see how much Jenn's Bookshelf has grown and matured.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBe sure to keep following the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bookbloggerappreciationweek.com/\"\u003eBBAW blog \u003c/a\u003eand be sure to vote for your favorite blogs! Voting starts Monday, September 7 and ends on September 12 at 11:59 PM EST.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-5862433593985947588?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/5862433593985947588/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d5862433593985947588\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"14 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/5862433593985947588"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/5862433593985947588"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/book-blogger-appreciation-week-can-you.html","title":"Book Blogger Appreciation Week! Can You Feel the Excitement?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"14"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-8299054081137251760"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-19T08:35:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-20T12:31:54.815-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blog tour"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Current Giveaways"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review, Blog Tour \u0026 Giveaway: Babydoll by Allyson Roy"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/Sov39mckGoI/AAAAAAAABmo/nfp5L161Bv4/s1600-h/babydoll.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371659618233883266\" style\u003d\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 128px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/Sov39mckGoI/AAAAAAAABmo/nfp5L161Bv4/s200/babydoll.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eSaylor Oz is a Brooklyn-based sex therapist. She spends her days curing couples of their sexual woes. But when the brother of her long-time friend gets arrested and convicted of serial murders, Saylor feels obligated to put on a detective hat and hunts for the true killer.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe murder victims were all models found around New York City. Each victim has a lock of hair missing. Saylor, a connoisseur of films of a sexual nature, realizes that she's seen this somewhere before: an old movie entitled \u003cem\u003eBad, Bad, Babydoll.\u003c/em\u003e Saylor immediately begins investigating the cast of this movie and discovers some startling similarities to the crimes. She vows to stop at nothing, even putting herself in harms way, to help find the true killer.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eReaders of Jenn's Bookshelf know that I can't stand when one author's writing is compared to another. However, in the case of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/042522550X?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d042522550X\"\u003eBabydoll\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d042522550X\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e, I can't help but compare it to Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum novels. Saylor has the same no-holds-barred attitude as Stephanie Plum. I It's not Pulitzer Prize-winning fiction, but an excellent read nonetheless. Several times I found myself laughing at loud. The emotions the reader experiences ranges from sorrow and hatred to tears-rolling-down-your face humor. The characters are stellar. Each has their own faults, but you can't help but love them. And if that's not enough, the storyline is very suspenseful. Just when you think you've solved the case, Roy throws in something from left field and forces you to reconsider.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhile \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/042522550X?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d042522550X\"\u003eBabydoll\u003c/a\u003e is technically the second in a series of books, you lose nothing by not reading the first of the series, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/042522323X?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d042522323X\"\u003eAphrodisiac \u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d042522323X\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e. Obviously, since the main character is a sex therapist, there is a good deal of sex in this book. It's not overly graphic or raunchy in any way and completely appropriate for this book. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eI highly recommend this one! A steamy thriller for your steamy summer evenings!\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/Sov3yfBTonI/AAAAAAAABmg/yP1GDEuQyRI/s1600-h/Allyson-Roy-300x235.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371659427261948530\" style\u003d\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 129px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 120px\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/Sov3yfBTonI/AAAAAAAABmg/yP1GDEuQyRI/s200/Allyson-Roy-300x235.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eAllyson Roy translates into Alice \u0026amp; Roy, husband and wife collaborating authors. Roy, a graduate of the University Of The Arts in Philadelphia, has a background in theater, art and standup comedy. Alice, dancer/choreographer/teacher, double majored in dance and philosophy at the State University of New York. They spent many gypsy years living and working in the different neighborhoods of New York City and Philadelphia. Aside from being marriage and writing partners, they are also best friends, which is reflected in the heartfelt, go-the-distance friendship of their two main characters.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eThanks to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://tlcbooktours.com/\"\u003eTLC Book Tours \u003c/a\u003efor allowing me to take part in this tour. And thanks to the publisher, Penguin, for providing a copy of this book for review. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eCheck out the other blogs participating in this tour:\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eTuesday, August 18th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.eclecticbooklover.com/\" jquery1250686523210\u003d\"3\"\u003eThe Eclectic Book Lover\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWednesday, August 19th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/\" jquery1250686523210\u003d\"4\"\u003eJenn’s Bookshelf\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTuesday, August 25th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://jensbookthoughts.blogspot.com/\" jquery1250686523210\u003d\"5\"\u003eJen’s Book Thoughts\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWednesday, August 26th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cherylsbooknook.blogspot.com/\" modo\u003d\"false\" jquery1250686523210\u003d\"6\"\u003eCheryl’s Book Nook\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThursday, August 27th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.readingwithmonie.com/\" modo\u003d\"false\" jquery1250686523210\u003d\"7\"\u003eReading With Monie\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMonday, August 31st: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bookluver-carol.blogspot.com/\" modo\u003d\"false\" jquery1250686523210\u003d\"8\"\u003eBookluver-Carol’s Reviews\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWednesday, September 2nd: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://chickwithbooks.blogspot.com/\" modo\u003d\"false\" jquery1250686523210\u003d\"9\"\u003eChick With Books\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThursday, September 3rd: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://stephaniesbooks.blogspot.com/\" modo\u003d\"false\" jquery1250686523210\u003d\"10\"\u003eStephanie’s Confessions of a Book-a-holic\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTuesday, September 8th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.galleysmith.com/\" jquery1250686523210\u003d\"11\"\u003eGalleySmith\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWednesday, September 9th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.bookgasm.com/\" jquery1250686523210\u003d\"12\"\u003eBookgasm\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThursday, September 10th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://imbookingit.wordpress.com/\" jquery1250686523210\u003d\"13\"\u003eI’m Booking It\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eNow to the giveway! To enter, comment on this post. To earn extra entries, blog and/or tweet about it. Please include a direct link to your tweet or blog post in your comment. All comments must contain an email address. Comments received without email address will be automatically removed. Open to US and Canadian residents only. Winner will be announced on this blog on Friday, August 28th. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-8299054081137251760?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/8299054081137251760/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d8299054081137251760\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"65 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/8299054081137251760"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/8299054081137251760"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/review-blog-tour-giveaway-babydoll-by.html","title":"Review, Blog Tour \u0026 Giveaway: Babydoll by Allyson Roy"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/Sov39mckGoI/AAAAAAAABmo/nfp5L161Bv4/s72-c/babydoll.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"65"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-6601579192612925215"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-18T09:05:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-18T09:15:10.258-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Teaser Tuesday"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Teaser Tuesday, August 18"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SkoKRxo1YXI/AAAAAAAABhM/vPc6piy27YA/s1600-h/Teasertuesdays.bmp\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353102407581917554\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 128px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 81px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SkoKRxo1YXI/AAAAAAAABhM/vPc6piy27YA/s400/Teasertuesdays.bmp\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/Si5858pYctI/AAAAAAAABbU/osmYJGB-Nh8/s1600-h/teaser-tuesday.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eTeaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/\"\u003eShould Be Reading\u003c/a\u003e. Anyone can play along! \u003c/div\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003eJust do the following:\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eGrab your current read \u003c/li\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cli\u003eOpen to a random page \u003c/li\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cli\u003eShare two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eBE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) \u003c/li\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cli\u003eShare the title \u0026amp; author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! \u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/Sm4RcUNP7XI/AAAAAAAABkQ/9v8LZEaB_ss/s1600-h/35743641.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SoqoJPDLkZI/AAAAAAAABmY/l-gQ79AX234/s1600-h/39483228.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371290382204899730\" style\u003d\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 128px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SoqoJPDLkZI/AAAAAAAABmY/l-gQ79AX234/s200/39483228.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eMy teaser this week comes from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/042522550X?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d042522550X\"\u003eBabydoll\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d042522550X\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e by Allyson Roy:\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"We were out looking for an old coffee can with some dead person's hair inside it when we ran into this guy smoking a joint who invited us into the wrong house, whereupon I clogged up his toilet, and you decided to lift three semi-automatics, twenty-one thousand in cash, and four bags of powder. And, let's not forget I'm the sister of a convicted serial killer.\"\u003c/em\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003eCheck back tomorrow for my review of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/042522550X?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d042522550X\"\u003eBabydoll\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d042522550X\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e! \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat's your teaser this week?\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-6601579192612925215?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/6601579192612925215/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d6601579192612925215\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"7 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/6601579192612925215"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/6601579192612925215"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/teaser-tuesday-august-18.html","title":"Teaser Tuesday, August 18"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SkoKRxo1YXI/AAAAAAAABhM/vPc6piy27YA/s72-c/Teasertuesdays.bmp","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"7"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-790920073446020609"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-17T21:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-17T21:00:01.008-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"It's Monday What Are you Reading This Week"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"It's Monday, What Are You Reading This Week?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SjZ58ZsVGdI/AAAAAAAABcc/zvKOawG0Nok/s1600-h/on_mondays.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347595686144973266\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 149px; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SjZ58ZsVGdI/AAAAAAAABcc/zvKOawG0Nok/s320/on_mondays.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SjZ58ZsVGdI/AAAAAAAABcc/zvKOawG0Nok/s1600-h/on_mondays.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eIt's Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being reading, and the books to be finish this week. It was created by \u003ca href\u003d\"http://j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com/\"\u003eJ.Kaye's Book Blog\u003c/a\u003e, so stop by and join in!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"FONT-WEIGHT: bold\"\u003eBooks Completed Last Week\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"FONT-WEIGHT: bold\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670020559?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0670020559\"\u003eThe Magicians\u003c/a\u003e by Lev Grossman \u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"FONT-WEIGHT: bold\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316166308?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0316166308\"\u003eThe Scarecrow\u003c/a\u003e by Michael Connelly \u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1439101957?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d1439101957\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Disobedient Girl\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d1439101957\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e by Ru Freeman\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"FONT-WEIGHT: bold\"\u003eCurrently Reading \u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/042522550X?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d042522550X\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBabydoll\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d042522550X\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e by Allyson Roy\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"FONT-WEIGHT: bold\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446612731?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0446612731\"\u003eThe Black Echo \u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d0446612731\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e by Michael Connelly (audiobook) \u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"FONT-WEIGHT: bold\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316014176?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0316014176\"\u003eFade to Blue\u003c/a\u003e by Sean Beaudoin\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"FONT-WEIGHT: bold\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBooks to Complete This Week \u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"FONT-WEIGHT: bold\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446604682?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0446604682\"\u003eNathan's Run\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d0446604682\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786020873?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0786020873\"\u003eNo Mercy\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d0786020873\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e by John Gilstrap\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1416950079?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d1416950079\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTricks\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d1416950079\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e by Ellen Hopkins\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316070629?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0316070629\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlex Cross's TRIAL\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d0316070629\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e by James Patterson\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"FONT-WEIGHT: bold\"\u003eWhat are you reading this week?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"FONT-WEIGHT: bold\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"FONT-WEIGHT: bold\"\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-790920073446020609?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/790920073446020609/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d790920073446020609\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/790920073446020609"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/790920073446020609"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-this_17.html","title":"It's Monday, What Are You Reading This Week?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SjZ58ZsVGdI/AAAAAAAABcc/zvKOawG0Nok/s72-c/on_mondays.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-1583513456653716585"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-16T21:08:00.011-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-24T09:35:12.189-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"blog tour"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review, Blog Tour, and Giveaway: A Disobedient Girl by Ru Freeman"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SolVLFsFtDI/AAAAAAAABlw/GOrUxVklHyA/s1600-h/tlc-logo-resized.bmp\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/lg-cover-english.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 125px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 198px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://tlcbooktours.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/lg-cover-english.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003eSet in Sri Lanka, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1439101957?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d1439101957\"\u003eA Disobedient Girl\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d1439101957\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e tells the story of two women, Latha and Biso. Latha is raised in the priviledged household of the Vithanages. As a young child, her role is that of a friend to their only child, a daughter named Thara. As young girls, their status appears to be the same, but as Latha grows older she discovers that her destiny is that of a servant. She sees and experiences the difference in class and must come to deal with this painful realization. Biso is a mother of three, desperately attempting to get her and her three children away from her alcoholic and abusive husband. The reader follows Biso on her several day long journey to her mother's family in the north. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003eFreeman's writing is vivid and honest. The characters come alive on the pages of this debut novel. Freeman introduces us to two extremely strong women, attempting to survive in a world that attempts to oppress them. I have to strongly disagree with other reviews that indicated these two characters aren't deserving of sympathy, that they deserved the lives they were forced to live. They couldn't exactly rise up and overcome their oppressors. The lives they were leading were once forced upon them. They were born into this horrid system of ranking. The lengths they went to and the sacrifices they were forced to make earned them my undying respect. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003eIn reading \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1439101957?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d1439101957\"\u003eA Disobedient Girl\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d1439101957\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e I viewed a side of Sri Lankan culture that I hadn't ever before. Freeman dealt with difficult issues that many are afraid to delve into. The journey the two women take is a painful search for independence and respect in a culture that restricts privileges due to class. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1439101957?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d1439101957\"\u003eA Disobedient Girl\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d1439101957\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e is a painful and devastating glimpse at this culture. I highly recommend this novel to any reader interested in learning about different cultures. It will open your eyes to these differences in cultures, and the plights that women are forced to deal with based purely on their sex. It also brings up a lot of points of discussion and would be the perfect book club joice as well. Reading this made me appreciate even more the rights I am afforded as a citizen of a democratic nation. This novel was set in the 1980s and 1990s and it is terrifying that situations like this existed in my lifetime. So rush to your local bookstore and pick up a copy; you won't regret it. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003eThank you to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://tlcbooktours.com/\"\u003eTLC Book Tours \u003c/a\u003efor giving me the opportunity to review this book, and to the publisher for providing me a review copy. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003eYou can enter to win a copy of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1439101957?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d1439101957\"\u003eA Disobedient Girl\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d1439101957\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e! Thanks to the publisher, I have an extra copy to give away. To enter, comment on this post. For extra entries, tweet and/or blog about it. Your comment must contain your email address. Entries without this contact information will be authomatically deleted. Contest open to U.S. and Canada only. The winner will be announced on Monday, August 24.  \u003cspan style\u003d\"color:#cc0000;\"\u003eGIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing are additional stops on this tour.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTuesday, August 18th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://worducopia.blogspot.com/\" jquery1250514244428\u003d\"7\" modo\u003d\"false\"\u003eWorducopia\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThursday, August 20th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.myfriendamysblog.com/\" jquery1250514244428\u003d\"8\"\u003eMy Friend Amy\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMonday, August 24th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://blog.mawbooks.com/\" jquery1250514244428\u003d\"9\" modo\u003d\"false\"\u003eMaw Books\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTuesday, August 25th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://imlostinbooks.blogspot.com/\" jquery1250514244428\u003d\"10\"\u003eLost in Books\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThursday, August 27th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bibliophilebythesea.blogspot.com/\" jquery1250514244428\u003d\"11\"\u003eBibliophile by the Sea\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTuesday, September 1st: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://aseaofbooks.blogspot.com/\" jquery1250514244428\u003d\"12\"\u003eA Sea of Books\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTuesday, September 8th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://wordlily.wordpress.com/\" jquery1250514244428\u003d\"13\"\u003eWordlily\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMonday, September 14th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://shhhimreading.blogspot.com/\" jquery1250514244428\u003d\"14\"\u003eShhh I’m Reading\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWednesday, September 16th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.savvyverseandwit.com/\" jquery1250514244428\u003d\"15\"\u003eSavvy Verse and Wit\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThursday, September 17th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://tickettoanywhere.blogspot.com/\" jquery1250514244428\u003d\"16\"\u003eTicket to Anywhere\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTuesday, September 22nd: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.literaryfeline.com/\" jquery1250514244428\u003d\"17\" modo\u003d\"false\"\u003eMusings of a Bookish Kitty\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThursday, September 24th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.fizzythoughts.com/\" jquery1250514244428\u003d\"18\"\u003eFizzy Thoughts\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMonday, September 28th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://heatherlo.wordpress.com/\" jquery1250514244428\u003d\"19\"\u003eBook Addiction\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWednesday, September 30th: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.caribousmom.com/\" jquery1250514244428\u003d\"20\"\u003eCaribousmom\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-1583513456653716585?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/1583513456653716585/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d1583513456653716585\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"50 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/1583513456653716585"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/1583513456653716585"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/review-blog-tour-and-giveaway.html","title":"Review, Blog Tour, and Giveaway: A Disobedient Girl by Ru Freeman"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"50"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-3703746261697260955"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-12T09:48:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-20T08:55:56.952-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Book Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW)"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Book Blogger Appreciation Week Meme!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cem\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SoLIsz4PlgI/AAAAAAAABlo/_1DY5erj0OM/s1600-h/bbaw-banner2009.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369074377944962562\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 100px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SoLIsz4PlgI/AAAAAAAABlo/_1DY5erj0OM/s400/bbaw-banner2009.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SoLIh7PZFwI/AAAAAAAABlg/tsP6ZbWrjIU/s1600-h/bbaw-banner2009.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eBook Blogger Appreciation Week (BBAW) is just a little over a month away! Have you nominated your favorite blogs yet? The deadline is August 15th, so \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bookbloggerappreciationweek.com/index.php/awards\"\u003enominate now\u003c/a\u003e!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eI created my blog in March of 2008, and unfortunately I didn't learn about BBAW until it was over. This year, a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bookbloggerappreciationweek.com/index.php/site/a_book_blogger_appreciation_week_meme/\"\u003elittle meme \u003c/a\u003ewas created to spread the excitement about BBAW.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e1) What has been one of the highlights of blogging for you?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eWithout a doubt, I'd say the community. I've met a number of amazing people since creating my blog. This includes other bloggers, but also authors and publicists as well. It was wonderful to know that there were other people out there who appreciated reading as much as I do.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e2) What blogger has helped you out with your blog by answering questions, linking to you, or inspiring you?\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhere do I begin? Well, the first blogger I followed was Becky from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://nomoregrumpybookseller.blogspot.com/\"\u003eNo More Grumpy Bookseller\u003c/a\u003e. She and I both reviewed for \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bookbitch.com/\"\u003eBookbitch\u003c/a\u003e and she was definitely an inspiration to me. She gives the best book recommendations and has introduced me to a bunch of \"new to me\" authors. My book collection has grown tremendously since I started following her blog.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eIn addition to Becky, there are dozens upon dozens of other bloggers who have helped me improve my blog and my blogging experience. Here are just a few:\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eKathy from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bermudaonion.wordpress.com/\"\u003eBermudaonion's Weblog\u003c/a\u003e-Kathy was one of the first to comment on my blog. She's the commenting queen!\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eBeth from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bfishreads.blogspot.com/\"\u003eBeth Fish Reads\u003c/a\u003e-We both swear we are long-lost twins, separated by time and space. \u003c/div\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eJulie from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bookingmama.blogspot.com/\"\u003eBooking Mama\u003c/a\u003e-Her blog has introduced me to a wealth of great books for my boys. \u003c/div\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eTrish from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://heylady.net/\"\u003eHey Lady! Whatcha Readin'?\u003c/a\u003e-Trish offers the best suggestions when it comes to improving and enhancing a blog. In addition, she was my roomie at BEA, and I truly enjoyed the time we spent together and the conversations we had. \u003c/div\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eAmy from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.myfriendamysblog.com/\"\u003eMy Friend Amy\u003c/a\u003e-Another blogger that offers great advice when it comes to books and blogging. She alleviated my nervousness about attending BEA for the first time always has the best responses/solutions when drama pops up in the blogging world. She and I don't always have the same opinion, but hers is one I definitely value. \u003c/div\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eSwapna from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.skrishnasbooks.com/\"\u003eS. Krishna's Books\u003c/a\u003e-Swapna is one fast reader! She inspires me to read more!\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eDawn from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com/\"\u003eShe is Too Fond of Books\u003c/a\u003e-Dawn is an amazing monther and woman. I love when she features receipes on her blog. I always try them out. They aren't always a hit, but the experience is unforgettable. Dawn also inspired me to join the Game On Challenge, an experience that forever changed me and my eating lifestyle. \u003c/div\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eStephanie from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://thewrittenword.wordpress.com/\"\u003eStephanie's Written Word\u003c/a\u003e-Stephanie is a brave and strong woman, an inspiration to us all!\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cp align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eMichelle, aka \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.galleysmith.com/\"\u003eGalleysmith\u003c/a\u003e- Michelle gave me the great idea to create my Virginia is for Lovers feature. She also supported my Supernatural addiction by lending me two seasons-worth of DVDs :). Michelle is a true bibliophile--her book shopping extravaganzas relieve the guilt I have after buying a few books.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eOk, I know there are a gazillion other bloggers I'd like to thank, but for fear of this post turning into one of those never ending award acceptance speeches, I'll stop for now. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e3) What one question do you have about BBAW that someone who participated last year could answer?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eShort, easy answer: How on earth do you only select one blog to nominate from each category!?\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-3703746261697260955?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/3703746261697260955/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d3703746261697260955\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"15 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/3703746261697260955"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/3703746261697260955"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/book-blogger-appreciation-week-meme.html","title":"Book Blogger Appreciation Week Meme!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SoLIsz4PlgI/AAAAAAAABlo/_1DY5erj0OM/s72-c/bbaw-banner2009.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"15"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-7164674992460916647"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-11T08:47:00.005-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-11T08:58:09.008-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Book Spotlight: The Calling by David Mack"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SoFqQ8waimI/AAAAAAAABlY/--_GAuf_S3Y/s1600-h/calling_final_revised.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368689070221986402\" style\u003d\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 128px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SoFqQ8waimI/AAAAAAAABlY/--_GAuf_S3Y/s200/calling_final_revised.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHEAR THE CALLING.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNo one would guess by looking at Tom Nash that he's extraordinary, and that's just fine with him. A tall, broad-shouldered jack-of-all-trades from Sawyer, Pennsylvania, Tom has a knack for fixing things. He also hides a secret talent: he hears people's prayers. Stranger still, he answers them. Maybe it's because he's a handyman, but Tom feels compelled to fix people's problems. Which is all well and good -- until the soul-shattering plea of a terrified girl sends him on the darkest journey of his life....\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSEEK THE TRUTH.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHeeding the call and leaving his home for New York City, Tom discovers a secret world beyond the range of mortal perception -- a world of angels and demons and those who serve them. With the guidance of a knowing stranger named Erin, Tom learns that he himself is one of The Called, born with a divine purpose and a daunting task: to help the powers of Heaven in the war against the agents of Hell, an army of fallen angels known as the Scorned. Thrust into an epic battle of the sacred and the profane, Tom Nash must find the girl who prayed for his help -- because her fate will determine whether humanity deserves to be saved, or damned for all eternity.... \u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWant more? Click \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.davidmack.pro/book_calling_excerpt.html\"\u003ehere for an excerpt from Chapter One\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.davidmack.pro/book_calling_excerpt2.html\"\u003ehere for an excerpt from Chapters Two and Three\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eStay tuned for my review of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1416579923?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d1416579923\"\u003eThe Calling by David Mack\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d1416579923\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-7164674992460916647?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/7164674992460916647/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d7164674992460916647\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/7164674992460916647"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/7164674992460916647"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/book-spotlight-calling-by-david-mack.html","title":"Book Spotlight: The Calling by David Mack"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SoFqQ8waimI/AAAAAAAABlY/--_GAuf_S3Y/s72-c/calling_final_revised.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-8957927628223875215"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-11T08:24:00.006-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-20T09:01:08.238-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Teaser Tuesday"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Tuesday Teaser, August 11th"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SkoKRxo1YXI/AAAAAAAABhM/vPc6piy27YA/s1600-h/Teasertuesdays.bmp\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353102407581917554\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 128px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 81px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SkoKRxo1YXI/AAAAAAAABhM/vPc6piy27YA/s400/Teasertuesdays.bmp\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/Si5858pYctI/AAAAAAAABbU/osmYJGB-Nh8/s1600-h/teaser-tuesday.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eTeaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/\"\u003eShould Be Reading\u003c/a\u003e. Anyone can play along! \u003c/div\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003eJust do the following:\r\u003cbr /\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cul\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cli\u003eGrab your current read \u003c/li\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cli\u003eOpen to a random page \u003c/li\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cli\u003eShare two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page \u003c/li\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cli\u003eBE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) \u003c/li\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cli\u003eShare the title \u0026amp; author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! \u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SndLI7hR5dI/AAAAAAAABlA/mzIq2XFffrE/s1600-h/39080061.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\r\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/Sm4RcUNP7XI/AAAAAAAABkQ/9v8LZEaB_ss/s1600-h/35743641.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eMy teaser this week comes from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670020559?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0670020559\"\u003eThe Magicians by Lev Grossman\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d0670020559\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eIt was almost like the Fillroy books--especially the first one,\u003c/em\u003e The World in the Walls\u003cem\u003e--were about reading itself. When the oldest Chatwin, melancholy Martin, opens the cabinet of the grandfather clock that stands in a dark, narrow back halloway in his uncles house and slips through into Fillroy (Quentin always pictured him awkwardly pushing aside the pendulum, like the uvula of a monstrous throat), it's like he's opening the covers of a book, but a book that did what books always promised to do and never actually quite did: get you out, really out, of where you were and into something better.\"\u003c/em\u003e (page 7)\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat's your teaser this week?\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-8957927628223875215?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/8957927628223875215/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d8957927628223875215\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/8957927628223875215"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/8957927628223875215"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/tuesday-teaser-august-11th.html","title":"Tuesday Teaser, August 11th"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SkoKRxo1YXI/AAAAAAAABhM/vPc6piy27YA/s72-c/Teasertuesdays.bmp","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-8543388760508832168"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-10T07:30:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-10T07:30:01.086-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"It's Monday What Are you Reading This Week"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"It's Monday!  What Are You Reading This Week?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SjZ58ZsVGdI/AAAAAAAABcc/zvKOawG0Nok/s1600-h/on_mondays.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347595686144973266\" style\u003d\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 149px; height: 238px; text-align: center;\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SjZ58ZsVGdI/AAAAAAAABcc/zvKOawG0Nok/s320/on_mondays.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SjZ58ZsVGdI/AAAAAAAABcc/zvKOawG0Nok/s1600-h/on_mondays.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eIt's Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being reading, and the books to be finish this week. It was created by \u003ca href\u003d\"http://j-kaye-book-blog.blogspot.com/\"\u003eJ.Kaye's Book Blog\u003c/a\u003e, so stop by and join in!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBooks Completed Last Week\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000G04RIU?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003dB000G04RIU\"\u003eThe Lincoln Lawyer \u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"border: medium none ; margin: 0px;\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003dB000G04RIU\" border\u003d\"0\" width\u003d\"1\" height\u003d\"1\" /\u003e \u003c/span\u003e(audiobook) by Michael Connelly\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0843960906?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0843960906\"\u003eUrban Gothic\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"border: medium none ; margin: 0px;\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d0843960906\" border\u003d\"0\" width\u003d\"1\" height\u003d\"1\" /\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Brian Keene\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\" href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402215274?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d1402215274\"\u003eHugh and Bess\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d1402215274\" alt\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important; font-weight: bold;\" border\u003d\"0\" width\u003d\"1\" height\u003d\"1\" /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \u003c/span\u003eby Susan Higginbotham\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eCurrently Reading\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0670020559?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0670020559\"\u003eThe Magicians\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d0670020559\" alt\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;\" border\u003d\"0\" width\u003d\"1\" height\u003d\"1\" /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Lev Grossman\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316166308?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0316166308\"\u003eThe Scarecrow\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d0316166308\" alt\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;\" border\u003d\"0\" width\u003d\"1\" height\u003d\"1\" /\u003e \u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby Michael Connelly\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBooks to Complete This Week\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/076364451X?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d076364451X\"\u003eHamlet\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d076364451X\" alt\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;\" border\u003d\"0\" width\u003d\"1\" height\u003d\"1\" /\u003e by John Marsden\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/159448872X?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d159448872X\"\u003eThe Last Ember\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d159448872X\" alt\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;\" border\u003d\"0\" width\u003d\"1\" height\u003d\"1\" /\u003e by Daniel Levin\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446199699?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0446199699\"\u003eJantsen's Gift: A True Story of Grief, Rescue, and Grace\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d0446199699\" alt\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;\" border\u003d\"0\" width\u003d\"1\" height\u003d\"1\" /\u003e by Pam Cope\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316014176?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0316014176\"\u003eFade to Blue\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d0316014176\" alt\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;\" border\u003d\"0\" width\u003d\"1\" height\u003d\"1\" /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316014176?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0316014176\"\u003eFade to Blue\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d0316014176\" alt\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;\" border\u003d\"0\" width\u003d\"1\" height\u003d\"1\" /\u003e by Sean Beaudoin\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/044654051X?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d044654051X\"\u003eDamas, Dramas, and Ana Ruiz\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d044654051X\" alt\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;\" border\u003d\"0\" width\u003d\"1\" height\u003d\"1\" /\u003e by Belinda Acosta\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eWhat are you reading this week?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-8543388760508832168?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/8543388760508832168/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d8543388760508832168\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"11 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/8543388760508832168"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/8543388760508832168"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/its-monday-what-are-you-reading-this_10.html","title":"It's Monday!  What Are You Reading This Week?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SjZ58ZsVGdI/AAAAAAAABcc/zvKOawG0Nok/s72-c/on_mondays.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"11"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-6143827641323753589"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-09T18:20:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-09T19:10:14.933-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review: Urban Gothic by Brian Keene"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/Sn9MMLAV5XI/AAAAAAAABlQ/K5-cH0m6K0E/s1600-h/41315551.JPG\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 200px;\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/Sn9MMLAV5XI/AAAAAAAABlQ/K5-cH0m6K0E/s200/41315551.JPG\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368093052845286770\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eA car load of white teens gets stranded in the middle of the Philadelphia ghetto after attending a concert.  A few exit the car in an attempt to fix it, and they are approached by some local teens.  They are fearful for their lives, and after shouting some racial expletives, they all take off running down the street.  They search the neighborhood for some safe place to retreat while they wait for someone to rescue them.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThey break into an old, abandoned run-down house at the end of the street.  But it's not abandoned.  Shortly after entering the house, they are attacked by a \"mutant\" man.  One of the youths is killed instantly and the remaining teens fight for their lives.  They quickly learn that the \"man\" that attacked them wasn't the only occupant of this dark, deserted home.  The house is full of inhuman \"creatures\"at various stages of deformity.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMeanwhile, the neighborhood teens have noticed where the \"outsiders\" have run to.  They know the reputation of this house: no one who enters has ever come out alive.  They go to the house of a veteran of the neighborhood and seek his assistance.  They call the police and await their response.  While they wait, Perry, the veteran resident, reminisces about the neighborhood, and recalls a time when the neighbors knew and talked to one another, a time when the police responded when there was an issue.  He discusses the sad state the neighborhood is in now, and then decides to take a stand. The group decides to break into the home and rescue the trapped teens.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eKeene does another stellar job with this newest book. He consistently succeeds at horrifying his readers. The perseverance that each of the trapped teens exhibits is commendable. The initial stereotypes they each have eventually fades away as they attempt to survive this house of extreme horror. I recommend this to any fan of horror fiction, but due to the level of  gore, I sincerely warn those with a weak stomach to avoid it!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThank you to Dorchester Publishing for providing a copy of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0843960906?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d0843960906\"\u003eUrban Gothic\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d0843960906\" alt\u003d\"\" style\u003d\"border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;\" border\u003d\"0\" width\u003d\"1\" height\u003d\"1\" /\u003e for review.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-6143827641323753589?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/6143827641323753589/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d6143827641323753589\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"7 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/6143827641323753589"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/6143827641323753589"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/review-urban-gothic-by-brian-keene.html","title":"Review: Urban Gothic by Brian Keene"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/Sn9MMLAV5XI/AAAAAAAABlQ/K5-cH0m6K0E/s72-c/41315551.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"7"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-8297428124289490340"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-06T08:24:00.004-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-20T09:01:42.087-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Review and Blog Tour: Hugh and Bess by Susan Higginbotham"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SnrLoTni48I/AAAAAAAABlI/2U0dVlpquhY/s1600-h/39080061.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366825799286711234\" style\u003d\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SnrLoTni48I/AAAAAAAABlI/2U0dVlpquhY/s200/39080061.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eEleven-year-old Bess de Montacute is infuriated when she discovers that she is being forced to marry thirty-two-year-old Hugh le Despenser. Hugh comes from a family of traitors, and isn't very happy about the arrangement either. For the past several years, he has been having a love affair with a woman he would never be permitted to wed.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAfter being imprisoned after his father's execution, Hugh realizes he must accept this gift he has been presented. The two are forced to come together and perservere despite the challenges placed before them. Young Bess is allowed a reprieve of one year after she weds before she must share a bed with her husband. An appalling thought in the current time, but a very common practice in the 14th century.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eEven though they eventually grow to love one another, their love is continually tested. A war separates them and threatens to systematically destroy those they love. And just when it appears as though it can't get any worse, they are faced to deal with an unforgiving and indiscriminate plague-pestilence. Just how much can their love withstand?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402215274?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d1402215274\"\u003eHugh and Bess\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d1402215274\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e is truly a coming of age novel. We watch each of the main characters grow and mature as their love blossoms and they become remarkable people. Higginbotham does an outstanding job of growing her characters. She makes this historical fiction/romance an interesting one. At no point was I overwhelmed or bored with the historical facts that were relayed. Higginbotham overcomes this by the incredible dialogue she creates between the characters. Most of the history is relayed by the characters themselves, and not some dull and dry narrator. I'm a huge fan of historical fiction, but not typically historical romance. But I can't say enough about this powerful love story between two people forced together by marriage. I was so enamored by this love story that I read it twice! Those that know me understand that I can count on one hand the books I have had a desire to read more than once! Higginbotham is an author I will continue to follow.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThank you to Sourcebooks for providing a copy of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402215274?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d1402215274\"\u003eHugh and Bess\u003c/a\u003e for review!\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-8297428124289490340?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/8297428124289490340/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d8297428124289490340\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"13 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/8297428124289490340"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/8297428124289490340"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/review-and-blog-tour-hugh-and-bess-by.html","title":"Review and Blog Tour: Hugh and Bess by Susan Higginbotham"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SnrLoTni48I/AAAAAAAABlI/2U0dVlpquhY/s72-c/39080061.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"13"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-8756770254508070024"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-04T05:00:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-04T06:03:49.653-04:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Guest Post: Ellen Newmark, Author of The Book of Unholy Mischief"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eA not so funny thing happened on the way to this blog. My husband fell seriously ill.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eI had planned to write about passion, about how it adds richness and meaning and beauty to life, but faced with losing my partner of almost thirty years I couldn’t summon up enough passion to write about passion. I felt bereft. I looked it up to be sure that was the correct word.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eBereft: deprived of something; lacking something needed or expected. \u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eYes, bereft is correct. \u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eBut I made a commitment to this blog tour so I opened my computer and started to string sentences together. Of course, being bereft, I wrote about watching my smart, sweet, beautifully educated husband asking, “What’s happening to me?” over and over. He could not answer questions like, “What year is this? How many children do you have? How old are you?” His body was there, but he was gone.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eBereft.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eYet, as I wrote I began to feel slightly less bereft. My passion is writing and doing it made me feel less hollow and less frightened. That’s when I decided to go back to my original idea and write about passion.  Passion doesn’t only enrich the good times; passion can get us through the bad ones. \u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003ePa\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eblo Neruda described a writer’s passion more beautifully than I ever could. He said:\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e“… I love words so much: the unexpected ones, the ones I wait for greedily are stalked until, suddenly, they drop. Vowels I love, they glitter like colored stones, they leap like silver fish. They are foam, thread, metal, dew. I run after certain words… I catch them in mid flight as they buzz past. I trap them, clean them, peel them. I set myself in front of a dish; they have a crystalline texture to me; vibrant, ivory, vegetable, oily, like fruit, like algae, like agate, like olive. And then I stir them, I shake them, I drink them, I gulp them down, I garnish them…like stalactites, like slivers of polished wood, like coal, pickings from a shipwreck, gifts from the waves. Everything exists in the word.”\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThat’s the passion that kept me writing through thirty years of rejection. \u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eIn 2008, Simon \u0026amp; Schuster published my novel, The Book of Unholy Mischief, and I was elated. But the giddy moment passed, and I understood that fleeting success did not measure up to the profound pleasure of creating something original. \u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThirty years of writing yielded new and various rewards on a daily basis, one of which has been sharing my passion with my grandchildren. My grandkids know that a day out with Grandma means going to the bookstore, and they love it. We each choose a new book, and then we sit down to lunch and pour over our treasure. It gave me a deep, tickling satisfaction to hear that when my daughter found the Italian edition of my book in Venice, her five-year old ran through the store yelling, “We found Grandma’s book!” Hearing that was a wonderful moment born of passion.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eMy husband has had his passions too. He climbed mountains, flew glider planes, kayaked, and practiced medicine. After we married we shared a passion for travel and visited dozens of countries on six continents. We lived abroad and our shared love of exploration gave our lives scope and dimension. Now that his future is uncertain our history of shared passion is a comfort.  Passion is our consolation for mortality.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThank you, all who read this, for helping me indulge my passion and soften a hard moment. May you all find a passion, and indulge the hell out of it.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThank you, Ellen, for stopping by Jenn's Bookshelf.  You and your husband are in my thoughts during this incredibly difficult time.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-8756770254508070024?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/8756770254508070024/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d8756770254508070024\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/8756770254508070024"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/8756770254508070024"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/guest-post-ellen-newmark-author-of-book.html","title":"Guest Post: Ellen Newmark, Author of The Book of Unholy Mischief"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-536620816313637211.post-8810579853529559978"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-04T04:30:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-20T09:01:08.239-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Teaser Tuesday"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Tuesday Teaser, August 4th"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SkoKRxo1YXI/AAAAAAAABhM/vPc6piy27YA/s1600-h/Teasertuesdays.bmp\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353102407581917554\" style\u003d\"DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 128px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 81px; TEXT-ALIGN: center\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SkoKRxo1YXI/AAAAAAAABhM/vPc6piy27YA/s400/Teasertuesdays.bmp\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/Si5858pYctI/AAAAAAAABbU/osmYJGB-Nh8/s1600-h/teaser-tuesday.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eTeaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/\"\u003eShould Be Reading\u003c/a\u003e. Anyone can play along! \u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eJust do the following:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cli\u003eGrab your current read \u003c/li\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cli\u003eOpen to a random page \u003c/li\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cli\u003eShare two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page \u003c/li\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cli\u003eBE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) \u003c/li\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cli\u003eShare the title \u0026amp; author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! \u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SndLI7hR5dI/AAAAAAAABlA/mzIq2XFffrE/s1600-h/39080061.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365840097823548882\" style\u003d\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 132px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SndLI7hR5dI/AAAAAAAABlA/mzIq2XFffrE/s200/39080061.jpg\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/Sm4RcUNP7XI/AAAAAAAABkQ/9v8LZEaB_ss/s1600-h/35743641.jpg\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003eMy teaser this week comes from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1402215274?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;linkCode\u003das2\u0026amp;camp\u003d1789\u0026amp;creative\u003d390957\u0026amp;creativeASIN\u003d1402215274\"\u003eHugh and Bess\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; BORDER-TOP: medium none; MARGIN: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none\" height\u003d\"1\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003djennsbook-20\u0026amp;l\u003das2\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d1402215274\" width\u003d\"1\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e by Susan Higginbotham: \u003c/p\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe couple had married as children and had disliked each other from the start. Mortimer and Isabella had executed their fathers a week apart, and though this circumstance might have brought some couples closer together, it had not improved their marital relations.\"\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv align\u003d\"left\"\u003eInteresting...never knew executing one's parent would add spice to the bedroom!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is your teaser for the week?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/536620816313637211-8810579853529559978?l\u003djennsbookshelf.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/feeds/8810579853529559978/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d536620816313637211\u0026postID\u003d8810579853529559978\u0026isPopup\u003dtrue","title":"14 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/8810579853529559978"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/536620816313637211/posts/default/8810579853529559978"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://jennsbookshelf.blogspot.com/2009/08/tuesday-teaser-august-4th.html","title":"Tuesday Teaser, August 4th"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Jenn's Bookshelves"},"email":{"$t":"jennsbookshelf@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"16830458359286525363"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z6V2bo9qBoQ/SkoKRxo1YXI/AAAAAAAABhM/vPc6piy27YA/s72-c/Teasertuesdays.bmp","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"14"}}]}});