tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30951668796477187662024-02-07T16:18:49.438+08:00Perth YA Fans UniteDo you wish more YA authors would come to Perth?Perth YA Fans Unitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010529133439719842noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095166879647718766.post-48739603307909961982012-09-22T14:05:00.000+08:002012-09-22T14:07:14.210+08:00Melina Marchetta event recap.<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">On
Wednesday September 12<sup>th</sup> Perth YA Fans Unite were lucky enough to
hold our very first event at Subiaco Library. Our guest of honour was none
other than the lovely Melina Marchetta. We were very excited to have 75 people
rsvp to attend. The crowd consisted of mainly teenagers, but it was fantastic
to see quite a few others of varying ages. This wonderful turnout has boosted
our drive to get another guest to WA as soon as possible. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">One
of our founding members Anna, started it off with a small speech about how
Melina’s books have impacted her and then introduced Melina.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anna reading her speech.</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Melina
started out telling us how she would speak for a while, and then we could have
question time and finally moving on to sign our books. We were given an insight
into all her books; how <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Looking for
Alibrandi</i> is close to her heart and she explained how she knew 200 people
in the world and was sure they would be the only ones to pick up <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Alibrandi</i>. After <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saving Francesca</i> she was categorized as a certain type of writer
and how much this label annoyed her. She told us how she got the idea for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Saving Francesca</i> while she was working
at an all-boys school<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. On the Jellicoe
Road</i> was over ten years in the making, and it was the book that catapulted
her onto the international stage. Then along came <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Piper’s Son</i> and now <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the
Lumatere Chronicles</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melina with a copy Quintana which she gave away.</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Melina
then spoke about the process of turning <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Looking
for Alibrandi</i> into a movie, which consisted of a screenwriter that had no
idea about the characters and had no interest in speaking with Melina about
them. She then wrote the screenplay herself. Everyone was extremely pleased
when she confirmed that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">On the Jellicoe
Road</i> is also going to be on the big screen; which she is also penning the
screenplay for. Unfortunately we weren’t given many details, but hopefully
casting would begin next year. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We
were shown several slides of locations from Italy, Turkey, Greece and France
which Melina used as inspiration in parts of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the Lumatere Chronicles</i>. The slides consisted of landscapes,
paintings and buildings that she reimagined into <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Finnikin of the Rock, Froi of the Exiles </i>and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> Quintana of Charyn</i>. It was wonderful to see which pieces she used
and how. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Melina showing us a slide from Italy, and which buildings and landscapes she used.</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It
was interesting for all when she showed the slides of her international covers,
and how she does have some small say in what goes on the covers in the US. She
wasn’t too impressed with the covers for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the
Lumatere Chronicles</i>, and that the cover for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Piper’s Son</i> went through quite a few cover models because he wasn’t
attractive enough, with the right look. (She said “I didn’t want to have sex
with him”, which, if you’ve read the book you’ll know he’s a very sensual
character.) This got quite a few laughs.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Question
time was brief, but many got their questions answered. Finally we all stood and
rushed to get in line to get our books signed. She was wonderful and signed
every book, and even had a small chat with people whilst signing their books
and having photographs taken so we could all have a hard copy of the night.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beginning of the signing line. Courtesy of Jess @The Tales Compendium.</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It
was a great night all round and we have to give a giant thanks to Melina
herself for coming out and being there, Alex from Subiaco Library who helped
organise the event, Dymocks Subiaco for supplying some books for us to buy, and
Anna who got the ball rolling. We’d also like to say a massive thank you to
everyone who showed up! This was a fantastic turn out for our first event and
we’re hoping to prove to publishers that we can get people to attend these
types of events! So we need you and make sure you invite your friends to sign
our petition so we can show them we mean business!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Perth YA Fans Unitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010529133439719842noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095166879647718766.post-54119177434648443062012-09-18T22:11:00.000+08:002012-09-18T22:11:00.293+08:00Book Launch: Creepy and Maud by Dianne Touchell<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Join best-selling author of The Last Viking, Norman Jorgensen, for the launch of a vivid and unusual new book for young adults. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>When:</b> 6.00pm Thursday 27 September</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Cost:</b> Free!<br /> <b>RSVP:</b> Fremantle Press: <a href="mailto:admin@fremantlepress.com.au">admin@fremantlepress.com.au</a> / 08 9430 6331</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Title: </b>Sovereign Hope (The Hope Series book 1)</span><br style="color: #797979; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Author: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Frankie Rose</span><br style="color: #797979; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Age Group: </b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Young Adult</span><br style="color: #797979; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Release Date: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">July 1st 2012</span><br style="color: #797979; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Publishers: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Self-published</span><br style="color: #797979; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"><b>Available from:</b><a href="http://draft.blogger.com/goog_1850646634" style="color: #84d6c1; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </a><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sovereign-Paranormal-Romance-Series-ebook/dp/B008EFMPK6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1343124670&sr=8-1&keywords=sovereign+hope"><span style="color: #51c5a8;">Amazon</span></a></span><br style="color: #797979; font-family: Philosopher; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Source: </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Author</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #990000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Everyone has a soul</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Some are just worth more than others</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Farley Hope was seventeen when her mother disappeared. In the last six months not much has changed, except that her eighteenth birthday came and went and still no sign of Moira. Her life is just as complicated as it always was. Since her father died in a car crash before she was even born, she’s officially parentless, and to top it all off she’s still suffering from the hallucinations. Mind-splitting, vivid hallucinations- the kind prone to induce night terrors and leave you whimpering under your covers like a baby.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">The last thing on her mind is boys. Farley is on break from St. Judes’ when she meets Daniel. It’s not some casual run in at a party, or even a blind date with friends, though. Daniel is the guy following her in his 1970′s Dodge Charger; the guy standing at her window in the LA lunch hour traffic, trying to persuade her to leave everything behind and follow him. And he's hot as all hell. </span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">The moment Farley lays eyes on Daniel, everything changes. He is cold and withdrawn, but there are cracks in his harsh veneer- cracks that betray the secrets he is trying so hard to hide. Farley is drawn into a world that will shake apart everything she thought she ever knew. There are truths out there that she must learn: that a person’s soul is their only real currency, and there are people who would do anything to take hers; that loving someone can hurt so much more than hating them; but, most importantly, when your future is predestined, there is little you can do to change it.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Farley Hope is prophesied.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">Her coming has been awaited for hundreds of years.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">She is destined to end the tyranny of the Soul Reavers.</span><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><br style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;">To do so she must die.</span></span> </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Big news, Perth fans! We would like to announce that Perth YA Fans Unite has successfully organised an author event with none other than YA royalty, Melina Marchetta! In conjunction with Subiaco Library, we will be hosting an author talk and signing on Wednesday 12th September. You can find all the details below on our flyer<br /><br />As always, please help us in spreading the word as this is a wonderful opportunity for all of us to show just how much we love YA authors here in Perth, <i>and</i> we get to do it while meeting one of our favourite authors. We hope you can come along to what we hope will be a terrific night! </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />Did you guys know that author Derek Landy is coming to Perth? We posted about it a while back over on facebook and it is on our events page but we never ended up doing a post on it.<br /><br /><br />So if you haven't heard of Mr Landy, he's the creator of the wise-cracking supernatural detective Skulduggery Pleasant, and is visiting Australia to promote his latest book in the series, Kingdom of the Wicked!<br /><br />For those of you who haven't even heard of the series, Skulduggery Pleasant is a skeleton detective with a faithful sidekick by the name of Valkyrie Cain. They are urban fantasy detective stories and the pages are filled with adventure and intrigue, elements of magic and ghastly creatures.<br /><br />While the books are written for children aged 9+, I find them absolute page turners and the sarcasm and witty banter is highly amusing. This is one of my favourite children's series with a fantastic cast of characters that I highly recommend.<br /><br />You will find the event details below and also on our Events page. Make sure you RSVP to the right people if you want to go.<br /><br />Also, stay tuned for another author announcement later in the week!<br />~ Jess, Perth YA Fans Unite </span></div>
<br /><b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">~Event Details</span>~</b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>Date:</b> Monday 20 August, 2012 </span></span><br /> <b>Time:</b> 6:00 PM <br /> <b>Venue: </b>Aquinas College - Redmond Learning Centre , Booragoon <br /><b>Cost:</b> FREE <br /> <b>Bookings/ Enquiries:</b> Liz Kenny - <a href="mailto:liz.kenny@aquinas.wa.edu.au">liz.kenny@aquinas.wa.edu.au</a> OR Dymocks Garden City, Booragoon 08 9364 7687 <br /><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Date: </b>Tuesday 21 August, 2012 </span><br /> <b>Time: </b>6:00 PM <br /> <b>Venue:</b> John Forrest Secondary College, 180 Drake Street, Morley, Perth <br /> <b>Cost:</b> FREE <br /><b>Bookings/ Enquiries:</b> Bookings are essential contact Dymocks Morley on 08 9276 7500 OR email <a href="mailto:morley@dymocks.com.au">morley@dymocks.com.au</a><br />
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<br />Perth YA Fans Unitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010529133439719842noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095166879647718766.post-78884753079159923192012-07-03T16:17:00.004+08:002012-07-03T16:21:05.408+08:00Trailer: The Raven Boys + ARC giveaway!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Today on the blog I'm here to share with you the trailer for Maggie Stiefvater's upcoming release, The Raven Boys! Sit back, relax and enjoy</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><br />I've just heard about this <span style="color: orange;">book launch</span> at Subiaco Library in a couple of weeks time. <i style="color: orange;">The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf</i> is the first book in <i>The Tribe</i> series by <span style="color: orange;">West Australian author Ambelin Kwaymullina</span>.</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">In the first review M.J has created a snobby literary critic named Gavin Thoughtpriss.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihO_xoWCJXqeq569xzlDYH4UQs7zI3gP0tlctLHLZRonKQ5Q-XkfR-GP2PmpJxoOEZhQQga1BS5mnS2SI6KgNngm68dXRWvrLne58OTvWiGmejkp-p-BGTxMT2zFdcgC0S4BmThAww1gjX/s1600/WINTER_FRONT_WEB_SMALL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihO_xoWCJXqeq569xzlDYH4UQs7zI3gP0tlctLHLZRonKQ5Q-XkfR-GP2PmpJxoOEZhQQga1BS5mnS2SI6KgNngm68dXRWvrLne58OTvWiGmejkp-p-BGTxMT2zFdcgC0S4BmThAww1gjX/s200/WINTER_FRONT_WEB_SMALL.jpg" width="133" /></a><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: BRAZIL;">As the Editor in Chief of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Monocled Gentleman</i> I, Sir Gavin
Thoughtpriss, have had the misfortune </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: BRAZIL; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">of</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: BRAZIL;"> reading thousands of appalling novels. Some were simply poorly
written, others dealt with subjects so tawdry and morally corrupt that I could
barely bring myself to finish them. Few novels though have raised my irk as the
one I bring to your attention today, dear readers. It is called <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Winters Shadow, </i>and is authored by a
literary terrorist named M. J. Hearle.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: BRAZIL;">Upon glancing at the florid cover (which
by itself managed to conjure some entirely disagreeable emotions), I was
immediately suspiciously of this Hearle. What type of author chooses to hide
behind an initial and to what end? Ive never trusted authors I cannot call by
the first name. It is a rule that has held me in good stead over the years and
one, after finishing Hearles opus, I shall not be abandoning soon.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: BRAZIL;">First, let us talk about the language. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Winters Shadow, </i>is referred to as a
paranormal, a genre Im sure, dear reader, you skirt just as widely as I do
when visiting your local bookseller. It is a singularly repellent offshoot of
fantasy writing, one that fosters occult interest in young, impressionable
minds. Most paranormals (not that I would ever lower myself to purchase one for
pleasure these insights are gathered from fanning through the pages of those
on the local library shelf) are distinguished by an exceedingly clumsy style.
The prose is generally stained with purple descriptive imagery much attention
spent on describing the flawless physical perfection on whomsoever the lead
character desires. The lexicon of these paranormal authors seems painfully
limited with some words being repeated over and over again to the point of
redundancy. The word Adonis is one such word. Every man seems to be an Adonis
in these books.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: BRAZIL;">Hearle, however, has written <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Winters Shado</i>w with an irritating level
of sophistication. Or should I say a veneer of sophistication, for no real
writer would ever deign to address such base material. Nevertheless, care seems
to have been taken in establishing atmosphere, the dialogue borders on
naturalistic and most paragraphs are constructed with at least a nod to
classical form. In short, the book reads like a book, instead of the penny
dreadful I knew it to be. This, I can assure you, dear reader, angered me to no
end. If Hearle wished to write pulp than he should have adopted the appropriate
pulpish style. Reaching for something more is not only vaguely pathetic, but
insulting to those of us blessed with the literary faculties to recognise such
reaching. Know your place, Hearle! Swill merchants serve swill, not wine. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: BRAZIL;">This infuriatingly Icarus-like
predilection of Hearle is evident in the books narrative as well. After the
first few chapters I was confident, in fact I was very nearly delighted to find
Hearle lapsing into cliché. His tale of a young woman, Winter Adams, falling in
love with a handsome, mysterious stranger, Blake something-or-rather is one
weve seen recycled innumerable times before. Veritably, it is a staple of the
genre. I was so relieved to find Hearle following the expected patterns that my
anger began to ebb. An insolence in language may be forgiven if the story
conforms to well worn conventions. I was fully confident that handsome Blake
would be revealed as a vampire or werewolf or angel or fairy or some other such
nonsense and the plot would roll towards an obvious conclusion.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: BRAZIL;">But, no! Again Hearle displays
frustrating ambition by introducing a completely new supernatural mythology.
This mythology is rife with sordid invention new worlds, new creatures
with the obligatory convoluted new rules to govern them. Such arrogance! At
least have enough respect for your audience to give them what they expect. What
they deserve! More vampires and shirtless werewolves. Or troubled angels and
their like. Not these Malfaerie, Demori and Skivers creations seemingly
ripped straight from a lunatic menagerie.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: BRAZIL;">If these fresh additions to the
supernatural canon werent enough, Hearle decides to create his own reading on
the philosophical concepts of causality and fate. Yes, you read that correctly.
Not content with re-writing the rule book when it comes to monsters, Hearle
believes his paranormal is the ideal forum to tackle these not insignificant
topics. Thus, we are presented with such outlandish notions as Occulumas
(glowing eye lights which serve as battery readings for the soul), and life
paths. These inappropriate heady musings are given so much weight in the novel
that it became clear to me that the authors intention was to try and use this
pulp about a doomed supernatural romance to offer a serious discourse on
mortality. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: BRAZIL;">In this humble writers opinion, it is
one thing to overreach with ones material, to employ nuance and craft when it
is entirely unnecessary it is quite another thing altogether, to smuggle
intellectual concerns within such a crass and tawdry package. I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">should</i> have stopped reading, if only to
spare myself further aggravation but Hearle uses a con artists trick a method
of leaving his chapters hanging so the reader is compelled to turn the page. To
my immense shame, I finished the novel in one sitting. That Hearle should draw
me away from other worthier pursuits is unforgivable. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: BRAZIL;"></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: BRAZIL;">Before beginning this critique, I
carefully considered the sense in covering this novel at all. Wouldnt it be
better simply to ignore it and hope the rest of the world did so as well? And
then I happened to stumble across one of those internet chatting rooms whilst
searching for a rare copy of Margaret Wainwright's <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Guide to Geranium Cultivation</i> and was mortified to find Hearles
book being discussed. Worse still, it was being considered favourably. Further
investigation proved that Winters Shadow, had in fact, managed to draw a
meagre but devoted following a following that appeared to be growing. This
must be stopped! Hearle must be stopped! Already, there are rumours of a
sequel, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Winters Light</i>, being
published in May this year a prospect that chills me to the core... but I am
working myself into a state. I apologise, dear reader, if I have lapsed into
hysterics during this review but I assure you my response was entirely genuine.
Winters Shadow is reprehensible in its complete lack of self-awareness. Should
you see it on the shelf march right past it. Do not spare the cover a second
look. For Gods sake do not open it! Otherwise, I shall not be responsible for
the turmoil and upset that befalls you. You have been warned.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: BRAZIL;">Yours Sincerely<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: BRAZIL;">Sir Gavin Thoughtpriss</span><br />
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In the second review we are introduced to teenage blogger Cherie.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Maiandra GD","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Gisha;">Hello lovelies,</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Maiandra GD","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Gisha;">Welcome back to Cherie’s Blood Crush my blog
dedicated to cataloguing the crushworthy guys of the paranormal world. I
haven’t got a vampire hottie for you today but I do have...well...something
else for you to sink your teeth into...he he he (laughs mysteriously) His name
is Blake Duchamp and he’s the brooding hunk of supernatural hotness featured in
M. J. Hearle’s Winter’s Shadow. I don’t really want to give away exactly what
Blake is because part of the reason I enjoyed this book so much was the mystery
surrounding him. Suffice to say, Blake isn’t anything you’ve ever read about
before. In fact there’s lots of stuff in Winter’s Shadow that’s new – I’m
talking new monsters people, new worlds, plenty of new awesome weirdness...but
I’m getting ahead of myself.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Maiandra GD","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Gisha;">This book has been sitting on my ‘To Read’ pile
for the past couple of months staring at me with its big beautiful cover but I
hadn’t picked it up because I’ve been trying to get through all two and half
million Vampire Academy books. (Seriously, every time I think I’ve reached the
end of the series another one is released. Richelle Mead must write in her
sleep!) </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Maiandra GD","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Gisha;">And then I found out that the sequel to Winter’s
Shadow, called Winter’s Light, is coming out in May this year so I figured I
better read this one quick smart. </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Maiandra GD","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Gisha;">The first thing I was surprised to learn was
that it was an Aussie YA. I mean the story isn’t set in Australia or anything
(at least I don’t think it is? The country’s identity seems purposefully
glossed over so it might be) but the author, M. J. Hearle, is an Aussie. The
second thing I was surprised to learn was that M. J. Hearle is a guy. The story
is told mainly from the point of view of Winter Adams who is a seventeen
year-old girl and it’s a little scary how Hearle has managed to nail that
particular voice. Winter could easily be one of my friends (or even me
sometimes!). Hearle must have had some sisters growing up or something.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Maiandra GD","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Gisha;">So, let’s talk about the story. It’s set in the
fictional town of Hagan’s Bluff and mainly follows Winter, though it does
flashback every now and again to Europe in the 1800’s and another character
named Madeleine Bonnaire. At first I was a little confused as to what
Madeleine’s story had to do with Winter’s but by the end it all comes together.
Anyway, the core story begins with Winter in the midst of her final year of
school. She’s struggling with her grades because her parents have just died and
she’s feeling generally lost. Part of the reason for her angst is because she
lives with with her big sister, Lucy and the two of them have kind of prickly
relationship. Lucy is super–overprotective (um...yes, I can relate!). Oh, and
Winter’s got this great fiery friend named Jasmine who reminds me of my friend
Rosalyn (please don’t be mad, Ros!). </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Maiandra GD","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Gisha;">To improve her grades, Winter takes a
photography assignment to document this creepy old church called Pilgrim’s
Lament, for the school newspaper. While she’s taking photos inside the church
she sees through one of the windows a mysterious guy standing in the graveyard.
This is Blake and, as you’ve probably guessed, he and Winter are destined to
have something of a romantic/dramatic future together. That aspect of the story
more or less follows the predictable paranormal model which isn’t to say it’s
boring or cliched just that you sort of expect Winter to fall in love with
Blake and of course he doesn’t want her close to him because he has a dark
secret etc. It’s still fun reading the romance though and it’s never annoying
or cringeworthy which I sometimes find in paranormals. Mainly because Blake and
Winter seem a little more real than the cardboard cutouts that usually stand in
for these sorts of characters. They’re just not Bella & Edward clones.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Maiandra GD","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Gisha;">Soon enough, Winter discovers Blake isn’t
exactly human (and wow - what a way to find out!) and she also learns that
there’s a whole other secret world hidden behind the one we know. This is when
the book really starts picking up – I started turning the pages so fast my
fingers burnt. Up until this point the story is really creepy and atmospheric
and I was loving just soaking in the gothic mood of it all but then it turns
into this tense thriller, with car chases, and scary (and I mean really SCARY
– like ‘you wouldn’t give this to your younger sister or brother’ scary)
sequences with grinning soul stealing monsters and cats (oh did I mention this
book is full of cats? I think Hearle might be obsessed with them) and other
kinds of nightmare fuel. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFzyIu5K6yi5jaxDb5sjZEuyi-hx0TqBCN3gtwXpZC343TrJzClF7ZuU2zpLiVhJ6qV3rs-sTN_bdE2xITwGDSeuJf8FLdrvkIvz1OfeUN_NfKOxnOkbGDJEdKIftMUmwyIZ095OUvcGe/s1600/PAN046+WintersLight_FC_04+Small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFzyIu5K6yi5jaxDb5sjZEuyi-hx0TqBCN3gtwXpZC343TrJzClF7ZuU2zpLiVhJ6qV3rs-sTN_bdE2xITwGDSeuJf8FLdrvkIvz1OfeUN_NfKOxnOkbGDJEdKIftMUmwyIZ095OUvcGe/s200/PAN046+WintersLight_FC_04+Small.jpg" width="130" /></a><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Maiandra GD","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Gisha;">Luckily, the tender love story between Blake and
Winter anchors the whole thing and stops it spinning too far off into
supernatural craziness (not that that would be a bad thing as I was kind of
willing to go wherever Hearle took me). And then it gets to the end and
well...I won’t say anything but let’s just say I’m pretty damn happy there’s a
sequel cause otherwise I might have been sending Hearle some emails because I
NEED TO KNOW how things work out with Winter and Blake. I’m invested now. Oh
and he owes me a new box of tissues because I went through like three boxes when
I finished the last paragraph. Seriously, it left me feeling very sad and
wistful (in the best possible way).</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Maiandra GD","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Gisha;">So yeah, Blake Duchamp welcome to the club. You
are officially Blood Crush-worthy. Hopefully you won’t feel out of place with
all the vampires, werewolves and angels. If the other boys are mean to you it’s
only because they’re jealous. You’re one of a kind and I love you all the more
for it. Bring on Winter’s Light! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Maiandra GD","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-font-family: Gisha;">Cherie X</span><span lang="en-SG" style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Maiandra GD","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: #0400; mso-bidi-font-family: Gisha; mso-bidi-language: X-NONE; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: #0400;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</div>Perth YA Fans Unitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010529133439719842noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095166879647718766.post-23976780001160808012012-04-25T08:25:00.001+08:002012-04-25T08:26:53.979+08:00One Long Thread by Belinda Jeffrey<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCO_QLXMLxq0SnRfQoBW5mLC6dl8Epp0s6O-feAbEzTLQongxEYa6guIZErjGuc6sYLhhEBL-ljTnRbPWUrJeV6neNo1dnSZ7qEt0ESL3NWtyw5wYBDgTD9LVqO2qW1NL1OzxNbnx_GtL/s1600/one-long-thread.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCO_QLXMLxq0SnRfQoBW5mLC6dl8Epp0s6O-feAbEzTLQongxEYa6guIZErjGuc6sYLhhEBL-ljTnRbPWUrJeV6neNo1dnSZ7qEt0ESL3NWtyw5wYBDgTD9LVqO2qW1NL1OzxNbnx_GtL/s400/one-long-thread.jpg" width="258" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Title: One Long Thread<br />Author: Belinda Jeffrey<br />First Published: 2012 by University of Queensland Press </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Ruby's life was torn in two when she was 13, her mum and twin sister moved to Darwin to be part of The Aberdeen, a new church with very strict rules, while she and her father stay in Melbourne. Now, at 17 life seems to be going well for Ruby she's about to finish high school, she likes her friends and she has a great job is the local fabric shop. Then tragedy strikes and is at risk of losing what seems like her whole family.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Quick Review</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #484848; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">A solid novel about first love, family and vocation. 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The thing that made this novel was the characters. I really liked Ruby, or Button as her family call her (you have to read the book to find out why. hehehehe). there was nothing stand out spectacular about her she was just solid, sensible and well, likable. Her twin sister Sally, who we really only meet through Ruby's memories, also came across as a lively character, though we don't get to see her much. Her mother was painted as a terrible character, but slowly. as the novel was written in first person you could hear words of love, compassion and shared memory as well as the bitter, hurt and disgusted ones. It's her actions towards the end of the novel that really show, unfortunately, her true colours. the best character was Pearl, Ruby's grandmother. She was so lively, she shone with originality. while at times it seemed a few characters had cliche characteristics, Pearl never bought into the stereotype of 'crazy grandma'. I Dare you not to love her. While this novel is about the relationships between Ruby and her female family members, sister, mother and grandma, the male characters in this novel are so lovable. Ruby's father, Brett Moon, is the ultimate pacifist going to have no opinion to save himself conflict. He shows himself to be an Amazing father and funny character in himself-and i loved that he got his happy ending too! The other male of note is Mr Grandy the middle-aged man who runs the fabric shop. He is just so sweet, and his relationship with Ruby is almost grandfather like. they have the best jokes and he gives her the advice she could take from no one else.<br />
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The plot was pretty typical, not bad, but no surprises. the use of cult like religious groups was well done, but always results in drama, but it does work well. i did feel that i didn't quite connect with the 'dramatic events' in the middle as much as i wanted too. it didn't quite feel real enough, especially compared to the fantastic beginning and end. The other major fault was that the author abused the use of first person. In parts, mainly the middle scenes in Darwin once again, a little more 'show not tell' would have really added to the book. the words 'i felt' were a little too common.<br />
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The other thing i LOVED was the use of fashion and the silk worms, which fitted together nicely. Not only did silk worms and fashion fit with each other, but with the story. it was really what took the novel from average story to lovely. There were some really special scenes and simile and metaphors using these to themes which tied the novel together. it added to the texture, if you'll pardon my fashion pun.<br />
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Over all a really book, it was definitely a book which somehow left me smiling.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of you may or may not have already seen that Melina Marchetta is coming to WA for the Big Sky Readers and Writers Festival in Geraldton. We have it on <i>very</i> good authority that if we can find enough interest here in Perth, Melina would be happy to do an event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For those of you new to the YA book world, Melina is the author of countless wonderful YA novels including <span itemprop="name">Looking for Alibrandi</span>, <span itemprop="name">Saving Francesca</span>, The Piper's Son, On the Jellicoe Road and
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<span itemprop="name"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: large;">Check out her <a href="http://www.melinamarchetta.com.au/main/page_home.html" target="_blank">website</a>, <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/47104.Melina_Marchetta" target="_blank">Goodreads page</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/MMarchetta1" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Melina-Marchetta/149247275164998" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</span></span></div>Perth YA Fans Unitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010529133439719842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095166879647718766.post-33570069663026893622012-03-15T19:49:00.000+08:002012-03-15T19:49:48.221+08:00Smashing Summer Giveaway winners!!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Ben, a boy from Gunflint Lake, Minnesota in 1977, longs for the father he has never known. A young girl, Rose from 1927 New Jersy, dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook and the dazzling lights of New York. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his mother's room, and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out alone on desperate quests to find what they are missing. (blurb from wonderstruck website) </blockquote>
i absolutley enjoyed reading this novel. i loved watching the 2 stories unfold together, Ben's in words and Rose's in pictures. the 2 thread story worked beautifully, supporting each other and coming togther nicely at the end, though it was a tad clique and unrealistic it was a lovely ending.<br />
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this book is set mainly in New York, with special emphasis on the Museum of Natural History. it is such a rich setting. i'd read this book just for the settings. if you are a lover of NYC or New york set stories such as those of David Levithan, then you will love this.<br />
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while we did get to know the characters, esecially Ben, i'd have loved to see more character development. i really wanted to know more. i felt a bit like i didn't Really get to know them, though what i knew i really liked. Ben was endering.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>The fault in our stars</i> by John Green</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Delirium</i> by Lauren Oliver</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Mercy</i> by Rebecca Lim</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Hush, Hush</i> by Becca Fitzpatrick</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Split by a Kiss</i> by Luisa Plaja</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Kisses For Lula </i>by Samantha Mackintosh</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Halo </i>by Alexandra Adornetto</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Other Countess </i>by Eve Edwards</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As you can see above, there is a lot of fantastic WA talent to see.</span></div>
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<br />Perth YA Fans Unitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14010529133439719842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3095166879647718766.post-17372378754139700982012-02-10T19:18:00.000+08:002012-02-15T18:04:46.811+08:00REVIEW: The statistical probability of love at first sight by Jennifer E. Smith<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Title: </u>The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Release Date:</u> 2nd January 2012</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>My Rating:</u> 4/5</span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who would have guessed that four minutes could change everything?<br /><br />Today should be one of the worst days of seventeen-year-old Hadley Sullivan's life. She's stuck at JFK, late to her father's second wedding, which is taking place in London and involves a soon to be step-mother that Hadley's never even met. Then she meets the perfect boy in the airport's cramped waiting area. His name is Oliver, he's British, and he's in seat 18C. Hadley's in 18A.<br /><br />Twists of fate and quirks of timing play out in this thoughtful novel about family connections, second chances and first loves. Set over a 24-hour-period, Hadley and Oliver's story will make you believe that true love finds you when you're least expecting it.</span></i><br />
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<u>Title:</u> "Delirium"<br /><u>Author:</u> Lauren Oliver<br /><u>Genre:</u> YA dystopian/romance<br /><u>Release date:</u> February 1, 2011<br /><u>Format:</u> paperback, 441 pages<br /><u>Publisher:</u> Harperteen<br /><u>Source:</u> bought from Dymocks<br /><u>Other details:</u> on my Aussie Swap list<br /><u>My rating:</u> 3.5 stars<div>
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It took me a while to get into the swing of things with Delirium. I felt really uneasy about this dystopian world where love is really a disease. The second half of the book is where things really started to happen. I don't think it was that I was starting to understand their society better, I just think the second half of the novel was better because more exciting things were happening. The introduction of Alex and Lena's relationship was just the beginning. </div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #004dbb;">Hi Rebecca, thanks for stopping by Perth YA Fans Unite.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Thanks for inviting me along!
So honoured and chuffed to be here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #004dbb;">For those who have not heard of you or your books, could
you give potential readers a rundown?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">The <b><i>Mercy</i></b> books feature an
amnesiac, fallen archangel who is cast into the bodies and lives of a chain of
different human protagonists for protection. As her memory begins to return,
she needs to try and make sense of who she is and what she can do, as well as
do the best for the person whose life she has collided with. She's at the
centre of a celestial power struggle between warring factions as well as
finding herself falling for a human boy called Ryan Daley, just to complicate
things a little.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">In my old life, I used to draft
prospectuses and offer documents (enough said), so I'm really happy to be
writing for an engaged, intelligent and kick ass young adult audience
instead. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #004dbb;">There are already three books in the Mercy series, are
there going to be any more?</span></b><span lang="EN-AU"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">The series was always planned
as a quartet, as the first novel introduces us to Mercy and her seriously
stuffed-up world, the second (<b><i>Exile</i></b>) brings into more focus the
beings who placed her in the predicament she's in, the third novel (<b><i>Muse</i></b>)
tells you <i>why</i> she fell, and the final
novel <b><i>Fury</i></b> (due out in March/April 2012) is just completely different
from the other three novels and seeks to tie all the threads of mystery
together. Hopefully, you'll think it is the best of the series because I threw
everything that I had at it, and it's my favourite. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BZOLM8bW-usBw-Po12qWIrEoUTYyIn-oruqGf1LJqiZy45vYxCZ5-7XL3gE94uIxkuG4Jab4W6J-AyRJJt5W59I3yZyAOf_Al8iLq802T8CSIA-9KbGPrrou-_KJMyMt_W2D2L4vdLG6/s1600/exilerebeccalim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BZOLM8bW-usBw-Po12qWIrEoUTYyIn-oruqGf1LJqiZy45vYxCZ5-7XL3gE94uIxkuG4Jab4W6J-AyRJJt5W59I3yZyAOf_Al8iLq802T8CSIA-9KbGPrrou-_KJMyMt_W2D2L4vdLG6/s200/exilerebeccalim.jpg" width="128" /></a><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #004dbb;">What can readers expect from the Mercy series?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Mystery, thrills, romance that
isn't forced or unnatural, choir nerds, Latin, cool scenarios, fire and
brimstone fight scenes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #004dbb;">Describe Mercy in five words.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">A complete hard ass.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #004dbb;">Has the story or a character done something that you had
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<span lang="EN-AU">A few of the secondary
characters have surprised me by being a lot more vocal and lovable than I
thought they would be. I could give Gia Basso her own series, for example. I
love her. Some of the archangels that crop up in <b><i>Muse</i></b> and <b><i>Fury</i></b>
are to die for, too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #004dbb;">How would you explain the Paranormal world you have
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<span lang="EN-AU">Hopefully it has depth,
subtlety and a creepy, otherworldly elegance to it. I'm not interested in
having a female protagonist that just plays along with what the guys want, that
doesn't reflect real life for me. In Mercy's world, the women and the men are
all strong and all fearsome in their own ways. It's not about the weak girl and
the "hot" supernatural guys who are inexplicably drawn to her fragility.
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<b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color: #004dbb;">What is the last great book you read?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">I wasn't able to read as much
as I liked while I was writing the series, so since <b><i>Fury</i></b> is almost at the
printers now, I've been able to get stuck back into reading. I'm a genre-masher
when I read and when I write, so in the last month I've read Michel Faber's
"The Crimson Petal and the White" (awesome, dirty, sprawling,
divinely written), Kylie Chan's "White Tiger" (like Jane Eyre crossed
with a chop-socky movie, so fun), Kim Harrison's "Dead Witch Walking"
(so cool and snarky) and I'm deep into Daniel Silva's latest assassin thriller
and Victoria Schwab's YA fantasy novel,
"The Near Witch". There's still a massive bag of books in the corner
of my room I have yet to rip into, so I'll be working my way through a few
Rachel Vincents and Anna Godbersens in the near future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Goldy Trentwood, long story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stop by! Have a fantastic year YA readers of Perth, there are so many awesome
books out there. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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