tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79849758222744231992024-03-13T17:08:32.434-07:00The Mad ReaderAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667430696236055164noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-61682739609343877162017-11-17T07:17:00.000-08:002017-11-17T07:17:05.017-08:00A Small BreakHey guys ! I'm sorry I haven't been posting in a while but I'm currently very busy with tests and you know, school stuff.<br />
I'm going to take a small break from blogging, I'll be back around January as soon as my finals are finished. You can still talk to me on Twitter and of course I'm still going to read your blogs (I don't know if I'll comment everytime and I'm sorry about that).<br />
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I don't know how some of you manage to do it all. If you have some tips for that I'd love to hear them.<br />
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Anyway, see you soon !<br />
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I'll be back.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667430696236055164noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-10239483916217822382017-11-02T07:47:00.000-07:002017-11-02T07:47:11.198-07:00Riverdale S1 | Episode 3 !<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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Rich, popular Jason was killed.
Veronica is the new girl that is supposed to disturb the lives of the
other characters. In only two episodes she managed to kiss Archie and
betray Betty but don't be fooled she came here to have a fresh start
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Oh and Cheryl, Jason's twin admitted
she was guilty at the end of the episode 2. Isn't that exciting ?
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Spoilet alert :
She's not guilty of the murder but of her "lies" but
she couldn't just say "I lied" or there wouldn't have
been a cliffhanger. You see, Jason wasn't suposed to die, he was only
supposed to fake his death because he couldn't just run away like a
normal teenager and of course his loving and supporting twin had to
help him.
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But who would fake his
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Betty and Jughead (I'm still not used
to that name) are going to work together on the school paper to investigate Jason's murder. Do you
smell that ? I think they're going to be together. Don't ask me
if I ship them, I'm not to that point with this show.</div>
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But hey look at this ! <sup> </sup>The
way he's sitting and eating an ice-cream is a nice reference to L
from Death Note. Good job, show.
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Bad boy Archie was caught
lying by his father and he's now grounded. He has to come home at 7pm
everyday. That actually made me laugh because when I was in high
school I would come home everyday before 7pm without being grounded.
And now I'm realizing my high school life was boring, thanks
Riverdale.
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Maybe when his father
will find out about his relationship with his music teacher he'll
have to come home before 6. Savage.</div>
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I liked Archie a little
better in this episode. I love how passionate he is about his music
(no pun intended) and I think he makes a good team with the
Pussycats. Although I'd like to see more of them I don't like the
leader of the band. Okay music is her life but she doesn't have to be
that condescending.</div>
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Veronica went on a date
with a jock, Chuck - whose family can be compared to the
Kennedys - and was slut-shamed the day after.
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After confronting Chuck
who doesn't appologize for what he did, she and Betty want to take
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I thought it was a good
idea to talk about slut-shaming but unfortunately the whole thing was
shallow. They didn't have a real conversation about it. We see
characters embodying two opposite opinions without knowing why they
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Cheryl comes into a room
full of girls who have been slut-shamed and call them "<i>slut"</i> after saying that "<i>boys will be boys"</i> as if that
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Veronica put her back in
place because of the slut thing but they didn't have a conversation
about the rest. Cheryl was initially convinced that her brother had
nothing to do with it but it doesn't explain why she thinks this type
of behavior is okay.
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During their
investigation, they discover that some jocks from the team have what
they call a "Book of Conquest" where they write down
who they dated and how many points that give them. Jason wrote his
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Cheryl is disappointed so it proves that she actually doesn't think this is okay so why
saying "<i>boys will be boys"</i> in the first place ?
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I think I should stop trying to understand her.</div>
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What the heck ? So apparenty Jason
hurt Betty's sister, Polly. We don't know exactly what he did and
Polly has been sent away in a hospital because of her mental health I
think... I'm not sure.</div>
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Anyway, Betty wore a wig and a very
sexy outfit to lure Chuck into their trap. And when I thought this
couldn't get weirder she said something like « tell me Jason.
Tell me why you hurt me ! ».
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Do you know that feeling when you watch
something so embarassing you start to feel embarassed ? Well,
that's what happened when I watched that scene. I wanted to dig a
hole for Betty to hide in.</div>
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Veronica and Betty force
Chuck into confessing that nothing actually happened between them but
I don't see how it's relevant. So what if they had sex together ?
Would that make it okay to do what he did ?</div>
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In the end of the episode, Chuck get suspended and kicked out of the team. I personally think everyone who wrote in that disgusting book should be expelled.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667430696236055164noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-62039684444075348402017-10-29T09:34:00.000-07:002017-11-02T07:49:12.500-07:00Riverdale S1 | Ep 1 & 2 !<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello everyone !
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I don't know if you know this about me
but I always watch something on the side when I'm
blogging/studying/whatever. So when I was working on my « Rereading
A Game of Thrones » post and realized I had nothing to watch, I
remembered that Greg liked Riverdale and I thought I would give it a
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I watched the first two episodes and
I'm still not sure of whether I like it or not. Let's start with the
beginning.</div>
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The murder of a popular high school
student coming from of powerful family turns the quiet town of
Riverdale upside down. Oh and a new girl comes to town or as the show
would put it « <i>a new mysery rolled into town</i> ».</div>
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Maybe some of you who are fan of the
show will think « noooo this show is much more than that ! »
and maybe it is but for now that's all I've seen of the plot.
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thought about certain events so if you haven't watched the first two
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Betty has a huge crush on
her best friend Archie and when she finally finds the courage to tell
him, « the new mystery rolling
into town » made her appearance and made Archie forgot
his best friend's very existence.
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You're going to think I'm
awful but I found it funny. I mean, how unlucky can someone be ?
They introduce themselves and Archie has eyes for Veronica only and
Betty finally prefers to keep her feelings for herself.
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So for now we have the
nice girl, the girl who disturbs the force and guess who's left ?
Yes, the mean girl !
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I have mixed feelings
about her. If my predictions are right, she'll turn out to be like
Lydia from Teen Wolf and will become the popular, too honest though a
bit shallow girl we can't help but love.
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But for now, I'm
disappointed. I don't understand her behavior and I'm not talking
about her being mean. For instance, I don't understand why she agreed
to take Veronica and Betty on the cheerleading team. If I were her
and Veronica told me « you accept us both or I won't join the
team » I would have shrugged and show her where the door is but
Cheryl surprisingly agreed.
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Another scene that made
me cringe was when Betty asked her if she wanted to do a mani-pedi
(because that's wht every high school girl does) and Cheryl answered
« sure, I was going to ask you the same thing ! ».
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Cheryl is the captain of
the team and she comes from a very powerful family so why would she
lie ? There is no point in doing so since everyone knows she is
and it's not like she really wanted to bond with Betty. I know it's a
detail but it bothered me.</div>
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So let's imagine you have
a huge crush on your best friend for a long time and that you tell
the gorgeous new girl in town who genuinely seems to want to get
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You'd expect she wouldn't
try anything with your best friend, right ? It's in the friend
code or whatever that you can't flirt with someone your friend has a
crush on. It's common sense.
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But Veronica can't resist
for 7 minutes so what did Betty do ? She got upset and then she
realized that it wasn't Veronica's fault that Archie didn't like her.
I couldn't help but rolling my eyes. What about the friend code ?
What's even more cringe worthy is that even though she knows it's not
a good idea she keeps hanging out with Veronica and even with Cheryl.
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As if the one in Pretty
Little Liars wasn't enough. Someone needs to explain this to me :
Why is Archie swooning over Veronica if he has feelings for his
teacher ?</div>
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At some point he tells
his teacher « <i>How you feel about me, is it real ?
Because if it's not, I don't know what I'm protecting.</i> »</div>
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My brain immediately
translated it in : « Look, you need to have feelings for
me or I'm going to tell everyone that we were together when we heard
the gun shot. Love me love me say that you love me. »</div>
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Not needy at all.</div>
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So of course, the teacher
said she had feelings for him, what else could she do ? We would
all have said the same thing in that case !</div>
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I'm
rubbing my temples right now because I don't understand why everyone
thinks he's the good guy of the story.</div>
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Is
that an actual name ? At first I thought it wasn't but then he
introduced himself and now I don't know.</div>
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- I don't like Archie </div>
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- I don't understand any of them</div>
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- What's the plot ?</div>
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Now that I think about it, I don't like any of the characters except Betty's friend (I don't remember his name). But I didn't like when Veronica said « You're gay ! Let's be best friend » as if the only purpose of a gay man was to be the best friend of a popular girl.</div>
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I'm
going to start the third episode now. Maybe it'll get better.
Hopefully.</div>
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Book titles are extremely important.
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Let's take <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29074768-if-i-fix-you?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">If I Fix You</a> for instance.
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The one that intrigued me the most is Behind Closed Doors. What's funny is that I was 80% sure of what was happening behind that door but I was completely wrong. It was much more twisted than what I imagined.<br />
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One of Us is Lying got me the most excited. When I read the title I could feel my inner Sherlys slowly waking up buuuuuut if you've read my review you know that I was disappointed. If I had to recommend a book among these I would choose What We Saw without hesitation. I'm still trying to figure out how to review this book, it's gripping and very thought-provoking, you should definitely check it out !<br />
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I think Kings Rising is my ultimate favorite. Everytime I read it I imagine Kings fighting with their swords (swords are very royal) with an epic sound in the background. I'm currently reading it and oh my gosh I can't find words to describe my feelings. It's like I had a unlimited source of energy that made me want to jump everywhere and fangirl over Laurent.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #76a5af;">Title </span>: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24706405-captive-prince" target="_blank">Captive Prince #1</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #76a5af;">Release Date </span>:</b> <b>May 22nd 2012 </b></span></div>
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to his people, and the rightful heir to the throne of Akielos, but when
his half brother seizes power, Damen is captured, stripped of his
identity, and sent to serve the prince of an enemy nation as a pleasure
slave.<br /><br />Beautiful, manipulative and deadly, his new master Prince
Laurent epitomises the worst of the decadent court at Vere. But in the
lethal web of Veretian politics, nothing is as it seems, and when Damen
is caught up in a dangerous play for the throne, he must form an
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Remember
when I said I was tired of reading the same tropes over and over
again ? I am happy to say that Captive Prince was a pleasant
surprise. This is not a standard fantasy novel. You won't find an
incredibly sassy MC fall in love with his captor after a few hundred
pages and give up everything out of love for him. This book is more
than a cheesy romance with extremely charismatic/badass characters.
It's about duty, hardships and survival.<br />
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Damen,
Prince and heir of Akielos is betrayed and sent as a pleasure slave
to his #1 enemy and Prince of Vere, Laurent. Damen has to find a way
out of this situation while keeping his identity hidden from him.</div>
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On
one hand we have Damen, the fallen Prince, desperate to be free. He's
proud, strong but he's also sensitive and compassionate. On the contrary of a certain assassin (*coughs* <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7896527-throne-of-glass?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Celeana</a> *coughs*) he actually thinks about the other slaves he has been sent with. </div>
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kept me reading. I wanted to know how far he could go and how the
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charismatic and uses diplomacy to get what he wants. As opposed to
Damen, he doesn't act impulsively. Every move he makes is calculated
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cruelly inflicts monstrous punishments to Damen and his
unpredictability makes him even more dangerous and – let's be
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The
dialogues might make some of you blush. There is nothing pretty or
romantic in their relationship. We feel sometimes a sexual tension
but most of the time they're more focused on the hatred and disgust
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let's talk about the world-building. Damen is mostly confined to his
room so we don't get to see much of Vere but we get some glimpses of
the cultural differences between the two rival countries. However,
the political aspect of the book is not very developped since the
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conclude, as my first M/M adult fantasy novel, Captive Prince
exceeded my expectations. It's meant to be shocking and brutal. I
loved the dynamic between the characters (which is important since
it's a character-driven story) and I can't wait to see where the
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This month was good but
tiring. I've been very busy between blogging, reading, my three group
projects, my classes … It's very hard to manage everything but I'm
doing my best so that's what matters, right ? I'm sorry if I
don't comment to your blogs as often as I used to. I read blog posts
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Fortunately, it's my last
year of college, unless I decide to continue for two more years which
is very unlikely. I'm trying to enjoy the "college
experience" as much as I can. For those wondering, I'm not
talking about partying and having fun with friends but going to the
library and to class. I only missed two days this month. That must be
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13496.A_Game_of_Thrones?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">A Game of Thrones by George RR Martin</a> : It's as good as I remembered. I think about
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9305362-captive-prince?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Captive Prince by C.SPacat </a>: Damen, the heir of his kingdom, is betrayed and sent as a pleasure slave to the Prince of the rival country, Laurent.</div>
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This book was a huge surprise for me. I didn't expect to
love it so much. I'll post a review for it next week so I'm not going
into too many details here but you should check the trigger warnings of this book before going into it. There are a lot of brutal and
graphic scenes. If you're fine with that, I think you'll like it. </div>
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<a href="http://lysthemadreader.blogspot.fr/2017/09/review-fracture-night-school-3-by-cj.html" target="_blank">Fracture (Night School #3) by C.J Daugherty </a>: 2/5<br />
<a href="http://lysthemadreader.blogspot.fr/2017/09/review-resistance-night-school-4-by-cj.html" target="_blank">Resistance (Night School #4) by C.J Daugherty </a>: 2/5<br />
<a href="http://lysthemadreader.blogspot.fr/2017/09/review-endgame-night-school-5-by-cj.html" target="_blank">Endgame (Night School #5) by C.J Daugherty</a> : 1.5/5<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23398894-prince-s-gambit?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Prince's Gambit (Captive Prince #2) by C.S Pacat</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25365.Out?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Out by Natsuo Kirino</a></div>
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I need to read Out by
Natsuo Kirino for one of the projects I have. I hope I'll have time
to finish Prince's Gambit. I'm halfway through and I'm not disappointed.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667430696236055164noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-61046824478572539002017-09-24T09:04:00.000-07:002017-09-24T09:04:04.203-07:00Review | Endgame (Night School #5) by C.J Daugherty
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<b><span style="color: #351c75;">Title</span> : <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17978510-endgame" target="_blank">Endgame (Night School #5)</a></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #351c75;">Release Date</span> : </b><b>June 4th 2015</b></div>
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<span id="freeText543431636020416149"><i>Broken. Scattered. But not defeated.<br /><br />The
spy is gone but the cost has been high - the rebels at Cimmeria Academy
have lost their leader and Carter West is missing. Nathaniel can taste
victory. But Allie and the other survivors aren't done yet. First they
have to get Carter back. Then they plan to make Nathaniel pay.<br /><br />One way or another - the game must end.</i></span></div>
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Endgame is the final
book of the Night School series. All of the characters are
restless since Carter has been kidnapped and the ultimate goal is to
bring him back and find a way to deal with Nathaniel. There is no
more sulking around for the gang, they're all – with the teachers –
focused on working together to save Carter.
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Remember how I didn't
like Allie in the last book ? Well, I'm pleased to say she got
more mature in this book. She thinks through her decisions and
doesn't act impulsively. That's the Allie I wanted to see for the
last 2 books.
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We don't get too see much
of the other characters. Everyone is doing the best they can to help
and they're pretty much all busy. I don't know if I'm the only one
but I ship Zoe/Lucas. I can easily imagine Zoe growing up and be with
Lucas in the future, they have the chemistry Katie/Lucas lacks. I
didn't really understand their couple when they got closer in
Resistance and I still don't. It seems to be the kind of couple that
exists only for the sake of existing.</div>
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Now let's talk about how
this serie ends : I expected much more. Nathaniel is supposed to
be the big vilain of the story but from the beginning he didn't have
that vilain vibe I was looking for. Yes, he was a dreaded threat but
that's all he was. A threat.
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In retrospect, Gabe was
the real deal. He ruthlessly killed people after all and I'm
disappointed that we don't know why. In the first book, he was very
protective of Jo. He didn't want her to go outside because he knew
about Nathaniel's guards, so why did he kill her ? Why doesn't he feel
any remorse when he was so concerned about her safety ? His
inconsistence bothered me and left me hoping we'll get some kind of
reason behind it but we don't. We don't know anything about him.
He's, in my opinion, the real vilain of the story and the author
doesn't give us a background to explain his actions.
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an average series but I had too many issues with it to fully enjoyed
it : The dragging love triangle, the lack of real action and, as
I mentioned before, the vilains.I wouldn't recommend it.</div>
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<i><span id="freeText12806121794570701641">After months on the
run, Allie returns to Cimmeria Academy to find the school in turmoil.
The atmosphere is thick with danger. Overshadowing it all is Nathaniel.
He is close – very close – to getting everything he wants.</span></i></div>
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secret civil war is tearing the British political elite apart. And
Allie’s family is in the thick of it. Both sides want her. She knows
Nathaniel will take her by any means necessary. But she is determined to
fight him to the end.<br /><br />Her friends are ready to stand by her –
even to die for her. But if anything happens to them she won’t be able
to live with herself.<br /><br />The fightback starts here. Everything is at stake now. The winner takes all…</span></i><br />
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faced with a clever enemy, one will matched to your strenghts and
weaknesses, you must be smarter than him.</span><br />
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if you want to stay alive. Because, however technically perfect your
plan might be, there's one thing I can promise you. It will go wrong.
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Since Legacy, every book in the series follow the same pattern : Allie gets attacked. She's sent to Cimmeria.
Nathaniel's a threat. They try to prepare for him. He finally
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I'm in love with Sylvain ? Or I'm in love with Carter ? I
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rolled my eyes countless times because of sentences like that.
Everytime Allie settles with one she focuses on the other's lips and
smell and oh maybe she made the wrong choice ? Ugh.
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annoying thing she's done in this book. I found her,
hypocrite, possessive and unlikeable. I didn't like the way she looked
at Dom – a new badass character – and thought « What is <i>she</i>
doing here ? ». It's official guys, Allie became a mean
girl. She makes important decisions on her own and gets mad at
everyone for not supporting her when their lives too are at stake.
You get the point, I didn't like her. At all.
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spy is. The problem is I wasn't excited. I was tired. The author
dragged it so much I didn't feel anything except relief that the plot
was finally moving forward.
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vilain : Nathaniel. I mentioned in my review for Fracture that
I wanted to hear his side of the story. I wanted to believe he wasn't
just a petty power-hungry man. I wanted him to be more nuanced but I was disappointed.
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getting worse. I'm glad I'm finally going to read the last book and
put it behind me.</div>
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Today, I'm going to talk
about something not related to books/blogging and that is college.
More particularly, awful professors. I don't mean awful like "oh
they're so mean, they give us tons of homework". I mean the "real" kind of awful. The kind that can hurt people.
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I have a very
racist/discriminating professor and I need to rant.
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This professor is a 65 yo
woman. I've heard she made fun of a guy because he stuttered. She
asked my muslim friend why she was studying japanese ("you
should study arabic") and if her parents had their french IDs
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Last year she made me her
personal punching bag. I'm not going into details to all of the awful
things she's done and said but to give you an idea, the nicest thing
she's ever said to me was during an exam when she told me to sit in the
front because she didn't trust "people like me".</div>
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I know what you're
thinking "How can she hate Lys ? She's adorable !"
well I asked myself the same question. What ? That's not what
you were thinking ? Oh. Let's move on.</div>
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She tried to embarass me
in front of the whole class multiple times but I don't care. Usually,
I shrug and give her a huge smile to piss her off. I don't even feel
angry, I feel sad for her and disgusted. I know what to expect with
her so I'm not surprised when she's hateful, the most interesting
thing is how my classmates react.</div>
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I divided my class into
four types :</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>1. "I don't know
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The title is pretty
self-explanatory. They come to me after class and tell me how they
respect and admire me and ask me how I manage to stay calm. I don't
really care for their respect and admiration but I don't mind them.
It may sounds mean but it's true. I don't need them to tell me all of
this, I just want to put everything she did behind me and move on.</div>
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Last week, my lovely
professor told me something inappropriate – as usual – and the
next day, a girl from this category joked about it : "I'm
not saying it spitefully so it's okay."
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*Takes a deep breath*.
It's not okay. It's far from okay. I don't care if she says it to
hurt me or not, the important is that she said it, <i>she thought about it</i>.
It's not entirely her fault. Everything began with my prof. But
that's when I realized that what she said to me also affected how my
classmates perceived me. </div>
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Even if I don't feel
embarrassed, people will look at me and think "oh, that's girl
that prof humiliated." and I don't want to be seen this way. I
don't even want to be seen as "the warrior who puts up with
this shit". I don't want her to define me but clearly it's out
of my hands.</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2. "I'm so going
to report this !"</span></b>
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If they wanted to report
her, they would have done it without telling me about it. I don't
even know why <i>I</i> don't do it. I definitely should.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>3. "I swear,
next time I'll defend you !"
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There is only one person
in this category. He's a nice guy but... Come on. Just like the 2<sup>nd</sup>
category, if he wanted to defend me he would have done it and I don't
want him to. I'm not a damsel in distress (not that there is anything
wrong with that) and I don't need someone to protect me. </div>
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If he really
wanted to say something, he would have. Just like if <i>I</i> wanted to say
something, I would have. But we don't. I'm sure he's concerned about
his grades so he doesn't want to piss her off. I'm concerned about my
grades too so I can relate and I don't want to show her that her hate
affects me.</div>
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I'm sure this guy feels
guilty so he says that to feel better about himself but... He doesn't
get to do that. I want him
to stop lying to himself. We both know he's not going to say anything
so he should at least be honest about why. He thinks about himself
and doesn't want any trouble, I understand that.
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4. "I know what
she said to you but... She's still a nice person." </span></b></div>
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I've met two people in
this category. They describe her as "nice" and "funny" and it's not a big deal if she treats
muslims/disabled people/PoC/cute book bloggers like shit.
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Of course I'm not saying
they can't like her. But saying that she's nice is condoning her
behavior and I can't accept that. I can't even respect the people in
this category.
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How can they condone
something like that ? One of them told me "I like her
and she likes me so... " so even if she's a horrible human
being, it's okay because she not attacking <i>them</i>. These people
frustrate me so much.
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Now I have a choice
between : Staying in her – very easy – class and worry that
she's going to give me a bad grade or going to another much more
difficult class (that I may not pass) with a professor that will grade me fairly.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">What would you do if you
were me ? </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever had a teacher/professor like that ?</span></b></div>
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I hope my rant didn't
bore you, see you next time.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667430696236055164noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-80627217903503335702017-09-11T12:54:00.001-07:002017-09-11T13:04:21.126-07:00Music Monday | My Current Faves !<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello everyone !<br />
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Today, I'm going to share the songs I'm listening to these days. <a href="http://never-anyone-else.blogspot.com/p/music-monday.html">Music Monday</a> is a meme hosted by Lauren from <a href="http://never-anyone-else.blogspot.com/">Always Me</a>, the only thing you have to do is share the songs you love and link up with Lauren.<br />
Let's get started !<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ko Bop Bop - EXO</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-size: large;">You're The One - KAYTRANADA ft SYD</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I don't have anything to say about those songs except... They're good ? I think ? </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">What do you think about those songs ? </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Tell what you're listening to these days ! </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hope you enjoyed, see you next time.</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667430696236055164noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-89071447608717251632017-09-08T12:01:00.001-07:002017-09-08T12:01:33.751-07:00Review | Fracture (Night School #3) by C.J Daugherty
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<b>Title : <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17345616-fracture?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Fracture (Night School #3)</a></b></div>
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<b>Publisher : Atom</b></div>
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<b>Release Date : </b><b>August 15th 2013</b></div>
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<b>Genres : YA, Mystery</b></div>
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<b>Pages : 375</b></div>
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<b>Rating : 2.5/5</b></div>
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<i><span id="freeText9347265045967909265">Devastated by the loss
of her friend and under constant threat from an unknown spy at Cimmeria
Academy, Allie Sheridan is finding it hard to cope.<br /><br />In Fracture,
the third book in the Night School series, she’s not the only one losing
it – everything is falling apart. And when Nathaniel begins to reveal
his game plan, Isabelle starts to lose control.<br /><br />As the school
slides into a deadly morass of paranoia and suspicion, everyone is
guilty until proved innocent. Anyone can be held without proof, and
convicted without a trial. No one is safe.<br /><br />This time Nathaniel doesn’t need to hurt them. This time they’re hurting themselves.</span></i> <i> </i></div>
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<i>*There are going to be
spoilers from Legacy in this review*</i>
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Nobody around
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This book started off
great. We finally get to see Allie's rebellious side. I wanted
to see that aspect of her since book one and now she's ready to take over the
world. Well, she's ready to get her revenge and stop Nathaniel at
least. She's grieving and angry. She acts before thinking and
endanger herself and her friends. I didn't really mind her making bad
decisions. She's completely messed up
and needs to take actions.
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However, even with all of
her efforts, the plot doesn't move forward. There is a lot of
skulking around with her « gang », a lot of plotting but
not much else.
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We learn more of
Nathaniel's backstory but the main thing they do in this book is
wait. They wait for him to make his move. They wait for teachers to
finally do something. They wait for Raj to find the spy. I mentioned
in my review of Legacy that I was suspecting a lot of characters but
now I'm completely lost.
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Since the second book I
suspected :
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- Zelazny because he
was the one to tell Allie to go to Isabelle's office when Isabelle
wasn't actually there, leading her to find Eloise. </div>
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- Rachel because she's
the gossip queen and I thought maybe she was angry at her dad
because of Night School stuff.
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- Lucas because he was
Gabe's close friend. Maybe they got in together.</div>
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- Carter because when
(still in the 2<sup>nd</sup> book) Allie asked him about his father
he hesitated and I thought maybe he's Nathaniel's hidden son.</div>
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- Jerry because of the
phone call Allie and Carter overheard. He's the one I'm the most
suspicious about without really knowing why. Maybe it's my detective
instinct talking but I don't trust him.</div>
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The ones I don't suspect
are :
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- Zoe because she's
immediately described as loyal.<br />
- Katie. Even though
she's the mean girl of the story, I like how honest she is. She
doesn't pretend to be Allie's friend. In the second book she told
her right away not to expect any kind of friendship<br />
- And Sylvain
because... I don't know … French solidarity ? I'm just
kidding, I don't even like him. I think he really cares about Allie.... But if he's with
Nathaniel he probably believes what he does is for her. And now I'm
lost again. Okay, I'm crossing Sylvain off my « no way they're
the spy » list.<br />
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Speaking of Sylvain I
liked the minimal part the love triangle takes in this book. Allie
questions her feelings but it doesn't take over the story like it did
in the previous book. I hope she's going to make a decision soon
though, I really don't want it to be dragged until the end.
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Anyway, for the next book
I want some action. I want to finally find out who the spy is and I
want to hear Nathaniel's side of the story. </div>
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<i>See ? That's how Detective Sherlys works ! I suspect everyone and then I pat myself on the back when I'm right. You can't go wrong with that. I don't want to spoil anything but let's just say, I'm good *coughs*.</i></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667430696236055164noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-26138931172755202592017-09-05T08:42:00.000-07:002017-09-05T08:42:26.748-07:00Discussion | Are DNF Reviews Useless ?
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Hello everyone !</div>
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I've seen a lot of people
on Twitter, Booktube and such say that people who DNF a book
shouldn't write reviews about them. As you may have guessed - since I
have a DNF section on this blog – I disagree.</div>
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<a name='more'></a>I understand why they
think that way. There are some things you'll know only after reading
the whole book, like the message behind the story, or maybe a
plot-twist that changes everything.
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But on the other hand , I
think it's interesting to see why someone would DNF a book :</div>
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- What was so
unbearable ?</div>
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- Did they notice
something I didn't ?</div>
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What I like about those
types of reviews is that – by definition – they're about the 1/3
or 2/3 of a book which means that they won't be influenced by a huge
thing happening at the end. </div>
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Let's take And I Darken
by Kirsten White for instance. I wasn't sure about this book so I
read on Goodreads the most popular reviews.
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They were all positive
and described how complex the story and its characters were, how it
was much more than the premise let on and how mind-blowing the plot
twist was towards the end. I started reading the book and I was
surprised to see that no one mentioned how slow and tedious the
beginning was. I didn't feel connected to the characters, I didn't
care about the political aspect of the book (and I love politics) and
I didn't find anything remotely feminist about this book. Having a
strong independent female character doesn't mean anything if that
character looks down on other women.
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I checked the reviews on
GR again but this time I only read the negative ones – which were mostly
written by people who DNF the book – and they all had the same
issues I had (they also mentioned how historically unaccurate it
was).</div>
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I'm not saying those
reviews were valid and the positive ones weren't. I'm saying that
it's important that we have the option to read both sides. I tend to
DNF a lot and I like knowing that I'm not the only one. It's good to
know that other people share your unpopular opinions (whether it's
because you liked a book or not).
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However, writing this
kind of review can be tricky : <b>You only have to talk about
the parts of the book you've read.</b></div>
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I read some reviews
saying « oh I didn't like this and that and at the end she even
did this », how would you know since you didn't finish the
book ? Reading reviews of people who read the book doesn't give
you the right to use their opinions to back up your own review. Even
if it's written by someone you trust.</div>
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You can read a whole
scene from the book and then make your mind about it but don't just
read some quotes and think that you know what and how it happened.
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It's just like with the
controversy about Carve the Mark. Someone wrote a review saying it
was racist and had other issues and everyone shared it even though
they didn't read the book. Some people who read it apologized saying
they didn't notice the racism (I don't know about the other issues)
and other people said it is not racist and they explained why in
their own reviews. I can't tell you if it is or isn't because I
haven't read it but I think you shouldn't agree with a review about a
book you haven't even opened.
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">What do you
think ?</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> Do you review the books you DNF ?</span></b></div>
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Hope you enjoyed, see you
next time.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667430696236055164noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-54637595309521662802017-09-02T07:39:00.001-07:002017-09-02T07:39:38.423-07:00Game of Thrones S7 | Part 2 : The South
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Hello everyone ! </div>
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Just like for <a href="http://lysthemadreader.blogspot.fr/2017/08/game-of-thrones-s7-part-1-north.html#more" target="_blank">the part 1,</a> you need to know that :</div>
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I
don't even know where to start with her. She lost all of her precious
children to become the Queen again. She finally has the power she
wanted for so long but Dany's coming for her and she has to face this
new threat one way or another. Oh and people don't respect her. That's pretty bad.</div>
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Her
fight with Dany is not balanced (who can compete with three dragons?)
but she holds her ground. She even has an anti-dragon weapon now. I'm
wondering if they'll modify it with dragonglass to kill Viserion.
Probably not since she won't help.
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She's
compared to Tywin and I think it's right. She's changed a lot. She
makes smart decisions... Mostly. I don't think making her
relationship with Jaime public was a good idea but at the same time I
don't think anyone would care at this point. Everyone knows about
them anyway.</div>
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I
really liked the looks she gives Tyrion and Brienne during the
meeting. It's so murderous and full of judgement. She seems convinced
that this is all a joke and that no one is really in danger.</div>
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Tyrion tells me a million people live in this city. They're about to
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- I imagine for most of them it would be an improvement.<br />
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I
have to admit... I laughed when she said that. Come on, you can't say
it's not funny ! Okay, I'm a terrible person, let's move on. She
finally sees the wight – and seems freaked out about it – but
even then she seems convinced that she'll live either way which I
don't really understand.
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If
the living win, and we've betrayed them, they march south and kill us
all.</div>
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- Most of them will die.
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think she doesn't understand that people dying means more wights.
Maybe she didn't really listen to Jon. Or maybe she has a secret lair
and doesn't care about the rest.
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1)
Realizing that Cersei didn't love him. At least not how he does.</div>
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Jaime
loves her so much. If they weren't siblings I think they'd be one
of my OTPs.
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He
says this sentence multiple times (the first time being just before
pushing Bran). Jaime has always been motivated by love. He gave up
Casterly Rock, his children, his chance of ever finding a good wife
just because he loved her. He tried to kill Bran, a seven year old
boy for her. He's never been with anyone else.
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maybe why I can't help but like him but at the same time he seems a
little passive because of it.
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He's
in love with her and doesn't care much about the rest.
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Possibly.</div>
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Olenna
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2)
Making the same choice he made with Dany's father : His ruler or
his people.
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When
Cersei blew up the Sept of Baelor in the last season, I had a feeling
history was going to repeat itself. After seeing the wight, it's
clear that Jaime believes Jon and Dany. He understands and knows
they're right but at the same time he's loyal to Cersei.</div>
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think Brienne was the game changer. When she met him she judged him
for killing his King. After telling her his story, we see (in the
show at least, I don't remember how it happened in the books) that
she's really thinking about it and stopped calling him Kingslayer
after that.</div>
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He
also got to know her and I think she inspired him to become a better
person. He lost his hand for her. They have a very special
relationship (yes I ship them, sorry Tormund but they'd be so good
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when she, a person he respects, tells him to give up on his loyalty
to help them, he listened. I loved the look on Jaime's face when she
told him that, by the way.</div>
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I expected so much from
him. I didn't understand his decision of taking Casterly Rock. At
first, I thought it was a good plan but after thinking about it I
realized it didn't make any sense. Casterly Rock has no value to
them. The only reason to take it would be to send a message but it's
not worth sacrificing their men. Did Tyrion make this decision
because he wanted to obtain what his father wouldn't give him ?
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However, I liked that he
tried his best – in vain, unfortunately - to prevent Dany from
making stupid decisions.
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In case you didn't know,
Dany has three dragons. But I guess you all know that since she keeps
repeating it over and over. We get it Dany, you have dragons. It
doesn't mean you're invicible, stop thinking you're above everyone
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I don't think she has what it takes to rule. She's childish,
impulsive and not diplomatic at all. She has good intentions but
that's it. Good intentions don't make you a good ruler. She speaks of
breaking the wheel but doesn't realize she's like everybody else who
wants the crown.
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beginning : Her meeting with Jon made me cringe so much.</div>
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She doesn't make any
sense. She reminds Jon about the oath his ancestor made to Aegon
Targaryen but doesn't point out that her father broke his oath too.
He was the Protector of the Realm. He swore to protect his people and
instead he tortured and burned them.</div>
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oath. And perpetuity means... What does perpetuity means, lord
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How can anyone like this
girl ?
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Okay, she apologizes for
her father later but still.
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He uses her own logic
against her.
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I need your help and you
need mine.</div>
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Of course, she chose that
moment to brag « didn't you see the three dragons ? And
the Unsullied ? And the Dothraki ? » Ugh.
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Right now, you
and I and Cersei and everyone else... we're children playing a game
screaming that the rules aren't fair.</div>
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- [To Tyrion] He's refused
to call me queen, he's refused to bow and now he's calling me a
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Isn't that a childish
response ? He's risking his life to tell you he needs your help
to defeat the army of the dead and the only thing you have to say is
«<i> he's calling me a child</i> » ?!
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You might think « she
didn't know the Others and the wights were real. » Okay, fair
enough. But is it reason to look down on him ? By that point,
she clearly underestimates everyone. She doesn't know that Cersei has
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Dany tries to convince
him to bend the knee multiple times and that's how we see that she's
not thinking as a ruler. Jon doesn't want the iron throne so he's not
her ennemy. At best he's her ally, at worst he's one of her people.
But as the conqueror she is, she doesn't care about the North if
they're not going to help her win her throne.
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What also frustrated me
is that she's making the same mistakes she made in Meereen when she
killed the Tarlys. She doesn't care that they're an old and respected
family. She doesn't care about Westeros' culture. She's talking about
«<i> breaking the wheel</i> » but doesn't realize that she's not
breaking anything. *takes a deep breath* Dany, when your father
is known to burn people alive, the last thing you should do is burn
people alive.
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She told her advisors
that they should tell her when she's doing something wrong but when
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I don't know how anyone
can think she'd be a great queen.
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that deep down Dany is exactly like Cersei. The only difference is
that Dany wants to be better.
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Now let's talk about her
relationship with Jon, his nephew, a man she's related to. I don't
know why everyone is swooning over them. Okay, they're maybe in love
but they don't know each other. Jon doesn't know of Dany's impulses
and she doesn't know anything about his past in the Night's Watch.
I'm a little confused about something. They slept together but isn't
that a dishonorable thing to do since they're not married ?
Maybe he'll propose to her in the beginning of the season 8 and Bran
will come to the wedding like « Oh Jon, I see you've met your
aunt. Who's getting married ? ». </div>
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<b>Euron Greyjoy</b> : Is
it possible to make him die soon ? He made me cringe so much
during this season.</div>
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currently does.</div>
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August is over and Winter
is coming (I'm not talking about the actual winter I'm talking about
college, don't judge me). In a week I'll go back to college and … I
don't want to. I'm not going to complain for a whole paragraph about
it so let's move on to the fun stuff : Games !</div>
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I fell in love with Life
is Strange. It's such a fascinating game. For those who've never
heard of it, it's basically a game where every choice you make will
have an impact on the present and the future (and sometimes the past
too). We follow a high school student who can rewind time and let me
tell you, it's not as cool as it sounds. I mean, yes ,time-travel is awesome but the consequences, guys. Everytime I had to make a choice
I had to think about what would happen next. The cool thing is that
you can rewind after making a choice to see the other alternatives.</div>
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reading … *sighs*<b>. </b>It was complicated. I thought I was in a reading slump for a while but the only problem was that I didn't love any of the books I've read - or tried to read - this month.<br />
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don't understand the hype around this book. It's far from being the
best contemporary I've ever read.
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29283884-the-gentleman-s-guide-to-vice-and-virtue?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee</a> : I'll post of review for
this book in a few weeks (after posting my Night School reviews) but
long story short, I didn't like it. I was waiting for some real
character development but even halfway through the book Monty was
still the same self-absorbed person he was at the beginning. I'll talk about the other issues I had with this book in my review.
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32078787-once-and-for-all?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Once and For All by Sarah Dessen </a>: I liked Just Listen and Saint Anything so I
thought I'd like this book too but nop. I stopped halfway throught the book because I didn't like or feel any connection to the characters.
The love interest was not endearingly quirky but just annoying. If I
met him in real life, I wouldn't even look at him. He's immature and
childish but of course it's the other characters' fault, not his.
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like the story and the characters but I always get distracted
while reading it. I think it has to do with the writing. I'm not a
writing expert so I can't tell you precisely what's wrong with it but
I don't feel gripped. I spent 10 minutes staring at nothing instead
of reading it. That's usually not a good sign. However, I don't want
to DNF it because like I said, I like the story. I think I'm going to
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which I haven't read (Snow White who tries to get her kingdom back,
we all know how it ends). It's a retelling of Rumplestilskin. It's
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Hello and welcome to the
obsessive part of my brain.
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As you may or may not
know, I'm a huge fan of Game of Thrones. I love the show, I love the
books even more, I'm completely obsessed. Today, I'm going to review,
ramble and share my crazy interpretations of this season.</div>
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Before you go into this
review you need to know that :
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1. I'm going to divide
this review in two parts : The North and the South (take a
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2. There are LOTS of
spoilers ahead, you're warned.</div>
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3. All of my theories are my own. I don't really read fan theories</div>
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4. If a quote isn't in a
blockquote or in italic, it's just me paraphrasing the characters.</div>
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5. I tend to talk
directly to the characters. Don't worry, they're used to it.</div>
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Bran is one of the most
interesting character of the story. When Summer died, I knew Bran
Stark was gone and his transformation was shown from the start. He
was dressed like the night watchers. Like a crow (crows, ravens...)
and the show made it even more obvious through Meera.
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Bran Stark died in that
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Thank you for that,
Meera. He will never be the lord of Winterfell, he will never be Bran
Stark again. It's over. He's the Three Eyed Raven now.
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His behavior has also
completely changed. There's this manga where one girl can see all of
the good things happening in the world whereas the other one only
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As a result, the girl who sees the good is always
pessimistic and the other – as you may guess – is the opposite.
Why ? It's simple. They need a balance. </div>
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But what if you could
see both the good and the bad ? Bran sees it all. I think the
only way for him to keep his sanity is to be distant (I warned you in
the beginning about my crazy interpretations).
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Now let's talk about his
– very awkward – conversation with Sansa. He describes the day of
her marriage with Ramsay and tells her he's sorry for what happened
to her. I thought about that scene a lot. Why mention that to her ?
Why reminding her of the worst thing that happened to her ?
Well, I think this is because it is her worst memory. With that
conversation, I think what he tells Sansa is « I know what
happened to you. You don't have to pretend or hide anything from me.
I see you. »</div>
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I think in his own way he tried to comfort her.
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You need to work on your
comforting skills, Bran. But hey look at the bright side ! It
can't get worse than this.</div>
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He also had a very –
yet short – conversation with Arya where he mentions her list.
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Once again, it is a
pretty interesting thing to bring up. Everytime Arya talks about her
desire to kill Cersei, she's laughed at. The guards she met laughed,
even Sansa did. The only one who takes her seriously is Bran. Just
like his interactions with Sansa, he lets Arya know that he knows her
for what she really is. He doesn't see the little girl dreaming of
becoming a knight. He sees an assassin.
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Littlefinger talked to
him about the dagger. It must be surprising for Baelish to talk to
someone he can't predict and manipulate.</div>
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He's powerful but even he
has limits. He can see the past and the present but not the future.
He also doesn't know what's going on in people's heads. I wouldn't
want his power (I'm not that crazy) but it's cool to have someone
like him in the story.</div>
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I think Bran will take
control of a dragon and will fight the Night's King with Jon. I don't know if it's a common theory or not, like I said I don't read fan theories.</div>
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I have to admit, I didn't
like Arya this season. Everytime she did sometthing I compared her to
Arya from the books and they are infuriatingly different. </div>
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When Nymeria turned away
from Arya, it was clear she wasn't ready to go into a full Stark mode
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She knows that the old
Arya, the one who dreamed of being a honorable knight and fight for
what she believes in, is gone. Maybe she'll come back, who knows ?
But now she's driven with vengeance. She wants to kill Cersei not
because she's not a good queen but because she helds her responsible
for her father's death. If Cersei suddenly became a saint, I think
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However, she chooses to
go to Winterfell and not to King's Landing. That also says something
about her. Even though her list is important, her family is even
more. The living before the dead.</div>
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I wondered if she would
hide her new skills or not. I predicited the fight with Brienne the
moment she decided to go to the north so I knew that she wasn't going
to hide them. It would've been clever to let everyone underestimate
her until the last moment though.
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The face Littlefinger
made when he saw her fight Brienne was priceless but it was not a
smart thing to do because he became wary of her. Good job, Arya.
Well, now I guess it doesn't matter since he's dead but it could've
gone wrong.</div>
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Now let's talk about what
annoys me the most with her : She's way too confident. I can't
say that enough. Yes, she trained hard and went through tough stuff
but let's face it, she doesn't know a thing about politics.
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Offend them and Jon loses
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Not if they lose their
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When she said that I
immediately thought of Joffrey.. He's the one who ordered Ned's
beheading after all. And yes, I am saying she's not better than
Joffrey at politics. Even Cersei doesn't behead everyone who
disagrees with her.
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In other words « be
diplomatic ! ». Yes she proved she could kill lots of
people at once but that's useless if she can't use her brain.
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She blames Sansa for
wanting the leadership and for their father's death which is really
messed up... And weird. If Sansa is to blame, why isn't she on her
list ? Arya didn't make any sense this season. I really hope
they'll do a better job in the next one.</div>
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Then we have, the huge
« reveal ». She plotted with Sansa to get rid of
Littlefinger. On one hand, I was pleasantly surprised but on the
other I was frustrated. Arya and Sansa were clearly in conflict in
previous scenes so what changed ? When did they realize they
were being played ? How did they come to an agreement ?
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Anyway, Arya is the one
who executes the sentence but not in a Stark way. She cuts his
throat. It's brutal and meant to be painful. It's different from the
traditional beheading which is much quicker. This death sentence is
executed like an act of revenge and not an actual sentence.
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I
liked Sansa at the beginning of the season. She challenges Jon and
makes him listen to her. She's becoming more like Catelyn and I loved
it even though I disagreed with some of her ideas.</div>
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She's
starting to be more involved in politics. She knows how things work
in King's Landing so she's a great addition to the North.
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killed LF ! Well, she sentenced him to death but didn't actually
killed him. I can see Ned frowning at this. </span>
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And yet, you betrayed her.</span></div>
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I loved you. More than anyone.</span></div>
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And yet, you betrayed me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">I
LOVED this dialogue. Baelish will always puts himself first. That's
how he is. I don't think he can really love anyone but I do think he
had some kind of affection for Cat and Sansa. </span>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Jon</b></span></div>
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Jon became the King in
the North but now he has to make difficult decisions while keeping
everyone around him united. I have to say, I really like his way of
ruling. He didn't even want this title, the only reason he became
King was to defeat the white walkers.
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In the beginning, we see
that even though he's now King he won't try to make the wildlings
bend the knee. He respects them and their culture and a crown won't
change that (See Dany ? That's how you do things). </div>
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The wildlings are still free and he's their ally. He
also decides to make the girls train which is at first an unpopular
decision quickly supported by Lyanna Mormont.
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He and Sansa got into an
argument about what do to with families that betrayed them. While
Sansa wants to take their casltes and give them to the ones who were
loyal, Jon doesn't want to punish those who didn't do anything
because of some members of their families. During this argument I was
on Jon's side. I understand Sansa's logic but she is a little too
black and white.
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During the whole season,
Jon explains that the real war is between the dead and the living so
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Yesterday's wars don't
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Once again, he unites
people. That's what he did for the wildlings and now he's doing it
with the North and later in the season with Dany.
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I also agreed with Jon
when he told her not to disagree with him in public. I like Sansa but
it sends a terrible message. However, it is true that she knows how
the southerners work and that he should at least listen to what she
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How should I smarter ?
By listening to you ?</div>
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- Would that be so
terrible ?
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I think one of the
biggest even of this season is the meeting between Jon and Dany but
I'm going to talk more about this in Dany's section so let's move on.</div>
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I think what I love the
most about Jon is his honesty.</div>
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I'm not going to swear an
oath I can't uphold. Talk about my father if you want, tell me that's
the attitude that got him killed. But when the North people make
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It's good to have someone
with no ulterior motive. His only fight is with the white walkers.
Well, for now at least. I just hope he won't end up like Ned.
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I don't know how Dany
will react to the fact that he's his nephew and rightful King of
Westeros. She's the one who should bend the knee otherwise <i>she</i>
would be an usurper. Or, he's going to let her have the throne. I
don't know but I'm pretty excited to find out. I'm a little sad we
didn't get to see Jon's reunion with Arya and Bran, it's one of the
scene I anticipated the most.</div>
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<b>Lyanna Mormont</b> : I
loved this kid from the start when she didn't let Sansa flatter
her. She's young, she knows that and surrounds herself with good
adivsors which is a smart thing to do. </div>
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I don't need your
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<b>Littlefinger </b>: Die,
snake, Die.
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<b>Sandor</b> : He's
alive ! I knew it. I can't wait to see his reunion with Sansa et
Arya.</div>
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<b>Sam</b> : I knew he
wasn't going to stay long in the South. I'm glad he's back, I'm sure
Jon will need him.</div>
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<b>Tormund</b> : He was so
cute during this season (don't tell him I called him that) and he
showed us how you should absolutely not flirt with someone :
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Creepy smiles ?
Check.
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Weird way of chewing food
while looking at you in the eye ? Check.
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The scene where he said
to Podrick « <i>You're a lucky man »</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
after she pushed him was hilarious.</span></div>
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I'm not with her yet. But
I see the way she looks at me.</div>
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Oh my gosh.</div>
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I want to make
babies with her. </div>
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This guy is my hero. </div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Hope you enjoyed, see you next time. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667430696236055164noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-56552604209947847122017-08-27T09:49:00.001-07:002017-08-27T09:51:33.266-07:00Review | Legacy (Night School #2) by C.J Daugherty<div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Title</span> : <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15757366-legacy" target="_blank">Legacy (Night School #2) </a></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Release Date</span> : January 3rd 2013</b></div>
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<i><span id="freeText3037155886806718741">In the last year,
Allie's survived three arrests, two breakups and one family breakdown.
The only bright point has been her new life at Cimmeria Academy. </span></i></div>
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<i><span id="freeText3037155886806718741">It's
the one place she's felt she belongs. And the fact that it's brought
dark-eyed Carter West into her life hasn't hurt either. But far from
being a safe haven, the cloistered walls of Cimmeria are proving more
dangerous than Allie could have imagined. The students and faculty are
under threat, and Allie's family - from her mysterious grandmother to
her runaway brother - are at the centre of the storm. Allie is going to
have to choose between protecting her family and trusting her friends. </span></i></div>
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<i><span id="freeText3037155886806718741">But secrets have a way of ripping even the strongest relationships
apart...</span> <b> </b></i></div>
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<i>*There are going to be
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I have read this sequel a
lot of faster than the first book. It's not about finding out what is
happening anymore. The danger is real and Allie has to train in the
Night School in order to face it... Until the love triangle (and a
real one this time) takes over.
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I can tell you that 45%
of the book is about the romance. Carter is acting different, more
protective more controlling and Sylvain's kind attentions don't go
unnoticed. I really thought that after chosing Carter, the romantic
part of the story would decrease but it appears it had the opposite
effect. If you ask me, there is no good choice
there but it seems like being single is not an option.
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Another thing that
annoyed me – a lot – was Jo. In the first installment I didn't
particularly like her but in this one I couldn't stand her. After
acting like she did in the first book I couldn't understand how she
wanted to be involved in everything. Also, should I mention the
slut-shaming during the bonfire ?
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Now let's move on to the
positive aspects of the book.
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First, we finally get to
know what happens during Night School and new characters are
introduced. I found Zoe cute. She's smart and innocent and even
though I didn't really understand how their friendship started, I
liked it.</div>
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I want to know more about
the other Night Schoolers though. There are lots of things we still
don't know but the puzzle is slowing starting to take shape.
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Then there is the spy.
He/She's supposed to be close to them and to have enough access to
allow others in. I have a lot of suspects. Okay, I'm suspecting
everyone except a few and I'm curious to know who the spy is.
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Since the first book I
can't help but wondering if Nathaniel is actually the good guy in all
of this. If you're reading this review you've probably read the first
book so here we go :</div>
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Nathaniel didn't seem to
know anything about Ruth's murder. But then Gabe is with him so maybe
he acted on his own. Maybe Gabe is disturbed and Nathaniel is trying
to keep him close to watch what he's doing. But then it'd mean
Isabelle is the vilain of the story and I don't really see it but who
knows ? Maybe my theory is right (but probably not, let's not
kid ourselves).</div>
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<i>I wrote this review right after reading the book. It's pretty funny to read it now that I finished the whole series. I'm warning you, in the next review you'll see how paranoid I was.</i></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667430696236055164noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-65230277788886716562017-08-23T11:08:00.000-07:002017-08-23T14:49:40.655-07:00The Longest Book Tag !<div align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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Hello everyone !</div>
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Today I'm doing the
longest book tag. It was created by <a href="https://bewitchinglyparanoid.wordpress.com/2017/03/03/the-big-book-tag/">Ditsha
from Bewitchingly Paranoid</a> and I was tagged by Sam from
<a href="http://tsundokubooks.blogspot.fr/">Tsundoku Books.</a>
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<b>The Rules:</b></div>
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1. Make a list of the five
longest books you've ever read.</div>
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2. Select two of the
longest books on your TBR.</div>
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3. Discuss.</div>
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4. Tag others</div>
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All of these books have
more than 500 pages. This post would be a little dull if I repeated
five times how much I loved those books so instead I'm going to tell
you what kept me reading.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10664113-a-dance-with-dragons?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">- A Dance With Dragons (ASOIAF #5) by Georges RR Martin</a>, 1125 pages</b> : The plot is so
well crafted. There is so much going on, so many characters to
analyze. I can spend hours thinking about this series, that's the
whole point of a book right ? You'll get to read most of my
interpretations with my review of the season 7 so stay tuned for
that.
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68428.The_Final_Empire?from_search=true" target="_blank">- The Final Empire (Mistborn #1) by Brandon Sanderson</a>, 541 pages</b> : This book has a
great world-building. Everything is explained and the magic system is
pretty unique.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10165727-froi-of-the-exiles?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">- Froi of the Exiles (The Lumatere Chronicles #2)</a>, 593 pages</b> : After reading the first
book I disliked Froi. Seriously, if I could erase him from the book I
would have. When I saw that he was the main character of the sequel I
had mixed feelings but I decided to give it a try and I was not
disappointed. I started to care for Froi without realizing it, I
loved this story. And it's not just him, a lot of new great
characters are introduced. They're so relatable and so heartbreaking
in their own way. This is one of the most moving series I've ever
read.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28260587-empire-of-storms?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">- Empire of Storms (Thrones of Glass #5) by Sarah J Maas</a>, 693 pages</b> : I had a lot of issues
with this book. I think the main reason I kept reading is that I'm
too invested in the story and I need to know how this ends (even though I
have a pretty good idea).</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2.Harry_Potter_and_the_Order_of_the_Phoenix?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter #5) by J.K Rowling</a>, 870 pages </b>: I've read this because I wanted to
read the Harry Potter series at least once (I don't think I could
reread it every year though) but also to prove myself that I could.
It's one of the first books I've read in english and it gave me a
hard time but I did it !
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12111823-the-winds-of-winter?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">- The Winds of Winter (ASOIAF #6) by Georges RR Martin</a></b>: Obviously. I'M READY FOR IT. Well I'd
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<b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23566909-the-marvels?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">- The Marvels by Brian Selznick</a>, 665
pages</b> : I have no idea what it's about but I've been meaning to
read something by this author for a long time. Probably won't happen
soon though.</div>
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<a href="https://gregsbookhaven.blogspot.fr/" target="_blank">Greg @ Book Haven</a></div>
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<a href="http://blog.kristenburns.com/" target="_blank">Kristen @ Metaphors and Moonlight</a></div>
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<a href="https://readysetandread.blogspot.fr/" target="_blank">Genni @ Ready, Set, Read ! </a><br />
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Today I'm doing something different
because …. I'm out of content. Just kidding *nervous laugh* of
course I'm not out of content. *clears throat* let's go back to
business. Books are great but I want to talk about other things
sometimes and since I'm a huge fan of TV Shows and movies, I thought
« why not ? ». So today I'm bringing you my reaction
to the trailer of the Netflix adaptation of Death Note (spoiler alert : I think this is going to be terrible.)</div>
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This post contains spoilers for the
original story. Italic quotes are from the manga/anime.</div>
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: hotpink;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>THE CHARACTERS' APPEARANCES</b></span></span></span></div>
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<b>Kira</b> : What the heck is that
hair ? Light is supposed to be neat. He doesn't have a single
pleat on his clothes and he's always well-dressed. It's not the kind
of person to dye his hair. He's classy (not that people who dye their
hair are not but look at the actor on the trailer. Does he look
classy to you?).
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<b>Misa</b> : Well clearly her clothes
are not like Misa's.
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<b>L </b>: I have so many issues with his
appearance. He seems mysterious and badass.
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If it wasn't an adaptation of Death
Note I would have said that I love his outfit. But this is supposed
to be L. Don't get me wrong, L is mysterious and badass but his
appearance doesn't show that. If you saw L on the street you'd
probably stay away from him because of his disheveled look.</div>
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He has shadows under his eyes, he's
underweight, he always wear the same clothes and almost never wear
shoes.
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That guy is too clean. Too
approachable.
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<b>Ryuk</b> : I think they did a pretty
good job with him.
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<span style="color: hotpink;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">THE CHARACTERS' PERSONALITIES</span></b></span></div>
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<b>Kira </b>: In the manga/anime Light
Yagami is cold, manipulative and ruthless. One thing he never does in
the whole story is questionning himself.</div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="SxTFHRnn"></a>« <i>I
understood that killing people was a crime. There was no other way!
The world had to be fixed! » </i>
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He believes himself to be justice. To him, the end justifies the
means. He doesn't question what he does. He <strike>thinks</strike> knows he's right. He
knows the world needs him. He's confident. Thinking about getting
caught makes him laugh. He's convinced to be smarter than L, smarter
than everyone really.</div>
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However, in the trailer Kira says « we're not the good guys
anymore ». He admits that what he does is wrong and looks
pretty freaked out about it. He's not confident at all. At that
point, he looks like a scared kid who played with something he
shouldn't have.</div>
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<b>L</b> : L is cautious and secretive. He
doesn't show his face to anyone so seeing him being on camera feels
wrong. L took some time before revealing himself to the police and
Light. He wouldn't just go around saying who he is. In the trailer we
can see him yelling at Kira « I promise you, you will not
survive ».
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The L from the manga/anime is the
one provoking Kira over and over not the other way around.</div>
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Is that a death threat ?
Because if it is, it would make L on the same level as Kira.</div>
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<b>Ryuk</b> : He's the only one who seems
to have the same personnality as the original one. Also, I love his
laugh.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: hotpink;"><b>KIRA AND MISA AGAINST THE WORLD</b></span></span></div>
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Some of you may have noticed I didn't
include Misa in the previous section and that's because I think she –
and her relationship with Light – deserves a full one.
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That's the aspect of the movie that
bothers me the most. In the manga, Light uses Misa and she accepts
it. He wants her to do his bidding without asking any questions.
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="SxTFHRnn1"></a><i>« I'm
going to get more intimate with Misa
and make her fall helplessly in love with me ».</i><br />
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But in the trailer Light says « what
if <b>we</b> could change things? » and asks for her opinion.
They look to be in this together which reduces Light's manipulative
side. I don't know about you but I don't want to see a caring Light.</div>
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I think you're not crazy
enough, we can change the world. </div>
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Misa seems to have some influence over
him. He treats her as an equal which is pretty out of character.
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<span style="color: hotpink;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>WHAT I HOPE FOR</b></span></span></div>
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I want the philosophical aspect of
the story to be developped.</div>
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There has to be a Matsuda. He's
such an important character. He questions everything and everyone
and even though he's often seen as ignorant, I think he adds another
dimension to the story.</div>
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I dont want a happy ending. This
is not a happy story after all.</div>
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That's it for today. Now you know why I
think this is going to be terrible. They should've made a movie
inspired by Death Note but not an adaptation. Maybe I'm completely
wrong and the movie will turn out great, I don't know that seems
unlikely but who knows ?
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">What do you think of this trailer ?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> Are you going to watch the movie ? </b>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667430696236055164noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-14624757924655019892017-08-13T08:00:00.000-07:002017-08-13T08:00:10.030-07:00Review | Night School by C.J Daugherty<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12576579-night-school?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">
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<b><span style="color: crimson;"><span style="color: crimson;">Title</span> </span>:<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12576579-night-school?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank"> Night School</a></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: crimson;">Release</span> Date : January 1st 2012</b></div>
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<b><span style="color: crimson;">Genres</span> : YA, Mystery</b></div>
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<b><span style="color: crimson;">Pages </span>: <span itemprop="numberOfPages">454</span></b></div>
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<i><span id="freeText4742138469626643439">Allie Sheridan’s world is falling apart. Her brother’s run away from home. Her parents ignore her. And she’s just been arrested.<br /><br />Again.<br /><br />This
time her parents have had enough. They cut her off from her friends and
send her away to boarding school, far from her London friends.<br /><br />But at Cimmeria Academy, Allie is soon caught up in the strange activities of a secret group of elite students.<br /><br />When
she’s attacked late one night the incident sets off a chain of
increasingly violent events. As the school begins to seem like a very
dangerous place, she finds out that nothing at Cimmeria is what it seems
to be.</span></i><br />
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Going into Night School
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- A boarding school. The
main character (Allie) is sent to a boarding school after her third
arrestation. The plot moves quickly from there. There is no useless
dragging between the moment she's arrested and her arrival in the
boarding school or should I say huge mansion where teachers ask you
to call them by their first name. How cool is that ?
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This school has a lot of
rules and no electronic device is allowed in (okay, I would
definitely hate it there). It's detached from the « real »
world but this distance allows to get completely immersed in it. </div>
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- A curious MC.</div>
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« Trouble is my
default setting ». </div>
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I would have liked to see more of a rebel side in
her. For a girl who's been expelled from several high school she was
a bit too rule-abiding for my taste which leads to her almost
imperctible development throughout the book. It's more of a change
of heart than anything else.</div>
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- A good romance that is
kind of a love triangle. There are two male interests but she isn't
interested in them at the same time. We have Sylvain, the nice guy
with a french accent (is that really that attractive ? I don't
see it) who seems to be a big deal in the school. Then we have
Carter, the mysterious guy who doesn't mingle with other students.
Also known to be a heartbreaker. </div>
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I was disappointed when
what happened during the ball (if you've read it, you know what I'm
talking about) wasn't more developped. It's a serious thing and it
was brushed away as if it wasn't a big deal. We don't know anything
more about it. Did it happen before ? Why doesn't anybody know
about it ? </div>
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- Secrets. Lots and lots
of secrets. Almost everyone seems to be hiding something. Allie is
kept in the dark from what's happening by the headmistress, the
teachers, her friends...</div>
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« The voice in her
head told her not to trust him. But then, the voice in her head
didn't trust anyone ».</div>
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- And then, the
mysterious « Night School » whose activites are unknown
to students who aren't in it but seem connected to everything weird
happening.
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Overall, I liked the
general atmosphere of the book. If you like reading about boarding
schools with a thriller aspect to it, you should pick up Night
School.
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Today
I'm sharing my unpopular opinions. There are lots of popular books
that I didn't like so I thought it'd be cool to tell you all about
them.<br />
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<span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/256683.City_of_Bones?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">The Mortal Instruments serie - Cassandra Clare</a> <b>:</b> I wanted to
understand why people loved this serie so much so I've read all of
the books in the serie and The Infernal Devices (What can I say ? I was determined) but I didn't get it.
I didn't like the characters, the plot, the writing... Nothing. It's
one of those series that is just not for me. And that love triangle in the Infernal Devices serie ? The least I could say is that I wish I never read it (sorry if you liked it). </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32571395-one-of-us-is-lying?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">One of us is lying – Karen M. McManus </a><b>:</b></span><span style="color: black;"> This book is my
biggest disappointement of the year so far. The characters were
complete clichés and heavy topics were handled poorly. </span>
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<a href="http://lysthemadreader.blogspot.fr/2017/07/review-one-of-us-is-lying-by-karen-m.html" target="_blank">Full review here</a><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28186273-our-chemical-hearts?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Our Chemical Hearts - Krystal Sutherland</a> </span><span style="color: black;"><b>: *</b>sighs*
where do I start with this one ? Boy meets a « broken »
girl and becomes obsessed with her. (what is it with YA boys and their stalking habits ? It's not cool or nice or anything close to attractive. It's creepy.) This girl clearly has lots of
issues but no one really does something about it. She's suffering and
everyone lets her do her thing without trying to get her help. </span>
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romance is so unhealthy for both sides I couldn't help but cringe at
times.</span>
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<span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8490112-daughter-of-smoke-bone?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Daughter of Smoke and Bone - Laini Taylor</a></span><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28186273-our-chemical-hearts?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank"> </a><b>:</b> I tried to read
it a few years ago and I liked the premise but the romance was just
not for me. Once again, is it too much to ask for a male interest to not stalk
the girl ? Watching her while she sleeps is also weird, I didn't
like it at all.</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26156203-the-crown-s-game?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">The Crown's Game – Evelyn Skye </a>: Two magicians. Only one spot. Who will win ? It sounds good
right ? But that is until they actually meet each other and
don't even try to fight. Oh there is also a love triangle in it.</div>
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<a href="http://lysthemadreader.blogspot.fr/2016/06/review-crowns-game-by-evelyn-skye.html" target="_blank">Full review here</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9460487-miss-peregrine-s-home-for-peculiar-children?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children – Ransom Riggs</a><b> :</b> This book is so slow. I was intrigued so I kept reading but I
couldn't get into it. Also, the romance is weird.</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17675462-the-raven-boys?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">The Raven Boys serie – Maggie Stiefvater</a> <b>:</b> I liked the first two books a lot. And then I tried to read Blue
Lily Lily Blue and was bored out of my mind. I couldn't tell you
exactly why as it was a long time ago but it really wasn't a good
experience.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18460392-all-the-bright-places?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">All the Bright Places – Jennifer Niven</a><b> :</b> Don't even make me start with this one. This is the last book
anyone with depression should read. It is the worst representation of
mental illness I've ever read. The author describes people taking
medication as dull and basically lifeless. It's never refuted
in the book that :
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taking them and if they do it usually doesn't last.<br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;">Title</span> : <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23308087-flame-in-the-mist" target="_blank">Flame in the Mist</a></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;">Rating </span>:★★★</b><b><b>★</b>☆</b></div>
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prominent samurai, Mariko has always known she’d been raised for one
purpose and one purpose only: to marry. [...]</span> </span></i></div>
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<i><span id="freeText10373857974828679870">So, at just
seventeen years old, Mariko is sent to the imperial palace to meet her
betrothed, a man she did not choose, for the very first time. But the
journey is cut short when Mariko’s convoy is viciously attacked by the
Black Clan, a dangerous group of bandits who’ve been hired to kill
Mariko before she reaches the palace.<br /><br />[...] Dressed as a
peasant boy, she sets out to infiltrate the Black Clan and hunt down
those responsible for the target on her back. Once she’s within their
ranks, though, Mariko finds for the first time she’s appreciated for her
intellect and abilities. She even finds herself falling in love—a love
that will force her to question everything she’s ever known about her
family, her purpose, and her deepest desires.</span></i></div>
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"Be as swift as the wind. As silent as the forest. As fierce as the fire. As unshakable as the mountain. And you can do anything."<i> </i></div>
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I've never read anything
by Renee Adhieh but when I heard the premise of the book I had to pick it up.
Set in feudal Japan (yes, please!), Mirako is sent to the imperial
Castle to get married when she's attacked on the road by the Black Clan.
Determined to find out why they wanted her dead, she dresses as a boy
and infiltrates the clan.
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I'm not exagerating when
I say this book was everything I wanted. As soon as I finished it I
wanted to read it all over again, that's how much I liked it. It doesn't mean I didn't have some issues with it. It just means that it was good enough for me not to care about those.</div>
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Mirako is such an
interesting character. Eager to prove to everyone and herself that
she can be more than a thing sold to acquire more political power.
She is witty and fearless and some of her retorts made my jaw
dropped, curious to see how the other characters were going to react.
She's not a good hunter like Katniss or a skilled assassin like
Celeana but I loved the emphasis that there are many forms of
strength and hers is her brain. We don't see that enough. </div>
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A lot of reviewers complained that Mariko didn't show her intelligence but I have to disagree. You know that feeling when you learn the theory of something and realize that applying it is difficult ? It shouldn't be, right ? I mean, if you learn the theory you should be able to apply it with ease but it's always hard to do so. Well, Mariko is like that. She's curious and knows a lot but she doesn't have any experience. We see some of her inventions and quick thinking but her journey is all about experiencing and going beyond what she originally knew. She makes mistakes and try to learn from them. </div>
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Then, we have the
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I think I found my
ultimate OTP here. The chemistry is just there from the beginning. They don't trust one another, they don't even like each other and seem
committed to have the last word in every argument. The sexual tension
between them just builds up throughout the pages and the
crossdressing part made it all so much more fun to read. </div>
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Now let's be a little controversial here (you know how much I love that) : Is Okami bisexual ? I would say no. Yes, I said the sexual tension builds up from the beginning but being attracted to Mariko dressed as a boy is different from being attracted to boys. I felt like his body knew what his brain didn't (don't hate me).</div>
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Now let's talk about the setting and the general representation of Japan. I study japanese and japanese culture so I can tell you it's not historically accurate. At all. If you're going into this book thinking you're going to learn more about Japan history and all of that you're going to be disappointed. It's not a historical fiction book, it's a fantasy one so be sure to remember that. I can't say I wasn't disappointed, I would have loved it to be set in a more realistic Japan. </div>
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Hello guys !
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I have some confessions to make
*overdramatic music* ... I am not the bookworm you think I am *runs
in a dark forest*.
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<b>I don't like rainbow
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<b>I rarely read reviews for books
I haven't read. </b>The rare ones I read are the one written by
people who have the same tastes as me or on the contrary who have
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<b>Sometimes, I read out loud to
work on my accent.</b> I'm not saying I have the best accent now but
I've improved a lot since I started doing it. I can't do it too much
because my jaw aches after some time though (you english speakers
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<b>60% of the time, I pronounce
characters' names wrong.</b> I'm sure I wasn't the only one to call
Rhysand « Raysand », right ? I nail french names
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<b>I mostly read at night</b>, a
terrible habit I know.</div>
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<b>I realized I was getting older
when I started thinking of YA characters as kids</b>. Can't help it,
they're usually sixteen or seventeen, can you imagine that ? At
sixteen I was nowhere near saving anyone, let alone the entire world
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I don' t know if that counts as a
confession but <b>95% of the french characters I've read can't
actually speak french.</b> Okay I'm a bit harsh, sometimes they can
but there are almost always some mistakes. I always wonder if I
should mention it in my reviews but I usually don't.</div>
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<b>When I read a mutliple pov book
I tend to skip a chapter and then go back to it after reading the
pov I want to read. </b>It's not my fault if authors like ending
their chapters with cliffhangers !</div>
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<b>I cry easily. </b>If some
characters are reunited, if they're sad, if I find a scene beautiful
(Chaol's birthday in CoM, anyone?) and of course if a character
dies.
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Can you relate to some
of them ? Because if you don't I'll stay in my forest forever …
And I don't want do to that.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hope you enjoyed, see you next time. </span><b><br /></b></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06667430696236055164noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7984975822274423199.post-31427960514872015552017-07-30T08:00:00.000-07:002017-07-30T08:00:03.808-07:00July Wrap Up | Germany Here I Come !<div style="text-align: center;">
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Hello everyone !<br />
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This month has been crazy. I got my Wifi back (thank god) and I
realized how much I depended on it. Besides reading, writing reviews
and cleaning (I did a lot of cleaning. Without wifi I'm the cleanest
person in the world), I was pretty bored. Also, as you may have noticed I started
blogging again ! I missed it so much and I'm so glad I'm doing it
again. During my break, I read some of your posts (before I had my wifi
problems) and you all inspired me to come back to this blog and keep
doing what I love so thank you for being awesome !</div>
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Now let's talk about today's announcement : I'm going on vacation
for 2 weeks ! While you're reading this, I'm probably in
the north of France. I'm going to visit a city there and then I'll go
to Germany. You can't imagine how excited I am. I'm probably going to
try speaking German... And fail miserably since I can't speak German
(except hello and money. It's a good start, right ?) but it's going
to be fun.</div>
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Don't worry though, I have some posts scheduled for you. <b>Let me
know if you want me to do a post about where I'm going and all of
that.</b></div>
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I binge read the <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12576579-night-school?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Night School serie by C.J Daugherty</a>. I have a lot of issues with it. The serie started off great but fell short at some point. It was repetitive, at times boring and I was really disappointed in the vilain. I'll post the reviews I wrote for all of the books in the serie soon. I wrote each review right after finishing each book so you'll get to see all of the crazy theories I had.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31145133-i-believe-in-a-thing-called-love?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">I Believe in a Thing Called Love - Maurene Goo</a> : I LOVED it. It's such a cute and hilarious story. </div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6642402-something-about-you?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Something About You and A Lot Like Love - Julie James </a>: Her books are one of my guilty pleasures. The romances are cheesy but I can't help but love them. </div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23398817-asking-for-it?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">Asking For It and Begging For It - Lilah Pace</a> : (<i>trigger warning : rape</i>). It's about a rape survivor who now has rape fantasies and hates herself for it. Erotica isn't really my thing but I found the subject intriguing. The author handled the topic pretty well and the MC's internal conflit was particularly interesting to read. She's scared and ashamed of her own desires. That's when she meets Jonah, whose fantasies revolve around completely controlling someone and have them at his mercy.</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32571395-one-of-us-is-lying?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">One of Us is Lying - Karen M. Manus </a>: ★★☆☆☆</div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23766634-a-court-of-wings-and-ruin?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">A Court of Wings and Ruin - Sarah J Maas </a>: ★★☆☆☆<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31145133-i-believe-in-a-thing-called-love?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank">I Believe in a Thing Called Love - Maurene Goo</a> : ★★★★☆<br />
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- <a href="http://lysthemadreader.blogspot.fr/2017/07/my-fictional-family.html" target="_blank">My Fictional Family</a> </div>
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- <a href="http://lysthemadreader.blogspot.fr/2017/07/types-of-characters-im-sick-of-in-ya.html" target="_blank">Types of Characters I'm Sick of in YA</a></div>
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- <a href="http://lysthemadreader.blogspot.fr/2017/07/what-diversity-means-to-me.html" target="_blank">What Diversity Means to Me </a></div>
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- <a href="http://lysthemadreader.blogspot.fr/2017/07/book-soundtracks-1.html" target="_blank">Book Soundtracks #1 </a></div>
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- <a href="http://lysthemadreader.blogspot.fr/2017/07/music-monday-french-songs-only.html" target="_blank">Music Monday : French Songs Only !</a></div>
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<td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29283884-the-gentleman-s-guide-to-vice-and-virtue?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29283884-the-gentleman-s-guide-to-vice-and-virtue?ac=1&from_search=true" border="0" height="150" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tKFfqGm2XbA/WXO07zbIGSI/AAAAAAAAAXA/5h4AgRRxiTkgjjtsYCBT8aIZbYWP8dn6QCLcBGAs/s200/51fGaSdWOLL.SX316.jpg" width="90" /></a></td>
<td><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32078787-once-and-for-all?ac=1&from_search=true" target="_blank"><img alt="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32078787-once-and-for-all?ac=1&from_search=true" border="0" height="150" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kbib2-t0VBY/WXO1XK1CO-I/AAAAAAAAAXE/QuDSqSaSuoA_V91yOg89CHIDGvClJvmxgCLcBGAs/s200/32731231.jpg" width="90" /></a></td>
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That's it for today, I hope you're enjoying your holidays (if you have any) I'll see you in two weeks and who knows, maybe I'll write a post in German (let me dream, guys, let me dream).<br />
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<i><span id="freeText18385188125522554798">Desi Lee believes
anything is possible if you have a plan. That’s how she became student
body president. Varsity soccer star. And it’s how she’ll get into
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<i><span id="freeText18385188125522554798">But—she’s never had a boyfriend. In fact, she’s a disaster in
romance, a clumsy, stammering humiliation magnet whose botched attempts
at flirting have become legendary with her friends. So when the hottest
human specimen to have ever lived walks into her life one day, Desi
decides to tackle her flirting failures with the same zest she’s applied
to everything else in her life. </span></i><br />
<i><span id="freeText18385188125522554798">She finds guidance in the Korean dramas
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heroine always seems to end up in the arms of her true love by episode
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Called Love is a cute and endearing tale about conquering love. Desi
Lee is an overachiever. She is involved in countless high school
activites, she's determined and organizes every aspect of her life.
However, when it comes to dating she is constantly failing because of
surrealistic – and hilarious - reasons. When she meets Luca, she
decides to make a plan, inspired by Korean dramas, to make him fall
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« You just needed a
plan to take action […] I believed and still believe, that you can
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this book. Of course, knowing the references adds to the reading
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« K dramas bottled
up swoony true love in addictive ten-to-twenty-hour packages. My
reactions to chaste first kisses were akin to heart attacks. I bawled
with abandon when couples had to break up, when one of them was
suffering. I sighed happily with glazed eyes when my characters
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This book hooked me from
the first chapter. It is so entertaining. Desi's romantic failures
made me uncontrollably giggle and I had to stop reading many times to
recover. She's a logical thinker while Luca is much more
spontaneous. They're opposites in many ways but they're both
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Some reviewers condemned
how manipulative Desi is. It's true, it's the premise of this book
after all : She is making a boy fall in love with her through
staged situations. Her deceptions didn't made me like her any less
because I expected them. I was amazed by how far she was willing to go. Can you imagine doing so much planning to date a guy ? </div>
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Desi's relationship with
her father is my favorite aspect of the book. He is absolutely
adorable. He's kind and supportive and as a k drama fan I related to his reactions (yes, I react like a 40 ish year old man). He's kind and supportive without losing his
authority over her. He's not my <a href="http://lysthemadreader.blogspot.fr/2017/07/my-fictional-family.html" target="_blank">fictional dad</a> for nothing after all.</div>
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Then we have Desi's
hilarious best friends who are always on the first row to witness and
comment the weird situations she unintentionnally gets into. For
diversity lovers, you'll be pleased to know that this book screams
diversity : The MC and her best friend are PoCs and the other best friend is a lesbian.
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Aujourd'hui j'ai décidé de participer pour la première fois... Okay okay I'm stopping now. Let's do that again *clears throat*, today I'm participating to a meme for the first time so I'm pretty excited for it.<br />
<a href="http://never-anyone-else.blogspot.com/p/music-monday.html">Music Monday</a> is a meme hosted by Lauren from <a href="http://never-anyone-else.blogspot.com/">Always Me</a>, the only thing you have to do is share the songs you love and link up with Lauren.<br />
I decided to share some french songs I love (french singers are underrated). Let's get started !<br />
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Everyone and I mean
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song. I absolutely love it and sometimes I sing it wihout even
realizing it. It's the kind of song that get stuck inside your brain
but instead of driving you crazy it makes you want to dance. I really
like the music video too. It's simple and everyone seems to have a
good time. It's very different from the american ones where we mostly
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Black
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popular here and... I don't really know what so say about him. He's
great. He's also made a song called "Comme Moi" with Shakira, yes your heard me correctly, the one and only Shakira ! </div>
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I love pretty much all of his songs but this is particularly
meaningful. It's about wearing masks and pretending to be happy in front
of people so I think everyone can relate to that.
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Slimane
won The Voice last year and I'm proud to say that I wanted him to win the
very first time I heard him. His voice is so beautiful. He sings from
his heart and I love that about him. His songs are melancolic and I'm
aware that it's not for everyone. If you want something happier you
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: hotpink;">Comme
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I'm
not going to lie to you, Keen'V was originally known for his sex
related songs. He was the french version of The Weeknd. When he was
asked why he only sang those kind of songs he answered « because
sex is good » and I immediately liked how he didn't apologize
for who he was and what he wanted to do. The songs he's recently
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>And do you know any french singers ?</b></span></span></div>
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