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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-iyyP5xORwk8\/V6GAr6gtRAI\/AAAAAAAAA3A\/wfDqRuYikkMXNLu4gpydbXsd3QrexRklwCPcB\/s1600\/it-ends-with-us-9781501110368_hr.jpg\" width=\"213\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EIt Ends With Us\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGenre:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E New Adult Contemporary\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublisher:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E Atria Books\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E August 2nd, 2016\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life suddenly seems almost too good to be true. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERyle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He’s also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn’t hurt. Lily can’t get him out of her head. But Ryle’s complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. Even as Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his “no dating” rule, she can’t help but wonder what made him that way in the first place.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan—her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith this bold and deeply personal novel, Colleen Hoover delivers a heart-wrenching story that breaks exciting new ground for her as a writer. Combining a captivating romance with a cast of all-too-human characters, It Ends With Us is an unforgettable tale of love that comes at the ultimate price. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-506lIe-jgRA\/V6GArzPu8dI\/AAAAAAAAA3E\/N1E9nn24KmE3ennY_zEeQfWO3q3T7ImSwCPcB\/s1600\/image011.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-0zUWtR-gdRM\/V6GAsFYmQAI\/AAAAAAAAA3M\/VjSSKZ9O_WkcTVxp3RCrjrItDhWIRY5sACPcB\/s1600\/unnamed-3.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd now for my review: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E*Spoiler-Free* REVIEW:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EIt Ends With Us\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;August 2nd, 2016\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E*DISCLOSURE: ARC was provided in exchange for a fair and honest review\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReview:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is a truth universally acknowledged, at least here on this blog and in my heart, that Colleen Hoover is one of my auto buy, most recommended authors. One of the main reasons for this is not because she sticks with a formula that has worked through fifteen releases. Her dependability as an author is due to her unpredictability and the uniqueness of her storytelling.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith It Ends With Us, she managed to shock me, awe me, and reach so deep within me that I felt that I could not escape all that this book made me feel and think.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis book will take you on a journey full of love, strength, sadness, forgiveness, and bravery, with the lines between blurred so much that as a reader, you are overwhelmed right along with the characters.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt Ends With Us is an unpredictable and complexly woven path that will make you think and rethink what you may have always believed. Colleen Hoover has given her readers one her most deeply personal, compelling and moving novels to date.   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERating:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--idJEka88Ww\/VlLPDjTmRwI\/AAAAAAAAAwM\/-eQURsGtPu4\/s200\/StarPink5.jpg\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-RG8GafzRDYM\/VlLHeQfpmjI\/AAAAAAAAAvs\/jpJ5hV92W4A\/s1600\/11109_408567071_hr.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-RG8GafzRDYM\/VlLHeQfpmjI\/AAAAAAAAAvs\/jpJ5hV92W4A\/s1600\/11109_408567071_hr.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Author:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Slammed, Point of Retreat, This Girl, Hopeless, Losing Hope, Maybe Someday, Finding Cinderella, and Ugly Love. She lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. Please visit ColleenHoover.com.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cu\u003EWhere to purchase \u0026amp; learn more:\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=US\u0026amp;source=ss\u0026amp;ref=as_ss_li_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=iv3bb-20\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=US\u0026amp;placement=1501110365\u0026amp;asins=1501110365\u0026amp;linkId=bcdb3253c6ab9597d7e7654a70b49acd\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" style=\"height: 240px; width: 120px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E      \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/27362503-it-ends-with-us\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gBCM6Li5x2M\/V6F_ZIuMBfI\/AAAAAAAAA2c\/FM6YWnHh7Fwa7TpdoCcGdr1vFekju1kMgCPcB\/s200\/Goodreads.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E    \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.colleenhoover.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-0uz-R4cBeVk\/V6F_ZdG6W0I\/AAAAAAAAA2w\/Oz2nE_duCSsefFSBc9D8W_9O5nlFzGfpACPcB\/s1600\/Link.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colleenhoover\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-TnsGmG9Hll0\/V6F_Zh4TR7I\/AAAAAAAAA2s\/b2atlUBLsocMAsEbvgtS-GaWypCIhCqCACPcB\/s1600\/Twitter.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorColleenHoover\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-okiEoTmWJV8\/V6F_ZNnMfFI\/AAAAAAAAA2k\/4ehR9iuh8ckraJfL9ge6oGy0lWqd73NbwCPcB\/s200\/Facebook.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, don't just sit there! Those links up there are SO Convenient! *wink*\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWin 1 of 3 prize bundles of one signed copy of IT ENDS WITH US and a limited Everything’s Better in Boston magnet (trust us, you’ll get it after you read the book)! Contest is open until August 26th. Link directly to the rafflecopter: http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/7c519361146\/ \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca class=\"rcptr\" data-raflid=\"7c519361146\" data-template=\"\" data-theme=\"classic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/7c519361146\/\" id=\"rcwidget_c0th9cs1\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003Ea Rafflecopter giveaway\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cscript src=\"https:\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eall the best, dear readers!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-_1NsfTzGJG4\/V6F-ivrH1iI\/AAAAAAAAA2U\/oEHTfrnw-Cog4xu0itiS3xLPd6rOMyNkACPcB\/s1600\/Signature%2B200x80.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/feeds\/3235639589130415246\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2016\/08\/blog-tour-it-ends-with-us-by-colleen.html#comment-form","title":"94 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/3235639589130415246"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/3235639589130415246"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2016\/08\/blog-tour-it-ends-with-us-by-colleen.html","title":"*BLOG TOUR* IT ENDS WITH US by Colleen Hoover - Review + Teaser + Giveaway!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"i*Heart*BigBooks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15600330437828180668"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aW4kATygSIk\/U1qMCXPfV1I\/AAAAAAAAAWA\/RMFENfLhyFk\/s220\/Twitter%2BProfile%2BPicture%2B400x400%2B%2528lighter%2529.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-03kHtrlcs0A\/V6GAr3VG5AI\/AAAAAAAAA28\/c3CM5723f2AdYn1qpgHJLiKs_0nqxdacwCPcB\/s72-c\/IEWU_BlogTourBanner.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"94"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574076647597575616.post-3720806854751828455"},"published":{"$t":"2015-11-23T06:00:00.000-08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-11-23T06:00:02.549-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Atria Books"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blog Tour"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Colleen Hoover"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"November 9"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Reviews"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The *All-Stars*"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*BLOG TOUR* NOVEMBER 9 by Colleen Hoover - Review + Teaser + Giveaway!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-n_3eTP8pQCw\/VlLF8rpgBMI\/AAAAAAAAAvI\/u0-nObxb_mk\/s320\/49931-November-Nine-Blog-Tour-Banner-600x280-V1.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-BUPI8uDiCqY\/VlLF_-QXKhI\/AAAAAAAAAvY\/QFDnYYrb9Vg\/s320\/n9cover.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-BUPI8uDiCqY\/VlLF_-QXKhI\/AAAAAAAAAvY\/QFDnYYrb9Vg\/s320\/n9cover.jpg\" width=\"213\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENovember 9\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGenre:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E New Adult Contemporary\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublisher:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E Atria Books\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E November 10th, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFallon meets Ben, an aspiring novelist, the day of her scheduled cross-country move. Their untimely attraction leads them to spend Fallon’s last day in L.A. together, and her eventful life becomes the creative inspiration Ben has always sought for his novel. Over time and amidst the various relationships and tribulations of their own separate lives, they continue to meet on the same date every year. Until one day Fallon becomes unsure if Ben has been telling her the truth or fabricating a perfect reality for the sake of the ultimate plot twist. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECan Ben’s relationship with Fallon—and simultaneously his novel—be considered a love story if it ends in heartbreak? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-YYXsSorLh9w\/VlLF_ksEYPI\/AAAAAAAAAvc\/WgWJ0MEEmko\/s320\/image017.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd now for my review: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E*Spoiler-Free* REVIEW:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENovember 9\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;November 10th, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E*DISCLOSURE: ARC was provided in exchange for a fair and honest review\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReview:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen Hoover writes books and characters that I fall in love with. Not just any love. But insta-love. I know for many people, insta-love is the kiss of death. But how else can I describe the visceral feeling I get when reading those first few chapters. The butterflies in my stomach, the breathlessness of my lungs, the palpitations of my racing heart.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EReading the first chapters of November 9 was like falling in love for the very first time. It's not perfect and you don't know everything there is to know, but there's something so special and unique about the unknown, the mystery of it all, that begs you to find out: What if? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs the story progresses the whirlwind fairytale gets tested and pushed to the limits. There are moments when the entire foundation could easily turn to quicksand, breaking apart everything that Ben and Fallon stand upon. These characters are flawed. Their pasts are flawed. That insta-love begins to transform into love for these characters for their triumphs over these obstacles and in spite of their flaws. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor the cynical, for the staunch realists, I will say, yes, you may have to suspend your disbelief in some aspects of this fictional novel, and if you can, I feel you will be handsomely rewarded. What I loved most was being swept into this story and carried on a roller coaster journey to a happily ever after. I was left with just one wish at the end: to experience one more November 9. And maybe even one more after that. And another after that...  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERating:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/--idJEka88Ww\/VlLPDjTmRwI\/AAAAAAAAAwM\/-eQURsGtPu4\/s200\/StarPink5.jpg\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-RG8GafzRDYM\/VlLHeQfpmjI\/AAAAAAAAAvs\/jpJ5hV92W4A\/s1600\/11109_408567071_hr.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-RG8GafzRDYM\/VlLHeQfpmjI\/AAAAAAAAAvs\/jpJ5hV92W4A\/s1600\/11109_408567071_hr.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Author:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Slammed, Point of Retreat, This Girl, Hopeless, Losing Hope, Maybe Someday, Finding Cinderella, and Ugly Love. She lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. Please visit ColleenHoover.com.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cu\u003EWhere to purchase \u0026amp; learn more:\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=US\u0026amp;source=ss\u0026amp;ref=ss_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=iv3bb-20\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=US\u0026amp;placement=B00UDCI1S8\u0026amp;asins=B00UDCI1S8\u0026amp;linkId=J7YIMG3N66ADXEK2\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" style=\"height: 240px; width: 120px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/25111004-november-9\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iBrrW9Vlz10iX.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.colleenhoover.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibvgpFfAsfq2W1.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colleenhoover\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibi0xKRuJA0xqC.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorColleenHoover\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibbVv5OrjA7zyk.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, don't just sit there! Those links up there are SO Convenient! *wink*\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEnter to win 1 of 5 prize bundles of one signed copy of NOVEMBER 9 and a pair of #November9 sunglasses! Contest is open until November 30th. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca class=\"rcptr\" data-raflid=\"7c51936150\" data-template=\"\" data-theme=\"classic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/7c51936150\/\" id=\"rcwidget_5g6wh02z\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003Ea Rafflecopter giveaway\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cscript src=\"\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eall the best, dear readers!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iLc4aSjqxDZNT.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/feeds\/3720806854751828455\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/11\/blog-tour-november-9-by-colleen-hoover.html#comment-form","title":"12 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/3720806854751828455"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/3720806854751828455"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/11\/blog-tour-november-9-by-colleen-hoover.html","title":"*BLOG TOUR* NOVEMBER 9 by Colleen Hoover - Review + Teaser + Giveaway!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"i*Heart*BigBooks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15600330437828180668"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aW4kATygSIk\/U1qMCXPfV1I\/AAAAAAAAAWA\/RMFENfLhyFk\/s220\/Twitter%2BProfile%2BPicture%2B400x400%2B%2528lighter%2529.png"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-n_3eTP8pQCw\/VlLF8rpgBMI\/AAAAAAAAAvI\/u0-nObxb_mk\/s72-c\/49931-November-Nine-Blog-Tour-Banner-600x280-V1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"12"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574076647597575616.post-8198448173333281130"},"published":{"$t":"2015-07-30T06:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-07-30T06:00:01.109-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Atria Books"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blog Tour"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Giveaway"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Karina Halle"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Racing the Sun"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Review"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*BLOG TOUR* RACING THE SUN by Karina Halle - Review + Giveaway!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/i1MoLF8YN0sYD.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ilmPNUxcbRR6u.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ilmPNUxcbRR6u.jpg\" height=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERacing the Sun\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Karina Halle\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGenre:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E New Adult Contemporary\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublisher:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E Atria Books\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E July 28th, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWhen I’m traveling, I feel like the secret to my life, to myself, to really becoming, is one step ahead. It’s in the next destination, the next town I get lost in, the next stranger I talk to. It’s always next but never here . . . \u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter six months of backpacking and soul-searching across the world, Amber MacLean is flat broke. There are worse places for a twentysomething to be stuck than the Amalfi Coast, but the only way she can earn enough money for a plane ticket home to California is to teach English to two of the brattiest children she has ever met.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt doesn’t help that the children are under the care of their brooding older brother, ex-motorcycle racer Desiderio Larosa. Darkly handsome and oh-so-mysterious, the young master of the crumbling villa tests Amber’s patience and will at every turn—not to mention her hormones.   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen her position turns into a full-time nanny gig, Amber grows dangerously closer to the enigmatic recluse. But can she give up the certainty of home for someone whose closely guarded heart feels a world apart from her own?  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003EWant a little tease? YES. Yes, you do!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibxsIoJB9Dmhvd.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iC9ji3LLkonyA.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd now for my review: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E*Spoiler-Free* REVIEW:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERacing the Sun\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Karina Halle\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;July 28th, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E*DISCLOSURE: ARC was provided in exchange for a fair and honest review\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReview:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI am a HUGE fan of Karina Halle's contemporary novels. When I think of them, the word that comes to mind is \"Adventure\" because that is exactly the type of journey she will take you on. Whether it is to the eastern most part of the world or the sultry Spanish countryside or the gorgeous Amalfi Coast, her books and her words have the ability to transplant you into somewhere brand new and make you wish you could pick right up and experience it in real life. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile the settings in Karina's novels infuse you with a sense of dreamy wanderlust, it is her characters that will ground you in their reality. The characters in Karina's novels are never simple, their stories never easy. They are complicated and messy, their love hard fought and eventually won. Racing the Sun is a shining example of this. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAmber is smart and lovable, strong and giving. Thrust into a challenging situation yet persevering in spite of the odds, she is a main character that I could really admire and be proud of. Derio is the sexy, sometimes grumpy older brother of Amber's new charges. He is a more complicated character that I, more often than not, love. Yet, like with most men, I felt the need, at times, to shake some sense into him. But, alas, the smoldering chemistry between them as they explore a slow burning relationship made it easy to overlook those minor moments. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERacing the Sun is a richly crafted novel that celebrates the complexity of human nature and of love. It is like a beautiful summer's day, warming you and your heart from the inside out. Highly recommended.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERating:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibfi42f0qciYdu.jpg\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibc9Ul6z4OEwmz.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibc9Ul6z4OEwmz.jpg\" height=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Author:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKarina Halle is the New York Times bestselling author of Where Sea Meets Sky, The Pact, Love in English, and other wild and romantic reads. A former travel writer and music journalist, she lives on an island off the coast of British Columbia with her husband and her rescue pup, where she drinks a lot of wine, hikes a lot of trails, and devours a lot of books.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Ia3rry\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iTVqlTM7NMrKT.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/23492585-racing-the-sun\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iBrrW9Vlz10iX.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/experimentinterror.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibvgpFfAsfq2W1.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/metalblonde\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibi0xKRuJA0xqC.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Karina-Halle\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibbVv5OrjA7zyk.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, don't just sit there! Those links up there are SO Convenient! *wink*\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo enter to win the Grand Prize of a $50 AMEX Giftcard + 1 signed copy of RACING THE SUN + 1 copy of WHERE SEA MEETS SKY. 6 Runner Up Prizes of signed copies of RACING THE SUN are also up for grabs!  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca class=\"rcptr\" data-raflid=\"7e0813e17\" data-template=\"\" data-theme=\"classic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/7e0813e17\/\" id=\"rcwidget_svku23zg\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003Ea Rafflecopter giveaway\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cscript src=\"\/\/widget-prime.rafflecopter.com\/launch.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eall the best, dear readers!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iLc4aSjqxDZNT.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/feeds\/8198448173333281130\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/07\/blog-tour-racing-sun-by-karina-halle.html#comment-form","title":"12 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/8198448173333281130"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/8198448173333281130"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/07\/blog-tour-racing-sun-by-karina-halle.html","title":"*BLOG TOUR* RACING THE SUN by Karina Halle - Review + Giveaway!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"i*Heart*BigBooks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15600330437828180668"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aW4kATygSIk\/U1qMCXPfV1I\/AAAAAAAAAWA\/RMFENfLhyFk\/s220\/Twitter%2BProfile%2BPicture%2B400x400%2B%2528lighter%2529.png"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"12"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574076647597575616.post-7747949636759966603"},"published":{"$t":"2015-03-19T07:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-11-22T23:41:27.087-08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Atria Books"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blog Tour"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Colleen Hoover"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Confess"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Reviews"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The *All-Stars*"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*BLOG TOUR* CONFESS by Colleen Hoover - Review + Giveaway! #ConfessYourTruth"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibndO4GPGGET6C.png\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibx88hnmuEtf1k.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibx88hnmuEtf1k.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"213\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EConfess\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGenre:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E New Adult Contemporary\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublisher:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E Atria Books\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E March 10th, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover, a new novel about risking everything for love—and finding your heart somewhere between the truth and lies.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAuburn Reed has her entire life mapped out. Her goals are in sight and there’s no room for mistakes. But when she walks into a Dallas art studio in search of a job, she doesn’t expect to find a deep attraction to the enigmatic artist who works there, Owen Gentry.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor once, Auburn takes a risk and puts her heart in control, only to discover that Owen is keeping some major secrets from coming out. The magnitude of his past threatens to destroy everything important to Auburn, and the only way to get her life back on track is to cut Owen out of it.   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe last thing Owen wants is to lose Auburn, but he can’t seem to convince her that truth is sometimes as subjective as art. All he would have to do to save their relationship is confess. But in this case, the confession could be much more destructive than the actual sin…  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd now for my review: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E*Spoiler-Free* REVIEW:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EConfess\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;March 10th, 2015\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E*DISCLOSURE: ARC was provided in exchange for a fair and honest review\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReview:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConfession\u003C\/b\u003E: I cried within 5 minutes of starting Confess. That HAS to be a Colleen Hoover record. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConfession\u003C\/b\u003E: I stopped over a dozen times to reread that last sentence just to savor the words. Then I went back to read them aloud to myself so that I could savor them on my tongue. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConfession\u003C\/b\u003E: I fell in love multiple times within this book and when I turned the last page, I didn't want to read anything else because I knew I wouldn't experience that same kind of love for a while. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EReading a Colleen Hoover novel has become a visceral experience for me. First, with \u003Ci\u003EMaybe Someday\u003C\/i\u003E where the music was woven into the fabric of the story, and now with \u003Ci\u003EConfess\u003C\/i\u003E, where the art is not only described, but can be seen and it can be felt. Artist Danny O'Connor captured the essence of Colleen's words and characters so beautifully, I find it necessary to tell you to go out and buy this book in paperback. Seeing them printed is truly worth the price.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAuburn and Owen's story, both individually and together, is beautiful. It's also heartbreaking, it's tumultuous, it's frustrating, and it rings true. Colleen is a master at taking very flawed characters that you might not really like, and show you why they are deserving of your love. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll that being said, I have to admit, this was not my favorite of all of Colleen's novels. But, this is like comparing your pets (maybe even your children). I love them all, but some just strike a deeper chord with me. This novel did feel a bit short to me. I felt like there was so much more of their happily ever after that I wanted to see after enduring their hard fought battle for it. Ultimately though, this is just a longing of mine. The novel ended well and it left me with a perma-smile on my face. It also left me with no desire to pick up another book for a while so that I could just contemplate what I just experienced. Colleen Hoover engages her readers on every level, grabbing you at the very beginning and not letting you go until the very end. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen gives new meaning to the phrase O.M.G. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA delighted, enraptured five stars! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERating:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibrm6MEB0LkDLx.jpg\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iFNkvGGxxwpR9.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iFNkvGGxxwpR9.jpg\" height=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Author:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Slammed, Point of Retreat, This Girl, Hopeless, Losing Hope, Maybe Someday, Finding Cinderella, and Ugly Love. She lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. Please visit ColleenHoover.com.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cu\u003EWhere to purchase \u0026amp; learn more:\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=US\u0026amp;source=ss\u0026amp;ref=ss_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=iv3bb-20\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=US\u0026amp;placement=B00LD1OHE0\u0026amp;asins=B00LD1OHE0\u0026amp;linkId=5XVESIGV36UKZ4IG\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" style=\"height: 240px; width: 120px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/22609310-confess\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iBrrW9Vlz10iX.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.colleenhoover.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibvgpFfAsfq2W1.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colleenhoover\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibi0xKRuJA0xqC.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorColleenHoover\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibbVv5OrjA7zyk.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, don't just sit there! Those links up there are SO Convenient! *wink*\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo enter to win a SIGNED Framed print of one of the images in the book, plus a SIGNED copy of CONFESS, or one of four runner up prizes of a SIGNED copy of CONFESS, Visit \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atriabooks.tumblr.com\/post\/111577069121\/confess\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAtria's Tumblr page\u003C\/a\u003E from 3\/9 to 3\/22!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"p1\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eall the best, dear readers!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iLc4aSjqxDZNT.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/feeds\/7747949636759966603\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/03\/blog-tour-confess-by-colleen-hoover.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/7747949636759966603"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/7747949636759966603"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2015\/03\/blog-tour-confess-by-colleen-hoover.html","title":"*BLOG TOUR* CONFESS by Colleen Hoover - Review + Giveaway! #ConfessYourTruth"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"i*Heart*BigBooks"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/15600330437828180668"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-aW4kATygSIk\/U1qMCXPfV1I\/AAAAAAAAAWA\/RMFENfLhyFk\/s220\/Twitter%2BProfile%2BPicture%2B400x400%2B%2528lighter%2529.png"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574076647597575616.post-2356485962473149957"},"published":{"$t":"2014-08-11T06:30:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-09-06T23:26:17.338-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Atria Books"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blog Tour"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Colleen Hoover"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Reviews"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The *All-Stars*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ugly Love"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*REVIEW* Colleen Hoover's UGLY LOVE"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibh4KI7Q2FLC6v.jpg\" width=\"600\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iNtKRYraLqyHT.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iNtKRYraLqyHT.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"213\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EUgly Love\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGenre:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E New Adult Contemporary\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublisher:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E Atria Books\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E August 5th, 2014\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhen Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she knows it isn’t love at first sight. They wouldn’t even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they have the perfect set-up. He doesn’t want love, she doesn’t have time for love, so that just leaves the sex. Their arrangement could be surprisingly seamless, as long as Tate can stick to the only two rules Miles has for her. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENever ask about the past. \u003Cbr \/\u003EDon’t expect a future. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey think they can handle it, but realize almost immediately they can’t handle it at all. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHearts get infiltrated. \u003Cbr \/\u003EPromises get broken. \u003Cbr \/\u003ERules get shattered. \u003Cbr \/\u003ELove gets ugly.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd now for my review: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E*Spoiler-Free* REVIEW:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EUgly Love\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Colleen Hoover\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;August 5th, 2014\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E*DISCLOSURE: ARC was provided in exchange for a fair and honest review\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReview:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESince I first discovered Colleen Hoover with the release of \u003Ci\u003EHopeless\u003C\/i\u003E, she has quickly and unerringly captured a portion of my heart with her hauntingly beautiful and tragically, yet, wonderfully real stories of love, loss, and the journey back again. I never need to read the synopsis of her latest book, I simply pre-order. I take a leap of faith, diving straight into the endless depth of her words, and she has yet to let me drown.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EUgly Love\u003C\/i\u003E is so unique from Colleen’s previous books, yet carries the kinship of stellar writing, (poetry, really), searing emotion, and a story that hits you in your very core. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis novel starts out on the foundation of a sex only relationship. Though \u003Ci\u003EUgly Love\u003C\/i\u003E is definitely Colleen’s steamiest novel to date, each encounter also carries with it an unspoken, underlying tension of the past, the present, and expectations threatening to crash in upon our two main characters who are just trying to keep things simple. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMiles’s story of his past is seamlessly interwoven with the story of his present until they meet in a quietly devastating moment that carries the impact of bomb explosion. The journey he and Tate take before and after this moment is so full of EVERYTHING. The full spectrum of emotion that makes all the ugliness and the beauty culminate in the hardest earned and most satisfying ending. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EUgly Love\u003C\/i\u003E is a fittingly titled collection of words that reflects the beauty and the resilience of the human spirit when it is tested, seemingly beyond repair. It will haunt you with a heart that feels as though it has been ripped apart, yet mended, leaving it better than it was before. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAn enthusiastic, unquestionable 5 stars.    \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERating:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibrm6MEB0LkDLx.jpg\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iCCJnVrHP3cm0.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iCCJnVrHP3cm0.jpg\" height=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Author:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen Hoover is the author of several New York Times bestselling novels. Her first series was published in 2012 and includes Slammed, Point of Retreat, and This Girl. Her second series, published in 2013, includes the #1 NYT's bestseller Hopeless and the companion novel, Losing Hope. She has released a free novella, Finding Cinderella, as a thank you to her readers for their continued support. The novella is a companion to her Hopeless series, but can be read as a standalone. Her most recently published novel is Ugly Love. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EColleen lives in East Texas with her husband, their three boys, their dog, Pacey, and their zombie, Steve. Colleen loves Diet Pepsi more than all of the things, and is a ninja in her spare time. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can follow Colleen on Instagram if you want to watch her pointless, random videos, or on Twitter, but she rarely tweets anything worth following. You can also find her on her blog or on her very active Facebook page where she loves to give away free stuff when her husband isn't looking.  \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cu\u003EWhere to purchase \u0026amp; learn more:\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/17788401-ugly-love\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iBrrW9Vlz10iX.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.colleenhoover.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibvgpFfAsfq2W1.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colleenhoover\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibi0xKRuJA0xqC.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AuthorColleenHoover\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibbVv5OrjA7zyk.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=US\u0026amp;source=ss\u0026amp;ref=ss_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=iheabigandica-20\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=US\u0026amp;placement=B00HB62MC0\u0026amp;asins=B00HB62MC0\u0026amp;linkId=5BOHJGWE2EPWH5HQ\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" style=\"height: 240px; width: 120px;\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, don't just sit there! Those links up there are SO Convenient! *wink*\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eall the best, dear readers!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iLc4aSjqxDZNT.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/feeds\/2356485962473149957\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2014\/08\/review-colleen-hoovers-ugly-love.html#comment-form","title":"52 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/2356485962473149957"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/2356485962473149957"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2014\/08\/review-colleen-hoovers-ugly-love.html","title":"*REVIEW* Colleen Hoover\u0026#39;s UGLY LOVE"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"52"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574076647597575616.post-4099259739918691670"},"published":{"$t":"2014-03-17T05:00:00.000-07:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-03-17T05:00:01.543-07:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Atria Books"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Katja Millay"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The *All-Stars*"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"The Sea of Tranquility"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Young Adult"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"*REVIEW* Katja Millay's THE SEA OF TRANQUILITY"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hi readers....so, I'm finally getting around to posting this review that I wrote last year. I know I should've posted it earlier, but I wrote it during a really rough time, and I wanted to make sure I still felt the same way once I was ready to share my thoughts with you all...If anything, I've realized that this book means even more to me now that what it did then....so here we go: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iXvPdOQfv6rYN.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"\" border=\"0\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-37\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iXvPdOQfv6rYN.jpg\" height=\"320\" width=\"212\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe Sea of Tranquility \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E by Katja Millay \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E September 5th, 2012 \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublisher:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E Atria Books \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGenre:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E Young Adult Contemporary Romance \u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESynopsis:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EI live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants or shapeshifters, no angels or superhuman boys to save you. A place where people die and music disintegrates and things suck. I am pressed so hard against the earth by the weight of reality that some days I wonder how I am still able to lift my feet to walk.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFormer piano prodigy Nastya Kashnikov wants two things: to get through high school without anyone learning about her past and to make the boy who took everything from her—her identity, her spirit, her will to live—pay. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJosh Bennett’s story is no secret: every person he loves has been taken from his life until, at seventeen years old, there is no one left. Now all he wants is be left alone and people allow it because when your name is synonymous with death, everyone tends to give you your space. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEveryone except Nastya, the mysterious new girl at school who starts showing up and won’t go away until she’s insinuated herself into every aspect of his life. But the more he gets to know her, the more of an enigma she becomes. As their relationship intensifies and the unanswered questions begin to pile up, he starts to wonder if he will ever learn the secrets she’s been hiding—or if he even wants to. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Sea of Tranquility is a rich, intense, and brilliantly imagined story about a lonely boy, an emotionally fragile girl, and the miracle of second chances.   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd now for my review: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E*Spoiler-Free* REVIEW:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EThe Sea of Tranquility\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003Eby Katja Millay\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPublication Date:\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;September 5th, 2012\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E*DISCLOSURE: ARC was provided in exchange for a fair and honest review\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: linen; border: solid 8px #542437; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReview:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ECatharsis\u003C\/i\u003E. If I had to write a one word review for \u003Ci\u003EThe Sea of Tranquility\u003C\/i\u003E, it would consist of that one word. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is a story of life and death. Being lost and being found. A story of heartbreak and hope. A story of second chances. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELike your first time riding a bike without training wheels, like that first gulp of air after a long dive under water, like your first kiss, like falling in love for the first time...my first time reading \u003Ci\u003EThe Sea of Tranquility\u003C\/i\u003E was overwhelming, incredible, and something that I won't forget. It's the kind of book that evokes jealousy within me when I know someone is reading and experiencing it for the first time. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI read this book shortly after losing a loved one. I was having trouble coping, I was in shock, couldn't cry and couldn't shut off my mind. My experience with this book will be so much different than others, but at the same time, its ability to suck you in, make you forget, fall madly in love with these characters are cathartic and rewarding to any reader. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere were twists and turns in this novel, but what drives this book into one of the top spots on my shelf are the heartbreakingly beautiful characters. Delving into the minds of the two main characters that have so much to say within their own heads but the unwillingness to speak them outloud struck a chord with me. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA beautifully crafted untraditional story of a boy meets girl. Two people so lost in tragedy, in anger, in resignation that there doesn't seem the possibility of a new day until they find recognition and a kinship within each other.  They find salvation and a chance to begin again. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe Sea of Tranquility\u003C\/i\u003E is a unique, once in a lifetime novel. It captivated me with every single word and left me with an overwhelming sense of peace, an aura of hope. This is a book that I truly felt blessed to read. Katja Millay has found a forever place on my shelf and in my heart.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERating:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibrm6MEB0LkDLx.jpg\" \/\u003E \u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: whitesmoke; line-height: 1.4; padding: 12px;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iehvJrUbd8luN.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iehvJrUbd8luN.jpg\" height=\"200\" width=\"132\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Author:\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EKatja Millay grew up in Florida and graduated with a degree in film \u0026amp; television production from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. She has worked as a television producer, and a film studies and screenwriting teacher. Currently she resides in Florida with her family. \u003Ci\u003EThe Sea of Tranquility\u003C\/i\u003E is her first book. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cu\u003EWhere to purchase \u0026amp; learn more:\u003C\/u\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAVAILABLE FOR ORDER!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/16151178-the-sea-of-tranquility?from_search=true\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iBrrW9Vlz10iX.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B009R44MQ8?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=httpwwwgoodco-20\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1789\u0026amp;creative=9325\u0026amp;creativeASIN=B009R44MQ8\u0026amp;SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iTVqlTM7NMrKT.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-sea-of-tranquility-katja-millay\/1112806564?ean=9781476730943\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iXyQEA9scOcPK.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/authors.simonandschuster.com\/Katja-Millay\/410273682\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibvgpFfAsfq2W1.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatjaMillay\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibi0xKRuJA0xqC.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KatjaMillayAuthor\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/ibbVv5OrjA7zyk.png\" width=\"50\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, don't just sit there! Those buy links up there are SO Convenient! *wink*\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"right\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eall the best, dear readers!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/i.minus.com\/iLc4aSjqxDZNT.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/feeds\/4099259739918691670\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2014\/03\/review-katja-millays-sea-of-tranquility.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/4099259739918691670"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/3574076647597575616\/posts\/default\/4099259739918691670"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.iheartbigbooks.com\/2014\/03\/review-katja-millays-sea-of-tranquility.html","title":"*REVIEW* Katja Millay's THE SEA OF TRANQUILITY"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}}]}});