In this action-packed thriller sequel to Envy, foreign exchange student Olivia Grant is stabbed to death after a party—and the prime suspect is her best friend. As twins Hayley and Taylor Ryan get pulled into the aftermath of this Amanda Knox-like crime, they realize nothing is what it seems. Could it be betrayal of the ultimate kind?

Betrayal features real-life crime-solving techniques, heart-stopping suspense, plenty of red herrings, hard-hitting ethical questions, and information about the Amanda Knox case that inspired the novel. As the crime unravels, so does the twins’ past…and they must face off against a family member who may unexpectedly have carried out the worst betrayal of all.

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Deuce’s whole world has changed. Down below, she was considered an adult. Now, topside in a town called Salvation, she’s a brat in need of training in the eyes of the townsfolk. She doesn’t fit in with the other girls: Deuce only knows how to fight.

To make matters worse, her Hunter partner, Fade, keeps Deuce at a distance. Her feelings for Fade haven’t changed, but he seems not to want her around anymore. Confused and lonely, she starts looking for a way out.

Deuce signs up to serve in the summer patrols—those who make sure the planters can work the fields without danger. It should be routine, but things have been changing on the surface, just as they did below ground. The Freaks have grown smarter. They’re watching. Waiting. Planning. The monsters don’t intend to let Salvation survive, and it may take a girl like Deuce to turn back the tide.

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A spine-tingling tale of steampunk and spies, intrigue and heart-racing romance!

When Katharine Tulman’s inheritance is called into question by the rumor that her eccentric uncle is squandering away the family fortune, she is sent to his estate to have him committed to an asylum. But instead of a lunatic, Katharine discovers a genius inventor with his own set of rules, who employs a village of nine hundred people rescued from the workhouses of London.

Katharine is now torn between protecting her own inheritance and preserving the peculiar community she grows to care for deeply. And her choices are made even more complicated by a handsome apprentice, a secretive student, and fears for her own sanity.

As the mysteries of the estate begin to unravel, it is clear that not only is her uncle’s world at stake, but also the state of England as Katharine knows it. With twists and turns at every corner, this heart-racing adventure will captivate readers with its intrigue, thrills, and romance.

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When Gretchen McNeil found out that Barnes & Noble wouldn’t be carrying her debut book she didn’t cry, she started her own guerrilla marketing campaign: the Army of Ten. I joined this morning because I think this is an awesome way to empower writers and readers. So go join the Army of Ten and learn about Gretchen’s book!

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And their doom comes swiftly.

It was supposed to be the weekend of their lives—an exclusive house party on Henry Island. Best friends Meg and Minnie each have their reasons for being there (which involve T.J., the school’s most eligible bachelor) and look forward to three glorious days of boys, booze and fun-filled luxury.

But what they expect is definitely not what they get, and what starts out as fun turns dark and twisted after the discovery of a DVD with a sinister message: Vengeance is mine.

Suddenly people are dying, and with a storm raging, the teens are cut off from the outside world. No electricity, no phones, no internet, and a ferry that isn’t scheduled to return for two days. As the deaths become more violent and the teens turn on each other, can Meg find the killer before more people die? Or is the killer closer to her than she could ever imagine?

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A Mighty Girl is a collection of books and movies that star “mighty girls.” I stumbled on this site this morning and spent some time glancing through the collection lists and I was pretty impressed. This isn’t just the old classics that adults think kids should read, they have new stuff all the way up to The Hunger Games. It’s also not user controlled, it’s created and maintained by a husband-wife team who are interested in helping raise strong and confident girls around the world.

Whether you’re looking for a picture book, chapter book, or middle grade or YA, it’s there in the book section. And the movie/TV area is pretty awesome too.

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Working at an airport means that you see famous people sometimes, but after a year here I had not met anyone particularly famous (or that I knew) until this morning…

As I was waiting in line to get coffee (because I’m working a crazy 6 am shift today) I heard a familiar voice and looked up to see none other than Detective Hank Griffin (aka Russell Hornsby) standing two people in front of me in line. I’ve watched the show enough that I was positive it was him both from his voice and his face. My heart pounding, I kept looking at him, smiling like an idiot. Finally after I ordered my drink (Chai, not coffee) I walked over to the pickup counter where he was standing checking his phone. I stood a respectful distance away, but couldn’t help glancing at him. Finally he looked over at me and I, blushingly, told him that I really love Grimm. He smiled (he has a great smile) and said thank you very much. Ah!

I didn’t make a fool of myself and ask for a picture or anything, because seriously it was 6 in the freaking morning.

But still, so awesome.

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“Then she began to weep bitterly, and said, ‘What can a poor girl life me do now?’”

Did you see that awfulness coming or what? Juliet can’t remember Nick. She remembers everything else, even Monroe (which was a funny/great/sad moment), but not the love of her life. It was definitely hinted at in the season premiere when he disappeared out of her memory, but we didn’t know how bad it was going to be until now, and you know there isn’t going to be some easy fix. Nick’s got a big decision coming up: does he bring Juliet back into his life and continue down the path he started before she got sick? or is he going to let her go live a normal life far away from him? Nick’s mom seems to think that he should try and make it work, which provoked a really great mother-son moment that I liked as an ending for them. Though then of course she sneaks off to who knows where, so then again…

This episode was definitely far more intense that anything we saw last season. I mean the episode nearly ended with the rape of a 17-year-old girl by a bunch of coyote Wesen hicks (Coyotl). Watching her get kidnapped, then hung down the well, then viciously bathed by her captors, then dressed and strung up like a piece of meat was difficult at times. This show is certainly starting to embrace the horror in the Grimm’s fairy tales.

Best part of this episode was Hank finding out about the Wesen and what’s going on with Nick, and his brain doesn’t explode. It was like the episode of Smallville where Clark finally told Pete that he had crazy powers: it makes the hero feel better and you feel better. With Hank in the know-how, the gore and action at all time highs, and the plot thickening, this is definitely going to be a powerhouse season.

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4 stars

I really like this cover, but I don’t love it the way I did with the cover for Cinder, and for one big reason: there’s nothing on it to indicate that it’s futuristic.

What was so great about the Cinder cover was that it was so obviously Cinderella (the glass slipper), but then that glass slipper was red and the leg attached to it was a machine. Everything you needed to know about Cinder was right there on the cover: cyborg Cinderella. This cover just doesn’t have the same effect.

Now, the red, blue, and black color scheme carried over from Cinder is great. I like that you can immediately tell this story will be about Little Red Riding Hood. And I’m not entirely sure how this cover could have futuristic, but I’m sure the designers could have come up with something really clever and awesome, but they didn’t.

This cover almost feels like a cop-out. Cinder was really successful, and its cover was lauded all over the blogosphere and the media. So in order to replicate their success, they made a cover that looks just like Cinder in hopes that it will sell the book based on the previous book’s success. Now this is fine and all, but it puts Scarlet directly in Cinder’s shadow, almost implying that it’s not as good of a book. And I have a feeling that it’s going to blow us all out of the water, when the cover didn’t.

Side note: I do really love the font.

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