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Book Review: The Eternity Key by Bree Despain

May 28, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 3 Comments

Short and Sweet Version Slow-burning romance.  Fun, modern retelling of Greek myths.  Epic, cliff-hanger ending.  Twists.  Famous rock star father sold your soul.  All the things you need for the perfect novel to lose yourself in for a while. Jessica Thinks Too Much Version The parental dynamics in The Eternity Key are refreshing.  There are no clueless, barely existent ... Read More »

 Posted on: May 28, 2015 7:54 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, ARC, Book Review, Content Rating, Medium Content, Mythology Challenge 2015, Young Adult
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Character Profile for Daphne from The Eternity Key by Bree Despain

April 15, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: Blog Tour 2 Comments

The Eternity Key by Bree Despain is coming out in two weeks on April 28 and I'm so excited! I've been waiting forever for this sequel to The Shadow Prince and I can't wait to read it! Fan-favorite author Bree Despain continues her modern-day romance trilogy inspired by the Greek myth of Persephone and Hades with ... Read More »

 Posted on: April 15, 2015 8:17 am By Jessica Filed Under: Blog Tour |
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Exclusive Teasers from The Shadow Prince by Bree Despain

April 10, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: Blog Tour 4 Comments

  I loved The Shadow Prince when I read it last year, and I'm so happy to be on the blog tour for the paperback release!  The Shadow Prince is like Percy Jackson for YA.  It's a Greek mythology retelling of Persephone and Hades with a feminist twist and swoon-worthy romance.  If you haven't read it ... Read More »

 Posted on: April 10, 2015 8:03 am By Jessica Filed Under: Blog Tour | Tagged With: Young Adult
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Book Review: The Shadow Prince by Bree Despain

February 20, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review 3 Comments

The Shadow Prince felt like a YA version of Percy Jackson.  Like Percy Jackson, it's Greek mythology that asks the question, "What would the Greek Gods be like if they were around today?"   It also does an awesome job of making a Greek myth modern.  This retelling of the Persephone myth uses a different ... Read More »

 Posted on: February 20, 2014 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Review | Tagged With: 4 Stars, Book Review, Chunkster Challenge 2014, Content Rating, eARC, eBook Challenge 2014, Medium Content, Young Adult
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My Google Diary for The Dark Divine Trilogy

March 29, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Google Diaries, My Reading Diary 3 Comments

Dark Divine Google Diary

  When I read, I ask a LOT of questions.  Here are some stuff I searched or wondered about while reading The Dark Divine Trilogy by . Art In The Dark Divine, Grace Divine mentions that the walls of Daniel’s apartment look like a Jackson Pollock painting in Chapter 6.  The painting above is No. 5 by Pollock, painted ... Read More »

 Posted on: March 29, 2012 1:13 am By Jessica Filed Under: Google Diaries, My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Google Diary, Research
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