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  *I received an eCopy from the publisher through NetGalley. This does not affect my review.*
  I have heard so many good things about this book, so I was super excited to read it! And I'm happy to say that this book was even better than I had expected! While it isn't my favorite read so far this year, (That goes to The Cruel Prince) it's pretty close. It's not as fast paced, and doesn't have the 'wow' factor that I often look for, but this one is just as powerful. It's a slow-burn…in more ways that one. It is one of those that the more you read, the more immersed in the world you become.
  While I guessed a few of the twists as I was reading, it in no way took away from the pleasure of reading. If fact, the more I came to know about the characters, the more I fell in love with them and their world. This is one of those books that stay with you, long after reading, and it's not often I find books that I can say that about. Sure there are plenty of YA fandoms, and YA is full of feels, but this one feels…older somehow. More mature, as if you as a reader, grow up and gain new understandings along with the characters. That is something I don't find often with YA, especially in stand-alones, and that I feel is what makes this story so beautiful.
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  Labels: 2018, 2018 at 06:10PM, April 17, ARC, fantasy, mythology, NetGalley, review, YA, Young Adult
  Labels: 2018 at 12:56AM, April 17, challenge
  Oops, I about forgot it was Monday…Yeah, well anyway here's to late night posting!
  I went to the food stamp office last week…They had been telling me I no longer qualified for food stamps, but there is no way I can live with my grandma without them. My Dr. said she would sign a paper, but the food stamp office said that they don't have any papers about not working due to an illness, and my Dr. refuses to do anything without said paper…
  So… I'm back at my mom's house, trying to stay out of my step-dad's way. It's going okay so far, but I can tell he's already getting frustrated that I'm here. The only thing I know to do is start working, while living with my mom, and have her drive me to work, while learning to drive in the mean time, so I can either afford to go back to school, or to get an apartment of my own, and work on getting a car. Not sure yet what I'm going to do, but those are my goals.
  Labels: 2018 at 10:59PM, April 16, My Monday
  1923: A New Year's Eve Ball at Scarborough's Grand Hotel promises fun and excitement. But for Lilian it soon turns into a matter of life and death.
  Series Review: I really enjoyed this series! While I sometimes found it difficult to keep up with the time jumps, I found the overall story to be well written and interesting. I loved the characters, and the settings are beautifully described.