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Koeli

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Posted: 10 years ago

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I'll prep a tag for game of the week... let me think of some name... do you have anything in your mind?

Book-a-thon ? 🤔
Haan Mein Book-a-holic hoon ? 😆

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- Book of the Month

Making Faces
by Amy Harmon

Ambrose Young was beautiful. He was tall and muscular, with hair that touched his shoulders and eyes that burned right through you. The kind of beautiful that graced the covers of romance novels, and Fern Taylor would know. She'd been reading them since she was thirteen. But maybe because he was so beautiful he was never someone Fern thought she could have...until he wasn't beautiful anymore.
Making Faces is the story of a small town where five young men go off to war, and only one comes back. It is the story of loss. Collective loss, individual loss, loss of beauty, loss of life, loss of identity. It is the tale of one girl's love for a broken boy, and a wounded warrior's love for an unremarkable girl. This is a story of friendship that overcomes heartache, heroism that defies the common definitions, and a modern tale of Beauty and the Beast, where we discover that there is a little beauty and a little beast in all of us.

There once was a little girl Fern, with curly red hair, freckled, who felt a little ugly, who loved reading and writing romance novels imagining her prince charming. She always dreamed of tall, dark, muscular, with long hair, confident and sport champion: she dreamed and loved Ambrose Young. She was invisible to his eyes until a fortuitous exchange of letters is a glimpse of the soul of each other but a chink too small so that can't make a difference at the time. And then comes the September 11, 2001 and America is brought to its knees by the attack on the twin towers, an event that marked the United States and beyond.

"Maybe we just don't recognize the blessings that come as a result of terrible things"

Ambrose joined the army and with him, his four friends, and here the life of the student, son, model athlete undergoes a turn that will put him to hell. When the soldier falls almost two years after the mission in Iraq in his village nothing will be as before: he was taken away his beauty, he was taken away his dignity, he has been taken away his friends ... he was taken away the peace and life!

"If God makes all our faces, did he laugh when he made me?"

But Fern continues to see in him only the man she loved in high school and that although he is scarred, he is back on his feet from the Army. His Ambrose is back and he needs her to find himself, to be able to accept what happened, to shake off the guilt that haunts him ... and Fern will be there as a gift of God ready to give all the love and attention he needs to.
Ambrose does not feel, however, the height of the love of Fern, she has become so cute no one will ever want to be with a monster like him ... it seems the roles are reversed but the same Fern still suffers from the syndrome of 'ugly' girl who always makes her feel inadequate.

"Have you been nobody?...
Everybody who is somebody becomes nobody the moment they fail."

Making faces is more than a love story - is a story that teaches us to overcome the difficulties of life with courage. In this book, every page, every line of dialogue, every word is deeply meaningful, all history is pervaded by constant references to religious and spiritual nevertheless perfectly match the development of the events without being pretentious or false moralist. This is a novel with a unique message about true beauty and on second chances, it's a heartbreaking story of intense love, friendship, heroism, of loss and knowing how to accept yourself.

A special shoutout to character of Bailey who brings together these two protagonist. He will be able, in spite of his disability, to give lessons of life to everyone and make us feel children, able to complain of anything having everything.

Now if you love exciting stories, full of love and that leave a mark of course you can not miss this book ...

- Upcoming Books [In the pipeline]

Aug 4

Aug 11

Aug 16

Aug 18

Aug 25

- Genre Specific books (one each) [Book Shelf]

Have you finished reading all the books on the nightstand? Your wishlist asks to be updated? Are you already thinking about what to read next?

Here we are to help you!
Here are some book suggestion to read for each genre .

Young Adult

The Fault In Our Stars

by John Green

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.

Romance

The Will
by Kristen Ashley

Early in her life, Josephine Malone learned the hard way that there was only one person she could love and trust: her grandmother, Lydia Malone. Out of necessity, unconsciously and very successfully, Josephine donned a disguise to keep all others at bay. She led a globetrotting lifestyle on the fringes of the fashion and music elite, but she kept herself distant.

While Josephine was trotting the globe, retired boxer Jake Spear was living in the same small town as Lydia. There was nothing disguised about Jake. Including the fact he made a habit of making very bad decisions about who to give his love.

But for Josephine and Jake, there was one person who adored them. One person who knew how to lead them to happiness. And one person who was intent on doing it.

Even if she had to do it as her final wish on this earth.

Historical

Annie's Song
by Catherine Anderson

Annie Trimble lives in a solitary world that no one enters or understands. As delicate and beautiful as the tender blossoms of the Oregon spring, she is shunned by a town that misinterprets her affliction. But cruelty cannot destroy the love Annie holds in her heart.
Alex Montgomery is horrified to learn his wild younger brother forced himself on a helpless "idiot girl." Tormented by guilt, Alex agrees to marry her and raise the babe she carries as his own. But he never dreams he will grow to cherish his lovely, mute, and misjudged Annie; her childlike innocence, her womanly charms and the wondrous way she views her world. He becomes determined to break through the wall of silence surrounding her; to heal... and to be healed by Annie's sweet song of love.

Classics
The little Prince
by Antoine De Saint-Exupry
A pilot, stranded in the desert, meets a little boy who is a prince on a planet.

Paranormal
Hush Hush
by Becca Fitzpatrick

A SACRED OATH
A FALLEN ANGEL
A FORBIDDEN LOVE

Romance was not part of Nora Grey's plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how hard her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch comes along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Patch draws Nora to him against her better judgment.

But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure whom to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is and seems to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.

For she is right in the middle of an ancient battle between the immortal and those that have fallen - and, when it comes to choosing sides, the wrong choice will cost Nora her life.

- Chit Chat Section with a member [Over a cup of coffee]

- Quote of the Month

A great writer is capable of engaging the reader right from the opening sentence. In each Newsletter, we will share with you readers aphorisms or sentences deserving special attention!

"One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us."

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clarke.

"Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book."

The fault in our stars by John Green

"What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though."

The catcher in the rye by J.D. Salinger

Edited by -Koeli_Appy- - 10 years ago

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Dark Charm

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Posted: 10 years ago

#64

Originally posted by: -Koeli_Appy-
I'll prep a tag for game of the week... let me think of some name... do you have anything in your mind?

Book-a-thon ? 🤔
Haan Mein Book-a-holic hoon ? 😆

Haan Mein Bookaholic hoon is great! 😆 yes, I am

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Dark Charm

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Posted: 10 years ago

#65

Upcoming releases is good to go! We shoudn't post Amazon/GR link.
Date release and cover is enough I believe 😛

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Koeli

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Posted: 10 years ago

#66

^ okey shall do it accordingly.

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Dark Charm

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Posted: 10 years ago

#67

Tomorrow will check if any other books is releasing next month😛

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Koeli

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Posted: 10 years ago

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Manal Stephen Amell

-ebook
-bookmarks
-doesn't matter until synopsis is interesting
-any but series mostly<3
-buy
-online
-fiction
-fantasy world! Sometimes a fantasy world is better to escape the real world
-I can't survive without my kindle no matter where I am ( yes I mean washroom mostly tongue emoticon )
-ofc starry eyes romance<3 meeting hot perfect alpha hotties wink emoticon
-decide yourself cuz never judge a book with it's covers or reviews until you check it out yourself wink emoticon

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Dark Charm

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Posted: 10 years ago

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Chit-Chat Corner

What kind of reader are you? Omnivorous or specialist in your favorite genre? Do you love the triumph of imagination or do you prefer the story based on real life? Do you think the most important thing is "what" you write, or"how" you write it?

Through a few simple questions, in this section we will know each other better from time to time!

But before starting, introduce yourself and here comes a little Challenge for you!

Use the first letter of book to spell out your name.

[If you don't wanto to share your real name, spell out for username]

Our first Bookaholic
to sit on this hot seat

is none other than

.Manal.

Insert tag "Get yourself featured"

This&That Book

Physical book or e-book?

E-books

Dog ears or bookmarks?

Bookmarks

Adult or Young Adult?

Doesn't matter until synopsis is interesting

Series or standalone?

Any, but mostly series

Borrow or buy?

Buy

Bookstore or online?

Online

Fiction or non fiction?

Fiction

Fantasy world or real life issues?

Fantasy world.
Sometimes a fantasy world is better to escape the real world

Kindle/ iPad, or other?

I can't survive without my kindle no matter where I am ( yes I mean washroom mostly😛 )

Starry-eyed romance or full of action?

Of course starry eyes romance ❤️ meeting hot perfect alpha hotties😉

Read the review or decide for yourself?

Decide yourself cuz never judge a book with it's covers or reviews until you check it out yourself😉

Edited by DUGGUlicious - 10 years ago